proud wife and concubine

Cheng Guogong was born in the army, and his children either served in the army or served as officials in the Ministry of War, which is quite different from the scholarly Taishifu.And this difference, Li Yuerong felt it from the moment she stepped into Cheng Guogong's mansion. The Grand Master's mansion was built in a quiet and unique way, and even the maids and servants spoke softly, even a little out of tune.Comparing the two, Li Yuerong prefers the rough and grand Duke's Mansion.

Because Li Yuerong had stayed in the army for a long time, he had long admired the prestige of Cheng Guogong, and Cheng Guogong was no different.Knowing that Li Yuerong was coming to the mansion, he specially moved away from time and brought his family to greet him in front of the mansion.

Cheng Guogong was nearly fifty years old, and his eyes were still sharp, his waist was straight and his chest was straight, without showing any signs of aging.Looking at the Mrs. Guogong who was beside her, she was graceful and well-maintained. Li Yuerong was looking forward to the young daughter of the two, at least her appearance should be comparable to Grand Master Ji's granddaughter, right?

After some necessary polite greetings, everyone moved to a hall of the Duke's Mansion.

After being seated, a row of maids served refreshments, and the whole process was orderly.After the maid retreated, Cheng Guogong started to talk to Li Yuerong, but it was all important military affairs, such as Rongdi in the north was about to move again, the separatist forces in the southwest could not be attacked for a long time, and so-and-so was transferred from a certain place to a certain place for defense. The city has gone... Although Li Yuerong has retired to a deep house under the "care" of the current sage, her heart has not left the court for a day, and these things are naturally clear to her chest.He said something carefully, and had a good talk with Cheng Guogong.

Seeing that the subject was going off the rails, Mrs. Guo Gong coughed twice, took the teacup on the case and handed it to her husband: "Guo Gong has been talking for a long time, and his mouth must be dry, let's have a cup of tea and rest."

Cheng Guogong was excited to speak, and he didn't look annoyed when his wife interrupted him, but he really started to drink tea.

Li Yuerong knew that Mrs. Guo had something to say, so she smiled at her, signaling that she was listening attentively.

Mrs. Guogong wanted to speak several times but stopped, finally she just sighed softly and said: "My concubine knows that Your Highness the Princess is here for His Royal Highness Qin's wedding, and there is a young girl under the Duke's knees waiting in the boudoir. Gao Pan, helpless... well, I'd better ask the princess to meet you."

Li Yuerong said with a smile: "Madam is too modest, the beautiful name of Yue Rong has been heard for a long time among the wives in Beijing."

Not long after, a girl in an apricot yellow dress walked around from the back to the front of the hall, and respectfully saluted her parents and Li Yuerong.

Li Yuerong looked at her figure and behavior, and felt very satisfied. When she stood aside and raised her head, the two looked at each other, and Li Yuerong sighed inwardly: "The eyes are so clever, although they are not as charming as sister Xueqiong's misty eyes. But there is another kind of delicate and lively.

"Sister, sit down, I came today to talk to you, don't be restrained." Li Yuerong pulled her to sit beside him, and looked at her carefully.

That's right, such a beauty and Ake are a perfect couple when they stand together.

The girl smiled shyly when she heard the words, and also sneaked a glance at the legendary Highness Princess.

"What's my sister's name? I don't know how to write it?" Li Yuerong knew her surname was Xu, and her surname was "Ci Bing".

"Back to the princess, the little girl Xu Cibing, the farewell speech, Bingxue Bing."

"Is there any allusion?"

"It was named by my grandfather." Xu Cibing looked at his parents on the side, and then continued: "There is a poem in the previous dynasty that said, "Don't give up ice and snow for your love." This is just talking nonsense, it’s like hitting me~], Grandfather named me, it’s the opposite of what he meant, and he hoped that I would stay away from the pain of frost for the rest of my life.”

Li Yuerong nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "It's interesting."

The two talked for a while, Mrs. Guogong watched quietly from the side, her eyes were gratified but also worried, Cheng Guogong gently shook her hand.

Xu Cibing is a rare good candidate, Li Yuerong thought.But when she met those bright eyes, she was a little worried. Is it really a good thing for this little girl who is pampered at home to marry Li Ke?

"Father, mother, I want to invite the princess to my room." Li Yuerong froze for a while, Xu Cibing begged.

"Silly girl, you have to ask His Royal Highness the Princess for instructions." Mrs. Guo was a little helpless. She was just such a daughter who had been doted on at home for more than ten years. Who knew whether it would be a blessing or a curse if she really married into the royal family!

How could Li Yuerong refuse those expectant eyes, and happily let her go.

Xu Cibing's boudoir is no different from that of ordinary noble girls, except that there are three precious swords hanging on one wall.

"Your sister has practiced martial arts?" Li Yuerong asked when she saw it.

"Well, when I was young, I saw that my brothers and sisters in the family were playing, and they were pestering me to learn, but they are three-legged cats, far worse than the princess." Xu Cibing rubbed his head in embarrassment, seeing that the princess was approachable, and his parents were not around. , so it is more random.

Li Yuerong smiled and said nothing, and turned to look at the guqin on the table in front of her.

"What's your sister's favorite song?"

"This..." Xu Cibing blushed slightly, and did not answer for a while.

Li Yuerong wondered: "Did I make a slip of the tongue?"

"No." Xu Cibing gritted his teeth and said directly: "It's because I don't know how to play the piano. I borrowed this piano from my sister-in-law yesterday to make it look like, because my mother and the others think that I don't look like a daughter."

Li Yuerong couldn't help laughing: "What's so special about playing the piano, it's worth showing off. I said that a daughter who can make swords is rare!"

These words directly poked Xu Cibing's heart, clapped his hands and said: "Sister said well!", even forgot the honorific title of the princess.

"My sister asked me to come to the inner room, do you have anything to say personally?" Li Yuerong asked when they sat down.

"Well...it's about King Qin." Different from the shyness in front of his parents just now, Xu Cibing is really shy now.

"Oh? What do you want to say?" Li Yuerong asked in surprise.

"I want to ask my sister if there is a candidate for the princess in my mind? What do you think of me?"

Li Yuerong was shocked by this chick's straightforwardness, but she appreciated it very much.Without going around in circles, Li Yuerong asked directly: "Your sister is interested in King Qin?"

Xu Cibing's cheeks flushed, and he immediately covered them with his white and tender hands, and then nodded vigorously.

Li Yuerong returned from being happy, and continued to ask: "Has my sister met my brother? Why are you interested in him?"

Xu Cibing was immersed in the memories of the past, and his eyes were full of intoxicated light: "That day when he accepted the surrender of the rebels on the city wall of the imperial capital, I squeezed into the crowd to watch him, and then I thought: ah, That's the kind of man I like best."

Can you tell if you like it or not?Li Yuerong's mood was also complicated.

"To tell the truth from my sister, I am also very concerned about my sister, but I am still a little worried." Li Yuerong said seriously.

"What are you worried about?" Xu Cibing asked hastily, not caring about being ashamed of his "shamelessness".

"I know you are the only daughter in your family, and you are all older brothers, so you must be very spoiled."

Xu Cibing tilted his head and thought for a while, then replied: "Everyone treats me well, it's true, but I'm not very spoiled, I know how to ride a horse and hunt. Hehe, I even chopped firewood in the kitchen!"

Li Yuerong stroked her forehead, it seems that this girl doesn't quite understand the meaning of pampering.

"Well, let me put it this way. You are loved by thousands of people at home, but after you marry King Qin, you definitely won't. He will set up concubines and concubines. Maybe he doesn't like it, but No matter what the reason is, he will definitely do these things, and he will definitely spend less thought on you."

"Qin Wang bluntly said that he wants to marry a good wife, not Miss Mei Jiao Niang, do you think you can do it?"

Li Yuerong asked directly.

"Of course I know this. Sister, look around the capital and see which princes and nobles are not surrounded by concubines. However, there can only be one wife. As for me, as long as it is the only one, that's fine."

"Let's just talk about my father. He has a deep affection for my mother, but he still can't stand the will of the grandmother and accept two concubines to spread the branches. But I don't feel anything. My father cares most about my mother. A few aunts are just like having a few more nuns, my brother and they still call my mother my mother."

Xu Cibing was right.

Li Yuerong shook her head: "You think it's okay to have more aunts because you are the daughter of the Duke. If you are a man and wife, you don't think so."

"Furthermore, there is a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority in the duke's mansion, so it must be the duke's wife who disciplines her well. If you really marry into the duke's mansion, can you discipline those concubines?"

Xu Cibing sneered, and Li Yuerong felt the same expression as Li Ke.

"Sister, don't you think I'm a stupid girl who doesn't understand anything? If you're a big family, which family doesn't have such fights? Even if you can't see it between my mother and the aunts, just talking about my brothers is enough to open your eyes." I am carefree all day because no matter how much they fight, they can't hinder me, so why should I bother to ask for trouble?"

"If it's not about you, you can hang it high; if it's about you, you can understand it even if you don't understand it."

"Since you are so open-minded, I have nothing to say. Let's say something more. With my sister's family background and appearance, I can find a good family who can handle it." Li Yuerong really loves this girl, Her intuition told her that Li Ke was not Xu Cibing's ideal husband.

"Father and mother also persuaded me in the same way." Xu Cibing said with a smile.

"Oh?"

"But I told them that no matter how nice the person I don't like is to me, I won't be happy. The person I like, no matter where his heart is, as long as he is with me."

Li Yuerong had nothing to say, but Xu Cibing said again: "Sister, I am really grateful for what you said so much. I know that King Qin's love is the daughter of the Ning family, but I think about their marriage. It must be impossible. If King Qin is willing to marry me, I won't mind King Qin Naning being kind to me as a side concubine."

Li Yuerong has mixed tastes, there are so many daughters in the world, how many marriages can be completely satisfactory.

Be it Xu Cibing or Ning Cixin, maybe one day they will find that neither of them is the winner.

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