Come on, Your Highness

Wei Guogong happily wrote a euphemistic letter and sent it to Li's residence.

However, no amount of humility and regret in this letter could conceal the fact that the marriage was rejected.

Li Shangshu received the letter, put it on the table silently, frowned, stood in front of the window, and let out a breath of gloom.

A few days earlier, he had no intention of marrying his granddaughter to He Xichao. As he said before, Li Zuhui's actions completely wiped out the relationship between the two families, leaving only enmity.

At a time like this, how could Li Shangshu make people laugh at him.

However, Qionglin had a banquet for one night, and seeing the emperor's undisguised respect for the eldest son, it seemed that the King of England no longer had the name of a prince, but he was actually a prince.

To offend He Xichao is to offend the King of England, Li Shangshu has always been a good hand at avoiding disaster and seeking profit, under this situation, he really has to bow his head.

That's why he mentioned it to Wei Guogong with a shy old face. Li Qian was good-looking, well-educated, and she was a descendant. She married He Xichao, and the Li family naturally followed the King of England.

He is the Minister of the Household Department, with great power, in charge of the money coming in and out of the treasury, who dares not let him get three points, as long as he falls to the King of England, Xiao Hong is like a tiger with wings on top of the court, and he is not afraid that things will not be done.

Speaking of Liang Guogong, it is only because of the hundred-year-old government, the heirs are prosperous, and the in-laws are all over the place to take advantage of the nobles. In terms of marriage, he is the most affordable one.

Although Li Shangshu was not sure that He Xichao would agree, he did not expect that he would refuse so simply. On the second day, Wei Guogong sent a letter over without any hesitation.

Li Shangshu didn't think that it was Wei Guogong who made the decision for He Xichao. Today, even Wei Guogong has to look at this grandson's face, so there is no doubt that it is He Xichao's own intention.

This is really disregarding any blood relationship at all, so decisive!

Li Shangshu's face was gloomy and terrifying, Li Zi dared to!

There was a sound of footsteps behind her. Mrs. Li walked into the study, looked at her husband's dark face, and couldn't help but ask, "Master, what happened?"

She glanced at the letter on the desk, curious in her heart, but didn't dare to move it without authorization.

Li Shangshu turned around and asked, "How about Hui'er's marriage?"

Mrs. Li said: "After the order is made, I will ask Master Huguosi to calculate the auspicious days. The ninth day of July, the 23th of September, and the [-]th of October are all good days, but there are some auspicious days in July. It's hot, I'm afraid the time is a bit rushed, the Wang family may not be happy, and our grandson's marriage can't be simple, I think September [-]th or October [-]rd will do, which one do you think is better?"

Li Shangshu nodded, "It's all good."

"Let the Wang family choose one as a concubine, so that they can know how much the Li family values ​​the Wang family."

"You are doing well, how is Zu Hui recently?"

"Now he is concentrating on studying, and the Wang Family School runs between the family and the family. He has to pass the exam and get a candidate, which is very valued by the master." Mrs. Li sighed when she said this, "After this incident, this child also knows that he has committed a crime. Big mistake, you have grown up and matured all of a sudden, master, as long as you get through the difficulties, Zu Hui will not let you down."

Li Shangshu laughed shortly after hearing this, "Then we have to get over the difficulties first."

"Don't He Xichao agree? Our family's Qian'er is no worse than the young lady of Liang Guogong's mansion."

When Madam Li said this suddenly, Li Shangshu was surprised, "How do you know?"

Mrs. Li came in with a bowl of soup. Hearing this, she put the cup on the table, scooped up a bowl, handed it to Li Shangshu, and said softly: "You and I have been husband and wife for so many years, what do you think? Can you still guess?"

Li Shangshu scooped up the bowl uncomfortably.

"I am a woman who doesn't understand the affairs of the court, but the wives who have been friends with me have secretly revealed to me the intention of wooing Yuechan, and advised me to treat this daughter well and not to be divorced. Master, He Xichao can't do it. Does winning the number one prize really have that much influence?" Mrs. Li didn't understand.

Li Shangshu affirmed: "Great, the emperor's meaning is very clear, let the King of England treat He Xichao with courtesy, so that the emperor and his ministers can get along with each other in the future."

Mrs. Li was shocked, but in a blink of an eye she was very puzzled, "But there were ministers in the court who asked for a crown prince, why didn't the emperor set up a crown prince?"

"The power of heaven is unpredictable. It's one thing for the emperor to want to establish a crown prince, but it's another thing to be forced by others." Li Shangshu suddenly laughed inexplicably when he thought of this, "That's right, the former prince Duanyang was once so much affected. The emperor loves it, but in the end it didn't end up being killed by poison, the father and son of the Tian family are always different from ordinary people."

"Master's eyebrows are stretched, it can be seen that there is a solution." Mrs. Li said with a smile.

"The solution is still the same. Tomorrow, you hand over a sign to see the imperial concubine, and ask her if she has accepted her fate. Will she fight for the third prince again? 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, since the eldest prince can lose the crown prince once, naturally We can do it again, and our Li family is willing to help him."

Also let that arrogant kid see that everything is possible.

The imperial concubine is now nearly forty years old, but her face is still youthful and youthful. It seems that the years have left no traces on her face, but instead added a bit of charm and became more charming, but at this moment, there seems to be a smile on her brows. Depressed and melancholy, wrinkled.

She held on to the tea cover, raised three fingers with tortoiseshell armor, gently flicked the tea foam, and with a decent smile on her lips, she listened to Mrs. Li talking about the household chores.

Speaking of this time, there is still a married woman who is willing to visit her, the imperial concubine is quite surprised and very happy.

Xiao Hong is hot, which means that the people of Fanghua Palace take tea to cool down.

Until Mrs. Li began to praise her eldest granddaughter, what kind of filial piety, being able to manage the house, and being able to understand right and wrong... when all kinds of beautiful rhetoric piled up, the imperial concubine finally heard something strange, and said with a smile: "Miss Your Mansion is so nice!" , I'm so moved, I wonder if I've found my in-law's family?"

"Not yet, I'm just about to ask my empress to find someone with a good character who can love others."

"Yo, let Ben Gong find it, then just stay and be Ben Gong's daughter-in-law."

The noble concubine only said it tentatively, her tone was somewhat joking, but Mrs. Li was pleasantly surprised and said: "That is Qian'er's good fortune, so I wish for it! Is the imperial concubine serious?"

After saying this, the imperial concubine finally put down the teacup, she looked at Madam Li and asked, "Is this what Li Shangshu meant?"

Mrs. Li still had a smile on her face, and she said calmly: "Your Majesty, marriage is an important matter. How dare a concubine as a woman make her own decisions? My husband once said that the eldest prince is now cooking oil with a raging fire, watching the flowers bloom brightly." , but he is the one who collects firewood and burns the ground, think about the former Prince Duanyang, isn't it very similar?"

These words were like turning the clouds to see the sun, and the clouds disappearing after the rain, smoothed the eyebrows of the imperial concubine that had not been stretched for several days, and a pair of phoenix eyes were dyed with the light of hope.

"It's not without reason that Mr. Li is favored by the emperor to take over as Minister of the Household Department. This kind of insight is indeed different from ordinary people, and I admire it."

Mrs. Li got up, and she didn't even dare to say, "my husband has been an official for many years, but he has seen a lot, so he can think far. Are there not many people who are dormant and forbearing like this? Our Li family has always looked up to the imperial concubine and the third prince, and our grandson Mingrui is His Highness's companion, so we can't be more intimate."

The noble concubine nodded one after another. These words spoke to her heart. She looked at Mrs. Li with more gentle and friendly eyes, "It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to give charcoal in the snow. It is difficult to be loyal to the Li family. I will firmly remember it in my heart."

"Thank you, empress, but how to get the emperor to agree, I'm afraid it will make empress bother."

The noble concubine said: "Prince Li opened the mansion and left the palace. I am lonely and boring in this deep palace. I heard that the eldest lady of the Li family plays a good piano. I wonder if you would like to come and accompany me to relieve boredom?"

"It's a great honor."

It is not difficult for a noble concubine to recruit a courtier to accompany her in the palace.

Li Qian entered Fanghua Palace on the second day, and received the news on the third day.

Although the imperial concubine didn't say anything clearly, she recruited a little girl to live in the palace for no reason, who can't think of the third prince?

Wei Guogong had an eyeliner in Fanghua Palace, so he joked to He Xichao: "You don't want it, he can climb a high branch by himself, Xi Chao, do you have any regrets?"

He Xichao was smiling all over his face, with an unexpectedly happy expression, and said sincerely, "This is a once-in-a-century marriage. If it succeeds, my grandson sincerely wishes them a happy marriage for a hundred years, and never separate."

When this little fox is scheming against people, his smile is brighter and more innocent. Behind the harmless look of livestock, he has already dug a hole for the other party to jump into.

Wei Guogong looked at He Xichao suspiciously, "Your words make people feel creepy. Hubu Shangshu has become the wife of Prince Li, and Prince Yu Ying is a big threat. You should find a way to mix it up."

He Xichao became displeased, "Talking nonsense, destroying people's marriage will cause lightning strikes. Besides, does this mean that if you stir up things, you can stir things up? Doesn't it depend on whether the emperor agrees?"

What he said was very righteous, but Wei Guogong felt that something was wrong no matter what he heard.

"Xi Chao, tell the truth..."

He Xichao raised his hand and stopped Wei Guogong from continuing. He dragged his cheeks and looked at Wei Guogong with a half-smile, "Grandfather, although the relationship between our grandparents and grandchildren is indeed a lot closer, it's a pity that Chao feels that it hasn't been revealed yet." It's time for your heart, who knows if you want to get some news from your grandson to Fanghua Palace or Prince Li's Mansion?"

"Nonsense, less blood spitting!" Wei Guogong blew on his beard and glared at him.

However, He Xichao didn't care at all, he looked straight at Wei Guogong, and said very calmly: "Your two grandsons are in charge of their own affairs, in order to prevent you from being in the middle, and to avoid making your grandson sad, you or Don't inquire about it. In this way, hello, hello, everyone, everyone is happy."

"..." Wei Guogong felt that all his good intentions had been eaten by dogs during this period of time.

He Xichao saw that his face was cold and frosty, and he looked a little disappointed. He clicked his tongue, and couldn't help leaning his face on the desk and asked, "Grandson, are you sad to be honest?"

Wei Guogong sneered, "Huh."

The old man actually got into a quarrel, He Xi said to him that he was used to it.

But when the words came to his lips, he rolled his eyes, thought for a while and sighed, as if he had no choice but to say: "Oh, really, I know my grandson is soft-hearted, and I can't bear to make you sad if I'm sure. Okay, actually There is nothing bad to say, as long as you are not angry, grandson will tell you."

Wei Guogong raised his beard and looked over.

He Xichao let out a few hecks in his heart, and said with an expression of being helpless against you: "Grandfather, you are so far-sighted, you should be able to see that the King of England is too powerful and a bit dangerous."

After putting a high hat on He Xichao, Wei Guogong was very happy and said, "It's only natural. If this continues, maybe one day the emperor will fear him."

He Xichao slapped the table when he heard the words, and echoed: "Right, it's good that none of the veterans around the emperor have made a statement. If they also show kindness and make the emperor realize that the king is too close to his chair, then It's troublesome, isn't it?"

He Xichao's eyes looking at Wei Guogong were like stars in the sky, not dazzling, but shining with insightful wisdom, so bright that people couldn't take their eyes off.

"You deliberately created an opponent for the King of England!" Wei Guogong shocked even himself when he said that.

However, He Xichao just tilted his head and gave Wei Guogong two words, "Guess?"

The green face, flawless and delicate skin that is close to Chi Chi shows that the youth is full of vitality.

Too young, but think farther than anyone else.

With such a person by the eldest prince's side, how can other people have any chance of winning? Even the emperor's thoughts are so well thought out.

evildoer!This is the clearest understanding of He Xichao imprinted in Wei Guogong's mind.

He Xichao has been staying at Duke Wei's mansion for the past few days, and Xiao Hong hasn't seen him since the Qionglin Banquet.

This day was like three autumns, Xiao Hong felt a little uncomfortable with eating, drinking, archery and horse racing. He tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep, so he knew he was suffering from lovesickness.

I was thinking about finding a reason to meet him, but I didn't expect the news to come out from the palace, it was just too late!

No, in the blink of an eye, Xiao Hong stood in front of He Xichao, put on a smile all over his face, and said fawningly: "Xi Chao, I have something important to tell you."

He Xichao was basking in the sun in the yard. He was holding a folding fan in his hand and was shaking it suavely. He looked extremely lazy and elegant.

Hearing the sound, he lifted his eyelids slightly, glanced at Xiao Hong, then closed his fan and pointed to the side.

Xiao Hong didn't understand what he was asking for, and his face was full of doubts.

He Xichao clicked his tongue, and said angrily: "It's too big, it's blocking my sunlight."

"Oh." Xiao Hong suddenly realized, and hurriedly stepped aside, moving his shadow away from He Xichao, "Is that okay?"

"Hmm..." He Xi opened the fan, then lay down on her recliner, stretched her waist comfortably, and then asked condescendingly, "What do you want to say?"

Xiao Hong moved a little far away from He Xichao, felt that it was inconvenient to speak, so he subconsciously took two steps closer, but he didn't want his own shadow to climb up He Xichao's body, so he could only move further to the side, which made him far away again. Back and forth twice, he simply changed direction and came to He Xichao's shadow, leaning on the recliner and squatting down, approached He Xichao and said with a smile, "Xichao, the noble concubine recruited the daughter of the Li family into the palace, do you know?"

He Xichao put away the folding fan and replied: "I know, my grandfather just said it."

"Then why didn't you react at all?" Seeing He Xichao's calm look, Xiao Hong felt a little depressed.

"I rejected the daughter of the Li family. Isn't it normal for people to become angry and climb up on the imperial concubine? It was originally intended. They worked so hard, which just saved you and me." He Xichao seemed to like the folding fan in his hand very much. Open it again, shake it, and close it again. It is not easy to play with it, and it doesn't look at the people squatting next to it.

"You're still angry, I really didn't mean it, I just wanted to surprise you, I didn't expect it to be inconsiderate... Xi Chao, you can apologize as much as you want, don't ignore me!"

He Xichao opened the fan to cover half of his face, blinked and said, "I'm not angry, does this fan look good?"

Only then did Xiao Hong look straight at the folding fan, which had a landscape painting on it. He didn't understand these things, but thought the painting was not bad, so he honestly praised: "It's beautiful, where did it come from?"

"Sent by the young master of the Song family, the original work of Wu Daozi."

"Oh, you like this?"

"do not like."

"Ah?" Xiao Hong was astonished, he couldn't understand today's He Xichao more and more, he only felt that those beautiful eyes looked over from behind the folding fan, which made him a little panicked, always feeling that he was going to be unlucky.

"Xi Chao, tell me what you have to say, I'm rather stupid, I don't understand what you want to say?"

Without saying a word, He Xichao snapped the fan away, then got up and got off the recliner, and walked straight to the study.

"Xi Chao!" Xiao Hong hurriedly yelled, got up and followed, but a folding fan flew in front of him, and he grabbed it, only to hear He Xi Chao's cold voice, "Apologize, what about the ceremony? How long do you say?" Want to fool the past with a good word?"

The author has something to say: Yao: Hong'er, you should feel honored, Xi Chao has never had any trouble with anyone.

Xiao Hong: It’s up to you to say, I’m thinking about a gift, can I give him myself?

He Xichao: No!

Yao: Tsk tsk, duplicity.