When I woke up, I was fine

Li Yuan was overjoyed at the news his son brought back.

"Understood, today you have done a great job, go back and take your younger siblings to study."

"The dowry..."

"You don't have to worry about the dowry."

After Li Jiancheng was kicked out, he always felt that he had something to say, but he couldn't think of what to say.

Li Yuan was waiting at home, waiting for Mrs. Dou to come back. In fact, there are still a few treasures in the house, which are really good things passed down from ancestors.

He took these things and spread them on the table, which were two pieces of porcelain, two gold pieces, and two calligraphy and paintings.

Mrs. Dou came back exhausted, and the maid behind her was carrying two bundles.

As soon as I met Mrs. Dou, she said to Li Yuan: "I visited my mother today. She is not feeling well, and I didn't mention that we need to borrow something from her."

After all, the sister-in-law and younger siblings were all surrounded by the sick bed, and they went by themselves, not only failed to serve the sick, but begged for things from the old lady, which made Madam Dou speechless.

After spending a while with the old man with a strong face and a smile, an old servant gave her two bundles when she left the house, and Madam Dou was carried back.

"...I don't know what happened to Auntie."

Just as the maid opened the bag, there were two Buddha statues inside. These were good things that my mother used when she was in the palace, and she worshiped them every day. Seeing these two Buddha statues, Madam Dou immediately burst into tears .

Everyone believes in Buddhism, and more or less knows some Buddhist stories.Because she often went to play the autumn wind, Mrs. Dou felt that her mother gave these two Buddha statues to mean that it is better to ask for others than to ask for oneself.

After several trips to her natal home to bring things back, this lady's self-confidence has already been shaken, and she has become sensitive.

Moreover, this is my mother's favorite thing. If I give it to myself, my sister-in-law and younger brothers and sisters will definitely find out, and it may be another right and wrong at that time.

Mrs. Dou didn't want it, and asked people to send these two things back quickly. This time, Li Yuan didn't stop them, but asked people to prepare some gifts and send them over together.It was also said that in two days, the husband and wife went to visit his wife in person and greeted the old lady.

Li Yuan's actions made Madam Dou feel better. Seeing the things spread out on the table, she couldn't help asking, "Why did you take these out?"

"Our son went to visit Mrs. Guan today. Mrs. Guan said that we can send the dowry over. I thought that no matter what, our family can't swell our face and pretend to be fat. We should give what we have."

Speaking of which, he apologized to Mrs. Dou, "I was not good a few years ago, which caused my wife to often go to her natal family to ask for relief, so that now all my brothers and sisters are staring at my wife..." The following words are really too ugly, after all, Dou Madam can understand that every time she goes there, it is like a thief entering their house.

Mrs. Dou heard that Li Yuan could understand her so well, she couldn't help but shed tears, and wiped it with her sleeve, "It's not my fault, alas, it's just that the world is too difficult."

He turned his head and looked at the few things on the table, "Although these are good things handed down from our ancestors, they are so small in number that they seem a little underwhelming. Let alone the lady who is begging to marry the Cao family, it is the one who is with the Cao family." Other families who are in the same family as us are not able to offer these things. Now that I think about it, this is also our son's good luck. If we really marry a noble daughter from another family, we really can't get any betrothal gifts. "

Li Yuan looked at the things on the table, and helped Mrs. Dou to the backyard, "Madam, let's rest earlier, I'll let Liu Wenjing come over, let's finish this matter early, and I can take care of it when I have free hands." thing."

"What does the master want to do?"

"There is no way for us to go on like this. I used to think that sooner or later I would be able to prove my innocence, but now I can't. When my daughter-in-law's dowry is in our hands, I will pick up a few good things and send them to the palace as bribes." Concubine Gong, please say something nice about me in front of Yang Guang, and then I will find an errand to take you away from Chang'an, firstly, we can get rid of the current situation, secondly..." Always find an opportunity to rebel.

After taking this step, there is really no turning back, either the future is bright, or there is no redemption. When the future is bright, the whole family, old and young, may become the most honorable people.

Although Mrs. Dou had been prepared for a long time, she was still a little trembling when she heard Li Yuan's arrangement.

Li Yuan seemed to be comforting Mrs. Dou, as well as himself.

"Ma'am, you should think about it. What did Gao Min do wrong back then? He worked hard all his life, worked hard for the Yang family, and served as a loyal prime minister for 20 years. Just because he said 'a woman' back then, Empress Dugu hated him. .”

Mrs. Dou couldn't help retorting after hearing this, "This is not the reason why he caused the murder. He suffered the murder because he became a son and daughter with the deposed prince Yang Yong. Yang Guang wanted to get rid of Gao Min no matter what. .”

From Li Yuan's point of view, it is not. Li Yuan thinks that everyone in the Yang family is narrow-minded, and this narrow-mindedness Yang Guang perfectly inherited from Lonely Queen and Yang Jian.

"In any case, we have seen the fate of loyal ministers and good generals. Loyalty is like Gao Min, and courage is like Shi Wansui. Which one will end up better? Don't they all suspect that I want to rebel? If we continue to be trapped like this, Either they forced him to die, or they found a reason to kill him, or we tried our best to prove the crime."

After hearing Shi Wansui's example, Mrs. Dou immediately stopped talking.

The death of the famous general Shi Wansui was really unjust, because when Yang Su and Shi Wansui fought the Turks in the north, Shi Wansui led troops to defeat the Turks, and Yang Su, his superior, wanted to take all the credit for himself After returning to the capital, Yang Su said in front of the late emperor Yang Jian: "Originally, we had negotiated with the Turks, and they came to surrender, but Shi Wansui refused to obey the command and wiped them out head-on."

After Yang Jian heard this, he didn't investigate further, and just ignored Shi Wansui. Shi Wansui was waiting for a reward, but in the end the matter was left alone.Shi Wansui didn't know the reason, but Yang Su had ulterior motives in his heart, and he had already wanted to kill Shi Wansui, and it started with a clumsy borrowed knife murder.

When Shi Wansui went to meet Yang Jian, he was obviously waiting for the emperor to summon him, but Yang Su slandered Yang Jian, saying that Shi Wansui was waiting to meet the prince.At that time, Yang Jian and Yang Yong, father and son, had reached the time when the two survived, either as the father's death or as the son's death.After Yang Jian heard this, he was furious and asked people to call Shi Wansui to him. He refused to listen to the explanation, and asked the left and right guards to beat Shi Wansui to death.

In the early days, Shi Wansui liked to speak wild words and show off his achievements, but his death was really wronged.

All the dignitaries in Chang'an knew about the details of Shi Wansui's death.However, Emperor Yang Jian obviously killed Shi Wansui by mistake but did not plead guilty. After Shi Wansui died, dozens of charges were listed, and countless historians, big and small, died.

Li Yuan put his arms around Mrs. Dou's shoulders, "The purpose of Shi Wansui's visit to court is to claim credit for the meritorious soldiers. He was so righteous and angry for a while, and there were treacherous officials before him who slandered him. It’s still like this for a high-powered general who killed something, what about us?”

Mrs. Dou nodded slowly in the darkness, "I'll just listen to the master, it's fine for the master to decide on our family's affairs."

Li Yuan hugged Mrs. Dou's shoulders tightly, "I also want to fight for a way out for our family."

Now that the decision has been made, both of them started to make plans.

Mrs. Dou calmed down her mood and discussed with Li Yuan in the dark, "Our family has had such a hard time in the past two years. In front of our relatives and friends in Chang'an, we have not been able to invite everyone to a banquet at home for two or three years. This When the yellow flowers are in full bloom, I will organize a banquet and invite people from my natal family to come. Let’s quietly invite Mrs. Guan over, and Mrs. Guan and I will discuss the marriage of the young children face to face. There are so many people covering up, she It’s not conspicuous if it’s mixed in, so no one thinks much about it.”

"Ma'am just look at the arrangement. We must make it clear to their family. Our family is living a difficult life now, and there are not many good things. Let's do our best to get this marriage done."

"It takes two or three years before and after a marriage. Let's deal with the next engagement first."

Li Yuan seemed impatient for the batch of dowry, "Yes, logically speaking, the dowry can only be delivered when the child enters the house, but..." But he himself knew that he was too greedy, and he took the antique calligraphy and paintings in the dowry casually. Once it comes out, it can be passed down to the family, and it is a treasure that has shocked the past and the present. When the time comes, it will stay in the Li family, and it will belong to the descendants. What's more, there will be a batch of gold and silver sent over. The difficulties are over, let's ease this breath first, and the Li family will no longer feel like people are stuck on their necks.

The husband and wife discussed it for half the night, and in the morning of the second day, Mrs. Dou quietly sent someone to send an invitation to Mrs. Guan.

After receiving the invitation, Guan Lengyan asked someone to prepare a set of gold and jade ornaments. On the day of the banquet, the three of them took the cutely dressed Cao Li and Ba Niangzi to a Zhuangzi outside the city in a carriage. The venue of the banquet was it's here.

This is the first time for Ba Niangzi to come, more accurately, it is the first time to participate in a banquet where the noble ladies gather. As soon as she got off the carriage, she saw the servants and maidservants surrounded by the noble ladies entering the manor grandly, and couldn't help being envious. Both eyes shine.

Guan Lengyan couldn't help joking after watching it, "Why? Like this ostentation? I will tell your uncle later that I will find you a high-ranking son, and you will live like this in the future."

Ba Niangzi was thinking about her marriage a while ago, she didn't want to hear Guan Lengyan say this at this time, she was a little shy, and she was still generous, "Don't say that, if you do... my uncle I thought I envied the rich and powerful."

Cao Qian felt that there was nothing wrong with being envious of the rich and powerful, "I also envy the powerful and powerful, and everyone is envious when they see it."

Ba Niangzi stomped her feet, "You're a kid, I won't tell you so much." After speaking, she walked around to the other side to hold Guan Lengyan's arm, and the two walked forward together.

Cao Qian felt that there was nothing to say, and then shook his head. There were some fragments in his head. Back then, the master was wiping the blood on the lance with a piece of linen, and taught his brother a lesson, as if he meant what he wanted. He said it coyly, without any manliness.

It's just that what I recall are all fragments, probably because it has something to do with the incompleteness of my body.

Guan Lengyan walked a few steps, but found that Cao Li hadn't followed, she turned her head and called out, "Follow quickly, Miss, be careful not to lose you."

Cao Qian thought that I had already lost a few dollars, so he agreed and trotted after him.