When I woke up, I was fine

Li Jiancheng and Cao Li quickly packed up their things and hurried to Zhuojun.

After arriving at the place, the whole family had already dressed in mourning, and Li Yuan even wept bitterly while supporting the coffin.

Li Jiancheng rushed forward, Li Yuan saw Li Jiancheng coming, grabbed his son's hand, and dragged him to the front of the coffin.

Holding his eldest son with one hand, he patted the coffin with the other and wept for his dead wife.

There are also memories of the two when they were young.

Thinking back when Li Yuan's father passed away early, Li Yuan's mother, Dugu, took care of several sons. In their later years, several daughters-in-law disliked their mother-in-law and had a bad temper.It all depends on Mrs. Dou accompanying her mother-in-law for many years. Dugu also loves Mrs. Dou, his daughter-in-law.

Li Yuan talked about this matter over and over again at the funeral, until finally his voice became hoarse from crying, and he was helped down.

Li Jiancheng was dragged by his father to talk about his mother's past when he first came in, and because he was too old to remember a lot, not only did he feel sad, the father and son cried together, so that when his father left, he wiped away his tears and looked at the mother. When I was with my younger siblings, I realized that Li Shimin didn't have any tears on his face.

He hurriedly looked at Li Yuanba and Li Yuanji again. Li Yuanji cried so much that he fell asleep. Although Li Yuanba was a little dumbfounded, he also knew that his mother had passed away, so he kept wiping away his tears.

Li Shimin was arrested by Li Jiancheng, and the two brothers avoided people and found a secluded place.

Li Jiancheng couldn't help but blame him, "Mother passed away, why don't you have any sadness on your face?"

Tears came down while he was talking. Li Shimin lowered his head and wiped away his tears when he heard his brother blame him so much, "I just feel worthless for my mother. Have you seen my father's appearance today? With a deep affection, he said Being with my mother is a match made in heaven, and it is said that mother serves the elders with utmost filial piety, raises children with utmost kindness, and the husband and wife are harmonious and beautiful, complementing each other..."

When he said the last sentence, he sneered, "If it weren't for him, why would my mother pass away in her prime, leaving us orphans behind."

Without his mother, Li Shimin began to resent his father. Li Jiancheng felt cold all over his body when he heard this, so he quickly pulled Li Shimin's sleeves.

"How can you have such an idea? Take your thoughts back quickly. Without our mother, our father is our only relative. Do you still want your younger brothers and sisters to have no father?"

Seeing Li Jiancheng's surprised face, Li Shimin lowered his head and looked like he was being taught, "It's my fault, brother, don't take it to heart."

Li Jiancheng let out a breath and put his arms around his younger brother's shoulders, "This is the last thing for my mother. You and I are of the same heart, and we have done this matter well. In the future, our brothers will also stand out, and sooner or later we will honor our mother." .”

Li Shimin nodded vigorously, and the two brothers hugged each other and went back to the mourning hall.

Li Jiancheng changed his clothes, and took his younger brothers to greet him on the mourning hall.

While other things were taken over by Cao Li, the Guanyin servant girl was relieved when she saw Cao Li coming, and trotted up.

"My sister-in-law is here. The house is in a mess, and I can't talk about some people."

Cao Qian thought to himself, you can't talk about some people, so why don't you just let me do it?Only after I went there did I find out that several concubines of Li Yuan replaced the steward and were setting things up in the backyard.

Wan's and Yin's are the two largest mountains here, and Wan's belly is already pregnant.

These two people are both from famous families, and both of them are officials in the imperial court, and their official positions are not low.

That's why the two of them, as concubine, gave advice at home.

Cao Qian suddenly felt his breath choked in his throat, not because he felt that the current matter was difficult, but because Mrs. Dou was not worth it.

Mrs. Dou has paid a lot for Li Yuan, and Mrs. Dou herself is a woman who does not give in to men. When Yang Jian took over the world of Yuwen's family, Mrs. Dou said to her mother, "If I were a man, I must help my uncle take it back. Jiangshan." Madam Dou's mother was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she quickly covered Madam Dou's mouth.

These two concubines can also be called wives on weekdays. When they saw Cao Li approaching aggressively, they suddenly felt that today's affairs were a bit difficult.

Although Cao Li has no background, this girl is a ghost, and her mother-in-law is gone, so she is the one who is in charge of housework.

Avalokitesvara maid looks weak and weak on the outside, but she is very strong on the inside. Cao Li is very strong both on the outside and on the inside.To talk to Guanyin's maidservant, one must know the art of speaking, spread it layer by layer, and be able to play the game in the words.

But Cao Qian is not, this little lady has a dog temper, she was spoiled since she was a child, if she doesn't follow her wishes, everyone will not look good.

Mrs. Wan hurriedly helped her belly at this time, "The eldest lady is finally here. Since the eldest lady is here, she should take care of this matter. Poor sister, the prime of life just passed away, leaving behind a few children... ..." Before he finished speaking, he began to cry with a handkerchief.

Mrs. Yin is not as strong as Mrs. Wan. Seeing that Mrs. Wan retreated at this moment, she quickly handed over the matter in hand. Others didn't dare to fight here when they saw it, and they all had their tails between their legs. Dejectedly retreated.

Cao Li and Guanyin's servants were left in the hall for a while.

Cao Qian tidied up his clothes, sat in the seat, and asked the steward to come to him to report the affairs of various places.

Taking advantage of the gap, he said to the Guanyin servant girl who was sitting on the side: "Aniang's death is very sad. This matter must be done in a good manner, and we must let Aniang go away with peace of mind. Otherwise, it will be our unfilial piety."

"Sister-in-law is right."

The steward brought over the ledger, and Cao Li looked through the ledger, only to find that a lot of money was taken up by the white cloth that had been torn from the filial piety.

After inquiring, I found out that just the filial cloth used by the concubines of Li Yuan in the backyard, three carts were pulled by carts.

Cao Li gritted his teeth secretly, thinking about how life was when the family couldn't get rid of the pot.How do you live today?

After finally being busy at night, the brothers went back to the backyard for dinner, and Li Shimin bowed respectfully to Cao Qiang.

"When A Niang was sick, she relied on her sister-in-law to send various medicinal materials from Chang'an. Without these things, A Niang would not be able to survive now."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, Cao Qian covered his face with his sleeve and began to cry. Li Xiuxiu led Li Yuanji, and Li Yuanba also cried together.

Li Jiancheng sighed and patted his brother on the shoulder, "This is what our children should do, so why bother to say such unreasonable things. You and your younger siblings are also serving your mother. It's a pity that I didn't see my mother for the last time. "

As soon as Li Jiancheng finished speaking, Li Shimin's teeth were gnashing loudly. Cao Qiang and Li Jiancheng looked at Li Shimin in surprise.Avalokitesvara quickly pulled Li Shimin's sleeve.Only then did Li Shimin put away his expression, lowered his eyebrows and remained silent.

Li Jiancheng felt that things were not as simple as he imagined, so he dragged his brother to his room, and after driving them out, he made sure the surroundings were safe. "Tell me, is there something you didn't tell me today?"

"There were a lot of people this morning, and you and I met in a hurry and talked about my mother's affairs. I didn't tell my elder brother in detail what happened here. My lord has been with many people here recently. They are dense, and some of them are from aristocratic families."

Li Jiancheng could think of these things and nodded.

"Originally, after taking the medicinal materials sent by my sister-in-law, my mother's health has improved. What happened to my younger siblings was the biggest reason why my mother was so desperate."

Li Shimin looked around, and whispered in Li Jiancheng's ear, "The reason why my mother's condition worsened at the beginning was because the adults wanted to betroth Xiuniang to the Chai family. But my mother sent someone out to inquire, and I heard that the young man of that family It's not a good thing. It's fine to fight cocks and dogs all day long, but he is a sleepy man. He once did absurd things like robbing a prostitute with his father. When it comes to adults, they say that children are ignorant , It was a little ridiculous when I was young, but it's different when I'm older. The second thing is that Yuanba has a fever and no one cares about it. It's also my fault, I take care of my younger brothers and sisters more, and Yuanba will not be like this."

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, Li Jiancheng patted his younger brother on the shoulder.

"What do you say about the younger sister? Since Aunt is against it, Daddy insists on marrying Xiuxiu to the Chai family?"

"Yes. Although I haven't let it out yet, Daddy...has already taken advantage of others." Speaking of this, he smiled ironically and looked up and down at the eldest brother, "I think I am much better than you guys The power of Guanyin's maidservant's natal family has nothing to do with their brothers and sisters. This marriage was arranged early, which allowed me to escape. My lord traded you for a large sum of money from the Cao family. Now I'm using my younger sister from the Chai family in exchange for favors."

"How can you say that?"

Li Jiancheng frowned, and was about to reprimand his younger brother when he heard Li Shimin say, "Without his sister-in-law's dowry, is he as good as he is now? It's not like my brother doesn't know how poor our family is. That's right, in From the perspective of others, our family has titles, military exploits, and glory. But what does it look like inside? You know me and I know it too."

Li Jiancheng sighed, "So I can't do anything wrong to your sister-in-law in this life, I'm not strong."

"I will never do anything to offend Guanyin's servant girl in my life. It is really difficult for them to marry into such a family."

After speaking, he opened the door, and the two brothers went out together.

Cao Li and the carefree Li Yuanji and the stupid Li Yuanba in front of him were wolfing down food.

Li Xiuxiu kept asking them to eat slowly.Seeing the two brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin coming back, the maidservant of the Goddess of Mercy ordered someone to quickly bring over noodles.

Cao Yang noticed that Li Jiancheng looked at Li Xiuxiu many times when he lifted the chopsticks.

When the meal was finished and the things were packed, the servants helped the little brothers down to change clothes.Li Jiancheng asked Cao Qian quietly: "I remember you have a few maidservants who know martial arts, you can lend two to Xiuxiu. By the way, teach those maidservants around Xiuxiu, don't ask them to fly off the cliff and beat them up. Just don’t suffer when you’re human.”

"What do you mean by that?"

"In the future, if Xiuxiu marries someone, if he is sorry for her, let these maidservants catch this person and beat him to death. It's best not to get out of bed for three months."

Cao Li rolled his eyes twice, "You have a good idea."

If you dare to be like your old man, I'll have someone beat you so hard that you can't get out of bed.

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