[Red House] Li Changan

Lin Ruxue's sudden visit surprised everyone in the Li family.

Although Lin Ruxue is Daiyu's aunt, but today's Mid-Autumn Festival, she should be at home. She came here before noon, and I don't know why.

Also in Yangzhou, the Chu family was engaged in business. It is famous for its tea fragrance. It not only has famous products from all over the world, but also won the honor of tribute tea last year. It became famous all at once. People who travel to and from Yangzhou will go to Yipinxuan to buy some tea back home. .

Li Chong, the parental official of the family, may not be clear about Lin Ruxue's background. If Li Changan and Daiyu hadn't engaged in marriage, they might not have known that they were from the Lin family in Gusu, and that they were aunts and nephews with Daiyu.

Not to mention someone like Ruan who stays in the mansion all year round and only communicates with a few wives who are very close to each other.

After drinking the good tea from the family's collection, and letting the fragrance of the tea overflow, Lin Ruxue just lifted the cup symbolically, then put it down, and turned to look at Li Chong and his wife.

"I came here uninvited, and I didn't hand in the greeting card in advance. Please forgive me, my lord and madam."

Although married to a businessman, Lin Ruxue was born in a marquis's family. She used to be a lady of the family, but now she is a beautiful woman with rich clothes and fine food.

Words and deeds are dignified and generous, without the fireworks of a woman in the market, which really makes people feel that they are not easy to get close to.

After exchanging glances with Li Chong, Ruan took over the conversation and said: "The lady of the Chu family is here at this time, but we are rude. Daiyu came in, and only invited guests on the big day, but they are foreigners, and my sister is Dai. Yu's aunt, we should be the ones who invited you over."

Hearing this, Lin Ruxue nodded her head bluntly, and was about to speak when she heard a sound from outside the hall, she couldn't help turning her head to look, and there was a smile in her eyes.

I haven't seen him for half a month, but his complexion has improved a lot.

Seeing that it was Lin Ruxue, Daiyu's eyes lit up, she immediately withdrew her hand, and went straight to Lin Ruxue.

"Auntie, why are you here? I thought—"

"Did you think it was your incompetent brother?" Lin Ruxue took Daiyu's hand, and finally smiled: "What did you do just now? It's not too early, we just got married, so there's no need to stay in bed."

Daiyu laughed out loud when she heard it, and turned her head to look at Li Changan: "My fellow minister went to the ancestral hall to offer incense, so I came here."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Lin Ruxue gesturing to herself, and she realized that she forgot to greet Li Chong and Ruan Shi, so she hurriedly looked over and said, "Say hello to father and mother."

After entering the Li family's door, although the Li family were not close to her, they treated her well, especially the Ruan family, whose mother Chang would come to Tingfeng Shuixie every other day to ask her if she was of any use.

She was grateful in her heart, on weekdays when Li Changan was not at home, she would often go to talk with Ruan Shi, she just felt that Ruan Shi was really good-tempered, gentle-natured, and didn't like comparisons between officials and family members, after having two children, she was more devoted to each other husband and son.

No wonder Li Chong treated her well for ten years.

"Erlang, I haven't met my elders yet."

Li Chang'an and Lin Ruxue didn't meet each other once, every time Li Chong punished him, he would kill him, if he didn't find a place to avoid the limelight for a few days, he was afraid that he wouldn't even have a piece of good meat on him.

When he was young, the Ruan family could still protect him, but as he got older, it was difficult for him to hide at home anymore. It happened that Chu Zining's family moved here, and the two became friends since they met each other on the street.

The Chu family naturally became the best place for him to go after being beaten.

"Chang'an met my aunt."

His gaze sized Li Changan around, then he smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, but I've improved a lot."

Daiyu next to him heard the familiarity of the two people talking, and thought of the relationship between Li Changan and Chu Zining, she understood it all at once.

Perhaps Li Changan is more familiar with Lin Ruxue than her.

"Since we are in-laws, we will be a family from now on." Lin Ruxue looked at Ruan and Li Chong: "In-laws, my niece is born weak and an only daughter, so my brother and sister-in-law pampered her and became relatives." I'm afraid she's still confused, but fortunately she's smart since she was a child, so I need to trouble my in-laws to teach her more."

Of course, Lin Ruxue had checked the history of the Li family.

Also in Yangzhou, the Li family is an official, and the Chu family is a citizen, but since ancient times, the relationship between officials and people has always been carefully managed by the government, let alone the Chu family, which can be regarded as the richest family in Yangzhou.

Daiyu was slightly surprised, and looked at Li Chong and Ruan Shi in bewilderment, but seeing that their expressions remained unchanged, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Chang'an glanced at Daiyu, saw that she was worried, and stretched out his hand to pull her to the side to sit down——leave the elders' affairs to the elders, they don't have to meddle.

"Why is she here?"

"That's my aunt, what do you mean by that?" Daiyu squinted at Li Changan, and angrily said softly, "Seeing how you saw your aunt, you don't go to your cousin's house often, do you?"

Hearing that Li Changan touched the tip of his nose, he raised his head in embarrassment and glanced at Lin Ruxue's ease in front of Li Chong. He really admired Lin Ruxue.

Li Chong is the official of one of the parents, the magistrate of Yangzhou, a woman from an ordinary family, how could she be so calm and generous.

"Did I get it right?"

"When did my lady become so forgiving?" Li Changan couldn't help laughing. Anyway, in front of Daiyu, no matter how embarrassing things happen in the future, he might as well be thick-skinned: "Your family This aunt is very powerful, a person like Chu Yuanwai, who is so powerful outside, dare not say a word in front of her."

"What about cousin?"

"Chu Zining?" Li Changan raised his eyebrows and laughed, and couldn't help but said, "You know about his joining the army, right?"

What happened to joining the army?

Both Chu Zining and Zijuan had told her before that they met water bandits on the canal, and it was Chu Zining who led the nearby soldiers to repel the water bandits. Isn't that good?

"I let my uncle know about Chu Zining's joining the army. He almost broke his leg. He said that his family has a lot of money and doesn't want to enjoy it. He even went to the battlefield to earn a little money. Even if he lost his life, he might not be able to be a commander. Not to mention the general, and later—”

"Did aunt say something that moved uncle?" Daiyu couldn't help but said, "If aunt said something, uncle would definitely agree."

Li Chang'an shook his head, and said in a low voice, "Your aunt didn't mean to persuade her. She just spent a day with Chu Zining and was hungry, so my uncle surrendered and let him go."

Does this count as—

Be proud of being favored?

Daiyu finally understood why Lin Ruxue would rather break up with the Lin family than marry her uncle. In today's world, having someone who pities her so much is more important than being "rightly matched".

The elders chatted very happily, and the words were much closer than at the beginning. After all, Lin Ruxue didn't come to find fault, she just wanted to let the Li family know that Daiyu was not alone in Yangzhou, but had her aunt as her support.

When the girl in the family got married, Jia's family didn't take it seriously, she thought Jia's family was small.But she can also protect Daiyu to live freely in Yangzhou, so why rely on Jia's mansion.

Just after noon, when Daiyu and Lin Ruxue were going to listen to Feng Shui and sit in the pavilion, a young servant came to report that someone from the Chu family had come to invite Lin Ruxue to go back.

"aunt--"

"It's just two streets away. In two days, you and Chang'an will come to my house for a sit-down. It just so happens that your cousin has also returned home these few days. You two, brother and sister, can talk more." Lin Ruxue saw Daiyu With reluctance in his eyes, he spoiled and said: "Child Chang'an, I never lied to you, did I?"

At the Yong'an Inn that day, Lin Ruxue knew that Daiyu was uneasy, and after pointing it out, she just let her get married at ease, don't worry, Li Chang'an is worth entrusting.

From the looks of it now, Li Changan really lived up to his trust.

"Then let's visit my aunt and uncle some other day." Daiyu smiled and nodded, still reluctant.

Li Changan held Daiyu in his arms, and together they sent Lin Ruxue to the carriage outside the residence, watched the carriage leave the alley and hide in the market before turning back to the residence.

Looking down and seeing Daiyu's reluctance, Li Changan took a look at the sky and coughed lightly.

Hearing Li Changan cough, Daiyu was immediately attracted, and completely forgot that she was so reluctant just now, she just frowned and said: "You still said me in the morning, why did you cough first, could it be that the wind is blowing?"

"Young lady, you have remembered that there is someone like me, and I still think you only have aunt in your eyes."

Daiyu stared at Li Chang'an in astonishment, and suddenly laughed out loud, she felt that Li Chang'an was really shameless, that he could say such a thing, I'm not ashamed.

Reluctantly shaking his head and walking in, he was too lazy to talk to Li Changan who was pretending to cough.

In autumn, the night came earlier, and just after dinner, it was completely dark outside.

Before Daiyu and Ruan could say a few more words, Li Changan dragged her out.

"Hey, take a cloak and go again, it's windy at night!" Ruan couldn't help standing up and exhorting, with a helpless face: "This child, doesn't he care about himself or Miss Lin?"

Li Changan's voice came from afar: "Understood, Ah Qing and the others are waiting outside, they have already taken it."

When Ruan heard this, she couldn't help shaking her head.

"Look at him like that, I really don't know—" Li Chong walked to Ruan's side with his hands behind his hands, and sighed: "I really don't know when we will know what will happen!"

Hearing this, Ruan turned her head to look at Li Chong, stopped talking and said slowly, "Chang'an is a sensible boy, Dalang can obey your style, but don't you understand Erlang's temperament? The stricter you are, He is more dissatisfied."

Seeing Li Zhongzhong preaching, Ruan quickly took Li Chong's hand: "Master, you accompany me to the backyard to enjoy the moon. You are busy with work, so you haven't talked with me for many days."

Bailian's tempered fingers are soft, and he is probably a person like Ruan Shi.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival, the streets of Dongguan are crowded with young women and young scholars, who meet to enjoy the lanterns and guess riddles. Three or five children gather together, holding rabbit lanterns in their hands. It is loach.

Daiyu and Li Changan led Zijuan to the street. Li Changan took a look at the lively crowd and took out a few taels of silver from his pocket: "Just wait for us here according to the time."

"Uncle, I will leave my girl to you." Zijuan and Xueyan looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Daiyu said angrily, "You two seem to be open to money, so you agreed readily."

Next to him, Li Chang'an gave Zhao Qing a wink, telling him to look at Zijuan and Xueyan, and not to be bullied by the little thieves who sneaked out while taking advantage of the lantern festival.

Watching the three leave, Daiyu couldn't help but asked, "What kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?"

Li Changan raised his eyebrows: "You will know when we arrive."