Respectfully

It was already evening when Li Jincheng hurried back to Li's house.Seeing that the eldest young master had returned, the porter hurriedly sent someone to report to the inner courtyard.

After the lady got the news, she immediately asked the girl to go to the front door of the West House to meet her, but she didn't see anyone after a while.The girl came back and reported that Li Jincheng had gone to the main room.The eldest lady sat on the chair and nodded, but did not speak.

The reactions of the other people in the big room were different. Some people breathed a sigh of relief and felt that it was all right now. The eldest young master came back, and even if the eldest lady made a fuss, she would not be able to make a fuss anymore.There are also people who have other thoughts, thoughts that cannot be put on the table.

Since the death of the old man, his third concubine's life has not been as good as before.Aunt Lamei has the "backing" of the old lady, and the servants never dare to go too far.Mrs. Xiuhua has been running Dafang for so many years, and she has a few confidantes anyway. Only the third concubine who came in halfway, with a little girl who is not sensible, has no foundation in the Li family, and has really suffered from Mrs. Li a lot. angry.

But this third aunt has made up her mind, even if the eldest lady treats her harshly, she will not leave the Li family.How can she live outside with a girl in these years?As long as she stays in the Li family, her daughter will be a girl from the Li family, and she will be able to marry a decent family in the future, so she doesn't have to do that dirty business like her and be a concubine for others.

The reason why Li Jinqin ran home was no secret in Dafang. Mrs. Xiuhua scoffed at this, saying that it is not human to whip a girl?The eldest lady seems to have forgotten such things, and she did not do less.Aunt Lamei sat alone by the bed for a long time, stood up and walked to the dressing table, opened a hidden compartment at the bottom of the dressing box, looked at the silver hairpin and a paper bag on the red flannelette, and bit her lips tightly.The third aunt always hides in the house with the girl, like an invisible person.

The eldest lady didn't have the heart to pay attention to what other people in the Westinghouse were thinking. After the elder's death, she didn't think about just doing nothing, and giving these unsightly...or sending them away from afar.As a result, things happened one after another, and she was always unable to free her hands. Now that Li Jincheng has an "official body", even if he is aggressive and domineering, the eldest lady knows some ways of officialdom, and she doesn't want to drag her son down because of her momentary anger. Let others catch the handle.

But even if Da Furen's mind flashes for a while, there is still Li Jinqin who is still not enlightened.

Seeing Li Jinqin who was crying again after hearing the news of Li Jincheng's arrival, the eldest lady also frowned.For the first time, she thought why her daughter was so ignorant?

Li Jinqin didn't notice the change in Da Furen's expression, and cried out in tears: "At the beginning, the Xing family came to withdraw their marriage, he was the one who stopped him! For his own future, he even kissed his sister..."

"enough!"

The eldest lady slammed the table, Li Jinqin was stunned, looked at the eldest lady, her lips moved, "Mother?"

"That's enough." The Da Furen's face has lost the previous kindness. She loves her daughter, but she will depend on her son for the rest of her life!As the saying goes, the water thrown by the married daughter.After she married Li Qingchang, she suffered a lot of grievances, and when the second wife was proud, she was even more miserable, and ran back to her mother's house to cry and complain!

Sneaking back to her mother's house, if this was a few years earlier, she would have been put in a pig cage and sunk in the pond!

The eldest lady doesn't care what will happen to the other two households of the Li family, even Mrs. Li may not be in her eyes now, but Li Jincheng is different!Without her husband, her son is her reliance.What if the Xing family took advantage of this incident to attack Jincheng?What should Jincheng do if his reputation and future are dragged down by this incident?

The lady's eyes looking at Li Jinqin gradually changed, a change that made Li Jinqin shudder.She suddenly realized that her mother was different from before.

"Mother, Jinqin."

At this moment, Li Jincheng opened the door and walked in.

"Jincheng, you're back."

The eldest lady changed the indifferent expression on her face, and when she looked at Li Jincheng, there was already a smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Mother, what were you talking to Jinqin just now?"

"What else can there be?" The eldest lady blurted out a few words and changed the subject, "Your sister sneaked back this time, did the Xing family look for you?"

"Go." Li Jincheng said: "If the Xing family didn't come to me, I would still be kept in the dark."

Li Jincheng turned to Li Jinqin, "Jinqin, do you know what the Xing family said to me?"

"What?" Li Jinqin's expression was a little numb, and then he became excited, "What else can they say? I will never go back!"

"Not going back?" Li Jincheng frowned, "Then what do you want to do?"

Li Jinqin bit her lip, a tall and straight figure flashed in her mind, her husband should be like that!

"The Xing family told me, you can either go back and continue to be the fifth young lady of the Xing family, and pretend that this incident never happened. Or," Li Jincheng paused, "The fifth young lady of the Xing family will have a funeral next month. "

"What?!" Da Furen asked in amazement: "Jincheng, what does the Xing family mean?"

Li Jincheng smiled wryly, "What else do you mean? Mother, do you think that the Xing family will react at all when Jinqin sneaks back?"

"But, but Jinqin said that the youngest son of the Xing family..." Even if the eldest lady favors Li Jincheng, Li Jinqin is still her daughter, and the Xing family wants Li Jinqin to die?

"Mother, Jinqin only found out that the youngest son of the Xing family is useless, did you find out what happened when he was 12 years old?"

"Is there any reason for this?"

"Yes." Li Jincheng nodded, looked at Li Jinqin, and then turned back to the eldest lady, "The youngest son of the Xing family has received it on behalf of others, otherwise it would be Xing Changgeng's eldest son and his only son who became what he is today. Mother, why do you think Mrs. Xing tolerated this concubine and his aunt in every possible way?"

Hearing this, the eldest lady was stunned.A thought could not help but arise in my heart, did the Eldest Master know about this matter before he settled on his daughter's marriage?If he knew, shouldn't he be called cruel?

He married his own daughter to a "eunuch"!But as long as the power of the Xing family is still there, Li Jinqin will live comfortably with the youngest son of the Xing family.Counting this relationship, they are still "high climbers".

The eldest lady looked at Li Jincheng, "Jincheng, when did you know about this?"

"It doesn't matter when I found out, what matters is what Jinqin plans to do?" Li Jincheng stood up and walked in front of Li Jinqin, "Jinqin, what do you think, tell big brother."

"Brother, I won't go back!" Li Jinqin raised her head suddenly and grabbed Li Jincheng's sleeve, just like every time she made a mistake and wanted Li Jincheng to intercede for her, "Brother, you must have a way, right?"

"A solution?" Li Jincheng smiled, as gentle as ever, but Li Jinqin couldn't help shivering, "Jinqin, the Xing family and I promise that as long as you go back, everyone around you will be sent back. And you She is the only wife of the fifth young master of the Xing family."

"No!" Li Jinqin suddenly screamed: "I won't go back! That's a beast, I will never go back!"

"Jinqin, he is your husband." Putting away the smile on his face, Li Jincheng's voice was a little cold, "If you don't go back, what do you want to do?"

"I, I can stay at home." Li Jinqin didn't dare to express her extravagant hope, but she was absolutely unwilling to let her return to Xing's family to be a widow. Eunuchs" live together.

"Stay at home?" Li Jincheng shook his head, "Jinqin, if the Xing family can tell about the fifth young lady's funeral, it is definitely not just a lip service. When that day comes, the elder brother may not be able to keep you, nor will the Li family. Miss Li."

"Big brother?!"

"You are my sister after all, and I will not harm you." Li Jincheng pressed Li Jinqin's shoulder with one hand, and his voice became gentle again, "Don't worry, after returning to the capital, I will talk to the Xing family and let you go to Xing first. If you live in the other courtyard of your family for a while, the Xing family will also persuade Young Master Xing Wu to restrain him. You have also been with Young Master Xing Wu for a while, even if he has a bad temper in private, he still respects you, doesn't he? "

Li Jinqin looked at Li Jincheng, as if he didn't know him, was silent for a while, and suddenly raised her voice, "After all, you are here for your future, right?! The Xing family can help you, but you don't care about my life?! Back then It's for this reason that the Xing family doesn't let them withdraw their marriage, right?!"

"No." Li Jincheng grabbed Li Jinqin and beat his hand, "I'm not for myself. I'm for us."

"We?" Li Jinqin had two lines of tears streaming down her face, "How can you name us? You and that little bastard in Erfang are us!"

The gentleness on Li Jincheng's face slowly disappeared, and he leaned over to Li Jinqin's ear and said, "If possible, I really hope that Jinyan is my real brother."

The voice was very low, except for Li Jinqin, no one heard Li Jincheng's words.

"Jinqin, life is made by people." Li Jincheng unexpectedly said the same thing as the second wife, "As for whether you live a good life or not, it depends on how you think, how you act, and how you choose."

"I……"

"The President will send one of his divisions to Shandong to form a coalition with the troops of several other provinces to fight against the south." Li Jincheng suddenly changed the subject, "I will follow the troops. If you can make a contribution in this battle, your future will be It will be much easier, even if you stay in the Xing family's other courtyard, it doesn't matter. But the premise is that you must be obedient and don't cause trouble for me, you know?"

After the words fell, Li Jincheng ignored Li Jinqin, but said to the eldest lady: "Mother, if you persuade Jinqin again, her temper should change. I will leave for the capital the day after tomorrow, and Jinqin will go with me. I I discussed it with the Xing family before I came back, and said that I brought Jinqin back to visit the sick, so that it will not hinder Jinqin's reputation."

"So," the lady hesitated for a moment, but finally made a decision. "Okay, mother will listen to you, and mother will persuade your sister well."

Li Jinqin stood aside, watching the eldest lady and Li Jincheng talking to themselves, a few words decided her fate, as if what she was thinking was completely unimportant, she was just a decoration, a "thing" that paved the way for Li Jincheng's future.

Thinking of this, Li Jinqin's eyes flashed unwillingness and madness...

Li Jincheng's return to Li's house also relieved the third master Li and the third wife. Anyway, at least a reliable person came back to take the helm in Dafang.

"It's all right now." The third lady sat by the table, gently shaking the round fan, "Even if the big girl makes a fuss, she won't be able to get over it. Master, let's settle Jin Shu and Jin Hua's marriage as soon as possible. I am also at ease."

"Don't you think I don't want to?" Master Li San opened his coat, took a sip of tea, and waved all the girls in the room to go out. Only he and the third wife continued: "Jin Hua is nothing more than more dowry. Things are different in Jinshu."

"Oh?" The third lady's heart skipped a beat when she heard Master Li San's words, "What does the master mean?"

"Thanks to the support of our nephew, I can be regarded as a respectable person in Guanbei City now. I grew up holding Jinshu in my hand, and I have a cousin like Jinyan. Maybe someone came to mention it to me, but I always think about it. Instead of marrying into a businessman, why not..."

"What's better?" Seeing that Mr. Li San was playing tricks, the third lady couldn't help but slapped him with a round fan, "Say it quickly!"

"I thought, Adjutant Ji next to Jinyan is not bad."

"Adjutant?" The third lady frowned, "Is it too low?"

"Ma'am, don't underestimate this adjutant. He is the confidant of Marshal Lou. He has a good character and family background. He came back from studying abroad. He is 21 years old this year. He doesn't even have a housemate in his family. He wants to get in touch with him." There are a lot of people."

"At 21, there is no one around?" The third lady also knew about Li Jinqin's affairs, but now hearing what the third master said, the third lady didn't think that Adjutant Ji was keeping herself clean, but began to worry, "Master, the matter of the big girl can be put aside." There it is."

Master Li San laughed, "Ma'am, do you think I'm confused? Even if you kill me, you can't push our precious daughter into the fire pit! Come, let me tell you..."

Leaning close to the third lady's ear, Mr. Li San whispered a few words like this, which made the third lady's face turn red, and she couldn't help but punch him, "No one is serious!"

Master Li San laughed, "Madam, are you relieved now?"

"The horoscope hasn't been written yet, so don't worry." The third lady said with a smile: "No matter what you say, you should take a closer look and ask our daughter what she means."

"Decree!" Mr. Li San drew his voice and played tricks, which immediately made the third lady laugh.

Li Jincheng returned to Li's house on the front foot, and Li Jinyan got the news on the back foot.Since Master Li San reminded him, Li Jinyan asked Uncle Dumb to send someone to pay attention to the situation of the Li family. No matter what, he was always prepared.

However, Uncle Dumb's people can only walk around outside Li's mansion a few times, and it is not convenient to enter the mansion.Li's family is a decent family, and most of the inner courtyards are female relatives, or relatives of Li Jinyan, so it's not very good.

"Forget it, don't embarrass everyone." Although Li Jinyan doesn't know Li Jincheng very well, he is clear that whether it is for himself or for other reasons, he can't make Li Jinqin's matter worse, and that's enough .

"Uncle Dumb, let everyone withdraw."

Uncle Dumb dipped his tea and wrote on the table: "Don't follow?"

"No more." Li Jinyan shook his head, "My elder brother is back, and this matter should be resolved soon. Let everyone come back."

Uncle Dumb nodded.

Compared with the Li family's affairs, there is another matter that worries Li Jinyan. Young Marshal Lou's independent brigade is about to set off for Shandong.Originally, it was not so fast. After all, the follow-up teams of the Tenth Division and the No.11 Division had just arrived in Tianjin.But Young Marshal Lou challenged Marshal Lou himself.Marshal Lou couldn't figure out his son's intentions, so Marshal Lou directly took out a dossier in a kraft paper bag, "Father, you will understand after reading this."

"What is this?" Marshal Lou thought that Young Marshal Lou was asking something from those newly captured Japanese spies, and he didn't want to take out the contents of the kraft paper bag to take a look, so he immediately looked serious and stood up, " You come with me."

The father and son shut up in the study for a whole afternoon and didn't even come out for dinner. Mrs. Lou and Li Jinyan sat at the dining table and waited until the food was almost cold, and there was no one in sight.

"Forget it, let's eat first." Mrs. Lou picked up the chopsticks.

"Mom, let's warm up the dishes." Li Jin said, "Let them bring some hot soup first, because eating cold dishes is not good for your health." Remove the dishes on the table.

"You child."

Mrs. Lou laughed, and several concubines also jokingly said that the young master is filial. When the dishes were reheated and served on the table, Marshal Lou and Young Marshal Lou just came out of the study. Seeing that the dishes on the table hadn't been moved, they couldn't help saying: "Ma'am, why don't you eat first?"

"Isn't this waiting for the handsome man?" Mrs. Lou has lived with the handsome man for decades, and I am afraid that she understands his character better than the handsome man himself, and there is not a single word he said without ironing it out, which makes Li Jinyan look like a tsk Tongue, by the way, is this domineering man with such a big smile on his face, really that handsome Lou who is so majestic outside?

"What are you thinking about?" Young Marshal Lou sat down beside Li Jinyan, and waited until Marshal Lou picked up the dishes and sent them to Mrs. Lou's bowl before picking up the chopsticks.

"I didn't think about anything." He couldn't say that he had a hallucination just now, and he saw the Lou Dashuai in front of him as Maitreya Buddha, right?

Marshal Lou was obviously in a good mood. After dinner, he sat on the sofa, sipping tea, and chatted with Mrs. Lou. A few aunts and wives left first with the excuse of being interesting, and Marshal Lou also pulled Li Jinyan Back to the room.

After returning to the room, Marshal Lou told Li Jinyan that he was leaving for Shandong in three days.

"So fast?"

"En." Marshal Lou nodded, "Father agreed to the loan."

"So?" Does the loan have anything to do with going to Shandong?

Young Marshal Lou pulled his hands away from the collar of his military uniform, "Qingdao."

Li Jinyan understood what Young Marshal Lou meant. Qingdao was the sphere of influence of Germany. There was the German Governor and the German Far East Fleet there. They used the civil war as a cover, so that the matter of borrowing there would not be seen by other forces.He suddenly felt aggrieved.Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, and even Portugal... Today's China is like a big cake, which is placed in front of these invaders. They wantonly cut a piece of this cake and put it in their own Others are not allowed to get involved in the plate, and even the Huaxia people are barbarously blocked.

Li Jinyan couldn't describe how he felt right now.People living in future generations will not understand what it feels like to witness the land being invaded by foreign forces and people from other countries showing off their power on their own land, an indescribable discomfort.

A big hand clasped the back of Li Jinyan's neck, and the next moment, he was hugged into a familiar embrace, warm lips fell on the top of his hair, and a deep voice came into his ears, "No one will be proud For too long, the land of Huaxia will definitely belong to the Huaxia people, I promise!"

Li Jinyan put his arms around Young Marshal Lou's waist, and said, "Young Marshal, I have something to tell you."

"kindness?"

"When negotiating with the Germans, don't be polite, borrow as much as you can, it's best to empty them all, don't give me face!"

Young Marshal Lou: "..."