The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 12: The troops are pressing forward step by step to block them

Liuli raised her head, suddenly feeling a bad feeling in her heart. Xiao Tan had already walked out quickly, but for a moment she heard the sound of footsteps mixed with Huan Pei, entering the private room next door. Xiaotan also opened the curtain and came in, walked to Liuli and whispered, "Auntie, the person who came here is said to be auntie's biological aunt, and her face seems a little uncomfortable."

Aunt? Liuli's heart couldn't help but sink. Kudi Yanzhong had two sisters. It was said that the eldest sister was married far away, but she had never seen her. However, the younger sister married into a high-ranking family and seemed to be a noble person of high rank. She couldn't come to Kudi's house twice a year, but every time she made a big fuss. Looking at Ku Di Yanzhong's posture, he wished he could pick up this girl with loess on the ground and pure water on the street. Liuli couldn't help but be impressed by this aunt, because every time she looked at Liuli, she seemed to be looking at a stray dog. Of course, compared to Coral, she was pretty good—my aunt looked at Coral as if she was seeing a pile of garbage.

Liuli often wondered: Is it more embarrassing for her brother to marry a foreigner than for her sister to be a concubine? What kind of logic is this? Auntie and Mr. Cao shouldn't have sympathy for each other, so why is Mr. Cao the one she despises the most? It is said that this aunt also has a son, but it seems that she has never been to Kudi's house. By the way, she married Captain Pei from the "Xima Pei" family and lived in Yongxingfang, where many high-ranking families gathered... Thinking of this, Liuli couldn't help but glance at Pei Jiu - Could it be that she and these people with the surname Pei are the same? Mismatched horoscopes?

Pei Jiu had already signed his name and handed the document to shopkeeper Shi. Seeing Liuli looking at him, he smiled and said, "It's important for Madam Kudi to entertain your dear relatives first. We can discuss the size of the clamp later."

Liuli could only nod and apologize, and took Xiaotan to the private room next door. At a glance, I saw the gloomy face of my little aunt Kudi. She was quite similar to Kudi Yanzhong, and her facial features were very delicate and beautiful. However, at this time, her snow-white hibiscus face was as straight as dripping water. Behind her There were two maids in gorgeous clothes standing with rather evil eyes. Liuli lowered her eyes and sighed deeply, "Liuli has met my aunt."

Kudi looked at Liuli coldly: She looks pretty good, but she wears a foreigner's hair, wears a foreigner's clothes, and works as a painter in a foreigner's shop. What's going on? The Cudi family will be completely embarrassed by her. It’s a pity that I thought she was polite before!

When Liuli saw that Mrs. Kudi didn't speak for a long time, she knew in her heart that she was really angry. She didn't know what Kudi Yanzhong and Mrs. Cao had said to her. After thinking about it, she could only whisper, "Liuli moved to her uncle's house without telling her aunt. "It's Liuli's fault. He just obeys the authority when it comes to matters. If not for this, Liuli would be a female musician in the church today. Although Liuli is stupid, she doesn't want to be a lowly person and bring shame to her ancestors."

 Cudi's eyes widened in shock, "A church girl? Why did you become a church girl?"

It turned out that Mrs. Kudi arrived at Kudi's house before noon today. She had some plans this time. The first person she wanted to see was Liuli. When she didn't see anyone, she asked again and again. Later, Mrs. Cao quietly told her that Liuli was now She had already lived in the house of her uncle who was a Hu man. I heard that she was still out in the West Market working as a painter for a Hu man's shop. The Hu man was very arrogant. Not only did they not allow them to take Liuli back, they also forced them to agree to Liuli's future marriage. It's up to them to decide.

Kudi's family suddenly became furious. This incident was too deceiving. Does Hu Shang really think that there is no one in the Kudi family? Furthermore, if Hu Shang was allowed to make the decision to match her with someone else, wouldn't her plan be in vain? Although there is a coral at home, coral is not as good as Liuli, and his temper is difficult to control, but he is not a suitable candidate! So after she inquired about the location, she aggressively brought people to find Liuli. She wanted to see what had become of her always timid niece, but she didn't expect that Liuli would tell her about the girl from the academy.

Liuli's heart relaxed slightly, and there was a look of surprise on her face, "Didn't I tell my aunt? My aunt had decided to send Liuli to the school more than a year ago, and she would run for election on the first day of February. Liuliyuan didn't dare not go. It happened that when she came back from the countryside on the dark day, her concubine didn't allow Liuli to ride in the car. Liuli couldn't keep up with the car and got lost. Fortunately, she met her aunt and her uncle looked embarrassed. When he came to pick Liuli up to run for the election, his uncle found out about the affair and was so angry that he refused to let Liuli go back. "

Kudi became more and more shocked as she heard this, but she also knew that this matter was important and Liuli would never dare to lie. She secretly resented that her brother had done such a shameful thing without telling her. Fortunately, she had gone to Liuli first instead of Anjia. Otherwise, wouldn't she be humiliating herself if she talked about it? Which uncle could endure his niece being sent to a school?

Thinking of this, she lost some of her arrogance without realizing it. Her eyes when looking at Liuli became softer, and she looked at her carefully: After not seeing her for more than half a year, Liuli seemed to be a lot taller. Her facial features are also more beautiful. Although she is dressed in Hufu, she behaves generously and has a quiet demeanor, which makes her look even more elegant...

Liuli saw that her expression had softened and she felt a little more confident in her heart, but when she saw her looking at him up and down like this, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. She hurriedly smiled and said, "Auntie, what do you want to use? Xishi Excellent buttermilk.”

Kudis waved her hand and showed a smile to Liuli, "Sit down and talk first." Then he looked back at his maids. The two maids quickly retreated out of the door. Xiaotan hesitated for a moment and saw Liuli helpless. He gave himself a look, and had no choice but to turn around and retreat.

Liuli walked to the opposite side of Kudisi and knelt down quietly. She looked at Kudisi respectfully, but her heart was extremely wary. Seeing that she behaved appropriately, Kudisi nodded secretly, smiled more and more kindly, and said softly, "Auntie, you will be fifteen this year, what are your plans for the future?" Liuli's heart tightened, she vaguely guessed, she lowered her head and said, "My uncle has made the decision on this matter, Liuli doesn't dare to have any plans."

Kudi snorted coldly, "Your uncle is just a Hu businessman, and he only knows some businessmen. Don't you also want to marry a Hu man?"

Liuli smiled bitterly in her heart: I was afraid that no serious businessman Hu could think highly of her, so she could only keep a humble look on her face and just repeated, "My uncle has the final say on this matter. Liuli doesn't dare to say anything." - She After living in the An family for more than half a month, I vaguely know that the An family has some friendship with the Hu officials in the court. Thinking that this aunt is just a concubine from a high family, the An family may not be that afraid of her.

Seeing Liuli's indifferent expression, Kudi's heart slowly became angry again, and her voice became two points higher, "Are you the daughter of Kudi's family or that Hu family's daughter? Before coming here this time, Auntie has already agreed with your father that your marriage cannot be decided by that Hu man. Auntie has a great marriage here, and she cannot allow you to marry a Hu man and disgrace the Kudi family! "

Liu Li thought that this was indeed the case, and snorted secretly, but just lowered her head and remained silent. Seeing that her expression was calm, Mrs. Kudi softened her voice and said, "You also know that the Pei family that my aunt married is a direct branch of Xima Pei. The family is the most noble. The eldest son of the Pei family, Erlang, is even more famous in Chang'an. He is a young and handsome man with first-class character and appearance. He has already become an official in the Ming Dynasty last year and will soon rise to prominence. The wife he married has not had children yet, so he wants to find a noble concubine and marry her. When she takes office, she is no worse than a serious lady, and after giving birth to a son, she is the serious eldest son and grandson of the Xima Pei family!"

Speaking of this, Kudis glanced at Liuli, and saw that she was still looking at her nose and heart. She felt slightly discouraged and could only continue, "For such a good marriage, my aunt will think of you first. Think about it, although you come from a good family and have good looks, you look too much like a barbarian. A high-ranking family will never marry you. Now, a poorer family has to choose a dowry. Do you want to marry into that small family? Are you going to work hard all day long? Or do you really want to marry a Hu businessman and become a Hu woman? Apart from having a slightly inferior reputation, what is not the most rare thing? , then Mrs. Cao wanted to kneel down and beg me to bring the coral over. My aunt was thinking about how the coral could compare with you, so she came to the West City to look for you. If you can live up to your expectations, this good thing will be yours..."

Liuli didn't understand at this time that the Pei family her aunt married into was going to have a concubine for her eldest son. Naturally, her aunt wanted to bring one of her own in, so it would be nice to have a helper in the back house. What a concubine, what eldest son, what a big moon cake , but it’s a pity that it’s not my good one! However, according to what she said, this matter is definitely not something that she can do alone, so she is asked to "live up to her ambition" - she can't "live up to her ambition", but she is 100% able to "let off steam". Ten sure. Thinking of this, Liuli whispered, "Thank you for your love, aunt. It's just that Liuli is timid and ignorant. He can't compare with aunt. How can he be worthy of the Pei family?"

Kudis liked hearing this and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? My aunt will naturally arrange everything. You will go home in two days. Then you only need to dress up and go out for a spring outing with your aunt. You are like this Are you afraid that Pei Erlang won't look down on him? "Pei Erlang does have high standards. With his temperament, she didn't expect this niece with a foreign face, but she didn't expect that he had changed his mind. It was said that Hu Han must be both beautiful and intelligent, so she had this idea. Thinking about it, Liuli might be able to fall in love with him...

Liuli felt a little more at ease: It turned out that they were going to go on a blind date, but the horoscope hadn’t even been written yet! But it was better not to take the risk. She shook her head and said, "It would be better for my aunt to discuss this matter with my uncle. Liuli didn't dare to do it on her own. But when it came to going home, Liuli was afraid that if she really went home, she might not be able to wait safely until the tour. The day of spring."

Kudi wanted to get angry after hearing the first half of her words, but was stunned when she heard the second half. She was the wife of a big family, so she didn't understand that these words were not alarmist. Seeing that Liuli was like this, she was probably tempted, but she didn't dare to offend her uncle's family, and she didn't dare to go back. It was good to be soft-tempered like this. As for the Hu man, she had her own way of controlling him! Cudi nodded, "Forget it, aunt will go talk to your uncle! Just wait at home and don't show yourself in public anymore, because your reputation is not good." After saying that, he stood up and left proudly.

Liuli lowered his head slightly and got up to see her out. When he saw that her figure had disappeared, he turned back and said hurriedly to Xiaotan, "Hurry up and report to your uncle and aunt. She said that her aunt was going to pick up Liuli for a spring outing, but in fact she was just showing off. Please." My aunt will definitely help Liuli push her away. If she really can’t push her away, she will insist on letting my girl, Huanhuo, go with her to prevent others from talking about it.”

Xiaotan responded quickly and ran out. There was no one in the courtyard at this time. Liuli's face suddenly fell, and she felt extremely depressed: Is this the case where people sit in the studio and disaster comes from the sky? Or do concubines all over the world like to introduce others to this profession? She let out a sigh of relief before walking into her studio with a sullen face, only to see a smiling face in front of her.

  p.s. Well, I still have to ask the readers for pink votes, PK, I don’t expect to be in the top 15 on the homepage, just fall out of the 20th place.

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