"Brother Li, the little princess will come to my place to learn swordsmanship in the past two days. Do you want to take the time to come and take a look?"
In the Taixue Palace, before parting, Bai Wangyu opened his mouth and asked.
"Do not have time."
Li Ziye responded casually, "Just teach her well. The little princess has extraordinary talent and her future achievements are limitless. If you mislead someone else, you will be guilty of a big sin."
"Brother Li, don't worry."
Bai Wangyu smiled slightly and said, "As long as the little princess is willing to learn, there is nothing that Taixue Palace cannot teach."
"You said this so domineeringly, let's go."
Li Ziye responded, then waved his hand and walked away.
Behind him, Bai Wangyu looked at the former's back and sighed softly in his heart.
Brother Li should still care about the little princess, otherwise, he wouldn't ask about Tai Sujian.
Brother Li is obviously not as lucky as him when it comes to marriage matters.
To this day, he still can't figure out who will become the young mistress of the Li family.
Most women cannot bear this burden.
It would be great if Zhu Zhu was still here, but unfortunately, there are no ifs.
Brother Li, it's time to make a decision.
Outside Taixue Palace, Li Ziye got on the carriage and rushed straight towards Li Yuan.
In the inner courtyard, Li Youwei got up early and started working.
"Sister Youwei."
Li Ziye walked into the room, sat down at the table, and said softly, "I miss home."
Across the table, Li Youwei heard this, put down the account book in her hand, and said, "Come, sit next to sister."
Li Ziye nodded, stood up and sat down next to the eldest sister.
"Are you tired?"
Li Youwei stretched out her hand, rubbed the temples of the little brother in front of her, and said gently, "If you are tired, just stop and take a rest. There is no need to force yourself so much."
"fine."
Li Ziye closed his eyes and replied in a tired tone, "I just miss Old Li a little."
I haven't been back for two years. I don't know how Lao Li's health is. I keep telling that guy not to eat so fat, but he doesn't listen. I will scold him when we see him again.
"I'll go back during the New Year."
Li Youwei said softly, "Little brother, when you went to the ruins of Sazu, there was news from the palace that Emperor Shang intended to arrange a marriage between you and the Ninth Princess."
"I have already guessed that this day will come sooner or later."
Li Ziye looked calm and said, "Elder sister will decide this matter."
"Brother, sister still hopes that you can marry someone you like."
Li Youwei said with some distress, "Our Li family has finally reached this height, just to prevent the Li family from being restricted by others. You are the only legitimate son in the family. You have worked too hard these years and you should not sacrifice for the family anymore." .”
"It is because we have reached this level that we have to be more cautious. If we make one wrong move, we will lose everything."
Li Ziye opened his eyes, all the tiredness on his face disappeared, his eyes were cold and he said, "If Emperor Shang wants to marry me and the Ninth Princess, there will definitely be a lot of resistance. Whether it's the Empress or the Li family, Emperor Shang will do it." You have to think about it seriously, now it depends on the bargaining chip offered by that old fox."
When Li Youwei heard this, she was shocked and said, "You mean, if the bargaining chips offered by Shang Huang are enough, you will agree to this marriage?"
"why not?"
Li Ziye smiled slightly and responded, "Of course, we can't agree so easily. After all, my identity as the legitimate son of the Li family still has some weight. Unless the Shang Emperor gives us a bargaining chip that satisfies us, we and the royal family will continue. The longer we delay, the better it will be for us."
"Little brother."
After hearing the former's answer, Li Youwei looked serious and said sternly, "Your marriage should not become a bargaining chip in the game between the Li family and the royal family. We are not totally without a way to deal with this matter. We can use the previous methods again. It’s not impossible.”
"That seems too deliberate. Sister Youwei, don't worry about me, I know what I'm doing."
A warm smile appeared on Li Ziye's face and he said, "I am the legitimate son of the Li family, and I have the title of national scholar. My status is not much worse than that of the children of princes. If the royal family grants a marriage, they must ask our Li family's opinion. At least, I will show off. This matter cannot be decided in a day or two. Let's talk slowly. When doing business, the one with the highest price will get it. The royal family is not the only one who wants to marry our Li family."
At this point, Li Ziye paused and reminded, "Sister Youwei, this matter about me helping Xiao Xiao avoid the natural disaster should have been spread. I just want to make a fuss about this matter and reveal a little bit about it to the royal family. It is said that Qinglong Sect also intends to marry with the Li family."
Li Youwei looked at the calm look of her younger brother in front of her, and felt more and more distressed, and asked, "Brother, are you really going to use your marriage as a bargaining chip?"
"Not sure yet."
Li Ziye smiled and said, "Let's take a look at the prices of each party first. If the price they offer is higher than my obsession with finding true love, then we will charge money to do the job. If the price they offer is not suitable, I will continue to look for it." True love, spend time with them.”
After saying that, Li Ziye stood up and said, "Okay, Sister Youwei, I'll go back to the room to rest for a while, and I'll come back in exchange for the pearls in the evening."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ziye turned around and left, returning to his room first.
"How about it, Youwei, what I said is right."
Not long after Li Ziye left, Hongzhu walked up to the room and said, "I feel that Xiao Ziye will probably use his marriage as a bargaining chip to continue the game with the royal family. We don't have many chips to play against the royal family. Xiao Ziye will not waste such a precious bargaining chip."
She has known since she was a child that no one in the Li family is normal, especially Xiao Ziye.
Without this crazy pursuit of profit, the Li family would not be at the height it is today.
Li Youwei was silent and didn't say anything. She picked up the account book and continued to make comments.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Ziye's bargaining chip is quite valuable."
While talking, Hongzhu walked to the table and sat down. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, she jokingly said, "Not only the royal family has been watching, the little princess of the Guanshan Wang family also has a special liking for our boy Ziye, and Xiao Xiao, although I can’t tell what that girl is thinking, outsiders must think that the Qinglong Sect also intends to marry our Li family.”
"Let the news get out."
Li Youwei looked at the account book in her hand and said softly, "Guanshan Prince's Mansion and the royal family should let us know what kind of bargaining chips the royal family will give in the end."
"good."
Hongzhu nodded and didn't waste any more time. She got up and left to do things first.
In the room, Li Youwei was quietly commenting on the account book. After an unknown amount of time, a tear appeared in the corner of her eye and fell silently.
Foster mother, my daughter is useless and has failed in your trust.
In the end, the younger brother still has to sacrifice his own happiness in exchange for the opportunity for the development of the Li family.
