A farce delayed the business. After settling down the Liu family, Xue Li agreed to come back tomorrow.
According to Liu Yuanwai's opinion, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. His son-in-law has a good reputation and is so polite. There is no choice. You can just take Yinhuan away today. To avoid long nights and many dreams and troubles.
But Xue Li said that the etiquette should not be discarded. His adoptive father was here to host the ceremony, so the two families must meet each other.
The next day, Song Guogong Xiao Yu made another trip. This time, Liu Yuan opened the door and stood at the street entrance to greet him. Even the magistrate of Longmen County acted as Xiao Yu's guide. The pomp and circumstance can be said to be the only one in the county.
In the Liu family's living room, the two parties were seated separately, with the Longmen County magistrate sitting at the bottom.
Xiao Yu: "I'm two years older than you, so please call me Liu Xiandi."
"Don't dare, don't dare, Liu Yuan is just a commoner, and the prime minister is looking down on him." Liu Yuanwai stood up quickly.
"In other words, there are no Prime Minister officials here. I came here today to care about the children. I just want to talk about family ties and don't want to get into trouble." Xiao Yu was very easy-going, "Brother Liu Xian, dog son Xue Li, whose pseudonym is Rengui. Back then it was You and Xue Li's biological father, brother Xue Guixian, have made a marriage contract for two children together."
"I never thought that Brother Xue Guixian would be sick, and the situation in Xue Li's family was like that. As Xue Li's adoptive father, Xiao Yu came to the house today on behalf of Brother Xue Guixian, to fulfill the agreement of the year, to pick up my daughter and let them The marriage is consummated. What do you think, dear brother?"
Liu Yuanwai recalled those years and sighed: "I think back then, when my nephew Xue Xian was two years old, my wife was pregnant. When I became good friends with brother Xue Guixian, we decided to get married. Later, brother Xue was unlucky. I wanted to take the child Xue Li home, but unfortunately I was unable to do so. Later I heard that he was lost, and I even went to pay homage to Brother Xue’s grave."
"Okay, my friend's orphan has now grown up, and he has made great achievements as a young man. Brother Xue Gui, you can rest in peace."
"Thank you Brother Xiao for traveling here. My Liu family has no objection to this marriage. Everything will be at Brother Xiao's discretion."
With that said, he turned around and ordered: "Come here, tell the lady to ask the lady to come out."
Xiao Yu nodded, and then explained: "There is one more thing that needs to be explained to my virtuous brother. When Xue Li left the mountain after completing his studies, he went to the territory of Master Liang to make contributions. He originally wanted to destroy Master Liang and dedicate it to the Tang Dynasty, but later he saw Liang Master. The country had good relations with the Turks, so they turned to the Liang Kingdom to consume the Turks."
"In this case, we can only hide in the Liang Kingdom and develop secretly. Unexpectedly, this child's versatile civil and military skills were noticed by Master Liang and married his daughter to him."
"Forced by the situation, Xue Li could only bear to marry Liang Shidu's daughter and become Liang's consort. This..."
Hearing this, Liu Yuanwai quickly waved his hands and said: "It doesn't matter, a real man, when he makes great achievements, he will inevitably encounter some setbacks."
Xiao Yu explained: "Brother Liu Xian misunderstood. Now that the Liang Kingdom has returned to the Tang Dynasty, Xue Li can't abandon the Liang Kingdom princess whom the matchmaker is marrying, right? National affairs have nothing to do with the daughter. What's more, the two have already given birth to a daughter. So... "
Liu Yuanwai's expression changed, he stood up and asked: "Brother Xiao, what do you mean by this? Is it because you want your daughter to be a child? Brother Xiao, although my Liu family is not a wealthy family, we just live on a few acres of thin farmland in this small Longmen County. But they are also a decent family. I have raised my daughter for more than ten years. When I arranged a baby marriage with brother Xue Guixian, firstly I wanted to keep our two families on good terms, and secondly I also wanted my daughter to have a good home in the future."
"This baby girl, if Xue Li is sincere in marrying her, our Liu family will promise her a thousand dollars. But if you want my daughter to be younger, it is absolutely impossible. We are not as noble as the princess of Liang Kingdom, but she also has her own backbone."
Xiao Yu waited quietly for him to finish, then stood up with a smile, took his arm and explained: "I misunderstood Liu Xiandi. According to the rules, Xue Li and your daughter have an engagement first, so before the two of them get married, the family will make arrangements for him Whoever you marry is considered a concubine, and only your concubine is Xue Li's official wife. We still understand this etiquette."
"The reason why I opened my mouth is to plead for the Liang family woman. Not to mention her identity, I just said that she married Xue Li without knowing it, took care of the child wholeheartedly, and gave birth to a daughter. , regardless of her father Liang Shidu, just looking at this woman, she is a virtuous and virtuous girl."
"So, can you discuss with Brother Liu Xian and your daughter to give that Liang family woman the status of an equal wife?"
"But don't worry, Xiao is here to promise you that when your daughter-in-law comes over, she will definitely be your real wife, and Xue Li doesn't dare to treat her poorly. If your daughter-in-law suffers the slightest injustice from our side, Xiao will personally capture Xue Li and give her to you. The Liu family apologizes."
Foreign Minister Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, that’s it.
Turning to look at Xue Li, "Xiannephew, is this what you mean?"
Xue Li stood up and saluted and said: "Uncle Liu, please forgive me. The Liang family girl has been with me for three years. I was unwilling at first, but how can a human being be ruthless? As time goes by, it is natural to have feelings."
"The purpose of taking the Liang Kingdom and returning it to the Tang Dynasty is for state affairs. If the state affairs are over, I will abandon them and use them as tools to do things. Xue Li cannot do such a thing. Therefore, I can only come to ask for Uncle Liu's understanding."
At this moment, a woman wearing a hijab ran out of the back hall and said, "I do. Dad, you can't blame the Xue family brother for this. Don't say let her be a common wife, she can be a real wife. She is a princess after all, if If he hadn't married someone else, the Xue family brother might have been in danger in Liang Kingdom."
Xue Li moved and nodded to Liu Yinhuan, who shyly hid behind his father.
Liu Yuanwai laughed and said: "Silly boy, how can your father be an ignorant person?"
Turning to Xiao Yu, he said: "Brother Xiao is worrying too much. This matter is a trivial matter. For Xue Li to think so, doesn't it mean that he is affectionate and righteous? I have nothing to worry about such a son-in-law. As for the legitimate wife and the equal wife. Yes, don’t treat your daughter poorly, we won’t have any objections.”
The misunderstanding was resolved and everyone was happy. Xiao Yu praised Liu Yuanwai's generosity, and Liu Yuanwai praised Xiao Yuan's meticulousness and thoughtfulness. The two sides had a good business exchange.
Since Xiao Yu was taking Xue Li back to Chang'an for a wedding, a local farewell banquet was held that day under the arrangement of the Liu family. Basically, everyone with a good reputation in Longmen County came.
After eating, and taking the two newlyweds to pay homage to Xue Li's parents again, Xiao Yu and others set off.
The girl from the Liu family bid farewell to her parents with tears in her eyes, and Xue Li also looked back with emotion. This place where he was born may not come back for many years.
During the whole process, no one from the Xue family in Hedong showed up. They were busy dealing with Xue Lun and others in Jiangzhou. According to the family law, they did not actually kill Xue Li's uncles and cousins, but just removed these people from the family tree. Then withdrew all family funding and sent these people back.
Even so, Xue Lun was so frightened that he fell seriously ill. From then on, their reputation in Longmen County became bad. Everyone knew that they were Xue Li's relatives, but no one dared to get involved with them for fear of causing trouble.
Unable to bear the glare and criticism from the local people, the family moved away within a few years, not knowing where to live.
The New Year is coming soon in Xiaojiazhuang outside Chang'an City. It seems that the whole world is full of festive atmosphere, and Xiaojiazhuang is even more full of New Year flavor.
A handsome young man riding a white horse inquired all the way to Xiaojiazhuang. Before he even got close to Zhuangzi, all his identity information had been investigated. The instructions above are two words - let go!
