The four talented men have rich family backgrounds, and all of them have outstanding talents. Although they are not one-in-a-million, they are also charming and graceful, so there is no shortage of women around them.
Since there is no shortage of women, he naturally has a deep understanding of women.
If nothing else, just by the way Liu Yiyi and Su Meier looked at Lin Ping'an, these people could instantly understand what it meant.
It is human nature for a girl to hold her tongue, so even Liu Wushuang couldn't help but start gossiping at this moment.
After hearing this, Lin Ping'an looked at the other person's winking expression, and was suddenly a little surprised.
To be honest, Lin Ping'an really had no ill intentions towards those two girls!
Seeing Lin Ping'an looking a little dazed, Liu Wushuang suddenly felt that he had hit the nail on the head, and couldn't help but smile:
"Liu Yiyi is the daughter of Liu Chengzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Su Meier is the daughter of Su Liangyong, the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Both of them are famous talented women in Kyoto. If the dean is interested, he might as well take them in together."
After the words fell, Wei Wuya on the side suddenly shouted:
"Brother Wushuang, are you kidding me? That girl Suzaku has not yet married, how can our dean do such a thing? Besides, even if the girl Zhuque has married, the dean must marry these two women. Only if Miss Suzaku nods in agreement!"
Liu Wushuang shook his head and said nonchalantly:
"Since ancient times, young people have been romantic. A person like the dean should naturally have three wives and four concubines. I think the Suzaku girl will not object."
Song Zhice chuckled and said:
"Brother Wushuang, if that Suzaku girl knows that it was you who came up with this idea, what do you think she will do?"
Liu Wushuang suddenly had a bitter look on his face, shrank his neck, raised his hand and slapped himself, shouting repeatedly:
"Forget it, just pretend that I haven't said anything about this. Don't stop talking nonsense. If that girl Suzaku finds out, I will never end it with you!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Lin Ping'an could only show an embarrassed yet polite smile on his face.
He also wanted to have three wives and four concubines, but who asked him to dig a hole for himself and drag Yan Xiaoxiao into it.
It's great now, but it's extremely embarrassing when I can't go up or down.
Lin Pingan's image of Yan Xiaoxiao appeared in his mind again, and he murmured in his heart;
"It seems reasonable for a female junior to hold a gold brick!"
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At this moment, Yan Xiaoxiao was sitting in a daze among the sea of flowers in the garden.
She went to the opening ceremony, and when Lin Pingan stood on the high platform and talked, to be honest, she was a little moved.
This heartbeat came very suddenly, which caught her off guard at the time. The demeanor shown by Lin Pingan was completely inconsistent with her actual age, and even made her feel a little dazed.
"If you marry him, will you make people laugh?"
Yan Xiaoxiao thought as she picked up a pebble on the ground, flicked it with her fingers, and a flower in the distance fell from the sky, its petals flying, as if to protest her unreasonable disaster.
"But he seems really different."
With a pop, a stone shot out, and another flower floated down.
"But he keeps calling me Sister Xiaoxiao. What on earth is this guy thinking?"
Then a flower floated down again.
"Gee, why is this question so annoying?"
The distracted Yan Xiaoxiao reached out to grab a handful of stones on the ground, flicked her index finger, and a mist of flowers rose in the distance.
Seeing this scene, Hua Fangfang, who was not far away, suddenly felt distressed. She wanted to stop her several times, but finally thought about it and let it go.
"Hua'er, it was me who harmed you. When that girl has had enough venting, I will dig a hole and bury you."
Hua Fang sighed in her heart, feeling quite helpless.
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Su Meier returned to her house, pouting with an unhappy look on her face.
"Thankfully, I keep calling her Sister Yiyi. I didn't expect her to be so scheming."
She thought bitterly in her heart, walked into her boudoir, sat down, looked at the willow tree outside the window, and was in a daze.
Several maids shrank their necks. Their young lady was kind-hearted, but her temper was a bit bad. When they saw Su Meier looking like this, they knew that this young lady was having a bad temper again.
"Sister Mei'er, what's wrong? Why do you look so worried?"
Several maids pushed an older-looking maid and asked curiously.
This maid named Sister Mei'er is Su Mei'er's personal maid. She is similar in age to Su Mei'er. She has grown up with Su Mei'er since she was a child. They are called master and servant, but they are actually sisters.
At this moment, she looked at Su Meier's dazed look and felt really worried.
As a personal maid, she naturally accompanied Su Meier to Zhulin Academy, but she had no idea what happened in the classroom.
So she waved to the other maids. After these maids retreated, she quietly came to Su Meier's side and asked:
"Miss, could it be that something happened in the academy today that made you unhappy?"
Su Meier sighed and said quietly:
"It's not a big deal, it's just that Liu Yiyi took the opportunity and I feel a little unhappy."
Hearing this sentence, Sister Meier was a little surprised. She knew that her young lady and Liu Yiyi were good friends. They talked about almost everything on weekdays. Why did Su Meier say this from Su Meier's mouth today? Such a sentence?
However, she was not in a hurry to ask. She knew Su Meier's character best, and she couldn't hide her words at all.
As expected, Su Mei'er took Sister Mei'er's hand and told her what happened today. Finally, she pouted and shouted:
"That's what happened. Are you angry?"
Sister Meier nodded, but she was a little bit dumbfounded. Su Meier in front of her was obviously jealous!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but be surprised, hesitated for a long time, and then asked hesitantly:
"Miss, do you really like that Dean Xiaolin?"
Su Meier hummed without hesitation and said angrily:
"Liu Yiyi also likes him. We had agreed to work together, but I didn't expect that she would not abide by the rules. In this case, I will have a fight with her to see who can marry Dean Xiaolin!"
After saying this, Su Meier couldn't help laughing. She shook Sister Meier's hand and said:
"Oh, you should think of a solution for me!"
Outside the boudoir, a middle-aged woman seemed to have been standing for a long time. Her brows were frowning more and more, and she wanted to push the door open, but she stopped halfway, hesitated for a long time, and finally turned around and left. .
In the garden, a middle-aged man stood there quietly. He seemed to be admiring the greenery of the garden. However, there seemed to be a trace of deep worry locked between his eyebrows, and his eyes seemed a bit hollow and blank.
Yes, the Ming Dynasty's finances were empty, and money was needed everywhere. Even though he, the Minister of Household Affairs, worked hard, he still felt unable to do what he wanted.
There were rapid footsteps behind him. Looking at the panting middle-aged woman, Su Liangyong asked with some displeasure:
"Why are you in such a hurry, madam?"
The middle-aged woman took a breath, grabbed Su Liangyong's sleeve, and shouted:
"My lord, I'm sorry, Mei'er has someone in mind. You can't ignore this matter!"
Su Liangyong was startled and looked at the other party with some confusion. Only when his wife started describing it in a crackling voice did he understand what was going on.
"Dean Xiaolin?"
He whispered in his mouth, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Seeing that her master remained silent, the middle-aged woman became even more anxious. She shook Su Liangyong's arm and asked repeatedly:
"Sir, who is that Dean Xiao Lin? Why have I never heard of Mei'er talking about it before?"
Su Liangyong had a wry smile on his face and said slowly:
"The dean of Tai Hospital and Zhulin Academy, Lieutenant Feng Guo, the adopted brother of the Queen, the teacher of King Xin, Lin Ping'an who was personally granted a marriage by His Majesty!"
Listening to this long list of titles, the middle-aged woman looked confused and asked hesitantly:
"Master, how old is Lin Ping'an?"
"It's about the same size as our Mei'er."
Hearing Su Liangyong's words, the middle-aged woman's face looked happy, but then it dimmed again.
"Since His Majesty personally granted the marriage, it means that he already has a wife. Is it possible that his daughter is still planning to become a concubine?"
Thinking of this, she immediately shook her head and shouted:
"How can this be done? There is no way our Mei'er can be his concubine under any circumstances."
Su Liangyong had a headache. He knew that his daughter went to Zhulin Academy and didn't care about it at the time, but he never thought that his daughter would fall in love with Lin Pingan.
Looking at his wife's worried look, he waved his hand and said thoughtfully:
"You are Mei'er's mother. Find an opportunity to talk to her. Unless she is an equal wife, she will never be allowed to marry Lin Ping'an!"
"Be an equal wife?"
The middle-aged woman's eyes widened, looking in disbelief.
"Lin Ping'an is no ordinary person. If our Meier marries him and becomes an equal wife, it won't be considered as wronging Meier."
Su Liangyong said slowly, not wanting to explain too much to his wife, and turned around and walked towards the study.
Looking at Su Liangyong's back, the middle-aged woman stamped her feet and said to herself:
"Lin Pingan, what kind of person is this person?"
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Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice!
Liu Yiyi came to her father's study with light steps.
She was in a good mood at the moment. She was still recalling the scene when Lin Ping'an called her "Yiyi girl" in her mind, and a shy smile appeared on her face.
Liu Chengzhi put down the book in his hand, looked at his daughter's happy appearance, and couldn't help but smile and asked:
"Yiyi, what makes you so happy?"
Liu Yiyi came to him, took his hand and said softly:
"Dean Xiaolin gave me a task today, please help me."
At that moment, Liu Yiyi told her about her invitation to make a hot air balloon for Lin Pingan at Zhulin Academy. Then she looked at Liu Chengzhi and said eagerly:
"Dad, I've thought about it. When the time comes, I'll ask all the nuns in our house to help. But there are so many sheepskins, so you have to buy them for me."
Liu Chengzhi was stunned, stretched out a hand to stroke Liu Yiyi's hair, and said with a smile:
"Silly girl, the sheepskin used to make balloons is not ordinary sheepskin. Do you think you can just peel it off the lamb and dry it in the sun?"
Hearing this, Liu Yiyi asked in shock: "Isn't it?"
Liu Chengzhi shook his head and sighed:
"I've long heard that Dean Xiao Lin has a great business acumen, but I didn't expect that his empty-handed skills would be used on me."
"Dad, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"
Liu Yiyi shouted dissatisfied.
Liu Chengzhi smiled and then said:
"The sheepskin he wants is not ordinary lambskin, but the skin and wool are separated. After special production, what he gets is a soft and tough sheepskin. I don't know how much it will cost for such a big balloon. silver."
Liu Yiyi blinked her eyes, she didn't care how much money she spent, what she wanted was to make such a balloon for Lin Pingan, so he shook Liu Chengzhi's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Dad, my daughter agreed to this in public. You will never let your daughter break her promise and lose your face."
Liu Chengzhi was shaken so dizzy that he waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"Okay, okay, daddy promises you this."
After saying this, he looked at Liu Yiyi carefully, his face became a little serious, and he suddenly asked:
"Yiyi, tell daddy, are you in love with that Dean Xiaolin?"
Liu Yiyi blushed immediately, with a daughter-like look on her face, and said coquettishly:
"Dad, what are you talking about? I just want to do something for her."
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, due to feudal etiquette, ordinary fathers and daughters rarely had such conversations. However, Liu Chengzhi was an open-minded man and loved Liu Yiyi very much. They were called father and daughter, but they talked about everything. Talk, so he asked directly at this moment.
Seeing Liu Yiyi's appearance, how could Liu Chengzhi still understand his daughter's thoughts, but this time he did not laugh, but said extremely seriously:
"Lin Ping'an is by no means a thing in the pool. If you can marry him, you will naturally be lucky. There is only one condition, that is, you must marry him as an equal wife, otherwise there is no need to talk!"
Although Liu Yiyi was shy, she answered directly at this moment:
"My daughter thanked her father for helping me, and she thinks so too."
After saying this, she fled out of the study room as fast as she could.
Looking at her back, Liu Chengzhi traced a smile on his lips and murmured:
"Lin Pingan, Lin Pingan, you are really powerful. Not only do you want to use my money for nothing, but you also want to kidnap my daughter. It seems that I have to meet you personally."
