Li Gefei didn't expect it to be so sudden, but since he had already acquiesced in his son-in-law, he didn't appear to be too panicked. He planned to accept the matter after all the betrothal gifts were put down.
But after a while, I saw boxes of betrothal gifts being brought in one after another. The whole process lasted for a quarter of an hour before stopping, almost filling his entire yard.
"Fu'er, what are you doing? You and Qingzhao have known each other since childhood and have been in love. I have already intended to betroth her to you. You must have given her too much!"
Li Gefei scratched his beard nervously and said. ❂❄
He knew that Murong Fu's family was rich, but the next betrothal gift would only include so many things. He was an honest official, but he could not provide a dowry of equal value.
Murong Fu smiled and said: "My father-in-law has given me the reward. With Qingzhao's reputation in Tokyo, my son-in-law is afraid that he will not get enough of the betrothal gift!"
Li Gefei didn't know what was in these boxes, and it was inconvenient to open them on the spot, but Li Qingzhao didn't have any scruples. After opening the boxes one by one, in addition to various gold and silver treasures, there were also silks, silks, and daily necessities. wait.
They are all arranged according to local customs. It can be said that there are many items and they are very complete.
Li Gefei sighed at Murong Fu's generosity and became even more satisfied with his son-in-law.
"Father-in-law, I don't have any elders in my family, so I want to hold this wedding in Kyoto. What do you think, father-in-law?"
Murong Fu didn't want to take Li Qingzhao back to Peach Blossom Island to hold the wedding. Firstly, it was difficult for him to take Li Gefei to Peach Blossom Island. After all, he had an official position. Secondly, he wanted to take care of the emotions of the girls.
Li Gefei had no objection to the matter and said that he could arrange everything.
Murong Fu didn't have much time to stay in Tokyo. He had already ordered someone to calculate that three days later would be an auspicious day for marriage, and he hoped to hold the wedding as soon as possible.
After Li Gefei hesitated for a while, he agreed. It was just that he couldn't notify relatives and friends from far away to attend the happy event, which was not a big problem.
While Murong Fu and Li Gefei were discussing some matters regarding their marriage, it suddenly became noisy outside the house.
At this time, a servant came in and reported: "Master, the young master who supervises the censor learned that someone proposed marriage to the young lady, and he is here again!"
Li Gefei frowned, with a hint of helplessness in his expression.
Li Qingzhao stood up and said, "Is this Zhao Mingcheng really endless?"
Murong Fu didn't know who it was at first, but when he heard the three words "Zhao Mingcheng", his expression became a little strange.
If he remembered correctly, Li Qingzhao was supposed to marry the other party, but now he has blocked her.
Listening to the increasingly noisy sounds outside the house, Li Gefei looked at Murong Fu with a headache and asked: "Fu'er, do you want to step away for a while and let me and Qingzhao handle it?"
Murong Fu smiled lightly and said: "No need, let him come in!"
Li Gefei said: "You don't know something. This Zhao Mingcheng has always been talented. He has always admired Qingzhao. I'm afraid the person who came here is evil!"
"It doesn't matter, my father-in-law just invites him in. I'm not a big girl, am I still afraid of being seen?"
Murong Fu seemed indifferent. He was a great master of martial arts. Could it be that he was frightened by a scholar and hid?
After seeing that Murong Fu didn't care, Li Gefei asked the servant to let him in.
Li Qingzhao sat next to Murong Fu and held his arm as if to demonstrate.
Not long after, a young man dressed like a scholar came in. He looked handsome, but compared with Murong Fu, he was a bit unattractive.
The visitor was none other than Zhao Mingcheng. When he saw boxes of various sizes in the courtyard, he couldn't help but be startled.
These boxes are all tied with red satin, and together with the ornaments inside, they are obviously betrothal gifts.
If the opponent's battle had not been small, the servants in his house would not have discovered that someone came to Li's house to propose marriage.
After all, the official refutation of the rumor had just come out from the palace. Even if the other party's information was well-informed, it wouldn't be so fast, right?
As soon as Zhao Mingcheng entered the hall, he saw Li Qingzhao and Murong Fu who were behaving intimately. No matter how well-mannered he was, he couldn't help but look angry.
"I've met Mr. Li, Miss Li!"
Zhao Mingcheng felt depressed and only greeted Li Gefei and Li Qingzhao, but seemed not to see Murong Fu.
Li Qingzhao had a sulky look on his face, but before she could speak, Murong Fu took the initiative and said, "Brother Zhao, you are polite. I am Murong Fu, a native of Taihu, Suzhou!"
When Zhao Mingcheng saw him coming to talk to him, he didn't want to pay attention at first, but he thought that if he pretended to be aloof in front of Li Qingzhao, he would be disgraced, so he reluctantly raised his hand and said: "Zhao Mingcheng, his ancestral home is Shandong, and he now lives in Bian, Kyoto. Liang!"
Li Gefei noticed that Zhao Mingcheng was not in a high mood, so he asked tactfully: "Mr. Zhao, I wonder why you came to visit me today?"
Zhao Mingcheng suppressed his displeasure and said: "Master Li, I heard that someone proposed marriage to Miss Li today, so Zhao wanted to come and see who it is that can get into Miss Li's eyes."
After that, he looked at Li Qingzhao and said: "Miss Li, you told Zhao that day that the man you will marry in the future must have extraordinary talent, and at least be able to compose a song that satisfies you and spread it through the ages. Only the lyrics and chapters are good, I wonder if Brother Murong has ever done it?"
When he said this, his tone was full of indignation.
Murong Fu couldn't help but look at Li Qingzhao. She looked slightly unnatural and said: "Yes, I did say this, and he did it!"
After all, the song "Tong Guan Gu Gu" that was recited by everyone in Kyoto was written by Murong Fu, but she couldn't tell anyone about it casually.
The reason why she made this rule was just to scare away the talents who were pursuing her, but she didn't expect that Zhao Mingcheng would say it in front of Murong Fu today.
Sure enough, after Zhao Mingcheng heard this, he expressed disbelief: "Then please tell Brother Murong himself what extraordinary words you have done, so that Zhao can see your grace!"
"Zhao Mingcheng, are you here to deliberately make things difficult for me today?"
Li Qingzhao said with some annoyance.
She has clearly rejected the other party many times, but she didn't expect that Zhao Mingcheng would still pester him endlessly, which was really annoying.
This was the first time that Zhao Mingcheng saw Li Qingzhao angry. His face changed slightly and he said unnaturally: "Miss Li, you should understand Zhao's feelings for you. Even if you are ruthless to Zhao, it doesn't matter, but I should always know that I am favored by you. Is this person worth entrusting to me?"
Murong Fu could see from the sidelines that although Zhao Mingcheng was not a complete gentleman, he was definitely not a villain. His words were sincere, which made Murong Fu look down upon him.
No wonder, after all, it was the person Li Qingzhao committed to marrying in history, so how could he be a villain?
