"This kid Li Ang,"
Li Hui picked up a piece of crystal dragon and phoenix cake made of rice flour from the fruit plate, threw it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "It's pretty good."
This is the residence of King Yue located in Furong Garden. Although it is said to be a mansion, it is actually not much different from a manor. It has a regular layout, many pavilions, vast lakes and elegant trees.
In addition, in order to prepare for the prince's wedding in a few months, the entire mansion has been undergoing renovations. The sound of axes, saws and chisels continued, so only the side hall was a little cleaner.
Li Leling, who was sitting across the table and flipping through the list of Li Hui's wedding gifts, paused slightly and said, "Yeah."
"Excellent abilities, outstanding talents, affection and righteousness, and most importantly, good character."
Li Hui looked at the expression on his sister's face and said with a smile: "A subordinate in my family recently went to Zhenzhou as an official. He wrote back to me and said that the people of Zhenzhou praised Mr. Li Xiaolang repeatedly.
He only charges a few token coins to treat poor people.
When encountering particularly difficult patients, they would sometimes pay for the soup and medicine themselves, and give them some meat, eggs, and rice.
Nowadays, someone still cleans the dust and fallen leaves in front of their old house every day. "
"Um..."
Li Leling still studied the list of return gifts carefully - this was a prince's wedding, and guests with different distances, closeness, and status needed different gifts in return.
"I heard that when he first came to Chang'an, he was so poor that he was reluctant to buy a horse.
Later, I was admitted to the Academy with the top score, and many courtiers wanted to come and get married."
Li Hui continued: "Including several important ministers of fourth rank and above, as well as members of our Li family clan.
If it were any other boy from the country who heard that he could get married to the minister or the prince's family, he would have been extremely happy.
As a result, he rejected them all because of his young age.
He is indifferent to favors and humiliations, and is indifferent to the powerful. "
"..."
Li Leling looked up at Li Hui from the thick list and continued to flip through the paper in silence.
"But now, considering my age, it's almost time to talk about life-long events."
Seeing that his sister was unmoved, Li Hui continued: "The parents' orders, the matchmaker's words.
Both of his parents are dead, and there is only one elder in the family, who is a distant relative. As for his teacher... you should also know that that person's status is relatively subtle and cannot come out to help him arrange a marriage.
Such a good young man, not long ago, he helped the Yu State to quell the water poisoning in Suzhou and made great contributions to the world. Don't end up turning a deaf ear to what's going on outside the window, devoting yourself wholeheartedly to Neo-Confucianism, and ending up unmarried like Dr. Gongsun Lin. "
"elder brother!"
Li Leling closed the list helplessly, "What do you want to say?"
"I didn't want to say anything."
Li Hui looked innocent and rubbed the cake remnants on her hands, "I was at a banquet a few days ago and heard from my friends that many princes and ministers have daughters and nieces who are waiting to be born.
The best marriage partners are naturally young talents from the academy.
Their family is planning to buy a house in Jinchengfang for their daughter to live in, and strive to be neighbors with Li Ang's family.
When the time comes, we will meet each other every day without looking up, and cultivate the relationship first. "
Li Leling asked subconsciously: "Who? Which family?"
"The clan, your nineteenth uncle's house."
"Uncle Nineteen..."
Li Leling recalled something, and said in astonishment with her mouth open: "His family has one son and two daughters. The youngest daughter is eight years old. It's impossible.
The eldest daughter... is already twenty-eight! "
"Ahem, I'm twenty-eight years old."
Li Hui coughed awkwardly, "It's not like you don't know the image of our clan among the people.
Qiwang, a young man with the fifth surname, is unwilling to get married. He is a talented young man with potential, but he does not want to become a princess. He will not be able to become an important minister in the future.
A disciple of the Academy is the most suitable. "
"That's too..."
Li Leling pursed her lips and said nothing.
"As a friend and cousin, I naturally hope that cousin Xiangyun can find a good husband like Li Ang."
Li Hui looked at the expression on the girl's face again and said, "But, as someone's brother, I still hope that my sister can get her wish."
"elder brother!"
Li Leling's face turned red, and she slapped the list on the table in shame.
"I didn't say which sister it was, why are you so excited?"
Li Hui laughed, "I didn't know who it was at the beginning of the year. As soon as the newspapers were delivered to the palace every day, I couldn't wait to read the news related to Suzhou.
I didn't know who it was during the day today. When I saw Li Ang on the ring, I was so nervous that I almost bit my lip. "
Li Leling waved her fist in shame, while Li Hui evaded flexibly and said with a smile: "If someone keeps hiding his thoughts like this, be careful that other girls get there first.
There were more than one or two girls in the audience who looked at Li Ang strangely.
Don't be the last to hear the news of someone's engagement, and cry and beg Aye to come to heaven to get you married, as an emergency rescue. "
"Ignore you, I'll go find my sister-in-law."
Unable to say anything to Li Hui, Li Leling pouted her mouth, quickened her pace and pushed out the door. As soon as she walked out, she covered her cheeks with her hands to cover up the blush on her face.
Marriage grant...
No, no, no, what am I thinking!
I first became friends with Cui Qiao and then met Li Ang.
If it were that kind of thing, then I would become that kind of thing, and that would be too much...
Li Leling was in a state of confusion and subconsciously quickened her pace.
Li Hui looked at the door that had closed in the wind, smiled, shook his head, and sighed.
After this wedding, he didn't know if he could stay in Chang'an.
Will those ministers in the court who support my brother continue to make trouble?
My younger sister has always been in poor health. If she can marry a good doctor, I can feel more at ease even if I leave Chang'an.
"well..."
In the luxurious room, there was only a faint sigh.
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Squeak.
The carriage stopped in the backyard of the residence of the Minister of Industry. Li Leling jumped out of the carriage and, under the guidance of the maid of the Minister of Industry, led him to the boudoir of the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Industry and her future sister-in-law.
"Leling is here."
The future Princess of Yue, named Yan Xuan, was being served by a maid, changing sets of jewelry and selecting outfits for the wedding day.
Seeing Li Leling appear, Yan Xuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and let the maids and servants disperse. The aunt and sister-in-law sat down and chatted.
"...I just came from Furong Garden. The construction progress there is very fast and it will be completed in a month. However, the trees by the lake are a bit sparse, and a few more trees may need to be transported from Lingnan. Sister-in-law, do you like it? What kind of trees?”
"In the past few days of the Academy Arena competition, everyone is not in the mood to attend class. Dr. Wang Wenlun also angrily scolded the students who were sleeping in class, saying that they could still sleep at their age and had no future..."
"Yesterday, the palace invited Cardinal Xiu Xiu from Taihao Mountain to give a lecture at Daming Palace to talk about Haotian's teachings. Aye Aniang hopes that Cardinal Xiu Xiu can attend the wedding of you and your fourth brother. It is best to follow the instructions of Taihao Mountain. Feng Shang will personally witness your marriage..."
Li Leling and Yan Xuan chatted wordlessly. The daughter of the minister of the Ministry of Industry had a gentle personality and a better temper than her. They chatted very happily.
Yan Xuan listened with a smile, but suddenly her brows furrowed slightly, and her body subconsciously leaned back, lying on the back of the chair.
"What's wrong, sister-in-law?"
Li Leling asked subconsciously, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, it's just that I'm a little tired from preparing for the wedding recently."
Yan Xuan gently rubbed her shoulders, looked at the back of her palms with some confusion, and put her palms down.
In the blind spot of the two people's perspectives, a dark red line quietly traveled along the blood vessels under Yan Xuan's skin and disappeared.
Downstairs in the boudoir, the simple-looking maid seemed to sense something. She stopped sweeping the floor, looked up at the ceiling, and took the opportunity to adjust the hairpin to move the steel needle inserted in her head.
Yajiu's steel needle.
Everything is going according to plan.
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