Faced with Li Yuan's confusion, Peng Shiyu finally told the reason why Li Yuan was stunned.
"Oh, Grand Governor, in fact, this is also my fault. Didn't I leave my little sister as a hostage in your house? You don't know the marriage rules in my land of Dongxi. In fact, it is not convenient for a girl to be used as a hostage between tribes. It means marrying her to you...
Of course, I have never mentioned this matter to the Governor. I also know that according to the rules of the Han people, marriage matters are of great importance and should not be trivial. But in my land of Dongxi, this incident means that my little sister Qingying is your Commander-in-Chief. of people. But later, Qingying returned to Xizhou with her clan. Although it was nothing to the governor, it was a big deal to me, the Dongxi woman. "
Li Yuan said in astonishment: "Even if it's your Dongxi rules, I really didn't know about this part. If I knew at that time that taking her as hostage meant marrying me, how could I easily keep her? This marriage This is a major event in life, how can it be decided so casually? Lord Peng, you should have told me the truth long ago..."
Peng Shiyu smacked his lips and said: "Grand Governor, have you forgotten? Before Wu Ping's army returned to the division that day, I actually mentioned that I wanted Qingying to stay in your house, but you had other important matters at that time and did not say anything. , I naturally don’t dare to mention it anymore...
But I, Dongxi, still attach great importance to marriage. Even if Qingying was taken hostage because we formed an alliance to raise troops, after all, she is my younger sister, Peng Shiyu, and now I am the lord of Dongxi. No one in the city knows this, and they regard her as my daughter. You are the woman of Governor Li. "
Li Yuan frowned and pondered for a while, then smiled bitterly and said: "You said that, and I also remembered it. You did mention it at the time, but I never expressed my intention to marry her..."
Peng Shiyu nodded, then held up his hands and said: "I understand. Grand Governor, I am not forcing you to marry my little sister, and I don't dare to blame you. After all, the cause of the matter was ultimately the war, and no one is right. Who is wrong? Moreover, as her eldest brother, I still have to thank you for your great kindness. Although Qingying was pledged, you did not touch her after returning home. This is something I admire from the bottom of my heart. After all, You tried your best to protect her reputation."
"But why did Qingying go to Wushan again, and why did you say it was because of me?" Li Yuan asked.
"Grand Governor, it would be a great shame and great humiliation for me, the Dongxi woman, to be sent home by her husband after getting married. Any woman who has such a woman will be considered an unlucky person. In the end, most of them will choose to live alone in the mountains and forests. If they live in In the city, what will the people of Dongxi think? It is a blasphemy against the gods of Wuxi.
Even though Qingying is my little sister Peng Shiyu, she is no exception. For this matter, each tribe also decided to ask the old witch to set up an altar to pray to the gods of Wuxi for forgiveness! And Qingying also thinks that she can't break the rules, anger the ghosts and gods, and bring disaster to Dongxi just because she is the younger sister. Therefore, she chose to live alone in the mountains and by the river. No matter how much I try to persuade her, I can't persuade her to come back! Peng Shiyu shook his head and sighed.
Li Yuan frowned and said: "Why do you have such a rule? This is too ridiculous! Peng Guogong, your ancestors are Han after all, why do you have to follow such ridiculous barbarian customs?"
Peng Shiyu's eyes flickered suddenly, and then he seemed to try his best to suppress his temper, and said with cupped hands: "The Governor is right, my Peng family has been Han Chinese for generations, but we have lived in this land of Dongxi for sixty or seventy years. Since they live and grow here, no matter the Han or barbarian tribes, the gods of Wuxi must not be offended! Grand Governor, please take back these words, as these words will anger the gods."
Li Yuan also realized that he had said the wrong thing. As the saying goes, do as the Romans do, you still have to respect the beliefs and customs of the Dongxi people, rather than ridicule them. After all, we live in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and we are not modern. Is it possible that we can still come up with such abrupt words as breaking down superstition and believing in science? Even if these customs may seem ridiculous to themselves, they are extremely serious matters for the various tribes of Dongxi who have lived here for generations.
"It was the Governor who made a mistake! However, I didn't mean that. She was a hostage in my house in the past, and I never had any evil thoughts towards her, let alone a marriage. Later, your tribe arrived Langzhou, I saw that she had been away from her hometown for too long, so I asked her to meet her tribesmen to relieve her homesickness. Finally, she returned to Xizhou with her tribesmen, but she did not say goodbye. However, I was not eager to see her return home. Stop her and let her go free."
"So that's it! That's my fault. Please forgive me, Governor. My little sister has indeed lost some etiquette! Alas, my little sister has been doted on since she was a child and is used to being arrogant. Sometimes she says What you think is often not the same thing as what you think...
Forget it, her life is over, not even as good as a widow whose husband died. A widow can remarry, but she cannot. What's the use of me being Peng Guogong now? I want to help her but I don't know where to start. Peng Shiyu shook his head and sighed, then drank another glass of wine.
Li Yuan frowned and said nothing. Where did these broken rules come from in Dongxi? According to Peng Shiyu's words, didn't he really ruin Peng Qingying's life? To be honest, Li Yuan had no ill feelings towards Peng Qingying. Peng Qingying was considered a beauty in terms of appearance alone. Few men in the world would feel disgusted with a beautiful woman, unless she was a eunuch.
But Li Yuan really doesn't want to provoke too many women at this time. Compared with before, his thoughts in this regard have been reduced a lot. The top priority now is to put more thought into plans for the future.
But if this time it really affects Peng Qingying's life as Peng Shiyu said, then that's a different story. In any case, Peng Qingying is a first-class woman in terms of appearance and status. Judging from her bravery to stand up for Wang Jingyao, she is also a pure and upright person. Of course, she will not refuse to have such a person in her house. A good woman is waiting on you.
Seeing Li Yuan frowning and remaining silent, Peng Shiyu blushed and panted heavily, as if he had drunk too much. Then he patted Li Yuan on the shoulder with his tongue and said: "Captain, I know you are such a heroic young man. , there will naturally be no shortage of women around me in the future, and you don’t need to be responsible for this matter. However, my little sister has been the apple of my eye, Peng Shi, since she was a child. If you ask me which man in Dongxi doesn’t want to marry her, I guarantee that you will ask me. There are ten thousand people who want to marry her.
But I know that none of them are worthy of my little sister. She herself has said that she will marry a great hero in the future, and you are undoubtedly a perfect match for her. I'm not afraid of your jokes, I know Qingying actually likes you very much.
Did you know that after she returned to Xizhou, she even hired a painter to draw a portrait of you and hung it on her bedside? She ate three meals a day in front of your portrait, and sometimes joked in front of your portrait. You said, if she hadn't I love you so much, how could I do such a thing? "
I don't know if it was due to drinking, but Li Yuan's scalp suddenly became numb and he felt a little cold. Why does this sound so scary...
