They were all used to riding in boats, but they would inevitably feel top-heavy after floating for a long time.
Liwan was doing needlework, and she had already received a hint from Mr. Fu. She was planning to get married to the Zeng family when she returned this time. She is sixteen this year and Zeng Yunxi is eighteen, which is just the right age.
Besides, Liwan was glad that she got married this year. After all, her father was promoted to a third-grade official again, so things were different after all.
"Second sister, you said that when we go back this time, the fourth sister's marriage will be finalized, right?" Li Shu couldn't help but ask.
Liwan said: "I asked my wife if there are any happy events to be held this year. Who knows that my wife said that my third cousin is not living up to expectations. He was flirting with a hooker girl and even got jumped by an immortal. Don't talk about this outside. Anyway, daddy Not satisfied."
She was simply reciprocating love. During this time, Xiao Fu taught her the responsibilities of housekeeping, especially accounting and how to handle weddings and funerals. He took her out whenever others entertained people, so she told Li everything she knew. Shu.
Lishu knew that Liwan had two brothers living in the house. They had been communicating frequently, so naturally they were very well-informed.
"Third cousin doesn't look like that?" Lishu thought.
Li Wan smiled and said: "Eldest brother said that he was led bad by those noble children. You also know that families like theirs are often indulged in sensuality. After all, they are different from our scholarly family. They were not bad at first. It's very bad to hang out with those dandies. Furthermore, my aunt felt sorry for her third cousin because he was young, could not be kind to him, and had no fame, so she doted on him even more. It's just that this kind of romantic thing, which family doesn't have it? , but he was careless and caused a storm in the city, how can dad be willing to do it now?"
Li Shu wondered if this was the reason why Lirou married Cen Shifang. This was not right. She also heard her mother mention that her father was unwilling to marry Lirou to Cen Shifang. Now her father was a third-rank official in the capital, not like in the previous life. Although he is a third-grade person, he is involved in politics outside the country, which is completely different.
Also, if the daughter of a third-rank official gives someone a second string, then she will really lose her face.
Civil service and nobility are two different paths. It would not be unusual for Li Zhen and nobility to get married. They both hold military positions and can help each other achieve success. However, civil servants attach great importance to the mutual assistance between township parties and fellow sects.
Obviously Liu Chengxu has a good reputation, but if he marries a distinguished person, he will end up with a reputation as a clinger.
"Second sister sees things clearly and I am not as good as me." Li Shu said.
Liwan said, although I have some success, it is not as good as yours. You are more modest, but she can't really say this.
At dusk, the sky is about to fall, and the sky is a fiery red. A boat sailing in it is like a drop in the ocean.
Seeing this scene, both parents were touched. Lishu and her father sang a fisherman's song together. Her music was known to everyone in the house, and even the servants were mesmerized by it.
Xiao Yun's boat was parallel to the Liu family's boat. He was drinking on the bow, and the people sitting on his left and right were all guests from the palace. Suddenly, he heard a beautiful piano sound. He was not bothered by these things, but he didn't know why. Maybe it was because the sunset was so beautiful. Especially when he heard the sound behind it, he almost wanted to cry.
Most likely, the sound of the piano enters not only the ears, but the heart.
"Your Majesty, this should be the daughter of the Liu family playing the piano. We have always heard that she is a disciple of Yan Tianchi, the guqin master. Today we heard that her reputation is indeed well-deserved." Qingke said.
Xiao Yun took a sip of wine. He never revealed his true intentions, but said lightly: "I have heard this kind of piano sound in Shengpingfang."
"Yes, yes, the prince is well-informed." Qingke did not dare to say anything.
When Xiao Yun saw Lishu for the first time, she was still a little girl. She was very beautiful and seemed to have a divine light. He only teased her a few times, but she maintained her innocence and did not become slavish because of her identity. She is really a respectable girl who is flattering and groveling.
The second time, he had a life-saving grace, but he was also very smart and never heard anyone mention it again. He showed kindness without repaying it, unlike that girl from the Yang family who pounced on a man when she saw him.
If he hadn't thought she had fallen into the water, he would not have saved her.
He grew up in an environment full of intrigues and no one he could trust around him. Therefore, Lishu was not only as beautiful as Chang'e, but also upright and righteous, with a clear sense of right and wrong, which made him admire her very much.
It's a pity that she has already been engaged, and she is by no means a shameless person.
It was late at night, but Xiao Yun didn't dare to get drunk. His cabin seemed to be very close to the Liu family's cabin, and he could even hear voices talking there.
It seemed that she was talking about Cowherd and Vega to the maids, and Xiao Yun couldn't help but laugh.
Li Shuzheng and Tingxue pointed to the sky, "Do you know what that is? That is the Milky Way, which was drawn by the Queen Mother's hairpin. Every year on July 7th, the Cowherd takes his two children and meets the Weaver Girl at the Magpie Bridge."
"Girl, it's Chinese Valentine's Day when you go back. You two have been apart for a few years, so it's a good time to meet each other." Tingxue said.
"What? Who knows if he still remembers me!" Li Shu held her head and thought wildly.
In this life, her father's official position was promoted to the capital, and her mother was here. Their marriage was known to everyone, and he didn't have to go all the way to Chuzhou to meet his bride. This way, she felt a little more at ease. What she wanted this time was to How can I convince my parents not to marry Zheng Hao in advance?
The key is her wedding date. No matter how much her parents pamper her, they won't let her know.
Because the important matter of marriage is the order of her parents, she cannot break it.
"Girl, take a rest." The girls urged.
Li Shu then lay down and listened to the sound of water again. She couldn't sleep at first and fell into a deep sleep again. At night, Mrs. Fu visited her daughter again, and when she saw that she had fallen asleep, she left with peace of mind.
In the dark night, I don't know how long it has been, Cen Shifang, who is now serving as the chief military officer, is in the government office, his eyes bright.
The Geng family's third son is completely out of luck. Of course, he is just Jiang Taigong's fishermen who took the bait. Geng's third son himself is not determined enough. Instead of waiting for him to hang out in a brothel after marriage, it would be better to expose him now.
From time to time, men in black come in.
"You remember, don't hurt anyone on the Liu family's boat. As for the prince and his son, I will kill him without mercy." He also worked for the East Palace.
Although the East Palace is weak, it is still the East Palace. Prince Yun's sons are not as powerful as Xiao Yun. This kid is making contacts outside, and the East Palace has long disliked him.
After hearing this, the man in black retreated quietly.
But that night, Lishu was sleeping soundly, but she heard fire and screams, and she got up quickly.
Siyu cried and said: "Girl, it seems like a water thief."
"Water thieves? My father has just finished building the river. Now we are an official ship. Where can the water thieves be so blind? What's more, there is the prince's boat next to him." Li Shu thought it was incredible. Normally, How dare thieves rob Taoist official ships?
Although the current official administration is corrupt, it is not to this extent.
"Girl, what should I do?" The maids were all frightened and panicked.
Li Shu said: "It is not appropriate for us to go out now. If someone touches us, it would be bad to hide quietly in the dark. It is safer to stay here with us. Now you listen to my orders, listen to Xue and Shuiyun, you I was very strong, so I brought a stool and sat at the door, holding on for dear life."
"Mother Hu, take out all the powder. Remember, if anyone comes in, sprinkle the powder into their eyes."
"Siyu and Shuizhi, bring me the dagger and bow and arrow, and hold your sharpest hairpin in your hands, always ready to stab the bad guys."
She was originally a weak woman in her previous life, but after marrying Wusun, she was forced to learn to ride a horse and hunt. She was not strong enough to fight tigers and beasts, so she had to learn archery. Otherwise, if you can't shoot away the wild wolves, I didn’t even know the child was taken away.
Besides, he often has to be accompanied by a driver, so he has to learn how to hunt.
Therefore, she always has bows, arrows and daggers ready by her side. She got the bows and arrows from Mrs. Liu. After all, the Liu family is also a Jinyiwei family, so there are quite a lot of these things.
“Tuk tuk tuk”
She heard a volley of arrows, but it seemed like they were still rockets, hitting the cabin next door. She breathed a sigh of relief, but she still couldn't take it lightly. My parents have the most guards, and my brothers' rooms are next to my mother's, on the next floor.
On their side of the boat, they could only hear screams, and it was unknown whether it was Liwan or someone outside who kept knocking on the door, mixed with crying. Lishu couldn't care less.
If it really doesn't work, then just walk away on your own.
Fortunately, I learned how to swim on the water at the hot spring village, but where to swim? This damn water pirate.
How about your parents and brothers?
Cen Shifang sent a group of dead soldiers who were extremely good at water. Xiao Yun killed a few people, but he grew up in the capital and was not good at water. Fortunately, the guards around him were somewhat capable.
Xiao Yun thought to himself that it was a good thing that he had saved a hand. He took out a signal bomb from his waist and shot it into the sky. He put down the boat and let the guards go: "I think those people are coming for me. Please help me first." Lead people away."
He quickly exchanged clothes with the guards and jumped onto the Liu family's boat.
In the dark night, everyone only saw a small boat floating away in the distance. The water thieves all thought that the boat was Xiao Yun, and they all chased it there. Xiao Yun jumped onto the Liu family's boat. Because his cabin was very close to Lishu's cabin, he came over very smoothly, but he had to discuss it with Lishu to avoid disturbing the situation.
As soon as there was a sound on the deck outside, Li Shu found someone jumping on the deck. She picked up the bow and arrow in her hand and was about to shoot it when she heard someone say: "Miss Liu, I am Xiao Yun, the crown prince of Prince Cheng. The pursuers outside are already here." Let's go, your Liu family has nothing to do, I'm going to stay here for a while."
Li Shu was relieved to hear that the Liu family was fine.
At this time, Xiao Yun looked outside and saw Cen Shifang on a small boat with men and horses preparing to come over. Xiao Yun saw that Cen Shifang still didn't understand anything, so he grabbed Lishu's arrow and shot it towards Cen Shifang. , and quietly jumped into the river.
Cen Shifang was just listening to the water thief saying that he was chasing Xiao Yun, so he immediately took advantage of the chaos and came to save the Liu family. An arrow came out of nowhere and almost hit him between the eyebrows, but he was quick to dodge.
Just as he was telling people to start a search, and when he was about to come over quickly, he heard an explosion at the bottom of the boat, and Cen Shifang and his crew fell into the water.
Li Shu looked dumbfounded.
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At dawn, Mrs. Fu came to knock on the door, and Li Shu opened it. The mother and daughter held their heads and cried: "Your father quickly sent people to guard the ship yesterday, and guess what, he also saved the prince of Guangyang." Cen Shifang, he was so miserable, his hair was almost blown off."
However, it was said that Cen Shifang originally wanted to be a hero to save people, and the Liu family paid homage to him, so it was natural to marry Lirou. Unexpectedly, he was saved by Liu Chengxu in turn.
Liu Chengxu turned out to be his benefactor, and Cen Shifang could only cry without tears.
Lishu privately told her parents about the arrow Xiao Yun shot at Cen yesterday: "I think the two of them seem to have a deep grudge."
"I know that Prince Cen is affiliated with Donggong. Although Donggong is frail and sick, he is the emperor's biological son. Prince Cheng is smart and capable, and can be regarded as a traitor. When you put it this way, I understand. These two people are fighting each other. We are in trouble." Liu Chengxu became more and more dissatisfied with Cen Shifang. At least when you deal with Xiao Yun, don't damage his ship. I think he has a worse impression of Cen Shifang.
Although there were twists and turns on the road, we still arrived in Beijing smoothly. We haven't seen each other for three years. My grandfather and grandmother have new hair on their temples. My aunt is also a little older, and her eyelids have drooped a lot.
Mrs. Liu was the happiest, "Many of your colleagues sent greeting cards to the door, but just because you were not at home, they had someone send them back for you."
She was naturally very happy that her son had been promoted and could be by her side again.
Then Mrs. Fu took her children to kowtow in greeting. After Li Shu finished kowtowing and stood up, Mrs. Xu, Li Zhen, and even Mrs. Liu were stunned again.
After not seeing each other for three years, Lishu is no longer a little lotus girl with sharp horns, but a cardamom girl. She has a very beautiful appearance, her face is like a peach blossom, her eyes are like autumn water, her wrists are as bright as snow, and her voice is as gentle as an orioles. She has become graceful. Unparalleled first look.
"Fourth sister, fifth sister." Li Shu also looked at the two sisters she had not seen for three years.
The fourth girl, Lirou, is like a flower after the rain. She is a peaceful beauty. She has become much more cheerful in recent years. When she saw Lishu, she even asked about the customs of Shandong and was very good at chatting with her.
As for the fifth girl, Li Zhen, she is also much more graceful, with a hint of gloom in her eyebrows, but she is much better than before when she always spoke harshly.
Mrs. Liu sighed: "They are all grown up girls."
Little Fu also agreed, saying that Shurui was smart and smart, and his husband said he was a good reader. Shulin was also very lively and enlightened. He even recited a passage from "Zengguang Xianwen" to Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu smoothly. listen.
The sisters haven't seen each other for a long time. Although Lishu doesn't have a deep relationship with them, it doesn't mean that they have to pretend to be harmonious. Liwan said "Yeah" and pointed at the jade plaque on Lirou's waist and said, "This is beautiful."
Li Zhen curled her lips and said, "Eldest sister secretly gave it to her. I wonder if this girl has honey on her lips. Eldest sister and I used to be the best, but now, we have a very good relationship with her."
Li Shu knew it. Li Jia had a very good relationship with Li Zhen in the past, and they were as close as sisters. Li Zhen was so popular that Li Jia wished she could be her biological sister.
Now the situation has changed. Lijia and Lirou actually have a very good relationship.
Of course Li Shu asked about the situation in Beijing: "How are Sister Lu and Madam Zeng San?"
Li Rou looked a little strange, but Li Zhen said: "Yingxiu is betrothed to your third cousin of the Fu family, and she will be your cousin in the future."
Zeng Yingxiu and Fu Minglun? They actually became a couple.
But it makes sense to think about it. Yingxiu's father, Mr. Zeng, had a prosperous official career. After he was promoted to the minister of Dali Temple, he was also appointed as the second-rank governor of Guizhou. And my grandfather moved from the third assistant to the second assistant, and it is very likely that he will become the first assistant.
Ying Xiusheng has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a pretty appearance, a cheerful and open-minded person, and is generous and righteous. He can be regarded as Lishu's best friend.
"Is it an engagement?" Li Shu asked.
Lirou nodded: "I have already accepted the lottery, and have chosen an auspicious day. I will enter on the eighth day of August next year, and then celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Liwan answered: "Yes, I remember that Yingxiu was born in March. She is exactly four months younger than the third sister. She will be a hair girl next year."
"I really didn't expect them to become a couple." Li Shu still found it incredible.
If Fu Minglun had made an appointment early, wouldn't he have insisted on marrying a civilian girl? There is no way to know.
Li Zhen said angrily: "What's unexpected about this? There are only a few people, either this or that. After all, the Fu family and the Zeng family are all our relatives, and we know their characters well."
"That's right, where is Sister Lu?" Lishu had mentioned Lu Jingyi's marriage to Mrs. Fu back then. Mrs. Fu said that Mrs. Zeng knew a lot about it, but it was hard for her to tell.
Li Rou smiled and said, "Sister Lu got married the year before last. She married the son of Mr. Zeng who was the same age. People attach great importance to Sister Lu's character. They say she is elegant, steady, knowledgeable and courteous."
"I wonder which one it is?" Li Shu asked.
It turned out that Lu Jingyi was married to the son of a doctor from the Ministry of Industry. The daughter-in-law of that family had just left, leaving a daughter to be fed. She also saw that Lu Jingyi was a kind-hearted person and was the niece of Mr. Zeng. Although the Lu family no longer had much family background, the Zeng family It was also her natal family, so Lu Jingyi married her.
Although it was a second marriage, the husband was loyal by nature and good-looking, so the couple was well suited to each other.
The sisters sighed, saying that Mrs. Zeng, the stepmother, was usually indifferent and not as talkative as others, but as the eldest wife, she was still very dedicated.
Liwan and Lishu took back the gifts they brought back from Jining. Liwan gave them local embroidery, and Lishu gave them a pair of engraved tin cups, which were also unique in style.
Lirou and Lizhen were also very happy after receiving the gift.
Liwan talked about the encounter with water thieves on the road again, "Fortunately, my father was brave and God blessed us. Not only were we fine, but we also saved Prince Guangyang. However, Prince Xiao in the boat next to us was in a terrible situation. His ship was destroyed.”
After hearing this, Lirou was very calm and seemed to only care about their health.
Lishu thought that the secret fight between Cen Shifang and Xiao Yun would affect Chi Yu, and the marriage would definitely not work out.
On this day, after the whole family had finished their meal together, Mrs. Xu left young Mrs. Fu to talk. The girls all went back to their own courtyards. Lishu was already tired, so she held the maid's head and went back to wash herself up and then go to bed. passed.
Little did he know that Liu Chengxu was hearing Mrs. Liu mention Cen Shifang. The old lady said: "He has a high official position and real power. I heard that his father seems to be in poor health. He is very likely to become a marquis directly. What's wrong with this? You have to oppose it. Think about it, back then you still had What are the Fu sisters in trouble? The young man is so frivolous, but I think he is good. You don’t agree with your nephew, and now you don’t even agree with Mr. Hou? "
"Mom, you only know one thing but not the other. The boss wrote to me and told me that what Yuyuan did is so ridiculous. I wish I could get married to you. You see, the Zeng family handles everything perfectly. Zeng Laosan treats me with respect. , never mention the past, this is the prodigal son who never changes his mind. But as for my nephew, Aunt Ding also wrote to me. She has also served me for many years. My brother and niece have all passed away, so for her sake, I want to Find a well-to-do family for Lirou. As for Cen Shifang, he..." Liu Chengxu explained everything about the ship.
"Besides, I am a civil servant. There is no benefit in marrying a distinguished noble. On the contrary, it will be bad if I am dragged down in the future. Mom, my father was a very popular minister back then. He was so majestic when he stood in the same row as the chief minister. But what if my son is convicted? You don’t need so much wealth.”
Mrs. Liu didn't expect that Cen Shifang's background was so hidden that he would do such a thing. He clearly said that he wanted to marry Lirou, but in the end he sent people to get the Liu family's boat to create an illusion. This person was too deep-minded.
"Then have you decided who to be betrothed to? Lirou is not young." Mrs. Liu asked.
Liu Chengxu said: "He is the son of my old friend Yu's family. I heard that he is very knowledgeable and honest. His father is my best friend and he is a true gentleman. He fell ill a few years ago. , I have to take care of them. Although the Yu family is poorer, they can live a peaceful life, and I will try my best to support them. "
Mrs. Liu disagreed: "That's true of you. You think even Liwan can marry into the Zeng family. You are now a third-grade official, and you still want to give you a daughter as a favor?" In Mrs. Liu's eyes, Liwan Rou is stronger than Li Jia and Li Wan, so she should marry better. This is only suitable!
"Let me meet him first." Liu Chengxu said.
The next morning, when Lishu was still sleeping in, she didn't know that Yu Maozhong, whom she hated most in her previous life, came home. When she woke up, it was almost lunch time.
She complained: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier? I still have to go and say hello?"
"The old lady told us not to shout. Don't worry, the second girl didn't get up either."
But Li Shu had to go to Xiao Fu's place first. After going there, she found out that Yu Maozhong was actually here. Li Shu thought to herself, she must expose this bitch.
Even though her relationship with Lirou is not very good, Lirou is just Pi Liyangqiu at most, and Yu Maozhong is the real sinner.
"Mom, how about that Yu Maozhong?"
When Mrs. Fu heard her daughter's evil voice, she quickly said: "Your father and your Uncle Yu are life-and-death friends. Why do you talk like this? However, I heard that this Yu Maozhong is addicted to gambling. I didn't expect that he was addicted to gambling at such a young age." , your father is teaching him a lesson. Originally, your father wrote a letter to him, praising him for his solid writing, his simplicity, and his fatherly style. I didn’t expect him to be so good at this..."
Li Shu opened her eyes wide: "How did you find out about this?" In her previous life, she got married in a hurry, and her father said that Yu Maozhong was an honest person.
Little Mrs. Fu poked her daughter's forehead: "Aren't you looking for a husband for Lirou? Aunt Ding naturally wanted to come out and have a look. It happened that the child was here to say hello. Aunt Ding turned around and told me that he had a long hair on his hand. The location of the cocoon is exactly where the dice are often shaken, and it’s almost the same. I told your father that your father deceived him, and he actually got it out, and all his property was lost. "
I never imagined that it was Aunt Ding who discovered it right away. I remember that at that time, Mrs. Fu was ill in bed. The person who arranged her marriage in her previous life was Aunt Ding. Aunt Ding had met Yu Maozhong, but she said nothing. Nothing was said.
Everyone was watching her fall into the abyss from above. Aunt Ding watched her marry the gambler Yu Maozhong quietly. Mrs. Fu and the people around her refused to save her after receiving her blood letter. Even her father, he also There is no real intention. Everyone just wanted to send her out as soon as possible, and they didn't care who you married.
Just like my mother, she finally got pregnant, but was encouraged by the people around Fu, Aunt Su, and even Aunt Ding. Everyone hunted witches together, and finally she died in a broken body and was depressed.
Fortunately, she lived a new life and jumped up from the abyss. From now on, she will never be like this again.
This is true for both mother and her. :,n,
