Li Xiuning frowned and meditated for a while, then started writing again.◇↓
A five-character quatrain gradually appeared on the end of the pen.
"When you draw a bow, you should draw a strong one, and when you use an arrow, you should use a long one. When you shoot a man, you shoot a horse first. When you capture a thief, you capture the king first. There is a limit to killing people. Countries have their own borders. If you can only control the invading mausoleum, how can you kill more people?"
Putting down the pen, Li Xiuning stared at the poem in trance.
Such a poem is naturally worthy of praise, but for the general, the momentum is not enough.
As long as you taste it deeply, the pretentiousness of literati who are good at talking about military affairs will come to you.
Thinking about the background and official experience of Li Jing, the Prime Minister of Mayi County, she was already convinced that this was Li Jing's handiwork.
Thinking of Li Jing, Li Xiuning rolled his eyes. He heard that Li Jing, the Prime Minister of Mayi County, had returned to the capital. Needless to say, he was left in the cold, but he did not receive any harsh criticism.
Why not... go pay a visit and inquire...
Of course, with her intelligence, she was just thinking about it and would not actually do such a stupid thing.
So, the annoyance persisted, so he left the case and followed his father's example, circling around the study with his hands behind his back. It was really funny to watch.
In fact, once this pattern of seeing poems and thinking about people begins, things are not quite right.
However, Chai Shao, who was full of lawsuits at this time, never thought that his hat had a tendency to turn green, so he just sat and waited in a flower hall not far from the study of the back house of the Duke of Tang Dynasty.
No one came to accompany him. Nowadays, most of the people in the Li family's inner house were women and children. It was actually very inappropriate for his son-in-law to come to the house. No women, old or young, in the Li family's inner house would appear in front of him at this time.
Chai Shaokong sat for a long time before waiting for Li Xiuning to come.
Looking at Li Xiuning dressed in mink fur, she appeared at the entrance of the flower hall, her gait was calm and elegant, her long black hair was tied on top of her head. As the mink fur swayed, her snow-white neck could be vaguely seen.
Chai Shao was in a daze and stood up instinctively. Suddenly he felt that doing so was unmanly. But he couldn't sit back down again. For a while, his face couldn't help but look awkward and a little embarrassed.
The couple had a quarrel during their bridal chamber. After that, you avoided me and I avoided you. No one had the dignity to give in. Over the past few months, we only saw each other a handful of times.
Sometimes, when Chai Shao thinks about it, he feels a little unbelievable. This is not marrying a wife at all, but simply marrying an enemy.
Of course, it's not like he hasn't made any efforts. According to his experience, women in the inner circle are often jealous. He has also seen and heard of wives and concubines competing for favor.
Therefore, he directly took in two maids who had already secretly communicated with him in his inner house. Once he married his real wife, they could take them into his house as concubines.
His method, I can’t say it’s not good, his plan is quite comprehensive. As long as his wife reveals her words, he can use a step to get down. He is not lacking in the ability to coax women, but he can coax her with sweet words.
Of women, only one has appeared so far.
After coaxing him, he also planned to hand over the power of the inner house to his wife. He didn't care how to deal with the concubine, as long as it didn't go too far.
To be honest, compared to other wealthy men these days, Chai Shao is quite generous, and he doesn't value women. Just like Li Xiuning thought, he is a man with a strong desire for power.
What he values is fame and career, and the love of his children and other things should be put behind.
Unfortunately, Chai Shao was wrong. The third wife of the Li family was arrogant and completely followed her mother. At such a critical moment as the wedding ceremony, if you had just coaxed her a little more and made it clear, things would have been fine.
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But at that time, you gave people the impression of running away, and you were stubborn and refused to give up. You kept dragging me there. Afterwards, you even took two concubines into your house to drink and have fun.
This was completely a matter of adding mistakes upon mistakes. At this point, Li Xiuning could only describe her as extremely disappointed in her husband.
If such a divorced couple still wants to live a good life, it is like seeing a ghost.
Asking the maid to help him take off his outer cloak, Li Xiuning walked slowly into the flower hall, thinking in his mind that if he came here, he was afraid that he would go back looking for her. Should she agree or stay here for two more days?
It's better to let him go back. It's pitiful to see him like this. Besides, after all, the Li and Chai families are on good terms. You can't let there be a gap between the two families because of you.
When you come near, you will be rude first.
Chai Shao stretched out his hand and wanted to mix it, but the distance was not enough, so he had to give it a faint hand, "You're here..."
Li Xiuning stood up straight, smiled, waved her hand to signal the maid to step back, hummed softly, and said, "Sit down and talk."
The cold and awkward atmosphere made both of them uncomfortable, but they both had their own self-esteem and pride, and no one wanted to break the barrier formed by this coldness and embarrassment first.
So, after the two of them sat down, the flower hall became quiet.
Chai Shao was worried. He originally came to Li Mansion to find some peace of mind from his wife, but now the scene was not as he expected, and he felt even more upset.
I couldn't help but feel a little resentful, and I didn't want to say anything I had thought about before.
After a long while, Li Xiuning frowned and spoke first, "I wonder why your husband is here?"
She was also a little annoyed. You came to the door, but you still want me to coax you? If you don't deal with it, you won't deal with it. No one will think about the best.
Both the words and the tone were not right. Chai Shao glanced at her sideways and said to himself, "You still know that I am your husband. Do you talk to your husband like this?"
Fortunately, there is no one here. If outsiders saw it, it might be very unpleasant. You don't care about Li's reputation, but I, Chai's reputation, need to be preserved.
But when he looked at his wife, who frowned and lowered her eyebrows, his heart immediately softened. Looking back, it was the first time for him to be alone together like this. Well, of course, the frightened wedding night did not count.
Feeling something in his heart, he put aside his grudge, pondered for a moment, and followed his wife's words and said: "I recently heard that some villains are falsely accusing my father-in-law of supporting soldiers in Taiyuan... I came here to ask about my father-in-law's family letter.
Did you ever say anything else about our correspondence?"
This was a big deal. Li Xiuning looked stern and sat upright immediately.
"Is this happening? Where did you hear this?"
Chai Shao did something stupid again without knowing it. It might help the current situation in a big way, but it would not help improve the relationship between husband and wife, and the consequences would be extremely serious.
At this moment, he felt a little bit like a husband and wife, "I have a friend who works in Yingyang Mansion, and I came here to tell him earlier. Furthermore, there are also rumors in the court that Li Jingyan, the Prime Minister of Mayi County,
In his private room, he said that his father-in-law had different ambitions, but I don’t know whether it was true or not, and it may be that he was trying to absolve himself.”
Mayi County Magistrate Li Jing? Li Xiuning's heart immediately trembled...
But she couldn't allow her to think too much at this moment, so she just asked: "So, are they all rumors?"
Chai Shao didn't need to explain anything, she immediately said: "The rain comes with the wind, but you have to be careful."
After Chai Shao heard this, he immediately secretly praised him, and his mood improved a lot. No matter what happened before, his wife's cleverness will always help with big things, right?
If this was a sudden surprise and frightened him out of his wits, he would be extremely disappointed.
So, he simply took all the suggestions from his assistants as his own and spoke them over.
Li Xiuning listened carefully and nodded repeatedly. Unlike Chai Shao, she still believed in this husband's talents. It was indeed as she imagined. These arrangements were very thoughtful.
In the end, she just asked, "In case of emergency... there are mostly women and children in this house, so it is difficult to leave at a moment's notice, and it is even harder to travel long distances... Do you have any concerns about this, husband?"
Chai Shao pondered for a long time and shook his head honestly, "Once... I can only take the people close to me to leave first, and I won't be able to take care of the others so much."
He was telling the truth. People in Li's family were not allowed to tamper with anything, and Chang'an City was not easy to get out of.
The most important point is that neither of them said clearly that they must inform Taiyuan in advance so that they can be prepared. Otherwise, in a hurry... Yang Xuangan's defeat is the best example.
But after hearing this, Li Xiuning was still angry for a while. He couldn't even save his family and only wanted to achieve great things. These men...
This time she trapped her father in it.
"Then...husband, you'd better go back first. The Li family is very friendly. I'll go check out the news..."
As he spoke, seeing Chai Shao hesitate to speak, Li Xiuning sneered inwardly and patiently handed him a reassurance, "Don't worry, husband, I am not a reckless person and will not act rashly..."
After saying this, he paused, feeling more disgusted in his heart, "If things are urgent, husband, please remember that your husband has a useful body, and you must not take any chances. You can go ahead as much as possible. I am only a woman, and I am prepared to stay away for a while.
It should be nothing serious, husband, don’t worry too much.”
Chai Shao had mixed emotions for a while. He was really moved this time, "How could this happen? Madam, please don't have this intention. I will definitely protect you."
Li Xiuning smiled and said, "We have traveled thousands of miles to Taiyuan, and there are many bandits on the road. If we really have to run away, my husband should take more care. Staying near Chang'an will seem to be in danger, but I will still worry about you when I arrive."
When it comes to women, it’s not a man’s behavior.”
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After sending away Chai Shao, who was in a mess and eager to repair, Li Xiuning returned to the study, his heart was in a state of turmoil. With this knife, what he actually cut off was the relationship between the couple.
And with her intelligence, when Chai Shao left, although he said good things, how could she not see the relaxation and faint excitement in his face?
At this point, the relationship between the couple has ended.
Li Xiuning laughed coldly, and it was difficult to know what kind of mood he was in now.
She slowly sat behind the case, spread out the paper, and this time she wrote without adding any details. She finished it in one go. After writing, she patiently waited for the ink to dry, folded it and stuffed it into the envelope, sealed it with a mimeograph, and then told the maid,
"Go and call Xin Jiu to see me."
Next, she should think about how to write a letter to her father...
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This chapter has been completed!