Seeing Xiaolian leaving shyly, Li Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Old man, why are you saying this in front of Xiaolian?"

Li Mancang glared at Li Xun: "Xiaolian is not an outsider, what can't you say?"

Li Xun touched his chin. Xiaolian was already fifteen years old. She was slim and tall, with the complexion of a fish and a goose. She also had good skin, petite figure, and a very docile personality. It was so satisfying to have such a woman as my wife.

Heartbeat.

"Xiao Lian is so handsome and beautiful. If she had been married to my Li family in the past, it would have been something that we, father and son, had cultivated in previous lives. But now..."

Seeing that there was something wrong in his father's words, Li Xun came to his side and asked in a low voice: "Old man, what do you mean?"

Li Mancang shook his head and said: "We are the only men in the Li family left now. We are very few and have few heirs, so I want you to get married as soon as possible so that you can have heirs and make the Li family blossom."

As a result, last year you were seventeen and Xiaolian was fourteen. In our place, they were almost the age to get married and have children, so I was ready to let you get married. Who knew that I told your aunt about this?

But she was categorically opposed."

"My aunt has met Xiaolian several times and has always praised her for being gentle and pleasant. She is very fond of her. Why should my aunt object?"

Li Xun was a little stunned.

Li Mancang smiled bitterly and said: "Son, let me tell you the truth. As a father, I probably have no right to make the decision regarding your marriage. Your aunt made it very clear. She is the imperial concubine, and you are

Her nephew, how can the wife's background and status be ordinary? She dislikes Xiaolian's low background, but don't worry, dog, if you really like Xiaolian, she can't be your first wife. It's better to be an equal wife.

OK."

"Xiaolian comes from a humble background, and I don't dislike her."

Having lived together with Xiaolian for so many years, the two naturally have a basis for affection, and Xiaolian is so beautiful. Li Xun is a normal man, and of course he is very happy to marry such a woman as his wife. Besides, what?

An equal wife is not an equal wife, that's nice to say. In a real sense, an equal wife is still a concubine, but among concubines, she is a relatively high-level good concubine, and there are records in the government. But in this world, like this

Your status is still very low, and if your head wife doesn't like it, she can still kick you out of the house.

"Whether you dislike it or not, it doesn't matter what you say, nor does it matter what I say. Your aunt has the final say on your marriage."

Li Mancang sighed: "It's just that, I'm so sorry for Xiaolian. I really treat Xiaolian as my own daughter and don't want her to be wronged."

Li Xun's eyes were slightly lowered and he was silent. This world is very hierarchical. Everyone's status and identity are clearly hierarchical. They also pay attention to the right match, the orders of his parents, and the words of the matchmaker. Although he doesn't care about these, in fact, his

It is indeed a great sadness that you really cannot make the decision on your marriage.

"You are only eighteen years old now. You are still very young. It doesn't matter if you get married a few years later. As for Xiaolian, I will find an opportunity to explain things clearly to her. If she doesn't want to, I will find someone for her with our current identity and status.

It’s a good husband’s family, it’s not difficult to come here.”

Li Mancang patted his son on the shoulder and said slowly.

Li Xun nodded and said silently: "Xiaolian is still young now, only fifteen years old. It won't be too late to say it in a few years. I will find opportunities to persuade my aunt in the future. If it is really unreasonable, you can just do it. But

Old man, if Xiaolian is unwilling, you must not force it."

Although he likes Xiaolian very much, after all, she is also a woman from a good family. If she doesn't want to be his concubine, Li Xun will never force her.

"You brat, what are you talking about? Xiaolian is my daughter. How can a father force his daughter to do something he doesn't like?"

Li Mancang smiled and cursed, got up and left.

Li Xun tilted his head and looked at the ceiling, thinking for a while, and finally shook his head and smiled. According to the old man's opinion, it will be a few years before he gets married. A few years are not short. Who knows what changes will happen in the future?

Why do you think so much?

Half an hour later, Yan Yi, Yu Guang and Zhu Zhengguo arrived as scheduled.

"Brother Gou'er, did you cook something delicious tonight? You guys came here hungry."

As soon as he entered the door, Yan Yi shouted loudly.

Li Xun laughed loudly and greeted him: "There are not many dishes, but the wine is enough."

Zhu Zhengguo smiled and said: "Brother Gou'er, you are getting more and more stingy."

Yu Guang also smiled and said: "Brother Gou'er, the richer he is, the stingier he becomes."

The brothers looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Li Xun looked at Zhu Zhengguo and said with a smile: "Brother Zhu, congratulations on the birth of your son. When will you bring your sister-in-law to Fengjing?"

Zhu Zhengguo's wife just gave birth to a son for him last month, and Li Xun and others went to see it.

Zhu Zhengguo smiled bitterly and said: "I don't have a place to live in Fengjing, so why bring them here to live with me in the military camp?"

Houses in Fengjingli are not cheap. Zhu Zhengguo is just a low-level military officer. How can he afford to buy a house?

Li Xun pretended to be displeased and said: "We are brothers. If you have any difficulties, just tell us directly. My dog ​​is not an ungrateful person. Brother Zhu just needs to bring his sister-in-law. I can arrange other things."

Zhu Zhengguo smiled and nodded. He knew what kind of character Li Xun was, and there was no need to say too many polite and hypocritical words.

Yu Guang pretended to be unhappy and said: "I just said you were stingy, and now you are like this, do you mean to slap me in the face?"

Li Xun laughed loudly. Several of his best brothers were there, and he was obviously in a very good mood at the moment.

"Let's go, let's talk while we walk."

Li Xun raised his head and glanced at the sky. It was already dusk, so he led everyone towards the door.

Yan Yi asked doubtfully: "Brother Gou'er, shall we go to a restaurant for dinner?"

Li Xun shook his head: "Let's buy some food and wine and go to Fan Zhongyun's place. I haven't had a drink with him for a long time, and I happened to ask him for advice on something."

Several people bought wine and food, and when they arrived at Fan Zhongyun's home, it was completely dark.

Pushing open the door and walking in, Li Xun saw Fan Zhongyun sitting alone in the yard, holding a teacup in his hand, drinking hot water leisurely.

Seeing Li Xun and others arriving, Fan Zhongyun put down his tea cup, stood up and chuckled: "My right eyelid kept twitching today. I thought something good would happen, but no, good things did come to my door."

Saying these words, Fan Zhongyun stretched out his finger and tapped the food and wine in the hands of Li Xun and others.

When Li Xun and others heard this, they all raised their heads and laughed.

Fan Zhongyun brought bowls and chopsticks, and several people set up the food and drinks and sat down one by one.

"Is sister-in-law okay?"

Li Xun pointed to the house where Mr. Niu lived and asked softly.

"I took medicine and fell asleep."

As Fan Zhongyun spoke, he poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp, with an intoxicated look on his face.

"Good wine. The last time I drank was when I was at your house last month."

Li Xun poured a glass of wine for everyone and said with a smile: "Didn't I just give you five hundred taels of silver? If you want to drink, buy it yourself!"

Fan Zhongyun shook his head and said seriously: "That money is for my wife's medical treatment. How can I use it for other purposes and enjoy myself?"

Li Xun nodded silently, picked up his wine glass, toasted Fan Zhongyun, and said, "Brother Fan, have you heard about the imperial court's plan to use troops against Yingzhou?"

"I've heard some rumors."

Fan Zhongyun drank the wine in his glass, looked at Li Xun, and said quietly: "This time Yingzhou uses troops, it seems that you will also go out with the army."

Li Xun was stunned and said in surprise: "My father doesn't even know about this, how did you know about it?"
Chapter completed!