Chapter 362: Reconciliation of the father-in-law and son-in-law

The mansion door opened, and Mrs. Pei walked over quickly with the company of two maids. She had already received a report from the doorman that she had seen Li Qing'an. She immediately ordered her family to clean the house, hold a banquet, and prepare to welcome her son-in-law's return. But she couldn't wait for it for a long time. Mrs. Pei came out to take a look, but saw a large group of girls surrounding Li Qing'an. The leader in the yellow dress was not her little daughter Mingzhu?

Mrs. Pei was immediately angry and asked her to go on a blind date without time. She was full of energy to pester her brother-in-law. Mrs. Pei's face sank and she quickly walked up and scolded, "What are you doing here?"

The women were so scared that they were silent and spread to both sides. Mingzhu was afraid of her mother and lowered her head. Mrs. Pei looked at her and saw her brows and eyes, her lips were bright red, and her clothes were shiny. But yesterday she asked her to go on a blind date, but she said that she would have red spots on her makeup, her face was facing the sky, and she was dressed in sloppy clothes, which made others laugh behind her back, but now she was dressed like a fairy.

The more Mrs. Pei thought about it, the more angry she became, and she angrily scolded her, "Why don't you go back to the house to wash, don't embarrass me here."

Mingzhu was scolded by her mother in front of Li Qing'an, and she felt extremely aggrieved. Her eyes turned red and she choked and said, "Let's go! How can anyone curse others like you?"

She turned her head and ran to the mansion crying. The women all felt bored and parted.

Mrs. Pei looked at her daughter's back and couldn't help but sigh secretly. She turned around and smiled bitterly at Li Qing'an, "Hey! This girl is already nineteen years old, but she is still like a child. When will she grow up?"

Li Qingan smiled, and Mrs. Pei said again: "Some people say that she is innocent and romantic, but I think that innocent and romantic depends on her age. She is innocent and romantic at the age of thirteen, but she is innocent and romantic at the age of thirteen, which is a bit of a headache."

Mrs. Pei shook her head, "Forget it, let's not talk about her anymore, Qilang quickly follow me into the mansion."

Li Qingan followed his mother-in-law to the house and asked as he walked: "I heard that his father-in-law was demoted to Taichang Shaoqing, what's going on?"

"It's all because of his aphasia after drinking. He got together with a group of friends. When he got drunk, he complained about the emperor's incompetence and incompetence. As a result, he was sued. Fortunately, the Prime Minister Wang pleaded for him and did not go to prison, otherwise he would not even be a judge."

Mrs. Pei sighed, but Li Qing'an was willing to ask her husband, which also made her feel relieved. She always had a knot, that is, how to reconcile the relationship between her husband and son-in-law. Although her husband had opposed this marriage at the time, it was already a thing of the past. Her daughter had already married Li Qing'an. Mrs. Pei hoped that her husband could reconcile with Li Qing'an. This was not only for the daughter, but also for the future of the family. Mrs. Pei had already greeted her husband when she went out, but he just lowered her head to read the book and said nothing. She had to ask her brother to persuade her husband.

Seeing that Mrs. Pei seemed to have something to worry about, Li Qingan stopped asking more questions and smiled and said, "Where is my uncle? I promised that he will come today, have you come?"

"He is impatient. He has come early, and the whole family has come."

Mrs. Pei seemed to remember something. When she turned around, she saw a little girl following them timidly. She quickly smiled and pulled the little girl over and said, "Auntie just scolded your cousin, don't be afraid."

Seeing that the little girl had beautiful eyebrows and delicate eyes, she looked only fourteen or fifteen years old. It seemed that she was also among the group of women just now, and she asked with a smile: "Who is she?"

"This is your uncle's youngest daughter, named Pei Yu."

Mrs. Pei told her again, "Yu'er, have you called me brother-in-law?"

"Brother-in-law!" Pei Yu lowered his head and shouted like a kitten.

Li Qingan quickly took out a bead as big as a thumb from his arms, handed it to her and smiled: "This is for you, it's a gift for you."

Pei Yu shook his head hurriedly, with his hands behind his back, and refused to accept it. Mrs. Pei smiled and said, "It's okay, it's all a family. This is my brother-in-law's wish, so just accept it!"

Pei Yu was told by his aunt that he barely took the beads, thanked Li Qing'an, and said, "I'll go find Sister Mingzhu."

She lowered her head with a red face and hurriedly ran away. Mrs. Pei looked at her back and sighed: "I saw her a few years ago that she was still an ignorant little yellow-haired girl. In this blink of an eye, she grew up to be a big girl. She will get married in two years. Alas! When will that girl in my family make me not worry?"

"Everyone has his own fate, so mothers don't have to be too anxious."

Li Qingan comforted Mrs. Pei a few words and then walked into the mansion with her.

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In the study room of Dugu Mansion, Pei Min was persuading Dugu Haoran to reconcile with Li Qing'an.

"Haoran, this is not something I said to you. You don't need to hold this revenge. He is your son-in-law and your junior. He can become a top-notch high-ranking official at a young age. From a young age, this is your glory. From a large perspective, this is also an opportunity for your lonely family to rise again. From his visit to Beijing this time, I can see that he was specially here to support the emperor and Changsun to the throne, which means that he will take charge of greater power. Haoran, this time is an opportunity, you must seize it."

Dugu Haoran sat on the soft mattress and read a book. He lowered his head and said nothing. At the beginning, because the emperor also liked his daughter, he wanted to send his daughter to the palace. Although under pressure, he had to agree that Li Qing'an would marry his daughter, but he could not help him. Moreover, this New Year, he drank with a few friends and made a mistake after drinking, angered the emperor and was demoted to Taichang Shaoqing. This matter seemed to have nothing to do with Li Qing'an, but Dugu Haoran insisted that it was because Mingyue's incident that he was demoted. After all, he was implicated by Li Qing'an, and his dissatisfaction with Li Qing'an was always difficult to remove in his heart.

However, this morning, he also heard that something happened to the emperor and was deeply unconscious. The news surprised him. He always thought that the emperor could still sit on the throne for ten or twenty years, but he did not expect that he would fall so soon.

This made him secretly feel grateful. Fortunately, he did not send his daughter to the palace. Otherwise, he would not have harmed his daughter, and his dream of prime minister would not last for a few days.

Because of this incident, Dugu Haoran's prejudice against Li Qing'an was slightly relieved. With Pei Min's persuasion, he was also a little moved. The key point is that he still couldn't help but lose face.

Pei Min had already seen his brother-in-law get moved, so he continued to persuade him: "Go out of the city to welcome Qing'an this afternoon. You are not present, but I went out to welcome him. It can be seen that the crown prince trusts him very much. Now the emperor has encountered an unexpected situation. Seeing that the crown prince is about to ascend the throne, Li Qing'an is rushing back. In this way, he will have the merit of supporting him. He will be the first in terms of merit and rewarding. At the same time, Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie and others will also be demoted. The crown prince will definitely promote a group of new people. You are Li Qing'an's father-in-law and have become prime minister. If he says a few words for you, then you will definitely have a seat in the new political affairs hall. Haoran, others can't get it in your dreams, but you are at your fingertips, so I said, this is your opportunity!"

Having said that Dugu Haoran is not moved, it is deceiving himself. What he dreams of is reentering the phase and sending his daughter to the palace. In fact, it is just for the phase. Pei Min's persuasion finally touched him. He sighed and said, "I'm not for the phase, I'm for the sake of my daughter. I don't want my daughter to be wronged. Well, for the sake of my daughter, I will pay for this old face and go have a drink with him!"

Seeing that he agreed, Pei Min was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "I'm here! I will smooth things over for you, and it won't make you feel embarrassed. Let's go now!"

The two stood up and walked towards the front yard one by one.

The banquet has been set up, but in fact it is just a family banquet. There are all kinds of delicious dishes on the table. The wine is the best Gaochang wine. It has been hidden in the Dugu family's wine cellar for twenty years. It was only taken out once the last time Mingyue got married.

There were not many guests and guests, including Dugu Haoran, Pei Min and his wife, Mingyi and Zhili, plus two girls, Mingzhu and Pei Yu, and Mrs. Zhang also attended the banquet, with a total of ten people, just a table full of them. Dugu Haoran was the master, sitting in the middle seat, with Pei Min and Li Qing'an sitting on both sides. Other women and children sat at will. In fact, in terms of seniority, Mrs. Zhang should be sitting in the chief, but she refused to do so, so everyone had to follow her.

When Mrs. Pei saw her husband being persuaded, she couldn't help but be happy and poured wine for everyone. She first poured a glass for her husband and Pei Min, and then filled Li Qing'an with a cup. She said with regret: "It's a pity that Mingyue was unable to come back together, otherwise the whole family would be together."

At this time, Mingzhu had washed away the powder on her face and changed into an ordinary long skirt. She was dissatisfied with her mother's scolding. She had already thrown her into the sky. She pinched a grape and threw it into her mouth. While eating, she said, "Mom, my sister is also a family member. If she comes back, the house will be in chaos over there."

Mrs. Pei glared at her fiercely and said, "Speak, don't interrupt if you are a kid!"

Mingzhu lowered her head, curled her lips and whispered: "I just said I was ignorant, but now I'm saying I'm a child again."

Seeing that she dared to talk back, Mrs. Pei was so angry that she scolded her: "If you don't speak, no one thinks you are a mute. Look at Yu'er, she is much younger than you, but she is quiet and polite. She talks like you, and makes people feel that she has no education at all."

"That's because you didn't teach well!" Mingzhu muttered.

"You!" Mrs. Pei was so angry that she ate the wine pot heavily on the table.

Pei Min's wife quickly advised: "Sister, today is Qing'an's day to go home. It's rare for everyone to reunite, so don't be angry with Mingzhu anymore."

Mrs. Zhang also smiled and said, "It's all my own family. It's normal to talk and laugh at the family dinner. Mingzhu is very well-behaved outside and will never say a word. Her uncle, Haoran, do you think so!"

Dugu Haoran and Pei Min both nodded, and Pei Min smiled and said, "Sister, forget it! Anyway, it's a family dinner, and there are no outsiders, I think it's better for everyone to order it casually."

Seeing that everyone said this, Mrs. Pei had to glar at her daughter, "Hmph! Let's take care of you again."

Mingzhu gently stuck out her tongue, and her eyes turned, but she saw Li Qing'an holding a wine glass and looking at her. There was a gloating smile in her eyes. Mingzhu had to turn her head in disappointment and go to chat with Pei Yu.

At this time, Mrs. Pei smiled at Li Qing'an again and said, "How long will Qilang be ready to stay when he is back this time?"

Li Qingan hurriedly bowed and said, "Anxi is busy with affairs, so I can only stay for half a month at most. If things go well, maybe I can only stay for ten days."

Dugu Haoran spoke, "Then what are you doing when you come back?"

Li Qingan said politely: "I came back this time to report back to the emperor about the situation in Hezhong, but I heard that something happened to the emperor on the road and was worried that the situation in the court was chaotic, so I rushed to maintain order in the court."

"Oh! I heard that you brought back three thousand cavalrymen, and the crown prince also allowed you to enter the city to garrison. Then you have to restrict military discipline and not let the soldiers cause trouble in the capital."

"Please rest assured, father-in-law, the Anxi Army has always been strict in military discipline and will never cause trouble in the capital."

Seeing that Li Qing'an had already called her father-in-law in person, she was afraid that her husband would be arrogant and would not give him face, which would ruin Li Qing'an's kindness, so she quickly winked at her brother.

Pei Min knew it, so she smiled and raised her glass and said, "Come on! This glass of wine is for Qing'an to welcome Qing'an home. We drank it together, wishing Qing'an to get a noble son early, wishing sister and brother-in-law to hug grandson early, wishing Mrs. Zhang to keep her youthful forever, and wishing Mingzhu to find a good husband one day earlier, and of course, wishing Mingyi and Zhili to become officials and make money soon, so that I can enjoy a happy life soon."

Everyone laughed and raised their glasses together and said, "Everyone has drunk this glass of wine!"

With a glass of wine, everyone drank it all in one go. Li Qingan also raised his glass to Dugu Haoran and smiled, "I wish my father-in-law to become a minister as soon as possible."

Dugu Haoran's heart thumped, he squinted his eyes and smiled, and gently clinked his glasses with Li Qing'an, "I wish you success in support."

The two of them knew it when they touched their eyes. They raised their glasses together and drank the wine. Everyone sat down, talking and laughing, and the banquet became lively.

At this time, Pei Mingyi and Pei Zhili came to toast Li Qing'an at the instruction of their father. Both of them were in their early twenties and were smart and capable. Li Qing'an liked it very much and smiled and said, "What are your two cousins ​​doing now?"

Mingyi was his brother and hurriedly said, "We are all studying in Hongwenguan. We have passed the Mingjing exam this year. As the saying goes, 'Thirty Old Mingjing and Fifty Young Jinshi', so we also want to take the Jinshi exam next year. Please take care of our brother-in-law in the future."

"It's all my brothers, that's certain. If you are willing to come to Anxi, I can arrange something for you."

Li Qing'an pondered for a moment and said, "Or Hexi can do it."

Pei Min and Dugu Haoran looked at each other. They both understood Li Qing'an's implication. Pei Min hurriedly asked, "Do Qing'an change his position to Hexi?"

Li Qing'an shook his head and smiled, "Because of the serious lack of troops, the crown prince is very worried that the Uighurs will invade Hexi. Today, he agreed to me and prepare to temporarily allocate the north of Zhangye to Anxi and Liangzhou to Longyou. In this way, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou and Shazhou will be under my jurisdiction. If the two cousins ​​do not dislike it, they can choose one of the four prefectures to serve as the county magistrate or chief clerk."

Pei Min was overjoyed that his two sons had passed the Mingjing exam and were enough for the imperial examination. Because there was no actual vacancies for a while, he asked his son to continue to take the Jinshi exam. Since Li Qing'an was determined to cultivate his two sons, there was no need for them to take the Jinshi exam again. He knew that there were several good counties in Hexi, such as Zhangye County, Jiuquan County and Dunhuang County, which were large and wealthy counties with large populations and relatively wealthy counties, which were easy to achieve political achievements. Let them be the county magistrate or chief clerk for a few years, and then transferred to Beijing, and it would be easier to get promoted.

"Then please Qing'an, come! Mingyi and Zhili, you two brothers wish you another glass of wine to your brother-in-law."

The two brothers toasted Li Qing'an with another glass of wine. At this time, Dugu Haoran next to him was also a little moved. He gently kicked his wife under the table, winked her, and pointed at Li Qing'an.

Mrs. Pei understood what her husband meant. He couldn't help but let herself speak. She smiled and said, "Qilang, can you also recommend Mingyue's brother? He is too honest and can only focus on doing things. He doesn't know how to welcome his superiors. He has been an official for four or five years and is still a small county chief clerk. Let him help you!"

The Dugu couple had four children in total, including three daughters, Mingjing, Mingyue and Mingzhu. The eldest daughter Mingjing and his relatives died in the Khitan. They also had a son named Dugu Mingyuan. They did not pass the imperial examination and obtained a small official through their father's family. They served as the chief clerk of Dingcheng County in Guangzhou. The relationship with the prefect of Guangzhou was very strong and it was difficult to promote it. Dugu Haoran's own career was not stable, so it was difficult to help his son. In fact, Mrs. Pei also thought about Li Qing'an's help, but she didn't want her son to go to Anxi, which was too far away. Today, Li Qing'an actually mentioned Hexi. Although it was still a little biased, it was much better than Anxi, so Mrs. Pei was moved.

Li Qing'an nodded and said, "Actually, Mingyue also told me that one of the important purposes of my return this time is to support my brothers. If Mingyuan is willing, I plan to appoint him as the Director of Ganzhou and the Magistrate of Zhangye County, in charge of Ganzhou's government affairs."

The Dugu couple were overjoyed. At this time, Dugu Haoran had completely abandoned his prejudice against Li Qing'an. He said happily: "Then I will write a letter to Mingyuan return to Beijing immediately, and I will bother Lao Qing'an to say to the Ministry of Personnel."

Li Qing'an smiled and said, "You might as well, the Crown Lord agreed to me that I would directly appoint the county magistrate and the county magistrate below. The record officers are civil servants at the military position, and there is no need to pass the court. I can just appoint them directly. Whether Anxi or Hexi is the governor's prefecture, there is no prefect. Therefore, the actual appointment power is in my hands. I can let Mingyuan go to Zhangye directly, and I will file a record with the Ministry of Personnel."

In fact, reconciliation with Dugu Haoran is also an important purpose for Li Qing'an to return to Beijing this time. The Dugu family is the Guanlong clan. They have a very good relationship with the Changsun family, the Yuwen family and the Pei family, and they are married to each other. For example, Dugu Haoran married Pei Yaoqing's daughter as his wife, and Pei Min's wife is Changsun Quanxu's sister. It is this in-law relationship that has gradually formed a political group with common interests.

Since Li Qing'an married Dugu Mingyue, he would have a relationship with these Guanlong tribes. He needed their full support. In turn, he also wanted to support the Guanlong tribes so that they could have a say in the political situation of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Li Qing'an smiled at Dugu Haoran and said, "I heard Mingyue say that in a dozen days it will be my father-in-law's birthday. It's better to invite more relatives and friends to celebrate my father-in-law's birthday together. I happen to be in Chang'an, so I can get to know more relatives and friends."

Pei Min reacted very quickly. He immediately understood Li Qing'an's intention and smiled and said, "Okay, then I will sponsor it and invite all the major families that are related to us to get to know Qing'an together."

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Chapter completed!