Nowadays, she is no longer a famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River, but a serious court official, working as a grand piano master in the Taiyue Department.
It was talked about among the people, and the nobles flocked to it, often feeling proud to hear the Lu family play a piece of music.
Since composing the music for the Sapphire Case the year before last, her reputation has grown even higher. The aristocratic family is slightly less powerful, and they are no longer qualified to visit her for a visit.
Xiao Shishilang, the prodigal son of the Xiao family, was one of Lu Xiangjun's close friends. He often traveled with him, and there were also rumors that he had encountered the emperor's chariot.
No matter what the situation was at the time, people actually didn't care about the truth at all. When it spread to the streets, it was a drama about a talented man and a beautiful woman being stabbed by the emperor to win her love.
So it finally reached Xiao Yu's ears.
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"My great-nephew only goes to listen to music from time to time. As you know, I never dare to act recklessly or do anything that would harm the reputation of the family.
That's right, if the great-uncle nods and the great-nephew can welcome the person in, it will probably be a good story, right?"
Xiao Quan explained that he also wanted to work hard for his own happy life.
Xiao Yu was shocked by this guy's laziness, and gave him an angry and funny kick, "What are you talking about? Cut off all contact with me immediately and let me know that if you go to see her again, you will take care of her."
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Xiao Quan became anxious when he heard this, "Why is this? My great-uncle must explain it clearly to his great-nephew. As you know, I always abide by the law and respect etiquette when traveling outside..."
Xiao Yu looked at him with some annoyance. If it were his own children and grandchildren, they would have beaten him with canes and rolled on the ground, but Xiao Quan was different after all.
This was the only branch of his eldest brother's family. Xiao Yu was still a teenager when he followed his elder brother to the Sui Dynasty. His elder brother treated him like a brother and a father. When his elder brother died, he was entrusted with the family affairs.
So over the years, Xiao Yu raised his grandnephew as a son, and by raising him like this, he raised a libertine.
There was nothing that could be done about it. He was well-dressed and well-fed, but he was afraid that he would not take good care of him and let his eldest brother down. Even when the world was in chaos, Xiao Quan was raised in the house and was not affected at all.
How can you expect such a person to have great future? Even if he is gifted with talent, he is still a waste without the necessary experience and life experience, not to mention that Xiao Quan has not shown anything special from beginning to end.
Xiao Yu sighed secretly, and before anyone came, he patiently explained to Xiao Quan, but his words were much more straightforward, "If you have the word "Xiao" on your door, you should know that running a household is not easy.
If Mr. Lu Xiang is just a famous prostitute from the south of the Yangtze River, it doesn't matter if he is included in the mansion. I won't care about you.
But now that he has been appointed as an official in the Taile Department by the emperor, he is a person in the eyes of His Majesty. If you treat him lightly, no one can protect you.
Regardless of what you are like, the people you associate with are all licentious in their words and deeds. If they do something, how can you get away with it?"
At this point, he lowered his voice and said with a hint of threat: "Have you seen your Majesty today? Who is that person? When he was pacifying the world, he personally led the troops to fight. Once he gets angry, let alone you.
Even your uncle and I have to be careful about our heads falling to the ground.
Think about it carefully before you talk to me again, huh, you dare to fight me for a woman, you are really promising."
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Xiao Quan walked away dejectedly.
Xiao Yu shook his head and smiled to himself. If this matter had been put aside ten years ago, he probably wouldn't have bothered to take care of it. How could he tell people so much about it? Because the descendants of the Xiao family hired a famous prostitute, even if that famous prostitute
Some identities have appeared in front of the emperor, so what?
But as he gets older and has experienced the treacherous behavior when Li Yuan and his son were around, he is indeed a little scared...
I, Xiao Shiwen, also had a cautious day. Xiao Yu was very dissatisfied with his performance and became a little depressed.
But next, he still had to brace himself to deal with the relatives arriving one after another.
Groups of people came over, some lived in the main house, some had already separated and lived alone, some lived in the capital, and some simply came back from outside to reunite.
Including Xiao's in-laws, the number of people is too numerous to count, and they are all kinds of people. There are all kinds of people, but there is no common people.
This is the case for a well-dressed family, a wealthy family for generations.
In fact, the Xiao family is no different from other big families in the capital. There are many descendants and it will be very lively in the first month. This is also a sign of the prosperity of the family and is a good thing.
After lunch, Xiao Yu finally relaxed. No one came to the door anymore, and it was time for him to leave for a walk.
Surrounded by his servants, Xiao Yu left the mansion. The first person he went to was not Mrs. Chengguo's mansion, but Mrs. Chu's mansion.
The number of people in the capital who could have Zhongshu Ling Xiao Yu come to visit in person can be counted on ten fingers.
Now living in the residence of Mrs. Li Xiuning of the State of Chu is Xiao Yu's cousin, who was Li Yuan's groom at the time and has been living in the residence of Mrs. Li Xiuning of the State of Chu since she left the palace.
Moreover, Xiao Yu and Li Xiuning are also related. His wife Dugu is Li Yuan's cousin. From this point of view, Li Xiuning has to call him his cousin.
Therefore, he needs to go around in person during the first month.
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"Madam, Xiao Zhongshu is here to pay his respects. Do you want to meet him?"
Li Xiuning sat lazily on the couch, with her hair loose and no makeup on.
Several women were sitting around. They were watching the game between Yuwen and Wan, exchanging words from time to time.
He is a true gentleman watching the chess game without saying a word, but as a woman, he has no intention of winning on the chess scale, but he doesn't care about this, he is laughing and joking, and the atmosphere is very joyful and harmonious.
The New Year's Eve is actually quite difficult for these women, and they can't go out to relax in the cold weather, so they get together, chatting about everyday things, or playing chess a few times to relax.
In fact, they have lived a much more comfortable life in the past two years than before. When the weather is nice, they can often go out for a walk in the city, and their family will occasionally come to visit.
It's just like this. It's absolutely impossible to remarry, and you won't dare to marry someone else if you dare, so it's the best choice for everyone to get together and be companions.
Ever since Li Shimin's princess, the eldest grandson, came in, several more people came to seek refuge with him, and it was obvious that they were all unhappy in their respective homes.
Li Xiuning was also helpless. The women who came out of the palace were kept in her mansion by her in order to avoid trouble. Today, the limelight has actually passed and no one has the intention to pursue them. However, there are not many people in her mansion. On the contrary,
more and more.
So she often lamented that the people's hearts in this world were really cold and miserable.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the relatives of the woman in the mansion, as well as some people from the Li family in Longxi, came one after another to pay homage to Mrs. Chu.
Li Xiuning couldn't muster the energy to meet people, so she ordered people to close the door of the house and thank guests behind closed doors, showing her lazy attitude towards socializing.
Hearing that Xiao Shiwen had arrived, Li Xiuning sneered secretly. People named Xiao were not good people. There were so many people in the family, but no one dared to call him a man.
In the prime minister's house, the ancestors were also called emperors, but the daughter of the family was left here to raise her? It was not as good as Yin A Shu, who raised her daughter and grandson at home without asking or relying on anything.
Several women stopped talking and looked over.
After all, Xiao Shiwen was not someone else. He came to visit in person. It would probably be inappropriate to refuse.
But Li Xiuning waved her hand simply, "I'm telling you, I won't see any foreigners during the first month of the year. You go and see them. Everyone in the house is worshiping Buddha devoutly. If it's not an important matter, don't bother me."
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Outside the mansion, Xiao Yu, who had received the reply, looked at the closed door and smiled bitterly. It had been several years, and it seemed that Li Sanniang was still angry. It was the same scene every year. He didn't even accept gifts, so he didn't have anything.
expect.
After that, my mother-in-law will have to come over, and she must use all the etiquette.
The only difference this year is that Li Sanniang took the women in the palace out of the capital for a trip, and then she was ordered to go out of the capital for business.
He knew that this was because the throne was stable, and the emperor could pay more attention to this place. What's more, they also gave birth to two daughters for him...
What is all this? It seems that I have never heard of such strange things since ancient times. Xiao Yu's mind is quite confused.
Xiao Yu and his party did not delay here and immediately turned to the direction of the imperial city.
Turning the corner, I bumped into another group of people.
When the person on the other side knew that it was Xiao Zhongshu who was traveling, he immediately avoided the roadside.
Xiao Yu also received a reward. Opposite him was Li Yuan, the head of the Li family. It didn't take much to think that he was here to pay New Year's greetings to his cousin.
Li Yuan didn't come to him to say hello, probably because he was afraid that Xiao would say something unpleasant, which would be very embarrassing.
Xiao Yu had no intention of meeting Li Yuan. When Li Yuan was there, some of the Li family members seemed pretty good, and Li Yuan was one of them.
But things in the world are like this. It is said that the strong wind knows the strong grass, and the fierce fire knows the true gold. In times of crisis, these brothers of Li Yuan are really unbearable.
Take Li Yuan as an example. He could neither die with his country nor gather his brothers and descendants to preserve the vitality of the Li family. He always seemed to resign himself to fate.
Therefore, the Li family in Longxi, which was famous and prosperous at that time and even more prosperous than the Xiao family, ended up falling apart after only a few years.
Most of the people were there, but people's hearts were dispersed. All the descendants of the Li family in Longxi who were still serving as officials almost gave up the idea of contacting each other and went on their own lives.
For example, Li Daozong, the current Duke of Nanhai County and Minister of War, has clearly established a separate family and has never mentioned that he is of the Li family lineage in Longxi.
As for the Lingnan Li Xizhi lineage, they no longer have the idea of recognizing their ancestors and returning to their clan.
The most important thing is actually the Li Mu lineage, which is a large branch of the Li family in Longxi and has many descendants. Now they call themselves the Li family in Jinyang because Li Mu once served as the general manager of Bingzhou.
It seems that the Li family is worse off than the Yang family. At least the Yang family has kept its ancestral land, but a lot of people have died, but the skeleton is still there. It's better for you, the Li family, not many people have died, but the family is scattered.
As the current head of the Li family, it can be said that Li Yuan cannot escape the blame. He has no choice but to be too incompetent. Is it just a matter of shrinking his head and acting like a turtle?