"What are you doing? This is a token of love given to you by my second brother with the permission of my mother-in-law. It cannot be said that it returns to its original owner, right?"
Li Xiuning was in a bad mood. She felt that it was unreasonable for Changsun Wujiu to do what he did. There was no reason to get back what the Li family had given away.
Moreover, it is grandma's old thing, and its meaning is even more extraordinary. Are you sending it back to sever Li's feelings?
Changsun Wujiu silently shook his head and said: "It has been more than ten years since Yan Gu passed away. It has been more than three years since I heard the news of Erlang's death. I think about it day and night, and there is almost no peace..."
Li Xiuning's heart moved and she asked: "Did my sister-in-law want to leave the house? It's nothing..."
Changsun Wujiu smiled bitterly, came over and took hold of his sister's arm, "Sanniang, don't get me wrong, this piano is useless if I keep it in my hand.
I have no children, so no matter how precious the object is, it cannot be passed down. Why don't you give it back to Sanniang, and you can treat it as a favor to your sister-in-law?"
Li Xiuning looked at her and then at Qin. As her eyes rolled, she finally smiled. She took her sister-in-law to sit on the collapse and was served with tea.
After taking two sips of tea, Li Xiuning smiled and said: "I misunderstood my sister-in-law. It seems that my sister-in-law is in trouble. Otherwise, how could I bear the pain and give up my love?
I can't accept the engagement gift that my second brother gave you. If you have any difficulties, just tell me, sister-in-law. Even if you can't do anything about it, we can still discuss it, right?"
In front of a smart and strong woman like Li Xiuning, Changsun Wujiu was a little overwhelmed after one round.
A slight blush appeared on her face, and she hesitated for a moment before forcing herself to calm down, "It seems that nothing can be hidden from Sanniang's eyes, so I'll just tell you straight away, I really have something to ask for this time..."
Li Xiuning said simply: "Just tell me."
Changsun Wujiu looked at his sister-in-law, the rhythm was wrong. According to her idea, he would give gifts first, and then take this opportunity to recall his family and report his thoughts.
When the atmosphere is right, she can talk about the current situation in the house. As long as there is a chance to talk, she can talk about helping with something or something.
As for my uncle's affairs, let's not talk too much about it now. Let's take a look at the situation in a few days.
My brother is unwilling to help with my uncle's matter, mainly because it is an investigation issued by the emperor, and my brother dare not disobey the order. As long as the emperor keeps his mouth open, he should be able to keep his uncle's family safe.
How could she make the emperor relent? All she had to do was blow some pillow wind. Just like when she had a private conversation with her husband in Prince Qin's palace, her husband would always refuse to agree to anything she wanted to protect.
Look, what a good idea.
It's just that her sister-in-law doesn't play by the rules and comes here in a hurry. If she still cares about him, it will be difficult to mention this matter later.
She was a little confused in her heart. Today, she finally realized how fierce this young lady was. Her style was clean and neat, no less than that of a man.
And those thoughts of hers are the usual methods of women in the back house, and there is not much room for them to be used in front of Li Xiuning.
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After thinking about what to say, she continued: "Sanniang should know who my uncle is."
Li Xiuning saw her procrastinating, but he didn't rush her. He just nodded and said: "Shi Gaojian, the imperial censor, of course I know. I heard that he has an upright personality and is very talented.
My sister-in-law has been kind to me in raising me, so I am not considered an outsider. I saw him when I came to visit you at home. He is worthy of being a member of the Gao family, and he is polite and courteous in his speech and behavior.
What? Does he want to be transferred, or has something happened? He asked to come to his niece's door, it seems that the matter is not small. "
As he spoke, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The way he was lifting his weight with such ease made Changsun Wujiu a little envious.
Women are afraid of comparisons. Both of them belong to the top group of women, but when they sit together and talk about serious things, the difference becomes immediately apparent.
Of course, anyone who asks for help will be shorter... In fact, they each have their own temperament and expertise. They are two completely different types of people, so there is no need to deliberately compare them.
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Changsun Wujiu was also patient and immediately took a picture with a smile, "That means my uncle is not here, otherwise I will make Sanniang my confidant."
Li Xiuning laughed heartily, "Gao Jian is over fifty this year, right? He is my elder, but he is definitely not a close friend.
By the way, I heard that he has stayed in Jiaozhou for many years. People who are familiar with the scenery of Lingnan are rare in the court now. I can say that he will be reused in the future. Just wait patiently. Why do you come to talk to you again?
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Changsun Wujiu sighed and said: "Sanniang doesn't know something, my uncle is in trouble this time.
It is an unreasonable disaster to say that the imperial examination was held in Beijing in April and the results were released in May. My uncle was one of the examiners in the examination room.
Someone in the examination room was committing fraud at that time, and it was my uncle who caught him..."
She didn't hide any details, and told the story exactly as it was. She didn't distinguish the right from wrong, but finally said: "My uncle obviously suffered the consequences on behalf of others. I want to ask him who instigated him to inquire about the situation.
But when I talked about this matter with my brother, he wouldn't let me ask. One was because it would embarrass my uncle, and the other was because he didn't want me to get involved too deeply.
Sanniang knows that my uncle has been very kind to me in raising me, and he has never asked me for anything.
Back then, he was implicated by Yang Xuangan and was demoted to serve in Jiaozhou. When he left, he sold all his property and handed it over to my grandmother, just because he was afraid that when he left, we, mother and son, would be treated harshly.
I will never forget such kindness. My uncle is in trouble today and I cannot stand by and watch anyway, so I have the audacity to come to Sanniang to beg you."
Having said this, Changsun Wujiu was choked with sobs, and then he got up and knelt down on the cave.
Li Xiuning pulled her up, opened his mouth and reprimanded: "Everyone in this mansion has a pitiable life experience. If everyone cries and worships, why don't they annoy people to death?"
Li Xiuning even grabbed the plump eldest grandson a few times when she straightened her body. Her tentacles were soft and boneless, and they felt really good. Even if she was a woman, she still wanted to take her into his arms and rub her for a few times.
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What Changsun Wujiu said was really not a trivial matter. She knew some of the abuses in the examination room in the past two years, no matter how big or small, they were all the ones that could lead directly to the Tai Chi Palace.
When the emperor came to the palace, whenever he talked about the imperial examination, he showed an attitude of determination to win.
In Li Xiuning's view, it was precisely because the emperor valued it so much that the imperial examination system, which had been intermittently and almost dispensable in the pre-Sui Dynasty, seemed to have replaced the imperial examination system in the past few years.
The emperor has always been persistent and determined in doing things, and he also has skills and tricks. Otherwise, her father and brother are both outstanding people, and they would never have lost so miserably.
Gao Shilian was involved in the malpractice of the imperial examination. Even if he served as a messenger, he might not be able to get away with it. If he found out the reason, he would at least be exiled. There have been many examples before, but it didn't involve someone like Gao Shilian.
Just a court official.
So Li Xiuning knew that this was not something that could be calmed down by blowing hair on the pillow, and it might even add fuel to the flames.
Furthermore, Changsun Wujiu's one-sided words were countless.
Moreover, she had only met Gao Shilian a few times, so how could she know his character? It was an extremely stupid behavior to ignore his concerns.
Li Xiuning pondered for a long time, and felt a little bit polite about it. It didn't concern Mrs. Chu's house, so why bother?
But then she thought about it and realized that this matter was a test of one's brain. She was idle anyway, so she might as well give it a try. She had always avoided important national affairs.
When I'm with my lover, I can speak freely, but I'm always cautious and won't ask him for anything.
He is a very smart person, and he will do anything he can do for you. It is useless for you to ask for things that cannot be done. On the contrary, it will make him feel that you are asking for too much. If a smart man does something stupid, he might want to give it to you.
Make a note.
If he does this kind of thing too much, he might become unhappy...
Well, she really understands Li Po... Anyway, she has slept with him for many years. If she doesn't understand the other person's personality, why should she, Li Xiuning, claim to be smart?
"You want me to ask for a favor from the emperor? Changsun Wuji is the minister of Dali Temple...does he not want to get involved in this matter?" Li Xiuning frowned.
Thinking of Changsun Wuji, Li Xiuning's understanding of this matter became clearer.
Changsun Wujiu lowered his head, extremely ashamed.
Since talking to her brother yesterday, she has included this matter in the category of family scandal. At this time, her sister-in-law exposed it, and she was naturally very embarrassed.
As the saying goes, family scandals should not be publicized.
But he still had to defend his brother, "My brother has been in charge of Dali Temple for a short time, and my uncle was involved, so I should avoid suspicion..."
Li Xiuning didn't care about the face of their Changsun family, and just sneered: "Changsun Wuji... What kind of suspicion are you trying to avoid? Doesn't he want to kill the family in a righteous way?
People who are high-ranking officials and well-paid people are all very ruthless. Not to mention my uncle, I don’t even have to give up my wife and children for the sake of my official career. Otherwise, sister-in-law, you wouldn’t come to me to intercede, right?”
Zhangsun Wujiu couldn't bear the direct way of speaking. He raised his head and looked directly at his sister-in-law, "I don't know what he is considering, but I just want to rescue him before the incident happens.
I know that Sanniang is in a difficult situation and it is difficult to speak up in front of the emperor, so as not to make the emperor feel grudge. Then, am I not letting Sanniang's care for me all these years go down?
I just want...when the emperor comes to visit next time, he can let me say a few words in front of His Majesty. No matter whether it succeeds or not, I will accept Sanniang Tian's kindness.
After that, whatever Sanniang says is whatever it is, in Wu Jiu’s eyes, only Sanniang is the only one, and other people and things are irrelevant.”
Li Xiuning looked at her sister-in-law, who looked like she was going to die, and then at Zhang Qin, and said to herself that this was your original idea, thank you for coming up with it.
If not everything in the palace was hidden from her eyes, wouldn't this sister-in-law learn from the women in the palace and meet the emperor by chance when he comes?