Chapter 172 Too weak, too much talk, not very good
Chapter 172
After dinner, Ms. Dou left Li Xiuning behind, looking at her aloof daughter with a complicated expression.
Li Yuan stroked his short beard and tried hard to make his double chin less obvious.
"In a few days, our third wife will be seventeen."
Mrs. Dou nodded in agreement, took Li Xiuning's hand, and saw Li Xiuning's pretty face that was so calm that no emotion could be seen.
I couldn't help but feel a little headache. This child's temperament was neither like my good-sleeved dancing self nor the kind-hearted husband.
He is obsessed with martial arts, despises red makeup, and seems quite withdrawn due to his petty temper. However, he is also a martial arts prodigy.
Her husband's archery skills made Sanniang's wife better than the others, making her even more outstanding.
Moreover, his martial arts skills are so strong that he is not only the husband, but also the cavalry and bodyguard in the palace who have fought hundreds of battlefields.
They have all become defeated enemies of their third daughter.
As a result, Lady Li Sanniang's fierce reputation has been secretly spread among the high-ranking officials of the Sui Dynasty.
This has also led to a problem: almost no one dares to take a step forward and come to ask for marriage.
Mrs. Dou sighed softly, cleared her throat, and glanced at her husband, Li Yuan.
"Yes, the eldest lady got married when she was fifteen, and the second lady got married in her teens?"
"The second lady got married when she turned fourteen." Li Yuan continued stroking his beard and said like a kind old father.
"Yes, look, the eldest lady and the second lady have been married for several years. Your eldest brother has also married a wife long ago, and now he even has children..."
"..." Li Xiuning looked at her parents calmly.
She seemed to be listening very seriously, but her sitting posture changed from time to time, which represented her mood.
Mrs. Dou saw that the child didn't have any normal reaction for a long time, and finally became a little anxious.
"Sister-in-law, you know Chai Shao, the legitimate son of Chai Shen's family in Julu County, right?"
Li Xiuning nodded calmly. "I know you."
"What do you think of him?" Dou asked with a smile.
"It's not that good." Li Xiuning continued to say in that ancient voice.
Dou Shi, Li Yuan. "..."
"What do you mean it's not good? You kid, can't you say a few more words?"
Mr. Dou had a terrible headache. It was so difficult to communicate with this third daughter who was slow in speech but quick in action.
Seeing her mother's anxious face and her father's helpless expression, Li Xiuning thought about it seriously and decided to say four more words.
"Too weak, talks too much."
Dou family, Li Yuan: "..."
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"My daughter is tired." Before the parents could speak again, Li Xiuning silenced Dou and Li Yuan with one sentence.
He watched Li Xiuning stand up and walk out of the hall with brisk steps.
The couple looked at each other with complicated expressions.
"Husband, what should we do? Our third wife is about to turn seventeen. Seventeen, at such an old age, we are not married yet."
Seeing that Mrs. Dou, the always virtuous, quiet and resourceful lady, seemed a little angry at this moment.
Li Yuan quickly spoke to comfort him.
"Don't worry, madam, seventeen is not a very big age. Think about it, Chen Ajiao in the Western Han Dynasty was already nineteen years old when she married Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."
Mrs. Dou suddenly raised his head, his eyes fell on Li Yuan, his face was a little dark.
Li Yuan thought about Chen Ajiao's ending and laughed out loud in embarrassment. "My wife is absolutely right. Her husband made a mistake."
"But you also know that Sanniang's temper is such that if she is sure of something, even ten cows, let alone nine cows, won't be able to get her back."
"Then we can't let her continue like this. She is already seventeen, and others are already the mother of several children."
"Husband, no matter how well we work it out, it would be better not to hold the Third Lady's birthday party in the mansion. It would be better to hold it in another courtyard."
"Save those meddlesome people from spoiling the third lady's interest by talking nonsense."
Li Yuanshen agreed with his wife's point of view, and she was right. His daughter had already held a birthday party for her seventeenth birthday, but she hadn't gotten married yet.
I'm afraid there will be some nefarious people murmuring among the people in the market.
I'm afraid that instead of upsetting my daughter's interest, I'm going to make the madam angry and annoyed again.
"By the way, madam, what do you think about the child from Mr. Yang's family..."
"You are too young, only fifteen. Our three wives are already seventeen. Do you think it is possible?" Mrs. Dou shook her head decisively.
"What's more, the Yang family suddenly became famous because Yang Qian flattered the emperor.
At such a young age, I always feel that it is inappropriate for me to speak so skillfully."
Looking at this wife who had always been resentful about the Yang family being replaced by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Li Yuan could only helplessly keep his mouth shut.
After Ms. Dou gradually calmed down, she served Li Yuanman tea and asked with concern.
"By the way, husband, those Dawan horses you bought from the Dawan horse dealer a few days ago.
But a good horse is rare. My husband, you said yesterday that your majesty went on a patrol with you and saw your good horse, and he even spoke words of envy."
"What happened later? I was so busy worrying about the Third Lady that I didn't even have time to ask you."
Li Yuan smiled quite proudly, so much that his thick double chin was exposed.
"Yes, your majesty and I had a race in Xiyuan. We ran ten miles and won my husband by a horse's length."
"Did you win, Your Majesty?" Dou's pretty face, which was well maintained and still charming, froze slightly.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Dou's face, Li Yuan was a little confused.
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"In the past, my cousin and I, no, even His Majesty, often competed. Winning and losing were common occurrences."
Mrs. Dou gently held Li Yuan's big, fleshy hand and explained softly.
"That was the past, not the present. He was your cousin in the past, but now he is His Majesty, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty."
"Furthermore, his temper has changed a lot from the past, so I think this matter may be inappropriate."
"What Madam said is that one day, I will try my best to lose to Your Majesty."
Li Yuan looked at this beautiful and intelligent wife and thought about it seriously.
Mrs. Dou looked at her husband, thought for a moment, and then shook her head.
"Although losing to Your Majesty is still a way, Your Majesty has already been humiliated by you.
I'm afraid he won't be able to compete with my husband again in a short period of time. I think it's better for you to bear the pain and part with me and offer that good horse to your majesty."
"Ah..." Li Yuan was stunned and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Madam, it's just a good horse. Why don't you keep it for now? How about you find a better one next time and then offer it to Your Majesty?"
Seeing the hesitant expression on her husband's face, Mrs. Dou could only sigh softly and closed her eyes tiredly.
"That's fine. Husband, please remember to keep this matter in mind."
After worrying about her children and her husband, Mrs. Dou felt tired and felt that she needed to recuperate...