In the evening, the invited relatives and friends came to Longyuan Academy one after another, and Li Tai accompanied his father to greet everyone in the academy.
The people living in Guandong and Guanxi began as early as when Xiao Baoyu entered Guanzhong to quell the chaos and then rebelled in Guanzhong. Several subsequent migrations of people also came. Under the social background of the Northern Wei Dynasty, most people who came from aristocratic families basically
They are all relatives and friends of the Li family in Longxi. This is not a deliberate friendship, it is just the fact.
But although they all have relatives and friends, the specific friendships vary from near and far. Therefore, Li Tai did not invite all his relatives and friends, mainly those who have come to Guanzhong in recent years. He really wants to invite all his relatives and friends to his home.
, if someone sees him, they might suspect that he is plotting to usurp the throne.
Of course, those with an unusual relationship like Cui Lu and Gao Zhongmi must be invited.
"Lu Shuhu, who refused to accept my conquest back then, is now able to avoid rushing to Guanxi? If he had gone with me to assist your wonderful nephew, Boshan's achievements would have been even greater!"
After arriving at the academy, Gao Zhongmi pointed at Lu Shuhu and laughed.
When he planned to betray the Eastern Wei Dynasty, he also secretly contacted many people. Lu Shuhu was also on his contact list, but he didn't pay attention to him at all. When they met at this time, it was inevitable to ridicule him and vent his dissatisfaction.
When everyone present heard what Gao Zhongmi said, including Lu Shuhu, they didn't know how to answer for a moment. You can't say that you are proud of yourself. Aren't you the one who lost all your wife, children, and family members? This needs to be done directly in person.
If you expose your shortcomings, you may turn against them immediately.
However, Gao Zhongmi has now gotten over the haze of the failure. It should be noted that he was the leader of Li Tai's investment in Kansai. At the beginning, the uncle and nephew depended on each other. This relationship was much more solid than the original shareholders. Li Tai
The more powerful Tai becomes in Kansai, the more transcendent his status becomes.
Today, Gao Zhongmi still holds the title of Situ, but he does not serve in the government, but just lives at home. In the past year, he married again under the introduction of Wang Yuanxin of Guangling. In recent years, he has given birth to a son and two daughters. It can be said that his family is happy.
It is worth mentioning that during the peace talks with Northern Qi, the people Li Tai exchanged also included Gao Zhongmi’s family. They had previously defected to the Western Wei Dynasty, but Gao Zhongmi’s family was kidnapped by the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Gao Zhongmi’s sons were executed, while his wife and daughter were
No official position.
Everyone knows the subsequent story of Gao Zhongmi's wife Li, but there is no record of her daughter. It was only after Li Tai exchanged people that he learned that Gao Zhongmi's daughter had been punished and confiscated in Yeting. It was not until Gao Yang established the Northern Qi Dynasty Amnesty for Sin Slaves that
He was returned to the foster home of Gao Zhongmi's younger brother Gao Jishi outside the palace.
However, Gao Jishi was able to save himself last year by reporting Gao Zhong for conspiring to rebel. It was difficult to say how much he had feelings for his niece, especially when she also died of illness a few years ago. So when the two parties were in peace talks, the Gao clan took the opportunity to
The little girl was also pushed out and brought here, so that the father and daughter could be reunited.
Probably out of guilt for his family and nostalgia for his ex-wife, Gao Zhongmi also doted on this lost daughter and brought her to the school together today.
This little girl is fifteen or sixteen years old and has a beautiful face. From this appearance alone, you can guess why her mother was so fascinated by Gao Zhongmi and Gao Cheng. She is charming and beautiful with every frown and smile.
As soon as she dressed up and got out of the car at the school, the children from all around her were constantly peeping and looking at her, and she was very fascinated.
Gao Zhongmi was naturally very proud of his daughter's charming appearance, but when he heard other people from the time coming up to test her and ask questions about interviewing her, he just laughed and didn't give any response.
Now that he has Li Tai taking care of him, he has become a veteran in the Western Wei Dynasty, and his nephew Gao Le, a powerful general, supports the family. There is no need to rush to marry off his daughter to seek help from his in-laws, and in his heart
The guilt and care for my daughter naturally need to be carefully investigated.
In recent years, the people who came to Guanzhong from Guandong can be roughly divided into three waves. In addition to those captured by Li Tai during the war, they were the family members brought back by Li Yunxin from Jinyang, the group brought back by Li Licheng from Yecheng, and
It was obtained during the previous peace talks.
Among them, the third wave of people in particular has the largest number of people arriving. Probably Yang Min, the guys in charge of Yedu, packed up and sent those Kanto Shiliu who felt that they were difficult to control. Li Tai was quite familiar with this, as many of them came
Just take it all as ordered, which can just make up for the talent gap between Kansai and Kanto.
At this time, these Kanto current people gathered in the academy. Although they came to Guanzhong because of Li Tai, many of them even saw Li Tai up close for the first time. Putting aside the feeling of closeness in their hearts, when they saw
When Li Tai looked so charming, he couldn't help but praise him again and again.
Power can greatly improve a person's deportment and temperament. Even someone with a background like Qi Lord Gao Yang can use many more positive adjectives with the blessing of power. Now Li Tai, as the first person in the Western Wei Dynasty, then
His demeanor is truly intimidating, and his impeccable appearance is even more heart-wrenching.
As more and more guests arrived, the men first sat in the front hall of the academy, and the women were led to the back hall one after another. Compared to the lively greetings in the front hall, the atmosphere in the back hall was a bit...
subtle.
Women tend to be reserved by nature, and some of their ideas are not as adaptable to reality as men's. After seeing Tang Gong's appearance and grace in the front hall, and then thinking of the huge power he possessed, he became even more curious about what kind of woman in the world could be worthy of him.
To be worthy of such a heroic man?
The life experience of Tang Zhengzheng's wife is not a secret. Although Duguxin is well-respected in Guanxi, these Guandong women think that the Western Wei Dynasty is poor and weak, and they don't think that such a poor and weak military general of the imperial court has anything to praise.
Why can a woman from such a family be favored by Duke Tang for many years?
Therefore, when they saw the lord of Xiangyang County and Mr. Tang's mother, Mrs. Lu, welcoming guests in the hall, the female relatives of the family could not help but look at the princess with some scrutiny.
Because I already have prejudices in my heart, this impression is naturally somewhat emotional, or it may be too flashy and not dignified, or the dress may be plain and unworthy of the Xuanhe family, or the voice may be slightly distant.
Not friendly enough, etc. In short, in their eyes, this is by no means an impeccable and virtuous woman who can be worthy of Duke Tang!
Of course, no matter what kind of thoughts they have in their hearts, they will naturally not reveal them. After all, they are visiting the house today, and it is not good to be rude to the nominal hostess. But no matter how well they hide it, they will inevitably have some thoughts.
Clues are revealed.
Miaoyin has been sleeping with her husband in the past few years, and has been influenced by her ears and eyes. She can't tell the thoughts of these women. She doesn't respond to this kind of seemingly polite, but actually distant and arrogant attitude. She just stays with her aunt.
By Lu's side, she was fulfilling her responsibilities as the hostess.
When the female family members of various families sat down in the hall, they would inevitably have some daily greetings, and these female family members specially selected the Guandong scenery and people that interested Lu to talk about.
Miao Yin, who was also present at the table, naturally became an outsider and could not get in the conversation at all. Moreover, she listened to their enthusiastic talk about the marriages of the children of each family. Although the meaning was not stated clearly, it was also hinted at.
Miaoyin patiently listened to these conversations for a while, and suddenly felt unwell. She apologized and stood up to leave. After a while, she turned back and sighed with some embarrassment: "The pregnancy went smoothly last time, and now I can't."
I have been experiencing frequent discomforts during my pregnancy. Not only have I been rude to my relatives and friends, but I have also been unable to manage household chores. You are all good women in charge of your household. Do you have any good ideas or words to teach me?"
As soon as she opened her mouth, the topic was diverted to another channel. The women present were more or less prejudiced against her, but they did not dare to reveal it due to their status as host and guest. Now she took the initiative to hand over a
She asked everyone to educate her as someone who had experienced the situation. Naturally, these people couldn't help it and started talking one after another.
Although they still did not dare to speak out about the shortcomings of Miaoyin, they would use the opportunity of giving advice and teaching to express their opinions in a dark way. The topic inevitably gradually came to the topic of Tang Gong's few wives and concubines and the meager income of his children.
At first, Mrs. Lu was still immersed in the joy of meeting old friends in a foreign country and listening to the local accent. However, as the topic changed, she gradually realized that these women were somewhat targeting her bride. In addition, she had discussed it with her husband Li Xiao before.
This question made her feel a little unhappy at this moment, so she even told her about Miaoyin's previous request to Wenggu for permission to choose a concubine for her husband.
After hearing this, everyone present's expressions changed slightly, and the eyes they looked at Miaoyin also changed slightly. When they spoke next, they no longer pointed out or secretly criticized her, but began to gradually praise her virtuousness.
Just like she had endured rejection and resistance before, Miaoyin just took the compliments from these women calmly and did not make any emotional response.
Waiting until all the guests had arrived and the banquet officially started, Miaoyin personally went out of the hall to introduce Madam Yao into the hall, and arranged for the lady to sit at the same table as him. He also treated her with care and concern, and then introduced the lady to her.
When everyone introduced him, they were full of praise.
The female family members present here listened to Miao Yin's introduction, and looked at this woman from Wu who had already integrated deeply into Mr. Tang's family. They couldn't help but have their own thoughts, and they didn't even care to appreciate the taste of the food and wine in their mouths.