Li Qinzai did not expect that he would start worrying about his children's marriage when he was not yet thirty years old.
I really have to worry about it, Shangguan Wan'er is too cute, and the Li family has a grown-up son, so there is no reason for her to marry someone else.
Besides, Shangguan Wan'er in history was very smart and had outstanding talents. After Empress Wu became emperor, Shangguan Wan'er became her close confidant and assisted Empress Wu for many years.
Of course he should marry such an awesome person.
The premise is that Qiao'er also likes her, otherwise he can only give up and force his son to marry someone he doesn't like. Li Qinzai cannot do this.
Therefore, Li Qinzai tried his best to create an environment for Qiao'er and Shangguan Wan'er as quietly as possible, and cultivate the relationship between the two children. If they could have feelings for each other when they were childhood sweethearts, it would be a good marriage.
Behind those beautiful stories from childhood to adulthood, from playmates to husband and wife, there is actually an old father who is silently carrying the burden forward.
Stepping into the courtyard, Li Qinzai interrupted Qiao'er's second move of showing off the quadratic equation of one variable.
Then he ordered his servants to place snacks in the yard, and Shangguan Wan'er's attention was indeed attracted.
The three children sat around the low table. Hongbi grabbed the snacks and stuffed them into his mouth without any sign of eating. Qiaoer seemed not very interested in the snacks and ate them one bite at a time.
Shangguan Wan'er obviously likes to eat, but Shangguan's family has a good upbringing. No matter how greedy she is, she just chews her food slowly and sits on the futon gracefully.
Seeing Hongbi bite her favorite piece of beef jerky into her mouth, Shangguan Wan'er was very anxious, but she could only pretend to be calm and picked up a piece of dried sweet potato with regretful eyes.
Li Qinzai looked at the change in her expression and wanted to laugh, but was afraid that the little girl would lose face and become angry from shame.
"Wan'er, is your grandpa in good health recently?" Li Qinzai asked.
Shangguan Wan'er swallowed the dried sweet potatoes in her mouth hard and sat upright facing Li Qinzai: "Thank you Uncle Li for your concern. Grandpa is in good health. He has some minor ailments. The doctor took a look at him and found that there is nothing serious."
"Keep eating and chat while eating. There is no need to pay attention to etiquette at Uncle Li's house." Li Qinzai picked up a piece of beef jerky and handed it to her mouth.
Shangguan Wan'er was stunned for a moment, her almond-shaped eyes suddenly narrowed into two crescent moons, and she took the food into her mouth unceremoniously.
Then Li Qinzai picked up another piece of dried sweet potato and handed it to Qiao'er.
Qiao'er tilted her head back, shook her head and refused, "Dad, I don't like snacks."
"If you don't want to eat it, feed it to the dog." Li Qinzai decisively turned the dried sweet potato and stuffed it into Hongbi's mouth.
The sudden fatherly love made Hongbi stunned for a moment, and then he chewed it with relish.
Li Qinzai looked at the second child with loving eyes, what a good child, not picky about food, but also simple.
"Uncle Li..." Shangguan Wan'er swallowed the beef jerky in her mouth and said weakly: "What Wan'er ate just now seems to be beef. Isn't the court not allowed to slaughter cattle? Why does Uncle Li's family..."
Li Qinzai showed a kind smile: "Wan'er is good, nosy people will wet the bed until they are eighteen..."
Shangguan Wan'er immediately fell silent. This Uncle Li seemed to be very evil.
The three little ones continued to eat snacks. Li Qinzai smiled and asked: "Wan'er, is Uncle Li's house fun?"
Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "It's funny. Brother Qiao'er takes good care of me. Wan'er likes him to take me to light firecrackers the most."
Li Qinzai sighed, "Hongbi, you didn't mention it at all. It seems that the second brother is out of luck."
"How about you come to my house to play every day from now on, and Brother Qiao'er will play with you?"
Shangguan Wan'er nodded happily and was about to agree when her little face suddenly fell: "No, Wan'er heard from grandpa that dad is about to be transferred away from Chang'an and will be an official somewhere far away. Wan'er
My mother and I will also leave Chang'an with my father..."
As she said this, Shangguan Wan'er's eyes suddenly turned red, she looked at the snacks in front of her with reluctance, and glanced at Qiao'er by the way.
Li Qinzai couldn't figure out whether she was reluctant to part with Li's snacks or the buckwheat.
"Wan'er wants to stay in Chang'an?" Li Qinzai winked at her.
Shangguan Wan'er nodded hurriedly: "I think Chang'an is more fun than places far away."
Then Shangguan Wan'er said in despair: "But grandpa said that my father seems to be in trouble recently..."
Li Qinzai continued to blink: "Uncle Li can help you stay in Chang'an, and he can also help your father solve his troubles."
Shangguan Wan'er immediately opened her eyes in surprise: "Really? Can Wan'er really stay in Chang'an?"
Li Qinzai nodded with a smile: "Really."
Shangguan Wan'er jumped up with joy: "Thank you, Uncle Li."
Li Qinzai looked like a strange man with ill intentions. Jie Jie smiled and said: "Wan'er, how about you just stay at my house from now on? There are delicious snacks and meals every day, and brother Qiao'er will take you to play. When you grow up,
Then you will marry brother Qiao'er, so that you can eat good things all your life."
Shangguan Wan'er's smile suddenly disappeared from her little face and she looked at him with disdain.
"Uncle Li, Wan'er is only four years old this year, how can she just talk about getting married? It's too beastly."
Li Qinzai touched his nose awkwardly.
That's sloppy, this girl is too smart to be easily fooled...
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Now that she has decided to marry an official, her in-laws still have to save her. Otherwise, when the little girl grows up, she will inevitably blame Aweng for not saving his father.
In Li Qinzai's expectation, it was not difficult to change an official's transfer order.
With Li Qinzai's current status, all he needed to do was say hello to the Minister of Civil Affairs. Besides, he also had a father who was the Minister of Civil Affairs.
However, when Li Siwen returned home from the government office and Li Qinzai told him about the matter, Li Siwen immediately frowned.
"This can't be done!" Li Siwen refused decisively.
Li Qinzai was stunned: "Why?"
Li Siwen sighed and said, "Do you know what Shangguan Tingzhi said in the memorial?"
"I heard that it is to advise His Majesty to allocate grain from the official warehouse in Huainan... This matter is not a big problem, right? Whether Your Majesty accepts the advice or not, Shangguan Tingzhi has nothing to do with it."
Li Siwen shook his head: "That's wrong. In his memorial, Shangguan Tingzhi not only admonished Huainan for transferring official positions, but he also said one thing. This matter was very fatal. After reading his memorial, His Majesty immediately issued an order to seal it.
Allowing anyone to reveal it shows how serious this matter is."
"What else did he say?"
Li Siwen lowered his voice and said slowly: "After Shangguan Tingzhi talked about the official warehouse in Huainan, he also requested an order from His Majesty, saying that the embezzlement of land by feudal princes, dignitaries and officials in various prefectures and counties in Jiangnan and Huainan Province was very serious.
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"Officials and dignitaries from various places privately occupied land, and a large number of farmers in Jiangnan and Huainan who lost their land became refugees..."
Li Qinzai opened his eyes wide in shock.
Land annexation?
Less than a hundred years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, has the phenomenon of land annexation become so serious?