It was just a small episode at first, but when Li Qinzai returned home, he became more and more suspicious the more he thought about it.
In this era, it was allowed to take concubines, especially for wealthy families, and it was even more common for the master to take concubines.
Moreover, a concubine basically has no human rights. Her life and death are in the hands of the master and the wife. If the concubine escapes even slightly, she may magically appear in the well the next day.
Li Qinzai's father, Li Siwen, seems to be a polite and decent man. He only reads books every day and looks like a serious and honest man.
But...are there any honest scholars?
At Li Ji's age, he is still raising a family outside his home. Doesn't Li Siwen have a bit of a frivolous streak?
The drunk guest in the restaurant was about 20 years old. According to him, his sister was Li Siwen's concubine. A little extrapolation showed that his sister was definitely no more than 30 years old.
And judging from his determined and arrogant look, it doesn't look like a lie at all. If the thing was fake, he wouldn't have the confidence to be so arrogant at all. It's impossible to fake it.
"Husband, don't be joking. Aweng is in his forties, how can he take a concubine? My mother doesn't agree to it." Cui Jie looked at him in surprise.
Li Qinzai twitched the corner of his mouth: "I'm talking about being a teenager, the wife on the left, the concubine on the right, a man's frivolous intestines, what do you know about women?"
Cui Jie raised her eyebrows and said with a hint of a smile: "I really don't understand your husband's colorful heart. Can you please explain to me?"
Li Qinzai was startled and said calmly: "You're talking about my father, why are you pulling on me?"
Cui Jie snorted: "I'm really dazzled by the princess next to my husband. Even the maids who serve my husband are princesses. I'm afraid your husband is no less frivolous than Aweng, right?"
"No matter how weird you are, I'm going to order you to do a mission..."
Cui Jie was so embarrassed when he suddenly said the joy of couple's love, she glared at him with a red face, but she didn't dare to continue the frivolous topic.
"It's a nonsense thing. It's just a drunken guest talking nonsense. Husband, please don't make the matter too big, otherwise my mother will be sad." Cui Jie said seriously.
Li Qinzai hummed, then touched his chin and said, "I will be cautious."
Li Qinzai then said, "Why don't we go to Wannian County Prison to interrogate that person first? If he tells the truth, then we can find the woman's residence. Well, I'm going to catch the adulterer!"
Cui Jie was shocked: "There is no reason for a son to catch his father in adultery. The more my husband talks about it, the more he becomes a bastard."
When it came to his parents, Li Qinzai had no idea. He scratched his head for a long time and said, "I'd better test my father's attitude."
After saying that, Li Qinzai got up and walked out.
Cui Jie worriedly warned behind him: "Husband, don't talk nonsense, don't anger Aweng, or be careful of getting beaten..."
Li Qinzai said without looking back: "As you said, if I don't annoy him, he won't beat me?"
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Li Siwen and Li Cui are both in the study.
Li Siwen was holding a book in his hand. Perhaps he was a little short-sighted from reading all the time. The book was very close to his eyes, almost touching his nose, as if he was not reading but smelling the book.
Mrs. Li Cui was sitting on a futon, embroidering a pair of mandarin ducks stitch by stitch. Her exquisite embroidery work and lifelike patterns were a bit better than Cui Jie's.
An old couple is sitting in a quiet study, each busy with his own business. The picture is very warm and the years are quiet.
The appearance of Li Qinzai ruined this beautiful scene.
Pushing open the door and entering, Li Qinzai was about to open his mouth when Li Siwen raised his head and glared at him: "Have you forgotten all the rules at home since you were granted the title of Marquis of the County? You don't even know how to knock on the door."
Li Qinzai immediately made a sound from his mouth: "Bang, bang, bang!"
Mrs. Li Cui chuckled: "This is smashing the door, not knocking. Even though you are a county lord, you are still so naughty..."
Li Siwen snorted, lowered his head and continued reading, not wanting to pay attention to him at all.
Li Qinzai chuckled: "Mom, are you doing embroidery work?"
Mrs. Li Cui showed him a pair of mandarin ducks that were about to be embroidered: "I will embroider a pair of pillows for you and Jie'er. Mandarin ducks are auspicious birds. If you and your wife rest on them every night, they will give your mother a fat baby in the coming year."
grandson."
Li Qinzai said seriously: "Mom, this Yuanyang thing should be posted in the bathroom. It is a high-consumption item..."
Mrs. Li Cui:???
Li Qinzai sighed. He originally planned to develop the Duke's Mansion into a bathing center in Chang'an. I guess Li Cui already knew what the project of "Mandarin Duck Playing in the Water" was.
It's a pity that this move ruined the family tradition too much. With Li Qinzai's level of bastard, he didn't dare to easily provoke his grandfather and father's sticks.
Mrs. Li Cui said dissatisfiedly: "It's been almost two years since we got married. Why is there still no news about you and Jie'er? Qin Zai, Jie'er is your royal wife, and now you have been made a marquis. The title should be passed down from generation to generation. Right?
The room must have a legitimate son..."
Seeing that Li Qinzai was indifferent, Li Cui sighed again: "It's not that I don't like Qiao'er, your father and I love her very much, but love is love. Rules are rules. The title can only be inherited by the legitimate son. This is an ironclad law."
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Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, I'm only in my twenties, so I don't need to talk about inheritance so early, right?"
Mrs. Li Cui lowered her face and said: "We have to talk. No matter how old you are, since you have a title, you must give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible. This is to appease everyone's hearts, do you understand?"
Just when Li Qinzai was about to say something, Li Siwen, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Your mother is right, if you dare to talk back again, I will beat you to death."
Li Qinzai's eyelids twitched.
Although he was already a county prince and had a much higher status than Li Siwen, Li Siwen's simple sentence of "beat you to death" still made Li Qinzai immediately cower.
"The child will work hard." Li Qinzai said solemnly.
When he got back, he told Cui Jie that from now on, he would treat himself like a donkey every night and never treat him like a human being.
Li Siwen took a military newspaper from the desk next to him and handed it to him: "Your grandfather sent someone to deliver it this morning, the Tuyuhun Military Journal."
Li Qinzai said nonchalantly: "My child has returned to Chang'an. General Su is killing people and setting fires in Tuyuhun. My child doesn't care..."
Li Siwen raised his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and Li Qinzai immediately took it honestly.
There is no way, there is always no reason to talk to my biological father. They only talk about violence, so what if you become a county prince? Have you never seen a county prince being beaten? As long as Li Qinzai talks back again, all of Chang'an will know that the newly promoted county prince, the country's dynasty
The hero, howling like a ghost under the stick of his own father...
Unfolding the military report, Li Qinzai raised his eyebrows.
Yes, that's good news.
Su Dingfang led an army of 30,000, and cooperated with the 10,000 Anxi army of Pei Xingjian, the governor of Anxi, and the 10,000 border troops of Zheng Rentai, to sweep away the fallen leaves in the autumn wind in Tuyuhun.
Lu Dongzan had already retreated to the plateau and sent envoys to Chang'an. On the one hand, he apologized to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, he shamelessly continued to propose marriage.
The current combat mission of Su Dingfang's army is no longer to defeat the Tibetans, but to eliminate the stubborn forces in Tuyuhun.