On the third day after Li Qingchun left the northern border, there was finally news from Bai Wei.
It turns out that the reason why the Shen family is so anxious to get Shen Xinyi engaged is because Shen Xinyi's uncle's family wants to get married to them.
"...According to the news from Wen Xi, if Master Shen did not have the money given by the Xu family for his scientific research, he would not have been able to reach the capital. Therefore, the Shen family has always responded to the Xu family's requests over the years. Now the Xu family knows that Master Shen will After being promoted to high school, she had the idea of getting married, but none of the three sons of the Xu family were good at studying, so Mrs. Shen had to find another way out for her daughter."
After hearing this, Cheng Xue turned to look at her little daughter and said with confusion on her face:
"Is it difficult to refuse? Just get married if you don't want to. There is no need to go through such trouble."
Li Tian curled his lips, wanting to laugh but having to hold it in, which was quite uncomfortable.
"Mom, Aunt Shen is actually careless and chaotic. She may feel that Uncle Shen has always been responsive to her natal family's requests. Now her natal brother has come up with the idea of getting married, but her nephew is not a good match. She is afraid that Uncle Shen will agree, so she wants to marry Xinyi as soon as possible. My sister is engaged."
"Then do you think your Uncle Shen will agree?"
"How could you possibly agree?" Li Tian shook his head without thinking, "Uncle Shen is out of gratitude, but he won't actually agree, especially if it's Sister Xinyi's life-long event. I think it's because Sister Xinyi likes Brother Du, otherwise she wouldn't Take the initiative to ask me."
Despite her name, Shen Xinyi is very quiet and elegant, but her personality is completely enthusiastic and unrestrained. It is probably because she and her father have been working abroad in the north, so she has the boldness and pride of the people from the north.
"Mom, I'm actually very optimistic about them both. How about you help me ask?"
"Why are you so optimistic?" Cheng Xue was puzzled.
Li Tian covered his mouth and chuckled, and after a while he said:
"Sister Xinyi has an outgoing personality, while Brother Du has a repressed temperament. This cold and hot, one inside and one outside, what a wonderful collision. Besides, Uncle Shen will definitely rise in the future, which will also be helpful to Brother Du. .Our relationship with the Du family is good, wouldn’t it be a good thing to have more connections?”
Seeing that she spoke eloquently, Cheng Xue lightly scratched the bridge of her nose and said nothing, but she was already ready to help.
As she said, having more connections is a good thing. After all, what they lack most now is connections...
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After the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the days flew by "swiss swish...".
The previous accusations of impeaching Li Hui in the capital were ignored, but now they have been raised to the level of the court. Even the people in the capital know that the Governor of the Northern Territory has aroused public anger, and not even the first- or second-rank officials in the court can tolerate him.
That day, the children who were practicing in Yingcui Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing heard the news, and they all complained about Li Hui. They all came from the north. What kind of life did they live in the north before Li Fuyin came, and what did they live after he came? They know the day best.
"No, if they continue to cause trouble like this, Li Fuyin will have to be held accountable."
"Then what do you think we should do? We all speak very little and have nowhere to express our opinions."
"I have to go behind Li Heng's back to do this. That guy knows he won't let it go."
"Since you know I won't let you, why don't you still say it?"
A few words made all the children say "Oh my God".
In an instant, all the resting birds in the forest suddenly fluttered their wings and flew away.
Li Heng looked at his concerned friends, shook his head indifferently, and said:
"Don't worry, the last thing my dad would do at that time is put himself in danger. We should train. There will be a martial arts exam in May next year, and we will strive to get a good ranking."
Wen Tian stood not far away with a small flag and waved it twice. All the children got up, climbed onto the log and started running.
The climate in the capital is much warmer than in the north, and the clothes we wear are not as thick as before, so when it comes to running, everyone can only add more weight to avoid slacking off.
Practice from morning to night, and occasionally practice again at night.
After Li Heng finished practicing the afternoon subjects, he was swaying his arms and preparing to go back to his room to rest, but was stopped by Wen Tian.
He quickly ran up to him, called "Master" with a smile, and said:
"I'm fine, don't worry. I believe my dad can handle it, and he's not stupid."
"Who said anything about your father? There is no training in the evening. I will have a rest tomorrow morning. You can go to the city to find your sister."
"ah?"
"Ah, what? Your family has sent a lot of things. Your sister asked Shunxi to come to me and tell you to go back."
Li Heng nodded after hearing this, said "Come back and bring delicious food to Master", and then happily rushed back to the house to change clothes and leave Yingcuishan.
It is twenty miles from the foot of the mountain to the capital, but he never rides a horse or takes a carriage, he just trots all the way to the city.
This not only builds physical fitness, but also saves the time of looking for a car. Sometimes it can take half an hour, and sometimes it only takes a little more than a stick of incense.
Look at the road conditions and see if it's snowing.
The official road was relatively clean today, and he ran into the city in only forty minutes. Instead of going home directly, he went to a stew shop to buy roast chicken and goose. Although the training food was very good, this kind of stew was
There was almost nothing to cook, so he bought some to satisfy his cravings every time he went to town.
Carrying it, I walked back. When I passed by a jewelry shop, I remembered what my father had told me, so I went in and picked out a small red gold phoenix hairpin.
It's not heavy, but it's exquisite and the carvings are particularly beautiful. Anyway, he likes it very much.
After paying the money and preparing to leave, I heard the waiter coming back from seeing off the guests say to the waiter in front of him:
"Hey, I remember that Mr. Pang's term in Jiangnan has not yet expired. Why did Mrs. Pang return to Beijing this time?"
"Why else? The Pang family now only has Mr. Pang and the eldest lady. Is it possible that she won't come back?"
"Why is it impossible? After the old lady leaves, it will always be the old man and the eldest lady, okay?"
"Oh, you are so stupid. Mrs. Pang's natal brother will end up next year. Can she not come back to help take care of it? Besides, she is a stepmother, and her relationship with the eldest lady is not good. The old man doesn't like her, so he can't come back immediately.
"
Li Heng listened to the conversation between the two waiters, paid for the hairpin, and turned around and went out.
It seems that Mrs. Pang must have just come back. At least when he came home last time, there was nothing in Yaoyao's letter.
I don’t know how the little girl has been doing recently, whether she feels uncomfortable or sad... No, probably not, there is Mr. Pang, and the house is where she has always been in charge, and she will not give up her "position" to her.
people.
Thinking of this, I walked home with the wind at my feet.
Shunxi opened the door for him, and now he is the exact replica of Tiandong, calm, restrained, and disciplined.
"Uncle is here. My uncle and grandma are waiting for you. I and my wife have given you a lot of things. My wife also made you and Luozi a pair of cotton clothes..."
Listening to his constant chatter, Li Heng went to the main courtyard with a smile.
This house was bought by my eldest brother-in-law with a huge sum of money after my father passed the exam. Although it only had two entrances, the courtyard and house were very large, and the location was very good. It was just two streets away from Gongyuan, through an alley...