Liu Xiu didn't know who Guo Chang was, so he shook his head slightly. Liu Yang sighed and said with a sad face: "Mr. Guo is my brother-in-law, the Aweng of Shengtong."
Guo Chang came from a distinguished family and was very famous in Zhending County and even Zhongshan County.xdw8
At that time, he gave up his inheritance of a million-dollar family fortune and gave it all to his younger brother. This incident caused a great sensation in the local area, and people praised Guo Chang's benevolence, justice and virtue.
Liu Yang's sister also married Guo Chang because of his character.
Later, Guo Chang became an official in the county government and became a county meritorious officer for a time.
Unfortunately, Guo Chang fell seriously ill in his prime, leaving a widow and passed away. After that, Liu Yang took his sister and Guo Chang's child Guo Shengtong to his palace and raised him.
Liu Yang did not treat his niece Guo Shengtong badly, and it was not an exaggeration to describe her as treating her as her own. However, the little girl's psychology was much more sensitive than that of adults. The slight differences between her and Liu Keyan's sisters were treated by her aunt and even the servants as if they were in the same place.
Remind her that she is not the real daughter in the palace, she is not the princess in the palace, she is just a cousin in the palace.
Guo Shengtong didn't want to live such a life. She had always wanted to leave the palace, but her uncle adopted her with good intentions and raised her up like this. She really couldn't bear to hurt her uncle's heart.
This time Liu Yang decided to marry Liu Xiu, and the Liu Keyan sisters were stubborn and refused to marry Liu Xiu. This made Guo Shengtong keenly aware that his opportunity to leave the palace had finally come.
And after some observations just now, she found that Liu Xiu was not just a good person. Although he was young, he was full of talents, could express his joy and anger, and had a maturity that was not found in his peers.
and generosity.
Inwardly speaking, Liu Xiu also fits the image of an ideal husband in Guo Shengtong's mind. Because of these two points, she ignored the girl's family's reservations, recommended herself, and offered to marry Liu Xiu.
Liu Yang told Liu Xiu the story of Guo Chang's life, and in the end, his words naturally fell on Guo Shengtong.
He said: "I have raised Shengtong since I was a child. This child has been sensible since he was a child. When he grows up, he will be gentle and virtuous. As a wife, he will definitely become a good wife!"
After Liu Xiuyou listened carefully to Liu Yang's story, his eyes fell on Guo Shengtong's face, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Guo Shengtong looks about the same age as Yin Lihua, but in terms of actual age, she is only one year younger than Yin Lihua.
Because she was too quiet, Liu Xiu didn't pay much attention to her just now. Now he looked carefully and found that Guo Shengtong was very beautiful, unlike Yin Lihua who was stunning and breathtakingly beautiful at first sight.
Her beauty is the kind of soft and watery beauty. At first glance, she seems to be just a delicate little beauty, but the more you look at her, the more she feels that she has charm, and the more you look at her, the more you feel that she is incredibly beautiful.
What made Liu Xiu most curious about her was her self-recommendation just now. A little girl dared to take the initiative to propose to a strange man she met for the first time. This was simply unbelievable and could shock anyone's jaw.
At the same time, Liu Xiu became more and more interested in her and wanted to find out what kind of person she was.
Seeing Liu Xiu looking deeply at Guo Shengtong, who lowered his head slightly and gently pinched the hem of his skirt with his fingertips, Liu Yang coughed dryly, stood up and said, "My dear nephew, please sit here for a moment.
I, the king, will go and relieve myself!"
As he spoke, he said to Guo Shengtong again: "Shengtong, please greet the Great Sima on behalf of my uncle!"
"Yes!" Guo Shengtong responded with a blushing face. Liu Xiu stood up and raised his hand to Liu Yang.
Watching Liu Yang go away, Liu Xiu's eyes fell on Guo Shengtong's little face again and asked: "Miss Shengtong, have you seen me before?"
Guo Shengtong was stunned, shook his head and said: "The little lady has never seen Da Sima before!"
Liu Xiuxiao asked: "Then how did Miss Shengtong know that I will be your good match?"
Guo Shengtong said seriously: "Although the little girl has never seen Great Sima, she has heard many legends about Great Sima."
"Oh?" The smile on Liu Xiu's face deepened and he said casually: "Miss Shengtong, tell me, have you heard any legends about me?"
"People say that Da Sima is kind-hearted, loyal to the emperor and the country, and considerate of the people. Liu Lin originally supported Da Sima at first, and even proposed to Da Sima that the river should breach the embankment and flood the east side of the river. However, Da Sima did not accept Liu Lin's suggestion.
, so Liu Lin changed his mind and supported Wang Lang."
Liu Xiu poured two cups of tea, placed them in front of himself and Guo Shengtong, and asked with a smile: "Are there any more?"
Guo Shengtong asked cautiously: "Is this true?"
Liu Xiu said quietly: "The river burst its banks and flooded the east of the river. But there are not only red eyebrows in the east of the river, but there are millions of innocent people. Treating human lives like this is against the law of heaven. They are worse than pigs and dogs."
In this matter, Liu Xiu did indeed have a clear conscience. But he never imagined that more than a thousand years later, someone would actually do this, leading to the appalling tragedy of Huayuankou embankment bursting.
Guo Shengtong looked at Liu Xiu with bright eyes and thought to himself, it turns out this is true! She continued: "I have also heard about the Battle of Kunyang fought by Da Sima. Da Sima led three thousand warriors and was defeated.
The 400,000-strong army is like a god descending to earth!"
Liu Xiu smiled and asked, "Miss Shengtong, does she know what ten thousand people are like?"
Guo Shengtong didn't understand why he asked this, and said inexplicably: "It's...a big group of people!"
Liu Xiu said: "If there are more than 10,000 people, there is no limit. If 10,000 people hit one person, the only people who can really come into contact with this person are only a dozen or twenty people, and the rest are just surrounding him.
look on in despair."
This also explains why he was able to lead 3,000 men and defeat the 400,000-strong army. At that time, he was not fighting against 400,000 people with real swords and guns. What he faced was the group headed by Wang Yi and Wang Xun.
Thousands of people.
Although it is not easy to defeat ten thousand people with three thousand people, it is far less mythical than defeating four hundred thousand with three thousand people.
Guo Shengtong was very smart. After listening to Liu Xiu's explanation, she immediately understood what he meant. She burst out laughing and said, "Da Sima is willing to clarify this matter in front of Shengtong, which shows that Da Sima deserves to be called a gentleman!"
Liu Xiu took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and said: "Miss Shengtong lost her father when she was young and has been living in Zhending Prince's Mansion for many years. It is indeed inconvenient. If Miss Shengtong wants to leave this place, Xiu, I am willing to do this favor for Miss Shengtong."
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Guo Shengtong looked at Liu Xiu in surprise and said nothing for a long time.
Liu Xiu was extremely smart and good at perceiving people's hearts. Guo Shengtong's self-recommendation really shocked Liu Xiu at first, but after calming down and thinking about it, he could guess a thing or two about Guo Shengtong's thoughts.
Thinking about it, she probably wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of marrying herself to leave the Zhending Palace, a place where she was dependent on others. In other words, if the person who came today was herself, she would marry her. If it were a cat or a dog, she would also marry
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Liu Xiu felt that Guo Shengtong's actions were too unfair to her. If she really wanted to leave Prince Zhending's palace but couldn't speak out, she could help her and she didn't have to marry him.
Guo Shengtong was stunned for a moment and immediately understood what Liu Xiu meant. She was shocked and said seriously: "Shengtong is sincerely willing to marry Da Sima!"
Seeing the determination in her eyes, Liu Xiu was puzzled and asked: "Why?"
Guo Shengtong's face turned red, he lowered his head and whispered: "If Da Sima is not the person who can make Shengtong's heart move and convince him, Shengtong will never waste his life just to leave the palace."
Her voice became softer and quieter, and by the end, even she could hardly hear her clearly.
Liu Xiu looked at Guo Shengtong intently. After a long time, he nodded slowly and said, "I understand Miss Shengtong's intention. I will propose marriage to King Zhending and marry Miss Shengtong!"
When Guo Shengtong heard this, his heart beat faster. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at Liu Xiu. Looking at his dark and deep eyes, she fell into them unconsciously.
Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong stayed in the pavilion for half an hour. Liu Yang, who had gone to "relieve himself", came back happily and saw Liu Xiu smiling, while Guo Shengtong was shy and timid. He already knew in his heart that
It’s done!
At this time, Liu Yang wanted to pat his head hard. Why did he only think of his daughter and not Shengtong?! Now that he thought about it carefully, there was no more suitable candidate for marriage than Shengtong.
Marriage from the same clan is easy to say or not, and people will inevitably make irresponsible remarks. But Shengtong is different. She has a foreign surname, and marrying Liu Xiu can save a lot of excuses!
Liu Yang asked with a smile on his face: "It seems that my nephew and Shengtong had a good chat!"
Liu Xiu glanced at Guo Shengtong, who was too embarrassed to raise his head, stood up, raised his hands to Liu Yang and said, "King Zhending, Xiu is willing to marry Shengtong as his wife!"
Liu Yang was overjoyed and hurriedly held Liu Xiu's arm. His voice became trembling due to excitement and asked: "Do you really mean what my nephew said?" "Seriously!" "Then... you shouldn't call me really now."
The king is appointed!"
When Liu Xiu heard this, he immediately changed his words and said, "Uncle!"
Liu Yang laughed heartily, rubbed his hands in excitement, and said, "This happy event should happen sooner rather than later. My dear nephew, how about getting married this month?"
Liu Xiu had no objection and said: "Xiu is a junior, everything depends on my uncle!"
Liu Yang was even more happy when he heard this, stroking his palms and smiling: "Okay, okay, I will find someone right now and choose an auspicious day! Also, I will choose a big house for my nephew in Zhending City! The best house!
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Liu Yang wanted to marry Liu Xiu so that he could be guaranteed if he chose Liu Xuan's side.
Liu Xiu was interested in the more than 100,000 troops of Zhending Kingdom, which was crucial to his great cause of rebelling against Lang.
As for Guo Shengtong, who fell in love with Liu Xiu at first sight, he was also willing to take this opportunity to leave the Zhending Palace and no longer live under the roof of others.
It can be said that the three of them are very satisfied with this political marriage in which interests outweigh their feelings and they are all happy.
No one expected that Liu Yang, who wanted to marry a daughter, ended up marrying his niece Guo Shengtong. Naturally, the news soon spread to the backyard. At this time, Liu Keyan and Liu Kexin were comforting Liu Keqing in her room.
Liu Keqing couldn't stop crying since she returned to her room. While crying, she complained naggingly: "Since I was a child, my father has never scolded me. Why did my father do this in public when Liu Xiu came?"
Are you scolding me? Am I not as close to my father as Liu Xiulai?"
Liu Kexin consoled her: "Father is just showing off, little sister, don't take it seriously!"
Liu Keyan frowned and said, "My little sister did go a little too far just now."
"Even eldest sister, you say that to me?" Liu Keqing's tears flowed more fiercely, and she sobbed: "You, eldest sister, obviously taught me the poem "Xiang Mouse"!"
But I didn't let you say it! Liu Keyan sighed secretly. They were talking in the room when a little maid hurried in and said excitedly with a happy face: "It's settled! The marriage is settled!"
"What kind of marriage?" the little maid said without any clue, which confused the three sisters.
"Yes... Liu Xiu's marriage has been decided!" the little maid said with joy.
The faces of the three sisters also changed. Liu Keqing stopped crying. She sat up from the bed and asked, "Who has decided?" Sisters Liu Keyan and Liu Kexin also looked at the little maid intently, with nervous expressions on their faces.