"Hahahaha..." Li Youlan laughed, not wanting to disturb the wound. The pain made her quickly hold back, and said hurriedly.
"Father, please don't talk nonsense. It would be very serious if these words spread. His Highness Zijin is only a child, how can he know this?"
"Then why is he here?"
"His Royal Highness Zijin appreciates Xia Hui's talent. He comes here every day to ask for advice from Xia Hui. He doesn't talk much, but mostly for learning. Because of this, his other daughter also agrees with him. He will be a good person."
Good people.”
"What did you say? You came here just to study with a book boy?"
"This is true. My daughter has seen it with her own eyes and heard it with her own ears. When we get together on weekdays, I actually talk more to Sister Jiangnan and less to him. His Highness Zijin also often said that when he became the emperor, he would
Serve Xia Hui as a high official and let Xia Hui help him govern the world."
Jia Shangjie didn't care. It must be because the little prince was young and playful, or maybe the little book boy happened to take his fancy.
"That's not a bad thing. Youlan, you can think about whether this little prince..."
"Father!" After hearing this, Li Youlan finally understood what Jia Shangjie meant. She was a little embarrassed and angry, and her tone was a little serious, "His Royal Highness Zijin is just a child."
"What about children? In just half a year, the little prince will be an adult."
"But...but..." Li Youlan was a little anxious. It was not that she rejected Li Zijin, but she had never regarded him as her own age.
In ancient times, women generally matured earlier than men, and there was a huge gap in treatment between men at the age of fourteen and fifteen and women at the age of fourteen and fifteen.
When a man is fourteen or fifteen, he is still a child in everyone's eyes.
When a woman is fourteen or fifteen years old, she is mostly treated as an adult or a woman-to-be.
Li Youlan was no exception. Because she regarded Li Zijin as a child, she never thought about having anything to do with this child. When her adoptive father said this, Li Youlan felt strange and uncomfortable.
Jia Shangjie obviously saw it much more clearly than Li Youlan, and kindly consoled him: "Your father and I have also thought that no matter whether it is the eldest prince, the second prince, or even the third prince, they are all old men over fifty years old. How can you be so beautiful like a flower?"
Yu's girls would indeed be wronged if they married them. But other than these few, if they were to marry their next generation, they would be far from our expectations.
This Li Zijin, on the other hand, has been favored by many people in the capital. He is truly an outlier. Although he is a little younger, he has a majestic appearance and is handsome. He is a good match for Youlan, at least for you.
Youlan, personally, this is by no means a good choice, at least it will not be as unfair as marrying a middle-aged man who is half a century old. It is because he is young and has a simple mind. If he likes you, he will love you wholeheartedly.
Hello, Youlan, you have to think carefully."
Li Youlan's expression was quite calm: "Both father and adoptive father mean the same thing?"
"nature."
"Then let my daughter think about it again."
Jia Shangjie knew that he shouldn't push this matter too hard, so he nodded with a smile: "Then you rest first, the adoptive father has also gone to bed."
…
After a sleepless night, Li Youlan also adjusted her mood.
Today was a good day. Xia Shang had checked her and the wound was much better. It was time to get out of bed and walk around.
After being depressed in the house for more than half a month, she was finally able to go out for a walk. Li Youlan didn't want to let other things affect her mood.
He asked Ping'er to change his clothes early and sat by the bed waiting for Xia Shang.
Seeing that the morning light outside the window is getting brighter and brighter, in this early summer, the sun is also much hotter, and the warm sunshine shines into the house, making people feel refreshed.
But the person who had been waiting for a long time was not seen. Li Youlan was a little impatient and called Ping'er: "Go and call that lazy pig over to me."
Within a moment, Xia Shangguo was pulled by the sleeves by the little girl and came to Li Youlan.
"Miss, can you help me get a good night's sleep? Do you know how good it is to sleep in the hot summer weather?"
"You can sleep alone in this whole garden! Which servant is like you and sleeps later than the master."
Xia Shang yawned and feebly adjusted his clothes.
Looking at Xia Shang's disheveled appearance, Li Youlan couldn't help but smile and said helplessly: "Ping'er, please help him."
Ping'er didn't want to, so she walked behind Xia Shang and helped her tidy up while whispering: "Miss, you always ask me to do this and that for you, and I almost become your girl."
"It's okay, just get used to it. When you grow up, I will marry you as my little wife and ask you to serve me for the rest of your life, okay?"
"You!" A little maid had never heard such words before. Her face suddenly turned red to her neck, and her eyes were red. I don't know if she was frightened or excited. Miss, he bullies others, I won't do it anymore."
Saying that, the little girl waved her hands, covered her little face and ran away as if running away.
Li Youlan didn't hear what the two said, and just stared blankly at the maid's leaving figure: "What did you say to her?"
"nothing."
"Ping'er has never been like this."
"Okay, okay, miss, let me help you go out for a walk."
Just as he was talking, Li Zijin's shout suddenly came from outside the house: "Xia Hui, Xia Hui!"
Li Zijin never came so early on weekdays, so Xia Shang was quite surprised.
After a while, with the support of Xia Shang, Li Youlan followed him out of the house.
Li Zijin was outside. When he saw Xia Shang, he said: "Xia..."
But when he saw Li Youlan, he swallowed back the words that were on his lips.
"Sister Youlan, you...can you walk?"
Li Youlan smiled and said: "I have been able to walk for a long time, but this meddlesome book boy won't let me walk around."
"Wouldn't it be better this way?"
"What's better?"
"You don't know, I heard that a group of weirdos have come to the capital."
"Weird?" Xia Shang also became confused.
"I heard that they are caravans from the far west. Their appearance is very different from our people in Dahua. Their women are all tall, with amazing bones and an indescribable smell. There is a lot of commotion outside the capital now! Today
It was my eldest brother who received these delegations on a flower boat on the Xinghe River. I came here so early just to ask Xia Hui to come with me to watch the fun. Now that Sister Youlan can move around, we can go together."
"The caravan from the Far West? Are they from the Western Regions?"
"No...it's the west of the Western Region, so it's called the Far West. It's said to be the first batch of Westerners in ancient times. No one has ever seen it."
"Could it be from Europe?" Xia Shang muttered.
"Europe? What is Europe?"
Xia Shang waved his hand: "Nothing. Just why did you call me?"
"You don't know something. I heard that the people in this caravan are very arrogant and have brought many strange things. Xia Hui, you have a lot of experience, maybe you can recognize a few of them. Big brother also wants me to be there at a critical moment, just in case.
Someone asks me something, so you can help me a little bit from behind." (To be continued)