The girl Li Lian'er settled down, and with Mrs. Xiao's support, she finally decided to dress herself up. Her black hair was washed with water to make it shiny and then tied into braids, trailing behind her and swaying with her footsteps, swaying in Mrs. Xiao's head.
The smile also lingered in Xiao Shilian's heart.
Although the clothes on his body were not considered to be of good quality, they were made by a well-known tailor hired by the Xiao family. Because Li Cheng actually died not long ago, he was on the plain side, which made Li Lian'er's energetic cheeks look like blooming flowers.
Seeing her son suddenly becoming more honest, Mrs. Xiao sighed and shook her head. They were all people who had been here before. Maybe Xiao Mohe, who had always been "whatever the wife says" in terms of emotions, didn't notice her son's thoughts.
How could the delicate Mrs. Xiao feel nothing?
Xiao Shilian is the eldest son of Xiao and will inherit the Xiao family business in the future. From a rational point of view, Mrs. Xiao naturally wants to find a well-matched or even higher-level lady for the Xiao family, so that the Xiao family can have enough to rely on.
Allies, thereby reaching a higher level; but emotionally speaking, Mrs. Xiao certainly wants her son to achieve her own happiness.
Women are often emotional, especially Li Lian'er, who has treated Mrs. Xiao like a daughter to her mother these days, allowing Mrs. Xiao to experience feelings that a son cannot bring.
After all, Xiao Mohe's daughter was still just learning to talk, and she was not the daughter of Mrs. Xiao's first wife, so Mrs. Xiao actually did not have a daughter who could honor her, and now Li Lian'er has just filled this gap.
What's more, Li Lian'er's brother, Li Xingchen, can be appreciated by Xu Ling, Wu Mingche and her husband. Naturally, he is by no means an ordinary person. His rise to prominence in the future will definitely be the biggest help to the Xiao family. This is why Mrs. Xiao has always been interested in Li Lian'er.
There was no rejection in the beginning.
Mrs. Xiao was just about to find an excuse to leave, leaving Li Lian'er alone to talk to her son, when a servant came over quickly: "Mrs. Qi, Master, General Pei is here to visit."
Xiao Shilian said "Ah" and hurriedly raised his hands to his mother: "Mother, Miss Lian'er, the sun is setting in the west. Brother Da Shi must have something urgent to come here at this time. Please forgive me for being with me."
With a sigh, Mrs. Xiao nodded: "Our daughter's family doesn't understand the affairs of your son's family and doesn't ask, so just go."
Neither Li Lian'er nor Xiao Shilian were fools. Naturally, they both realized the meaning of Mrs. Xiao's words. After all, this was usually the tone in which a mother-in-law spoke to her daughter-in-law. At this time, Mrs. Xiao didn't know whether it was intentional or not, but at least
This made Li Lian'er and Xiao Shilian's hearts move. They looked at each other almost subconsciously, but they quickly looked away.
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Xu Mansion, study room.
Although he had already guessed that the identity of this woman was definitely extraordinary, and that she was most likely a princess or a princess, Li Xingchen did not dare to make random guesses. After all, if he guessed wrong, it would not only be an embarrassing problem, but also have consequences for the royal family.
I was offended, so I just took half a step back slightly and raised my hands as a salute:
"I didn't expect to meet a girl here."
Princess Lechang nodded slightly and said calmly: "Young master Li, you are fine."
Normally, even if a daughter sees a familiar man, she would lower her eyebrows and bow to show respect. However, the woman in front of her did not do such a thing at all, which made Li Xingchen more firm in her suspicions. She asked tentatively: "
I don’t know what to call the girl? Are we related to Duke Xiaomu?”
As far as Li Xingchen knew, no one in Xu Ling's family was married to the royal family. In history, only Xu Ling's grandson Xu Deyan married the princess. However, to be on the safe side, it was better for him to pretend that he didn't know anything.
Lechang's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and Lechang's attention was obviously not on Li Xinchen. He kept glancing at the article on the table. At this time, he heard Li Xinchen speak and said casually: "This... Nujia Xiaozi Le'er
, Mr. Li’s nickname is that the Nu family is not a family of Mr. Xiaomu, but came as a guest at the invitation of Mr. Xiaomu.”
But after saying that, Princess Lechang's pretty face as white as a lotus flower suddenly turned slightly red. She just said casually that she didn't want to tell Li Xingchen about her true identity, so she paid attention to avoid the national surname "Chen", but she inadvertently
Tell your daughter's little name. You must know that the little character is the secret of the daughter's boudoir. Even men who are familiar with her will not tell her. Often only husband and wife will address each other with small characters.
However, Li Xinchen's attention was obviously not here. This girl took great pains to tell her in small print instead of telling her surname. She obviously wanted to hide her identity. Although she didn't know what her purpose was, but Li Xinchen was already sure.
, her surname must be "Chen":
"Miss Leer, are you interested in the article I wrote?" Li Xingchen also realized Lechang's embarrassment at this time and hurriedly changed the topic.
Lechang also took a breath and said softly: "Tao Yuanliang is recognized as a hermit, and his articles are full of reclusive style. Reading Tao Yuanliang's articles, many people cannot imitate his open-mindedness and calmness, but instead imitate his reclusive style of writing thoroughly.
This makes the article have its spirit but not its bones, making it boring to read."
Li Xingchen nodded. In fact, he just saw Tao Yuanming's article and suddenly thought of "Ai Lian Shuo". Since he had to write an article for Xu Ling, he might as well learn from this article. As for how much is in it
After talking about everything, to be honest, Li Xingchen couldn't see clearly. He didn't expect that the woman in front of him could point out so many things.
As for what Zhou Dunyi, the original author, thought, Li Xingchen has no idea.
"Although this article by Gongzi cannot be said to be contrary to the trend, it does not praise Tao Yuanliang because of learning from Tao Yuanliang. He even uses Tao Yuanliang as a foil. His level is actually above Tao Yuanliang." Princess Lechang
While gently stroking the words on the paper with fondness, he said, "Especially the sentence 'Who do you agree with', which fully reveals the prince's heart."
Li Xingchen raised his eyebrows. To be honest, he wrote this article with a somewhat lyrical feeling.
The world is so big, the world is full of dust, and there are so many people running around in the dust, working hard for a living.
And now, as a time traveler, Li Xingchen is shouldering the blood debt of the entire village, and even has to fulfill his father Li Cheng's last wish to end the world's troubled times. The weight on his shoulders is self-evident.
Who will be with me on this long road?
Seeing that Li Xingchen didn't say a word and seemed to be thinking about something, Princess Lechang carefully put the article down, as if she was still reluctant to part with it, and said eagerly: "The little lady dares to make a copy. I wonder if Mr. Li will agree?"
Li Xingchen said "Ah", then came to his senses, and hurriedly made a gesture of invitation. Princess Lechang turned her head slightly and glanced at him. The words "Who is this?" seemed to really touch this
The young man's heart just doesn't know how difficult and arduous the path he wants to take is?