Li Siwen was about to get married soon, so naturally he could no longer rely on Li Mu. While he was drunk, Li Zhen took him back to the British palace. At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the flowing water banquet was coming to an end. Some people were drunk on the ground, and some were lying on the ground.
Still wanting to take advantage, I couldn't bear to leave the table. What's more, I saw someone starting to clear the table. I didn't know where to find a clean cloth, spread it on the table, and packed away the unfinished wine and meat.
A helper wanted to stop him, but Li Mu stopped him. He is not a person who likes waste, but banquets are inevitably wasteful. It is naturally a good thing if someone wants to pack it up and take it home. It is the middle of winter, so there is no need to worry about flies.
, you can take the food home and you won’t get sick from eating it.
After leaving all the idle matters to Ergou, Li Mu wandered back to Fengqiuhuang. Today, Jingdong Street was blocked, and Fengqiuhuang had no business, so it seemed a bit deserted. Li Mu stumbled in from the front door.
, almost tripped over the threshold, and suddenly a pair of hands supported him. Li Mu looked up and saw that it was Wang Ou. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Why are you here?"
"Aren't you allowed to move around?" Wang Ou smiled, leaned into Li Mu's ear, and whispered, "Zhien sent someone to find me."
"Ah?" Li Mu was stunned and frowned: "Will she look for you?"
"It's said that you were a prodigal and gave all your money to others. You can't survive the year. You have to let me know." Wang Ou pursed his lips and said happily, "I brought 10,000 yuan here. Zhien is so kind to me now."
Already."
"..." Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This housekeeper is really a reality.
Wang Ou helped Li Mu sit down next to the chair. Without explaining anything, he rubbed his swollen temples and asked, "Do you also think I did something wrong?"
Wang Ou shook his head and said: "Although I don't know what Lang Jun has in mind, I know that Lang Jun will not engage in loss-making business. After all, Zhien is young, and it is normal to be worried because he doesn't know what is going on."
After a pause, Wang Ou continued: "I just admire sister Qiaoqiao. She is so generous. I didn't expect it."
"Qiaoqiao," Li Mu smiled and said, "Qiaoqiao is not generous, but she doesn't care. When she was with me, we still ate vegetable dumplings. Even now that she has money, she still doesn't care.
Treat me the same as before." Li Mu raised his head, looked at Wang Ou, and said, "She is different from you, don't compare her like this."
"I'm not comparing, I just envy Qiaoqiao." Wang Ou took Li Mu's hand and said, "I wish to win the heart of a person and stay together until we grow old together. I wonder if I can even get a share of your husband's heart?"
"It's not just one point, it's at least two points." Li Mu raised two fingers and said with a smile. He was most afraid that a talented woman like Wang Ou would suffer from literary youth disease. He really couldn't handle it, so he changed the topic and said: "
Where are Qiaoqiao and Zhien? Why can’t I see them?”
"They went to see my mother-in-law." Wang Ou said in a rather resentful tone: "Qiaoqiao invited me, but I think my mother-in-law doesn't know about you and me, and I don't know how to face her, so I didn't
Let’s go together. You won’t blame me, right?”
"How can I blame you? It's really not the time yet." Wang Ou didn't mention it, and Li Mu almost forgot that there was this problem.
Li Mu's mother, Sun, is thirty-six years old this year. Although Li Mu already knows that Sun is not him, or the biological mother of the original "Li Mu" in this body. But at her age, in the era of the Tang Dynasty, there are
A seventeen-year-old son is very normal.
Wang Ou is the same age as Li Shimin, and is thirty-two years old this year. Not long after she got married, her husband vomited blood and died. To this day, she is still a girl. But her age will not change because of anything.
She is twelve years old, only four years younger than Sun, and they have the same seniority. They have met several times and always treat her as "sisters."
If Wang Ou suddenly changed his name and called her mother-in-law, I don't know if Mrs. Sun would be able to accept it. Even if she could accept it, if she was too frightened and accidentally leaked it out and let Tang Jian know about it, it would be a serious matter.
Already.
Li Mu has always kept a respectful distance from Tang Jian. Although Tang Jian's behavior can be regarded as a model of a gentleman, Li Mu has always had a knot in his heart because of his affair with Sun. He has been a man for two generations, and it is not easy for him to have a relationship.
She was a mother, but she was "robbed" by someone. Although I later found out that this mother was not my biological mother, the knot in my heart could not be resolved.
He didn't stand in the way at that time, entirely because of Sun. He could see that Sun wanted to marry Tang Jian. If he was really Sun's son, he might have stopped it, but he knew that he was a
He was a fake, so he did not have this power. Later he learned that the original Li Mu was also a "fake", which made him feel that he was right not to stop him at the beginning. Everyone has the right to pursue happiness, and in the era of the Tang Dynasty, Duke Jian of Tang Dynasty
To be able to marry a commoner girl requires great courage. This alone is enough to be entrusted to you for the rest of your life.
But this only shows that Tang Jian is a gentleman, and cannot represent anything else. Maybe he is also a foolish and loyal person? He was one of the first people to follow Li Yuan in the uprising, and he knew Li Shimin very well, and said he was watching
It's not an exaggeration to grow up. He knew everything about Li Shimin when he was young. If he knew that Li Mu and Wang Ou were together, it would be inevitable that Tang Jian would not worry about the Tang family being implicated and report to Li Shimin.
Before Li Mu was ready, this was tantamount to throwing himself into a trap.
Li Mu knitted his eyebrows and fell into deep thought. The way Wang Ou looked at him, he could guess the distress in his heart, and said softly: "Langjun, there is no need to worry, even if he has no status, as long as he can be with Langjun,
I am also willing to do so."
Li Mu shook his head and said: "You are willing, but I am not. It is not easy for me to come to this world. In this life, I do not seek to dominate the world, nor do I seek to leave a name in history, but I want to live an upright life. You are my wife, why?
How can you not have a title? Don’t worry, one day I will let you become my wife in a dignified way.”
"Yeah." Wang Ou nodded and leaned on Li Mu's shoulder. Although she didn't have any confidence in Li Mu's words, the fact that Li Mu could say these words was enough to make her happy.
She has never doubted Li Mu's ability, but she has to decide who the opponent is. Li Shimin is not an ordinary person, he is the emperor. The emperor means that I am the only one in the world, how can Li Mu compete with him?
…
Li Mu had a severe headache after drinking, so he took a nap on the bed in the study room accompanied by Wang Ou. Wang Ou helped him massage his head and fell asleep without realizing it. When he woke up, the wine
Most of the energy had dissipated, and Wang Ou's shadow was no longer around. Li Mu got up from the bed and saw a note on the table. Wang Ou had gone back, and Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien had also returned. She stayed
The note is just a message.
Li Mu put on his clothes and came out of the study. He saw the lights in the warehouse were on and there were two figures. Li Mu yawned and walked over. It was Li Zhien and Xiaozhu. Li Mu leaned against the door and watched the two ordering goods. Li Zhien knew clearly.
I had heard his footsteps, but I didn't look back, obviously still angry.
Finally, when the goods were counted, Xiaozhu went out with the ledger in his arms. Li Zhien turned around, glanced at Li Mu, pouted, and walked past him.
The distance between the two people was getting closer step by step, and Li Mu still looked like he was leaning against the door frame, without saying a word or trying to stop him. Li Zhien glanced at him again, and saw that he still didn't respond. He couldn't help but be very disappointed, and followed Xiaozhu silently.
Li Mu walked past.
Why is he ignoring me? Why doesn't he coax me? It's easy to coax him, just a little coaxing will be enough?
Li Zhien walked to the corridor and watched Li Mu walking back to the bedroom from the warehouse. His heart beat uneasily. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He even made up a picture in his mind. Li Mu would not let her enter the house tonight, but he would do it tomorrow.
If we drive her away, getting married will be impossible...
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Li Zhien could no longer bear to be angry and ran after Li Mu.
Just as she was about to enter the room, she suddenly heard the sound of conversation coming from the room.
"...Madam, what should I do? Zhien was angry with me and stopped talking to me."
"It's not like you gave all the money to your brother-in-law. You don't want to think about it. We just agreed yesterday that we will get married together during the Lantern Festival. But if you give all the money to your brother-in-law, what will Zhien do? Fortunately, today
Sister Ou sent me 10,000 guan, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to buy Zhien’s wedding dress.”
"Ah!" Li Mu suddenly realized, "So this is the reason for being angry!"
"What if?"
"I thought it was just that. If it is for this reason, then you are really wrong to blame me. How did you know that I have no money? Our Sihai Casino will open tomorrow. Starting from tomorrow, it will last until the Lantern Festival.
One month to come. If I still can’t make a hundred thousand guan a month? Then my gambling shop will be in vain!”
Bai Qiaoqiao said: "You know, Zhien doesn't know, is it wrong to be angry?"
"That's right, that's right..."
Li Zhien saw the shadow inside through the window. Li Mu hugged Bai Qiaoqiao and couldn't help puffing up his cheeks. Hearing Li Mu say again: "...but madam, aren't you angry with me? That's it.
, Zhien is still ignorant."
Bai Qiaoqiao smiled and said: "I'm not angry with you because I know that you are reluctant to let me suffer. You can't just care about your brother-in-law and ignore the family. As for what you do, I don't bother to think about it. Zhien
Her temper is different from mine, so you can’t say she’s ignorant. Today, when my mother saw Zhien, she even praised her."
"Little girl, you know how to please people." Li Mu smiled and glanced out the window. Against the candlelight, the eavesdropping figure outside the window looked so at first glance. In fact, this was what Li Mu and Bai Qiaoqiao had agreed upon.
Otherwise, it would be such a coincidence that Li Zhien came over just in time and could hear the conversation between the two.
Bai Qiaoqiao asked at the right time: "But husband, what are you thinking and why are you so generous? Even if you want to give your brother-in-law a big gift, you don't need as much as ten thousand taels of gold, right?"
"Actually, anyone with a discerning eye can see through this." Li Mu said with a smile: "Rituals are about reciprocity. What is reciprocity? The person giving the gift must be able to afford it, and the recipient can afford to return it.
This way both parties will feel happy, otherwise it will be a burden."
"If I can afford such a big gift of ten thousand taels of gold, can the Qin family afford it? I don't underestimate Duke Yi. Even if Duke Yi can afford it, he will have to sell his house and land. Is there such a way to marry a daughter?
?So, he must not be able to pay it back. But he took the initiative to propose the marriage, so he has to accept it. It is neither acceptable nor unacceptable. In the end, he can only ask me for a solution. "
"I originally planned to donate this money to the Salesian Bureau. Years of war and floods in the Yellow River have resulted in countless refugees, including countless orphans. Even if it is ten thousand taels of gold, it is a drop in the bucket. But having something is better than nothing.
.I want to be a person who can inspire others. I believe that as life gets better and better, everyone will have the same mind as me, treating money like dirt, taking it out to help the hungry, and spending it on meaningful things."
Li Mu let out a long sigh and said: "There is no road in this world. Only when there are more people walking, there are roads. But that's how people are. They like to take the road that has been walked by others because it is relatively flat and has no thorns. And
The first person to walk through the thorns will definitely be stabbed. Your husband and I are the first people to walk through the thorns. Maybe people now can’t understand me, but I believe that in the future, those who are helped by me
The refugees and orphans who have passed away will thank me."
"Husband..." Bai Qiaoqiao's eyes were red, she held Li Mu's hand tightly and said, "I know that my husband is a man with the world in mind."
"Alas!" Li Mu sighed and said, "Only you, my beloved wife, can understand me so well." He glanced at the window again and muttered, "How about I say it, concubine?
"Not as good as my wife"
Li Zhien couldn't hold it in any longer, so he rushed into the house and said: "I didn't say no, I am too... Same as Madam, but next time you donate, can you discuss it with us, even if it's
Donate, don’t donate so much at one time, keep less, your family still has to live.”
His voice became smaller and smaller, and he seemed to have no confidence.
Li Mu laughed loudly, opened his other arm, hugged her in his arms, and said: "I'm not a fool. If life is really difficult, will I still be in the mood to care about others? And this matter is not just for donations.
Orphan. It was also to give an explanation to the Miss Qin family. After all, Siwen's actions made her lose face. Even if she got married out of desperation, there would definitely be estrangement in the future. But after today's incident, she also gained face and the grudge in her heart.
It solves the problem. After all, there are so many ladies in Chang'an City, and he is the only one who wants to marry me."
Li Zhien muttered: "It makes her steal the show."
"If you want to be in the spotlight, how about I teach you how to do it during the Lantern Festival?"
"No!" Li Zhien quickly shook his head and refused, saying: "I just care about money, and I don't want to be in the limelight. It's best to live a stable life, what's the use of being in the limelight, and when the master and his wife got married, they were peaceful and ordinary.
Yes, if you show off to me, people will gossip about you, and my mother-in-law will also be angry, and I don’t want that."