Humans are really complex animals, with rationality and sensibility intertwined, so that many things cannot be fully considered rationally.
Take the father and daughter Bai Nao'er and Bai Qiaoqiao. When Bai Qiaoqiao was growing up, Bai Nao'er could be said to have failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a father. After he renewed his relationship, his daughter's role for him was
Just raise him up, marry him off, and collect a betrothal gift for his son.
Bai Qiaoqiao was naturally disappointed with such a father. So when Li Mu proposed to take her away from Mayi, Bai Qiaoqiao agreed because she had nothing to miss about such a family.
But in the emotional part, Bai Qiaoqiao couldn't let go of the affection between father and daughter. Therefore, she felt very sorry for Li Mu. Because everything was earned by Li Mu. And what was Bai Naoer's attitude towards Li Mu in the past?
, she knew it all too well. Now that Li Mu could treat Bai Nao'er so well, Bai Qiaoqiao was still a hundred times more satisfied.
For Li Mu, the importance of Bai Naoer depends entirely on Bai Qiaoqiao. To him, this person is dispensable, but he is Bai Qiaoqiao's father. This is a fact and cannot be changed.
.Because Bai Qiaoqiao is his wife, so he takes care of Bai Naoer. This is the whole reason.
There is actually a misunderstanding in this.
The root cause of the misunderstanding is that Bai Qiaoqiao thought that Li Mu "bears the burden of humiliation" and "ignores past grudges", but for Li Mu, his soul has traveled through time. How bad Bai Naoer was to Li Mu in the past, this matter only
In the remaining memories of the original Li Mu, he did not feel the same way.
If he hadn't been Li Mu from time travel, he might not necessarily have forgiven Li Mu for Bai Qiaoqiao. This can be gleaned from the original Li Mu's remaining memories of Bai Qiaoqiao's perception of Bai Qiaoqiao.
It turns out that Li Mu was extremely indifferent to Bai Qiaoqiao. Even though Bai Qiaoqiao often came to take care of the Sun family and did his best to help the Li family, Li Mu never treated her with pretense, and even because of Bai Naoer's relationship, he
He also developed hatred for her, but it was not so obvious.
Similarly, Li Mu's feelings are equally complicated. If the original Li Mu had feelings for Bai Qiaoqiao, he might not be able to get together with Bai Qiaoqiao. Although the body is the same, the soul is different after all. If the original Li Mu and Bai Qiaoqiao
Qiao Qiao has a deep affection for her, so he traveled through time and took over directly. No matter how beautiful Bai Qiao Qiao is, it is hard to accept it psychologically.
After all, a person who has been single for two lifetimes still has expectations for love.
Of the four women around him today, Bai Qiaoqiao is the only one who has truly entered Li Mu's heart. Love is the hardest thing to deceive. Mutual understanding determines the depth of the relationship. Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien
Compared with Wang Ou and Zhang Tianai, she may have various shortcomings, but to Li Mu, she is a person with no secrets. The basis of love is frankness, she is frank enough, and Li Mu is naturally not wary of her.
Heart.
But the remaining three each have their own secrets or purposes. Li Mu never asks out of respect, but the distance between hearts is also separated by these secrets and purposes.
Li Mu has almost no dissatisfaction with Bai Qiaoqiao so far. I have to say one thing, and that is that Bai Qiaoqiao has no idea, and her ears are too soft. She seems to have difficulty making decisions about anything, hesitating and worrying.
Just like this New Year event, Bai Qiaoqiao could think of preparing this and that for Sun, but because she was worried that Li Mu, who had "beared the humiliation and bear the burden", would be angry, she hardly said anything to Bai Nao'er.
Nowadays, Li Zhien is in charge of almost everything in the family. Li Zhien's opinion of Bai Naoer is naturally not good. She can do it, not to make things difficult for Bai Naoer, but to take the initiative to do something for Bai Naoer. She
It's not that big of a measure.
That's why Li Mu spoke up himself and said that he would give Bai Nao'er a thousand gu to buy new year's goods.
To him, a thousand guan is not much money. But to Bai Naoer now, a thousand guan is not a big amount. After becoming the market order of Jingdong Market, Bai Naoer has seen it.
In the world, although he does not have much property, he is never short of money. The temptation of money has begun to decline for him.
Li Mu gave him a thousand gu just to reassure him. This meant that as a son-in-law, Li Mu still recognized his father-in-law in his heart. This was more satisfying to Bai Nao'er than giving him 10,000 gu.
After seeing the world, Bai Naoer realized how powerful Li Mu was now. The Chang'an City under the emperor's feet was full of nobles and officials, and there were as many officials as dogs. The seventh-level city order had no authority in Chang'an City.
Every time you meet an official, you have to call yourself a lower official.
But Bai Nao'er, although he was only a seventh-grade city magistrate, no one dared to show off in front of him. The title of Zhuluhou's father-in-law was enough to make him comparable to a public minister.
Apart from other things, Cheng Yaojin, the Duke of the Su Kingdom, always called him brother when he saw him. How much face does it bring to call the Duke a brother?
Li Mu talked hard and finally got Bai Qiaoqiao to agree and give Bai Nao'er a thousand gu to buy new year's goods tomorrow. This made Bai Qiaoqiao's eyes red with emotion, and she kept saying, "My father used to treat you so badly.
You are still so filial to him now..." Words like these made Li Mu feel embarrassed.
Seeing this, Li Mu muttered in Bai Qiaoqiao's ear, to the effect that he was not at home last night and there were some things he should do that he didn't have time to do. Can he make up for it in the afternoon? Without any surprise, he was rejected.
It's not that Bai Qiaoqiao is cruel. If he had said this and been so moved when he lived in Zhuluhou Mansion, he would have been inseparable. But now he lives in Fengqiuhuang, in front and back of the shop.
They were too close, how could Bai Qiaoqiao be so embarrassed?
There was someone next to her who was embarrassed. Li Mu looked at her and shook his head in rejection, just like Bai Qiaoqiao rejected him.
All of a sudden, his wife and concubines were annoyed, and Li Mu became honest. After dinner, they both went to the shop in the front yard to get busy. Li Mu was bored and was planning to go to Wang Ou's place to stay for a while, when Li Siwen came.
The huge dark circles under his eyes almost made Li Siwen's eyes blurry. Seeing his appearance, Li Mu thought of his fragile self when he was with Bai Qiaoqiao just now. He clicked his tongue and said, "Brother, you
It’s a bit too greedy.”
"Brother!" Li Siwen looked at Li Mu steadily, suddenly feeling sad, and almost crying: "That girl knows martial arts!"
"Yes, we saw it. Didn't we just throw you away and run away?" Li Mutian said shamelessly, and chuckled: "Don't be a bitch, it doesn't sound good, that's your wife."
"Brother, you are so unloyal. Do you know what she looks like?"
"What?" Li Mu was shocked. It was dark last night, and he only saw an outline of Qin Yu, but not what Qin Yu looked like. Besides, it's not easy to see brothers, wives, and uncles, so the two of them started talking.
, he took Dugujiu away.
Could it be that he is really ugly?
"She..." Li Siwen paused for a moment, unable to act any longer, burst out laughing, and said: "Brother, she is so beautiful. How can I put it, I think she is prettier than my sister-in-law!"
"That's impossible!" Li Mu said decisively immediately, waved his hand and said, "No matter how beautiful she is, she can't be more beautiful than my wife!"
Li Siwen was dissatisfied and said: "Everyone has his own merits, right?"
"No!" Li Mu glared and said, "My wife is unparalleled in beauty and the best in the world. If you say anything else, I will beat you!"
Li Siwen was so angry that he still didn't say anything back. Li Mu put his arms around his shoulders, glanced back, and lowered his voice: "Little brother, study hard. You have to listen to everything at home. Just now
Your sister-in-law went to the warehouse to get something, if I didn't say so, would I still be able to get in bed at night?"
Li Siwen suddenly realized and said: "Brother, do you think my wife is more beautiful than yours?"
"Fart!" Li Mu knocked Li Siwen on the head and said, "Not to mention that I have never seen your wife, even if I have, it is my wife who is beautiful. If I think your wife is beautiful, what does it have to do with you?
Son?"
"Then it's none of my business, my wife, I..." Li Siwen suddenly understood, glanced at Li Mu with disgust, and said, "Brother, you are so disgusting, you have a dirty mind!"
"I'm just teaching you how to be a good person, learn from it!" Li Mu laughed, walked to the door of Dugujiu's room, knocked on it, and said: "Stop eavesdropping in the room, come out, let's go for a walk, and find
Fang Yiai, what's going on? Tell him to recruit people. If he doesn't recruit people, please tell me something!"
Dugujiu put on a mask and came out, saying: "The last time I saw him, he said there was no problem."
"It's better to go and have a look. This group of people will be needed before the Lantern Festival. If he doesn't succeed, I have to think about others. Things can't be delayed."
Dugujiu nodded and said, "I'll prepare the carriage."
Li Mu grabbed him, and the three of them went to the stables to fetch three horses, and rode straight to the Duke of Liang's mansion.
…
Fang's Ancestral Hall.
Mrs. Lu held a ruler in her hand and looked at Fang Yiai who was kneeling on the ground. The anger on her face was still there: "You traitor, I know where you went when you were not at home for a few days. It turned out that you went to join the enemy! The look in your eyes
But there is still my mother? Tell me! Who asked you to go!"
Fang Xuanling stood at the door of the ancestral hall and peeked inside. Hearing Mrs. Lu's scolding, she was so frightened that her calves twisted a little.
How could Fang Xuanling, who was so smart, fail to hear the deeper meaning in Lu's words? She was forcing Fang Yiai to confess, and then she could point the finger at herself openly.
Her ultimate goal was to write a letter to the Shandong Confucian scholar so that Zheng Jing and others who had been expelled from the Louvre in Chang'an by Li Shimin could come back.
How could Fang Xuanling do such a thing?
Shandong scholars such as Louvre and Zheng Jing used to open schools in Chang'an to teach students, and controlled the voice of scholars. Before the imperial decrees were issued to local places, as long as they were not in line with the interests of the gentry, they would be punished.
The criticisms made by these scholars were so fierce that it seemed as if the world belonged to them.
In the face of these people, the court has never had a good way. Because they are not rebels and have no force, they do not pose a substantial threat to the court. The most important thing is that for thousands of years, there has been a tradition of scholar-bureaucrats participating in government affairs. Mingjun
The main thing is to be able to humbly accept remonstrances. If they are punished, it will be a crime for their words. If this is recorded in the history books, it will be a great coward.
Li Shimin was constrained by the word "Ming Jun", and he often had no way to deal with these people.
But one thing is another, Li Shimin can't do anything against these Shandong scholars, and the Shandong scholars can't do anything against Li Mu. He was beaten by Li Mu with random punches and was unable to parry, and was driven out of Chang'an in a daze. When they came to their senses,
It was a done deal. Even if they put down their pride, tactfully wrote several memorials, apologized to Li Shimin, and wanted to return to Chang'an, they were ignored by Li Shimin and ignored at all.
At this time, if you want to return to Chang'an, you need someone who can speak well to make peace with Li Shimin. And such a person is really hard to find in today's court.
Wei Zheng was able to speak, but Wei Zheng said it would be better not to say anything. He was the cause of being kicked out. He said that it would only increase his disgust and would not help at all.
Except for Wei Zheng, there are almost no people in the court who can speak well and can be called Shandong nobles. And Fang Xuanling was found thanks to his "understanding" wife
.
Lu family, yes, Fan Yang was born in Lu family. Her father, Fang Yiai's father and Fang Xuanling's father-in-law, were brothers of the great Confucian Louvre.
Although the old man is no longer here, the relationship remains intact. Mr. Lu still calls Louvre his uncle, and Fang Yiai has to call her uncle.
In order to make Fang Xuanling submit, the Louvre personally wrote a letter and sent it to Lu. He wanted her to persuade Fang Xuanling to write this memorial.
Although Mrs. Lu misses her mother's family, she is not a confused person. She knows the role Fang Xuanling plays in Li Shimin, and she also knows that everything in the Fang family comes from Li Shimin's reliance on Fang Xuanling. And this reliance comes from
Zifang Xuanling was Li Shimin's confidant.
Naturally, close friends cannot turn their elbows outward. If Fang Xuanling wrote this memorial, it would definitely be a huge blow to the trust between the monarch and his ministers.
To put it bluntly, Fang Xuanling would definitely refuse. Therefore, he could only find an excuse in a roundabout way.
Fang Xuanling also guessed what Lu might do, so he had been very disciplined in the past few days and did not give Lu a chance to take advantage of it. But after all calculations, he never expected that Fang Yiai would go home to get a change of clothes today.
Clothes. You said you have left home, why are you coming back to get some clothes? Didn’t I bring you money? I just bought new ones. At this juncture, why are you back?
There was no accident, Fang Yiai was caught red-handed, it was still the same ancestral hall, the same ruler, everything was a familiar recipe and a familiar taste.
"Ancestors and ancestors bless you, my good son, you must not recruit De's father!"
Just when Fang Xuanling was praying to God and worshiping Buddha, the housekeeper suddenly ran over panting: "My lord, Lord Zhulu is asking to see you. This is a greeting invitation. He is outside the door!"
Fang Xuanling's heart moved: "Where are you now?"
"Waiting outside the door."
"You bastard! How can you be so negligent? Open the middle door quickly and I will personally greet you!"