Chapter 1028: Titled
Although it was a little strange, she still followed Li Xiu back to the inner house according to her words, and then came to the small courtyard where Wan Niang lived, although Wan Niang got married, but the most idle person in the family was her, except for trying on the wedding dress sent, and then waiting for the marriage with peace of mind, there was really nothing else for her to worry about.
When Li Xiu and Yu Niang came here, they saw Wan Niang writing leisurely, and they couldn't help but be surprised when they saw them: "Sir, sister, why are you here together?" ”
"Uncle said he had something to tell us." At this time, Yu Niang walked in front of her sister, and then looked at the words she wrote and couldn't help but praise again, "Sister, your words are getting better and better, and they can already be compared with your aunt's words." ”
"How can my words be compared to my aunt, it's just that during this time, I copied my aunt's words, but I only got its shape and not its god." Wan Niang couldn't help but be modest when she heard her sister's praise, Li Xiu's family counted the most beautiful words of Princess Pingyang, in fact, this is also the family heirloom of the Li family, Li Yuan wrote with a good hand, Li Shimin is even better at calligraphy, and even the imperial examination has requirements for calligraphy, it can be said that as long as it is a person from the royal family, almost all of them can write well.
Li Xiu heard the conversation between the Wanniang sisters, and couldn't help but lean over to take a look, only to see that Wanniang's words move freely, the transition is natural, and it is indeed very similar to the words of Princess Pingyang, but although Li Xiu does not understand calligraphy, he is used to seeing the words that his wife usually writes, and at this time he also feels that Wanniang's words seem to be missing something compared to the words of Princess Pingyang, which is probably the charm in calligraphy, right?
"Sir, what do you have to tell us?" Wan Niang also asked Li Xiu curiously at this time.
"This ......" Li Xiu couldn't help but show a hesitant expression when he heard Wan Niang's words, not knowing how to open this mouth, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said, "I went to see Your Majesty today, and it turned out that he asked about your marriage......"
"How could he care about our sisters?" didn't wait for Li Xiu to finish speaking, but he interrupted with a change in his face, although the events of the year have passed, but after all, they are Li Jiancheng's daughters, and the revenge of killing their father is not so easy to forget.
"I don't know how Your Majesty asked about Wan Niang's marriage, but he later gave me a holy decree, which is related to your sisters, Mian Niang and the three of them are still young, but your sisters are all adults, so I think it's better for you to make a decision on this matter." Li Xiu sighed at this time and continued, and after speaking, he took out the holy decree from his arms, and then handed it into the hands of Yu Niang.
"Divine decree?" Yu Niang was also a little strange when she heard Li Xiu's words, she glanced at Wan Niang at the moment, and then opened the holy decree in her hand, but when she saw the content of the holy decree, the faces of the two of them also became complicated.
Li Xiu also saw the changes in the demeanor of Yu Niang and Wan Niang, and he also felt that it was normal, because what was written on the holy decree was actually very simple, that is, the sealing of Yu Niang and their five sisters, such as Yu Niang was named the county lord of Wenxi, Wan Niang was named the county lord of Changfeng, and the youngest Mian Niang was named the county lord of Guide and so on.
According to the etiquette system of the Tang Dynasty, the daughter of the prince will be named the county lord, when Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng in the second year of success, Li Jiancheng was posthumously named the king of Xi, and the posthumous was "hidden", so the people also like to call Li Jiancheng the hidden prince, but although Li Shimin posthumously sealed Li Jiancheng, but he did not have any expression to the children of Li Jiancheng, but now his holy decree is officially given the title of the prince's daughter to the princess, which can be regarded as a formal recognition of their identity.
"Hmph, my father died, my brother went to the Americas, these are all thanks to him, our sisters have been thanks to their uncle and aunt over the years, and they have never had anything to do with him, and now they are pretending to be good people, although I am a woman, but I am not uncommon with the title of county lord!" What people didn't expect was that the most fierce reaction was actually Wan Niang, who had always had a weak personality, and even after saying the above words, she actually threw the holy decree in her hand directly to the ground, and she didn't even bother to look at it again.
Li Xiu was not surprised by Wan Niang's fierce reaction, because he watched Wan Niang grow up little by little, and naturally knew that his student was actually a soft and weak character on the outside, and he looked soft and weak on the surface, but if he touched her bottom line, it would cause her to rebound fiercely.
However, compared to Wan Niang's fierce reaction, Yu Niang, who was still full of sarcasm about Li Shimin just now, showed a contemplative expression, and after a while, I saw her suddenly walk in front of the holy decree, and then bent down to pick up the holy decree on the ground, and even carefully blew the dust on it.
"Sister, what are you doing, are you really going to accept that person's reward?" Wan Niang was stunned at first when she saw Yu Niang's actions, and then said with some grief and indignation, after all, Li Shimin has a grudge against them for killing her father, although they are women and cannot avenge their father, but at least they don't need the enemy's charity.
"Wan Niang, I am indeed ready to accept the title of this county lord!" I saw that after Yu Niang picked up the holy decree, she said to Wan Niang very firmly.
"Sister, ...... you" Yu Niang's answer also made Wan Niang even more angry, and even felt betrayed, especially since this person was still her most respected sister, which made her even more unacceptable, and tears poured out at once.
"Wan Niang, don't get excited, calm down first, I believe that Yu Niang must have her own reasons for making this decision." At this moment, I saw that Li Xiu finally opened his mouth to persuade him, although he was also very surprised by Yu Niang's choice, but he also knew that Yu Niang's personality was more calm and calm, and she must have her reasons for doing so.
Sure enough, I saw that after Yu Niang put away the holy decree at this time, she smiled at Wan Niang and said, "Sister, calm down first, otherwise I won't be able to explain this matter to you." ”
Hearing Li Xiu and Yu Niang's words, although Wan Niang's anger did not subside, she also wiped her tears, tried to calm herself down, and only after a while did she speak: "Okay, I want to hear your thoughts, sister, but what does this kind of charity want it to do?" ”
Seeing her sister's appearance, Yu Niang shook her head and smiled, only to see that she seemed to be a little tired at this time, and then gently sat on the low couch next to her, stroked her bulging abdomen with one hand, and picked up the tea bowl next to her with the other hand and tasted it, then chuckled and said: "Sister, you tell my sister honestly, my brother-in-law wanted to marry you at the beginning, why did you have to delay for a year?" ”
"Sister, why did you remember to ask this?" Hearing her sister's words, Wanniang couldn't help but blush, after all, she was a little embarrassed to say this kind of thing involving personal feelings.
"Hehe, Wanniang, don't be embarrassed, if you are embarrassed to say it, then I will say it for you, the reason why you were unwilling at the beginning was that you were worried that you would drag down Pei Xingjian's future?" Li Xiu finally guessed Yu Niang's thoughts at this time, and explained for Wan Niang with a smile.
"Uncle is right, in fact, not only Wanniang has this worry, when I got married, I was also worried about affecting my husband's future, but now that person gives me the title, no matter what the reason, we accept this title, and it may make my husband's resistance in the future smaller, of course, I am not very familiar with these things, so I want to ask my uncle, is my idea right?" When Yu Niang said the end, a pair of wonderful eyes also looked at Li Xiu.
Li Xiu had already guessed Yu Niang's thoughts just now, and at this time he nodded without hesitation and said: "Yu Niang, what you said is right, your sisters have accepted the title of the imperial court, which will definitely make Your Majesty further eliminate his vigilance against you!" ”
As soon as Li Xiu and Yu Niang's words came out, Wan Niang couldn't help but show a contemplative expression, although the revenge of killing her father made her linger all the time, but she was a woman after all, and in this situation, they had no chance of revenge at all. And she is going to get married now, and she will be someone else's daughter-in-law in the future, so she naturally has to think about her husband.
"Sister, although the revenge of killing my father can never be forgotten, but my uncle also taught us that people can't live in hatred forever, and sometimes they also need to let go of hatred appropriately, not to mention that it's just a title, and after accepting it, you can also make your husband less troublesome, in that case, why refuse?" Seeing that Wanniang was silent, she immediately spoke again to persuade her.
After all, she is a little older, and she is relatively calm when she encounters it, and she also analyzes the pros and cons of this matter at this time, so she also shows a serious expression when persuading, although her hatred for Li Shimin is not less, but in the current situation, it is more in their interests to accept the title.
"What I said is right, people can't always live in hatred, you are in your youth, there is still a lot of time waiting for you in the future, people always have to look forward!" Li Xiu also sighed at this time and said, people can't let their feelings dominate their lives, but they must learn to control their feelings, of course, this sentence is easy to say, but it is too difficult to do, even if Li Xiu is sometimes emotional.
Hearing Li Xiu and Yu Niang's words, Wan Niang also showed a struggling look on her face, intellectually she felt that what her sister and uncle said made sense, but emotionally it was a little unacceptable for a while, but thinking of her prospective husband Pei Xingjian, and Pei Xingjian's ideals and ambitions, this made her feel a little soft-hearted, after all, he had a bright future, but if he married himself, he would definitely encounter some obstacles in his career in the future.
"Okay, I understand my sister's hard work, Pei Senjun has paid so much for me, and I have nothing to help him, I hope this title can make his career smoother." I saw that Wan Niang was silent for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.