The encounter with a beautiful woman, for the poor scribe, is naturally not ashamed but proud of the affair, which can make him complacent.

However, such things are kept secret to people in positions of high authority, and are not enough for outsiders.

Afterwards, even if it is known, the person will inevitably deny it and will never say it himself without scruples.

Because this kind of thing is not only not a romantic affair for people with a high status, but a big loss of reputation.

How can you admit it?

But Li Li told the truth this time, without the slightest concealment, and frankly admitted that he blamed himself.

However, he did not repent for doing something foolish, but blamed himself for failing to properly settle the injured woman.

Now in front of Lu Su, Zhou Yu and Huan Fei, Li Li is not shy about telling things in person, which shows that he is open-minded, daring to act, and a responsible person.

And the reason why Huan Fei smirked heartlessly was because this kind of thing was hard to come by. If he encounters such a good thing, he will definitely bear it, but he doesn't have the courage to say it in public.

After being stunned for a moment, how could smart people like Zhou Yu and Lu Su not be able to figure out where the woman Li Li said was now.

Immediately, Zhou Yu asked in a strange but surprised voice, "Could it be that the woman my brother met is in this Qiao Mansion?" ”

"Well, exactly." Li Li bowed slightly, and said: "That night, I went all the way up the river and entered the lake, it was late at night, and the smoke on the lake was hazy, so I couldn't see the surrounding scenery clearly, so I couldn't know where I was. However, when I left the next morning, I deliberately observed the scenery around the lake. It is very similar to the bamboo forest in front of you. If I'm not mistaken, that quiet little lake is in the northwest corner of this bamboo forest, that is, in the bamboo forest in the backyard of Qiaofu. ”

Lu Su's curiosity suddenly rose, and he asked in a voice: "What is the identity of the person my brother met?" If it is a lowly servant girl, then the matter is easy to do, without the brother coming forward, I can just ask Qiao Gong directly for the woman. Presumably, Qiao Gong is also willing to be an adult, and he will not refuse in person. If she is one of the two daughters under Qiao Gong's knees, then things are a little bad. Instead of mentioning it, we need to cover it up as much as possible. so as not to expose the matter and embarrass Qiao Gong. ”

"It's really hard to say 、、、." When Lu Su asked this, Li Li was really stumped.

Because he really doesn't know what the identity of the "fish beauty" is in Qiao's mansion, whether she is a maidservant or one of the two Qiao. That night, he saw only Yu Meiren alone, with no evidence or conversation. Only when the parties meet again can her identity be confirmed.

However, Li Li faintly felt that the fish beauty must be one of the two Qiao, either Big Qiao or Xiao Qiao. Otherwise, how can an ordinary maid have the appearance of a shy flower in the closed moon! If the handmaid had such a beautiful appearance. I'm afraid that she won't be Er Qiao's maidservant, because no matter how beautiful Er Qiao is, she can't be beautiful, so naturally she won't be left as a maidservant.

While recalling the previous events, Li Li said slowly: "I'm afraid that Zijing unfortunately guessed it." The woman was stunningly beautiful, rare in the world, and had an elegant temperament. Gentle and quiet, it is absolutely impossible to be an ordinary maid. In this way, her identity is self-evident, and she is likely to be one of the big and small Joe! ”

"Ahh Zhou Yu and Lu Su were shocked when they heard this. Zhou Yu immediately said: "Brother, if this is the case, then it will be troublesome!" Qiao Gong is quite famous among the scholars of Lujiang and even Jiangdong counties, and the Qiao family is rich and wealthy, so there must be many diners, including many green forest rangers and outlaws. If Qiao Gong doesn't agree to marry his daughter to his brother, then what should we do? If you forcibly snatch Er Qiao, I am afraid that I will not be able to catch it, even if I succeed in robbing people, it will be difficult to escape from Lujiang County, and sooner or later I will be surrounded and intercepted by the defenders of various counties, and I am afraid that I will not be able to escape in the end.

Moreover, the elder brother has a noble status, if he robs the daughter of Qiao Gong, he will meet sooner or later in the future, and the matter will be revealed. Once this matter spreads, it will be extremely unfavorable to my brother, not only will it affect his prestige and reputation, but it may also lose the support of the people. After all, ordinary people hate such things as robbing women, and if they learn that their brother has done this, their reputation will inevitably be greatly damaged and unpopular. Therefore, we still need to make a good plan, we must not act recklessly, and we must not affect my brother's career because of a woman! ”

"Huh?" Li Li frowned slightly, silent, and made a decision in the midst of a sharp turn of thought. Immediately, he instructed Lu Su and Huan Fei: "The two of you should go to the nearest bazaar quickly to purchase a dowry, and the three media and six hires will be in place at one time, and you don't need to buy the most expensive one, but you must have a large number and sufficient posture, and you must make up ten carriages." Then more than 100 young people were invited to shout and play music along the way, threatening that we were here to greet our relatives today, and we would give them some small gifts when we met pedestrians along the way. After that, they will charter a wedding banquet in the bazaar wine shop, as long as these people arrive in front of Qiao's mansion, and then let them go back to the wine shop to go to the banquet.

In this way, if Qiao Gong still doesn't agree, then he can't help it. If you don't want to marry a girl, we will rob it, anyway, the surrounding neighbors all know that Qiaofu is marrying a girl, even if it is spread in the future, it is also a word, who can help me! ”

"Huh?" Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at Li Li with wide eyes, looking shocked and dumbfounded.

"Hahaha!" After a while, the three of them stared at each other, and laughed in unison.

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When the gongs and drums outside the gate of Qiao's Mansion were noisy, Li Li and Zhou Yu walked into the Qiao's Mansion compound wearing red robes and striding high, while Lu Su and Huan Fei were still at the door to evacuate the lively crowd, and then quickly followed.

"Bang--"

Just as Li Li and Zhou Yu had just crossed the threshold of the main hall, a large vase slammed to the ground and shattered, and more than a dozen pieces rolled down the smooth wooden floor onto the top of their feet.

However, the sound of the vase breaking was crisp and loud, and it reached the ears of the two of them first, but it was only an appetizer. When they entered the door, they heard a cry of rage: "How can this be done! Who is so bold that he dares to come to the door to force marriage in broad daylight, and he can't be deceived when the old man is weak? I'm mad at me! ”

Seeing that a man in a brocade robe who was nearly fifty years old on the upper steps of the main hall was scolding and throwing things, Zhou Yu suddenly stopped, as if he was frightened.

As a matter of fact. Zhou Yu is not timid, but consciously takes care of the loss, has a thin skin, and is embarrassed to come up.

At this time, Li Li gently patted Zhou Yu's shoulder, gave him a reassuring look, and strode into the hall.

Seeing Li Li so calm, Zhou Yu was greatly encouraged, stepped on his tiptoes, and then followed Li Li into the main hall step by step.

"Son-in-law Li Li and Li Wenchang meet Lord Yue!" Walk to the front of the main hall. Li Li bowed his knees and bowed.

"Ugh!" Zhou Yu, who followed closely behind, was stunned when he heard this, and after a little hesitation, he knelt behind Li Li without saying a word, as if he was afraid that Qiao Gong would see him.

No one noticed that Zhou Yu was kneeling behind Li Li at this time. But he was whispering to himself: "Brother, you really dare to scream!" If Gong Qiao does not agree to marry his daughter, this father-in-law and this kneeling are meaningless. ”

"Bold fanatics. When will the old man marry his daughter to you? Let's make it clear today. Then go door-to-door to explain to the old man that Hugh will ruin my daughter's reputation! If you can do this, you can give up, otherwise the old man will escort Er and the others to see the officials, and they will be severely punished, so that you can't eat and go around! "On the upper throne. Qiao Gong, the lord of Qiao's Mansion, didn't pay attention to the identities of Li Li and Zhou Yu at all, stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Li, and shouted angrily.

Indeed, Qiao Gong can't listen to anything now. His mind was full of anger, and he didn't even hear Li Li's name in the newspaper. If it weren't for the fact that he was old now, and he saw Li Li and Zhou Yu being burly and tall, he would have run over and kicked these two arrogant people to death.

In recent years, there are countless noble sons of the scholar clan who come to Qiao's mansion every day to propose relatives, such as carp crossing the river. For this reason, the Qiao family holds a feast every day, and the right to be these scholars is to give gifts to the door, and only one-third of the bride price is received each time. In this way, the Qiao family can not only be honest, but also make money every day; As for family affairs, one pushes three-five-six, two-moves five-seven-nine, and let's talk about it later.

In this way, Qiaofu is making money day by day, and the threshold is getting higher and higher. And before Old Man Qiao reached the year of the Mandate of Heaven, his status among the Lujiang Shi clan was rising again and again. Now no one in the entire Lujiang County knows that he has two daughters who are beautiful and fragrant, and who doesn't envy him, over time, whoever sees him has to call him "Qiao Gong".

Did you hear that, Gong Qiao!

In fact, he has never been a big official in his life, and he has not even become a county guard, but now he is called "Qiao Gong", which shows his high prestige.

What Qiao Gong never expected was that there were two people who were not afraid of death today, and they were two extremely arrogant scoundrels! I haven't seen it once, but I dare to carry a sedan chair and come to pick up my relatives in a big battle.

How unreasonable!

To tell the truth, Qiao Gong never thought about marrying his daughter now, so he had to wait another three or five years. At that time, Qiaofu's family income will be able to increase fivefold, and it will be doubled in one year, and it will naturally increase fivefold in five years. In this way, Qiaofu is the largest household in the counties along the river, and the family resources are enough for a hundred years, and the wealth has been passed down for three generations!

Because of this, in the early years, Qiao Gong also took out the silk embroidered by his two daughters and sold them at a high price, and as a result, the entire Lujiang County knew that he had two ingenious daughters. As more and more people know about the existence of the second daughter of the Qiao family, the name of the beauty of Qiao Tianzi has spread far and wide, and I don't think that this will bring unlimited business opportunities to Qiao's mansion, and gold and silver money will continue to roll in.

Occasionally, the two daughters will play a song, or dance lightly, which is even more amazing! And it was from this that Qiao Gong saw a crazy business opportunity to make money, and he simply regarded his two daughters as two gods of wealth. Every month, a banquet will be held in the mansion regularly, and the famous people of the scholar clan will be invited to listen to the music and enjoy the dance, and the income from singing and dancing for an hour is enough to be worth the ten-year harvest of thousands of acres of fertile land in Qiaofu.

In the past two years, Qiaofu has completely turned over, from a small family with no name to one of the top families in the entire Lujiang. And he, Old Man Qiao, has also changed from a reclusive idler to a "Qiao Gong", and his fame is flourishing day by day.

Therefore, in his eyes, the two daughters are the greatest achievements of his life, only his daughters are in hand, and there is no end to glory and wealth!

After waiting for three or five years, his daughter is not too young, and if he finds a prince and a king to marry, then he, "Duke Qiao", is a veritable prince, and he can even become a relative of the emperor at the level of "national elder".

Every time he thinks of this, Qiao Gong can wake up with a smile in his dreams, and his heart is happy, and he smiles from ear to ear. In troubled times, others have to rely on blood, sweat and blood to win fame and wealth, and countless people have lost their lives for this. But he Qiao Gong didn't need to work so hard, he relied on his two daughters to fight the world, so as to get what he wanted.

Think about the first half of his life for more than 30 years, mediocre, hard work, but little gain, when he is old, he is still unknown. Who would have thought that he had two daughters who were all over the country, and he could obtain countless wealth just by relying on his daughters to do embroidery when they had nothing to do, occasionally play a song, and dance. Nowadays, many advanced scholars will take the initiative to make friends with him, and every time they come to the mansion to listen to music, they don't come empty-handed, they have to bring enough heavy gifts, otherwise Qiao Gong will not invite him again next time.

Now, Qiao Gong's pursuit of wealth for half his life has been obtained, and the rest is the icing on the cake. At the end of the day, he will find a powerful prince to be his daughter's husband, and the fame and status he wants at that time will naturally be easy to come by, and it will be effortless.

Therefore, Qiao Gong had already planned his daughter's fate. At the moment, he is concentrating on observation, paying attention to the major events in the world, and his eyes are always on the princes from all walks of life, especially the young and powerful princes.

Among them, the prince who made Qiao Gong's heart the most was Li Wenchang, the general of the imperial guard, but it was a pity that Xiliang was too far away from Yangzhou and could not reach the whip! In addition, in his early years, he heard that Li Wenchang had already married a family, and he was romantic, marrying six wives in one go, and several concubines. As a result, Duke Qiao gradually gave up, and instead shifted his attention to Jingyang Erzhou, hoping to find a powerful and young "prince" at his doorstep. Because, only the princes can realize his long-cherished wish of fame.

Even if Qiao Gong didn't calculate everything, today there were two daring people who dared to carry a sedan chair to greet him, isn't this deliberately ruining my family's God of Wealth、、、 Oh, no, my daughter's reputation? Once this matter spreads, it will be the dust of the jewel, how can you marry the princes and kings?

How unreasonable!

"Whew--"

In the midst of his anger, Qiao Gong tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, let out a long breath, and his eyes opened slightly, looking at the two madmen who had been kneeling in the hall for a long time.

"Ugh!" When he raised his eyes, Qiao Gong's eyes suddenly widened, and his body was crooked in astonishment, and he almost slipped off the Taishi chair and fell to the ground.

But seeing that the two people who were kneeling in the hall before did not know when they became four people, at this moment, the four of them were sitting in the hall and the old god was leisurely drinking tea, and from time to time they were whispering to each other.

In an instant, Qiao Gong stood up and glared at Li Li and the four of them angrily, and the flames in his eyes rushed straight out: "I'm angry!" ”

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