Chapter five hundred and ninety fifth marriage proposal
The relationship between Liu Yu and Li Zheer was almost everyone in the court, mainly related to Li Zheer's father, Li Yannian, the Minister of Personnel. It was through Liu Yu's relationship that Li Yannian went from the Minister of Revenue to the Minister of Revenue, and then to the Minister of Personnel. Although the court officials did not say this clearly, they all understood that Li Yannian was Liu Yu's father-in-law and had a strong backstage.
But Liu Yu did not show any attitude towards Sima Xuan'er before. Sima Xuan'er also experienced a transformation like reunion overnight and then to Liu Yu's woman. Now Liu Yu wants to marry the two of them, first of all, he goes to visit Sima Xuan'er's family and see her living environment.
The case of the Crown Prince in the previous dynasty had happened for twelve years, and Sima Xuan'er's father Sima Lang also died for twelve years. Sima Xuaner, who was just an eight-year-old girl, experienced the destruction of her family. Although the old emperor forgives Sima Lang's wives, concubines and children, they have lost the protection of the government and the original life of luxury. The romantic Sima Lang left a large family, but no male to support the family business.
However, these helpless women did not remarry others. First, Sima Xuan'er's mother and aunt supported the family through sewing and repairing. Sima Xuan'er also began to learn dance. Through her talent, she was appreciated by the teachers of the Song and Dance Teaching House, and took on the burden of supporting the family a few years later.
Children from poor families have long been in their family. Sima Xuan'er, like Li Zheer, can actually be rich and frugal without thinking about the world outside the boudoir. Learn some ways to take care of your husband and children, and then you can wait for spring to get married and get married. God's will play tricks on others, and this will is the cruelty under this system.
Liu Yu first went out with Sima Xuan'er and asked the guards to prepare a carriage and prepare to go to her house with Sima Xuan'er to have a look. By the way, the proposal for marriage was discussed.
Sima Xuan'er, who had a night of affection with Liu Yu, looked more shy than usual. She knelt on the carriage and kept lowering her head. Liu Yu looked at her more and more and more and felt that she was beautiful and charming. She couldn't help but reach out to her arms. When she fell into Liu Yu's arms, tears shed from the corner of Sima Xuan'er's eyes. She didn't expect that she would experience such a big change in one day.
The inner city of Chang'an City has basically no spare space and is covered by residential houses. However, in the outer city of Chang'an City, there are still many suburbs and wilderness. Only around the outer city gate and the official road leading directly to the inner city gate will the residential houses gather. But often, ordinary people live in the outer city, and dignitaries and nobles set their houses as much as possible in the inner city close to the palace to meet the emperor's aura.
Sima Xuan'er's home is in the outskirts of the outer city of the west city, which is also an ordinary alley. According to Sima Xuaner, at the beginning, they were helpless and had to sell it by her aunt who had hidden some jewelry. She rented a small courtyard for the family to live in. Later, Li Zhe'er went out to perform and made money. She bought the small courtyard and settled down.
"Where are you in Xuan'er, how old are you starting to learn dancing?" Liu Yu hugged Sima Xuan'er and asked softly.
"At the age of six, my father held a banquet at home and invited the best dancer in Chang'an City to perform at home. At that time, I followed my mother and secretly looked at her. I felt like it, so I begged my mother to find someone to teach me. My mother also learned dancing before marrying her father, so she taught me some basic things. It was not until after the age of eight that my father died and the family was helpless that my mother officially sent Xuan'er to learn dancing. At that time, she and her mother were sisters before..."
Liu Yu smiled faintly and said, "So that's it."
The Sima Lang that Liu Yu knew was a romantic and unruly talented man. When he was in Chang'an City, he shone like an entertainment star. He was also extremely talented and highly appreciated by the old emperor and even became the crown prince's tutor. After the new emperor ascended the throne in the future, the crown prince's tutor is likely to be granted the title of marquis and prime minister. This is a position that makes outsiders jealous!
Romance is always misled by romantic affairs. Sima Lang married many beautiful wives and concubines. In a few years, he became a group of children. Unfortunately, he turned his wife and children into orphans and widows. It really made Liu Yu sigh when he thinks about it. Sima Xuan'er, as Sima Lang's eldest daughter, experienced a huge change in her life around the age of eight, and since then the trajectory of her life has also deviated.
As the carriage stopped, Liu Yu and Sima Xuaner got off, and it was the first time that Liu Yu came to ordinary civil alleys outside the western suburbs of the city.
The first thing that catches your eye is low houses and potholes. Such streets must be filled with mud when they rain, and it will take a long time to walk. Before the houses covered by old gray tiles, groups of children are playing there, and a cloth shuttlecock is thrown around by them, as if they are grabbing flower balls, and they are very interested in playing.
When they saw a large brigade of carriages and horses coming, these children were not afraid. They thought they were close to the Xicheng Gate, where there were often troops and caravans coming out, and they were not unfamiliar with horses.
"It's the time for autumn, and the school is resting, and the children don't have to study, so they are all here... It's not so messy on weekdays." Sima Xuan'er explained.
"It's great, it reminds me of my childhood..."
Liu Yu said, and the shuttlecock suddenly flew towards Liu Yu like a bossless person. Liu Yu grabbed it and threw it on the roof.
All the children stared at Liu Yu, with a cold expression and a hint of hostility.
At this time, an older child ran out and pointed at Liu Yu, then pointed at Sima Xuan'er beside Liu Yu, turned around and wanted to escape. Sima Xuan'er's face sank and shouted: "Where are you going?"
The boy turned his head and smiled and said, "Sister, I just came out to have fun and I won't lose a piece of meat. Can I go back to make up for my homework later?"
Sima Xuan'er said with a stern face: "Ninth brother, you are not young anymore. How many times have you said to you? Don't run around the street like a child. Now you have the opportunity to study, why don't you cherish it?"
"Go! Sister, you will talk about others. Why don't you go to school and take the top scorer, you will talk about others!" The young man looked rebellious and stared at Liu Yu, "Hey, who are you?"
Sima Xuan'er was originally trying to teach her younger brother a lesson, but when she thought that Liu Yu was by her side, she thought that her previous performance was a ladylike demeanor, so she lowered her head and stopped talking. Liu Yu was not surprised, after all, she was Sima Xuan'er's family. Even if there was a grudge, it was temporary. Sima Xuan'er's identity was not only his woman, but also the backbone of the family. Why did she teach her younger brother that he would not be his turn to take care of her?
But for some reason, when Liu Yu saw this boy, he remembered that he was a man, Huo Bing. Not only did the two have similar temperaments, but they even looked a little similar.
Liu Yu was stared at by the boy and smiled unnaturally. He wanted to say "I am your elder brother-in-law", but he felt it was not good, so he said "I am your brother-in-law". It seemed that just saying this was not good for Sima Xuan'er's reputation without proposing marriage.
Just as Liu Yu was considering the words, the boy tilted his nose disdainfully: "So he is a mute! Sister, where did you find a mute to come back?"
Sima Xuan'er heard that her younger brother was so rude to Liu Yu, and acted to beat him. The young man ran away. While running, she shouted: "Sister has found a mute, and the eldest sister has found a mute, and the first sister has found a mute!"
Liu Yu touched his chin and felt a little depressed. He might have been too abnormal just now and was embarrassed in front of Sima Xuan'er's first family.
"Prince, please don't be surprised!" Sima Xuan'er said with a guilty look on her face.
"Nothing." Liu Yu smiled, "Can you explain slowly..."
Liu Yu said it was okay, but he felt very frustrated. He thought that he was just coming to pay homage to his mother-in-law and brother-in-law. He was so out of control. This was not the first time he experienced this scene!
He thought about it carefully and it seemed that he had never experienced this scene. Xu Xuanzhu and the mother of the Han sisters had passed away long ago. Although Qi'er had a mother, he had seen Meiren Lin a long time ago. Meiren himself also had a good impression of him and would definitely not make things difficult for him. However, this time when he came to pay a visit to Sima Xuan'er, he did not pay a visit to a mother-in-law, but a group of mother-in-law. He was enough to be criticized by a mother-in-law, and was also scared when he thought about it.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu understood why he was rude in front of the young man just now. He felt really stressed. Even if he was in power now, he would have to pass the mother-in-law to marry Sima Xuan'er.
Liu Yu came to Minxiang, but he didn't expect to make too much noise, so he only let a few guards follow him in. As soon as he entered the alley, Liu Yu felt surrounded. The residents in Minxiang heard that Sima Xuan'er brought people back and all came out to join in the fun. It was like the whole nation wanted to be Liu Yu's mother-in-law.
Being looked at by someone made Liu Yu feel uncomfortable. The most terrible thing was that these people pointed at Liu Yu and whispered, and didn't let Liu Yu know what he said, which made Liu Yu even more depressed.
At this time, Lian Husheng and other guards were facing a great enemy.
When they arrived at Sima Xuan'er's house, the mother-in-law had already greeted her, and Liu Yuyi's sister-in-law and brother-in-law were also welcomed.
Liu Yu had to admit that Sima Lang was not only romantic, but also had a good vision. Although these mother-in-law were nearly forty years old, they were all "spicy young women". After the years of baptism, they were still very kind and at least they could see it. It was just that because of daily work, they could no longer restore their young grandmother's glory, and they could not compare with Meiren Lin who had lived in the palace for a long time in maintenance.
Sima Xuan'er's younger brother and sister are twelve or thirteen years old, and the older one is sensible. Because it is the busy farming season and the Sima family has no land, it is the leisure season for their family. The whole family is at home, as if they are waiting for Liu Yu to come.
Seeing such a big welcoming situation, Liu Yu was a little puzzled. He came as a guest, so why did everyone know that he was coming to welcome him?
Sima Xuan'er dared not get too close to Liu Yu in front of so many neighbors, and she looked like she didn't dare to see anyone on her face.
Liu Yu walked forward and before he could salute, the concubines of Sima Xuan'er's family showed a bitter face to Liu Yu as if they had eaten bitter melon.
"What's wrong with this?" Liu Yu asked, putting his head close to Sima Xuan'er's ear.
"It's okay, it's just my family... I may have some misunderstandings about you."
When Liu Yu heard the word "misunderstanding", he thought they had misunderstandings about himself. Over the years, he was in the limelight. Although his reputation in the court was not very good, his response among the people was pretty good. First of all, he was a concubine son, and he fought several incredible wars through his own abilities and was promoted to regent step by step. Liu Yu had no strict policies on the people, but instead reduced taxes after Qier ascended the throne. If the people had any objections to him, it could only be that he had opinions on him for years of war, and it was impossible for others. However, the male member of the Sima family had not yet grown up and had to go to the battlefield. The years of war had nothing to do with the Sima family!
Liu Yu looked at the Sima family women and children who were waiting in line. He felt indescribable. When he came to see his mother-in-law, the mother-in-law had an objection to him. If he had an objection, Sima Xuan'er would not marry him? This could only be a bitten.
Unexpectedly, before he could salute, he heard a woman shouting behind the group of women and children, and then the crowded people dodged a crack. A woman who looked a bit fierce rushed out with a broom.
“What’s the situation?”
Before Liu Yu could figure out the situation, the woman rushed towards Liu Yu as if she was trying hard. Liu Yu quickly retreated. The guards behind Liu Yu instinctively wanted to raise their guns and shoot, but when they saw that they were just an ordinary woman. Thinking of Liu Yu coming to propose marriage today, they did not dare to make a decision without authorization, and could only be stunned to see the woman holding a broom to fight with Liu Yu.
"This lady, please say something. What are you doing?" Liu Yu was evading the woman who rushed like a bull while persuading her.
At this time, Sima Xuan'er also came over quickly, trying to hold the woman, but she didn't. The woman took the broom and greeted Liu Yu. Liu Yu grabbed the broom and was about to fight back, but she found that the woman was shocked by his strange strength. The woman obviously didn't know that he was from a military family and did not take such ordinary attacks seriously.
The woman was stunned. Sima Xuan'er was already crying and hugging the woman's waist from behind, crying: "Mom..."
Liu Yu wanted to wave the broom. Hearing this shout, he didn't dare to take action. It turned out that this barbaric woman was the mother of Sima Xuan'er whom he came to meet today.
"Hello Aunt..." Liu Yu threw the broom on the ground and said with a smile. Although his smile was a bit forced and a bit like squeezed out, he was still quite polite.
"Who is your aunt?" the woman shouted with her waist crossed, "No matter who you are, you have helped our Xuan'er, but if you come today, I will drive you away even if I try my best. I will never have any involvement with you like a boastful person!"
Liu Yu heard this and felt a little wrong. He seemed to be here to abduct a good woman.
"Mom, you heard from your daughter..." Sima Xuan'er cried and hugged the woman, wanting to explain.
"What did you say?" The woman was a little embarrassed, "Daughter, my mother also knows that she has treated you badly over the years. In order to support you and take care of your younger brothers and sisters, it has been delaying your lifelong affairs. But our Sima family is also backbone and must not be laughed at by those shameless people. You will drive away this man who doesn't know where to come from now!"
Liu Yu was puzzled. Today was the first day he came, but for some reason he provoked the Sima women so angry.
In fact, Liu Yu has many things that he doesn't know about. Sima Xuan'er has long attracted criticism if she doesn't get married. Her profession is "not simple" to ordinary people. She is the kind of person who often shows up in public or even entertains people and makes money. Some people think that she is relying on betrayal to support her family.
Sima Xuan'er can pretend to ignore this, but it is embarrassing that so many women and children in the Sima family live here, and they often have to be pointed at by others. Since Sima Xuan'er was "maintained" by Liu Yu last year, Sima Xuan'er has been able to bring back a lot of money to support the family every month, which has already made the women in the family suspicious. Sima Xuan'er said that she made money for performances, and she didn't want her family to think that she betrayed her to exchange for money. Originally, the family was skeptical, but after Sima Xuan'er combed her hair in order to prevent her from marrying her, the conflict between Sima Xuan'er and her family was triggered.
Sima Xuan'er kept coming back with money and combing her hair. For a woman who had never married, it was as incomprehensible as "pregnant before marriage". Others also gave her more guidance to her and the Sima family, and Sima Xuan'er's mother and aunt were even more ashamed to see people. It was rumored outside that Sima Xuan'er was raised by a noble official or a rich man as a foreign house. Some said it was even more ugly, some said that she was a secret prostitute outside, and some even said that she was raising a novice. Hearing these rumors, Sima Xuan'er's family tried to tolerate as much as possible, but today I heard that Sima Xuan'er brought a man back, and neighbors came out to see it, as if she was purely looking at the Sima family making a fool of herself, so Sima Xuan'er's mother had just driven people away.
Liu Yu said: "Auntie, are there any misunderstandings between us?"
The woman put her waist on her waist and in front of the neighbors, she didn't care about what kind of gentleness and ladylike demeanor meant, and shouted: "Misunderstanding? What's the misunderstanding? Then I ask you, why are you here with my Xuan'er?"
Liu Yu said honestly: "I'm here to come down to propose marriage to you and marry Xuan'er and her family."
"Xuan'er is your call!" the woman spat and cursed, "The toad wants to eat swan meat, and she doesn't urinate and look at herself. How can you be worthy of my Xuan'er!"
Sima Xuan'er felt sad when she heard her mother insulting Liu Yu like this, and she cried and explained: "Mom, we really like it..."
The woman stared at Sima Xuan'er coldly, thinking that this daughter is really ignorant. When so many people look at her, she wants to drive the man away with an old face to protect the reputation of her daughter and the Sima family. However, her daughter seemed to be confused and actually said something slapped in the face.
"What do you really like? Xuan'er, do you know that you were deceived by this man?" The woman turned to Liu Yu and asked, "I'll ask you, are you married in your family?"
Liu Yu turned to look at the people watching around him, and he was like watching a show. He knew that if he said that his family had not married, it would definitely be beneficial to Sima Xuan'er's face, but isn't this obvious empty words?
Liu Yu could only honestly say: "I will not hide it from my aunt. I do have a wife's room, but..."
"Wow!"
Liu Yu spoke, and before he could finish his words, the people around him were already filled with amazement and regret. There were many rumors about Sima Xuan'er before, but that was just a rumor. Now that Liu Yu said this, it was equivalent to personally admitting that Sima Xuan'er had a reputation of "unfaithfulness". For a woman, her reputation for life was ruined. Even her family could not raise her head to be a human being.
At this moment, Liu Yu understood how difficult it was for Sima Xuaner to wait for him. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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