People in the Tang Dynasty had complicated etiquette, especially in the upper class, who often invited guests to dinner. In fact, this was also a way of communication. They gained connections at various gatherings. At the same time, young men and women communicating together could also cultivate feelings and settle marriages between children.
The third day of the first lunar month is a treat for Dugu's family to celebrate Dugujun's appointment as the governor of Beiting Jiedu. Wang Zhengjian, the governor of Beiting, is too old to be re-elected. If nothing happens, Dugujun will take over in a few years.
Beiting Jiedushi.
However, compared to Old Lady Dugu's birthday, today's Dugu family's treat is only a medium-sized treat. The guests can only be over a hundred people at most, most of whom are Guanlong nobles and some closely related families.
Li Dai did not get the invitation, but his son Li Ye did. Of course Li Dai knew full well that this was a blind date arranged for his son.
But even if there is no blind date, it is not surprising that Li Ye got the invitation. Hedong Dudufu and Beiting Jiedushi have a close relationship. They were originally supposed to be one family, but after the west of Congling was actually controlled by the Tang Dynasty, the Hezhong Dudufu was handed over to Beiting.
The area controlled by the Beiting Jiedu Mansion was too large, so Emperor Li Longji decided to split it into two and make the Hezhong Governor's Mansion independent.
In the morning, Li Ye arrived at Dugu Mansion. This time, the guests from Dugu Mansion were not at the garden house by Qujiang Pool, but at the main house. They were not guests at a grand banquet. Everyone gathered together, had lunch, and went back in the afternoon. After all, it was
The third and fourth days of the Lunar New Year are the last days of rest, so don’t be too tired.
Li Ye came to Dugu Mansion, and the person who greeted the guests at the door was Dugu Jinyang, Zhuque's eldest brother. Although they were not the same mother, Dugu Jinyang still loved this little girl very much. In fact, he was not the only one who loved her. Dugu Lie gave birth to four sons, and finally got
Who doesn’t love a precious daughter?
Dugu Jinyang is different from his father. He prefers Li Ye and dislikes the gentle Wei Qingxuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the military general line and the civil servant line have always been distinct. Military generals looked down on civil servants, and civil servants looked down on military generals. As a typical military general line, Dugu Jinyang
Of course I cannot accept my sister marrying a typical civil servant.
What Dugu Lie considers is political and family interests, not personal preferences, let alone his daughter's preferences. He believes that the Dugu family needs to marry into a famous family, and the Dugu family needs to increase the voice of the civil servants, while Wei Qingxuan just
When the time came, Dugu Lie immediately identified him.
Dugu Jinyang stepped forward quickly, patted Li Ye's arm and whispered: "Today my father wants Wei Qingxuan to win my sister's heart. He will have some arrangements, so you must be prepared!"
"Thank you for reminding me, brother. Apart from me and Wei Qingxuan, is there anyone else?"
Dugu Jinyang nodded, "There are also An Qingxu, Fang Mingqian and Yang Shu."
"Who are Fang Mingqian and Yang Shu?"
"Fang Mingqian is Fang Guan's nephew, and Yang Shu is the son of Yang Chao, the minister of Guanglu Temple. He was born in the Yang family of Hongnong. Both of them were proposed to my father on a blind date by Fang Guan and Yang Chao during the New Year's banquet.
The request was granted by my father."
Li Ye nodded, the competition was really fierce, but Li Ye also guessed that these two were purely there to set off Wei Qingxuan's elegant literary talent.
"Then I'll go in first!"
Li Ye gave him a congratulatory gift and entered the house.
The weather is relatively cold today, so the guests are all indoors, mainly gathering in small groups to chat.
At this time, a maid came forward and bowed, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Li Ye?"
"I am!"
"Please come with me, the old lady wants to see you."
Li Ye nodded, followed the maid to the back house, and walked into a smaller inner hall, which was full of female relatives. When Li Ye saw Suzaku, she sat next to his grandmother like a coquettish girl, looking at him with a smile.
There is another little girl next to her, named Taibai, who is Dugujun's daughter. She is only fourteen years old and looks a little dull.
Today Li Ye wears a blue satin straight robe, a leather belt around his waist, a black gauze hat on his head, and a long sword at his waist. He is unusually simple and bright.
This is also the clothes that his mother Pei Sanniang has repeatedly considered arranging for him. The best materials and minimalist style are used to set off Li Ye's tall figure and unique heroic temperament. This is not an ordinary warrior, but has a powerful
of control.
Zhuque was very satisfied with Li Ye's dress today. She really liked it. She stood up smoothly, pulled her cousin, and the two of them went into the back hall. They were in the second level, mainly for young people to get along alone.
If the opportunity arises, I usually bring a sister with me, so it is impossible to be completely alone together.
Li Ye stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute, "Li Ye pays homage to my grandmother!"
Mrs. Dugu laughed and said, "Good boy! Please get up! Let my daughter see you."
Sitting on the other side of Mrs. Dugu is a middle-aged woman. She is Mrs. Dugu’s second daughter Dugu Hui. She is married to General Dou Gan, the guard of the right prison. She also came here specifically for a blind date today. There are also several female relatives beside her.
They were women from the Dugu family, such as Dugu Jun's wife, Dugu Jinyang's wife, and Fang Guan's wife, Dugu Shi, who was Dugu Lie's cousin, was also sitting among them.
Li Ye stood up and bowed slightly to greet the others.
Mrs. Dugu smiled slightly and said: "I have told everyone about your situation. Everyone thinks that your conditions are very good. The only flaw is that you are one year younger than Suzaku. In fact, this does not matter. The key is your character and family background.
, Li Shaolang, you must not think that this old lady is very vulgar, why does she pay so much attention to her family background and so on."
"Juniors don't dare!"
Mrs. Dugu added: "The Dugu family's blind date is divided into three scenes. The first scene is for the female family members to look at each other, the second scene is for you and Zhuque to chat for a few words, and the third scene is for Zhuque's father, uncle and brother to chat with you. You
Even if you take it easy, other people are doing the same thing, maybe the order is different."
"Junior understands!"
Dugu Hui asked with a smile: "Zhuque told me that you played in the polo league two years ago, and I like polo the most. Can you tell me which team you are a player on?"
"Reporting to Madam, this junior was originally a golfer for the Ningwang team, and later played for the Tianpeng polo team."
Dugu Hui's eyes lit up, "Could it be that you are the flying shark?"
Li Ye nodded, "That's right, junior!"
Duguhui put her hands on her hands and smiled and said: "Okay! You have won a point with me. I don't know if others like you, but I support you!"
Mrs. Dugu smiled and poked her daughter on the forehead, "Crazy girl, it's Zhuque who is on a blind date, not you."
Li Ye smiled bitterly in his heart. This was the first time he had encountered the process of blind date.
"Okay, you can go into the inner hall!"
Li Ye bowed and entered the back hall.
Mrs. Dugu asked everyone: "What do you think?"
Everyone laughed and said, "The old lady just decides. What should we do?"
Dugujun's wife Zhang said with a smile: "But the young men are all good-looking, especially their height matches Suzaku."
Fang Guan's wife Dugu Shi said slowly: "I heard that his reputation is not very good. He is nicknamed Ksitigarbha Demon, which may mean that he kills too many people."
Dugu Hui's face sank and he said coldly: "It's not that he killed too many people, it's that he offended too many people. Both the Yang family and the Zhang family fell into trouble with him, so how can he be given a good reputation?"
The old lady waved her hand to stop the two sisters from fighting in the air.
"Appearance is one aspect, reputation is another aspect, other aspects are also important, but the most important thing is that he must be helpful to the Dugu family."
This was the old lady's official statement. Although she had a good impression of Li Ye, she was not ambiguous at all when it came to finding her grandson-in-law.
The inner hall is a water pavilion, and behind it is a large lotus pond, but it is now frozen.
Li Ye and Zhuque were sitting at a small table, and their sister Dugu Qiming was also sitting beside them.
Zhuque wrote a name on the paper, pushed it to Li Ye and said with a smile: "Look at this!"
Li Ye took it and saw the words "Dugu Xinyue" written on it. He asked in confusion: "Whose name is this?"
Zhuque pointed to himself, "This is my official name!"
Li Ye suddenly realized that a mystery that had been lingering in his heart for a long time was finally revealed.
Li Ye couldn't help but laugh and said: "I'm surprised! Everyone in Chang'an knows that Falcon and Suzaku are two polo rookies. I have always wondered why you used your real name as a nickname?"
It's a pity that my sister is nearby, otherwise Zhuque will definitely ask Li Ye if he likes this name.
Zhuque pursed his lips and smiled again: "Zhuque is not a nickname, it is my nickname. When my mother gave birth to me, she was facing the Zhuque gate, so she gave me the nickname Zhuque. Xinyue is the official official name given by my grandmother. She
I like astronomy and geography, my granddaughter is astronomy, and my grandson is geography. For example, my sister is called Taibai, and I have a married sister named Qiuhe, my eldest brother is called Jinyang, my second brother is called Hanyang, my third brother is called Hengyang, and my fourth brother is called Pingyang.
Isn’t it interesting?”
Dugu Taibai covered his mouth and smiled: "There is also a younger sister named Taiwei, and my brother's name is Rao Yang!"
Li Ye nodded and smiled: "It's indeed interesting. Suzaku is also a constellation. It's a pity that your grandmother didn't adopt it."
Suzaku shook his head and whispered: "Grandma doesn't like my mother."
Li Ye suddenly felt that he was going too far, and asked with a smile: "Is it the same for them to have a blind date?"
"How can it be?"
Zhuque pointed to the room next to him, "I'm in the back room, and my sister is asking three questions for me outside."
"What three questions?"
Suzaku smiled slyly and said: "It's very simple! The question that all blind dates ask is, how much money do you have? How many fields do you have?"
Suzaku knocked on the table, came forward, and said with a serious face: "And the most important thing is, how big a room do you have?"
Li Ye couldn't help it anymore, he held his forehead with his hands and laughed silently.