Back Off, Let Me Come
Chapter 1147 1147: Artemisia selengensis (Part 1) [Seeking monthly votes]
Clatter, clatter——
Cui Mi was about to pay his respects to his father when he met his brother on the way.
When they walked to the inner courtyard, they heard something being overturned, followed by a question with suppressed anger: "Cui Zhishan, you have the guts to repeat it to me, what family is the fiancée you chose for Da Xiong from? Do you think I have no temper at all?"
The Cui Mi brothers looked at each other.
Just as he was hesitating whether to leave quietly and make room for his parents to quarrel, Cui Hui's suppressed and low voice came from the house: "You two also roll in outside the door, what are you doing secretly?"
The Cui Xiong brothers could only bite the bullet and step into the courtyard.
First, he tucked his tail between his legs to pay his respects to his parents, then raised his head and took a quick look. Everything in the hall was normal, except that the desk in front of his father was overturned, and a pile of scrolls were scattered on the ground. His mother stood in the middle of the mess, and his father sat in silence.
Cui Xiong bit the bullet and said: "Since my father and mother have something to discuss, I won't disturb you, you can continue chatting."
At this moment, he just wanted to stay away from the battlefield.
He was not afraid of the situation escalating, because they could not quarrel.
His mother was straightforward, but she would become irritable if she was too enthusiastic. His father was the opposite. It was said that nothing could make him lose control after his childhood enlightenment. It was the same before. Whenever the couple had a conflict, the mother would quarrel and the father would listen quietly.
Cui Xiong felt fortunate for this.
This was much better than those couples in other aristocratic families who shared the same bed but had different dreams.
At that time, the immature Cui Mi said that the two would divorce sooner or later.
[Father loved mother, why did they divorce? ]
[Because they could not quarrel. ]
Cui Xiong was confused: [Not quarreling is not a good thing? ]
The little Cui Mi said in a mature manner: [Not all good things, mother quarreled with father because she wanted to open up to him, but father was as silent as a piece of wood, and mother would only get angrier and angrier. ]
[Why is it so? ] Cui Xiong could not figure it out at all.
Cui Mi said: [I don’t know, my grandmother said so. ]
Cui Xiong did not understand when he was young, but now he is a teenager with adult stature, and he understands the problems in his parents’ relationship to some extent. But as a son, he couldn't tell his father what to do.
Watching the couple quarrel again, Cui Xiong was overwhelmed.
It would take two more times for his father to anger his mother away again.
Cui Xiong wanted to run away, but Cui Hui would never agree.
"Big Bear, stay, why are you running away!"
This sentence was like a nail that nailed Cui Xiong's feet to the ground. He didn't dare to take another step and knelt back with his neck shrunk.
"Big Bear, do you know which girl your father has arranged for you?"
Cui Xiong said honestly: "Uh... I know."
Cui Hui sneered: "The daughter of the You family."
Cui Xiong lowered his head even lower: "Hmm..."
"Hmm what?" Although this outburst was deliberately made up by Cui Hui, she was furious at the eldest son's reaction. She was exactly the same as Cui Zhishan next to her. "The male favorite of the king is You, and the daughter of the You family that your father arranged for you is his niece! You, the father and son of the Cui family, no, the three generations of grandfather and grandson, are really going too far!"
Just from the surface, it is indeed outrageous.
The niece of the male favorite of the ex-wife is going to marry her son.
Her father-in-law and mother-in-law have disliked her for so many years because she was of low birth and not a good match with the Cui family. As a result, they turned around and arranged for her own son to marry a new noble who rose to prominence with the help of male favorites. Cui Hui, no matter how poor she is, is still a good family. You, a poor family in the market, climbed into the bed of the king with a handsome and talented man. One person's success brought prosperity to the whole family. Is she more noble than her?
The ex-father-in-law and the ex-mother-in-law could never look down on You.
In the final analysis, they still despised her son.
It was just disgusting.
If Cui Hui hadn't made a scene, it would have been suspicious.
She was just acting at first, taking the opportunity to take revenge on Cui and Cui Zhi's family, but she was too strong and became emotional. All the grievances she had suffered burst out at this moment, tears flowed from her eyes, and Cui Zhi and his son were really panicked.
"Ke Wu, listen to my explanation."
"Mother--"
Cui Hui pushed the annoying Cui Zhi away, covered his expression with a handkerchief to avoid revealing the truth, and said in a sarcastic tone: "Explanation? What misunderstanding is worthy of the head of the Cui family condescending to explain to a commoner like me? It makes me sick! Are you humiliating my son or me? In short, I don't agree to this marriage!"
Cui Zhi was about to agree.
How well does Cui Hui know him?
Fearing that going too far would ruin the plan, he interrupted Cui Zhi's words, turned his back to the man, and said self-deprecatingly: "Haha, what's the point of me not agreeing? The three of you surnamed Cui are from the Cui family, a wealthy family, and I, a Cui, am just a commoner in the market. What qualifications do I have to point fingers at your marriage plan? That's all--"
Cui Zhi said: "This is just a delaying tactic."
Cui Hui's face was filled with distrust.
Cui Zhi patiently explained: "I have no intention of humiliating you or Hou Bai! The relationship between Cui and the royal family is complicated, and there are many conflicts of interest. They have tried to place spies there more than once, but they have never succeeded. If we refuse again this time, I am afraid that the situation will be unfavorable to Cui. But I just agreed verbally to appease them first."
"It is better to keep people under your eyes than to guard against them day and night."
It is not a real marriage, just an engagement.
Cui Zhi said in a calm voice: "You's foundation is shallow."
A shallow foundation means that it is easy to uproot it when necessary in the future. The royal family intervened in Cui Xiong's marriage, but they did not want Cui to win over allies through marriage, so it was normal to arrange a female monarch from a small family but with a sensitive identity. For Cui and the royal family, the two sides were playing a game, one side only offered a title that was not known when it would be fulfilled, and the other side only offered a woman from a small family.
If it really collapsed in the future, what sacrifices could there be?
Cui Xiong's marriage was delayed for two years.
The king's side had no loss, she did not even lose a royal princess, but a niece of a male favorite.
As for the daughter of You who was used as a chess piece in the game?
You couldn't wait to offer her up, and insisted on wading into this muddy water, so Cui and the royal family naturally had no concerns.
When a chess player plays chess, will he think about whether the chess piece is willing?
"Complicated relationship? How complicated is it?"
Cui Hui pretended not to understand, arrogant and jealous, and sarcastic.
But he was really sweating in his heart.
If the daughter of the You family had not been replaced by someone else, she would have died in an unclear way. Yes, she would have died. If not the royal family, it would have been Cui. When her former parents-in-law refused to marry her, they did not just say a few words of disdain. They could not resist their eldest son in action, but actually sent people to kill Cui Hui quietly. They did it more than once. Cui Hui alone knew about it twice. There were countless people who were secretly stopped by Cui Zhi. For the noble families, the lives of the common people in the market may not be as important as the maids who serve the first-class maids, and they are not even qualified to be toys. Cui Zhi suffered the same bullying as the young wife in front of her, but he was not polite to others. He really did what he said! Cui Zhi did not doubt him, and continued to persuade her with emotion and reason: "Because Cui Shi bet on the king back then." Of course, it was impossible to go all in at the beginning. At that time, Wang Ji, who was enfeoffed, did not have many people to use in her fiefdom, so she used the jade pendant to find Cui Zhi. Cui Zhi helped her out of guilt and recommended many men from small families who were attached to Cui. After observing for a while, he found that the fiefdom was well managed.
Wang Ji sent Mei Meng to discuss and negotiate again.
Meaning that she hoped Cui would make additional investments.
After Cui Zhi evaluated, he found some clues.
What really made Cui bet heavily was the national seal in Wang Ji's hand, the warrior Qi Cang who was loyal to Wang Ji for some reason, and Wang Ji's promise. Cui Shi was profitable, so there was no reason not to follow. If you don't follow now, and follow in the future, how much weight can the icing on the cake have? Cui Shi has always had the upper hand in the cooperation, but as Qi State expanded its territory, it successively annexed several neighboring countries, absorbed local forces, and diluted Cui Shi's voice.
In layman's terms, the king had the confidence to challenge.
Of course, the two sides will not really tear each other apart, that will only hurt both sides, and in the end, the wolves and tigers who have been coveting it for a long time will benefit.
Cui Hui understands the reason. She grew up under the care of a group of uncles, aunts and aunts in the bandit camp, and the things she sees are not clean. As the head of the family, Cui Zhi’s responsibility is to continue the family and live decently in troubled times. However, she is not here to reason today: "Where is the toughness of Cui as the head of the family? With a big family and a big business, you are still reluctant to give up these?"
Every word is weird, venting grievances.
Cui can "compromise" and agree to marry You, but he is very harsh on her. The grievances of those years are her moral capital to attack the other party now, and she is not soft at all when using it.
Others may not buy this, but Cui Zhi will definitely buy it. Seeing her tone soften, Cui Zhi handed her a handkerchief to help her wipe away her tears: "How can things be so simple? The head of the aristocratic family is just an empty title, and we should cooperate more with each family. If the Cui family is really in a desperate situation where there is no chance of survival, each family will only sever ties with the Cui family. In this world, there are no eternal allies. The Cui family is a big family, but it cannot afford to support a group of troops that can fight against the army of a country."
In the past, the royal family was controlled by the Cui family.
Now that the king has gradually gathered military power in his hands and won over the military generals, it is not difficult to slaughter the Cui family from top to bottom. It has not been done all the time, naturally, the Cui family also holds the weakness of the military generals. Marching and fighting requires not only people, but also food and supplies.
The king has soldiers.
The Cui family has food and grass resources.
Neither side is confident enough to stabilize the situation after the fallout, so they can only keep running in and find a balance point again. It is better to continue to cooperate and win-win than to risk dying together.
This marriage was a proper surrender of Cui family.
The fact that the wedding date was not set immediately was because the royal family gave Cui family some leeway.
Cui Hui sniffed, calmed down, and began to empathize with Lady You: "In that case, Lady You is not pitiful?"
Cui Zhi: "..."
He said indifferently: "It's just the norm of aristocratic families."
"It depends on fate." Cui Xiong, who had been silent all the time, said, "If there is really no fate, my son will do his best to protect her."
It's not that Cui Xiong has any good feelings for the Lady You, it's purely to comfort his mother and not want to leave a negative impression of being mean and heartless in front of her. In fact, Cui Xiong is a qualified heir.
Cui Hui exhaled a foul breath.
He waved his hand helplessly: "Don't tell me these things."
Cui Xiong said: "My mother is kind."
Among the three fathers and sons, only Cui Mi said nothing.
He not only saw his future scenes switching convulsively, but also saw his brother's future jumping between life and death. Too many lessons from the past told him that if he interfered with the cause and effect of the other party, he would bear the fate of the other party, and even pay a greater price in serious cases.
For example, he wanted to help someone avoid the pain of a broken leg, but ended up causing the other person to suffer the pain of a broken head. A typical example of "I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me". People should not be greedy. It is better to let nature take its course, like the alternation of the four seasons and the iteration of mountains and rivers.
The real You family queen is a girl from an ordinary family, but now this You family queen controls her brother and plays with people like dogs.
He knows everything, but he can't say anything.
Anyway, this life is not long, and it is better to fight more excitingly in the limited time than to be mediocre and boring for half a lifetime.
This incident allowed Cui Hui to contact You family queen openly.
Miao Ne took the things Cui Hui handed over: "What?"
Cui Hui said: "It's related to Cui family."
It can help Miao Ne quickly rise to power and win the trust of the king.
Miao Ne wants to become the king's most trusted confidant, and she must make merits beyond Mei Meng. Liao Jia has not arrived yet, and the two have no foundation in Qi State. If they want to make merits quickly, they can't go through normal channels. Cui is full of fat, and she won't die even if she cuts a few pieces off.
When Liao Jia comes, he will definitely turn the families upside down!
Cui Hui has already thought about which family to start with.
She has not been the mistress of a noble family for so many years in vain, and she has not remembered the genealogy and the relationship between the people in each family for nothing, which is very comfortable!
Miao Ne frowned: "Are you safe to come to see me?"
She also came from a noble family. Although Miao was only a small border family before being dealt with by Shen Jun, she knew all the problems of the noble family and knew what the head of the noble family looked like. Could Cui Zhi be an exception? Miao Ne suspected that the other party wanted to kill her.
Well, if she was the head of the Cui family, she would do the same.
Cui Hui said: "After a commotion, it's safe now."
Who makes her a soft-hearted and empathetic "mother-in-law"?
There is only one thing——
"Can you spare Daxiong's life? As for the rest, just treat it as a lesson before his coming-of-age ceremony." Cui Hui still felt sorry for the child, "Teach him what human nature means."
Miao Ne said: "Lady Cui has great confidence in the common people."
Cui Hui: "..."
How can I not have confidence?
How dare she go to Gaoguo alone to show off the Mei Jinghe.
Now she is in the dark and Daxiong is in the light, won't she be played to death?
At this time——
Liao Jia was on his way at lightning speed.
At this time——
Gong Xichou was squatting on the ground looking at something.
A small piece of meat-like thing was pupating a little bit.
Shen Tang finished her sleep and recovered a little bit of energy. When she woke up, she still didn't see Wuhui and the others looking at her. If the mountain is not her, she will go to the mountain. Like a ghost, she floated out of the tent with empty steps.
As a result, she got lost.
It's not her fault. The layout of the new camp is completely unfamiliar.
She wanted to find a temporary canteen but got into the wounded camp.
It was called the wounded camp, but in fact, it was used to accommodate refugees rescued from the fire in the capital of Gao State. Six days had passed since the fire was extinguished, and the wounded camp had returned to normal operation from overload. Those with minor injuries had been sent out, and most of those with serious injuries were out of danger. Shen Tang's face was very harmonious among the others.
She glanced at him from the corner of her eye and saw an acquaintance.
"Gong Xichou!"
She patted him on the shoulder from behind.
Gong Xichou had long sensed Shen Tang's presence: "Are you back?"
"Who am I? Can I not come back?" Shen Tang stretched his neck to take a closer look, but shrank back in disgust at a glance, retreating three steps, and said, "Tsk tsk, how old are you, and you still play with insects?"
Gong Xichou sneered.
"My brother asked me to play..."
"The high priest?"
Gong Xichou threw the stick away and said depressedly: "He asked me... asked me to collect these insects in the middle of the night."
"Then?"
Why is he so resentful?
Gong Xichou: "These bugs come out of the asshole..."
Shen Tang: "...Whose asshole?"
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