Time is slow

   Chapter 557 Interlude

   "Did you know that the Marquis of Jing'an invited the Minister of Rites to be the guardian of the mountain, and went to the Li family to propose marriage again!"

   "Going again? What is the plan of the Marquis of Jing'an? This is simply wrong."

   "We don't know what the picture is. Anyway, the Li family is glorious. The little Hanlin Xiuzhuan's daughter can become a first-class Mrs. Hou as soon as she leaves the cabinet. Tsk tsk, no one can ask for this honor."

  There was a tea stall under the roadside tree outside Xingzi Hutong. It was full of people watching the fun. At this time, they were gathering to discuss the new things of the Li family.

   "So the Li family agreed?"

"Why don't you agree? This is a good marriage that is hard to find with a lantern. The man is the champion! I think when the champion headed the Northern Expedition into the city to receive the reward, the third daughter of the old Wang's family next door looked at it from a distance. I suffered from lovesickness, and I still cry and make trouble and refuse to marry."

  It was a leisurely winter day, and the weather was warm and warm. People finally had such a talk, and the more they talked, the more excited they became. Even a carriage quietly drove out of Xingzi Hutong without anyone noticing.

   Those discussions entered his ears, and Li Jiao, who was sitting in the carriage, was upset when he heard it, and suddenly lifted the curtain and glanced outside.

   "Girl—" The maid Xing'er jumped in horror and couldn't help but shouted.

  Li Jiao angrily lowered the curtain and put on a frosty mask: "Why, I want you to take care of the scenery outside?"

   She lived a really aggrieved life. She didn't say anything about her disappointment. Even her personal maid was timid and fearful, and she didn't have the cleverness of Chunfang and Qiulu at all.

   "Slave and maid dare not." Xing'er bowed her head.

Li Jiao sneered: "I don't know what you think when you look at me? Let me tell you, no matter how bad the situation is, I am still your master. Since you have become my maid, you will have a relationship with me in the future. , you'd better weigh this clearly."

   "The servant knows." Xing'er said while shrinking.

  Li Jiao felt even more annoyed when he saw it, and closed his eyes against the wall of the car with a cold snort.

   She has been confined for half a year, and she has been submissive and humble, and she has finally gained some freedom recently, otherwise she would not have thought about this trip.

   But thinking of the reason for going out, Li Jiao was even more annoyed.

   She quit the social circle of ladies in the capital for half a year, and almost no one inquired, but now the invitations from girls from various houses are flying towards her like snowflakes, all to inquire about Li San!

  Why did the Marquis of Jing'an ask to marry Li San? Has the champion Hou already fallen in love with Li San?

   She didn't have to meet those ladies to know what they were going to ask.

   Those who invited her all pushed aside, and only went back to her grandfather's home in Guchangbo to meet her cousin Du Feixue.

   She has now figured out that without a prominent background, even if she is exquisite, it is useless, and has no weight in the hearts of those noble girls.

   As for Li San, no matter how bad his reputation was, after the marriage proposal from the Marquis of Jing An immediately attracted everyone's attention, those people completely forgot about the flower viewing banquet that was specially held to make fun of Li San.

   After Li San really marries the champion, he will be a guest wherever he goes.

  Li Jiao closed his eyes, the corners of his lips were tight, and the hands hanging by his side were tightly closed.

  Why?

In terms of origin, they are both the daughters of their father, and she is the eldest daughter; in terms of age, she is about to be seventeen years old, and she is obviously more equal to the champion; in terms of reputation, even if her grandmother punished her, she would be locked in the West Palace. In fact, her reputation outside is much better than that of Li San.

   But it was Li San who was asked to marry by the Marquis of Jing'an!

  Li Jiao bit his lip.

   It must be that Li San had an affair with the champion Hou long ago!

   There were bursts of exclamations from outside the carriage.

   "Look, are that group of people from the Jing'an Houfu? They came to the Li family to formally ask for marriage, right?"

  According to the rules, after the man asks a matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's house, if the woman agrees to propose marriage, then the man needs to formally propose to the woman's house.

   "Oh my God, I read that right, live geese are used in Jing'an Houfu!"

   "Really? This is the cold winter and twelfth lunar month, where did the live geese come from?"

  Li Jiao suddenly lifted the curtains of the car and looked around.

   A group of people came head-on. The person in the front was well-dressed and carried a pair of live geese, while the person in the back was carrying a gift box.

   And what made the group restless was the pair of live geese.

  According to the ancient rituals, Natsu and Naji should use geese as a gift, but live geese are not easy to come by, and over time they have replaced them with things such as gold, silver and silk.

   On such a winter day, when the Marquis of Jing'an proposed to the Li family with a live geese as a gift, it was enough to show the man's sincerity.

  Li Jiao stared at the pair of live geese with fire in his eyes, as if thousands of insects and ants were gnawing at her heart.

  Why does Li San get such a marriage, and why can she only marry into a family in the suburbs of Beijing?

   The madness in Li Jiao’s eyes made Xing’er feel heartbroken, but she didn’t dare to persuade her any further.

  The outside of the car is full of lively voices, and the inside is suffocatingly quiet.

   In such silence, Li Jiao slowly lowered the car curtain, his eyes calmed down.

   What the nanny said is right, the future glory and decency of a woman depends on what kind of family she marries into. Even if she dies, she will not marry to the suburbs of Beijing!

  Li Jiao closed his eyes, the first person who flashed in his mind was Zhu Yan, the prince of Taining Houfu, and then the face of his cousin Du Feixue.

   She shook her head with a mocking smile at the corner of her mouth.

   Cousin has been attached to Zhu Shizi since he was a child, and even her cousin is on guard, lest Zhu Shizi, who is like a treasure, will be robbed.

   She had this thought, but now it seems, how can Zhu Shizi compete with the champion Hobby!

   Not to mention that she has almost no chance to contact Zhu Shizi, what if she really crossed her cousin and married Zhu Shizi? She would still bow her head in front of Li San, and she would never be able to hold back.

   What should she do?

   On the carriage that was going away, Li Jiao seriously thought about this question.

   And just as the marriage proposal team was about to reach the gate of the West House of Li's house, suddenly two people rushed out with buckets and poured it on the gate of Li's house.

   Black Gate iron ring, instantly covered with filth.

Carrying empty buckets, the two of them shouted to the team that came to propose: "This third girl from the Li family was abducted and sold at the beginning of the year, and she is not a good innocent girl at all. Let the two of us do a good deed. A reminder to your palace, otherwise it will be too late to regret it after the marriage is made!"

   The eyes of the two men flickered, and it seemed that the street rogues were deliberately making trouble, but such humiliation was enough to make the woman lose face.

   Countless pairs of eyes stared at the team that came to propose marriage from the Marquis of Jing'an, and the matchmaker holding the live geese was already dumbfounded.

  The whole team fell silent in an instant, you look at me, I look at you, and I didn't know how to react for a while.

At this moment, the sound of the hooves of horses sounded, and everyone heard the sound and looked around, and saw a young man in a green robe sitting on a horse, wearing a scarlet cloak, followed by several uniformly dressed followers, all reining in their horses. Unparalleled.

  Shao Mingyuan, with his face like ice and snow, asked the two men condescendingly, "Who gave you the courage to remind Ben Hou?"

   There will be one more update later.

   (end of this chapter)