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Chapter 534 Opportunity
This is the first time I heard that there is a first-come-first-served argument.

General Li's face froze. How many years has no one dared to be so presumptuous in front of him?If it wasn't for the fact that the other party was An Guogong, he might have lost control and wanted to strike!
Glancing at Jiang Zhao, who was quiet as if he didn't exist, but would jump out from time to time, General Li took a deep breath, and said, "Don't be joking, Mr. Li! Today Li didn't know the inside story, and accidentally After drinking the tea from Grandpa Guo, Gai Minger will send you a large bag of the best Mingqian Longjing to make amends. But this kind of marriage is not a joke, what kind of person is my son Xuan? I know. I’m not boasting. The entire city of Chang’an is comparable to my son Xuan Jing, and those who don’t have a marriage contract are probably counted on one hand. Li Mou came here today with sincerity. Master, don’t want to interfere indiscriminately.”

There seems to be nothing wrong with the words.But An Guogong sneered, and asked General Li: "You said that the marriage is not a joke. Is it because your Jiaxuan met the Jiang family girl? Or did the Jiang family girl meet your Jia Xuanjing?"

When he said the last sentence, Duke An's eyes fell on Jiang Zhao who was beside him.

Jiang Zhao made a sound again, jumped out to express his presence, and said, "After General Li made a marriage proposal last time, I turned around and asked my family Ayan, and Ayan said that he had never met Li Ergong."

Jiang Zhao's non-cooperation naturally made people unable to lie, General Li didn't know why, and instinctively thumped in his heart.

The next moment, Duke An sneered "Oh" and said, "Is it a joke that the two of you have never met before?"

General Li hesitated for a while, but he still said immediately: "It's not a big deal. Our Xuan is obedient, and the wife I married for him will treat her well."

One sentence made An Guogong sneer again: "It's no big deal to marry blindly and dumbly? Li Datou, are you still living in the previous dynasty?"

General Li: "..."

General Li, who had been scolded a lot, looked a little ugly. He didn't live in the previous dynasty, but... he really thought it was no big deal.

Everyone knows what Miss Jiang Si looks like and what kind of talent she is, that is, Jiang Zhao, who is scruples about "loving her daughter like her life", was present, but he didn't say anything.

What kind of person can be matched with such a good-looking and talented person?Ordinary people may not be able to take a fancy to her.You must know that Xuan Jing, a talented person with such looks, really wants to marry a wife, there are countless ladies waiting in line!
From his point of view, no matter how you look at this marriage, it is a high-flying affair of the Dongping uncle's mansion.That being the case, what else is the Jiang family dissatisfied with?If you can catch a son-in-law like Xuan Jing, maybe you can still laugh out loud in your dreams at night!
Promising something like this to Miss Jiang Fourth would be a blind marriage. What else would the Jiang family be dissatisfied with?
However, although he thought these words in his heart, he couldn't say that in front of the grumpy Duke An.Therefore, General Li had to cough dryly and said, "Is there anything dissatisfied with this marriage?" When he said this, his eyes turned to Jiang Zhao.

It doesn't make sense to an unreasonable person like Mr. An, it should have been said by someone else.

But before Jiang Zhao could speak, An Guogong slapped the table suddenly, and shouted: "What else is there to be dissatisfied with? You have a big face, Li Datou, and your tone is very rampant!"

The yin and yang strangeness in the words is that General Li can't pretend not to see it no matter how he wants to ignore it.As a last resort, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Grandpa, if his Jiang family girl really misses my son Xuan Jing, she will not be able to find a better husband-in-law than my son Xuan Jing!"

An Guogong didn't take it seriously, and said with a sneer, "What a big tone! Is it okay to pretend that my Ji family doesn't exist?"

"I dare not!" General Li said with a stiff face, "The Duke is a true hero, but everyone knows what kind of virtue Ji Chonghuan was in your family. Their Jiang family girl had eaten a lot because of him last year." It's a loss, you should ask Dongping Boken if he is willing to marry his daughter to your family Ji Chonghuan!"

It's not that he is confident: except for the blind, anyone with a discerning eye can see that his Jiaxuan is actually much better than Ji Chonghuan.

When the word "Ji Chonghuan" was mentioned, Jiang Zhao's face turned dark, obviously he was still worried about what Ji Chonghuan did until now.

"Who said Ji Chonghuan is the one who is going to marry my old Ji's family?" An Guogong glanced at General Li, but scolded unceremoniously, "Well, you big head Li! It's been so long since we haven't seen each other that you've become more sinister, old man? Only a useless grandson like Ji Chonghuan?"

What does this mean... It's not Ji Chonghuan?

General Li was a little surprised, but the surprise only lasted for a moment, and soon he recovered, coughed lightly, and said: "Although that kid Ji Chongzhen is considered obedient, he is only fifteen now. I personally let go of those who would not allow Ji Chongzhen to marry a wife if he is not a weak crown. The man is twenty weak crowns, and the third son of Ji has five years to lose the crown. You can't let the girl of the Jiang family wait until she is 20 years old to marry Ji Chongzhen! Besides, the matter of marriage , My Jiaxuan would listen to me, but you are such an open-minded person, Duke Guo, the descendants of the family may not be completely obedient!"

An Guogong couldn't help but sneer after hearing a sentence: "You also know that you are unreasonable? I thought you didn't know! But it turns out that you are pretending to be confused. If you want me to say that your Jiaxuan is good everywhere, It’s not good to be too obedient. People’s emotions are based on the heart. If you say a word, you will like whoever you like, and you won’t like whoever you don’t like. Even the old kings and Buddhas enshrined in the temple are not like this. So domineering!"

General Li: "..."

It is really enough to be ridiculed by An Guogong today!After a moment of silence, General Li took a deep breath and was about to speak, but he heard An Guogong say: "Who told you that I married Brother Zhen? My family has no other grandchildren besides these two grandchildren." Yet?"

As soon as this sentence fell, the faces of the remaining two people present suddenly changed in shock.

Apart from Ji Chonghuan and Ji Chongzhen who is not yet a weak crown, the Ji family only has one grandson!Could it be...

Before the two of them could ask, Mr. An opened his mouth and said proudly, "My elder brother Yan hasn't married yet. I see that he and Miss Jiang Si are quite right. They are a match made in heaven. .”

Jiang Zhao, who loves his daughter like his life, pursed his lips and didn't answer the words.

General Li blurted out in shock: "Impossible!"

"How is it impossible?" An Guogong patted the table and shouted, "Your Jiaxuan is actually a good one, but my brother Yan is not? My brother Yan likes this girl from the Jiang family. What's wrong with the marriage?"

Obviously, General Li couldn't believe this, and when he heard the words, his expression became even more ugly: "Master Guo, you just took your anger out on me because I took a sip of your tea today, this kind of thing is not a joke. The son inherits the title of the duke's mansion, so marrying a wife is no joke, unlike my family's Xuanjing..."

"Stop coming to your family's Xuanjing, your family's Xuanjing's." An Guogong interrupted him unceremoniously, and sneered, "Your family's Xuanjing is weak, he is 20 years old, not two years old or ten years old. Years old. Keep a child at home all day long, and sooner or later I will make you a sick and weak kitten. You don't even have blood, just don't inherit your Longxi army. What is the future of the team if you haven’t led it before?”

One sentence smoked the seven orifices of General Li's anger, and he immediately refuted: "Master, what are you talking about? My Longxi Army has my family's Xuanrong..."

"Your family's Xuanrong is your family's Xuanrong, what does it have to do with Li Xuan?" An Guogong disagreed, "Could it be that you are planning to let Li Xuanjing marry into the family and not have the surname Li? If not, the people of the Li family will go out and even It really makes people laugh out loud that the soldiers and horses of a small team have never been brought before!"

General Li immediately retorted: "Impossible! How could my family Xuan actually get married?"

"If you don't get married, you're still a member of your Li family! When you were young, you looked pretty good. Now that you have developed this kind of virtue, it's no wonder that you have been dismissed from two marriages one after another and you still don't say a word. It turns out that a good child has grown into a coward! It can be seen that your Li family's feng shui is not good." An Guogong said, without looking at General Li's black and red face with anger, he turned his head and said to Jiang Zhao, "Uncle Dongping, let me tell you, don't take your family home away. After my daughter is married, maybe after a few years, she will become like a sick kitten like Li Xuanjing..."

General Li couldn't stand any longer, turned around and left in a huff.But before leaving, he did not forget to say to Jiang Zhao, who seemed to be non-existent: "Uncle, don't listen to An Guogong's angry words! The marriage of the son is a child's play, uncle should think about my family Xuanjing's coming. "

Uncle Dongping Jiang Zhao replied yes with an embarrassed face.

Seeing the embarrassment on the other party's face, General Li knew that Mr. An's nonsense was really being listened to, so he couldn't help but said before leaving: "My son Xuan is not a sick and weak kitten. No, the army is still there, and the blood can be raised at any time."

To be honest, before today's visit, General Li was extremely satisfied with his obedient son Li Xuan.

At this time, after listening to the words of An Guogong, and looking at Li Xuanjing, it seemed that there was a bit of inexplicable sympathy in his heart.

To be obedient is to be obedient, but not even a little bloody.It's as soft as mud, and when you punch it down, the person immediately softens.

Don't say anything else, just talk about Miss Su and Ji Chonghuan.Which one with a little bit of blood can bear it?Pianxuan didn't say a word, he retired the engagement if he asked, and he didn't quit if he didn't.

Such a man... General Li twitched the corners of his mouth, thinking that if he saw him on the road, he would punch him down.

Thinking like this, General Li couldn't bear it any longer, and when he returned to the mansion, he immediately called someone to ask, "Where is the Second Young Master?"

The servant said: "Make lotus leaf cake in the kitchen."

General Li: "..." The breath held in his chest seemed to be getting tighter and tighter.

What a bloody man from the Li family who is making lotus leaf cake in the kitchen!
"Call him here!" General Li slapped the table and roared angrily.

Li Xuanjing was indeed making lotus leaf cake in the kitchen at this time.As the weather got hotter, Mrs. Li's wife Bo lost her appetite.It just so happened that Li Xuan was free today, so he went to the kitchen and rolled up his sleeves to make lotus leaf cake.

The left and right winds are about to blow, and he is afraid that he will not have much time to be filial in front of his mother, so he wants to treat his mother better while he is still in front of him.

Just after putting the finished lotus leaf cake into the steamer, the servant next to General Li came over to call for someone.

It seemed that it was no surprise that General Li would call him away today, but Li Xuan casually wiped his flour-stained hands with a sweat towel and followed the boy to General Li's study.

After waiting for a while and finally the second son came, General Li raised his head and only glanced at Li Xuanjing, the anger aroused by Duke An that had been suppressed before suddenly rose again.

His eyes fell on his son's "bib" that was worn by a cook, and General Li immediately cursed angrily: "Look at you, you are such a good boy who walks around in places like the kitchen every day. What to do?"

Li Xuan didn't seem to notice how he was dressed, and explained: "My son is going to make some lotus leaf cakes to eat with his parents."

General Li didn't have any particular preferences when it came to food. He could eat anything, but he didn't like anything too much.For such a person, it is not wrong to share a share of everything.

In the past, General Li, who would be pleased with Li Xuanjing's filial piety after hearing this, immediately sank when he heard it today: "Are you going to do this? What do those cooks eat? Tell me if you need anything." Wouldn't the cook be a success?"

But Li Xuan shook his head, stubbornly said: "What I do with my own hands is different from what the cook does, as a son of man, I should be obedient and filial..."

General Li, who liked to hear the word "filial piety" the most in the past, felt it was extremely harsh when he heard these two words. Hearing the words, he immediately shouted: "What is filial piety? Who is it for you to be filial? A man stands in the world, and when he makes meritorious deeds, it seems What is your future like this?"

Li Xuan still didn't take it seriously, and explained aggrievedly: "My son has participated in the scientific examination, and his ranking is not bad. He can enter the official book when the court accepts his fate. Earlier, Jingzhao Mansion Yin and his son said that the subordinate Xianyang County Ling is already old, and his son is very likely to be sent to Xianyang to serve as the county magistrate. Xianyang is not far from the capital, and the son can often go home to visit his parents. Moreover, the place as big as a palm in Xianyang is not a big deal. It should not be busy, it is a leisurely job..."

Li Xuanjing talked carefully, these words that he likes to hear the most on weekdays, but at this moment, General Li was full of smoke, and before Li Xuanjing could finish speaking, he interrupted him.

"A man is born to be a hero, and he fights on the battlefield to create a bloody path. What can you do with such a busy family and trivial matters?"

The good son Li Xuan was silent for a moment when General Li asked this question, but he quickly replied: "It's nothing, civilian officials are all this way, slowly get up, my son will work hard to live longer, maybe it will be better." Can survive three dynasties veterans or something..."

General Li: "..." It was as if a pot of cold water had been poured over his head, shaking his whole body.

This is indeed the way he planned for his second son.

But planning... It's back to planning. Thinking of the situation where Mr. An made fun of the "sick kitten" by pointing at his nose today, and looking at the second son with flour on his hands, looking forward to a leisurely job, General Li had to admit that he seemed like he used to be. The suppression of the second son has gone too far.

Blindly thinking that brothers should not fight against each other, let the second son stay away from the army, and not compete with the eldest son.Not only did the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law lose their shackles, they even began to covet his position as a father, and even made the second son develop such weak and hopeless virtues.

It seems that the second son wearing a cook's bib in front of him is not like his son of the Li family?
No, no, it can't be like this!General Li thought for a while, and said, "Xuan Jing! It's too early for you to be an official. Although you want to follow the way of a civil servant, you are the son of the Li family. Dad thinks that you have experienced in the army. You should learn a thing or two, too."

Li Xuan, who was standing at the bottom, listened to these words, but felt extremely calm in his heart. The opportunity that he had never been able to ask for many times in the past came so unexpectedly.

(End of this chapter)