Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 247 Are you afraid of mace?
As a son of an aristocratic family with an official position, culture and education, Cui Sheng decided not to have the same knowledge as his future brother-in-law.

As for Li Qinzai, to be honest, his upbringing is not bad, but he can't maintain politeness in a certain atmosphere and state.

This specific atmosphere and state is roughly the state of Cui Sheng and him at the moment. The two look at each other across the courtyard, with provocative eyes and a strong smell of gunpowder.

This specific atmosphere seemed to light up some kind of passive-aggressive skills, which made it impossible for Li Qinzai to treat each other with courtesy.

For example, you meet a dog on the road, one person and one dog stand still, looking at each other, guess what happened next?
Whether a person will bite a dog is not certain, but the dog will definitely bark its teeth and bark.

Li Qinzai and Cui Sheng are currently in this state.

Cui Sheng is not necessarily a human being, but Li Qinzai is a real dog.

After ignoring Li Qinzai's provocation, the tense atmosphere finally eased.

Li Qinzai did not invite him into the front hall, but ordered his servants to set up a recliner in the yard. Cui Sheng hesitated, then sat down on the recliner. Since he was not used to this new type of furniture, the moment he sat down, Cui Sheng unconsciously leaned back, digging his hands and pedals in a panic.

Li Qinzai immediately gave him a gloating look as a sign of revenge.

"Be courteous for nothing... Well, no, you don't have to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, what are you doing here?" Li Qinzai said lazily.

Cui Sheng said coldly: "According to His Majesty's will, I ordered the Jinwu Guard's [-] soldiers to stay in Ganjing Village to protect you until Baiqisi captures the person behind the scenes."

"Are you here to preach?"

Cui Sheng snorted and said, "I'm here to visit Sister Sister."

"Your sister doesn't live here, you went to the wrong door..." Li Qinzai murmured and sighed: "Zhongshu Sheren, even the door is wrong, I really doubt how I became this official..."

"Your Majesty's daily records and historical materials of the palace should not be scribbled, right?...Your Majesty should be suggested to set up a supervision mechanism. If someone dares to make random arrangements in the daily records, he will be pulled out and beheaded."

"When the monarch and his ministers are right, if the Sheren dare to write bad things about his ministers, they will also be dragged out and beheaded."

Cui Sheng's face became darker and darker, and he said coldly: "Those assassins are really disappointing. Even if they can't kill you, they should cut off your tongue."

The words were not speculative, and after the brother-in-law and brother-in-law exchanged words, neither of them had any interest in chatting, and the atmosphere fell into a momentary freeze.

In fairness, there is actually no grudge between the two, at most they just dislike each other.

Cui Sheng was an official in Chang'an, so he had heard of Li Qinzai's many unbearable and bad deeds in the past, and Li Qinzai also hated Cui Sheng's hypocritical appearance of pretending to be cool and cold.

So mutual dislike gradually turned into mutual loathing.

There are some people who are as old as before, and some who are as old as new. Some people just have a natural disagreement and confrontation without any reason.

In the awkward silence, Li Qinzai's mood gradually became uneasy.

Because he suddenly remembered something.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were many customs and etiquettes for men and women to get married. Besides the normal six rituals, there were also some unwritten rules.

For example, when welcoming the bride, the groom and the bridesmaid must accept the body and soul baptism of the natal family, that is, the natal family wraps the stick with silk and gently beats the groom and the best man.

This is probably a kind of gentle warning from the natal family to the groom, warning the groom to treat the bride well, the natal family has people and sticks...

And Li Qinzai and Cui Jie's wedding date is getting closer and closer, if he is too unfriendly to this uncle, it is hard to say what will happen on the day he and Cui Jie get married.

Maybe Cui Sheng would directly replace the silk-wrapped stick with a mace, Li Qinzai fell into a pool of blood before entering the door of his mother's house, a happy event turned into a funeral, Cui Jie became a widow before passing the door, and happily went to the government to get a barrel of oil and a bag of rice...

So Li Qinzai began to reflect, at least before the wedding ceremony, he should be kinder to his uncle.

Cui Jie must not be given the opportunity to take advantage of the country.

"Ah! Cui Sheren, come, come, sit high in the hall, come, pass the banquet!" Li Qinzai suddenly became enthusiastic.

Cui Sheng was taken aback by Li Qinzai's sudden change of attitude, and stared at his face in surprise, with a look of guard on his face: "What do you want to do?"

"If you have a visitor from Chang'an, even though it's far away...well, it's a great pleasure. What's more, my future uncle, I naturally have to treat each other with courtesy, and eat as much as I want." Li Qinzai said sincerely.

Cui Sheng flatly refused: "No need, I will leave now."

You don't put poison in your food, I'll take your last name!

"Can't go! Come to my brother-in-law's house and don't eat a meal. Could it be that you look down on me?" Li Qinzai pretended to be displeased.

Cui Sheng thought about it, and said seriously: "Yes, I look down on you."

Li Qinzai: "..."

What the hell, I have a bad temper!

If it wasn't for being afraid of the mace, she would have taught Cui Jie to become an only child today!

"Brother's face is full of vicissitudes, and his skin is rough. You have to prepare a few bottles of the Li family's specialty beauty cream..." Li Qinzai continued enthusiastically.

Cui Sheng said coldly: "No need, you and sister-in-law are not yet married, so there are still many variables, uncle or brother, don't call them indiscriminately."

Li Qinzai, who has been a playboy for many years, was angered once or twice, and really couldn't bear it anymore.

On the day I got married, I wore heavy armor. I borrowed from Li Zhi the Imperial Army of the Jinwu Guards to meet his bride. The god-armed bow was the striker, and the three-eyed blunderbuss cleared the way. What a mace!

"Come here, drive this vile beast out!"

Yes, Li Qinzai turned his face, faster than flipping a book.

There were hurried footsteps outside the gate, and then Cui Jie's pretty figure appeared in the yard.

"When did brother come to Zhuangzi?" Cui Jie said pleasantly.

The frosty faces of Cui Sheng and Li Qinzai instantly thawed in the spring breeze.

Looking at his beloved younger sister, Cui Sheng said softly and honestly: "I just came here, and I plan to visit you after delivering the decree to County Uncle Li."

Seeing the unnatural expressions of the two, Cui Jie asked suspiciously, "You...didn't quarrel, did you?"

Li Qinzai quickly put his hand on Cui Sheng's shoulder, and said angrily, "What are you talking about, my brother-in-law and I are a family who love each other, how could we quarrel."

Cui Sheng's shoulders shook, and the Bull Demon King shook Li Qinzai's hand like shaking a cow's lice, and brushed his shoulder with disgust.

Cui Jie covered her mouth and smiled, and said shyly, "Why do you love each other as a family, and you haven't married yet..."

Cui Sheng said coldly: "Let's talk about the nasty things you two have to say, Jie'er is here, I have something secret to tell you."

Cui Jie gave him a strange look, but obediently stepped forward.

The two brothers and sisters walked out of the gate of the other courtyard. Cui Sheng found a remote corner with no one around. After looking around for a week, he said slowly, "A few days ago, Li Qinzai was assassinated, did you get hurt?"

Cui Jie shook her head: "He protects me very well, the Li family guards around my house day and night."

Cui Sheng snorted coldly: "My Cui family has no shortage of people to protect you. I will ask Father to send a general to protect you later."

Cui Jie smiled sweetly: "No need, I heard... the two elders have already made a date, and he and I are going to get married soon."

Cui Sheng was noncommittal, without any expression of blessing on his face.

"There is something I must tell you."

"Brother, please tell me."

Cui Sheng pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "I received a letter from Qingzhou the day before yesterday. Just half a month before Li Qinzai was assassinated, there was a servant of the Wang family who came over as a dowry, and was ordered by the mistress to secretly go out on business."

"The servants of the Wang family were very mysterious when they went out. They didn't know what they were doing. Our housekeeper tried to ask, but they didn't say anything. This is very unusual."

Cui Jie was taken aback: "Does this have anything to do with Li Qinzai being assassinated?"

Cui Sheng said coldly: "It doesn't have to be related, maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's also a clue. It is said that Baiqisi has not yet found the origin of another group of assassins..."

"It just so happens that our father's new wife's behavior is mysterious, and Li Qinzai once interrupted the hands and feet of Wang's servants, and formed a grudge against the new wife. I really have to wonder whether these two things are related."

Cui Jie's complexion instantly became ugly, her pretty fair face was gradually covered with a layer of livid, and her frail body couldn't help trembling.

Seeing that his sister was so angry, Cui Sheng couldn't help but secretly sighed.

Since childhood, my younger sister has always been gentle and pleasant, and I have never seen her so angry.

That dude is in her heart, so I'm afraid he has a lot of weight.

After a long time, Cui Jie restrained her anger, and said softly, "You know, brother, the assassin almost succeeded this time. Fortunately, a maid discovered the sure-fire move and saved his life dangerously."

Cui Sheng said indifferently: "I've heard of it."

"If my future husband-in-law dies, the murderer is still my nominal stepmother, brother, what should I do?"

Cui Sheng was silent for a moment, and said: "This matter is just a clue, it may not be correct, you don't have to come to a conclusion so quickly."

Cui Jie's face paled slightly, she nodded and said: "I will tell him about this matter, we will talk about it after we investigate it."

Then Cui Jie asked curiously again: "Such an important clue, why didn't brother tell him in person just now?"

Cui Sheng showed disgust almost subconsciously, and blurted out: "Bah!"

Cui Jie looked at him in astonishment.

Cui Sheng suddenly lost his composure, stroked his lips in embarrassment, and said, "There's sand in my mouth..."

(End of this chapter)