Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 571
Guanyin's maidservant stood in front of the window, looking at the pear trees in the courtyard outside.

When I woke up overnight, the pear blossoms were already in full bloom, as if the snow had fallen overnight.

This house is small, neither as luxurious as the grandson's house, nor as spacious as my uncle's old house.

But when she was eight years old, her father died, and she, her mother and elder brother Wuji were kicked out of the eldest grandson's mansion.Fortunately, my uncle took them in, but they didn't live there for a few years, and my uncle was demoted because of being implicated in Husi's administration.

My uncle was far away from Jiaozhi, so he couldn't bring his wife and mother with him, so he asked his aunt Xianyu to take care of him.The uncle was also worried that the three mothers would not be taken care of after he left, so he sold the big house and bought two small houses, one of which was reserved for the aunt and grandmother, and the other was given to the three of their mothers.

This small courtyard is not big, but for the eldest grandson, it is home.

Brother Wuji's figure appeared in the small courtyard. He came back from the outside, and within a short while, he had already arrived at her downstairs, "Sister, come down quickly, brother brought you delicious snacks."

Wugou cleaned up and went downstairs.

The elder brother always loves him the most, and every time he goes out and comes back, he will bring her some snacks.

"elder brother!"

Changsun Wuji is 20 years old this year. He looks tall and mighty, very much like his father, Changsun Sheng.However, because he was kicked out of the house by his half-brother Sun Anye when he was a teenager, he has been living in his uncle's house and has no family care, so now he is 20 years old, but the eldest Sun Wuji is still just a commoner.

He could neither study in the Imperial College nor enter the palace as a guard.

Although with the help of his uncle, he has studied hard and practiced hard, is proficient in literature and history, and is skilled in bowing and horses, but after all, there is no one to help him.

Fortunately, he is finally an adult and he can take care of himself.

"Sister, guess who I saw today?"

"Who?"

"When I came back just now, I saw Duke Luo Cheng of Chu State. He is so young. He is riding the famous Dawan horse bestowed by the emperor, wearing golden armor, and followed by a group of elite knights. It seems that he has accompanied the emperor from hunting in the suburbs."

Speaking of Luo Cheng, Changsun Wuji's eyes were full of yearning.

As early as three years ago, as Luo Cheng's achievements in Zhengliao continued to spread, Changsun Wuji gradually regarded this man who was about his age as an idol.

As a child of the eldest grandson's family, he has always dreamed that one day he can ride a horse and gallop across the frontier, make contributions, and then fight for an imperial order for his mother.

He hoped that one day, he could return to the eldest grandson's family again, and let the elder grandson Anye and others see that he could still stand out by himself and not by the glory of his father's family.

"Sister, I want to join the army, so I vote under Luo Cheng's command. Now His Majesty has set up roads and envoys. There are eleven counties in Andong Road, commanding [-] troops, but the Goguryeo people still occupy five counties. There is still one more battle, and this is a good opportunity to make contributions.”

Changsun Wuji said happily, but his sister didn't seem to have any reaction.

"What's the matter, I don't seem very happy? Don't worry, I will be fine, my martial arts are not bad."

'I know my brother is good at martial arts. " Wugou said.

"Then why are you upset?"

"It's nothing."

The siblings chatted for a while, but Wuji didn't talk too much when he saw that his sister didn't seem to be in a good mood.

He took another bag of snacks to his mother.

"Mother, my sister seems to have something on her mind today, do you know what's going on?"

Gao smiled and said to his son, "It's a good thing. You know you're running outside all day long, but you don't know. The third lady from Duke Chu's mansion came this morning to propose marriage."

"The third lady of Duke Chu's mansion? But Shimin's third sister? Could it be that she is here to propose marriage to Shimin?" Wuji asked.

The eldest grandson Wuji is two years older than Li Shimin, and they know each other, and the relationship is not bad.Both Wuji and the Gao family knew that the Li family intended to marry Li Shimin's younger sister, but this matter was just an intention and had not been formally discussed.

"It's Tang Guogong's daughter Sanniang, but she is not proposing marriage for Li Erlang, but for Chu Guogong."

"What do you mean?"

"The third lady said that the Duke of Chu heard that your sister is very talented and gentle, so she intends to be included in the Duke of Chu's mansion."

Gao did not object to this marriage proposal. Although it was a concubine, it was Luo Cheng who took the concubine.

Although she also knew that the Li family intended to get married before, but since her elder brother was relegated, this matter has no further details. She is also a smart person, so she doesn't know the reason for this.

When she was kicked out of her eldest grandson's house, she already lost her husband's family. Now that her elder brother has been demoted, she has lost even the care of her natal family.

Although the elder brother bought a small courtyard for them before he left, but he didn't have any property, and they had to sit and eat all day, and life was very difficult.

Besides, if the daughter enters the Duke of Chu's mansion, then with Luo Cheng's status, it would be logical to arrange an errand for his son to help him enter the officialdom.

My son is already 20 years old, and he is about to become a man, but he is still a white man.

Even with Luo Cheng's status, he might be able to bring his elder brother back to Beijing. No matter how bad it is, Luo Yi has already been appointed Annan Jiedu Envoy, so the elder brother who was relegated to Jiaozhi can be taken care of even under Luo Yi's rule.

Anyway, it's a good thing.

Changsun Wuji was stunned for a long time.

"Luo Cheng wants to marry his sister?"

"Yes." Gao corrected, Luo Cheng already had a wife, even Li Sanniang, the daughter of Tang Guogong's prostitute, could only be accepted as a concubine, and Cui Qiniang, the daughter of Minister of Industry, was also Luo Cheng's concubine.

"Oh, Luo Cheng wants to take his younger sister as his concubine?"

"um, yes."

"Mother, did you agree?" Wuji asked.

"San Niang came here today, just to ask what my mother means. I said I would also ask you brothers and sisters, and I will give a formal reply in two days."

Wuji let out a long breath.

"But didn't you already agree with Tang Guogong's mansion that my sister promise to Shimin?"

"Son, don't mention that matter again. At the beginning, it was just a word of mouth. There was neither a marriage contract nor a ceremony. Now your uncle is far away from Jiaozhi, and Li Jiati doesn't mention it anymore. Don't you Still don't understand? The Li family is looking down on our family!"

"But they always want to give us an explanation."

"Hey, my son, this is how the marriage of the powerful family is like this. It is not uncommon for the Li family to go back on their word. Even if there is a marriage contract, they can go back on it. What's more, there has never been a formal agreement. Since they despise us, we have no regrets." It is necessary to cling to them with shamelessness."

"But how can my younger sister be a concubine?" Wuji couldn't accept this, and married Li Shimin. Although he was the second son of Tang Guogong's mansion, he was after all a wife for the second son.

"Wuji, Luo Cheng is actually pretty good. Not only is he in a high position at a young age, but he is also said to be very good to his wives and concubines. Look at Li Yuan. If Sanniang hadn't been given to Luo Cheng as a concubine, I'm afraid that at this time the Duke of Tang The Li family has already suffered the same disaster as the Li family of the Duke of Cheng, how can they take up such an important position as the Huainan appeasement envoy?"

Changsun Wuji was in a daze. He saw Luo Cheng's prestige when he was out on the street just now, and he was very envious and admired him.Unexpectedly, when I went home now, I heard that my sister was going to be Luo Cheng's concubine.

"Wuji, you also know the current situation of our family. Those famous families look down on our family now. Even if they are willing to marry your sister, they must be the descendants of the family, maybe they are those useless dudes. If it is more ordinary I am afraid that your sister will be wronged, and besides, you have no one to help. Now that Chu Guogong is willing, this is a good thing, and you can also have help."

(End of this chapter)