Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 217 30 years in East Rome, 30 years in West Rome, don't bully poor girls!

"I just wanted to ask you if there is anything you can do. What you said sounds like my mother is going to introduce me to a wife..." Li Xuanying muttered.

"You said just now that I look like your father." Guo Kang disagreed.

"Didn't you notice? When she thanked me, she was very polite and formal. It sounded like a prepared thank you speech." Guo Kang reminded: "If it's just like this, it's not a problem. It is true that some people are very good at speeches, and they can speak well. They can speak out the gorgeous speeches written by others. Considering that she is a playwright and an actor, it is not a bad idea to pretend to be a man in this environment. It was such a surprise."

"But after that conversation, when she discussed the plan with me, she suddenly changed her style. She was no longer polite but alienated, but talked directly like an acquaintance, and even asked questions directly, with some questioning." Guo Kang recalled He paused and said, "To her, I should be a stranger. Even if I'm acquainted, I wouldn't enter into this state so quickly."

"Didn't you tell her that everyone is an equal citizen in personality?" Li Xuanying wondered, "She agrees with this sentence, so she told you directly, it's not surprising."

"I have said this to many people, and I have seen their reactions, so I am a little confused." Guo Kang told him: "My guards, even Bu Lei, I have said it. But said To be honest, I have never seen such a reaction.”

"So I suspect that it's not just because you told her that I'm approachable and can have a direct conversation."

"Normally speaking, even if she knows that I'm easy to talk to, even if she has your backing, as a girl who doesn't have a high status among the citizens and has been working hard at the bottom all the year round, she knows that the relationship between the two of you is still a secret, and she doesn't even get the protection of the family. Under such circumstances, it shouldn’t behave like this.” Guo Kang compared:

"Bu Lei's fool was very guilty at the time. It took nearly a month before he dared to talk to me normally. Normal people don't calm down so easily with strangers, especially strangers with high status. She Could it be that he is more heartless than Bu Lei?"

"Then what do you think is going on?" Li Xuanying frowned suspiciously: "I really didn't notice this..."

"I think it is more likely that she has already learned about my situation from you, and long before you are ready to ask me for help, she thinks that I can help and has related plans. So, when the time comes Only then will she appear confident and free from psychological pressure." Guo Kang judged: "Actually, this is considered a low-level mistake, but I don't know if she was too impatient, so she didn't show her due acting skills."

He talked a lot at once, Li Xuanying was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and asked Guo Kang: "Does it mean that she is very smart, but this time she didn't control it well, and the acting went wrong?"

"...you can say that if you want to." Guo Kang could only nod his head.

"That's pretty good. I also think she is very smart and careful. Everyone likes the scripts she wrote. Pietro said at the time that she observed life carefully and the plot design was very creative." Li Xuanying said cheerfully.

"What are you proud of?!" Guo Kang didn't know what to say about him.

"Uh……"

"Hey, forget it, I won't get entangled with you anymore." Guo Kangchang sighed: "I now feel that she pushed you to find me this time from the beginning to the end."

"Do you remember things about your ancestors?" he reminded.

Li Xuanying's great-grandfather, Li Tiance, was once the most proficient general in the Zizhang Khanate, surpassing Great Khan, Guo Gai and his own elder brother.However, after the Purple Horde Khanate took control of Dadu for the first time, Li Tiance relied on his strength and neglected to take precautions. He was obsessed with Greek dramas all day long, and was finally attacked by surprise, which led to a serious failure.

Not long after that incident, Li Tiance left three arrows, asking future generations to fulfill his last wish, and passed away.Since then, while carrying out their mission, the Li family has also developed a lasting distaste for drama.

Now it's fine for Li Xuanying to go to the theatre, but she's also getting involved with the opera singer, and not only doting on the opera singer, but also being directly ordered to do things by him - if this matter is to be spread, his father will have to break his leg.

Li Xuanying himself, no outsider like Guo Kang, knows the seriousness.Up to now, I am still facing others, without thinking about what I have done, to bring my ancestors and grandfathers back to life.Guo Kang really had no choice but to ask about the specific situation and reasons first.

"Tell me honestly, why did you think of looking for me at this time?" Guo Kang asked directly: "Is it possible that she already has a child, and the change in her figure is almost impossible to hide, so she is in a hurry to find someone to find a solution?"

"No, no, not at all." Li Xuanying waved her hands again and again: "It's really not this far."

"Oh, that's okay." Guo Kang was relieved: "At least it's not the worst result."

"Did you just think about this when you came up?" Li Xuanying felt a little helpless.

"Of course I have to prepare for the worst. Who knows what kind of moth you have made." Guo Kang sat down, picked up the water glass, and drank while thinking.

"Odosia is not a bad woman." Li Xuanying defended Odosia: "We have known each other for a long time, I understand her situation, and she is very honest with me..."

"If she doesn't make you feel honest, I don't worry about you being fooled." Guo Kang shook his head again:
"That's not the case." Li Xuanying sat up straight, obviously serious: "I am very clear about our relationship."

"The first time we met was when I was eleven or twelve years old. Because I was beaten by my father, I ran out to play angrily and happened to run into her." He recalled.

"At that time, when she saw that I was wronged, she tried to comfort me and gave me the props she made herself to play with. After that, she and her mother treated me to something to eat and took me to play around. After that, When I'm in a bad mood, I often go to them."

"I haven't heard you say it yet." Guo Kang leaned on the chair, looked at Li Xuanying, and teased: "You really hid this matter well, and even made me feel that you are the most suitable to be the chief intelligence officer. .”

"Why do you think my father beat me?" Li Xuanying rolled her eyes: "Huh?" This time it was Guo Kang's turn to be surprised.

"Because he thinks that I don't study hard and is much worse than you. I was not convinced, and finally he started to beat me in anger." Li Xuanying also gave Guo Kang a look: "Why should I tell you this."

Guo Kang didn't know what to say, so he could only laugh awkwardly.

"Actually, I think Tuo Huan knows something." Li Xuanying thought for a while, and said, "He played with me and met Odosia. I think he can probably see it, but he shouldn't take it seriously. As for You, you and brother Shi Ke are people who read and study every day, so it's normal not to know."

"Okay..." Guo Kang thought for a while, he seemed to always feel that the entertainment activities here were too noisy and not interesting, and the number of times he went out and went crazy with them was really not much, and playing together was to play all kinds of his "inventions" s things.On the contrary, Tuo Huan and almost all his peers often hang out and drink together, so it should be normal to know something.

"It seems that I will go out with people more in the future." Guo Kang shrugged: "So, who else knows about this?"

"Uncle Tie knows that she is there." Li Xuanying said the name of his guard: "But he has always regarded Odosia as my ordinary friend. He also thinks that my father is too strict and thinks that I have someone outside." It’s a good thing for friends to relieve stress. I told my parents once that I was playing outside with other children, but I didn’t care about it. When I grow up, I don’t need him to follow me every day, and he won’t know what to do next.”

"No wonder." Guo Kang nodded.

"Hey, I don't know how to tell them now." Li Xuanying scratched her head: "You know the situation in my family, but I really like her. I really don't know what to do now."

"The point is, what do you want to do now?" Guo Kang asked, "Are you willing to go to France?"

"What does it have to do with France..." Li Xuanying was at a loss: "I just want to live with her."

"I mean, you can take your time." Guo Kang could only comfort him first.

He stood up, looked around the door again, then returned to the chair, and said, "Let me help you think about it. Is there any way? Anyway, in the end, it will make your parents turn a blind eye to the two of you meeting." Eyes will do."

"Hey, indeed, let's take it one step at a time." Li Xuanying sighed, and began to ramble again: "I had no idea about these rules back then, but I still thought they were very hopeful."

"At that time, we read a lot of love drama scripts. I got emotional, and I also imitated the people in the story, and exchanged gifts with her, saying that we will be a fiancée from now on..."

"Pfft..." Guo Kang, who was drinking water, spat out in one gulp.

"What's wrong?" Li Xuanying got up to look at him.

"No, it's not—" Guo Kang didn't care about anything else, and quickly asked: "The marriage contract is established?! Who else knows about this? Are there any witnesses?"

"No one else knows about this." Li Xuanying also said hastily.

"Has this girl ever learned martial arts?" Guo Kang asked.

"I haven't seen her practice." Li Xuanying was a little strange: "But does it matter?"

"You haven't had much contact with her, so you can't be sure." Guo Kang shook his head: "But if you haven't, you'd better not admit it."

"Of course, canceling the engagement has some negative effects, which may cause her to call the door and so on... So, it would be better if you haven't practiced it." He muttered.

Li Xuanying looked at him, wondering if Guo Kang was confused by anger.

"I think it's hard for the two of you to maintain a relationship as lovers." Guo Kang said bluntly.

"But……"

"We are not here in France." Guo Kang said: "And even in France, it is impossible for top nobles to marry such a person."

"Of course, if you are in France, you two can really maintain a lover relationship. What I was thinking just now was whether I could explain that you... er, just learned some French customs. Although this does not sound very serious, but At least there is an excuse. Look, doesn’t Uncle Cao have a few illegitimate children?” He used Cao Jian’s father as an example: “You can also do this first to appease both sides. Then, we will figure out how to do it. specific response."

"That's it...but how can I say this..." Li Xuanying hesitated.

"Hey, do you know what an actress means?" Guo Kang shook his head and asked back.

"Of course I know this - anyway, I still know about theater." Li Xuanying pointed out: "But she is an actor."

This time, Guo Kang was stunned.

"I'm not worried about her character, but you're right, we have a lot of problems to face." Li Xuanying continued: "I came to you first because I was worried that I wouldn't get support. Everyone knows , you are usually very close to people in the lower class, and get along with all kinds of people, so we thought, is it the easiest to get your sympathy and support. "

"If conditions permit, I am very supportive of your falling in love." Guo Kang didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "But you have to know that falling in love and getting married are two different things."

"I heard that there is a gentleman country overseas, which was governed by the ancient sage king himself. The sage king believes that if the Tao and virtue are not abandoned, there is no need for benevolence and righteousness; if the true feelings of people are not betrayed, there is no use Therefore, the restriction of etiquette and righteousness is not a good way to manage society."

"People's nature should be free and free. As long as they don't hinder others, they can choose their own life. The marriage of a man and a woman will not affect others, so it should also fall into this category. The relationship of marriage should only be decided by the two parties themselves. Disbandment is also up to them."

"That sounds good." Li Xuanying said.

"Yes, but the Holy King retired later, so the situation changed. Because there is no restraint, people form and destroy marriages as they please, no longer considering the way of heaven and virtue. Some people use marriage to realize their ambitions, while others simply take advantage of this opportunity to seek financial harm. The people of Junzi Kingdom are thus confused and don’t know what to do.” Guo Kang said, “What do you think should be done in this situation?”

Li Xuanying thought for a while, but still couldn't answer, so she said, "I don't know either. Just tell me the result."

"There is no result, and the story I heard ends here." Guo Kang spread his hands: "How will it develop, I also don't know. If I have to guess, maybe it will be the same as in Europe?"

"You see, whenever the church is corrupt and the society is chaotic, people will demand religious reform, strict commandments, strengthen restraint, and return to the past era. Perhaps, the same idea appears over there, and their new sects will emerge."

"Only in theory, of course I am very supportive of free love. Even if I am a layman in drama, I like this type of story very much. The concept of the gentleman country is actually very attractive to me." Guo Kang said with some emotion: "But it is precisely because I know this concept and have heard the story of Junziguo that I am more cautious, and I hope that when you face real love, you must first face reality."

"So, do you understand?"

Li Xuanying couldn't answer for a while.

(End of this chapter)