Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 267 Untie the knot

Huan Xi also had his own guess about He Muluo's identity. At first, he thought He Muluo should be Tuoba Gui's biological mother He in the history books.

After all, Tuoba Shi was the eldest son of Tuoba Shi Yijian, so how could his wife come from an ordinary family.

Among the six tribes of the Dai Kingdom, only the leader of the Helan tribe was named He, the others, such as the leader of the Luhui tribe, were named Dou, the leader of the Dugu tribe was named Liu, etc.

Therefore, the He family could only be from the Helan tribe, and only the daughter of He Laitou could be worthy of Tuoba Shi.

But after careful reflection, I realized that I had misunderstood. After all, historical records clearly show that He died in the first year of the Northern Wei Dynasty (396) at the age of forty-six.

Based on this calculation, He should have been born in the seventh year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 351). In other words, He is only five years old now, but he is about the same age as Aman.

At the banquet, Huan Xi made some insinuations and learned from He Na that his brother He Yeqian had a daughter who was five years old at the time. She was loved by her family because of her cuteness.

Huan Xi became even more convinced that Tuoba Gui's biological mother was not He Muluo, but her niece.

Of course, as a sane person, Huan Xi could not have any thoughts about the five-year-old He.

Seeing that she finally reacted, Mother He felt relieved and sighed:
"You were born in the He family, with clothes to stretch your hands and food to open your mouth. You have enjoyed glory and wealth since you were a child, but there is no reason why you can only get all the good things in the world, so marriage cannot be tolerated.

Just as He Na was returning to the north, the Helan tribe was also preparing to migrate. The leader He Laitou summoned the tribesmen scattered in various places to gather in the camp. The external statement was to avoid Huan Xi.

For the sake of confidentiality, He Naci did not bring many followers with him on this trip.

He Laitou knew Huan Xi's ambitions, and he didn't believe that the other party would shut out the Helan tribe. Otherwise, why would Huan Xi be stationed in Langshan with great fanfare.

“Now is the time for you to contribute to the Helan Department.

When He's mother saw this, she had to find a way to provoke her:

In fact, just waiting for He Naci to come back, the whole family will move south.

That night, He Naci and Huan Xi drank together and did not rest until late at night.

At the Helan tribe camp, He Muluo sat in his tent with his head lowered, listening to his mother talk to her about her marriage to Huan Xi in a serious voice, neither making a fuss nor showing any joy.

Mother He said sincerely:
"Although Huan Xi has a reputation as a womanizer, there is no man in the world who doesn't have such a character."

He Muluo finally raised her head and said stubbornly:
"Since he doesn't want to marry and I don't want to marry either, why do I have to arrange this marriage."

He Muluo remained silent. She had been regarded as the apple of his eye since she was a child, so she was naturally proud and arrogant, but now she was asked to be a concubine. The psychological gap was so huge that it was hard to accept it for a while.

Tuoba Shiyiqian was once held hostage in Yecheng and was deeply influenced by Chinese culture. However, despite Tuoba Shi's desperate efforts to save him, he still ignored the criticism of future generations and forcibly brought his daughter-in-law into his house and lived with her for five years. , giving birth to three or four children in a row.

When the sky got light and the wine was mostly awake, He Naci came to say goodbye to Huan Xi again.

In fact, if it weren't for safety concerns, he would even want to ride south alone.

He was just curious about Mr. He, what kind of appearance he had to have to confuse Tuoba Shiyiqian. He would have to wait until Mr. He got older to know.

Her mother was ordered by He Laitou to do some ideological work for her daughter in advance so as not to make a joke in front of others when she got married.

He Lai was not afraid of getting married, but he was afraid of damaging Huan Xi's face and being resented by him.

Huan Xi was also anxious to lead the Helan tribe south as soon as possible, so he would not force He Naci to stay. He personally sent He Naci out of the camp and said goodbye to him by the hand.

"You, you, my mother don't know what to say to you. If it weren't for your A-Qian family, do you really think that Huan Xi must marry you?"

"Besides, Huan Xi is only in his twenties, not an octogenarian, and he is suitable for you.

"You feel that you have wronged yourself by being his concubine, but with the current power of the Huan family, Huan Xi will ascend to the throne sooner or later. By then, you will no longer be a concubine, but a concubine, which is not considered a concubine in any case. Wronged."

He Muluo retorted: "If he is so good, the mother will marry him herself, why bother to encourage her daughter."

Xianbei women are much bolder than Han ladies. Hearing this, Mother He smiled and said:

"If I were at your age and had not promised anyone else, if Huan Xi sent someone to welcome you, I would be willing to marry into the Huan family."

Of course, He's mother is now in her fifties, so these are just jokes.

He Muluo turned away in anger.

Mother He didn't take it seriously and continued:

"Everyone has said that Huan Xi's beauty and grace were admired by women in the Central Plains. If you miss such a person and such power, there will be no other family.

"In troubled times, you don't have to take the status of a wife and concubine too seriously. The most important thing is to find a husband who can protect you from being bullied by others.

"Do you know what happened to Tuoba Shijun's wife when Fu Jian took over Shengle?

"It was a glorious time, but in the end, I didn't let anyone mess with me. But it's not just to find a good marriage for you. You should understand all the painstaking efforts."

After all, Hemuluo was only twelve years old. How could she explain these great principles to her mother.

After some persuasion from He's mother, her attitude finally softened.

In fact, He Muluo knew in his heart that this marriage was related to the relationship between Huan Xi and He Lan. Whether she wanted to or not, she was destined to enter the Huan family.

"Mother, there is no need to say anything more. My daughter will just follow your arrangements."

He Muluo said helplessly.

He Mu Luo finally felt relieved. She was afraid that He Muluo would remain stubborn and refused to bow his head.

He Naci has gone south and will definitely bring up the marriage with Huan Xi.

Although there are many girls in the He family, it is impossible to change them at this time. Otherwise, Huan Xi knows that He Muluo refuses to marry him and feels insulted. He is afraid that the in-laws will not work out and will become enemies.

Now that He Mu Luo's mother had received a positive reply, she naturally would not stay in her daughter's boudoir.

As soon as Mother He left, a girl poked her head out of the tent and said with a smile:

"Auntie, I heard that you are going to marry in the Central Plains."

He Muluo was originally in a low mood, but when he saw the girl, a smile finally appeared on his face. She waved and said:
"Xuan'er, come in quickly."

The girl is He Xuan, the granddaughter of He Laitou and the daughter of He Muluo's brother He Yeqian.

He Xuan walked in and came to her aunt. He Muluo said doubtfully:

"How did you know about this?"

He Xuan smiled and said:

"Agan was talking about this to his mother, and I overheard it outside the tent."

He Muluo nodded and warned:

"Xuan'er, you can't talk about this matter with outsiders. You need to keep it secret."

He Xuan was young and didn't know what it meant to be secretive, nor why she couldn't mention it to outsiders, but since her aunt said so, she still nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)