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Chapter 177 Surrender Without Fighting
As a result, Liu Erlang, who got the news, came to Ye Mansion just after he left the palace at night.

Lici was checking the account book when he was notified, but according to the person's description, he knew that his cousin had a serious face when he came here this time. When the matter of checking the account book was about to be put on hold for the time being, he ordered Lama to bring the several stewards of the account room to the ear room to continue. In the main hall of Nanyuan, only five or six confidantes were left to serve.

"Cousin is visiting late at night, what's the matter?"

She spoke earnestly, pouring tea for Liu Erlang herself, but Liu Erlang took the hot tea with no interest, drank it down, and frowned, "What do you mean by asking Mother Li to take my words today?"

"If you don't want to be charged with unfilial piety, you should reconcile with Mrs. Wei Guogong."

She spoke calmly, meeting Liu Erlang's flickering eyes.

All goodness and filial piety come first, not to mention that Mrs. Wei Guogong has shown enough sincerity this time. As a son of man, Liu Erlang really shouldn't reject the friendly hand extended by his mother.

"My mother has really blocked my retreat this time. If I don't reconcile, I will be a big rebellious sinner who ignores my good wife and old mother for the sake of my concubine. It is a stain that is difficult to wipe off. From now on, Qing'er... not to mention leaving a name on the family tree, even getting the recognition of the family... is absolutely impossible."

Liu Erlang said with a little helplessness.

In fact, this time, Liu Erlang was so strong, besides fighting for Duan Qing'er's reputation, he was more venting his dissatisfaction with his mother.Over the years, he has sacrificed too much for the sake of his family. Love, marriage, and even the way of life are all carried out according to his mother's wishes.

Sometimes Liu Erlang even feels that he is a puppet being manipulated, tirelessly campaigning to satisfy his parents' desires.

Under such a premise, Liu Erlang's struggle this time is even more commendable.Through this time, Liu Erlang finally made his own voice. He made the elders in the clan realize that Liu Jia Erlang was already an adult, an adult with the ability to think independently.

He is not a puppet in the hands of Wei Guogong and his wife.

No matter what era, parents tend to treat their children as their own private property, but children are real people after all, they can dance, laugh and think. They grow up day by day, and one day they will break away from the control of their parents and face the world independently. to the whole world.But this inevitable process is not something every parent can face calmly.At least, in the eyes of Mrs. Wei Guogong, Liu Erlang has always been a child who worries her.

——Until what happened to Duan Qinger.

If the mother does not compromise, he will completely break with the family.

This is the message Liu Erlang sent to Mrs. Wei Guogong through Qinger.

Mrs. Wei Guogong chose to compromise after some weighing, and Liu Erlang also decided to reconcile after she partially regressed.

Li Ci is not surprised by such a development. This is a society where aristocratic families occupy most of the political resources. It is difficult for Liu Erlang, who has lost the protection of his family, to make further progress in his official career.

Reconciliation is the best development.

"What do you plan to do next? Although Mrs. Wei Guogong agrees to reconcile, some conflicts cannot be resolved with sincerity."

Li Ci spoke slowly, in order to facilitate reconciliation, Lu Mochou, under the instigation of Mrs. Wei Guogong, used the strength of the Lu family to strangle the Gou family, showing sincerity and at the same time showing the strength of the Lu family.This is not a good signal, the mistress is too strong and the concubines are too weak, the absolute imbalance of power may lead to tragedy.

It is impossible for Liu Erlang to live with them in the capital forever.

"I'm very aware of your worries. The strength of the Lu family is everywhere, not to mention that my mother has always been partial to orthodoxy."

Liu Erlang smiled wryly, he came from a well-known family, and he knew the difference between superior and inferior since he was a child, after all, a concubine's room is a concubine's room, no matter how much the male master likes him, he is still serving others.

A concubine is also a daughter.

"But I will do everything in my power to protect her."

He spoke sincerely, with a firmness called promise in his eyes.

"Protection? But if you fight too much for Qing'er, it's not a good thing. I'm also a woman, and I know how terrible a woman's jealousy is. With Lu Mochou's character, it is absolutely impossible to tolerate Qing'er!"

"Then what should I do? Do I really want to divorce my wife?"

Liu Erlang said mockingly, taking a concubine can be achieved as long as the male master likes it, but marrying a wife is the combination of the interests of the two families.Divorcing his wife means a full-scale war between the two families. Even if Liu Erlang insists on going his own way, the Liu family will not allow him to do anything wrong.

"...or I can try to treat Lu Mochou better, make her calm, and be more tolerant to Qing'er?"

After some hard thinking, Liu Erlang came up with the most perfect solution he could think of.

It's a pity that this great idea was exchanged for Li Ci's sneer.

"As a man, your thinking is correct. You always think that the disputes in the back house come from the uneven rain and dew. If the rain and dew are fair, the wives and concubines will naturally be harmonious. But in fact, the war in the back house involves too many things There are too many. If the purpose of fighting is to get more material comforts, fairness can indeed temporarily eliminate the fighting. But now the problem is that your two women love you, and they are fighting for your love. Love is Selfish, Lu Mochou is an overly outstanding and overly proud woman, such a woman would rather not get it than accept other people's charity!"

"You mean there is no possibility of reconciliation between the three of us?"

Liu Erlang was a little surprised, he never knew that the world of women is so complicated and changeable.

Li Ci shook her head and said, "At least there is no hope of reconciliation for the time being. Fortunately, the key to the whole matter is Lu Mochou. As long as she can figure it out and stop entanglement, things will turn around."

"Then what should I do?"

"Don't do anything, what should be done is what should be done. Of course, you can also treat Lu Mochou better within your ability. After all, they are husband and wife, and they always respect each other like ice... It will make people laugh. Qing'er again Well, it’s also a concubine, and it’s absolutely impossible for a concubine’s son to assume the title without the support of the mistress.”

Liu Erlang never thought that Li Ci would say such words, he couldn't help being taken aback for a while, nodded after pondering for a long time, and said: "Si Niangzi's words, I will seriously consider them."

Say it, get up and say goodbye.

Li Ci didn't hold back either, and watched him leave.

Just looking at him drifting away, I couldn't help but seep sorrow in my heart again.

What you can't get is always good.

What is missed is always precious.

Fortunately, she is no longer the girl who worries about gains and losses. She regrets what she has lost and cherishes what she has gained.

But when he turned around, he accidentally saw Ayu.

She looked pale and frightened, and the frost on her temples proved that she had been waiting on the porch for a long time.

"You...how did you come here?"

Li Ci spoke in a good voice but not in a good mood.

Because Ayu stubbornly refuses to move out of the Ye Mansion, every time Li Ci sees her, she will feel uncontrollable anger. Even if he sees that Ayu today is different from usual, he doesn't show any good looks.

On the other hand, Ayu, after receiving Li Ci's ridicule, her pale face suddenly turned bright red, she bit her lower lip, raised her head, and said loudly: "Servant...I have something to say to Young Madam!"

"Have something to say to me?"

"Yes, very important words!"

Just saying a few words already made her face flushed unnaturally.

Li Ci couldn't help being curious, so he said, "Oh? Go into the room and talk."

"Yes."

With the Young Madam's permission, Ayu entered the main hall carefully, and before the nanny reprimanded her, she knelt down on the ground: "I know my petty thoughts, and the Young Madam has always noticed them. But I don't understand, Young Madam You have been dissatisfied with me for a long time, but you can't force me out until now?"

"Why, do you want to be kicked out in the cold winter?" Li Ci pouted.

This Ayu's attitude is much more humble, but his ability to provoke people has become more and more powerful.

"Of course I don't want to. But I always thought that the young lady tolerated me because of Shaohou and the flesh and blood of the Ye family in my arms. I didn't know how ridiculous I was until I got Shaohou's advice yesterday."

She spoke dully, looking at Li Ci even with panic and uneasiness.

"I always thought that women in this world depended on men to exist. No matter how strong a woman is, she still relies on her father and brother to get her current status. Therefore, no matter how noble the young lady is, she is still a woman. But I was totally wrong, Shaohou The relationship between the young lady and the young lady is not just the relationship between a man and a woman, between the Ye family and the Fu family."

"I used to think that I lost to you just because I didn't have your good looks and your noble status. But now I know, I deserved it for losing to you!"

It's great that Ayu can take the initiative to realize her own humbleness.

It's a pity that she doesn't know the real gap between herself and Li Ci.

She only vaguely noticed that Li Ci never really regarded her as an enemy, because she was not worthy.

Even if she can get Ye Chuan's favor, she is still a concubine, and a lowly concubine, not a noble concubine, but she has a slightly stronger status than a slave.As long as the mistress sneezes, she may die without a place to bury her.That's why Liu Erlang resolutely sought Duan Qing'er's status as a concubine of a good family.

This is a slavery society, and it was not considered a crime for a mistress to kill a concubine.

Of course, Li Ci didn't have the patience to tell Ayu what the difference between her and her was.

She would just look at her quietly, and said arrogantly: "I'm not reconciled after talking so much, it's time to tell your purpose."

This condescending posture made Ayu feel deeply uncomfortable, but she didn't know why it was logical. She hesitated, her fingers kept stirring, and finally raised her head, saying: "After the Lantern Festival, I will move out and be with my children." move out."

"Moving out? Are you willing?"

Li Ci said casually, not mocking, but just stating a fact.

"Yes, I decided to move out, because I won't get any benefits if I stay, and maybe I will lose my life!"

Her eyes were stubborn and unwilling, but Li Ci only thought it was ridiculous.

She stretched out a finger and held up Ayu's delicate face: "I'm just too lazy to argue with you, do you really regard yourself as a character? If I kill you, will you still live until now? Ayu, I keep you only because I have too many things to deal with, and I don't have time to do anything."

When he said this, Li Ci's eyes were not fierce, and even a little gentle. The fingers that fell on Ayu's face were as slender as green onions and as white as jade, like exquisite works of art, but Ayu could only feel the cold .

As cold as falling into an ice cave.

The coldness of the hand of life and death.

The person in front of her has the power to control her life and death!

(End of this chapter)