Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 530 The old man has an idea
Xiao Yu never thought that Liu Mu would mention his eldest son, and emphasized three times that the eldest son would be Xiao Rui, who was born to his first wife. This cannot be wrong.

My eldest son is already married, and the child is one year old.

Still deeply puzzled, Xiao Yu asked: "It's true that Rui'er is not engaged, I don't know why Prince-in-law Liu asked about this?"

"Look, how about the saint's eldest daughter? It's..., it's..." Liu Mulian said that it was two, but he really couldn't think of what the princess's name was.I seem to remember, but now I can't think of it.So what is the title?Liu Mu pressed his head and thought hard.

Xiao Yu knew how many princesses the current sage enshrined after he ascended the throne.

But when it comes to the eldest daughter, it will definitely not be Princess Changle, it should be Princess Xiangcheng, the eldest daughter of the concubine.

Xiao Yu said, "Xiangcheng?"

"Yes, it's her, Xiangcheng." Liu Mu lightly patted his thigh: "The eldest daughter of the sage today, the sage said when she was still the king of Qin that she has good moral character for the other princesses to learn from her."

Xiao Yu thought in her heart that it was the princess of Xiangcheng.

"Is this what you mean, Concubine Liu?" Xiao Yu has come to his senses now, he needs to know who this suggestion came from.

Liu Mu nodded: "Well, I mean."

"Where is the sage?" Xiao Yu asked in his heart, isn't it the sage's hint.

Liu Mu said directly: "If you always agree with me, you can go and talk to the saint. I think this is a good thing."

"A good thing?" Xiao Yu couldn't make up his mind immediately, this matter was a bit sudden to him, so he wasn't mentally prepared for it.Still... it's a good thing to be married to the royal family.

However, this matter is also quite troublesome. Marrying a princess is not an ordinary matter. Except for the special case of Liumu, it can be said that any real noble family marrying a princess is quite a complicated matter.

This complication starts from the day you prepare to marry and continues forever.

Liu Mu had good intentions, Xiao Yu didn't doubt it at all.

At that moment Xiao Yu asked: "Then Concubine Liu, what suggestions do you have?"

"For example, a few more years of left servant shooting."

"This..." Xiao Yu didn't dare to answer anymore, because in his mind, it should be the time when the former officials of the Qin Dynasty's mansion took over the position, one emperor and one courtier, this is the iron law since ancient times.

In real history, it was because Xiao Yu's character was too upright that Li Shimin was very unhappy when he came to the throne, so he was forcibly dismissed.

At present, Xiao Yu raised a lot of objections because of Li Shimin's substantial reforms.

The former ministers of Qin Wangfu are all inclined to reform.

Apart from Liu Mu and Li Jing's great victory in the Beizheng, this voice for reform prevailed, so Xiao Yu planned to make way for the former ministers of the Qin Palace and chose to retire.

"If you don't, I'll take it as your consent. I'll go to the palace to meet the saint tomorrow morning to find out what the saint thinks. If the saint has no objections, what do you say, Mr. Xiao?" Liu Mu changed his wording.

Xiao Yu agrees: "Okay, everything is according to Concubine Liu's words."

"Okay, the junior will leave."

"Wait a minute." Xiao Yu stopped Liu Mu, and Liu Mu said: "Old Xiao still has something to do, this junior is all ears!"

"The old man also has a suggestion." Xiao Yu signaled Liu Mu to sit down first, then turned the tea tray on the table in one direction, stretched out his hand to pour out the old tea in the teapot and replaced it with new tea.

The allusion of serving tea to see off guests only came about a thousand years later. In the Tang Dynasty, tea was originally brewed to welcome guests.

Replacing the old tea and adding new tea means that the host intends to keep guests.

Since the willow version of green tea came out, many celebrities in the Tang Dynasty have studied the new drinking method and new etiquette of this green tea, especially here in Chang'an, where the nobles often communicate with each other, and gradually formed the tea ceremony among the nobles. The tea ceremony and tea talk among noble ladies are also gradually taking shape.

One thing is certain is that the owner added new tea to keep guests.

Liu Mu sat down again, quietly waiting for Xiao Yu to wash the teapot and change the tea again.During this process, neither talking nor disturbing is allowed. This is a new type of tea ceremony.

When a new cup of tea was pushed in front of Liu Mu, Liu Mu thanked the tea and said, "Xiao Gong, you have something to say."

"I have a niece..." Xiao Yu stared into Liu Mu's eyes when he spoke, he was watching Liu Mu's reaction.

Liu Mu's expression was calm, nothing unusual.

Xiao Yu paused for a moment and then changed the topic: "The relationship between the old man and the current patriarch of the Xie family is very good, and the Xie family has an old relationship with you. I remember that when you were assassinated and asked to eliminate the Jiang bandits in Xiangzhou, the Xie family contributed money and efforts Out of people."

"I was assassinated, that time?" Liu Mu was a little puzzled.

After finishing speaking, Liu Mu felt that it was a bit impolite to say so, so he quickly changed his words: "I am grateful for the matter of the Xie family, and I will not mention Jiang Bandits and the like, but I heard from my elder sister that the daughter of the Xie family seems to be in her boudoir. ?”

After hearing Liu Mu's words, Xiao Yu was quite surprised, how many times Liu Mu had been assassinated.

Someone broke the rules of the nobles, the nobles competed with each other and competed for power, when it was necessary to go down to assassinate each other, then...

Xiao Yu understood, this was done by Li Jiancheng, not an assassination arranged by the nobles of the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing Liu Mu mentioned the Xie family's daughter, Xiao Yu smiled: "You didn't do well in this matter, you can say that you are suspected of immorality."

"I'm afraid it doesn't count." Liu Mu's tone was somewhat awkward.

If it was changed to the modern age of later generations, Liu Mu would definitely jump up and scold her. What did I do to her? This is still immoral.Not to mention holding hands, they have never even met each other.

But this is Datang, Liu Mu can only sit here and moan weakly.

"Think about it. This old man's proposal." In fact, Xiao Yu didn't say anything, and only mentioned the daughters of the two families.

Liu Mu sat there for a full quarter of an hour. What he didn't know was that Xiao Yu asked him to go back and think about it, and then give himself an answer as soon as possible. This time could be ten days or a month.

Liu Mu thinks that it should be considered now.

So Liu Mu thought for a full quarter of an hour and then stretched out two fingers: "I want two dowries."

"Then what about the bride price?" Xiao Yu asked back.

"I let go of five members of the Donggang Shipping Division."

"Only five points?" Xiao Yu was not dissatisfied, but very surprised. It was not because of the smallness but because Liu Mu had a high reputation and was never stingy.But only five points? How big is Donggang in total?
Liu Mu explained: "You should have seen the record of the Westport Shipping Department reported to the household department."

"En." Xiao Yu nodded.

"You must have missed the last one."

"I really didn't look at it. I remember that the Donggang Shipbuilding Company was borrowing money everywhere three months ago. It was already insolvent, but because of the excellent prospects, the borrower is willing to recover the investment and only asks for an increase in interest." Xiao Yu is a left servant. Shooting is naturally able to see some confidential documents.

(End of this chapter)