I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 88

Both Li Ran and Ji Le knew that if Shu Niu was punished severely at this time, it would not only hurt Ji Xian's heart.Moreover, it may even cause a series of unnecessary troubles.

Today, the importance of vertical cattle in Jishi is self-evident.Therefore, Li Ran stopped the point this time and pushed the matter to Ji Xian for decision, in fact, it was also out of consideration for the safety of Ji Shi.

As for the consistent practice of offering sacrifices to the ancestors, there is a high probability that they will choose to calm down and will never expand the matter further.

"You all go back first, as a father, I still have something to explain to Ziming."

Turning his head, Ji looked at Jiwang first, and then at Jiyue, with a plain expression.

Ji Wang was startled when he heard the sound, turned his head to look at Ji Le, but saw Ji Le nodded knowingly, then gave Li Ran a meaningful look, and then retreated.

"Oh, that kid will go back first."

"Ziming, get ready."

Before leaving, Ji Wang gave Li Ran a playful nod.

Li Ran didn't understand, and just nodded to deal with it.

After the two of them left, Jixian looked at him and said:
"Now let's talk about you. How are your wedding preparations going?"

Of course Li Ran told the truth:
"All the necessary matters have been prepared, please rest assured the old suzerain."

This big wedding is a major event in Li Ran's life.Even if he didn't need to be reminded by others, he definitely knew the importance of this matter.Therefore, we should be extra cautious when preparing, almost doing everything by ourselves.

"That's fine."

"As for tonight's matter, the old man has also ordered it to go on, and you have to prepare for it then."

Ji Xian only said this sentence lightly, then he was about to get up and leave.

However, Li Ran was at a loss when he heard it, and looked at Jixian in surprise and said:
"Tonight? I don't know what's going on? Please show me the old suzerain."

Hearing the sound, Ji Xian turned his head, looked at him with a surprised face and said:

"Ziming, you are quite smart, why are you pretending to be confused at this time?"

Even though Li Ran was so good at predicting things, he was a little confused by his words.Xin Dao said that he has already prepared all the preparations that he should have, and when the big wedding day arrives, he can marry Ji Le smoothly, what are you going to do halfway?

He really didn't know what Jixian was talking about, besides, there was nothing special about tonight, what exactly did "what happened tonight" refer to?
"The old man has already made arrangements, you just need to prepare."

"This is the rule!"

Ji Xian emphasized the last four words.

After saying that, he saw him leave the other courtyard without looking back.

Looking at Jixian's back, Li Ran couldn't react for a while: Rules?What rules, can you explain clearly? !
"This old man is not happy at all. He has to hide what he said. If you have something to say, just say it clearly?"

"Really, this makes people confused..."

Li Ran groaned for a while after sitting down.

At this time, Sun Wu came in from the outside, saw Li Ran's unhappy face, and immediately asked:

"Huh? What's the matter, sir? Why are you so unhappy?"

Li Ran had no choice but to spread his hands, and said helplessly:
"The old suzerain said that something has been arranged tonight, and he asked me to prepare, but he didn't tell me what it was, how should I prepare?"

If you talk about other things, Li Ran can more or less guess something.

But Jixian only said half of what he said, and there was no reason, but how could he guess?
When he was in trouble, Sun Wu suddenly smiled and said:

"Oh, so this is the matter, hehe, sir will know about it at night, why should you be anxious at this time?"

"What? You even know Changqing? Then why am I the only one kept in the dark?"

Seeing the deep smile on Sun Wu's face, Li Ran suddenly felt that this matter was not simple.

……

In the evening, Li Ran knew that something was going on tonight, so he waited for a long time in the main hall.

Suddenly there was a commotion in front of the courtyard gate.

Xiao Yi opened the door and saw that Ji Xun led a few servants of the Ji family and brought a girl in a gauze hat and walked in.

"Inquiry? Who is this?"

Li Ran greeted him from the main hall, seeing that Ji Xun asked immediately.

But who knows that Ji Xun also looked at him in surprise, and then said:
"You Li Ziming, how can you not even understand this?"

After speaking, he left with a group of servants, leaving the veiled girl alone in the other courtyard.

Li Ran looked at Sun Wu and Xiaoyi who were behind him, but saw that they were silent, then turned his head to look at the slim girl, and suddenly slapped himself on the forehead: Oh, I should have thought of it a long time ago...

At this time, the girl had already lifted the veil by herself, revealing a slightly green face.

"you are?"

Seeing this girl's appearance, Li Ran was a little surprised, because she looked quite similar to Ji Le.

The little girl nodded and said:

"The little girl Jisheng is the daughter of the Xiaozong of the Ji clan. In terms of seniority, she should be of the same generation as Jiyue. I have met you, sir."

At this time, Sun Wu and Xiaoyi also resigned one after another, leaving Li Ran to face this sudden affair alone.

And of course Li Ran understood at this moment, and immediately invited Jisheng in.

"Since the old suzerain arranged for you to come here, then you must be a concubine, right?"

A concubine refers to a woman who is married to a son-in-law with the daughter when a wealthy family marries a daughter, that is, a dowry woman.

The higher standard is the marriage of sisters, the middle is the dowry of a higher-status female from the same clan, and the lowest is the dowry of a maid.

This is the custom of this era, and it can be said to be the result of the system.

Although Li Ran was familiar with Zhou Li, he didn't think about it at first.

It wasn't until just now, when he saw Ji Sheng, that he suddenly understood that this Ji Sheng was the concubine that Ji first sent as a dowry.

Ji Le has no biological sisters, so Ji Le first chose a daughter of the same clan as a dowry to Li Ran.

And according to the customs of this era, the concubine would go to the uncle's house a few days before the big wedding, and "trial marriage" for the official wife who was married by the Ming matchmaker.

But Li Ran also knows in his heart that this system is not actually for the man's welfare, but more for the protection of noble women.

For example, if the main wife cannot conceive, but the concubine has children and can inherit the family business, then it can also be regarded as coming from the same family.

Another example, if the man has a hidden disease, then the concubine will be the first to know.In this way, it is equivalent to doing a pre-marital medical examination.

Of course, there are many other "benefits" for the bride.All in all, this is the kind of treatment that only noble married daughters can enjoy.

Since Ji Le is the eldest daughter of the Ji family, she is naturally worthy of it.

"The old suzerain is really thoughtful, but it's a pity that I, Li Ran, have no luck."

"Girl, please go back and tell the old suzerain that this matter will never happen! By the way, please tell the old suzerain that you can rest assured that I, Li Ran, have no hidden problems."

After Li Ran finished speaking, he turned around and entered the room. Ji Sheng stood aside, his expression changed drastically, and he stood there for a while.Then he left the other courtyard crying.

……

The next day, when Ji Le heard about this, she rushed to the other courtyard in a hurry.After entering the courtyard, Li Ran could be seen looking at the bamboo slips elegantly in the courtyard.

Naturally, Li Ran also saw her, and with a gesture, he pulled Ji Le into the room to talk.

"Did my sister come here yesterday?"

"Well, it came, but I sent it away."

Ji Le looked at Li Ran very puzzled, and couldn't help asking:
"What's the reason? Could it be that brother Ziming didn't like my sister?"

But who would have thought that Li Ran immediately put his arms around her waist, and spoke earnestly, whispering to her affectionately:
"Le'er, no matter what the world is, since I, Li Ran, have decided to marry you, I will only grow old with you in this life. I will never marry other women, no matter who they are, or what their status is or what their reasons may be."

After listening to the sacrificial music, I couldn't help but express my emotion.Although Ji Le is not a post-modern woman, but when such words are spoken from a man she likes, no one can resist.

"Brother Ziming... Le'er... Le'er is really happy to marry you..."

After speaking, he threw himself into Li Ran's arms.

To be able to marry the one you love, and get such love and respect from the one you love, even ordinary people are so happy that they can't sleep for days and nights.Not to mention a girl like Ji Le, who is of noble birth, but is likely to be used for "political marriage"?
(End of this chapter)