Aspirations

Chapter 62
Cao Shuli wanted to say something, but was stopped by Cao Yongguo's gaze, so she had to say goodbye to Xia Xiang with Cao Yongguo and left the inn.Cao Shujun stayed behind and refused to go home.

"Daddy..."

As soon as she got in the car, Cao Shuli wanted to express her grievances.

Cao Yongguo waved his hand: "Li'er, you don't need to say more, because your father knows what you think. Xia Xiang doesn't live in Cao's house, but also for the sake of the Cao family. He is now the thorn in the eyes of the third prince, and he is afraid that staying in the Cao family will make The Cao family brought disaster."

"Then he lives in Lian Xiaoniangzi's Guanxin Pavilion, isn't he afraid of bringing disaster to Lian Xiaoniangzi?" In fact, Cao Shuli also thought of Xia Xiang's intentions, but she was not angry with Lian Ruohan's strength and wanted to fight for a victory. That's all, "I think he was fascinated, fell in love with the little lady Lian, and covets the beauty of the little lady and the wealth of the family."

"Haha, haha..." Cao Yongguo was amused by his daughter's small temper, "Li'er, who doesn't love a girl with both talent and beauty? If Xia Xiang doesn't like Lian Xiaozi, he is a saint. Knowing you as a father I also like Xia Xiang, but now that Xia Xiang's future is uncertain, I'll have to wait and see."

"Father..." Cao Shuli was very dissatisfied with her father's words and wanted to argue a few words, but was stopped by Cao Yongguo.

"No need to say more, I'm tired for my father, I need to rest." After finishing speaking, Cao Yongguo closed his eyes and rested his mind, and didn't say any more.

Cao Shuli was helpless, so she had to lift the curtain of the car and looked outside, in order to relieve the suffocation in her heart.After walking a few steps, the car was blocked by pedestrians and stopped.As soon as the curtains were opened, a person on a horse was facing her, facing her.

The man on the horse was immediately startled, stretched out the whip in his hand, raised the curtain of the car, and said with a teasing: "Little lady, this king has a golden hairpin for you, can you insert a hairpin for the king?"

The woman inserts the golden hairpin into the crown bun in front of the man, and the name is "inserting the hairpin", which means to promise each other with her body.Cao Shuli was in a bad mood, when Deng's apprentice was molesting her suddenly, she didn't have a good face, her face darkened immediately, she picked up the accompanying water glass in the car, and raised her hand to splash the tea on the face of the person on horseback.There was also tea foam in the tea, the tea foam covered the face of the visitor, like a big painted face on a stage.

Cao Shuli was amused by the other party's colorful face, "Puchi" smiled: "Deserved!"

"What's going on?" Cao Yongguo sat on the left side and didn't know what was happening on the right side. Looking sideways and looking outside the curtain, his face paled in shock.

"Xiaguan Cao Yongguo has seen His Royal Highness."

Cao Shuli stuck out her tongue, and also got out of the car in a hurry, and bowed to Wang Yingying: "The little girl has seen His Royal Highness Wang."

The person who was splashed with tea by Cao Shuli was seeing Wang Xia Cunxian.

Cao Yongguo felt uneasy, his daughter usually had a higher vision, but she had a conflict with Jian Wang when she didn't want to, although seeing Wang flirting with women in the street would be disrespectful, but he is the respect of the prince after all.Furthermore, I have heard that the king acts as he pleases and is moody. If he really wants to annoy him, it will be troublesome.

Seeing Wang's eyelids lifted, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the tea on his face, his face gloomy as water: "You are so brave, dare to splash water on this king's face, this king is so big, apart from the emperor and father, No one dares to be so presumptuous in front of this king? Cao Yongguo, right? Where are you serving as an official?"

"The next official is the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple." Cao Yongguo replied respectfully, his heart was broken, and when he saw the king carrying out the emperor and King Jing, he sincerely wanted to make trouble with him.It was just my own fault, so I had to bow my head and admit the mistake, "The little girl missed her hand for a while, not on purpose. Seeing that His Royal Highness has a lot of people, don't have the same knowledge as her."

Seeing the king, he waved his hand impatiently: "Cao Yongguo, this king asks you, has the little lady ever married?"

Cao Yongguo was startled, and was about to tell the truth, but Cao Shuli stepped forward and said, "See you, the king, the little girl is already engaged."

Seeing the disappointment on Wang's face, he snorted and asked, "Whose son?"

"Xia Xiang, Kaozi, Lingshou County, Zhending Prefecture." Cao Shuli's face was full of enthusiasm, "Mr. Xia Lang, the slave family said in public that they have been betrothed to you regardless of shame. If you betray me, the slave family will have to never marry for life."

When Cao Yongguo heard it, he had mixed feelings in his heart. His daughter would marry Xia Xiang instead of seeing the king, and he couldn't help his father, so he could only acquiesce.What he said in front of Wang Zhi's face, he couldn't take it back if he wanted to.

"What? Xia Xiang?" Seeing that the king thought he had heard it wrong, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "It's fine if it's someone else, this king cherishes his reputation and doesn't care about others robbing his wife. But it was Xia Xiang, Ben The king has to compete with Xia Xiang to win or lose. Cao Yongguo, no, Duke Cao, without the consent of this king, the little lady is not allowed to marry Xia Xiang. This king has a crush on the little lady and wants to marry the little lady as his concubine... …”

Seeing the king finished speaking, he drove away: "This king is going to find Xia Xiang. It seems that in addition to talking about important matters with him, there are more interesting private matters that can be talked about, haha..."

Cao Yongguo looked at Wang Yang's back and stood there blankly, while Cao Shuli gritted her silver teeth with a determined look on her face.

Seeing Wang riding his horse all the way, he came to the Quanyou Inn in a short time, and threw the reins to his followers. He rushed into the inn aggressively and shouted, "Where is Xia Xiang?"

Xia Xiangzheng was talking with Lian Ruohan, Cao Shujun, and Shen Bao in the room, when he heard a loud shout from outside.

Several people met the king in the courtyard. Xia Xiang was surprised to see that Wang was a dignified prince, and condescended to come to the inn to find him. Why?Just send someone to summon him directly, why bother to come here in person?Could it be something important?

Arriving in the room, Xia Xiang first politely said a few words with sincerity. Seeing Wang waved his hand in disapproval, he did not let him go on, and put the business aside first, but instead he became more interested in Lian Ruohan.

"Little Lady Lian, I don't know who your majesty is?" Seeing Wang sitting on the throne with careless eyes, Lian Ruohan squinted at Lian Ruohan, leaving Cao Shuli behind. Compared with Cao Shuli's gentle and dignified, Lian Ruohan His nobility and arrogance made him even more fond of him, "I wonder if even the little lady is married?"

Xia Xiang was stunned, seeing the king coming to look for him, not talking about serious business, but teasing Lian Ruohan, he couldn't help shaking his head secretly, seeing the king's temperament, and wanting to compete with the third prince is too shallow.

If it was someone else, Lian Ruohan would turn around and leave, not even bothering to say a word to the other party, but seeing that the king is a prince, no matter how unhappy she was in her heart, she had to endure: "Seeing the king, the little girl came from an ordinary family. The name of my father is not worth mentioning."

Seeing the king making a haha, he saw Lian Ruohan's indifference, hehe smiled: "Why, even the little lady is tired of this king? The king asked you if you were married, why didn't you answer?"

"Never married." Lian Ruohan was helpless and had to answer truthfully.

"Such a beautiful little lady hasn't promised anyone yet, is the little lady's vision too high?" Seeing Wang playing with a piece of beautiful jade, he handed it to Lian Ruohan, "Little lady Lian, what do you think of this king? Come on, Ben The king will give you the jade he loves to express his expression."

Lian Ruohan took a step back, took out Ruo Er, and said sternly: "Please see Your Highness Wang's self-respect, the little girl has never been married, but has been privately set for life, this thing is a token of love."

Seeing the king, he doesn't look at the token in Lian Ruohan's hand, although Ruo'er is extremely beautiful, it is not much better than the jade in his hand, but he only cares about who Lian Ruohan's crush is: "Little lady Lian has already given her a private life? Whose son?"

"Xia Xiang." Lian Ruohan said Xia Xiang's name eloquently and shyly smiled at Xia Xiang, as if the two were really like a pair of beautiful people.

Xia Xiang was not polite, and responded to Lian Ruohan's affectionate smile.

Cao Shujun almost didn't cry out, when did Lian Ruohan and Xia Xiang privately decide for life?How did he know nothing?Fortunately, he was still wise in his response, and he didn't ask questions face to face.

"Xia Xiang again?" Seeing that Wang's nose was almost out of breath, he fell in love with Mrs. Cao, who was Xia Xiang's unmarried lady, and she fell in love with Lian Ruohan, who was engaged to Xia Xiang again. Is it possible that Xia Xiang is the nemesis sent by the heavens to make things difficult for him?
"Xia Xiang!" Seeing that Wang has never been so frustrated since he was a child, he was rejected by two little ladies one after another, and the two belonged to the same person in their hearts. This person was Xia Xiang who had a holiday with him. He finally Unable to bear it any longer, he slapped the table and stood up, "Just now this Wang Lu met Mrs. Cao, she said that she has already engaged with you, and now that Mrs. Lian has said that she has a marriage contract with you, are you not afraid to hold one of your wives and concubines out of order?"

Daxia's "Household Marriage Law" stipulates that a man can only have one wife, and if he has two wives, it is a felony.Taking a maidservant as a wife "two years", and taking concubines and Hakka women as wives "one and a half years".

When Lian Ruohan heard this, there was a hint of consternation in his eyes, and he smiled quietly at Xia Xiang, not only laughing at Xia Xiang for provoking Cao Shuli's heart, but also laughing at him for causing trouble. After laughing, he didn't speak, just wanted to see Xia. How to pass the border.

Daxia punishes polygamy severely, and if it is an official, it will be dismissed and exiled.If they were civilians, they would also be punished and then exiled.

Xia Xiang was quite dissatisfied with Lian Ruohan's attitude of watching the fire from the other side. The matter started because of her, but she pretended that it had nothing to do with her. He knew in his heart that Lian Ruohan was just saying casually to meet the king. After all, she was a woman, and he had to show his manliness to do so. Although the student is a commoner, he is fortunate to be favored by Mrs. Cao and Mrs. Lian, and he is willing to agree with him with his body. How can the student be willing to agree? It's just that Mrs. Cao and Mrs. Lian are all ladies with good family backgrounds. You can only be a wife and not a concubine, the student knows that the law of Great Xia forbids one husband and two wives, so..."

"What is it?" Seeing the king's nostrils facing the sky, he snorted coldly, "You just got a job title, aren't you afraid of being expelled because of this? This king advises you to turn around quickly, and only marrying one is serious. This king asks You, Miss Lian and Miss Cao, which one do you want to marry?"

Cao Shujun immediately pricked up his ears. In front of King Jian, once Xia Xiang's words were spoken, it would be difficult to take them back.In the event that the king is really adopted to the emperor and becomes the prince, and becomes the emperor in the future, if Xia Xiang's words are not fulfilled, it will become a crime of deceiving the emperor.

Even Ruohan was solemn, wondering how Xia Xiang would answer.If you choose her, she has no intention of marrying Xia Xiang, wouldn't it delay Xia Xiang and harm herself?If Cao Shuli is chosen, in Xia Xiang's mind, she is not as good as Cao Shuli, where is she not as good as Cao Shuli?pretty?conduct?life experience?She believes that no matter what aspect she is no worse than Cao Shuli.

For a while, Lian Ruohan was worried about gains and losses, and his mind was floating, and he didn't know what to do.

"Xia Xiang is not talented, so I have the secret consent of the two ladies. Naturally, I want to marry both of them." Xia Xiang was not ashamed. Anyway, he was very calm. Cao Shuli and Lian Ruohan took the initiative to say that they were engaged to him. It's true, it's said that a good woman does not marry two husbands and a good man wants to marry two wives, he did not change his face, his heart did not beat, and his face never turned red, "It is not my wish to give up this and marry the other, and it hurts people's hearts. ."

"You, you, you..." Seeing the king angrily slapped the table and stood up, "When did the Daxia law stipulate that you can marry two wives? The fame and fame will be exiled for another three thousand miles."

"Seeing His Royal Highness calm down, it is not my wish for Xia Xiang to marry two wives. It is really a last resort." Xia Xiang complained earnestly, "My uncle passed away early, I have no children under my knees, and I am the only one in the Xia family. , so my uncle entrusted the house to me before he died, and I carried two doors on one shoulder, one wife is the main family, and the other wife is the uncle's door..."

For some reason, Lian Ruohan felt a sigh of relief in her heart.It is reasonable and legal to choose two doors on one shoulder, and it is also in accordance with the law. Xia Xiang can justifiably marry two wives, not only will he not be punished for this, but will also be rewarded for his filial piety.

Seeing Wang slowly sit back in his seat, his face was gloomy and uncertain, regretful, helpless, unwilling and resentful, after a while, his face softened as if his face had changed, and he laughed: "So it is, so it is, this king blames you wrongly. , Xia Xiang, this king would like to congratulate you on your two beautiful ladies, when you will get married, remember to inform this king that this king will preside over your wedding in person."

"Thank you for seeing His Royal Highness." Xia Xiang lowered his eyebrows to pleasing his eyes, crossed his hands in a respectful salute, but when he lowered his head, he stole a glance at Lian Ruohan. Losing his usual composure, pretending to be looking for something on the ground, his eyes jumped to the side.

"Little lady, when did you and Xia Xiang get married?" Seeing Wang, he didn't know if he did it on purpose, or if he was unwilling, and asked Lian Ruohan again.

Lian Ruohan bowed his head shyly, and said in a low voice, "The little girl and Xia Langjun were mistaken for life at first sight. No, they will be for life at first sight. Although they are in love with each other, they have not yet had a blind date. After the blind date, they will set a wedding date."

It is a custom in Daxia to have a blind date after the matchmaker has said that the couple is married and before the new couple gets married.The man's family chooses a day and prepares drinks to visit the woman's house.It is also possible not to go to the woman's house, and the two parties agree to meet in the garden and lake.Because the relatives of men and women meet each other, it is called 'blind date'.

The man puts four cups of wine, and the woman puts two cups of wine, which means 'strong men and weak women'.If the new couple likes it, the man will insert the golden hairpin into the crown for the woman, which is called 'plugging the hairpin'.If they are not satisfied, the man will give the woman two pieces of colorful satin, which is called 'pressing shock', and the marriage will fail.

If the hairpin is inserted, the Fake people (matchmakers) negotiate the ceremony and the wedding date, and report to the woman's house to make an appointment.If the woman agrees, the marriage will be decided on a date.

As the atmosphere of the Great Xia continued in the Tang Dynasty, there were countless men and women who decided to go on a blind date without the introduction of a matchmaker. It was just a formality. .

Seeing the king nodded and said, "Since the two of you are in love with each other, blind date is just a matter of routine. If either of your parents does not allow it, let me say that this king has said it, and no one is allowed to stop the two of you from getting married."

Although Xia Xiang was pushing the boat along the way, he deliberately flirted with Lian Ruohan, but it was just a joke. Seeing the sudden change in Wang's attitude, he had the intention of Yucheng and Yucheng. Shi Li said: "Thank you for seeing His Royal Highness. Seeing His Royal Highness being so sympathetic to students, why do students report it?"

Lian Ruohan stepped aside, her face flushed and slightly hot.I don't know how many high-ranking officials' children's marriage proposals she has rejected, and how many people who have molested her have been beaten away, but today she was taken advantage of by Xia Xiang. With Xia Xiang's way, she couldn't refute, she couldn't help but get angry and annoyed Embarrassed and anxious.

But who is to blame?It was she who first said that she was engaged to Xia Xiang, and the accident was not caused by Xia Xiang.Alas, it's all her fault that she was obsessed for a while. In order to avoid seeing the king's entanglement, she casually used Xia Xiang as a shield. As a result, Xia Xiang took advantage of the situation. Do you really think she wants to dedicate herself to him?dream!Not to mention that Xia Xiang also wanted to marry two wives, and she was only one of them.

Xia Xiang is really hateful and hateful, Lian Ruohan gave Xia Xiang a fierce look, but unfortunately Xia Xiang turned his back to her and did not see her rather lethal eyes.

However... Hearing Xia Xiangcai's words, Lian Ruohan's heart resurfaced, Xia Xiang is indeed a talented person, and Jian Wang Zhouxuan is not at a disadvantage at all, and he has also prepared the ground for Jian Wang's words in time.Her mind was shaking, I hope the decision she made is the right step, which is related to the long-term plan of the good times in the future.

Seeing Wang Haha laughing, Xia Xiang's words were very useful to him, and he applauded Xia Xiang's wit. He patted Xia Xiang's shoulder and said, "Xia Xiang, this king just needs your help with something..."

"Dare not to serve."

"It's not a big deal..." Seeing the king's eyes swept away, it fell on Shen Bao and Cao Shujun, and a hint of contempt flashed at the corner of his mouth, "These words don't make sense."

Shen Bao and Cao Shujun understood, and they both bowed and retire.Even Ruohan was about to retire, when he saw Wang wave his hand: "You are Xia Xiang's wife, it doesn't matter."

Lian Ruohan had no choice but to step aside with a shy and helpless expression.

The king continued to say, "In the palace exam three days later, this king wants you to do one thing..."

The main event is here, and Xia Xiang is all ears.Although he didn't know who the king was entrusted by, but behind the king was King Jing, seeing the king alone was equivalent to the appearance of the two princes, which was no trivial matter.Obviously, Jian Wang was on the opposite side of the Third Prince in this matter.

By the way, on the opposite side of the Three Kings, there is King Qing.

With King Jian, King Jing and King Qing, it is enough to give the third prince a headache, and regardless of the attitude of the fifth prince, Yun Wang, if the three princes really join forces to deal with the third prince, the third prince will not be able to bear it.

(End of this chapter)