As soon as he returned to Tiande Military City, the first thing Li Shutan did was to help Liang Zhenlian off the horse, and then asked someone to find a female doctor to check on this cousin who was born weak and timid, so as to prevent her from going out for fun and being scared back to the sickbed and suffering from some chronic illness.
As for the second thing, it was naturally to pester Li Qishen. After three years on the grassland, Li Qishen was taller than when he was fifteen, while Li Shutan was only twelve, not yet at the stage of growth, and his growth had not yet reached his chest. To talk to him, he had to look up, and he would jump up every few steps.
"Brother, brother... Brother!" She stood with her hands behind her back, facing Li Qishen. When he walked forward, she could only step back, take a few steps back, and jump a few times. "Brother! You really won't tell my father, right? Did you promise me? Did you promise me? Did you promise me?"
Li Qishen resisted the urge to push her into the ground, and casually handed the gun in his hand to the soldier guarding the gate, untied his cloak and said: "I originally agreed, but if you say one more word..."
"I'm leaving now! Goodbye, brother!" Li Shutan said, and before he could finish, he turned and ran. The voice of praise floated over with the early spring wind, "Brother is the best, brother is the best in the world! Thank you, brother!"
Li Qishen couldn't help but smile as he opened the curtain and walked in.
Tiandejun City was specially built with a city wall, and Han-style houses were built in the city. Behind the curtain was where Li Rongjin usually held meetings. It was not as stylish as the one in Chang'an City, and the layout was simple and crude, with the sense of openness and enclosure of the grassland.
Li Qishen didn't care. He stood in front of Li Rongjin without saying anything about Li Shutan. He just said, "Uncle, I'm back."
"It's hard work. Jialuo has such a bad temper. It's fine if she goes out by herself, but she also kidnaps Miaoxin... Tsk, I'll beat her up sooner or later." Even without him saying it, Li Rongjin knew what was going on. He patted the table and said, "Come, sit down. Are you okay?"
"No." Li Qishen knew that Li Rongjin was just talking, and he was reluctant to beat Li Shutan, so he didn't want to get involved in family affairs. He lifted his skirt and sat down opposite Li Rongjin. "They are Turks. Judging from their attire, they seem to be from the Western tribe. There are five or six of them, all men around 30 years old."
Five or six strong men, it is self-evident what the young lady will suffer if she falls into their hands. Hearing this, Li Rongjin's hand tightened, and after a pause, he relaxed, raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows: "Thanks to you for being here this time."
"It's my duty." Li Qishen said as a matter of course, "Jia Luo is my cousin, so I naturally have to protect her."
"Good boy, uncle didn't make a mistake." Li Rongjin smiled, "How did you deal with those people?"
The Turks roamed the demarcated borders all year round, occasionally taking the initiative to provoke, and if they met, they would definitely fight. Li Rongjin thought he would hear answers like "beat them up" or "drove them away", but he heard Li Qishen's simple words: "Killed them."
Li Rongjin was surprised: "All?"
"All of them." Li Qishen didn't think there was anything wrong. "If you want money, a man of this age has hands and feet. It's early spring now and the grassland is recovering. He won't starve to death if he does something. Why bother with two young ladies? If you want sex,"
He paused, then gave a slightly malicious smile, with the gold in his pupils flickering for a moment, "You deserve to die."
This is the truth. Looking at Li Qishen's expression, Li Rongjin always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell for the time being. He just sighed and waved his hand: "No, your mind is still too wild, you have to restrain yourself."
Li Qishen did not comment, just smiled and said nothing.
"Forget it. I won't say any more. It makes me look annoying." Xin Ye is not a bad thing. Li Rongjin touched his chin. "But how did you deal with the dead? If their clansmen saw it, I'm afraid it would be unrest again."
"Won't."
"Oh?" Li Rongjin showed some interest. "Why don't you know how to do it?"
Li Qishen looked at his uncle and suddenly smiled again. He was handsome, with a cold and beautiful face, and his smile was always a bit sarcastic, but this smile was three points of innocence, his eyes were sparkling, and it made people want to touch his head.
He said, "It was the wolves that killed and ate the people. What does it have to do with us?"
Li Rongjin paused for a moment, then understood. He reached out and patted his nephew hard: "Well, you are really bold! You dare to provoke the Wolf King!"
"It's not provocation, it's mutual benefit." Li Qishen took the blow head on. "The wolves want to eat, and I don't see the corpse, isn't that just fine?"
Li Rongjin looked at him for a while, patted him hard again, and suddenly sighed: "Forget it, forget it. I am old and I don't understand you. You dare to seek profit from wolves... Forget it."
Li Qishen knew that Li Rongjin didn't care, so he smiled and changed the subject: "Uncle called me here this time, what's the matter?"
"Oh, yes, there is something." Li Rongjin also remembered, slapped his thigh, suddenly straightened his collar, and sat up straight, "Listen to me."
Li Qishen was a little nervous because of him. He quickly straightened his clothes and sat up: "Uncle, please speak."
"If I remember correctly, you are... seventeen or eighteen this year? In two or three years, you should have the coming-of-age ceremony, but this is not popular on the grassland. I don't think you can return to Chang'an so soon..." Before Li Qishen could respond, Li Rongjin was still distressed, frowning and scratching his chin, "Tsk, what should I do..."
Li Qishen thought to himself, "Uncle, there are still three years left. It's too early to think about this now, isn't it?" Young people on the grasslands always live for the moment and wait until tomorrow to discuss anything. Li Rongjin has already started to think about things three years from now. This is really terrible. Li Qishen thought about it and said tactfully, "Uncle, there are still three years left. It's too early to think about this now?"
"It's not too early, it's not too early. According to the rules, after the ceremony of capping, you should get married. Do you know about marriage? Marriage is a serious matter. You can't wait until the tiger is at your heels before you think of it."
Li Qishen was silent for a moment, then said cautiously, "From what my uncle said, women are tigers?"
"Women are tigers!" What happened back then was tragic, but it was over. Although he was sad, when he really talked about it, Li Rongjin did not shy away. He turned his head to show Li Qishen his ears, "See this ear? It was twisted by your aunt. It almost fell off."
“… That’s because you can’t.” Li Qishen said in a low voice.
Unfortunately, Li Rongjin had good hearing: "You bastard, what did you say?!"
"I said I can't." Li Qishen quickly changed his words.
"Young people can't say they can't do it!"
Li Qishen: “…”
He gave up: "Okay, then uncle thought about it in advance, why not tell me?"
After talking like this for a while, Li Rongjin's smile faded a lot when he was about to speak seriously. He paused and said, "You have been in Fengzhou for three years. The prince has fallen to this state, with nothing to eat or drink, and even no beautiful clothes. I will not scold you in front of you."
"I'm not a young lady, why do I need beautiful clothes?" Li Qishen smiled.
"Fengzhou is so small, and there are only so many things. Although they say there is plenty of wine and meat, it still depends on the weather. I can't invite many people, and I can't hold a big banquet." Before Li Qishen could speak, Li Rongjin spoke first, his voice low, "Uncle is old, and I don't have the energy. I can't give you anything. After thinking about it, I still thought of a word for you in advance."
In fact, the current dynasty did not pay much attention to the ceremony of coming of age. It didn't matter whether it was done or not, or how it was done. However, Li Qishen had read books and knew how important this ancient ceremony was. After this, it meant that he had become an adult and had to walk his own path from now on.
It is usually the father who performs the coming-of-age ceremony for others. Not to mention that Li Chengjin is far away in Chang'an City and cannot be relied upon, even if he was right in front of him, it would be of no use. Now that Li Rongjin proposed to give him a name, the meaning behind it was self-evident.
Li Qishen's heart suddenly softened, and he said softly, "Thank you, uncle."
"I have been following my father since I was a child. I only know how to fight and have never read much. I am so worried that my head is about to break. I think those civil servants have been arrested these days. Old Wang and Old Gao want to skin me alive. So this name is probably not very good. You can use it if you like. If you don't like it, forget it. We can change it when we return to Chang'an in the future." Li Rongjin took a breath and said, "Let's call it Keheng. What do you think?"
Being cautious, respectful and frugal is called Ke, and being fair and even is called Heng. It is indeed a good implication, which fits the meaning of the name. In addition, Li Rongjin's previous words, which are to let him restrain his temper, can be regarded as a blessing from his elders.
"I haven't read any books, but I think it's pretty good." Li Qishen was silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, let's call it this."
**
Chang'an City, Xie Mansion.
"… Madam, Madam?" Thinking of the person waiting outside the courtyard gate, Luzhu felt annoyed, but after all, he was the manor's young master, and as a maid, she had to pass on the message. Luzhu endured for a while, and patiently said, "The third young master is here again, waiting for you outside, do you want to see him?"
"No." Xie Wangzhi was annoyed when Xie Yezhi was mentioned, and changed the embroidery thread by herself. "Go and tell him that I'm lazy these days and just want to rest, so he doesn't need to come again. If he embarrasses you, come back and tell me, and I'll go out and teach him a lesson myself."
"Yes." After hearing this, Luzhu felt more confident. She bowed and turned to walk out of the yard.
Xie Wangzhi pierced the purse with a needle, looked at the black cat pattern drawn on it, and suddenly lost interest, put away the needle and thread, and put the purse into the small basket. On the contrary, Meiqiu, who was squatting beside it, thought the purse was interesting. It was smart and never touched the needle and thread. It just stretched out its claws to pat the purse, one by one, as if playing with a hydrangea.
Coal briquettes were well-behaved, so Xie Wangzhi let it go without reaching out to grab it. He just lay down on the couch, and the more he thought about the people outside the yard, the more annoyed he became.
She was fifteen years old this year. The Xie family in Chang'an was such an aristocratic family that they naturally took their daughter's coming-of-age ceremony seriously and invited most of the aristocratic families in Chang'an to watch the ceremony, even Princess Changning came. It was supposed to be a happy event, and everyone used it as an excuse to have fun and build some relationships, but someone had their eyes on Xie Wangzhi.
On the second day of the ceremonial ceremony, some people came to ask for marriage tentatively, and some even came in person, wanting to get close to her. Given Xie Wangzhi's background, it was okay to refuse. It was okay for a noble lady from an aristocratic family to wait a few years after the ceremonial ceremony before getting married.
Unfortunately, her third half brother, Xie Yezhi, who was standing outside the door at the moment, was bent on exchanging his sister's marriage for his future. He found excuses to ask her to go out every few days, and the ones she met were those men who coveted Xie Wangzhi's beauty or family background.
Xie Wangzhi became annoyed whenever he thought about it, and his brows were furrowed. Just as he was feeling annoyed, Luzhu came back.
"My lady, the eldest son is here too." Luzhu felt that the situation outside the courtyard gate was a little strange. "Did you see him?"
The author has something to say: At this moment, Changsheng didn’t know that when he returned to Chang’an, the line of people chasing after Wangzhi would be so long (.)
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