Therefore, the person Li Shilang was looking for either found various reasons to shirk, or simply warned the concierge—when Li Shilang came, he said that the master was not here!
It was Mr. Liu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, who felt filial to him. When he was in court one day, he reminded him: "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. Mr. Li, go back and think about why the king of Yangjun sent your mansion Blacklisted. Did you offend him?"
"Offend Yang County King? Who dares?" Suddenly, he remembered the case of his eldest son being beaten one day, as if he was talking about his daughter offending the female adult of the household department. It's the girl surnamed Yu... Could it be that the king of Yangjun targeted their family for this reason? Li Shilang finally recovered his strength!
He didn't bother to go to the official department to do business, and hurried home, asked his wife to wake up his daughter who was still lying in bed, and inquired carefully about the situation of the Douhua Festival that day. Of course Li Meirou wanted to speak her own reasons. She described Yu Xiaocao as an arrogant, blind, arrogant, rough and hateful country girl, but she herself became a poor little wretch who was insulted, isolated and excluded.
Li Shilang still knows his daughter better, although he is a bit arrogant, he gets along well with the ladies in Beijing. How could those little girls band together to bully their daughters because of a country girl who just came to the capital
"Rou'er, tell the story of that day exactly! Don't add oil and vinegar, and don't bring any extremes! This is very important to our family!!" Facing his daughter's complaint, Li Shilang, for the first time in his life, He straightened his face once and said in an extremely serious tone.
Because she is the only daughter in the family, she has been favored by her family since she was a child. How has Li Meirou ever seen her father have such a "stern" expression? For a moment, he was stunned.
Mrs. Li took her daughter's little hand distressedly, and said to Li Shilang: "Master, let the child speak slowly, don't scare her! Rou'er, listen to your mother, and tell your father what happened that day. Didn't mother tell you before? It doesn't matter if you get into trouble, the most important thing is to tell the truth, so that parents can help you make up for it in time!"
Receiving the anxious eyes of her parents, Li Meirou realized that there should be some major event related to the flower fight meeting that day. She stopped pretending to be wronged, and told about the conflict between herself and Yu Xiaocao that day, and how Princess Minglan and other noble daughters treated Yu Xiaocao. Although it also brought some personal emotions, the description of the day's events was pretty much the same.
Mrs. Li took a light breath. From her daughter's description, she could clearly feel the noble lady's contempt and hatred for that grown-up woman. I also understand why Yang Junwang targeted his family, this is to find the place for that female adult!
"It's all you! The disdain and shame for women as officials are revealed in the words on weekdays. Let the child hear it, which directly affects her sense of the female adult. Our daughter has a straight temper. I will hide my likes and dislikes. Now it’s all right, I’ve offended people so much..." Seeing Li Meirou’s aggrieved and puzzled expression, and with a slightly disturbed expression, Mrs. Li was reluctant to say something harsh to her daughter, and instead blamed Li Meirou. waiter.
At the beginning, he expressed his attitude against women as officials at home, that was before that adult made outstanding contributions. Ever since the maize harvest was bumper and the emperor decided to promote this high-yielding crop in the north, why did he ever say a word about that lady? Besides, the vegetables and melons and fruits grown in greenhouses have formed a trend in Beijing—it is proud to have vegetables on the dinner table.
If someone's mouth is soft, how could he slander others again? Is it too late to make friends at this time? But he, a blind girl, wanted to find fault with others. What made him even more helpless was that he failed to find fault, and instead was beaten back by others! Sigh~ There are so many young ladies at the Flower Fighting Festival, why don't they be this early bird? This child has been spoiled by her mother, and she doesn't understand the world at all! !
"What should I do now? There are still five days, and the old man's birthday is coming! It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, vegetables and melons, where do you want me to make a banquet with dozens of tables?" Regarding the birthday banquet, if you can't eat well and sleep well, Mrs. Li feels that her hair is going gray.
Li Shilang glared at his daughter with resentment, snorted, and said, "What else can I do? Of course, she has to clean up the troubles she caused! Tomorrow, you take your daughter to General Fang's mansion, Bring enough gifts and show enough sincerity... "
"I won't go! I won't apologize to that rough girl! If that's the case, how can I hang out in the circle of ladies in Beijing and China in the future? What do people think of me?? I won't go, even if I'm beaten to death!!" Li Meirou didn't wait After Li Shilang finished speaking, a look of pain and madness shot out of his eyes, and he screamed desperately.
Li Shilang is really angry now, but if there is a little other way, how could he be willing to let his daughter be wronged? But the matter of the birthday banquet is already on the line. It is conceivable that if the birthday banquet lacks vegetables and fruits, then their Li family will become a joke in the entire capital! How can he hold his head up in front of his colleagues in the future
"You provoked this matter. If you don't go, who will you go?" Facing his daughter who kept shaking his head and resisting extremely, Li Shilang felt exhausted. The precious girl he had loved for more than ten years turned out to be selfish who only considered his own feelings and disregarded the overall situation.
"Mom! If I come to apologize to that stinky girl, I will become everyone's laughing stock! I will never go! If you force me... I will die!!" Li Meirou recalled that last year a lady was in the same situation she is in today , bowed her head to her opponent, and she took the lead in laughing at and humiliating her opponent. That night, the lady hanged herself at home with a single white silk. Thinking of this, she trembled all over, feeling that the air around her became suffocating.
Seeing her daughter's pitiful appearance, Mrs. Li couldn't bear to say: "Master... how about you ask your colleagues who has a hot spring village, or grows vegetables in a greenhouse, and we can buy them at a higher price... "
Hearing this, Li Meirou fixed her hopeful eyes on her father. Li Shilang sighed, shook his head slowly and said: "You don't even think about it, as long as anyone who can afford a hot spring village, can they care about our little money? It's okay if you don't ask for money, but once you ask, they won't bother you." Strange! There are also some elegant people who can afford to build a greenhouse, and their greenhouse is used to grow expensive flowers and plants. Have you ever seen anyone grow vegetables in a glass greenhouse?"
Li Meirou's hopes were shattered. She hugged her mother's arm and shed tears silently. Li Shilang walked over, gently stroked her hair, and said softly: "Rou'er, I know I have wronged you! But I really can't help it! Think about it, you go to the party of noble girls and ladies , if someone's banquet lacks green vegetables and fruit after the meal, what would you think?"
how to think? I will definitely tell other girls in secret that this family is stingy and poor, since they can't provide a high-end banquet, don't slap their faces to pretend to be fat, and make people laugh for nothing! Think about it, five days later, it will be grandpa's 70th birthday. Originally, their family had put all their energy into it, and wanted to use this birthday banquet to give themselves a long face. If you can't get vegetables and fruits, it's not called getting a face, but a slap in the face - slap yourself in the face!
However, let her bow her head to that little girl with a humble background and a vulgar nature, admit that she offended the other party, and ask the other party for forgiveness. This made her feel worse than killing her!
Seeing her daughter bowing her head and weeping silently, Mrs. Li said distressedly: "How about... I will go to see Mrs. Fang alone. Although I don't have a deep friendship with her, after all, my husband and lord are both officials in the same dynasty, so I still have to give some respect. Mrs. Fang It is the godmother of that lady, and it is said that the relationship is deeper than that of mother and child. If Mrs. Fang is touched by the talk, that lady will not give her godmother face, right?"
Li Meirou raised her head again, sniffing, with a small spark of hope in her eyes. Li Shilang thought about it carefully, but still felt that it was inappropriate: "This time, it is our last hope. If we mess up, then our family will never be able to raise our heads in the capital. I think we should take Rou'er with us. Be safe."
Mrs. Li met her daughter's slightly desperate help-seeking eyes, and said with a distressed expression: "But..."
"No but! Think about me, a person with no roots. Is it easy to get to this position step by step? If you feel sorry for your daughter, then let's fight it out. It's shameful. Anyway, the term of office will expire next year, and I will apply for a foreign post." .To a new place, no one knows us..."
Li Shilang didn't finish his sentence, but was interrupted by Li Meirou. She said urgently: "No! I'll just apologize to Yu Xiaocao, don't apply for a foreign job!"
When Li Meirou was young, she almost always grew up in the local area. Even in that place, she was the most prestigious lady in the circle, but she was far less prestigious than in Beijing. Being with a bunch of ignorant bumpkins brought her down.
Although in the circle of noble girls in Beijing, she is not very ranked. But among the ladies of the fourth and fifth grade official families, she is also the object of fawning. If my father takes an outside job, he will only come into contact with those guys who are not on the stage.
Moreover, she is fifteen years old this year, and she has reached the age to say goodbye. If it wasn't for the love of her parents and she wanted to stay for two more years, maybe she, like many ladies, would have been engaged a long time ago. But if her father is outside, she will be away for four years. By then, she will be nineteen. Even if she does not marry elsewhere, she will not be able to have a good marriage when she returns to the capital. There is also the biggest possibility, that is, if she is married to a local place, it will be very difficult for her to return to the capital. She doesn't want it!
So, she made a choice between staying in Beijing and bowing her head to others.
Mrs. Li felt sorry for her daughter, so she brought her the things she kept at the bottom of the box. After Li Meirou's sister-in-law found out, she murmured to Mr. Li behind her back: "Dare to be affectionate, my wife and I are close. You, young master, were picked from outside..."