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Yuan Yizhi raised his eyebrows, took off his sword and put it on the table in front of him, and said word by word: "What right do you have to marry me?"
Lu Shiqing answered without hesitation: "Whatever she wants, I am willing and able to give it. First, she wants the Yuan family to be safe and sound, and I can work in the court to make her worry-free and secure. Second, she hopes for a clear political system and a peaceful and prosperous world. I am willing to put it into practice and return a peaceful and prosperous era to the Great Zhou. Third, she envies the comfortable life of picking chrysanthemums in the east hedge and secluded from the world. When the court situation is settled, I will resign immediately and take her back to the forest to be an idle person in the mountains and rivers."
His tone was slow but solemn. After hearing the last part, Yuan Yizheng was slightly startled. A strange color flashed in his eyes, and the hand that was clenched on the knife at his waist slowly loosened.
If the first two were what he believed a man should do his best as a husband and a minister, then the third was something he had never expected, something that seemed to have no reason for Lu Shiqing to do.
It has always been easy to hold power, difficult to keep it, and even more difficult to give it up.
He initially thought that this young man, who looked a little arrogant and a little bit domineering, might be preparing to praise his daughter eloquently, express his love, and show off his cultivation and future, but he didn't expect him to say such words.
It seemed as if all he wanted in his life was to give her everything she wanted.
And he really understood her, and his understanding of her was even as good as that of his father.
In this situation, Yuan Yizhi couldn't remain unmoved. The anger in his heart gradually subsided, and after a long time, he chose a seat at the head, as if he was willing to give Lu Shiqing a chance to open his heart and talk. He clenched his fists, supported his knees and said, "But if possible, I hope that the person she marries doesn't have to be rich or famous, but can be as simple and ordinary as possible."
The implication is that Lu Shiqing obviously does not meet this requirement.
As if he had expected this, he smiled faintly: "You also said 'if'. Just like the current political situation, the Yuan family cannot remain immune, and she cannot marry the so-called simple person you mentioned. Then, why can't this person be me?"
Indeed, no matter how extraordinary Lu Shiqing was, he was at least not a member of the royal family.
Yuan Yizhi's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and he asked instead of answering: "The Yuan family cannot remain immune. Minister Lu is in a high position, so I'm afraid he can't find a way out between the Saint and the princes, right?"
"Of course." Lu Shiqing said without hesitation, "I don't intend to retreat at this moment. Whoever is capable of taking on the responsibility will be promoted to the position. Looking at the Great Zhou royal family, you should be able to see that there is only one such person."
This is a clean reveal of the past.
Yuan Yizhi was silent for a while after hearing this, then sighed: "Minister Lu, I appreciate your unreservedness, and I also see your determination to win. You are a politician who is good at speaking, knows how to read people's minds, and is good at convincing people with reason, but I am a father."
"If you were talking to me about grain harvest in southern Yunnan and border defense today, I might have agreed to it. But I can't do that." He pointed to his ear. "This concerns my daughter's life. As a father, I can't just listen, I have to watch."
Lu Shiqing's lips curved slightly, and he stood in front of him and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness, the King of Southern Yunnan, for giving in. Your words today are exactly what I wanted."
Yuan Yizheng was stunned by his words and seemed a little surprised.
He explained: "I want to marry her, but I am not in a hurry. Today, I have convinced you without any effort and got a chance to prove it to you. This is enough."
The reason why he was eager to tell Yuan Yi that he wanted to marry her was because he knew that the Saint would definitely intervene in this marriage and would probably discuss it with the Yuan family soon. If he explained it later than the Saint, even if he really wanted to marry Yuan Cixian, the Yuan family would find it difficult to believe it.
He didn't like being in such a passive position where he couldn't justify himself.
While Lu Shiqing was secretly calculating in his heart, Yuan Yizhi was thinking, this young man is really amazing. This marriage proposal is like borrowing grain for an army, asking for 10,000 dan of grain and asking for 1,000 dan of grain, so that the donor is willing to give the grain, but in turn feels that he owes him something.
This person has all the means, sincerity and courage.
Yuan Yizhi nodded, stood up, picked up his sword, and said, "In that case, I hope Minister Lu will agree to one of my requests."
"You say."
"I think you should not meet my daughter again before the Yuan family is willing to agree to this marriage. My daughter has behaved inappropriately before, and it is because I, as a father, failed to discipline her properly, but you should understand what I mean."
Lu Shiqing smiled: "I promise you."
"Goodbye."
"I'll take you there."
Lu Shiqing escorted Yuan Yizhi out of the mansion. When he arrived at the gate, he saw Cao An rushing over and asked him, "My dear, the Princess of Lancang left some clothes at the mansion. Would you like to ask the King of Southern Yunnan to take them back for her?"
Yuan Yizhi's face suddenly turned cold.
Lu Shiqing pretended to understand something, blinked twice quickly, and then answered: "No need, she said to leave it here for her."
This is simply challenging a father's bottom line.
But after Lu Shiqing finished speaking, he nodded and smiled at Yuan Yizhi, whose face was ashen, as if nothing had happened: "Please take care."
Yuan Yizhi was so angry that his nostrils flared and he almost bit his teeth off, but what could he do? It was his daughter who refused to leave the mansion, and he couldn't just beat up Lu Shiqing unreasonably to vent his anger. After all, the person standing opposite him was not a commoner, but an official appointed by the imperial court.
Finally, he held the sword at his waist and said word by word: "Good boy, just wait for me!"
At the same time, Yuan Cixian, who was in the carriage, seemed to have responded. She hugged Feng's arm tightly and said nervously, "Mother, I seem to suddenly feel father's anger. Why don't we turn around and take a look?"
She had just talked to A'niang and learned that they had returned home first. When she heard that she had gone to Lu's Mansion, she hurried to Yongxingfang without even getting off the carriage, obviously to catch her bag.
Feng couldn't help laughing, tapped her forehead with her index finger, and whispered softly, "Your father isn't a gangster, when has he ever done anything reckless? Why are you so worried about Minister Lu?"
Yuan Cixian rested his head on her shoulder and muttered, "Of course I'm worried." If her father beat him up badly, who would help her deal with the next Jiang family member who came next time
Feng smiled and thought for a moment, "He is handsome, no wonder our Yaoyao is so obsessed with him."
Yuan Cixian grinned: "I knew that you were a connoisseur. In that case, how about asking him to be your son-in-law?"
"Then it depends on whether he can get past your father."
*
Yuan Cihan returned to the Yuan Mansion and waited with a worried heart. Finally, Yuan Yizhi walked in. Seeing his ashen face, she wanted to ask but didn't dare to. Finally, she had to ask her brother to feel it out for her.
The answer she got was that Lu Shiqing had no intention of marrying her and had promised his father that he would no longer have any contact with her.
Yuan Cixian refused to admit it. Rather than asking her to believe that Lu Shiqing had no feelings for her, it was better to say that it must be that her father used his power to bully him into submission.
But her beauty couldn't defeat her fists
Yuan Cixian felt very frustrated and wanted to go to Lu Shiqing to ask for clarification, but Yuan Yizhi ordered her not to do so. For several days in a row, she climbed over the wall, jumped out of the window, and squeezed through the door. She was caught every time she tried to escape. In the end, she could only accept the cruel fact: Lu Shiqing really succumbed to the tyranny of her father.
Otherwise, how could so many days have passed without any news to her
Yuan Cixian's heart was roaring. She spent more than half a year to get this person, but he was scared away by her father. Is he still her biological father? Can they still be a good father and daughter
She had a sad face for several days, and finally one day, she heard that the saint had invited her father to the palace to discuss matters. She finally came to life. She quickly cheered up and prepared to escape again. However, as soon as she slipped out of the side door, she saw a black carriage slowly approaching and stopped in front of her.
She subconsciously felt that the carriage looked familiar, so she stopped and saw a familiar person getting out of it.
It was Xu Shan, whom he had not seen since they parted in Yongxingfang.
She was slightly stunned and looked around. To avoid being followed, she quickly welcomed him in and asked nervously, "Why are you here, sir?" As far as she could remember, Xu Shan had never visited her so suddenly. She was afraid that he had something urgent to do.
Lu Shiqing stared at her for a while and sighed secretly. He didn't want Xu Shan to come either, but he had promised Yuan Yizhi that he would not have any contact with her for a short period of time, so Xu Shan had to do what Lu Shiqing couldn't do. However, if he chose the day when Yuan Yizhi was in the mansion, it would be full of risks. As soon as he heard that the saint had summoned him to the palace, he hurried to Shengyefang.
I don't mean anything else, I just want to see her.
Yuan Cixian didn't know that in the month before they hadn't seen each other, he often deliberately passed by Shengyefang. When he arrived at the gate of Yuan Mansion, he would lift the curtain to see what kind of snow horse she and Yuan Yu had made, and then draw it casually. Those drawings were piled up in his study, and there was already a thick stack.
Lu Shiqing restrained his reverie, falsely spoke, and found an excuse to answer her: "It was the Sixth Prince who ordered Xu to bring a message to the county lady."
When Yuan Cixian heard that he really had something important to tell her, she ignored her own schedule and hurriedly invited him to the study. After sitting down with him face to face, she motioned for him to speak.
Lu Shiqing then slowly said: "His Highness said that he was grateful to the county lady for reminding him to pay attention to the Jiang family at Wangji Temple last time."
Yuan Cixian was stunned for a moment before she remembered that there was such a thing. Seeing that he didn't say anything more, she asked anxiously, "Then what?"
And then? Then nothing happened.
Lu Shiqing shook his head: "Just this sentence."
"… "
Yuan Cixian was almost fuming with anger. She missed the opportunity to find Lu Shiqing, just to hear Xu Shan say thank you on behalf of Zheng Zhuo? Who wanted him to thank her
Her face and heart were twisted, and she looked like she wanted to cry but had no tears.
Lu Shiqing was startled and asked, "What happened to the county lady?"
Yuan Cixian pouted and said aggrievedly: "Nothing, maybe it's God's will. I wanted to go find Minister Lu while my father is away."
Lu Shiqing choked. It turned out that she had the same idea as him. If she had known earlier, he would have waited obediently at the Lu Mansion.
His heart was bleeding, but he said with a restrained expression: "Xu came at the wrong time. I am really sorry for bothering you. I will leave now."
I'll ride back home as fast as I can to wait for her.
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