Who says a strong guest cannot overwhelm the host
In the hall, Li Ke, Qin Mubai and Mrs. Yang co-acted in a play, and the two brothers from the Wu family obviously became spectators. Although elder brothers are like father and they are now in charge of the affairs of the Wu family, it is obvious that Li Ke is not prepared to give them any face.
They can't decide their own affairs. Although the Wu brothers felt uncomfortable, they didn't dare to show any disgust, and they even felt a little happy. No matter what, it was a good thing for them to give away a half-brother who they didn't like and form a family like the Qin family.
Qin Mubai and Mrs. Yang signed and pledged the marriage contract respectively. Li Ke shook the marriage contract and laughed loudly: "Today is a great day, let's celebrate with a banquet. Come on, come on, let me, this king The matchmaker is here to invite people from both your families to our house to celebrate."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Wu brothers trembled as if they had received an electric shock, and they fell down excitedly: "Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!"
So abrupt.
Everyone was startled, and the Wu brothers' faces suddenly turned red to the base of their necks.
This flattered slave's face is really a bit embarrassing.
"Haha, get up, excuse me!" Li Ke waved his hand and said with a smile, "Mrs. Yang, regarding the wedding date, I want to hear your opinion first. I will meet Duke Yi later so that Xiao Wang can reply."
The Wu brothers stood up dejectedly, stood aside awkwardly, and listened obediently with their hands down.
Mrs. Yang said: "My husband has been dead for only about a year. According to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, the bride will not get married for three years. Calculating the time, there is still more than a year. By then, my daughter Zhao'er will be sixteen and hair-pinned. Years... I wonder what your Highness thinks?"
"Well, our Tang Dynasty governs the country with filial piety, and it is necessary to mourn for my father. Well, let's wait until Duke Ying's three-year mourning period expires before we get married. I'm sure Duke Yi will agree." Li Ke patted him. He stood up on his thighs and laughed loudly, "It's a good thing to be an adult today. I am very happy. When you come to our house later, you can have a good drink and get drunk before resting."
"I sincerely obey your command and thank Your Highness for your grace." Everyone thanked them together, and finally Mrs. Yang said, "Wonderful son-in-law, it is said in "Book of Rites·Quli" that a woman promised to marry with a hairpin - now Zhao'er has been betrothed to you. Since you are from your husband's family, you should marry her a cousin."
"Huh? Mrs. Yang is right. Xiao Wang was negligent for a moment, but he forgot about it." Li Ke clapped his hands, "Mu Bai, why don't you just accept your mother-in-law's order?"
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders..." Qin Mubai thought for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Mother-in-law is here, my son-in-law looks at the beauty of the second lady's beauty, how about the word 'mei'?"
"Wu Mei? Mei Niang? Good calligraphy, good calligraphy." Mrs. Yang suddenly smiled and said, "The Wu family has a custom. Starting from the husband's family, the descendants will all follow the calligraphy. From now on, Zhao'er's The title is changed to - Mei Niang!"
"Wu Mei Niang, what a good name!" Li Ke laughed heartily and waved his hand, "Mu Bai, I will go back to my house to arrange the banquet first. You stay here and have a good chat with your mother-in-law and brothers-in-law. After the banquet is prepared, , I will send someone to call you again.”
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Ke walked away in a hurry.
Qin Mubai was speechless for a long time. After thinking about it, I should have fallen into Li Ke's trap today. Although it was a gentle trap and a well-intentioned trap, Qin Mubai's understanding of Li Ke instantly deepened several levels.
This man, only about twenty years old, is so smart, scheming, and well-organized.
People who were born into the royal family and have been exposed to intrigues and intrigues since childhood are indeed different from ordinary people.
"Xian son-in-law, what are you thinking about?" Mrs. Yang said softly with a smile. Brother Wu Yuanqing also came forward and bowed their hands to him: "This is the first time for my virtuous brother-in-law to come to visit. Brother Fool and others have lost the friendship of the landlord. Please forgive me."
Mrs. Yang stepped back inadvertently, lowered her head and stood aside humbly.
Qin Mubai kept this small detail in mind, and remembered what Wu Zhao had mentioned before, about their mother and daughter being bullied by the two brothers.
A sudden plan came to mind.
"Brother-in-law, I have a suggestion, I don't know whether I should take it or not." Qin Mubai said.
"Good brother-in-law, please do so." The Wu brothers bowed their hands and asked cautiously.
Qin Mubai smiled to himself and said, "Since I have made a marriage contract with Mei Niang, our two families can be regarded as one family. The wedding will be more than a year later, and Mei Niang still has to live in Ying during this period." The Duke's Mansion. Since she is already a member of my Qin family and my Qin Mubai's wife, I have no reason to let her mother-in-law keep her. Is it right for me to say this?"
The Wu brothers looked suspicious and said, "What are you talking about, brother-in-law Xian? Isn't it too outrageous?"
"Otherwise." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "Although I have just entered the official career, I still have little salary and land. What I want is to give my three hectares and fifty acres of land and property to Mei Niang, and let her To make a living. In order to avoid spreading the news that my Qin family has no sense of propriety, I don't want to send my mother and daughter back to my hometown. I don't know what you want to do to give them a face. ?”
"Ah?!" The two Wu brothers were startled in unison, and were stunned for a moment.
These things...how did he know? Doesn't this clearly indicate that he is trying to control our army? He deliberately said that he would donate his own land and "begged" us to take them in. This did not mean that Sang scolded Huai and said that we had bullied them and forced us to divide the family property to him. Otherwise, he would definitely not give up! He is so clever at such a young age, quietly making insinuations, and the powerful guest is about to deal with us... What a shame, he is the third son of the Qin family, and he is backed by Li Ke!
"Xian brother-in-law is overly worried. Brother Yu has never thought of sending them back to his hometown!" Wu Yuanqing said hurriedly, "Not only that, Brother Yu is discussing with his second brother to give half of the land allocated by the court to his mother. Let her raise the second sister and the third sister. They should also share half of the property in the government. They are all members of the same family, so they should live in harmony and share the wealth, haha! "
"Really? It turns out that my uncle is so deeply righteous, but my younger brother is acting like a villain." Qin Mubai bowed his hands and bowed, smiling naturally with an apologetic expression, "That means that today, my mother-in-law and I Meiniang and Third Sister can live in the main house instead of living in the backyard?"
"That's natural, that's for sure!" Wu Yuanqing's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, but he nodded in agreement with a smile on his face.
Mrs. Yang took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. The crow's feet at the corners of her eyes wrinkled deeper. Although her expression was indifferent, there were many happy smiles in her eyes.
This son-in-law is great!
Wu Yuanshuang lowered his head, not even daring to look at Qin Mubai. He kept muttering in his heart: This boy named Qin is so awesome. He hides his knife in his smile while trying to catch him, and kills people with soft knives without showing any blood... He thought he had climbed onto a big branch. We will be able to live better in Chang'an in the future, but unexpectedly, this woman named Yang and those two little bastards will have support in the future. Our brothers' good days in the Wu family are over.
"In this way, I will thank my uncle." Qin Mubai bowed his hands to Wu Yuanqing seriously, but he felt his heart skip a beat.
My flesh hurts!
This worship was really not cheap, and I lost half of my family property for nothing! hateful!
But this is not a cheap bow, and you have to bow back.
Wu Yuanqing wanted to eat Qin Mubai alive in one gulp. Although his face was livid, he had to work hard to smile, pretending to be relaxed and generous in return of Qin Mubai's gift.
Look at how harmonious this family is. When outsiders see it, they might even applaud and praise them.
Mrs. Yang stood aside with a smile on her face and a happy heart.
That's called resolving a grudge, and it's so joyful! This son-in-law is not simple, he is a wonderful person!
"My dear son-in-law, the banquet will probably take some time. I'll make some snacks for you to try when my mother-in-law cooks for you." Mrs. Yang came forward and took Qin Mubai's hand, asking him to go straight. Sit down.
The coquettish guest in the east bed has no reason to sit down in the father-in-law's house when he comes. Mrs. Yang clearly intends to let Qin Mubai hold down the two brothers Yuan Qing and Yuanshuang.
Qin Mubai didn't know her intentions, so he didn't refuse and sat down arrogantly.
The Wu brothers' eyes widened as they watched Qin Mubai sit majestically on the seat where Li Ke had just sat. They swallowed hard together, their faces turning red and white.
"My dear son-in-law, please sit down for a moment. I'll come as soon as I'm ready to go for my mother." Mrs. Yang smiled gratefully at Qin Mubai and walked away gracefully. Looking at her light steps, she seemed to be twenty years younger in an instant.
Mrs. Yang left, and the Wu brothers were stunned. He had no choice but to force a smile and obediently sit down under Qin Mubai, drinking tea with him and chatting about everything.
Qin Mubai felt a smile in his heart when he saw the two brothers were aggrieved but dared not speak out.
They are just a pair of villain brothers, so what if they are angry, they cannot make any big waves. In comparison, the Qin family is much more harmonious than the Wu family.
Mrs. Yang had been away for a long time before she came back with a few stacks of snacks. Looking at her happy face, she was really in an extremely good mood. I'm afraid that since the death of Samurai Yan, she has never been as proud and happy as she is today.
"A good son-in-law must eat more." When Mrs. Yang said this, she looked at Qin Mubai as if she was sizing up her own son.
As the saying goes, a mother-in-law's love for her son-in-law is sincere, which is equivalent to her love for her own daughter. This is true.
For Mrs. Yang, this son-in-law is not only someone to feel sorry for, but also worth relying on. From now on, they will be orphaned and widowed, and they will all rely on him for support.
At this moment, Mrs. Yang felt as if she had grasped life-saving straws in a desperate situation. Qin Mubai was like a shining savior to her, who appeared just in time.
After drinking tea and eating snacks, Qin Mubai and these people really had nothing to talk about, so they stood up and left.
Mrs. Yang and the Wu brothers sent him out of the hall. Qin Mubai invited them to stay and went out himself.
Today's incident was really full of twists and turns and was full of drama. It turned out that they were two prostitutes who came here to have sex, but unexpectedly they ended up getting married.
From now on, wouldn’t there be one less lolita and one more wife in the world
Qin Mubai was thinking about something bad when a scolding sound came from beside Leng Buding: "Hey!"
There is no need to look back, who else but the little monster Wu Meiniang can make such a soul-stirring voice like a magic bell.
"Why are you calling me, Mei Niang?" Qin Mubai stopped and looked at her with a smile.
Wu Meiniang crossed her hands on her plump chest and leaned against a dry peach tree. She seemed to be breathing sharply in anger, causing her plump breasts to rise and fall slightly. The deep squeezed ditch is so captivating.
"Who asked you to marry me?" Wu Meiniang threw up her hands and walked over in two quick steps. His little mouth curled up and he glared at Qin Mubai with wide eyes.
Women who don't have their feet bound look good when they walk.
Qin Mubai raised his face and hands innocently: "Mei Niang, I am also a victim, I was forced!"
"What did you say? You, you, you!..." Wu Meiniang was immediately furious. She pointed at Qin Mubai and jumped in anger, "You bad guy, you are so good after getting an advantage! You dare to marry me, do you still feel aggrieved? ?”
"Also, don't call me Mei Niang—my name is Zhao!"
Qin Mubai chuckled. interesting.
"Keep dancing, you're so ecstatic." His unscrupulous eyes fell on Wu Meiniang's plump breasts. He hugged his elbows and said with a teasing smile: "From now on, you will be my woman. Who dares to bully me? , tell me. I will kill him immediately."
"You know how to brag! Humph!" Wu Meiniang curled her lips angrily, turned away and said in a low voice, "I will not obey any of my parents' orders to find a matchmaker. I don't want to marry you."
"You're lying." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "Your eyes tell me how happy you are now. You are very satisfied with your peace of mind when you marry me."
"You... are so shameless!" Wu Meiniang's face immediately turned red, and she scolded angrily and funnyly, "I have never seen a more shameless guy than you! Stop dreaming, I will definitely not marry you!"
"Really?" Qin Mubai smiled indifferently, walked a few steps behind his back with his hands, and said leisurely, "But, I'm afraid that's not up to you! In my country, the Tang Dynasty, whether it's laws or customs, everything determines who you are. No one else in the world can marry you except me. You must not doubt this."
Wu Meiniang's little face trembled slightly, she snorted and turned away with her lips pouted.
Although the folk customs of the Tang Dynasty were open, it was still a typical patriarchal society. Regardless of the law or secular morality, only the man is allowed to have the right to regret the marriage and divorce his wife. The woman must never regret the engagement or file for divorce. Otherwise, just like a woman who cheats on a man and is caught raping him in bed, she will be reviled by the world and will be punished by law.
"However, having said that, I would like to hear why you refuse to marry me?" Qin Mubai asked, changing the subject.
It can be regarded as asking Wu Meiniang's innermost thoughts.
"It took me a long time to say it, but now it sounds like a human saying." Wu Meiniang snorted twice and said in a low voice, "Although you come from a wealthy family, you are the son of a commoner, and your official position is only seventh rank. In the future, you want to marry my prince. There must be too many noble men, why should I marry you? "
"I like being confident." Qin Mubai smiled easily, "Then tell me, what kind of person is qualified to marry you?"