Chapter 414: Huo Qubing's Attack
"What do you mean, Brother Qubing?"
Huo Qubing clapped his hands and said happily: "I thought so too. I just returned to the mansion and thought about it. My sister is returning to Chang'an. Is it reasonable for a younger brother not to welcome her?
I should prepare a gift and present it to you, that would be polite.
Thinking of this, I immediately selected a few treasures and hurried to find you, Wu Ji. These are the palace items given by His Majesty and my aunt.
I know that Luo's family is extremely wealthy, but there are some unique things in this collection, which are great for collection. I brought them to my elder sister. "
Seeing Luo Wuji still standing in front of the door, Huo Qubing said with a smile: "Wuji, take the brothers in quickly, the food is getting cold."
Huo Qubing was familiar with Luo Wuji and knew that his family had dinner at this time every day.
"I am in a hurry. I am in a hurry."
Luo Wuji laughed twice and then waved his hand and said, "Brother Qubing, don't worry, please."
The door was wide open, and Huo Qubing immediately gave instructions: "Carry all the gifts in, and be careful not to damage them."
The two walked in front and chatted, but Huo Qubing seemed a little absent-minded.
Luo Jinxiu sat quietly in the hall, casually tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, her sleeves falling down, her hands as soft as jade and her wrists as white as snow.
"Thump, thump, thump."
Luo Wuji and Huo Qubing walked into the house. Luo Jinxiu did not expect that the champion Huo Qubing would come. After Huo Qubing entered the house, he bowed to Luo Jinxiu and said, "May you be blessed and safe, sister. I, Huo Qubing, and Wuji are brothers who fought for our lives on the battlefield. Today, I heard that sister returned to Chang'an, so I specially sent some gifts to congratulate her."
Luo Wuji looked at Huo Qubing, who was completely different from his usual appearance, and couldn't help but recall that some time ago he had vowed that he would never get married until the Huns were wiped out. Luo Wuji was an expert at dealing with all kinds of stubbornness.
If foreign guests came in later times, women would have to give way, not to mention having a meal with them. This was simply unimaginable. However, in the Han Dynasty, an era with the legacy of the ancient pre-Qin period.
Of course not!
Not talking about past lives is inherently open.
Just talking about this world, Ji Zhao is a time traveler!
Although he formulated a series of systems based on the early productivity of the Zhou Dynasty and was apparently a reactionary leader who defended slavery, he was actually extremely disgusted with feudal ethics.
Because he had seen the horror of feudal ethics.
One thing that is beyond doubt is that even in modern society, the legacy of feudal ethics has not been eliminated, and there are still countless cases of oppression. There are too many cases involving women, so I will not go into details. In fact, men are also oppressed, and there are real examples around Ji Zhao.
If you are a man living in an area that favors boys over girls, you think you will be spoiled by your family and spend your life doing whatever you want.
But in fact, you will lose a lot because of the pampering in your childhood, and then you will drop out of junior high school because you don’t want to study. A family that favors boys over girls will definitely attach great importance to continuing the family line, and you will become a tool for continuing the family line. At the age of high school, your family will arrange for you to marry a woman who you don’t know what she has experienced, you don’t know her at all, you don’t know her character, and who also dropped out of junior high school.
You will become a father before you are even 18 years old. You have not experienced any youth, but you marry a woman you have just met and you are burdened with countless responsibilities.
What's more frightening is that you are still a minor, without any source of income and any ability to resist. If you leave your family, you can't even support your wife and children.
This is the life of a man under feudalism. If anyone says that such a life is good, Ji Zhao will definitely give him a thumbs up.
Ji Zhao hated this kind of thing, but he knew that productivity was the root of everything, and rash changes would only cause chaos in the world, so he could only leave his ideas behind.
Although he was a student of science and engineering in his previous life, he was not a member of the industrial party that advocated productivity. Instead, he was deeply influenced by a great man and believed that ideas were the things that could change the world.
Although he could not directly write down or leave behind many things due to the limitations of the world, he left countless secret doors in his thoughts. The extremely advanced thoughts that could be formed within the Luo family were the advanced thoughts left by Ji Zhao that could always be in harmony with the progress of productivity.
Although it was impossible for women to obtain the same status as men due to productivity issues, the customs of the Han Dynasty were not like those after being bound by feudal ethics, where women were suppressed to a chilling degree.
Especially when it comes to governing a country based on filial piety, the first person in a family is the head of the family, and the second is the mistress. Even the country is no exception. The example of Lu Zhi is right in front of us.
Among the non-productive nobles, the status of women is very high. There is no need to say much about Luo Jinxiu. According to current morals, she is the person with the highest status in Wushuang Marquis' Mansion and can be called the mistress.
Luo Jinxiu raised her eyebrows slightly in return, then waved her sleeves and said, "Your Excellency is too polite. Since you are my friend, please take a seat."
"I can't refuse what my sister has given me. Sorry for bothering me."
Huo Qubing spoke in a very literary manner and then sat down leisurely. Seeing this, Luo Wuji could not help but shook his head. This was not the Huo Qubing he knew, not the Guanjun Marquis he knew.
Huo Qubing himself didn't think there was anything wrong. He certainly wouldn't keep staring at Luo Jinxiu. No matter how open the society was, such blatant hooliganism was not acceptable.
The maid brought Huo Qubing's meal and he ate it politely. Luo Jinxiu shook her head and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, do you think the meal is not good? I see that your Excellency seems unable to eat.
Or do you think I can't let go here? Why don't you stay here with Wu Ji and chat about the past, and I can just stay away."
Huo Qubing swallowed his food hastily after hearing this, and said in a hurry: "Sister, you misunderstood. You are a virtuous lady. Wuji and I are rough men who have fought and killed on the battlefield. We are just worried that our eating manners are not elegant and disturbing you, which would be a sin."
A virtuous lady.
Luo Wuji and Luo Jinxiu were both stunned for a moment, then they realized that this was probably the outside world's stereotype of the Luo family's daughters. After all, to most people, the Luo family's daughters were indeed virtuous and were good wives and helpers.
But how could Luo's style really allow his daughter to become someone who is good at nothing but being gentle and housekeeping?
The son and daughter of the Luo family could still survive even if they were stranded among the common people or fell into the dust. The only problem was that their looks were too conspicuous and they might encounter unexpected events. However, if that really happened, they would have committed suicide.
A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. There are many things that the Luo family cannot bear. They are indifferent to life and death and will fight against it if they don't accept it.
After hearing what Huo Qubing said, Luo Jinxiu looked at him carefully. She was such a smart woman, with a strong ability to read people's expressions. Moreover, for a young man like Huo Qubing who showed his emotions on his face, it was too obvious. She knew what Huo Qubing meant in just a few words. Huo Qubing himself thought he had hidden it well.
After the meal, Luo Jinxiu went to rest, and Luo Wuji accompanied Huo Qubing out. Huo Qubing kept frowning, and finally said: "Brother Wuji, my sister didn't promise to anyone, right?"
Luo Wuji asked casually, "I just asked, and it seems that there is no one, but there are many people who want to ask for marriage, and my sister hasn't nodded yet."
Huo Qubing asked nervously, "What do you think of me?"
Luo Wuji laughed secretly in his heart, but his face was shocked, and he said with some doubt: "Qubing, you?
Are you a little young?
My sister is four years older than you."
Huo Qubing patted his chest and said: "A man's life has nothing to do with age. The key is to be responsible.
I, Huo Qubing, am a man of integrity and I am absolutely responsible. Wuji, don't you believe in your brothers?"
Luo Wuji heard this and said, "Ajie has a gentle and virtuous personality. The family hopes to find a mature and steady man for her who can treat her well with all his heart. Qubing, you have a somewhat flamboyant personality, and there are too many women in Chang'an who are willing to offer themselves to you. I'm afraid you are not a good match for a girl from the Luo family."
Of course, Huo Qubing knew that after marrying a daughter of the Luo family, he would have to forget about taking a concubine. This is also the reason why the royal family and the Luo family did not intermarry, as the emperor could not have only one queen.
But when you see the daughter of the Luo family, who would care about those things?
Huo Qubing immediately said: "Wu Ji, the rules of the Luo family are known to everyone in the world, and I naturally know them.
I said a few days ago that beauty is nothing but a skeleton in front of me. I am not the kind of person who is greedy for beauty, but I really can't forget you, so I came to your house today."
After hearing this, Luo Wuji said, "Brother Qubing is definitely a great man.
However, the family attaches great importance to the marriage of every child, especially when marrying outside Zhaocheng, the partner must undergo family review.
These inspections will secretly investigate and evaluate your character and morals to avoid being deceived by unfaithful people or evil people who are good at disguising themselves.
But I believe you have no problem with this.
Also, although in this world marriages are decided by parents and matchmakers, the key to marrying a girl from the Luo family is not these.
As long as you can win the favor of elder sister and get her consent, you can just ask someone to go to Zhaocheng and propose marriage to the head of the family.
But it’s not easy to win the heart of my elder sister.”
Huo Qubing waved his hands, as if he was fighting on the battlefield and said: "With sincerity, even metal and stone can be broken. It will definitely work."
(End of this chapter)
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