Chapter 519 Marriage?
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The night was as dark as ink. Li Shiyue and Qin Fen, who was carrying a lantern, walked through the corridor. The light of the lantern cast swaying shadows on the bluestone slabs.
This governor's mansion is truly well-built. I wonder how much money Huang Wanchang spent on it. Now it's all benefiting Li Shiyue.
Li Shiyue and Qin Fen finally made their way through the winding corridors to the entrance of the courtyard where Li Wangchun and Li Qiutian lived.
"Brother?"
That huge thing standing under the lantern at the entrance of the courtyard, isn't that Stone?
Li Shiyue rubbed her temples. She had spent the whole day scheming and plotting in the Mirage Pavilion, especially the treacherous banquet that night, which had really taken a toll on her mind.
"younger sister!"
Li Shiyue responded to Shi Tou. She had just thought she was seeing things because she was too tired.
Who would have thought that the big guy squatting at the gate of the yard was actually a stone?
The brother and sister walked into the courtyard with Qin Fen. Li Shiyue had just stepped into the main house when she heard Li Qiutian's voice.
October is back!
"Sister! Mother!"
Li Shiyue glanced around and saw that the charcoal fire inside the room was burning brightly. Li Wangchun was sitting on a low couch sewing something, and Li Qiutian was sitting opposite Li Wangchun, leaning against a lumbar pillow on the low couch.
Several plates of pastries were placed on the round table directly opposite the low couch, seemingly reserved especially for her.
"It's so late, why aren't you asleep?"
Li Shiyue untied the long sword from her waist and hung it on the wall. She stamped her feet at the door, changed her shoes, and felt less cold before walking over and sitting down at the round table facing the low couch.
Li Wangchun put down her needlework, her eyes filled with heartache: "You child, you're always so busy you barely have time to rest."
Today we went to that Mirage Boat again. Just hearing the name makes me think it's not a clean or pleasant place.
Li Shiyue chuckled, took the hot tea Qin Fen handed her, and said to Li Wangchun with a smile, "Mother, don't worry, I'm going to take care of important business."
That place wasn't some filthy place; it was a restaurant.
The food there is quite good. Once things settle down, I'll take my mother, older sister, older brother, and brother-in-law there for a proper meal.
Li Shiyue took a sip of tea, the warm tea sliding down her throat and dispelling some of the chill in her body.
Seeing that Li Shiyue and the others were about to start gossiping, Qin Fen quickly coughed lightly and stepped out.
Li Shiyue went to see Qin Fen, and Qin Fen went to see Li Qiutian. Seeing Li Qiutian nod, Qin Fen then spoke to Li Shiyue, saying, "Shiyue, we've had quite a few guests at home these past few days, all bringing gifts..."
As Qin Fen spoke, he walked to a cabinet on the side and took out seven or eight exquisite brocade boxes from it.
That wasn't all. After taking the brocade box, he took out several more bolts of brocade from the cabinet.
"Look, these items were sent by several wealthy families in the city."
Li Qiutian pointed to the brocade boxes and said, "My aunt has noted them all down. There are the Li family, the Zhou family, the Wang family, and the Zhao family."
Li Wangchun timely took out the gift book he had prepared and handed it to Li Shiyue to look at.
Li Shiyue looked at the gift register while listening to Li Qiutian continue.
"Besides these, Liu Niangzi, the wife of Sihu Canjun Chang Hai, also came to apologize today, saying that Canjun Chang had fallen ill and was therefore unable to attend your banquet."
and......"
Li Qiutian hesitated for a moment and looked at Qin Fen.
After Qin Fen understood, he took out a small bundle from the cabinet and opened it all in front of Li Shiyue.
"I don't know how this Lady Liu figured out I was pregnant, or if she had found out from somewhere else beforehand."
Today, besides the usual gifts, she also brought this bag of baby supplies: bibs, little clothes, shoes, and the like.
Li Wangchun picked up where Li Qiutian left off and said to Li Shiyue, "I've seen the items; they're all new."
It must have been prepared by their own family members long ago, or it was originally intended to be given as a gift.
I don't know how they found out your older sister was pregnant, that's why they sent it over."
Li Shiyue raised an eyebrow: "Something for a little kid?"
Li Wangchun sighed: "That Lady Liu even specially introduced me to a famous midwife in Jian'an City, saying that we would need her sooner or later."
Li Shiyue nodded and followed Li Wangchun's words: "She probably doesn't know that her mother was a midwife and knows how to deliver babies."
So, they probably haven't figured out my background yet.
It must be that my sister's pregnancy was a bit advanced, and this Lady Liu noticed it;
Or perhaps one of the maids left in this courtyard let something slip;
That's why Madam Liu came to ask for this favor.
In just a few words, Li Shiyue outlined several possibilities. She glanced at the contents of the bundle and said, "It's alright. Since it's been delivered, Mother and Sister can accept it."
"As long as the item is harmless, it's fine to use it."
Li Qiutian and Li Wangchun exchanged a glance, and then Li Wangchun asked Li Shiyue, "Mother didn't want to accept it at first, but those people who came to give gifts insisted on keeping it."
Some people only exchanged a couple of words before dropping off their things and running away.
Mother doesn't understand how you intend to be an official.
But you just killed the original governor as soon as you arrived. I'm afraid if I don't accept you, they might try to trip you up behind your back.
I accepted them, but I wrote them all down, noting down exactly what each family gave me.
October, you see, we're just keeping it like this?
Or should we return it to them?
Or, how about buying some other gifts to give in return?
"Keep it."
Li Shiyue said to Li Wangchun, "Mother and sister, don't worry."
"They," Li Shiyue looked at the gift register that Li Wangchun had recorded, "are just afraid of dying and want to curry favor with me."
Since you've already given it to me, I might as well accept it.
These families aren't short of these little things.
Three days later, I will personally host a banquet for these families. I will then have my own way of dealing with them, so you don't need to worry about it.
Li Shiyue pointed to the words "Chang Hai, the Registrar of Households" on the gift register. "This Chang Hai is quite interesting."
How so?
I think that Lady Liu is a straightforward and easygoing woman.
Li Shiyue smiled at Li Qiutian and said, "Today I invited the most prominent officials in Jian'an City to a banquet at the Mirage Pavilion. Three of the four military advisors came, but Chang Hai claimed to be ill and didn't come."
Whether he came or not didn't matter much, but his wife not only brought us gifts, but she also found out that my sister was pregnant.
This Lady Liu is much better at assessing situations than Chang Hai.
After saying all that, Li Wangchun looked at Shi Tou sitting next to Li Shiyue.
Li Shiyue was a little puzzled. She glanced at the stone and asked Li Wangchun, "Mother, is there anything else you want to tell me?"
Li Wangchun's face darkened. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then remained silent.
Finally, Li Qiutian, observing from the side, said, "Today, a lady from a merchant's family surnamed Zhao came in, said a lot of flattering things, and then..."
As Li Qiutian finished speaking, Li Shiyue looked at the expressions of the people in the room, and she already had some guesses in her mind.
Sure enough, she heard Li Qiutian finally say those words.
"The merchant's wife said she wanted to marry her daughter to Shi Tou."
Once that sentence was said, the rest was much easier to say.
Li Qiutian then blurted out all the things on her mind.
“The stone is good; we know that ourselves.”
However, you and your aunt never intended for Stone to get married and have children. You also said that you would live with him for the rest of your life.
But people outside don't know that!
The merchant's wife was completely unaware that my aunt and I wanted to refuse. At the time, my aunt even bluntly said that she was a blockhead, but the merchant's wife still said it was good, saying that honest people know how to care for others!
They insist on marrying into our family!
Seeing her like that, I felt uneasy.
Later, I managed to get your brother-in-law to ask the woman to leave, but she still insisted on having a matchmaker come to visit the next day.
October, look at this, what are we going to do?
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