Chapter 478: The Man Who Can Use Honey Trap
With no other options left, he could only drag his lame leg to the emperor's brother-in-law to beg for help. Fortunately, Li Laosi was a man of integrity, and after enjoying the flattery of his pretty cousin, he actually ran to his cousin to ask for the answer.
"Cousin, Xu Hui, that pretty boy, is quite good-looking, only a little bit worse than me. Why do you just despise him?"
And don't worry, my wife is watching over you. Even if Xu Hui looks like a playboy, he certainly wouldn't dare to play any tricks. He will definitely be devoted to you for the rest of his life.
After all, he is a relative who knows everything about you. Isn't it better than you looking for an outsider? What do you think, cousin? Can you tell me?"
Qiao Yuchu looked at the emperor who seemed to be joining in the fun, and knew that at this time he was not a king but his cousin, so he told the truth directly.
"There are many reasons for not marrying him. I've already explained some of them to him, and another reason is that I'm a member of the Qiao family, so it's not easy for me to marry into an aristocratic family."
"Well, after all this time you're worried about this?"
Li Chengxiu slammed the table to clear up his cousin's confusion.
"The Xu family is just an empty reputation now. Maybe they've even been kicked out from the family records.
The entire Xu family now only has Xu Hui as its sole descendant. Where is the power of the aristocratic family for him to rely on? His biggest network of connections now is me and my wife.
So don't worry, cousin, this won't affect your marriage. However,
He looked at his cousin and said sincerely.
"If you really don't like him, then just pretend I didn't say anything.
My wife always tells me that marriage is about establishing a good relationship between two families. You can't just arrange a marriage casually, otherwise it will easily lead to resentment between the couple.
So, cousin, tell me the truth, do you really not like him?"
Qiao Yuchu shook his head.
"He's such a handsome man, it's rare that he would fall for a rough and tumble general like me. I'm not blind and my brain is fine, so how could I not be attracted to such a handsome man?"
"Then why did you refuse so bluntly?"
“Not appropriate.”
She lowered her head and looked at her rough hands. Years of practicing swords and sticks had made these hands look nothing like the softness that an ordinary girl's hands should have.
She sighed softly.
"I'm already twenty-four years old."
Oh, so that’s what you’re worried about.
Li Chengxiu nodded in sudden realization.
"This is indeed a legitimate reason. As the old saying goes, a woman three years older than a man is a treasure. You are five years older than him, so you are a bit old, right?
But it's a matter of willingness, and we're not hiding any fraudulent marriage. So as long as Xu Hui is willing, who can say no to him?"
"I do!"
A clear and elegant voice rushed in from the doorway, and the lame military advisor limped to the front of the cold-faced general. His voice was as soft as his expression.
"It's just a few years difference, what does it matter?
It just so happens that you look young and I look old, so if we pull each other's sides together, won't we look the same?
As long as you don't despise me in the future, I will definitely live a good life with you for the rest of my life."
Look at this guy, he really knows how to lie with his eyes open. How can he have the nerve to say the word "old" when he has such a handsome face like a jade young man?
Both Qiao and Chu were amused.
"Xu Hui, what do you like about me?
Qiao thinks that although he looks okay, he is definitely not a beauty, and he cannot compare with your outstanding appearance.
Moreover, I know nothing about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The few words I can recognize are learned from military books. I definitely have nothing in common with the romantic and romantic things that you literati pursue.
So what do you see in me?"
"Who's being romantic? Don't be fooled by my gentle appearance. I'm actually not pedantic at all!"
Xu Hui quickly defended himself.
"Besides, if this person falls in love with someone, do they need any earth-shattering reason?
I don’t know what I like about you. If I really have to say, it’s probably because you were so impressive when you saved me on the battlefield.
"A white horse, carrying a red tasseled spear, whirring like a meteor. He rode into my sight, and I couldn't look away. My heart told me that this was the man I was looking for."
His handsome face was truly an advantage; even when he said something flattering, it didn't sound like he was being glib. Qiao Yuchu watched him squat down in front of him, his face raised with a look of devotion, as if he were worshiping a god.
"Sister Qiao, can you please agree to my request?"
Although she knew that he was using the beauty trap, Qiao Yuchu fell into it very helplessly. She saw herself opening her mouth in a daze.
"……good."
Then, the eyes on that handsome face were filled with stars in the sky, and the scorching heat instantly burned away all her consciousness.
Never mind, even if it's a trap, she'll jump into it once. It's nothing, it's just that the male beauty is too tempting, and she, a mortal woman, can't bear it!
Li Chengxiu, who was originally watching the fun from the side, gradually became angry and turned into a ball.
Damn, this pretty boy is really good at it!
Sometimes I really want to compete with these gifted people. Why, after working so hard for so many years, am still not as good as this guy's free performance?
He can make his wife feel sorry for him by pretending to be pitiful, but when I pretend to be pitiful, my wife will beat me up. What the hell is wrong with me?
Li Laosi went back and pondered over it for several nights, but he still couldn't figure out the key.
Especially when he had to look at the pretty boy who had gotten what he wanted, showing off his happiness in front of him every day, he really couldn't control his surging jealousy.
Fortunately, the difficult days only lasted a few days. After he led his troops to Linyue, the rest of the time would be filled with happy events.
The title of Great General and Emperor is not exaggerated. Li Chengxiu seems to be born for the battlefield. As long as he puts on armor and picks up the butcher knife, he is the only king on the battlefield!
After the Liao people, the minions of Linyue, were devastated in a battle, the soldiers of Dayu, led by their king, marched northward and reached the capital of Linyue in just eight months.
After forcing the old Mu family to cede land and pay compensation and executing the culprit who wantonly provoked the war, Prince Feng Mu Jingzhou, he reluctantly returned to the court.
In fact, if the Ministry of Revenue had not sent him emergency messages about food and fodder one after another, Li Chengxiu felt that he could have stayed outside with his men for a few more years.
After all, once he returned to the capital, he would be that poor emperor again, with no ability at all and could only eat free meals every day.
"Oh, how nice it would be if I could get rich by begging? I could really do this business with my men forever!"
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