novelraw Chapter 16
Chapter 16
When Yan Li heard this, the joy on his face suddenly cooled down, and he put the things back one by one calmly, Fang sneered, "I mean, we didn't have such rich relatives before, so those people gave it to us." After a short pause, he continued, "Since my mother has accepted such an expensive gift, she must have agreed to some kind of request, and she must have brought her son back for this reason, right?"
Seeing that he made it clear, Mrs. Wei had to order all the maids to withdraw, and said with a smile: "Since you have already guessed it, I will not hide it from you. ——In fact, speaking of it, this is really a once-in-a-century event." Great joy, if this can be done, it will not only eliminate my mother's serious problem, but our Yan family will also bring glory to our ancestors; of course, Li'er, you will be even more successful from now on!"
Mrs. Wei just sighed excitedly, but she didn't get to the point at all. Yan Li frowned when she heard this, and said: "What good thing is it? Mother has to make it clear."
Mrs. Wei stroked her forehead, smiled and said with a sudden awakening expression: "Look at me, I was so happy that I didn't make it clear. ——That's right, a few days ago, a few female guests suddenly came to our house, She said she came here to propose a marriage for you, but which lady do you mean? But it turns out that she is the only concubine lady in the residence of Mr. Qi Liangqi, the head of the official department in the capital, named Qi Yingxue. I heard that she is the most talented and beautiful, I am 15 years old this year, and the people who propose marriage to his house usually step through the threshold, but this Ms. Qi is not moved at all, she just said that she needs to find someone she can admire. Coincidentally, this Miss Qi went to the temple last month to fulfill her vows, but she met a young gentleman riding a horse on the road, who would have thought that she would fall in love with her at first glance, and asked her father to ask, who do you think this person is? ..." At this point, Mrs. Wei deliberately put off her words, and stopped talking, but picked up the teacup and blew on the tea leaves, took a sip, and saw that Yan Li was still indifferent With a cold look, he couldn't help sighing, and said, "You, you are the most elm lump in this matter of men and women!"
The corner of Yan Li's mouth curled into a hint of sarcasm, and he deliberately joked: "Since the mother is so afraid that the son will not understand, it is better for the son to guess a little--" After speaking, he also picked up the tea cup and took a sip, Fang said, " Mother just said that the Qi family entrusted someone to come to our house to propose a marriage, and since that is the case, the young man that Ms. Qi met by chance is naturally my son, mother, do you think my son guessed it right?!" After finishing speaking, He deliberately raised his handsome eyebrows, waiting for Mrs. Wei's judgment.
Mrs. Wei laughed out loud, glanced at his still calm face and said angrily: "Don't you understand it very well, and you are deliberately trying to anger me!" After speaking, she moved forward in a little surprise Cou, asked curiously, "Since you guessed it was you, why aren't you excited at all?"
Yan Li sighed helplessly, and asked back: "Isn't it just that Miss Guan Jiajiao has taken a fancy to me? What's there to be excited about?"
"Oh, my son, you seem to be familiar with the meaning of your words. Could it be that you have been wandering outside all these years, and more than one lady from the official family has taken a fancy to you?" Mrs. Wei asked in surprise.
Yan Lijun raised his face, and said quite complacently: "Of course! Don't mother think that your son is also a handsome young man? It is the most common thing for some official ladies to look at him, mother To think of it as something rare, really..."
When Yan Li said this, he deliberately swallowed the rest of the words, and only looked at Mrs. Wei with a mischievous smile.Mrs. Wei also blushed a little, and shouted: "The older you are, the more unruly you become. It seems that getting married to you is imminent. When your daughter-in-law passes through the door, naturally I don't have to worry about it. She will take my place." Taught you to be submissive."
Yan Li had just picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, when he heard this suddenly, he almost spit out the tea.Tao'er hurriedly handed over the towel, Yan Li took it and wiped the corner of his mouth, Fang returned it to Tao'er, smiled at Madam Wei, "What does mother mean, is to let the son find a powerful wife and become a wife slave in the future?"
Mrs. Wei smiled and said: "My son doesn't listen to the teachings. If I find a powerful wife who can take care of you for me, it's no big deal to be a wife slave. I'm afraid there is no girl in this world who can win over a horse like you without a rope. !"
After Yan Li heard this, his heart moved, and he was silent for a while before raising his handsome eyebrows, and said half jokingly and half seriously: "Didn't mother hear the saying that 'one thing falls for one thing'? So, mother, don't worry that no one will be able to win you over." Son, I'm afraid that in the future your son will be won over by someone, and you won't be able to use it in your heart!"
Mrs. Wei smiled, and hurriedly said: "Is there such a person? Which lady is it? Could it be Miss Qi's?"
Yan Li hurriedly waved his hands and said, "It's definitely not her!" Then he stopped joking and said seriously, "Speaking of Miss Qi's family, mother should help me back as soon as possible, so as not to delay her."
Seeing his serious face, Mrs. Wei pulled her face down, and asked: "You refused so hard, could it be that you have seen her too? Is she ugly, or her words and deeds are inappropriate, just tell me!"
Yan Li said: "I didn't see her, and I didn't notice that such a lady from an official family would notice me. I just don't want to be high-ranking, so as not to ask for trouble in the future."
Mrs. Wei hurriedly said: "Speaking of which, it was their family who proposed marriage on their own initiative, so they definitely don't mean to look down on us. Moreover, there is also a word over there that after the matter is completed, not only can we take our whole family to live in Beijing, You can also recommend you to the Imperial Academy of Painting, you said, such a good job is hard to find even with a lantern, if we refuse, wouldn't it be justified?"
Seeing that Mrs. Wei had moved her heart, Yan Li got impatient, stood up and said solemnly: "I have always hated officialdom, has mother forgotten? Also, our family is doing well now, there is no need to rely on selling our son It's very boring to ask for a false name in the officialdom, and the son is not too rare, so mother should go back as soon as possible, lest our mother and son get hurt by such trivial matters."
Mrs. Wei turned pale with anger, and shouted: "What a ignorant thing! You are no longer a teenager, and you have passed the age of impulsiveness. Why don't you know how to restrain your temper and think about the family's reputation and my mother? ? Do you really want to never marry for the rest of your life after breaking up our Yan family? Hmph, if that's the case, if you die early, you won't be able to get past me!"
Yan Li was also angry, and said with a sneer: "Mother, don't worry, I will not cut off the incense of your Yan family, but I will never marry an irrelevant person back. Mother, please don't force me, otherwise I will not be safe." I will do something against your face!" After that, Mrs. Wei didn't want to face it, so she just saluted and turned away.Mrs. Wei was so angry that her face turned green and pale, and she wanted to reprimand Yan Li again, but she felt it was wrong, so she tried her best to suppress it.