Chapter 559: The Princess Acts as Matchmaker
Chapter 559: The Princess Acts as Matchmaker
Yang Lihua liked Cui Mei the most. When Crown Prince Yang Yong ascended the throne, he was annoyed by Xiao Xia's rebellion and took his anger out on Cui Yu. As a result, Cui Yu and her sister Cui Mei hid in Yang Lihua's house. During that time, Yang Lihua lived with the sisters day and night, and she especially liked Cui Mei's cleverness and liveliness.
Cui Mei quickly welcomed Yang Lihua in, and said a little embarrassedly: "Aunt, I'm playing Little Deer Chess!"
Deer chess is the flying chess of later generations, except that Xiao Xia changed the airplane into a deer, and climbing a tall building into a mountain. If encountering a crane, the deer will be given a ride for a while, etc. The deer will also encounter deadly threats such as wild beasts, hunters, traps, etc. along the way. In the end, see who gets home first.
After the launch of Xiaolu chess last year, it quickly became popular throughout the Jiangnan region, and is now also becoming popular in Luoyang and Chang'an.
At present, there are two derivative chess types, namely, promotion chess and fortune chess, which are suitable for all ages. It is fun for the whole family to play chess together.
Of course, there are also female killers in the deep house, mahjong, women get together, chat and play mahjong, and the day passes quickly and happily.
Yang Lihua likes playing mahjong the most, but she has a mission today and can't play mahjong for the time being.
"I like Little Deer Chess, too. Let's play it together!"
The two set up the chessboard and guessed black and white. Xiaomei guessed correctly, so she went first. She rolled a three on the dice, took three steps forward, came to a small bridge, and took another step forward.
Yang Lihua threw a five, took five steps in a row, and was actually ahead of Xiaomei.
"Xiaomei, after the New Year, you will be nineteen years old!"
"Yeah!" Xiaomei lowered her head and agreed softly.
She threw another three, took three steps, there was a wolf in front, she had to hide, and stopped for one round.
"There are not many official women who are still unmarried at the age of 19. What do you think? Tell my aunt."
"Aunt, you should know this."
Everyone knows Xiao Mei's worries, and Yang Lihua certainly knows it too. She simply stopped playing chess and said after a moment of hesitation, "Of course I know, but you have to know that there are only two Liangyi places, and they have been taken by A Qiao and Xie Ting. If you want to enter this family, you can only be a concubine."
Xiaomei shook her head and said decisively: "I don't care. I have waited for so many years, and it has never been for any title."
Yang Lihua was really touched. She had known that Xiaomei liked her brother-in-law. She had noticed it at that time when Cui Yu was not married yet. She did not expect that Xiaomei was still infatuated with him after seven years. Yang Lihua decided to help this child no matter what.
"Okay! I'll take care of this matter. I don't play a big role in this family, but I'm willing to do anything to help everyone."
Xiaomei held Yang Lihua's hand and cried silently.
Yang Lihua patted her hands and said with a smile: "Let's go! Go play mahjong with auntie."
The two of them went out and sat in a sheep cart, heading for the main house, which was about half a mile away from Xiangyang Courtyard. The mansion was too big, so they traveled back and forth in a sheep cart, which could seat two people, and was driven by a special palace maid.
When they arrived at the main house, Xiao Mei saw Zhang Qiao, so she ran to find Zhang Qiao. Yang Lihua went to the back hall and found Cui Yu.
"I have talked to Xiaomei, and her attitude has not changed. She is still deeply in love with her brother-in-law. She doesn't care about status. No matter what, Xiaomei is already 19 years old, and her marriage can't be delayed any longer. Ayu, can't you accept your own sister? Do you have to let her marry someone you don't like and be depressed for the rest of her life?"
Cui Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Aunt, it's not my problem. Several sisters in my family are willing to accept her. The key is not us, but King Jin. He has been unwilling to express his position. It is difficult for us to urge him, so I want you to talk to him. You are the elder, he can't disobey you."
Yang Lihua was stunned. "Didn't you ask me to talk to Xiaomei?"
"It's not Xiaomei, it's King Jin's problem. I'm asking you to talk to King Jin."
Yang Lihua laughed in silence, "I was wrong, I thought you wanted me to talk to Xiaomei, OK, I'll go find him, he should be in the study!"
Yang Lihua is actually an impatient person. She does things in a hurry and will not drag her feet. If it can be completed on the same day, she will never put it off until the next day.
Cui Yu nodded, "I'll go with my aunt!" In the study, Xiao Xia was considering the arrangements for this year's major affairs. The first one was the emperor's decision to attack Goguryeo, which was exactly the same as the historical trajectory. However, the assassination of Yuwen Shu triggered a change in the emperor's attitude towards bandits in various places. The emperor began to order the suppression of bandits. Would this cause some variables, thereby causing the plan to attack Goguryeo to be postponed again?
In fact, the emperor had originally decided to attack Goguryeo in the fifth year of Daye, but because of Yang Ling's rebellion, he postponed the plan to the seventh year of Daye. However, last year, the Turks continued to gather troops in the north, which caused Yang Guang to postpone the plan to attack Goguryeo to this year. It is unknown whether it will be postponed again.
Then there are the Guanlong nobles. They rescued Yang Yong three years ago, not to provide for his retirement. They were waiting for an opportunity. Once the emperor decided to attack Goguryeo, would this be the opportunity the Guanlong nobles have been waiting for?
I’m afraid a lot of big things are going to happen today!
"Is Xia'er here?" The voice of mother Yang Lihua came from outside.
Xiao Xia hurried out of the door and saw his wife accompanied by his mother Yang Lihua.
"Why is mother here?"
The way people in the mansion addressed Yang Lihua was very interesting. Everyone called her by her own name. Xiao Xia called Yang Lihua mother, but several daughters-in-law called her aunt. Of course, this was Yang Lihua's own request.
There is a reason for this. It's Zhang Qiao. Zhang Qiao's master Xiao Chunyu is Xiao Xia's biological mother. Yang Lihua knows herself well and doesn't want to irritate Zhang Qiao, so she insists everyone call her aunt. As for how Xiao Xia wants to call her, she doesn't care.
"I need to talk to you about something!"
"Let's talk inside!"
Xiao Xia invited Yang Lihua and his wife into the study and asked them to sit down.
There were chairs everywhere in the Xiao family's mansion, all kinds of chairs. Yang Lihua was a little uncomfortable with it at first, but she got used to it after a few days. She especially liked the rattan round chair, which made her feel comfortable.
Yang Lihua smiled and said, "I want to talk to you about Xiaomei."
Xiao Xia immediately looked at his wife. Cui Yu just smiled and said nothing. In fact, she had talked to her husband several times.
"After the New Year, Xiaomei will be nineteen years old. She can't delay any longer. We all hope that you can accept her. She has been devoted to you for so many years. You should understand this in your heart. I don't know what other concerns you have. You can tell me!"
Xiao Xia was silent for a while and said, "I know what Xiaomei is thinking, and I am willing to accept her. The problem is not with me and her, nor with my family, but with the Cui family!"
Yang Lihua was stunned. "Cui family, have you talked to the Cui family?"
Xiao Xia shook her head. "I haven't discussed this with her father, but I have talked about it with Cui Fengxian. He told me that the Cui family knows what Xiaomei is thinking."
"and then?"
Xiao Xia smiled bitterly and said, "Then the Cui family lost their attitude and refused to mention this matter. That means the Cui family does not agree with Xiaomei marrying me again."
Yang Lihua glanced at Cui Yu and asked, "Did your father tell you about this?"
Cui Yu nodded. "I wrote to them last year and asked them to respect Xiaomei's choice. Then my father mentioned something in his reply. I'm not sure. He meant that Xiaomei is a legitimate daughter, and if she marries into the Prince of Jin's mansion, her status will be too low."
"They don't want Xiaomei to be the prince's concubine?"
Cui Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know what father means. Does he want Xiaomei to be his wife, or does he not want her to be his concubine?"
"It should be the latter!"
Xiao Xia said slowly: "Cui Fengxian once told me that Xiaomei must be at least Liangyi, but there are only two Liangyi."
"This is no problem!"
Yang Lihua said decisively: "I will write a letter to the emperor, asking him to add another Liangyi and officially confer the title of Liangyi on Xiaomei. If he doesn't even give me this little face, then forget about calling me Big Sister."
After a pause, Yang Lihua continued, "As for the Cui family, I will also write a letter to them to propose marriage!"
(End of this chapter)