Chapter 35 Claiming the Dowry
Li Yuan agreed to Yinshi Master’s proposal to break the engagement, but no longer paid attention to Yinshi Master. He turned to Yang Lin and asked, “I wonder what the prince has to give?”
Without waiting for Yang Lin to answer, he asked Yang Guang and Yu Wenhua again: "What do you two have to do with me? Could it be that you are here to testify to the Yin Taifu's breaking the engagement?"
Before, when these people arrived one after another, he asked about this out of politeness, but these people were all talking and haha, and did not indicate what the purpose of the visit was, so he could not say anything.
After all, these people are related to him and are all ministers in the same dynasty. Take Yang Guang as an example. If my cousin comes to my cousin’s house to play, do you have to do something? Can’t I come to visit the door if I have nothing to do? Although Yang Guang has not been here for a year before.
Since these people are all ambiguous, he can't go into it in depth, so he can only eat and drink and entertain.
Among the guests, Yang Lin is the most respected king of the backing king. Yang Lin is the younger brother of the emperor Yang Jian of the dynasty. In terms of the royal bloodline is much closer than Yang Su, the clan brother, so Yang Lin can be the king, while Yang Su can only be a prince.
Yang Lin said that when we go to your martial arts venue for fun, he has to arrange seats in the martial arts venue. After sitting down, he wants to call Lee Ji-yun over and recommend them to these popular characters, not to show off Lee Ji-yun's skills, but to Lee Ji-yun's future development.
Since we have decided to change the key training target Li Shimin to Li Zhiyun, we have to let these relatives and friends know each other. In the future, Li Zhiyun will inevitably enter the career of the officialdom. At that time, we will not ask these people for help, as long as we make things difficult for no reason.
This is one of the reasons why he asked Li Jiancheng to call Li Zhiyun. In addition, there is another reason to let Li Zhiyun know his future father-in-law Yin Shishishi and his fiancé Yin Fengji. The father-in-law and fiancée have arrived at home. How can you, a son-in-law, not show up?
Of course, this second reason no longer exists at this time.
After retiring the engagement, he had to ask the other guests what they were doing. Because Yang Guang and Yu Wenhua and Master Yin Shi, there was a little bad in their tone when asking these two people.
Always engaged, relatives and friends will come to congratulate you when getting married, and you can also serve as witnesses and participate in the wedding event, but you have never heard of breaking the engagement and supporting you. What is your intention of Yang Guang and Yu Culture?
Yang Lin coughed and cleared his throat, and first replied: "I came to your house because your sister Yu'er was going to compete for martial arts with your brother-in-law Wan Xuandao, but she didn't expect to encounter Tai Fu Yin. It was really a coincidence. I thought I didn't read the calendar today. The competition would be another day, otherwise you would let Wan Xuandao go to my place..."
For the sake of his daughter, he came to Duke Tang's mansion, but encountered Li Yuan and his son who broke up with an engagement. This was really embarrassing. If he had known this, Old Yanglin would never have chosen this day to visit. In awkward manner, he would be embarrassed to continue to mention the martial arts competition.
Yang Lin expressed regret here, but Yang Guang and Yu Wenhua and others were happy to see that they were successful. As long as Yang Lin spoke, they didn’t have to answer Li Yuan’s question. If they had to ask them to answer, what should they answer? This answer must be done by Master Yin Shi.
Li Yuan was a little amused when he heard Yang Lin's purpose, and thought to himself that you, such a young prince, was running for these children's affairs, and there was no one else. While Yang Lin was pausing his speech, he turned to Yang Su and said, "I wonder what the hell is there for Duke Yue here?"
Yang Su and Yang Guang are very close, which is known to everyone in the government and the country. Since Yang Guang and Yu Wenhua are suspected of making jokes, Yang Su must be the accomplice they invited.
But after all, Yang Su is in the position of Duke Yue and is comparable to his Duke Tang. Since he and Yang Guang were not together on the surface, he had to ask the previous question separately. This is etiquette and indispensable.
Yang Suyin smiled and said, "I heard that Lang Zhiyun is a martial arts master who is hidden but not revealed, so I wanted to come over and see it with my own eyes, but I didn't expect to encounter such a thing. I'm really embarrassed."
Li Zhiyun was stunned when she heard this, thinking to herself, how did Yang Su know that I know martial arts?
But after a second thought, he realized that it must be the female thief wearing a green dress who reported the fight with him last night to Yang Su. No wonder Yang Su's pair of hawk eyes were always staring at him.
As for Sister Hongfu, he believed that Hongfu would definitely not tell Yang Su about what he taught her and Guang Tongchen. He didn't know why, he was so sure.
The same thing Yang Su said, Yang Guang and Yu Wenhua were quite puzzled after hearing this. What do you mean by Li Zhiyun’s martial arts skills? She still hides it deeply? Look at him like this, he needs to use a bamboo pole as a crutch when walking, and he still knows martial arts skills? Who believes it!
Fortunately, Li Yuan has agreed to Yin Shishi Master’s request to break the engagement. Otherwise, your words "Li Zhiyun knows martial arts" will interfere with the strategy we set. Yin Shishi Master proposed to break the engagement on the grounds that Li Zhiyun cannot do martial arts, but you said that Li Zhiyun is a master. Isn’t this a versus Yin Shishi Master? What the hell?
Another thing is that Yang Su originally made an appointment with them to gather at Yu Wenji's house, and then went to the Duke of Tang's Mansion with Yin Shishi Master. However, at noon today, Yang Su's housekeeper arrived at Yuwen's mansion and said that his master had not come to pick up all the things and went to the Duke of Tang's mansion alone later, but he did not explain the reason.
In short, when they met at the Duke of Tang's Mansion, they could not ask each other about these things, and they could only suspect them in their hearts. The same is true now. Yang Su's words were obviously abrupt, but he could not ask how he learned about them.
Li Yuan was surprised and thought to himself, did Yang Su know Zhiyun's skills? On the surface, he beat him up: "Duke Yue was joking. The child Zhiyun was weak and sickly as a child, and he had never practiced martial arts before. It was true. Otherwise, how could I agree to such a shameful thing as breaking off the engagement?"
Speaking of this, he turned around and looked at Master Yinshi, and issued an order to expel guests: "Since the engagement has been settled, I believe the Yin Taifu is not willing to stay in the humble house. Someone is here..."
He called "Come" and the next sentence was "Sending off the guests". However, before he could say the word "Sending off the guests", Yin Shishi said expressionlessly: "Grandpa, please wait."
When Li Yuan heard this, his face darkened and thought to himself that you are not finished yet. I said that the child would pay homage to your father-in-law. You said, "Be for a while, now I want to send you out, and you are still as slow as me, what's wrong? Your Yinshi Master still wants to bully others with his martial arts?
It is true that your Yinshi Master is of great martial arts, but it is not your Yinshi Master's turn to call the wind and rain in this Sui Dynasty!
Just as I was about to say something ugly, Master Yin Shi said, "Did the Duke forget something?"
Li Yuan replied angrily: "What did I forget? I want to ask for advice!"
"Since you have agreed to break the engagement, please return me the dowry I gave to you."
Li Yuan felt a little sad when he heard this, and he thought that this group of people had acted in such a play today, and their real purpose was Qingxuan Secret Record!
If Master Yin Shi came to him to break off the engagement two days ago and asked for the Qingxuan Secret Record, he would definitely throw the book back without saying a word. However, time has changed, and today he would come to ask for the Qingxuan Secret Record, so he would have to think about it.
Because according to Li Zhiyun, a female thief entered her mansion last night and tried to steal the secret book of Qingxuan. However, when the generals in the mansion came to hear the sound, they were left behind in a panic.
If this Qingxuan Secret Record is really a garbage secret book, then why did someone steal it last night and someone ask for it today?
Humans usually have one commonality, that is, they regard something they own as garbage, but once someone comes to buy it or ask for it, they will immediately become alert - is it worth it? Otherwise, how could someone want it?
Then, you can raise prices in various ways, or raise prices a hundred times, and even ask experts to identify them. Various behaviors are enough.
Chapter completed!