Humans are really complex animals, with rationality and sensibility intertwined, so many things cannot be considered completely with rationality.

Take Bai Naoer and Bai Qiaoqiao for father and daughter. During Bai Qiaoqiao's growth, Bai Naoer could be said to have not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. After he reunited, his daughter's role in him was to raise him and marry him and raise a bride money for his son.

Bai Qiaoqiao was naturally disappointed with such a father. So when Li Mu proposed to take her out of Mayi, Bai Qiaoqiao agreed because she had nothing to nostalgic for such a family.

But in the emotional part, Bai Qiaoqiao couldn't let go of the father-daughter relationship. This made her feel very sorry for Li Mu. Because everything was earned back by Li Mu. Moreover, she knew very well about Bai Naoer's attitude towards Li Mu in the past. Bai Qiaoqiao was still contented with Bai Naoer now.

For Li Mu, the importance of Bai Naoer depends entirely on Bai Qiaoqiao. For him, this person is optional, but he is Bai Qiaoqiao's father. This matter is a fact and cannot be changed. Because Bai Qiaoqiao is his wife, he takes care of Bai Naoer, which is the whole reason.

There is actually a misunderstanding among them.

The root of the misunderstanding is that Bai Qiaoqiao thought Li Mu was "tolerating humiliation" and "not taking grudges", but for Li Mu, his soul traveled through time. How bad was Bai Naoer to Li Mu in the past? This incident only exists in the remaining memories of Li Mu, and he did not empathize with it.

If he was not Li Mu who traveled through time, he might not have forgiven Li Mu for Bai Qiaoqiao. This can be seen from the original Li Mu's remaining memories of Bai Qiaoqiao.

The original Li Mu talked about Bai Qiaoqiao, which was extremely cold. Even though Bai Qiaoqiao often came to take care of Sun and helped the Li family as much as he could. Li Mu never pretended to be rude to her, and even hated her because of Bai Naoer, but it was not that obvious.

Similarly, Li Mu's feelings are also complex. If the original Li Mu had feelings for Bai Qiaoqiao, he might not be able to walk with Bai Qiaoqiao. Although his body is the same, his soul is different after all. If the original Li Mu had a deep relationship with Bai Qiaoqiao, he would have traveled over and took over directly. No matter how beautiful Bai Qiaoqiao was, it would inevitably be a bit unacceptable to psychologically.

After all, a person who has been bachelor for two lifetimes still has expectations for love.

Nowadays, the only one who really enters Li Mu's heart is Bai Qiaoqiao. The relationship is the most undeceptive. Mutual understanding determines the thickness of the relationship. Compared with Li Zhien, Wang Ou, and Zhang Tianai, Bai Qiaoqiao may have various shortcomings, but for Li Mu, she is a person without secrets. The basis of love is frankness, she is honest enough, and Li Mu naturally has no warning to her.

But the remaining three have their own secrets or purposes. Li Mu never asks out of respect, but the distance between hearts is also separated by these secrets and purposes.

Li Mu talked about Bai Qiaoqiao so far, but there was almost no dissatisfaction with him. One thing that must be said is that Bai Qiaoqiao is too unintentional, his ears are too soft, and it seems difficult to make decisions about anything he does, hesitating and many concerns. Just like during the Chinese New Year, Bai Qiaoqiao could think of preparing this and that for Sun, but he was angry because he was worried that Li Mu, who was "bearing humiliation and burden", and he had almost no expression on Bai Naoer.

Nowadays, Li Zhien is almost always in charge of the big and small things at home. Li Zhien's impression of Bai Naoer is naturally bad. She can do it and not make things difficult for Bai Naoer, but she doesn't have that much measure to do something for Bai Naoer.

So Li Mu spoke up himself and said that he would buy New Year's goods for Bai Naoer a thousand guan.

For him, one thousand guan is not a big deal. For Bai Naoer now, one thousand guan is not a big deal. After becoming the market order of Jingdong Ji, Bai Naoer has seen the world. Although he does not have much property, he is never short of money. The temptation of money has begun to decline for him.

Li Mu gave him a thousand guan just to reassure him. This means that as a son-in-law, Li Mu still recognized this father-in-law in his heart. For Bai Naoer, it was happier than giving him ten thousand guan.

After seeing the world, Bai Naoer realized how powerful Li Mu is now. The Chang'an City at the foot of the emperor can be said to be full of honors and officials as many as dogs. The seventh-rank city dictator has no sign in Chang'an City. Anyone who meets an official has to claim to be a lower-ranking official.

But Bai Naoer, although she was only a seventh-rank market magistrate, no one dared to show off in front of him. The title of Zhulu Hou's father-in-law is enough to make him compare with a minister.

Not to mention the other person, when Duke Cheng Yaojin of Su Guo saw him, he always called him brother. How much face is this?

Li Mu had been persuaded and finally asked Bai Qiaoqiao to agree to send Bai Naoer a thousand guan tomorrow to buy New Year's goods. That made Bai Qiaoqiao's eyes red and kept saying, "My father used to be so bad to you, you are still so filial to him now..." Such words made Li Mu feel embarrassed.

Seeing this, Li Mu leaned into Bai Qiaoqiao's ear and muttered, saying that he was not at home last night and had no time to do some things he should do. Could he make up for it in the afternoon without any accidents and was rejected.

It’s not Bai Qiaoqiao’s ruthlessness. If he said this when he lived in Zhulu Hou’s Mansion in the past, and was so moved, he would be almost inseparable. But now he lives in Fengqiuhuang, and the front and back yards of the store are too close to each other, so why did Bai Qiaoqiao’s face be pulled down?

There was a person with a twitch next to her. Li Mu looked at her and shook his head cruelly and refused.

He annoyed his wives and concubines all at once, and Li Mu became honest. After dinner, both of them went to the front yard shop to work hard. Li Mu was bored and was about to go to Wang Ou's place for a while, Li Siwen came.

The huge dark circles almost made Li Siwen's eyes blurred. Seeing his look, Li Mu remembered his fragile self when he was with Bai Qiaoqiao just now, and tickled, saying, "My brother, you are too greedy."

"Brother!" Li Siwen looked at Li Mu calmly, and suddenly felt sad from it, and she cried and said, "That girl knows martial arts!"

"Yes, we saw it. Didn't we just throw you away? We ran away?" Li Mutian said shamelessly, and laughed: "Don't be a sissy, it sounds bad, that's your wife."

"Brother, you are so unfaithful. Do you know what she looks like?"

"What?" Li Mu was shocked. It was dark last night. He only saw one outline of Qin Yu, but not what Qin Yu looked like. Besides, there were not many brothers and sister-in-laws, and they were uncles. When they talked to each other, he took Dugu Jiu away.

Could it be that he is really an ugly monster?

"She..." Li Siwen paused for a moment, could no longer act, and laughed out loud, saying, "Brother, she is so beautiful. How can I say that, I think it is more beautiful than my sister-in-law!"

"That's impossible!" Li Mu immediately said firmly, waved his hand, and said, "No matter how beautiful she looks like a flower, she can't be more beautiful than my wife!"

Li Siwen dissatisfied and said, "Each one has its own merits, right?"

"No!" Li Mu stared at his eyes and said, "My wife is unparalleled in beauty and the best in the world. If you say anything, I will beat you up!"

Li Siwen was so angry that she still didn't say anything. Li Mu put his shoulder on his shoulder, glanced back, and lowered his voice: "Little brother, learn well. You have to listen to all directions at home. Just now, your sister-in-law went to the warehouse to get things. If I don't say that, can I still get into the quilt tonight?"

Li Siwen suddenly realized and said, "Brother, do you think my wife is more beautiful than yours?"

"Fart!" Li Mu knocked Li Siwen on the head and said, "Not to mention that I have never seen your wife. Even if I see you, it will be my wife. If I think your wife is beautiful, what else will happen to you?"

"Why is there nothing wrong with me? My wife, I..." Li Siwen suddenly understood, glanced at Li Mu in disgust and said, "Brother, you are so disgusting, your head is very dirty!"

"Just teach you the principles of being a human being, learn it!" Li Mu laughed, walked to Dugu Jiu's door, knocked, and said, "Don't eavesdrop in the house, come out, let's go out for a walk and find Fang Yiai. What's the matter? Tell him to recruit people, but if he has been recruited, I'll give me a word!"

Dugu Jiu put on a mask and said, "The last time I saw him, he said no problem."

"I'd better go and have a look. I'll have to use this group of people before the Lantern Festival. If he doesn't succeed, I'll have to think about others and things can't be delayed."

Dugu Jiu nodded and said, "I'll go prepare the carriage."

Li Mu grabbed him, and the three of them went to the stable to lead three horses, and rode straight to the Duke of Liang's mansion.

...

Fang Family Ancestral Hall.

Lu held a ruler in his hand and looked at Fang Yiai who was kneeling on the ground. His anger was not gone: "You rebellious son, I said where you have been at home for a few days. It turns out that you have gone to join your enemy! Is there still my mother in your eyes? Say! Who told you to go!"

Fang Xuanling stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall and glanced inside. When he heard Lu's scolding, his calves were so scared that his calves became a little twitchy.

How could Fang Xuanling, who is extremely smart, not hear the profound meaning of Lu's words? She is forcing Fang Yiai to confess him, and then she can point the finger at herself openly.

Her ultimate goal was to write a letter to the great scholars of Shandong so that Li Shimin could drive him out of the Louvre in Chang'an, Zheng Jing and others would come back.

How could Fang Xuanling do such a thing?

The great scholars of Shandong, the Louvre and Zheng Jing, once opened a museum in Chang'an to teach disciples, controlling the right to speak for scholars. Before the government orders in the court were issued to the local area, as long as they were not in line with the interests of the gentry, they would be criticized by these scholars. Their words were so fierce that it seemed that the world was theirs.

However, when facing these people, the court has never had a good solution. Because they were not rebelling or force, they could not pose a substantial threat to the court. The most important thing is that there has been a tradition of literati and officials participating in the government affairs for thousands of years. The main point of a wise monarch is that they can accept advice humbly. If they punish them, they will be punished for their words. If this is recorded in historical books, it will be a great foolish monarch.

Li Shimin was constrained by the word "wise ruler", and he often had no way to do this.

But one thing is overwhelming, and Li Shimin had no choice but to use these Shandong great scholars, and Shandong great scholars had no choice but to Li Mu. They were driven out of Chang'an in a mess by Li Mu's chaotic punches. When they came to their senses, the road was already done. Even if they gave up their self-esteem, wrote several memorials in a tactful way, apologized to Li Shimin, and wanted to return to Chang'an. They were also left with Li Shimin, as if they hadn't seen it, and they ignored them at all.

At this time, if you want to return to Chang'an, you must have someone who can speak up and talk about this matter in front of Li Shimin. And such a person is really hard to find in the court today.

Wei Zheng could speak well, but Wei Zheng said that it would be better not to say it. He was driven out. He said it could only increase his disgust and no help at all.

In addition to Wei Zheng, there were almost no one in the court who could speak well, and there were almost no one in Shandong. And finding Fang Xuanling was thanks to his "understandable" wife.

Lu, there is nothing wrong with the Lu family in Fanyang. Her father, who is Fang Yiai's master, Fang Xuanling's father-in-law, was the brother of the great scholar Louvre.

Although the old man was gone, his relatives were not broken. Lu even called him uncle in the Louvre, and Fang Yiai had to call him uncle.

In order to make Fang Xuanling submit, the Louvre wrote a letter personally and sent it to Lu's house. She wanted her to lobby Fang Xuanling and asked him to write this memorial.

Although Lu was concerned about her parents' family, she was not a fool. She knew the role of Fang Xuanling on Li Shimin, and at the same time, she knew that everything in the Fang family came from Li Shimin's reliance on Fang Xuanling. This reliance originated from Fang Xuanling being Li Shimin's confidant.

A confidant naturally cannot turn his elbows out. If Fang Xuanling wrote this memorial, it would definitely be a great blow to the trust between the king and the minister.

To put it bluntly, Fang Xuanling must have refused. So he could only detour and find an excuse.

Fang Xuanling also guessed what Lu's possible way, so he has been very regular these days and has not given Lu a chance to take advantage of it. But he has never calculated that Fang Yiai went home to get the clothes they had washed today. You said you have left home, so what are you going to get back to get clothes? Didn't you bring you money and buy new ones by yourself? At this critical moment, why are you coming back?

Without any accident, Fang Yiai was caught in the same ancestral hall or the ruler. Everything was a familiar recipe and a familiar taste.

"Bless my good son, my good son, don't call my father out!"

Just as Fang Xuanling was praying to the gods and Buddhas, the housekeeper suddenly ran over with panting: "Master, Zhulu Hou is asking for a visit. This is a prayer, and the person is outside the door!"

Fang Xuanling's heart moved: "Where are you now?"

"Wait outside the door."
Chapter completed!