My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

After Wu Qinghui apologized reluctantly, Liu Cairen also walked down the stairs and said, "It's okay. We are all sisters in the palace. It's no big deal."

Li Longji also said with satisfaction: "Okay, Liu Cairen, you can go back and rest first. As for Concubine Wu Huifei, I will talk to her."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After that, the concubines left. After walking a distance from the Bingyue Palace, Huangfu Deyi spoke up, "What is the intention of Duke Kangguo? Why does he ask us to say something good?"

"Just say it. Not only did you not get any benefit, but you were bullied instead." Liu Cairen said unhappyly.

Liu Jieyu said at this time: "Sisters, you have been fighting for so long before, don't you have any ulterior motives?"

"What do you mean?" Huangfu Deyi and Liu Cairen were a little confused.

Concubine Zhao Lifei thought about it for a while, and then asked, "Could it be that they asked us to speak well of Concubine Wu Hui just to make this happen today?"

Concubine Liu smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's right."

"Don't forget that Duke Kangguo is not on good terms with Concubine Wu Huifei. I guess what some people did to Duke Kangguo was done by Concubine Wu Huifei."

After hearing what Concubine Liu said, the other three concubines quickly gestured to her to keep quiet. Concubine Zhao Li even walked directly to her side and whispered, "Concubine Liu, please don't say this outside. I'm afraid there are some unclean people in the palace now."

Concubine Liu still had that gentle smile on her face, which puzzled Concubine Zhao Lifei. She asked, "What's wrong? Concubine Liu, aren't you afraid?"

"It's not that I'm not afraid, it's that there's no need to be afraid." Concubine Liu said with a smile.

Immediately, Concubine Liu came close to Concubine Zhao's ear and whispered an explanation. Then Concubine Zhao suddenly realized: "Duke Kangguo actually..."

Concubine Liu nodded, indicating that she was right. The other two concubines were confused and asked, "Concubine Zhao Lifei, Concubine Liu, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing, it's just that Concubine Wu Huifei is suffering. She is the only one who is foolishly calculating. Duke Kangguo is very smart. No wonder people always say that he is a heretic and does not do things according to common sense."

However, neither Liu Cairen nor Huangfu Deyi understood what this meant, so Concubine Zhao Lifei and Concubine Liu naturally did not explain it.

......

After class, Chang An chatted with Li Ying for a while and then left work directly.

When passing by the Taichang Temple, he happened to see Li Weihao walking out with a sad face. Chang An raised his eyebrows and walked up to him and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Qingming? Why are you so sad?"

"Nothing, just a little anxious."

Chang An touched his chin and asked, "Anxious? Anxious about what?"

"I'm worried about the marriage." Li Weihao didn't hide it and said directly: "Xue Jing's mourning is over, and our engagement is still as usual. I sent someone to pick her up some time ago, and now I'm worrying about the marriage."

Xue Jing was Li Weihao's fiancée. After he passed the imperial examination, he wanted to marry her in a grand ceremony. However, after he returned, a funeral occurred in her family, so the matter was put on hold. Then the two agreed to revise the marriage certificate and set the date for the three-year mourning period.

Chang An raised his brows again - when it comes to arranging marriages, let alone others, at least he himself is familiar with it!

I just don’t know what Li Weihao’s elders think. After all, Li Weihao is far away in Chang’an now. Unlike Wang Wei whose hometown is in Puzhou, it is very inconvenient for him to come and go.

"What do the elders in Brother Qingming's family say?"

Li Weihao shook his head and said, "My parents passed away due to illness a few years ago. I was able to continue my studies with the help of my family and relatives. They have helped me so much, and I can't trouble them any more."

Chang An nodded and said, "How about... we help you?"

"Help me? This is my marriage, how can Brother Yonghe help me?" Li Weihao was stunned.

"Do you know that when Gu Niang and I got married, I made the gifts myself. Even on the wedding day, except for inviting guests, I was in charge of everything else." Chang An said.

"Maybe I can give you some advice then."

As the saying goes, getting married yourself is not the most interesting thing, watching others get married is the most interesting thing.

Li Weihao thought for a while and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Brother Yonghe."

Chang An nodded and said, "In that case, why don't you bring Madam Xue to us after lunch and we can go to the East Market or West Market to arrange the wedding?"

"What are you struggling with? Why don't you let me help you think of a solution?"

Li Weihao was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine too. I'll have to trouble Brother Yonghe."

The two chatted as they came to the outside of the imperial city, and then separated. Chang An returned home and was greeted by Gu Li again. Chang An was in a particularly good mood today, and he carried Gu Li directly into the house.

The two little ones followed behind, shouting, "Aniang wants Aye to hold her!"

"Shame!"

Gu Li blushed and said, "Aye is happy today, otherwise he wouldn't hug A Niang."

Chang An smiled and said as he walked, "Mother Gu, do you want to go out for some fresh air this afternoon?"

"Go out? But today is not a day off?" Gu Li asked, lying comfortably in Chang An's arms.

"It's Brother Qingming. He and Madam Xue are planning to get married." Chang An said, "He has never been married, and there are no elders in his family who can help him, so he wants us to help them think of a solution."

Gu Li asked naively, "What does that have to do with going out?"

"A wedding must involve a big banquet, right? And we also need to prepare gifts and jewelry for the new bride. At that time, there will only be two grown men, me and Brother Qingming, how are we going to choose these things?"

Gu Li pouted, thought about it cutely, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's go."

Then Gu Li lay on Chang An's shoulder and said to Xiaoguai and Erguai, "Xiaoguai and Erguai, do you want to go out and play together later?"

"Yes! I want to eat candied haws!"

"I like to eat candied haws, too!"

The two little ones immediately jumped up and happily circled around Chang An and Gu Li.

......

After lunch, Chang An helped Gu Li dress up, drank a sip of water, and planned to go out to wait for Li Weihao and Xue Jing. But just as he drank the water, Li Weihao walked in, followed by a timid girl.

Chang An was stunned for a moment and even forgot to swallow the water in his mouth.

"Brother Yonghe, Madam Gu, this is Xue Jing, my fiancée." Li Weihao looked at Chang An's somewhat strange expression and introduced the lady behind him without knowing why.

Gu Li was also a little stunned and asked, "I wonder how old Madam Xue is?"

"Seventeen."

"puff!"

Chang An spat out a mouthful of water, fortunately he turned his head in time, otherwise the water would have been spat on Li Weihao.

"How big?"

"Seventeen."

"Seventeen?!"

Chang An stood up immediately, his eyes switching between Gu Li and Xue Jing, and finally sat down again. He leaned close to Gu Li's ear and asked, "When we got married, Mother Gu was eighteen, right?"

Gu Li nodded, and Chang An suddenly became a little uneasy - Xue Jing is now seventeen years old, and has been in mourning for three years. If she had not been in mourning, wouldn't she be fourteen when she got married?

At the age of fourteen, your development is still not complete!

At this time, Chang An pointed at Li Weihao, his hands and lips trembling, and he almost cursed: Li Weihao, you beast!

But Gu Li didn't think so much. Whether it was three years ago or now, it was normal for Gu Li. She stood up with a smile and said, "She is a lovely lady."

Chang An wiped his mouth, adjusted his mood, picked up the two little ones, and said, "Okay, okay, let's stop talking nonsense, let's go to the West Market now."

"Really...Is it really possible?"

Xue Jing's small voice came from behind Li Weihao. It was her first time meeting a stranger, and the other party was very enthusiastic, so she couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Li Weihao comforted him softly: "It's okay, they are all good people."

"I came here today to ask Brother Yonghe to help us prepare for the wedding."

"Hmm..." Xue Jing frowned slightly and said, "But getting married is a matter between you and me. Although you have become a high-ranking official, there are still many expenses at home."

"When we get married, we should keep things simple."

Li Weihao patted her hands gently and said, "It's okay. I should marry you formally. We are not having an affair. Why can't we marry each other in a formal and grand ceremony?"

"Saving money is better than saving money. You are my only family, and I don't want you to spend a lot of money on these things." Xue Jing still shook her head, unwilling to do so.

"I have planned it all. Let's go buy some red and blue cloth and sew two pieces. As for the other things, there is no need to buy anything else. Let's just keep it simple."

Chang An held the child in his arms, walked forward and said, "I object to this."

"Brother Qingming will only marry one person in this life, so why not make it a good one? This way you can tell others that he married you in a formal way."

Gu Li also nodded.

"but......"

"No buts, just like Brother Yonghe said, I will only marry you in this life. Of course I have to do it well this time."

Chang An nodded, looked at Li Weihao with great satisfaction, and said, "That's right, the betrothal gift cannot be less than others, don't bully them, I tell you."