Li Xiu stepped into the living room in the front yard and saw Pei Xingjian restless in the hall at a glance. When the other party saw Li Xiu, a little embarrassed flashed across his face, and then he quickly stepped forward and bowed: "The emperor pays homage to the Duke. I wonder if Wanniang will return to the mansion?"

"I'm back, but I'm back crying!" Li Xiu replied deliberately with a cold expression at this time. He wanted to see what Pei Xingjian reacted after hearing this.

When Pei Xingjian heard that Wan Niang was crying and returned home, a look of distress flashed across his face, and then he asked again: "Duke, I know that my request may be a bit abrupt, but I still want to ask Duke to agree to let me see Wan Niang!"

"Oh, I've seen Wan Niang. She said she didn't want to drag you down and didn't want to see you again, so you'd better go back!" Li Xiu sighed at this time and continued.

When Pei Xingjian heard Li Xiu's words, a look of pain appeared on his face. No matter what the reason was, it was not a good thing to reject the woman he liked. Especially when he heard Wan Niang say that he was unwilling to drag him down, it made him feel even more disturbed. After knowing Wan Niang's life experience, he also understood Wan Niang's mood when she said this.

Pei Xingjian lowered his head and was silent for a while. Finally, he suddenly looked up at Li Xiu and said, "Duke, I would like to ask, if Wan Niang has no qualms about her identity, would she be willing to marry me?"

"Wan Niang lost her father since she was a child, and her mother and her brother had to go abroad. Therefore, she has always lived in my house. It can be said that she is no different from my daughter. I have only seen her crying so sadly today. Except for today, there was only the last time her father passed away and her mother and brother fled overseas. Do you think if she had no qualms about her identity, would she marry you?" Li Xiu asked back at the end.

The relationship between men and women is very wonderful. Although Wanniang and Pei Xingjian have only met three times and have only been together for one night on the Lantern Festival, Li Xiu can see that Wanniang really likes Pei Xingjian very much. Now it depends on Pei Xingjian’s own choice.

After hearing Li Xiu's answer, Pei Xingjian's face showed an ecstasy expression. Then he reached out and took a jade pendant from his neck, and then gently placed it on the table and said, "I feel relieved with this words from the Duke. Wanniang doesn't want to drag me down because of her identity, but I don't want to miss her. This jade pendant is the only relic left to me by my father. Today I will give it to Wanniang as a decisive thing!"

"This..." Seeing that Pei Xingjian really ignored Wanniang's identity and insisted on marrying her, Li Xiu couldn't help but look surprised. After all, the ancients had a strong clan concept, and even everything they personally served for the clan, especially those like Pei Xingjian who had a downfall in the family and had great ambitions. No matter how optimistic Li Xiu was, he was not optimistic about Pei Xingjian's willingness to take the risk to marry Wanniang.

"You... really don't mind Wanniang's life experience?" After a while, Li Xiu hesitated and asked Pei Xingjian. Although Pei Xingjian insisted that marrying Wanniang was a good thing, Li Xiu was still a little unbelievable for a while.

"Does the Duke want to hear the truth or the lies?" What Li Xiu didn't expect was that Pei Xingjian smiled indifferently and asked.

"How to tell the truth, how to tell the lies?" Li Xiu also asked back at this time.

"If the Duke wants to hear lies, then I will definitely say I don't mind. If the Duke wants to hear the truth, then I will tell the truth. I also know very well about the impact that marrying Wan Niang may have on me. I have always taken the responsibility of revitalizing the family, so if I don't mind at all, it must be a lie!" Pei Xingjian said with a calm look on his face at this time.

"Since you still mind, why do you want to marry Wan Niang?" Li Xiu also narrowed his eyes and stared at Pei Xingjian. Although he admired this young man very much, if he dared to have any thoughts about Wan Niang, don't blame him for being rude.

"I mind no matter how much I mind, but a man is a real man, and fame and fortune are only taken from straightforwardness. I don't take some trouble seriously at all, because I am confident that with my own abilities, no matter what difficulties I encounter, I cannot bury my talents!" When Pei Xingjian said the last, his waist was straight, and he felt a sense of arrogance and confidence all over his body.

"Are you so confident?" Li Xiu was surprised at the expression of Pei Xingjian's arrogance and confidence, and then asked with interest. Perhaps what he saw now was Pei Xingjian's true face. This famous minister in history entered the officialdom from the imperial examination, and then after several ups and downs, it was probably because of this arrogance and confidence that supported him to go on.

"This is not just confidence, but I have the determination and courage to overcome all difficulties. When we orphans and widows all survived in troubled times, no matter how dangerous the future is, it will not be more dangerous than when we, mother and son, struggled in troubled times!" Pei Xingjian said with a calm smile at this time.

When Pei Xingjian's father and brother died at the hands of Wang Shichong, his mother fled from Luoyang City with him and gave birth to him in a mess. In order to survive, the mother and son suffered almost all kinds of hardships. It was not until later that their mother and son met Cheng Yaojin and his father's friends before their death that they settled down. However, it was the hard days before, coupled with his mother's words and deeds, that Pei Xingjian developed a strong and persistent personality and would never retreat easily in the face of difficulties.

Hearing Pei Xingjian's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but admire him even more. He thought for a moment, and then said again: "I admire you very much for such determination and courage, but you must also think clearly that if you marry Wan Niang, you will definitely be suppressed in the officialdom in the future. If you want to be promoted, it will be much more difficult than others. Even if I want to help you, it may not be an easy task. Then don't blame Wan Niang for this. If you make Wan Niang suffer a grievance, don't blame me for being polite!"

When Li Xiu spoke at the end, he couldn't help but show a stern expression. He also said ugly words in front. After all, Pei Xingjian is young and energetic now, and he can't let go of his feelings for Wan Niang, so it's not surprising to say the above words. But if the relationship between the couple gradually becomes dull over time, no one can guarantee whether Pei Xingjian's ideas will change.

"I know what you mean by Duke, but since I decided to marry Wan Niang, I will be one of my husband and wife in the future. After marrying her, I will also bear everything about her. I will never do such ruthless and unrighteous things!" Pei Xingjian said solemnly again at this time, looking at Li Xiu without any hesitation, and his expression was very calm.

Li Xiu had been observing Pei Xingjian. At this time, with his experience, he also found that Pei Xingjian was indeed sincere. After all, with his age, it was impossible for him to lie without any flaws, so this made him finally relieved.

"Okay, since you have this determination, then I will make it clear. If you are willing to marry Wan Niang, I can support you with all my strength, but Wan Niang is a gentle person on the outside and strong inside. Since she has decided not to drag you down, it is probably not so easy to change her mind. At least I don't have the ability." Li Xiu couldn't help but smile a little bitterly on his face when he said the last time, because he found that the children in the family were more stubborn than the other. There was Qi Niang before, and now Wan Niang, and he didn't listen much to his words in marriage.

"I... I want to see Wanniang, and I will ask the Duke to beg you!" Pei Xingjian immediately stood up when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then bowed and asked. Since Wanniang suddenly left him and went home, his heart was still hanging, especially when he knew that Wanniang was crying, which made him extremely worried.

"Okay, I can take you there, but whether Wanniang is willing to see you depends on your ability!" Li Xiu thought for a while and finally nodded. It would be left to the young people to solve the problem by the young people themselves. Moreover, if Wanniang really gave up Pei Xingjian, with her personality, she would probably regret it for the rest of her life.

Seeing Li Xiu agreeing, Pei Xingjian hurriedly thanked him excitedly, and then raised his foot to see Wan Niang, but Li Xiu smiled and called him, then pointed to the jade pendant in front of him and said, "I think it would be better for you to give it to Wan Niang in person!"

Hearing Li Xiu's words a little teasing, Pei Xingjian also felt a little embarrassed again. Then he carefully put away the jade pendant and then followed Li Xiu to the inner house. Generally, outsiders are not allowed to enter the inner house. After all, Li Xiu's family is here, but Li Xiu made an exception today to bring Pei Xingjian in, and Pei Xingjian was also very polite. When he walked, he kept staring at his feet and did not look up at all.

After a while, the two of them came to the yard where Wanniang lived. At that moment, Li Xiu asked Pei Xingjian to go in and knock on the door by himself. As for whether he could knock the door open, it depends on his own ability.

However, Li Xiu obviously underestimated Pei Xingjian's status in Wan Niang's heart. Pei Xingjian just revealed his identity outside the door, but Wan Niang opened the door, which made Li Xiu, outside the courtyard, sigh secretly. When he wanted to enter the door just now, he called the door several times before Wan Niang asked Wan Niang to open the door. Unexpectedly, Pei Xingjian opened the door in just one time. It seems that he is really an outgoing girl!

"Brother, I heard that Wan Niang is back crying?" But at this moment, Qi Niang suddenly rushed out of the yard next to her. Her clothes were not neatly worn, her hair was even more messy, and her eyes were covered with red silk. She knew she had just woken up at first glance.

"You're late. Pei Xingjian has already found him. Now the two are chatting inside!" Li Xiu said in a whisper to Wanniang's room. Qi Niang and Wanniang's yard were already close to each other. It was probably when Wanniang came back just now, she was also seen by the maid next to Qi Niang, so Qi Niang learned about this.

However, when he saw Qi Niang, Li Xiu suddenly sighed in his heart, because he thought that he would marry Qi Niang out this year, and he didn't know when the American fleet would come to the Tang Dynasty this year?
Chapter completed!