Chapter 986 Rich Lady
In the evening, the invited relatives and friends came to Longyuan Academy one after another, and Li Tai accompanied his father to greet everyone in the academy.
People from Guandong moved to Guanxi as early as when Xiao Baoyu entered Guan to quell the chaos and then rebelled in Guanzhong. Several subsequent migrations of people also came. Under the social background of the Northern Wei Dynasty, anyone who came from a noble family was basically a relative and friend of the Li family in Longxi. This is not a deliberate friendship, it is just the fact.
But although they all have relationships with relatives and friends, the specific friendships vary from near to distant. Therefore, Li Tai did not invite all his relatives and friends, mainly those who had come to Guanzhong in recent years. If he really wants to invite all his relatives and friends to his home, if someone sees him, they might suspect that he is plotting to usurp the throne.
Of course, those with an unusual relationship like Cui Lu and Gao Zhongmi must be invited.
"Lu Shuhu, who refused to accept my conquest back then, is now able to avoid rushing to Guanxi? If I had gone with you to assist your wonderful nephew, Boshan's achievements would have been even greater!"
After arriving at the academy, Gao Zhongmi pointed at Lu Shuhu and laughed.
When he planned to betray the Eastern Wei Dynasty, he also secretly contacted many people. Lu Shuhu was also on his contact list, but he ignored him at all. When they met at this time, it was inevitable to ridicule them and vent their dissatisfaction.
When everyone present heard what Gao Zhongmi said, including Lu Shuhu, they didn't know how to answer for a moment. It can't be said that you are proud of yourself. Aren't you the one who lost all your wife, children, and family members? This requires exposing one's shortcomings directly face to face, and I'm afraid they will turn against each other immediately.
However, Gao Zhongmi has now gotten over the haze of the failure. It should be noted that he was the leader of Li Tai's investment in Kansai. At the beginning, the uncle and nephew depended on each other. This relationship was much more solid than the original shareholders. The more powerful Li Tai becomes in Kansai, the more transcendent his status will naturally become.
Today, Gao Zhongmi still holds the title of Situ, but he does not serve in the government, but just lives at home. Last year, he remarried after being introduced by Wang Yuanxin of Guangling. In recent years, he has given birth to a son and two daughters. It can be said that his family is happy.
It is worth mentioning that during the peace talks with Northern Qi, the people Li Tai exchanged also included members of Gao Zhongmi's family. Before they defected to the Western Wei Dynasty, Gao Zhongmi's family was kidnapped by the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Gao Zhongmi's sons were executed, and his wife and daughter were deprived of officialdom.
The subsequent story of Gao Zhongmi's wife Li is also known to everyone, but there is no record of his daughter. Li Tai also exchanged people and learned that Gao Zhongmi's daughter had been confiscated from Yeting. It was not until Gao Yang established the Northern Qi Dynasty Amnesty for Sin Slaves that she was returned to the foster home of Gao Zhongmi's younger brother Gao Jishi outside the palace.
However, last year Gao Jishi was able to save himself by reporting Gao Zhong for conspiring to rebel. It was difficult to say how much he had feelings for his niece, especially since she also died of illness a few years ago. So when the two parties were negotiating peace, the Gao clan took the opportunity to push the little girl out and send them over, so that the father and daughter could be reunited.
Probably out of guilt for his family and nostalgia for his ex-wife, Gao Zhongmi also doted on this lost daughter and brought her to the academy today.
This little girl is fifteen or sixteen years old and has a beautiful face. From this appearance alone, you can guess why her mother was so fascinated by Gao Zhongmi and Gao Cheng. She is charming and beautiful in every frown and smile. As soon as she dressed up and got out of the car at the school, the children from all around her were constantly peeping and looking at her, and they were very fascinated.
Gao Zhongmi was naturally very proud of his daughter's charming appearance, but when he heard other people coming up to test her and ask questions for interview, he just laughed and didn't give any response.
Now that he has Li Tai taking care of him, he has become a veteran in the Western Wei Dynasty, and his nephew Gao Le, a domineering general, supports the family. There is no need to rush to marry off his daughter to seek help from his in-laws, and in his heart The guilt and care for my daughter naturally require careful interviews.
In recent years, the people who came to Guanzhong from Guandong can be roughly divided into three waves. In addition to those captured by Li Tai during the war, they are the family members brought back by Li Yunxin from Jinyang, the group brought back by Li Licheng from Yecheng, and It was obtained during the previous peace talks.
Among them, the third wave of people in particular arrived the most. Probably Yang Min, the guys in charge of Yedu, packed up all the Kanto Shiliu who felt that they were difficult to control. Li Tai was very good at this. He would just accept whatever was ordered, which could just make up for the talent gap between Kansai and Kanto.
At this time, these Kanto currents gathered in the academy. Although they came to Guanzhong because of Li Tai, many of them even saw Li Tai up close for the first time. Putting aside the feeling of closeness that already existed in my heart, when I saw Li Tai's grace, I couldn't help but praise him again and again.
Power can greatly improve a person's deportment and temperament. Even someone with a foundation like Qi Lord Gao Yang can use many more positive adjectives with the blessing of power. Now Li Tai, as the first person in the Western Wei Dynasty, then His demeanor is truly intimidating, and his impeccable appearance is even more heart-wrenching.
As more and more guests arrived, the men sat idle in the front hall of the academy, while the women were led to the back hall. Compared to the lively chatter in the front hall, the atmosphere in the back hall is a bit subtle.
Women tend to be reserved by nature, and some of their ideas and opinions are not as adaptable to reality as those of men. After seeing Tang Gong's appearance and grace in the front hall, and then thinking of the huge power he possessed, he became even more curious about what kind of woman in the world could be worthy of him. To be worthy of such a heroic man?
The life experience of Tang Zhengzheng's wife is not a secret. Although Duguxin is well-respected in Guanxi, these Guandong women think that the Western Wei Dynasty is poor and weak, and they do not think that such a poor and weak military general of the imperial court has anything to praise. How could a woman from such a family be favored by Duke Tang for many years?
Therefore, when they saw the lord of Xiangyang County and Mr. Tang's mother, Mrs. Lu, welcoming guests in the hall, the female relatives of the family would inevitably look at the princess with some scrutiny.
Because I already have prejudices in my heart, this impression is naturally somewhat emotional. It may be too gorgeous and not dignified, or the dress may be plain and unworthy of the Xuanhe family, or the voice may be slightly distant, Not friendly enough, etc. In short, in their eyes, this is by no means an impeccable and virtuous woman worthy of Duke Tang!
Of course, no matter what kind of thoughts they have in their hearts, they will naturally not show it. After all, they are visiting the house today and it is not good to be rude to the nominal hostess. But no matter how well you hide it, some clues of your thoughts will inevitably be revealed.
Miaoyin had slept with her husband in the past few years and had been influenced by her ears and eyes. She could not tell the thoughts of these women. She did not respond to this kind of seemingly polite but actually distant and arrogant attitude. She just accompanied Agu. Beside Lu, she was fulfilling her responsibilities as the hostess.
When the female relatives of various families sat down in the hall, they would inevitably have some daily greetings, and these female relatives focused on the Guandong scenery and people that interested Lu to talk about.
Miao Yin, who was also present at the table, naturally became an outsider and could not get in the conversation at all. Moreover, she listened to their enthusiastic talk about the marriages of the children of each family. Although the meaning was not stated clearly, it was also hinted at.
Miaoyin patiently listened to these conversations for a while, then suddenly felt unwell, apologized, and stood up to leave. After a while, she turned back and sighed with some embarrassment: "The pregnancy went smoothly last time, and now I can't." I feel very uncomfortable during pregnancy. I am not only rude to my relatives and friends, but also unable to manage household matters. You are all good wives. I wonder if you can give me some good advice?"
As soon as she opened her mouth, she immediately introduced the topic to another channel. The women present were more or less biased against her, but they did not dare to show it due to their status as host and guest. Now that she had taken the initiative to give her a reason and asked everyone to educate her as someone who had experienced it, these people would naturally They couldn't help it anymore and started chatting one after another.
Although they still did not dare to speak out about Miaoyin's shortcomings, they would use the opportunity to teach and teach in secret to express their opinions. The topic inevitably gradually came to the topic of Tang Gong's few wives and concubines and the meager income of his children.
At first, Mrs. Lu was still immersed in the joy of meeting old friends in a foreign country and listening to the local accent. However, as the topic changed, she gradually realized that these women were somewhat targeting her bride. In addition, she had discussed it with her husband Li Xiao before. This question made her a little unhappy at this moment, and she even told her about Miaoyin's previous request to Wenggu for permission to choose a concubine for her husband.
After everyone present heard this, their expressions changed slightly, and the eyes they looked at Miaoyin also changed slightly. The next words they spoke were no longer pointing out and criticizing her, but began to gradually praise her virtuousness.
Just like she had endured rejection and resistance before, Miaoyin just took the compliments from these women calmly and did not make any emotional response.
Waiting until all the guests had arrived and the banquet officially started, Miaoyin went out of the hall in person to introduce Madam Yao into the hall, and arranged for the lady to sit at the same table as him. He also treated her with care and concern, and then introduced the lady to her. When everyone introduced him, they were full of praise.
The female family members present here listened to Miao Yin's introduction, and looked at this woman from Wu who had already integrated deeply into Mr. Tang's family. They couldn't help but have their own thoughts, and they didn't even care to appreciate the taste of the food and wine in their mouths.
Sorry, sorry, it's a little late. . .