Chapter 175: He only has broken sleeves
Li Yaoche's face was pressed against Xiaoduanxiu's lower back, he closed his eyes and felt pain in his heart—his father, who had always had a glimmer of expectation, actually wanted to destroy him! The aunt he thought could entrust important matters is actually just coveting the wealth and power behind him! The cousin he has always loved can plot against him without any guilt!
None of the people he cherished really cared about him! He has nothing, and his fourth brother, who is the only one who depends on each other, has been stupid since he was a child. He doesn't understand anything and can't help him. He really feels alone and helpless.
No, it's not helpless, he still has Jiang Ru! Li Yaoche hugged the little broken sleeve in his arms even tighter, thinking to himself - Jiang Ru, I only have you now, you must not leave me.
Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch.
Dou Fu.
Mrs. Dou returned to the mansion in a daze, feeling that all her planning for the past ten years had been in vain, and it was actually worse than death. But Dou Xiaoxiao has been crying beside her, crying until her head hurts.
"Shut up!" Mrs. Dou raised her hand and slapped the hopeless daughter, gnashing her teeth, "What are you capable of?! You can't even compete with a man! What else can you do but cry?!"
Dou Xiaoxiao felt even more aggrieved, and cried, "Aniang, what else can you do besides venting your anger on me?! Go and beg your cousin, isn't your cousin the same unwilling to marry me?!"
"Don't mention your cousin!" Mrs. Dou said contemptuously, "You're just a worthless brat! You can't even keep your own position as the eldest son! Now you're kicked out, like a lost dog, how can you be worthy of you?! "
Dou Xiaoxiao choked on her weeping, and when she heard that Li Yaoche had lost the backing of the Jin Mansion, her desire to marry immediately stopped for seven or eight minutes.
The mother and daughter were accusing each other, and the concierge reported that Jin Guofu had sent a letter.
Mrs. Dou looked at it with trepidation, and she immediately beamed with joy: "Xiaoxiao, the Duke is willing to accept you as a concubine!" But it turned out that the Duke of Jin fell in love with Dou Xiaoxiao's beauty today, and he wanted to take this girl with her. The little girl took it for herself.
Dou Xiaoxiao snatched the letter and tore it to pieces, crying, "I don't want to marry a bad old man!!" She is so beautiful! She wants to marry a young talent!
"Your majestic lord, why are you yelling so much?!" Master Dou came in from the door, he couldn't help but blamed him. He dotes on this old woman, but if this daughter threatens his face, or even affects his official career, Master Dou's paternal love will have to be compromised.
"Father!" Dou Xiaoxiao ran over and hugged Master Dou's arm, crying, "Aunt actually wants me to be a concubine for the Duke of Jin! How can my daughter's innocent body be ruined by such a person?!"
Greedy and joyful eyes flashed in Master Dou's eyes. He patted his daughter's hand and comforted him: "Your reputation has been ruined now, and no one in Chang'an City is willing to marry you. The Duke of Jin is still willing to take you as a concubine. This is because he is kind, why are you still accusing him?"
Dou Xiaoxiao felt cold all over, and screamed: "Father! Don't you love your daughter the most?!"
"Xiaoxiao!" Master Dou said heartbrokenly, "Father, why doesn't he want to point you to a good marriage? But you have ruined your reputation. Now besides marrying the Duke of the State, where else is a noble family willing to accept you?"
This sounded nice, but in fact, Master Dou was more for himself - he was willing to let Mrs. Dou help Li Erlang at the beginning, and it was nothing more than wanting to get on the line of Jin Guofu. Now that Jin Guogong personally handed over the thread, how could he not continue it? He loves this old woman, but compared with the future of power, the former is obviously not that big of a weight.