C51 (1/2)
In the past two years, he had won a lot of goodwill for himself. His studies were outstanding, and he had surpassed many of the rich sons of noble families in Yan City; he had also been called the Four Scholars of Yan City, along with the legitimate son of the Cheng Guo, Gao Qian, and the direct grandson of the Qi Kingdom, Xiao Jia, and the son of the Marquis of Jingjiang.
Whenever Young Master Jiang traveled, he would definitely be able to meet a certain noble daughter. He was extremely respectful and never took more than half a step, causing those noble ladies who were interested in him to become restless.
Back then, the Pu clan had been completely exterminated, but Emperor Qing had still shown mercy and didn't anger his three clans. The married daughters of the Pu clan had been preserved, and the families of the Pu clan's daughter-in-laws had been virtually unaffected.
One of them had already passed away. His first wife, Lady Li, had been promoted to the position of President of the Board of Justice. He was the first uncle of the Li family, and was also the second uncle of the Minister of Rites, Xue Duan De's wife, Lady Li.
Xue Duan De had been neither moved nor reused ever since he had gotten his hands on the chastity arch paper. However, ever since Li Shen became the Minister of Justice, she was extremely happy.
Her eldest daughter, Xue Liyun, was already ten years old. Even if she didn't have to rush to get married, she still had to look out for others. If she could get married as soon as possible, it would be a happy occasion.
”When you go to the ancestor's house, you must befriend your cousins Li, okay? Especially your first uncle and your second aunt's cousins. Your mother knows that you only knew how to play with your second uncle's cousin Silan, so you shouldn't be like this in the future. ” Lady Xue Li eagerly instructed her daughter.
However, Xue Liyun was still young and her thoughts were simple, ”Mom, it's better if I go to Cousin Sixuan, but if I go to Cousin Sijun, my great-grandmother will not be happy.”
Xue Li regretted that her daughter hadn't inherited her intelligence, so she could only rub her forehead and berate, ”Nonsense, they are your great-grandmother's great-granddaughters, and you are your great-grandmother's only granddaughter. How could your great-grandmother not look forward to a good relationship with you?”
The Li Clan was a large clan, but the current Grand Matriarch was not the original wife of the previous Patriarch Li, but rather his stepwife. Li Can, on the other hand, was his first son, and his father was the Li Clan's Patriarch.
However, the previous clan head passed on the clan head to the current Grand Matriarch's youngest son, who was also the father of Xue Li. Li Can, however, was able to reach the position of Minister of the Board of Justice today.
At that time, Li Can was only a sixth rank head of the Ministry of Justice, and couldn't even be compared to Xue Duan De, a teacher of the Ministry of Rites. In any case, he was a fifth rank official, and even if he didn't show it in the capital, he could still intimidate people by taking it out.
However, ever since the Board of Justice's original letter to the officials, they had not expected Li Can to appear before them like this. First, he had become the Board of Justice's right assistant minister, and in less than a year, he had become the Board of Justice's president. It was also no wonder that Xue Li turned into a fan when people were walking by.
Li Sen had two sons, the eldest son Li Zhenyu had two daughters, Li Sixuan and Li Sixin, and the second son Li Zhenjie had two sons and a daughter, Li Siyi, Li Sifeng and Li Sijun.
The reason Mrs. Xue Li wanted her daughter to befriend Li Si Jun was because she had taken a fancy to Li Si Yi. Li Si Yi was the first grandson of Li Can, and with a second rank grandfather like Li Can, her future was as smooth as flat water. She wanted her daughter to marry back to her parents' home, so Li Si Yi was naturally the best choice.
He was also the father of the Li family. Unfortunately, the Li family only had one younger brother, Li Zhenyuan, and his nephew Li Siqi was several years younger than Xue Liyun. The two of them really weren't suitable.
Only then did Lady Xue Li turn her attention to Li Siyi. Her niece, Li Si Lan, was around the same age as Liyun. The two of them could play together, but unfortunately, she was a niece and not a nephew.
Xue Liyun was sent to her maternal grandfather's house by Lady Xue. On the way, Lady Xue Li's repeated instructions finally came to fruition. After seeing her great-grandmother and meeting her grandmother, she went to see her eldest uncle and second aunt's cousins.
It was a pity that they didn't have much contact in the past, and it was too difficult to suddenly get her to be intimate with them. Xue Liyun dryly said a few words, then took her leave.
She brought the little girl along the small garden straight to Cousin Li Si Lan's residence.
Li Si Lan was in the middle of drawing when she saw her glance over at her, but she didn't say anything. Her mother was in charge of the Li family's Zhong Hui. Xue Liyun had gone to see Li Si Xuan and the others. She had known about this a long time ago.
After Li Si Lan finished drawing, she put down her brush and glanced at Xue Li Yun with a smile that was not a smile. Xue Li Yun immediately felt a little uncomfortable; Xue Li Yun knew a little about her mother's thoughts, but she didn't know the deep meaning behind them.
The Xue Clan was inferior to the Li Clan in the past. Although the Xue Clan could be considered a marquis' clan, they were in dire straits. In the end, the second branch of the main branch was divided into two branches, and the second branch was divided into two branches.
Moreover, the position of Li Clan Patriarch fell to them alone. Perhaps the Xue Clan that had no branch families before could even be compared, but the Xue Clan's Second House, if it were not for the fact that the Li Clan would be welcomed by the Li Clan and favored by the Grand Matriarch of the Li Clan, the Li Clan would not have taken the Xue Clan seriously.
However, no matter how much Matriarch Li liked Lady Xue Li, she still liked them. Now, Lady Li had incited Xue Liyun to kiss the ass of Li Can's room. Let's see if Matriarch Li still liked her. Li Si Lan was younger than Lady Xue Li, but she knew the matriarch better than Lady Xue Li. The matriarch definitely wouldn't like Li Can's room to flourish.
”Have you gone to meet big sister and second sister?” In the end, Li Si Lan's heart was not feeling well, so she smiled and said a few words to Xue Li Yun.