Spring Drunk Chang'an

"Qingru, when your mother took you and Wenrui away, Daddy couldn't stop her. Now, of course, I can't go with you!"

"Don't blame Dad. After all, they are your grandparents. They are too domineering!"

Liu Xiu covered his face.

He secretly thought: He would never go to the Song family to ask for bad luck. Not to mention, would the Song family agree? What if he angered them and hurt his Wen Bo? What would he do then?

Although he also loves Qingru and wants her to come back, Wenbo is his sweetheart and the support of him and Qiutong. Ten or a hundred Qingru are not as important as his safety.

After all, Qingru is Song's biological daughter and has the blood of the Song family. No matter how much trouble she makes, the Song family will not hurt her!

"Go on your own, Qingru. All Daddy can do is take the risk of offending your maternal family and mother by bringing you back, and then offend everyone in the clan by putting you back in the family tree."

Liu Xiu said softly.

Liu Qingru was stunned. The purpose of her return, besides asking Liu Xiu to agree to accept her and put her back in the family tree, the rest of the purpose was, of course, to get him to go to Duke Cheng'en's Mansion and ask for her back!

But, but...

Who would have thought that Liu Xiu would push it away with both hands, not wanting to get involved at all.

"Dad, mother can't bear to leave me and won't let me go. Besides, grandpa and the others will definitely be angry. What if they beat me then..."

"No, you said it all before. Your mother can't bear to see you go. As long as you really make a fuss and insist on coming back, she loves you so much that she will definitely let you go!" Liu Xiu said in a deep voice, hinting, "She can't bear to see you suffer!"

"You are her life!"

So, you cry, make a fuss, and even hang yourself, refusing to eat or commit suicide, to show that you will die if you can't come back.

What can the Song family do to you?

I'm afraid Song will come over, kneel down in front of me, and beg me to accept you!

Liu Qingru stared blankly at Liu Xiu with her eyes wide open. She was not very smart and had an impatient personality. She followed her aunt's teachings and belittled the Song family, which succeeded in getting her father to pity and accept her. However, she was greatly surprised that her father did not accompany her back.

When Liu Qingru thought about facing the Song family alone, especially her stern and gloomy grandmother, she was really scared and completely at a loss.

"No, Daddy, I can't do it by myself. If you don't accompany me, I don't know what to do."

She didn't understand Liu Xiu's hint that she should "go on a real hunger strike and pretend to commit suicide", and just kept begging Liu Xiu, asking "Daddy to help her"!

Liu Xiu looked at her stupid appearance and suddenly felt disgusted.

Really...

Alas, he has four children. Liu Yu is cowardly and gloomy, but at least he is a genius in Mo Ke. Wen Rui is a playboy, but he is also smart. Not to mention Wen Bo, he is a genius and a top scholar. Only Qingru is willful and capricious, and looks stupid!

I can't understand anything people say.

I'm afraid it won't be of any help to Wen Bo!

He curled his lips secretly.

Seeing this, Concubine Lai, who had been silent the whole time, became extremely anxious. She didn't care about anything else and hurried forward to pull Liu Qingru off Liu Xiu. She secretly patted her arm, signaling her not to speak. Then, she leaned close to Liu Xiu's ear and whispered, "Duke, the young lady is always thinking about you and the old lady. She is truly filial. I am moved just by listening to her!"

"The eldest lady is already seventeen this year, and will soon be twenty-nine. Next year is the selection year. When the eldest lady returns, she will naturally participate. With her character, she will definitely be selected. When she marries into the palace, it will be extremely difficult for her to get close to her family again!"

"My Lord, please be more considerate to the young lady."

"You can't stay in college if you're a female student!"

she whispered.

Liu Xiu's eyebrows moved. "Selection? Marry into the palace? Qingru is so young, how could I bear to marry her into the palace and serve the emperor?"

Emperor Yingwu was older than him, and he was deeply in love with Concubine Qu for more than ten years, so all the concubines in the harem were almost useless.

He is a member of Qu's party, so why would he send his daughter to the harem to compete for favor?

I really never thought about it.

However, Aunt Lai didn't know this. She smiled sweetly and said in a delicate voice, "I know that the Duke loves the eldest daughter very much. When it comes to the selection of concubines, it's naturally not to serve His Majesty, but..."

"At present, the Eastern Palace has not yet accepted a concubine, and several princes of the imperial clan also have vacancies in their inner chambers. I'm afraid that the purpose of His Majesty's selection of concubines is not to fill the inner chambers, but to select good concubines for the princes."

"In our mansion, although Miss Qingya and Miss Qingqiu are old enough to participate in the selection, they are still the daughters of the Second Master, and they are a level above the Duke. They are naturally cared for by the Second Master and the Second Madam. You only have one daughter, the eldest daughter."

"Of course I have to spend more time with her, so that she doesn't get married after the selection and has to go back to her parents' home too often."

Aunt Lai was all smiles.

Liu Xiu listened, and his heart suddenly moved slightly. In the past, when Qiu Tong was around, he felt that he was the most trusted confidant of the King of Yan, and never thought about "going further" or "having more contact". However, he and Qiu Tong were getting older. In the future, when the King of Yan ascended to the throne, it would be almost time for him to retire after he reached middle age, and Wen Bo would be in power!

In order to deceive the prince, Wenbo and Prince Yan have never been together. Although they have feelings for each other, they are still not good enough. If Qingru were to marry Prince Yan!

but……

According to the Daxia system, a prince can have one principal wife and two concubines. The Prince of Yan's Mansion is already full. If Qingru wants to enter the mansion, she can only be a concubine or even a maid. It is indeed embarrassing for the daughter of a duke to not even have the position of a concubine.

But, then again, even if Qingru returned home, she still had a divorced mother, and her reputation had long been damaged, so it was only natural that her marriage would be a little worse.

The Prince of Yan is a remarkable man in the world, talented in both civil and military affairs. He is the future emperor, so being his concubine would not be considered an insult to her.

"You mean to let Qingru marry the prince?" Liu Xiu seemed thoughtful.

The so-called prince naturally refers to the Prince of Yan.

However, Aunt Lai didn't know and just thought he was talking about the prince. After all, the Ningguo Mansion has always been a die-hard "Eastern Palace Party". Of course, now because of Song's request to leave, its position is precarious, but Liu Xiu has never firmly expressed his intention to leave!

Aunt Lai thought he was trying to make amends and seek peace, so she nodded quickly, "The eldest lady is of noble status. Both her own and her mother's families are respected dukes. She has a delicate and innocent personality and a lovely appearance. She must be paired with the best man in the world."

The best man in the world!

Besides the Royal Family, who else?

Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes, his heart moving even more strangely, but he was still hesitant, "But, Qingru's personality is really a bit willful!"

Although his daughter's appearance was not bad, her personality was extremely willful and capricious. He was also a man, so he naturally knew that no man could tolerate such a thing. If she really wanted to be a concubine in Prince Yan's mansion, he didn't know whether it would be a way to seek good fortune or to create an enemy...