Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

“That’s not the case…”

She pondered, trying to expand her joy from two points to seven points, but she couldn't help but lick her lips guiltily: "It's just such a big thing as proposing marriage, why, why didn't you tell me first? My family is not prepared. My mother is marrying off her daughter for the first time, and she is trembling with fear, afraid that something will go wrong and be disrespectful..."

Sometimes it is beneficial to have a split brain circuit. These words entered Cui Bianxu's ears, turned around in his head, and were directly transformed and summarized into three words - I do.

Cui Bianxu's expression relaxed, and he said matter-of-factly, "Marriage is a matter of life and death, decided by parents and matchmakers. Only a scoundrel would secretly make a lifelong commitment with a woman. Naturally, I will bring the official matchmaker to discuss this matter with my grandmother and mother-in-law."

Very good, the speed of changing direction was extremely smooth, and it was indeed overtaking on the curve.

"Besides, I have already expressed my feelings to you, and you have responded, right?" Cui Bianxu sniffed, his heart a little cold - he, Cui Bianxu, a good husband who knew etiquette and abided by the rules, had thought it over and over again, without missing a single step.

On this matter, he wouldn't dare to say anything if Kong Ming were alive again, but he could confidently say: It's not an exaggeration to say that I have made every possible plan!

"When?!!!" Jiang Shangxian swore that she had tried her best to search through her memory stick, but she really couldn't remember when it happened!

Could it be that she was possessed by an evil spirit? Had she temporarily lost her memory?

This shouldn't be the case!? Even if there is, she is clearly the evil spirit that possessed her!

"Didn't I give you a box on the second day of the New Year?" Cui Bianxu stared at him with his big eyes, which were full of condemnation that said how could you not admit it.

He had the chain made right away on the day the letter was sent!

"Yeah..." Jiang Shangxian was still a little confused. She really liked the chain, but he just gave her the chain without confessing his feelings to her?

Could it be that there was a rule in the Tang Dynasty that giving a necklace was considered a confession of love? Impossible. If there was, her mother and grandmother would definitely have mentioned it. Since they didn't mention it, then it didn't happen.

"What does that chain say?" She showed her curiosity moderately.

Cui Bianxu licked his lips twice in anger before calming down: "It's not the chain, it's the box! There's words engraved in the box!"

So she wore the chain and watched the Lantern Festival lanterns with him, which meant she agreed?

Jiang Shangxian was choked and almost lost her balance, causing her waist to twist. Her body swayed. The chain was so dazzling that it captivated her mind. As for the box, she had never really looked at it carefully.

The rule of love is to never let your partner lead you by the nose. Since Cui Bianxu mentioned the words engraved on it, he could study it carefully when he got home. Jiang Shangxian immediately began to change the subject abruptly: "Then, then, do you, do your father and mother really agree to this marriage?"

What she wanted to ask more was, how could the Cui family agree to this?

Cui Bianxu wasn't some impoverished sideline family, but a legitimate, legitimate heir. His marriage was bound to be a subject of considerable interference. How could this happen? Had the Cui family gone mad? Could it be because of the "Clan Records"?

In the first month of the 13th year of Zhenguan, the Minister of Personnel Gao Shilian, the Imperial Household Minister Wei Ting, the Minister of Rites Linghu Defen, and the Minister of the Secretariat Cen Benwen completed the "Clan Records" they were ordered to compile for the first time and presented it to Li Shimin. However, they were sent back and scolded by Li Shimin.

Because they put the Five Surnames and Seven Families such as Huangmen Shilang Cui Mingan in the first class, the supreme leader gave the instruction that they should "only judge the rank based on the current dynasty."

The Shandong noble families of Cui, Lu, Li, and Zheng were particularly criticized, saying they were proud of their territorial status and had clearly declined for several generations, yet if other families wanted to intermarry with them, they would demand large dowries.

If this isn’t a love transaction, what is it? ! ! !

Could Li Shimin, the man who understood love best in the world, allow this?! Could he?!

Therefore, the second edition of "Clan Records" was rushed out at the speed of a rocket, with the royal family first and relatives by marriage second.

But even in the first month of the year, after Gao Shilian's revised "Clan Records" came out, the Cui family was forced to be relegated to the position of a third-class clan. This must have been a blow to the Cui family, but in the eyes of the world, the Cui family was still one of the Five Surnames and Seven Nobles. How could they agree to him marrying a commoner woman?

"nature."

Cui Bianxu raised his chin proudly. The cold wind blew on his face, but the young man's face was full of spring. "When I went to Qinghe to give New Year's gifts, I sent a letter back to tell them that I wanted to get married."

However, the reply came much later than he expected. The moment he sent the letter, he was prepared that the Cui family would not agree. He also wrote another letter to his mother, intending to let her think of a solution.

The Cui family had never married commoner women, let alone commoner women, and they didn't even marry ordinary clans. Even if they were poor side branches, the families they married into were all from the corresponding side branches.

For example, the four families of Cui, Lu, Li and Zheng generally have an internal cycle of Cui marrying Lu, Lu marrying Zheng, Zheng marrying Cui, and Cui marrying Li.

The Taiyuan Wang family, from which Wang Mingqian came, had declined in status since the Tang Dynasty. Comparing them now is just to give the Taiyuan Wang family some face.

Just like why Zhao Shan never dared to have any romantic feelings for Li Xueyan? The Zhao family was still not good enough.

Neither of these two people was as bold as Cui Bianxu in thinking and acting. He stayed up all night thinking about getting married. After thinking about it, he realized that the bold will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation.

Anyway...no one in the Cui family can fight better than him.

He had originally planned that if his family disagreed, he would wait until His Majesty returned to Chang'an and meet with His Majesty to ask for permission to join the army at the border. Before joining the army, he would first return to his hometown in Qinghe. He knew that he was not good at beating his elders, but he had been very good at beating his peers and juniors since he was a child.

It has been a long time since he practiced martial arts with them, so it was a good opportunity to teach them one by one. He didn't believe that the old people would not agree!

Jiang Shangxian is still young. As long as he can make military achievements within five years, he will not ask for any rewards, but only for Your Majesty to grant him a marriage.

The Cui family is unwilling for him to marry a commoner, and the other three families probably are not happy about it either, but His Majesty will probably be happy to see it happen.

But who would have thought that the letter from Qinghe actually agreed! He still felt a little regretful. Now that he had grown up, it would not be easy to find a good opportunity to beat someone up in a reasonable way.

On the contrary, his mother, whom he thought would support him, sent a letter. The letter was only one page long, but every word was harsh and she absolutely disagreed with the marriage.

He couldn't understand why his mother disagreed. From childhood to adulthood, there was nothing he wanted to do that his mother didn't support, even though he was the only one in the Cui family who practiced martial arts.

Even though everyone in the clan, young and old, said that learning martial arts was a disgrace to the Cui family's tradition, her mother still hired a martial arts master named Zhao for him, saying that he was a relative of the Zhao clan.

Years ago? This guy sent a letter years ago? Does that mean he wanted to marry me years ago?