Chapter 20 Chapter 20
Xiao Yongjia returned to Gao Mansion and ordered Aju to pack up his luggage for Luo Shen.
Luo Shen looked over and saw that his mother was directing her servants to pack up her own things.
Her expression seemed much calmer than before she left the door.
"My mother?"
When Xiao Yongjia saw his daughter coming, he smiled and comforted her softly: "Don't worry. No one can force you to get married. You can follow Ah Niang to Bailuzhou first."
Luo Shen was stunned and then he understood.
My mother should have received some promise from her uncle. She wanted to drag the marriage down first.
She hesitated: "Where is Aye? We are leaving, what should Aye do?"
When Xiao Yongjia heard that his daughter had not forgotten her father at this time, she became angry again and said hatefully: "What do you care about him? If it weren't for him, we would have fallen into this situation?"
She snorted coldly: "You Aye agreed to the marriage in public, but you didn't say when you would marry him! You go with Ah Mom first, and when you get there, Ah Mom will think of other ways. You can always come up with a solution. I don't believe it, I can't do anything to a Jiangbei martial artist!"
When Luo Shen finally felt a little relieved when he learned that he didn't have to marry immediately. But when he thought of the messy situation, he was confused again. He couldn't bear to leave his father and leave. After he hesitating for a while, he turned his face, but saw that his father had come at some point and was standing silently outside the door, looking at his mother and he was full of guilt.
"Aye!"
She called out.
Gao Qiao was still thinking about the mother-daughter dialogue he had just heard.
It's all like this, but my daughter still misses herself.
He felt even more sad.
"Ami, it's all because Ah Ye is not good. He has lost his words first, and today he has put you in such a situation. Since your mother asked for a life grace from His Majesty, you can follow her to Bailuzhou and stay for a while. Ah Ye has nothing to do. Don't worry. Wait a few days later, Ah Ye will go to see you."
"Aye, my daughter doesn't blame you!"
Luo Shen felt sad and couldn't help but throw himself into his arms like he did when he was a child.
As my daughter grew up, she no longer had as intimate as she was when she was a child.
But at this moment, she seemed to have become the little girl she had to hug herself when she was sad.
Gao Qiao's eyes were hot. He raised his eyes, but saw Xiao Yongjia standing by the side and watching coldly. A sneer of ridiculous sneer was suppressing his chaotic mood, gently patting his daughter's back, and saying softly: "You go out first, I'll say a few words to your mother."
Luo Shen nodded, and was a little worried, so he turned around in one step.
Gao Qiao closed the door, walked towards Xiao Yongjia, and stopped in front of her.
The two were separated by a distance.
Xiao Yongjia was still standing like that, staring at him coldly.
"Aling, I'm sorry for you and Ami"
Gao Qiao was silent for a moment and spoke.
"You still know you're sorry Ami?"
Xiao Yongjia interrupted him angrily.
"My daughter already has someone she wants! She wants to talk about marriage! But because of your fault, she is forced to marry a Jiangbei martial artist with a poor character! Gao Qiao, if you can leave some room for your first words, you will not let your daughter fall into such a situation!"
Gao Qiao said silently.
Xiao Yongjia's emotions seemed to be hooked out and he walked around in front of him.
"I really regret it! How could I believe you can solve this problem? If I had known it, I wouldn't have to do it myself. I'd think of it myself! Now that I'm like this, it's hard to get rid of the tiger. I'm really."
She was so angry that she was sad, her voice suddenly choked, and tears rolled down from her eyes.
Gao Qiao was stunned.
The two have been married for many years, and the couple has been in a bad relationship for most of their lives.
In Gao Qiao's memory, even if there was a dispute between the couple, no matter whether it was right or wrong, she always looked arrogant. How could she shed a tear in front of herself?
Today is only half a day, when she is with the emperor first, she will have shed tears, and now she is so sad again in front of her.
Gao Qiao looked at her wet and tearful face, and a long-lost unspeakable emotion slowly emerged in her heart, as if something was surging.
"A Ling——"
He called his wife's nickname softly, raised his arms, held her shoulders with his hands, and gently brought her into his arms.
Xiao Yongjia gritted his teeth and struggled desperately at first. The pair of water drop-shaped jade earrings hanging on his earlobes kept shaking as she moved.
Not only did Gao Qiao not let go, he tightened his arms and hugged his wife a little tighter.
Xiao Yongjia struggled for a moment, as if he had lost his strength, and his body gradually softened. Finally, he closed his eyes and leaned against his arms, his cheeks pressed against his chest, motionless, and tears rolled down.
Gao Qiao was so heartbroken by his wife in her arms that he didn't know how to comfort her for a moment. After hesitating, he could only raise his arm and gently pat her back as he did just now.
Xiao Yongjia leaned in his arms and cried silently for a moment. His emotions seemed to gradually calm down. He opened his eyes and pushed Gao Qiao away. Then he turned around, pulled out the veil, lowered his head to wipe the tears on his face.
Gao Qiao looked at her back and felt a faint feeling of loss in his heart.
After wiping away the tears, Xiao Yongjia sniffed and turned around.
"Gao Qiao, listen to me. I don't care what you said to the people of the world, and I don't care about the overall situation. That Li Mu was clearly sent by Xu Mi. The two of them colluded with each other, so they deliberately ruined the marriage between Ami and Kanzhi and sowed our relationship with the Lu family, so that the Xu family could make profits! Even if he didn't care about his background, he was also a person of inferior character. If Ami really married such a person, his life would be ruined! Your Majesty has promised not to force a marriage. I will come up with a solution sooner or later! If you dare to marry my daughter for your reputation, I will do anything now! You know!"
Gao Qiao pondered silently.
"Why don't you speak? I'm mute?"
"Aling, I have something to say to you."
Gao Qiao's expression became serious.
"Xu and my Gao family have always had some struggles. This time, the cause of this incident was a promise I made to Li Mu that day. At that time, because he saved Liulang, I was extremely grateful to him and made the words in public. Now, as you said, I was too careless at that time."
"What Li Mu wants is my words."
Gao Qiao frowned slightly.
"I sent someone to check Li Mu's general experience after crossing the river at the age of ten. His widow, Lu, is still in Jingkou, is kind to others and is a kind woman. Jingkou is a place where refugees in the north have a strong custom. Because of the reputation of his father and grandfather, and he often stood up for others in Jingkou a few years ago, he has a lot of reputation among the local people. Almost everyone knows when he mentions his name. He also made a group of strong brothers with life and death friendship. His previous experience in the army was not only the same as his previous military experiences.
Because of his outstanding military merits and promotion faster than ordinary people, Yang Xuan was the one who was closest to him. I checked that although Li Mu was the youngest Sima of Xu Mi's military office at that time, Xu Mi did not take much special care of him before this. I interrogated Yang Xuan carefully. On the day of rewarding the army, he was the first person to learn that Li Mu intended to ask for relatives to my Gao family. After he knew about it, he thought it was inappropriate and advised Li Mu to take back this idea. Li Mu insisted on not accepting it. He had to go to Xu Mi and inform him of the matter."
"According to Yang Xuanyan, Xu Mi was very angry at first, saying that Li Mu Erxin wanted to surrender to my Gao family. Soon, he changed his mind and asked him to propose marriage to me immediately. Then, as you know, Xu Mi urged him all the way, so that things were out of control and became today."
Gao Qiao fell into deep thought.
Xiao Yongjia was a little surprised and looked at her husband and waited for him to continue talking.
Gao Qiao paved around the house for a while and stopped.
"A Ling, if what Yang Xuan said is true, it is obvious that the cause of Li Mu's proposal for marriage this time was definitely not as you thought, but was instructed by Xu Mi. If what I expected was correct, it would be more like Li Mu took advantage of the dispute between Xu Mi and our Gaolu families to achieve his seemingly impossible purpose of marriage proposal step by step."
Xiao Yongjia was surprised.
"Why is he so determined to be my Gao family's son-in-law? Could it be that he wants to cling to you?"
Gao Qiao shook his head slowly.
"Not like! Even if he is dissatisfied with Xu Bi and wants to surrender to me, with his kindness to my Gao family first, there is no need to seek a future by completely offending you and me. With what he does, he is definitely not as stupid as a person."
"Then why did he act like this?"
Xiao Yongjia was completely confused.
Gao Qiao sighed: "It would be even more ridiculous to say that he admired Ami so that he would not marry her. Therefore, I have been puzzled these days. But this person is very scheming and far from simple as it appears, so this is certain."
Xiao Yongjia frowned and rubbed his two temples that were in pain: "Forget it! No matter what Li Mu's plan is, he can't even think about his daughter anyway!"
Gao Qiao said: "Today's school entrance exam, according to what I thought, Cambodia will definitely win. If he wins, the matter will pass, but unexpectedly, such a result is God's will."
He shook his head and looked at his wife: "I know you love Ami. Since you have asked for grace from Your Majesty, you can take Ami to Bailuzhou to avoid a few days. I will think about it again to see if there is still room for rebirth. Or at least, you must figure out Li Mu's intention to marry her. Otherwise, how could I feel at ease to marry my daughter?"
A soft look gradually appeared in his eyes as he looked at his wife.
"It's not too early today, I've been struggling for a day. You and Ami must be tired. You don't have to hurry there. Stay at home for another night. I'll send you there myself tomorrow."
Xiao Yongjia could hardly remember when the last time her husband spoke so gently to him.
Suddenly, when I heard him talking to himself in such a tone, it seemed as if a thin warm flow came out silently from the depths of my heart, slowly spreading all over her limbs and bones.
She stared at him in a daze, without saying a word.
Gao Qiao looked at the things in the room that had just been packed, coughed slightly, and asked tentatively: "That's it? My name is A Ju?"
He looked at his wife, and when he saw that she didn't say anything, he hesitated for a while, and finally turned around and left.
Xiao Yongjia looked at Gao Qiao's back as he left, and his footsteps moved slightly. He took half a step, but stopped again.
Chapter completed!