0p0 Chapter 191 His Daughter Loves Him
Chapter 191 His Daughter Loves Him
When Li Yi just stepped into Li Cong's house, he saw his second and third brothers were there. It seemed that they had heard the rumors.
"Dad, what should we do? There are rumors flying all over the place, Lan'er..."
Li Cong waved his hand, "Sit down first, don't be anxious. Is Lan'er back?"
Li Xun quickly replied, "Not yet. He said he went outside the city to burn incense. Judging from the time, he will be back soon."
"Hey, why are you still running around at this time?" Li Yi complained in a low voice.
Li Xun touched his nose uncomfortably and did not tell his family who Li Mulan went to the temple outside the city with.
"Brother, don't worry. I have already told the concierge to let Lan'er come here as soon as she comes back."
"Oh, no, why not? I don't approve of this marriage. Who is the regent? Is it so easy to be a royal daughter-in-law? Lan'er is so unruly. If she is really restrained by the royal family, she will be very uncomfortable."
"Okay, Boss. We all understand how you feel as a father. But things have come to this. This marriage... has to be settled for now."
Li Cong was not really opposed to it, especially after talking with Chu Chenfeng last time, he also knew what the bastard was thinking about his granddaughter, and he was even happy to see it happen. After all, with a grandson-in-law like Chu Chenfeng, it was really their Lan'er who got the advantage.
"Decide?" Li Yi's eyes widened. "How can that be possible?"
Li Cong's eyelids twitched. "Do you have any other ideas?"
Li Yi opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word. Yes, there was no other way...
"Grandfather, Dad, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, are you looking for me?" Li Mulan came in skipping and jumping. She didn't know about the rumors outside and was in a good mood.
Li Yi wanted to go forward but was stopped by Li Cong's eyes, so he could only sit back.
Li Cong waved lovingly towards Li Mulan, "Lan'er, come here, grandfather."
Li Mulan noticed that everyone in the room looked strange, especially her father, who seemed to be hesitant to speak. What happened?
Li Mulan walked up to Li Cong obediently, "Grandfather."
Li Cong pointed to a chair beside him and said, "Sit down."
"Yes."
"Lan'er, Grandfather asked you to come here today because I have something to ask you. You must answer Grandfather honestly, understand?"
Li Mulan rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, Grandfather."
"What do you think about your marriage with the Prince Regent?"
So that's what happened. Li Mulan was going to tell her family about it, but she didn't expect them to bring it up first. She scratched her head a little embarrassedly, "About this, um... Lan'er agrees."
Li Mulan's discomfort was not a big deal to Li Cong and others, who actually thought she was shy.
Li Yi was not calm anymore. "Lan'er, didn't you disagree with the marriage arranged by your master before? Why... why do you agree now?"
Li Mulan was embarrassed. "That is... I think the Regent is pretty good."
"Not bad? What's good about it?"
Li Mulan was somewhat helpless about her father's insistence on asking questions, but she could also understand, "The Prince Regent is wise and brave, handsome, and good in every way."
Li Xun heard this and shook his head and laughed, but he didn't join in the conversation between the father and daughter. His father was still there and didn't say anything, which meant he must be in favor of it, so he didn't join in the fun.
Li Yi became even more anxious, and even said something he didn't want to say. "This is all appearance, appearance! How can Lan'er be so superficial? How well do you know the regent? Royal daughter-in-law, have you ever thought about what you will encounter?"
Superficial Li Mulan touched her nose and glanced at the smiling Li Cong, "Well... the Regent is quite good, not only in terms of status and appearance. Of course, those are not the most important. The most important thing is..." Li Mulan gritted her teeth, "The most important thing is that my daughter likes him!"
Li Yi was stunned. Who is he? The Regent?
"You...you've only known him for a short time, how come you're already attracted to him? Lan'er, you must not be seduced by his beauty."
Now, even Li Cong lost his composure. It seemed that their eldest brother was really anxious and could say anything.
Li Yi was filled with mixed feelings at the moment. Wasn't he really anxious? His daughter, how long had it been since he found her? And she was going to get married again?
Li Mulan was embarrassed by what she said. She was indeed tempted by her beauty, but she was not so irrational. She coughed lightly and said, "Dad, do you really think Lan'er is so superficial? In fact, Lan'er and the Regent have known each other for a long time."
"You've known each other for a long time? When? How did you know him?"
Li Mulan took off the jade pendant from her neck and handed it to Li Cong who was closest to her. "This is what happened..."
Li Mulan talked about how she accidentally saved Chu Chenfeng that year, and then she embellished it a little, making their reunion sound more affectionate, but she didn't know if she could fool people.
Li Cong stroked the jade pendant. "I remember this jade pendant. It was a precious jade that the late emperor got by chance. He asked skilled craftsmen to make several jade pendants and gave them to the late crown prince, the regent, and the eldest princess respectively. I didn't expect that he would give it to Lan'er. It seems that he also put a lot of thought into it."
After listening to Li Mulan's description, Li Yi was not as opposed as he was at first, but he still felt uncomfortable. "But that is the royal family after all. Lan'er is used to freedom by nature. If she really wants to marry into the royal family, then in the future..."
"Dad, don't worry about Lan'er. The Regent said that he will protect me from now on. I can do whatever I want with him. He will back me up."
Listening to her childish remarks, Li Yi frowned, "It's not as easy as you say."
Li Cong smiled, "Boss, then tell me, besides the Regent, which other family can you find that can match Lan'er?"
Li Yi stopped talking. They had talked about this before. There was no one in Beijing that he liked. "If there is no one in Beijing, then look for someone from other places. I can always find someone that suits Lan Er's taste and there won't be so many disturbances."
Li Mulan blinked and looked at Li Yi, "Dad, do you want your daughter to marry far away?"
After hearing this, Li Yi felt even more upset. Marrying far away...that was absolutely not possible. He couldn't see or protect her. What would he do if Lan'er was bullied by her husband's family?
Seeing his elder brother's tangled look, Li Xun glared at Li Mulan. This girl did it on purpose. Li Mulan stuck out her tongue and stopped talking.
There was nothing she could do. She felt uncomfortable seeing her father being so hesitant.
Li Xun tried to comfort him, "Okay, big brother, now that things have come to this, we don't have to worry about the future. Fortunately, we are all in Kyoto now, and Dad and big brother are both in important positions, so they can protect Lan'er anyway. It's not as bad as you think. And the regent, apart from his status, can you find anything wrong with him?"
Even Li Yun, who had remained silent throughout the entire conversation, chimed in, "In fact, I also think the regent is quite good. Only a person like him can better protect Lan'er and let her live freely."