In the study, Dugu Haoran seemed to be a little worried. He had just returned from Xingqing Palace and locked himself in the study room after he came back, and no one saw him.

Something strange happened today. After comforting him for a while, Li Longji praised his eldest daughter Mingyue for being unparalleled in beauty. An old man praised another man's adult daughter for being beautiful. There was more or less ambiguous here. And it was the current emperor. He praised a woman for being beautiful. What does this mean?

Li Longji just said this for no reason and didn't mention anything, even saying that Li Qing'an wanted to become his son-in-law. Dugu Haoran was in the officialdom and of course he had to know how to understand the meaning. He had already vaguely understood what Li Longji meant, and Li Longji fell in love with his daughter.

But his daughter was going to marry Li Qing'an. Of course, Li Longji would not offend Li Qing'an, so he threw this tricky thing to him, letting him offend Li Qing'an, and let his Dugu family regret the marriage.

But Dugu Haoran is also very clear about the consequences of this marriage. Not only is Li Qing'an a irreconcilable relationship with him, but he will also offend the Yang family, but the Dugu family may also bear the infamous for hundreds of years.

But the benefits are also clearly visible. Li Longji succeeded as the Minister of the Siong Temple. Isn’t there any factor in this? If the daughter enters the palace and becomes a concubine and is favored, then the Dugu family must be another Yang family, and he will be promoted to prime minister.

The price of remorse for marriage is too high, but the future is so tempting that Dugu Haoran really can't make up his mind. Of course, Li Longji did not make any clear statement, and he could pretend that he couldn't understand it, so that the matter would be left alone, but Dugu Haoran was moved.

Dugu Haoran came to the window with his hands behind his back and looked at the embroidered building of his daughter in the distance. Although the Dugu family belonged to the royal relatives, the relationship between relatives was too far away. A hundred years ago, Emperor Gaozu's empress was Dugu, who gave birth to Taizong, and Dugu was the uncle's family of Li's family.

But this relative relationship was not benefited from his eldest daughter being sent to her tragic death as a princess. He also became a prime minister for a short period of time and was soon ruthlessly dismissed.

If he just kept it simple, Dugu Haoran would never have any future. But at this time, he suddenly had the hope of becoming a father-in-law. How could he not be moved?

At this time, the door creaked and Mrs. Pei walked in.

"Master, I heard you have something urgent to come to me?"

"It's okay, I want to ask how well I'm preparing?" Dugu Haoran said with a forced smile.

"Everything is ready. The third brother's family has arrived. Master, you should go out too!"

"Oh!" Dugu Haoran said oh, but there was no sign of moving.

Mrs. Pei glanced at him. In fact, she had already discovered that something was wrong with her husband when she came back from the palace. She closed the door and saw no one. She was busy with a banquet before going to the palace, but she ignored her when she came back. She had been with her husband for decades. Didn’t she know her husband? Something must have happened.

"Master, tell me what happened? Did you make another mistake after you took office as the Minister of the Siong Temple?"

"That's not, it's just..."

Dugu Haoran hesitated and said, "It's just that the emperor asked about the bright moon in our family."

"What!"

Mrs. Pei's face changed drastically. The thing she feared the most finally happened. Li Longji really refused to let her daughter go. She took a step back and asked in a trembling voice: "Master, you won't agree to anything!"

When Dugu Haoran saw his wife's face change, he suddenly understood that his wife had known for a long time that something must have happened during his absence in Chang'an.

"Madam, then is this true?"

Dugu Haoran actually had another worry. If Li Longji didn't mean that at all, and if he misunderstood and made mistakes, the consequences would be equally serious. Now that his wife is acting like this, it means that he did not intend to make mistakes. It's just that.

"Master, Mingyue's wedding date has been set. You won't be able to create any more troubles now!"

"Actually, it's not decided. Haven't you told Li Qing'an yet?"

"Absolutely not possible!" Mrs. Pei decisively denied her husband's indecent thoughts. She stared into Dugu Haoran's eyes and said angrily: "Master, there is only one result for you to do this. You will force Mingyue to death. Have you forgotten? My daughter has died once. Do you want her to die a second time?"

"lady!"

Dugu Haoran said with some displeasure, "The Emperor did not say that he wanted our daughter, nor did he say that he wanted to enter the palace. I just discussed with you. What are you doing so excited? Is it the only thing you think about your daughter, so I won't think about her for her?"

Thinking that her husband was the head of the family after all, Mrs. Pei restrained her anger and said in a gentle tone: "Master, we can say something in private. After all, the emperor is so old. How many years can he live? Even if Mingyue has no one, if she enters the palace, it will be only a few years. If the emperor goes up, what will Mingyue's fate be? No need to think about it! Look at the thousands of old concubines in Tai Chi Palace and Daming Palace. The emperor is still here! They are no different from the living dead. Mingyue enters the palace and has no children in the future. We will feel guilty for her miserable fate for the rest of our lives! Master, listen to me, since the emperor has not said it clearly, then we should pretend that it is not understood. Hurry up and get the marriage of Mingyue so that there will be more dreams."

"Madam, actually, I think Mingyue is not as terrible as you said. The Yang family is so favored. Which Chang'an family doesn't expect to have a daughter? I dare to say that Yue enters the palace and is favored by her will never be inferior to the imperial concubine. At that time, Mingyue was noble and honorable, and she might not be grateful to us if she was inferior to her. Our Dugu family can also benefit from her glory. This is a good thing!"

"Master, how can you be so shameless!"

Mrs. Pei never expected that her husband was such a shameless person. For the sake of her glory and wealth, she actually sacrificed her daughter's life happiness, and even didn't care whether her daughter would go to a dead end. She was extremely disappointed. Needless to say, she knew that her husband had actually made up his mind, but as long as she had a breath, he would not succeed!

At this time, the maid's report sounded at the door, "Master, Madam, the guests have arrived one after another."

Mrs. Pei held back and said, "Master, all the tribe members have arrived, are you going?"

"What am I going to do? Are I going to announce my daughter's wedding date? Humph!"

Dugu Haoran snorted heavily, looked out the window with his hands behind his back, his face as gloomy as water. Mrs. Pei didn't say anything more and turned around and went out.

"Woman's opinion!"

The moment the door closed, Dugu Haoran's dissatisfied voice came from the room.

From the afternoon, Dugu Mingyue began to put on makeup. The noble women of the Tang Dynasty used simple makeup and traditional makeup. They usually put on simple makeup when going out at home, and it ended in half an hour. However, when encountering major celebrations or important banquets, they had to put on traditional makeup. From facial makeup to combing their hair and dressing, it took at least two to three hours, and every step was meticulous.

Tonight's family dinner, Mingyue will be the protagonist, and Li Qing'an is also here. Mingyue will of course face her lover with the most beautiful posture. Mingyue sat in front of the grape mirror given to her by Li Qing'an, carefully looking at her face. She was very happy today and was in a particularly comfortable mood.

Today she combed her cloud bun and fixed her hair with a green feather hairpin, and decorated her hair with Cuisheng, Jindian and other heads and faces. It took her nearly an hour to comb her hair style. The peach blossom makeup on her face was also made, white powder, rouge, eyebrows were painted, flower pills were also placed on her forehead, faces were also placed on the corners of her lips, faces were also drawn on her temples, and lips were also applied on her lips, and makeup was very delicate.

She also checked all kinds of jewelry, rings, bracelets, arms, jade pendants, sachets and other essential ornaments, and her dresses were changed. She wore a long snow-clay silver silk skirt, a small-sleeved short jacket with red silk on her shoulders, a light face wrapped around her arms, and a plump and round pearl necklace on her chest. With her snow-white skin, she looked even more beautiful and shining.

"Mingzhu, do you think this is OK?" Mingyue turned around and asked her sister with a smile.

Mingzhu has been with her sister for a long time. She couldn't stand the long time she put on her makeup. She had already had a sleep. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, looked up and down, and suddenly frowned and said, "Sister, your breasts are exposed too much. Brother Li doesn't like it after seeing it."

Mingyue's body is relatively plump, her chest is like a full moon, tall and full. The upper collar of the snow-milded silver silk skirt is a gauze, which can't cover her front chest. Mingyue looked sideways at the bronze mirror that fell to the floor. It was indeed too much exposed, and she was a little indecent. She couldn't help but shake her head and said, "Forget it, let's wear a wide skirt!"

The last time she saw Li Qing'an, she wore a six-size wide skirt. She wanted to give Li Qing'an a new feeling, so she changed into a snow-cil silver silk skirt. However, the biggest feature of the snow-cil silver silk skirt is that it is thin and transparent, so it is okay to be in the inner house. However, there are many brothers in the family banquet, so we should pay attention to it. Mingyue thought about it and changed into a yellow six-size wide skirt. She had never worn a yellow skirt. Li Qing'an should have never seen it.

"Mingzhu, don't you change your clothes?" Mingyue asked while tidying up her dress.

"What do I do when I change my dress? It's not my marriage date. I dressed ugly, wouldn't it make you look more beautiful?" Mingzhu said lazyly.

"You girl, why do you always speak so sourly? You don't want to get married. To be honest, how many times have you been on a blind date? When did you have been serious?"

"That's because I haven't met a man like Brother Li. If I meet him, do you think I'm anxious?"

"Okay! I'll tell you Brother Li in the future and ask him to find you a young general."

"Forget it, let's talk about the future!"

Mingzhu jumped up from her sister's bed, "Let's go!"

"Wait a minute, my mother will send someone to call us later."

As soon as Mingyue finished speaking, a maid at the door said, "Miss Mingyue, Madam, please come over."

"Okay, I'll go now."

Mingyue checked her makeup for the last time and smiled at Mingzhu and said, "Let's go!"

The sisters walked out of the room and headed towards the front hall.

The exclusive banquet was arranged in the front hall. This is the most spacious lobby of the Dugu family, which can accommodate 500 people to eat at the same time. The lobby is already very lively. Today is a gathering of Dugu family members. All the relatives from far and near, Dugu Haoran's uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, nieces and nieces have all come, as well as their family and children. The whole family gathered together, with more than 200 people. In addition, many people have not returned from other places. For example, Dugu Haoran's son, that is, Mingyue's brother, was a county magistrate in other places and could not come back.

Because it was a family gathering, many children also brought it. The lobby was full of children running and chasing, and laughter kept coming.

Dugu Haoran's third uncle Dugu Yuan looked around, but did not see Dugu Haoran, so he stepped forward and asked Mrs. Pei, "Madam, why didn't my Haoran nephew see me?"

Mrs. Pei sighed secretly and smiled reluctantly, "He is in poor health and is a little sick. He may come out later."

"I thought my nephew became the Minister of the Siong Temple and started to put on airs, haha!"

"Sister-in-law, I saw that he was fine in the afternoon, why did he suddenly get sick?" asked a cousin of Dugu Haoran.

"I don't know this either. I went to see him just now. He said he was feeling uncomfortable. Everyone should sit there casually! They are all their own family, so you don't have to be polite."

Everyone took their seats one after another, and the maids in Dugu Mansion brought out a pot of wine and food. At this time, someone outside shouted: "Duke Tingguo, General Li, the governor of Anxi, is here!"

The protagonist of today came, and Mrs. Pei hurriedly greeted her. Li Qing'an walked in quickly. He changed into a new robe and had already given the gift he brought to the housekeeper. Seeing Mrs. Pei coming up, he quickly bowed deeply and said, "Li Qing'an, please see Mrs.!"

Mrs. Pei looked at Li Qing'an and saw that he was tall and heroic and had extraordinary weapons. She had been busy dating Mingzhu for the past few months. I don’t know how many young men they met, but they were no match for Li Qing'an. Mrs. Pei loved Li Qing'an very much. She couldn’t help but secretly hated her husband. She wanted to send her daughter to the palace. He was so obsessed with greed and confused.

"Qiro, I'm waiting for you, come in and sit down!"

Mrs. Pei took Li Qing'an into the lobby, and a buzzing sound suddenly sounded in the lobby. Although Li Qing'an disappeared in Chang'an in the past two years, once he appeared, it would be a shocking event. It took only a long time for him to come to Chang'an to cause a storm, especially when he was talking about Yang Guozhong in Xingqing Palace. This incident has spread throughout Chang'an. Yang Guozhong's popularity was beaten to pieces by him. Many people who disliked the Yang family shouted joy.

Not only that, he became the governor of Anxi, Duke of Tingguo, champion general, with heavy troops in his hand and controls the territory of thousands of miles. How could Mingyue be his husband for such a pride of Tang Dynasty? Many women in the hall participated in Li Qing'an's first blind date. At that time, they felt disgusted because Li Qing'an said he went to the toilet. But today, the women secretly hated that they had no eyes. They would have known that they would have given him their daughter. They all said that they had a crush on Li Qing'an at first sight, but it was a pity that Dugu was not favored at that time. It was a pity! Anyway, Dugu Shi was dead and had no way to confront them.

Li Qingan didn't see Dugu Haoran, so he asked Mrs. Pei with a smile, "Why don't you see your uncle?"

"He is a little uncomfortable, come again later, come! Qilang, you sit here."

Mrs. Pei arranged for Li Qing'an to sit on her right head, next to her. Originally, Li Qing'an should have sat next to Dugu Haoran, but Mrs. Pei changed her mind. Although Li Qing'an was a little inappropriate to sit next to her, what happened just now made Mrs. Pei no longer care about these etiquette details.

As soon as Li Qingan sat down, he heard the sound of the ringing pendants. Mingyue and Mingzhu sisters came out. Seeing Mingyue was very beautiful and loved her very much, Li Qingan smiled and nodded to her. Mingyue's eyes were flowing, and he stared at his lover affectionately, and a hint of redness flew across his face.

"Cough!" Mingzhu coughed gently, reminding them to pay attention to the influence. Don't be so affectionate in public.

Mingyue's beauty and beauty also caused a lot of exclamations in the lobby. Mingyue had not met his tribe members for many years. In the impression of the elders, Mingyue was still a quiet and tall and thin girl. Unexpectedly, she became so dignified and beautiful, which surprised all tribe members.

"I deserve it! I deserve it!" Many people nodded secretly. They are handsome men and women, and they are really a perfect match. Only Mingyue can be worthy of a young and promising high-ranking official like Li Qing'an.

"Mingyue, you sit here!"

Mrs. Pei pointed to the empty seat beside her. This seat surprised everyone. In this way, wouldn’t Mingyue sit side by side with Li Qing'an? Mingyue was also a little surprised. Although she wanted to sit next to her lover, it was not in line with etiquette. She shouldn’t sit here! Did her mother make a mistake?

"Mom!" She reminded her mother in a low voice.

Mrs. Pei shook her head firmly and said, "Mingyue, this is your seat. Listen to your mother, sit down!"

Mingyue glanced at Li Qing'an, Li Qing'an smiled at her and waved his hand secretly under the table, meaning to let her sit down. A hint of shyness flashed in Mingyue's eyes. Yingying sat next to Li Qing'an and shared the same dining table with Li Qing'an.

"Mom, where am I sitting?" Mingzhu asked pouted. As soon as she entered the door, she saw the empty seat beside Li Qingan. She thought it was for her to leave it. She was secretly happy, but unexpectedly, her sister sat on it, which disappointed her.

Mrs. Pei looked at both sides and she did forget to arrange her little daughter's seat. She wanted her to sit next to her, but that was her husband's seat, so it was inappropriate for her to sit down. Mrs. Pei was about to let Mingzhu sit down, but Mingyue patted her side and smiled, "Mingzhu, come here for my sister."

The seat is quite spacious and can be sat down. Mingzhu hesitated for a moment. The couple sat together. Wasn't she a candle? She glanced at Li Qing'an secretly, but Li Qing'an pointed at her side, meaning that she would sit with her.

"I think beautifully!" Mingzhu curled her lips and sat down next to her sister in anger. She didn't care about so much!

Mrs. Pei was worried and did not have the heart to ask whether the position of her youngest daughter was reasonable. Seeing that everyone except her husband, she picked up the wine glass and stood up and said, "Dear elders, brothers and sisters, nieces and nieces, today it was Mingyue's father who came to host the banquet, but he was unwell and might not be able to attend, so I can only host it. I have neglected everyone. Please forgive me!"

Mingyue felt a little strange. When she came just now, she saw her father standing in front of the window waving to her. Isn’t her father okay? How could she feel discomfort?

"Your father may have encountered something when he entered the palace and was in a bad mood!"

Li Qing'an whispered in her ear, and a strong masculine aura came to her face. Mingyue suddenly felt that Li Qing'an quietly held her hand. Their table was wide and covered with a tablecloth. No one could see the situation under the table. Mingyue's heart was pounding, and she was shy and sweet in her heart. Of course, she wanted to hold hands with her lover, but this was public and would be seen by others. She gently broke free from Li Qing'an's hand, picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for Li Qing'an, and smiled softly, "I want to pour you wine. If you hold my hand, why should I pour it for you?"

Li Qingan happily picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Mingzhu next to him could see clearly. She curled her lips and said intimately: "Flirt with love!"

Her heart was filled with a sour feeling. Her hands were empty. Why didn't Li Qingan hold her hand?

Mrs. Pei did not notice this, and she continued to whisper to everyone: "I invite you all today, mainly to officially announce the wedding date of Mingyue and Mr. Li, please testify!"
Chapter completed!