In Li Ke's eyes, Xue Rengui is worth ten thousand yuan, and only five thousand guan is worth nothing.

It was also a big deal for Xue Rengui to go to the Liu family to pay a visit. Li Ke approved Xue Rengui's leave for one day, and Xue Rengui, on the order of Li Ke, paid 500 gold to the account room of the Grand Governor's Office and left the mansion.

Because today coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Li Ke has not arrived in Jinyang City for a long time, there are many people who come and go to the Grand Governor's Mansion to pay homage to the mansion. Most of them want to take advantage of this moment to make more friends with this new "Hedong King" who is in charge of the northern border.

Today, the officials of the prefecture, aristocratic families, and nobles came to the mansion to present the tribute. They were all the most numerous figures in the entire Jinyang City. However, Li Ke did not have so much thought of socializing one by one, so he ordered the people in the mansion to accept the tribute and replied to the gifts one by one. In this way, it was not until the afternoon when a person Li Ke must see came.

"Your Highness, Mrs. Wu is asking for a meeting." Li Ke was handling official duties in the study of the Grand Governor's Office, so the guards of the royal palace led them in and reported to Li Ke.

When Li Ke heard about Mrs. Wu's name, he suddenly stopped. He didn't know who Mrs. Wu was, and why the guards of the royal palace were able to make a special trip to report after Li Ke issued the order to return the guest.

However, after thinking for a moment, Li Ke reacted and asked, "But the princess's parents' elder sister is outside the mansion?"

The Wangfuwei led the reply: "That's right."

Wu Shun is the eldest sister of Li Ke's concubine Wu Meiniang. Naturally, she is not an outsider and cannot be neglected. When Li Ke heard Wu Shun outside the mansion, he hurriedly said, "Please take Mrs. Wu to the side hall for a while, and I will arrive later."

"No." The guard of the royal mansion responded and went down to take people.

After the Wangfu Wei led the matter down, Li Ke handled the matter at hand and went straight to the side hall. Li Ke arrived outside the side hall and saw Wu Shun sitting quietly in the side hall with both hands on his knees, a little restrained.

Although Wu Shun and Wu Meiniang are the legitimate sisters of the same mother and are very smart, their temperaments and preferences are quite different. Wu Meiniang is agitated, but Wu Shun is very quiet; Wu Meiniang likes bright colors, like a national peony, while Wu Shun likes simple elegance, like a lotus from the water.

At present, Wu Shun is wearing a light green base, a pomegranate skirt with white clouds, and a moon-white thin jacket with a moon-white flower. It is like a green lotus blooming in the pond. Wu Shun himself is the tenderest red on the stamen in the middle of the petals.

"I have some chores in my hands, and I can't delay it for a while, so I'll wait." Li Ke walked into the side hall and smiled at Wu Shun who was sitting in the hall.

In terms of age, Li Ke is actually a little older than Wu Shun, but his seniority should not be chaotic. Wu Shun is Wu Meiniang's elder sister, and Wu Meiniang is Li Ke's wife. According to reason, Li Ke should follow Wu Meiniang's name and call Wu Shun "Sister".

"My little girl pays homage to Your Highness." Wu Shun saw Li Ke approaching, immediately stood up and bowed his knees to salute.

Seeing this, Li Ke quickly raised his hand to support Wu Shun and said, "It's all my family, so sister doesn't have to be too polite."

Wu Shun was helped up by Li Ke and could not bow down, so he stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

After Wu Shun got up, Li Ke said, "My sister came suddenly, so she didn't ask anyone to inform her in advance. I'm ready."

Wu Shundao: "Your Highness enfeoffed the imperial edict to control Hedong and regulate border affairs. State affairs should be the priority. How dare the little girl disturb him too much?"

Li Ke smiled and said, "I'm here, I don't know when my sister came to Jinyang, but she has just arrived?"

Wu Shun replied, "I have arrived today. When I arrived in Jinyang, I came to the Grand Governor's Office to see His Highness."

Li Ke asked, "Why did my sister come to Jinyang? But what's the point?"

Wu Shun waved, and the slave standing behind him lifted the wooden box that was originally placed in the corner and placed it at Wu Shun's feet. Wu Shun pointed to the wooden box at his feet and said to Li Ke: "The cold winter is coming, and my sister is worried about the cold weather in the north. His Highness has shortened thick clothes around him, and he specially told me to take the clothes he brought to him."

Upon hearing this, Li Ke looked down at the wooden box in front of him, and a trace of warmth appeared on his face. His beautiful wife, who was in the north and was far away in Chang'an, was still always thinking about his warmth and coldness.

Li Ke first ordered someone to send the wooden box into the inner courtyard, and then smiled at Wu Shun and said, "There is also a trip to Sister Lao in the palace."

Wu Shun said: "Your Highness, you don't have to be polite. In another seven days, it will be the day when the Helan family ancestral temple worships ancestors every year. I happen to go to Daizhou and pass by Jinyang, which is also very smooth."

Li Ke heard this and asked, "Brother Helan has now entered the official position and is an official in Beijing. You can't go far away easily, right?"

Wu Shun married Helan Yueshi, and Helan Yueshi is now an official in Chang'an and serves as a military officer in the Right Weiwei Guard. He is easily unable to leave the capital and has no way to return home. However, Wu Shun appears in Jinyang City, which is naturally a bit strange.

Wu Shun replied: "My husband is an official in the capital and is not convenient to travel far, so he asked me to go to the Helan Ancestral Temple for him to worship."

Li Ke heard this and asked in confusion: "As far as I know, the Yingshan Gong lineage is not the Helan parent's house, how can my sister enter the ancestral temple to worship?"

All the families of the Tang Dynasty worship their ancestors every year, and all the rules are strictly followed. Except for the wife of the eldest wife, the other ones are not allowed to enter. The Helan family is also a wealthy family in the north, not an ordinary family, so naturally there are such rules. Li Ke was naturally a little surprised after hearing Wu Shun's words.

Wu Shun replied with a smile: "My husband's family is not a Helan parent's room, and I am not allowed to enter as usual. But now His Highness is patrolling Hedong, and Daizhou is under His Highness's jurisdiction. How dare the Helan family disrespect? As early as half a month ago, the Helan family made a special trip to ask me to go to the Helan Ancestral Hall to worship my ancestors on his behalf. I still have the blessing of your Highness."

The Helan family is also a large family in Daizhou. There are more than a hundred female relatives in the Helan family. In addition to the eldest wife, Wushun is the only woman who has entered the ancestral hall. This is naturally the Helan family gave Wushun great face.

When Li Ke heard this, he thought about it and understood Wu Shun's meaning and the Helan family's meaning.

Although the Helan family was a wealthy family in the northern region and aristocratic family, the Helan family was mostly supported by the Yuwen family of the Northern Zhou royal family. However, since the Northern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, the Yuwen family itself gradually became more powerful, and the Helan family was far inferior to before. Especially since the Tang Dynasty, there were very few Helan family officials in the court. If this continued, it would probably take less than a hundred years for the Helan family to become a member of the people.

Now Helan Yueshi married Wu Shun, and Wu Shun's sister Wu Meiniang married into the King of Chu's Mansion. King Li Ke of Chu was in charge of the power of Hedong. Helan naturally became interested and wanted to rely on Wu Shun to rely on the relationship between the King of Chu's Mansion. If the Helan family could be connected with the King of Chu's Mansion, they could return to the past.

The Helan family wanted to use this to make Li Ke good, but for Li Ke, this was also his opportunity. If Li Ke wanted to establish himself in Hedong, he would be supported by local aristocratic families. The Helan family has been in Hedong for a hundred years and has had a great influence in both the people and the officialdom. Li Ke can use the Helan family's hands to win over the Hedong aristocratic families and help him.

Li Ke smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'll bother my sister to bring a message to the Helan family for me, and I'll tell you that my love has been brought to me. I will wait for me to pass through Daizhou in the future and I will go to the mansion to pay my respects."
Chapter completed!