Chapter 41 Self-defeating(1/2)
Liu Qingyuan lives in the northwest of Demaofang near Shanglinfang, in a small courtyard with a separate door and a private courtyard.
Before, Yang Yun helped her settle in the city. As the specific manager, Wu Yuan not only provided the money needed to support Liu Qingyuan, but also arranged a maid and an old lady to take care of her.
She seemed to have a hard life, but she did not insult her identity as a daughter-in-law from a wealthy family. At least she received relatively good care in Luoyang City.
Yang Yun came and Liu Qingyuan felt very surprised. She was wearing a loose low-cut skirt with long silk on her arms. Seeing that Yang Yun looked complicated, she bowed to show her salute, then nodded to Wu Yuan and bowed to welcome Yang Yun and Wu Yuan into the room.
Yang Yun looked around the yard and the layout was elegant. The north of Luoyang City was where high-ranking officials lived. Although not all the wealthy families and officials were surrounded by aristocratic families, there were no peddlers. Living here was quite good for a woman living alone.
"How come the national master is interested in coming to the little girl today?" Liu Qingyuan spoke, her voice a little hoarse, as if she was sick.
The maid next to him brought the tea. Yang Yun was not interested in drinking tea. She sat on the floor and saw embroidery on the table. Perhaps Liu Qingyuan was bored in life and passed the time in this way. After all, Yang Yun did not treat her badly in life, so she would not have done needlework to supplement her family's income.
Yang Yun didn't say anything, Wu Yuan next to him explained: "Master is here today to see how your situation is, my sister, and it is also the master who cares about you."
Liu Qingyuan showed a bitter smile that was not easy to detect, probably because she didn't believe in the comfort of her good sisters.
Yang Yun said: "Didn't you say you had something to see me? What about the Liu family?"
When Yang Yun spoke, Liu Qingyuan instinctively felt a little bit of separation, as if the two were not friends. At this moment, the reunion of things changed, and the status of each other was extremely different, which made the two feel very embarrassed to get along with each other.
Before Liu Qingyuan could speak, Wu Yuan bowed and said, "Master, since you have something to ask Miss Liu, I will take your leave first and go out and wait for you."
Wu Yuan asked to wait outside with a "sensible" attitude, probably because he expected Liu Qingyuan to say something, but as a good sister, she might not be very good at listening to it, so she took the initiative to avoid it.
"Um."
Yang Yun nodded slightly.
Then Wu Yuan and his maid left the house and brought the door with them.
After Liu Qingyuan and Yang Yun got along alone, she relaxed a little, and her tone became a little more relaxed than before: "I have contacted my family. They sent someone to pass on a message to me, saying that as long as I can marry you, I can get the family's forgiveness at any time and get a generous dowry, so I don't have to consider marrying the children of officials."
"oh?"
Yang Yun was not surprised when he heard this news.
The Liu family has long regarded Liu Qingyuan as a tool for marriage and gaining political benefits. Not to mention a merchant family like the Liu family that temporarily loses power, even a military general and official family like Wang Yu?
Don’t you still use Wang Lian as a gift and try your best to put him in front of him?
This is the evil feudal society!
Now that Yang Yun has achieved a height that ordinary people will never reach in their lifetime, and has become one of the most respected people around Li Longji, the Liu family will naturally make a choice. As long as Liu Qingyuan can be married into the Yang Mansion, the Liu family can be said to be a one-time and for all, and even the Jiannan Jiedushi Mansion will give you some thin face.
Liu Qingyuan said: "This time the news is true... the family sent an elder to Luoyang. They originally planned to take me away, but after knowing that you had settled me here, they immediately gave up their original mission and asked me to marry into the Yang Party no matter what..."
Yang Yun nodded.
This matter is easy to understand. The Liu family should think that he has regarded Liu Qingyuan as a forbidden body. The Liu family has no power and power, so how dare they provoke the uncle's mansion?
It is well known to everyone in the world that Yang Yun’s status is rising. The Three Dukes are not the end of his officialdom, but just the starting point, and it is possible to become a prince in the future.
In this case, the Liu family did not ask Liu Qingyuan to be his wife. After all, he had already married the daughters of two wealthy families, and the Liu family was aware of the knowledge and tactful ones.
"What do you mean, can you tell me? I'll reply to my family earlier..."
Liu Qingyuan looked at Yang Yun in anger, like a girl after confessing, waiting for her lover's reply, looking nervous and pitiful and resentful.
Yang Yun said: "You should ask your attitude... Do you want to stay with me and be a concubine who doesn't even have a title? Or do you mean that after you go back, you can find a wealthy family with a good family and live a stable life as a young lady?"
What Yang Yun talked about was a very realistic problem.
It is not because Liu Qingyuan accepted his placement that he wanted to take others for himself, and everything needed to follow Liu Qingyuan's own inner choices.
He already had a wife and a concubine. Liu Qingyuan married her and was not even considered a concubine. Yang Yun could not give her a title for the time being.
Liu Qingyuan's face was tense, obviously not wanting to make a choice.
With her noble and arrogant attitude and a higher heart, she always thought that one day a prince would ride a white horse to marry her. But when she returned to reality, she found that the initial family wanted to marry her to Wang Yu's son Wang Ji, which might be the best result for her.
After all, Wang Ji did not marry a wife and concubine, and she was at least a wife after she was gone. She didn't have to be in a difficult situation like she is now.
This is the loud slap that reality gave her!
"If you don't want to choose, you can go back to Shu or find a Taoist temple to live in the surrounding area of Luoyang. I think your family will not make things too difficult for you."
Yang Yun gave Liu Qingyuan a third choice.
Liu Qingyuan gritted her teeth and said, "I don't want to go back or be a nun. I can be your woman. At worst, I can be your outdoor room...I don't want to live alone."
Liu Qingyuan has a lively and active personality and likes to get along with others. But after arriving in Luoyang, she feels like she is locked in a cage and has no social interaction. This is definitely not the lifestyle she wants.
Yang Yun looked at Liu Qingyuan in surprise.
Liu Qingyuan walked closer and knelt down, took out a letter from her arms, and handed it to Yang Yun, saying, "This is a letter sent by my father urgently, specially given to you... Open it and take a look."
"oh?"
Yang Yun took the letter, opened it and read it carefully. It was indeed a letter written to him by the patriarch of the Liu family, and arranged for Liu Qingyuan's marriage. The general idea was to become a favor with Yang Yun and Jin, without seeking fame, but only to ask for Liu Qingyuan to serve Yang Yun.
In fact, this is just a way for the Liu family to seek refuge in the mountain of Yang Yun. Just like what Wang Yu did, they hope to gain actual benefits through marriage.
Yang Yun looked outside and sighed, "It's night. I have something else to do, so I'll say goodbye first."
He got up and wanted to leave, but was blocked by Liu Qingyuan.
Liu Qingyuan said: "What do you want? My family is so humble and begging you. Don't you even have a accurate letter? I, Liu Qingyuan, aren't worthy of you?"
Liu Qingyuan was anxious. She was willing to be an outdoor room for Yang Yun. She recognized such an unacceptable thing, but she still couldn't help but nodded.
Yang Yun said: "I don't want to drag you down. What I want to do now is likely to put me and the people around me in a state of irreversible consequences. Do you want to be on the same boat with me?"
Liu Qingyuan didn't say a word, but she still blocked the way and refused to let Yang Yun go.
Originally, Yang Yun had to go to the other side of the space gate to supervise the work. Now, the progress of colonizing America is very important for Yang Yun. When Li Longji discovered the clues, he had to speed up the construction pace. If it really didn't work, he would just leave the Tang Dynasty and take the people around him to the Americas. At worst, he wouldn't come back before he achieved results.
This also means that he has a way out, but the premise is that he must continue to advance the cultivation of the Americas, at least on the basis of ensuring food self-sufficiency, so that living conditions will not be too poor.
"Let me do this, I'll stay for a meal, you can arrange it." Yang Yun looked at Liu Qingyuan's eyes that were aggrieved and shed tears, and her heart finally softened and she sat down again.
Liu Qingyuan seemed to be angry and didn't tell the maid anything. She knelt across from Yang Yun and sulked.
Later, Liu Qingyuan sobbed because of her sadness, and her tears fell down. Obviously, since she ran away from her marriage, her life had already deviated, and she felt like she was unloving.
Yang Yun sighed and said, "If I had known today, why would you have left Shu?"
Liu Qingyuan snorted heavily and said, "I stayed in Yizhou and didn't leave. Do you want to marry... Well, I'm honest. In fact, the family did not arrange to marry the son and nephew of Zhang Jiedu, but to be his second wife... Do you have the will to be my concubine with a silly old man?"
Yang Yun then suddenly realized, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Okay, then you can stay in Luoyang with peace of mind and stop thinking about it anymore... By the way, I remember you danced very well, why don't you dance another dance for me today?"
"What do you think of me? Singer or dancer? It would be fine if you don't give me a title, but you still want to slander me?"
Liu Qingyuan was very resistant to this, probably because she felt that she could not fight for her status, but she should always strive for her future life.
Yang Yun smiled bitterly, what exactly does this little aunt want to do?
Liu Qingyuan didn't agree, but stood up, her voice became much softer, and she said, "Wait for me, I'll go in and change my clothes."
"No, this one is very good."
Yang Yun said with a smile.
Yang Yun originally wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but Liu Qingyuan looked down at her clothes, and suddenly her pretty face turned red.
Only then did Yang Yun realize that Liu Qingyuan was wearing loose clothes today, with a large area of snow on her chest. If she was dancing, she would likely have a "spring light suddenly bleeds"...
"Actually, you can go in and change it." Yang Yun changed his words.
Liu Qingyuan snorted and said, "You don't need to pretend to be kind. Anyway, I won't belong to me anymore. Isn't it that what you said is?"
Then, without any vocal accompaniment, Liu Qingyuan walked to the middle of the house and danced awkwardly.
Yang Yun wanted to stop him now, but he didn't know how to say that. The little girl in front of him even became angry when she danced. And the more she was afraid of something, the more she gave up and ignored her. It was not the gentle green waist dance like last time, but the healthy dance. Now you can see the wonderful "scenery" everywhere.
In this way, Yang Yun felt that he had taken advantage of Liu Qingyuan.
Liu Qingyuan danced for about a cup of tea and gradually lost her energy. After all, she hadn't practiced for a long time, and her physical fitness was much worse than before.
As his figure rotated, he moved his lotus steps and suddenly tripped by the legs of the desk. He fell to Yang Yun's side and fell steadily into Yang Yun's arms.
Yang Yun felt in an instant that Liu Qingyuan was intentional. He could have avoided it, but he still didn't make up his heart. In the end, Liu Qingyuan fell into his arms smoothly.
Because of the dance just now, Liu Qingyuan saw sweat on her forehead, panting, her face turned red, and her eyes were a little frightened, like a frightened little bird.
Even a man like Yang Yun, who is "iron-hearted" can feel the beauty in front of him.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, I was really a charming little girl who was so pity for me and was so beautiful.
Yang Yun couldn't help but lowered his head and got along with Liu Qingyuan.
For Liu Qingyuan, this is equivalent to a relief after a long time of hope.
The two of them don't need more words.
When Yang Yun hugged Liu Qingyuan, Liu Qingyuan was like a ball of warm fireworks. For Yang Yun, this was what he needed.
As the night was long, Yang Yun felt nostalgia in this world for the first time. Liu Qingyuan looked unruly and fierce, but her heart was very weak, just like the green waist dance she was dancing. When the straightforward side of her temperament retreated, there was only endless tenderness left.
A rain outside did not affect everything that happened in the room.
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Liu Qingyuan and Yang Yun were in bed until very late. Until Yang Yun got up, Liu Qingyuan was still looking at him with a slightly resentful look.
To be continued...