Tibet

Chapter 383
Tang people have complicated etiquette, especially in the upper class, they often treat guests to dinner. In fact, this is also a way of communication, gaining contacts in various gatherings, and at the same time, young men and women communicate together, and can also cultivate feelings and resolve marriages between children.

The third day of the first lunar month is a treat for Dugu's family to celebrate Dugu Jun's appointment as the head of the Beiting Jiedu Mansion. The Beiting Jiedu envoy Wang Zhengjian is too old to be re-elected. Beiting Jiedushi.

However, compared to Dugu old lady's birthday, today's Dugu family treat is only a medium-scale treat, with a maximum of more than 100 guests, most of the Guanlong nobles and some closely related families.

Li Dai didn't get the invitation, but his son Li Ye did. Of course, Li Dai knew that it was a blind date for his son.

But even if there is no blind date, it is not surprising that Li Ye got the invitation. The Governor's Mansion of Hedong and the Jiedushi of Beiting have a deep relationship. They should be a family, but after the west of Congling was controlled by the Tang Dynasty, the Governor's Mansion of Hezhong was handed over to Beiting Jurisdiction, the Beiting Jiedu Mansion's control area is too large, so the emperor Li Longji decided to split it into two and let the Hezhong Dudu Mansion become independent.

In the morning, Li Ye came to Dugu Mansion. This time, the treats for Dugu Mansion were no longer in the garden house by the Qujiang Pool, but in the main house, and they were not the guests of the big banquet. Everyone gathered together, had lunch, and went back in the afternoon. The third day of the Lunar New Year and the fourth day of the Lunar New Year are the last days of rest, so we should not be too tired.

When Li Ye came to Dugu Mansion, the person who greeted the guests at the door was Dugu Jinyang, Suzaku's eldest brother. Although he was not the same mother, Dugu Jinyang still loved this little girl very much. In fact, he was not the only one who loved her. Who doesn't love a baby girl?

Dugu Jinyang is different from his father. He likes Li Ye more than the gentle Wei Qingxuan. In the Tang Dynasty, the military generals and civil servants have always been distinct. Military generals look down on civil servants, and civil servants also look down on military generals. Of course it is unacceptable for my sister to marry a typical civil servant.

But Dugu Lie considers political and family interests, not personal preferences, let alone his daughter's preferences. He believes that the Dugu family needs to marry a famous family, and the Dugu family needs to increase the voice of the civil servants, while Wei Qingxuan just When the time came, Dugulie immediately recognized him.

Dugu Jinyang stepped forward quickly, patted Li Ye's arm and said in a low voice: "Today my father wants Wei Qingxuan to win my sister's heart, he will make some arrangements, you have to be prepared!"

"Thank you brother for reminding me, besides Wei Qingxuan and me, is there anyone else?"

Dugu Jinyang nodded, "There are also An Qingxu, Fang Mingqian and Yang Shu."

"Who are Fang Mingqian and Yang Shu?"

"Fang Mingqian is Fang Guan's nephew, and Yang Shu is the son of Guanglu Temple Minister Yang Chao, who was born in the Hongnong Yang family. Both of them were blind dates proposed by Fang Guan and Yang Chao to my father during the New Year banquet. Request, my father agreed."

Li Ye nodded, the competition was really fierce, but Li Ye also guessed that these two were purely here as a foil, and used them to set off Wei Qingxuan's romantic and literary talent.

"Then I'll go in first!"

Li Ye gave a congratulatory gift and entered the mansion.

Today's weather is relatively cold, and the guests are all activities indoors, mainly in groups of three or four and chatting together.

At this time, a maid stepped forward and bowed, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Li Ye?"

"I'm!"

"Please come with me, the old lady wants to see you."

Li Ye nodded, followed the maid to the back house, and walked into a slightly smaller inner hall, which was full of female relatives. When Li Ye saw Suzaku, she sat beside her grandmother coquettishly, looking at him with a smile.

There is another little girl beside her, named Taibai, Dugu Jun's daughter, only 14 years old, she looks a little dull.

Today Li Ye was wearing a straight blue satin gown with a leather belt around his waist, a black gauze cap on his head, and a long sword at his waist, which was extremely simple and neat.

This is also the clothes his mother Pei Sanniang arranged for him after repeated consideration. The best materials and minimalist style are used to set off Li Ye's tall figure and unique heroic temperament. This is not an ordinary warrior, but has a powerful control.

Suzaku was very satisfied with Li Ye's outfit today, she really liked it, she stood up gracefully, pulled her cousin, and the two of them went into the back hall, the two of them are the second level, mainly for young people to get along alone Opportunity, usually with a sister, it is impossible to be completely alone together.

Li Ye stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute, "Li Ye greets the old grandmother!"

Old Madam Dugu laughed and said, "Good boy! Please get up! Let my daughter see you."

On the other side of Mrs. Dugu sits a middle-aged woman. She is Mrs. Dugu's second daughter, Duguhui. She is married to Dou Gan, the general of the guard of the right prison. Women from the Dugu family, such as Dugu Jun's wife, Dugu Jinyang's wife, and Fang Guan's wife, Dugu Shi, who is Dugu Lie's cousin, also sat among them.

Li Ye stood up and bowed slightly to salute the others.

Old Madam Dugu smiled slightly and said: "I have told everyone about your situation. Everyone thinks that your conditions are very good. The only fly in the ointment is that you are one year younger than Suzaku. In fact, it doesn't matter. The key is character and family background." , Li Shaolang, you must not think that this old lady is vulgar, how can she pay attention to her family background and so on."

"Junior dare not!"

The old lady Dugu said again: "The blind date in Dugu's family is divided into three sessions. The first session is for the female relatives to see each other, the second session is for you to chat with Suzaku, and the third session is for Suzaku's father, uncle and elder brother to chat with you. Take it easy, the other families are similar, maybe just in a different order."

"Junior understands!"

Duguhui asked with a smile: "Suzaku told me that you played in the polo league two years ago, and I like polo the most. Can you tell me which team you are playing for?"

"Reporting to Madam, this junior was originally a player for the Ningwang team, and later played for the Tianpeng polo team."

Duguhui's eyes lit up, "Could it be that you are a flying shark?"

Li Ye nodded, "This junior is right!"

Duguhui clapped her palms and smiled, "Okay! You have won a point with me. I don't know if others like you, but I support you!"

Old lady Dugu smiled and poked her daughter's forehead, "Crazy girl, it's Suzaku's blind date, not you."

Li Ye smiled wryly in his heart, this was the first time he had encountered a blind date.

"Okay, let's go into the inner hall!"

Li Ye saluted and entered the back hall.

Mrs. Dugu asked everyone, "What do you think?"

Everyone laughed and said, "It's fine for the old lady to decide, what should we do?"

Dugu Jun's wife, Mrs. Zhang, said with a smile: "But the young man has good looks, especially his height matches Suzaku very well."

Fang Guan's wife, Dugu Shi, said slowly: "I heard that his reputation is not very good. He has the nickname of Dizangmo, which may mean that he kills too many people."

Duguhui's face darkened, and she said coldly: "It's not that he killed too many people, but that he offended too many people. Both the Yang family and the Zhang family have stumbled on him, so how can they give him a good reputation?"

The old lady waved her hand to stop the two sisters from fighting in the air.

"Appearance is one aspect, reputation is another aspect, and other aspects are also very important, but the most important thing is that he must be helpful to the Dugu family."

This was the old lady's official statement. Although she had a good impression of Li Ye, she was not ambiguous at all when it came to finding her grandson-in-law.

The inner hall is a water pavilion, and behind it is a large lotus pond, but it is now frozen.

Li Ye and Suzaku sat at a small table, and his younger sister Dugu Qiming also sat beside him.

Suzaku wrote a name on the paper, pushed it to Li Ye and said with a smile, "Look at this!"

Li Ye took it, and saw the words "Dugu Xinyue" written on it, he asked puzzledly, "Whose name is this?"

Suzaku pointed to himself, "This is my official name!"

Suddenly, Li Ye realized that a mystery that had been lingering in his heart for a long time was finally revealed.

Li Ye couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm surprised! Everyone in Chang'an knows that Falcon and Suzaku are two rookies in polo. I've always been puzzled, why did you use your real name as a nickname?"

It's a pity that my sister is on the side, otherwise Suzaku will definitely ask Li Yexi if he doesn't like this name.

Suzaku pursed her lips and smiled again: "Suzaku is not a nickname, it's my nickname. When my mother gave birth to me, she was facing Suzaku's gate, so she gave me the nickname Suzaku. Xinyue is the official official name given by my grandmother. She I like astronomy and geography. My granddaughter is astronomy, and my grandson is geography. My sister is Taibai, and my married sister is Qiuhe. My eldest brother is Jinyang, my second brother is Hanyang, my third brother is Hengyang, and my fourth brother is Pingyang. Isn't it fun?"

Dugu Taibai covered his mouth and smiled, "There is also a younger sister named Taiwei, and my elder brother is named Raoyang!"

Li Ye nodded and smiled, "It's really interesting, Suzaku is also a star, but it's a pity your grandmother didn't use it."

Suzaku shook her head and whispered, "Grandmother doesn't like my mother."

Li Ye suddenly felt that it was a bit far-fetched, and asked with a smile: "Is it the same for their blind dates?"

"how is this possible?"

Suzaku pointed to the next room, "I'm in the back room, and my sister asked three questions outside for me."

"What three questions?"

Suzaku smiled slyly and said, "It's very simple! The questions that all blind dates have to ask, how much money do you have? How many fields do you have?"

Suzaku knocked on the table, leaned forward, and said with a serious face: "And the most important thing, how big a room do you have?"

Li Ye couldn't bear it anymore, propped his forehead with his hands, and laughed silently.

(End of this chapter)