Lu Lingqi has been in a worse and worse mood recently.
Because she learned from her mother Yan that she would be betrothed to Yuan Shu's son.
Yan was very happy about it and told Lu Lingqi happily that Yuan Shu had three generations of officials in his family and had a stake in Jingzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou. If he could unify Jiangdong in the future, he would be able to establish a great cause.
If Lu Lingqi is lucky, she will become the Crown Princess in the future!
Seeing her mother's happy expression, Lu Lingqi felt a little stuffy in her chest for some reason.
She stuck the double halberds into the ground and lowered her head. From this angle, she could no longer see her toes.
It wasn't like this last year!
A certain part that had been bothering her a few years ago had grown extremely rapidly in scale, from one kind of worry to another.
As a result, Lu Lingqi now has more and more difficulty practicing martial arts. When she swings her arms, her movements are often deformed and her moves are confused, which makes her more and more angry.
Women are not as strong as men. If this continues, how can I become a strong warrior like my father?
I heard that Yuan Shu's son doesn't know martial arts, but the ideal husband in Lu Lingqi's eyes is a master like his father. Even if he is not as good as his father, he can't be too much worse!
Lu Lingqi stomped her feet hard, and the recoil from the ground passed through her body, causing a certain part of her body to shake even more.
She was so angry that she ran back into the house, found a long strip of cloth, and wrapped it around her chest again and again until she could hardly breathe. Then she tied a knot with satisfaction, put on her outer clothes, and tightened her waist tightly.
Feeling much lighter, Lu Lingqi returned to the center of the yard, drew out her double halberds, and slashed at the scarecrows in front of her, who were mistaken for hidden tigers, until all the heads of the scarecrows were chopped off.
Lu Lingqi's hatred was still there. If her fist hadn't hurt so much when she broke the wall, how could she have been subdued by that damn Yinhu!
Next time we meet, I must return it!
There was sweat on her forehead and she breathed slightly a few times. Then she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw that it was Mrs. Du who came back.
Seeing that Mrs. Du looked unhappy, Lu Lingqi walked over and asked, "Mrs. Du, what happened?"
Mrs. Du forced a smile and said, "It's nothing. The girl has sweated a lot. It's cold today. Be careful not to catch a cold. I'll help the girl change her clothes."
After hearing this, Lv Lingqi followed Du back into the house and took off her coat. Du saw the strips of cloth wrapped around Lv Lingqi and asked in surprise, "What are you doing, girl?"
Lu Lingqi said angrily: "This thing is getting more and more hateful. Now I feel that my martial arts have not only not improved, but have regressed a lot. What's the use of these two pieces of encumbrance for a woman!"
Mrs. Du was amused by Lu Lingqi, "Of course it's for raising offspring."
Lu Lingqi asked, "If you don't have children, are you useless?"
Mrs. Du was about to speak when she blushed and said, "You will understand once you get married."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi seemed to understand but not quite.
She looked at Mrs. Du's waist. It was very slender, but as it went up and down, the outline began to expand suddenly, forming a sharp contrast.
Moreover, unlike the somewhat childish Monk herself, Mrs. Du's face had a unique, attractive and mature charm. Combined with her very three-dimensional eyebrows and eyes, Lu Lingqi had to admit that Mrs. Du was the most outstanding woman she had ever seen.
But now there was an obvious melancholy in Mrs. Du's eyes.
Lu Lingqi remembered that some time ago, Mrs. Du was divorced and had been very silent for a while. She had just gotten better recently, but it seemed like she had encountered difficulties again?
Thinking of this, Lu Lingqi said, "Mrs. Du, I treat you as my sister. If you don't mind, you can tell me if you have any difficulties."
Mrs. Du was moved when she heard this and bowed her head and said, "The girl has a good heart. I don't know who will be lucky enough to marry her in the future."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi shouted, "Stop talking about this. I'm also annoyed."
After hearing this, Mrs. Du sighed and said, "It seems that we are all the same. As a woman, the biggest worry in life is getting married."
After Mrs. Du's whispered explanation, Lu Lingqi learned that since Mrs. Du came to Hanoi, she had been serving Lu Lingqi and had met many women from Hanoi's aristocratic families.
Her appearance was outstanding and her fame soon spread among the Hanoi nobles. Several generals under Zhang Yang heard about Du's affairs and became interested in her.
They asked someone to inquire with Yan, wanting to know whether they could marry Du. When Yan heard this, she was naturally very happy to get rid of this troublesome Du as soon as possible.
It is not a good idea for Mrs. Du to stay with Lu Lingqi all the time. Besides, Lu Lingqi is going to get married soon, and then Mrs. Du will be single again. Who knows if she will be coveted by Lu Bu?
So these few days, Yan sent someone to find Du again and mentioned a few generals who were interested in Du, meaning that if Du wanted to remarry, she could help pay for the dowry.
Mrs. Du heard that those generals were all from the Black Mountain bandits. Her ex-husband Qin Yilu was at least a good family man, but she was afraid of offending Mrs. Yan, so she was very depressed.
When Lu Lingqi heard that it was Yan, her arrogance was reduced by three points. Yan was her biological mother and she could not disobey her. On the contrary, Lu Bu was quite fond of her and would try his best to satisfy her requests as long as they were not excessive.
Lu Lingqi leaned against the window, looking at the fallen leaves all over the yard, and said, "Mrs. Du, what do you think is the ideal husband?"
Mrs. Du smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't answer this question, because I didn't choose the right one either."
"So when a woman gets married for the first time, she must choose the right man, otherwise she may never have the chance to choose again in her life."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi felt even more confused, and she suddenly thought of the hidden tiger.
Although Lu Lingqi didn't want to admit it, although Yinhu was vulgar and shameless, he was indeed very talented.
She heard from others that his stargazing skills were so amazing that not only her father, but also Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others who thought highly of themselves, were all amazed by him.
Thinking that Yinhu's wife was so ugly, yet Yinhu was willing to marry her, Lu Lingqi felt a little envious.
But that lecherous tiger was also a hypocritical person for touching him!
Madam Du looked at the enviable profile of Lu Lingqi and said, "As the daughter of Marquis Wen, you are worthy of such a young talent. The son of Yuan Gonglu will not humiliate you."
In fact, strictly speaking, Yuan Shu's family background is much higher than Lu Bu's. Lu Bu was born in poverty and had almost no family power. He made his name by killing.
So Mrs. Du didn't understand why Lu Lingqi was so opposed to this marriage.
Lu Lingqi said sullenly, "I heard that the Yuan family member doesn't know martial arts!"
After hearing this, Du laughed and said, "How many of the children of the noble families in the Central Plains practice martial arts?"
She thought for a moment and sighed, "There is a young man from a prominent family who is a man of both literary and martial talents. I missed him. I heard that he just got married, which caused quite a stir."
"What a coincidence! That man is also from the Yuan family."
Lu Lingqi asked doubtfully: "Who is it?"
Mrs. Du said, "The son of Yuan Benchu, the one known as the fierce tiger of the Yuan family."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi's eyes lit up. "I seem to have heard my mother talk about that person named Yuan Xi?"
Mrs. Du nodded and said, "The girl knew that too."
"I heard that his marriage was quite complicated. It is now widely circulated among the noble ladies. It is quite legendary."
As Lu Bu's wife, Yan was often visited by women from aristocratic families. Du heard a lot of this when she helped serve Yan. However, Lu Lingqi was not yet married, so the women would naturally not tell her too much about such things. Therefore, Lu Lingqi did not know the inside story as well as Du.
She was immediately aroused by Mrs. Du's curiosity and said, "Madam, tell me quickly!"
Du started the story from the time when Yuan Xi was the illegitimate son of the Yuan family and went to Beixincheng to guard the city.
Afterwards, Yuan Xi returned to Yecheng and led his troops to rescue Cao Song in Xuzhou, defeated the three powerful generals Liu, Guan and Zhang, and killed Zhang Kai.
When he conquered Qingzhou, he defeated Tian Kai and defeated Liu, Guan and Zhang again. He became famous in one battle and earned the name of the fierce tiger of the Yuan family.
Afterwards, he was sent as an envoy to Yanzhou and Xuzhou, where he helped Yuan clan pacify the rear, demonstrating his military strategy.
What really brought his fame to the peak was that a few months ago, he annihilated tens of thousands of Black Mountain troops with only a few thousand soldiers, then took the lead in breaking through Yijing and defeating Gongsun Zan.
As Lu Lingqi listened, she couldn't help but feel longing and her heart was filled with excitement.
I wish I could be as famous as this fierce tiger on the battlefield!
However, this man was Yuan Benchu's son, and was my father's enemy. My father would never agree to the marriage even if they didn't want it.
Finally, Mrs. Du said that because of these merits, Yuan Xi was adopted and set up his own family, became the governor of Youzhou, and married a girl from the Zhen family.
Mrs. Du said, "I heard that the girl from the Zhen family showed up at her wedding, and everyone who saw her said that she was the most beautiful girl in Jizhou, and no one could compare to her."
In fact, Mrs. Du and Lu Lingqi did not know that Yuan Xi's deeds were spread among the gentry intentionally or unintentionally.
On the one hand, Yuan Xi wanted to use this to build momentum, and on the other hand, it was also because of the aristocratic families fanning the flames.
Mrs. Du finally said, "The three sons of Yuan Benchu all have extraordinary abilities. Yuan Xi was not well-known at the beginning because the other two sons were too outstanding and were overshadowed."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi asked, "Why is Yuan Benchu's third son so famous, but Yuan Gonglu's son is unknown?"
Mrs. Du was startled and said hesitantly, "Maybe it's because Yuan Gonglu protected his son very well?"
Lu Lingqi asked, "Just like my father protected me and didn't let me go to the battlefield?"
Mrs. Du said, "The girl is a woman, what if something happens to her?"
Lu Lingqi still didn't give up: "Why can't women go to the battlefield?"
Mrs. Du was surprised and said, "Forgive my ignorance, except for Fu Hao in ancient times, I have never heard of women fighting in battles."
Lu Lingqi asked angrily, "Why was it possible in ancient times but not now?"
Mrs. Du smiled bitterly and said, "You have asked me a question that stumped me. I am not very knowledgeable and I cannot answer your question."
Lu Lingqi remained silent for a while, then said, "Yuan Xi is so powerful at such a young age, doesn't he have any flaws?"
Mrs. Du listened, looked around, and whispered, "How could it be, this man has a terrible problem."
"Extremely lascivious."
"I heard that he even took Gongsun Zan's widow into his room."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi was dumbfounded.