Li Hong was wearing linen filial piety, and he glanced at Li Jun and said: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and bring the carriage here, the yamen will open soon, once you file a complaint, do you still want the adults to wait? "

Li Jun hurriedly turned around to knock on the door to call for a carriage, but Li Wen hurriedly stopped him, "Wait a minute, nephew, what can't be said slowly? You should discuss it with us first."

Li Jun ignored him, pushed him away and knocked on the door sullenly.

Li Wen was sweating profusely, he quickly winked at the servants and stopped Li Jun together.

Seeing this, Li Xie's face sank slightly, it seemed that Li Hong and his son were quite determined to file a lawsuit.

With a look of embarrassment on his face, he pulled Li Hong and sighed: "Your third uncle told me about my nephew's request, then you should know our embarrassment, it's not that we don't want you to return to the family, It’s just that there are so many people in the clan, and there are different opinions, it’s impossible to take care of you and not worry about other clansmen, so this matter has to be done slowly.”

Li Xie said softly: "But don't worry, Uncle is here to give you a guarantee. I will give you an explanation if it is as short as three months or as long as half a year. Before that, you should go back with me. Your home was raided back then. There is a big house in the property, and later your third uncle bought it back with money. I let him live in your name, and you move in and settle down first. The clan will allocate a few villas for you, and they will all be recorded in your name. I heard that Brother Jun wants to start the medicinal material business, and he must need a lot of capital. On behalf of the clan, I will give you 80,000 taels first, and then send you a steward to assist you. I think he will be able to take care of it in a few months. Business is picking up..."

Li Hong's eyelids trembled, the condition was so generous that he almost couldn't help but agreed.

But thinking of Li Baolu's exhortations and threats, he gritted his teeth and said with a livid face: "Don't coax me, uncle, let's not care whether what you said is true or not, even if it is true, I don't care too much. I don't want a house, and I don't want Zhuangzi. Not to mention money, I only want our family members, and I will never let my father die and still be charged with crimes."

Li Xie said irritably: "I didn't say that you will not be allowed to return to the clan, it's just that everyone's opinions are not unified for a while. After a while, I can convince them that they will naturally welcome you to the clan."

"Don't coax me. You only believe this for three-year-olds. You are just trying to delay the time. When you arrive in Shunde, you have the final say on what is right and what is wrong?" Bachelor Li Hong said: "Anyway. I don't have time to wait any longer, or you promise to let us return to the family in front of everyone, write down the papers, and invite a guarantor to sign and pledge, or I will file a lawsuit and let the saint come ruling."

Li Hong raised his eyes to look at Li Xie, and said with a nasty smile: "Anyway, uncle also said that you can't make the decision on this matter. Since you can't make the decision, then let someone who can make the decision."

Li Xie looked at Li Hong, slowly let go of his hand, and the smile on his face fell completely, "Li Hong, the court has no control over the clan affairs, you must know that the clan has clan rules, if your branch Those who return to the clan have to listen to what the clan says."

"The family has family rules, but the country also has national laws," Li Hong said forcefully: "You sentenced my father to leave the family because my father broke something in the palace, but the first emperor said that my father was wronged. Yes, then your reasons for judging my father to be out of the clan are not valid. Either you find a new reason to sentence my father out of the clan, or you have to welcome my father back. There is no peace for such a crime."

Li Xie's face sank completely, and he looked at him with a dark look and said, "Do you know the consequences of this report?"

Li Hong sneered and said: "No matter how bad it is, can it be worse than now, worse than being exiled to Qiongzhou, worse than being accused of being a member of the clan?"

A cold light flashed in Li Xie's eyes, and he couldn't help clenching his fists, "You don't care about Brother Jun's future, or sister He's marriage?"

"They are still young, and their future will depend on them to work hard, but their grandfather has already died, and only my son can fight for him." Li Hong said with downcast eyes.

"Then you don't care about your niece? She married into an official's family and involved a lot. She is a child bride, so she is weaker than others, and you still cause her such trouble..."

Finally came, Li Hong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his face became more and more righteous, "Don't worry, uncle, Baolu knew about this matter, and she agreed to it. If it comes to missing the ancestors, my niece is a little bit more serious." No less than me. When she was young, her grandparents and parents treated her very well." Li Hong looked at Li Xie with a half-smile and said, "To tell you the truth, uncle, if my good niece didn't agree to this matter, I would really I haven't made up my mind to do it."

No matter how calm Li Xie was, he couldn't help but lose color at this moment.

Li Baolu's weight is different from Li Hong's.

After all, Li Hong is just a commoner, but Li Baolu is Gu Jingyun's wife. If she instigates this matter, how confident will they be in suing the imperial court?

It's a pity that the Li family has been speechless in the palace since Li Bo. Although there are still members of the Li family in the imperial hospital, they can't stand up to the rank, let alone compete with Gu Jingyun, who has won the emperor's heart.

Li Xie and Li Sheng Li Zhuo looked at each other, their hearts sinking continuously.

Li Zhuo stepped forward to pull Li Xie, frowned and said: "Brother, I'm afraid it's useless to go to Li Hong for this matter, we have to go to Gu Fu."

Li Xie said with a headache: "Persuade Li Hong to go back first, and I will go to Lingsheng Street to meet her immediately."

In order to show his resolute attitude, Li Hong naturally couldn't agree to go back. He lingered with them for a long time, but finally saw that he couldn't break through, so he made a fuss for a long time. He didn't eat breakfast, so he had to go back after being exhausted.

But Li Hong put down his harsh words, "You can stop me for a while, can you stop me forever? This is in the capital, not in Shunde."

The hearts of the three Li Xie brothers sank to the bottom, and the three dared not be negligent, leaving Li Zhuo to continue to persuade with kind words, Li Xie took Li Sheng up and went to Lingsheng Street.

Seeing this, Li Hong sneered, and told Li Jun in front of Li Zhuo, "You go to Lingsheng Street to meet your cousin, and report to her what happened today, and don't let her be deceived."

When Li Zhuo wanted to stop him, Li Hong sneered and said, "This is still the capital. Sixth Uncle really thought we had no choice but to come back? If we really go all out, can you stop us?"

Li Zhuo paused, with some hesitation on his face.

Li Jun said: "We don't embarrass you, and please don't embarrass us."

Li Zhuo silently stepped aside, and those servants blocking the way wisely let Li Jun out.

When Li Jun arrived at the Gu Mansion, Li Xie and Li Sheng, who left more than a quarter of an hour earlier than him, were still staying at the gatehouse. When they saw Li Jun, their calm faces turned slightly green.

Especially when he saw that he went in without notification, his face became even more serious.

Both Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu were at home, today was the court meeting, but there was no major event in the court, Gu Jingyun didn't go to the court, and the academy rested, so he accompanied Baolu to play the piano and practice swords in the garden.

Naturally, he played the piano and Baolu practiced the sword.

When Li Xie and others came, they were still playing, so they didn't see them right away, and when Li Jun also came, Li Baolu went back to his room and changed his clothes to see him.

"Second sister, my father and I were stopped by people from Shunde's Li family before we even exited the alley. Now the eldest grandpa and the third grandpa have come to look for you."

Li Baolu nodded slightly, waved her hand and said, "I see, you haven't eaten breakfast so early in the morning, you should go to the kitchen to get something to eat."

"Let me stay too," Li Jun thought for a while and said, "After all, I am the only male in the family, and I should do this."

Li Baolu thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Gu Jingyun nodded slightly to Nanfeng, "Go and invite the guests in."

"Brother Jingyun, leave this matter alone and let me do it." Li Baolu knew that Gu Jingyun was an "outsider", and he couldn't interfere too much with the Li family's affairs. If the matter has already been reported, he speaks out to help relatives, but if he intervenes too much in the private settlement, it will inevitably cause criticism.

It was nothing to do it secretly before, but now that Li Xie and others came to the door, it was on the bright side.

Although she is a married woman, she is still from the Li family, and her parents have only one child, so it is reasonable to meddle in the Li family's affairs.

"I'm right behind, call me if you need something." Gu Jingyun patted her head and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much about some rules."

"I know, I will never suffer at home."

Gu Jingyun got up and went to the back.

Li Baolu sat on the first seat and waited, and Li Jun stood beside her like a guard.

Li Baolu didn't let him sit down, but when he heard footsteps, he raised his head and looked towards the door.

It was the first time for Li Xie and Li Sheng to see this grandniece. Seeing her beautiful face, they were momentarily startled.

Whether it's Li Hong or Li Jun, they don't look much like Li Bo, but they didn't expect that they would find old shadows in the most unlikely person.

Li Baolu looked at them coldly, stood up with a smile on his mouth and said: "The honored guest is here, and the pears are shining. I think the two are the chief of the Li clan and the third grandfather of Li. They have long admired their names."

The faces of the two of them froze, and they smiled and said: "Why are you so polite, grandniece? You are the granddaughter of the fifth brother, so you are the same as our granddaughter. You can call us grandpa and grandpa."

Li Baolu smiled, turned to Hongtao and said, "Serve good tea for the honored guests, and go get some refreshments."

After finishing the order, he turned around and asked the two of them to sit down, and said with a smile: "In terms of blood relationship, Baolu should indeed be called Grandfather and Third Grandpa, but our branch has long been exiled from the clan, even if I have such a heart, it is not justifiable." Shun, it's better to be more polite."

Heart brought tea, put it down respectfully for the two of them and then bowed back, Li Baolu smiled and said, "It's not a good tea, Patriarch Li and Grandpa Li San should try it, how does it compare to the collection of Li's family?"

Li Xie and Li Sheng are on their backs, no matter how hard Li Hong is, he has to call Li Xie and Li Sheng "uncle three uncles". They didn't think it was a big deal before, but now that Li Baolu doesn't call them, they feel the benefits of this title .

Li Baolu had a business-like and indifferent appearance, and they couldn't play the family card in their hands no matter what.

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