Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 431 Matchmaker Xiao Jiang

"this...."

After hearing this, Li Xueyan had to think seriously about it. Zhao Shansheng had a young face and looked like a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. If you didn't know his age, you would definitely not think that he was over twenty.

"Stop talking about this and that, just listen to me, it's settled!" Jiang Shangxian encouraged, wishing she could find Zhao Shan today to finalize the matter.

Li Xueyan tilted her head, bit her lip, and pondered for a while. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her head, and she realized something was wrong. She was a little surprised: "Why are you so anxious?"

Why are her sisters more anxious about her marriage than her mother today?

"Cough cough!"

Jiang Shangxian choked on his own saliva and quickly sat up to drink some water. Li Xueyan was also startled and sat up, patting her back to calm her down. "What's going on? I was just asking you a question. Why did you choke?"

Xiao Jiang waved his hand. After drinking a glass of water, he felt the itch in his throat disappear. He moved his hips to face Li Xueyan again, his face obviously more solemn than before: "This matter is extremely important. Don't be embarrassed at this time. Cui Yi and I thought about it for a long time that day. Listen to our ideas and see if they make sense. Then Tubo..."

She recounted in detail the speculation they had shared that day regarding the marriage between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, and concluded by saying, "Think about it, if it's really as we think, and you haven't been engaged at your age, wouldn't that mean you've just been taken over?"

The more Li Xueyan listened, the more attentively she listened, and the more unpleasant her expression grew. She remained silent for a long while, then managed a forced smile and said, "No, my father and mother wouldn't marry me so far away. Besides...even if His Majesty wanted to choose a daughter of the royal family, my father wouldn't let me go."

She is the only unmarried legitimate daughter in the Prince of Jiangxia's mansion. Needless to say, her mother and even her father are partial to her. How could they marry her to such a wild place?

Li Xueyan repeated this in her mind to prepare herself mentally before slowly adjusting her expression.

Silly girl!

Jiang Shangxian sighed inwardly, but they were her biological parents. If she were to talk about the Li family's parents, it would definitely be impolite. Little Jiang thought quickly and soon came up with a new excuse: "Think about it, the Li family's royal family has relied on His Majesty and the late emperor to have their current respectability and wealth. If His Majesty speaks up, it would be difficult for the Prince and Princess to directly refuse, right?"

Not to mention the emperor, even modern leaders sometimes do something weird, can cattle and horses just refuse?

Her tone was a bit bewitching and persuasive: "But if you were engaged, His Majesty would definitely not have chosen you. Wouldn't that save the Prince and Princess a lot of trouble? As a child, isn't the greatest filial duty to relieve your parents of their worries? Although the Tianshui Zhao family is not as good as the Five Surnames and Seven Famous Clan, it is still a clan that counts. Even if they have some complaints, it is you who likes you after all, and Zhao Shan is a good character..."

Li Xueyan nodded and gave a very pertinent comment: "Well, it's just a bit stingy."

I have to bargain with people when buying food for her!

You can’t call me stingy at this time! Even if I am stingy, I can’t say that!

Xiao Jiang instantly turned into a matchmaker. He held Li Xueyan's hand with one hand, and rubbed it with the other, trying to change her mind. "What's so stingy about him? Zhao Shanduo is a man who knows how to live a good life. If you marry him in the future, do you think he will go out and have affairs with those scholars? Even if you give him money, he won't be willing to spend a penny!"

Xiao Jiang dared to guarantee that since Zhao Shan was so stingy, how could he be willing to spend money to find women and have fun?

He's the kind of guy who wouldn't even put down bait when fishing! Otherwise, how could he have fished for days last winter and not only come up empty-handed, but also ended up falling ill?

If he spends one more penny on a woman, she will be so angry that she will die at night!

Li Xueyan nodded in agreement. She had never seen Zhao Shan spend money lavishly. When he went out to eat, he would always choose places where Cui Bianxu and Wang Mingqian could pay the bill.

That guy even has to drink a lot of tea in Jixian Hall before going to work!

Jiang Shangxian was still blabbering inwardly, "Besides, look, Tianshui Zhao is far away. He'll be an official in Chang'an in the future. You and him can live on your own, without a mother-in-law to control you. You can do whatever you want. Zhao Shan's body and hands are only good enough for writing. If he dares to kick you, you can whip him and he'll be quiet."

This is basically openly encouraging younger sisters to beat their husbands during marriage. Xiao Jiang secretly admitted her mistakes to Zhao Shan a thousand times in her heart before she felt that her moral standards were still there.

Li Xueyan was persuaded, but still a little hesitant: "Tell me, what if my father and mother don't agree?"

She knew that her mother always seemed to think that Wang Mingqian was a good choice, and Zhao Shanmo, firstly, was of a lower family background, and secondly, his official position was also lower, so he had never been on her mother's list of potential sons-in-law.

Jiang Shangxian slapped her hand hard, looking disappointed. "Low official position? What does it matter? A low official position means he has plenty of room for promotion! He has a bright future! Besides, although Zhao Shan's rank is a bit low, with your father here, a promotion is no small matter. It will just show off your ability!"

Li Xueyan fell silent for a rare moment. She felt something was wrong, but she couldn't think of anything for a moment.

Is this how the phrase "boundless future" is used? Can a low-ranking official be considered an advantage?

Isn't this really just living off a gigolo?

Seeing that she was silent, Jiang Shangxian took the opportunity to continue, "Think about it, the Jiangxia County Prince's Mansion is close by, so if you want to go back to your parents' home, it's easy. Others are not allowed to go back to their parents' home all the time after getting married, but no one will care if you go back to your parents' home every day, isn't it?"

Li Xueyan nodded repeatedly after hearing these words, her eyes becoming brighter and brighter. Suddenly, she remembered the loophole in Jiang Shangxian's words. She pursed her lips, pulled her hand back, and rolled her eyes at her: "Why would I whip him for no reason?!"

It sounds like all she does is beat people up!

Jiang Shangxian was relieved to see that she had listened. She was exhausted after talking so much, and being a matchmaker was not an easy task. "Alright, smoke it or not, think about it carefully. Don't let it interfere with your important work. If you regret it later and come to me crying, I won't care about you then!"