Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 32 Sixth Daughter Li Cha
"Qa'er has been shy since she was little, because she is an orphan. I still remember that when I first saw her, her long hair was messy, which made me feel distressed..."

Changsun Nonggui walked down the corridor, speaking softly, his words revealing his heartache.

Soon, under the leadership of Changsun Nonggui, Fu Zihou came to the inner courtyard of Li's mansion. Since it was where the women of Li's mansion lived, he could see a lot of women's clothes hanging in the yard, including some tube tops and bellybands for young girls.

Fu Zihou knew that it was fortunate that this was not in other dynasties in the future, otherwise, as a man, he should avoid seeing these things.

"Nephew!"

Changsun Nonggui suddenly stopped and turned to look at Fu Zihou.

"aunt!"

When Fu Zihou saw his young aunt, he seemed to have something to say, so he stopped and saluted.

"Aunt, please ask your nephew to promise you one thing!"

When Changsun Nonggui saw that there was no one around, he looked at Fu Zihou with a pleading expression.

"Auntie, you are my elder, so why should I ask for anything? Please speak frankly!"

Fu Zihou looked at Changsun Nonggui and said.

Changsun Nonggui looked at Fu Zihou, this young and virtuous nephew. She had not had much contact with Fu Zihou and did not know what kind of person he was, but at least at this moment, this nephew gave her a good impression.

So Changsun Nonggui thought about it and looked at Fu Zihou.

"Aunt also knows that it must be Qiong'er who said something to you just now, and you took the initiative to cancel the engagement. Aunt also knows that Qiong'er has been beautiful and talented since she was young. What she did today is bound to hurt others..."

When Changsun Nonggui said this, he looked at Fu Zihou with a pleading look on his face: "But auntie still begs you, Qiong'er is Qiong'er, if you have any grievances in the future, don't blame it on Cai'er, don't hit her!"

At the end of his speech, Changsun Nonggui's eyes turned red.

In the Li family, she married Li Liyan later, and Li Liyan was the fifth son of the Li family. In addition, she was young and her words had no weight in major matters. Otherwise, she would not have said these things to Fu Zihou in private.

Anyone could refuse the engagement with the Fu family. Even Li Qiong could talk to Fu Zihou in private, but she couldn't. And no one would speak for Li Cha.

"Aunt, how could Zihou hit someone? Miss Qiong..."

Fu Zihou thought about what Aunt Changsun would say and had even made some bad plans. However, when he heard what his aunt said next, he was dumbfounded and did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Fortunately at this time.

Two maids from the mansion came from a distance and hurriedly saluted when they saw Changsun Nonggui. Changsun Nonggui nodded and watched the maids leave before looking at Fu Zihou.

"As long as my nephew doesn't hit Cai'er, I will be relieved!"

Changsun Nonggui said, and then motioned Fu Zihou to wait here.

Fu Zihou watched Uncle Changsun go to a room not far away, then stood there, sighed, and looked at the backyard.

"Aung's misunderstanding has been resolved! Li Qiong's engagement has also been resolved, but I..."

Fu Zihou felt helpless. If it wasn't a misunderstanding between Aong and the Li family, then after canceling the engagement with Li Qiong, perhaps they wouldn't have to continue. But as Aong knew it was a misunderstanding, and looking at his relationship with Old Madam Li, he knew that this time the engagement between the Fu family and the Li family, not to mention Old Madam Li, even Aong had to continue.

My cousin has already married his wife, and I am the only one in Fu's family who is not married.

"Cai'er! Cai'er..."

He could faintly hear Aunt Changsun's call. Fu Zihou looked at the yard and suddenly seemed to realize something. He turned his head to look at a door and window not far away.

Looking at the empty doors and windows, Fu Zihou frowned slightly, but did not look away and waited for a long time.

Then, Fu Zihou saw a young girl secretly looking up from the door and window, looking at him cautiously.

The moment he saw the girl, Fu Zihou was a little surprised.

When the girl saw Fu Zihou looking at her, her face was filled with fear. She was about to leave when she saw her stepmother looking at her.

"Ca'er, why are you going to the kitchen again? It's so dirty in there!"

Changsun Nonggui said softly, then walked past Fu Zihou and walked towards the house where the girl was.

"Cai'er?"

Fu Zihou looked at Uncle Changsun's back, and then at the doors and windows. He was originally trying to think of a way to persuade Grandfather and Old Madam Li, but now he looked at the empty doors and windows and thought of the girl he saw a few moments ago.

"She is Li Cai!"

In Fu Zihou's impression, Li Cha, the sixth daughter of the Li family, could not speak and her mother died when she was young. After hearing what Uncle Changsun said just now, the image that emerged in Fu Zihou's mind was a girl with messy hair and even a strange appearance.

However, thinking back to the girl he had just seen, in terms of appearance, she could not compare to Li Qiong's stunning beauty. But Fu Zihou said without exaggeration that given a few more years, he would not dare to say that she would surpass Li Qiong, but that girl would definitely not be half as bad as Li Qiong.

Are the Li family’s genes so good?

"Come on!"

Just as Fu Zihou was thinking, Changsun Nonggui stood in front of the door and waved his hand.

Afterwards, under Fu Zihou's gaze, Changsun Nonggui took Li Cai to the backyard and slowly walked in front of Fu Zihou.

"Cai'er, this nephew is Fu Zihou, and he is the man who has been engaged to you in recent years!" Changsun Nonggui glanced at Fu Zihou, turned to look at the timid Cai'er behind him, and said softly.

Changsun Nonggui did not lie. After the engagement was modified that year, the one who was engaged to Fu Zihou was no longer Li Qiong, but Li Cai. The old woman just wanted to change it back, but the result was contrary to her wishes.

Li Qiong risked being punished and asked Fu Zihou to cancel the engagement personally.

In this case, the one who is engaged to Fu Zihou is naturally still Li Cai.

"Fu Zihou, nice to meet Miss Cai!"

Fu Zihou listened to what Uncle Changsun said, looked at Li Cha, raised his hand and saluted.

Seeing Li Cai looking at him, he hurriedly lowered his head and moved his head slightly. Then Fu Zihou saw Uncle Changsun looking at him.

"Ca'er can't speak, so I can only greet you like this!"

Changsun Nonggui gave a bitter smile and looked at Fu Zihou, signaling Fu Zihou not to be surprised, as this was Li Cha's congenital defect.

Thinking of this, Changsun Nonggui felt a little regretful. If Cai'er had not been born mute, she would not have to worry about marriage, and she would not have been despised and avoided by the world.

"Zihou knows about this, so there is no need to worry! But why was he in the front yard just now? I didn't see him..."

Fu Zihou bowed to Aunt Changsun to show that he didn't mind. Then he looked at Li Cha, who looked timid, and looked towards the front yard with some curiosity, indicating that he had just arrived at the Li Mansion and clearly saw so many children studying under the pavilion in the front yard, so why didn't he see Li Cha in front of him.

Fu Zihou was also a little confused.

"They all say that if you can't speak, there's no point in learning!"

Changsun Nonggui hesitated for a moment, but finally looked at Li Cha with heartache, and then said to Fu Zihou.

In the eyes of Changsun Nonggui, he was a little worried at first. Fu Zihou knew Li Qiong's shortcomings and would dislike her very much. After all, in the Li family, the other children could not be as good as Li Qiong, but at least they could read and write.

But later, Zhangsun Nonggui thought about it and decided to tell it out. No matter whether Fu Zihou would dislike Li Cha after knowing this, she would rather Fu Zihou cancel the engagement again for now, as that would hurt Li Cha. As a stepmother, she did not want to see Li Cha being disliked by Fu Zihou again and again in the future because of her shortcomings.

"Why...? She obviously can't speak, so she has to learn to read. Otherwise, if she is out there and others can't understand sign language, then Miss Cai..."

Fu Zihou opened his eyes slightly wide and asked in confusion, his expression somewhat ridiculous.

However, Fu Zihou did not get an answer, but instead saw Changsun Nonggui looking at him in surprise.

"Nephew, don't you dislike Qi'er?"

Changsun Nonggui asked doubtfully. She clearly felt that the boy not only didn't mind, but she didn't know if it was her illusion. She felt that the boy was a little indignant.

Even Li Cai, who looked uneasy, was standing beside Changsun Nonggui, cautiously glancing at Fu Zihou.

Looking at the young man who kept waving his hands and saying "I don't mind, how could I mind", Li Cha's beautiful eyes, the fear and panic in them when facing a stranger for the first time, fainted a little.

"My dear nephew and Cai'er, please sit here. Your aunt will be back soon!"

Changsun Nonggui was an experienced person, and at first she was surprised that the boy did not dislike Cai'er. Until she saw the boy's appearance later, as an experienced person, she could see the difference. She breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

"Be obedient and sit here with Zihou. This is Zihou's first time here, and Cai'er has to learn how to entertain guests. She has never entertained anyone before! Mother will be back soon!"

Changsun Nonggui turned around to comfort Li Cha. He knew that Li Cha was afraid, but when he saw Fu Zihou's appearance, Changsun Nonggui felt relieved.

This was the first time she saw someone not looking at Li Cha with disgust.

At this moment, Changsun Nonggui already had a premonition in his heart that perhaps Cai'er would only meet such a person once in her life.

And Fu Zihou is probably the best destination for Caier!

She wanted to report the situation here to the old lady. The old lady and the people from the Fu family were waiting in the main hall, and she also wanted to give these two people some contact.

The backyard of Li Mansion.

Fu Zihou watched Uncle Changsun leave, walked along the corridor to the main hall of the front yard, and then turned his gaze to the girl beside him.

When Li Cai turned around, she inadvertently saw Fu Zihou looking at her. She was so frightened that she instinctively took a step back, standing there with her head down in panic. She wanted to escape but didn't dare to leave.

Just when Li Cha was like an ostrich, anxious and uneasy, with her head lowered and her pretty face about to cry, she heard a gentle voice.

"Zihou can read! If Miss Cai doesn't mind in the future, Zihou is willing to teach her how to read."

The moment Li Cha heard these words, her whole body froze in place.

Even her uncle, father, and even grandmother didn't suggest that she learn to read. This was the first time in all those years that she heard someone suggest that she learn to read.

Thinking of this, my heart was touched.

Li Cai had been lowering her head, but now she slowly raised it with fear and looked cautiously at the young man in front of her.

What caught her eye was the young man standing in front of her, keeping a distance from her. His gentle face was full of smiles and his eyes were particularly sincere.

Just a glance.

Li Cha quickly lowered her head and clenched her two little hands together.

(End of this chapter)