Wu Chengsi was taken down by the eunuch. Wu Zetian then glanced at Li Zhen and said, "You are the one who taught him how he is so stupid!"

Li Zhen bowed and said calmly: "Wu Chengsi begged to Weichen all the way, but Weichen couldn't bear it, so he advised him to apologize to His Majesty with sincerity. Weichen reminded him that he could apologize for his crimes, but he didn't even take off his clothes and even hit the wall to seek death. Weichen did not let him do this."

"I also believe that you are telling the truth, but do you think that he is deceiving the emperor and going north without authorization, can his crime be forgiven?"

Li Zhen sighed and said, "It is an instinct for people to survive in despair. He was also desperate in Lingnan and missed his hometown, so he did something confused. After all, he is Your Majesty's nephew. If Your Majesty executes him because of his filial piety, it will be difficult to explain to the family."

"Bold!" Wu Zetian scolded angrily.

Li Zhen knelt down quickly and said in a deep voice: "This is my heartfelt words. Your Majesty is favored by me. I am grateful and do not want to let Your Majesty fall into trouble with family affection, so I plead for Wu Chengsi."

Wu Zetian stared at him for a long time, his eyes gradually softened, and he nodded and said, "You are actually thinking about it for me. This is very good. Get up! I don't blame you."

Li Zhen stood up. At this time, Wu Zetian sighed softly. She thought of the Zhang brothers and felt more guilty towards Li Zhen. She said to him: "I remember General Li's concern, you go down first!"

"I'm going to leave!"

Li Zhen slowly retreated, and Wu Zetian felt a little upset and sat down on the couch powerlessly, staring out the window and dazed.

Li Quan visited Di's mansion and was received by a grand reception. Di Renjie's wife Zhang came out of the gate to greet her and invited her into the inner house. Mrs. Di knew very well that Li Zhen's eldest sister came to visit today, but in fact, she was here to discuss the marriage between the two families. Li Zhen's parents died early, so his marriage must be decided by the eldest sister.

In the back hall, the maid helped Mrs. Di out. Old Mrs. Di felt a little sick some time ago. She only improved slightly after recuperating for a while. She was still weak. Mrs. Di hurriedly met her and whispered: "It's such a cold day, what's my mother doing?"

The old lady laughed and said, "I heard that Li Zhen's eldest sister is here. I don't want to meet her. Wouldn't it be very rude!"

Li Quan hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Li Quan has met his grandmother!"

The old lady smiled and said, "You are the eldest sister Li Quan! It seems we have seen it."

"Yes! During the polo competition, my grandmother and I met Miss Di in the big tent of the inner guard."

"Yes! Yes! In Li Ge'er's big tent."

Old Mrs. Di was happy and asked Zhang again: "Where is A Yan, why is she not here?"

"Reporting to my mother, she seemed to have gone out and made an appointment with a few girls to buy jewelry."

"What are you going out to do today?"

Old Mrs. Di apologized to Li Quan: "My granddaughter likes to run around, but she is still very good, kind and simple."

Li Quan couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't be guilty of grandma. Ayan and I are very familiar with each other, and I like her very much."

"Haha! Just be familiar with it!"

Everyone sat down again, Li Quan bowed to Mrs. Di and smiled, "This time I visited my doorstep mainly for the affairs of my brother and A Yan. As the saying goes, men should get married and women should get married. My Azhen is not young anymore. We both died of parents since we were young, and my elder sister pulled him up, so his marriage is also my business. I wonder if my wife has considered Azhen?"

Generally speaking, the proposal of marriage is always brought by a matchmaker, so there are comments from the matchmaker. However, the matchmaker is just a form, especially in many wealthy families, before the matchmaker comes, the two parties have a tacit understanding or finalize the marriage, and then the matchmaker comes to the door to send a marriage letter to propose. Otherwise, the matchmaker will come abruptly and will be very rude if it is rejected.

Of course, the matchmaker is just an intermediary to avoid embarrassment between both parties, and it is not necessary. The advocacy in the Six Rites does not necessarily require the matchmaker to come to the door. If the two parties communicate well, the matchmaker can also not come to the door and directly save this link.

The same is true for Li Quan to come to the door today, because he already has a tacit understanding with the Di family, so there is no need for a matchmaker to come to propose marriage. Li Quan also knows that since the Di family welcomes him so enthusiastically, the marriage is basically settled.

Mrs. Di smiled and said, "They are in love, and we really have no reason to object. Moreover, A Yan's father also likes Mr. Li very much, and we are willing to accept this marriage."

The old lady grinned, "I saw him the first day I knew he was my grandson-in-law, and I agreed with him ten thousand times."

Li Quan was happy in his heart and quickly took out Li Zhen's appointment letter and said with a smile: "Since both parties are in love? Today, I simply made Na Cai and Wen Ming together. This is our appointment letter. Please accept it. As for the Na Cai gift, I will send someone to deliver it later."

Nacai and Inquiry are still in the category of marriage proposals. The next one is Najib, which means that the woman checks the birth date and horoscopes of both parties, or asks for a visa in front of the Buddha. If the birth date and horoscopes match and have no conflicts, or asks for a visa, the woman can formally agree to the marriage.

In fact, the so-called verification of the birth date and horoscope is just an excuse to refuse. If the woman finds that the man does not meet his conditions after further understanding, such as the man does not have a house, or the man is not good at character, or the woman is unworthy of family, etc., and the woman is unwilling to accept this marriage, she can return the proposal ceremony on the excuse of the inconsistent horoscope, so that both parties will not be embarrassed.

Mrs. Di took over Li Zhen's marriage with a smile, but she couldn't agree immediately. She had to discuss this with her husband. After all, her husband is the head of the family. Only when he agreed could Ayan marry Li Zhen.

"Okay! I will choose an auspicious day and go to the Bodhisattva to pray for a sign. I believe this is a good marriage."

The old lady next to her muttered, "What are you asking for? What if you don't ask for a good sign?"

Mrs. Di was so amused that the old lady wanted this grandson-in-law, for fear that the marriage would not come true. She had to explain: "Don't worry, mother! I will definitely be able to get a good sign and will not disappoint you."

Since this was the case, Li Quan stood up and said goodbye. Mrs. Di kept sending her out of the gate. Li Quan smiled and said, "I have prepared the gift of the geese of Nacai. I will send it to you when I go back."

"Thank you so hard for Sister Quan. I will prepare some wine some time and invite Sister Quan to visit you."

"Sure! It must come!"

Li Quan said goodbye and left. Mrs. Di watched her leave and then returned to the mansion. When she turned around, she found that the old lady was standing behind her and was also looking at Li Quan's carriage away. She was so scared that she hurried forward to support her, "Mother, it's cold and windy outside. Don't catch a cold, go back quickly."

"It's just winter, and I'm strong and can stand it. Ah-sneezing!" Before he finished speaking, the old lady sneezed. The maids and the maids were so scared that they quickly helped her back.

At night, Di Renjie returned from the imperial city. Since Wu Sansi was dismissed from prime minister, there were only four prime ministers left in the court. Although one prime minister was missing, without Wu Sansi's constraints, Zong Chuke was unable to speak alone, and many government affairs became smooth and Di Renjie's mood was also very good.

However, this afternoon, the emperor summoned him and planned to promote Wu Youning, the Minister of War, to the Minister of War. Di Renjie immediately understood Wu Zetian's intention. She was not willing to let Wu become the prime minister and thus monopolize the power of the prime minister.

This made Di Renjie feel a little more troubled while being happy, but he also considered that if the emperor had to let Wu Youning become a prime minister, then she would at least agree to restore the seven-phase system. He and Lou Shide and Su Weidao reached a consensus on this, and Zong Chuke reluctantly agreed.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate. Di Renjie got off the carriage and said to the housekeeper at the door: "Go and tell your wife, I have had supper, I'm in the study!"

He walked into the mansion and quickly walked towards his inner study. Like all the high-ranking officials, Di Renjie also had an inner study and an outer study. The outer study was mainly used to receive some close-knit colleagues, and the inner study was his personal world. He read books, wrote memorials, thought about military and national affairs, etc. Most of his time at home, he spent in the inner study.

Moreover, the rules in the inner study are very strict. Except for his wife, he generally does not allow others to enter. However, his youngest daughter Di Yan will sneak in and playfully make him helpless.

Di Renjie walked into the inner study room, and tart a charcoal basin in the inner study room, which was warm and dry. He took off his outer clothes, walked to the charcoal basin, sat down, baked for a while, and his whole body slowly warmed up. At this time, his wife Zhang walked in with a bowl of ginseng tea and smiled, "Master is back a little late today!"

"Well! I drank two glasses of wine with Lou Xiangguo in the morning room today and chatted for a while, so it was a little later, which made the wife worried."

Di Renjie smiled and took the hot ginseng tea and took a sip. He felt that his wife seemed to have something to say, so he asked with a smile: "Is there anything wrong?"

"Master, Sister Li Zhen is here today."

Di Renjie was excited and asked quickly: "Is it about A Yan's marriage?"

Zhang nodded, "It's just asking us for help! The letter of appointment and liyan have been sent."

Di Renjie pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the attitude of my mother?"

"My mother smiled so hard that she couldn't stop smiling. She didn't care that she had just recovered from her illness, and she personally sent Sister Li Zhen out. Of course, she was very willing. In fact, I think Li Zhen is good, young and promising, very promising, and has a good character. I don't know the master."

Di Renjie didn't say anything. Although Li Zhen was good in all aspects, he didn't like it very much, but Li Zhen was too scheming and vicious. Moreover, Di Renjie also heard that the relationship between Li Zhen and Shangguan Wan'er was a bit ambiguous, which made him a little unhappy. Although such a man and woman matter was not serious in the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie was not a person who was restrained by etiquette. The key was Shangguan Wan'er, that powerful woman, how could Li Zhen get too close to her?

Di Renjie pondered for a moment and said, "Let me think about this matter again!"

Zhang was stunned. Her husband was full of praise for Li Zhen a few days ago. Why is hesitating now? She hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Master, what happened?"

If she didn't ask more about other things, she would care very much about her daughter's marriage, but she still couldn't help it.

"Actually, there is nothing wrong with everyone! I just want to talk to Li Zhen again, and there is no hurry to do this, right!"

After all, she was a pillow man for decades. When Zhang heard her husband say "no one is perfect", she knew that her husband was a little unwilling to do with this marriage. She sighed in her heart and advised softly: "If the master refuses to agree to this marriage, it is best to explain it to her mother first, otherwise she will not be able to accept it."
Chapter completed!