"Ring, ring, ring! Ring, ring! "The phone in Vézé's house rang. Li Yifang quickly picked up the phone and heard the voice of her eldest son, Wei Kun, "Mother, what can I do for you?"
Li Yifang said unhappily, "Wei Kun, I have prepared your clothes for you. If you don't go home to get them, I will send them to you."
Wei Kun quickly persuaded, "Mother, you don't have to come. I will go back to get them in a few days. "
Li Yifang was annoyed by her son's words, "You have said this for almost a month. I don't know how dirty your clothes are."
"I will go back the day after tomorrow." Wei Kun said quickly. Wei Kun was really unwilling to let his mother send him clothes in person when he was in his twenties.
"You said the day before yesterday that you would come back today, but you still didn't come back today." A mother's concern for her son would never end.
"I will go home the day after tomorrow. I have something to ask father about my work. Don't worry." Wei Kun said.
Hearing this, Li Yifang couldn't help feeling jealous. When her son was young, he always loved to be with his mother. But as he grew up and took on more and more work, her son became closer to Vézé. After being married to Vézé for nearly 30 years, Li Yifang knew very well how busy a man could be when he was busy.
There were too many times when Li Yifang thought that Vézé went to sleep in Qi Hongyi's room after finishing his work. When she woke up in the middle of the night, she saw that the light in the study was still on. The doorman was working in the room. Those who took on the responsibility were not only finishing their work, but they were even working in a way that burned their lives.
Seeing that her son was as successful as his father, Li Yifang was naturally very happy. Seeing that her son worked as hard as his father, Li Yifang felt very distressed.
Putting down the phone, Li Yifang thought for a while and called Levis. After the secretary picked up the phone and confirmed that it was Li Yifang, she quickly went to inform Levis. After a while, the secretary came back and told Li Yifang, "Li Li is busy with work now. He said he'll definitely call you back when he's free."
Li Yifang was very disappointed in her heart. She called her son. The person who answered the phone said, "Assistant Wei is busy in the factory. I will tell him when he comes back." It was the same when she called her cousin. In fact, nine out of ten times Li Yifang called Vézé, it was the same. When she was young, her husband was by her side, her son was at her knees, and her relatives and friends came to visit. It seemed like a dream that would never return. This made Li Yifang suddenly feel a sense of sorrow.
From the looks of it, it wasn't just her eldest son who was leaving. Her younger daughter and son were also going to university and graduating. In the future, they would also find a job that Li Yifang didn't know about like her eldest son, Wei Kun, and be busy every day. After a while, they would get married, have children, and have their own lives. Who would be left in Li Yifang's life?
In theory, there was still Vézé by Li Yifang's side. However, Li Yifang had never seen Vézé idle for a day since she was young. The legendary colorful life in the palace could not be seen by His Majesty Vézé. Now, there were many normal entertainments. Whether it was watching opera, watching circus, or listening to concerts, Vézé did not participate in any of them. If there was anything that could be called entertainment, it was probably his two hours of exercise every day.
In theory, the only one who could be called family was Vézé's other wife, Qi Hongyi. There were many things in theory, so it was just a theory. Li Yifang would reach retirement age in two years. She was a "revolutionary hero" who joined the Liberation Army before arriving in Guangdong in 1855. After Li Yifang retired, in addition to the pension she could get after retiring from the postal service, she would also get an allowance that only revolutionary heroes could get. She had no financial problems at all. Now, Li Yifang's worry was to find a wife for her son and give birth to a child so that she could stay at home and take care of the child. Only in this way could the increasingly lonely home become lively. The purpose of looking for Levis was to ask his uncle, Levis, to help out.
Just as Li Yifang was sitting on the sofa thinking about these things, the phone rang. After picking up the phone, Li Yifang found that it was Levis. Levis heard that his cousin Li Yifang wanted to introduce a wife to his nephew, Wei Kun, but he did not answer immediately.
Li Yifang thought that Levis was searching for a family suitable for a girl in his mind. Unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, Levis asked, "Is that all?"
There was a hidden meaning in his words, and Li Yifang could not help but be alert. The system of the Min dynasty was different from that of other dynasties, but Li Yifang's current status was at least comparable to the two palaces of Manchu Qing. It was impossible to say that she did not want her son to inherit the throne. However, compared with Qi Hongyi, who was more flamboyant, Li Yifang's concern was that nothing happened to her son first.
Qi Hongyi was doing historical research, and Li Yifang also had the opportunity to read a lot of books. What she noticed was that the more "popular" Crown Princes actually had a bad relationship with the emperor's father. It was impossible for the Emperor to give up his power to others, even to his own son. If the Crown Prince wanted to get power, he had to wait for the Emperor to give up power. It was harder for the Emperor to give up power than for the Emperor to die.
Now the Li family was more powerful than the Qi family. Li Yuchang, the "national father-in-law", retired after being the Premier, and Levis, the "national uncle", was the Premier. Although Qi Yuchang of the Qi family was quite effective in his position as the director of the National Library, Qi Yuchang had passed away. His reputation was more of an academic life. This kind of reputation had a limited impact on reality.
At this time, Li Yifang, who was on the winning side, did not want to look for trouble. People who made Vézé feel threatened would not end up well. Several years ago, the young emperor of Manchu Qing and the two empresses were executed. Thinking of this, Li Yifang also thought that what Vézé said to Qi Hongyi was not unreasonable. If an incompetent person became the emperor, it was not helping him, but really harming him. And it was not only a person, but also a country and a family.
If the one who succeeded to the throne of Manchurian Qing was not some Xianfeng or Tongzhi, but Wei Ze, presumably the Manchurian Qing would not have reached the point of destruction, and would not have ended up with the princes, dukes and ministers being executed to the last man. As for her son, he should work according to the arrangements of his father, Vézé, to build up his own business step by step and accumulate achievements. Li Yifang thought this was the best way.
Therefore, Li Yifang felt that there was a big problem with Levis's words. It was not a small matter to find a wife for her nephew. If Levis thought it was a small matter now, what on earth had Levis encountered?
However, Levis's loss of self-control only lasted for a moment. He felt that he had misunderstood something. He forced a smile and said, "I have to collect information about this matter first. Do you think I will care about whose daughter is of marriageable age every day?"
After hearing this, Li Yifang immediately chose not to say more. She also smiled and said, "You have to worry about your son's uncle. If I contact him at work, I will not be willing. "
After a few casual words, the phone call ended. Putting down the phone, Li Yifang only felt a little uneasy. Obviously, Levis encountered something that he did not dare to communicate with Li Yifang, but it had a lot to do with Vézé. This must be a big matter, and these things would not be easy to deal with.
Almost at the same time, Qi Hongyi was with Xiao Huizan's wife, Wang Qin. The two were chatting in the office.
Wang Qin? She asked, "Sister Qi, I remember that your Wei Rui is also of marriageable age. Why hasn't there been any movement?"
The marriage of his eldest son, Wei Rui, had always been the most difficult thing for Qi Hongyi. Serving in North America had certainly increased Wei Rui's promotion, giving him a chance to be promoted to lieutenant colonel or even colonel before the age of 30. But all of this was not without a price. From the perspective of the country, any opportunity given by the country had to be exchanged with personal efforts and contributions. With Wei Rui's character of doing things well, Qi Hongyi knew that Wei Rui was wholeheartedly devoted to his work. And this was the price that Wei Rui had to pay for being unmarried.
Thinking of this, Qi Hongyi could only shake her head. She had already made up her mind. When Wei Rui came back to visit his family this time, she would make him get married as soon as possible.
Wang? She also had children. When she saw Qi Hongyi's expression, she had a rough idea in her heart. She smiled and said, "Sister Qi, I know a girl who graduated from university. She is handsome and has a good temper. If you are interested, do you want to meet her first? "
No matter how much he wanted his son to get married as soon as possible, Qi Hongyi did not lose her basic calmness. Wei Rui was serving in North America. Unless he was really willing, Qi Hongyi had to be very careful about this matter. It was not that there was no precedent. There were parents who met the girl they liked according to the old tradition, but the son did not agree. And the parents were too hasty. They met the girl and gave her gifts, which made the matter known to everyone. In the end, the matter was ruined, and there was no way for good friends to meet again.
Things only proved that there was a major problem with her view of things. Qi Hongyi was not afraid of offending people, but she did not want to use failure to belittle her identity at all. Qi Hongyi replied, "We'll talk about this later."
Wang? She showed a slightly disappointed expression, but she quickly changed the topic. "Sister Qi, I heard that Levis seems to be unable to continue working recently. I don't know if you have heard about it."
At the mention of Levis, Qi Hongyi's expression changed slightly. In fact, she wanted to deal with anything related to Li Yifang with an indifferent expression, but there were too many things involved. It was impossible to not react. Therefore, Qi Hongyi said, "His Majesty never talks about government affairs when he goes home. I don't know what happened."
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