Butler Li looked at Su Jiyuan's reluctant expression, and his face that was still smiling suddenly became gloomy, and asked: "Is it possible that Mr. Su is unwilling?"
A county magistrate is only a seventh-rank official, but his master is a fifth-rank official!
It was already a high achievement for the daughter of the county magistrate to marry the son of the state Sima.
He is still unwilling?!
What right does he have to be reluctant?
Although Su Qian's appearance is extremely beautiful, in Chu State, appearance cannot be used as a bargaining chip. What can be used as a bargaining chip is still the power and authority of the family.
Because appearance will continue to depreciate over time, and children from aristocratic families will be surrounded by women with poor appearance?
Obviously not!
Therefore, a wealthy family is not stupid, and they are not so hot-headed as to marry a vase-like woman who is just very beautiful.
Originally, Xu Sima did not agree with his son marrying the daughter of a county magistrate, but unfortunately, his son's reputation was really bad.
The situation was so bad that no one from the closely matched clans was willing to marry their daughter to him, so Xu Sima had no choice but to agree to his son's request.
Since no one wants someone with the same status, let’s settle for the next best thing...
But what Butler Li didn't expect was that even if they settled for the next best thing, they still weren't willing to marry...
However, the difference is that in the past, the family power was almost the same. If coercion and inducement did not work, it might even lead to hostility.
After all, the Su family only has a small county magistrate, Zhizhi Xiaoguan, so it is very easy to force him.
Otherwise, if Sima of Tangtang Prefecture sends a letter of appointment to a county magistrate's family, and they don't agree, where will he show his face in the future?
The Xu family still wants to hang out in Yongzhou City!
Butler Li looked at Su Jiyuan and said, "Mr. Su, you should know that my master is the Sima of the state. If your wife marries my young master, then the Su family and the Xu family will be in-laws from now on, and my master will naturally support you a lot."
Mr. Su, Mr. Su, please don’t miss this opportunity..."
Butler Li's words are obvious. If you agree to this marriage, you will have a much easier career in the officialdom in the future. But if you don't agree... you should weigh it yourself.
A senior official can crush someone to death, let alone the difference between a county magistrate and a Sima!
Magistrate Su was a little hesitant at this time. Of course, he was not hesitating whether to marry his daughter to the Xu family. He would not agree to this.
What he was hesitating about was how to politely refuse, which would at least make both the Su family and the Xu family look good...
It won't make the two families have too much trouble.
After all, he studied hard for ten years before becoming a Jinshi. He became a county magistrate in a city like Yongzhou City in Shangzhou, and his future was bright!
He didn't want to offend the Xu family.
Otherwise, if the Xu family casually puts a small shoe on him and puts him in a stumbling block, he will probably be stuck as a county magistrate for the rest of his life, and he may not even be able to keep the position of county magistrate.
Butler Li looked at Su Jiyuan, who was still silent, and said again: "Master Su, are you trying to reject the Xu family?!"
Finally, Su Jiyuan sighed and said: "It's not that I don't want to marry my daughter to the Xu family. It's because Qian'er has already made a marriage contract with someone else and will get married soon. I am also very grateful to Master Xu for his support."
I'm afraid that my little daughter's love will let Master Xu down."
Butler Li frowned: "Ling Ai has already made an engagement with someone? Which family is it? Why has my Xu family never heard the news?"
Su Jiyuan had no choice but to fool around and said: "This person's name is Xu Qing, and he is still a guest in my house at this time. If Butler Li doesn't believe it, I can take Butler Li to have a look."
So the two of them walked out of the house.
Butler Li saw two people talking in a small pavilion not far away. The man was wearing a white scholar's robe and the woman was wearing a white skirt.
The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, they seem to be a perfect match.
There are many wealthy families in Yongzhou City, but I have never heard of a wealthy family with the surname Xu! This shows that the Xu family can still afford to offend them!
If kindness and power are given at the same time, perhaps the man named Xu Qing can be made to retreat in spite of the difficulties.
After all, the master entrusted this matter to him, but he failed to handle it well. Losing face is a small thing, but being punished by the master is a big deal!
How long did it take for him to fall in love with the housekeeper? He didn't want to be fucked by the master again because of this incident, which would end his good life!
Thinking of this, Butler Li strode forward. When Su Jiyuan saw that Butler Li was not listening to the advice and walked forward, he panicked and quickly followed him.
Originally, he was just thinking that Steward Li would look at it from a distance and make him think that there was such a thing so that the Xu family could let go of their daughter. However, he never expected that Steward Li would not give up like that.
!
Not only did he not give up, he actually walked in that direction!
This is the time to reveal your secrets!
After all, I didn’t talk to Xu Qing in advance this time!
Moreover, these two times, because of the closeness between him and his daughter, I had targeted him twice, just in case he had a grudge...
At this time, Magistrate Su really felt what tit for tat meant.
Because of his daughter's wishes, Magistrate Su became jealous and targeted this person twice in a row. He never imagined that the burden would come so quickly...
If Magistrate Su had known earlier that Xu Qing's existence might one day be related to his daughter's lifelong happiness, he would have been kinder to Xu Qing!
Magistrate Su really couldn't figure out why Xu Qing had no reason not to add insult to injury.
However, now that the arrow is on the line, we can only take a gamble! Bet that he has some thoughts about his daughter and can help smooth things over for the sake of his daughter's future.
Butler Li walked into the small pavilion, Xu Qing and Su Qian stood up, both of them were a little confused, who is this person?
At this time, Magistrate Su walked in and said, "I would like to introduce to you, this is the housekeeper of Xu Sima's family, Housekeeper Li."
When Xu Qing saw Butler Li, he couldn't help but said: "Is that the one with kidney deficiency... ahem... Xu Shen?"
Su Qian's face regained its former coldness, she looked at Butler Li and said, "I've met Butler Li, but I wonder what he does here?"
Butler Li looked at Xu Qing and said, "Are you Xu Qing?"
Xu Qing nodded, wondering what Butler Li wanted to do.
At this time, County Magistrate Su said quickly: "Yes, this person is Xu Qing, who has made a marriage contract with my daughter. I am afraid that I will live up to Master Xu's good intentions. It is really a pity that my daughter has no chance to meet Master Xu."
Su Qian and Xu Qing were both startled when they heard Magistrate Su's remarks, and then they couldn't help but look at each other.
They all remembered what the young man with kidney deficiency said at the end of the Qixi Festival Poetry Party that day...
It turns out...he wasn't just talking!
He already had a plan!
Su Qian heard her father say that Xu Qing had made an engagement with her. Although she quickly guessed that this was just a temporary measure, her pretty face couldn't help but heat up.
