"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here; no, I haven't said it yet. I was just thinking about why he didn't come to see me, and then he arrived.
He muttered behind Jiang Li.
"What are you talking about?" Jiang Li didn't hear clearly or understand.
"Ah, it's nothing. I've been in the capital for a few days, but I haven't returned to the Protector's Mansion. It's said that I was born there." Ding Kui changed the subject.
Jiang Li looked back at Ding Kui and said meaningfully: "This is also your home. Your mother was born here."
"Oh, I know." Ding Kui was a little confused after hearing this.
Does my mother's birth have anything to do with my birth? Why does my uncle say this? There is a saying on earth that "the sky is big and the earth is big, my uncle is the biggest." Is it the same here? Is this to remind me that he is the biggest rhythm?
Ding Kui walked all the way with random thoughts.
"Kui'er pays homage to grandpa, and pays homage to father." Ding Kui's unsatisfactory knees fell to his knees again. At this time, he missed his hometown in Pingzhong County very much. His father was away all year round, so he was the head of the family.
"Okay, get up, your father has something to tell you." Jiang Tong was particularly kind today.
"Children, please listen to your father's teachings." Ding Kui lowered his head and stood next to Ding Qi.
"Alas." Ding Qi sighed and told Ding Kui Jiang Li's suggestion, "The inheritance of the Ding family cannot be cut off at the hands of my father, but your grandfather said that you have to make your own way.
Choose. Think about it carefully. If you can't decide at the moment, you can think about it for a few more days."
Ding Qi was not sure. His son had lived in the Jiang Mansion for a few days, so he didn't know whether he would be impulsive. Anyway, he was going home to receive the king's reward soon. If it was difficult to talk here, he could enjoy it when he returned to the Protector's Mansion.
say.
Jiang Li seemed to see through Ding Qi's thoughts and said hurriedly: "Kui'er, don't worry about the inheritance of the Ding family. My uncle will help you find more concubines. It only takes one of your sons named Jiang, and the others can take over as concubines."
The position of prince."
Ding Kui stared at his father and uncle with wide eyes. At this moment, there was a gust of wind, and he was really messy in the wind.
No wonder my uncle said those words, no wonder my grandpa arranged for me to live in my mother’s former residence. It turns out that the blood shed on my body is so valuable. I have to inherit the blood of the Ding and Jiang families. I will pass it on to my uncle. This was only done by poor families in ancient times.
What happened was that there were too many children to raise. I was the only child in the Ding family, and the Jiang family also wanted me to adopt him. What on earth was going on in this world?
For a moment, Ding Kui was really confused about the situation. Even though he had lived through two lives, he had never encountered such an embarrassing situation. No matter which company he chose, he was right and wrong at the same time. As long as he did
There is no right answer when given a choice.
Ding Kui had to pinch his chin.
Ding Qi knew his son's habits, and Jiang Tong and Jiang Tong had already learned about Ding Kui's habits through the intelligence system. The three of them held their breath at the same time, watching Ding Kui helplessly, waiting for him to make a decision.
No matter what choice you make, this is the wrong choice. From a conceptual point of view, you should choose the Ding family, the foundation of a patriarchal society; from an emotional point of view, you should choose the Jiang family, there are too many reasons. If you adults do not discuss this matter, how can you let me have a child?
Come and make a choice.
At this time, Ding Kui subconsciously regarded himself as a child. However, since he awakened, he has often had confused feelings, and he has long been accustomed to it, so that he will not have a split personality.
I don’t know which sage was the first to use it. When in doubt, he would use the drag tactic. Why do I have to make a choice immediately? Thanks to the profoundness of Chinese culture.
Ding Kui made up his mind, coughed and said: "This matter is quite simple. The key lies not with me but with my son. If I have no heirs, it will be useless no matter which family I inherit the title from.
My father and uncle are both in good health, and my grandfather has just been promoted. Within thirty to fifty years, the Ding and Jiang families will be unable to lack the backbone. Anyway, I will not be required to succeed Anguo Gong and Huguohou in a short time, at most twenty years.
I should have a son.
Let's do this. My eldest son's surname is Jiang. He will inherit the title of Anguo Gong. This is the same as my inheritance. One of the remaining sons must be surnamed Ding. The inheritance of the Protector of the Country will not be cut off. The other children love
No matter what your surname is, they are the children of the Ding and Jiang families."
"Okay, let's do it like this. If you don't have a son within twenty years, then you will succeed Anguo." Jiang Tong immediately decided and asked Ding Kui to delay for twenty years, because Jiang Li will be over eighty in twenty years.
, whether you still have the energy to serve as Duke An is a question.
"Okay, I agree." Ding Qi also breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, his son will not change his surname. As for whether his son's son will change his surname, it doesn't matter so much. This solution is the most suitable one at the moment.
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The two families finally had a happy outcome, and the atmosphere was no longer so tense. Jiang Tong asked about Cao's spies, and said that once it was found out who was responsible in Shaodian's country, the Jiang family would use all its power to attack the other party.
When Ding Qi left with Ding Kui, Jiang Tong specially arranged for Jiang Nan to be Ding Kui's personal bodyguard. Because Ding Kui's own bodyguard had not arrived in the capital yet, Jiang Nan took his place during this period.
On the way back to Hu Guohou's mansion, Ding Qi took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from the back of his head. As a result, the whole handkerchief was soaked.
"Hey, who does this handkerchief belong to? Why does it look like it's for girls?" Ding Kui glanced at it.
Only then did Ding Qi notice that the handkerchief he was using was given by Lu Xi. The delicate and unruly Princess Lu forced him, the innkeeper, to carry it with him.
"Ahem, maybe I got it wrong. Why do children care so much? Today you have made a great contribution, and my father will not care about you anymore. Why didn't I think of this method of yours? Jiang Li just took over as Duke An Guo
Becoming the third elder of the Senate will not be passed on to you in a short time.
You are fifteen this year, and you will be able to marry a wife in a few years. He Jiang Li can look for a concubine for you, can’t I? Hum, do you have a girl you like now? If so, let your father see
, my father saw that it was okay and I married her."
Does this mean to make me a stallion? I am not a breeding tool. It seems that my father and uncle have the intention of giving me a woman. How can this be done?
Ding Kui felt a little aggrieved and quickly said: "It's still early for this. Father, please rest assured that the child can do a good job in marrying a wife."
"I'm so relieved, you can do it well? Are you talking about Li Fei and that Ruan Xingzhu? It is very difficult for female magicians to give birth, and there are even fewer who can give birth to sons.
No, I have to make a rule that the one who gives birth to the eldest son is the wife. Before that, all your wives can only be concubines." Ding Qi had already learned about Li Fei and Ruan Xingzhu from Ding Kun.
He set a rule that even if Li Fei and Ruan Xingzhu wanted to marry Ding Kui, their teachers would not allow it. A direct disciple of an elemental magician would marry the son of a marquis as a concubine. This kind of thing had never happened in the history of the kingdom.
Never given birth.
"This..." Ding Kui had a black line on his forehead.
"What the heck, I am still the head of the Ding family. I will write this rule into the family rules when I get back. If you have the ability, you can become the protector of the country and become the head of the Ding family. You can change it at will." Ding Qi finally changed from Ding Kui.
I regained my dignity.
Hum hum, as long as you take over the title, my responsibility has been fulfilled, and the Jiang family can't ask you to succeed An Guogong. What will happen next is not my concern.
Ding Qi was playing tricks on his son.
"Why didn't Grandpa Kun come with you today?" Ding Kui knew that he couldn't fight Ding Qi at the moment, so he had to find other topics to talk about.
"Yes, Uncle Kun has been promoted to the Great Martial Arts Master. I haven't told you about this yet. He is familiar with the new realm at home, so I didn't let him come with me."
"What? Grandpa Kun has finally advanced. It's great. He doesn't have to say that he can't stay with me for much longer." This is definitely the best news Ding Kui heard today. Five thousand gold coins and ten palace shows are all included.
It's a dispensable thing.
Jiang Nan rode the horse by himself and did not follow him in the carriage, otherwise he would have told Ding Kui that Ding Kun was promoted with their help.
Ding Kui finally arrived at his birthplace, the largest mansion on Xichaomen Street in Zhenjing City, the Protector's Mansion.
The Ding Mansion is one-third smaller than the Jiang Mansion, and the treatment of a First-Rank Marquis and a First-Rank Gong are completely different.
The furnishings in the Protector's Mansion have a military feel. They are basically square and square, with exits from the left and entry from the right.
He Zizi's family could not clean such a large house, so they had to spend money to hire day laborers to help clean up. However, these day laborers were managed in a military style, with drums ringing and bells ringing, everything was in order.
Butler Ding Kun stood at the gate. He insisted on taking Ding Kui through the Hou Mansion himself. He would fight with anyone who wanted to rob him. Even Ding Qi couldn't resist him.
"This is the study. When the old Marquis was still here, this was a key place in the Ding Mansion. Some military and state affairs were often discussed here. Most of the military orders of the Eighth Army came from here." Ding Kun brought Ding Kui to Ding Dao.
Commonly used study room.
"Oh, grandpa works at home."
"This is the grace of the late king. The late king had great favor and trust in the old marquis when he was still alive, and all the suggestions of the old marquis were followed. Even when he assisted the eldest prince and became the crown prince, the late king did not express his objection clearly, so... sigh."
Ding Kun did not tell the whole story.
"Humph, accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. If you are careless in doing things for the king, you will either lose your job or lose your life." Ding Kui could understand what the steward wanted to express.
"Being with a king is like being with a tiger? Although the young master's words are novel, the truth is absolutely true." Ding Kun carefully savored Ding Kui's words, "Going inside is the backyard. When the old slave arrived at the Hou Mansion, it was mostly empty.
, only the master and his wife, and the young master and his wife lived there back then."
Just as Ding Kui was about to walk in, Quan Sihai came over and said, "Master, the king's reward has arrived."
"You're here now, didn't you say you'll arrive in the afternoon?" It wasn't noon when Ding Kui returned home. He followed the housekeeper around the house for most of the time and hadn't had lunch yet.