After Su Xingze moved into Xie Yuan's house, he repaired it for a day. On the third day, he went to the gate of the Duke Protector's house to visit.
After he announced his identity, the doorman quickly invited him into the mansion and said, "Master Su, the old man is waiting. If you are here, there is no need to announce."
Su Xingze smiled and nodded, and was led into the house.
After walking a few steps, the butler, Uncle Chen, hurriedly welcomed him out. While sizing up the person secretly, he smiled and held his hands in greeting, "Master Su, the old prince was still talking about you this morning. I didn't expect you to come today. You are here."
Please come in quickly."
Su Xingze returned the gesture with a smile, "I'm new to the capital, so I'm not familiar with it. I was supposed to come over yesterday to pay my respects to the old Duke."
"It's not too late today." Uncle Chen shook his head repeatedly and took over from the doorman to lead the way. He thought to himself that Mr. Su is really a good-looking and talented man. I heard that he hasn't promised to get married yet. Now that he has come to the capital, all those people in the capital who are like
Girls who are like wolves and tigers, as long as they see other people, they will probably be unable to sit still again.
While talking to Su Xingze, Uncle Chen led the way and invited him to the living room.
The old Protector didn't keep him waiting for long and came quickly. When he saw Su Xingze, he patted his shoulder with approval and said, "I heard that you studied under Xie Yuan. Looking at it like this, you do have his style."
Su Xing bowed his hands in greeting and stood with a smile, neither humble nor arrogant, "The junior is not as good as the gentleman, one-tenth or two."
"Young people don't need to be modest." The old protector laughed loudly and waved his hand for him to sit down. "How is Xie Yuanke?"
"Well sir, sir. Before I leave, I asked this junior to say hello to you on his behalf." Su Xingze sat down again.
The old Protector nodded and asked, "Your father has lived in Jiangning County for a long time, and now he has been promoted to the governor of Jiangzhou. Has the family moved to Jiangzhou?"
Su Xingze shook his head, "Due to the sudden transfer order, my father was not prepared and went to take office alone. My mother, sister and others are still living in Jiangning for the time being."
Naturally, he would not say that it was because Su Rong was injured and was recuperating in Jiangning. Except for him and his father, the whole family could not move.
The old Protector nodded, "Jiangning is originally under the jurisdiction of Jiangzhou. The journey is not too far. It can be reached in one day, so it is not too troublesome."
Su Xingze smiled, "Exactly."
The two of them went back and forth and talked for a long time. When Zhou Gu came to find him, he heard the old Protector's loud laughter coming from the living room in the distance.
Zhou Gu thought to himself that his brothers had never made his grandfather so happy. Although his grandfather was a military general, he liked talented scholars. Maybe he admired whatever he lacked. For example, his grandfather treated Xie Yuan, and now he
Here comes Su Xingze.
Seeing Zhou Gu coming, the old Protector stopped talking and said to Zhou Gu: "You are here just in time. I will take you to see your grandmother."
Zhou Gu kicked the door in and out. After hearing this, he simply refused to go in. He nodded, "Brother Su, let's go!"
Su Xingze got up and followed Zhou Gu to see Princess Sheng'an.
When the eldest princess of Sheng'an heard that Su Xingze had come to the house, she quickly ordered the kitchen to cook some special dishes. Then she asked the serving maid to quickly dress up for her. She also ordered people to call all the ladies in the house to her in a very solemn way.
In the yard.
As the saying goes, an eldest brother is like a father. When Su Xingze came to visit, the Duke Protector's Office valued him from top to bottom.
Su Xingze followed Zhou Gu all the way, and he was keenly aware of the importance that the Protector's Palace paid to him. He had already seen the old Protector, and did not keep him waiting for a long time.
Be well behaved and considerate.
Su Xingze was a little silent, thinking about how Seventh Sister said she would break off the engagement and take care of the Duke's Mansion. Can she easily break off the engagement?
Sure enough, it was not his illusion. After arriving at the courtyard of the eldest princess Sheng'an, there was a room full of people headed by the eldest princess Sheng'an. Even Zhou Gu was startled. He was shocked.
Not because there were many people, but because everyone was dressed very formally, much more formally than the day he went home.
When he saw Su Xingze paused, he quickly lowered his voice and said, "Brother Su, don't be nervous. You are an honored guest. My grandmother and mother became more serious now."
Su Xingze knew clearly that the reason why he treated him so seriously was because he valued the marriage. He nodded silently.
After entering the main room, he first paid homage to Princess Sheng'an who was sitting on the throne, and then Zhou Gu introduced his mother, the Duke's wife, and his aunt's wives in the mansion one by one.
Su Xingze saluted one by one. He had a good temperament and elegant demeanor, which made people admire him in his heart. He was such a young man. Such a person was very outstanding in the capital, and there were not many to choose from.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an naturally liked such a young man. He had kind eyes, smiled and waved, and asked people to take a seat. The nanny who was serving him personally arranged Su Xingze's seat close to the eldest princess of Sheng'an.
Princess Sheng'an asked Su Xingze with a smile, "How are you getting used to it when you first come to the capital?"
Su Xingze smiled and nodded, "Go back to Princess, everything will be fine."
Princess Sheng'an smiled and said: "If you hadn't lived in Xie Yuan's house, you should have lived in our Duke's mansion. How about you move here?"
Su Xingze declined with a smile, "Thank you princess. Your husband's house is very nice. It has a well-preserved collection of books from the past. It would be great for the younger generation to live there."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an laughed and said, "As for the collection of books, the collection of books in our Duke's Mansion is not bad, but Xie Yuan is a great talent, so his collection must be extraordinary. In this case, I won't force you."
Su Xingze nodded with a smile.
Zhou Gu thought to himself that his grandmother was really incomparable to Prefect Su and Madam Su. He looked at her and forced her to live in the Prefect's Mansion just by looking at her.
After talking for a while, the eldest princess Sheng'an smiled and told Zhou Gu, "Brother Gu, take Xingze around the house. What kind of food does he like? You have been in Jiangning for so long, so you should have some understanding. Then send someone to the kitchen.
Let me know and cook some of his favorite dishes."
Zhou Guying took Su Xingze out of the courtyard of Princess Sheng'an again.
After the two left, the eldest princess of Sheng'an praised: "This Su Xingze is really good, he has Xie Yuan's style."
The Duke's wife nodded, "You are so calm at such a young age, your words are not impetuous, and your appearance and talent are all outstanding. He is a rare good boy."
The third lady suddenly said: "I heard that the marriage has not been agreed yet?"
As soon as she said this, the eldest princess Sheng'an and everyone looked at her, and they all remembered that the fifth lady of the Duke's mansion, the only daughter of the third lady, had not yet been engaged.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an gave the third lady an angry look, "You don't want to get married, do you?"
The third lady was a little embarrassed, "Mom, these are all good young people, and I also think they are good. Our sister Yun has also reached the age of marrying. Now that we have good people, why don't we take action first?
Is it strong?"
The eldest princess of Sheng'an shook her head, "Don't think about it yet. Brother Gu's affairs have just been decided and haven't been decided yet. Sister Yun is only two months older than Brother Gu. Her marriage is a little more complicated.
hold on."
The third lady sighed, "There are not many good things in Beijing. If Su Xingze is in high school, don't let others catch your son-in-law."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an laughed and said, "You, let's do this. In a few days, I will ask your father to find out about Su Xingze and see if he has someone he likes. If not, I will make a subtle arrangement to let him fall in love with him."
Sister Yun, he is a distinguished guest of our Duke Protector's Mansion and cannot be treated leniently. The first time someone comes to visit, they are frightened, thinking that our Duke Protector's Mansion will act like a wolf when seeing someone good.
Take it into the house."
The third lady blushed, "In fact, my daughter-in-law has been worrying a lot about Sister Yun's marriage in the past year, but she has never been able to find a suitable one. This Su Xingze seems to be really good, thank you mother. Let's give it a try.
If it doesn’t work, that’s it.”
The eldest princess of Sheng'an nodded, "It's not wrong for you to think about Sister Yun. Everyone thinks he's good, so of course there's nothing wrong with him. But just because he's good, he's grown up so much, and he's a good person.
There are more, I don’t know if it has been booked by someone else. You can try it, but if it doesn’t work, don’t be resentful.”
"That's natural." The third lady quickly expressed her position, "My daughter-in-law is not such a narrow-minded person who can't tell the difference between right and wrong."
"Yes." The eldest princess Sheng'an smiled and let her go, and said to the duchess: "Although he does not live in the mansion, you can keep him as a guest in the mansion for one night. In addition, although there are old slaves in Xie Yuan's house,
Guard, but Xie Yuan has not returned to Beijing for many years, and I am afraid that everything he has used is not satisfactory. In this case, you can send a person in charge to see if there is anything that needs to be purchased, and help him buy it."
The Duke's wife smiled and nodded, "My daughter-in-law also has this intention."
