"I'll be fourteen in just over a month. Why do I have to get married so early? Are you so eager to drive me out?"
Xu Ming'er cried and started to use her tears offensive.【】
"Oh, my darling, don't cry!"
Xu Zengshou was in his thirties, and this little girl was younger than his eldest son. Although she was a sister, she was treated as if she were his own daughter. When she cried, Xu Zengshou panicked and quickly explained: "Sister, I just made an order."
It's just an engagement. We are not in a hurry to get married. Being able to marry the little princess of our Shanwang Palace is a blessing he has cultivated for several lifetimes. Doesn't it mean that everything is decided by our family?
In fact, the eldest brother is just going to take you to find out which young talent you want to go to. You just need to quietly point it out to the eldest brother. The eldest brother will find someone to marry you. First, they will exchange marriage letters and make an engagement. As for the wedding ceremony, then
It's not you who has the final say, you can get married whenever you want..."
"Third brother, have you ever pampered her like this? My little sister is just spoiled by you!"
Xu Huizu pretended to be the head of the family and reprimanded with a stern face: "The parents' orders, the matchmaker's words, when did it become a daughter's turn to make her own decisions?"
He turned to Xu Ming'er again and reprimanded: "You also said that eldest brother doesn't love you. If eldest brother doesn't love you, he will directly appoint a husband for you. How dare you not marry, huh? I'm not taking you here.
Yourself? When the time comes, you can pretend to be a boy next to eldest brother and take a closer look to see which new examination candidate suits your liking. Then tell me and eldest brother will make an engagement for you."
In order to show peace, Zhu Yun ordered the Ministry of Rites to preside over this year's Qiuwei Gao candidates to go boating on Mochou Lake and hold a poetry and drinking party. Xu Huizu then thought about it and wanted to take his sister with him.
, the national elite. Of course, these new candidates for the imperial examination are not all young people. There are old people in their fifties and sixties, there are also handsome young people, there are married people with children around their knees, and there are also young people who are single until now.
Xu Huizu wanted his sister to see a suitable man in person, so he arranged a marriage for her, and he would marry her off next year. He knew that the third son had the best relationship with his sister, so he specially brought him here. Who wants to do this for her?
This incident made the little girl, who was about to go to bed to rest, burst into tears. The third child did not have any good effect at the side. Before the little girl even mentioned the conditions, he had already begun to give in step by step.
Xu Huizu said without question: "That's it. My father died young and my eldest brother is like my father. Of course I will be the one to decide on your life-long events. The day after tomorrow, you have to go to the Mochou Lake Poetry Reception. If you don't go, you have to go.
Go. If you are still so disobedient, then my brother will make the decision for you. Once I find someone for you and get engaged, if you want to go back on your word, you must not do it!"
After that, Xu Huizu flicked his sleeves and said to Xu Zengshou: "Third brother, let's go."
"Oh oh oh, brother, you go first, and I... will persuade her."
"Humph!" Xu Huizu flicked his sleeves angrily and walked away.
When Xu Ming'er saw her elder brother leaving, she jumped up angrily from the chair, ran to the bed, lifted the quilt, and got in with her clothes on, because she was still wearing shoes, her feet were piled beside the bed, and the quilt was not there.
The cover is tight, with the buttocks and legs exposed, only the head and face are hidden, a typical example of caring about the head but not the buttocks.
Xu Zengshou couldn't help but want to laugh, but the girl was crying, so he didn't dare to laugh, otherwise he would annoy the little one. Xu Zengshou walked to the bedside and patted her on the shoulder. Xu Ming'er jerked away and ignored him.
Xu Zengshou tugged at his beard, slapped her hard on the butt with his backhand, and said, "Go inside and leave some room for Third Brother!"
Xu Ming'er twisted her body angrily, leaving a little space for him as big as a palm. Xu Zengshou rubbed his huge butt next to the bed, sat on it, and then sighed: "Little sister,
To be honest, your three sisters are all married to princes, but you marrying a Jinshi is indeed a injustice to you..."
Xu Ming'er suddenly poked her head out from under the quilt, turned around and said coquettishly: "Who wants to marry a prince? I'm bored of a family like that!" After saying that, he retracted his head into the quilt again.
Xu Zengshou nodded hastily: "That's right, that's right. What's so good about being a prince? How have your phoenixes and grandsons been treated by the emperor? We don't care. My little sister, come to the Mochou Lake Poetry Reception.
They are all talented people from all over the country who have taken the imperial examination. All of them have extraordinary knowledge, and many of them are handsome and handsome young people.
Don't hold back, maybe when you get there and take a look at the family, you will shamelessly urge your eldest brother to marry you. Hehe, this daughter's family cannot be kept. If you stay, you will become enemies. What?
I don’t want to get married. When your third sister-in-law got married, she cried so hard that she hugged her mother and wouldn’t let go. Her eyes were swollen from crying. After your eldest nephew was born, she told me that that was
When I got married, I had onion juice on my eyes."
Xu Ming'er hid under the quilt. Hearing what he said was interesting, she couldn't help but laugh, and quickly held it back.
Xu Zengshou said: "Brother does this because he wants to find you a good husband!"
"I'm still young!"
Xu Ming'er's head stretched and shrank again, coming out when she spoke and hiding in when she didn't speak, which made people laugh.
Xu Zengshou said quickly: "Well, if you don't want to get married now, that's easy. This matter is handled by the third brother. You are only responsible for choosing the person. Whoever you marry, the third brother will marry you. If you don't like the fourteenth child,
Now, let’s marry at the age of fifteen, right? Your third sister-in-law will marry me at the age of fifteen. In fact, it’s hard for me to be fourteen. Two of the third brother’s concubines were born at the age of fourteen.”
Xu Ming'er didn't say anything. Xu Zengshou only said that he had persuaded her, and struck again while the iron was hot: "How is it? You agree? Think about it, all the talents in the world have gathered together in Mochou, and you still can't choose one that suits you.
The one you like has come? Don't be unhappy now, because maybe, when you choose the right man, it will be too late to thank my brother in the future."
Xu Ming'er lifted the quilt and suddenly sat up, with a very serious look on her face: "Third brother, are you still secretly delivering information to your eldest brother-in-law?"
Xu Zengshou was startled for a moment, and when he saw the serious look on his younger sister's face, he replied: "Alas! Now that the third brother has stepped aside, and the military power has been reduced, I really want to inquire, but the information I can get is limited. In addition, I can only do a few things like this.
A trusted family general, if they are asked to chase after the eldest brother-in-law to the battlefield, it is not easy to find the eldest brother-in-law, so occasionally I can get some news, I will also send it to Peking to give it to the eldest sister. If it is of any use, then
The two have talked. Why do you ask?"
Xu Ming'er said seriously: "Third brother, do you still remember what Yang Xu asked me to send you? No matter whether the message you sent is useful or not, or how useful it is, once it is exposed, it will definitely lead to death. Now the eldest brother is forcing me To get married, why not...let's run away together, let's go to Peking!"
"Nonsense!"
Xu Zengshou rolled his eyes and hummed: "You don't listen to what others say, but what Yang Xu said is regarded as a golden rule by you. I didn't deliberately go to inquire about what I heard. The person sent to deliver the letter was also one of my own confidantes. , how could the emperor know? Even if he knew, our Xu family has an iron ticket to avoid death. It was given by Emperor Taizu Gao. It was the last edict of Emperor Taizu Gao. If Taizu was here, maybe he could take it back. The iron certificate issued by myself. The current emperor is the grandson of Taizu. Does he dare to violate Taizu's edict? The most he can do is arrest me and lock me in a prison for a lifetime. With our mountain palace as my backer, what can I do if I am really locked up? Bitter? Sister, our Xu family has a gold medal to avoid death! Besides, third brother can’t leave even if he wants to!”
Xu Zengshou sighed and said: "Once the third brother leaves, the eldest brother will be implicated. He is the Duke of Wei, the owner of the Shanwang Mansion, and the head of our Xu family. The more battles won by the eldest brother-in-law, the more difficult our brothers will be. The more embarrassing it is, the eldest brother is already in a difficult situation now, and when I leave, he will get even worse, so how can it happen?"
Xu Ming'er pouted: "Then... I won't get married either. I don't like those stupid scholars who are full of sourness."
Xu Zengshou smiled and said: "Haha, she is indeed the daughter of our Shanwang Palace. Our family is knighted for our military exploits, and the girls in our family also like brave warriors. It is our eldest sister who is well-read in poetry and books. She was in Jinling She is known as the 'female student', and she also likes warriors. But... among people, there are also heroic ones."
Xu Ming'er pouted and said, "I don't like it, I just don't like it."
Xu Zengshou said with a bitter face: "Then..., I'll go talk to my eldest brother."
Xu Ming'er was overjoyed, hugged his arm and cheered: "I knew that third brother was the best to me."
Xu Zengshou glared at her and said: "You are sure to take over your third brother! Then you can go to sleep and I will talk to the eldest brother. Otherwise, I will find you a good husband in the Xunqing general class. Well, speaking of , there are several people in my old department who are not yet married, and they all have good looks and good character."
"ah?"
Xu Ming'er lowered her face and said with a lot of anger: "Third brother, are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? What I mean is, I don't want to get married, and I don't want to get married now! Those generals are full of rude words and act recklessly. , covered in stinking sweat at every turn..."
Xu Ming'er pinched her nose and said, "It's not like I've never seen them around you before, but you praised them as a flower."
Xu Zengshou pretended to be angry and said: "If you are not good at a high level or a low level, then what kind of thing suits you? The third brother only promised to help you persuade the eldest brother to find you a son-in-law from the family of Xun Qi Gong Chen, but he did not say that he would help you. Convince eldest brother not to get married. Don't push yourself too far. You should rest first and I'll go find eldest brother."
"Ai!"
As soon as Xu Ming'er called out, Xu Zengshou ran out quickly. Xu Ming'er punched the quilt bitterly and muttered: "If you force me to marry, I will leave!"
"Dang Dang Dang!"
There was a knock on the study door. Without waiting for an answer, Xu Zengshou pushed the door open and walked in. He had gone to the back house to look for his eldest brother, but when he asked, he found out that the eldest brother had not rested yet and had returned to the front yard. I found him in the study room.
Xu Zengshou came into the room and told Xu Huizu about his little sister's feelings. After hearing this, Xu Huizu immediately made a long face and said displeasedly: "Third brother, my little sister is young and ignorant, why are you so stupid! Huh? You still have to do it?"
If you are messing around here, why don't you understand the painstaking efforts of my eldest brother?"
Xu Zengshou said curiously: "My little sister is just looking for a husband. She is indeed not very old. So what if she is two years late? Isn't this hard?"
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