After a brief silence, Xu Huan laughed, looked at them with warm eyes, and said: "The four young masters are all very talented, and I am deeply honored. I only have one daughter, so I cannot agree to them all. I am deeply embarrassed."
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After hearing this, the envoys nodded secretly. Although the Xu family is very popular now, the forces represented by these four people are afraid of offending anyone no matter who they reject.
King Alu of Liang looked around, raised his head and said: "There is no need to be embarrassed, Governor Xu. There is a saying in the Central Plains that if a family has a girl, hundreds of families want it, so you just have to choose the best. Although I am sincere, if the conditions are lost to others, or maybe Xu
If Third Miss doesn’t like it, then I will have no choice but to accept it and will never blame her for my anger.”
"This is very true, King Liang is very sensible." The envoys from the old Chu states responded one after another and set up ladders for Xu Huan.
Speaking of this, the two young masters of Chu and Zhao could only echo and show their grace.
"Xu Governor is very considerate. He is asking for the goodwill of both families. Whether he succeeds or fails, it will not affect our friendship."
"Yes, this junior comes here sincerely. No matter what the result is, this intention will not change."
Xu Huan showed a moved expression: "The young masters are so sensible, so I can rest assured. The four of you are all rare talents. If you can get married, you will be a little girl, and I really can't choose. I think about marriage.
When people drink water, they have to choose what’s best for them, don’t you think so?”
The three of them naturally responded. Even Jiang Yue, who had been silent all this time, raised his lips and glanced at King Liang unintentionally.
He really underestimated the Xu family, and even managed to win over Prince Liang and come out to smooth things over in person. He deliberately proposed marriage in person and spoke in a frivolous tone, just to make the Xu family look bad, but Prince Liang intervened like this, causing Chu and Zhao to suffer
He couldn't sit still, so the matter turned into a fight among four people for marriage - he, Jiang Yue, was outshined by several others because of his rude words, not because the Xu family looked ugly.
But it doesn't matter, he didn't come to Nanyuan really to fight for marriage.
Over there, Xu Huan called the waiter and said, "Ask the third lady how this should be done."
The waiter agreed and reported it.
The female seat separated by the wall had already roughly heard what was going on. Mrs. Xu couldn't help but want to ask: "Ayin, look at this..."
Xu Yin said calmly: "That Mr. Jiang was speechless. He said he was here to ask for marriage, but in fact he was here to cause trouble. Fortunately, His Highness Prince Liang acted righteously and saved my father's face."
Having said this, she nodded to the old concubine of Prince Liang to express her gratitude.
The old concubine smiled and felt quite regretful. She really hoped that her grandson could marry Miss Xu San. If there was such a mistress in Da Liang, she would definitely be able to help her grandson recover. However, the old concubine heard it, Xu Yin
Saying this is a tactful rejection, "His Royal Highness Prince Liang did this to save his father from the siege, and he did not really ask for marriage."
"What about the other two young masters? There is such a big scene today. If you refuse both of them, won't they be able to get off the stage?" Mrs. Xu asked with concern.
Xu Si smiled. My grandmother was just an ordinary woman. When she heard the names of the Prince of Hexing and the Zhao family of Zhangzhou, she felt that she was getting married high and was looking forward to the marriage.
She said softly: "Grandma, my father has already said that the four young masters are all the best among men, and he can't choose. In this case, he can only leave it to heaven."
Tianxuan? What do you mean? Mrs. Xu was still confused when she heard Xu Yin turn around and ask: "Xiaoman, is the matter done?"
Xiaoman promised: "As you asked, we are ready."
Xu Yin nodded and said: "Go out and deliver the message..."
Outside, with everyone's eager anticipation, Xiaoman came out.
She bowed her knees to Xu Huan and said bluntly: "My lord, the young lady said that these young gentlemen are both capable and moral and impeccable. However, marriage is determined by fate. It is better to see whether God wants us to be destined for each other."
Hearing this, all the guests looked at me and others, all of them confused.
What do you think of this? Is it possible to set up an altar and invite a mage to do divination?
The result was pretty much what they had guessed. Xiao Man glanced to the side and saw several maids who were already waiting beside him bringing the brocade box over.
The brocade boxes were opened one by one, and inside were rolls of paper with written words on them.
Xiao Man took out a scroll and unfolded it, showing it to everyone, and found that it was a copy of a Buddhist scripture.
"On the old lady's 60th birthday last year, several ladies led people to copy a thousand volumes of Buddhist scriptures to pray for the old lady. These are the remaining fragments of the scrolls. Among them were written by three ladies, and some of us slaves made up the number. The lady said,
If these gentlemen can choose what she wrote among them, they are destined to do so."
The guests were stunned. The writings of the female family members in the back house are not known to the outside world. How can you tell which one is written by which one? What is the difference between picking Buddhist scriptures and throwing dice? Miss Xu San is too courageous, right? What if a blind cat happens?
Encountering a dead rat, Jiang Yue takes the pick. Should the marriage be consummated or not?
The Xu family was much calmer. After hearing Xiao Man's words, Xu Huan smiled and nodded: "In that case, let's invite some young masters to take a look."
"I will come first." Alu was the first to volunteer.
No one was surprised at all. Prince Liang was obviously with the Xu family, so of course he had to come forward. By the way, he had a long history with the Xu family. Maybe he knew Miss Xu San’s handwriting? It was Xu Huan who prepared the marriage with Prince Liang.
A way out?
"Your Highness Prince Liang, please." Xiao Man stretched out his hand.
Alu stood up and went to get the Buddhist scriptures in the box.
"Wait a minute." Jiang Yue suddenly said.
Xu An and others immediately looked over with caution.
Jiang Yue smiled meaningfully and said: "Girl, several of us are proposing to marry at the same time, why don't we separate them in order? Isn't this unfair?"
Xiaoman replied: "Young Master Jiang misunderstood. I am talking about several young masters, so you can read it together. After reading, you don't need to pick away the selected Buddhist scriptures. You only need to write down the numbers on the brocade box and write them on the paper."
Just leave it to your slave."
So that's it, that's really fair.
Jiang Yue stood up unsteadily and walked slowly over.
The two young masters, Chu and Zhao, both frowned. A year ago, they had no regard for the Xu family. How could they know the handwriting of Miss Xu San? There were five brocade boxes in total. If they chose blindly, the chances were too small.
"What should I do?" Mr. Zhao Liu looked at the staff around him, his tone slightly anxious.
The staff member comforted him in a low voice: "Young Master, please rest assured. The handwriting reveals some of your character. Please go and take a look at it. We will consider it carefully when you come back."
Mr. Zhao Liu thought the same thing. The little maid didn't say a set time. The matter had come to this point, so he had to bite the bullet.
Mr. Chu Jiu was calmer. He frowned and thought for a while, then whispered a few words to his followers, and then got up to read the Buddhist scriptures.