"Xiaguan only has two daughters. Seeing that her sister is getting older and her marriage is imminent, I want Ayin to stay with me for a few more years."
Xu Huan politely declined the proposal of marriage. The old princess was very sorry but not angry.
For one thing, without Nan Yuan taking action, Wu Zijing was still acting domineering, which meant that he had no grudges against his family. Secondly, Da Liang had just gone through a civil strife and it was time to recuperate. It was they who needed Nan Yuan, not him.
Nanyuan needs them.
As for whether she looked down on her grandson, these thoughts never appeared in the old princess's mind.
She is a princess of a foreign race, not one of those rich and noble ladies, so she doesn't have so many twists and turns. The purpose of proposing marriage is to get closer to Nan Yuan, but wouldn't it be silly to turn against her to become enemies?
Xu Huan understood this and asked Ji Jing to come over and talk to the old princess about forming an alliance. Although the land in Daliang was barren and no food could be grown, there were quite a few medicinal materials and special products in the mountains and forests, and they had a large population and ample labor. This was just right.
It is most needed to rebuild Yongcheng.
When the old princess saw that his attitude was sincere and that she was not a little sluggish because of the failure of the marriage, the worries in her heart disappeared. She smiled and called Prince Alu to come and talk with him in detail.
Xu Huan didn't show any expression on his face, but he was surprised in his heart. The person in charge of the Great Liang now was actually Prince Alu. He was really a formidable young man.
The Great Liang envoy did not stay in Nanyuan for too long. After a few days, the alliance was settled and they set off back.
Before Prince Alu left, he sent a piece of eucalyptus wood, saying that it was for Xu Yin to make a bow.
Xu Yin thanked him and turned around to let Yan Ling see it, always wanting to replace it with something.
Yan Cheng pulled his younger brother: "How tall is Prince Alu? You are jealous of a child and you don't blush."
After all, Prince Alu is still young and has not yet grown up. In comparison, Yan Ling already looks like an adult.
Yan Ling was dissatisfied: "We've already proposed marriage, but we still have a child!"
Yan Cheng had no choice but to ask, "Master Xu has already rejected it, so why are you bringing it up?" Seeing that he couldn't stand it anymore, he had no choice but to let go, "Okay, okay, you go back and tell your father that we can also propose marriage, okay?"
Yan Ling, who had been beaten by her brother for so long, was now satisfied.
As soon as the Da Liang delegation left, Yan Cheng had to take his younger brother to leave.
"After bothering Mr. Xu these days, it's time for us to go back."
Xu Huan smiled and said, "Is it too hasty to leave now? The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed anyway, why don't Prince Yan stay for two more days?"
Yan Cheng smiled and said, "Aling has been away from home for many days, and his parents are very worried. Taking him back as soon as possible can reassure his mother."
Xu Huan no longer wanted to stay and asked someone to send Cheng Yi to him.
Yan Cheng thanked him and set a time for departure.
Before leaving, Yan Ling looked for an opportunity and secretly came to see Xu Yin: "Here you go!"
Xu Yin took the drawing he had given him and wondered: "What?"
"Gong," Yan Ling said, "I will find a craftsman when I get back and make it ready for you."
So, you don't have to do anything, don't use that eucalyptus tree.
Xu Yin understood and wanted to laugh a little, but also a little moved.
It's not like she's never been pursued before, but this is the first time she's been pursued like this. It's obviously very childish, but also sincere.
"How long will it take?" She felt the strange mood swings and asked him slowly, "If it takes too long, maybe it won't be necessary."
"It will be quick." Yan Ling said hurriedly, "We have the best bow-making masters in Tongyang. It just takes time to find the materials for the bow strings. Just wait for me."
Seeing him looking at him so eagerly, Xu Yin couldn't say no, so he could only nod his head: "Okay."
The two of them didn't exchange a few words before Yan Cheng came to find him. He grabbed his brother away unceremoniously and said to Xu Yin: "The mountains are high and the water is far, and the journey is difficult. We won't delay any more. See you Miss Xu San."
Xu Yin looked at Yan Ling who was trying his best to lip-sync her, and couldn't help but smile: "Goodbye."
The Yan brothers' motorcade gradually receded into the distance, turning into a string of black dots and finally disappearing.
Xu Huan came over and called his daughter: "No one can be seen, let's go back!"
Xu Yin responded and quietly followed his father back home.
Xu Huan glanced at her and tested her: "You haven't thought about it yet?"
Xu Yin was startled for a moment, and suddenly remembered the conversation between father and daughter before going to Yongcheng.
At that time, her father told her that if she wanted to stay at home, it would be difficult to discuss marriage with the Duke of Zhao.
Xu Yin twisted his head: "Didn't father say it was inappropriate?"
Xu Huan chuckled and said, "Since you know it's not suitable, why don't you reject Mr. Yan?"
How did his father know about this? Xu Yin actually panicked and said: "He is too stubborn, I'm afraid he will make trouble..."
"What about Prince Alu?" The old father saw through everything and looked at her with a smile, "Why aren't you afraid of him making trouble?"
Xu Yin was speechless, so he had to turn his head and said unhappily: "Father! How come you are a man, like a mistress, always inquiring about something?"
Seeing that she was about to become angry, Xu Huan laughed and said tolerantly: "Okay! If you don't want to talk about it, don't talk about it."
Xu Yin breathed a sigh of relief, then became startled.
She is not that coy person, but she always leaves room for him. To be honest, she still wants to give herself a chance, right?
After experiencing such a past life, she was always wary of emotional matters, but she was moved by him and let it go. If he really did it, there was no harm in accepting it happily.
Xu Yin curled his lips and laughed at himself.
You may appear to be tough on the surface, but you don’t mean what you mean?
The carriage arrived at the Governor's Mansion. As soon as she got off the carriage, a servant came up to report.
"Miss Third, someone is looking for you and has been waiting here for a long time."
Xu Yin turned around and saw that it was Gao Silan's maid.
"Ayin?" Xu Huan stopped.
Xu Yin said: "Father, please go back first, I have something to do."
Xu Huan glanced at the maid, not worried about what kind of loss his daughter would suffer, and nodded: "Don't delay, come back early."
"knew."
She took Xiaoman with her, followed the maid a few steps, and saw Gao Silan waiting in the corner.
Gao Silan had not been seen for a month, and she looked much more haggard than before, looking at her with a bit of resentment in her eyes.
"Ayin!"
Xu Yin looked calm and walked over: "County Master Silan, what do you want from me?"
Gao Silan endured it, but finally blurted out angrily: "Don't you feel sorry for us if you do such a thing?"
Xu Yin looked at her in surprise: "What did Lord Silan say? What did I do?"
With tears in Gao Silan's eyes, she said: "The imperial decree has come down. They are going to escort my father to the capital. I will be leaving soon. Don't pretend to be stupid. You are the one who harmed my father!"
Even if there was some youthful friendship, it disappeared the moment the Nan'an County King took action. Xu Yin said coldly: "County Lord, don't talk nonsense! It was your father who harmed my father and almost made me lose my father. In turn, you said that I harmed my father."
Isn't your father ridiculous? How is the matter? Go back and ask your good father, why do you come to me to vent your anger? "