Duke Zhao's wife was overjoyed. She got up and walked to the door, where she saw the Yan brothers coming one after another.
"Mother!" Yan Ling shouted and immediately ran over.
Mrs. Zhaoguo opened her hand, but her son grabbed her arm and almost lifted her up.
"Aling... Oops!"
Yan Cheng stepped forward and rescued his mother from his hands, scolding: "Be gentle! Don't you know your own strength?"
He turned around and asked with concern: "Mom, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Seeing her second son bouncing around, Mrs. Zhaoguo was relieved.
This kid is stronger than before, and he knows he has not endured any hardships.
Turning around to look at her eldest son, Mrs. Zhaoguo suddenly felt distressed: "A Cheng, why do you look so ugly? You're not sick, right? You're not in good health, so I shouldn't have asked you to go out. It's all your father's fault.
Others want you to pick them up in person..."
Yan Cheng touched his cheek, feeling warm in his heart, and replied with a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just in a hurry, mother, don't worry."
Duke Zhao also said: "What's wrong with Ah Cheng's face? He hasn't washed his face and looks dusty. Anyone who has finished their journey wouldn't be like this..."
Halfway through the conversation, I saw my second son turning over some snacks on the table, his face as white as a glow, and I couldn't continue talking.
Okay, this guy can't count.
His two sons are exactly the opposite in appearance and physique. Yan Cheng is like him, handsome and handsome, but weak in body since he was little. Yan Ling is like his mother, looking handsome and weak, but he is born with strange strength.
Over there, Mrs. Zhao Guogong knocked off Yan Ling's hand and scolded: "Are you the reincarnation of a starving ghost? Just come in and turn over some snacks, what do you think!"
Yan Ling felt aggrieved: "I'm hungry! I just ate something in the morning and didn't even have lunch in order to go into town early!"
The seventeen-year-old boy has a strong appetite at that age. He can usually eat three bowls of rice, not to mention he has been on the road these days.
Mrs. Zhaoguo relented and said, "Okay, the food is ready. Go wash up quickly and come out to eat."
Yan Ling cheered: "I want to eat gourd chicken! I haven't had it in months."
"Everything is there, it's all ready for you."
“And roast leg of lamb!”
"Yes! You can have whatever you want."
Yan Ling was finally satisfied and took Yan Ji back to wash up.
Yan Cheng watched him leave with a smile and said, "My child is going too."
Mrs. Zhao Guogong smiled and nodded, whispering softly: "Slow down, don't be like that monkey."
"Yes." Yan Cheng strode away, thinking that his mother was always too careful with him, probably because he was born prematurely, and she was worried about him getting sick at the slightest sign of trouble.
In fact, his body has been well taken care of a long time ago. His mother has taken good care of him since he was a child. He is now stronger than ordinary people.
The brothers came back from bathing and had dinner together.
Seeing them put down their chopsticks, Zhao Guogong said: "Are you full? Follow me to the study."
Yan Cheng said yes, but Yan Ling shrank and hugged his mother's arm: "I, I don't need to go, right?"
Duke Zhao looked at him.
Yan Ling hesitated: "Brother knows about Nanyuan. I...I want to stay with my mother."
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao Guogong poked him: "Why are you staying with your mother? You are just afraid of being scolded by your father!"
After being exposed, Yan Ling smiled awkwardly but still refused to let go.
Yan Cheng couldn't help but smile and said: "Father, if he doesn't want to leave, forget it. I'll go with you."
The wife's eldest son was protecting him, but Duke Zhao had no choice but to glare at the second son fiercely and wave his sleeves: "Let's go!"
As soon as the father and son left, Duke Zhao's wife immediately grabbed the second son and asked, "Tell me, what's going on with your letter? Why do you keep mentioning Miss Xu San? What's your plan?"
…
Yan Cheng followed his father to the study room and told him about Nanyuan along the way. He finally said: "Father, the Xu family has won Yongcheng this time, and it seems that it is going to become more powerful."
Duke Zhao nodded and said: "Nanyuan was originally the old capital of the Chu State. It was connected with Yongcheng and was almost the hinterland of the old Chu State. Even if the states did not submit, they would still follow his lead in the future. What's more, they still
Formed an alliance with Great Liang."
Yan Cheng said: "What are we going to do?"
Zhaoguo Gong said: "Of course we have made good friends. By the way, you said that Prince Daliang proposed to Xu Huan?"
"Yes, but I was rejected."
Duke Zhaoguo smiled and nodded. Then he saw that the eldest son's expression was a little subtle and asked, "Why, do you have any ideas about this?"
Yan Cheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, don't you think that we can take the opportunity to marry the Xu family?"
He frowned, as if he didn't agree very much, so Duke Zhao asked: "You think it's inappropriate?"
In front of his father, there was nothing to hide, so Yan Cheng said: "I don't like Miss Xu San very much. If my father wants to get married, it is better to choose Miss Xu."
This was a bit interesting. Duke Zhao said with a smile: "Your marriage has been decided a long time ago. It is a marriage, and it is also a marriage proposal for the mistress. What does it matter whether you like it or not?"
Yan Chengdao: "Father, you don't know that in front of Miss Xu San, Aling obeyed every word and told him to go east and never to the west. What would happen if he married into this family in the future?
?It’s useless for us to speak in front of him.”
This matter was not mentioned in the letter. Duke Zhao raised his eyebrows in surprise and smiled: "Is this really the case? How can someone control that kid's lawlessness?"
"Father!" Is this a question of whether you can control it or not?
"Okay, okay," Duke Zhao Guo changed the subject, "Are you worried that Miss Xu San won't get along with us?"
Seeing that his father understood what he meant, Yan Cheng calmed down and nodded: "You don't know, Xu Huan attaches great importance to this daughter. He even asked her to sit in on the discussions, obviously wanting her to inherit the family business."
It is rare for a daughter to inherit a family business of such a large size. Duke Zhao felt a little sad when he thought about it: "He has no son, and there is nothing he can do about it."
"Yes." Yan Cheng said calmly, "Miss Xu San is both wise and courageous. It is better to hand the family business to her than to give it to someone with a foreign surname. However, in this way, if she enters our house, she will be able to
Do you put the Yan family’s affairs first?”
Follow your father before you are married, and follow your husband when you are married. This is the way for a woman to do things. But this Miss Xu San wants to inherit the family business. She is used to thinking about issues in the interests of the Xu family. If one day, she marries Yan
Will the same be true for the family? However, Yan Ling didn't say anything to her. In that case, could the Yan family still be united? Will it affect their great cause?
Yan Cheng didn't want this sister-in-law for this reason. The risk was too great.
Hearing what the eldest son said, Duke Zhao was thoughtful: "What you said makes sense, but..."
He smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "Do you think the waiter will listen?"