Over at the Xu family, everything was sorted and started to be shown to Xu Sixiang.
Fang Yi, who was in front of him, was the one Xu Huan had taken his fancy for a long time ago, and he didn't show up at all. Now he was seriously choosing a son-in-law, which made the entire governor's office nervous.
The old lady was old, so the matter of recruiting candidates was left to the second lady.
Mrs. Xu Er thought that her daughter was getting older and she would take the opportunity to find a suitable one, so she was very concerned about it.
Xu Si's reaction was indifferent. After Fang Yi's incident, her expectation for marriage was long gone. She just listened to whatever her grandmother and aunt said.
"How is the Wei family? It is also a century-old family, and I heard that the family tradition is also very good." Mrs. Xu Er asked, holding the roster.
The old lady thought for a moment: "The Wei family seems to be in decline, right? There seems to be only one uncle working as a minor official outside."
Mrs. Xu Er was a little embarrassed: "Yes, when I think about it, it's really not a good match..."
After a while, she picked out another one: "Where is the Pei family? It is also a well-established family, and there are still people from the Pei family serving as officials in Beijing."
Mrs. Xu took a look and said, "Is this a branch of the Pei family?"
Mrs. Xu Er replied: "The direct branch of the Pei family is in the capital, and the Nanyuan branch was divided a hundred years ago..."
Later, her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally stopped in embarrassment.
Mrs. Xu withdrew her gaze and said calmly: "Asi is the eldest daughter of our family. Although her father said that she doesn't need to be too picky about her family status, it can't be too low. Otherwise, when it comes to her two younger sisters, wouldn't it be even lower?
"
Mrs. Xu Er blushed and said yes.
She originally selected these candidates for her daughter, thinking that if Xu Si didn't like them, she would just give them to Xu Jia. After the old lady said this, she had to cheer up and choose again.
Outside, Xu Yin was joking with her sister.
"Sister, don't you go in and take a look?"
Xu Si leaned against the window, looking at the goldfish, and replied, "What's there to see?"
"You don't look good, what if you pick a lame person who stutters?"
Xu Si glanced at her: "What nonsense are you talking about? With my grandmother and second aunt watching over me, how could such a mistake happen?"
"That's hard to say." Xu Yin said with a smile, "I have heard two stories, but what I saw with my own eyes may be wrong!"
Xu Si knew her details and didn't say anything. Xu Jia, the second lady beside her, couldn't hold back and asked: "What story?"
Xu Yin said: "Just say that there is a matchmaker. There is nothing wrong with being a matchmaker. No matter what kind of man or woman it is, ask her to make it right. Once, a young man went on a blind date and saw a girl sitting there in the pavilion.
She was so slim and she turned around and smiled at him. She was so beautiful. The young man agreed immediately. On the wedding night, when he took off the hijab, it turned out that the bride was a loose mouth!"
Xu Jia shouted "Ah": "Isn't this a lie?"
Xu Yin held up his chin and said calmly: "Yes, but everyone has entered the bridal chamber!"
When she said this, Xu Jia also became worried and said, "Sister, why don't you go and take a look?"
Xu Si laughed out loud, pointed at her and said, "You! Don't believe this girl's nonsense. Even if you enter the bridal chamber and the matchmaker is not real, you can still go back."
"Is that so?" Xu Jia didn't quite understand.
Xu Yin was unhappy and said: "My sister said it lightly. This is an example. People's faults are on the face and can be seen at a glance. What if the fault is in the hidden place? After the ceremony, I didn't notice the wedding for a while.
, do you still have any regrets?”
This is true.
"Then what should we do?" Xu Jia asked, "Is it possible that we have to stay together for a while? There is no such thing, right?"
Xu Si slowly shook his fan and said: "Marrying is originally a gamble, no matter what, there are always risks. Even if you like everything, won't something happen in the future? How can a person's character be seen clearly in a moment? Fang
Yi is so ungrateful, we have been together for so many years and we still don’t know anything about it.”
She said this, making Xu Yin embarrassed to laugh: "Sister..."
Xu Si smiled at her: "It's nothing, I'm just sighing. Look at me, aren't I very lucky? The marriage has not yet been decided, and Fang Yi showed his flaws. It shows that I am a blessed person. This time my grandmother and second aunt saw it right.
There must be nothing wrong. If there is still a problem, it is because I am not lucky."
"No." Xu Yin said flatly, "They say that everything will turn out well. If my sister's bad luck is over, she will definitely meet a good husband."
Xu Si smiled: "That would be great."
Skipping this topic, the three sisters talked about the recent fashion. Their autumn clothes were all ready, and it was time to wear some jewelry to match.
They were talking lively when someone reported from outside: "Your Excellency is here."
The three sisters stood up and saw Xu Huan striding over, nodded to them and went into the house.
"Mother."
Mrs. Xu smiled and waved: "The old man is here, just in time. Let's take a look at the candidates chosen by the second daughter-in-law. She has been looking for them for a long time. Which one do you like?"
Xu Huan turned to Mrs. Xu Er and smiled apologetically, then turned around and said, "There's no need to read any of this."
"Ah?" The two of them were stunned, and Mrs. Xu quickly asked, "What's wrong? But what's wrong?"
Xu Huan said: "There is nothing wrong. Thank you for your hard work, mother and siblings. It's just that there are changes in Ah Si's marriage, so we don't need to see each other for the time being."
He took out a post: "King Dongjiang sent an invitation, inviting Asi to the autumn banquet."
…
No one expected such a change.
In the meeting hall, Xu Yin was wandering in his mind while listening to their quarrel.
In his previous life, Fang Yi gave his sister to King Dongjiang at the end of the year.
She came back and dealt with Fang Yi, thinking that this would never happen again, so she didn't think about it again.
Suddenly receiving this post, Xu Yin suddenly remembered that the previous King Dongjiang was not dead yet, and Li Da, who had harmed their sisters, was still just a child of the royal family!
The current King of Dongjiang, Li Rong, has been frail since he was a child, and has been ill from time to time since he inherited the title. Fortunately, he gave birth to a legitimate son early, so he is not worried about the issue of heir.
However, Wang Jue made people jealous, and he did not know that his younger brother had long been interested in this title, which eventually led to the death of both father and son, and the title fell into the hands of others.
Xu Yin calculated in his mind, Autumn Banquet, by the way, Li Da seemed to have taken action at this moment. A few months later, first the crown prince of Dongjiang had an accident, and then Prince Dongjiang died of illness, and soon Li Da became the heir, and everything was done in one go.
.
If it hadn't been for this post, Xu Yin wouldn't have bothered with Dongjiang's affairs at all. She just wanted to keep her father, sister, and the whole family safe. But fate seemed to be pulling them together. Fang Yi died.
Although my sister was sent to Dongjiang, this post was sent to Nanyuan.
At this juncture, it is impossible for my father to refuse. Unless my sister gets engaged now, I still have to give him this face.