When Fan Xuanfu heard that his father was coming, he hurried over to meet him, but he didn't see anyone and was still a little confused.
"Sit for a while and then go back."
Wu Huaiyu smiled and said to his wife, Fan Xing did come and go in a hurry, because Huaiyu said that he would be a matchmaker for Fan Dalang, marry the Li Jing family, and arrange for Dalang to serve as a soldier in the Qing Navy in Guangzhou. Fan Xing hurried home to find him.
My son has gone.
"Don't worry, Aye will come over for dinner later, along with my three brothers-in-law."
Fan Xing has more than a dozen children, but except for the three brothers Fan Xuanfu and Xiu Yi, Xiu Wu and Xiu Wen, the rest are still young. After the death of Fan Xing's wife, there has been no second marriage in these years. He has many concubines and is so beautiful.
She loves luxury, but has not remarried for many years.
It's not that Fan Xing can't find the right one.
After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Fan Xing was granted a title of 400 households. He was still a Duke of the country and was quite famous among the noble families. Moreover, although Fan Xing was always called Fan Manzi, he was also one of the four famous families in Anlu.
If Fan Xing wants to marry a girl with the fifth surname, it will probably be difficult, unless he is willing to seduce a widow with the fifth surname like Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Liang, or like the warrior Yu, who is willing to marry an old girl who is not married in her forties.
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If you marry Liu Pei from Hedong, Weidu from Jingzhao, Yang Xue from Guanxi, or Xiao from Lanling, you still have a chance.
After all, during the Xuanwu Sect, Fan Xing was only in his early thirties, so he was still young.
But for some reason, Fan Xing had no intention of marrying again.
"Aye has been promoted to the governor of Liangzhou, and he won't be able to stay for more than a few days when he returns to Chang'an this time," Huaiyu told Xuanfu.
Huaiyu chatted with his wife for a few words and explained that Master Fan Xing would come over for dinner a few nights, and then went to Pingkangfang to visit the teacher Li Jing and his wife. "I promised Aye that I would be a matchmaker for Xiuyi, so I will go explore the road first."
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"Ah, can this be done?"
Wu Huaiyu smiled and said, "You have met my teacher's two sons. Although Li Dalang doesn't have any lofty ambitions, he is actually a good person. He is currently serving as a young prisoner. It is okay to keep his career. He also has many daughters. I should be able to choose one for you.
Xiuyi."
Li Dalang is over forty and is actually a grandfather.
Of course, Li Erlang also has many daughters who have been awarded virtues. Li Erlang is now a general in the palace of Zuowei. He is in his thirties and is a little younger than Fan Xing.
Fan Xuanfu was quite looking forward to it. After all, Xiu Yi was her biological brother. She also knew the reputation of the Li Jing family, especially since Li Jing was still the prime minister.
"How about I accompany Alang to visit the teacher's house?"
"Just wait at home,"
The Wu family in Xuanyangfang and the Li Jing family in Pingkangfang are not far apart. After all, the two houses are adjacent to each other from the north to the south. They can be reached in a short time on horseback.
When the servant of Duke Dai's Mansion saw him coming, he greeted him from a distance and dismounted the horse. He picked up the horse and did not tie it directly to the horse-tying stone outside the mansion. Instead, he took it to the stable in the mansion and handed it over to the groom to help him feed and take care of it.
Another steward personally sent Huaiyu to the mansion.
Li Jing had also left the office and returned home. He was playing Go with his wife. The big tiger with an iron chain around its neck was lying next to the two of them, as docile as a big cat.
"Erlang is here, sit down." Li Jing saw him and greeted him with a smile,
Master Zhang Chuchen just smiled lightly and said, "Come here and help me advise on how to break the situation."
Huaiyu walked to the two of them and looked at the chess game.
Li Jing and his wife had a very good relationship, and they also liked to play chess. Huaiyu was beside him to advise his wife, and the two of them worked together to turn defeat into victory. Li Jing was not upset even if he lost.
After the game was over, Zhang Chuchen did not continue. He brought tea, set up the tea set on the charcoal stove, and boiled water to make tea.
After brewing the tea, Zhang Chuchen sat aside and played the piano.
The two men drank tea and chatted.
Huaiyu didn't hide it either. He talked about Fan Xing's return to Beijing and his transfer to a new position, and then talked about the tasks given to him by his father-in-law.
"The teacher's family doesn't know if there is a suitable girl who can be betrothed to my father-in-law's brother-in-law?"
He told the basic situation of Xiu Yi. Now he is a soldier in the palace of the King of Wei. In a few days, he will be transferred to Lingnan as a soldier in the Qing Navy. He used to study in the Imperial College and later stayed in Zuowei Guards Palace. He is young, tall and good-looking.
He's quite upright and smart, but he doesn't have much ink.
"But he is proficient in riding and archery, knows a little about arranging troops, and has the bravery of my father-in-law."
Li Jing held the tea cup and said, "I am familiar with Fan Manzi. The four famous families in Anlu are Xu, Hao, Fan, Zhang, and Wudechu. I was ordered to go to Shannan to conquer Xiao Xian. I missed my military term because of Kaizhou Man's obstruction, and was almost killed by the Supreme Emperor.
I was executed, but Xu Shao protected me." Xu Shao and Fan Fang were once married, and Fan Fang's granddaughter, Huaiyu's wife Xuan Fu, was once engaged to Xu Shao's grandson.
Speaking of that past event, Li Jing was very emotional. At that time, Li Yuan still hated him for taking a prison car to Jiangdu to report him for treason when he was in Yanmen.
Li Jing conquered Xiao Mian and fought for a long time in Jingxiang, Shannan. He met Xu Shao, Fan Xing and his son, and fought side by side. Fan Manzi was a fierce general, and Li Jing admired him very much.
"Actually, I have met my father-in-law's husband a few times, and I have a good impression of him."
Huaiyu asked with a shy face, "Since the teacher thinks this child is good, can we see if we can marry him a granddaughter?"
Li Jing took a sip of tea and thought for a while, "Fan Xing really wants to marry my family?"
"My father-in-law wishes for me to get married into the teacher's family. It's a high wish."
"It's hard to say that you are high up," he thought for a while, "otherwise, you can choose a day to invite Fan Manzi and ask him to bring Fan Dalang. Then I will ask Dalang Erlang to call all the daughters of the right age and let them
When receiving guests, watch from behind the curtain..."
The method Li Jing said is good. Many famous families choose their son-in-law in this way. For example, Tan Guogong Qiu He likes Baochuang to choose his son-in-law.
The guests are entertained in the front, and the girls watch in the back.
If you fall in love with any girl, choose whom to marry.
This method is relatively good.
The two concubines that Wu Huaiyu took in from the Qiu family were actually watched by a group of cousins from the Qiu family. In the end, Qiu He chose two more willing granddaughters to join the Wu family.
"Master Wife, are you also willing to have this marriage?"
Zhang Chuchen played the piano with graceful movements and beautiful sounds. She said while stroking the piano, "Alang is the one who makes the decision in this matter."
The eldest son of Ying Guo Gong is also the brother-in-law of Jin Guo Gong Wu Huaiyu. This status is actually not low. Anyway, Li Jing is marrying his granddaughter, and the girl he marries has lower conditions than marrying a wife.
The Li family is also a general, and they don't dislike the Fan family who are also generals.
After sitting for a while longer, when Li Dalang came back with the Erlang Virtue Award, Li Jing asked the brothers to come over to meet and explain the matter.
The two brothers did not object to their father's decision. They both had seven or eight daughters, and several of them were of marriageable age. It would be okay to marry the eldest son of the Duke of Yingguo.
Huaiyu simply invited brothers Li Deyu and Li Dezhou to have dinner with him at home in the evening. As expected, Fan Xing came with his three sons.
Wu Huaiyu and his wife entertained Fan and Li's family, and then conveyed Li Jing's promise. Fan Xing was very happy, and even anxiously said that he would visit them tomorrow, hoping to negotiate the marriage as soon as possible.
After the meal, send the guests away,
Huaiyu rested in Xuanfu's courtyard at night. There was no need to look at the signs tonight.
Those concubines who were still looking forward to being able to turn over the sign and sleep with them were disappointed but there was nothing they could do about it. After all, they were ladies.
Wu Huaiyu drank some wine in the evening and stayed here mainly to chat with his wife about his father-in-law's family affairs, including the marriages and careers of his brothers-in-law.
The two have been married for six years, and will soon be seven years old, but they don't have any seven-year itch.
After the two washed up, they lay on the bed and chatted. Xuanfu was already pregnant again, and Huaiyu slept with her, which was equivalent to a day off.
"You are pregnant now, do you want to go to Lingnan together?"
"I'm in good health, and I'm just pregnant now, so it won't affect me, and I'm not in a hurry anyway. I just need to slow down my journey, and there are mostly waterways, so I won't be tired."
