Chapter 657: Digging a hole for the head of the Ouyang family
Murong Haitang ignored the jeers around him and sarcastically said to Ouyang Xiao: "I once had the honor to see the ancestral precepts formulated by the Ouyang family. If I remember correctly, one of them is that the Ouyang family must not judge people by their appearance, and must not treat people by their appearance.
There is a distinction between the poor and the humble, Master Ouyang, am I right?"
Ouyang Shu looked at Murong Haitang in surprise, "When did you see my family's ancestral instructions?"
"Although everyone in my family died and did not leave me any gold or silver treasures, they did leave behind some collections of classics, including a copy of the Ouyang family's ancestral precepts. I took a look at it out of curiosity.
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Murong Haitang's identity as a former princess was no secret, and the books she left behind were also books left by the previous royal family.
It is not false that the Ouyang family has gone through dynasties. It seems that when they had contact with the previous royal family, the ancestral teachings of the Ouyang family were copied.
Ouyang Shu glanced at Murong Haitang with some complicated emotions, "How many people in the world can understand that the real wealth is not the gold and silver, but the collection of books passed down from generation to generation."
After sighing for a while, he admitted frankly: "Master Shangshu is right. The Ouyang family never judges people by their appearance, nor does they turn away others because of their poverty and lowliness."
"But this doesn't mean that I can't choose the best husband for my daughter."
What Ouyang Shu said makes sense. Everyone can understand that it is impossible for a father to allow his daughter to marry such an ugly man.
But what Murong Haitang was waiting for was Ouyang Shu's words, "So, the ancestral precepts of the Ouyang family must be based on the actual situation?"
Ouyang Shu frowned, he felt that Murong Haitang seemed to have something in his words.
But now that the matter has come to this, he can only say this, "Children's lifelong events cannot be generalized."
"Anyone who comes to my Ouyang family for medical treatment, no matter whether he is beautiful or ugly, rich or humble, our Ouyang family will treat him kindly."
Ouyang Shu felt that if he said this, he would not be criticized.
Murong Haitang smiled slightly, "Haitang naturally admires the virtues of the Ouyang family."
Then, the conversation changed, "What does the head of the Ouyang family think about this marriage being decided by Ouyang Shishi himself? Is this promise worthless? As far as I know, the ancestral motto of the Ouyang family
Breach of trust will be severely punished."
"This?" Ouyang Shu was a little confused for a while.
Unexpectedly, someone who knows the ancestral precepts of the Ouyang family so well is here today.
Ouyang Shu subconsciously looked at Ouyang Shishi. He wanted to ask what Ouyang Shishi had promised.
But Yan Miao stepped directly in front of Ouyang Shishi, blocking Ouyang Shu's sight.
Ouyang Shishi was a little helpless when she saw this, but in fact, she had no intention of saying anything. She never thought of breaking her promise.
Although what happened yesterday was just to get closer to Wu Yuan.
I originally thought that if things went well after that, I would just explain it to Wu Yuan.
But things changed too quickly, and Wu Yuan also took the matter of recruiting a son-in-law seriously, so Ouyang Shishi had already thought about it clearly in one night. As long as Wu Yuan had a way to convince her father, she was ready to keep her promise.
, married to Wu Yuan.
Therefore, Ouyang Shishi chose to remain silent at this moment, neither intending to explain to Ouyang Shu nor to speak for Wu Yuan.
Everything is left to fate.
Ouyang Shu didn't see Ouyang Shishi and frowned. He felt strange, why didn't Ouyang Shishi make a sound at this moment?
But no matter what, Ouyang Shishi cannot be allowed to marry the ugly man in front of her.
"The children of the Ouyang family must also abide by their parents' orders and the words of the matchmaker, and they cannot be allowed to do whatever they want."
It makes sense to say so.
Murong Haitang nodded, "I agree with what Patriarch Ouyang said, so I would like to ask Patriarch Ouyang, apart from feeling that my friend's appearance is not pleasing to the eye, do you have any other dissatisfaction?"
Ouyang Shui looked like he had seen through Murong Haitang's expression, "Master Shangshu wants to say that your friend is so talented that he not only defeated the younger generation in the capital, but also defeated two master-level seniors, right?"
"It turns out that the head of the Ouyang family already knows about this. Yes, I want to say this. Can't these things make the head of the Ouyang family change his mind? The original intention of the Ouyang family's ancestral motto is not to judge people by their appearance. It should also be to tell future generations not to ignore a person's
Talent and virtue."
Facing the ancestral precepts of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Shu also showed respect, and it was impossible for him to say anything against his ancestral precepts against his will.
"Yes, as the head of the Ouyang family, I also admire this young master's talent. He is able to outperform his senior master in literary combat at such a young age. This is something he is proud of and can be called the leader of the younger generation."
"But as a father, I don't want my daughter to find someone with such a good look to spend her whole life with."
Ouyang Shu also spoke sincerely, and even said to Wu Yuan: "Master, my daughter made a willful promise to you. It is my Ouyang family who is sorry for you. If you are willing, my Ouyang family can treat you as a tribute."
To make compensation.”
The Ouyang family’s offering? Everyone was a little shocked.
If you can become a worshiper of the Ouyang family, you will be considered a core member of the Ouyang family in the future. From then on, you will prosper and enjoy endless glory and wealth.
It can be said that this compensation is already very sincere.
Wu Yuan was also stunned after hearing this, and his impression of the Ouyang family became better and better.
This made Wu Yuan even more determined to bring the Ouyang family under his control, and Ouyang Shishi was bound to marry him.
Finally, before Murong Haitang could speak, Wu Yuan took the lead and said: "Does that mean that if I didn't have such an ugly face, the Ouyang family would not care about my origin and wealth, and would betroth Ouyang Shishi to
Me?"
Ouyang Shishi was speechless when she heard Wu Yuan's words. She could tell that this was the hole Wu Yuan was digging for her father.
As long as her father nodded yes, he might have fallen into the trap set by Wu Yuan and Murong Haitang.
Ouyang Shu also looked at Wu Yuan thoughtfully. He did not rush to answer. As the head of the Ouyang family, no matter what he did or what he said, he would consider everything before making a decision.
But this doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with it.
Except for the problem with his appearance, he was satisfied with everything else about the ugly boy in front of him.
What he said just now was also his sincerity. If he didn't admire this boy's talent, he wouldn't have asked him to be a tribute to the Ouyang family as compensation. He is the head of the Ouyang family, and it is impossible to invite a loser to be a sacrifice to the Ouyang family.
As for his background, he also heard that he was a poor scholar.
He, Ouyang Shui, really doesn't care about this. The Ouyang family has no shortage of gold and silver and would not consider creating wealth by marrying their children at all.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with what he said, Ouyang Shu finally replied: "Yes, forgive me for being rude, sir, you are indeed a bit ugly. If not, I, Ouyang Shu, would have agreed to this marriage!"