"Hey, Zihuan, you said you seemed quite clever when you were a child, but why are you so stupid now?"
"I introduced you to the daughter of the Lu family before, but none of you looked down on the other. Your brother-in-law and I didn't say much, but... you are doing your best!"
"I heard that there are many young women serving in your government office, but you don't know any of them?"
"When your brother-in-law asked you to make your own choice first, or did I ask your brother-in-law to transfer you to a department with more girls, but in the end you still wanted me to introduce you to your brother-in-law?"
Xiahou Juan was nagging Cao Pi...
"Keke... stupid uncle, stupid uncle." Little Ningning was standing aside, giggling.
Cao Pi glared at the little brat, but little Ningning was not afraid of him at all. The worst he could do was find his godfather and beat him up...
"Ning Ning! You can't say that. Girls should be polite and speak tactfully... What is the synonym of 'stupid'?" Xia Houjuan criticized without hesitation, and as an excellent mother, he was also good at guiding.
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Xiao Ningning thought for a while and then said: "Cute?"
Seeing that Xiao Ningning changed her words into nicer words, Xia Houjuan gave up.
Cao Pi:......
"Okay, let me introduce a young lady from the Yu family to your 'lovely uncle' later!" Xia Houjuan said deliberately.
At this time, Cao Pi quickly said: "Wait...I..."
"Well? Zihuan, tell the truth to your sister. Don't you already have a girl you like?" Xia Houjuan saw something.
Cao Pi suppressed his blush and said, "Anyway, you don't need to worry about it, I'm already twenty!"
When Xia Houjuan saw this scene, the more he thought about it, the more wrong he became...
"What's wrong with you being twenty? Your brother-in-law and I didn't stop you. Whose girl do you like? To be honest, isn't it?" Xia Houjuan frowned.
Ordinarily, with Cao Pi's status and the custom of Chu State, he could tell Xia Houjuan no matter which girl he liked.
From Cao Cao's side, Cao Pi may not be very welcoming, but from Xia Houjuan's side, Cao Pi is also the brother-in-law of the King of Chu, and he is from the Cao family - you can't just look at the enemy country's side. According to the thinking of the old generation, even if it is
In the enemy's country, the royal family is the royal family, even in our own country, the common people are also the common people.
Even if Cao Pi likes a scholar or the daughter of a county marquis, he can always ask Xiahou Juan to discuss the matter, which means it would be more difficult to deal with Jia Xu's daughter.
When Jia Xu chooses a son-in-law, he must choose someone who is inconspicuous. Otherwise, even if free love is popular in the Chu country, he, an old fox, wants to break up a young man, but he is still doing it quietly.
As for those with lower status, there is no need to be afraid. Xia Houjuan is not a person who pays attention to these things. Even if... she is a woman who performs in a brothel, Xia Houjuan can tolerate it.
What's more, Chu State is still gradually tightening control on the brothel industry. There are no brothels in Jinling now, and officials are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving brothels.
When Xia Houjuan thought of this, his heart tightened...
"Zihuan, don't you like someone you shouldn't like?" Xia Houjuan probed.
Seeing that Cao Pi was silent, Xia Houjuan suddenly thought of his uncle, Cao Pi's biological father. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Is he... already married?"
Sure enough, Cao Pi's face was slightly flustered, and then he said: "No! I don't like anyone!"
Xia Houjuan:......
"Sister-in-law Chen, take Ning Ning down first... Everyone else should go out and wait! By the way, the table is a bit dirty, bring me a duster... Well, I will do it myself, you don't have to worry." Xia Houjuan smiled.
Said to the hired maids on the side.
"Sister... don't get excited!" Cao Pi stood up quickly when he saw that Xia Houjuan had already taken his weapon.
"You, you, you... are so mad at me! What can't you learn from your uncle? Do you still dare to miss other people's wives? Are you going to bully men and dominate women in the future? Let your brother-in-law know..." Xia Houjuan waited.
After all the outsiders left, I was so angry that I wanted to hit them.
"Sister! You misunderstood...I, I...Although she was married, she doesn't have a husband now...and he has been dead for several years!" Cao Pi explained anxiously.
Xia Houjuan calmed down a little: "A widowed person?"
Although it doesn't sound good, after all... no matter Han or Chu, there are no restrictions or contempt for widowed women to remarry. Even if they remarry after separation, it is not a violation of etiquette. Compared with Song and Ming Dynasty, this is even more
It is close to modern times, especially in Chu State.
Especially Cao Pi's hesitation just now made Xiahou Juan really think that he fell in love with a married woman from someone's family. With this foreshadowing, Xiahou Juan even felt - it turns out that you just like widows, which is really great!
"Whose widowed daughter is this?" Xia Houjuan asked.
"No need..." Cao Pi still wanted to hide it, but Xia Houjuan patted his palm with the duster.
"Then let me tell you, you don't need to tell your brother-in-law." Cao Pi winced and said.
After Xia Houjuan agreed, Cao Pi told her that the person he was interested in was none other than Lu Shang's wife during his lifetime, and Xu Rong's biological sister - Xu Wan!
It was when Xu Rong was serving as Taishi Ling that Lu Jun asked Lu Kang for instructions to marry his grandson Lu Shang back home. However, Lu Shang died within two years.
Historically, it was this widow of the Xu family of Lu Shang who later married Sun Quan and was nominally Sun Quan's first wife. The reason why the later "Queen Bu" was not officially granted the title of queen during her lifetime was because of the existence of Mrs. Xu.
But now in Chu State, Sun Quan's identity is no longer the successor or the leader of a party, so naturally he can't find any trouble and use marriage to win over which family.
This fate did not occur. Instead, Cao Pi and Xu Wan got to know each other, and... they seemed to be in love with each other.
It's just that Xu Wan's status is embarrassing after all. Both the Lu family and the Xu family are determined to continue to maintain the relationship of in-laws. Even long after Lu Shang's mourning period has ended, the Xu family still stays in the main residence of the Lu family.
Although the Chu State advocates free love, how can giants like the Lu family and the Xu family be free when it is really involved?
If there is freedom, it must be a little freedom that is given up for show in response to the call of the King of Chu...
"Sister, why are you going?" Cao Pi looked at Xia Houjuan as he walked out of the palace in confusion.
"Looking for your brother-in-law and Rongrong."
"Ah? Didn't you promise me... wait..." Cao Pi quickly chased after him.
However, there were guards outside, and the waiters were watching. Cao Pi didn't want to be rude, so he just followed Xia Houjuan quickly and whispered: "Sister! You just promised me not to tell!"
I just agreed, but Xia Houjuan felt that it would be better to do this sooner rather than later...
After all, she doesn’t understand things that are too complicated, but from a dramatic perspective, usually in this kind of plot, things change late!
"Well, I regret it!" Xia Houjuan said with a bright smile.