When the two returned to the Yuan family's ancestral home, dinner was ready.
Except for the Queen Mother who was feeling unwell, the Xu and Wu families all ate dinner together.
After the meal, when the wine was full, the Duke of Zhenguo began to chase people away: "Eat and drink. If you have to leave, please leave quickly."
King Dingnan frowned as he just stepped out of the hall door.
He has long been accustomed to the fact that Xu Qiwei doesn't talk to others, but he hasn't agreed to it yet, so why does the other party dare to be so arrogant?
If it was because of his granddaughter, he was about to leave, and this old man didn't even ask a question?
Do you still want to marry a daughter-in-law?
King Dingnan looked unhappy, threw his hands behind his back and left.
"Ahem...!" Xu Yun coughed quickly and anxiously gave his father a hint in his eyes - he had worked hard in the past two days, and it seemed that everything was ready. In the end, his father gave him
Blow it!
The Duke of Zhen glanced at his second son.
What's the rush?
Can he really let this old guy take his daughter-in-law away?
"etc."
The Duke of Zhen Guo slowly called the people to stop.
After all, he is the elder of the husband, and he should not bully others too much. He still needs to show his sincerity in marrying his daughter-in-law.
"What are you doing?" King Dingnan stopped, his voice cold and he didn't even look back.
"Let's take a step to talk." Zhen Guogong smelled of alcohol. He stepped forward and boldly grabbed Wu Jun's arm and pulled him down the corridor.
Wu Jun frowned and followed him to the corridor, shaking off his wrinkled sleeves.
Xu Yun did not follow him, but stood there nervously watching from a distance.
At this time, a sigh came from behind.
Xu Yun turned around and saw Divine Doctor Qiu standing behind him, looking in the direction of the corridor with a satisfied smile on his face.
"The two-day period has passed, how have you considered it?" In the corridor, the Duke of Zhen Guo's tone was quite friendly.
"It's not entirely impossible -" Wu Jun stood with his hands behind his hands, and there was no sign of relief on his cold face: "There is just one condition."
When the Duke of Zhen Guo heard the first half of the sentence, he was a little surprised - the old man actually relaxed as soon as he came up, which surprised him.
Then he heard that there were conditions, so he sneered in his heart, and he knew it was not that simple!
After silently reciting the words "harmony is the most important thing when getting married", Duke Zhenguo was able to patiently say: "You might as well talk about it and listen to it."
He will listen if he can, but if he really doesn't like it, he will throw the old guy out of the city alone according to the original plan.
"Seeing that your second son has been waiting for many years and refuses to start a family, he is indeed a bit pitiful. He can be regarded as a person who can be entrusted to him. Of course, I can reluctantly agree to this matter-"
The Duke of Zhen clenched his fists secretly upon hearing this.
So much bullshit!
And suddenly I want to beat my son!
It’s all the fault of this old boy Lao Er for not living up to his expectations, otherwise he would have been so wise all his life, and besides that, there would be no other failures that could be made fun of!
"But one thing must be made clear in advance." Wu Jun finally got to the point: "When A Yuan plans to marry your granddaughter in the future, you must not obstruct it or deliberately make things difficult -"
"...?" The Duke of Zhen was stunned when he heard this.
For a moment, he even confirmed with some uncertainty: "Are you...wanting to verbally agree with me on the marriage between your grandson and my family?"
King Dingnan sneered: "Of course you can choose not to agree."
——But since it is a condition, the consequences of not agreeing are clearly laid out in front of you.
Duke Zhen Guo got the confirmation and was sure that he was not mistaken. He narrowed his eyes slightly and tried his best to control the fluctuations in his expression. In fact, he burst out laughing in his heart.
What the hell kind of conditions are these!
Isn't this the same as - you want to take advantage of my Wu family, that's fine. But you can't just take one share, you have to take both!
Ha ha ha ha!
With such conditions, you might as well offer him a hundred more!
"How?" Seeing that Duke Zhenguo had a dull expression on his face and did not respond, King Dingnan asked with a slight frown.
They all want to find a wife for the boy in the family, and they all want to marry a girl. Even if he puts himself in another person's shoes, he can't imagine that there is such a different thought behind the other person's face——
"..." Duke Zhen Guo suppressed his laughter and suppressed the corners of his mouth that wanted to raise. He showed a bit of displeasure due to the excessive force.
A cold snort escaped from his mouth. He glanced at King Dingnan and said: "I am not an eyesore who will interfere in the marriage of the younger generation! As long as my family is willing to marry, I have no objection to whoever I marry!"
You better be like this!
King Dingnan couldn't bear to glance back, and didn't bother to pay attention to the other party's insinuations and sarcasm. He just hurriedly finalized his words: "That's the case, then it's the best."
Xu Qiwei has no other good qualities than an old man, but fortunately he always means what he says.
Since I said this today, I am not afraid that the other party will regret it again.
The rest, as to whether the little girl is willing to marry, that is A Yuan's own business - if he can't get a wife, he can't be blamed.
These two matters were agreed upon immediately, and even though the two old men remained silent, the atmosphere obviously relaxed.
"I asked Yun Liu to take someone to escort you back to Ningyang." Duke Zhen Guo said generously.
After all, they were in-laws, and they were leaving his territory, so he always had to express it.
"No need." King Dingnan said, "I am not short of manpower."
"Why are there no shortages? Weren't we going to split up the two ways secretly? This trip is dangerous. You don't care about your life, but you have to worry about my future daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law!" The Duke of Zhen Guo couldn't help but finalize the decision, and immediately called Yunliu to come and explain.
Go down.
King Dingnan said no, but he didn't insist on refusing anymore. He half pushed and half went with the other party's arrangement.
A member of the Wu family came to the corridor, bowed and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, everything is ready and you can leave."
King Dingnan nodded slightly, raised his feet and walked out of the corridor with Duke Zhen.
Outside the corridor, under the lights outside the hall, Wu Chao and others were waiting there.
"Are you all ready?" King Dingnan looked at his children and grandchildren.
Wu Jingming hurriedly said: "Go back to father, everything has been sorted out."
Wu Chao also nodded.
King Dingnan's eyes fell on his daughter.
Wu Jingying showed a faint smile and said: "My daughter has packed up early. Father, let's go."
But I heard King Dingnan say: "A Ying stays."
Wu Jingying couldn't help but be startled.
"You haven't recovered yet, and the trip back to Ningyang will be bumpy and dangerous, so it's better to stay here and rest."
"Father..." Wu Jingying's eyes were slightly red.
King Dingnan looked at Xu Yun who was standing behind her, his expression calm and his tone calm: "Take good care of A Ying for me."
Prince Wu was stunned when he heard this.
What does father mean by this?
It's understandable that he would leave his sister behind, but... why should he entrust the second master of the Xu family to take care of his sister?
This situation, this situation, and these words even gave him the illusion that his father was entrusting his sister with life-long affairs!
Xu Yun never dared to think that he would be able to wait for such a sentence tonight. He barely came back to his senses. He first raised his hand and bowed deeply, and then solemnly responded: "My lord, please put it down. I will take good care of you."
Ying, I will never let her suffer the slightest injustice again."
Prince Wu's eyes widened.
This illusion is getting more and more realistic!
It's almost like real!
But why doesn’t anyone see the strange color?
Could it be that he is too sharp?
Prince Wu was so surprised that he couldn't suppress it, so he wanted to speak out to confirm the temptation: "Father..."
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I felt a familiar pain in my waist again.
Mrs. Xu had a dignified smile on her face - no one wants to hear nonsense from her husband at this time.
Even her married sister-in-law can understand things, but her husband knows nothing about it. This is also strange and incomprehensible.
But then I thought about it, this man was her husband, so there was nothing strange about her.
After all, she had been ready to marry a daughter-in-law for a long time, but her husband still didn't know that A Yuan had a sweetheart - for such a person, can you expect him to be aware of his sister's thoughts at a young age?
"Father, that daughter is for you..." Wu Jingying held back her tears.
Xu Yun said hurriedly: "This junior will also send you off."
"I won't go. There are too many people to attract attention." Zhen Guo Gong looked at his granddaughter and said, "Just ask Zhao Zhao to send her off for me——"
Xu Mingyi smiled and nodded: "Okay, granddaughter will go and see you off."
Wu Chao also smiled, and before leaving, he saluted the Duke of Zhenguo: "Take care, Lord."
"Yes." Duke Zhen Guo waved his hand: "Go ahead and be careful along the way."
The group of people walked to the backyard.
Wu Chao and Xu Mingyi walked behind, looking at Xu Yun walking side by side in front, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile silently.
In the scripts and operas, it is said that love cannot be achieved, water cannot be recovered, and it is the separation of life and death that is the most profound...
But they are all common people in this world, their lives are short, and they all love perfection and not regrets.
Especially since she had witnessed the tragedy of her previous life with her own eyes.
Yesterday, when she and Wu Chao were chatting, they mentioned that as long as there is still a chance, the second uncle and Aunt Wu are destined to be together. Although Aunt Wu has experienced a lot, it is precisely because she has experienced a lot that she can be together.
It takes the sincere and fiery heart of the second uncle to heal and redeem.
"Should we take Tianmu back or leave it here?" Xu Mingyi asked Wu Chao.
Wu Chao turned around and glanced at the big bird following behind him. Seeing that the big bird seemed to understand something and looked at him warily, he immediately said: "There are many inconveniences on the road, so tell it to stay."
If you told me to take it with you, the big bird would definitely refuse to leave.
Needless to say, sending him off specially at this time was enough to show his filial piety - he guessed that the bird might not know that he was going back to Ningyang, and just thought it was a group of people taking a walk to eat after dinner, so he followed him.
As long as he answers quickly enough, embarrassment cannot catch up with him.
Xu Mingyi had no idea that father and son were so estranged from each other. Hearing him say it was inconvenient, he nodded.
Xu Mingshi on the side secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He and Tianmu were almost separated.
While the group was talking, they had already arrived at the back door.
The carriage is waiting there.
This time, the news that King Dingnan and his party returned to Ningyang did not want to leak out.
When I left the city tonight, I went with the soldiers who had returned to camp in the city as a cover.
Although Linyuan City now belongs to the Xu family, it is unclear whether the people in the city have the eyes of the imperial court or other forces, so it is better to be cautious.
"By the way." Wu Jingying came to her nephew and took out something from her sleeve: "Ayuan, this is what the Queen Mother asked me to give to you on the road - a purse embroidered by the Queen Mother herself, with a peace charm stuffed inside.
You take it with you."
Wu Chao took it over.
The sapphire blue purse was embroidered with auspicious clouds with good meaning. Even though he was not familiar with embroidery and could not see the stitches, he could still tell that the embroidery was very good and must have been done with great care.
Even though an old man of his age is still strong and strong, his eyesight is probably old. Doing such fine work must be very hard on the eyes.
Wu Chao held the purse in his hand, feeling the old man's thoughts, and said: "Please ask my aunt to express my gratitude to my grandmother on my behalf."
After Wu Jingying was stunned for a moment, she responded with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely bring the message to you."
The Queen Mother would not know how happy she would be if she heard this sentence.
Wu Chao also felt a little regretful.
When he and Zhao Zhao went to pay their respects this morning, he had not been able to change his words. He grew up in the Wu family and had a father, mother, grandparents.
The habit of these eighteen years was so deeply ingrained that even though he didn't complain when he learned the truth, he couldn't change his name for a while.
"...Although business matters are important, you should also take good care of yourself." Over there, Mrs. Xu was holding the little girl's hand and whispering her words with reluctance in her eyes.
How great it would be if I could take my future daughter-in-law with me...
Her Tianjiao was in the capital, and she had to be separated from her daughter-in-law. From now on, she could only face her husband's face——
I can't think about it, I simply can't think about it...
But Ningyang may not be safe at this time, and she is not willing to let the little girl take risks.
Hearing his wife's advice and care, Prince Wu stood aside and felt that he should also express his feelings, so he thought he was echoing and said: "That's right, little girl, you don't have to work too hard..."
However, as soon as he said this half sentence, he received a glare from the madam.
"What does it mean that a girl's family doesn't have to work too hard... What's wrong with a girl's family?"
Is that what she meant?
"Don't listen to him, all men from aristocratic families are like this... Oh no, our A-Yuan is an exception..." Mrs. Xu whispered, with a proud smile in her eyes: "Women never lose to men, we Zhaozhao
Isn’t it incomparable to ordinary men?”
Perhaps it was precisely because she had such a temperament and thoughts at heart that she had a strong crush on this girl who disguised herself as a man when they first met.
The good feeling is even stronger now.
It was like all the wishes that she had not been able to achieve were fulfilled by this girl, and she became more confident and confident - see, she said, as long as the opportunities are equal, women will never be worse than men.
Wu Shizi laughed twice and explained: "That's not what I meant, I just thought that the girl's family is very valuable, so she should take more care of her..."
"Junior understands." Xu Mingyi smiled, "Junior has memorized it all."
Everyone has different ideas, but the advice of elders is always well-intentioned.
Moreover, she is very sure about what she wants to do and what path she wants to take, and will not be swayed by external voices.
Therefore, she only accepts good intentions.
The few people exchanged a few words, and when they saw King Dingnan getting on the carriage, Xu Mingyi gave him a gift and sent him off.
In order to make up for his mistake, Prince Wu personally helped his wife get into the car.
So only Wu Chao was left.
"Qinghu, let's go back." Wu Jingying said with a smile: "I still need to see the Queen Mother."
"Okay." Xu Yun responded warmly, accepted Wu Chao's courtesy, and after a few words of explanation, the two of them turned around and left.
Xu Mingshi stood in the same place, with a boy and a girl in front of him, and a pair of people leaving side by side behind him.
He is in a dilemma.
After a moment of silence, he picked up his third eye.
"I'll go back to sleep with my third eye in my arms..." The boy turned around and walked away slowly.
Even if you want to disappear immediately, you can't do it slowly.
It wouldn't be a good idea to catch up with the one in front.
