Xue Tao opened the door, and outside the door were her father and mother. Rarely did her parents come to look for her together. She quickly asked her parents to come in and looked at them with confusion. They came to look for her together. Do they want to give her something to do again?
Talk about a marriage?
In fact, Xue Yun has never worried about her daughter's marriage. She is still young and it is too early to talk about marriage, but her mother, Han, is worried about her daughter's life-long affairs. Originally, the son of Yang Lin, a doctor in the Ministry of household affairs, is very good.
, the two families have been friends for a long time, and it would be most suitable to form an in-law family with children.
However, Mrs. Yang was vague about this. Every time she mentioned this matter, she would always talk about him. Over time, the Han family also understood the thoughts of the Yang family and felt that the two families were not worthy of each other. The other party was Hongnong.
The Yang family must at least marry a daughter of the Cui family or the Pei family, or marry a noble from Guanlong.
The Han family also looked down on ordinary families. After all, her husband was a fifth-rank official in the imperial court, so how could her daughter marry into a lowly position? Besides, she herself had suffered enough from poverty. No matter what, her daughter must marry into a wealthy family.
Xue Yun and Mr. Han sat down. Xue Yun hesitated to speak, but Ms. Han was so happy that she directly took out the gem and spread it on the palm of her hand, "Tao'er, this is your gem!"
Xue Tao was startled, and quickly opened the bookcase and took out the box. The box was empty. She suddenly became angry and annoyed and said: "Mom, how can you just take my things?"
Before, Ms. Han really didn’t know how to answer. Now that she knew the value of gems, she naturally became confident, "Mom, I didn’t take your things, but you just put expensive things around. Do you know how much this gem is worth?"
?If it is stolen by an outsider, the loss will be too great."
Xue Tao also knew that this gem was expensive, but she didn't know exactly how expensive it was. Besides, it was something given to her by Guo Song, and it had nothing to do with its value.
At this time, Xue Yun said slowly: "Tao'er, with our family's financial resources, we cannot own such a precious gem. Can you tell my father where this gem came from?"
Xue Tao would not lie, and said after a while: "Dad, this is a gift from a friend."
"friend?"
Han asked: "Who is it? Who will give you gems worth thousands of dollars?"
'Worth thousands of dollars?'
Xue Tao was also a little frightened. She thought it was worth only a hundred dollars at most, "Mom, you are exaggerating! How can it be so valuable?"
Xue Yun sighed, "Tao'er, your mother didn't lie to you. His Royal Highness the Prince also wore the same gem. He said it himself. This gem is worth a five-acre house in Chang'an. It is probably Xuanyangfang or Chongrenfang."
Isn't that a few thousand dollars for a place like that? You must tell us who gave it to you."
Xue Tao couldn't hide it anymore, lowered his head and whispered: "He is really an ordinary friend, but he is more generous. He gave a pile of gems to his daughter to pick one. The daughter couldn't hinder his kindness, so she took one casually,
If I knew it was so valuable, my daughter would never take it."
"What's this person's name?" Xue Yun continued to ask.
"Dad knows him, his name is Guo Song."
Xue Yun's mouth suddenly opened wide. The prince told him last month that it was Guo Song who recommended him for transferring him to the East Palace. He was also wondering that he had no relationship with Guo Song, or even didn't know him at all. How could he recommend him? It turned out that he had no connection with Guo Song.
The root lies with my daughter.
Han reacted very quickly, and she immediately remembered, wasn't Guo Song the young man that the Zhao family knew? He didn't know the heights of the world and dared to go against the Prime Minister. Han had a very bad impression of Guo Song.
Han raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, are you still dating him?"
"Mom, my daughter has not dated him. She just met him by chance in Luoyang last time. She doesn't know where he is now."
Han sneered, "He will give you such a precious gem when we meet by chance. You treat your mother like a three-year-old child."
Xue Tao became anxious, "I'm telling the truth, it's up to you whether you believe it or not."
She turned around and ignored her mother.
But Xue Yun understood a little bit. Guo Song probably fell in love with his daughter!
He smiled and said: "This Guo Song is not an ordinary person!"
Hearing his father talking about Guo Song, Xue Tao's ears immediately stood up. Han asked in confusion: "He has offended the Prime Minister, will he still have a good life?"
"What kind of thing are you talking about? Yuan Zai was sentenced to death by his family last year. Now many people who want to offend him have no chance."
"Dad, what do you mean when you say he is not an ordinary person?" Xue Tao couldn't help but ask.
Xue Yun smiled and said to his daughter: "Yuan Zai wiped out all his official positions and titles. But after Yuan Zai's fall last autumn, Guo Song was not only restored to his original position, but his title was also promoted to Lingwu County Duke, and he was appointed deputy governor of Shuofang.
The envoy was the envoy of the three towns of Jiangcheng. Although it was located in a remote place, he still ruled alone. As soon as he took office, he encountered a large-scale attack by Xue Yantuo's army. He led his army to defeat Xue Yantuo's army and was commended by the court. Now he is a fourth-rank Mingwei.
He has become a general, and he was also named the governor of Fengzhou. I am afraid that he is now the youngest governor in the Tang Dynasty."
After saying that, he gave his daughter a meaningful look. Xue Tao also realized that he had shown himself, and she blushed and turned away immediately.
However, Mrs. Han was still in shock and did not notice the subtle changes in her daughter. She murmured to herself: "So young, he is actually a county magistrate and a governor. What is his background?"
"Husband, is he Guo Ziyi's nephew or grandson?" asked Han.
Xue Yun shook his head, "I'm not sure about this, but it doesn't seem like it. This person's background is very mysterious. The imperial court announced that he went to Anxi and Beiting as the emperor's special envoy and made great achievements. But there are also rumors that Yu
Chao En and Fu Zhu were related to him, saying that he was the emperor's confidant."
"My husband just said that he was in Shoujiang City?"
"To be precise, it's in Fengzhou, which is farther than Lingzhou. It will take him who knows how many years to come back after he leaves."
Han gradually became listless. Fengzhou was too far away and unrealistic. She glanced at the gem in her hand and found that it was not as reliable as this gem.
"Tao'er, what are you going to do with this gem?" Han asked.
"My daughter is going to return the gem to him. It's too valuable and I can't take it!" Xue Tao said without hesitation.
Han was startled and said quickly: "The gems are given to you by others. It's too hurtful for you to return them like this. No, you can't return them."
Xue Tao knew that her mother was greedy. She frowned and turned to her father for help, "Dad, we can't have this gem."
Xue Yun was caught between his daughter and his wife, which was a bit difficult to deal with. His original intention was to support his daughter. The gems were indeed too valuable to accept such an expensive gift easily, but he also knew that if he really did this, his wife would definitely find it difficult to accept it.
He thought for a moment and said to his daughter: "Let's do this! Keep the gems for now. Don't rush to return them. When you find a suitable opportunity in the future, you can mention it again. If he really doesn't want it, I think you can accept it.
In fact, it’s okay, don’t measure it by how much it’s worth, just treat it as a small gift from a friend.”
Xue Yun could indeed speak, and actually convinced his daughter. Xue Tao remembered what Guo Song said, 'In my opinion, it is just a beautiful stone, given to you as a souvenir.'
Xue Tao nodded, "Okay! I'll just put it away."
Han quickly added: "Hide it well and leave it to you as a dowry later."
Xue Tao rolled his eyes at his mother angrily, stretched out his hand and said, "Give me back the gem first!"
Mrs. Han reluctantly pressed the gem into her children's hands and said bitterly: "Damn it, girl, I've hurt you so much."
Xue Yun stood up and said with a smile, "Madam, let's go back! It's getting late, let Tao'er rest."
Returning to the room, Mrs. Han asked reluctantly: "Husband, Tao'er won't really return the gem to that person named Guo, right?"
Xue Yun asked: "Don't you even understand your own daughter?"
"Yes, she will definitely return it to her. This girl is more stubborn than an ox!" Mrs. Han gritted her teeth in hatred.
Xue Yun smiled slightly, "However, if she wants to return it, others may not be willing to accept it, so this gem will most likely end up in Tao'er's hands."
Mrs. Han breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Husband, can you finish what you said in one go and make my heart lift and fall again."
"That's because your heart is on the gem, and your heart is on your daughter. Do you understand what I'm talking about?"
Han thought about it carefully and suddenly understood, "You mean, Mr. Guo likes our daughter?"
"What do you think? A gem that can be exchanged for a house in Chang'an was given to Tao'er. If they meet by chance as Tao'er said, do you think it is possible?"
Han's heart was pricked up again, and she was so anxious that she wrote, "Husband, we have to find out what the background of Mr. Guo is, where is he from? What do his parents do, and what is his family background? I'm really anxious.
Me."
Xue Yun laughed and said, "Don't worry. I won't consider letting Tao'er get married until she is eighteen years old. This will happen many years later. Thinking about it now is asking for trouble."
However, Mrs. Han did not agree with her husband's opinion. She sat in a chair and was stunned, thinking about how to get more information from her daughter.