Foster son and husband

Chapter 228 Marriage Negotiation ([-])

231 Marriage Negotiation ([-])

Meimei's heart turned around, wondering if Xu Junxuan misunderstood that she looked down on him as a bastard?But she really didn't mean that, she didn't know what to say, and simply kicked the ball: "Do you know what I mean? What do you mean?"

Xu Junxuan raised his head and said calmly: "I am a disciple of the waiting family, but I am not a son-in-law! How can a noble daughter of a famous family not look at it when she chooses a son-in-law? Compared with the gorgeously dressed Mrs. Changle Hou, that woman is simple and flimsy, but she has a different temperament. Vulgar, dignified and elegant, obviously well-bred, I think she should come from an ordinary family, you can ask!"

Meimei looked at him: "Sixth Brother, you are on the edge of your own horn, right? Regardless of whether you are a concubine or a concubine, you are outstanding in appearance, personable, and talented. You are a sixth-rank court official and have a bright future. How about marrying a noble girl? It's not that you said that you don't have fame and never mentioned marriage, the matchmaker has already broken through the threshold of Xu's family, and there are many famous and noble women among them who have come to propose marriage!"

Bai Jingyu smiled: "Second master said: Our sixth younger brother is pure and noble, and looks down on those arrogant and noble girls!"

Xu Junxuan was bowed again by the two sisters-in-law: "I have my own criteria for choosing a wife in my heart, and women from low families and small families may not be bad..."

Meimei smiled and said: "That's right, a proud and noble girl doesn't necessarily catch the eye! I also come from a 'low family', maybe not gentle and virtuous, but I feel kind, your second sister-in-law is a noble girl, that's it! "

Bai Jingyu took a sip of water and almost choked: "What about me? You, you tell me!"

The three uncles and sisters-in-law smiled and sat down to have a serious discussion. Meimei agreed to Xu Junxuan to find Mrs. Changlehou for him, and to ask about the "late winter and early spring" season. News of a girl who meets his criteria for choosing a wife.

Unsurprisingly, at night there was a banquet in Jinhua Hall. The old lady said that she would not have a reunion dinner with her children and grandchildren for a long time. As a rule, men and women are divided into tables, separated by a screen. After dinner, only the second master, second wife, Meimei, and Bai Jingyu are left to talk, and the rest are sent back to tell the sixth child Xu Junxuan:
"By the way, send the two cousins ​​back to Champs Lane!"

Xu Xiaojuan was stupid for a while, and said with a smile: "Sixth brother can only go back with three younger sisters, and the two cousins ​​are traveling with the granddaughter and grandson-in-law!"

The old lady glanced at her indifferently: "You stay too, let the grandson-in-law go back with the child first!"

Xu Xiaojuan and the second wife supported the old lady on the left and the right, and sat down in the second hall again. After the girl served tea, they all retreated under Ji's mother's eyes.

After taking a sip of tea, the old lady brought up Xu Junxuan's marriage. The second master heard that his mother still insisted on referring the Luo sisters to his sixth nephew, so he said:

"Should I ask the sixth son? How can he say that he is also a nobleman of Xinke, and he married a man from the countryside..."

"What country did you come from? That's your mother's hometown, Jiangning, a prosperous and prosperous place! You have been there many times, and you have offended your uncle's cousins ​​by talking nonsense. Be careful, they will turn their faces and deny you as a nephew!"

The old lady glared at her son, and said: "Lao Liu is a concubine. Although he has achieved fame in the emperor's list, if he wants to marry a famous girl in Beijing, he will have to go through a lot of trouble, and it's not sure who he will marry back." Temperament, if she is also domineering and unruly, what use is she? The Luo family sisters are well-behaved and gentle, and the most rare thing is their filial piety. How many people can do it? Although their father is gone, he is also talented to participate in the scientific examination and served as an official. The official family background is there. The two sisters are legitimate daughters. They have outstanding appearance and character. They are very good, worthy of the sixth child, I think they get along well, and they hit it off very well!"

Xu Xiaojuan said with a smile: "The old ancestor has really good eyesight. I also think that the second cousin of the Luo family is very suitable for the sixth brother. The two of them often play chess and sit together for a long time. If they don't hit it off, how can they get along so well!"

The old lady nodded with a smile: "The best is my elder sister. Elder sister Zhaoying has a gentle and demure temperament, a beautiful heart, and a clever hand... Well, if they want to, they can marry the sixth son together, one wife and one concubine." , the most suitable!"

The second wife questioned: "Sisters serve a husband together? Is this good?"

"Why not? There are so many of them. If you kiss more and more, your sisters won't have any serious quarrels."

Meimei glanced at Bai Jingyu, and Bai Jingyu asked, "Old Ancestor, can the aunt and cousin of the Luo family agree to this matter?"

The old lady said: "Your cousin and aunt have nothing to do! Just look at the date, combine their birthdays, make a draft document, and wait until autumn and winter to get married!"

The second master took a sip of tea: "Are you in a hurry? We can make an agreement when Junying comes back!"

"We'll get married when we're settled, why rush? The sixth child is already 22 years old, it's time to marry a wife and start a family! Junying is so busy all day long, how can he care about this? Just come back and talk to him!"

"All the men of our Xu family get married at such an age, but my son sees that the sixth son is arrogant. He may not be able to marry a high-ranking man. His son's colleagues have inquired about it and said that he is willing to promise his daughter-in-law to him. I asked Lao Liu, but he just refused!"

The old lady glanced at Meimei coldly, and snorted: "A marriage ordered by the elders is truly long-lasting and blessed. Marrying without authorization is like child's play. Which one is better? The order of the parents, the order of the matchmaker In other words, the elders are the masters of the Xu family's children and grandchildren's marriage, so there is no way for him to say anything, just set the marriage charter! The sixth son has been filial and gentle since he was a child, and he will never disobey the elders' words!"

Meimei kept silent, don't ask her to talk on this occasion, she really can't say it, people's children and grandchildren's marriage is a big deal, and they have their own elders' theories, and even the birth mother of the sixth child is not qualified to speak at the scene, she is just a sister-in-law. The purpose of attending the audition is for her to be mentally prepared and to do her best when planning the wedding.

She said she was discussing a marriage, but the old lady acted arbitrarily, talking to herself, and only allowed a few people to be the audience. It was okay to interject a few words occasionally, but it was impossible to oppose her.

After listening to the old lady's words, Xu Junxuan took the three younger sisters and maidservants to send the two cousins ​​of the Luo family back to Xianglanxie. There were many people and the lanterns were bright. Xu Junxuan was always far away from Luo Xiangying, across the Xu Mansion. The three ladies, Luo Xiangying looked at him from time to time, but Xu Junxuan seemed to be ignorant, walking silently, and only stopped in front of the gate of the Xianglanxie courtyard. Luo Xiangying wanted to go forward, sister Luo Zhaoying stood in the front and blessed Xu Junxuan, so she had no choice but to salute along with her, and heard Luo Zhaoying say softly to Xu Junxuan, "Thank you cousin! Cousin and the three cousins ​​go in for a cup of tea together? "

Xu Junxuan replied: "No need, cousin go in, my sisters and I will go back first!"

When he raised his head, he could only see his handsome back, surrounded by a group of women, gradually drifting away in the light, hidden behind the flowers and trees, turned around the rockery, and finally saw nothing.

The two sisters returned to the upper room together, and Luo Zhuang welcomed her two daughters into the room. She excused herself from going to the Jinhua Hall for dinner tonight, so she hurriedly asked the maid to prepare fragrant soup and wait for the girl to take a bath. On the couch, staring at the elder daughter Zhaoying, he said:
"What's the matter? Is there anything you can't say properly, as if you are cross-eyed?"

Luo Zhaoying took her sister's cold eyes indifferently, reached out and took the small rattan basket with various needlework on the table, picked up the half-finished embroidery work by herself, embroidered with needles and threads, and began to embroider carefully.

Luo Xiangying went to snatch the embroidery from her sister's hand and threw it on the ground. Luo Zhaoying was stunned for a moment, stood up and reached out and slapped her sister with cold eyes: "If it wasn't for you, I would People, can you still be unmarried? If you dare to do it again, watch me pluck your skin!"

Luo Xiangying covered the left side of her face: "Last time it was unintentional, but this time I really like Liu Ye, and my sister doesn't love him..."

"Liu Ye has outstanding character and a bright future, why don't I love him?"

Luo Zhaoying picked up the embroidery frame from the ground and patted it lightly: "I'm the eldest daughter, so it's me who wants to marry, you're so determined!"

"But it's clear in your heart that..."

"Shut up! I'm married well, so I have to bring you to live with my mother, and I will choose another good marriage for you in the future!"

"I don't! I want Master Liu!"

There was a crackling sound, and another palm was swung out. The servant woman who was about to bring water into the door hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked away, turned around the corner of the corridor, and disappeared after a while.

Luo Zhuang's complexion changed, he looked out the door, walked over to close the door, turned around and pulled Xiangying away, and said in a low voice: "My aunt, little ancestor! This is someone's house, what's the noise? Partition walls have ears. Did everyone else listen?"

He poked the little daughter's forehead lightly with his finger: "What kind of demon moth is going to come out of this? You are almost sixteen, follow your sister's example and take care of the family, don't always make people worry!"

Luo Xiangying was dissatisfied: "How can I make you worry? It's because you love to make troubles. I live well in Tong County, Jiangning. I have acquainted friends to play with. My sister also has a childhood sweetheart, but I want to go back to my father. Isn’t my hometown, mother’s hometown our hometown? You grew up there until you were 17 years old!”

Luo Zhaoying glanced at her: "What do you know? Short-sighted!"

"I don't understand? Am I short-sighted? It turns out that you would rather betray your senior brother and marry into the Zhou family as the main wife, but Mr. Zhou is only willing to marry you as a concubine. You refused to accept it, so you left cruelly!"

Luo Zhaoying stuck a needle in her hand, took a deep breath, raised her eyes, her eyes were frighteningly cold: "Don't you dare to say one more thing!"

Luo Zhuang's family wanted to pull Luo Xiangying, Luo Xiangying didn't hide, but raised her face: "What do you do? Still want to fight? I just obey you as the elder sister. If you want to be serious, you are not as strong as me!"

Luo Zhaoying stared at her sister's charming but arrogant peach eyes for a long time, then suddenly threw herself on the couch, crying bitterly:
"Daddy, let your daughter go with you, she doesn't want to live anymore!"

Luo Zhuang let go of the youngest daughter, ran to hug the eldest daughter to comfort her, and then pointed at Luo Xiangying and scolded: "Damn girl who doesn't know what to do! Your sister has protected you in every possible way since she was a child, but you always make her sad. If something happens to her, where do you go to find your own sister?"

Luo Xiangying snorted, and said disdainfully: "She protects me? I protect her! But the difference is more than one year old, she is just destined to be an older sister! Mother is partial, knowing that I like Liu Ye, the old lady is looking for you Go ask, why don't you say me? Why do you say sister? I and Liu Ye share similar interests, and we always have something to say when we are together. Can you see how many words Liu Ye and sister have said?"

Luo Zhuang said angrily: "You child! When talking about marriage, you have to grow up to be young. It's not like you don't know it. It used to be like this in Jiangning. You never said anything..."

"Stop mentioning Jiang Ning!"

Luo Zhaoying wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and sobbed, "The third master of the Li family in the east of Jiangcheng is about to come to hire, but she went to play a game of chess with others, and then the third master Li changed his mind..."

"It's because you have no fate, but you are blaming me!"

Luo Xiangying turned her face away, with an expression of nothing to do with her: "I disguised myself as a man, and he didn't know that I was your sister, so I came to ask for marriage, what can I do? Isn't it not possible now? People don't want you, and mother doesn't want me to marry!"

Luo Zhuang pointed at her: "You bad hoof! I won't allow it? You are the one who refuses to marry, thinking that he can only play chess and nothing else! He has a wealth of wealth and countless farms. what?"

Luo Xiangying's eyes flickered, she suddenly turned around and sat on the other side of Luo Zhuang's, leaning on her and said:

"Mother! Mr. Li is really not good... I asked someone, he is not in good health, and he takes medicine every day. Besides, he is only a concubine. His grandmother, aunt and concubine are waiting for me to serve him in the future. How much property will you get? My daughter likes Liu Ye as soon as she sees him, and she is also a concubine, but Liu Ye is a noble son of the waiting family. Not only is he born handsome, but he also has the ability to make progress and earn fame by himself. He can be promoted in the future, and has a bright future!"

Luo Zhuang patted her: "You know! This is for your sister...don't meddle in it!"

Luo Xiangying acted like a baby: "Mother!"

Luo Zhaoying took the embroidery work and walked away: "Mother, my daughter has to go back to her room to do some work. This is what the old lady wants, and it has to be done tomorrow or the day after tomorrow—call me when the hot water comes!"

"Hey, hey! Mother knows, you go!"

Mrs. Luo Zhuang agreed, watched the eldest daughter enter the room, turned back and closed the door, and pushed the younger daughter away: "Get up! I'll go and see what the servants are doing. Why haven't you brought hot water for so long? The maids are nowhere to be seen." , it's all reversed..."

"Mother, you let them go down!" Luo Xiangying held her back with pouted lips: "Mother, what should I do about this? Sister, she is muffled, and she is not suitable for Liu Ye, I am the good one." match!"

Luo Zhuang clicked his tongue, and raised his hand to hit him: "You are so shameless! You have such a thick skin, look at your sister, has she ever argued?"

"She's the eldest daughter, so she doesn't have to fight! I'm the youngest, and I've suffered from being dumb. If I don't fight, I'll lose everything, mother!"

Luo Zhuang's heart softened, and he put down his hands: "I'll find another one for you in the future, there are many like Master Liu in the capital!"

"Mother, how old are you as a daughter? No more, as long as the sixth master is the daughter, if not, you will die!"

"You!" Luo Zhuang stared at his little daughter, "You unfilial thing!"

Luo Xiangying stared at Luo Zhuangshi stubbornly, and Luo Zhuangshi sighed: "But the old lady told me about your sister, she loves your sister who is so gentle and obedient... If you insist on doing this, there is something wrong with you." One way, if you are willing to be a concubine, I will go and talk to the old lady, you will accompany my sister to marry in and serve the sixth master together?"

Luo Xiangying was stunned: "A concubine? No! Can't my sister discuss another marriage? It's me, I fell in love with Liu Ye first--to tell you the truth, I made a private contract with Liu Ye for life, and Liu Ye accepted mine. Token, he likes me too!"

Luo Zhuang was stunned, and slapped her: "You bad hoof! How could you do such a thing again? How many times have you broken your sister?"

In the ear room, Luo Zhaoying squeezed her pierced finger tightly, biting her lips with bloody marks, is this my sister?It is simply the enemy!
　Make up for yesterday's update, sweat. . . . . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)