Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 289

"Fourth aunt, I'm here to visit you." Cai Jiayu said, walked in waddlingly, and slowly saluted Xiao Wenqing.

Xiao Wenqing quickly asked Cai Jiayu to stand up and sit down to talk.What Cai Jiayu conceived was the legitimate son and grandson of the Li family. If something happened in Fushouyuan, her mother-in-law would have to skin her and Yuxuan.

"Mrs. Li." Xiao Wenhua bowed to Cai Jiayu, who avoided it.

"Editor Xiao is exempt from courtesy." Cai Jiayu smiled and said, "Fourth aunt, I came to visit my grandmother today, and when I left, I remembered that you were eight months pregnant, so I came here to ask for some experience." Fourth uncle and grandmother had a falling out, and her mother was very worried .My mother persuaded my grandmother, and let her persuade her whenever she had the chance.The fourth uncle is the backbone of the Ling family in the future, and their mother and daughter do not want to lose his support.Her husband's grandfather was originally the prince's grand teacher. Because the prince's case was implicated, he voluntarily resigned from office for retirement, so her husband's family hoped that she could get closer to her fourth uncle, who was a close minister of the emperor.

Xiao Wenhua heard this, and immediately said: "Eldest sister, Mrs. Li, I won't bother you. Please allow me to leave." He is a foreigner, and even though elder sister allows it, it is still not suitable for him to enter and leave the backyard of the prime minister's mansion.

After hearing this, Xiao Wenqing said, "Choose one of these four girls first. Come here, and quickly serve tea to Mrs. Li Shao." Before these people lose their patience, they can't procrastinate and miss the opportunity .

"Elder Sister, let's choose." Xiao Wenhua cupped his hands, "Let's take my leave." Now that there are outsiders, he has a thin skin, and he is embarrassed to look at those portraits any more.In fact, marriage is the combination of interests of two families. What the girl's family values ​​is his future, and what he cares about is the girl's family's power. As for feelings, they can be cultivated slowly after they get married.

"What to choose?" Cai Jiayu looked curiously at the four portraits spread out on the table, then pointed to the portraits and said, "The fourth girl from the Ning family, the seventh girl from the Zhan family, and the second niece of Mr. Guan, the envoy." She recognized them. In three of the paintings, the identity of the girl was depicted, and she praised: "Fourth Aunt, you really look like you in the paintings. I guessed they were them just by looking at the paintings." None of these paintings were framed, and it is estimated that the painters did not plan to keep them for a long time.

Xiao Wenqing was pleasantly surprised, and asked, "Are you familiar with them?" She signaled Wenhua not to leave in a hurry, and listened to Cai Jiayu talk about the three girls she knew.

"I'm not very familiar with it." Cai Jiayu said, "When I was with their first sisters, I sometimes ran into them. Fourth aunt, are you asking Editor Xiao to choose a bride?"

Xiao Wenqing pulled Cai Jiayu to sit down, and said: "Since Wen Hua passed the Jinshi examination, there have been wives who have contacted me one after another, hoping to get married. Although this is beneficial to Wen Hua and the Xiao family, I am worried about blind marriages, so Go to visit those girls whose wives have seen their homes, and then come back to paint portraits, and let Wen Hua choose someone who has a good eye."

"Oh?" Cai Jiayu turned to look at the shy young man whose face seemed to be stained with rouge, and asked, "Which girl does Xiao Xiaoxiu fancy?" As a man, he is so shy, has he never seen a woman?He is of medium stature, with handsome facial features, starry eyes, red lips and white teeth, and a light blue scholar's silk robe, which looks elegant and elegant.She heard others say that Xiao Tiancai's adoptive brother is also a leader among the people, he is not low in talent and learning, and his conversation and demeanor are calm and dignified. At this moment, she feels shy when he looks at him twice.

Xiao Wenhua bowed his hands to Cai Jiayu, and said shyly, "These girls are all good, but I don't know each other, so I'd like to ask my eldest sister to help me decide."

Cai Jiayu thought for a while, and said, "I don't know the other girl, but I have chatted with the other three. Among the three, the seventh girl of the Zhan family is more rational and calm, the second niece of Mr. Guan is as gentle as water, and the second niece of the Ning family is as gentle as water. The girl is dignified and smart."

"Wen Hua, how about the girl from the Zhan family?" Xiao Wenqing listened and said, looking at Xiao Wenhua.

"Little brother, let the eldest sister decide." Xiao Wenqing nodded slightly.What he needs is a wife who can support the family like a mother when there is no male at home.

"Crystal, you send the portrait of the uncle to Madam Liu, and ask her to let the eldest lady of the Liu family pass it to the girl from the Zhan family." Xiao Wenqing said, pointing to the unopened drawing paper on the table.

"Wait, let me see the portrait of a man painted by my fourth aunt." Cai Jiayu said enthusiastically.Crystal, who was taking the drawing paper, handed Xiao Wenhua's portrait to Cai Jiayu.

Cai Jiayu opened it, looked at the portrait compared to the handsome and blushing young editor, and praised: "Fourth aunt, it turns out that in addition to painting embroidery patterns, you also draw portraits vividly." The young editor in front of her looked as if Chi Dan, his eyes dodge, although he tried his best to restrain himself, he feels like sitting on pins and needles, pure and innocent.

Cai Jiayu was amused, and teased him, "Editor Xiao, do you have maids?" For men of this age, the elders of rich families would arrange one or two maids, so that they would not vent their anger outside.

Xiao Wenhua was so ashamed that he couldn't lift his face, and he said, "No." He didn't expect Mrs. Li Shao, who was born as a lady, would ask him such a thing.

Xiao Wenqing immediately smiled and said, "Jiayu, don't tease him. My mother has strict rules, and men are not allowed to spoil the maids in the family."

She paused for a moment before pointing out: "My Xiao family counted five generations from my generation, and even if there were officials, they did not take concubines. Maybe it is because of this that my direct descendants of the Xiao family are weak. In my generation, there are only two children, my brother Wen Cong and me." If her father hadn't died of illness, she must have had more than one younger brother.

Cai Jiayu heard the words, and immediately folded Xiao Wenhua's portrait, said: "Why does the fourth aunt seek far away, and ask the eldest cousin of the sixth aunt's family to help contact the girls? I and the second girl of the Zhan family are handkerchiefs, and the seventh girl of the Zhan family is also a handkerchief." If you know me, why don't I drop by and help you deliver the portrait to the girl from the Zhan family when I go back."

"Jiayu, it would be great if you were willing to help. It's just that you have to show this portrait to the seventh girl of the Zhan family in private. If the seventh girl of the Zhan family doesn't like my brother, you can also quietly take the portrait back, and try not to let others know , so as not to damage the reputation of both parties." Xiao Wenqing carefully urged.

(End of this chapter)