People who think I'm ugly are so sweet

After returning to Xu's mansion, Xie and Xu Taihe mentioned at night that they ran into Princess Yide in Mount Qingcheng today. "Speaking of which, Xilu will be nineteen after the Chinese New Year. It's time for the master to think about his marriage."

Things happened one after another at home recently, Xu Taihe hadn't had a few days to celebrate his birthday, so naturally he didn't think about Xu Xilu's marriage.Now being reminded by Mrs. Xie, he said: "Yao'er is right. It's just that Xilu is under your name after all, and now the Xie family... oh."

Xie frowned, "It's Yao'er's fault."

"What does this have to do with you?" Xu Taihe sighed, "Xilu is a concubine after all, and he is not as famous as Xuanying. It may be more difficult to marry a good relative, and it is even more difficult for someone like Lin's." impossible."

"I don't think so." Thinking of Chunjia's expression when he saw Xu Xilu today, Mrs. Xie said confidently, "Xilu's future wife will definitely not be bad."

Xu Taihe said: "This matter, I will trouble you a lot."

Mrs. Xie smiled, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely settle this matter."

The news that Xu Taihe and Mrs. Xie wanted to find relatives for Xu Xilu got out somehow.Every day in Fuqu Pavilion, a few matchmakers would come to make a kiss. Mrs. Xie saw a few girls of the right age, either they were the prostitute daughters of small officials and officials, or they were the concubine daughters of everyone. After looking around, no one was worthy of Xu Xilu.

"Master is right," Xie sighed. "If Xie's family hadn't collapsed, what kind of girl in Xilu wouldn't be able to marry? But now the girl the matchmaker finds is either from an average family, or an average appearance, or Character needs to be considered. Xilu, obviously deserves better."

"Ma'am, don't worry." Zhaohua persuaded, "This important marriage matter, although it is the order of the parents, but in the end it is still the second young master who gets married. This person, he still needs to be satisfied."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xie felt that the words were very reasonable, "What you said is good, no matter how good it is, he still needs to like it. Otherwise, even if he married into the family, it would be nothing more than seeing and hating each other." Now in Xu's mansion, There are a couple of living examples.Lin Ruyungui is the daughter of a noble family, with both talent and appearance, gentle personality, filial piety to her parents-in-law, how can she pick a single mistake?But Xu Xuanying didn't like it, and no one could do anything about leaving him alone all day.

"Ma'am, according to this servant, the sixth daughter of Princess Yide's family is quite interesting to our second young master."

Mrs. Xie smiled wryly and said, "Why can't I see it? Even if the elder brother is still alive, the sixth girl in Xilu Peichang Princess' mansion is already a bit high, let alone now?"

"Didn't you always say that Princess Yide is an enlightened person? The third girl in her family was also married at the beginning, which shows that the princess values ​​character more than her family background."

Mrs. Xie thought for a while, and said: "You go and pass a message to the princess mansion. Tomorrow I will go to Princess Yide to find out what you have said, and bring Xilu with you."

Xu Xilu received the news that he would accompany Mrs. Xie to the Princess Mansion the next day, and thought: It's over, they are going to come for real.

Seeing Xu Xilu's frowning face, Jiu Dong wondered, "Master, you are getting married, aren't you happy?"

Xu Xilu squinted at the past, "Are you happy when you get married?"

"Of course!" Jiudong exaggerated, "After you get married, someone will warm your bed, wash your clothes, and cook for you. How nice it is!"

Xu Xilu rubbed his chin, "The thing you said, besides warming the bed, someone has done it for me." As for the bed warming, this is not the northern region, and it is possible to survive the winter with a few more layers of quilts .

Seeing his young master's face changing unpredictablely, Jiudong was distressed at first, and then remembered something, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.Jiudong asked curiously, "Master, what are you laughing at?"

"It's okay, I just remembered a person who once warmed my bed." Song Yanqing has a hot temper, and his body temperature seems to be higher than others. Sleeping in the same bed with him is like sleeping on a hot spring stone. Don't worry.

Jiudong was taken aback. He has been with the young master for so long, and he has never seen the young master make out with any girl. "Does the young master want to marry the girl who warms your bed?"

Xu Xilu laughed, "I don't dare."

Xing Nong came in with a food box, heard the conversation between the two, and said: "Second master only needs to marry the wife of the main house first, and then bring the girl he likes into the mansion to be his aunt."

I have to say that being a man in the feudal society is still very good. You can hug left and right, have three wives and four concubines. This is the dream of many contemporary men. It's a pity that Xu Xilu has never been interested in girls.If he can also cultivate the state of mind of an ordinary man, he can have all the beautiful men in the world in his pocket. Take the three most beautiful people he has ever seen as an example, let Song Yanqing be his wife, Xie Qingsu and Lu Xiangrong respectively as noble concubines... think It is also very touching to think about it.It's just that he still doesn't understand why a person's heart can be divided into so many parts?Love is exclusive. When you really fall in love with someone, how can you tolerate others in your eyes?Xu Xilu couldn't pass the test in his heart, so naturally he wouldn't be able to enjoy the so-called blessing of being equal to others.

Xing Nong took out the meals in the food box and arranged them, "Second Master, it's time to eat."

In the past, Xu Xilu always ate [-]% full in order to control his weight, but today he ate two bowls of rice and a few sweet and greasy snacks after the meal, Xing Nong and Jiu Dong looked at each other in dismay. "Master, are you... very hungry?" Jiu Dong asked.

Xu Xilu shook his head, "Eat more if you're not hungry."

After eating, Xu Xilu didn't take a walk to digest his food, and just lay down on the bed, not moving as much as he could.He touched his bulging stomach, and sighed: "I should gain some weight now..."

Xing Nong was stunned.The second young master of their family has always been the most taboo about gaining weight. He is so nervous that he doesn't even eat dinner when his waist is a little thick. Now he is trying to make himself fat. Isn't this asking for trouble?

You can't become a big fat man with one bite.The next day, Xu Xilu, who gained a pound of weight, followed Mrs. Xie to the Princess Mansion.Princess Yide warmly entertained them. Mrs. Xie's visit this time was just to sniff out the news, and she didn't directly explain the purpose of her visit, but only talked about some interesting things in the past.Then, intentionally or unintentionally, he brought up the fact that Xu Xilu ranked No.11 in last year's Qinghui list and Prince Duan personally selected him into the Imperial Army.Xu Xilu kept drinking tea to cover up his embarrassment, but Princess Yide looked at him with more and more satisfaction, and said with a smile: "The little prince has a vicious vision, and the people he admires are naturally good."

Mrs. Xie was very happy when she heard the words, and felt that there might be hope for this matter.

After seeing off Mrs. Xie and Xu Xilu, Eldest Princess Yide called Chunjia and asked her, "The second son of the Xu family, what do you think?"

Chunjia blushed, and said softly: "My daughter doesn't know, but mother decides."

A while ago, Princess Yide fell in love with the grandson of Old Chen Ge of the Imperial Academy. Chunjia said "I want to stay with my mother for a few more years." Now that Princess Yide changed her mind, Princess Yide naturally knew that she was happy.At night, she discussed the matter with the son-in-law, but the son-in-law didn't take it seriously: "No matter how good this Second Young Master Xu is, he is still born under the name of the Xie family. The Xie family is already in decline, and as for Xu Taihe... to do six Shangshu is almost at the end. Can such a family be worthy of our Chunjia?"

"But my daughter likes it, what can you do?" Princess Yide said, "The second son of the Xu family is really good-looking, no wonder my daughter is tempted."

"So what if you look good? The most important thing is to have a good character!"

The two husbands and wives discussed and discussed, but there was no satisfactory result.Finally, Eldest Princess Yide had a whim—since she was promoted by the young prince, why not just ask the young prince directly?

Princess Yide is also impatient, and entered the palace in a hurry the next day.

When the first emperor was around, he loved Princess Yide very much, and Song Yanche and Song Yanqing also respected her very much.When Empress Dowager Shen saw her entering the palace in a hurry, she thought something serious had happened, but when she asked, she couldn't help laughing. "Chunjia and Xu Shangshu's concubine, isn't it a bit wronged?"

Princess Yide said with a smile: "I don't care about family background, the most important thing is to be nice to people."

"There are many people with good character and good looks." Empress Dowager Shen, "Ai's sister-in-law has a nephew..."

"Queen Mother, why don't you let me ask the young prince first, so that I can have an idea in my heart."

When the words were interrupted, Empress Dowager Shen felt a little displeased, seeing that the person in front of her was her sister-in-law, she had to give some face. "Qing'er just entered the palace today, and is discussing matters with his imperial brother in Qinzheng Hall, Bai Zhi, pass a message in the past, and ask Qing'er to come to Fenghua Palace after finishing her business."

In just two cups of tea, Song Yanqing came, and Song Yanche came with him.Princess Yide hurriedly stood up and said, "Why is the emperor here?"

Song Yanche said with a smile: "It's rare for my aunt to come into the palace. I will naturally come to see my aunt. How is my aunt recently?"

Eldest Princess Yide said cheerfully, "Your Majesty is worried about you, everything is fine, everything is fine."

"I heard from my mother that my aunt came to the palace to find me?" Song Yanqing asked, "I don't know why?"

Now that Song Yanqing had asked, Eldest Princess Yide said straightforwardly: "I'm already old, what else can I do besides my children?"

Song Yanqing didn't understand, Song Yanche nodded clearly, "It turns out that my aunt is here for sister Chunjia's marriage."

"Your Majesty is wise."

"I don't know if my aunt has a favorite candidate?" Song Yanche said softly, "If it's suitable, I can give a marriage to sister Chunjia, so that the aunt's house will be very lively."

Being able to get a marriage gift from the emperor is a blessing that many people can't ask for.Princess Yide smiled all over her face, "I have a candidate in mind, and that person happens to have some friendship with the young prince, so I invite the young prince here, hoping to find out about that person's character."

I see.Song Yanqing picked up the teacup and asked, "I don't know which son my aunt is looking for?"

"It's Xu Shangshu's second son, Xu Xilu."

As soon as the words fell, Song Yanqing choked on a sip of tea: "cough—cough—" Song Yanche still had a smile on his face, but a strange look flashed in his eyes very quickly.Not to mention Princess Yide, even the Empress Dowager Shen was frightened by Song Yanqing's expression, "Qing'er, what are you—"

Before Song Yanqing could calm down, she heard Brother Huang say "this is not right", she nodded hastily, "Brother Huang is right, this is indeed not right."

"Why?" Princess Yide frowned.

Song Yanche said: "The second son of the Xu family is a concubine, while Chunjia's younger sister is a concubine. Their family backgrounds are very different."

Princess Yide waved her hand, "Family background is not important. According to Chunjia, what she values ​​more is character..." and face.

"Aunt," Song Yanqing suppressed her anger, and she did not change her face when she told a lie, "You tell Chunjia not to count on her."

"This, why is this?"

Song Yanqing snorted coldly: "Xu Xilu...he's a broken sleeve, and he must be a broken sleeve for a man. You're going to hurt sister Chunjia by marrying her."

"Is this really true?" Princess Yide was stunned, and looked at Queen Mother Shen, "But that's not what Mrs. Xie told me that day... Queen Mother, look at this..."

Empress Dowager Shen frowned and said: "The Ai family has also heard that men are prevalent in the capital recently, and handsome young men can be seen everywhere in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to pick up guests; many powerful families will also have a few male pets in the mansion... ...is simply inappropriate!"

The daughter's marriage turned out to be a mess, and Princess Yide was so angry that she couldn't help agreeing: "The queen mother is absolutely right. These men don't like girls who are good, go... go and do something to cut sleeves! The world is getting worse—— The world is going down!"

The two brothers of the Song family kept silent tacitly. Song Yanche lowered his head to drink tea, and Song Yanqing looked up at Fangliang.After hearing the indignation of Queen Mother Shen and Yide's patriarchalism, Song Yanche said: "In this case, aunt should find another good son-in-law."

Princess Yide sighed, "I have to tell the public about this, lest others be deceived."

Song Yanqing nodded in agreement, and said solemnly: "What my aunt said is absolutely true, we must not let the girl get his ideas."

March in the Huaishui River was overcast and rainy.The house was so damp that water seeped from the walls.Without seeing the sun for several days, people's mood is inexplicably gloomy.

In the rainy night, Xie Qingsu sat in front of the table, reading the letter from Xie Qingshen carefully by candlelight.

The business situation of Xie's family in Shangjing has not improved, and several shops have been closed recently, but other than that, everything is fine.The wife of Xu's mansion suffers from dementia and lives in another village; Mrs. Xie is in charge of the family again and starts to arrange Xu Xilu's marriage...

Xie Qingsu clenched his fists slowly, even if he didn't say a word, people could feel that he was in a mess at this moment.The secret guard of Tianji Camp who protected him said: "Master Xie, but what's wrong?"

Xie Qingsu said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, start the layout."

The dark guard hesitated: "Will tomorrow be too rushed?"

Xie Qingsu looked at the letter in his hand and murmured: "But I don't have time anymore."