Chapter Seventy-Six: Decision
Since Saitama learned that Zhang Hou had changed her mind and no longer sent her to the palace for the draft, she began to concentrate on living her little life, except for accompanying the old lady to stay in her yard, playing the piano, writing, and joking with the maids when she was fine, it was rare to have a comfortable time.
On this day, Saitama was helping the old lady copy the Buddhist scriptures, when she heard Qiu Yan's voice sounding outside the house,
"Miss, miss. Saitama thought something was wrong, quickly put down the pen, stood up, and saw Qiu Yan, her face flushed, standing there panting, Saitama saw it and said:
"What's so alarming?"
"Congratulations, Miss...... Congratulations, Miss. Qiushuang on the side asked:
"Congratulations on what?" Saitama wondered.
"Young Master Yang is here to propose?" Saitama didn't react for a while, and said:
"Which Yang Gongzi?"
"It's that Yang Gongzi from Shandong. At this time, Mother Li was walking in with a bowl of bird's nest, and when she heard Yang Gongzi's words, she immediately said:
"What's wrong?" Qiu Yan had already recovered at this time, and slowly explained what had happened.
"It's Yang Gongzi of the Shandong Bu government, the one who once saved our young lady, that is, the Tanhualang of Jinke, who asked Mrs. Pingliang Hou to propose to the young lady?"
"Is this true?" Li's mother was overjoyed.
"Really, Miss Cai sent me to Zhengde Hall to deliver the fried scriptures, and Sister Hongxuan said it herself, at this time, the old lady, the eldest lady and the second wife are still in the hall with Mrs. Pinglianghou. ”
"Amitabha, our young lady can be regarded as having come out of the blue. ”
"I'll go back to the front and have a look. Saying that, Qiu Yan hurriedly walked out of the yard again. Mother Li looked at Saitama with a smile on her face like a flower. Saitama was embarrassed by Li's mother, and turned her head back to the inner room under the pretext that she had to copy the scriptures. But she sat there, but there was a faint joy in her heart, remembering that when she was in the most danger, it was he who helped her several times to escape, could it be that the fate of the two was destined at that time. She knew that Yang Xi could be regarded as the golden beetle's son-in-law, would everything really go so smoothly?
It didn't take much effort for Qiu Yan to run back again, and Qiu Shuang greeted him and asked:
"You're back so soon, and I'm thinking you're going crazy somewhere. But after Qiu Shuang finished speaking, she found that Qiu Yan's performance was different from the excited expression last time, and she saw Qiu Yan say a little stupidly:
"Someone has proposed again!"
"Huh?" Qiushuang and Li's mother were also taken aback.
"Whose house is it this time?"
"The Duchess of Qi came in person, saying that she wanted to propose marriage to her nephew. Although Saitama was in the inner room, the words "Duchess of Qi" made the blood on her face fade. Of course, she remembered that in the Pingyang Hou Mansion, she deliberately gave her meeting gift the same as Qi Yun's, and clearly expressed her disdain for her. This innocent proposal, I don't know which play to sing?
"What did the old lady say?" asked Li's mother anxiously.
"But I didn't know it, and I hurried back with my letter. Everyone in the room was stunned by the sudden change and didn't know how to respond.
At the same time, the old lady was the same. Although it was perfunctory for the two of them to think about it for the time being, the knot was not untied in the end. From the old lady's heart, of course she likes the Yang family more, after all, the kid of the Yang family saved Saitama, and it may be that from that time, he fell in love with Saitama. But the Guogong Mansion is an existence that cannot be ignored, and it is not something that people like them can offend casually. But there is always the shadow of the Wang family in the Guogong Mansion, which makes people feel uneasy. Thinking of this, the old lady called Mother Sun to ask her like this.
When Zhang Hou came back in the evening, he went to ask the old lady to say goodbye, and when he learned about it, he also felt that it was difficult to make a choice, so he could only say that he would inquire first and then make a conclusion. When he returned to the room with Wang, the husband and wife sat under the lamp and began to discuss the matter. Wang opened his mouth first,
"I don't know who the master's heart belongs to?"
"It's because you don't know that it's hard to decide. What is Madame's idea?"
"It's not difficult to think about it according to the concubine's body, and it is clear that the Guogong Mansion is definitely better than the Yang family. ”
"How so. ”
"First, the glory and wealth of the Guogong Mansion, Yu'er doesn't have to worry about it for the rest of her life, it must be a life of fine clothes and food. Zhang Hou nodded and motioned for Wang to continue.
"Second, Qi Guogong is the most trusted courtier today, and we can climb his family, but it is not an extra layer of insurance for the Zhang family. ”
"But this second son Li is in the second room of the Guogong Mansion, and it is difficult to say whether he has help or not. Wang smiled,
"The third one, only the concubine knows, the Duke of Qi is thin, and the grandfather of the country treats this nephew as a parent, and ordinary people don't look down on it. ”
"There is such a thing. Zhang Hou asked, his eyes full of anticipation.
"If it's not true, the concubine won't dare to say this. ”
"But that Yang Xi is also a good one. Zhang Hou said with some regret.
"I have a crush on the daughter of the Yang family, and it would be good if I said it to Brother Xiao. Zhang Hou smiled when he heard this, if he let Mrs. Yang know that he didn't talk about our daughter, but made people think about her daughter, he would regret it. Wang smiled when he heard this, and then said:
"Master, there is one more thing, the concubine doesn't know whether to talk about it. ”
"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”
"I'm afraid that the old lady's side will be different from what the old lady thinks. After all, the child of the Yang family has a meritorious reputation. ”
"The old lady is also too used to Saitama sometimes. But in the end, we are the parents of Sister Yu'er. Hearing this, Wang relieved his heart, and secretly said that the little girl was not holding it in my palm again.
At the same time, there was also the Yang Mansion, and Mrs. Yang learned the news that Mrs. Pinglianghou brought back, and immediately found Yang Xi.
"Xi'er, I'm afraid it won't be done. Yang Xi immediately asked:
"Why, was it rejected?"
"That's not it, the Guogong Mansion also went to propose marriage today?"
"The Prince's Mansion?"
"The Mansion of the State of Qi. Yang Xi was stunned when he heard this.
"Is it for the prince of the country?"
"No, it's for the eldest son of the second room of the Guogong Mansion. When Yang Xi heard that the eldest son in the second room of the Guogong Mansion, his head was like being hit by a heavy hammer, and the second son was not Li Yi. In an instant, the scene of that day on the ship suddenly came to mind. Why did Li Yi ask so many things about Zhangfu, it turned out that it was not unintentional but intentional, and he also liked her. He fixed his mind,
"What does Zhang Fu mean?"
"Does the attitude of the Zhang Mansion matter, the Qi State Mansion is not something we can afford to provoke, so forget it. Maybe you're not fated. ”
"No way!"
"No, do you want to completely offend the Guogong Mansion and pull our entire Yang family?"
"Mother. Yang Xi said bitterly.
"Wait for the reply from Zhang's side, is it okay?" Yang couldn't bear to look at his son's appearance, so he had to nod.
"Just two days later, if the Guogong Mansion still insists, we have to withdraw. In the current situation, your father would not have consented to this family affair. Don't get your hopes up. ”
After hearing the news, Li Yi's first reaction was a fluke, fortunately he didn't fall behind Yang Xi. But how to guarantee that you will marry the woman you want, you have to think about it a lot. He pondered for a long time, and then left the mansion and went straight to the Fuwang Mansion.
Walking on the road, he still wondered about his own decisions, and he never disdained to fight with others about other things. But why is he unwilling to back down on this matter, and even does not hesitate to use means. But years later, he looked back on his decision and didn't regret it.