In the Langhua Garden, in the retreat pavilion, there are plenty of lights and shadows, and the room is quiet.

There are two rows of couches in the room, and there are a total of four people kneeling, the first two, one is the lady Zheng, and the other is the Zheng family in Xingyang, the current patriarch Zheng Yuan.

And the two kneeling at the bottom of the head, one is Zheng Han, and the other is an old man, although his hair is white, but his complexion is very good.

At this moment, the room was silent, the atmosphere was solemn, and the faces of the four people, without exception, all had strict expressions.

There are even copper lamps on the high platform, which are constantly burning with oil, and occasionally squeak, which is particularly clear in this silence.

I don't know if I was silent for a long time, and the lady Zheng who was sitting on the top opened her mouth, "I don't care what your plans are, but Shi Niang definitely can't." ”

The tone is sonorous and powerful.

As soon as the words fell, Zheng Han on the side immediately agreed, "Don't say it's Xixi, neither can the other daughters of the Zheng family, Hu Ren is a foreigner, how can he marry." Speaking of the back, Qing Xù was a little excited.

"Juro. The fifth uncle, Zheng Xu, scolded, and his goatee trembled a few times, "Shilang, don't forget it, how did you get into trouble now, a marriage, you can retreat 200,000 strong soldiers, and send a letter of surrender to the Pingcheng Imperial Court, why not." ”

Zheng Han is the tenth in the clan.

As soon as the words fell, I heard Mrs. Zheng sneer, "Fifth brother, this is cowardice." ”

"Anin. Zheng Xu called helplessly, he had always had a headache for this sister, "Now is not the time for children to grow up, and we can't let the entire Zheng family in Xingyang be buried together." ”

"I don't understand the words of the fifth brother, in the hands of Ah Weng's father and brother, how many Hu soldiers came to attack, which time was not repulsed, the soldiers were strong and strong, and the number of people was superior, there were several times, how could I let the number of 200,000 be scared this time, if the fifth brother was afraid, just move away from Xingyang. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zheng Xu was directly angry, looked at Mrs. Zheng and said, "A-Ning, what you said is too much, how to say it, this is also a housework of the Zheng family." ”

"Don't forget, the fifth brother, I am the daughter of the Zheng family, I am also surnamed Zheng, when my father and eldest brother were there, I participated in the housework of the Zheng family, what, it has been more than 20 years, is it not possible now. Mrs. Zheng raised her eyebrows, looked at Zheng Xu opposite, and said: "The fifth brother should not forget jì, now he is in charge of Ayuan's family, and the second brother is still alive and well in Pingcheng." ”

Zheng family affairs, it is not your turn to call the shots.

Of course, Zheng Xu also understood this, and his face flushed, since the death of Aya and his eldest brother, he has been used to being pampered in the fifth room, and it is difficult to hear such accusations, the anger is coming out of his chest, and he is about to get up when he throws his sleeves, "Since ancient times, only villains and women have been difficult to raise, A-Ning wants to be the eternal sinner of the Zheng family, and he will not stop you for his brother, as for what A-Yuan wants to do, it depends on your choice, but you must be cautious, don't think about hitting a stone with an egg." ”

Speaking of the back, he glanced at Zheng Yuan, hummed his nose, and left angrily.

Regarding the dispute between his aunt and the fifth uncle, both Zheng Yuan and Zheng Han remained silent.

Huff.

After Zheng Xu left, Mrs. Zheng also got up, glanced at Zheng Yuan, who was kneeling, and said: "I also know that you are tired of me, but there are some things that I still have to say, if you really send out the marriage of Shi Niang, in order to stop the war and calm the current difficulties, the Zheng family of Xingyang will definitely become the laughing stock of the world, and it will be shameless to stand in the world." ”

Zheng Yuan hurriedly got up and said he didn't dare to say anything.

Mrs. Zheng didn't pay attention to it and left.

Before leaving, he said another sentence, "Recently, there have been a lot of things at home, so let Shi Niang move to Guining Garden and stay with me for a while." ”

When Zheng Han heard this, he hurriedly said, "Then Aunt Lao will bother." After speaking, he hurriedly said: "I will never marry my daughter to a Xianbei person, let alone Xixi." ”

"I know what you're thinking. Mrs. Zheng said lightly and left.

After the people left, Zheng Yuan saw that Zheng Han was still staring at the door, with a desperate face, and remembered that when he was with Deng Yan today, Deng Yan proposed at that time that the general Yi Hun Kuo, who was transferring troops to the south, hoped that the two families could get married to Qin and Jin, eliminate the fighting, and were willing to hire Shi Niang as his wife for his eldest son, and he was still at the banquet. ”

The emotion was very excited, the voice was very loud, and the sound of silk and bamboo at the banquet stopped all of a sudden, and it calmed down.

And several Xianbei nobles who came with Deng Yan suddenly changed their faces, extremely ugly, and even the Xianbei warriors who came with them had already directly pulled their swords.

"Shilang, my brother never thought of letting Xixi get married. Zheng Yuan looked at Zheng Han, saw that Zheng Han didn't seem to believe him, smiled bitterly, and said: "Ah Da Anu and Xi Xi are compatriots, I don't want Ah Da to resent me." Although he and Ah Da are uncles and nephews, they are like father and son.

Zheng Han was stunned for a moment, his expression suddenly revealed a little stunned, for Ah Qi's matter, Ah Da didn't complain about him all the time, but back then, how could he choose?

Listen to Zheng Yuan again: "But the words of the fifth uncle have a certain truth, a marriage, because of the retreat of 200,000 strong soldiers, the strong enemy turned into in-laws, it is indeed worth it......"

"Brother. Zheng Han hurriedly shouted.

"Listen to me. Zheng Yuan knelt down on the couch again, and asked Zheng Han to sit down as well, and then continued: "Yi Hun Kuo, is the eldest son of Prime Minister Yi Hun, this person I have asked the staff to inquire, admire Sinology, understand the righteousness of the Five Classics, once for the eldest son to marry the granddaughter of the second uncle, but failed, later, or married his daughter to the son of the clan brother Zheng Tao, and several daughters who have reached the end of the line, all married into the high gate, although not authentic, but also traceable side branches, not so much the Xixi he wants to hire, but the daughter of the Zheng family he wants to hire.

Hearing this, Zheng Han's heart was really relieved, and he heard Zheng Yuan say: "Besides, it's not that we will agree to who they hire, if this is the case, just like my aunt said, the Zheng family in Xingyang will definitely become the laughing stock of the people in the world, and it will also be shameless to stand in the world." ”

"What Brother means is to choose someone from Nanyuan. Zheng Han asked speculatively.

Nanyuan is the place where the concubines in the house live, and the daughters born to the concubines are not orderly, let alone genealogies, and their status is like a slave.

Who knew that Zheng Yuan said no, "I thought about it for a while, since it is a marriage, in order to marry two surnames, it is better not to be too casual, how can you choose a preface, just Liuniang." ”

When Zheng Han heard this, he was speechless in surprise, and said for a long time: "Let Liuniang, it's better to let Jiuniang." ”

"You and I are divided between each other. Zheng Yuan shook his head, "Let's go in the order of their sisters." ”

Zheng Han felt extremely guilty in his heart, and he was extremely self-reproachful, if it was according to his intentions, no matter what, he would not approve of such a marriage, if he really became the eternal sinner who buried the Zheng family, he could not hesitate to die to eliminate his sins.

But he also knew that Brother would not agree.

In the fifth year of Daxing in Northern Yan and the sixteenth year of Tongguang in Southern Chu, the marriage between the Zheng family of Xingyang and the Xianbei aristocratic Yihun clan was a marriage, but it was actually an alliance under the city, and this marriage became a century-old shame of the Zheng family of Xingyang.