Xu Miaoyi asked, "Who is so bold that you dare to marry me and enter the door?" ”

Xu Zengshou was amused by his sister and joked: "There must be a brave man under the so-called heavy reward." The eldest daughter of the Duke of Wei, the emperor ordered you to recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, and no one dared to question your identity. In fact, since that day I received the order, there have been people who have been pulling the unmarried young talents in the family to wander around in front of their father and eldest brother to test their words, wanting to marry you. ”

Xu Miaoyi said with a smile: "It turns out that I took a fancy to the glory of the Xu family and the emperor. ”

Xu Zengshou said proudly: "Of course, although the daughter of our Xu family is not the emperor's daughter and does not worry about getting married, it is not much worse." In the future, your father will definitely choose the most suitable and obedient son-in-law for you. ”

Hearing this, Xu Miaoyi said: "After talking for a long time, I haven't decided who it is." Second brother, tell me about it, who are you talking to? ”

Originally, the marriage was a big event, and it was not good to talk too much about the sister to be married. So as not to change the temperament, but it is obvious that this big sister is different from ordinary girls. Xu Zengshou said bluntly:

"I won't talk about those small families who obviously covet the wealth of our Xu family, they will dirty your eyes, and my father and eldest brother are too lazy to take care of them. Let's start with a few of them. Deng Ling: Do you remember? ”

Xu Miaoyi: "The third prince of the Weiguo Mansion, my subordinates are defeated, Deng Ming's brother." These two brothers and sisters are fools who are rare to see in a century...... Don't talk about stupidity, it's rare to be so stupid and stubborn. ”

Xu Zengshou nodded and said, "Yes, I don't like this kid Deng Ling, and my father thinks that the family style of the Weiguo Mansion is a little wrong." It can be regarded as a polite refusal of Deng Yu, the prince of Weiguo. ”

Xu Zengshou's eyes were a little evasive, and he said, "There is another one, which is Chang Sen." ”

Xu Miaoyi shouted: "Who wants to marry a soft-footed shrimp-like character like Chang Sen!" ”

Xu Zengshou said: "I advise my father not to think about Chang Sen. It's okay for him to be a brother, he's quite righteous, but it's too bad to be a brother-in-law, he doesn't have a home for three days, and he fools around outside. "Fox friends who have played since childhood, understand each other's temperament best, and don't dare to trust each other with their own sisters.

Xu Zengshou said this without pressure. Because Chang Sen's sister-in-law, Chang Jin, is also going to discuss marriage after her father's filial piety. Xu Zengshou is one of the target candidates, Chang Sen also shook his head again and again when he heard this, and his evaluation of his friend was exactly the same as Xu Zengshou's evaluation of him:

"Xu Erlang? The sister-in-law marrying him is equivalent to jumping into a fire pit. This kid can't do anything, and he eats and waits for death all his life to get things done. ”

They are good friends for life, and they know each other's nature well.

Xu Miaoyi teased: "You also know that Chang Sen is not good, so you still mess with him almost every day?" By the way, you and he are also at the age of marriage, right? You are not married, you are young and orderly, and Chang Jin and I don't have to worry about being sisters. ”

Xu Zengshou said with a smile: "Chang Sen and I just know too well that we are not a thing, and we are self-aware, so we simply refuse to nod and get married, and live a free life, so as not to harm the delicate daughter of others." Anyway, there are brothers in the family who inherit the title and pass on the lineage, so we don't need to worry about it. When you are old in the future, you can inherit the incense from a nephew from your brother. ”

Xu Zengshou is so frank. It made Xu Miaoyi feel admiration, and even her impression of Chang Sen has changed, knowing that she is not good, and at the same time resisting the pressure and not harming other people's good daughters, this is also a kind of manly husband.

Xu Miaoyi's heart was touched and said, "Then I will go back and make it clear to my father and eldest brother." As for me, I was not born to be a gentle, virtuous, humble and subtle wife; I've been on the battlefield, I've killed people, I've saved people, I'm more short-tempered, and when I don't agree with a word, I might just do it and break out. ”

"Don't expect me to wash my hands and make soup after I get married, be gentle and petty, and serve my in-laws, husbands, sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law. The ugly words are ahead, so as not to have a mess when you get it, and the chickens and dogs will jump after marriage, and you will quarrel and fight all day long, and this day will be too boring. It's better not to get married. ”

Xu Zengshou snorted: "Your girls' family is different from us men, and it is impossible to be as free as us." Three outlines and five constants, three from the four virtues pressed on the head, when the head should be bowed, when the head should be tolerated, it must be endured, otherwise the chaos of the theory of the outline, is it to rebel? ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "For people like us, marriage is originally a political transaction. The in-laws of the children do not value the married man and woman, but the family background and wealth of the other party. Did the people who came to ask for marriage take a fancy to my gentleness and virtue? ”

"No, they are interested in their father's power and the status of the Xu family. So in essence, what they want is a jelly bean, and when they marry home, they want to train the jelly bean to have the function of a date, that is, they are not greedy enough. Eat one's word. How can I endure this? It is not impossible that I endured and endured, and they forced me again and again, and finally forced me to rebel. ”

Xu Zengshou was shocked by his sister's remarks, hesitated for a moment, and said: "I thought you would say that you would never marry for the rest of your life, and you would be a sister-in-law in the future, or regardless of your family or background, you would like to be a sincere person, and the white head will not be separated." ”

Xu Miaoyi laughed at the second brother and said: "You must have read too many novels, and the really sober-minded ladies don't have such unrealistic ideas." Family and family history are a good screening, and I don't resent my father and brother using this way to find my in-laws' family. It's just that I hope that the future in-laws will also be a clear-minded and understanding family, and they will know the purpose of the marriage between the two parties, so that they don't marry jelly beans but want dates, so that a political marriage will become a farce after tea and dinner in Jinling City. ”

Xu Miaoyi looked at her second brother and sighed: "Actually, I admire Chang Sen's sister Chang Jin in Jinling City, and it is rare to find a person who understands without pretentiousness. It's a pity that you're too bad to deserve her. ”

Xu Zengshou was not angry, but laughed, "It's a coincidence, Chang Jin also said the same thing, saying that Chang Sen is too bad to be worthy of you." ”

People are so strange, obviously they have also been relegated to the mud, and when they see familiar people in the mud, they feel a sense of complacency.

Xu Miaoyi smiled: "That's right, you and Chang Sen don't get married, in the future, the two of you will live together, harm each other, don't come out to harm other people's good girls." ”

After many days of getting along, the relationship between Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaoyi, the half-brother and sister, has grown by leaps and bounds, and they seem to be much more intimate than other brothers and sisters.

At night, Zhan Yuan. Xu Zuhui, the prince of Wei, came home from training in the barracks, and only returned home once after half a month.

After the meal was over, Chen and her husband talked about various miscellaneous things such as various major family contacts recently. The eldest daughter of the Chen family, who was born in a scholarly family, was cultivated as a clan wife since she was a child, and she was very relaxed and orderly in the communication and entertainment of wealthy families.

Xu Zuhui nodded and said, "I know, you can do it." It's not easy for you to be in charge, and you have to pay more attention to your body. ”

"Hmm." Mrs. Chen nodded a little shyly. For an orthodox lady, she can be regarded as marrying into a good family, and her married life can be called perfect:

The husband is a decent person, and he has always been gentle and generous to his wife, and there is no messy concubine. The sisters-in-law are quite obedient, the only deficiency is that the concubine's mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, always deliberately suppresses and points fingers on the pretext that she has no heirs - this is also a matter of no choice, and it is her responsibility and duty to have children. It has been five years since they got married, and there has been no movement in their belly, and Chen is very anxious.

But recently, she has another trouble: choosing her in-law Xu Miaoyi, who is at the age of marriage. The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and this is also a responsibility that she cannot escape.

After the meal, she talked to her husband about family life, and Chen said, "...... A letter came from my mother's house, asking if the marriage of my eldest sister who had just recognized her ancestors and returned to her ancestors had been decided. ”

Chen is the daughter of a scholarly family, and her mother's side is full of scholars with pens.

Xu Zuhui was a little surprised, and the teacup in his hand froze, "Father said that there are many rules in the family of scholars, and the eldest sister is a straight-tempered person, which is more suitable for the family of military generals." The man of the Wenchen family - I'm afraid the door is not the right one. ”

Chen Shijiao said angrily: "Isn't the scholarly family worthy of your Xu family?" Am I not the daughter of the Wenchen family? ”

Xu Zuhui smiled: "Madame is too careful. When a man marries a woman, the woman will eventually have to adapt to her husband's family. For example, you didn't dare to approach before

Horses, haven't they learned to ride horses now? ”

Chen blushed, took a sip, and said, "That's not because you taught me personally, I reluctantly went to learn." The girl monkey is on the horse, sitting without a sitting appearance, and there are no rules. Of course, there is no need to mention the intimate small actions between husband and wife such as touching the waist by riding a horse.

Xu Zuhui smiled: "That's right." You feel uncomfortable from being unruly to having no rules, and your big sister is only getting worse from having no rules to being unruly. You also know that my father cherishes his eldest sister for ten years away from home, and wants to compensate her well, and he is reluctant to bear the slightest grievance for her, so

There is no consideration for the courtship of the scholarly family at all. It's not aimed at you or looking down on the Wenchen family. ”

Chen sighed in disappointment: "So, there is no room for maneuver at all?" It doesn't work, it doesn't work either. There are three sisters-in-law under the eldest sister, a total of four sisters-in-law, all of whom have to be chosen like this, and I, the sister-in-law, will be exhausted to death. ”

Xu Zuhui saw that it was not easy for his wife to be in charge, so he had to take a step back and asked, "Let's hear it, who from your mother's family wants to probe the wind?" ”

Chen said: "In fact, it is also the top wealthy family in Jinling. It was a clan sister of our Chen family, and she was also my handkerchief back then, and later married into the wife of the Lu family. She came to inquire for her in-law's uncle. ”

Xu Zuhui asked, "Is it the Lu family?" That Lu family? ”

Chen said: "And the Lu family? Now the most powerful Lu family in Jinling is, of course, the maiden family of the crown prince's concubine Lu. The Lu family is a scholarly family for hundreds of years, and the son-in-law of the Lu family is worthy of our precious sister-in-law, right? ”