Xibao said: "Mother, don't worry, the prince is very happy to know that I know archery, and I said that I want my daughter to practice more, maybe I can accompany him to hunt." ”

Zhang Shi was shocked and said: "Oh, my good girl, you just have fun, then hunting is a men's business, and you can't really go." ”

Xibao smiled: "I know Mother, I see that I scare you, I'm just playing." ”

Zhang said: "You are all so old, it's really not worry-free, and so is your eldest brother." ”

Xibao said: "Don't you often say that the eldest brother is stable and old, let the second brother and I learn more from the eldest brother, what's the matter, where did the eldest brother offend you?" ”

Zhang sighed and said, "What else can your eldest brother worry about, but it's just a matter of marrying a wife." ”

Xibao said: "Isn't my mother watching, I have to like it with my eldest brother." ”

Zhang said: "You don't know your eldest brother yet, I asked him who he said, just look good, my mother really wants to be the master happily, but I'm not afraid that your eldest brother will have a bad time in the future, I'm really anxious." ”

Xibao understood her mother's worries and asked, "Does that mother have a good family?" ”

Zhang said: "If your eldest brother doesn't nod his head, how dare you really look at each other, it's just that some people have such a meaning." ”

"Is there anything that satisfies the mother?" Xibao continued to ask.

Zhang hesitated for a long time and said: "These girls are not bad, there is another girl here is the young lady Jian Miaoling in the Hou Mansion of Anping, she was personally introduced by your father's upper peak, the mother only inquired from the side and said that this girl is a good girl who will run a family, although she is a young lady in the Hou Mansion, she is virtuous and generous, not pretentious at all, but your father first asked your mother to ask you what you mean." ”

Xibao said: "Ask me, ask me what, I don't know other girls, besides, as long as this girl has a character and appearance, she can match her eldest brother." ”

Zhang said: "Silly boy, you are now the concubine of King Yong, and your eldest brother's marriage can't be sloppy. ”

Xibao smiled: "Mother, this matter is still based on the wishes of the eldest brother, as long as the status or something is not wronged." ”

Zhang said: "Mother knows, it's not your eldest brother who didn't say anything, so I came to ask you first, after all, it was your father's Shangfeng who personally mentioned it, and we don't want to be lazy, but this Anping Hou Mansion is also an extremely rich family, and there was a concubine before, but he went at a young age, otherwise it is estimated that the Anping Hou Mansion will be more powerful." ”

Xibao said: "This Anping Marquis Mansion is still quite powerful, why did you suddenly ask your brother?" ”

Zhang was also worried: "My mother is also a little worried because of this, it stands to reason that people like the Marquis of Anping are indeed big families, rich and powerful are much stronger than our family, and their girls and young ladies must marry higher, this mention of your eldest brother is indeed a little strange, I'm afraid that there is something greasy in it." ”

Xibao said: "Did Niangke send someone to inquire about something?" ”

Zhang said: "This Anping Hou Mansion has strict family rules, there is no bad reputation, there are not many girls in the Hou Mansion, it is their second girl who said to your eldest brother, and she is also a young lady, the age is quite compatible, but the identity of this Hou Mansion is a little uneasy, and the mother always wants to find a simpler woman for your eldest brother, so that the future life is also comfortable." ”

Xibao said: "Mother, although their Hou Mansion is indeed a little higher in status, but our Mansion is not bad, my father is a second-grade general, and my eldest brother is also about to be promoted to a fourth-grade person, if this is really a girl who can't be wronged by their family, but don't worry, wait for me to ask the prince first to see the situation and then give you a quasi-word." ”

Zhang said: "That's the best, I heard that the prince of the Anping Marquis Mansion has a good relationship with the prince, and it's good for you to help ask." ”

Xibao said: "Okay, mother, don't worry, my daughter will give you a reply, let's go, let's talk for so long, I'm afraid it's time to get ready for lunch, let's go mother, let's talk while eating." ”

Zhang got Xibao's assurance, and he was comforted a lot, so he came to the main hall of the inner hall with Xibao, ready to accompany his daughter to have a good meal・・・・・

Although he has been busy with the affairs of the fifth brother Qi Zhe's new mansion in the past few days, Qi You is still worried about Xibao's birthday, thinking that he should go back early to accompany her for a meal, and he tossed in Qi Zhe's mansion for a long time, Qi You saw that the hour was almost over, and he went back to the house with a small fight, and today is considered to be relatively early, and when he returns to the house on weekdays, it is the second half of the night, but it is not early at this time, it stands to reason that the courtyards should have already passed the time for dinner, and Qi You doesn't know where he got the confidence, so he went to the Xibao courtyard with such a big bang.

It happened that Xibao had lunch with her mother Zhang at noon, and she ate a lot of late, and after finishing the meal, she chatted with Zhang's for a while before letting her go back, and then she rested for a while because of a busy day, and this dinner was also quite late, Qi You was just in time, and when he arrived, the dishes had just been served, and Qi You didn't need the minions to pass the word and went directly into the house and said, "Are you waiting for the master?" ”

Xibao laughed in his heart, this is really a coincidence, this master is very good at stepping on it, although he is not deliberately waiting for Qi You, but Xibao still has a trace of fantasy in his heart, but he didn't expect that Qi You, who has been busy for the past few days, will really appear on her birthday and can accompany her to eat, Xibao is very happy at this time. So she smiled and said, "It's not, it's so late, if you don't come to the concubine again, you can only eat by yourself." ”

Qi You finished grooming and took the towel handed by the maid and said: "I've been busy these days, isn't it all for the fifth brother to be able to go well, I know that today is your birthday, so I took the time to rush back, and by the way, I also have a good rest." ”

Xibao got up and helped Qi You sit down and said, "Master must not have eaten so late, then hurry up and sit down and have a good meal." ”

Qi You said: "Well, don't talk about dinner, even the lunch master can't eat it well, there are too many things to take care of, well, it's still your taste good." Saying that, Qi You was not polite, picked up the chopsticks and ate them.

Xibao sat there with a smile and watched Qi You eat, in fact, Xibao ate a lot at noon, and he was not hungry, but he didn't know where the tacit understanding came from, and he always felt that Qi You would come, so he prepared such a table of dishes and waited for it, and he also prepared one for the white ape on the plane tree in the back garden before, after all, his birthday is a good day, and he can't forget that the person who is secretly guarding is not.

Qi You saw that Xibao had been smiling at himself but swallowed the food in his mouth without eating it and asked, "Don't just look at it, you can eat it too." ”

Xibao smiled: "The concubine has eaten a little too much at noon today, and she is not very hungry this time, so it will be good to drink a bowl of porridge later." ”

Qi You said: "It seems that your mother still plays a big role." ”

Xibao said with a smile while serving Qi You: "The concubine's mother hasn't seen her for a long time, and she has a lot to say that she didn't finish it at lunchtime, so she continued to talk while eating, and I ate too much unconsciously." ”

Qi You said, "What did your mother say?" ”

Xibao said: "I can only say that the concubine's mother really likes the prince, and most of the time I have been telling the concubine to listen to the prince's words, don't make trouble for you, this concubine is wearing the jewelry you gave and is still being nagged by the mother to say that she can't be pampered and proud, it's true, I don't know that I think the concubine is not my own." ”

Qi You smiled: "You girl, is this a complaint from the master?" ”

Xibao said seriously: "Well, the concubine's mother is afraid that the concubine's rules are not good and provoke the prince, so can you tell me about the concubine's rules?" ”

Qi You said: "Your mother is not wrong, you should listen to your grandfather more." ”

Xibao said: "Where does the concubine not listen to the master?" ”

Qi You said: "On weekdays, you still have a big temper in this bed." ”

Xibao was so ashamed that he couldn't speak, and he could only stare with a red face, but Qi You naturally touched Xibao's face again and said, "It's not time yet, what are you doing with a red face." ”

In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Xibao had to quickly bow his head and drink a bowl of porridge at hand, Qi You looked at Xibao's embarrassed appearance and smiled, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This little girl looks graceful and generous on weekdays, and when she mentions the matter of her bed brother, she is immediately shy like an innocent little white rabbit, I thought that she was shy because she was unfamiliar before, but now she has been married to him for more than a year, and she still looks like this, which makes people itch every time they think about it.

Knowing that Xibao was already shy, Qi You didn't continue to tease, but changed the topic and asked, "By the way, did your mother mention your eldest brother's marriage this time?" ”

Xibao heard Qi You's question, then raised his head from the bowl and said, "The prince also knows?" ”

Qi You said: "Well, the master also knew, what did your mother say?" ”

Xibao said: "Mother may not want to discuss with the concubine, but the concubine has never known about the girl, so she didn't answer, by the way, how did you know." ”

Qi You said: "A few days ago, the fifth brother of the Marquis of Anping asked the king to mention this matter, saying that they had this intention in their house. ”

Xibao said: "The prince of Anping? ”

Qi You said: "Yes, yesterday in the fifth brother's mansion, Jian Xingjun, the prince of the Marquis of Anping, specially asked the king about your eldest brother, and the lord looked at them The meaning of the Marquis of Anping is very optimistic about your eldest brother." ”

Xibao said: "Mother didn't mention it, she was just worried that the status of the young lady in the Anping Hou Mansion was relatively high, and the eldest brother couldn't climb high, and the concubine was also worried, and I don't know why they fell in love with the eldest brother, after all, it was a concubine of the Hou Mansion who was afraid of affecting the prince." ”

Qi You said with a smile: "Look at your identity, the status of this king must be there, but you also underestimate your eldest brother, how can your eldest brother also be Xie Yuanlang back then, although it is only five grades now, but your eldest brother's ability is not only that, Anping Hou is an extremely smart person, this officials in the court are all old, like your eldest brother, a young man who is knowledgeable and steady and steady, the future is limitless, when the time comes, your eldest brother and Anping Hou who will climb who is not certain." ”

Xibao frowned and said: "But now after all, there is some unequal identity, and the concubine doesn't want the eldest brother to be uncomfortable." ”

Qi You put down the chopsticks in his hand, took the teacup, rinsed his mouth, and said, "It depends on your eldest brother's thoughts, but the meaning of the Anping Marquis Mansion is still relatively obvious." ”

Xibao hesitated for a long time and said: "Lord Wang, can you tell the concubine about the situation in the Marquis of Anping, and the concubine is also prepared." ”

Qi You smiled and said: "Okay, in fact, you don't think about the Hou Mansion so complicated, the Hou of Anping is the reign of the Holy Ancestor is time to canonize, this hereditary is now the third generation, the first generation of the Marquis of Anping was originally also a military general, because of the great achievements of the war was named Hou, and his descendants have been hereditary to this point, but later the descendants of the Marquis of Anping have slowly changed from martial arts to Wen but slowly faded out of the army, in recent years, it is because of the achievements of the Marquis of Anping in the army that the reputation of the Marquis of Anping has been restored. ”