Imperial capital, Zhenwu General's Mansion.

Now, Zhong Bai has already gained a firm foothold in the court, and being able to open the General's Mansion in the imperial capital shows his status.

Right now, he is meeting guests in the mansion, and the guest is Lu Bolin, the imperial lieutenant.

For Lu Bolin, Zhong Bai did not agree with him politically, but he could only treat him with courtesy.

The two of them sat opposite each other, each with a few cases in front of them, and after the tea was served, Lu Bolin took a sip of the teacup, and said with a smile: "I took the liberty to visit today, and I ask General Zhong not to be surprised." ”

"Where, where, Lord Taiwei can come to the humble house, and it will shine." Polite greetings, Zhong Bai will naturally say.

After the scene was over, Lu Bolin paused again, and then decided to get straight to the point.

"Actually, the old man came today because he had an important matter that he wanted to discuss with General Zhong."

"Oh? Captain, please speak, and listen to me. ”

"En......" Lu Bolin pondered for a while, and said: "The old man has three sons, and he has not yet married a wife, not only is he young, but he is also talented, and I heard that General Zhong has a little sister, twenty-eight years old, if the Lu family and the Zhong family can get married, it should be a beautiful thing." ”

It turned out to be this, Zhong Bai heard this, took a sip of the teacup, but did not answer immediately.

His little sister, named Zhong Duoduo, although she has a beautiful appearance, she is excellent in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she is extremely stubborn, and her favorite thing to do is to disguise herself as a man, sneak out of the house, and make trouble for Zhong Bai everywhere.

But Zhong Bai is such a sister, and he loves him even more.

Zhong's father is sick in bed all the year round, in fact, Zhong Bai is the head of the family, and the imperial capital is full of officials, with the power of the Zhong family, I don't know how many dignitaries and nobles came to ask for relatives before, and Lu Bolin is not the first, but unfortunately, they were all stirred up by Zhong Duoduo.

After a pause, Zhong Bai put down the teacup, and a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "Thanks to Lord Taiwei's promotion, it's just that the little sister is stubborn by nature, I'm afraid that Lu Gongzi can't look down on it." ”

"Huh? General, what are these words? Lu Bolin waved his hand: "My son Lu Qi, the sister of the general, can be described as a talented woman and a good match, how can you say this?" ”

"This ......" Zhong Bai didn't know how to answer, in fact, in his heart, he was a little reluctant to marry Zhong Duoduo to the Lu family.

But Lu Bolin leaned towards the government and the opposition, and said it so bluntly, it was not good for him to refuse in person.

In Lu Bolin's eyes, Zhong Duoduo is not important, the important thing is to climb with the Zhong family, what he values is Zhong Bai's status and the Yangzhou Army in his hands.

Seeing Zhong Bai hesitate, he said again: "General, in the old man's opinion, the Lu family and the Zhong family are strong alliances, if they can reach a marriage, it will be beneficial to both families, I don't think there is anything to consider about this matter, so it's decided, right?" ”

"But this ......" Zhong Bai said, "Little sister, I also have to ask." ”

Hearing this, Lu Bolin was unhappy: "The general's words are more like prevaricating the old man, as long as you nod, can your little sister disagree." ”

"No, no, no, the captain misunderstood." Zhong Bai explained: "My little sister is different from others, if you don't ask her opinion, I'm afraid it will turn the world upside down." ”

"This." Lu Bolin didn't know what to say.

Zhong Bai hurriedly said: "I think, I'll go and ask my little sister's opinion, stay for two days, and then give a reply to the captain, what do you think?" ”

He said so, and did not directly refuse, Lu Bolin had no choice but to say: "Okay, the old man is waiting for the general's good news." ”

As he spoke, he also got up and prepared to take his leave.

"I'll send it to Lord Taiwei." Seeing this, Zhong Bai also hurriedly stood up.

A courtyard somewhere in the Bell House.

Zhong Duoduo was dressed in a light pink dress, with a pink ribbon tied around her waist, her hair accessories were classical, and her face was so beautiful that she seemed to come out of a painting.

Her nose is very cute, her red lips are thin, her skin is not powdered and the morning sun reflects the snow, especially her eyes, which are smart and good-looking, and her eyelashes are long and thick.

At this time, she was anxiously waiting for news.

Not long after, a maid hurriedly ran over, and when she saw the maid, Zhong Duoduo immediately stepped forward and asked, "Have you heard everything?" ”

"Uh-huh, I've inquired about it all." The maid hurriedly returned: "The guest is Lord Lu Bolin, the imperial lieutenant, and I heard that he is here to propose to the young lady." ”

"It's another proposal!" As soon as he heard this, Zhong Duoduo was angry: "My brother is afraid that I won't be able to get married, right?" ”

"Oh, Miss, Childe, this is also for your good, you should also get married." The maid said.

"Humph! I'm not going to get married! Zhong Duoduo said angrily, and said, "I'll go find my brother!" ”

She was looking for Zhong Bai, and Zhong Bai was about to look for her.

"Brother!" The brother and sister met soon, and from a distance, Zhong Duoduo shouted dissatisfiedly.

Seeing that she was dressed as a woman today, Zhong Bai couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "Yo, why are you so obedient today, you didn't sneak out." ”

"I want you to take care of me." Zhong Duoduo snorted.

"I'm your brother!" Zhong Bai feigned anger.

"Brother!" Zhong Duoduo screamed again and said, "You are like this, who is here today, do you have to marry me!" ”

"Men should get married, women should get married, you're not young, it's time to get married, brother just doesn't want to worry about it." Zhong Bai said helplessly.

"It's these words again, it's these words again, and my ears are calloused." Zhong Duoduo covered his ears and shook his little head again and again.

Looking at his sister's small appearance, Zhong Bai sighed secretly and said seriously: "Duo'er, the eldest brother is like a father, the marriage is a major event, and the parents' order has to be taken care of for the elder brother." ”

"Here you go again!" Zhong Duoduo was anxious: "Anyway, I won't marry, I want to marry you yourself!" ”

"You!" Zhong Bai was angry for a moment, and then said: "The Lu family is powerful, and it is also a good thing for you to marry, why not." ”

"Anyway, I'm not going to get married!" Zhong Duoduo said: "What is that Lu Gongzi, I don't know, relying on his power, he often robs people's daughters, brother, you let me marry such a person?" ”

"And what do you want?" Zhong Bai asked, but in fact, he was unwilling in his heart.

"You just refuse him." Zhong Duoduo said.

Seeing Zhong Bai's frowns, she immediately changed her attitude again, no longer confronting Zhong Bai, but grabbed his arm, and shook it again and again: "Brother, you love me the most, you will definitely not force me, right......?"

"Brother......" she shouted again, her beautiful eyes full of grievances.

Zhong Bai was helpless about his own sister, he sighed helplessly, and then comforted: "Okay, okay, let's not marry, don't marry." ”

"Brother, I know that you love me the most......" Zhong Duoduo was suddenly overjoyed.

Zhong Bai loves his sister, but this matter, there is no doubt that it is equivalent to directly offending Lu Bolin.