"Xiuxiu, I heard that you encountered a thief, were you injured?" Chen Xin asked with great concern.

"I'm fine grandpa." Chen Xiuxiu took Chen Xin's arm and walked into the house.

Entering the house, Chen Xiuxiu told Chen Xin about everything she saw when she went to Anle Houfu today, focusing on the crappy little marquis she saw.

"Grandpa, that An Lehou must be lying to you, his son is not only lame, but also obscene, what Yihong Mansion is when he opens his mouth and closes his mouth, and he also flirts with the women present." Chen Xiuxiu didn't say that the woman present was herself, but she didn't lie either, so what kind of little marquis did tease her.

She said, the Hou Mansion that has been hereditary since the Yongle era, there are few families in the entire Ming Dynasty, how can she look down on a woman from a craftsman family, and deceive her grandfather to get engaged to her, there must be something to do.

Although Chen Xin is the head of the Firearms Bureau and ranks in the fourth-grade official position, in the eyes of others, he is still just a craftsman.

Although the rank of Shinong industry and commerce has been almost abolished by Zhu Ci's holy decree, the rules of thousands of years are not so easy to change in people's hearts, and the status of craftsmen is still looked down upon by many first-class scholars.

Chen Xin was silent.

It is said that Chen Xin was indeed deceived by An Lehou and the matchmaker. I think that when he went around looking for a marriage for his granddaughter, the requirements were not very high, the character was superior, the family background was average, and even the family background was not very good, as long as the character was superior, he had never thought of Hou Mansion or anything.

Or An Lehou asked the matchmaker to come to find Chen Xin.

The hereditary Hou Mansion, it is not too much to be matched with a county lord or anything, but he actually found his granddaughter, from the mouth of the matchmaker, Chen Xin heard all the good words of An Le Xiao Hou, what kind of character is good, knowledgeable, but lame, An Le Hou confessed to Chen Xin.

Chen Xin was instantly stunned by this pie falling from the sky.

According to his opinion, since An Lehou said his son's lame thing so frankly, it shows An Lehou's sincerity.

Chen Xin also asked someone to inquire about the reputation of the little marquis, but unfortunately at that time, An Lehou watched it closely, and the lame little marquis had not come out for a long time, and Chen Xin hurriedly didn't hear anything at all.

It was also Chen Xin's lack of experience, so he didn't inquire if he couldn't inquire for a while, and directly decided that it was because of An Le's lame little marquis, he wanted to find the county lord, and it was not easy for the noble daughter of the family to do anything, An Lehou finally found his granddaughter Xiuxiu, counting it, although the little marquis was lame, his life experience was put there, and he gave birth to a son in the future, and he would immediately be the heir of the future marquis, and his granddaughter was not wronged when he married in the past.

This is the reason why Chen Xin nodded in agreement after deep thought at that time.

Now suddenly hearing his granddaughter say this, Chen Xin's brows furrowed, he knew that things were not so simple, what his granddaughter said was eighty percent true, An Lehou's little marquis was not only lame, but also a sloppy loser.

"Grandpa, such a person, I won't marry if I die, you hurry up and get rid of that marriage!" Chen Xiuxiu pleaded. She really doesn't want to marry a little marquis, even if she wants to marry, she hopes to find one herself.

In Chen Xiuxiu's heart, there is an expectation of love, and there is also a vague but visible figure.

Chen Xin hesitated a little, Chen Xiuxiu is his only granddaughter, he naturally hopes that his granddaughter will marry a good one, although the little marquis of Anle was a little lame, but it is precisely because of his lameness that it is possible for Xiuxiu to be able to take charge of things as soon as he marries in the past, and he must not suffer any grievances, and he will give birth to a son in the future to be the heir of the Hou Mansion, which is better than marrying those poor children who don't know the future, but now it is not a good character to play cool and obscene.

After being silent for a while, Chen Xin's expression became firm, and he seemed to have made a decision.

"Xiuxiu, your father and mother died early, you were raised by your grandfather, and now that your grandfather is old, he can't take care of you for much longer, and when the time comes next month, you will marry to Anle Hou's Mansion, look at it, the days will not be bitter there." Chen Xin said with some sighs.

He finally made such a decision, and still married his granddaughter to Anle Houfu, although he knew that the little marquis was not only lame, but also obscene, and he was a loser!

It's not that Chen Xin doesn't want to get out of the marriage, but he is always a woman here, and the marriage is what he personally promised, if he regrets it, he will inevitably become a laughing stock, and then Xiuxiu's marriage will be more difficult than before, and he may only be able to marry an ordinary poor child and live a hard life, Chen Xin doesn't want that kind of situation.

He also wanted to open it, the noble family, there are always some losers, and when they get married, they will accept their temperament, there are many such precedents, even if they are still losers, they want to come to a marquis as long as the title is still there, they can continue to lose, and life will not be bitter.

Chen Xiuxiu couldn't believe what she heard, her grandfather knew that the lame little marquis was not only lame but also obscene, and even insisted on marrying her.

"I, I won't marry, I won't marry if I die!" Chen Xiuxiu's tears fell all of a sudden, she felt that her grandfather didn't care about her anymore, and he wanted to push her into the fire pit.

She really couldn't understand what was good about a Hou Mansion, it was just a bunch of straw bales that lived on the remnants of their ancestors.

Chen Xin was helpless, thinking about how to persuade his granddaughter, when he suddenly heard his granddaughter's words again, and immediately made him angry.

"Grandpa, anyway, I won't marry the Anle Hou Mansion even if I die, if you don't say it, I'll say it myself!" Chen Xiuxiu said firmly, she didn't want to get married, if she didn't find a reason to refuse, it would be fine, but now she has found such a good reason, such a reason to insist on it, even if her grandfather is angry, she will resolutely not marry.

"Nonsense! How can there be a girl who comes to the door to withdraw from the marriage by herself, and she will be shameless! Chen Xin said angrily.

Daming etiquette is strict, although this year is not as strict as before, but if a woman really dares to do what Chen Xiuxiu said, her life will really be ruined.

Chen Xiuxiu was raised by Chen Xin, Chen Xin knew that Chen Xiuxiu had always been a little rebellious in his heart, he had no doubt that since Chen Xiuxiu could say it, he would probably go back to do it, he didn't want his granddaughter to destroy herself.

"Grandpa, I am your only granddaughter, we have depended on each other for so many years, if Xiuxiu gets married, what should you do, Xiuxiu herself is also a five-grade official of the Firearms Bureau and the Academy of Science and Technology, the emperor also said that I am a national treasure of the Ming Dynasty, let me walk around in the Firearms Bureau and the Academy of Science and Technology, participate in some projects, Xiuxiu's future does not have to worry at all, why do you have to marry Xiuxiu, then what kind of marriage in the Peaceful Houfu you will listen to Xiuxiu, go and retire." Chen Xiuxiu took the initiative to step forward, grabbed Chen Xin's arm and shook it.

Chen Xiuxiu is not without confidence, she can see that the emperor values her very much, the emperor once said that women are not necessarily inferior to men, she thinks so, she simply admires the emperor too much, even if she wants to marry, she should marry a man like the emperor.

Thinking of Zhu Ci and the rescue this morning, as the emperor, he was able to personally step forward to fight the thieves, which is simply too heroic. The girl's little face was slightly red, and her eyes were a little blurry.

At this moment, Chen Xiuxiu's heart for herself became clearer and clearer, and a firm belief was slowly taking shape.

Chen Xin had already noticed the confusion in Chen Xiuxiu's eyes, and his heart couldn't help but tense slightly, and he vaguely guessed what his granddaughter was thinking.

Chen Xin had to sigh again in his heart, he was so anxious to marry his granddaughter because of the kind of undeserved thoughts born by his granddaughter, so that his granddaughter would never have such undeserved thoughts again.

The emperor has a noble status, is the lord of the world, and is the holy monarch of Zhongxing Daming, how can his granddaughter be worthy, not to mention that he has long seen that the emperor will not have that kind of meaning at all, even if there is, he does not want his granddaughter to live in the harem for the rest of her life, the royal family has always been bloody, and the harem is a place to eat people, never an exception.

"The marriage has been decided, you have to marry if you don't marry, tomorrow I will ask someone to bring An Lehou over to discuss." Chen Xin said with a dark face, his attitude was extremely firm, and he didn't wait for Chen Xiuxiu's reaction after speaking, turned around and left.

Chen Xiuxiu's eyes widened, and she bit her lip and snorted after a while, even if grandpa is really angry, don't think she will compromise like this!

Once the girl strengthens her heart and initiates a ruthless attack, the consequences are unpredictable!

It was still the same hidden and dim place, where Mandarta and a group of Manchu spies gathered again.

Because he couldn't withstand the temptation, Zhu Ci, who jumped out to assassinate Weifu, couldn't succeed, and Mandado was not lightly injured.

Mandado was a little remorseful, he was careless, he couldn't withstand the temptation, the masters around the Ming Emperor were like clouds, even if they were micro-served, they couldn't be underestimated, there were no hundreds of dead soldiers, they couldn't start at all, so that they not only lost several good hands, but they were also injured, and they would also startle the snake, and for a period of time in the future, no matter what they wanted to do, the Ming Emperor would strictly guard against it.

"Chen Xin must be sent to Daqing before the time limit for the regent arrives!" Mandardo gritted his teeth and said.

He didn't want to assassinate the Ming Emperor, completing the task assigned to him by the regent was the key, it was a matter of life and death for the Qing Dynasty, and Chen Xin was bound to win.

Originally, Mandado heard the report from his subordinates that Chen Xin's granddaughter came out alone with a maidservant, so he planned to secretly arrest Chen Xin's granddaughter and use it to threaten Chen Xin to come out, but unfortunately because of Zhu Ci's relationship, this opportunity has been lost.

Then the next step is to use the strong.

Until then, as long as you lay out well, you can still succeed!

"My lord is clever, according to the report from the spies, Emperor Ming really sent an additional Jinyi Wei spy who secretly protected Chen Xin." A full-man agent said.

"Little things!"

Mandardo sneered, it's really not a big deal, just a few Jinyi Wei secret agents, there are not many of them, don't look at although this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but he Mandardo can win the trust of the regent, become the number one wolf under the regent, he has done things for the regent for so many years, and he is not a vegetarian, isn't the design and protection of the field cannon also very tight, it was still his hand, just Chen Xin, a big living person, as long as he uses some means, he can be captured, and the rest is just how to take Chen Xin across the Yangtze River, and this is not a difficult matter, All it takes is a bit of arrangement.

Mandardo was confident and began to talk to his subordinates about another set of plans that he had already thought of.

The time soon came to the day when Chen Xin made an appointment with An Lehou.

The wedding date has already been discussed, and just ten days later, today is to discuss the details of the day of marriage.

In the palace, Zhu Ci staggered and put down the fold in his hand.

Listening to Peng Cheng's report, Zhu Ciji also knew about the marriage of Chen Xiuxiu and An Le Xiaohou. To say that for Chen Xiuxiu, Zhu Ciji is still extremely concerned, Chen Xiuxiu is extremely talented in science and technology, and it is very important to the development of Daming.

Zhu Ciji had no reason to oppose Chen Xin's marriage for Chen Xiuxiu, and he didn't think to object, he was the emperor, even if Chen Xiuxiu got married, as long as he made a holy decree, Anle Houfu would never dare to resist, he just didn't want to affect Chen Xiuxiu's enthusiasm for working in the Firearms Bureau and the Academy of Science and Technology in the future because of the marriage.

"Peng Cheng, go and prepare, I want to leave the palace!" Zhu Ci said to Peng Cheng.

Chen Xiuxiu was very unhappy at the moment, grandpa really asked An Lehou to come over to discuss, and he didn't mention the lame little marquis's obscene things, let alone propose to withdraw from the marriage.

Chen Xiuxiu's face was very gloomy, and she didn't agree to this marriage anyway.

"Miss, take a look at it, it's a Hou Mansion in the end, and it's not really wronged." Liu Er persuaded.

However, it was originally a sentence of persuasion, but it was extremely harsh in Chen Xiuxiu's ears, what is wronged, there is no place to be wronged, such a marriage, grandpa's insistence, she is not wronged by anyone.

"Grandpa, how can you do this!" Chen Xiuxiu bit her lip tightly, and finally seemed to have made up her mind, and her eyes were slightly ruthless: "I won't compromise!" ”

Chen Xiuxiu suddenly walked to a place, opened a box there, and took out a bag of things from it. She didn't want to do this, but only in this way could An Lehou retreat from the difficulty, and she had to do it.

"Liu'er, go find a fire fold for Miss Ben!" Chen Xiuxiu commanded Liu Er.

"Miss, what are you going to do?" Liu Er blinked and stared at the bag of unknown things in Chen Xiuxiu's hand with big eyes, and her intuition told her that something dangerous was about to happen.

"Leave it alone, go!" Chen Xiuxiu had a gloomy face, and she didn't want to tell Liu Er what she was going to do.

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