Chapter 18: Shen Lang proposes, and Mulan chooses a son-in-law
Shen Lang's mind spun rapidly, flashing countless plans.
At this point, the front door closed directly, keeping him outside.
This is normal, because Lord Earl is going to discuss the secret, Shen Lang is just an outsider after all, and it is impossible for him to participate.
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"Who is the person from the Zhu family?" asked the Earl.
"Governor Zhu Rong's younger brother, General Zhu Lin of Pingnan!" the henchman said, and then handed over a secret letter from the flying pigeons in Nujiang City.
The Earl looked at it once, and his face turned pale.
It turned out to be General Zhu Lin, things are extremely bad?
This represents the ambition of the Zhu family!
And this kind of thing could have come generously, but General Zhu Lin came secretly quickly, which shows that he wanted to catch the Earl's Mansion off guard and didn't want to give the Jin family any chance to refuse.
Zhu Hongxue's proposal to Jin Mulan is by no means an ordinary marriage, but wants to implement a new policy.
If you want to seize the fiefdom and military power of the Xuanwu Earl's Palace, what is the most important thing? Let the Earl's Mansion lose the commander of the army, and the prince of the Earl's Mansion is a fool who has no prospects, and it is impossible to keep the family business.
Once Jin Mulan marries Zhu Hongxue, it will be to tear down the pillars of the Earl's Mansion and indirectly take away the military power of the Earl's Palace.
The Countess said in a trembling voice, "Master, can we refuse?"
Lord Earl shook his head and said, "No, the Zhu family is a behemoth, and if you openly refuse, it will be tantamount to turning your face." Besides, there may be a king's meaning behind this marriage proposal. ”
Jin Mulan said: "My daughter will never marry outside, I must stay at home to assist my younger brother, and I must keep the century-old foundation of the Jin family, who wants to take it away, unless I step on my corpse." ”
Lord Earl gasped, frowning, and paced restlessly in the room.
Jin Mulan said: "Father, daughters can disfigure themselves. ”
Then, she drew her dagger directly, and as soon as the Earl gave the order, she would slash her beautiful face to shreds.
"No!" Earl Xuanwu said categorically: "I want to protect the family's century-old inheritance, but first I want to protect my daughter from harm." And even if you disfigure, the Zhu family will still propose to you, unless you ......"
Jin Mulan said: "Unless my daughter gets married today, recruits a son-in-law, and marries before General Zhu Lin arrives, it will cause the established facts, so that he will retreat and cannot propose to me!"
That's right, this is already the only way, and it can't be engaged, because there is no such thing as an engagement when recruiting a son-in-law.
General Zhu Lin is only less than two hundred miles away from the Xuanwu Earl's Mansion, and he can arrive tonight.
Originally, even if it was to recruit a son-in-law, Earl Xuanwu planned to choose it well.
We are going to get married tonight, which means that we have to send out wedding cards before noon. Within two hours, the man who has a son-in-law must be chosen.
Looking at his beautiful and strong daughter, Earl Xuanwu softened his heart and said: "Mulan, I wish the family to be in full swing, and I wish Hongxue a bright future, and she is an excellent son-in-law." As a father, you can't sacrifice your happiness for the good of the family, or else you will think about it again?"
Miss Jin Mulan said: "Father, being able to dedicate to the family is my greatest happiness, your younger brother will definitely not be able to keep the ancestral inheritance after a hundred years, and I will never marry." ”
The Earl was immediately extremely distressed and moved, and then directly picked up the pen and ink and wrote five names on a blank piece of paper.
These five were all very outstanding young men, and they were also the best candidates for son-in-law in the eyes of Lord Earl.
The Earl loves his daughter very much, and began to look for a husband for her three years ago. It's just that after all, it's hard to talk about recruiting people, and more importantly, Jin Mulan has always refused.
And now that time is pressing, we must make a decision early.
The first name of these five husbands was Wang Lian.
A young talent at the age of eighteen, he is now the master of Xuanwu City and a distant relative of the Earl's Court.
The second name is Mo Ye, a martial arts genius in Xuanwu City, who was awarded martial arts at the age of sixteen, and is practicing martial arts hard, and is preparing to take the martial arts exam.
These two people are promising young people, and the remaining three people are all young men in the Earl's Court, both literate and martial, and have been cultivated by the Jin family since childhood, and their loyalty to the Earl's Court is beyond doubt.
These five people all admired Jin Mulan immensely and dreamed of it.
To be precise, all the young people within a radius of a few hundred miles regard Jin Mulan as the lover of their dreams.
"Jin Zhong, you send someone to find these five people in the mansion as quickly as possible, and let Mulan choose. The Earl handed the list to the loyal servant.
The earl already felt very sorry for his daughter, so he only decided on five candidates, but the final decision was handed over to Mulan.
"Yes!" After Jin Zhong took the list, he took the list into his arms, walked out of the door, and sent a dozen knights to find someone.
Lord Earl said: "Mulan, although time is pressing, my father will definitely find the best candidate for you, and I will definitely make you happy for a lifetime." These five young people are all very good, you should choose one well. ”
At this moment, Shen Lang walked in and said, "Lord Earl, Miss Mulan, can I join the competition? I want to marry you too!"
As soon as these words came out, all the people present were stunned, and they didn't react at once, they were really caught off guard.
Then, Count Xuanwu couldn't help such a good cultivation, and the whole person was almost about to explode.
Not only Lord Earl, but especially the other people present looked at Shen Lang with a feeling of wanting to break him into pieces.
Just, it's up to you, and you want to marry the lady of the Earl's Court!
Looks are absolutely enough, but you are so handsome, you are suitable to be a duck, not delusional.
What kind of family background do you have? Just a poor peasant who lived in a thatched house.
Of course, a person can't choose his background, and if you're good enough, the earl can't be considered, after all, it's difficult for a son-in-law to be born in a wealthy family.
But Shen Lang, do you pee and take care of yourself?
After ten years of studying, he couldn't even graduate from the town school, and he was kicked out directly.
In the future earth, this is equivalent to professional study, and at the age of eighteen, he has not yet graduated from elementary school.
Born in a poor peasant family, but he can't pick up his shoulders, he can't lift his hands, he is lazy to eat, and he is a waste.
The people of the entire Xuanwu City know that you Shen Lang has a problem with your brain, and your intelligence is low.
Compared with the five candidates listed by Lord Earl, you Shen Lang are really worthless.
Those five young heroes are either talented in literature or excellent in martial arts, and you Shen Lang are completely useless.
The most unbearable thing is that you Shen Lang abandoned your parents to join the Xu family for wealth and wealth, and now after being driven out by the Xu family, you were abandoned by Xu Qianqian, you still want to marry my daughter's daughter of the Earl's Palace?
What do you think of my Earl's Court?
How much is my Earl Xuanwu's daughter more noble than Xu Qianqian? Even if you recruit a son-in-law, you have to choose from thousands of choices, you are really a toad who wants to eat swan meat!
The countess stepped forward to soothe her husband's back and said softly: "Don't be angry, husband, I heard that this Shen Lang is not mentally sound, and he is still a child, what are we doing with him?"
Count Xuanwu let out a long breath.
Yes, this is a man with a sick brain, and he is also a child, what does the Earl have to do with him?
"Come, send this prodigal boy home first, and give ten gold coins, remember to give them to his parents, not to him. The earl said: "Tomorrow I will send someone to pick up the school to study in the mansion and discipline it well." ”
"Yes!" the two warriors stepped forward, grabbed Shen Lang's arm and forcibly dragged him out.
Shen Lang said: "Miss Mulan, I believe that I am far more suitable than those five people, to be your husband, don't I even have the qualifications to compete?"
Jin Mulan looked at Shen Lang, and looked at him for a long time and said, "I remember, when I went hunting three years ago, I accidentally rode a horse and bumped into you, you are a second fool......"
Hey, goddess, you're too upright and hurtful to talk like that.
That's right, Shen Lang is called a second fool by no one in the village, because there is also a big fool in the village, and he is Shen Lang's only friend at that time.
At that time, after Jin Mulan's war horse accidentally hit and injured Shen Lang, he immediately picked him up and asked the people in the village what his name was and where his home was, and the other party replied that it was a second fool.
Hearing the word two fools, the count's cheek couldn't help but twitch.
Shen Lang said: "Miss Mulan, I also want to marry you, I will not let you down."
Jin Mulan's gaze at Shen Lang was full of softness.
It's even a little gentle.
Three years ago, when he heard Shen Lang's story and knew that he was a person with low intelligence, he was very sympathetic to him, went to see him several times, and sent the best doctors to treat him.
In short, Jin Mulan looked at him like a child, and at that time, Shen Lang's IQ was equivalent to a child?
Mulan is very disappointed in the deceit of the adult world, but she is very friendly to the simplicity of children.
So, Jin Mulan looked at Shen Lang and said, "Okay, I'll add you to the list, and you can also compete fairly." ”
Others discriminate against Shen Lang, but she doesn't discriminate.
The Earl was about to speak to stop him, but Jin Mulan smiled and said, "Father, what are you worried about?"
The Earl laughed at himself, yes, what was I worried about.
Mulan was just kind and sympathetic, so she put Shen Lang on the candidate list, and it was impossible to choose him, so why worry about the sky and be so idle.
"Someone, take Shen Lang to the sixth study!" ordered the Earl.
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An hour later!
The other five young junjie were taken to the Xuanwu Earl's Mansion and brought into the five study rooms, and Shen Lang was in the sixth study.
They don't see each other and don't know who each other is.
It was personally selected by Jin Mulan and inspected through a screen.
Time is pressing, people must be selected before noon, and marriage will be made in the evening, and there will be only one hour at most, and one of the six people must be selected to become Jin Mulan's husband.
Mulan walked into the study, and the selection of a son-in-law in the Earl's Court officially began!
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