Xie Mulin coughed lightly twice, and touched his nose a little uncomfortably.

Sometimes the more lies are told, the less difficult it is to tell. It's just that is it really necessary for her to lie about Xiao Rui's question again? Even in front of the dearest mother?

Xiao Ruidu had already publicized this matter among his relatives and friends, except for his father, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and other people who did not seem to be very close to him. Although Xie Mulin felt that he was a little open-mouthed, he was not without joy in his heart, and felt that he valued him. If she always hides her relationship with Xiao Rui in front of her relatives, as if she completely denies his role, it seems a little unkind, right? In the future, Xiao Rui will always come to the Xie family to propose marriage, in case when the time comes, his parents reject him because they don't know the inside story and only rely on external conditions, what should I do?

Xie Mulin hesitated for a moment, then turned his heart sideways and whispered to Wen's family: "Mother, do you know that Xiao Rui has not only been an official in Dali Temple and led us to visit our father, but also had dealings with our family when he was in Huyin, right?" He also made friends with his third brother. ”

Of course Wen knows about this, and she is quite happy: "Of course, he has lived in our old house for a few days, which is very polite." Didn't he place dozens of people from Hangzhou in the old mansion before? Because your brothers and sisters all said that it is inconvenient for the news of those people to leak out, all the daily supplies are provided by our family. Although the little brother of the Xiao family has allocated money to come over, it is still our family's account on the surface. Since I am in charge of the home feed, how can this kind of thing be hidden from me? ”

Xie Mulin nodded: "That's it." He ...... with me Our family has been in contact a lot, and we usually have a lot of contact. The eldest brother, the second brother and the third brother all get along well with him, and feel that he is far from the rumored image of the gentleman, and later learned many of his difficulties, and his bad reputation outside was somewhat pitted by his mother-in-law, and he also had some sympathy for him. Don't look at him, he seems to be quite close to the third prince, but in fact, the third prince is not very sincere. He didn't want to waste his years in the capital anymore and rely on the third prince and his mother-in-law and brother in the family to earn a future, so he got out of his home last year and went to Jinshanwei on an errand. Then, after the end of this year, he got a military position in the north again, and tried to get past his father, General Xiao, and get himself to the border army. He said...... As long as he can make military achievements on the frontier, he will no longer have to look at the faces of his family or the three princes in the future. ”

Wen Shi sighed when he heard this: "When I first saw him in the prison of Dali Temple, I felt that his child was very different from other children. Even those outstanding high-ranking disciples who are praised are not as down-to-earth as him. is obviously a relative of the emperor and the country, and he is also familiar with the three princes, but he did it as an official, and he also did it as a junior officer in the guard, and he didn't have a fight at all. When he was suppressing bandits, he killed the enemy with others, and he didn't care if he was injured. Although there were no major wars on the frontier, there were sometimes skirmishes, and people would still die, and he went without hesitation. With his ambition and courage, I knew he was a wonderful boy! ”

Somehow, hearing Wen's praise of Xiao Rui like this, Xie Mulin was very happy in his heart: "Does my mother think he is good?" That...... If this wonderful child came to his door and proposed to his father and you in the future, would you say yes? ”

Wen Shi was stunned, and immediately reacted, and suddenly sat up: "What did you say?!" ”

Xie Mulin smiled and gently pressed her back on the pillow: "Don't worry, mother, I am very innocent with him and have not done anything against etiquette." I'm not delusional like my third sister, so I think about how to please the Xiao family all day long, trying to marry him. I was just...... Surprisingly, he seemed to have to look the other way. Before he left Huyin last year, he asked me if I could give him a chance. If he can really make military achievements in the frontier in the future and mix up in the army, he will come to the door to propose to his father. When the time comes, if I don't hate him, he asks me not to reject him. I was surprised at the time, I didn't expect him to have such an idea, but he seemed sincere, and I really couldn't refuse. ”

Wen glared at his daughter, and only after a while did he squeeze out a sentence: "You actually ...... Hiding it from me all the time?! What about your brother? And Huizhi, do they know?! ”

Xie Mulin shook his head: "No one in the family knows, mother, you are the first to know." In fact, she felt that the third brother Xie Huizhi should be faintly aware of it, and maybe even quite supportive. But at this time, she doesn't need to tell the truth, she always has to let Wen know how important she is in her daughter's mind. The old lady also needs to be coaxed!

When Wen heard this, his face really looked better, but he still couldn't help but complain in his words: "You are too bold!" What is it called? It's called a private subscription for life! Marriage events, where is it so simple? You have parents and brothers, why doesn't he have parents and family? You will also say that he is a concubine, and his mother and brother are not very good to him. In this case, if you still want to marry in the past, aren't you asking for hardship?! ”

The ideal son-in-law in Wen's mind is a scholar like Xie Pu, who has a gentle temperament, but also is more intelligent and capable, and cannot be a nerd who reads to death. If the family background is better, the family is richer, it will be better. In her heart, she considered the candidate for a son-in-law from Xie Pu's colleagues, classmates or students of Zhushan Academy, because she didn't find a suitable person in the academy, she planned to go north this time, and when Xie Pu's injury healed, she began to pay attention to what outstanding children were in the surrounding official eunuchs, where did she think that her daughter had already taken a fancy to someone?!

She persuaded her daughter earnestly: "This is your life's business, don't make decisions too rashly." I can trust the little brother of the Xiao family, but the situation in his family ......" she paused, "Not to mention anything else, just because his family is also a relative of the emperor and the country, and there is a concubine and a prince, it is impossible for the lord to be happy to marry." Last year, our whole family was frightened, and we really didn't want to be involved in those filthy things of the royal blood and the royal relatives fighting for power and profit. Even if the little brother of the Xiao family doesn't plan to rely on his family, he is still the Xiao family, and he can't tear it apart at all. In case something happens to the third prince and the Xiao family is implicated, you are also unlucky, wouldn't it make me and the master feel distressed to death?! ”

Xie Mulin thought for a while and said, "He is still quite vigilant about the struggle for power among the three princes, General Xiao is loyal to the emperor, but his wife and daughter probably have other ideas. However, these things are the internal affairs of the Xiao family, and I have no right to interfere. If Xiao Rui can't handle the risk, I won't jump into the pit stupidly! ”

Wen frowned: "So...... If the Xiao family was also involved in those messy battles, you wouldn't have agreed to the Xiao family's little brother's courtship? ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "No, I mean, Xiao Rui himself doesn't want to get involved in that kind of thing, so he will find a way to get out, or take the Xiao family out of the chaos." In any case, as long as our father stays under the jurisdiction of King Yan's mansion, he will not be implicated in the battle in the capital. Xiao Rui also has a good relationship with the Yan Wangfu, otherwise it would be impossible to recommend his father to His Royal Highness the Yan Wang. It was impossible for him not to think of this, choosing to stay away from the capital at this time, he must also want to get rid of that risk, right? ”

Wen blinked, pondered for a moment, and said, "If he can really get out, he can keep his family safe...... I'll discuss it with you. We are in Beiping, and we can also take a good look at whether he is really suitable to be our son-in-law! ”

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