"Don't say more, take the book back to the room, and this husband will choose from the dozens of people, choose it and tell your mother, and send someone to reply to someone." Chen Tong's face was tired, he had been working day and night for his daughter's family affairs these days, so Chen Tong got up and prepared to go back to the side hall to rest.

"Daddy! I don't..."

"No what?" Before Chen Wan'er finished speaking, she was snatched by Chen Xiu: "Dad, sister means that she won't miss this rare opportunity!" ”

Chen Tong waved his hand to signal them all to retreat, Chen Xiu was afraid that the little sister would say something ridiculous in a hurry, so he dragged her out of the hall.

"Brother, Sister Shicai is about to reason with her father, why did she stop me?" Chen Xiu wiped a handful of cold sweat and said, "Sister, if you confront your father in the hall, you are not afraid of being locked in the house again?" Besides, isn't there still ten days to work on, and I think about it slowly. ”

Chen Wan'er looked like she had lost her soul, her eyes were filled with tears, and she whispered Xu Xianglin's name, Chen Xiu advised: "Sister, it's too late to wait for Brother Xiang Lin Xian, make a plan early!" Alas! "Let's go to the study obediently and go to the study.

Xu Xianglin's illness seemed to be getting worse and worse, and his mother Liu was worried that something would happen in the future, so she persuaded Xu Zhao to plan to tell him about his family, and the female family was Chen Wan'er.

Mother Xu was worried about her son's family affairs, burning incense, and worshipping Buddha, and recently heard that Chen County Ling was looking for a husband for his daughter, and there was an endless stream of dignitaries and nobles who came to visit, and Xu's mother was willing to miss such a golden opportunity, so she discussed with Xu Zhao and immediately went to the county order to talk about relatives.

"Childe, Madame, the master has gone out of the house."

"If you are in a panic, you must be going to Shuanglin Temple to worship the Buddha again, right?"

"Oh, Childe, don't you know, the day before yesterday, the old lady privately discussed to tell you a wife's room, and today I was in a hurry, I must have gone to talk about my son."

"Say kiss? How did I not know? ”

"I also listened to what Ruolan said, it's true."

"Which woman?"

"It seems that she said that she was the daughter of Chen County Ling, what is her name Chen... Chen Wan'er. ”

When Xu Xianglin heard this, his heart was stunned, and he immediately became irritable, he slapped the book on the table and said, "How are you doing?" Sanjiu scratched his ears and cheeks, and replied: "There is no news yet..."

Xu Zhao had a lot of worries along the way, he thought to himself that this Chen Wan'er was as beautiful as a fairy, pursued by thousands of people, and they were all children of the official family, and the Chen and Xu families had little contact in recent years, and the Xu family's business was bleak, declining year by year, I am afraid that Chen Tong would not be willing to marry his daughter into the Xu Mansion.

"Master, someone outside the door invites me to see him, calling himself Xu Zhao."

"Xu Zhao?" Chen Tong was copying the documents, and after hearing this name, he thought about it before remembering who it was, hesitated for a moment, and ordered his subordinates to invite him into the mansion and talk to each other in the side hall.

"Oh, Lord Chen, I haven't seen you for many days, but your mansion is still thriving, and it's shining!" Xu Zhao greeted him with a smile and saluted, Chen Tong leaned on the back of the chair leisurely, sipping tea, "Brother Xu and sit, it's just that my brother came to visit suddenly, I don't know what to do?" ”

"Don't hide it from adults, we and the cheap room do have something to come to disturb, and it is a matter of Ling Ai's relatives." Xu Zhao wanted to say but didn't want to say, with an embarrassed look.

"Wan'er's family? Hehe, Brother Xu doesn't know, the little girl Wan'er is as beautiful as a fairy, comparable to the former sable cicada, and the people who came to the house to propose relatives stepped on the threshold. Chen Tong was very proud, and laughed intoxicated.

"Where do adults speak, so that no one knows the good name of love, who doesn't know, it is precisely because of this that I came to talk... Let's talk about kissing. ”

"Yo? Brother is coming to be a parent? Why do people say kiss? ”

"Dog Xu Xianglin." Xu Zhao's face couldn't be hung up, and he couldn't squeeze out half a word, and Xu's mother took over the conversation when she saw this, and told her bluntly.

"Oh, it turned out to be Ling Lang, Xiang Lin, the kid was a child and made friends with Zhuo'er, he was tired of chatting together every day, playing and making trouble, and he grew up under my nose, I looked at Lin Wen and elegant, he was very angry, and he was a good son." Chen Tong smiled and boasted, and immediately turned cold again.

"The Lord is falsely praised, the fool is kind by nature, and he knows a little poetry and books, which is not enough." Chen Tong ordered his servants to pour tea for Xu Zhao, and then said, "Brother, I heard that Xiang Lin was seriously ill a while ago, why did he do it? ”

Xu Zhao looked embarrassed, and replied: "The dog was disobedient, and I hit my head unintentionally, and then fell unconscious, for more than three days. ”

"If Xiang Lin doesn't die, there will be a blessing in the future!"

"My lord, what are the plans for the relationship between the dog and Ling Ai?" Mother Xu saw that the two couldn't talk about business, so she interjected and asked.

"Madame, don't be anxious, although the little girl's family affairs can be decided by me, but the matter of kinship, it is best to ask the little girl's wishes before it can be agreed, as long as the little girl is willing, then this family matter will be decided, how about it?"

"Then I have asked Ling Ai, and I am waiting for you in the cheap room." Mother Xu glanced at Xu Zhao and said, "My lord, if Ling Ai is in the house, can you please come out and see him?" This marriage event can't be delayed, please make love come to the court, and you will know the thoughts of your daughter's family when you ask. ”

"Hey, don't hide it from Mrs., the little girl has been infected with the wind cold in recent days, coughing and wheezing, and her body is weak, so she is really not suitable to move around." Chen Tong had a wit and said with a smile.

"Hey, where do you speak, it's all because the cheap room is too anxious, and the marriage is in a hurry, and you can't be in a hurry, so please tell the adults what they want to do, and we will retire first." Chen Tong continued: "Brother Xu, don't worry, just wait for the good news." ”

Xu Zhao and his wife Liu left the Chen Mansion in a huff, Xu's mother muttered and complained along the way, and Xu Zhao blamed her for not going to talk about her relatives, which was completely self-inflicted.

"It's all your bad idea, it's good now, Xiang'er's family affairs haven't been negotiated, and my Xu family's face is about to be lost!" Xu Zhao entered the main hall in a hurry and sat down on the table.

"You blame me? At the beginning, you nodded and agreed to talk about Xiang'er's family affairs, but who would have thought that Chen Tong would become so treacherous now, he is really confused! ”

"Since the decline of my Xu family's business, Chen Tong has been estranged from my Xu family and is unwilling to interact, Xiang'er and Chen Gongzi can't meet and walk around like before, entering and leaving the two mansions is like entering their own door, all these ladies also see it in their eyes and know it. Now that there is nothing to do, there must be unknown things when you come to the door, so how can Chen Tong not be vigilant, not to mention that what he is talking about is a major event for his love and marriage, and he refuses to easily agree! ”

"Master doesn't need to worry, this Chen Tong is no longer covering up, but Chen Wan'er is bent on marrying Xiang'er as his wife, this family business will not be so smooth, but I am very sure."

"Nonsense, how do you know what she thinks in her heart, I think this family business is over, save some face for the Xu family, we can't afford his Chen Tong's daughter, is there no one to marry!"

"A while ago, Xiang'er was bedridden to recuperate, Chen Xiu, the son of the Chen family, came to visit, the master was not at the house, and it happened to be Xiang'er's nap, so he was not disturbed, he was the one I was waiting to see."

"What does it have to do with Chen Gongzi?"

"Chen Gongzi attaches great importance to love and righteousness, Xiang'er will naturally come to visit when something big happens, when he speaks, he inadvertently mentioned his little sister Chen Wan'er, he sighed, and told me about his little sister's heart, he said that the person in the heart of the little sister is our family."

"Oh? And such things? ”

"I think that, Chen Gongzi is taking the opportunity of visiting, and by the way, he will probe Xiang'er's tone."

"Then have you ever told Xiang'er about this?"

"Say that he has nothing to do with Xiang'er, he can study with peace of mind, then Chen Wan'er is both beautiful and artistic, marrying her is a good blessing for Xiang'er, and I'm afraid he won't like it."

"But Xiang'er, this kid has an elusive temperament... You... That's it, Xiang'er's wife will take care of it. Xu Zhao waved his hand and walked out of the hall.

The mansion is big, and trivial things will be known to everyone, and Chen Wan'er quickly learned that the Xu family came to talk about her relatives, and it was Chen Xiu's letter to her.

Chen Wan'er smiled when she heard the news, dressed up in the mirror, tapped her rouge, inserted the jade hairpin into her hair bun, and changed into a brocade red dress.

After Chen Wan'er dressed up, she took small steps to the main hall, Chen Tong sat in the lobby, still with a sad face, and was very surprised to see her daughter smiling and wearing a red dress, so she asked: "Wan'er, why are you dressed like this, what is the matter?" ”

"Daddy, I heard that the master of the Xu family came to kiss yesterday, is this serious?" Chen Wan'er's eyes were full of anticipation, but Chen Tong had a cold face and was very irritable: "Which person who doesn't know whether to live or die told you?" I had to skin him! ”

Chen Wan'er didn't expect her father's reaction to be so strong, so she poured tea and brought it to her face, and said, "Dad, the Xu family came to say goodbye, did you agree or not?" Chen Tong shook his hand and got up, and said, "You will die of this heart, I, Chen Tong, will not marry my daughter into the Xu family!" ”

Chen Wan'er listened, her hands trembled, the teacup fell to the ground, the tea splashed on the brand-new red dress, and she choked up: "Dad, why can't you marry into the Xu family?" Why?! ”

"The Xu family is cold, the family business is sluggish, what is the benefit of marrying with it, your father and I don't want to watch you marry into its Xu family and suffer!"

"Could it be that Wan'er is just a chess piece in Daddy's hands?" Chen Wan'er's heart tightened, and tears burst out of her eyes.

"Ridiculous! Dad did this, on the one hand, to prosper the ancestral foundation of my Chen family, and secondly, to consider your life's events! ”

"Dad, Xu Gongzi has both ability and political integrity, elegant and heroic, his daughter looks down on him in his eyes and keeps it in his heart, just to tie the knot with him one day, why should Daddy obstruct it in every way..."

"Even if you say it today, I don't agree with this family business, and the Chen Xu family has nothing to do with it, so you will die of this heart!"

"Since my father said so, the daughter also told me that I, Chen Wan'er, will not marry my son in this life!" After that, he hid his face and wept bitterly, turned around and ran out of the lobby.

Chen Wan'er locked herself in the boudoir, cried in grief, messed up her long hair, wet her eyes, lightened her rouge, and dirty her red clothes.