Mrs. Du's mind was lively, and she suddenly had an idea again, "Master, since the five princes are unreliable, we might as well take refuge in others." ”

"Seek refuge with someone else?" Master Du thought for a while and shook his head, "Who can we turn to?" I was originally from a poor family, and I had no family at home, and I have been nesting in Huzhou for many years, and I have little contact with my colleagues, so I don't know who I can turn to, and I don't know how to turn to it. ”

Lord Du understands the reason why a good bird chooses a tree to perch, but he also has to find a suitable wood, and can get the wood to agree to let him perch.

Obviously, he didn't have that ability. The powerful and famous family of the Southern Chu State, Lord Du did not know anyone except the five princes.

"Master, who said you don't have a way? As long as you dare to go, there is a way. The corners of Mrs. Du's lips raised slightly, she already had a way.

Master Du was puzzled, "What's the way?" ”

Why didn't he feel it?

I saw Mrs. Du covering her mouth and chuckling: "It's good to marry two surnames, master, is this the way?" ”

"Marriage!" Master Du's eyes lit up.

Mrs. Du smiled, nodded and said: "Our daughter Ziyu is fourteen this year, and she is the same age as Lord Huo, if we marry Ziyu to Lord Huo, won't we become in-laws with the Jingbei Hou Mansion in the future?"

Jingbei Houfu is the mother family of the three princes, and Lord Huo is the long history of His Royal Highness the Prince, if the matter of Yu'er and Lord Huo is completed, we are equivalent to having two backers of the Three Princes and His Royal Highness the Prince, which is not much better than following the Five Princes. ”

In fact, the idea of marrying Du Ziyu to Master Huo was not just born.

It is said that the daughter should marry high, Huzhou is a poor and remote place, and Lord Du is the biggest official in Huzhou, Mrs. Du has long wanted to marry her daughter Du Ziyu to the rich land of the capital, but she has not found a suitable opportunity.

Now that there is a Master Huo, Mrs. Du has already had an idea in her heart, but she couldn't figure out Lord Du's mind at first, so she didn't say it.

"Master, if Yu'er couldn't see a child of the capital like Lord Huo in the past, now it is a good opportunity, and this is also the will of God. God is kind and sends a Master Huo to give us a chance. ”

Since she said what she said in her heart, Mrs. Du made up her mind to persuade Master Du to agree.

"But will Lord Huo take a fancy to our Yu'er?" Lord Du has his own worries, not that his daughter Du Ziyu has a bad appearance. But Master Huo was born in a prosperous capital, and he has seen a lot of beautiful and talented women, so he may not fall in love with Du Ziyu.

Mrs. Du glanced at Master Du, "Master, what are you talking about, Yu'er is your biological daughter, isn't she beautiful?" And since I was a child, I hired the best teacher for Yu'er to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Our Yu'er's appearance and talent are top in Huzhou, even if they are placed in the capital, if they are not the best, they are definitely not inferior. ”

The daughter who was raised by herself, Mrs. Du was very confident, and said: "Besides, now Master Huo happens to live in our house, near the water, as long as the two of them have more contact, they will naturally have feelings." ”

Lord Du frowned, "Multi-contact lifting?" Can't you let Yu'er take the initiative? Isn't this good for Yu'er's reputation? ”

Huo Sijin is here to do serious errands, and judging by her words and deeds in the past few days, it is clear that she is a well-educated noble child, and she is by no means a gentleman who likes to eat, drink and have fun.

A polite and noble son will not take the initiative to have a relationship with a woman who is not related to him.

Huo Sijin couldn't do such a thing, so he could only let Du Ziyu take the initiative. Master Du is a scholar, and he attaches the most importance to etiquette, so he feels uncomfortable at the moment.

"Master, you can rest assured, just let Yu'er and Master Huo have more contact, and there will never be a violation of etiquette." Mrs. Du swore solemnly, "Master, I am in charge of this backyard matter, and I will never let our Yu'er suffer." ”

Master Du will be skeptical, "Really? ”

"Of course it's true." Mrs. Du glanced at Master Du with disgust, "Yu'er was born by me, is it possible that I, the mother, will harm her!" ”

Master Du was still a little hesitant, he always felt a little awkward.

"Master, you can't hesitate any longer, if you are wrong, there will be no such shop in this village, is it possible that you want to be at the mercy of the five princes all the time?" Mrs. Du has been married to him for many years, and she knows what Lord Du cares about most.

As soon as she said this, Master Du's originally somewhat wavering heart immediately froze, "Okay, just do as you say." However, you must protect Yu'er. ”

Although Lord Du agreed, he was still worried. Mrs. Du was the complete opposite of Lord Du and persuaded Lord Du, but Mrs. Du was not happy in her heart......

The next day, Mrs. Du called her daughter Du Ziyu.

"Mother, Yu'er is a woman, how can she ......" Du Ziyu's face was slightly red when she said, and she was very embarrassed.

Lord Du is very strict with the upbringing of his children, and since he was a child, he has taught Du Ziyu to abide by etiquette and law, and not to do anything out of line, so when Du Ziyu heard that Mrs. Du asked her to take the initiative to approach Lord Huo, she was not happy at the moment.

"My stupid daughter, my mother didn't let you do anything else."

Mrs. Du didn't know what her daughter was thinking, so she hurriedly explained her, "Mother means, Lord Huo came all the way from the capital, and you, as the host, should send a refreshment to others, besides, this is also the way of hospitality." ”

Du Ziyu looked at Mrs. Du, biting the corner of her lip and not speaking, obviously still unhappy.

"Yu'er, my mother is all for your good." Mrs. Du took her daughter's hand and said softly, "As women, our greatest hope is to marry a good husband, this Lord Huo was born in Jingbei Hou Mansion, and my mother has also seen it for you, his appearance and character are all good, if you can marry him, it will be your blessing." ”

"But ......" Du Ziyu bit the corner of her lip, "Dad often teaches his daughter to abide by the precepts of women. ”

Regarding the matter of marrying, Mrs. Du has already mentioned it to Du Ziyu. Du Ziyu is at the age when her love is beginning to open, and she has secretly fantasized about her future husband, but her father's upbringing is strict, she doesn't dare to say it, she can only hide it in her heart.

"So you're worried about this." Mrs. Du smiled, "Don't worry, Yu'er, your father also agreed, and your father asked your mother to tell you." ”

Du Ziyu's eyes were shining, "Dad agrees too?" ”

Mrs. Du nodded, "Yu'er, it just so happens that Lord Huo is reading the file in the mansion today, this is a good opportunity, you make some refreshments yourself, and let the maid send it to Lord Huo in a while, remember to tell the maid to say that it was sent by you." ”

"Okay, Yu'er will go." Du Ziyu obediently responded.

Leaving from Mrs. Du, Du Ziyu really went to the kitchen, made refreshments by herself, sent someone to send them, and according to Mrs. Du's instructions, she specially instructed the maid Xiu'er to say that it was her intention.

The maid Xiu'er is Du Ziyu's personal maid, she is clever, very good at speaking, respectfully presents refreshments, and says with a smile: "My young lady loves to make refreshments in the past day, and when she heard that the adults are working here, she ordered the slaves to bring some and ask the adults to taste them." ”

Huo Sijin didn't think much about it, just thought that Miss Du was hospitable, took it immediately, and replied with a smile: "Please also ask the girl to tell Miss Du, Huo Thank you for your kindness." ”

Xiu'er curtsied at Huo Sijin, "Yes, the slave must convey it." ”

The refreshments were delivered, and Xiu'er didn't linger long, so she bowed and retreated.

Huo Sijin looked at the file for the morning, and was indeed a little hungry, so he reached out and took a piece of dim sum to taste.

I have to say that this Miss Du's craftsmanship is really good, the skin is crispy but not scattered, the filling is soft but not firewood, sweet and palatable but not greasy, and the taste is extremely pure.

Huo Sijin already liked sweets such as dim sum, and couldn't help but eat another piece.

When she stretched out her hand for the third time, she looked up inadvertently and saw Chu Zheng, who was sitting opposite, looking at her steadily.

Chu Zheng's eyes were a little hot, so that Huo Sijin blushed unconsciously, and there was a sense of déjà vu of a child stealing food and being caught.

This dim sum was sent by Miss Du to taste with her, and it is okay for her to eat a few pieces, right? Besides, she didn't eat alone, and she also called everyone to eat together before eating.

Chu Zheng just looked at her like this, her burning gaze made Huo Sijin very awkward, in order to eliminate this awkwardness, she handed the dim sum in her hand to Chu Zheng, "Tianxing, do you want to taste it too?" ”

As soon as the words fell, she regretted how she could make such a childish move. If you are caught, you shouldn't quickly lower your head, when it hasn't happened?

But there was no turning back from the bow, and it would be even more embarrassing if she withdrew her hand at this time. Huo Sijin bit the corner of his lip and could only keep raising his hand.

Xu was amused by her childish actions, and the corners of Chu Zheng's lips hooked slightly, "It's delicious?" ”

"Also...... It's okay. It was so embarrassing that he stammered when he spoke, and Huo Sijin at this moment really wanted to find a hole to drill into.