"Nope."

The prince of Dingguo opened his mouth first.

"Father...... Why? ”

Xu Yongning frowned, and hurriedly looked at the Duchess of Dingguo, and said with a little evasive in his eyes: "Grandmother just said that it will fulfill my ......."

The reason why he didn't say it before was because he was four years older than the Zhang family's sister and wanted to wait for two more years.

"I'm afraid that if I am willing to fulfill you, the Zhang family will not agree." Duchess Dingguo sighed.

"How could it be?" Xu Yongning said as hard as he could: "Our Dingguo Mansion is here, and I don't have anything to find fault with now——"

He admitted that he was a little unrighteous before, but he was young at that time, and he didn't commit any major mistakes, so he didn't even have a chance to make amends, right?

In his opinion, the Zhang family is very reasonable!

Duchess Dingguo shook her head and said: "Our Dingguo Mansion is not an ordinary family, and it is not good to say it secretly, if the second girl of the Zhang family marries, it stands to reason that she can only be wronged to be a side room." But after getting along all these years, it can be seen that the Zhang family will definitely not agree to this matter. ”

Not to mention the Zhang family, just based on her understanding of the second girl of the Zhang family, she felt that this matter was difficult to achieve.

That little girl, since she was a child, was very different from other girls' families, and her idea was very right.

"Therefore, don't mention this matter as soon as possible." The prince of Dingguo sighed and said: "If not, if you can't get married, it will hurt the harmony of the two families." ”

Xu Yongning asked dissatisfiedly: "Why do you want the sister of the Zhang family to do the side room?" Since I like her, I want to marry her! ”

"In the future, you will inherit the entire Dingguo Mansion - marriage, is it child's play?" Duchess Dingguo's tone was stern.

Xu Yongning asked rhetorically: "What about my father?" Mother's background is even inferior to the sister of the Zhang family! Why is it that when you come to me, there are rules everywhere? ”

He didn't question his parents, he was just unconvinced.

"How can that be? At the beginning, there was a life-saving kindness between your father and mother. ”

"Father saved mother's life?"

Xu Yongning had never heard of this.

However, even if the father saved the mother, he can't always ask the mother to be the main room, right?

What is this called?

"It was your mother who saved your father's life...... Duchess Dingguo corrected.

Xu Yongning was stunned, and immediately looked at his father, who was not very comfortable.

"It turns out that the person who promised him by himself is a father......"

That—

Didn't he let the Zhang family's sister save him once?

He believes that the sister of the Zhang family has this ability.

Xu Yongning was not very reliable thinking about how to create opportunities.

But the next words of the Duchess of Dingguo made him dispel this thought: "Besides, the Dingguo Mansion in the past is not comparable to today. ”

The Duchess of Dingguo suddenly said a little seriously: "Our Xu family is the founding of the country, the glory of generations, it seems to be a big tree with deep roots, but because of the situation in the dynasty, starting from your grandfather, it has gradually become no better than before - you will have to carry the entire Dingguo Mansion in the future, and you are destined not to do too much as you want in terms of family affairs." ”

“……”

Xu Yongning suddenly fell silent.

He roughly understood his grandmother's words.

Those boring books that always like to give people big reasons to listen to, although he can't understand some of them, they are not completely in vain.

In other words, at my father's time, he could still be willful once in a while.

But when it comes to him, there is no chance to be willful.

The prince of Dingguo suddenly felt a little inexplicably guilty.

Why does it seem that he has used up this only opportunity, and now he can only wronged his son to go against his will......

Ahem, you can't say that, after all, if he had married someone else, he wouldn't have this stinky boy.

"Isn't it okay for my grandson to work hard and make up for it in other ways? Could it be that guarding the family business, just the lintel, there is only one way to go, marriage? ”

Xu Yongning was silent for a long time, but he was still unwilling.

"As the saying goes, if you marry a wife, you should marry a virtuous person, if you marry a wife who is not virtuous, what if you are a good person? And the two love each other is the long-term time, and the husband and wife can work together to be able to work everywhere and make the days better——"

The prince of Dingguo couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this.

This...... Is it the words of his son?

"Books are not read in vain, and friends are not made in vain."

The prince of Dingguo looked at Xu Yongning with a gratifying look in his eyes.

Immediately said: "But then again, you and the girl of the Zhang family don't seem to be in love, right?" ”

Xu Yongning suddenly felt a pain in his knee.

Why is my father so ruthless?

But he still insisted and said: "Who can say ...... this?"

And isn't this kind of thing something that can be cultivated slowly?

"I disagree!"

At this time, suddenly a girl's loud voice came in.

Xu Yongning's eyelids jumped, and he turned his head, only to see that it was Xu Wanxi who walked in angrily.

"You...... How did you eavesdrop on me talking to my grandmother and father! Xu Yongning questioned her, but her face turned red instantly.

This kind of thing is just told to my grandmother and father, but my sister can listen to it...... It's too embarrassing!

Moreover, my sister may want to tell my sister of the Zhang family, how should he deal with it then?

"If I hadn't listened, I wouldn't have known that you had such thoughts!" Xu Wanxi saluted the Duchess of Dingguo and the prince, and then glared at Xu Yongning and said.

“…… Why can't I have this mind? This is a gentleman's longing that comes from affection and stops at courtesy, what is unseemly? Xu Yongning tried his best to keep his tone as frank as possible.

"Also, why don't you agree?"

Could it be that my sister is so young, and she only pretends to be in the interests of the family in her eyes?

"Why are you embarrassed to ask me?" Xu Wanxi looked very surprised.

There are so many people in the world who lack self-knowledge.

"You wait......"

The girl looked around.

When she eavesdropped, she broke the maid away, and now that there was no one to do, she went to the inner chamber of the Duchess of Dingguo by herself.

After a few moments, it turned back.

Then, under the bewildered gaze of Xu Yongning and others, he took out a palm-sized mercury mirror and held the mirror in front of Xu Yongning.

"Now you know why, right?"

Xu Wanxi asked her brother.

Xu Yongning's face darkened.

Xu Wanxi...... Am I your own brother or not? ”

"It is precisely because of this that I kindly remind you to break this mind as soon as possible, so as to save yourself too much sadness in the future!" Xu Wanxi said seriously: "Look at yourself, from appearance to conversation, to knowledge and ability, and even temperament preferences, which one matches Zhen Zhen?" In this case, it is reluctant, and there will be constant contradictions-"

As he spoke, ignoring his brother's increasingly heavy face, he said, "Don't say that the husband and wife are in harmony at that time, if you don't make trouble, you will burn high incense." ”

"Xu Wanxi, if you have to say that-" Xu Yongning gritted his teeth, his eyes were slightly red, and he said, "Then I will ...... Go back to reading now! ”

"Grandmother, father, grandson retire!"

Xu Yongning turned around and strode away.

Xu Wanxi was stunned.

Why did she look at her second brother as if she was about to cry?