Eleven Niang has always been gentle and quiet, tolerant and generous in Xu Lingyi's heart, and even a little generous, he has never seen such Eleven Niang.

His expression is calm and calm, and his speech is soft and firm.

For a while, he was silent.

Eleven Niang lowered her eyelids: "Master Hou is like this, how can I be embarrassed!" The tone was very sad, and there was a bit of a taste of weeping.

Xu Lingyi was greatly embarrassed. Busy said: "This matter is a bit complicated, it's not that I didn't discuss it with you in advance......

"Master Hou!" Before his words fell, Eleven Niang suddenly raised her eyelids and looked at Xu Lingyi, "You are the head of the family, and the marriage of the children should be decided by you." Her unsmiling face was as cold and silent as a snowy peak, "I think it's because the concubine is shallow, so Master Hou handed over the selection of a daughter-in-law to the second sister-in-law." As she spoke, there was a bit of frustration in her tone, "That is the case, the concubine is to obey the orders of the marquis." Xu Lingyi, who was used to seeing the smile of Eleven Niang, felt very uncomfortable. The words of explanation blurted out: "I only had this plan before, and I don't know if the Xiang family agrees or not, so it's not good to tell you." Later, Ma Zuowen came and gave me the selection of the eldest princess to solve my confusion in the past few months, and I was busy arranging things on the district family's side, so I didn't have a chance to talk about it...... The Xiang family must come down, won't I be the first to tell you? At the end of the words, there was a faint sense of helplessness.

Eleven Niang was very surprised.

The first one? Could it be that Xu Lingyi didn't even discuss this matter?

I was also curious about why the candidate for the eldest concubine of the emperor solved Xu Lingyi's confusion in the past few months.

Thinking of what Xu Lingyi did, she couldn't help but suppress the fox confusion in her heart, and looked out the window with a side face.

And Xu Lingyi saw that his wife refused to listen to his explanation, so she couldn't help but smile bitterly, got up and sat down next to Eleven Niang.

"Silent words, there are some things that you don't know." Xu Lingyi's expression was slightly condensed, "The Xu family is the home of the minister, and it is Yin'en who walks." Brother Yu is a concubine, and he will not have a chance to be a knighthood in the future. I refused the emperor's reward three times for the safety of my family......" Speaking of this, he paused his tone, "Cut off my brother's future." As the Marquis of Yongping, I am worthy of my ancestors. But as a father, I owe a lot to my brother. ”

Eleven Niang gradually understood.

"I've got to find a way out for this kid." Xu Lingyi's tone was a little embarrassed, "Fortunately, he is still smart, rather than letting him wait for me to ask for a favor in his old age like the fifth brother, it is better to let him try to enter the imperial examination." What's more, he doesn't have the same foundation as his fifth brother, so he can't be compared with him...... In this way, their brothers have their own paths, and maybe they can be more affectionate. ”

Eleven Niang looked at Xu Lingyi in surprise.

Didn't the children of the Xu family go through the imperial examination to enter the ranks? Didn't the third master go back then because of this reason, so he didn't end up after taking the test?

"This time and that time." Xu Lingyi saw that his wife's face was a little less cold, and her tone was even softer, "Although I had this idea before, I didn't have such an opportunity. This time, I met Master Xiang and found that he was more pragmatic and capable than before. As long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, and for another ten or twenty years, the feudal officials will be able to serve soon, and if he is lucky, it is not impossible to enter the cabinet. You know that, too. We are both ministers and relatives, and I am the one who has led soldiers to win battles. Ordinary people will be red when they get their hands dirty, not to mention that our family has all three things. It's good to say that Brother Yu took the path of Yin En, with my residual prestige, so I have to give some face in the army. But if he takes the path of the imperial examination, his background will become the reason why he is attacked by those clear streams and rejected by his colleagues, and it is good that he is not affected by me. At this, he sighed slightly.

Eleven Niang was silent.

Yushi likes to impeach his relatives and ministers the most.

In their eyes, the fact that their relatives can enjoy the support of the state is all the reason why "a Taoist master and chicken dog ascend to heaven", and the ministers are a group of moths who waste national food by relying on the grace of their ancestors - they respect the people who have attained the Tao and respect the heroes of the founding of the country, but they have no polite reason for the chicken and dog who ascended to heaven with the people who have attained the Tao, and the children who have long lost their ancestors. However, these people are still older than your officials and enjoy more rights than you, which inevitably makes those scholars and doctors who have come to this day after ten years of hardship dislike it, and they must always find the mistakes of these people to justify their contempt for these people.

What's more, Xu Lingyi is still a big old man who leads troops to fight and makes literati despise!

"I can't defend him, I can only help him find someone who can defend him. That's why I came up with the idea of marrying the Xiang family. Xu Lingyi looked at Shi Niang, "Brother Yu is a concubine, and his biological mother is a maidservant." If you change to someone else, you will definitely not agree. But the second sister-in-law watched Brother Yu grow up, and she knew what Brother Yu's temperament was. That's why I thought of marrying the Xiang family, and I wanted to ask my second sister-in-law to talk about Xiang. Not to mention Master Xiang, it was the second sister-in-law, and I was a little embarrassed to hear it at the time. In this case, I will have a hard time saying anything to you. As for letting the second sister-in-law choose one of several nieces, it is also because the second sister-in-law supports both ends on one shoulder, and the children on both sides know better. My wife is half blessed, it's better than if we were ignorant and found someone with a stronger personality to come in. You must know that it will be Brother Chen's daughter-in-law who will take over your hand in the future. ”

Xu Lingyi's honesty made Eleven Niang's resentment gradually disappear, but it didn't mean that she forgave him for his actions because of this.

"What Master Hou said is reasonable." Her tone was sincere, "But there are still some things that the concubine doesn't understand in her body and mind." ”

Xu Lingyi saw that his wife was willing to talk to him well, his heart was relieved, and he said seriously: "You say, I'll listen!" ”

"Why did Master Hou tell me this?"

Xu Lingyi was slightly stunned, and said without thinking: "Naturally, it's because you have a generous personality and are sensible......"

"Is that because the concubine has a generous personality? Or is it reasonable? Eleven Niang broke the casserole and asked to the end.

Xu Lingyi was stunned.

"Master Hou can't be a perfunctory concubine." Eleven Niang has already said, "Whatever the Hou Ye thinks, he will answer the concubine." She looked at Xu Lingyi with a very solemn gaze.

Xu Lingyi couldn't help but be solemn in his heart, and said, "Of course, it's because you are sensible." Let me tell you what happened, and you will naturally understand why I married the Xiang family. ”

"In that case, why didn't Master Hou talk to the concubine in advance?" Eleven Niang's voice was not loud, but it was sonorous, which made Xu Lingyi hesitate slightly.

"In the mind of the Hou Ye, the concubine is generous and sensible, and the Hou Ye discussed with the concubine before deciding to marry the second miss of the Xiang family for Brother Yu, can't the concubine understand the difficulties of the Hou Ye?" Eleven Niang looked at Xu Lingyi fixedly, "On the contrary, the matter has already been settled, so I came to talk to the concubine." How can a concubine not be sad and sad? As she spoke, her eyes darkened slightly, "I didn't even squeak at such a big thing...... When the concubine heard it at first glance, she was really ashamed and angry, and she didn't know what she had done wrong? I just hope that there is a crack in the ground that can be drilled into, so as not to let people know that the concubine is not tolerant of jokes, and even the marriage of her stepson has to be hidden...... I was disheartened and wanted to lose my hand and do nothing...... Now that I heard Hou Ye say this, I felt even more uncomfortable...... The concubine adheres to the way of respect, but the Hou Ye only remembers the generosity of the concubine and the good talk......"

Eleven Niang, who was calmly but sadly talking about her thoughts, made Xu Lingyi's heart ripple one after another, and made him feel uneasy like sitting on pins and needles.

"Eleven Niang......" His voice was bitter, looking at her with a little hesitation, the corners of his mouth twitched for a long time, and he didn't say a second sentence.

Eleven Niang was slightly disappointed.

Marriage is the marriage between two families, so who to marry is decided by the husband. When a daughter-in-law comes back, she has to take care of the housework, so it is up to the wife to decide who to marry. Xu Lingyi was willing to explain to her, and knew that what she did was wrong, but she was unwilling to apologize to her. Is it because men are inferior to women? Or is it a long-standing reserve?

She tugged at the corners of her mouth at Xu Lingyi, barely showed a smile, and then stumbled down on the kang, "It's not too early, Lord Hou has seen something strange from the list of the emperor's eldest concubine given by Master Ma, and he is a little busy these days." Let's take a break early! Then he got up and went to make his bed.

"Silent Words!" Xu Lingyi grabbed her arm from behind.

Shi Niang stood up straight and did not move.

The two of them stood still for a moment.

"I didn't do it right!" Xu Lingyi's voice slowly sounded in her ears, "I'll pay attention next time." ”

Eleven Niang turned around and looked at Xu Lingyi with a sincere gaze: "Master Hou, I want to meet the three young ladies of the Xiang family!" ”

Xu Lingyi's face changed slightly.

Shi Niang stared at him for a while, then turned around to make the bed without saying a word.

Xu Lingyi stood in place, looking at her back silently.

After making the bed, move the lamp to the small pestle at the head of the bed.

"Master Hou, the concubine will serve you to change your clothes!" Eleven Niang's voice was soft, no different from usual.

Xu Lingyi slowly raised his arm.

Eleven Niang helped him take off his coat.

The couple rested for miles and miles.

The Giethoorn lamp emits a soft glow.

Eleven Niang turned over.

Xu Lingyi, whose eyes were wide open, could hear it clearly.

After a while, Eleven Niang turned over again.

Xu Lingyi closed her eyes.

I heard Eleven Niang turn over again.

Then Eleven Niang turned over again.

He opened his eyes and saw Eleven Niang turn over.

Xu Lingyi couldn't help but speak: "Silent words." I meant it......"

Yes, it is indeed what Xu Lingyi meant. But the second lady proposed to let the second lady of the Xiang family and Xu Siyu get engaged, so couldn't the Xu family raise an objection?

"Master Hou also said that you can't marry someone with a strong personality." Eleven Niang's voice was a little weak, "I want to take a closer look at the three young ladies of the Xiang family!" ”

"The eldest daughter will definitely not be able to do it......" Xu Lingyi also wanted to dissuade Eleven Niang.

"Aren't there still second and third misses?" Eleven Niang said softly, but there was a faint insistence in her voice.

Xu Lingyi frowned slightly and did not make a sound.

Eleven Niang turned over and turned her back to Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi was silent for a long time, sighed for a long time, and gently hugged Eleven Niang into his arms: "Silent ......"

Eleven Niang didn't turn around.

In the distant sound of drums, there was a faint sound of the bursting of candles.

And in the Xiang Mansion located in the southeast corner of the Xu Mansion, Lord Xiang and Mrs. Xiang were looking at each other angrily at the moment.

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Sorry, sorry, it's late...... I put on the draft first, and I'll catch the worm tomorrow!