Chapter 197: Courtship
Talking all night, Chu Xun greatly changed his opinion of Ning Ze.
Of course, there are also systemic influences.
When the two discussed, their favorability gradually increased.
Chu Meiren was quite worried, after all, she knew best what her father's temper was. What if he hears some negative rumors about Ning Ze outside and comes to settle accounts with him? For the stubborn father, nothing is impossible. What's more, I didn't return all night, and I don't blame my daughter for thinking too much.
Therefore, early in the morning, Chu Meiren came to the princess's mansion to inquire about the situation.
Here, Liu Yuanxiang and Mi Yan got up early and found that their husbands and Chu Xun were still in the study, and Liang Wu was guarding the door and not letting them in, and they were also worried. Chu Xun has a big temper and everyone knows it, and he is very stubborn and rigid, he specially came to Ning Ze, what did he say, especially after running outside to hide his identity and travel for a long time.
When Chu Meiren came, the three worried women gathered together and found that they all had similar ideas, so they came to the courtyard outside the study and waited.
Finally, the door of the study opened, and Ning Ze respectfully sent Chu Xun out.
It can be seen from his face that at least Chu Xun doesn't seem to be angry, and the eyes that look at Ning Ze are different from the beginning, with a little praise.
"Duke Chu, I have learned a lot from listening to your words!" Coming to the corridor, Ning Ze arched his hand and said, "I hope to have the honor to listen to the teachings again." ”
"Ning Zhonglang doesn't have to be polite!" Chu Xun nodded and said, "Through this conversation, the old man found that there was indeed some misunderstanding before. Ning Zhonglang has several thought-provoking points. I just hope everything you say is not adulterated!"
"Don't worry, Duke Chu, everything he said below is true, and heaven and earth can learn from it!"
The two said this and walked out, and when they arrived at the courtyard, they found three women sitting on the side waiting.
Seeing them, Liu Yuanxiang, Mi Yan, and Chu Meiren got up and left the stone table at the same time and quickly stepped forward.
"Husband!!" Liu Yuanxiang and Mi Yan came to Ning Ze's side, their faces full of worry.
"Father!" Chu Meiren was also worried about Ning Ze, but she still went to Chu Xun to give a salute first.
"Why are you here?" asked Chu Xun.
"The father stayed up all night, and the daughter was worried. Chu Meiren replied obediently.
"Hmm~" Chu Xun touched his beard and nodded with relief. Turning his head to Ning Ze, Liu Yuanxiang and Mi Yan, he bowed his hand, "The old man says goodbye!"
Seeing that he urged Chu Meiren to leave together, Ning Ze gave him away, Liu Yuanxiang hurriedly pulled her husband's sleeve and said in a low voice: "Duke Chu seems to be in a good mood, although I don't know what the two of you talked about last night, why don't you take this opportunity to propose to him?"
Mi Yan also nodded again and again beside her.
Ning Zexin said where is it?
He didn't speak, but Chu Xun heard Liu Yuanxiang's words. Although he is old, this ear is very good. So he stopped and turned back and said: "Although Ning Zhonglang has greatly changed the old man's opinion, but the old man's precious daughter has to find a good home, how can she be Ning Zhonglang's partial wife?
"Father!" Chu Meiren felt a little ashamed when she heard Liu Yuanxiang speak, but when her father decisively refused, she suddenly felt lost and depressed.
Ning Ze was rejected before he could speak, in fact, he was quite depressed, what is this called?
Instead, Liu Yuanxiang stepped forward and said to Chu Xun with a smile: "Duke Chu, the husband of this palace, and the master of the Tang and Tang dynasties, isn't it a good place to belong? If Lord Chu enters the door, the palace will be treated the same. Could it be that being a sister to this palace and humiliating Lord Chu Ji?"
Chu Xun arched his hand and said: "The old man has no such intention! It's just that there are many young talents in the world, and the old man doesn't want the little girl to compete with the princess for favor." Don't talk about it again!"
"This is ridiculous!" Liu Yuanxiang walked up to Chu Meiren, took her hand and said with a smile, "There is no jealousy in this palace, and there is no competition for favor when Chu Zhuji marries." Even, this palace will spoil her more than her husband, and Duke Chu can rest assured! This palace really likes Chu Zhuji, and hopes that she can enter the princess's mansion and be a sister with this palace. Although marriage is the life of the parents, the matchmaker's words, after all, the husband and the Chu master are also in love, if the Chu prince marries the Chu lord to others, she must not be happy and happy in this life. Could it be that Duke Chu hopes that the pearl of his palm will spend his next life in sorrow?"
Chu Xun frowned and looked at her daughter, Chu Meiren didn't dare to look directly at her father, lowered her head and didn't speak.
"Husband, say something!" Mi Yan gently poked Ning Ze in the back.
Ning Zexin said What is this called? Other wives are all guarding against their husbands from bringing people to their homes, and their own families are completely reversed.
However, Liu Yuanxiang is telling the truth, her love for Mi Yan is even more exaggerated than Ning Ze. Ning Ze wanted to protest with her, why did he always rob his wife with him. was robbed of his little wife by his wife, this experience is probably rare in the world, right?
Looking up and seeing Chu Meiren's expectant gaze, the bond level of the two had already met the conditions, and when they took this step, Chu Meiren naturally hoped that Ning Ze could persuade his father to agree.
Especially after he married Liu Yuanxiang and Mi Yan respectively, it made Chu Meiren feel a little anxious.
Facing Chu Meiren's gaze, Ning Ze took a deep breath. Although he has to marry three wives in a row in a few months, he must regard himself as a womanizer outside, but he really needs Chu Meiren to help him, otherwise the pressure will be too great. And with Chu Xun's temper, it is really possible to marry Chu Meiren somewhere else if it drags on forever. It's time to fight for it, but you have to fight for it!
Thinking of this, he immediately bowed to the end: "Duke Chu, just as the princess said." After getting along with the beauty for a long time, I gradually fell in love. Although he knew that he was not the person that Chu Gong liked in his heart, he still hoped to marry a beauty. ”
Seeing Ning Ze begging his father in person, a smile finally appeared on Chu Meiren's lost face, and at the same time, she was a little shy and secretly looked at her father.
Chu Xun took in his daughter's small movements, and said in his heart How did this Ning Ze get such a big charm? Not only did the princess be willing to marry her, but it also made her take the initiative to help her ask for a marriage and ask for a house for Ning Ze. His baby daughter's eyes couldn't be more obvious, so she almost nodded directly around herself.
He was not very happy to let his daughter marry Ning Ze, after all, his daughter, even the princes and nobles, were willing to marry her as his wife. is not boasting, just his title of celebrity, as well as the identity of the old minister of the former dynasty, there have been many people who have come to ask for marriage in the past, and they have been rejected by themselves because their daughters are still young.
The problem is that I am not happy, but my daughter is the complete opposite. Moreover, Princess Yuanxi Liu Yuanxiang personally courted for her husband, reflecting her generosity, if she refused directly at this time, not only would she be disrespectful to the princess, but it would also attract controversy among the people. No matter what, Princess Yuanxi is also a royal family, and she is the actual ruler of Jin, Han, and Cheng Prefectures, and as an old minister of the former Dacheng dynasty, she can't wear a hat that despises the royal family.
But how to avoid this hat, and how to politely refuse this request, so that my daughter obediently goes home with her?
After thinking about it, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration, so she said: "The little girl has indeed reached the marriageable age, but in the eyes of the old man, there are very few men in the world who are worthy of her! Even if an excellent man like Ning Zhonglang wants to pass the old man's request to choose a son-in-law, I'm afraid it is not easy. The old man loves his daughter very much, and he hopes to forgive him! Ning Zhonglang can marry the little girl, and the old man wants the best and smartest man in the whole city, because only such a person can be worthy of her. If Ning Zhonglang can prove this, it is not impossible for the old man to nod!"
"Father~" Chu Meiren knew that her father deliberately wanted to embarrass Ning Ze and dispel his thoughts, but she was still unwilling to marry him.
Chu Xun ignored his daughter and looked directly at Ning Ze.
Before Ning Ze could speak, Liu Yuanxiang helped him answer: "The husband of this palace is naturally the best and smartest man in the entire Dacheng!"
"In that case," Chu Xun said, "there shouldn't be anything in the world that can be difficult to hold Ning Zhonglang. The old man has three problems, as long as Ning Zhonglang can pass, he can prove this!"
"Oh, as long as the husband of this palace passes the test of the three problems of the Duke of Chu, he can marry the Lord of Chu?" Liu Yuanxiang asked, "What are the three problems?
"Okay! this first ......" Chu Xun lowered his head and thought hard, and then said, "It's a hot summer now, and there is a saying that summer insects can't speak ice." Everyone in the world knows that the cold winter frost is coming, and Ning Zhonglang may take the cold ice in this summer?"
Hearing this, Chu Meiren's face changed instantly: "Father, you are obviously deliberately embarrassed!"
Ning Ze also heard it, and Chu Xun had something to say. Xia Worm can't say anything, even if I tell you, it's useless, anyway, don't want Ning Ze to marry his daughter. Taking ice in summer seems to him to be completely impossible, and it also means that it is impossible between Ning Ze and Chu Meiren!
And without waiting for Ning Ze to speak, Chu Xun continued: "I heard that Ning Zhonglang knows spells, so it is forbidden to use spells, and the old man wants to choose the best and smartest son-in-law in the world, not a mage!"
"Duke Chu is deliberately embarrassed," Liu Yuanxiang said, "Even if the husband knows spells, he may not be able to obtain the ice." You forbade him to use spells, making it clear that you don't want to marry Chu Zhuji to your husband. Even if the smartest person in the whole Dacheng is here, he will definitely not be able to do it!"
"This is one of the requirements for the old man to choose a son-in-law, if Ning Zhonglang can't do it, it's not that the old man is unwilling, but Zhonglang can't meet the requirements!" Chu Xun replied indifferently.
"If Duke Chu recruits a son-in-law with this problem, presumably Lord Chu will be lonely for the rest of his life!" Liu Yuanxiang said unhappily.
Chu Xun touched his beard and smiled without speaking.
"This old man is really rude!" Mi Yan was a little angry, stepped forward and said, "It doesn't matter if he agrees or not, anyway, Lord Chu is willing, so he just grabbed the hall and cooked the raw rice to the ......."
"What are you messing about?" Ning Ze couldn't cry or laugh, the two wives were wonderful, and they were really speechless. Stretched out his hand to hold Mi Yan, thought for a while, and arched his hand towards Chu Xun and said, "Take ice in summer, and you are not allowed to use spells, this question is indeed extremely difficult! ”
Even if he was allowed to use spells, he wouldn't! And the system doesn't seem to have ice-making capabilities.
However, he really knows how to make ice, thanks to his former laboratory teacher.