There are still soldiers guarding outside the gate of the Xu family's small courtyard, although there are really masters to carry out assassinations, these ordinary soldiers are useless, but this is at least a gesture. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before Jiang Feng entered the door, Xu Jing had already greeted him, and his concerned eyes fell on Jiang Feng's injured leg, which made Jiang Feng's heart warm, but Jiang Feng still saw something in Xu Jing's beautiful eyes.

That look was both a little lost and a little comforting, and at the same time a little confused and painful, which made Jiang Feng very puzzled.

"What's wrong, Xiao Jing?" Jiang Feng couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing, they're all waiting for you, you go in first, my third uncle doesn't seem to be able to do it." Xu Jing's face was a little more sad at this time.

Jiang Feng was speechless, in this case, it would be redundant to say anything else, but it was definitely not Xu Jing's intention to recruit himself, but most likely Xu Wangxia's own meaning.

Jiang Feng nodded silently, "Xiao Jing, birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable, joining the army to seek benevolence and benevolence can be regarded as a wish, and what Brother Ziqing has done can be regarded as something that he can look at." ”

Xu Jing lowered her head and said no more.

Jiang Feng stepped into the courtyard, Su Tie and Ding Man were both quietly on guard, although they knew that in this situation, the Xu family could not have any other intentions, but it was also necessary to take precautions, and no one could afford to take this risk.

"Join the army, sir. As soon as he entered the house, the strong smell of herbs made Jiang Feng also frown, Xiang Xu Wangxia's situation, the typical oil ran out, and taking other medicines was useless, the medicine stone was ineffective, just holding on to a breath.

Seeing Jiang Feng enter the house, the two behind him were still on alert, Xu Wangxia seemed to be in good spirits a lot, and a self-deprecating smile subconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Jiang Feng, I didn't expect that we would meet in such a situation, and the old man didn't expect to be killed." ”

Jiang Feng also looked very calm, and sat down on the chair that Su Tie'an put down, "Lord Joiner, the situation is not good for you first, it is better to rest first......

"Okay, Jiang Feng, my own body understands that I don't have much time and energy, so I invite you here to discuss some things with you. ”

Xu Wangxia waved his hand impatiently, his face flushed, and he seemed to be in a much more energetic spirit, but Jiang Feng knew that this was probably really a return to the light, or it was stimulated by some special technique to keep him awake for a while.

"My lord, please command. Jiang Feng was still very polite.

"Jiang Feng, at this time, I think we don't have to be pretentious anymore, I need you to give me some promises to repay our Xu clan for your support and help, we are not asking for favor, but you know the current situation of the Xu clan, I need you to give me, a dying person, a promise to our Xu clan!"

Xu Wangxia said so many words in one breath, his breath was a little short, and his face was even more flushed.

Jiang Feng realized something, subconsciously frowned, glanced at Xu Jing who was standing in the corner with his eyelids lowered, Xu Ning who was standing against the window with an indifferent gaze, and Xu Ziqing, who had been silent, nodded, "Please speak." ”

"It's very simple, our Xu clan is willing to work for you, not only Ziqing, but also some of our clansmen, those in Gwangju, those who are in other counties, you have to give them a chance. Xu Wangxia said in a sincere tone.

"Yes, that's fine. Jiang Feng's heart was relieved, but he felt that it couldn't be so simple, otherwise why would Xu Wangxia have to make such a big move.

"Okay, but this is just your promise, and our Xu family still needs some guarantees to fulfill this promise. Xu Wangxia seemed to have known this result for a long time, and immediately answered.

"Guarantee, what guarantee?" Jiang Feng felt that something was wrong, and looked around.

"I want you to marry Xiao Ning, well, if the main wife can't work, you have to give Xiao Ning a flat wife. Xu Wangxia's word by word is unquestionable.

Jiang Feng was shocked, and subconsciously looked at Xu Ning and Xu Jing, Xu Ning was still as clear as before, just talking about his marriage, Yu Jing still couldn't help but fly a touch of crimson, but he still remained calm, but Xu Jing's face was as pale as paper, his body was a little shrunken, and he lowered his head and was silent.

"Lord Joiner, I won't regret what I promised you, presumably you also know what I do, why use this way to guarantee?" Jiang Feng shook his head, "There is no need for this. ”

"It's necessary!" Xu Wangxia raised his voice, his breath was a little uneven, and he couldn't help coughing.

Jiang Feng was silent, this condition was too harsh for him to accept.

In fact, he also knows very well that when he comes to this time and space, it is impossible for him to adhere to the worldview, outlook on life and values of the original world, but he feels that he should always adhere to some bottom lines that he needs to adhere to, but in the current situation, he does not have much confidence to rely on.

The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment.

Xu Ziqing coughed lightly and interjected: "The military commander envoy, my third uncle has no other intentions, and he has no intention of interfering in the marriage of the military commander, he said, Xiao Ning can be a flat wife, and you can even wait until your wife is confirmed before making it clear, but you need to give us a clear promise." ”

Seeing that Jiang Feng was unmoved, Xu Ziqing further said: "Your Excellency the military commander, you have to think about it for our Xu family, hundreds of people in our clan have now suffered catastrophes, countless people have been exiled to foreign lands, or enslaved, the Yuan clan's betrayal of the alliance has made our Xu clan a frightened bird, if there is no covenant that can bind both of us, how can we convince the Xu clan?"

"A marriage contract can do this?" Jiang Feng laughed.

"Didn't Lord Jiang say that we know how you behave?" Xu Ziqing asked rhetorically: "We can trust it, but in this way, we can appease the hearts of our Xu clansmen." ”

Jiang Feng was a little entangled, he didn't have much resistance to the marriage contract or his wife.

In fact, the term "flat wife" was not recognized in the official laws since the Qin and Han dynasties, but since the Li Tang generation, the situation has changed.

Although it is still not recognized in the government law, it has been in the last three hundred years of Li and Tang, and the trend of merging heirs is especially serious.

Since the beginning of the Taizong period, the style of merging the wives of officials has become increasingly popular, especially some ministers who are favored by the emperor, and the emperor is often unscrupulous to give the title of Mrs. Guo with edicts, which directly undermined the law of the Tang Dynasty and made the wind of merger and concubine from top to bottom.

In the late Li and Tang dynasties, the feudal lords rose, and this kind of merger became more prevalent.

In order to protect their own interests and the survival of their families, many small feudal lords and the sons and daughters of wealthy families had to use various forms of marriage to ensure the stability of the covenants of all parties.

Or it is necessary to seek the support of the local wealthy families through marriage, so that the interests of all parties can be stabilized through marriage and even the blood relationship of children generated by marriage.

This has also become an inevitable political behavior of various small feudal lords and even some large feudal lords, and sometimes even the children of the Li Tang Dynasty are unavoidable.

Taking Nanyang Liu's family as an example, Liu Tongzheng's wife is the Li Tang family, and there are still three people's wives, one is the Luo family, a local family in Nanyang, one is the Taiyuan Wang family with five surnames, and the other is the Wei family, a member of the Wei Zhaodu clan, who is a former Xichuan Jiedu envoy, all of whom are wealthy families.

Similarly, Liu Xuan's wife is the descendant of the Li family of King Qi, and he has four equal wives, two of whom are the daughters of the Nanyang and Suizhou clans, and the other two are the daughters of the Song family in Chang'an, and the other is the daughter of the Yang clan of Wu Wang.

The problem is that it is indeed not Jiang Feng's wish to marry a scheming woman like Xu Ning, even if it is just a flat wife.

Emotionally speaking, Jiang Feng is of course more willing to choose Xu Jing.

It's just that Xu Wangxia and Xu Ziqing probably know the details here, with Xu Jing's docile lamb temperament, I'm afraid that they won't be able to win much benefit for the Xu family in the future, and only a woman like Xu Ning, who is not lacking in scheming and skill, can really take on the important task of defending the interests of the Xu family, so of course they will not agree to let Xu Jing marry them instead of Xu Ning.

It's funny to think about it, when I first came to this world to see Xu's Shuangshu, purely from the nature of men, it was obvious that Xu Ning made men have a desire to convince *, and he once "empathized and said goodbye".

Of course, Xu's Shuangshu was still an unattainable figure at that time, and he soon left these leisure feelings behind under the pressure of survival.

Later, Xu Jing became more and more into his own life, and Xu Ning seemed to be becoming more and more villains, and now the Xu family actually asked to use their marriage contract with Xu Ning to ensure the interests of the Xu family, and it cannot be said that the world's outlook on life and values are always so easy to be subverted.

Seeing that Jiang Feng was silent, Ding Man, who had been following Jiang Feng all the time, couldn't help but interject: "Your Excellency the Military Commander, Brother Xu, in a certain opinion, it is better to postpone this matter for the time being, and wait until the situation in Gushi is stable before discussing it, how about it?"

It's a pity that Xu can't wait for that day. Xu Wangxia coughed violently again, and his red face gradually turned white.

"Jiang Feng, you give the old man a word of accuracy! If you like Xiao Jing, then Xiao Ning and Xiao Jing are both married to you, but Xiao Ning's status as a flat wife must be guaranteed, this is what my Xu family exchanged for my life and the previous cultivation and support for you, if you think that you have no intention of marrying a wife now, you can do it in time, left and right Xiao Ning and Xiao Jing are still in the period of filial piety, and there is no possibility in the short term. ”

Jiang Feng only felt that everyone's eyes in the room were focused on him, and Xu Wangxia's words forced him into a corner, and in this case, if he refused, it would be too unkind.

And to be honest, Xu's Shuangshu's bright color is also famous in Huainan Road, marrying a wife and marrying virtue, marrying a concubine and marrying sex, Xu Jing doesn't say it, the flat wife is between the wife and the concubine, it is difficult to define its positioning, and it is really hard to say what it will bring to marry home, so Jiang Feng is so hesitant.

However, Xu Wangxia's mention of time made Jiang Feng's heart move slightly, time can change everything, who can say clearly what will happen in the future?

Xu Ning's engagement with Nashuzhou Zhou can also be canceled, not to mention that it is only a verbal agreement now, although he does not have the intention of breaking the promise at this time, but this kind of forced marriage proposal does make him very unhappy.

"So I will, and if there is no accident, so it should be. Jiang Feng finally nodded with difficulty. (To be continued.) )