When Shanqin returned home from the palace, it was just dark, and as soon as he entered the mansion, the housekeeper Shanbo stepped forward and said, "Master, Mr. Yanwu is visiting!" ”

Shanqin was still wondering in his heart, what was so special about him, why he could definitely convince Qi Yu, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Yan Wu?" Which goose five? ”

Shanbo reminded: "This person is known as the first matchmaker in Linzi City, and most of them came to talk about family affairs for which family!" ”

Shanqin was slightly stunned, then nodded approvingly, and said: "In addition to the six rites, the man must send geese to the woman as a gift for the remaining five rites. Well...... Although this Yan Wu is a matchmaker, he is a rare person who understands etiquette! ”

Thinking of this, Shanqin has a little more good impression of the man represented by this Yan Wu, Qi people are located in Dongyi, since the time of Jiang Taigong, in order to rule conveniently, the etiquette is simplified, and most of the people do not follow the Zhou etiquette. As a Confucian scholar, Shanqin attaches great importance to Zhou Lizi.

Shanqin thought that his eldest daughter Shanrou had reached the age of marriage, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart, so he wanted to see which family came to ask for marriage, so he said: "In this case, let's take Mr. Yanwu to the side hall!" ”

Shanbo replied: "Yes, master! ”

At that moment, Shanbo instructed the servants in the palace to invite Yan Wu to wait in the side hall, while Shanqin returned to the bedroom, and under the courtesy service of the concubine, he took off his official clothes and changed into civilian clothes, and then paced to the side hall.

Walking into the side hall, I saw a man in a Confucian shirt with his back to him, standing with his hands in his hands, watching the furnishings in the side hall, the man stood a white-fronted goose on his shoulder, this goose was very obedient, obediently stopped on the man's shoulder, did not call, just used the beak to elegantly comb the feathers on the body.

As if he heard a movement behind him, the man in the Confucian shirt turned around, and when he saw Shanqin standing at the door, he hurriedly bowed deeply and said respectfully: "In Xia Yanwu, meet Lord Shan!" ”

Shanqin looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but secretly admire, the goose in front of him had a beautiful face, a white face, and although he looked more than forty years old, his complexion was white and tender, and his maintenance was even better than that of a woman.

There is a red rope tied to the wrist of this goose five, and the other end of the red rope is tied to the feet of the white-fronted goose, no wonder this goose is so well-behaved that it will not fly away from the goose five.

Shanqin arched his hand and smiled: "Mr. Yanwu, fortunately, please take a seat!" ”

Yan Wu bowed his hand and thanked him, and after the two took their seats in turn, Shanqin subconsciously glanced at the white-fronted goose on Yan Wu's shoulder, and the white-fronted goose shrugged his long neck and turned his head to look at him.

One person and one goose, staring at each other with big eyes, looked at each other for a moment, Shanqin turned his gaze, looked at Yan Wu again, cleared his throat, and asked, "I heard that Mr. Yan Wu is the first matchmaker in Linzi City?" ”

Yan Wu saw that Shanqin didn't say much, and went straight to the topic resolutely, so he smiled meekly and said: "It's really an honor for Yan to be able to enter the ears of good adults. To tell the truth, Yan came uninvited today, and he was ordered by the great secretary to act for the son of Lord Qi, the third son of the Qi family of the Tanghou Mansion! ”

Shanqin raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "Are you talking about Qi Yu?" ”

Yan Wu hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes! Presumably Lord Good has also heard that the third prince of Qi is a virtuous son in the mouth of the people of Qi country, the third prince of Qi and the eldest lady of your mansion worship under the door of Cao Gong, and go out of the same door, he has been a childhood sweetheart since he was a child, and his feelings must be excellent! ”

When Yan Wu said this, seeing that Shanqin was in thought, he stopped talking just right, said no more, and waited patiently.

Shanqin's heart was very surprised, he didn't expect that before he went to find Qi Yu, Qi Mansion had already sent a matchmaker to the door first!

Shanqin couldn't help but think of Mao Jiao's mysterious words when he was in the Qinzheng Palace, and thought: Could it be that Dr. Mao has long known about this?

Thinking of this, Shanqin was a little unsure, just because Qi Min and him have always been on the wrong path, Qi Min has always been a staunch supporter of Tiandan, and he is loyal to King Qi, the two have never had much friendship, it stands to reason that Qi Min will never ask for his daughter for his son!

After thinking about it, Shanqin asked a little suspiciously: "Mr. Yanwu, is this entrusted by the chief priest himself?" ”

Yan Wu smiled and said, "That's right, Lord Shan, please take a look!" Saying that, Yan Wu took out a paper envelope from his sleeve, handed it to Shanqin, and said, "Lord Shan, this is written by Lord Qi himself, and Tuo Yan handed it to Lord Shan." The material of this letter is called paper, which is easy to carry, smooth to write, and not as expensive as silk, which is a new thing created by Qi Sangongzi! ”

Shanqin took the envelope, only to see that the envelope was bright red all over, very festive, with five big characters written on it, "Taishi Lingqinqi", Shanqin took a look and recognized that this was Qi Min's handwriting!

Shanqin couldn't help but reach out and rub the texture of the paper, and was greatly surprised, in recent days, there have been rumors among the officials in the small city, saying that Qi Fujin dedicated a batch of new things called paper to Tian Dan, and the convenience of writing was created by Qi Yu, and the relationship between Shanqin and Tian Dan was very poor, so this was the first time he had seen such a thing as paper.

Shanqin opened the envelope, took out a thin piece of stationery inside, and read it carefully, but after reading it, his heart was even more puzzled.

Qi Min's tone in the letter was very polite and sincere, to the effect that he would ask for his son's marriage, hoping that the Qi and Shan families could form a family of sons and daughters.

Shanqin was suddenly a little confused, and he really couldn't understand why Qi Min suddenly came here, thinking about it, Shanqin suddenly remembered the rumors in the past two days, and couldn't help but light up.

Could it be because Qi Yu has offended Tian Dan recently, and the Qi family is preparing to befriend the king's family, so they use marriage to show their sincerity?

Thinking of this, Shanqin took a deep breath and felt that it was not completely impossible to do so, and his heart couldn't help but move proudly.

As the first family of the Qi country, the Qi family is backed by the Lai people, sitting on the army of southern Xinjiang, with huge power and rich rival countries, it is really a force to be reckoned with!

Shanqin secretly thought to himself, if he married a daughter, he would be able to win the favor of the Qi family for the king, which would really be a great achievement!

Even if the Qi family is only between Tiandan and the king, it is a great loss for Tiandan's current inherent forces, and it is also a powerful disintegration for Tiandan's faction!

Thinking of this, Shanqin secretly laughed at Tian Dan's suspicious and jealous nature, and he would be so confused that he would cut off his arm and leave his allies who had stood firmly on his side!

Thinking about this, Shanqin didn't hesitate anymore, looked at Yan Wu sincerely, and said with a smile: "Domon Dasixing looks up to my good family, and Shanmou is honored, so Shanmou is waiting at home, looking forward to Dasixing's door!" ”

Yan Wuxi hurriedly stood up from his position, put his hands together, bowed deeply, and said: "Since Lord Shan has agreed, then Yan will go back to report the good news, and the big priest said that if Lord Shan accepts the marriage contract, he will personally take the third prince of Qi to visit your mansion early tomorrow morning and officially propose marriage!" ”

Shanqin was very satisfied, and he also stood up from his position, bowed his hand in the same way, and said with a smile: "In this way, I will bother Mr. Yanwu to run one more time!" ”

"How dare you, this is Yan Wu's duty!" Yan Wu replied in trepidation.

At that moment, Yan Wu untied the red rope on his wrist and hugged the white-fronted goose on his shoulder, as a gift and a token, and respectfully handed it over to Shanqin's hands.

The white-fronted goose "quacked" twice, its slender neck swayed, and its wings fluttered lightly.

After accepting the white-fronted goose as a gift for Nacai, Shanqin personally sent Yanwu out of the side hall, watching Yanwu's back gradually disappear into the night, Shanqin's heart moved, called the housekeeper Shanbo, and ordered: "Go and call Rou'er!" ”

Uncle Shanbo was slightly stunned, and said stubbornly: "Yes, master...... It's just that the eldest lady came back a little late these days, and I'm afraid that I'm still with my friends at the moment......"

Shanqin was stunned for a moment, glanced at the sky, it was already the treetops on the moon, and couldn't help but say slightly angrily: "The girl's family is about to get married, and she is so wild all day long, what kind of system!" ”

After thinking about it, Shanqin asked angrily: "Do you know the housekeeper, who has Rou'er been with these days?" ”

Seeing that Shanqin was angry, Shanbo secretly wiped a handful of sweat and replied, "Back to my lord, the eldest lady has been going to Qi's house a lot recently...... Perhaps, I went to play with the eldest lady of the Qi family! ”

Shanbo was secretly anxious for Shanrou in his heart, but when he saw that Shanqin heard that Shanrou was going to the Qi family, he was slightly stunned, and he didn't continue to be angry, but seemed to be angry!

For some reason, Shanqin recalled Mao Jiao's mysterious appearance, and thought that his daughter and Qi Yu were in the same door, and his heart was a little uncertain...... Could it be that the reason why the Qi family came to ask for marriage this time was not because of the relationship between the two adults?

Shanqin patted his head, and he suddenly remembered that Qi Yu, the child, seemed to have saved his daughter's life!

Thinking of this, Shanqin turned his face blank, pretended to be unhappy, and stared at Shanbo and said, "Butler, tell me honestly, who is Rou'er dealing with during this time?" What have you been doing these days? ”