But it was said that Zhao Fu, the prince of Jinling, had been worried about the marriage of his daughter Huanyu County Lord these days. Huanyu is nineteen years old this year, but she is still in the boudoir.

People say that the emperor's daughter is not worried about getting married, and it stands to reason that when the prince's daughter reaches the marriageable age, there should naturally be an endless stream of people who come to the door to ask for relatives, and they have broken through the threshold.

And in fact, it is also the case, from four or five years ago, the princes and grandsons of the capital, the children of wealthy nobles asked matchmakers to line up to ask for marriage, but until now, the lord of Huanyu County is still alone and has become a veritable "older leftover girl".

Why? Because no one can provoke the temper of this county lord. Speaking of this Huanyu county lord, he is a well-known beauty in the capital, and he is also notoriously temperamental. arrogant and domineering, brutal and willful, it is really not an exaggeration to use it on this county lord.

Let's talk about the incident a year ago. At that time, Prime Minister Wang Cheng personally brought his son Wang Shijun to the door to ask for marriage.

The prince of Jinling saw that Wang Gongzi was born a talent, polite and polite, and his words and deeds were generous, very satisfied, even when he and Wang Chengxiang gave the family affairs of the two children, and patted the banquet, and very warmly entertained Wang Cheng's father and son.

During the period, Wang Shijun left the table to change clothes. When he was accompanied by the servants in the mansion and walked to the back garden of the palace, he happened to meet the lord of Huanyu who was resting here.

When Huanyu saw Wang Gongzi coming over, she got up, accompanied by the two girls Xiangyun and Jiaoxing, and greeted her with a slight smile.

When Wang Gongzi saw the county lord at first glance, he was immediately shocked. After being introduced by people on both sides, knowing that it was the county lord, he couldn't help but be sincerely afraid, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute him.

Huanyu smiled and said, "I heard that Wang Gongzi is here to ask for marriage, and my father has already agreed to you and my family, right?" ”

Wang Gongzi said: "Exactly." ”

Huanyu said: "However, you only have passed my father's level, you still have to pass my level." ”

Wang Gongzi was stunned for a moment and said: "Xiaosheng doesn't understand what the county lord means, and asks the county lord to make it clear." ”

Huanyu said: "I heard that Wang Gongzi was instructed by a famous teacher at home and practiced some fist and foot kung fu; And I have also practiced a few tricks of fist embroidery legs, why don't you and I try it here, if Wang Gongzi can win against me, I will marry you willingly. ”

Wang Gongzi hurriedly said: "Xiaosheng doesn't dare. ”

Huanyu sneered: "It's vain for you to be a man with eyebrows, you are so cowardly as a mouse, I really look down on you!" I, Huanyu, have long set up my ambition to marry a big hero who stands up to the sky and the earth if I want to marry, not a white-faced scholar like you who is full of money and useless, and can't even beat a woman. ”

Although Wang Gongzi is a scholar, after all, he is young and vigorous, and he was immediately aroused by her, so he ignored the obstruction of his family and attendants on both sides, and stepped forward to compete with the lord of Huanyu in the back garden.

The result was a big defeat. was kicked out of the distance by Huanyu Feifei, and he himself came to a flat sand and falling goose style, fell face down to the ground, fell with a blue nose and swollen face, and was extremely embarrassed.

Later, Wang Gongzi lay in bed for half a month, and a heavy shadow fell in his heart, and he never dared to step into the Jinling Mansion again.

This door is considered to be a natural marriage of a good couple, and it is so yellow.

After the prince of Jinling knew about this, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but there was nothing he could do.

In the nearly year since then, no son in the capital has dared to come to the door to ask for marriage. The prince of Jinling and the princess Wei are really at a loss for their daughter's marriage.

There is a saying: There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village.

When the prince and wife of Jinling were worried about their daughter's marriage, a month ago, Ding Jinzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, came to the door to ask the lord of Huanyu for his second son Ding Jiying.

The prince of Jinling saw that Ding Jiying was the same age as his daughter, although he did not have any fame now, but Ding Gongzi was a man of good character, a clever person, and a promising future in the future, so he agreed.

After sending Ding Jin away, the prince of Jinling returned to the flower hall of the inner house in high spirits and talked about it with the princess and daughter.

I thought my daughter would be very happy, but I was fiercely opposed by my daughter.

Huanyu raised her eyebrows and said, "What, you want me to marry that playboy who doesn't learn anything?" I won't say yes! ”

The prince of Jinling said: "Huanyu, Ding Gongzi is the same age as you, he is smart, and his conduct is good, so my father thinks you are a good match for him!" ”

Huanyu snorted and said, "What, he's as good as me?" Which aspect is a good match? Does he have merit? Does he have an official position? Does he know martial arts? Does he have literary talent? Is he handsome? Is he self-motivated?

"A playboy who only knows how to lift empty birds and idle all day long, where is the gentleman like me? Daddy, do you think your daughter really can't get married, so just find someone to send me away? ”

The prince of Jinling was a little annoyed, "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, Huanyu, I really don't know what you think?" What exactly are you looking for? ”

Huanyu rolled his eyes and said, "Daddy asked me what I wanted, and I really can't say." It's not as good as Xiangyun, you can tell me for me! As she spoke, she glanced at the smart and pretty girl beside her.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Xiangyun's body.

Princess Wei of Jinling said: "Xiangyun, if you know, just talk about it." ”

Xiangyun didn't have stage fright at all, she blinked her eyes and said loudly: "Yes, the slave obeys." There are six criteria for choosing a mate for the county lord:

"First, you must be handsome and chic, and you must be dignified. 2. It is necessary to have an official position of the third rank or higher in the court. Third, it is necessary to be both civil and military, especially martial arts. Fourth, we must be shrewd and wise, and have outstanding ability. Fifth, you must be decent, well-behaved, resolute, and not good for women. Sixth, you must be born in a famous family and have a noble status......"

One by one, everyone was dumbfounded.

When the prince of Jinling heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "To meet these conditions, I'm afraid that the person hasn't been born yet, right?" Look at the whole world, Huanyu, where do you ask me to find people who meet your conditions? ”

Huanyu said very confidently: "There must be such a person, a few days ago, I asked Mr. Ge to calculate the marriage for me, and he said that the husband I was looking for was as described by Fang Cai Xiangyun, and this person is in our capital." ”

Princess Wei of Jinling frowned and thought bitterly, and said to herself: "In our capital? Who could this person be? ……”

The prince of Jinling said: "Huanyu, this girl is willful, why are you also coaxing?" Do you take such a scholar's words seriously? ”

Wei said: "Lord Wang, don't believe it, when it comes to this iron-fingered god, he is not an ordinary scholar!" I also asked him to show me the fortune before, this person Zhou Yizhi is extremely proficient, it is really a miracle calculation! ”

The prince of Jinling glanced at her suspiciously, but smiled bitterly.

At this time, Zhao Yang, a confidant of the prince of Jinling, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he shouted: "Lord, I suddenly remembered, could it be that the person Mr. Ge said who meets the conditions of the county lord is the Ling commander of the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department?" He seems to meet most of these conditions......"

Huanyu looked at Zhao Yang with great interest, and asked vigorously, "Commander Ling?" Which Ling Commander? ……”

Zhao Yang said: "It's Ling Yun, the leader of the three-rank guards beside Lord Lu, he ......"

Zhao Yang suddenly saw the prince of Jinling glaring at him fiercely, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped talking, not daring to say any more.

Huanyu stepped forward, grabbed the sleeve of the prince of Jinling and shook it vigorously, and said coquettishly: "Daddy, why don't you let Zhao Yang continue?" Tell me, what kind of person is this Ling Yun? ”

The prince of Jinling said with a sinking face: "Huanyu, don't make trouble." That's the matter between you and Ding Gongzi! Don't think about it anymore, just stay in your room if you're fine, practice some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, do some female red needlework or something, and don't cause anything to happen to me again! ”

Huanyu said aggrievedly: "What, Daddy, do you still want me to marry that playboy, no, I don't follow!" ”

The prince of Jinling said: "Don't play with children's temper anymore!" Xiangyun, Jiaoxing, you two have to serve the county lord well, if anything goes wrong, this king only asks you! ”

The two girls agreed in unison.

Huanyu wanted to say something, but the prince of Jinling had already flicked his sleeves and went out.

Only Huanyu was left in the same place and gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, but he was helpless.

But he said that the prince of Jinling walked out of the flower hall and walked towards the study. As he walked, he was thinking about Fang Cai's affairs, thinking about Ling Yun, the guard commander of the Criminal Department Shangshu Mansion mentioned by Fang Cai, and he couldn't help but groan a little.

When he was in the court before, he and Ling Yun had also met a few times, and Ling Yun was with Lu Wenzheng at that time.

Because he didn't have much contact with Lu Wenzheng before, he didn't have much contact with Ling Yun, but he was very impressed by this young man.

Because, Ling Yun is the kind of character that people will remember at a glance, very brilliant and charming.

I remember one time, when he came out of the court, he happened to meet Ling Yun and came here to find Lu Wenzheng in an emergency.

At that time, he was wearing a light blue brocade bouquet of flowers and a bouquet of flowers wrapped around his slender and vigorous posture, and his whole body posture became more and more upright, like a jade tree in the wind, heroic and sassy, and a chic posture.

He walked forward in a hurry because of an urgent matter, his movements were light and fast, his clothes were flying, and his posture was extremely elegant.

Even the prince of Jinling, who is usually accustomed to seeing the world, can't help but secretly applaud: what a young man.

Seeing the prince of Jinling, Ling Yun hurriedly stopped, bowed down and saluted: "See the prince." ”

The prince of Jinling said "no courtesy", and Ling Yun raised his face and nodded slightly at him.

The prince of Jinling saw that his face was like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, especially those eyes were black and white, radiant and charming, and very good-looking.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: It turns out that there are such rich and handsome people in the world.

The prince of Jinling wanted to say a few more words to Ling Yun, but when Lu Wenzheng came out of the court, Ling Yun said to him, "The prince is out of company" and turned around.

Before parting, he smiled at him.

That look, that smile, the prince of Jinling suddenly felt a little familiar...... From this, he made a deep impression on the young man.

And in the next few days, he kept thinking about who Ling Yun's eyes and smile before parting looked like?

Now, because Huanyu's mate selection criteria mentioned Lingyun, the prince of Jinling couldn't help but evaluate all aspects of Lingyun in his heart:

Lingyun, this kid, is first-class in terms of appearance, character, martial arts, and case-handling ability; And I've always been a good person, and these aspects are worthy of my daughter.

It's just that the official position is lower, and it is only three grades; And the background is not good, my parents are ordinary people, and the door to my Jinling Royal Mansion is not appropriate, and it is still not suitable for Huanyu.

vetoed Ling Yun in his heart, and further strengthened his determination to marry Ding Jinzhi.

But he said that the lord of Huanyu County, since the prince of Jinling set up a family affair for her and Ding Jiying, he has been sullen for several days. However, she is smart and flexible, and she has a new idea in her heart.

She asked Xiangyun to find Zhao Yang and continue the unfinished topic that day, "Zhao Yang, tell me carefully, what kind of character is that Ling Yun?" ”

Zhao Yang said: "County Lord, in fact, the little one is not very familiar with this Lingyun, but he has only seen him a few times in the court when he served the prince. If the county lord has to say it smallly, anyway, the few things that Miss Xiangyun said that day, except for the latter one, he can basically meet the conditions. ”

Huanyu said: "The one in the back?" In other words, this Lingyun has an average background? ”

Zhao Yang said: "Yes, I heard that his parents are ordinary people, his father died early, and now only his mother lives with him in the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department." ”

Huanyu groaned, "Oh, that's ......"

Zhao Yang said again: "It's just this one, the door is not right, and it is impossible for the county lord to follow him, so the county lord should not think about him anymore!"

"The county lord, that day I blamed the little one, and I mentioned him without even thinking about it, because I was scolded by the prince for this matter, and the little one regrets it now! The county lord begs you, don't mention this stubble again, okay, you should think about tying the knot with Ding Gongzi! ”

Huanyu said: "Okay, I know, you go down!" ”

After Zhao Yang left, Huanyu sat alone in the boudoir and started to think:

"My dad asked me to marry that playboy, and I just didn't marry him; My father secretly prevented me from asking about Ling Yun, so I had to go and see who this Ling Yun was, and if he really met the conditions I put forward......

Besides, the prince of Jinling, when he came back from the court on this day, as soon as he entered the door, he saw his family member Zhao Wei running to report in a panic: "Lord, something is wrong!" She's ...... She left a letter and ran away from home! ……”

"What?" When the prince of Jinling heard this, he was immediately so angry that his eyes turned black and he almost fell, thanks to the attendants around him who helped him.

He trembled and took the letter that Zhao Wei handed him the letter that Huanyu had left for him, only to see that it read:

Parents above:

Please forgive my daughter's farewell. The daughter is determined not to marry that playboy and is going to find her true love.

The daughter has grown up and is able to take care of herself; So please parents don't have to worry about it, and they don't have to send someone to find it, and their daughter will come back after a few days of traveling.

Daughter Huanyu worshipped

The prince of Jinling stabilized his mood and asked, "Which maid did the county lord take to serve when he left?" ”

Zhao Wei said: "The county lord doesn't seem to have brought anyone, and he ran away alone." ”

The prince of Jinling said angrily: "This girl really doesn't know how thick the sky is!" …… What are you still doing? Don't arrange for someone to look for it right away! ”

Zhao Wei hurriedly responded, turned around and left.

The prince of Jinling suddenly remembered something, called Zhao Wei back, and instructed: "This matter must not be publicized to the outside world, just quietly take people to find it." ”

Zhao Wei sighed in comprehension and went out to make arrangements.

In this way, his cronies Zhao Wei and Zhao Yang, including the new martial artists Li Xuan and Li Wu of the Jinling Palace, followed the arrangement of the Jinling Prince, and led people to secretly inquire about the whereabouts of the county lord and look for the county lord everywhere.