As soon as Qi Mingle agreed on the front foot, Qi Changhong on the back foot went to arrange the matter.

A few days later, when Qi Mingle was wiping his knife in the room, Yin Sui ran in with an excited face: "Miss, the general has brought the guests back, let you go to the front hall to have a look." ”

As soon as he heard this, Qi Mingle knew that it was Zhang Yuanxiu who came.

Qi Mingle has never been a twisted character, and since she accepted that she wanted to get married, she generously went to the front hall to see Zhang Yuanxiu.

But after passing, Liu's mother, who accompanied her, took her behind the screen. Qi Mingle was stunned: "Didn't you let me see each other?" ”

"Shangjing looks like this has always been the case, the general will bring the other party here later, second miss, just take a look through the screen, remember not to make a sound. If this fails, it will not damage the dignity of the two families. ”

This Mother Liu is the person next to Mrs. Qi, and when she learned that Qi Changhong arranged for Qi Mingle to see each other today, Mrs. Qi specially sent her to accompany Qi Mingle.

Nominally, it was to accompany her, but Qi Mingle knew that Mrs. Qi should let Mother Liu keep an eye on her.

After all, in the eyes of Mrs. Qi, she has a maverick temperament, which is very different from these well-behaved girls in Beijing. On this occasion, Mrs. Qi was determined not to let her be alone.

"Second Miss, sit and wait." Mother Liu stood aside with her hands down, her face serious.

Qi Mingle sat on the circle chair, waited for a while, and still didn't see anyone coming, so she relaxed, leaned back and supported her chin with one hand, and her fingertips were bored and turned the fan, in a lazy and comfortable posture.

This looks like a girl in the boudoir, but like a free and uninhibited young man.

Mother Liu coughed lightly and reminded: "Second Miss." ”

"Good mother, now that there is no one, you can let me relax, and when they come in, I will sit down immediately." If she begged for mercy, Qi Mingle would come as soon as she opened her mouth.

Liu's mother knew that Qi Mingle was used to being free, so she had to go with her when she said this.

The carved windows are wide open, and the blue sky outside is full of flowers and trees. Qi Mingle leaned on the circle chair, turning the fan again and again, passing the boring time. After a while, the sleepiness slowly set up.

As soon as Liu's mother turned her head, she saw Qi Mingle falling asleep on the circle chair.

The girl leaned on the chair, supporting her forehead with one hand, her black hair hanging lightly, and the flowers between her eyebrows were red. The fleshy and well-proportioned hand rested on the waist and abdomen, and the fan in the palm of the palm was shaky.

Mother Liu sighed, and was about to wake up Qi Mingle when there was a soft click.

The fan fell to the ground, and Qi Mingle was awakened.

She sat up, bent down and was about to pick up the fan, when she suddenly heard Qi Changhong's voice, and Qi Mingle subconsciously raised her eyes.

I saw Qi Changhong walking in with a man.

The man was more than eight feet long, and through the screen and the light veil covering his eyes, Qi Mingle couldn't really see his face, but felt that the man Xiao Xiao was sober and moist, like a green bamboo under the bright moon.

Zhang Yuanxiu in the hall noticed Qi Mingle's gaze, and tilted his head slightly, but immediately restrained himself and took it back.

"Zhang Hanlin, sit." Qi Changhong greeted Zhang Yuanxiu on the one hand, and called people to serve tea on the other.

Qi Mingle picked up the fan and held it in his palm.

The position of this screen is very clever, she can see Zhang Yuanxiu when she sits here, but Zhang Yuanxiu can't see her.

But intuition told Qi Mingle that Zhang Yuanxiu saw her.

In the hall, Qi Changhong was talking to Zhang Yuanxiu.

The position where Zhang Yuanxiu sat was deliberately arranged by Qi Changhong. From the direction of Qi Mingle, Zhang Yuanxiu's every move can be seen. Qi Changhong first chatted with Zhang Yuanxiu about disaster relief in the suburbs of Beijing, and then chatted and asked about Zhang Yuanxiu's family.

Zhang Yuanxiu answered them one by one.

And Qi Mingle sat behind the screen, shaking the fan in his hand and listening to them.

Unlike Qi Changhong's rough voice, Zhang Yuanxiu's voice was gentle and smooth, like knocking on ice jade. And although he just joined the company this year, he is neither humble nor arrogant in front of Qi Changhong, and his words and deeds are also calm and gentle.

Qi Changhong looked at Zhang Yuanxiu and became more and more satisfied, but for such a thing as marriage, he still had to look at Qi Mingle's meaning.

After chatting for a while, Zhang Yuanxiu got up and said goodbye. Qi Changhong said outside: "Kang Cheng, send Zhang Hanlin." ”

After Zhang Yuanxiu left, Qi Mingle walked out from behind the screen. Qi Changhong immediately asked, "Girl, what do you think of this Zhang Yuanxiu?" ”

"Judging by his words and deeds, he looks like a righteous gentleman."

"No, this man is a decent man. Among their group of jinshi, His Majesty is most optimistic about him and Zhou Yun. And my father told you that although Zhang Yuanxiu was born as a literati, he did not have the sour and pedantic nature of literati, and could only talk on paper. Some time ago, when His Majesty sent his father to work with him in the suburbs of Beijing for disaster relief, his father had secretly observed that although Zhang Yuanxiu was young, he was practical and calm. And he is a talented man, and in time, this man will become a great weapon. ”

"Dad, you've long taken a fancy to him?" Qi Mingle tilted his head to look at Qi Changhong.

Qi Changhong admitted: "There is a young daughter in the family, so my father naturally has to look for a son-in-law as early as possible." ”

It's just that before, Qi Mingle's heart was all on Wei Shu. Although Qi Changhong admired Zhang Yuanxiu, it didn't help. Now that Qi Mingle doesn't like Wei Shu, Qi Changhong naturally wants to strongly recommend Zhang Yuanxiu.

"And my father has already sent someone to inquire clearly, although the Zhang family is from a businessman's background, but the door is upright. Zhang Yuanxiu's father died early, he now lives with a widowed mother and young sister, the family population is simple, and there is no concubine room in the backyard, if you marry, there will be no bad things. And Zhang Yuanxiu you also saw it just now, what do you think? ”

Qi Changhong is very satisfied with Zhang Yuanxiu, but this is Qi Mingle's marriage, it doesn't matter whether he is satisfied as a father or not, what matters is Qi Mingle's attitude.

Qi Mingle propped his chin and summed up Qi Changhong's description of Zhang Yuanxiu: The family has a simple population, is talented and clean, and will become a great tool in time.

"Well, that sounds like a great couple." Qi Mingle tapped the tip of his nose with a fan.

When Qi Changhong heard this, he was overjoyed, and when he was about to answer, he heard Qi Mingle say again: "It's just Daddy, why is it our turn to be such an excellent husband candidate?" ”

Although there is no custom of catching sons-in-law under the list in this dynasty, after the list is released every year, there are many powerful people in Beijing who marry new scholars. is as talented and good-looking as Zhang Yuanxiu, it is said that he should have been snatched away a long time ago, why is he still not married?

"I heard that many people fell in love with him before, but they were all politely rejected by him." Qi Changhong didn't take this to heart, he waved his hand and said heroically, "These are not important, the important thing is that daughter, do you think he can be your husband?" If you think it's okay, Dad went to Zhang Yuanxiu and said. ”

Seeing each other through the screen just now, Qi Mingle had a good impression of Zhang Yuanxiu. Moreover, Qi Changhong's satisfaction with Zhang Yuanxiu made it difficult for Qi Mingle to ignore it, Qi Mingle believed his vision, so he nodded and said, "Okay." ”

"Okay, dad, let's go find Zhang Yuanxiu." Qi Changhong was overjoyed, and even though he got up to go, he was stopped by Qi Mingle.

Qi Mingle's face was full of helplessness: "Dad, grandmother often told me that I was reserved and calm, how did I get to you, you are so anxious." As soon as the front foot of the person walked, you chased the back foot and asked about it, do you think it is appropriate? ”

"It doesn't seem like a good fit." When Qi Mingle said this, Qi Changhong reacted, and he said happily, "Then Dad will ask tomorrow." ”

In fact, Qi Mingle's reply to Zhang Yuanxiu did not have much expectations.

After all, Zhang Yuanxiu had politely rejected many dignitaries before, and their general's mansion was no more special than others. Sure enough, in the evening of the second day, Qi Changhong returned home with a happy face, and said to Qi Mingle: "I told Zhang Yuanxiu about my intention to marry today, and he said that he would give me an answer tomorrow when he went back to show his mother." I see, nine times out of ten, this can happen. ”

After finishing speaking, Qi Changhong planned to go to the housekeeper and start preparing a dowry for Qi Mingle.

"Dad, calm down! Calm down!!! Qi Mingle hurriedly stopped Qi Changhong, "These eight characters haven't been skimmed yet!" It's not too late to wait for Zhang Yuanxiu to reply tomorrow. ”

Qi Changhong looked determined: "I look at Zhang Yuanxiu's appearance, this marriage can definitely be done, you believe in your father." ”

Qi Mingle couldn't persuade Qi Changhong, so he had to keep a wooden face and watch Qi Changhong discuss her dowry with the housekeeper on the sidelines. After watching for a while, Qi Mingle went to Qi Mingzhao's courtyard.

After seeing Qi Mingzhao, the first thing Qi Mingle said was: "Brother, when your father goes to see Zhang Yuanxiu tomorrow, you must follow your father every step of the way." Qi Mingle was afraid that her father and Zhang Yuanxiu would not be able to bear the consequences of Zhang Yuanxiu's reply.

Qi Mingzhao: "......"

On the second day, before Qi Changhong and his son entered the palace, Qi Mingle told Qi Mingle to take pictures several times.

Qi Changhong turned over and got on the horse, dressed in armor and majestic, he pulled the reins and laughed loudly: "Girl, you are waiting for your father's good news in the house." ”

"Dad, if Zhang Yuanxiu is unwilling, forget it. There are so many good men in Beijing, and I don't have to be him. Qi Mingle was afraid that Qi Changhong would make a big mistake impulsively, so he expressed his attitude to Qi Changhong in advance.

Qi Changhong bent down and touched her head: "Dad is just your precious daughter, so naturally he wants to choose the best man to be your husband." Okay, let's go back and wait for good news from Dad. ”

After speaking, Qi Changhong beat the horse and left.

Qi Mingle stood at the gate of the mansion, looking at the figure of his father and brother walking away, and his heart was full of mixed feelings for a while.

This whole day, Qi Mingle was scared. In the afternoon, when Qi Mingle was sitting under the porch and was drowsy, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the courtyard.

It was her father and brother who had returned.

Qi Mingle immediately stood up and hurried down the steps to meet him.

Qi Changhong strode in, and when he saw her, he laughed heartily: "Girl, Zhang Yuanxiu agreed." ”

"What?" For a moment, Qi Mingle suspected that he had heard something.

Zhang Yuanxiu replied to his father today, saying that his mother agreed to the marriage. You see, Dad is right, this can be done eight times out of ten. ”

There were so many powerful people in Beijing who wanted to marry their daughters to him before, but Zhang Yuanxiu politely refused, why did he suddenly agree to marry her? !

"Dad, you shouldn't have put a knife on Zhang Yuanxiu's neck to force him to agree, right?" Qi Mingle said this to Qi Changhong, but his eyes looked at Qi Mingzhao.

"What kind of person is Daddy?" Qi Changhong looked at Qi Mingle.

Qi Mingle immediately shook his head, but his eyes still fell on Qi Mingzhao.

"I went with my father, but my father didn't do anything, and Zhang Yuanxiu took the initiative to agree." After Qi Mingzhao dropped such a sentence, he turned around and went back to his courtyard.

Qi Changhong also went to report the good news to Mrs. Qi, Qi Mingle stood alone under the corridor, frowning and thinking for a while, but he didn't understand why Zhang Yuanxiu agreed to marry her! Qi Mingle asked Yinsui again.

Silver Spike: "......"

She didn't know either.

Yinsui racked his brains and thought: "Miss, could it be that the day you saw each other, he fell in love with you at first sight?" ”

"He's sitting right in front of me, but there's a screen between us, and he's always talking to my dad with his head sideways, how did he fall in love with me at first sight?"

It seems to be too. But immediately, Yinsui said again: "That may be the time when you went out, Miss, he was seen by him, and at that time he fell in love with you at first sight and wanted to marry you, but he is just a little jinshi, and you are the daughter of the general's mansion......"

"Stop! It's okay for you to read less of those unscrupulous words! Qi Mingle interrupted Yinsui's words and was speechless to support his forehead.

Okay, Silver Spike shut up.

Seeing that Qi Mingle was still thinking about it, Yinsui endured and endured, and finally couldn't hold back: "Miss, if you want me to say, now that one of you is willing to marry and the other is willing to marry, then it is time to discuss the matter of marriage, why do you keep worrying, why does he want to marry you?" Isn't it normal for a man to get married and a woman to get married? ”

"It seems to be." Isn't it because she wants to marry and choose a son-in-law?

The person left and right was personally selected by her father, and she believed in her father's vision, so Qi Mingle didn't think about it anymore.