Chapter 611 Love Token
Soon, Mrs. Guo followed Chu Yun and walked in.
"Master, we are here."
"Well, make a pot of Biluochun for the third wife."
"Yes, Master."
Chu Yun went down and soon brought a tray of brewed tea.
As for Mrs. Guo, she saw that Xia Zihan's expression towards her was neither cold nor indifferent, nor warm nor angry, nor angry.
She glanced into the flower hall and saw a huge flower room with four walls made of glazed bricks. Her eyes almost popped out of her head.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, how much money does it cost to build such a flower house?" His eyes were full of jealousy.
Xia Zihan frowned and sat back on the recliner.
Only then did Guo notice the needlework on her hands.
She stepped forward and looked at Xia Zihan's embroidery carefully. Then she said, "Second girl, oh, did you make these? You did the embroidery. It's really beautiful. This craftsmanship is better than those in the palace." All embroiderers are good at embroidery..."
She kept praising Xia Zihan. No matter what Xia Zihan did, she always had a reason to praise her. She didn't get down to business until Xia Zihan looked away coldly and asked, "Third Aunt, why don't you come to Prince Anjun's Mansion?" Are you here to give me a few compliments?”
"If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly. Third aunt has also seen it. I'm very busy and can't stay with third aunt for a long time." Xia Zihan reminded her with a smile.
Mrs. Guo's smile froze, then she sat down honestly and told her today's purpose, "Your father is quite old. What can he do without a decent woman around him? It just so happens that I have a cousin." , I want to tell your father, but I don’t know what you mean.”
Carefully, he carefully looked at the expression on Xia Zihan's face.
Xia Zihan said, "I accept Third Aunt's kindness on behalf of my father. As for the matter of Third Aunt's cousin, let's forget it. My father... I will find him a decent wife and never let him go again." My dad suffered.”
Guo Shi Xu did not expect that Xia Zihan would refuse.
She looked at Xia Zihan in shock, and for a moment, she forgot to respond.
"Third Aunt, you should worry more about Fourth Sister's marriage." The implication is that she should not meddle in other people's business. "As for my father's marriage, I will take care of it. Third Aunt, please don't worry."
Don't worry, what should you worry about?
Guo, who had just come to her senses, almost muttered something.
Fortunately...
She stopped in time, otherwise, she would be embarrassed.
Xia Zihan refused to let her act as a matchmaker for Xia Shiming, and Guo was very disappointed. However, after returning, she quietly wrote a letter to her cousin.
By September, Chu Jingqi had not yet received a letter, and Xia Zihan became even more worried, but she had not forgotten Xia Shiming.
I personally went to Xia's house and talked to Xia Shiming about this matter.
"Dad, what do you think of Aunt Guo? She comes from a scholarly family, and my brother is a famous man and has become an official. Dad, now that you are empty, why not raise her to be your stepmother? In this way, the ninth brother will be the same. He is your legitimate son. Didn’t dad always praise his ninth brother for his knowledge and love of learning? As long as dad raises Aunt Guo as his stepmother, he will be your legitimate son from now on.”
Carrying Aunt Guo as his stepmother was something Xia Zihan had always wanted to do since Xia Shiming married Aunt Guo.
Now, it's time.
If she didn't take action, Guo would give her father a random woman. She didn't want her father to marry a duplicitous woman like Xu to be her stepmother.
"Dad, don't you always praise your ninth brother for studying seriously at such a young age, being quiet, knowledgeable, and polite? Aunt Guo taught him well. She is a good woman. My suggestion is, Dad might as well consider it." Xia Zihan continued his efforts.
Xia Shiming frowned, looked at Xia Zihan for a long time, and then said, "I originally planned to never marry again in this life, but as you said, Brother Jiu is a good young man who is willing to work hard, and I can't... Hey, people say, three You are older at the age of seven, and you are older at the age of seven. Ninth Brother looks good now. I can’t let him live a cowardly life because he is a concubine when he grows up.”
Not only that, the official career of a concubine is often more difficult than that of a legitimate son.
There is a very clear distinction between Dasheng and concubines.
After listening to Xia Zihan's advice, Xia Shiming thought about the matter seriously over and over again, and then ran to Aunt Guo's yard to take a test on Brother Jiu's knowledge.
Seeing Brother Jiu's young age, he responded easily and learned everything he taught, and he also learned a lot.
Xia Shiming made a decision on the spot.
After he asked the maid to take Brother Jiu down, he mentioned the matter to Aunt Guo, "If you don't want to..."
"Yes, how could I not be willing?" Aunt Guo cried with excitement.
God knows, she has been looking forward to this day for how many years.
Before, when Mrs. Xu was around, she didn't dare to reveal her thoughts at all, for fear that Xia Shiming would think too much.
Later, Mrs. Xu was divorced and driven away. She was so happy that she couldn't sleep all night, just like a person who had lived in a cave and hadn't seen the sun for decades and suddenly saw the sun.
There is hope for life, and there is hope for my son. Can you be unhappy?
Aunt Guo was happy and thought that Xia Shiming would soon bring up the matter of straightening her up. But after waiting and waiting for several months, Xia Shiming did not mention a word, and even accidentally mentioned that he would never marry again. daughter in law.
How could this work? If he didn't straighten her up, her good son would have to be a bastard for the rest of his life, and he would be born lower than others.
Aunt Guo became uneasy, especially when she heard that Mr. Guo was going to be a matchmaker for Xia Shiming and marry one of her cousins to Xia Shiming as his wife. She became even more uneasy.
Just when she was getting more and more uneasy, Xia Shiming actually offered to help her upright, but Aunt Guo was so happy that she hugged Xia Shiming and cried with joy.
Then, he followed Xia Shiming to find Mrs. Xia and told her about the matter.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xia disagreed and reacted fiercely. She pointed at Aunt Guo's nose and cursed, "A little aunt who can't stand up to the stage wants to be my daughter-in-law. Bah, it's a daydream."
Seeing that his mother was angry, Xia Shiming didn't dare to take it hard, so he persuaded her, "Mom, Aunt Guo comes from a scholarly family after all. She's not a family that can't stand up to the public. Moreover, my elder brother-in-law also became an official last year. You..."
"You are dreaming. If I say I don't agree, I just don't agree. You want to straighten her up unless I die." Old Mrs. Xia shouted.
Xia Shiming shut up, not daring to say another word, for fear that if she said one more word, her mother would really be so angry that she would die.
Old Mrs. Xia was determined and asked Xia Shiming to divorce her niece. She already felt sorry for her natal family, but Xia Shiming actually wanted to go even further and correct Aunt Guo. She firmly disagreed.
Xia Shiming went to ask Mr. Xia to persuade the old lady.
"You don't need to say it. That aunt named Guo wants to be my daughter-in-law, huh... unless you all want to watch me die."
This is a bit too much to say, but the old lady has always been like this. She likes to rely on her old age to show off her old age, and she likes to use filial piety to pressure others.
Xia Shiming was so suppressed by her that he completely did not dare to mention this matter again.
After Xia Zihan learned the result, his face turned ugly and gloomy, "This old godly woman will act like a monster if nothing happens."
"Master, how about I poison her and mute her, so she won't be able to say she disagrees." Chu Lin suggested with evil intentions.
Chu Lin had long been dissatisfied with the old lady of the Xia family, and when she found the opportunity, she wanted to punish her.
Xia Zihan rolled his eyes at her and suddenly asked her, "I heard that the fox came to see you last afternoon?"
"No... nothing happened." Chu Lin, who had always been eloquent, suddenly became stumbling, and her pink face turned crimson in an instant, as if she had done something shameful.
Seeing her master staring at her with a joking look, Chu Lin stamped her feet and said, "I really didn't say anything."
It has the intention of concealing the truth.
On the other side, Nuan Yu and Xiang Xiang, who were already married, looked at each other and smiled strangely.
Chu Lin became angry and stamped her feet again, "It's just... you just gave me a small gift. Why are you laughing?"
"We didn't laugh at you, Chu Lin, you misunderstood." Vanilla said happily, and then asked, "What gift made you so shy?"
"Who, who is shy? It's just that the big kang in the room is too hot and my body is a little hot." Chu Lin embarrassedly covered it up, saying that there was only three hundred taels of silver in this place, which made everyone laugh.
As for the previous question, she ignored it.
Seeing that nothing could be said from her mouth, Vanilla and Nuanyu looked at each other and decided to get the words out of the other protagonist.
In the evening, Nuanyu came to Xia Zihan in a hurry, whispered something in her ear.
Xia Zihan's eyes lit up, "Really, can you take this seriously?"
"It's true, I just came back after asking about it. It was the fox who said it himself. He said that when the prince comes back, he will come to propose marriage to the master in person."
It turned out that the fox gave Chu Lin a hairpin.
The hairpin, what it represents is self-evident.
However, Chu Jingqi went to the south and there was no news for several months. The air pressure in Anjun Prince's Mansion has been very low and getting lower and lower. Fox thinks that it is not a good idea to ask Xia Zihan for Chu Lin at this time. opportunity.
However, seeing that Nuan Yuhuang Xiang was already married, and Silk Cao was also engaged, it would be Chu Xing, Chu Fei and Chu Lin's turn next.
Fox was worried that Xia Zihan would randomly match Chu Lin with someone, so he sent a love token to Chu Lin in advance. When Nuan Yu went to inquire about the news, Nuan Yu conveyed a message to Xia Zihan through Nuan Yu's mouth.
She just didn't want Xia Zihan to marry Chu Lin.
Xia Zihan was happy and told Nuanyu, "Go and tell him that as long as Chu Lin is willing, I will help her keep her."
"Hey, I got it. I'll go tell you this. Tomorrow, we're going to have a fox treat. We'll go to Baiwei Pastry Shop and buy some snacks for us to eat." Nuanyu said happily.
(End of chapter)