novelcrest Chapter 1753 Reasons for Marriage
Chapter 1753 Reasons for Marriage
Chapter 1753 Reasons for Marriage
Young master, I know that I am unparalleled in style and charm, but your Xiao family is also a wealthy family, emperor and nobles, so you chased from Chang'an to Jiangnan with perseverance, and you only want to marry your daughter to me as a concubine. Is this really good?
so much pressure……
But with daddy around, no matter how dissatisfied, he can only endure it. This is the traditional way of father and son, and it has been like this throughout the ages.
Sit obediently to the side and watch the game between the two, while the maid serves tea and a plate of snacks.
Xiao Yu stroked his beard, played a few moves, raised his head to look at Fang Jun, made a few moves, and looked again. Although the young man in front of him had a darker face and was not as elegant and handsome as Fang Xuanling, he was full of heroic spirit, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, sitting There, it is as straight as a pine, and it has a straight air.
Fang Jun drank his tea, Xiao Yu looked at him with tremors in his heart, he grinned awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
With his smile, Xiao Yu's eyes brightened even more.
Although he was quite different from the handsome and flirtatious young man nowadays, when he smiled, he showed his white teeth. The whole smile was like the sun breaking through the dark clouds, it was extremely bright, and it made people feel very comfortable and kind.
I didn't observe Fang Jun's appearance carefully before, but now I take a closer look and find that Fang Jun is black and black, but his appearance is dignified and upright, like the rising sun in the warm air blowing on his face, he is an extremely handsome young man.
With such an appearance and such talent, it is not considered to have humiliated the daughter of the Lanling Xiao family...
After playing this game of chess for less than half an hour, Fang Jun sat beside him feeling like he was on pins and needles.
Finally, after the chess game was over, the maid took away the pieces on the chessboard. Xiao Yu held the tea bowl and asked Fang Xuanling with a smile: "Just now a certain person mentioned to Xuanling that the granddaughter of my elder brother Xiao Mao married Erlang as his concubine. Why don't we just settle it like this?"
Fang Jun's eyes widened instantly, what's the matter?
The young master is sitting here, and you two decided on such a big deal?
Ignoring the matchmaker's words and the orders of my parents, I hurriedly said: "Song Guogong shows love, and this official is grateful, but please forgive me for not being able to agree to this matter."
The smile on Xiao Yu's face gradually faded, looked at Fang Jun and said indifferently: "Is Fang Erlang the woman who looks down on my Xiao family?"
He was upset and angry.
These days, the origin of the marriage is always mentioned by the man. Now Xiao's self-indulgence, disregarding his status, is already a big face. Previously, Fang Jun refused this marriage in front of Xiao Rui, but now he is Xiao Yu. Proposing marriage in person, but actually refusing it, this already means wanting to make enemies.
Fang Xuanling remained silent, but her gray brows were furrowed, wondering why her son was so resistant to marrying Xiao Shi?
Fang Jun apologized, and said: "It's not that the lower officials look down on Xiao's daughter... Xiao is a scholarly family of a wealthy family for many generations, and naturally all the women in the family are well-educated and well-educated. I don't know how many handsome men in the world have tossed and turned in order to marry Xiao's daughter. It's just that the lower officials are young, so they should focus on state affairs, sharing worries for His Majesty, serving the empire, and making great efforts to build up their achievements. Daughter? Please also ask the Duke of Song to be more generous."
To be honest, no matter how much grievances there are between him and Xiao Shi, refusing to marry is tantamount to turning against Xiao Shi.
Moreover, he is irrational...
Don't talk about the nonsense of freedom of marriage, Xiao Shi puts his face on the initiative to propose marriage. Once Fang Jun refuses, it will not only make Xiao Shi faceless, but also make all Xiao Shi's daughters lose face, and attract criticism for no reason , has become a topic of ridicule for dignitaries and ordinary people in the market after dinner.
This age is such a custom.
Even if it is a woman from the Xiao family in Lanling, she still has no status in front of public opinion, and being rejected by others is only a little bit better than withdrawing...
Fang Jun can do anything against Xiao Shi, but he doesn't want to hurt those innocent boudoir girls because of himself.
Xiao Yu stopped looking at him, but looked at Fang Xuanling calmly, and asked, "What did Xuanling say?"
Fang Xuanling pondered for a while, and said: "Your Majesty bestowed the marriage on the poor son. Thanks to His Majesty's love, I married Princess Gaoyang. My family is grateful. But Your Majesty has been kind to my family, Long, how dare you act without authorization? At the beginning, the Wu family was also bestowed by His Majesty, so he accepted her as a concubine. Please take care of this matter, and ask His Majesty for instructions after a certain return to Beijing, and then make a decision , What does Song Guogong think?"
Xiao Yu was dissatisfied.
What Fang Xuanling said inside and outside, also meant to politely reject this marriage, but to use the emperor as a shield.
But in the end, he saved Xiao's face and didn't directly refuse...
Then there is still room for improvement in this matter, as long as I return to Beijing to mention this matter to His Majesty, His Majesty will naturally not object to Fang Jun accepting Xiao's daughter as a concubine.
Fang's father and son refused to get married, Xiao Yu not only did not break up in anger, but became more and more determined to get married!
Because from what he saw, Fang Jun not only had a bright future, but also a good match...
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Xiao Yu rushed to Huating Town yesterday, but accidentally caught the wind and cold. Today, her energy is low, so she went back to the backyard to rest early, leaving Fang and his son a chance to get along.
But never mentioning leaving...
The Fang family father and son sat opposite each other, Fang Xuanling asked: "Why are you so opposed to the marriage with the Xiao family? She is just a concubine, if you like it, you can be more considerate, as long as you don't deliberately indifferent to make others feel uncomfortable, naturally you can do whatever you want yours."
A woman has no status, and a concubine has no status. Even a woman from Lanling Xiao's family is not much better.
Of course, this must not be said in front of Lu's face, the consequences will be very serious...
Fang Jun clicked his tongue, not knowing how to explain.
Could it be possible to tell my father that the granddaughter of Xiao Mao who the Xiao family will marry him is very likely to be Concubine Xiao Shu in the original history?
Even if it's really Concubine Xiao Shu, it's nothing at first, just take it home as a vase, just look at it if it looks good.
But the problem is that our family already has a Wu Meiniang, if we get another Concubine Xiao Shu...wouldn't it mean that the house is in turmoil and the world is in chaos?
These two are dead against each other!
In history, Wu Meiniang persecuted Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu to death. Although this was not without Gaozong Li Zhi's instigation and acquiescence, making human pigs and putting them in wine tanks is just a wild history rumor. There is no official history. Big, but these two are indeed deadly enemies without discussion.
Even when Concubine Xiao Shu was about to die, she said the death curse of "A Wu is a monster, so far! May I be reincarnated as a cat in the next life, and let A Wu become a mouse, so I have to choke his throat forever"...
Could it be that these two are fateful enemies?
It has deviated from history, no one married Li Zhi, but they wanted to go to their own house to say "It's not friends who don't get together"...
Fang Jun has one head and two big ones.
"Father, the Great Tang Dynasty has been established for many years, but the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have never returned to their hearts. On the surface, they respect the Great Tang Dynasty, but in fact there are a lot of dirty things in the interior, and there are many bad things, but they have not been revealed all the time. The empire also focuses on stability. However, the Eastern Expedition is imminent, and the battle is going smoothly. Once they are anxious or even passive, no one can guarantee whether the Jiangnan gentry will make some moths. Under such circumstances, marrying the Xiao family, It's unwise."
Fang Jun said the excuse he had already thought up.
It's just that it's enough to fool others with such words, how can Fang Xuanling be persuaded?
Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Even if the gentry in Jiangnan rebelled in the future, could it be possible that His Majesty would alienate you and even take his anger on you because you married a woman from the Xiao family as a concubine? What nonsense!"
This old man, why is he so smart...
Helpless, Fang Jun had no choice but to use his trump card: "Actually... It's not that the son doesn't want to marry, but it's for the sake of the father."
Fang Xuanling wondered: "What does your marriage have to do with me?"
Fang Jun plausibly said: "Everyone in the government and the public knows that my father is afraid of internal affairs. As the minister and assistant, he has the power all over the world, but he only guards his mother all his life, and he doesn't even have a concubine... Alas, don't get angry, the son is not laughing at you , is to praise you for your loyalty and perseverance, you are a man among men, and you are a good example for your son... So, Mei Niang is bestowed by His Majesty to your son, and you cannot refuse, but Xiao's daughter cannot marry. If you marry another one, That son is getting farther and farther away from his father's nobility and loyalty, and gradually he can't catch up with his father's footsteps... Moreover, if the son takes concubines from left to right and enjoys romance in the gentle countryside, wouldn't the father see him every time? My son will be envious and jealous... Alas, I agreed not to hit..."
"Mother! How did I give birth to such a stick like you?"
Fang Xuanling was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and picked up the pen holder on the side and smashed it on Fang Jun's head.
Fang Jun was hit with a big bag on his head, and fled in embarrassment covering his head.
Finally, this matter was postponed. As for returning to Chang'an... let's talk about it.
(End of this chapter)