In the General's Palace.

Chu Nanyue got up early and suddenly received news that the Ministry of Rites had something to do with her because of the emperor's orders.

Chu Nanyue was puzzled, so he asked a few more words, the man only said that it was next year's martial arts examination, and he had to prepare early, and he didn't know anything else if he asked again.

Although Chu Nanyue wondered that this preparation was too early, he still brought Qingshuang to the Ministry of Rites.

And when he arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he didn't enter a few doors, and Qingshuang beside him was stopped by the people of the Ministry of Rites.

Chu Nanyue didn't show any opinion because of his respect for the Ministry of Rites, and only comforted Qingshuang a few words in a gentle voice, and then entered the hall alone.

After entering the hall, Chu Nanyue only saw Xu Qingchang alone.

"General Chu, it turns out that you are here too." Xu Qingchang was surprised.

"If my guess is correct, Lord Xu also got the emperor's order?" Chu Nanyue asked.

Seeing Xu Qingchang nodding, Chu Nanyue was suddenly surprised.

It turns out that all this effort has been spent today, and it was all secretly instructed by the emperor. Most of what the emperor said to her a few days ago has been put into practice.

"It was ordered by His Majesty, how did General Chu know?" Xu Qingchang was puzzled.

Without waiting for Chu Nanyue to answer, Xu Qingchang seemed to have figured it out, and he was embarrassed.

Chu Nanyue held his forehead slightly, and he didn't know what the emperor thought, but he used official business to bring the two together, thinking about pulling the strings, but it was difficult for him to work hard.

"Lord Xu, do you know when Lord Shangshu will come over?" Chu Nanyue asked.

Xu Qingchang replied: "I just listened to others, and it will be half an hour younger." ”

When Chu Nanyue heard this, it seemed that this Ministry of Rites Shangshu was also instructed by the emperor and did it deliberately.

Chu Nanyue originally had nothing to say, but the two of them sat awkwardly, which would only be more strange, so they had to take the lead and said, "Lord Xu, there have been some small changes in the DPRK and China recently, but fortunately, they are all getting better, can Lord Xu be okay?" ”

When Xu Qingchang heard this, he just smiled bitterly. In front of him, Chu Nanyue did not speak directly. But if you talk about the people who have had an accident, in the capital, it is probably just his Xu family.

"General Chu might as well say it directly, although I, Xu Qingchang, am not talented, I don't hate others because of a sentence." Xu Qingchang said.

Hearing Xu Qingchang himself say this, Chu Nanyue had less scruples and said: "Although the people in Beijing don't say it, everyone also knows privately that Second Miss Chu originally decided on the Xu family. Now that His Royal Highness King Qi suddenly changed his marriage, it was indeed the Xu family who was wronged. ”

When Xu Qingchang heard this, even if he was well cultivated, he couldn't help but get angry again, and said angrily: "Miss Chu and I haven't really decided yet." Since His Royal Highness the King of Qi has taken a fancy to Second Miss Chu, I am not qualified to say anything about them. ”

What if the Xu family has Duanfei and Dongling Hong as support? The enemy was not Dongling Yan alone, and he personally went out and married Chu Nanxin as a side concubine.

Even if Donglin Yan came to apologize in person, they could be regarded as exposing the matter on their faces, but they also knew each other that the two had been in trouble and contradictory since then.

Chu Nanyue had no intention of continuing to talk to him about Tanglin Yan. This is a matter of royalty, and it should be done carefully.

And Chu Nanyue looked at the hour, and Master Shangshu hadn't come over yet. So he simply uncovered the words first and said: "Lord Xu, I think you also know the meaning of the emperor bringing us together. And I am the first to express an attitude. The Xu family has a prominent background, and I, Chu Nanyue, am a reckless person, and I can't climb it, so it's okay, Lord Xu can rest assured. ”

Xu Qingchang didn't expect Chu Nanyue to be so direct.

If it is a boudoir woman next to her, and a man talks to her about marriage, I am afraid that I am already so ashamed that my face is red, and I can't even speak.

But Chu Nanyue was able to politely and respectfully refuse the marriage in front of him, cutting off the possibility of the two.

And although Xu Qingchang had already guessed the emperor's intentions, after all, he didn't say it clearly, but he actually hesitated in his heart, afraid that he would make a mistake, and say it plainly, making Chu Nanyue lose face.

Chu Nanyue didn't care about it too much, and said it directly, which made Xu Qingchang feel relieved in his heart.

"General Chu, it's rare to have someone so clear and understanding as you." Xu Qingchang said with a smile.

For the Xu family, choosing a partner for marriage is often a lot of consideration. Chu Nanxin was set before, but because Tanglin Hong caused trouble, everything in the Xu family needs to be low-key.

And now that many days have passed, Dongling Hong is much better, presumably the emperor will not delve into it.

And his Xu family will naturally have more choices. If the Xu family is asked to choose again, they may not even choose Chu Nanxin.

And whether to choose Chu Nanyue or not, this is not something that Xu Qingchang can really decide.

However, knowing this, Xu Qingchang still looked at Chu Nanyue, and then said: "If the emperor really wants to be a matchmaker, General Chu is such a female figure, why is he not worthy of my Xu family?" ”

Chu Nanyue looked at Xu Qingchang's smiling eyebrows and eyes, and knew that he was by no means serious, and said leisurely: "Lord Xu is still in a good mood. It's just that Lord Xu knows, why did the emperor think of Lord Xu first? ”

There are many ministers of appropriate age in the court, and there are also many people with prominent family backgrounds, and even new scholars, such as Wang Chang, are not a few. But the emperor thought of Xu Qingchang first, and even went out in person and instructed the Ministry of Rites to secretly match.

"General Chu, what do you mean by this?" Xu Qingchang's face was difficult to look at, and he was a little pale.

"Lord Xu understands in his heart that the emperor is doing this because he feels sorry for Lord Xu and the Xu family, and if he says something, he must not need me to say it." Chu Nanyue said.

The news that the Xu family and the Chu family are about to marry, since the big families in Beijing already know about it, even if the emperor didn't know it when he gave the marriage, he should have known it for a long time later.

Therefore, it is likely that the emperor already knew about the grievances of the Xu family. Because not to mention whether Xu Qingchang and Dongling Hong will say it, the concubines in the harem must be said in the emperor's ear.

Since the Xu family has been wronged, Xu Qingchang, the son of the Xu family, was robbed of his unmarried wife by Dongling Yan, in order to appease the Xu family, the emperor must be anxious to find a good family for Xu Qingchang.

In peacetime, since the emperor is afraid of the family's more and more power, he is absolutely unwilling to have Chu Nanyue, who has military power, to have a relationship with the Xu family.

But the grievances of the Xu family made the emperor endure this.

This was originally a tacit matter, but it was announced by Chu Nanyue.

Xu Qingchang inevitably couldn't hang it on his face, but it was not because of himself, but for the entire Xu family.

"Since General Chu is so clear, has he really never had this intention?" Xu Qingchang said. "No matter what the reason is, it can be regarded as the emperor's mercy. General Chu, do you remember what I said to you when I made a marriage contract with Ling Mei? ”

"Lord Xu's joke that day, do you want me to repeat it again now?" Chu Nanyue said with a smile.