Chapter Seventy-Four: Traces of the Heart

Although Xu Hao doesn't like Xiao Yuying's temperament, because of the other party's appearance, he has some ideas, which is a common problem among men, eating in the bowl and looking at the pot. Seeing that Xiao Yuying used her appearance to dump the prince of Qin, she felt very uncomfortable for a while.

The matter spread quickly, and the angry Xu Cuitao broke the beloved banana water-cooled jade cup at that time, and the old lady was furious when he heard the news, and called Xiao Shi in front of him and reprimanded him fiercely, scolding the Xiao family when a fox spirit came out.

As for the initiator, Xiao Yuying was very smart and knowledgeable early in the morning and said goodbye.

Xiao Yushi was affected by this and was almost driven home, but fortunately, Xu Hao persuaded her in time, and the old lady was still angry, and blasted her daughters-in-law out of the door.

When there were only three people left in the house, the grandfather and grandson and Yuelan, the old lady took Xu Hao's hand with a complicated expression, and sighed: "In the end, you have the foresight, although you liked that slut very much when you were a child, when you are older, you can tell that she is a natural water-based poplar, and stay away." It's a pity that grandma, I'm old and dizzy, and I didn't let that slut into the house if I knew it, because I always regarded her more than Qinglian and them. Alas, but the aggrieved green peach. ”

Xu Hao wanted to say that Xiao Yuying is really not a water-based Yang Hua, a man is unmarried and a woman is unmarried, that is the freedom of others, even if there is a problem, it is my fault first, if I treat her as always, I will not turn to the arms of others.

But after thinking about it carefully, Xu Hao had to admit that it was a dignified prince of Qin, even if he and Xiao Yuying fell in love with each other, I am afraid they would not be able to keep her heart of yearning for wealth and glory.

Everyone has their own ambitions, and besides, he didn't show even a trace of affection for Xiao Yuying, Xu Hao looked at it very lightly and could understand his cousin's approach.

What's more, no matter how beautiful the body is, there is just a pair of dry bones, Xu Hao comforted: "The prince has not repented, it's a big deal to let the second sister enter the palace with her." ”

The old lady looked serious, shook her head and said, "How can that work?" The slut's appearance is as glamorous as a peach blossom, scheming and deep, acting boldly, where is the honest Cui Tao her opponent? ”

The second sister is not a fuel-efficient lamp! Xu Hao calmed down and said: "Forget about the second sister, anyway, there is an eldest brother who marries the county lord and is already married to the palace." It doesn't make sense for the second sister to marry or not, instead of competing for favor with a group of women, it is better to be the wife of an ordinary rich and noble family. ”

The old lady was silent with a complicated expression, Xu Hao knew how much the old lady's wish was nothing more than the extravagant hope that the second sister would give birth to a son, at least as soon as she landed, she would be the king of a county, so that the Xu family would have something to rely on in the future.

Xu Hao glanced at Yuelan, who lowered her eyes, and said calmly: "I understand grandma's wishes, but grandma, you don't know, the ministers in the court now think that there are too many vassal palaces in various places, and the power is too great. That is, the Holy Lord is still on the throne, and when that day comes, which new emperor will endure the self-respect of the vassal kings in various places? Sooner or later, you'll do it. Are you looking at how many princes there are today? There are twenty-five princes, seventy or eighty county kings, and after the second sister gives birth to offspring, there are already hundreds of princes in the Ming Dynasty?

Rare things are precious, and it is naturally not rare to have more princes, so what power can there be at that time? Is it worth the hope of our family to go to Baba? It is better to marry a scholarly family and let the descendants study hard to become officials, which is the right way. The same is true of our family, rather than relying on others, it is better to rely on your own diligence, and your grandson will definitely fight in the future, so that you can earn back a hereditary title, as long as the descendants do not rebel, and the custody will extend with my Ming Dynasty to the zuihou generation of emperors. ”

This heartfelt remark, the old lady was deeply moved when she heard it, that is, Yuelan on the side opened her mouth in surprise, it was the first time they heard Xu Hao clearly express his heart, especially from the mouth of the most lazy person, how big is Zhaozhao's ambition? How can it not be shocking!

The old lady muttered in surprise: "How is this possible, how is it possible." ”

Xu Hao smiled: "It's unlikely, but who can say what will happen in the future." In short, my grandson has always talked to you, and I have never mentioned it to anyone, including my father, I just begged my grandmother to let the second sister not go to the Qin Palace, of course, this has to be agreed by the second sister herself. ”

The old lady raised her hand and stroked the top of her grandson's head, and said with a wry smile: "In the end, I underestimated you, it was my grandmother who was clumsy and treated you slowly." As for your second sister, if it weren't for the fact that grandma knew that with her temperament, she couldn't swallow this breath, why would she have such a big temper? Just wait and see, that girl must be thinking about competing with that slut in the future. ”

Xu Hao was silent and sighed: "Since this is the case, then let her be." But I want to warn the second sister, this trip to the northwest is far away from home, there is no hope, even if there is, the Xu family will never try to meddle in the internal affairs of the palace, in the future, life or death, or wealth and glory, or a miserable life, it is her own life, and it has nothing to do with my Xu family. ”

Yuelan looked at Xu Hao incredulously, to say that the previous ambition could be regarded as a lie, but these unusually calm and ruthless words completely subverted Yuelan's inherent impression of Xu Hao.

Is this still the third young master who speaks softly, is funny and polite, and thinks most about his daughter's family? It turns out that this is the true face he has been hiding, a decisive and ruthless real man.

In comparison, the other three young masters are really incomparable, maybe even the three masters are not as decisive as him, I am as clumsy as the old lady, why do I like him? Yuelan thought stupidly.

The old lady looked at her grandson in a daze, and said for a long time: "Your temperament is exactly the same as your second grandfather, and grandma still remembers that when your three aunts got married, he said similar things. It seems that I was wrong, and I shouldn't have been bent on clinging to the royal family. ”

"There's nothing wrong with that." Xu Hao lowered his head and said softly: "Several times I wanted to send my eldest sister to Yanwang's Mansion, but I couldn't help it, and this thought has not been broken so far, I just have been waiting, waiting for the most appropriate time." ”

The old lady's body trembled, her arms trembled involuntarily, she had asked her second daughter-in-law several times about Qinglian's lifelong events, but her daughter-in-law broke her mind on the grounds that Xu Hao insisted on refusing, she never expected that her grandson was slowly waiting for the opportunity.

"You've really grown up." The old lady raised her head and sighed, at this moment she didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Xu Hao hurriedly explained: "The child is definitely not for himself and his family, but for other reasons, in short, if one day, the prince of Yan Wang is definitely the safest person to entrust." ”

The old lady came to his senses, and secretly said that this is the case, if the entire family suddenly overturns, when the time comes, give Qinglian to the prince of Yan Wang as a concubine, and he will be able to safely avoid the boundless pain of being filled into the sect priest's workshop.

This kid's scheming is too deep! The more the old lady looked at it, the more he felt that Xu Hao's temperament was similar to Xu Da when he was young, and he said that if he was born in troubled times, he would be a hero like his second grandfather, and maybe he would be able to fight back a title for his family in the future, which is thank God.

Thinking like this, the old lady became happy again, and resolutely said: "Originally, Cui Tao should also be sent to the palace." If the family is there, her life will not be sad, and if the family is not there, she can also save her life. But grandma decided to listen to you this time and didn't let her marry into the palace. ”

Xu Hao smiled with relief, in fact, the reason why he didn't want to marry his second sister to the palace was because of other important reasons, and he never had a chance to say it.

Originally, Cui Tao was dreaming wholeheartedly, and the second sister was not his own sister, he was too lazy to interfere, who knew that Xiao Yuying's incident happened today, Xu Hao is not a wicked person but he is not a bad person.

In the end, he didn't tell the truth about the reason, because of Xiao Yuying, he decided to continue to hide it until a certain day came.

Tomorrow, the second sister will definitely lose her temper, there is an old lady who is not afraid of her making a big fuss, anyway, one day you will be glad that grandma made a wise decision.

Late at night, Xu Hao returned to the bamboo garden alone, the maids were waiting for him, and the charcoal was burning in the yard, and he could smell the smell of meat from afar.

Qiu Xiangying came out and explained with a smile: "I have been serving the wives all day, several of us are hungry and panicking, and there is still some meat left, so we will wait for you to come back and wait, so we will roast and eat it ourselves." ”

Although Xu Hao had an empty stomach, he had no appetite, and reluctantly smiled: "I've eaten, you can eat yours, just have fun." ”

"Hmm." Qiu Xiang nodded and glanced inadvertently into the room.

Xu Hao followed her gaze, there was nothing, and then looked at the number of people in the courtyard, it turned out that Zhulan was missing, and he knew it.

In the past, although Qiu Xiang liked to set rules and manage the little maids below, she was not good at taking care of trivial matters, and she was often lost. And since Zhulan came over, she never scolded the people below, and took care of every stitch and thread properly, and Zhulan, who Xu Hao couldn't remember, immediately reminded her behind her back, no matter what kind of clothing and jewelry, she could find it out immediately.

The most powerful thing is that people are good at weaving and embroidery, in the past, Xu Hao's small clothes and underwear were all sewn by the eldest sister with a needle and a thread, plus the red leaves don't like needlework, this girl is the most picky, the craftsmanship is not fine, the pattern is not exquisite and does not wear it at all, the brothers and sisters are counting on the eldest sister herself, so Xu Qinglian has no leisure all year round, and now there is Zhulan to help share the burden, which reduces the hard work of the eldest sister, so this Zhulan is as careful as a hair, serving Xu Hao meticulously.

The problem is that Xu Hao thinks that Zhulan is good, and Qiu Xiang is naturally uncomfortable, and now even other maids are yearning for Zhulan.

Not to mention that Xu Hao is not in a good mood now, even if he is in a good mood, he doesn't want to deal with the contradictions between the maids, there are many trivial disputes between this girl, and they will be reconciled as before, if they want to interfere with it, they will make a big deal about a small matter, but they are not people inside and out, anyway, who cares who is a fool.

Being betrayed by Xiao Yuying, Xu Hao, who was depressed, frowned and walked to the front of the hall and sat down slowly, looking at the laughing maids in a daze.

At this moment, Zhulan came out of the inside, half-squatted, and said softly: "I got a mouthful of news today, so I didn't have time to tell you." ”

Xu Hao sighed inexplicably and said lazily, "Say it." ”

Zhulan said casually: "The Mu family sent someone to ask, this is spring, and your son-in-law is still going to be a companion." ”

"Oh. Well?! Xu Hao immediately turned his head and his eyes widened.

At this moment, what Xiao Yuying is going to die!