On the outskirts of the capital, Mu's house.

When the sun was shining, Mrs. Mu dressed up, summoned her daughter and guests to her eyes, and said in public that she wanted to recognize the Xu sisters as her goddaughters.

Hongye smiled and agreed, and Xu Qinglian received the news from home early in the morning, and she was prepared, so she led Hongye Shuangshuang to kowtow to Mrs. Mu to offer tea, and asked the maids to bring in two pairs of luodian colored lacquer gift boxes.

Mrs. Mu didn't expect the Xu family to hurriedly give a few thoughtful courtesies, and she was very moved, and she personally helped up the two goddaughters with a smile.

Mu Ningxue, who was by her side, was happy for her mother in her heart, and when she thought that she would be commensurate with each other's brothers and sisters in the future, and she would often be able to meet and talk to each other, and she didn't have to avoid it anymore, she couldn't help but feel hot on her face and felt uncomfortable.

Mu Qingshuang curiously walked over and opened the gift box, and saw that there were twenty-four Dingyao porcelain plates with a square circle, all of which were rare fruits, olives, mushrooms, Pingpo, grapes, luan, oranges, lychees, etc., in addition to two sets of golden longevity wine utensils, three sleeve copper longevity smokers and three Buddha's hand tongs.

The Xu family's gift is not expensive, the important thing is a sincerity. Mu Qingshuang nodded approvingly, she had seen a lot of good things since she was a child, she didn't care about what was valuable, she took a few glances and walked away.

Mrs. Mu and Mu Ningxue also came over to take a look, felt that the gift was very satisfactory, and smiled and ordered the maid to put it away. Mrs. Mu immediately ordered someone to take out a pair of turquoise bracelets, and said with a smile: "This is handed down by the ancestors, although it is meaningful but not valuable, come and wear it separately for the two of you." ”

Xu Qinglian and Xu Hongye were not from a small family, so they didn't have a trace of twisting at this time, and they took it with generous hands and put it on their wrists.

Mrs. Mu glanced at the steady and polite Xu Qinglian on the left, and the lively and lovely Xu Hongye on the right, plus her daughter Ning Xue and the second girl Qingshuang, one is more beautiful than the other, one is more sensible than the other, from now on, there are four good daughters under her knees to accompany her, and she is no longer afraid of loneliness, and she is happy for a while.

At the same time, Xu Hao, whose mood had fallen to the bottom, was thinking hard about countermeasures.

With the date of canonization of the princess and concubine, it is obvious that Zhu Gaochi has made a mess of this, he personally promised his eldest sister to marry her in the future, but who knew that later Zhu Yuanzhang personally selected his granddaughter-in-law Zhang. Because his name is still unknown, Zhu Gaochi has always had a trace of illusion.

It's a pity that after the Zhang family got married, he had to be talented, good-looking, knowledgeable, virtuous and decent. Zhu Di and his wife are very satisfied with this daughter-in-law. Seeing that the canonization was imminent, how could Zhu Gaochi dare to have any resistance? If he dares to try to make Qinglian his wife, he will inevitably anger Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and he will not even be able to keep his identity as the son.

But Zhu Gaochi, as a man, was unwilling for Xu Qinglian to marry someone else, so he went against his promise and wanted to force Xu Qinglian to reply. And as the dignified prince of Yan Wang, with Xu Qinglian's personality, how dare he offend the biggest backer behind the Xu family for his lifelong happiness?

At this moment, Xu Hao began to despise Zhu Gaochilai, who has always been benevolent and kind, and even his favorite lover had to calculate! No amount of books can read away from men's natural possessiveness and selfishness. And at the same time, standing in the position of a man, and unable to blame him clearly, who is not a third wife and four concubines in this era? It's the same with yourself.

For Xu Qinglian, Xu Hao has always respected her personal wishes, and will never make decisions for her until the juncture. Now that Zuihou is here, Xu Hao can't hide, so he decides to try to persuade Zuihou once.

"I still remember that day I said that I forgot about each other, and my brother agreed with it very much. Now that my brother has a wife and a concubine, he will be like a concubine in the future, so why worry about not having one or two confidants who can make friends with each other? ”

Xu Hao finished speaking slowly, looking directly at Zhu Gaochi, whose face was sinking like water, "It stands to reason that it is not my sister's turn to be the master of my younger brother's life, and my brother can go and talk to the elders." My brother was able to do this to me, and my sister and I were very moved. In this way, I don't have to go back and ask, the younger brother is sure that the eldest sister will definitely agree, the question is, brother, are you really happy? Do you really plan to carry my sister into the Yanwang Mansion without a name or a point? ”

"This!"

Xu Hao's soft words undoubtedly hit Zhu Gaochi's weakness, he is also impatient today, if he relies on his identity to force Xu Qinglian, not to mention that his beloved will resent him from now on, and he will offend the entire Xu family ruthlessly, although it is not a big deal to offend even if he is offended with the status of Qinglian and the Xu family, but how can Zhu Gaochi act unreasonably and recklessly?

Zhu Gaochi is very entangled, Xu Hao is also very entangled, and even the old lady and the Xiao family are very entangled, they all want to let go and marry Xu Qinglian to the right person, and since then, they have been a hundred, and they are really unwilling!

As for Xu Qinglian as a party, she is pitiful, how can she do the main thing about marriage? Otherwise, if you could still think about becoming a monk and cultivating, you would have already seen the predicament you are in.

Seeing Zhu Gaochi's face gradually soften, Xu Hao was secretly happy in his heart, he was in the past, now and in the future, the only way to deal with it is to drag the word trick, drag him to break up peacefully, drag him naturally, drag him a strange commodity to live in, drag him to be greedy, drag him to die without a problem, in short, drag him to be old.

Who knew that his cleverness had already been seen through by Zhu Gaochi, and he secretly hated that if Xu Hao hadn't been a hindrance behind his back for a year, he would have been able to seriously accept Qinglian as the second concubine, how could there be today's entanglement?

What made Zhu Gaochi feel most helpless was that resentment turned into resentment, and he had to drag it down with this bastard, at least he had to wait for the name to be decided before making plans.

Zhu Gaochi, who was annoyed, simply couldn't see it and didn't bother, and said, "I don't need you to accompany me to study in the future, so I should leave quickly." ”

In this way, Xu Hao got out of the carriage and stood in the middle of the road to watch the convoy continue to move forward, and then Zhu Gaoxu stopped beside him on a white horse.

Zhu Gaoxu waved his horsewhip and asked with a gloomy face, "What did you say to him?" Why don't you come to find this king, you will know to please him all day long. ”

Xu Hao frowned and said, "He is the elder brother, and there is a difference between the elder and the younger." ”

"So what? It's hard to walk, and it's really a shame for me to lose face in Yanwangfu. Zhu Gaoxu pouted.

The light of the sun was too strong, Xu Hao squinted his eyes when he raised his head, stared at the unwillingness in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, and was too lazy to get involved in the fight between the two brothers, and said: "Hurry up, I have some personal matters recently, and it is inconvenient to come to Beijing every day, so I will send someone to my home if I have something." ”

"It's not interesting, let's go." Zhu Gaoxu does not have as many city houses as his father and brother, and he is not very old, so he has no ideas to do anything for the time being, except for expressing his dissatisfaction.

Watching the heroic and upright Zhu Gaoxu riding on a high-headed horse, Xu Hao had a headache, the first side effect of taking refuge in Yanwang Zhu Di was to be sandwiched between the two, and it was easy for one to be careless on both sides of the sinner, which was definitely not a good thing for the future.

The clearest thing he did when he crossed over was that he stood on Zhu Di's side early, simple and bright, and didn't drag the mud and water much. What about the future? Waiting for the dust to settle on the eldest sister's matter? The eldest sister followed Zhu Gaochi, standing on this side, didn't follow, standing on that side?

It seems that the consequences are a little hanging, this time Xu Hao doesn't want to simply choose one of the two, do you want to send a sister to Zhu Gaoxu as a second concubine? On the one hand, one side is left and right, and the source is balanced. If you are unreliable, what have you become? What does Zhu Di think about this?

Get out of the damn wealth and seek it, if you don't want it, the whole family will be beheaded, do you want to get it? It just so happened that Xu Hao was leading the way through the streets lined with princes in the past at this time, looking at the Lan Mansion where the gate was sealed, and he shuddered.

This is really another addition to the unfinished past, intellectually speaking, Xu Hao is inclined to Zhu Gaoxu, because this guy will definitely deny his relatives when he turns his face, and he will kill without mercy, if he loses, Zhu Gaochi will at least remember the old love, and it is possible that he will not be a killer.

In terms of emotion, he naturally longs for his 'future brother-in-law', not to mention that he gets along well with Zhu Gaochi, which can be regarded as intimate, the problem is in case he does not become the prince.

Who the hell is Zuihou ascending the throne? Xu Hao regretted that he had read less history books, and Zuihou decided to take one step at a time, but it really didn't work, either he could retreat as soon as possible, or he would really be ruthless and help one party wholeheartedly.

After passing several Guogong mansions in a row, Xu Hao was able to turn over and get on the horse, and when he passed through the Zhang Mansion of the Marquis of Heshou, the plaques of the Hou Mansion were taken off, covered with a white cloth, and white lanterns were hung below.

The two fierce stone lions on the left and the right were graffitied in a mess, the stone steps were scattered with shredded paper and other miscellaneous items, the two red doors in the middle were closed, the side doors on the left were slightly open, and only a small servant was sitting on the threshold dozing.

Xu Hao sneered at the door of the mansion, looked at the entire ten guards and twenty little servants brought today, turned over and dismounted, and walked up the stairs with a murderous aura.