Shen Lang's mind turned rapidly, flashing countless plans.
At this moment, the front door closed directly, separating him from the outside.
This is normal, because the Earl is going to discuss a secret matter, Shen Lang is just an outsider after all, it is impossible for him to participate.
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"Who is the person from the Zhu family?" the Earl asked.
"Governor Zhu Rong's younger brother, General Pingnan Zhu Lin!" said the confidant, and then handed over the secret letter from Feige in Nujiang City.
The Earl looked at it again, his face was livid.
It turned out to be General Zhu Lin. Things are extremely bad, right
This represents the Zhu family's determination to win!
Moreover, such a matter of asking for a marriage could have been done generously, but General Zhu Lin rushed to come secretly. It can be seen that he wanted to catch the Earl's House by surprise and did not want to give the Jin family any chance to refuse.
Zhu Hongxue's marriage proposal to Jin Mulan is definitely not an ordinary marriage, but to implement the New Deal.
What is the most important thing to seize the fiefdom and military power of Earl Xuanwu's Mansion? Let the Earl's Mansion lose the general who commanded the army, and the son of the Earl's Mansion is a worthless fool, and it is impossible to keep the family business.
Once Jin Mulan married Zhu Hongxue, it would tear down the pillars of the Earl's Mansion and indirectly take away the military power of the Earl's Mansion.
The Countess tremblingly said, "Husband, can we refuse?"
Lord Earl shook his head and said, "No, Zhu's family is a colossus, and if they blatantly refuse, it would be tantamount to losing their face. Besides, there may be a monarch's intention behind this marriage proposal."
Jin Mulan said: "My daughter will never marry outside. I must stay at home to help my younger brother. I must guard the century-old foundation of the Jin family. Anyone who wants to take it away will have to step on my dead body."
The Earl panted, frowned, and paced uneasily in the room.
Jin Mulan said: "Father, a daughter can destroy her appearance."
Then, she directly pulled out the dagger, and as long as the Earl gave an order, she would slash her beautiful face to pieces.
"No!" Earl Xuanwu said decisively: "I want to protect the family's century-old foundation, but first of all I want to protect my daughter from harm. And even if you ruin your appearance, the Zhu family will still propose to you unless... "
Jin Mulan said: "Unless my daughter gets married today, recruits a son-in-law, and gets married before the arrival of General Zhu Lin, it will be an established fact that he will retreat and cannot propose to me!"
That's right, this is already the only way, not even an engagement, because there is no such thing as an engagement when recruiting a son-in-law.
General Zhu Lin is only less than two hundred miles away from the Xuanwu Earl's Mansion, and he can arrive tonight.
Originally, even if he was looking for a son-in-law, Earl Xuanwu planned to make a good selection.
We are going to get married tonight, which means we have to send out wedding invitations before noon. Within two hours, the son-in-law must be selected.
Looking at his beautiful and strong daughter, Earl Xuanwu softened his heart and said, "Mulan, Zhu's family is in full bloom, so Zhu Hongxue also has a bright future. He is an excellent son-in-law. As a father, you cannot sacrifice your happiness for the benefit of the family. How about you think about it again?"
Jin Mulan, Miss Earl's Mansion, said: "Father, being able to contribute to the family is my greatest happiness. After a hundred years, your younger brother will definitely not be able to keep the inheritance of his ancestors. I will never marry."
The earl was immediately distressed and moved, and then he directly picked up the pen and ink, and wrote five names on a piece of white paper.
These five people are very outstanding young people, and they are also the best candidates for son-in-law in the earl's mind.
The Earl loves his daughter very much, and started looking for a husband for her three years ago. It's just that after all, it's hard to talk about recruiting people, and more importantly, Jin Mulan has always refused.
Now that time is running out, we must make a decision early.
The first name chosen by the five husbands-in-law was Wang Lian.
An eighteen-year-old young talent, now the master of Xuanwu City and a distant relative of the Earl's Mansion.
The second name is Mo Ye, a martial arts genius in Xuanwu City, who won the martial arts exam at the age of sixteen, and is practicing martial arts hard, and is preparing for the martial arts Jinshi examination.
These two are young men with a bright future, and the remaining three are young heroes in the Earl's Mansion. They have both culture and martial arts. They were trained by the Jin family since they were young. Their loyalty to the Earl's Mansion is beyond doubt.
These five people admired Jin Mulan very much and yearned for dreams.
To be precise, all young people within a few hundred miles regard Jin Mulan as the lover of their dreams.
"Jin Zhong, send someone to bring these five people to the mansion as quickly as possible, and let Mulan choose." The Earl handed over the list to the loyal servant.
The count already felt very sorry for his daughter, so he only decided on five candidates, but the final decision was still handed over to Mulan.
"Yes!" After Jin Zhong took the list, he put the list in his arms, walked out, and sent a dozen knights to find someone.
The earl said: "Mulan, although the time is tight, I will definitely find the best candidate for you as a father, and I will make you a happy life. These five young people are all very good, you choose one carefully."
And at this moment, Shen Lang walked in and said: "Master Earl, Miss Mulan, can I join the competition? I also want to marry you!"
As soon as these words came out, all the people present were stunned, and they didn't react all of a sudden. They were really caught off guard.
Then, Earl Xuanwu couldn't help it with such a good self-cultivation, and his whole body almost exploded.
Not only the Earl, but especially the other people present looked at Shen Lang with the feeling that they wished to tear him to pieces.
Just, it's up to you? I also want to marry the lady of the Earl's Mansion!
Appearance is definitely enough, but you are so handsome, suitable to be a duck, not wishful thinking.
What is your family background? Just a farmer who is too poor to live in a thatched hut.
Of course, one cannot choose one's family background. If you are good enough, Lord Earl can consider it. After all, it is difficult for a married son-in-law to come from a wealthy family.
But Shen Lang, take a pee and take care of yourself
After studying for ten years, he couldn't even graduate from the school in the town, so he was directly kicked out.
For future generations of Earth, this is equivalent to studying professionally, and one has not yet graduated from elementary school at the age of eighteen.
Born in a poor peasant family, but he can't lift his shoulders or hands, he is lazy and a waste.
Everyone in Xuanwu City knows that you, Shen Lang, have brain problems and low intelligence.
Compared to the five candidates listed by the earl, you, Shen Lang, are really worthless.
Those five young heroes are either talented in literature or martial arts, you, Shen Lang, are completely useless.
The most unbearable thing is that you, Shen Lang, abandoned your parents to join the Xu family because of your greed for wealth and honor. Now that you were kicked out by the Xu family and abandoned by Xu Qianqian, you still want to marry the daughter of my Earl's Mansion
What do you think of my Earl's Mansion
How much is my Earl Xuanwu's daughter more expensive than Xu Qianqian? Even if you want to recruit a son-in-law, you have to choose from thousands of choices. You are a toad who wants to eat swan meat!
The Countess stepped forward to comfort her husband's back, and said softly: "My husband, don't be angry, everyone said that Shen Lang has mental problems, and he is still a child, what should we do with his knowledge? "
Earl Xuanwu let out a long breath.
That's right, this is a mentally ill person, and he is still a child, what does the dignified Earl care about with him
"Come on, send this prodigal son home first, and give him ten gold coins. Remember to give it to his parents, not to him." The Earl said: "I will send someone to pick him up to study in the mansion tomorrow. Discipline well."
"Yes!" Two warriors stepped forward, grabbed Shen Lang's arm and dragged him out forcibly.
Shen Lang said: "Miss Mulan, I believe that I am far more suitable than those five people. To be your husband, don't I even have the qualifications to compete?"
Jin Mulan looked at Shen Lang, looked at him for a long time and said: "I remember, when I went hunting three years ago, I accidentally bumped into you on a horse, you are stupid..."
Hello! Goddess, you are too honest and hurtful to speak like this.
That's right, no one named Shen Lang in the village was called Ersha, because there was another Dasha in the village, and he was Shen Lang's only friend at the time.
At that time, after Jin Mulan's war horse accidentally injured Shen Lang, she immediately picked him up and asked the people in the village what his name was and where his home was, and the other party replied that he was an idiot.
Hearing the word "two silly", the Earl couldn't help but twitched.
Shen Lang said: "Miss Mulan, I also want to marry you, and I will definitely not let you down."
Jin Mulan looked at Shen Lang with gentle eyes.
Even a little gentle.
Three years ago, he heard the story of Shen Lang and knew that he was a mentally retarded person, so he felt very sympathetic to him, went to see him several times, and sent the best doctor to treat him.
In short, Jin Mulan looked at him as if he was looking at a child, and at that time, Shen Lang's low IQ was equivalent to that of a child
Mulan is very disappointed with the intrigue in the adult world, but she is very friendly to the innocence of children.
Therefore, Jin Mulan looked at Shen Lang and said, "Okay, I'll add you to the list, and you can compete fairly."
Others discriminate against Shen Lang, but she does not.
The Earl was about to stop, but Jin Mulan smiled and said, "Father, what are you worried about?"
The earl laughed at himself for a while, yes, what am I worried about.
Mulan was only kind and sympathetic, and that's why Shen Lang was included in the candidate list, and it was impossible to choose him, so why worry about it and get so idle.
"Come here, take Shen Lang to the sixth study room!" the Earl ordered.
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An hour later!
The other five young heroes were brought to Earl Xuanwu's mansion and brought into five study rooms, Shen Lang was in the sixth study room.
They don't see each other, they don't know who the other is.
Picked by Jin Mulan in person.
Time was running out, people had to be selected before noon, and they had to get married in the evening, at most there was only one hour, and one of the six people had to be selected to be Jin Mulan's husband-in-law.
Mulan walked into the study, and the selection of the son-in-law of the Earl's Mansion officially started!
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