A game of chess, played an hour.
Yuxi put down the chess pieces in his hand, and said with some regret: "I lost." Fortunately, only three pieces were lost, which is not a shame.
"Accepted." In fact, Xu Wenchang was also very surprised. He only heard that Princess Heshu is excellent in piano skills, but he didn't expect Princess Heshu to be so superb.
Yuxi smiled and said: "The emperor also likes to play chess. If he knows that your chess skills are so good, he will definitely be very happy."
Hearing this name, Xu Wenchang felt a strange feeling in his mind: "I heard that the emperor has superb chess skills, how dare we ministers show their ugliness in front of the sage." Xu Wenchang has already been awarded an official, and he is studying in the fifth-grade imperial academy. This starting point is very high. It is also because of this that Liu'er will be moved.
"Your chess skills are also very high. If you play against the emperor, your chance of winning is between five and five." Xu Wenchang's talent is amazing, and it is not inferior to Qi Hao. But this is a gift from God, and ordinary people can't envy it.
Before Xu Wenchang could speak, Yuxi suddenly asked, "Have you ever had a favorite girl?"
The topic changed too quickly, and Xu Wenchang, who had responded quickly, couldn't help but froze. When he came back to his senses, Xu Wenchang shook his head and said, "No. I have been rushing for my studies these years, so I just thought about other things in my leisure."
"Really not?" After that, Yuxi looked at Xu Wenchang fixedly.
This look puts a lot of pressure on Xu Wenchang. However, he still shook his head and said, "No."
Yuxi's topic changed again: "The eminent monk is decrying your life, saying that you shouldn't talk about relatives before you turn 21, otherwise your life span will be hindered. Is this true?"
Xu Wenchang nodded and said, "It's true."
Yuxi smiled lightly: "If I guessed correctly, you should have found the so-called high monk yourself. The purpose of saying this should be to prevent your mother from accepting your marriage indiscriminately."
On a hot day, Xu Wenchang was in a cold sweat.
Seeing that Xu Wenchang hadn't spoken, Yuxi smiled and said, "Did I guess wrong?"
In front of such a powerful person, Xu Wenchang did not dare to lie: "The princess guessed right. The monk was indeed found by me. However, I did this not to guard my mother, but to make a decision before the meeting. Marriage."
Yuxi believed that he didn't want to make a marriage appointment before the trial, but it was certainly not wrong to guard against his mother. Yuxi smiled and said, "It's hard for you." Before that, she really thought that Mrs. Xu was a powerful woman. As a result, it was completely different from what was expected.
When Xu Wenchang heard this, he shook his head and said, "Princess, I think I am very lucky. Although my family is poor, I met my husband and my mentor. With their help, I also became who I am today." Sir, that is the private school who enlightened him.
Even though he has suffered hardships that ordinary people cannot understand, Xu Wenchang feels that it is all worthwhile.
"It's good for you to think like this, and I hope you can keep it." With a grateful heart, it is not easy to be influenced by other people and will not be assimilated by the environment. So Yuxi hopes that this is Xu Wenchang's sincere words.
After finishing speaking, Yuxi smiled and said: "Come here, take Xu Zhuangyuan down for dinner." It's rude to leave without letting people eat.
Xu Wenchang was full of doubts, and then Lian left the garden.
Yuxi saw Feng Zhixi and Liuer, and said, "I'll talk about it after eating."
Feng Zhixi is almost dying of anxiety, why is it so hard to achieve a sentence. However, he only dared to slander in his heart, and never dared to complain in person.
After eating, Feng Zhixi couldn't hold it back: "Queen, what do you think of Xu Wenchang?"
Yuxi nodded and said, "Appearance, talent, conversation, behavior, and character are all first-class."
Feng Zhixi was happy, and he said that Yuxi would like Mo Zhu after seeing Mo Zhu, but he didn't expect it.
Liu'er asked, "Mother, can Jiaojiao be promised to him?" Yuxi said that he is very good, and this marriage must be right.
Yuxi shook his head and said, "Xu Wenchang is very good, but not suitable for Jiaojiao."
The gap between the front and the back was too great, and Feng Zhixi couldn't respond a little: "Mother, you said that Mo Zhu is first-class in all aspects, why is it not suitable for Jiaojiao?"
Yuxi gave a very simple example: "Jiaojiao is a flower bone that can not stand the wind and rain in the greenhouse, while Xu Wenchang is like a century-old pine that has experienced wind and frost. Do you think that these two people match?"
Feng Zhixi couldn't understand Yuxi's words, so she couldn't help but ask: "What is a century-old green pine that has experienced weather and frost? Mother, what does this mean?"
Yuxi said briefly about the conversation she had with Xu Wenchang just now: "If I didn't guess wrong, I'm afraid Xu Wenchang started to be in charge when she was very young." Xu Wenchang is not humble or overbearing in the face of her. Self-confidence, but the ability to detect words and colors in the world has to be honed in life.
Liu'er's focus is on Mrs. Xu: "Mother, you mean, Mrs. Xu is not as good as I thought?"
Yuxi glanced at Liu'er and said, "Xu Wenchang and Jiaojiao are not suitable. Is there any need to pay attention to Mrs. Xu?"
Liuer smiled and said, "My mother, Xu Wenchang, said so well, I am a little bit reluctant to refuse."
Feng Zhixi couldn't bear it too: "Mother, Xu Wenchang knows that the world is cold and warm, and Jiaojiao is as pure as paper. I think the two fit together!"
"Jiaojiao should marry a husband who treats her like a baby, so that she can live happily. And Xu Wenchang, what he needs is a shrewd and capable wife who can help her with the housework and maintain the relationship between the family and the family." Jiaojiao Since childhood, he has been spoiled and pampered, and his food and clothing are all exquisite. Since childhood, he has never been aggrieved at all. Not to mention what will happen to Xu Wenchang and her, only that she and Mrs. Xu will not get along with each other.
Liuer gave up when she heard this.
Feng Zhixi was still reluctant: "Mother, Jiaojiao's housekeeping director is also a good hand. And she is very good at coaxing people, I think she can get along well with Mrs. Xu."
Yuxi did not answer this, but asked, "Who do you think is the most uncomfortable being with?"
Liuer said, "It's the most uncomfortable to get along with people who are unreasonable." People like Feng Lianwu can't get along with each other.
Feng Zhixi felt the most uncomfortable getting along with people who couldn't communicate.
Yuxi said: "To give a very simple example, Jiaojiao costs dozens of taels of silver for all her clothes. This is too extravagant for Mrs. Xu, who has to spend a penny to plan carefully. It is definitely unacceptable. In case she If Jiaojiao wear coarse clothes like her, what do you think Jiaojiao would do? With Jiaojiao's temperament, she would certainly not be willing to compromise. How can two people who have different ideas get along well."
In fact, Liu Er had thought about these. It's just that Xu Wenchang is too good to let her suppress these worries.
Feng Zhixi said: "Mother, we will give Jiaojiao a generous dowry in the future. Jiaojiaohua uses her own dowry, and Mrs. Xu has no right to interfere."
"For many people, even the married daughter-in-law belongs to their family, let alone the dowry." This idea is not an isolated phenomenon, but a common one.
Feng Zhixi's face changed slightly.
"Xu Wendong is a talented scholar in the exam, and there is another elder brother who is very talented and famous. His future is definitely not bad. Based on Xu Wendong's conditions at the time, it is not difficult to marry him with a girl with a good background in reading and literacy. But the old lady Xu did not. Let the second son marry her niece. From this, it is enough to tell that Mrs. Xu is a very short-sighted woman." So it is not impossible to treat the daughter-in-law's dowry as her own.
Feng Zhixi was still stubbornly resisting: "Perhaps, that girl has her own advantages!"
Yuxi smiled: "As a nephew and daughter-in-law, the relationship should be very harmonious. But this girl and Mrs. Xu didn't get along well."
Feng Zhixi was a little dumbfounded: "Queen, how did you know about this?"
"When I mentioned this person, there was disgust in Xu Wenchang's eyes and a bit of coldness in his words. If it weren't for this woman to be too unbearable, Xu Wenchang wouldn't show that look." Thinking about it, a lot of things happened during this. Thing.
With everything said, Feng Zhixi also dispelled the idea of getting married. Although I really like Xu Wenchang and want him to be his son-in-law, these are not as important as Jiaojiao's happiness.
Thinking of this, Feng Zhixi said: "Mother, Du Shao’s youngest son Zhaozhang is very good in all aspects. Moreover, he has always liked Jiaojiao. If Jiaojiao marries him, he will definitely hold Jiaojiao in his hand. inside."
"Always?"
Feng Zhixi nodded and said, "Du Shao said that Zhaozhang liked Jiaojiao when he saw Jiaojiao when he was ten years old. After he was admitted to the Qianwei Camp, he asked the lady of the Guogongfu to come and ask for a kiss, but Liuer refused. Later, he asked Du Shao to tell me. "It is because Du Zhaozhang is full of sincerity that he repeatedly mentioned it to Liu Er.
Yuxi nodded and said, "The Du family and the Feng family are both good friends. He is so infatuated with Jiaojiao. Only by his character can he do it well."
Liu'er hesitated: "Mother, you don't know what Luo Shi's temperament is, how can Jiaojiao get along with her."
"Not only is you afraid that Jiaojiao won't get along with her, but you don't want to be in-laws with such a person, right?"
Liu Er hurriedly said, "Mother, Jiaojiao didn't want to. She said that if she really married to Du's house, she would have to be cautious in her words and deeds. Otherwise, a person who is not good about the entire capital will know."
Feng Zhixi said: "The mother, Luo Shi is not very good, but the grandfather and his wife and Du Shao are reasonable people. Du Shao also said that if Jiaojiao married to Du's family, he promised not to let Jiaojiao suffer a little. Wronged."
Liuer said: "If Luo Shi wants to embarrass Jiaojiao, what will happen then?"
"Xu Wenchang can't do it, it won't be obvious. If you want to choose like this, Jiaojiao really has to stay as an old girl." Xu Wenchang didn't know the foundation, but Yuxi denied that he had nothing to say. But Du Zhaozhang knows the bottom line, just because Roche retreats because of some inconsequence, it can't be justified.
The couple fell apart once again.