Songji Restaurant is a well-known time-honored restaurant on South Street in Xiling County. Song Defu had no son and only had a daughter. Everyone knew this.
As Song Yuan gets older, I don't know how many people are paying attention to Song Defu's choice.
The rumor of recruiting a wife has long been spread.
But until now, there has been no movement from Song Defu.
No one expected that at this juncture when all parties were waiting and watching, news came out from the Song family that Song Yuan had made a marriage arrangement.
The one chosen was a distant relative of the Sangong Xu Mansion.
The news spread immediately.
"Who spread the news?"
Song Defu heard the news from an acquaintance, and everyone was confused at the time.
The marriage between his daughter and Xu Yuanzu has not been finalized yet. Although Xu Yuanzu had frightened his boss for this matter, Song Defu was not sure whether this matter could be accomplished.
He also sent people to rush to Xujiazhuang on the Weihe River to check Xu Yuanzu's identity. Now that nothing has been found, why did he leak the news
Song Defu hurried home with full of doubts.
"Dad, I didn't tell anyone!"
Although the Song family was a small family, Song Yuan was pampered by her mother as a lady. Before the marriage was finalized, even Song Yuan Xinyue and Xu Yuanzu would not leak the news.
After all, there is something special about getting engaged.
"Then who spread the word about this?"
Song Defu suddenly had a very bad feeling.
Xu Yuanzu!
The only people who knew about this matter were their father and daughter, and Xu Yuanzu. Because this matter involved the plaque inscribed by Taizu, Song Defu was very cautious about this matter.
"Daughter, I'm afraid this Xu Yuanzu is not a good man!"
Although he didn't know why Xu Yuanzu wanted to spread the news, Song Defu felt bad about being plotted against.
This feeling was as if their father and daughter were fish on the cutting board, ready to be slaughtered.
"Dad, what should we do?"
Song Yuan did have a good impression of Xu Yuanzu. After all, Xu Yuanzu was not bad looking and his family background was not bad either. A girl's love is always spring, who doesn't want to marry a happy man
"Daughter, why don't you leave Xiling County first and go hide somewhere else?"
Song Defu couldn't think of a good solution. The best way was to let his daughter leave. In this way, even if something bad happened, his daughter would not be implicated.
"Dad, I'm not leaving, I'm staying with you!"
"Silly girl, dad is just worried. Besides, we in Xiling County are at the feet of the emperor. What can happen? Dad, I am just worried that there is something wrong with this matter."
"You go first and wait for dad to check the situation. If the situation is not right, dad won't stay here waiting for trouble to come."
"When the time comes, both of us will leave!"
Originally, the best way was for the father and daughter to leave now. No matter what Xu Yuanzu was doing, as long as they left Xiling County, then whatever Xu Yuanzu planned would not affect them.
But Song Ji Restaurant was a family property passed down from generations of the Song family, and Song Defu was reluctant to part with it.
"Dad, let's go together!"
Song Yuan knew what his own father was thinking about and said eagerly, "Even if the restaurant does not open in Xiling County, it can still be opened in another place. Dad's craftsmanship is first-class."
"Dad, please come with me!"
"I'm afraid!"
As Song Yuan spoke, tears began to fall from her eyes.
"Okay, okay, let's go, let's go together!"
Song Defu couldn't bear to see his daughter cry, so he finally chose to compromise.
In the afternoon of that day, Song Defu took his daughter out of Xiling County quietly, told the housekeeper that he was going to visit relatives, and asked the housekeeper to run the business of the restaurant as usual.
In fact, the father and daughter gave up their family business and headed south with their gold and silver.
…
Capital, Haiyan Mansion.
As a three-gong family, the Xu Mansion was inherited from the noble family of Taiping King Xu Zhengqi. The lintel of the Xu Mansion is not low.
It is really not easy for ordinary people to enter Xu Mansion.
But today, a scholar in his twenties was introduced to the gate of Xu Mansion with a jade pendant in his hand.
This scholar is none other than Xu Yuanzu!
"Xu Yuanzu of Xujiazhuang has met the old lady!"
Xu Yuanzu, who was introduced to Xu Mansion, was directly received by the old lady of Xu Mansion with the jade pendant in his hand.
"Show me the jade pendant!"
Mrs. Xu sat on the chair dignifiedly, her eyes looked over and over at Xu Yuanzu's face, and then she spoke calmly.
The maid who was guarding the side quickly stepped forward, took the jade pendant from Xu Yuanzu's hand, and presented it to Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, with a very emotional expression on her face.
"For how many years, I thought I would never see this jade pendant again!"
"God has eyes, God has eyes!"
Holding the jade pendant in her hand, Old Mrs. Xu shed tears of excitement.
Xu Yuanzu stood respectfully, waiting for Mrs. Xu to speak.
"Your name is Xu Yuanzu, right?"
"Back to the old lady, yes!"
Xu Yuanzu replied humbly and politely.
"You stay in the mansion and let me enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother, and I will naturally make an arrangement for you!"
"yes!"
Facing the old lady of the Xu Mansion, Xu Yuanzu's attitude was not ordinary respectful.
After someone took Xu Yuanzu down for resettlement, Mrs. Xu immediately asked someone to prepare a carriage. She wanted to enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother.
"Old lady, is this time appropriate?"
The grandmother beside Mrs. Xu spoke softly.
"With this jade pendant, any time is suitable!"
Mrs. Xu looked at the jade pendant in her hand, her eyes very bright.
…
Mrs. Xu quickly entered the palace and asked to see the Queen Mother. Then with the jade pendant in his hand, he was naturally summoned by the Queen Mother immediately.
"Old lady, is this jade pendant really that jade pendant?"
"Of course it's true!"
Mrs. Xu looked at the Queen Mother with a smile, "According to Emperor Taizu's edict, the person holding this jade pendant will be granted the title of Duke of the country. I came here to ask the Queen Mother to give Xu Yuanzu the title of Duke An Tai instead of Xu Yuanzhen!" "
The Xu Mansion with its three masters!
Due to the selfish motives of Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an, a loser like Xu Yuanzhen inherited the title of Duke An Tai, which was something Mrs. Xu didn't want to see.
But without any special reason, even Mrs. Xu couldn't possibly seize the title from Antai Gong Xu Yuanzhen.
But now, the appearance of Xu Yuanzu has successfully allowed Mrs. Xu to seize the opportunity.
This move can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Making An Taigong a veritable An Taigong is only one of the reasons. The other is to use the title of Duke to win over Xu Yuanzu.
"Old lady, there is no precedent for this matter!"
The Queen Mother didn't understand Mrs. Xu's plan, so she had to stand in the way.
"If the Queen Mother says so, then does the Queen Mother plan to make another Duke?"
In a word, General! (End of chapter)