Wishful Things

But at this time, the wife next to him showed a faint look of surprise.

Standing up, Xu Jin asked curiously, "Does Madam know who this honored guest is today?"

Cui Shi pursed her lips and smiled, then stood up: "I guessed it... exactly which one, the master will know when he sees it later."

Xu Jin raised his eyebrows—are you trying to cheat with him?

But when he came to the dining room, he saw that honored guest, and he couldn't help being surprised.

The young man in dark auspicious cloud gown with crow blue embroidery and white jade crown tied his hair was as tall as a bamboo, stood up and saluted: "This junior has met Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu."

"Wu Shisun..." Xu Jin was extremely surprised—the distinguished guest invited by his father was actually the grandson of King Dingnan?

I still remember the last time this Wu Shisun came to the door, he was picked up by his father and carried into the house...

This time... how did he get in here again?

Xu Jin wanted to ask a question, but in the end he didn't ask, but he didn't expect to go on an ordinary path.

Although he didn't ask, the young man was very honest and took the initiative to explain: "The current situation is special, the younger generation did not enter the house through the main entrance to deceive others, please forgive me for being rude."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Cui smiled when she heard it—although the child called her uncle and aunt, but with her tone and demeanor, why did she sound like she was calling her father-in-law and mother-in-law?

Looking at the girl standing next to the boy, her eyes were clear and she was smiling, how did the two of them match each other...

Cui was smiling, but suddenly felt a little bit astringent in her heart—the sense of substitution was too strong, and now she was already thinking about marrying her daughter.

But it is undeniable that there is more joy.

There were cold dishes on the table, and the aroma spread into her nose, which made Cui feel that it was more fragrant than before.

Xu Jin also said "It's okay", and greeted him politely and enthusiastically: "It doesn't matter which door you go through, Wu Shisun is a distinguished guest today, please take a seat."

Several people talked and walked to the table, Wu Chao waited for Duke Zhen and Xu Jin and his wife to sit down before sitting down with Xu Mingyi.

Duke Zhen saw it and knew that the Wu family had strict rules, so he said casually: "Our Xu family has a simple population and light rules. There is no such thing as separate seats for men and women in private. Today is just a light meal."

The teenager nodded and said "yes".

Speaking of which, isn't this just the performance of not treating him as an outsider?

Although he failed to go the right way, at this moment he already felt that he had obtained his title.

But what bothered me was that Da Bird, who was sitting in the chair next to him, seemed very familiar with the matter of eating at the table. There were soft meats and vegetables specially prepared for Da Bird on the table. There were dishes and jugs apparently reserved for birds—

How should I put this feeling... It was like something he had acquired very hard, but this bird had already possessed it all without any effort, sitting at the top with ease.

Before picking up their chopsticks, everyone offered a toast to a glass of wine, which was regarded as a cleansing for the old man.

Afterwards, the old man had another drink with Wu Chao alone.

Not much was said, but everything seemed to be in the wine already.

Looking at this scene, Xu Jin faintly felt that something was wrong.

Father is not right, and Wu Shisun is not right either...

I even feel inexplicably familiar with the way the old and the young get along...

"Come, Zhaozhao, eat a piece of fish." Before moving his chopsticks, Mr. Zhen Guo took a piece of fish and sent it to his granddaughter's bowl. The meat he picked was the belly of the fish.

"Thank you, grandfather." Xu Mingyi smiled.

Lord Zhen nodded with a smile, and when he looked away, he subconsciously lingered on Wu Chao for a moment.

Wu Chao was already perceptive, and when he came to the door today, he watched all directions and listened all the time. He noticed the old man's look, thought for a moment, and then understood the deep meaning of it—well, the deep meaning that didn't exist.

Then he also reached out to pick up a piece of fish meat, which was also fish belly, and first carefully picked out the thorns from the empty plate, and then pushed the plate together with the girl in front of the girl, saying: "The shad fish is delicious. But it is thorny, so you have to be careful when you enter it."

Seeing the fresh and tender fish being delivered to him, Xu Mingyi was stunned for a moment, dimples appeared on his cheeks, he nodded and said: "Mm, good."

Cui was surprised, but couldn't help smiling.

Xu Jin was shocked, dazed and confused - what is this for?

He came to visit as a guest, so why did he pick up meat and fishbone for his daughter?

After Zheng Guogong was stunned for a moment, he laughed: "Look, look, this is really the disciple of the church starved to death of the master!"

This kid is good enough!

Seeing his father's reaction, Xu Jin even began to doubt life - is there something wrong with him, or is something wrong with the world? !

etc……

What happened to the smiling faces of these two children after exchanging glances quietly in front of him? ——Looking at this posture, it means that they are going to get married tomorrow, so he might believe it!

As soon as this idea took shape in Xu Jin's mind, it exploded like a thunderbolt.

"..."

He seems to have realized it.

This kid from the Wu family...does he want to marry his daughter!

He said that when he saw Wu Shisun tonight, every move of the other party seemed to reflect some specific identity... Isn't this the same him when he first came to Yuan's father-in-law's house back then!

Although it was Zhao Zhaoniang who first fell in love with his beauty, his father-in-law was hesitant about the marriage at first, and he worked hard for it-who hasn't experienced being cautious at his father-in-law's house?

Realizing this, Xu Jin was in a fog.

He understands the truth, but when did this... all happen?

Why did he know nothing about being a father?

And in this way, the nephew of the Zhou family might not have the chance to be his son-in-law...

Xu Jin sighed softly in his heart, and couldn't help feeling that the world was tricking people—thinking about this Wu Shisun, who was able to get rid of the fate of Chongxi because of his family background. Woolen cloth?

It doesn't mean that the other party's sheep are in the mouth of a tiger...

With such a complicated mood, Xu Jin secretly looked at everything about the young man.

It is said that the father-in-law looks at the son-in-law, and there are many things that are not pleasing to the eye, but he can't find any faults at all.

And in the process, he vaguely wanted to understand one thing...

If Nephew Zhou was sitting here tonight, he would probably say "this shrimp is good!", "this elbow sauce is also good!", "and this fried chicken breast, which is not worse than Zhuangyuan Lou!"... Such and such a style of painting.

As for picking fishbone for Zhaozhao in an orderly manner, oh, I picked up a few more dishes just now... These are probably impossible things, honest and simple as Nephew Zhou, there must be only one thought-"Since it is something a maid can do, Then I just eat meat."

Thinking about it this way, there are indeed differences between people if they are compared.

But having said that, it doesn't seem to make any sense for him to think so much here - just because he is the younger brother of the family, can he surpass his father and daughter and choose his own son-in-law?

After figuring this out, Xu Jin completely resigned to his fate... Oh no, he was completely relieved.

Under such circumstances, Xu Jin held up his wine glass, and offered courtesies to his daughter everywhere but did not make people feel overly flattering, and still gave people a very educated feeling, and said with a smile: "I also heard what Zhaozhao said before, The matter of finding the antidote for my old man is thanks to Wu Shisun's secret help... I am here to offer a cup to Wu Shisun, which can be regarded as a token of gratitude."

"Uncle's words are serious. The Duke was able to return to the capital safely. It is all because Zhaozhao handled it properly, and the younger generation dare not take credit for it."

Saying so, there was no reason for the elders to wait with the wine glass, Wu Chao also held the wine glass: "This glass of wine should be respected by the younger generation to uncle."

The smile on Xu Jin's face deepened, and he drank the wine in the glass with the young man.

Xu Mingyi glanced at Wu Chao—no matter how much he drinks, this man always looks calm when drinking, and she was deceived by his appearance when drinking with him for the first time, she really thought he was a thousand Here comes the tall man who is not drunk.

"Okay, don't pay homage here, and have a good meal! After dinner, there are still important things to talk about, how can you talk about things when you are drunk?" The old man glanced at the eldest son, with a warning look in his eyes.

Xu Jin answered "yes" with a busy smile.

That's right, my father just came back today, there must be many important things to discuss with him, and I can't drink too much.

And during the banquet, it is not appropriate to discuss in depth, after all, there is Wu Shisun, the Wu family, and many topics are too sharp and sensitive, so the family can only talk about them behind closed doors.

Thinking so, Xu Jin stopped drinking.

"Zhao Zhao, A Yuan, follow me to the study." After dinner, the old man got up and said.

"yes."

Xu Jin: ...?

Wrong payment?

"Uncle, aunt, the junior will be excused first." The young man saluted in front of him.

Cui nodded with a smile: "Go now."

Watching the old man leave with his two children, Xu Jin sat there, silently looking at his wife who was drinking tea slowly: "The matter of Wu Shisun and Zhaozhao... Madam has already known?"

Cui smiled without saying a word.

"...Then why didn't Madam tell me?" Xu Jin was a little dissatisfied—the good brothers who agreed to help each other? Treat him like this?

"This is all seen with my own eyes, how do I know that you can't see it?"

Xu Jin: ...you have to blame him for not living up to expectations?

Cui took another sip of tea: "Don't talk about me, even Ming Shi and Second Uncle have already seen the signs..."

As he said that, he took a look at the big bird who was dozing off in the chair next to him after eating and drinking—even his third eye could see clearly early in the morning, so he might be half a matchmaker.

Xu Jinyue's expression became more complicated when he heard this, and he murmured: "According to this... I'm the only one who was kept in the dark?"

Choi glanced at him.

He had to keep in the dark about the obvious things, who was fooled by him?

...

In the outer study, Uncle Yun brought in the freshly brewed tea.

After receiving the tea from the old servant, Wu Chao said, "Thank you."

Uncle Yun smiled and nodded at him.

Wu Chao felt that there seemed to be a lot of deep meaning in this smile...

He remembered this old servant.

When he was rescued back to the Duke of Zhen's mansion, it was this general who brought him the good news and told him that it was his blessing——

In the past, he dismissed this statement and avoided it, but now that he thinks about it, the old man really has a long-term vision.

Uncle Yun quickly withdrew.

The door was closed, Xu Mingyi was holding a warm enamel flower and bird teacup in his hand, and looked at the young man sitting opposite him, suddenly felt that this scene made her feel inexplicably moved and relieved...

She doesn't know what other girls' families are like, maybe she is not quite the same as others——

As far as she is concerned, what touched her heart the most was not watching the moon under the flowers, but just like now, he finished dinner at her home, followed her grandfather with her, and walked for a period covered with moonlight. Xiaolu came to this lighted study room, sat here, holding green tea in his hand, waiting to talk about business...

This is a serious matter, related to him and her, as well as the life and death of their families behind them, they are all thinking of ways to deal with it together——

It is also related to the affairs of the world, and on top of that, he also has a resonance with her.

They want to be on the same road and work hard for the same thing. It seems that this fetter is not as simple as the word Xinyue.

Unknowingly, they seem to have become the closest people. This intimacy is not only the relationship between a man and a woman, but because of this, it becomes increasingly impossible for others to replace each other.

Just like at this time, he was also looking at her. As the two looked at each other, under the orange gauze lamp, there was a gentle smile between the young and handsome brows.

"Wu Shisun..."

The old man sitting at the top spoke with a pointed tone, and Wu Chao was about to respond, "The junior is here", but he heard the old man say, "Speaking of which, should the old man call you Prince Yan's son?"

Wu Chao was startled when he heard this, but he didn't see much difference: "It turns out that the general already knew about it—this junior also just learned about it not long ago."

Xu Mingyi nodded and looked at his grandfather with a look of "he just found out, I can testify".

Lord Zhen laughed.

He didn't say that he was going to blame this kid for concealing his real identity!

Look at this girl!

"I met the prince secretly, and the prince did not hide it from me." After taking a sip of tea, Duke Zhen asked the young man, "Do you still remember what the old man said?"

"The Duke once said that there are some similarities between me and the prince." Wu Chao never forgot the position of the grandson-in-law, and he was very supportive: "The Duke's eyes are as bright as a torch."

Lord Zhen was very useful, and then said with a smile: "Speaking of which, when I was in Dongyuan City, it was thanks to the prince who secretly presided over the overall situation for me, otherwise I'm afraid I would be taken advantage of by that jackal... You two, one I ran to Dongyuan to help me, and the other stayed in Beijing to help me, the old man remembered the kindness of helping me."

Wu Chao said: "Duke takes the truth seriously." There is no need for the whole family to talk about each other.

Xu Mingyi became a little anxious when he heard that, he simply interrupted the back and forth between the two, and asked: "Since grandfather has met with the prince, what is his plan now?"

That's what she's most concerned about right now.

"Are you planning..." Lord Zhen Guo looked at his granddaughter, his tone was relaxed and even had a hint of a smile on his face: "Speaking of which, this Daqing country is half as much as our Xu family's - and this emperor is not worthy of this country, but he is also worthy of it." If our Xu family is loyal, then let's change to another one!"

Thank you for the monthly tickets~ Although the ranking is not in the top ten, I am very, very satisfied. In fact, I don’t care about it anymore, and I don’t agree with everyone’s rewards. It’s the first time I get so many monthly tickets, which proves that there are so many lovely people. Readers support me, what is there to be dissatisfied~ In short, thank you very much! (I can draw again next month haha)

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