Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 197 Liao Shou proposes marriage
Chu Xing is unsmiling, but he is from an aristocratic family after all, and he can still meet people for ordinary entertainment and greetings.Liao Shou was not serious about his words and smiles. When he first came to the capital, he was often looked down upon by the children of the aristocratic family. After a long time, Liao Shou didn't bother to take the initiative to socialize with others. Those who don't fit the eye just ignore it.

Chu Xing and Liao Shou have been on the battlefield together. Chu Xing appreciates Liao Shou’s courageous advance. Liao Shou admires Chu Xing’s marching troops. Heroes cherish heroes. If there is a banquet, Liao Shou will take the initiative to go to Chu Xing’s side, drink and talk .

However, the two usually don't have many personal relationships. Chu Xing has family members and entertainments between various families, unlike Liao Shouwu, who goes his own way and has no ties to himself.Liao Shou also only admired Chu Xing's ability, saying that whether he had low self-esteem or aloofness, anyway, he would not come to the Duke's mansion if he had no business, and he didn't want to get close to Chu Xing.

Both of them recognize each other as best friends. It is a kind of friendship that does not require frequent contact, but as long as you need help, I will definitely do my best to help.

So on the morning of New Year's Eve when he heard that Liao Shou was coming, Chu Xing was stunned for a moment, guessing that Liao Shou might have something important to talk to him immediately, Chu Xing immediately got dressed, and whispered to the maids not to disturb his wife, he Su Rong stepped out of the hall.

At a glance, she saw the wet nurse walking over with her daughter in her arms.

Chu Xing's expression softened instantly.

"Grandpa, Missy didn't know why she woke up this morning to find Madam. She was never in such a hurry before. Did you know that Grandpa Guo is back, and Missy is anxious to see you?" The nurse was very talkative and turned around , let Tangtang, who was in the swaddling baby, look at her father.

Tangtang raised her head, saw Daddy with dark eyes, the little girl was stunned, she didn't look happy to see Daddy, on the contrary she looked strange.

Chu Xing smiled, and stretched out his hand to hug his daughter. Tangtang didn't resist, and still stared at his father.Chu Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the wet nurse, "I'll take the eldest lady to the front yard." After saying that, he walked forward.The nurse stood behind, looked at the man's tall and straight back, and smiled softly, the Duke of the country really cares about the eldest lady.

Chu Xing in front lowered his head, patting his daughter's cheeks with his fingertips as he walked, teasing his daughter in a low voice, "Does Tangtang miss Daddy?"

He was smiling, Tangtang blinked his eyes, and suddenly opened his small mouth, revealing four small deciduous teeth.

The daughter was so appreciative, Chu Xing couldn't help but raised the little girl up and kissed her lightly.Tangtang has just eaten and slept enough, and now is the most lively and amusing time, nestling in her father's arms, looking around, babbling.Chu Xing deliberately slowed down, but he still reached the front yard within a few steps.

Liao Shou was sitting in the main room, tapping on the red sandalwood handrail with his fingers, and casually looking at Chu Xing's main room furnishings.His house was bestowed by the emperor, and the tables, chairs and cabinets are all ready-made. The housekeeper asked him every few years if he wanted to buy new ones. Liao Shou saw that the furnishings were still as good as the new ones, so he didn't let the housekeeper mess up. spend money.

Sitting at Chu Xing's house now, Liao Shou feels that the tables and chairs at Chu Xing's side are not particularly new, but they seem to be different from those in his house, no matter how elegant they look, there are also calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls.

Suddenly there was a sound in the corridor... a cat whimpered like a kitten, and Liao Shou looked at the door suspiciously. Could it be that Chu Xing's family still has cats?Unexpectedly, when he raised his head, he saw Fan Yi lowered his head with a smile, and said respectfully, "Master Liao, Master Liao is inside."

Liao Shou stood up.

Chu Xing also turned around.

Seeing the red embroidered swaddle in his arms, Liao Shou opened his mouth in shock. Chu Xing was coaxing the child?
Chu Xing's expression was calm, and his tone was apologetic: "Tangtang just woke up, a little clingy, and Brother Liao laughed."

"It's all right." Liao Shou had come to his senses. He had never seen such a young child up close. Liao Shou leaned over curiously, "I haven't seen your daughter yet..." Halfway through speaking, I saw him , Facing the white face of the baby girl in the swaddling baby, black grape-like dark eyes, Liao Shou suddenly became stupid again, Chu Xing, this girl, looks really good-looking, right?Last time in the palace, the emperor was always curious about holding the little girl, so he didn't look carefully.

Chu Xing held his daughter and stood there, seeing that Liao Shou was only staring at her, not praising her like other guests, Chu Xing pursed his lips, went straight to the main seat, and invited Liao Shou to sit down.

Liao Shou sat down and came back to his senses. He looked at the baby with envy and said, "This child is so pretty, like Mrs. Sister-in-law."

"It's like her mother." Chu Xing hugged his daughter in one hand, and held his daughter's little hand in the other. Tangtang was already familiar with his father's voice all the way, and knew that there was someone over there. The little girl turned her head and wanted to look behind.Chu Xing changed the direction for his daughter, and now Tangtang could see Liao Shou, clasped his hands together, and looked at him intently.

Liao Shou liked little girls too much. Anyway, there were no outsiders here, so Liao Shou simply squatted in front of Chu Xing and asked Chu Xing curiously: "What is your daughter's name?"

Chu Xing felt that the word "girl" was a bit harsh, like people in the village calling their children, which was a bit silly, but seeing that Liao Shou liked his daughter very much, Chu Xing didn't take this title to heart, looked at his daughter and said: "It's called Tangtang, Haitang Tang."

Liao Shou nodded, "Sounds good, Tangtang, Uncle?" He reached out to shake Tangtang's chubby hand.

Tangtang likes most when someone teases her, and obediently touches his hand.

Chu Xing remembered the business and asked Liao Shou, "Brother Liao, what do you want me to do?" On Chinese New Year's Eve, basically no one visited the house, and they all had family reunions at home.

When mentioning his reason for coming, Liao Shou felt a little guilty, he didn't have the heart to tease Tangtang, so he retreated to his seat.Seeing that Chu Xing had been staring at him, Liao Shou touched the back of his head in embarrassment, "Well, there is something..." hesitating, he couldn't say anything more.

But Chu Xing was already sure that what Liao Shou wanted to say had nothing to do with the court, so he left it to Liao Shou to figure out his words. He continued to bow his head and coax his daughter with his eyes.

He was too calm, making himself look like a woman. Liao Shou didn't want to embarrass himself in front of Chu Xing. He picked up the tea bowl and put it down, and said loudly: "Brother Chu, I, I want to ask, you , are you willing to marry the second girl to a rough man like me?"

Chu Xing was looking at his daughter and smiling, but when he heard this, he pursed his lips and shot Liao Shou like a falcon.

The most difficult words have been said, but Liao Shou calmed down, straightened his back, and showed Chu Xing openly, "Brother Chu, I won't beat around the bush with you. I like the second girl and want to marry her. You If you think I have a chance, let's continue to discuss and discuss, if you are reluctant to marry the second girl to a vulgar person like me, I will leave without saying a word, and we will treat it as if there is no such thing in the future, and we will still be friends when we meet."

He had a thick voice, Tangtang was attracted by him, and stared at him with dark eyes without blinking.

Chu Xing has already withdrawn his sight.

His younger sister will be fifteen years old, and Chu Xing has actually started to look out for suitable husband-in-law candidates for his younger sister, but it is one thing for him to want to marry his younger sister, but it is another feeling for others to come to him and ask for his younger sister. Someone popped up out of nowhere and wanted to steal his sister just like him.

After the instinctive resistance, Chu Xing began to consider Liao Shou.

To make friends, it is enough to have similar interests, but to choose a sister-in-law, Chu Xing has to consider a lot.Liao Shou's current official position is only one rank lower than him. At this age, he is definitely the best among talents. Although there is no family support behind him, Liao Shou's status is enough to give his sister glory and wealth, not to mention he is behind. My sister backed me up.

Chu Xing couldn't fault Liao Shou in terms of family background and talent, but Liao Shou was too rough.If my younger sister is a delicate flower, Liao Shou is the thickest and hardest stone, rough in texture, not even qualified to be a flower pot for my younger sister.Such a man, can my sister take a fancy to him?
Chu Xing was not sure, and said to Liao Shou: "I want to discuss this matter with my grandmother. Brother Liao, let's go home and prepare for the New Year. I will give you news after the [-]th."

The answer was ambiguous, Liao Shou frowned, and stared at Chu Xing to be sure: "You mean, if Mrs. Tai and her old man likes me, you will agree?" , Liao Shouman’s mind is full of Chu Ying. He thinks about it during the day and at night. He looks forward to Chu Xing coming back soon every day. If he is patient, he won’t come looking for Chu Xing as soon as he enters the house, so he must ask clearly today .

Chu Xing was dissatisfied with his aggressive attitude. If he had changed to someone he was not familiar with, Chu Xing would have seen the guest off, "Brother Liao, please be safe and don't be impatient. Mrs. Tai and I only consider your character. After that, we have to look at what my sister means. It depends on you guys. Whether the horoscope is compatible."

Liao Shou vaguely understood that if he wanted to marry Chu Ying, he had to go through three hurdles, but Chu Xing was too unhappy to speak, and refused to say whether he, the Duke of the country, liked him.But Liao Shou was not stupid enough to continue to press Chu Xing, and finally looked at Tangtang, he bowed his hands and said goodbye: "Then I will pay New Year's greetings to Brother Chu in advance, and we will talk about it later."

Chu Xing nodded, and took his daughter to see him off.

After Liao Shou left, Chu Xing returned to the main room and asked Fan Yi to come in and ask, "When I was not in the capital, did Master Liao meet the second girl?" The younger sister didn't like to go out. Seeing that Liao Shou was tempted, why did you rush to marry him this time?

Fan Yi thought for a while, then said hesitantly: "The second girl has entered the palace several times with the wife before, maybe she has seen Mrs. Liao in the palace?"

Chu Xing hummed, and carried his daughter to the backyard.

Before Lu Mingyu woke up, Chu Xing went in to have a look, and was playing with his daughter on the couch outside. Tangtang was still young, so as long as she wasn't crying and crying, there was no big commotion, so she didn't have to worry about disturbing her wife.Her husband was so considerate, Lu Mingyu slept very soundly, and slept for almost half an hour before she faintly heard her daughter's immature laughter.

It was early morning, and Lu Mingyu rubbed her sore waist, recalling Chu Xing's whispered indulgence last night, and listening to Chu Xing's low voice coaxing her daughter outside, she felt very satisfied, and liked the feeling of waking up and being at home.

After listening silently for a while, Lu Mingyu called the maids to come in and serve her.

Because Chu Xing was outside, Caimulberry and Lanyue retreated to the main room, Lu Mingyu just woke up and her voice was so low that the two maids didn't hear her.On the other hand, Tangtang's ears were sharp, and she was crawling towards her father, when she heard her mother's voice, the little girl paused, and looked towards the door of the inner room, with a cute appearance of listening.

"Mother woke up, daddy took Tangtang to see mother." Chu Xing went down to the ground with a smile, first ordered the maid outside to prepare hot water, then picked up the daughter who crawled over, and went to the inner room.

The warm tent had already been hung up, Lu Mingyu leaned against the bed and waited for the maids to come over with warm coats, saw Chu Xingxing come in, the daughter in her arms stretched her neck to look this way, grinned when she saw her, Lu Mingyu couldn't help laughing too He reached out to his daughter, "Daddy is back, Tangtang woke up early, didn't he?"

How could Tangtang understand, mother was talking to her, the little girl happily waved her hands, and then reached out to mother early to hug her.

Lu Mingyu took her daughter, bowed her head and kissed her little face. When kissing, she felt a scorching gaze fall on her face.Lu Mingyu turned her head to look, and she really met Chu Xing's faint phoenix eyes, filled with longing that had not yet dissipated, and she was as stunning as the first time meeting a beauty with the romantic son, as if the two knew each other, and he wanted to see her enough.

The husband and wife who had reunited after a long time were suddenly stared at by him again, Lu Mingyu's face slowly turned red, and she whispered at him, "Didn't you read it last night?" As soon as he returned to the room, he held her down, from head to toe, I don't know how many times I watched it.

"Not enough." Chu Xing held her hand, which was slender and white, as soft as boneless.

Lu Mingyu was a little overwhelmed, looked at her daughter, and asked him: "Did a guest come just now?" At that time, she seemed to be awake or in a dream, not sure.

Chu Xing nodded and asked her about Liao Shou.

"He actually came to propose marriage on New Year's Eve?" Lu Mingyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she could tell how much Liao Shou cared about her sister-in-law, so she told about the emperor's willingness to be a matchmaker, including Liao Shouduo's two-year-old gift, and finally asked him: " How do you and Liao Shou know him?"

Chu Xing said truthfully: "Although Liao Shou is good, he may not be compatible. You can ask Yingying for me in the next year."

If the younger sister likes Liao Shou, Chu Xing will not object.

Lu Mingyu smiled and agreed, and asked Chu Xing to continue coaxing her daughter, and she got up to freshen up.

On New Year's Eve, the Duke's family was reunited. No matter how much disagreement they usually had, everyone was smiling tonight. Lu Mingyu sat with Mrs. Tai until Tangtang was sleepy, and the family of three returned to Dingfeng Hall.Because he had to get up early on the first day of the new year, Chu Xing didn't let himself go any more that night, he just woke up in the middle of the night and gave her a gentle breeze and drizzle.

After all, it took too long.

New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year, and returning to my mother's house on the second day.

There are four girls in the third room of the Lu family. The third girl from the second room, Lu Yan, married a new scholar who came from a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River after her filial piety last year.The four sisters got together to talk about their husbands and children, and the time seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.

Mrs. Zhu was reluctant to part with Tangtang, so she reluctantly discussed with her granddaughter, "On the fourth day of the lunar new year, you have a treat at your house. Let Tangtang stay here for two nights, and we will take you back on the fourth day of the new year."

Lu Mingyu thought of her husband who was talking to her father before, and said amusedly: "Grandmother, he just came back, and he hasn't hurt Tangtang enough yet. He hugs him everywhere at home. When he goes on a daytime errand in February, I will hug Tangtang more." Tang came to accompany you."

The father must have cherished his daughter, Zhu was very relieved, and in the end he cherished his granddaughter, so he returned Tangtang to Lu Mingyu.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the Duke's Mansion held a big banquet, and Lu Mingyu was busy entertaining the guests. She asked sisters Chu Ying and Chu Xiang to help accompany the noble ladies of each mansion.The sun was warm and the girls didn't like to stay in the house. They agreed to go for a walk in the garden. Before leaving, Chu Ying found her sister-in-law and said something.

Lu Mingyu thought of something, and told him: "A lot of guards came today, so they made an appointment to go to the lake to play the ball. You should wait and see from the opposite bank at most, and don't get too close to them." The little girls will definitely like to watch this kind of excitement, Lu Mingyu I know I can't stop it.

When Chu Ying heard this, she retreated: "Then let's sit in the warm pavilion."

My sister-in-law is too strict with rules, Lu Mingyu smiled and said: "You have all discussed it, if you change your mind now, someone will definitely be disappointed. Yingying don't think too much, it's rare that there is excitement, it's good to go to broaden your horizons, there used to be Cuju competitions in the palace, The empress even invited us to see it, go, no one will gossip."

If it wasn't for being unable to leave, Lu Mingyu would have wanted to go and have a look.

Chu Ying still wanted to refuse, but Chu Xiang came over to pull her: "Second sister, hurry up, everyone is waiting for you."

He affectionately dragged Chu Ying away.

Lu Mingyu watched them off with a smile, then turned to continue socializing.

(End of this chapter)