Seeing Cheng Jiahou's astonished expression, Mr. Xu felt even more displeased. He said with a fake smile: "It's a major matter of marriage, so I'm not joking."

Hearing Master Xu's tone that was not joking, Cheng Jiahou's eyes were complicated. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Kai Yu is a good boy, but there is a big age gap between him and Ming Shu..."

The meaning of this refusal was very obvious. Mr. Xu secretly scolded Marquis Chengjia for not knowing how to praise him, but he still had to maintain a smile on his face: "How could it be possible? Kaiyu is only five or six years older than Mingshu. There is nothing wrong with him."

It’s too big.”

"Besides, as you get older, you know how to care for others better." Mr. Xu laughed, "With the relationship between us, if Ming Shu gets married, you can rest assured."

The words that the age gap was too big were naturally just excuses, but unexpectedly Mr. Xu did not back down and instead said something like this.

Cheng Jiahou's expression became a little subtle as a result. He shook his head and said, "This is not appropriate. After all, Kai Yu had an engagement with Rong Hua. It would really be inappropriate to be engaged to Ming Shu again."

"Why is it inappropriate?" Mr. Xu said with a smile, "Rong Hua and Kai Yu have terminated their engagement, and Ming Shu has never had an engagement. There is nothing to argue about their engagement. Speaking from outside, people will only think that Xu

The Shen family has a very close friendship."

"Besides, Ming Shu and Kai Yu are both studying at Taixue, and they know each other."

Mr. Xu stroked his tea cup with a smile that did not reach his eyes: "Brother Shen and I have known each other for many years. Brother Shen should know that since I have come to propose marriage this time, I must be sincere."

"Brother Shen, if you have any objections, just say so."

"Alas." Cheng Jiahou shook his head, his expression changed several times, and then he sighed and said: "If that's the case, then I'll just say it..."

Seeing the sincere expression on Marquis Chengjia's face, Mr. Xu felt a little bad feeling in his heart. He felt as if he would say something extraordinary when he opened his mouth.

Sure enough, Cheng Jiahou said with emotion: "Actually, age is only one aspect, but more importantly, the two of them are not suitable for each other..."

"I feel ashamed to say that my daily discipline of Ming Shu is not special, but she is very up to date. Not only did she pass the exam with her own ability, but she also had a close friendship with the fifth princess and won the favor of the empress.

I became a companion reader to the Fifth Princess."

Although Cheng Jiahou tried hard to control his expression and said he was ashamed, he could not hide the proud look in his eyes.

"She is still young now, and she has become a disciple of Jiang Taichang. At this time, she should give priority to her studies. As for the marriage... she is not in a hurry." Cheng Jiahou stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Even if it is necessary,

We have to discuss the engagement with Taichang."

"And Kaiyu is not young yet, and he is eager to get married, so he is not suitable for Mingshu."

Cheng Jiahou thought that his words were very reserved, but he didn't know that Master Xu was very angry after hearing this.

In Mr. Xu's opinion, this is a clear statement that Kai Yu is not worthy of Shen Mingshu.

His face became extremely ugly, and his tone was not very good and he said: "Brother Shen, do you dislike my Kaiyu?"

Cheng Jiahou paused and said hesitantly: "That's not true. Kai Yu is naturally a good son and is a good match for Rong Hua." But he is not a good match for Ming Shu.

He really felt that Xu Kaiyu was a good candidate for his son-in-law. After all, the Xu family was very powerful at this time. With this style, as long as Xu Kaiyu was not a fool, he could be "blown up".

Therefore, he was dissatisfied and regretful that Shen Ronghua actually used that incident to threaten him, forcing him to agree to cancel the engagement.

But it is absolutely impossible for him to marry Ming Shu to Xu Kaiyu.

Mr. Xu did not inquire about the situation before saying this. At this time, his friends with Ming Shu were all princes, princesses and children of some top aristocratic families. Compared with these nobles, Xu Kaiyu, who had mediocre qualifications, was not good enough.

Not to mention marrying a prince and becoming his concubine, even if Ming Shu could find any talented person by her side, she would still be much better than Xu Kaiyu!

Thinking like this, Cheng Jiahou felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Mr. Xu's dissatisfied expression.

Why is he unhappy? What he said is true.

Cheng Jiahou: No, no, no, you really don’t think your son is worthy of my daughter?

Parents always look at their children through filters. In Mr. Xu's opinion, his willingness to marry Shen Mingshu on behalf of his son was based on the fortune of a superior person and was considered a lowly act.

Marquis Chengjia described Shen Mingshu so vividly, but upon closer inspection, the identity of the princess's companion was just a name, and she was not really a princess.

So what if Shen Mingshu did well in studies? Women could not take part in the imperial examination. If they studied for another two years, they would have to go home and get married.

What matters more when marrying a wife is the woman’s family background and appearance.

Chengjiahou has no real power in his hands, Chengjiahou's mansion is just an empty show, and his family life is naturally not very good.

Although Shen Mingshu is said to have good looks, she reads so many books, which may hurt Kai Yu's self-esteem, so she is not considered virtuous in terms of "character".

Therefore, in Mr. Xu's opinion, she is not as good as Shen Ronghua, who has a powerful maternal family.

If he wasn't helpless, how could he ask Kai Yu to marry her?

Therefore, Mr. Xu said with a cold face: "Although Kaiyu has not obtained the meritorious examination now, it is just because he has not yet focused on his studies. With his qualifications, if he uses his meritorious service, he will definitely be The future is worry-free.”

Even if he failed to pass the examination, with the current power of the Xu family, it would not be easy to find an official position for Xu Kaiyu. How could he be so despised by Marquis Cheng Jia?

His tone was not good, and Cheng Jiahou was not happy after hearing this. He only spoke his true feelings to Mr. Xu because of their good relationship, but why did he put on such a posture?

If Xu Kaiyu himself is not good at school, can he blame others?

Cheng Jiahou said in a perfunctory tone: "Yes, yes, then I will congratulate Brother Xu in advance."

"You..." Mr. Xu was even more unhappy after hearing this. He only felt that Cheng Jiahou's words were strange and irritating, but when he thought about the purpose of his visit today, he managed to calm down his anger.

At this time, we cannot break up with Marquis Chengjia.

Thinking like this, Mr. Xu forced out a smile and said in a slower tone: "So according to Brother Shen's wishes, the marriage between your two families cannot be discussed?"

Marquis Chengjia thought for a while: "It's not that it can't be discussed..."

"It's just that I can't talk to Rong Hua."

"Mingshu is still young, so she can't do it."

Marquis Chengjia coughed lightly: "But, I still have a daughter..."

As he spoke, he said with a smile on his face: "My second daughter Yurou is well-behaved, smart and capable. We haven't decided to get married yet. If Brother Xu doesn't dislike it, why not let Yurou continue the marriage?"

After walking out of Chengjiahou Mansion and getting on the carriage, the smile on Mr. Xu's face disappeared instantly and his expression became extremely gloomy.

He slapped the table in the carriage hard and coldly snorted: "I don't know how to show appreciation."

The old man of Marquis Chengjia kept denying it, and finally wanted to fool him with a concubine. He simply didn't take Xu Mansion seriously.

But because of the expert's words, he still had to maintain peace on the surface.

Thinking that he had clearly shown his displeasure just now, but Cheng Jiahou, the one who didn't look at his face, was still talking about his family Yurou, could it be possible that he really thought that he would marry a concubine for Kaiyu?

This is too much to think highly of your own daughter!

Thinking like this, Mr. Xu became more and more angry. He thought in his heart that when he saw the master next time, he would ask again to see if he could find other ways to avoid marrying the daughter of the Shen family and not destroying the family. Feng shui of the Xu family.

After Ming Shu experienced the incident in the mountains, she was scolded by Shen Zhiyu when she returned home. It wasn't until she had to act coquettishly and admit her mistake that she finally got over the matter.

When Shen Zhiyu asked, she followed Xie Jiayan's words and said that she went to Jingkong Mountain after suddenly receiving instructions from Jiang Taichang.

Looking at Shen Zhiyu's expression, it was clear that he didn't believe it, but Ming Shu didn't panic at all.

In any case, Shen Zhiyu couldn't take her away and torture her. If she told her this reason, he would have to believe it even if he didn't believe it.

Seeing that Ming Shu looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, Shen Zhiyu was very angry, but there was nothing he could do about her, so he thought of starting with Xie Jiayan to find out what happened that day.

But when he ran to Prince Qi's Mansion and asked Xie Jiayan, he got the same answer as Ming Shu.

This made him even more angry - the two of them actually reconciled their confessions in advance!

Shen Zhiyu: There is definitely something wrong with this!

After explaining what happened, Xie Jiayan handed him an exquisite wooden box.

Although Shen Zhiyu was dissatisfied with his deception, there was nothing he could do about it.

After taking the box, he looked at it briefly and asked, "This is it?"

Xie Jiayan looked relaxed: "I damaged one of Ming Shu's small items, so this is an apology."

"I'll ask Brother Shen to forward it for me."

Shen Zhiyu: What are you two doing!?

So, Shen Zhiyu went to Prince Qi's Mansion and didn't ask anything. Instead, he became the postman between the two of them.

He ran to Mingshu's yard angrily, put the wooden box on the table, stood aside with his arms folded, and said unhappily: "Xie Jiayan said this is his apology to you, what did he break for you?" ?”

Ming Shu looked at the exquisite wooden box on the table and was also confused.

She scratched her head and asked doubtfully: "What apology? He didn't damage my things?"

Shen Zhiyu snorted: "Then open this box and see what's inside?"

Hearing this, Ming Shu put the wooden box into her arms with a wary look on her face: "I'll look at it after you leave."

Seeing her looking at him as if she was wary of a thief, Shen Zhiyu was very dissatisfied: "If I had known you were so stingy, I would have secretly looked at it before giving it to you."

Ming Shu covered the wooden box and smiled: "No, with Fifth Brother's character, he will definitely not do such a thing."

Hearing her compliment, Shen Zhiyu's expression became better. He said in a dull tone: "Just show it to me. It won't be something shameful."

Ming Shu thought about it and felt that based on the shape of the box and Xie Jiayan's temperament, there was probably a brush inside.

I guess it was his "thank you gift" to her?

Since this is the case, it doesn't hurt to let Shen Zhiyu take a look.

Thinking like this, Ming Shu unlocked the wooden box and gently opened the lid.
To be continued...