After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Chapter 120: Tomorrow I will come to propose marriage, and the old marquis will also come

People who don't come to visit for no reason suddenly come to pay their respects. It is certainly not a sudden impulse to show filial piety, and the old marquis is not so stupid that he can be easily let off by a word from his son.

Father Chu rubbed his hands and didn't know how to start for several times.

Chu Xunyang (Old Marquis Chu) put down his pen a little impatiently, sat down, and stared at his son who was standing hunched not far away with his sharp eyes with a bit of coercion.

"Chu Wenbai, if you have something to say, just say it. If not, just go out and don't disturb me while I'm practicing calligraphy."

He and his son have developed this habit of speaking. In the early years, he always felt that he had followed the late emperor to fight in foreign countries when he was young, and he felt sorry for his wife and son, so he wanted to make up for his son...

However, he didn't expect that his son's character had already been formed. No matter how hard he tried to correct him, his son became more and more afraid of him.

He would even become more frightened as his gentle voice changed, and he would stand there trembling, as if he would draw his sword and chop him at the next moment.

Therefore, Chu Xunyang gave up the idea of ​​legitimizing his son and training him to become a military general. Later, he was even angry at his son for not fighting for his place. This was the case every time they met.

He also gradually discovered that as long as he was gentler in his attitude, his son would be frightened. On the contrary, when he spoke coldly to Chu Wenbai, Chu Wenbai was better. At least... he just hunched his waist, and his hands and legs did not tremble, and he was about to fall to the ground.

Although Chu Wenbai was afraid of his father, he also knew that his father was a military general who was used to being swift and decisive on the battlefield and would not really do anything to his only son.

So, after taking a deep breath, he still told her the purpose of his visit.

"My son came here this time to tell you that Qi Bai wrote back to ask to marry the granddaughter of the Duke of Weiguo."

Chu Xunyang frowned slightly, as if talking to himself, "After all, it has come to this."

Chu Wenbai didn't hear it clearly, or maybe he wasn't sure if he heard it, "Father...what did you say just now?"

"Nothing, Qi Bai has already made a decision, so I think he has already made up his mind."

He obviously trusts the decisions made by his grandson more than his son.

Chu Wenbai muttered, "Father is really biased, what he said is..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunyang ignored his son's muttering and whispered thoughtfully, "The granddaughter of the Jiang family who loves to wield swords..."

The current Duke of Wei is still the old Duke of Wei who fought together with Chu Xunyang to conquer the world. He is the only old Duke among the generals who has not retired. His son has only inherited the title but has not been truly named a Duke...

Chu Xunyang knew something about Duke Wei, but because the emperor was wary of him, he gave the title of marquis to his son early on and withdrew from the court.

He had no contact with Duke Wei's son and knew very little about him. He only knew that his daughter entered the palace as a concubine and gave birth to two princes.

One prince has grown up, he is the current seventh prince, and the other is the fifteenth prince, who is less than seven years old and not yet worthy of attention.

After hearing what his son said, Chu Xunyang walked from the desk to the chess table and sat down. He picked up the white piece and put it down silently, as if he was thinking about something.

Seeing this, Chu Wenbai did not dare to leave easily. How could he leave as a son since his father had not given the order?

"Father, do you have any considerations? Or do you think it's inappropriate for us to marry into the Duke of Wei's Mansion?" he asked tentatively.

Chu Xunyang held a white piece between his two fingers, staring at the unfinished chess game with a slightly serious and solemn expression.

"No matter how you look at it, this chess game is a... dilemma. Now it seems that marrying the daughter of the Jiang family can solve the problem, but in fact it will lead to an even more troublesome and difficult dilemma."

These words seemed to be a discussion with Chu Wenbai, but also seemed to be spoken to himself.

Chu Wenbai was stunned, and stood there stupidly, hesitating whether he should respond to this...

The key point is that he... didn't quite understand, and felt a little guilty. He always felt that his father's words had a hidden meaning, as if he already knew something.

"Father...what dilemma are you referring to?" Chu Wenbai asked tentatively.

"The Jiang family has only one legitimate daughter in this generation. Even though I have not been concerned with worldly affairs in these years, I have probably heard that she has been favored by the imperial concubine in the palace and will soon become the consort of the seventh prince."

Chu Xunyang placed the chess piece in his hand without any thought, and then continued, "Qi Bai's decision was not easy. Even if the Jiang family agrees to the marriage... I'm afraid there will be many ups and downs."

Chu Wenbai felt that his father's words were confusing, as if he had anticipated something. However, before he could ask, the impatient old marquis waved his hand again to send him away!

"Don't stand here, I know about this."

Chu Wenbai, "?" Do you know what it means? Are you optimistic or pessimistic?

Full of doubts, he returned to his yard and asked his wife Yun.

Yun roughly understood what her father said from Chu Wenbai's retelling. Especially when she heard the words "constant hardships", she looked at her husband in silence.

Compared to her naive husband, her father-in-law is obviously more far-sighted.

"It's okay. I'll go to your house with the matchmaker tomorrow to propose marriage."

Just as he finished speaking, someone came to the yard. It was the old marquis's attendant. He relayed the old marquis's words on his behalf. The original words roughly meant that - I will come to propose marriage tomorrow, and the old marquis will come along.

Chu Wenbai was stunned for a moment, with a flattered expression on his face, "Did father really... say that?"

After receiving a positive answer from her follower, Yun calmly replied "OK" and asked the nanny beside her to send the person off.

Then Yun glanced at her silly husband beside her and went to get busy with the process of proposing marriage tomorrow.

Instead of relying on this unpromising child of hers, she might as well be busier herself.

Ugh.

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Yun Qingyin, who was recuperating in the mansion, soon learned about this from the servants. When the maid beside her mentioned this, there was a hint of regret in her tone.

Yun Qingyin brought with her her wet nurse and two maids who had served her since childhood. They spoke much more casually in front of Yun Qingyin.

"Miss, I think our cousin is really talented in both literature and martial arts. If you..." A maid couldn't help but say it out loud.

Although the wet nurse and the other maid didn't say anything, it could be seen from the pauses when they pricked up their ears to listen that they were also very concerned about Yun Qingyin's answer.

Yun Qingyin held a history book in her hand. She didn't care about what the maid said, but said calmly, "Yudie, you have been with me since you were a child, so you should know my personality. I don't want to talk about this anymore. My cousin and I don't have any romantic feelings."

She did not stop flipping through the book when she said this. "My cousin has now gone to the border to defend his country. This is what a real man should do. There is no better man in the world than my cousin. Since Miss Jiang was chosen by my aunt and the others, she is of course the best."

"I don't want to hear words like this from you anymore."