The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 297 My dear nephew, don’t be so happy that you become stupid

Second Master Xie's heart skipped a beat and he felt very disappointed. Did the old Duke drink too much in the palace and come to the Xie family to act drunk and crazy?

What debt? This is obviously a big hole to be dug!

"How dare I! Old Duke, please don't say such things. The Northwest is the prosperous Northwest. Every citizen has the responsibility to defend his country. The old man did what he should do back then. He said he would never regret it and would die without regrets. Moreover, over the years, with the protection of the Shi family, our Xie family's business has been thriving. The old man has always been grateful to the Shi family."

The old Duke coughed lightly and said solemnly, "The Shi and Xie families have been friends for nearly twenty years, and can be called inseparable friends. Today, I have thought again and again that the marriage between the Shi and Xie families should be continued, otherwise I will not be at peace even when I die."

The other half of Mr. Xie's heart also sank.

His daughter was forced to shave her head and become a nun, and the Shi family still came to force her to get married. Isn't this forcing his daughter to die?

"Back then, our Xie family didn't help the Shi family, but the imperial court and the people of Daxing. We didn't owe them anything. The old Duke can rest assured and don't worry."

The old Duke sighed: "You always called me uncle before."

Master Xie felt very uncomfortable and laughed awkwardly: "Well, the two families cancelled the marriage because of our family. I am worried that my uncle will blame us."

The old Duke smiled and said, "It happened for a reason, and human life is at stake, so how can I blame you? I heard that the young lady from your mansion recently rescued a group of kidnapped children. She is truly kind-hearted."

Master Xie said righteously, "Yes, yes, yes, she is devoted to Buddhism and practices Buddhism wholeheartedly. She often talks about 'doing good deeds, accumulating virtues, and helping the needy'."

The old Duke was very interested and said proudly: "This is exactly what my little granddaughter likes. She always talks about doing good deeds and accumulating virtues. She has been setting up a porridge stall outside the Qinglian Temple. When Fengzhou was hit by a flood, she gave her savings of 2,000 taels of silver to your son and asked him to buy rice and medicine and send them to Fengzhou to help the victims."

Master Xie's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

The second young lady of the Shi family took more than two thousand taels, it was a full eight thousand taels!

Because of this incident, he was so angry that he took off his shoes and chased his son for two blocks.

Eight thousand taels! That could be the dowry of a young girl. How could he dare to accept it?

Later, they had done good deeds for the eight thousand taels of silver, and were also prepared to return the silver if Shi Yao changed her mind.

Could it be that the old Duke came here to ask for the eight thousand taels, and the two thousand taels was just a test?

"Your daughter has placed her trust in our Xie family, and we are very grateful. The young lady is very kind-hearted, but after all, she is still young, and it is not appropriate for her to give away so much money. I have already withheld the money, and was just about to return it to her when I got the chance to greet her. Now that my uncle is here, I can just take it back and return it to her."

After saying that, Mr. Xie stood up and shouted, "Someone come!"

The old Duke raised his hand to stop him and said with a smile: "I am not here to ask for money, but to express my gratitude for my little granddaughter's trust in the young master of the mansion."

He did not even ask Xie Jibai if he was engaged. After going around in circles, he finally stated his purpose, "Don't be offended, my dear nephew. I was excited after drinking tonight, so I asked the emperor to allow my granddaughter to be married to your son Jibai.

I also talked about the great war more than ten years ago and the contributions of the Xie family. The emperor was very pleased and took the initiative to agree to grant the marriage. The imperial edict will probably arrive tomorrow. I came here tonight to inform your family and prepare to receive the edict tomorrow."

Master Xie: "..."

The person was standing perfectly still, but suddenly fell to the ground for no reason.

His legs went weak, and he held onto the handle of a chair beside him. His expression was slightly distorted, and he asked in disbelief, "Marriage grant? Imperial decree?"

The old Duke's face turned red, but he forced himself to nod with a smile, "Yes."

It would be best if Xie Jibai is not engaged. If he is engaged, it would be best to cancel it.

If the emperor wants to grant a marriage, how dare the Xie family not agree?

The old Duke stood up and reached out to help Mr. Xie up. He probably knew that what he did was not fair, so he planned to drop this bomb and run away:

"It is a great honor that the emperor has granted me the marriage. My dear nephew, don't be so happy that you are silly. In fact, I am just as happy as you are. Get ready early. Your son, Mr. Bai, has received the imperial decree and needs to go to the palace to express his gratitude. He needs to learn some etiquette and manners of meeting the emperor. It is getting late, so I will take my leave now."

After saying this, the old Duke put his hands behind his back, strode out of the study with his head held high, and came to the outer courtyard, then he strode quickly and left the Xie family.

Sure enough, within a moment, the second master Xie hurried out and shouted after him: "Uncle, uncle, old Duke, old Duke! What's going on? Please explain it clearly! You can't just leave like this!"

The old Duke walked out of the Xie family's gate, got on the carriage, and urged the driver: "Hurry up, let's go back home!"

Just as quickly as Second Master Xie broke off the engagement and ran away, the old Duke ran away just as quickly today.

Poor Second Master Xie, he is so fat, how can he catch up with the old Duke who is still strong and healthy.

In the carriage, the Duke of Zhenguo lowered the curtain and asked, "Father, is everything settled?"

"Hmm." The old Duke was too lazy to pay attention to the eldest family at this moment. He didn't want to talk and closed his eyes to take a nap.

The Duke of Zhenguo lowered his head and said, "I am ashamed. I should have said it."

The old Duke still ignored it.

The second master Xie is an old fox. If his eldest son goes there, he will definitely get a beating. Afterwards, Xie Zhi will pretend to be crazy and stupid, and no one can do anything to him.

He relied on his status as an elder to bully Xie Zhizhe, a junior.

Now, his only headache was how to tell Shi Yao.

Well, after this incident, the second girl must be even more disappointed with them two elders and the Shi family, right?

But there was no other way, this was the only way to save the lives of the two sisters.

The emperor would not implicate the Shi family for the crime of deceiving the emperor, but he would definitely kill Shi Mingzhu. Otherwise, who would dare to lie to him in the future? Where was the emperor's authority?

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Xie family.

Xie Jibai took out the Baihao Silver Needle and asked why his father was not in the study. He chased to the door and saw his old father standing there beating his chest and stamping his feet.

Xie Jibai asked hurriedly: "Father, what did the old Duke say? He just kept looking at me, and it made me feel scared."

Master Xie's face froze, he looked at his son with shame, sighed and said, "It's white now, burn incense and take a bath tomorrow to clean yourself up."

"What?" Xie Jibai looked confused.

Master Xie patted his arm vigorously and said, "The old Duke has acted as a matchmaker for you."

Xie Jibai was helpless: "Father, don't joke. What is the status of an old Duke? He is always worried about the affairs of the court. How can he be a matchmaker for me?"

Second Master Xie quickly recounted the matter of the arranged marriage: "... That old guy is teasing me. I don't know what kind of trouble his granddaughter encountered, and he pushed you out as a shield. Since ancient times, the rich married their daughters and the poor married their wives. The Shi family chose to marry their noble daughter to our humble family. I guess the Shi family encountered a lot of trouble.

Although it's a hot potato, the girl is a princess of the family. To our family, she is a princess. We have to treat her with respect and pamper her in the future! Get rid of those girls in your backyard as soon as possible, or you'll be beaten up by their eight brothers!"

"..."

Xie Jibai's face gradually became numb.

Shi Yao wants to marry him?

What kind of fantasy is this?

"...Father, you are the head of the family. They don't live in my backyard, they live in your backyard."

"What are you talking about, you little brat? Stop right there or I'll beat you up!"