0Xu Can went out happily in the morning and came back dejected in the evening. Then he locked himself in the room and refused to see anyone.
A Yuan said all the nice things he could say outside the door, but his young master was so hard-hearted that he didn't get even a single word in response.
After Xiaoyao Hou came back, he heard about his son's abnormal behavior and called A Yuan to ask what happened.
"The prince is going out today to give Master Guan a farewell party with the three brothers of the Qiao family."
"Practice, for the kid from the Guan family?"
"Yes, Master Guan is going to join the army at the frontier. He said that he wanted to make a name for himself, and he specially said goodbye to everyone!" Chu Yuan didn't say much.
"Did your prince come back directly without going to the Qiao family?"
"yes!"
Xiaoyao Hou waved his hand to let A Yuan leave, stroking his beard, thinking: This kid is not right, he usually wants to stick his legs to Qiao's house, and he can't be called back. This time when he came back from outside, why did he seem to be trying to cover up something?
During dinner, Xu Can did not leave the room for the first time, and Xiaoyao Hou could not sit still any longer. He was sure that his son was in trouble!
Who is his son? He is heartless, eats and sleeps all the time, and is very carefree. Even if he encounters an assassination, he will eat and drink as usual. It has no effect at all!
I haven't seen my son suffer so much in all these years. Why is he doing this now?
"My Lord, is the Crown Prince having a quarrel with the young master of the Qiao family?"
"That can't be possible. What can a bunch of young boys do to cause trouble?"
"Does the prince also want to join the army?"
Xiaoyao Hou glared at him and scolded him, "What nonsense! My only child needs to fight for fame and honor on his own. The kid from the Guan family has no parents to protect him. If he doesn't fight for it himself, he will have no way to survive. How can he be the same as our Can'er?"
"Yes, yes, you are right!"
"Let's go ask him. No matter how big the problem is, his father will take care of it!"
After Xu Can came back and threw himself on the bed, he didn't want to move anymore. Although he didn't drink a single sip of alcohol, his head was groggy and he was in a depressed mood the whole time.
Guan Jianze wanted to gain fame and then marry Qiao Lingshu. He knew that this boy had accurately grasped the Qiao family's veins, and there was still hope if he continued along this path.
The old lady doesn't care much about family background, and what she appreciates most is people who are responsible.
What about himself? Apart from his family background, he seemed to have achieved nothing. However, he didn't know where he should work hard, and there was no need for him to work hard!
As for money, he has it; as for status, he is already a prince, and if nothing unexpected happens he will at least become a baron; as for appearance, although he is not handsome, he is still good-looking.
Now he has reformed and turned over a new leaf!
But he had a feeling that even if he came to propose marriage now, the old lady would not even pay any attention to him!
Xu Can had never thought that there would be such troubles as having too good a family background!
He couldn't guess what the old lady was thinking, and he inexplicably felt that the standards used by the Qiao family in selecting daughters-in-law and grandsons-in-law were definitely different from those of the wealthy families in Beijing.
Look at Qiao Yunting, he has become the governor of a prefecture, but he actually married the daughter of a merchant as his concubine. But the old lady didn't say anything against it, and she did everything herself, happily arranging everything.
Even if it is a family of a newly admitted scholar from a poor family, there will never be such a situation.
It is common to kill the person you want first when you get ashore.
When people get married, they pay attention to the matching of family backgrounds: rich families match rich families, and poor families match poor families.
It is not uncommon for daughters of merchants to marry into wealthy families, but they are destined to be concubines, and are not even qualified to be maids. How could they be married as the general's principal wife like the Qiao family did?
Didn't the old lady and the general take a liking to the girl from the Wang family's unwillingness to admit defeat and her refusal to accept her fate?
The more Xu Can thought about it, the more desperate he became. Where could he find the spirit to refuse to admit defeat and accept his fate? He couldn't just endure it without any hardship, right?
Xu Can stared at the ceiling of the tent in a daze. He didn't want to move even when people outside were shouting.
Xiaoyao Hou kicked the door open and rushed in, startling Xu Can and making him sit up from the bed. The father and son stared at each other for a while. Xu Can saw that the man was his father and lay down again in dejection.
Xiaoyao Hou walked a few steps to his son and sat down on the edge of the bed. Unable to bear the sight of his son's lazy look, he kicked Xu Can.
"I was wondering what was wrong with you. Why didn't you respond to me when you were fine? Why are you learning to be sad and melancholy?"
Xu Can buried his face in the pillow: "Dad, please let me be quiet!"
"Look at you, you're such a coward. What's wrong? Why are you hiding when you encounter a problem instead of solving it?"
Seeing that his son refused to say anything, Xiaoyao Hou used his trump card.
"Your grandmother will hold a banquet soon, inviting girls of marriageable age in Beijing to come to her house. While you are in Beijing, quickly arrange a marriage for me.
Look around the capital, there are few men your age who haven't married yet. Most of them are fathers of several children. It's been so many years since the incident with the Yang family, why can't you let it go?"
"Don't worry about my business!"
Xiaoyao Hou suddenly became furious.
"What kind of bullshit are you talking about? Do you want to make the Xu family extinct?"
Xu Can muttered in dissatisfaction: "What do you mean by no descendants? Doesn't Second Uncle already have two grandchildren? You are quite happy when he calls your grandfather "grandfather" every day."
"What's wrong with you? Did you have a quarrel with the Qiao family's kids? If that's the case, don't invite them to the banquet this time!"
"You sound like you can invite them?"
The Qiao family is famous for their love of quietness, and everyone is used to them not showing up at various banquets.
But their status and position were there, and they were in the emperor's heart. As long as they were the hottest ones for a day, they could not ignore each other's existence.
Even if no one comes, of course this post still has to be delivered!
Besides, that was in the past, when the Qiao family's granddaughters and grandsons were still young. Now it's different, the grandchildren are gradually reaching the age of marriage, and it's time for them to go out and walk around!
"I'll go and invite you personally, how can the old lady not give me this face?"
"Really?" Xu Can sat up suddenly and looked at his father with shining eyes.
"I knew you were obsessed with the granddaughter of the Qiao family. Something was wrong with you when you came back this time.
"If something happens for a reason, there must be something fishy going on. If something is not true, there must be something fishy going on. When I ask you about the Qiao family, you just talk about something else. Do you think your father is blind?"
Xu Can simply stopped hiding it and said dejectedly: "What's the matter with caring about him? He doesn't like your son!"
Xiaoyao Hou didn't expect this result: "What, why can't I look down on you?"
"Dad, you think I'm good in every way, but others don't think so. Look at me over the years, do I have a good reputation?"
Xiaoyao Hou was not convinced: "What's the matter with your reputation? Others don't know, but the Qiao family doesn't know?"
"It's clear, but it's different from getting married!"
"Have you asked anyone?"
Xu Can shook his head. He didn't ask, nor did he dare to. Although he was fearless, he was afraid of being rejected by the girl he liked.
Seeing his son's useless appearance, Xiaoyao Hou was furious. It turned out that the father and son had been discussing for a long time but it was just his son's wishful thinking and the girl knew nothing!
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