Xie Yun immediately put down his tea cup and stood up, looking at Young Master Liu hesitantly.
"Reply to uncle, nephew... nephew..."
Xie Yun stammered for a long time and did not tell the purpose of his visit.
It can be seen how nervous he was at this time.
When Liu Mingzhi saw Xie Yun's nervous expression and incoherent reaction, he shook his head helplessly.
"What? Uncle, do I look scary? I'm so scared that you can't even complete a sentence."
Xie Yun's body suddenly tensed up, and he looked at Young Master Liu and shook his head hurriedly.
"No no."
Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded, looked at Song Yun with a calm expression and chuckled: "It's okay if you don't. Seeing your reaction like this, my uncle thought there was something wrong with him today.
So, what are you doing here today? "
Xie Yun looked at Liu Mingzhi's peaceful expression, and the tension in his heart gradually eased.
When he heard Young Master Liu asking about his purpose of coming again, he immediately clasped his hands and took a deep breath.
"Huh-huh-"
Seeing Xie Yun's reaction, Liu Dashan just smiled and picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, without any dissatisfaction in his heart.
After all, I had also gone through this step back then.
I think back then, when I went to Qi Yun's home for the first time to propose marriage, my reaction and behavior at that time were not necessarily any better than that of Xie Yun.
People, after all, have to grow up slowly.
After Xie Yun gradually calmed down his nervous state, he immediately gave a respectful salute to Young Master Liu.
"Back to uncle, back to uncle, my nephew is here today to formally propose marriage to you."
Seeing Xie Yun finally reveal the purpose of his visit, Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows, swallowed the tea leaves in his mouth, and looked at him with a smile.
"Huh? What? What did you say you were here for?"
"In reply to my uncle, my nephew is here to formally propose marriage to you."
"Propose marriage?"
"Back to uncle, that's exactly what it is."
Liu Mingzhi stroked the tea lid in his hand and glanced around Xie Yun a few times with a puzzled expression.
"Thank you Yun."
"My nephew is here."
"Uncle, I have a little question. Can you help me clear it up?"
"Uncle, please tell me. My nephew must tell you everything he knows."
"Hey, it doesn't have to be so formal, uncle just wants to ask you.
Is there any rule for our Dalong to go to the house alone to propose a marriage without a matchmaker or betrothal gift? "
Xie Yun's body trembled and he hurriedly saluted Mr. Liu.
"There is no such rule in replying to uncle."
"Since there is no such rule, then this is what you do."
"Back to uncle, my nephew came alone to propose marriage. It happened for a reason."
"Oh? I don't know what the reason is."
"Uncle, it's like this..."
Young Master Liu raised his hand to signal, pointed to the chair beside him with a chuckle and said, "Stop standing, sit down and talk."
"Yes, thank you uncle."
After Xie Yun sat down again, he looked at Young Master Liu nervously again.
"Uncle, my nephew came to the house today to formally propose marriage, but it is not a real proposal."
Young Master Liu paused slightly while eating melon seeds and frowned instinctively.
Qi Yun, Qing Lian, the third princess, Huang Lingyi and other sisters also looked slightly startled and looked towards Xie Yun with doubts in their eyes.
Obviously, the beauties didn't quite understand what Xie Yun's words meant.
"Xie Yun, what you said is true and you confused my uncle.
What does it mean to formally propose marriage, but not really propose marriage? "
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, Qinglian immediately said, "Xie Yun, what you said is somewhat inconsistent!"
Xie Yun looked at the puzzled expressions of Liu Dashao, his wife and others, and stood up again.
"Uncle, aunts, this is it.
My nephew came to visit you today. He is indeed here to formally propose marriage to you.
It's just that, nephew, I don't know if you will agree to my marriage to Yiyi...Princess Yiyi, so I came here alone and wanted to ask what you mean first.
If, uncle and aunts, you don't agree to my nephew's request, I won't go any further.
On the other hand, if you agree to your nephew's request, then your nephew will immediately choose an auspicious day after returning and bring the matchmaker to make the offer.
In that case, it can be considered a real proposal of marriage. "
After listening to Xie Yun's explanation, only Qi Yun, Qing Lian, Yun Qing Shi and the other sisters nodded in realization.
"Oh, I've been working on it for a long time, and this is what you had in mind."
"Hey, that's it."
"Xie Yun, if you had said this earlier, wouldn't the aunts have understood?"
Xie Yun turned to look at Qi Yun, Qing Lian and the other sisters, scratching their heads and laughing a few times.
"Hey hey hey, back to everyone... Aunts, nephews, nephews are too nervous."
Qi Yun, Qinglian, the three princesses and their sisters nodded slightly and looked at Young Master Liu who was sitting in the main seat.
"Husband, do you see?"
"Husband, what do you think?"
"Husband, Xie Yun has already explained clearly, it's time for you to express your stance."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the beauties calmly, then turned his attention to Xie Yun with a faint smile.
"Xie Yun, this is probably not what you meant."
"Ah? This! This!"
"What the hell, just tell the truth."
Xie Yun nodded vigorously and said respectfully: "Uncle Shengming, this is indeed not my nephew's intention, but my father's suggestion."
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded, then picked up a melon seed from his palm and put it in his mouth.
"Hehehe, it's true."
Qinglian put down the tea cup in her hand, looked at Liu Mingzhi and asked curiously: "Husband, how do you know that this matter is not Xie Yun's idea?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qinglian's confused look, and happily lowered his head and spit out the melon seed shells in his mouth.
"Lian'er, if this boy had his own wish, do you think he would not tell Yiyi in advance that he is coming to our house to propose marriage?
And once this girl Yiyi finds out about this, do you think Yiyi will not tell us? "
Qinglian glanced vaguely in the direction of the back hall, and nodded her head thoughtfully a few times.
Qi Yun, Qi Ya, Ling Weier, Yun Xiaoxi and other sisters also reacted one after another and nodded with understanding.
Young Master Liu picked up the tea and rinsed his mouth, stood up, walked to the hall door, and skillfully lit a pot of dry smoke.
"Hu...Xie Yun."
"My nephew is here."
"Tell me, what's going on with your father and what he means."
Xie Yun looked at Young Master Liu who was standing in front of the hall, swallowing clouds and puffing out mist, and scratched his head with a naive smile.
"Uncle, uncle, you should be very familiar with the situation at my nephew's home."
"Nonsense, uncle and your father, we are brothers who have been born and died together for many years. I naturally understand what is going on in your family, uncle.
So, what does this have to do with your father asking you to propose marriage alone? "
"Uncle, we have five brothers and sisters in our family. My nephew's eldest brother has been married for many years, and my nephew's eldest sister has been married for two years.
Now there is still a nephew left in my nephew's family. My nephew's sister and brother and the three of us are not married yet.
In August last year, my father had already arranged a marriage between my nephew's younger sister, Xie Yuanyuan, and Wu Qingyang, the second son of our Wu family in Xiangzhou.
After the Spring Festival, just three days ago, the Wu family went to our house to give a betrothal gift to their nephew’s little sister.
However, in this order of upbringing, the second brother, my nephew, has not yet married, so my younger sister got married first, which is somewhat against the rules.
So, my father told his nephew to come to his uncle’s house and ask him what he wanted.
Only after my father knows your uncle's wishes, can he respond to the Wu family's request based on your uncle's wishes. "
After hearing Xie Yun's answer, Young Master Liu nodded with a clear expression.
"I see."
Xie Yun bowed and saluted, and said with a respectful expression: "Uncle, I hope you can forgive me. My father didn't want to do this. He had no choice but to order his nephew to act like this."
Liu Mingzhi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke: "I have to say, your father is really a fool.
Who stipulates that if the elder brother cannot start a family and start a business, and the elder sister cannot leave the court and get married, the younger brothers and sisters below cannot start a family, start a business, and cannot get married outside the court?
Is there such a provision in a series of decrees issued by the imperial court? Is there such a provision in my Dalong Code? "
Xie Yun was silent for a moment and shook his head gently.
"Uh! No."
"Yes, that's how it is.
Could it be that if the eldest brother never gets married and starts a family, will the brothers below also follow him and never start a family?
Could it be that my elder sister will never leave the palace to get married, and my younger sisters will also have to stay in the boudoir for their entire lives and never get married?
Rules are dead, people are alive.
Can a living person be choked to death by urinating? "
"No, no, uncle Shengming, uncle Shengming."
Liu Mingzhi took a puff of dry smoke and turned to look at Xie Yun with a frown.
"How old is your little sister this year?"
"Back to uncle, my little sister is already twenty-nine years old this year."
"You're eighteen years old, so you're not too young."
Xie Yun nodded and replied directly: "Uncle, it is precisely because of this that my father is anxious."
Liu Dashao narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then walked towards the main seat with the dry pipe in his hand.
"In what month is the auspicious day requested by the Wu family?"
"Back to uncle, March, April, May and August are all there.
The specific date must be determined on an auspicious day in that month. The Wu family's intention is to see what my father wants. "
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, sat on the chair and looked at the third princess beside him.
"Yan'er."
"I'm here."
"Yan'er, when are the auspicious days in March?"
"Husband, the eighth day of March, the sixteenth day of March, and the eighteenth day of March are all auspicious days."
"Eighth, sixteenth, eighteenth day."
Young Master Liu softly repeated the three mornings and days that the third princess had answered, and then began to ponder thoughtfully while holding the dry pipe in his hand.
When the third princess saw her husband like this, she lightly pursed her lips a few times and said nothing more.
Soon.
Liu Mingzhi nodded slowly and turned to look at Xie Yun.
"Thank you Yun."
"My nephew is here."
"Boy, Yiyi is the apple of my uncle's eye. If you wrong her in the future, my uncle won't be able to forgive you!"
Hearing Young Master Liu's words, Xie Yun looked stunned for a moment, then nodded excitedly.
He took a deep breath and bowed to Young Master Liu with a sincere expression.
"Uncle, my nephew understands, my nephew understands.
Please rest assured, uncle, my nephew can guarantee that if I ever wrong Princess Yiyi in the future, I will let my uncle handle her without any complaints. "
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, raising his hand to knock out the ashes from the smoke pot in the copper basin under the table.
"Boy, I hope you can remember your promise today."
"Yes, my nephew will definitely keep it in mind."
Liu Mingzhi gently rolled up the tobacco bag and happily placed it on the table next to him.
"The day when you and Yiyi will get married is scheduled for March.
You don't have to worry about the specific day to be set. Your uncle will send a letter to your father Feige to discuss it carefully. "
"Yes, my nephew understands. Thank you uncle, thank you uncle."
Young Master Liu smiled and nodded, happily picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip of the slightly cold tea.
When Xie Yun saw Young Master Liu drinking tea, he let out a light sigh of relief.
He still understands the rules of serving tea and seeing off guests.
Xie Yun adjusted his clothes, smiled lightly and saluted Mr. Liu and his wife.
"Uncle, aunts."
"Well, what's wrong?"
"Back to uncle, my nephew still has some trivial matters to attend to at home, so he won't bother his uncle any more."
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows, put down the teacup in his hand and stood up.
"Well, since you have other things to be busy with, I won't waste your time, uncle."
"Thank you very much, uncle. Then my nephew will take his leave."
"Hehehe, uncle won't give it to you."
"Don't dare, don't dare, nephew. Take your leave."
"Well, let's go slowly without seeing you off."
Xie Yun nodded respectfully, and then saluted Qi Yun, Qinglian, Huyan Yunyao and the other sisters.
"Aunts, my nephew has taken his leave."
"Okay, okay, if you have anything to do, go back and do your work first."
"Son, my aunts won't send you off. I'll visit you at home often when you have time."
"Walk slowly, see you later."
"My nephew, take your leave."
"Willow Pine."
"The little one is here."
"I'll see off Xie Yun for the young master."
"Yes, I understand, little one."
After Liu Song hugged Young Master Liu, he smiled lightly and gestured to Xie Yun.
"Thank you, sir, please come this way."
"Uncle Laosong is here."
After Liu Song and Xie Yun disappeared, Liu Mingzhi turned around and looked at Qi Yun, the three princesses, the sisters and others, sighing melancholy.
"Oh, Yan'er."
"I'm here."
"Husband, what's wrong?"
"How are you sisters discussing the wedding date between Cheng Qian and Tong'er?"
Qi Yun patted the crumbs of melon seeds in her hand and walked toward Young Master Liu with swaying steps.
"Husband, how about the eighth day of March?"
"The eighth day of March, the first auspicious day?"
"Yeah, exactly."
(End of chapter)
