Wanghai County.
After arriving in the county town, Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang's family of five went straight to Tianxiang Tower to settle down.
Yang Yongjin is still in the village and has not come over. For the time being, the business of Tianxiang House is jointly managed by the other two stewards.
After Yang Ruoqing settled down, she invited the two stewards to come over, talked for a while, and then sent them off to do their business.
In the small garden in the backyard, the two little guys Tuantuan and Yuanyuan are really curious about everything.
Obviously this small yard is many times smaller than the yard of the Luo family in Changping Village, but the two little guys are curious about everything, and they have a great time playing.
As their eldest sister, Baobao Luo accompanied her two younger brothers all the time. Especially when her parents were busy with work, she, as the eldest sister, was half a mother.
The two younger brothers are not allowed to do dangerous things and are not allowed to touch the water in the backyard. In Luo Baobao's words: "The two younger brothers each have their own naughty ways. As long as your eyes are not on them for a moment, they will immediately take care of them." Trick or treat.”
When Yang Ruoqing saw the three siblings, her eyes were full of joy.
"Our daughter is really a big girl now. You see, she is very presentable when taking care of her two younger brothers. I seem to see myself in her back then!" Yang Ruoqing said.
Luo Fengtang stood beside her and followed Yang Ruoqing's gaze and looked over.
Under the warm winter sun, Luo Baobao and his two younger brothers jumped in circles on the ground to keep warm. The elder sister was tall and beautiful, and the two younger brothers wore velvet hats and looked like tigers.
"Scenes like this often appear in my dreams," Luo Fengtang said.
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "I'm about the same. But..."
"Just what?" Luo Fengtang was a little surprised when Yang Ruoqing hesitated to speak.
Yang Ruoqing smiled, "It's nothing."
Luo Fengtang frowned, "Come with me, do you still need to hold back? If you have anything to say, just say it, Qing'er, don't make me anxious!"
In this case, Yang Ruoqing said: "It's about our daughter."
"What happened to our daughter?"
"Tangyaozi, our daughter is already sixteen years old. When March comes after the New Year, our daughter will be seventeen."
"What's wrong with being seventeen? Aren't you still our precious daughter?" Luo Fengtang was puzzled.
Yang Ruoqing sighed and licked her lips. How could she speak such words?
Luo Fengtang finally came to his senses from her expression, which was as troubled as constipation.
"Qing'er, are you thinking about our daughter's marriage again?"
The expression on Yang Ruoqing's face stopped being entangled, and she turned to stare at Luo Fengtang brightly.
Luo Fengtang said: "Our daughter is still young, so we won't think about those things for the next two years!"
The corner of Yang Ruoqing's mouth twitched: "I'm going to be seventeen soon, and I'm almost ready to get engaged. At this age, I'm not very young anymore..."
Luo Fengtang said: "I don't compare with those around me, I only compare with myself."
Yang Ruoqing was happy: "Comparing with myself? Then think about how old we were when we got engaged?"
Luo Fengtang looked at Yang Ruoqing and thought about it.
Thinking back to this, his whole body was not very good, and he felt like he had fallen into a trap.
Because when he and Yang Ruoqing got engaged, Yang Ruoqing was only fourteen years old, and then he was anxious every day, and he was afraid of scaring her or hurting her because she was too young.
It was so painful to wait and wait, but I still looked forward to her getting married at the age of fifteen.
On the second day after getting married, he gave birth to a pair of twins at the age of sixteen...
"I'm not in a hurry to marry off my daughter. I'm her biological mother. How could I let it go?" Yang Ruoqing felt amused when she saw this loving father who was eager to protect his daughter look like the sky was about to fall.
I just sigh that this man is really weird. He is so protective of his daughter when it comes to her.
"I just thought that from the engagement to the marriage, we have to stretch out two or three years. At least our daughter must be married before she is twenty years old. Otherwise, if you keep her as hard as you can, she will become an old girl in the eyes of others. , it will be difficult to say goodbye then."
"The rest are all older men. Are you willing to let our daughter marry such a man?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Luo Fengtang said: "I, Luo Fengtang's daughter, don't have to worry about getting married! Qing'er, you don't have to worry!"
He likes to talk to Yang Ruoqing about any other topic, and he can talk about it forever.
But when it came to Luo Baobao's marriage, he was a little reluctant to continue talking.
It seemed as if if he continued to chat, his baby girl would be chatted away.
This made Yang Ruoqing, who also loved her daughter, dumbfounded.
"Don't worry, it's as if I'm a ruthless mother and want to kick my daughter out," Yang Ruoqing gave him an angry look.
"There are some reasons why I'm talking to you about this."
"Tell me about it." He turned his head back again.
Yang Ruoqing continued: "First, if our daughter delays getting engaged, I am worried about being targeted by other dignitaries in the court, and even more worried about being targeted by Qi Xingyun. What will happen if my daughter is betrothed to the royal heir?"
When Luo Fengtang heard this, he frowned, "Qi Xingyun's son is only ten years old, six years younger than our daughter. It should be impossible!"
Yang Ruoqing said: "How is this impossible? You and Chen'er have a lot of troops. Marriage is about the combination of interests. What does it mean to be ten years older? It doesn't matter at all!"
As a member of the royal family, you are destined to have many concubines around you in the future, each representing the balance between different powers.
Among this group of warblers, there will naturally be a few who are favored by the emperor out of personal love. But if there are so many people sharing a bowl of water, how many sips can you drink?
"The girl we raised in the palm of our hand must not be sent to a place like the palace!" Luo Fengtang understood the meaning of Yang Ruoqing's words. He also remembered that Qi Xingyun had chatted with him twice, and the words really brought out the meaning. meaning in this regard.
Each time, he refused on the grounds that he had to discuss the matter with Qing'er, or that his daughter was young and had grown up in the countryside and did not understand the rules.
But if the daughter has not been promised a betrothal for a long time, then she is a piece of fat and is easily targeted by all parties.
Even if the royal family doesn't come to ask for it, what if other ministers or princes' families?
What if the other party directly asks for an imperial edict to get married?
If you don't implement it, wouldn't that mean you're resisting the decree?
Even the proposed marriage is just a means, not the purpose. The purpose is to know that you care about that matter and will not compromise, so the proposed marriage is deliberately proposed. The real purpose is to force you to resist!
If that's the case, then nothing can be protected. Will there be any unfinished eggs under the overturned nest?
"Qing'er, if you say so, our daughter's marriage should indeed be considered. This is also for her own lifelong happiness!" Luo Fengtang narrowed his eyes, pondered for a while, and said in a deep voice.
"Qing'er, if you tell me this, do you have any clues about this?" Luo Fengtang asked again.
He was away from home for many years, and all the family affairs, including the elderly and children, were left to Qing'er to take care of.
Qing'er definitely knows more about her daughter's situation than she does.
