The Xiong family, Academician Xiong and Princess Longchang also felt a little depressed when they saw their son running away. They wanted to talk about business at least. what do you think? What do you mean you ran away?
Xiong Jing looked at the table and saw that food had already been set. Only three sets of dishes and chopsticks were placed, and the servants agreed that Xiong Xing would not eat here.
Over the past few years, he felt that his younger brother was becoming more and more strange. He would not even eat or drink water when he came home. He would not even get close to his parents, and they seemed to have always kept a distance from each other.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
"Mom, please go to the Jia family again tomorrow. It's not a meeting, it's a marriage proposal! Bring your second son's letter. If the Jia family is interested, we will invite the official media to come to the door." Xiong Jing tapped his forehead gently, Said to his parents.
"What? No, boss, are you crazy? Why should I be so humble? My son doesn't lack anything?" Princess Longchang became angry and shouted at her eldest son.
"Why can't he eat well at home?" Xiong Jing pointed to the table in front of him.
Academician Xiong and Princess Longchang were startled. They looked back at the table and saw nothing. There was something that their son liked on the table... But immediately, Longchang raised his head and said sternly to the servants, "Why are there only three sets of bowls?" Chopsticks, the whole family is here, why are there only three pairs of bowls and chopsticks?"
Academician Xiong also had a serious face. He thought about it and remembered that no one came to remove the tableware just now. In other words, when there were four masters in the hall just now, the servants only served three sets of bowls and chopsticks, indicating that , they didn’t expect Xiong Xing to eat here. If this is the case, then has Xiong Xing been wronged in this family?
The lady in charge was startled, but she was the oldest here, so she could only come out to reply. Thinking about it, she felt regretful. Even if she knew that the second young master would not eat at home, she still had to put four pieces of food on the table. Really, before, the old master and his wife They didn't pay attention, so they just slacked off.
"It's my fault. I didn't explain it clearly to the people below me." The lady in charge didn't care anymore. She just admitted her mistake at this time. There was no point in saying anything else.
"Okay, it's okay, I didn't notice it before. Get down!" Xiong Jing waved his hand and said lazily.
Everyone below was busy and had gone out, knowing that the masters would really have something to say at this moment.
"Boss, are they bullying your second brother?" Archmaester Xiong asked with a frown.
"How is it possible? In the house, the son and the second brother are the same mother, and there are no such messy things. The mother is the housekeeper. She always treats everyone equally. Who dares to bully the second brother? But don't you two think that the second brother has rarely done anything in recent years? Did you have dinner with us? He was in my son's study in the morning. He didn't even reach out his hand or touch anything in my room. Think about it, son, over the years, even during the New Year and holidays, he has found various reasons not to come back. "The priests are all standing in the corner." Xiong Jing shook his head and said softly.
"Why?" Princess Longchang thought about it, but why? All of a sudden, she was heartbroken.
"Perhaps we blame him a little unintentionally? In the past, when he talked about government affairs at home, my mother would always stop him and talk about eating! After that, I would also ask if he had washed his hands. Perhaps unintentional words are the most hurtful. . He was afraid that we would dislike him, so he began to alienate us slowly." Xiong Jing was originally the kind of master who was so wise that he was almost a demon. Just after a while, he figured it out and felt a little bitter in his heart. He did not discriminate against his younger brother's choice, but perhaps some unintentional actions would bring harm to the person involved.
Longchang and Grand Scholar Xiong stayed for a while. Thinking about how the old couple would often scold him on weekdays, looking at the three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, they could no longer remember how long it had been since they had eaten with their second son. After dinner, all I can think of is that they will scold their son together, like those messy things, make them dirty, smell like, who can marry you...
Now that the eldest son reminded them, they suddenly felt heartbroken.
"Can the girl from the Jia family endure it?" County Prince Longchang asked hurriedly, losing his temper.
She also thought now that when her son came back from the mortuary and smelled bad, she covered her mouth and nose and cursed, asking someone to take him to take a shower and change clothes. I also want to say something from afar, and wash my hair with Xiangzi and eggs. Otherwise, you are not allowed to come over for dinner! At that time, she was really unintentional.
"I don't know, but my second son likes to be with her.
If this is the case, it means that the girl probably didn't show it. If we can have a meal together and make the second child feel comfortable, the son will think it is okay and ask the mother to work hard and help the second child get married. Xiong Jing said with a busy smile.
He didn't want to make his parents feel uncomfortable. After all, the damage had already been done, and it wasn't done just now. Even the chance to make amends was lost. But let’s not say it, the princess will not compromise easily. He can only let his parents know that they have lost Xiong Er, and what they can do for Xiong Er is to let him go and be with a girl who can be with him.
Academician Xiong sighed softly, patted his old wife gently, and thought, if this is the case, what can the parents do if they lower their heads?
"What if it's just pretending? What if in the future..." Princess Longchang no longer dislikes Yuanchun, but now she is afraid. I'm afraid that the higher my son's expectations are, the greater his disappointment will be. Then the son will be hurt even more.
"Mother!" Xiong Jingang also thought about this, but immediately rejected it, because his parents and himself were unintentional. They knew that they had never disliked Xiong Xing, they just felt that he wasted his talent in doing this job. But this still hurts my brother. This means that he is a sensitive person. If the girl is pretending, the younger brother will definitely see it and walk away without looking back. They have been together for several days and have eaten several meals together. I’m not pretending, sometimes one meal is enough.
"I know, I'll go tomorrow."
"Mom, tell the old lady about the meal at home. Also, we don't have any requirements for the Jia family, but please allow the old lady to agree to let Miss Jia go to the mortuary. She doesn't have to go in, she just waits at the door. The second child. If you can accept it, our Xiong family will welcome you as your first wife."
Xiong Er's marriage was difficult to handle. In fact, what everyone focused on before was that the daughter, who was obviously a good daughter, became a stepmother. The etiquette for stepchildren is actually different. (See Xing and You)
But the princess was arrogant and felt that her family status was not enough even if she married Yuanchun, so she showed that she would never bow her head. But why do others respond accordingly? So this time Xiong Jing specially proposed to hire him with the gift of Yuan Chun, just to show that the Xiong family was willing to put down their principles for Yuan Chun.
"Boss!" Archmaester Xiong's eyes widened.
"It's okay, I'll take care of it later." Xiong Jing waved his hand, "It's just a tablet!"
"Boss, you can't." Academician Xiong shook his head hastily. He knew what the boss wanted to do and immediately said seriously, "No! There are things a gentleman should do and things he should not do. Since you are welcoming back the memorial tablet, you should abide by the rules of a gentleman. Literally. Going back on your word is not something I, a scholar, would do!"
