Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 76

Because Xiao Wenqing lived in Liu Hanlin's residence, Ling Yuxuan would go to the sixth sister-in-law's house whenever he was free.Liu Hanlin met Xiao Wenqing on the third day of Xiao Wenqing's arrival.There is a difference between men and women, he only exchanged a few words with her and then stopped asking.His understanding of Xiao Wenqing came from his wife and concubine. Knowing Xiao Wenqing's intelligence and hard work, he felt that if she was just a concubine, his father-in-law and mother-in-law would not object.

"Yuxuan, your sixth sister can be regarded as Miss Xiao's teacher. Don't forget to thank your sixth sister after you and Miss Xiao get married." Liu Hanlin joked with a smile.My brother-in-law just visited two days ago, and came here today with some gifts.

"Sixth brother-in-law, what you said is true." Ling Yuxuan said with a smile on his face.This brother-in-law is gentle and frank, conscientious in official affairs, and is a useful talent and loyal minister in the eyes of the emperor. The Longlin Guard Secret Report Office did not find any obvious lack of virtue in him when investigating the courtiers.

"Yuxuan, you will be twenty-five after the new year, right? When are you going to tell your father-in-law about Miss Xiao?" Liu Hanlin asked.Xiao Wenqing has been living in his house for three months. He heard from his wife that her current talent, speech and manners are not inferior to the young lady who has been trained by the family for 16 years, and she plans to take her to some gatherings of noble ladies.

Ling Yuxuan took a sip of the tea, and said confidently: "After the child's test in April next year."

"Oh, why?" Liu Hanlin asked curiously.He didn't care about raising another person in his back house, and his wife and concubines also liked Xiao Wenqing very much, but he was just curious why his brother-in-law had to wait until after April next year.What is the relationship between a woman and a boy in the scientific examination.

"Sixth brother-in-law, I have already found out. The widow and youngest son of Xiao Yiyun, the magistrate of Changxing County who died of illness, are currently living in Xiaojia Village, Changhe Town, Xiling. When Mrs. Xiao returned to her hometown as a widow to raise her youngest son, she adopted two brothers, Xiao Wenhua and Xiao Wenfeng, orphans of the same clan. Xiao Wenhua is 16 years old, Xiao Wenfeng is 14 years old, and Xiao Wenqing’s youngest brother, Xiao Wencong, is [-] years old. The three brothers plan to take part in the children’s examination next year. " Ling Yuxuan said, he was elated when he got the information.

"Miss Xiao's younger brother took part in the children's test when he was only ten years old. Are you sure you're not fooling around? How could Miss Xiao's mother raise her two adopted sons to be children?" Put the beard.His wife said that Xiao Wenqing has the ability of photographic memory. Could it be that the Xiao family siblings are geniuses, and this talent is also inherited from their mother?
"The information collected by my subordinates says that Xiao Wencong is a well-known genius in Changhe Town. He was able to write poems at the age of three and draw at the age of five.

Ling Yuxuan smiled and said, "I plan to take a business leave after the Chinese New Year to send Miss Xiao back to her hometown to look for relatives. When she has a brother who has passed the exam, she will talk to her parents about Miss Xiao and ask them to send a matchmaker to talk about marriage."

As long as the Xiao family has Xiao Wencong, there is a chance of revival; plus the two adopted teenagers from the same race are not bad, the Xiao family has a great chance of making a comeback.Xiao Wenqing has a natal family with some prestige and strength, so their marriage has a chance of success.However, even if the Xiao family does not have Xiao Wencong, or if Xiao Wencong is not successful, and the two adopted sons of the Xiao family are not successful, his determination to marry Xiao Wenqing will not change, but there will be more twists and turns.

Seeing Ling Yuxuan's thoughts, Liu Hanlin squeezed his beard and said, "I hope my mother-in-law won't make things difficult for you and Miss Xiao."

The prime minister's wife was born in a big family, and had the eldest son, the eldest daughter, and the youngest son. After losing the eldest son, she should have had a closer relationship with the youngest son. For some reason, the prime minister's wife has always been indifferent to the youngest son. After the eldest son died of illness, he was even critical of the youngest son, like an enemy.Although the prime minister's wife and Ling Yuxuan were not close to each other, she was always Ling Yuxuan's mother. She firmly opposed Miss Xiao's marriage to Ling Yuxuan, so Ling Yuxuan couldn't marry Miss Xiao.

Hearing the sixth brother-in-law mentioning his mother, Ling Yuxuan's face sank slightly, and he said indifferently: "She may not be able to control my marriage!" If his mother could control his marriage, how could he still be single until now?
"It's better for you to coax your mother, after all, Miss Xiao will serve her mother-in-law after passing through the house." Liu Hanlin persuaded her kindly.He still couldn't understand why his mother-in-law was always so unkind to the youngest son who would inherit the family business and support the Ling family in the future.

Thinking of his mother, Ling Yuxuan sighed softly. Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. The eldest brother died of illness and had nothing to do with him. Why does the mother insist on thinking that he is an unlucky person? dead?

"Yuxuan, go back and visit your sixth sister and Miss Xiao, I still have things to do, so I won't go back with you." Liu Hanlin said.Recently, there have been some changes in the officials of the imperial court, and various documents need to be drafted. He is a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and he does this kind of thing.

"Sixth brother-in-law, what is the emperor He Changqing's decision to do with the left deputy censor of the former Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Ling Yuxuan immediately remembered one thing.He recently paid attention to Xiao Wenqing and other things, and forgot about the follow-up of He Changqing's dereliction of duty case.

"He Changqing seriously dereliction of duty, but although the evidence is convincing, the emperor recalled the meritorious deeds of Conglong many years ago, sent him a lighter punishment, and transferred the household department to be the doctor of the Secretary Department." Liu Hanlin said.The emperor has been old and frail in recent years, and he is very nostalgic for the old days, and he takes good care of some old officials who have been there for many years.

Ling Yuxuan frowned slightly, and said: "The evidence of dereliction of duty is clearly sufficient, why does the emperor not punish him, but continue to use him?" The doctor of the Department of Household Affairs is a regular fifth-rank official, the emperor uses him, isn't it worried that he will dereliction of duty again?
Liu Hanlin said with an unfathomable face, "Your heart is unpredictable, you are the Dragon Scale Guard, you just need to obey the emperor." The emperor is old... the prince...

(End of this chapter)