Summary of the previous chapter: Li Qinghan learned the truth about Ma Xiaoquan's marriage proposal from Mrs. Ma, and felt happy and sad at the same time. A few days later, cabinet scholar Liu Yijing came to Ma's house with his little granddaughter...
Both Madam Ma and Li Qinghan knew that with Liu Yijing's personality and experience, she would never stay for dinner. Madam Ma and Li Qinghan were just talking politely to Liu Yijing.
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But...the two of you have ignored a key issue, that is Liu Yijing's little granddaughter.
If there was only Liu Yijing, he really wouldn't stay, but with a little granddaughter, that wouldn't be the case.
Sure enough, just as Liu Yijing was about to politely refuse, the little granddaughter beside her pouted, stepped forward and hugged Liu Yijing's arm and said coquettishly: "Grandpa, grandpa, the people of the Ma family are so enthusiastic. I want to stay, I want to."
Just stay..."
Liu Yijing looked at her little granddaughter lovingly, touched her little head, and sighed: "You ghost girl, you are really..." After saying that, Liu Yijing raised her head and looked at Mrs. Ma and Mrs.
Li Qinghan looked apologetic.
Mrs. Ma is fine. It's rare for Mr. Liu to stay for a casual meal, so he is naturally happy to welcome him. But Li Qinghan... that's hard to say.
Li Qinghan stared coldly at Liu Yijing's granddaughter, and saw the little girl staring back without showing any signs of weakness. He couldn't help but secretly thought: The little girl is young, but she has a lot of tricks up her sleeves. Hey, Li Qinghan, you're welcome.
He said: "Little sister, my Ma family has a lot of rules. Don't run around."
The little girl pouted and raised her little head and said: "My name is Liu Xiangxiang, sister, you can just call me by my name."
Li Qinghan frowned, this little girl didn't even use the honorific "you", she simply didn't take me seriously.
"Okay, then I'll call you Sister Xiangxiang," Li Qinghan said.
Liu Xiangxiang nodded: "Well, then I'll call you Sister Qinghan."
It’s “you” again, you little girl, don’t you know how to respect your elders?
Li Qinghan secretly clenched his fists, feeling very unhappy.
At this moment, Ma Xiaoquan, who had just woken up and finished washing, came out. When he saw Liu Yijing sitting in the main hall, Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment.
"Mr. Liu?" Ma Xiaoquan straightened his collar, stepped forward and cupped his hands to Liu Yijing, "Mr. Liu, hello, hello."
Liu Yijing chuckled and said: "Guard Ma, are you not young anymore?" Ma Xiaoquan was not only a royal guard in the palace, but also one of the emperor's personal guards, so all the officials in the palace were called Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan, the horse guard, and Mrs. Ma looked at each other and replied to Liu Yijing: "Master Liu, what do you mean by asking this?"
Liu Yijing's old face turned red: "I, Liu Yijing, have been in official circles all my life. Let me tell you straight now. I can tell at a glance who can become a successful person."
Ma Xiaoquan pointed at himself: "Do you mean that I, Ma Xiaoquan, will become a successful person?"
Liu Yijing nodded: "Yes, Guard Ma, it's not the point that you entered the Imperial Guard at a young age, but you also got a small token given by the emperor. That's the point. It's rare, it's rare...
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Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and took out the small token from his arms. Just as he was about to look at it again, Liu Yijing's granddaughter Liu Xiangxiang came over.
Standing in front of Ma Xiaoquan, Liu Xiangxiang was just like a child.
Liu Xiangxiang raised her head and looked at Ma Xiaoquan, her face suddenly turned red.
In the Ming Dynasty, men with Chinese-shaped faces or square faces were the most popular, because such men gave people a sense of calmness and responsibility, while there was no market for people with sharp chins like Ma Xiaoquan.
But... Liu Xiangxiang has never liked square faces with Chinese characters since she was a child. She likes men with oval-shaped faces and pointed chins.
"Are you...are you Ma Xiaoquan?" Liu Xiangxiang asked with a trembling voice.
Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head, looked at Liu Xiangxiang, smiled slightly, and answered the little girl's question.
When are men most attracted to women? First, when they are serious and focused on doing things; second, when they smile slightly. Of course, this also has a prerequisite, that is, the facial features must be good-looking.
Needless to say, Ma Xiaoquan's appearance is natural. If according to the judgment standards of modern society, Ma Xiaoquan is also included in the ranks of handsome guys, but... For Ma Xiaoquan, who is only 1.8 meters tall and only two centimeters short, he is tall, rich and handsome.
The word "high" is still a little bit off. As for rich...it seems that the Ma family in the Ming Dynasty was also quite wealthy.
Liu Xiangxiang pursed her lips and said, "My grandfather brought me here to see you."
"Oh?" Ma Xiaoquan smiled, "Why are you seeing me?"
The little girl's face turned red: "I want to get married to you."
"This..." Ma Xiaoquan looked at Mrs. Ma and saw the helpless look on Mrs. Ma's face. He then looked at his sister-in-law and found that her face was gloomy.
"Little girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. I didn't agree to marry you or anything..."
Liu Xiangxiang listened and hummed: "Sister Qinghan just said that we can get married."
Li Qinghan was stunned for a moment and screamed: "Sister Xiangxiang, when did I say it? Don't talk nonsense."
Liu Xiangxiang said with a flat mouth: "Sister Qinghan is a shameless person, but sister Qinghan has no shame..."
"You" Li Qinghan was so angry that he was about to rush forward, but Mrs. Ma grabbed Li Qinghan and shook her head gently.
Li Qinghan was very depressed, extremely depressed. He didn't say that sentence at all. This little girl made up such a sentence out of thin air, which was a complete lie.
Li Qinghan looked at Liu Yijing, meaning Mr. Liu, you are in charge of your granddaughter, right?
Liu Yijing understood what Li Qinghan meant when he looked at him, but she couldn't afford to offend this little granddaughter.
Liu Yijing smiled bitterly and selectively ignored Li Qinghan.
Li Qinghan was so angry that he stamped his feet and stopped talking.
In this round, Liu Xiangxiang won.
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The little girl held Ma Xiaoquan's arm proudly and said, "Brother Quan, can I call you Brother Quan?"
Ma Xiaoquan was very helpless. Although this girl was young, she was very thick-skinned.
"Brother Quan, if you don't say anything, just take it as your acquiescence." Liu Xiangxiang smiled proudly, and while smiling back, she raised her eyebrows at Li Qinghan in protest.
"Humph" Li Qinghan shook off his sleeves fiercely and simply turned his head without looking at anyone...
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Seeing Li Qinghan turn his head, Liu Xiangxiang immediately became reserved.
"Brother Quan, it's not dinner time yet. I want to take a look around Ma's house. Can you show me around?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly in his heart, I haven't even visited Ma's house very much, and you still want me to take you around? Isn't it funny?