Xu Yin smiled and went back to tell his father about this.
Governor Xu nodded and said: "No wonder the old princess came here in person. After the disaster of the Wu family, the members of the Great Liang royal family have withered away. She wants to use our power to protect the last bit of blood."
Xu Yin asked: "What does father think?"
"You have said it before, so of course you agreed." At this point, Xu Huan glanced at her with a smile, "We still need to discuss the alliance in detail, I'm afraid you will be in a dilemma then."
Xu Yin was startled: "What?"
Xu Huan stopped talking and stood up and said: "We will entertain guests tonight, let's prepare them."
"Oh." His father didn't say anything, so Xu Yin stopped asking. Anyway, he would know sooner or later.
In the evening, the dust-washing banquet was prepared, and guests were invited to come to the banquet.
When Sister Xu Yin arrived, the old princess was talking to Mrs. Xu, and the second Mrs. Xu and the second lady Xu Jia were accompanying her.
"The eldest lady and the third lady are here."
After hearing the servant woman's report, everyone looked towards the door.
The maid lifted up the curtain and the two sisters came in holding hands.
Seeing the surprise in the old princess's eyes, Mrs. Xu was very pleased and smiled with satisfaction. She knew that if the eldest and the three girls appeared together, no one would not be impressed.
"Ah Si, Ah Yin." Mrs. Xu waved them over, "This is the Princess of Daliang, come and see her."
The two sisters stepped forward and saluted: "My little daughter has met the princess."
With a smile on her face, the old princess raised her hand and said: "Get up quickly, get up quickly."
She said to Madam Xu in her unskilled Central Plains dialect: "The two young ladies were born like fairies. Madam Xu is so lucky!"
Mrs. Xu chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, you can't compare to Prince Alu."
The two old ladies said polite words. Xu Yin was about to follow Xu Si and sit aside, but was stopped by the old princess.
"This is Miss Xu San?"
Xu Yin stopped and said yes.
The old princess waved her over, looked up and down, and said, "What's your name?"
"The little girl chants her name, and the chant she sings is what the princess calls me."
The old princess didn't know whether she understood or not. Anyway, she smiled very kindly and continued to ask: "I heard that you killed the Wu siblings?"
Xu Yin replied: "Not with my own hands, but with my order."
The old princess smiled even more cordially and held her hand tightly: "I heard your Master Wen say it before, and I was very surprised. You women from the Central Plains are all soft and weak, but the Wu family is so insidious and vicious.
Dare to play tricks, unlike us Da Liang women who carry swords and go into battle against the enemy. I didn’t expect that there are women like Miss San in the Central Plains. I really can’t tell. She’s amazing!”
Is this a compliment? Mrs. Xu laughed, her face twisted for a moment.
She had socialized with so many noble ladies, some of whom praised their granddaughter's beauty, some of whom praised her as a virtuous lady, but none of whom praised her power.
If the word "powerful" comes out of the mouths of those noble ladies, it is a curse. But this old princess is from Liang, so she should be sincerely complimenting her, right?
Xu Yin's expression remained as usual. She just listened to the old princess's praise.
The old princess seemed to really like her, so she sat close to her and asked her in detail how to kill someone.
Xu Yin then told the truth, how he deceived Wu Zijing and how he took advantage of him when he was not prepared...
It was obviously an occasion for the ladies to meet, but what they were talking about was murder, which made Mrs. Xu and the Second Madam inexplicable, and they didn't know whether they should stop it or not.
After finally saying that the banquet was about to begin, Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief and interrupted their bloody conversation: "Princess, please come to the table."
The old princess was still unfinished, but had to let go: "Miss Xu San, we will talk about it next time."
Mrs. Xu's face turned green. This old princess really wasn't here to cause trouble, was she? She was such a pampered granddaughter, how could she talk about murder every day? How could she get married if word spread?
Speaking of this matter, Mrs. Xu felt worried.
The eldest girl has reached her age, but something went wrong with her previous marriage, so it was delayed like this. The eldest son asked her to pay attention, but Nanyuan is so old, and Mrs. Xu thought about it, but there was no suitable one. When Fang Yi happened,
I don't want to think about it anymore. But when it comes to officials, just like Nanyuan, they are not enough to count.
The eldest girl's marriage has not yet been settled, and the third girl's personality has changed inexplicably. She had scolded her son before, how could she ask a girl to do this, but the eldest son listened respectfully, and went her own way over there, and she didn't
Method.
Men really don't worry. If this reputation spreads, who would want such a daughter-in-law? Mrs. Xu is really worried.
Fortunately, at the banquet, the old princess didn't talk about it anymore. Everyone ate, drank, chatted, and watched a play, which was very harmonious.
In the middle of the banquet, the old princess said a few words to the slave. Not long after, Prince Alu came.
The old princess beckoned: "Alu, come and see Mrs. Xu."
Prince Alu responded with a smile and bowed respectfully to Mrs. Xu: "Alu has met Mrs. Xu."
How dare Mrs. Xu accept his courtesy? She hurriedly said: "No need to be polite, no need to be polite."
When he straightened up, she couldn't help but praise him in her heart.
Although Prince Alu is from a foreign race, he is handsome in appearance and gentle in temperament, and is no less impressive than the princes from aristocratic families that he often sees.
The old princess said: "Daliang suffered a lot, and my grandson suffered a lot. Fortunately, the traitor Wu Zijing is dead now, and I plan to write a memorial to Alu to succeed the king of Liang."
Mrs. Xu was confused when she heard this. Why are you telling her this? With a smile on her face, she praised: "Prince Alu is so talented. How lucky is the princess."
The old princess was very proud: "Of course, Alu will be a good king of Liang, and our Great Liang will be calmed down, just like before."
At this point, her words suddenly changed: "Alu is just fourteen this year and has not been engaged yet. I heard that my granddaughter, Miss Xu San, is also fourteen. How about we get married?"
Mrs. Xu's smile froze, she looked at Prince Alu and then at Xu Yin, her mouth was open and speechless.
Prince Alu also raised his head and smiled at her, and the old princess said: "Mrs. Xu, do you think it's okay?"
Mrs. Xu stuttered a little: "The princess is talking about A Yin?"
The old princess nodded: "Miss Ayin is beautiful and brave, and we, Alu, like her very much. I heard that you Central Plains people want your elders to make the final decision on your marriage, so I propose marriage to Mrs. Xu. I wonder if you are willing?"
"..." Mrs. Xu didn't know what to say. What does it mean to be beautiful and brave? She has never heard such a proposal.
Mrs. Xu saw that something was wrong and hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Princess, you like our Ayin. It's such an honor. But we still need to ask her father about the marriage."