Chapter 28 Engagement

"No, no, no..." Father Xie quickly denied.

He didn't want to be an official in the imperial court, so it would be better to stay away from the central government for the rest of his life.

They are the only ones left in the Xie family, and they can no longer withstand the danger of accompanying the emperor like a tiger, killing everyone in the family at every turn, and implicating the nine clans.

He hurriedly said: "If Xiongtai doesn't dislike it, I want to be my son and daughter-in-law, what do you think?"

Father Shen was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and said:

"Okay, why isn't it good? The Xie family has a noble family background, and those who are qualified to be in-laws are those from other aristocratic families. I, the Shen family, have a surname that I can't even afford to throw into the water, so I'm really high up. Hey... I just don’t know when my wife will be born..."

Father Shen looked at Father Xie with a teasing look on his face and smiled happily.

Father Xie looked embarrassed and said: "...No need to wait, he was born long ago."

Father Shen looked confused. He looked at his face and speculated for a while, then secretly came closer and asked:

"Is it Xie's little girl who escaped from the north by chance?... It's a good thing that someone escaped. What's wrong with you? The north and the south have different dynasties, and the holy decree in the north is useless in the south. Are you still afraid that His Majesty will kill her? I'm telling you, Your Majesty can't bear that all the noble clans in the north will come to the south."

"No, it's Xie Yuan..." Father Xie said with difficulty.

Father Shen was stunned and asked, "Xie Yuan accidentally maimed that female doll?"

Father Xie helplessly looked at Father Shen's innocent appearance, sighed anxiously, and emphasized emphatically: "It's Xie Yuan!"

Father Shen looked at his expression and was quiet for a while, just when Father Xie thought he had understood.

Then I heard Father Shen say something else: "...Why are you always giving up? Why can't you finish it all at once?...Xie Yuan accidentally disfigured the girl?"

"Oh! No!... Xie Yuan is a girl! He is my daughter, not my son!"

The air is quiet...

After a long time, Father Shen looked at Father Xie as if he were a monster and said:

"Brother Xie, are you crazy about your daughter? Are you kidding me? I have been teaching my apprentice for four years. How can I not know that he is a boy or a girl?"

Father Xie got up from his seat, bowed respectfully to Father Shen, and said:

"Brother Shen, I'm sorry for you. I should have said it when we first met, but A Yuan was too naughty. My face was so shameless and I couldn't let it go, so I couldn't say it out.

Then I thought, she is so naughty, it is good to have the ability to protect herself... I thought that after becoming a disciple, you would soon know that A Yuan is a girl... Who knows, you never found out? …”

Father Xie frowned and spread his hands helplessly.

Father Shen stared at his round eyes and stared for a while with his mouth half open. Some memories that he had ignored suddenly flashed in his mind:

"Master, how can I grow into a man?"

"My girl loves persimmons the most."

…

His mind turned around and he suddenly said happily:

"You said earlier that Xie Yuan was a girl... This is a good thing! If she could be my daughter-in-law, wouldn't she be a member of my Shen family? Then wouldn't she be just like my own son..."

At this point, his excited face suddenly turned down, and he began to cry with a distorted expression, saying: "How can Xie Yuan be a girl... How in the world did this happen? What a great young general, and he just disappeared... Woohoo..."

He, a tall and powerful military general, really cried. His face was wrinkled as if he had eaten jujubes. He pointed at Father Xie's nose bitterly, his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak anymore, so he had to stand up and leave. went.

But before he left the yard, he ran back again, stretched out his hand towards Father Xie, and said:

"Write an engagement! Damn, my apprentice can't take advantage of other boys!"

…

…

Father Shen returned to his home with the marriage contract written by the two families. When he arrived at the martial arts training ground in the backyard, he saw Xie Yuan standing in front of the archery target. The nine-year-old child had already reached the chest of a person and had the appearance of being tall and tall.

She stood there, with her string-pulling hand on the side of her face, holding three feather arrows on the string, holding the bow horizontally, loosening her fingers, and with a "whoosh", the three arrows flew out, hitting the three bullseyes in the distance. .

Father Shen was even more regretful. Looking at his expression, he felt like he was going to be sick.

How could such a good seedling become a girl?

Xie Yuan held the bow and looked at the target intently. He stretched out his hand to draw an arrow from the quiver behind his back, but couldn't find it, so he turned around to replenish the quiver. When he turned around, he saw Father Shen standing in the hall, pleasantly surprised. cried out:

"Master!"

Shen Liuzhen heard the noise and stood up from under the tree nearby, feeling guilty and not daring to move forward.

He originally agreed to come here to practice archery, but he got a new book and had no intention of doing anything until he finished reading it, so he just lazed around.

But this time his father seemed to be in a bad mood and didn't even think of blaming him. He looked at Xie Yuan in front of him and waved to him in a friendly manner.

Shen Liuzhen had no choice but to walk over obediently.

When he arrived, his father didn't speak for a long time, as if he had a thousand words to say, so Shen Liuzhen asked:

"Dad, is there any bad news? Why do you seem to be crying?"

Father Shen sighed and said, "It is a happy event. I have discussed with your teacher and made a marriage contract for you two. The marriage contract has been written."

Xie Yuan was a little confused, glanced at Shen Liuzhen, and then asked: "What is an engagement, Master?"

Father Shen spoke awkwardly and hesitantly said: "You two will be together for the rest of your life! Just like your father and your mother."

Shen Liuzhen sighed indifferently and said, "Hey, we don't need to write any agreement to be together for the rest of our lives, aren't we good brothers?"

After saying that, he climbed up onto Xie Yuan's shoulder. Xie Yuan was taller than him at this time. He pulled his hand down in disgust, but nodded and said:

"right."

Seeing the two of them like this, Father Shen couldn't help but twitched his face. He told Shen Liuzhen:

"Did you know that Xie Yuan is a girl? You should take more care of her in the future so that she doesn't end up like this every day!"

"I know, what's wrong with the girl?" Shen Liuzhen said indifferently.

"You know?! Then why have you never told me?" Father Shen's eyes suddenly widened.

Shen Liuzhen spread his hands and said, "It doesn't matter if it's a girl or not, it's A Yuan or A Yuan."

"Huh, ignorant!" Father Shen said to him angrily. He didn't know where the anger came from. "There are huge differences between men and women. You will know when you grow up!"

At this time, Xie Yuan became anxious and said: "Master! I will grow into a man in the future, I am not a girl!"

Father Shen looked at these two and was speechless for a while, pointed at Xie Yuan and said: "Ignorant boy, you know nothing!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.
Chapter completed!