There is Room For the Poor Daughter

After returning from the racecourse, Xiao Keyan felt a little embarrassed and asked Dong Jingyi, "I haven't been away from Xiliang for a few years. Why did I come back this time and find that some people here are really thick-skinned."

Dong Jingyi paused for a while, then smiled and asked tentatively, "But someone at the racetrack approached you?"

Xiao Keyan looked surprised: "How do you know? Did you see it?"

Dong Jingyi smiled mysteriously: "I didn't see it, but I can imagine it. Now the racecourse is not open to the public, and most of the people who can enter now are the surrounding soldiers. It is difficult for the border army to marry a wife. You should know this, right? "

Xiao Keyan nodded: "I know, in order to solve this problem, my father had a lot of headaches, he was building a military residential area for the soldiers, and he tried his best to recruit and encourage women from other places, which was very expensive. A lot of effort."

Dong Jingyi: "The various measures promulgated by the prince have indeed made many soldiers get wives, but there are too many soldiers on the frontier, and the problem of difficulty in getting wives for soldiers still exists."

"One woman has more than one request. This situation is very common in various military towns."

"In other places, it is the parents' life to marry more wives, but for soldiers in Xiliang, there are many girls and boys, and the competition is too great. In order to increase their own advantages, many generals and men will take the initiative to go to the girl they like. Good luck ahead."

"This kind of situation is Meng Lang's move in other places, but Xiliang's situation is special. If someone really offends you, don't take it to heart. After all, who told you to look so attractive."

Xiao Keyan glanced at Dong Jingyi with a smile, and after listening to her explanation, the anger in her heart dissipated a lot, and she asked curiously, "Have you ever met a man who directly greeted you?"

Dong Jingyi smiled shyly: "I often go out with my father and eldest brother, and I will definitely meet some."

Xiao Keyan immediately smiled and asked, "Then do you like it?"

Although Dong Jingyi was a little shy, she still said generously: "Of course I am very happy to be liked, but I prefer gentle and elegant men to the enthusiastic and unrestrained men."

Xiao Keyan was moved when she heard this.

It does seem to be a bit of a joy to be liked.

At this moment, the maid came into the room and reported, "Girl, there is a guest at home, Madam asked you to come over to see the guest."

Dong Jingyi quickly looked at Xiao Keyan: "Together?"

Xiao Keyan shook her head: "Forget it, you just let me take a break and hide for a few days to socialize and socialize, go by yourself!"

Seeing this, Dong Jingyi didn't persuade her too much. Not everyone can see her identity as a princess. She smiled and re-dressed before turning around and heading to the main courtyard.

In order not to appear too abrupt, Mrs. Yuan deliberately called several well-connected ladies to the Dong Mansion. As soon as Dong Jingyi came, Mrs. Yuan and Miss Yuan all looked over.

Dong Jingyi greeted the lady present generously, and then warmly entertained the girls in the room.

Mrs. Yuan looked at Dong Jingyi secretly, and her eyes became more and more satisfied. After chatting with Mrs. Dong, she praised Dong Jingyi from time to time, and learned a lot about Dong Jingyi.

Several ladies did not leave until half afternoon.

When Dong Jingyi returned to her yard, she saw Xiao Keyan lying on the slump in front of the window, eating fruit while flipping through the script, not to mention being more at ease.

Seeing her coming back, Xiao Keyan smiled and said, "Is the entertainment over?"

Dong Jingyi nodded and looked at Xiao Keyan enviously: "I also want to be like you, I can't see anyone if I don't want to, and I can do whatever I want and be free."

Xiao Keyan laughed: "Look at what you said, who can really do whatever they want in the world? That is, in your house, I can hide for a few days to relax, but I don't have to socialize with my mother, but I have a princess. Titles, you can refuse to see people, but most of the time, you can still see them."

Dong Jingyi thought about it as well, and said with a smile about the person who came today: "General Yuan is the officer above my father, and it stands to reason that we should come to see us, but I didn't expect Mrs. Yuan to take Miss Yuan with you today. Coming here, it really surprised me."

Xiao Keyan's expression froze: "Yuan family?"

Dong Jingyi nodded: "Mrs. Yuan is very easy-going, and Miss Yuan is also very straightforward. Unlike some madams, who always like to put on a high-level appearance because of their high positions."

Xiao Keyan had never met anyone, so she did not express her opinion, and silently listened to Dong Jingyi continue to speak.

During dinner in the evening, Mrs. Dong talked about Mrs. Yuan's visit at the dinner table.

When Dong Zhenghua heard it, he immediately smiled and said, "It's a coincidence, I also met Master Yuan at the racetrack today, and I ran a few laps with him."

Said, with admiration on his face.

"Sure enough, he is a general. Young Master Yuan's riding skills and shooting are very good."

Dong Yuanxuan said: "Yuan Yonghao has been training with General Yuan Da in the military camp since he was a child. As soon as he reaches the crown, he can be on his own and lead troops to patrol the town of the Twelve Army. If he doesn't have any real skills, how can he control his soldiers."

As he said that, he looked at Xiao Keyan with a smile.

"Some people say that he has the style of your father when he was young."

Xiao Keyan's face was full of disbelief: "Just that guy, can he compare with my father?"

Dong Zhenghua took over the words with a smile: "It is not an exaggeration, Yuan Da Gongzi's ability to manage the army is indeed outstanding, and the Xiliang cavalry was trained by the prince himself. Among the soldiers in the frontier, the cavalry is a famous thorny soldier, strong in ability and arrogant in temperament. , not everyone can get their approval."

"But the current cavalry commander is Young Master Yuan. From this, it can be seen that his ability is very powerful. By the way, you should have met him already, right?"

Xiao Keyan nodded and said nothing.

Dong Jingyi smiled and said, "I've seen it, and it's more than once. I saw it once when I went to the assembly square, and then I saw it once at the Ganzhou restaurant when the merchants from the Western Regions made trouble."

"Don't tell me, his skills are really good. On the arena in the assembly square, one person did everything. When the businessmen in the Western Regions made trouble, he also shot, and the second floor of the restaurant was not affected."

Said, looking at Xiao Keyan.

"Are you right, Keyan?"

Xiao Keyan said "oh": "Almost."

Mrs. Dong: "I heard that the Yuan family seems to want to marry the Ren family?"

Dong Jingyi hurriedly interjected: "It should be, Ke Yan and I have seen Dada Gongzi Yuan fight with Young Master Cao for the sake of Ren girl. However, Cao Gongzi also likes Ren girl, and who can marry Ren girl in the end? Certainly."

Mrs. Dong didn't dare to be interested in these things, and interrupted: "Okay, don't worry about other people's family affairs, and eat well."

Yuan House.

"Mother, have you seen Miss Dong?"

Yuan Yonghao looked at Madam Yuan expectantly.

Mrs. Yuan squinted her son: "Look at you in a hurry."

Yuan Yonghao smiled, and stood behind Mrs. Yuan diligently to help her beat her shoulders: "There are women in a family who ask for everything, Miss Dong is so good, isn't my son afraid that your daughter-in-law will be the first to come?"

Mrs. Yuan glared at her son: "The eight characters haven't been written yet, you shut your mouth tightly for me, the reputation of the girl's family is the most important thing."

Yuan Yonghao nodded again and again: "What my mother said is, isn't my son talking to you now?"

Mrs. Yuan looked at her eager son, a little funny: "In the past, the family wanted you to get married sooner, but you pushed back and forth, but this time, you are quite anxious."

Yuan Yonghao smiled without saying a word. Didn't he never meet someone he liked before, so he wasn't in a hurry. Now that he met a girl Dong who made his heart move, of course he had to marry him and go home early.

"Mother, when are you going to propose marriage?"

Mrs. Yuan really laughed angrily: "Jin Gui, the girl of the official family, there is a procedure for seeking marriage, and one of the three matchmakers and six hires is indispensable. In addition, your father and Dong Zhifu are both officials in Xiliang. Before the matchmaker came to the door, Your father and I have to go to the door to find out."

Yuan Yonghao frowned: "Why is it so troublesome?"

Mrs. Yuan looked at her son who was suddenly stupid and sighed: "If you like someone, they must marry you? In order not to embarrass the two families in the future, she would have to explore first, but once the matchmaker came to the door, she was rejected. , then our family won't look too good."

Yuan Yonghao's heart tightened, and he looked at Madam Yuan anxiously: "Don't the Dong family agree?" After speaking, he quickly grabbed Madam Yuan's hand, "Mother, you have to help your son, the son is not a girl who is not Dong. "

Seeing her son's nervous look, Mrs. Yuan frowned, "You've only met Miss Dong a few times, so you're not married?"

Yuan Yonghao recalled the only few times he had met with Xiao Keyan, and his eyes flashed with a sweet smile from the beginning of love: "I haven't seen her a few times, but every time I see her, I am very happy in my heart, I want to see her smile, I want to see her pay attention to me"

Mrs. Yuan stared blankly at her son, looking at the seriousness in her son's eyes, her heart skipped a beat.

For her son's enlightenment, she was both delighted and surprised.

The happy thing, the son is moved, and the family will soon be able to import more children; the surprise is that the son seems to be trapped!

Their family is good, but what if the Dong family does not agree?

Wouldn't my son be hurt then?

When she was not enlightened, she took a detour to the girl; when she was enlightened, she fell into it at once. Madam Yuan really didn't know if this was good or not.

That night, Mrs. Yuan told General Yuan about her son.

General Yuan was silent for a moment: "The Dong family is a good family. I'll be free in two days. Let's go to the door and find out."

The son finally likes a girl, and the girl is also satisfied with them. Naturally, parents should try their best to fulfill their sons.

"Why is the Yuan family here again?"

Dong Jingyi looked at the maid who came to report in surprise.

Maid: "This time not only Mrs. Yuan is here, but General Yuan is also here."

Dong Jingyi looked at Xiao Keyan and speculated, "It should be for the horse racing conference."

Dong Yuanxuan is the prefect of Ganzhou, so he will naturally supervise the horse racing conference, but the participants are mainly soldiers, and General Yuan Da is the general soldier of Xiliang.

"Just tell me what to do?"

Xiao Keyan: "You'll know if you look at it in the past."

Dong Jingyi nodded: "Okay, I'll go back when I go."

Looking at Dong Jingyi who was going out, Xiao Keyan thought for a while, and summoned the maid: "You follow along and have a look, and when you hear the news, come back and tell me."

The maid was blessed, and hurriedly followed. After about two cups of tea, the maid came back: "Princess, the servant has inquired."

Xiao Keyan asked quickly, "Come on, what is the Yuan family doing?"

Maid: "Princess, the Yuan family is here to propose marriage."

"What?!" Xiao Keyan was shocked and surprised: "Who proposed marriage to whom?"

Maid: "Yuan Da Gongzi proposed to Miss Dong."

Xiao Keyan frowned: "Didn't you say that guy likes the number one beauty in Xiliang?" Then, her face sank, she really is a big radish!

Let's not talk about that girl. Before that guy molested her at the racecourse, and now he turned his head and asked to marry Jing Yi, this person is really bad.

Fortunately, Uncle Dong and the others also said that he had the demeanor of her father when he was young.

At this moment, Dong Jingyi came back with a blushing face.

Xiao Keyan saw it and hurried forward: "Why did the Yuan family suddenly come to propose marriage?"

Dong Jingyi corrected: "It's not a marriage proposal. Today, it's just General Yuan and Madam Yuan who came to have a look. It's not a marriage proposal."

"The Yuan family suddenly came to the door, and my grandmother was as surprised as I was." After saying that, he looked at Xiao Keyan, "Yuan Da Gongzi fought for Miss Ren and Young Master Cao, you and I saw it with our own eyes, it is impossible to cheat, why suddenly Are you running to propose to me?"

"There must be a reason!" Xiao Keyan thought for a while, and called her maid: "Go out and find out if anything has happened to the Ren family and the Cao family these days."

The maids took their orders and didn't come back until half afternoon.

Xiao Keyan and Dong Jingyi both looked at each other: "Come on, tell me, have you found anything?"

Maid: "Nothing has happened to the Ren family and the Cao family these days. It's just that Mrs. Ren and Mrs. Cao often travel together. Some people see that Miss Ren and Mrs. Cao are always in the right place."

After Xiao Keyan heard this, she had such an expression on her face as she expected, and then looked at Dong Jingyi with sympathy: "Based on my many years of experience in reading the book, Jingyi, you must be regarded as a spare child by that Great Young Master Yuan. already."

Dong Jingyi let out an "ah", her face full of confusion.

Xiao Keyan: "Listen to me and tell you in detail."

"If you say that Miss Ren is the heroine in the storybook, then Da Gongzi Yuan is a domineering and rich male partner. To him, Miss Ren is the soft white moonlight that his heart can't ask for, and you are the right match and your family wants to marry him. the female partner's wife."

"I said before that the Ren family was going to marry the Yuan family, and I felt something was wrong. Think about it, the Yuan family is the highest military officer in Xiliang, and the Ren family is the highest civil servant in Xiliang. These two families want to marry, definitely not what the emperor wants to see. of."

"As long as the head of the Yuan family and the Ren family have some brains, they will not agree to this."

"As for your family, Uncle Dong's ability is obvious to all, and coupled with the relationship with our family, it is definitely an excellent in-law family."

"Then Da Gongzi Yuan was able to subdue the Xiliang cavalry, so he wasn't a brainless man. He should have known about his own affairs, so when he found out that Miss Ren and Young Master Cao were in a relationship, he was so angry that he lost his mind and was attacked by his family. Force, and then there is today's marriage proposal."

"There is also a possibility that Young Master Yuan did not know that General Yuan and Madam Yuan came to Dong's house to propose marriage to him."

"No matter what kind of possibility, as a female supporting role, you will not have a good end."

"Do you think what I'm saying makes sense?"

Dong Jingyi nodded straightly: "Ke Yan, you're so right, I think about it carefully, things may really be like what you said." After speaking, she stomped her feet.

"The Yuan family is really too much. I don't want to be the son-in-law of the Lao Shi. Thank God, the grandmother and the others will definitely not agree to the Yuan family."

Now it was Xiao Keyan's turn to be surprised: "Why didn't you agree? I think Uncle Dong and Big Brother Dong value that Young Master Yuan very much. To be honest, the lintel of the Yuan family is pretty good."

Dong Jingyi suddenly became shy, and turned her body to the side in embarrassment.

Xiao Keyan became more and more curious when she saw it: "What's wrong?"

Dong Jingyi looked at Xiao Keyan: "I tell you, you are not allowed to go out and talk nonsense."

Xiao Keyan: "How strict is my mouth, you still don't know?"

Dong Jingyi then whispered, "I've already made an appointment."

Xiao Keyan said "ah" in surprise: "When did it happen? Whose son?"

Dong Jingyi blushed a little: "What you know is the eldest son of your third aunt, your cousin Xue!"

Xiao Keyan was stunned: "Cousin Xue?!"

Dong Jingyi nodded: "When Uncle Xue was transferred from Xiliang three years ago, he and Aunt Xue came to my house to exchange tokens in person."

Xiao Keyan returned to her senses: "I don't know anything about this, and neither does my mother, you guys are keeping it a secret."

Dong Jingyi hurriedly said: "It's not intentional to hide it, it's just that the prince and princess haven't been in Xiliang these years, so it's not easy for us to take the initiative to talk about it."

Xiao Keyan smiled: "Cousin Xue is very knowledgeable, and he really deserves the words gentle and refined." As she spoke, she looked at Dong Jingyi jokingly, "You have a good eye!"

Dong Jingyi was too ashamed: "Don't laugh at me."

Xiao Keyan laughed even more, and Dong Jingyi, who was anxious, made a gesture to hit her, and the two suddenly got into a fight.