Jia Zhen and the others did not have to wait for long.
The current head of the Xia Family had come out, and he even brought a man with him.
"Everyone, please forgive me.
It's just that I have many daughters in my family.
I also want to find a good match for them. All of you are young talents.
I'm really sorry. "The old master of the Xia family cupped his fists.
He said.
"Xia Ci." Jia Zhen saw the old master of the Xia family.
He directly spoke.
When the old master of the Xia family saw the Jia Zhen, his eyes lit up.
His eyes lit up as he took a closer look at Jia Zhen's clothes.
It looked very low-key.
The clothes seemed to be made from an inconspicuous piece of cloth. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that the embroidery on the clothes were all dark patterns. The clothes were made from extremely high-quality cloth. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to wear them at all.
"Isn't this Earl Jia? Sorry for the disrespect. "The old master of the Xia family hurriedly came to the Jia Zhen.
He bowed to the Jia Zhen.
"Get up." The old master of the Xia family smiled.
He said, "Count Jia.
This is my son, Xia Yang.
Yang'er.
Quickly greet Count Jia. "
"Greetings, Count Jia." Xia Yang hurriedly bowed.
"You can get up too. Today's matter can be considered unintentional. I'll take my leave first." The Jia Zhen was already regretting it. He should have waited in the teahouse and not gone down to join in the fun. In the past, when these merchants were looking for a son-in-law, they would get the information of these candidates in advance. They would know who was already married and who was not. Those who were not married would be caught because they liked them. They did not expect that this year, they would cast a wide net.
"Count Jia, since you're already here, why don't you have a glass of wine before you leave? I have a lot of good wine in my house. I specially came to apologize," the old master of the Xia family said.
"No need. I have more wine at home. I don't have any kind of wine at home." The Jia Zhen was worried about Xia Lu, who was still in the teahouse, and directly said the truth. He did not care about the face of the Xia family at all. However, the Jia Zhen was not wrong. As the grandson of the Duke, he had a lot of wine at home. However, he was different from ordinary martial artists. He did not drink very much. The only person in the residence who liked wine was his father. His father would collapse after three glasses at most. The residence would store store store store store store of wine every year...
"This old man was too impulsive. Count Jia's house must have something good." The old master of the Xia family smiled, as if he was not angry at all.
Just as the Jia Zhen was about to say that he wanted to leave again, he suddenly heard a woman's voice. The Jia Zhen frowned even more. At this time, Xia Fei said, "Father, the sisters are here."
"Since they're here, let your sisters come out," the old master of the Xia family said.
At this time, it was not only the Jia Zhen who was frowning. The other students who were more particular also frowned. "Old Master Xia, this is really inappropriate. Your daughters are not married yet. It's really inappropriate for them to casually meet with outsiders."
The old master of the Xia family smiled and said, "We merchants are not that particular. Besides, it's inappropriate for unmarried couples to meet alone. Now that there are so many of us here, there's nothing wrong with it. This old man's daughters have been doted on by this old man since they were young. Although it doesn't conform to the rules of the world, this old man still hopes that they will be willing to marry." The old master of the Xia family put on a benevolent face, but the Jia Zhen, who was familiar with these family secrets, only felt nauseous.
It was really the face of a benevolent father. To this old master of the Xia family, his daughters were nothing but tools for marriage. Were they as important as half a finger of his son?
Very quickly, the daughters of the Xia family came out. There were a total of four daughters, all of whom were very beautiful and above average.
The Jia Zhen's frown deepened. At this time, Zhong'er had already rushed to the Xia family with a servant. He whispered to a servant beside him, "Go to the teahouse and inform Madam that the Xia family may put a woman into the backyard for the old master."
"Yes, this little one will go now." As a servant in Ningguo Province, how could he not understand that besides the old master, Madam was the most important person in Ningguo Province. Thinking back to last year, Madam carried a whip and chased after the old master to hit him, it was still fresh in their memory. With such a big matter, if the old master really brought a woman from the Xia family back, wouldn't the house be turned upside down?
Zhong'er nodded. He had to keep an eye on the old master for Madam. Thinking about the cleanliness of their backyard in Ningguo Province, and then thinking about the situation in the backyard of other rich and powerful families, he still preferred their house. The old master and Madam were harmonious, and the servants had a good life.
"Old master." Zhong'er came to the Jia Zhen's side and called out.
"Why are you here? Where's Madam? "The Jia Zhen saw Zhong'er and hurriedly asked.
"Madam was worried about you, so she specially asked this little one to come over and take a look. Madam said that even if the old master's identity is not ordinary, there will always be those who are blind, so she asked this little one to come over. Is the old master alright?" Zhong'er asked.
"What can happen to the old master? She just likes to worry." The Jia Zhen's tightly knitted brows finally relaxed. He knew that the violent woman was worried about him, just like how he was worried about the violent woman. This feeling of telepathy made the Jia Zhen very happy.
However, when the Jia Zhen's expression fell into the eyes of those who were observant, they interpreted it differently. For example, Tian Jun, who had been paying attention to the Jia Zhen, and the old master of the Xia family, who had been paying attention to the Jia Zhen.
The old master of the Xia family was very proud. Humph, even if Count Jia had inherited his title at a young age, and now he had passed the imperial examination, even heroes have a weakness for the charms of beautiful women. When he saw his four precious daughters, didn't he also fall for his own daughter's pomegranate skirt? This was a common problem for men. However, Count Jia had already married. Even if he had not married, the status of their family was not enough to be the Count's wife. However, it was also good to be a favored concubine. Now the Countess had already given birth to a child, but how could a woman who had given birth be compared with a woman who was still a virgin? The old master of the Xia family had already thought about it. He would give one of his daughters to the Jia Zhen as a concubine, but he still had to think about which one to choose.
Tian Jun had a sense of crisis. To be honest, he was not disgusted with the idea of catching a son-in-law under the imperial examination. Originally, he thought that his family could use their relationship to climb up to the Fifth Princess's Mansion. With the Fifth Princess's help, he naturally did not have to marry the daughter of a merchant. However, the Fifth Princess drove his family out of the Princess's Mansion. The expenses in the capital city were high, and the Tian family's house in the capital city had been sold long ago. Their life in the capital city was not easy, so they used the second plan, which was to be caught when they were trying to catch a son-in-law under the imperial examination.
In this case, his wife would definitely have more dowry when she married. At that time, after he entered the officialdom, he would also have to bribe people from top to bottom. Without money, he could do nothing. Now Tian Jun was already thinking about spending his wife's dowry, and he was not embarrassed at all.
Therefore, Tian Jun was quite satisfied when he learned that the Xia family was an imperial merchant. He seemed to think that he was one of the best among this group of tributary scholars when the Jia Zhen did not come. Now that the Jia Zhen came, whether it was family background, appearance or grades, they were all better than him, which made him feel a sense of crisis. Although the Jia Zhen was married, it was okay to take her as a concubine. He believed that the Xia family would be extremely happy.
The Jia Zhen did not know what other people were thinking, but on the other side, after hearing the servant's report, Xia Lu was very angry. She knew that her little Zheng'er's wife would be taken away by the female demon if she was not careful.
"In that case, bring your things and pay the bill. Let's go to the Xia family to have a look. I want to see what kind of fairy dares to steal my man." Xia Lu's face was gloomy. Humph, was it easy for her to train her husband? Why were there so many women who wanted to pick peaches? If they liked men, didn't they know how to train them themselves?
"Yes." The servants of Ningguo Province, who had already seen Xia Lu's kung fu in the fu, were very calm. There was even a servant who knew how to cater to her. Seeing that there were whips, bows and arrows hanging on the wall of the teahouse as decorations, he discussed with the manager of the teahouse and brought the whip to Xia Lu.
Xia Lu picked up the whip and waved it twice. Yes, compared to her own whip in the fu, this whip felt a little worse, but it was better than nothing. Therefore, Xia Lu took the whip and directly went to the Xia family with the servant.
"Everyone, the drinks are ready. I'm really sorry for today. Please come with me. This old man apologizes to everyone," the old man of the Xia family said.
Jia Zhen frowned. He was going to pick up his wife, so he directly said, "I'll take my leave first."
"Count, after all, it's Master Xia's apology banquet. If you don't have any urgent matters to attend, there's no harm in attending. Moreover, the examinees here have all passed the tribute exam, and there's still the court examination left. It's also good to take this opportunity to exchange knowledge here," Tian Jun said before the old man of the Xia family could speak.
Jia Zhen frowned. At this time, Zhong'er said in Jia Zhen's ear, "Master, Madam has brought people over." Because Xia Lu was going to the Xia family, the servant who had just reported to Xia Lu came to the Xia family to report to Zhong'er. After all, he still had to let his master mentally prepare for what was going to happen later.
Hearing Zhong'er's words, Jia Zhen's eyes narrowed. He tried hard not to smile. "In that case, lead the way."
Tian Jun felt a little strange. Just now, Count Jia seemed a little unhappy. Why did he suddenly look happy? Tian Jun was puzzled, but he didn't show it on his face. If the daughter of the Xia family could get close to Count Jia, then he must fight for the position of the Xia family's son-in-law. If he and Count Jia became in-laws, then there would be a lot of benefits. However, because of this, the competition would be more fierce. Fortunately, the old man of the Xia family had four daughters. One of them was with Count Jia, so there were still three left. His chances of success were still quite high.
While Tian Jun was scheming, others were also scheming. However, Yuan Lin and Su Jiusi felt a little strange. These days, they got along with Count Jia, and today they saw the way Count Jia and his wife got along. Count Jia was not the kind of person who was greedy for women. The Countess was still waiting for the Count in the teahouse. Why would the Count agree to have a meal here? Yuan Lin and Su Jiusi felt strange, but they didn't show it on their faces. Anyway, they weren't the main characters today. It wasn't a big deal to watch the fun.
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