Chapter 544 - 544 We can also marry into the Xiao family
544 We can also marry into the Xiao family
A few other aristocratic families also had the idea of letting their sons, who did not need to inherit their family business, to marry Xiao Baili.
The main reason was that Xiao Hanyi was too young, otherwise these people would want to bring their illegitimate daughters here.
The crown prince quickly found out about the second prince’s plan, but he didn’t take it to heart.
Firstly, he believed that Xiao Hanzheng was a smart man and would not get involved in the fight for the throne.
Secondly, he disdained winning others over with this kind of method.
He had a princess consort, but his secondary consort position was still empty.
There were not many women in the backyard.
If he proposed to his father to marry Xiao Baili as a secondary consort, his father should not object.
As long as his father agreed to the marriage, Xiao Hanzheng could not object.
However, he would not do that.
It was a bad idea to rely on women to give him a power boost and win others over.
Besides, his imperial father is at the prime of his life, would he want his son to eye on the dragon throne he’s on now?
His second brother and the others were too active.
Even if he didn’t do anything, his father would step in to suppress them.
However, he could still be nice to his imperial uncle.
The crown prince quickly wrote a letter to Prince Yi.
It seemed to be just a letter to express care and concern, but he also wrote about which families were eyeing on Xiao Baili, so that Prince Yi would know.
That day, Liang Youxiao and Xi Rui went shopping at the same time.
The two of them were wearing their down jackets, and each of them had a handsome big goose following behind.
As they walked on the road, the number of heads that turned around was unusually high.
Especially when these two big geese were especially energetic and valiant.
They also looked very smart and obedient.
As long as the two of them said something, the goose would understand.
They would walk and stop when they were told to.
Everyone already knew that Shi Qingluo’s big goose had become the king of geese, and they knew that Dumby could understand humans and was intelligent.
But now that they saw the two of them with such human-like geese, many people had the urge to raise them as pets.
Those dandies who used to hang out with the two of them were even more envious.
After they returned home they went to buy a big goose to raise as a pet.
A group of people walked out, followed by a group of big geese. They quickly became a beautiful scene in the capital.
Seeing that they were so cool, more people kept geese as pets.
The number of geese in the capital was in short supply.
It was not even enough to sell it at a high price as a pet, let alone kill it to eat.
A few days later.
The brick bed Xi Rui had ordered was ready to be used, so he invited the old master and old lady over.
The others were curious and followed him.
Old Master Xi walked into the room, confused. “What do you want us to see? There’s nothing in this room!”
Xi Rui walked to the bed and took off his shoes.
He patted the spot next to him. “Grandfather, you’ll know when you take off your shoes and experience it.”
Old Master Xi walked over, took off his shoes, and sat down, feeling the warmth.
“What is this? Why does it feel so warm sitting there?”
“This is a fire-heated brick bed I’ve specially prepared for you and grandmother. It’ll be very warm in winter.” Xi Rui said with a smile.
“At night, you can sleep directly on the heated brick bed. It’ll be warm all night.
“This was something Qingluo fiddled with at the northern border. I saw that it was very suitable for you and grandmother, so I got someone to learn it.
“Try it. If you like it, we’ll rebuild a new room in your yard. I’ll have someone set up a heated brick bed and a heated wall, so that even if you are not on the heated brick bed, you’ll be warm even if you sit in the room.
Since his daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law did not tag along, the old master laid down.
He realized that it was really warm and wouldn’t burn him.
“This is really good stuff. I like it. You can get someone to get it in my courtyard later.
“Shi Qingluo’s brain really has a lot of ideas. Anything she does is good.”
This year was colder than last year.
He felt cold when he slept at night.
Now that he had this heated brick bed, he wouldn’t have to worry about sleeping in the winter.
The old master sat up and smiled at his sons. “You guys come and try too.”
Xi Xinheng and the others also took off their shoes and went to try them on. “It’s really warm.
“This house feels warmer than ours.”
“Rui’er, you can not favor one over the others. Let your people help us to set up a heated brick bed.”
“That’s right. Your aunt’s legs always get cold and hurt in winter. If there’s a brick bed like this, she can sit on it every day and probably won’t feel the pain anymore.
“I’m also particularly afraid of the cold when I sleep at night. Rui ‘er, you should feel sorry for me, your uncle.”
Everyone chimed in, hoping that Xi Rui would get someone to help set up the heated brick bed.
It was rare for everyone to need Xi Rui this much.
“No problem,” he said with a smile, “after helping grandfather and grandmother, I’ll build one for you.”
Xi Xinheng shot him a glance. “And your parents too.”
“I definitely can’t forget about my parents,” Xi Rui chuckled.
The old master touched the low table that Xi Rui had specially gotten his people to make and said to his personal attendant, “Go and invite my old friends over to play mahjong.”
“Yes!” The personal attendant replied respectfully.
Then, he went out.
The other Xi family members were speechless.
The old master really couldn’t wait to show off!
They had originally wanted to go to the study room to discuss court-related matters, but the old master didn’t want to move from his seat.
Then, he let his sons and grandsons sit on the heated brick bed and talk.
As he spoke, Xi Xinheng said meaningfully, “The Liang family might want to marry into the Xiao family. I got news that Liang Mingcheng’s wife is asking about Xiao Baili.”
As soon as these words were said, those who reacted quickly understood why the Liang family wanted to marry into the Xiao family.
Other than Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo, who had more potential, Prince Yi should be the most important.
Xi Rui was shocked. “What? Liang Youxiao wants to marry Xiao Baili?”
“I’m not sure if he wants to marry her or not, but his father definitely wanted him to,” Xi Xinheng said.
“What about you? ” he asked with a smile. “Do you like Xiao Baili? ”
Their family was already related to the emperor’s mother by blood.
These years, they had deliberately kept a low profile and did not side with anyone.
Therefore, their youngest son did not have to marry a woman of equal social status.
He didn’t ask this because he wanted his son to marry Xiao Baili to win over Xiao Hanzheng and get close to Prince Yi.
After all, the emperor wasn’t deliberately suppressing the Xi family, and he still valued him.
In the future, when the crown prince took over, it would be enough as long as he could keep his current position and power.
What were they, a public administration house, trying to do by roping others everywhere? Are they looking for death?
He just thought that his son and Xiao Baili would be a good couple.
With Xiao Hanzheng, his brother-in-law, in addition to Shi Qingluo, his son would be much more obedient.
With his son’s personality, he would most likely not like a woman from an aristocratic family.
Her son was the number one dandy in the capital, and the legitimate daughters from aristocratic families would not want to marry him.
Only then did he suddenly think about marriage.
Xi Rui was taken aback. “Father, are you kidding me? ”
He and Xiao Baili?
In his impression, Xiao Baili was a soft and sweet little girl, and he had never thought further about it.
Xi Xinheng nodded. “That’s right. I think Xiao Baili is a good choice. If you think so too, our family can already marry someone in the Xiao family.
“Our family doesn’t care about family status. As long as Xiao Baili is a good girl, it doesn’t matter whether she was born in the countryside or not.
“Anyway, you don’t have to inherit the public administrative house in the future. It’s fine as long as you and your wife live well in the future.”
He never had high expectations of his youngest son.