kingnovel Chapter 1263 Top Nobles
Chapter 1263 Top Nobles
Before she could even sit down, Xu Sibei came in from outside and poured himself a large cup of tea as soon as he sat down.
Zhou Guo was amused when he saw him like this, "Are you overwhelmed by the choices of young ladies?"
Xu Sibei glanced at her and said, "Don't be so proud. Don't forget that I am a bachelor in our family and you are not married yet. Our mother is looking for a husband for us all over the capital. You can't escape."
Zhou Guo was dumbfounded, "I won't marry."
In the palace, the queen was discussing with the emperor, "What do you think of this young man? He is very young but well-educated and handsome. Many young ladies want to marry him."
Xu Xiushan didn't even look at him, and shook his head, "No, he's not worthy of our daughter."
The Queen said angrily, "You haven't even seen her, how do you know she's not worthy of you?"
After saying this, he recalled Zhou Guo's deeds and continued, "Although she is not a good match, where can you find someone in the world who can match your daughter? Who has her ability?"
Xu Xiushan said, "That's perfect. Then don't marry her. We can support her. The child is very capable and has a high spirit. If you match her with someone she doesn't like, she might go back to the north overnight and never come back, leaving her husband alone in an empty room for the rest of his life. Wouldn't that ruin the two children? She didn't want to get married in the first place, so that won't work. She's already the Prince of Yan, and there's no shortage of men she wants. Let her find one herself."
The Queen gasped, "Is that what you are planning? You are spoiling the child too much."
Xu Xiushan said with a smile: "This girl is different from other girls. She is very capable. Since she has such great abilities, she naturally needs to have great power to match them. If she doesn't want to marry you, there is no point in forcing her."
"Then I won't care about it, but you can't just ignore your youngest son, right? He doesn't have the ability of his sister. And that Zhou Da Cang, he's so old and he doesn't even have a marriage. Why don't you find someone for him?"
The next day, Xu Sibei was summoned to the palace, and Zhou Guo was also pulled in by him. "You have to block it for me. With you here, mother will put less energy on me."
The queen saw Zhou Guo and waved at her with a smile, "You've come just in time. Please take a look at your brother and give him a proper look."
Zhou Guo went over happily.
That day, from beginning to end, all they talked about was Xu Sibei's affairs, and Zhou Guo's affairs were not mentioned at all.
Xu Sibei was not convinced, and pointed at Zhou Guo and said, "Mother, my sister is only a few years younger than me, and she is not getting married?"
The Queen glanced at him, took Zhou Guo's hand, and said, "Your father said that you said a long time ago that you didn't want to get married and wanted to stay at home for the rest of your life. I have thought about it these past few days and feel that it is better for you not to get married. You should be a free bird. You can live your life however you want after you don't get married. I have also checked and found that there are precedents of princesses not getting married in the previous dynasty."
Zhou Guo was so moved that he said, "Thank you, mother, thank you, father!"
The queen touched her head and said, "You live like this. Both I and your sister-in-law envy you and don't want you to be trapped in the backyard."
Xu Sibei's eyes turned red with envy, "Mom, I don't want to get married either."
The queen glared at him, "Why don't you want to get married? Even if you get married, you can still live the life you want. As the old saying goes, there are three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no descendants. I think you are just itching for trouble!"
Xu Sibei: “…”
Zhou Guo laughed.
There are several unmarried nobles this time, and they are all being watched.
Zhou Dacang has been annoyed these days. He should get married now, but he can't do it alone, right?
As a result, the Zhou family arrived within a few days.
The Zhou family received the news on the way that Xu Xiushan had ascended the throne and announced it to the world.
When the Zhou family heard the news that Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang were rewarded, their eyes filled with tears. They didn't expect that Zhou Guo could be crowned a king, and a prince at that!
Smoke is coming out of the Zhou family’s ancestral tomb, and their family will become royal relatives in the future.
Zhou Mai reminded: "Dad, Mom, Guoguo was named a prince based on Xu An's identity as a member of the Beixu family, and she, Zhou Guo, is the Marquis of Beiping."
"What does it matter? I don't care if she's from the Xu family or not. She's our daughter anyway!"
The Zhou family happily headed towards the capital.
Soon, Zhou Guo's subordinates also got the news. Hu Zi, Wu Jiangchu and other leaders of the family were shocked to hear that she was conferred the title of prince, but they also felt that it was reasonable. Wasn't the fourth son of the Xu family conferred the title of prince?
From now on, they can really walk all over the world, and they really followed the right master.
……
The Zhou family looked at the magnificent mansion in front of them, glanced left and right, and looked far away.
Zhou Su said, "Uncle, how big must this house be? It's much bigger than ours!!"
Zhou Dacang said with a smile: "This is not big at all. Go to Guoguo's Prince Yan's Mansion and take a look. That's really big."
Zhou Guo said, "It's just too big. I'm not used to living here. It feels empty inside. Dad and Mom, why don't you come to my place?"
Zhou Dacai said, "How can that be possible? That is your Prince Yan's Mansion, your residence as Xu Anbei. Even if we want to go, we will go to your Beiping Marquis's home. At least the surname of that house belongs to Zhou."
When they heard that the Zhou family had arrived in the capital, they were summoned to the palace the next day.
Zhou Guo was by his side.
It was the first time that the Zhou family met Xu Xiushan, and they didn't dare to look him in the eye.
Zhou Dacai and Zhou Dafu were even more puzzled. He didn't have this feeling when they met before, but it was different when he put on this clothes.
The two families had a very pleasant conversation.
The next day, the imperial edict of reward arrived at Zhou Dacang's mansion. Zhou Dafu and Zhou Dacai were both conferred the title of earl, but they had no real power, only salary, and after three generations, they only had a title.
But even so, the Zhou family was still very powerful in the capital. Especially after learning that all the men in the Zhou family except Zhou Gu were unmarried, this man became busy from morning to night.
When they met the young men of the Zhou family, they became even more famous. They were all handsome and well-educated, and had a bright future. Everyone was trying their best to get into the Zhou family.
Li was so happy that she almost fainted. She said to Zhou Guo, "I was worried that your brothers were too old to get married, and could only marry widows or girls from the countryside. I never thought that when they came to the capital, these literate young ladies would actually fight for them!"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Mom, my brothers are not bad looking and well educated. Our family is still dukes. Although we don't have real power, we have hereditary salaries. This is a very famous title. Many people want to come to our house. Now, you can choose from some."
Moreover, their family has no rules on taking concubines. Zhou Gu has been around for so many years, and it is inevitable that he will have many beautiful women when he goes out for social events. However, his side is always so clean, without even a maid. Just based on this point, the Zhou family is worthy of anyone to marry into.
The first person to be married off was Zhou Dacang. He was not picky. He only wanted the other party to be well-educated and of good character. So he chose a young lady from the family of a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy.