Chapter 210 Secret
Old Zhu had a strange expression on his face, while Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "As expected. Now, whose young lady is this?"

"That's the one, the daughter of Guo Changshi."

Li Yuanhui thought about it, and then recalled that one afternoon, he was drenched in a basin of water. There were indeed two young women in the Guo family. It seemed that the one who drenched himself in water was a woman with a pretty appearance? The other woman spoke very generously and called her aunt?

So which one did Mr. Zhu take a fancy to?

It should be the woman at the back who speaks in a dignified and decent manner, right?

Thinking of this, Li Yuanhui said, "I'll remember this. I'll go to the Guo family and ask Guo Changshi for you. But brother Zhu, let's get to the bottom of this. I dare not agree to this marriage on behalf of Guo Changshi. This kind of thing is a good thing. Guo Changshi's family came down from Tianzhu Mountain, and they are our own family. We can't force them to marry their daughter. Don't you think this is the truth?"

Old Zhu nodded quickly: "There is no rush, but what the general said is reasonable. I also come from a poor family, and I hate those who bully others by taking advantage of their power. I want you to help me propose marriage, which is because you have a lot of face, but I don't want you to bully others by taking advantage of your power. I understand what you mean. Whether it succeeds or not, I can't be the one who takes advantage of others. Besides, Guo Xing is also my brother."

Lao Zhu's awareness is still very high, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he hates evil as much as he hates evil.

Li Yuanhui was very satisfied with his statement, so he asked him to go back and wait for news, and he went to the Guo family with Han Quan and a guard.

The Guo family’s residence is not far from the Zhennan General’s Mansion. It is a three-courtyard house that is neither big nor small.

Li Yuanhui asked Han Quan to knock on the door. The person who opened the door was a young boy, about eight or nine years old. "Who are you?"

"General Zhennan is here to visit. Please ask Chief Secretary Guo to answer his questions."

"General Zhennan?" The child exclaimed upon hearing this, and then ran back to the yard quickly.

Soon, both the father and son of the Guo family came out.

Guo Fenghe opened the door and said, "Greetings, Governor."

The child next to him also imitated his grandfather and bowed.

"Mr. Guo, you don't have to be so polite. Today, I am the one who is being presumptuous."

Guo Fenghe said, "It is an honor for me to have the governor visit my humble home. Please come in, General."

Then Li Yuanhui followed Guo Fenghe into the Guo family's house and sat down in the main hall. Then Li Yuanhui explained his purpose.

".Mr. Guo can decide this matter with his family. Don't think that I am here to force you to get married. If that were the case, I would be guilty of a heinous crime, hahahaha."

After chatting and laughing for a while, Li Yuanhui left.

Guo Fenghe, on the other hand, looked a little worried. He was a little worried that Monk Zhu had recognized the wrong person.

So he immediately called his daughter Guo Xiuying and sister Guo Fenghuang over.

"Who among you knows a general named Zhu?"

Guo Fenghuang shook his head when he heard this.

Guo Xiuying was a little confused, and then said: "I do know someone named Zhu. Last time, Ah Xing was drinking with someone."

Speaking of Zhu Deyu and Guo Xiuying's acquaintance, it is also an anecdote.

It turned out that he was Guo Xiuying's brother, Guo Xing, the leader of Lujiang Zuoying. He liked to drink, but he had a poor alcohol tolerance and often drank too much.

During the Chinese New Year, he had a small gathering with several camp owners in Lao Zhu's yard. He drank too much and Lao Zhu sent him back, and that's when he met Guo Xiuying.

It was almost love at first sight.

After that, he would hang around Guo's house when he had nothing to do. A few times when Guo Xiuying went to the river to wash clothes, it was Lao Zhu who helped her wring them out and brought them back.

After hearing this, Guo Fenghe finally understood what was going on.

Although Zhu Deyu was of humble origin, he was an old friend of Li Yuanhui and was also close friends with the two brothers from the Zhang family in Jiangdu.

He was a very righteous man with a handsome appearance. Although he was born a monk, he was strict in military discipline and enforced orders, showing the style of a famous general.

He seems like a heroic figure who can accomplish great things.

This time, he was ordered by Li Yuanhui to lead the troops in Liyang, and there seemed to be no reason for him to disagree.

Moreover, the Guo family’s background is actually a bit embarrassing, although they were the famous Xiping Guo family in the previous dynasty and even produced a empress dowager.

But they have been living in the mountains as bandits, so how high can their family's status be now?

Although Zhu Deyu came from a humble background, his character, appearance, temperament and future were all good. He was also an old friend of the general. If they could marry, the Tianzhu Mountain lineage would be able to be further integrated into the Jianghuai military group that was taking shape.

So at that moment, Guo Fenghe asked his daughter for her opinion. Who would have thought that Guo Xiuying, who was usually quite generous, was actually a little speechless after hearing this.

She didn't say a word, but Guo Fenghuang, who was teased by her every day, managed to get back at her this time and made her eldest niece Guo Xiuying blush.

Seeing this, Guo Fenghe immediately understood what his daughter was thinking.

However, Guo Xiuying quickly recovered and asked curiously, "Father, who was that young man who came to our house just now?"

Guo Fenghe heard this and thought, wasn't that Li Yuanhui who came just now? Han Quan was about thirty years old, and he was definitely not a young man.

"The one you are talking about is none other than us. Could it be you?"

Guo Xiuying said: "Aye misunderstood, it was Auntie"

Guo Fenghe heaved a sigh of relief when he heard it, but turned to look at Guo Fenghuang and sighed, "It's good that it's not true, but don't worry about it."

Guo Xiuying asked: "Father, is that young man married?"

Guo Fenghuang looked a little gloomy.

Guo Fenghe said: "This young man you are talking about is our Yangzhou Governor, General Li."

Guo Xiuying and Guo Fenghuang were both a little stunned when they heard this.

"How could this happen?"

Just now, Guo Xiuying and Guo Fenghuang were in the back hall. They secretly glanced at Li Yuanhui a few times and recognized that this person was the "staff member of the General's Mansion" whom they had previously thought. Who knew that this person was actually the owner of the General's Mansion.

Naturally, Guo Fenghe could not hide the changes in the two people's eyes.

After asking, I found out about this matter.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Guo Fenghuang again: "Little sister, although General Li is married, he is in a high position. The Li family is now very powerful. The Zhang family in Jiangdu also married their daughter as a concubine."

Guo Fenghuang blinked when she heard that, and opened her mouth but no words came out.

Guo Fenghe nodded at her, and then said: "I still need to make my own decision on this matter."

Guo Fenghuang also nodded, then turned and left.

Guo Xiuying was a little surprised and said, "Aye, this little aunt..."

Guo Fenghe smiled and said, "For so many years, we have treated your aunt as a family member, and she also considers herself a member of the Guo family. But she is, after all, of the bloodline of the previous dynasty, a descendant of the Wei family. Can we still marry her off to an ordinary man?"

After hearing this, Guo Xiuying remained silent.

Guo Fenghe then said, "General Li acting as the matchmaker is also a favor to our Guo family. If you have no objection, I will agree to this marriage with General Li. How do you think?"

Guo Xiuying blushed again after hearing this: "It's up to Aye to decide."

Guo Fenghe stroked his hand and laughed, "Hahaha, great! That's enough to put one thing to rest for me."

It's not that the daughter of the Guo family can't get married, but Guo Xiuying has high standards and doesn't look down on ordinary people in the mountains. After leaving the mountains, Guo Fenghe served as the chief officer of the Governor's Office. He was a high-ranking official in the Jianghuai area and was busy with various affairs every day. As a result, he was delayed.

The next day, Guo Fenghe went to the general's mansion early in the morning and agreed to his daughter's marriage.

Li Yuanhui also said that one should think carefully and not make decisions in a hurry.

So Guo Fenghe told Li Yuanhui that they had known each other for a long time, and Li Yuanhui suddenly understood.

It turns out that Old Zhu had met the lady from the Guo family without anyone knowing, and they had a foundation of affection?

I also help people wring out clothes and hold basins.
After this matter was finalized, Guo Fenghe told Li Yuanhui another old secret.

When leaving, Li Yuanhui personally saw Guo Fenghe out of the general's mansion.

Unexpectedly, when he went out, he really ran into Lao Zhu. As a result, the usually very kind Guo Changshi did not treat Lao Zhu well. Lao Zhu was completely disappointed.

Then Old Zhu looked at Li Yuanhui who was standing beside him. He looked as if he was lost in thought, and he thought the marriage was off.

In fact, Li Yuanhui was just thinking about what Guo Fenghe had said to him.

"My sister, Guo Fenghuang, is the descendant of Emperor Gong of Southern Wei and the daughter of Cao Qi, the Prince of Zhao in the previous dynasty."

(End of this chapter)