The commander-in-chief is handsome and charming

After that day, I went to the Earl's Palace from time to time.

The old count was a rather kind old man.

The first time he visited us, he looked like a count sitting in the hall.

He looked me up and down.

She told me seriously, "When my daughter marries, she will marry someone of lower status, not someone of higher status."

This is something I didn't expect.

Perhaps my expression was too stunned, the old count raised his hand and touched his beard.

"If you marry someone of your lower status and feel wronged, I can beat you up directly. At worst, we can just divorce you."

"Although my Earl's Mansion is in decline, I still have her to feed me."

"It is absolutely unacceptable to be wronged in someone else's home."

This argument surprised me a little.

But, I thought of my master and mistress.

Nodding subconsciously, "Of course, we can't let her suffer any injustice."

This sentence probably made the old count happy, and he asked me what I did with a smile.

what for……

this,

I hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly, "I, I run errands for my master. I am the head of a department."

The old count was even more satisfied.

"Do business. It's good to do business."

"My Earl's Mansion, who is engaged in business, can protect my daughter."

Later, the old earl spent most of his time in the backyard planting flowers and grass with his wife.

The person who greeted me turned out to be the eldest son of the Earl's Mansion.

When I saw the eldest master, I couldn't help but ask, "Master, do you want to marry your sister to me, or do you not want her to marry me?"

"My sister has fallen in love with you, so naturally I hope you are her good husband." The eldest son in the study answered seriously.

So I reminded him veiledly, "If I only wanted to see the little portrait you painted, I probably wouldn't come to your house."

The eldest son expressed his incomprehension about this.

He took out a few paintings from the secret drawer in the study and handed them to me.

"How could that be? I've been learning to paint since I was a child. Look... this is my father, my mother, and my little sister when they were seven years old..."

He introduced it in bits and pieces.

I looked at those portraits and was speechless.

These facial features are somewhat wanton, is it the old earl???

There is obviously something wrong with this body proportion. Is this the Countess I have never seen before???

The little girl looked too... scary when she was little.

Although my aesthetic tastes are not in line with the eldest son's.

However, this does not affect my frequent visits to the Earl's Palace.

Then, I finally brought the matchmaker to propose marriage.

Of course, my brother is indispensable when we travel together.

When he was in front of the door, he straightened his clothes in an unusually annoying manner. "Since I'm helping you propose marriage, I'm your brother today."

"My elder brother is like a father to me. Don't talk back to me!"

In order to marry her, I endured it!

result! ! !

He praised me to the sky to the old earl and the eldest son.

And he said directly, "We can't be careless about the betrothal gift, but my brother is away from home, and I'm afraid that the gift won't be too satisfactory to the young lady. How do you think of 30,000 taels of gold?"

After saying this, I almost fell off my chair.

Thirty thousand taels???

gold???

Is this guy trying to trick me?

Even if I work myself to death, I still can't earn 30,000 taels of gold.

But he was serious and looked at the old earl with eyes full of sincerity.

The old count was so shocked by his words that he didn't react for a long time.

The Earl's son held a sip of tea in his mouth and swallowed it carefully after a long while.

Just when I thought I was going to sell myself to get married.

The Countess's voice came from the back hall, "One hundred thousand taels is fine, but my Earl's Mansion is not going to empty out my son-in-law's house just to marry off my daughter."

"Let's follow the custom of Southern Qi. The betrothal gifts will be carried between the 16th and 32nd. You brothers can prepare them."

"As for the rest of the gadgets, it all depends on Ling Yan's own wishes."

The Countess's words made me want to kowtow to her on the spot.

From now on you are my mother!

This brother can be left alone!!!

The marriage was thus settled.

A few days later, I'll pick a good day myself.

The prepared betrothal gifts were carried directly to the Earl's Mansion.

only……

Just as the marriage was settled, the greatest turmoil in Southern Qi occurred.

When Lingkong and I led our troops into the city.

I couldn't help but take a walk around the Earl's Palace first.

As expected, my eldest brother-in-law ran out with the palace soldiers. The first thing he said when he saw me was, "Future brother-in-law, are you okay?"

Look at him helplessly.

Didn't he see my armor?

Moreover, the team of soldiers behind me is much more numerous than the palace soldiers behind him, right?

But the concern in his eyes couldn't be faked.

He sighed, walked over and whispered a few words to him.

Only then did he take his people back home suspiciously.

He closed the door obediently.

But I was still worried, so I left a team of soldiers to guard the Earl's Palace.

Then do what you should do.

When things were settled, I became a well-known figure in Southern Qi.

But my father-in-law doesn't seem very happy.

The first time he saw me, his eyes paused on my official uniform.

"you……"

The old man seemed to have no idea how to start.

Maybe he felt that he couldn't control me anymore and was worried that his daughter at home would be wronged.

The Countess on the side looked at me indifferently.

Obviously waiting for me to express my opinion.

My attitude is very direct.

He took the imperial edict from his arms and handed it to the old earl with a smile.

The Earl and his family stood around the imperial edict and looked at it for a long time.

He looked at me uncertainly. "Conferred the title of Marquis? Me???"

Yes, because I was afraid that the Earl’s Mansion would ruin the relationship.

I begged the Regent for an imperial decree to confer the title of nobility.

Fortunately, the Earl's Mansion has fallen into decline.

But the achievements of his ancestors are still there, and the old earl has done a lot of good things over the years.

The Regent couldn't resist my nagging.

He was directly conferred the title of Marquis.

This time the old count was satisfied.

He stroked his beard and looked at me, then said seriously, "Isn't the position of Marquis not good enough for a powerful general like you?"

Uh……

Looking into the old marquis's eyes, I nodded helplessly.

There's no way, this performance was too outstanding.

He accidentally got a high-ranking official position.

Then the old marquis nodded and looked at me earnestly, "Our ancestors were also military marquises. Do you think your elder brother can go with you to the army to gain some experience?"

After hearing this, I finally understood.

My future father-in-law is not a simple person.

The young emperor is still young and the Southern Qi Dynasty has a lot of work to do.

If you go to the army to gain experience at this time, you will definitely gain real power within a few years.

Only then will the position of military marquis be secure.

and……

Even if he cannot inherit the title in the future, this brother-in-law's achievements will not be too low.

Of course, he may also hope that someone will support his daughter in the future.

Why would I disagree with that?

I wish this brother-in-law had a higher position so that I could lie down and relax with the little girl.

After so many years of fighting and killing.

My biggest ideal is not to hang around in this court.

My ideal is to take the little girl back to Dongling, and then live a life of idleness and wait for death.