son-in-law

Chapter 42 Provocation again
When Wang Xun handed the earrings to Tang Linger, the latter seemed to be in a peaceful state of mind, and just said softly, "Leave it here."

Tang Ling'er put the earrings into a small delicate box after approving the two documents.The small box contained some childlike jewelry, all of which were given to her by Princess Changxia.Princess Changxia didn't live long, and died when Tang Linger was nine years old.So the gifts that mothers give to their daughters are all childhood gifts, and each gift contains her memories of her mother.

Perhaps Tang Ling'er was really angry with Su Yu, and instead of letting Su Yu in immediately, she let Su Yu stand outside the door for a quarter of an hour.Su Yu was a little tired, so he just sat on the stairs and waited.Wang Xun pushed open the door, walked in front of Su Yu with a smile:
"Master, let's go back. The lady said, she won't be angry anymore."

"But I still have something to find her."

Wang Xun shrugged and said apologetically, "Miss is resting, if it's not an urgent matter, let's talk about it at dinner."

"Well... I don't know if this matter is an important matter."

"In that case, it doesn't matter."

"Okay then. Don't disturb the lady's rest."

People always want face, not to mention Miss Tang's Fifteenth.

It's normal for the young daughter-in-law to be angry and not to meet people right away. From Wang Xun's words, she also heard an invitation to have dinner together. Su Yu felt that this result was acceptable.

With nothing else to do, Su Yu played backgammon with three little maids in the room.While rolling the dice and moving the chess pieces, Su Yu won all the change in the pockets of the three little maids with his strong financial resources, and the three little maids kept silent with a sad face.Su Yu smirked for a long time, then doubled it back to them.The little maids laughed and laughed again.

"Uncle, you have allowed the marriage of the eldest grandson, so you are not worried about Mrs. Qian making trouble?" Tang Fei covered her mouth with her sleeve and asked with a hidden smile.

Su Yu smiled: "Her son has done a good thing, if she doesn't feel ashamed, then come and make a fuss. Even if I don't say a word, everyone will have justice in their hearts. If she keeps talking, I'd rather Teach her a few words, and make her ashamed to come to the princess mansion again."

Tang Cui said: "Let me see, even if you don't come to the princess's mansion to make trouble, there will be a riot in the prince's mansion. Do you want to know the situation there? If you want to know, Tang Fei and I will go over there to inquire. inquire about."

The little maid loves to inquire about such things, so she doesn't think it's unusual.

Su Yu took out ten coins: "Going out of the house casually always makes people feel deliberate. I'll give you ten coins to buy two bunches of candied haws, and wander around while eating. When you meet someone, you can say that the candied haws you won from playing chess .”

Tang Fei and Tang Cui left happily.

Xiao Huan pouted slightly.

Su Yu glanced sideways at Xiao Huan, and took out another ten coins to give to Xiao Huan: "Go and buy two skewers, we will eat too."

Xiao Huan walked happily through the back door.

Pushing the three little maids away, Su Yu picked up the candlestick and carefully looked at the word "empty" on it.Pulling out the small knife tied to the boot, he pushed hard on the back of the knife with his thumb, cutting off the blank letter abruptly.This scene was not seen by the little maids, otherwise there would be a fuss.

Cut off the empty words and put them in his pocket, and put the candlestick back in place.

About three quarters of an hour later, Tang Fei and Tang Cui came back, and Tang Fei said with a serious look: "It's bad, uncle, the eldest lady is sitting on the ground at home and howling, no one can persuade her, she is about to hang herself and jump into a well." Yes, the family is in a mess now. This incident has alarmed the Duke, and the Duke has gone to the Dagongzi's residence. Oh, what should we do?"

"What are you panicking about? Keep watching. Come back and tell me if you have any news."

"Oh, that's fine."

The two little maids took orders and ran out again.

After a quarter of an hour, they ran back again.

Tang Fei said with a smile: "I think this matter is settled. It is said that the Duke gave Tang Qi two ear blows, and also whipped one of Tang Qi's subordinates named Tang Du. The lady was crying and howling, But after the Duke of Guo left, she didn't move at all. She even said that she wanted to come to Cao's house to propose a marriage in person. Tell me, is this person a wife who is a lowly maidservant? If you don't get beaten, you can't see things clearly? "

"It's not that she was beaten." Xiao Huan cautioned, "You'd better stop talking nonsense. After all, she is a wife, so it's not our turn to talk."

Tang Cui said: "Who doesn't know that Tang Qi is her darling, and her son's beating is more distressing than her being beaten."

The little maids chattered together, and Su Yu felt that Mrs. Qian was coming soon.

Going to Cao's house to propose marriage, I probably can't avoid it.

Sure enough, not long after, a maid came to the eldest son's mansion and invited Miss Fifteen and Su Yu to have dinner at the eldest son's mansion, and at the same time discuss the matter of marriage proposal.

Not long after, Wang Xun came over: "Grandpa, it turned out that you had something important to do this morning, why didn't you tell Miss earlier. Come with me, Miss is waiting."

Su Yu stood up: "Just now I said that I have something to tell the young lady, but sister Wang Xun said that the young lady is resting, if it's not important, we can talk about it at dinner."

"Oh, uncle, are you still blaming me and blaming me?"

"Yes, it's your fault."

Wang Xun bit his lip, he didn't know what to do with Su Yu.

When I came to Tang Linger's room again, Tang Linger was only wearing a set of white underwear, and it seemed that she had just got off the bed.

Su Yu told Tang Linger what happened in Zuixianlou, Tang Linger remained expressionless, and when Su Yu finished speaking, she just gave a soft "hmm", and then said to Wang Xun: "Go back to sister-in-law, just say no She spent a lot of money, so let's come to the Princess's Mansion to eat at night. Bring Tang Qi along."

"Here."

Wang Xun took the order and left.

Tang Linger sat about three meters in front of Su Yu, looking at Su Yu carefully.

"I've been quite busy in the past few days, and my second uncle promised to finish this matter before his birthday. Since it's urgent and I can't get away, let Jinfeng lead the team to Cao's house to propose marriage tomorrow."

"Oh."

"I'll ask Wang Xun to prepare some gifts, and invite the matchmaker to bring them tomorrow."

"Oh."

"If I remember correctly, the old lady of the Cao family is still here. Don't forget to salute the old lady when you go. The old lady is the cousin of the second uncle. Let's call her aunt."

"Oh…"

No wonder Tang Ning and Cao Sheng got close. It turned out that they were still cousins, but the age gap was really big.

Tang Ning and Tang Qiong were not born by the same mother, so Tang Ning's cousins ​​were not the blood relatives of Tang Linger and Tang Qi, but they were still relatives.In this way, Cao Sheng's niece is a generation older than Tang Qi.No wonder Tang Qi was beaten. In the Liang Dynasty, which paid attention to etiquette, this kind of behavior was really disgraceful.

Tang Linger put on her coat, while Lin Wan was tying her. She said in a flat tone, "Recently, the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition, and the royal family intends to hold a wedding ceremony. There is a girl from our Tang family who has been nominated. The same goes for the Cao family. Jinfeng will go this time. When you are here, help me pay attention to the girl named Cao Yuzan. Although Emperor Tianci has not been in good health, he is as beautiful as the first emperor. Empress Dowager Chen is working hard on this, and wants to renovate the harem. Some beautiful concubines without foreign relatives background They must be arranged to be aunts in Baique Temple. The queen mother said that when choosing a concubine, she only seeks virtuousness and not beauty. She also requires this girl to be sensible and understand the overall situation. From the queen mother's point of view, the emperor's lifespan will not be too long, and the prince is too old. It’s too young, and in the future, another queen mother will be behind the scenes. So this time, we must choose a girl who can handle the overall situation. Everyone knows that this time it’s not about choosing a concubine, but about choosing a queen.”

Su Yu suddenly wanted to understand why Tang Zhen kept postponing Tang Linger's wedding.In the past, Tang Zhen said that it was because of the lack of economic management talents around him.In fact, it is simply an excuse.If Tang Ling'er went to the palace, the queen's position would most likely be hers.

But now Tang Zhen seems to be self-defeating.What exactly is the problem, Su Yu couldn't figure it out.Maybe it's because Tang Ling'er is so good-looking?
This does not meet the requirements of the Queen Mother.

Su Yu couldn't help asking: "I don't know which girl Tang recommended."

Tang Ling'er put on her clothes, feeling a little tight, and made Lin Wan loosen them: "Third Brother's daughter, Tang Ju[jū], likes to read since she was a child, she looks very similar to Third Brother, with a broad forehead, a broad nose, and a stout figure. She is a beautiful woman, but she is very talented, dignified, and very upright. Now she is in charge of the third brother's family affairs, and she is quite measured in what she says and does."

"Oh…"

That night, there was a banquet in the princess' mansion, and Mrs. Qian and the eldest grandson Tang Qi from the eldest son's mansion were invited as guests.At the table, some mothers-in-law and mothers were talking about, and in front of Tang Linger, Su Yu was scolded by Mrs. Qian.However, this kind of scolding happened in a joking atmosphere, which didn't make Su Yu feel embarrassed.

The next day, Su Yu led the team to Daoguangfang, where the faction of the Xuanjia Army lived together.It is also said that this is the royal backyard.The family members of General Zhonglang of the twenty divisions of the Xuanjia Army were all arranged here.Its importance is self-evident.It is heavily guarded and heavily guarded all the year round.

When you arrive at the gate of the square, you first report to the door.Only the Cao family can get in.Along the way, a [-]th team of the Xuanjia Army followed, which was very grand.

When I came to Cao's mansion, there was naturally a peaceful atmosphere. First I met the old lady (Zhao Yu, princess of Luyang), and then the parents of both sides sat together and talked happily.The children sit behind their parents and don't speak unless asked.Very rules.Only some concubine children suddenly hid behind doors and windows, pointing and peeking.They were also dispersed by the stewards.

At the banquet, Su Yu finally saw the girl from the Cao family.When seeing the girl, Su Yu's heart moved, not because of the girl's beauty, but because of the girl's good temperament.I thought that a girl who could elope had a personality similar to Tang Qi, but I didn't expect that she would be generous, graceful and elegant.

How did such a beautiful lady get it by Tang Qi, a "out of tune" guy?
This year, the girl's name is Cao Yuchai, and sitting next to her is her sister Cao Yuchai, who is one year older than her.Seeing Cao Yuzan, Su Yu took a second look, seeing that his demeanor was similar to that of his younger sister, even more calm.She is handsome and talented, which must be the kind that the emperor likes, but the queen mother doesn't like.But nothing is absolute, this thought flashed through my mind, and I couldn't take it seriously.Su Yu only wanted to report what he saw and heard to Tang Linger truthfully, and he didn't have to worry about other things.

This kind of parents' meeting is mainly to listen to the women's ramblings, and Su Yu basically doesn't talk much while sitting at the table.And Tang Qi was sitting next to Su Yu, looking like Su Yu's son, but today he is quite well-behaved.But after a long time, this kid showed his true nature again, he couldn't help himself, he moved to Su Yu's side and whispered: "Oh, little uncle."

"What's the matter?" Su Yu turned his head slightly.

"Why do I feel that my aunt always sneaks glances at you?"

"Are you sure she's looking at me?"

"I'm sure." Tang Qi said in a low voice, "Isn't she looking at my little uncle?"

Su Yu glared at Tang Qi.

From Tang Qi's point of view, his little uncle is only one year older than him, and he is considered to be of the same age.But in the eyes of outsiders, they are clearly two generations.

I had dinner at Cao's house at noon, and returned to Qinghuafang after noon.Su Yu planned to talk to Tang Ling'er, but he heard that Tang Ling'er had gone out early in the morning to run some errands and hadn't come back yet.

I don't know what this "daughter-in-law" is busy with all day long, so Su Yu didn't ask, so she went back to the Third Hospital.As soon as he walked in, he saw Hu Rong leading two young eunuchs to clean up.Lao Diao Temple has very strict requirements on the environment, even the moss in the corners and crevices must be cleaned up.The two young eunuchs were sweating from exhaustion, but they dared not say anything.

"Oh, my uncle is back. This old slave is being polite." Lao Diao Si bowed to the ground despite his age.

Su Yu couldn't bear it in his heart and said: "Uncle Rong, you have worked hard in the Tang family for half your life, and you have made great achievements. You don't have to give such a full salute when you see me in the future."

"Hey, how can that work? As the oldest slave in the princess mansion, the old slave naturally has to set a good example for the younger ones. Only when the old slave does a good job can he care about them. Especially those little maids are the most mischievous If it is not repaired frequently, it is easy to mess up the rules.”

Su Yu looked around but did not see Xiao Huan and the others, so he asked, "Where did Uncle Rong arrange for Xiao Huan and the others?"

Lao Diao Si smiled and said: "The old servant saw that the toilet was dirty and asked them to clean it. Just now the three of them had nothing to do, and they even played backgammon in the house. Is that okay? Our princess's mansion is a place to raise idlers ?"

Today Tang Fei has returned to Dacang, and it is Tang Cui and Tang Xiaofei's turn to listen in the ear room.The unlucky Tang Xiaofei, on the first day he came here, Lao Diaosi arranged for him to clean the toilet.According to the strict requirements of Lao Diao Temple, these three little maids don't know how long they will work.

Su Yu smiled and said: "I'm back, I have something to do with them, I wonder if I can let them come back too."

"You don't need to worry about my uncle, as soon as my uncle comes back, the old servant will let them serve you immediately."

"Oh, that's good. Uncle Rong, please let me know."

When talking to Su Yu, Lao Diao Si smiled apologetically, but when he turned his head, he said sternly: "Little Dengzi, go and call back the three maids in the toilet. Go!"

"Here!" Little Deng Zi almost trotted away.

Su Yu returned to the room, and just as soon as he sat down, he discovered that someone had carved another word on the candlestick, and this time it was the word "Fenghuo".

Su Yu picked up the candlestick and played with it, then smiled suddenly.

(End of this chapter)