Red House Shoufu

Chapter 426 Tanchun Marriage Difficult Choice

People often say that thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, but the thunder that fell on the Zhen family was like a storm, and the Zhen family was caught off guard.

The furious emperor cut off all of Zhen Yingjia's real positions with a paper of imperial edict, just to save face for Mrs. Fengsheng, leaving behind a third-rank doctor Jiayi's Wensan rank.

As for the children of the Zhen family involved in the case, including Zhen Baoyu, they were all imprisoned in the Shuntian Mansion Prison, and the criminal department and the Shuntian Mansion jointly investigated the case.If it is really confirmed, it is estimated that some of the children of the Zhen family are going to lose their heads.

The turmoil at the Great Court Gathering caused quite a storm in the capital, and the children of noble relatives who used to fight hawks and lackeys on the street were detained by their elders at home, for fear that the red-eyed censors would use their own children as a knife .

This actually made the work of Wucheng Bingmasi and patrolling the forbidden army a lot easier. Lin Shu took his wife with him for two days, disguised himself and wandered around the various cities and towns, and even a person who was not looking for trouble None.

Lin Shu didn't bother to take care of the Yu family's affairs, so Yu Puhe sent a carload of thank-you gifts on the second day of the Great Court Meeting.

The housekeeper who gave the gift said that Yu Yinger was sent back to her hometown in Anhui overnight. It is estimated that Yu Puhe was worried that the wind in the capital would accidentally blow to her daughter. marry off her daughter.

The Lin family kept their promise and did not tell others about Yinger.However, the Zhen family foolishly misjudged the situation again. I don't know which tendon was wrong. From the mouth of the Zhen family's subordinates, it was rumored that Yu Pu, the servant of the household department, and the daughter of the family had an affair with Baoyu of the Zhen family...

Heh, this can be regarded as completely angering Yu Puhe who was originally dissatisfied with the Zhen family. For three consecutive days, the Secretary of General Administration received a large number of memorials to impeach the Zhen family for their crimes.

Some officials even sent the memorial of impeachment to the Longshou Palace, which angered the Supreme Emperor. Not only did he decree that the Zhen family who came to intercede be confined in the inner palace, but also asked Dai Quan to go to the Zhen family in person.

As for what oral order Dai Quan passed to the Zhen family, no one knows, but the Zhen family took out a large amount of gold and silver on the same day to compensate the people's families bullied by their nephews.

Immediately after the news came out from Longshou Palace, the Supreme Emperor once expressed emotion when Dai Quan returned to the palace to restore the decree: "In the early years, the mother put all her thoughts on me and ignored the teachings of her nephews at home. My son is unworthy..."

The Supreme Emperor's intentions were basically revealed, but those hard-headed officials would not agree to let the Zhen family go hastily.

For several days, officials outside Longshou Palace sat quietly, planning to use this silent protest to force the Supreme Emperor to deal with the perpetrators of the Zhen family and the head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia, who was responsible for teaching.

This incident caused quite a stir, people inside and outside the capital were discussing the sit-in outside the Longshou Palace, and the reputation of the Zhen family was getting worse day by day, until the third day of the sit-in, the Supreme Emperor had no choice but to dismiss Zhen Yingjia as a citizen The offenders of the Zhen family will be punished according to the law as long as the government verifies the facts.

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"The Zhen family is finished. When Mrs. Feng Sheng passed away, the tall building of the Zhen family collapsed!"

Lin Shu turned the potatoes on the stove, and Bai Jingjing, who was lying on the cushion by her feet, flicked her tail, and her eyes narrowed slightly, ready to attack the fragrant potatoes at any time.

Daiyu grabbed Bai Jingjing by the back of the neck, hugged the cat that was about to move, and patted it on the head: "That can't be snatched, it's hot!"

Then he took out a piece of beef jerky from the bag next to Lin Shu and stuffed it into Bai Jingjing's mouth.Now Bai Jingjing began to bite with a snort, temporarily letting go of Lin Shu's food.

Daiyu licked the cat and chatted with Lin Shu: "What about King Zhongxin? He is still confined, and the people who used to belong to Prince Zhongxin's mansion are still at ease. So many people in the south of the Yangtze River have not been dealt with. , doesn't His Majesty plan to punish him?"

Hearing Daiyu mention those people in the south of the Yangtze River who used to belong to the loyal Wang Gao Yongyi and the Zhen family, the sternness in her eyes flashed away.

Among that group of people, many people participated in the conspiracy against the Lin family.The Lin family was almost ruined. With such a deep hatred, how could he let this group of people hide away safely?
I only heard Lin Shu chuckle: "It's not that I won't punish, but that the time has not come. This Jiangnan is a place where the country pays a lot of money, and it will affect the whole body. If you are not completely sure, your majesty will not easily express your opinion. I went to work in the south of the Yangtze River, and my second uncle was in Jinling to support me, so when the time comes, I will find an opportunity to catch them all, which is much better than rushing to do it."

Lin Shu still didn't say a word, that is, the Supreme Emperor is still alive, and it is not good for the emperor to directly attack Gao Yongyi.

The matter of the brothers fighting against the wall is a taboo of the Supreme Emperor. Anyway, Gao Yongyi's main power has been removed by the emperor, and the capital has been stabilized.

"Yeah, it's blurry!"

Daiyu suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, Lin Shu fixed his eyes and saw that the potatoes on the stove were all burnt.

He quickly inserted it with chopsticks and put it on the plate.The sweet potato exudes a tempting taste when the black burnt part of the skin is removed.

After the brothers and sisters shared the big potato, they put another potato on the stove. The two of them were like children, waiting for the potatoes on the stove to be baked.

Crunch!

The door was pushed open, and the beautiful and eye-catching little lady Wang Yuan walked in slowly.

Holding the newly made dim sum in her hand, she glanced at the two people and the cat simmering by the stove, covered her mouth and smiled coquettishly: "Come on, the three cats come to taste my newly made dim sum!"

"Meow~"

Bai Jingjing jumped out of Daiyu's arms first, meowed, and rubbed her cat's head against Wang Yuan's leg.

Compared with Daiyu and Lin Shu, Wang Yuan treats it better. At least after Wang Yuan gets married, he can often get various novel foods from Wang Yuan.

On the contrary, Lin Shu often competed with him for food, while Daiyu insisted on making him lose weight.Which piece of meat on this cat is white?It was all eaten by Uncle Meow one bite at a time.

Wang Yuan frowned and handed a piece to Bai Jingjing, the dessert made of glutinous rice was very suitable for Uncle Miao's appetite.As for Lin Shu and Daiyu, they also turned into gluttons at this time, prostrating themselves under Wang Yuan's feeding.

"belch!"

Daiyu covered her mouth in embarrassment, just now she was greedy and ate a few more yuan, but it was not until noon, and her stomach was full.

Wang Yuan pulled her to her side in a funny way, and gently rubbed her belly with her hands like she did when she was a child: "You also said that the fourth sister is greedy, but you are much more greedy than the fourth sister. Don't dare to eat like this in the future, because your belly will burst." But it's not good."

"Where is it? Why is Sister Yuan's craftsmanship so good? If Sister Yuan goes out to open a dim sum shop, all the Imperial Zhai and God of Cookery will be closed and dare not open the door."

Daiyu buried her face in Wang Yuan's arms and rubbed back and forth. The aunt and sister-in-law argued for a while before continuing to talk about serious matters with Lin Shu.

"Husband, can you find a suitable family for the third sister? When my sister and I went to Rongguo Mansion yesterday, the old lady asked me."

Speaking of this matter, Lin Shu felt a little overwhelmed.

The girls in Rongguo Mansion are all good, but compared to Yingchun and Xichun, the marriage of the three girls Tanchun is actually the most difficult.

Yingchun is the eldest daughter of the concubine of the Duke's Mansion. Without a concubine, Jia She, the only girl in the Rongguo Mansion's family, has no worries about marrying.

Xichun is not only Jia She's adopted daughter, but also a daughter from Ningguo Mansion. girl.

Only the third girl, Tanchun, was said to be the third girl from the Rongguo Mansion, but in fact she was just the concubine daughter of a third-rank civil servant, and she was not worried about marrying, but it was not easy to marry.

After all, she is the concubine's sister, marry low, the Jia family's face can't stand it, marry high, depending on her background, there is really no good candidate.

This back and forth has dragged on until now.Xiangyun's marriage is all settled, but Tanchun's marriage has not yet been decided.

"Ugh!"

Lin Shu shook his head, and smiled helplessly: "The day the second uncle told me, I felt that this matter was not so easy to handle. According to me, I would directly choose one of the officials who went to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival this time, but the old lady didn't agree. Yes. Her old man was frightened by the matter of the Mei family and the second girl Xue, and worried that the humble official would not be firm and would change his mind in the future."

The marriage between Xue Baoqin and the Mei family scared the old lady, and recently, I have seen too many scenes in which the poor family's officials once gained power and abandoned their wives and sons to marry a wealthy family.

But one thing the old lady was thinking about was right, that is, whether the candidate was civil or military, he couldn't embarrass the concubine Yuanchun.

Speaking of Tanchun's future husband-in-law, who is brother-in-law with the emperor, he must have some talents.

Daiyu suddenly remembered a person, Liu Xianglian, the famous cold-faced Erlang in the capital, who was following Gao Wanjiang at this time.

"Brother, what do you think of Liu Xianglian?"

"Liu Xianglian? That cold-faced Erlang Liu Xianglian who vowed to marry the most beautiful woman in the world?"

Not to mention Daiyu, even Wang Yuan has heard of the legendary Liu Xianglian.The son of a concubine from the Duke's Mansion, handsome in appearance, capable of both civil and martial arts, with a mandarin duck sword in one hand, the son of Wu Xun in the capital can't get ahead.

At the same time, he likes to sing operas, and from time to time he has to go to the theater to sing a song to enjoy himself. He is generous and generous, good at fighting injustices, and never treats others differently based on their status. He has a very good reputation among the people in Beijing.

Of course, because of his outstanding personality, the big families in Beijing and China don't seem to have a high opinion of him. Lin Shu is deeply touched by this.At least once in the Hanlin Academy, many of those colleagues said that Liu Xianglian was in contact with people of three religions and nine streams every day, and she was always sleeping in the place of fireworks, and she was willing to degenerate.

However, Liu Xianglian has a good relationship with people from Ningrong and Ningrong, especially Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu, who even rushed thousands of miles to rescue Jia Baoyu from Shui Rong.

Wang Yuan only met Liu Xianglian two or three times, and she carefully recalled Liu Xianglian's appearance and then shook her head: "There is a big difference in age, and my brother once said that Liu Erlang often slept in the place of smoked willows in his early years. , I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Lin Shu almost blurted out, but brother Zhong didn't give in!

Fortunately, his desire to survive was still very strong, so he swallowed this sentence into his stomach.

"Brother Liu and Cousin Lian are two years apart, so they are already twenty. The third younger sister is fourteen this year, and will be Ji in the coming year..."

Lin Shu suddenly cast a strange look at his little wife who was sitting across from him, and whispered to himself: "It turns out that sister Yuan thinks I'm old..."

"What is your husband talking about?"

Wang Yuan leaned forward, Lin Shu blushed, turned his head and pretended he hadn't said anything, changed the subject and said, "Actually, the difference in age is not that big, don't you think we are quite suitable, right? !"

"Yes, yes, brother is right!"

Daiyu nodded solemnly and said: "Brother and Liu Erlang are about the same age, and sister Yuan is only one and a half years older than the third younger sister. Speaking of which, brother and sister Yuan are the most handsome couple I have ever seen!"

Wang Yuan let Lin Shu go, turned around, pinched my sister-in-law's cheek lightly, and said with a smile: "Your mouth is so sweet, what else do you want to eat, just say, I'll make it for you later."

"Glutinous rice cake! I want to eat glutinous rice cake and plum blossom cake..."

Daiyu hugged her with her backhand, rubbed on Wang Yuan's body, and told Wang Yuan what she wanted.

But Lin Shu had a plan in mind after thinking about it.

Liu Xianglian is indeed a good candidate, but I don't know if he has someone he likes in his heart.

The looks of Jia's Sichun are not much to say, they are all stunning, Tanchun has a straightforward temperament, although he is competitive, and occasionally has some small calculations, he is also a kind-hearted person.

Jia Zheng wasted half his life, but he accumulated a lot of money in his forties, and the official became bigger and bigger.If Liu Xianglian and Tanchun get together, it can be regarded as adding a lot of help to the second room of Rongguo Mansion.

After all, Liu Xianglian is a general of the East Palace and one of the prince's confidantes.In the future, whether it is for Yuanchun or the little prince, with the prince taking care of them, their life in the palace will be more satisfactory.

Finally, putting aside these interests, instead of letting Tanchun marry a scholar and slowly go out, it is better to marry Liu Xianglian, who already has a fifth-rank military position.

For Tanchun who is competitive, life after marriage will be more harmonious.Thinking about it this way, Liu Xianglian is really a good candidate!

"Hahaha... Yu'er is right, this Liu Xianglian is really a good candidate!"

Lin Shu slapped his thigh and suddenly laughed.

The two aunts and sisters-in-law who were making a fuss at the side were startled by their sudden laughter. After hearing Lin Shu's explanation, they remembered the marriage they were discussing just now.

Lin Shu walked to the table, picked up a pen and planned to write a letter to Gao Wanjiang who was far away in Shandong, and was going to try Liu Xianglian's mind first through Gao Wanjiang.

In case Liu Xianglian already has someone he likes in mind, then let this matter go, and he can continue to find suitable candidates for Tanchun.

Daiyu lifted the hem of her skirt and ran to Lin Shu, hesitated and said, "Why don't I write this letter, and when I get the exact news from the son, my brother will go and formally talk about it with the second uncle. There is no room for relaxation in time."

"Ok?"

I only heard Daiyu continue to explain: "In case Liu Erlang already has a lover, the son can shirk and say yes. I overheard me saying that my family is looking for a husband-in-law for the third younger sister. As for his proposal to Liu Erlang And, I want to be a matchmaker, just to be a month old. This way, it won't be too embarrassing."

(End of this chapter)