A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 213 Widow Cui

In the golden autumn season, there are many happy events in the Wu family.

First, the elder sister Yu'e and Ma Zhou got married. Although they didn't have ten miles of red makeup, they were still very lively. At the time of the wedding, the emperor sent a special envoy to the palace to confer the imperial order of Yu'e County Jun, and also rewarded red candles and silver vases.

Immediately afterwards, my elder brother Huaiyi also married the eldest lady of the Cheng family. Cheng Yaojin married the girls with a big show, ten miles of red makeup, and went around the city of Chang'an, except for bedding, clothes, gold and silver jewelry, etc. The beds, as small as the spindles, are all tied with red flowers, which are sent to the Wu family by the porters, and the bridesmaids lay out for them.

The dowry team of the Cheng family stretched for ten li, and there were thousands of acres of fertile land for dowry, and there were more than a dozen slaves.

The eldest daughter of the Cheng family is the eldest daughter of the main wife, the Sun family. When Huaiyu visited her uncle, she found that her sister-in-law was very slender and gentle.

Cheng Yaojin slapped Huaiyu's shoulder heavily with his big palm, gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that you kid said before that my daughter from the Cheng family weighs more than 200 catties?"

"Lu Guogong was joking, I never said such a thing."

Wu Huaiyu had a guilty conscience and firmly refused to admit it. Lao Cheng looked at his daughter and Huaiyi. The red man and doll girl were a good match, but they were a good marriage by accident. Back then, Huaiyu brought Huaiyi to the house, and the Cheng family arranged for a few marriageable couples. daughter watching from behind the curtain.

In the end, Mrs. Cheng fell in love with Wu Huaiyi at a glance, and felt that she was tall, burly and stable.

When Lao Cheng married a daughter, he also spent a lot of money to buy a dowry. There are thousands of acres of fertile land alone, not including other dowry. This time, Lao Cheng spent more than 500 million yuan to marry a daughter.

This is the first daughter Cheng Yaojin married, so naturally she has to show off the strength of the upstart.

The emperor just didn't let the married daughter receive more money, and didn't let the family money be collected, but he didn't say that he wouldn't let the money be used to marry the daughter.The ten miles of red makeup of the Cheng family really showed off their strength. Although Wei Zheng was listening to the music of the martial arts celebration next door, he was writing impeachment memorials in his dilapidated study room, impeaching the Cheng and Wu families for extravagance and waste. , Bringing bad customs, etc.

"Are you really married to Xueshi Wang's family?"

"It's my third brother who is engaged to Xueshi Wang's daughter."

"Wang Xueshi's first daughter?"

"The eldest daughter."

After Cheng Yaojin personally confirmed the news, he was very envious. The five surname women, even if they were not from the 44 family of five surnames, they were still Taiyuan Wang's daughters.

"how much did you spend?"

"Two thousand."

"value."

Lao Cheng gave a thumbs up, "Erlang, next time you encounter such a good thing, remember to introduce one to my Dalang."

"Isn't Uncle Cheng very close to the Cui family of Qinghe? I heard that Uncle Cheng is with a widow of the Cui family of Qinghe..."

"Hey hey!" Old Cheng didn't deny it either, he admitted it a few times, not only did he not feel embarrassed about it, but he was also very proud of it.

He Cheng Yaojin can also get Qinghe Cui's daughter.

"Is there really such a thing?"

"Well, it's nothing unusual."

That Qinghe Cui family is the eldest daughter of the Cui family's great lineage, and she was married to the five surnamed sons in the early years, but her husband died early, and the Cui family lived as a widow with a daughter. Kim hooks up.

Now almost everyone in Chang'an knows about this, and Cheng Yaojin's wife, Mrs. Sun, naturally also knows about it, but Mrs. Lu Guogong's wife is not in good health, and she has neither the energy nor the desire to take care of it.

Huaiyu was a guest at Cheng's house before, and saw Cheng Cheng Yaojin's tea-making maid, it is said that she got it from Cui's family, and she spent 10,000+ money for one.

People in the Tang Dynasty had no prejudice against widows. On the contrary, those noble and powerful widows were quite popular. One was the family relationship behind them, and the other was that many widows were very rich. Part of the husband's net worth fell into their hands.

In Li Shimin's palace, there are many widows, such as the Weiss sisters, now one is a noble concubine and the other is Zhaoyi, they are all widows.

Although the Xu Xian married by the samurai Yu was not a widow, she was also a leftover woman in her 40s. The Xu Xian married by Qin Qiong, the County Lord Li, was also a widow.

There are also several daughters of Li Yuan, who are all widows and remarried.

Dou Xi, Duan Lun, and Yang Shidao all married princesses from second marriages.

"Since Uncle Cheng has such a good relationship with the Cui family, why don't you find a girl from the Cui family for Da Lang?"

"How can it be so easy." Old Cheng said helplessly. He is a dignified military upstart and the new emperor's confidant. Shi is no different from before, and he also wants to borrow some power from the new rich, so he doesn't interfere with the widow's affairs.

But if Lao Cheng wants to marry Cui's daughter-in-law for his son, it will not be so easy.

Generally speaking, Cheng Yaojin might not be willing to have a daughter from the Cui family who was a concubine from a side branch.

Huaiyu still admires Lao Cheng's thick skin. His wife is seriously ill, and it seems that it has been less than two years, but he still has the mind to seduce widows outside, and even make the city stormy. This is not a concubine and a maid.

This kind of affair is a pure extramarital affair, which is more excessive than leaving a housewife, and ordinary wives cannot allow it at all.

He, Wu Huaiyu, led the people from the two palaces back from the palace, and accepted an orchid from someone else outside, but he was very guilty of Fan Xuanfu who hadn't passed the family. Compared with him, he was really too young.

Cheng Yaojin patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Actually, I'm all for the Cheng family!"

Wu Huaiyu immediately admired the five-body suit.

"I don't have the skills like Shubao. When I voted for Tang, the Supreme Emperor could say the words of cutting flesh, and even married the clan and county head to him. My old Cheng is almost everywhere, and my wife is only the daughter of the county magistrate. For the sake of the family's long-term, we There are only sacrifices to be made.”

Huaiyu almost knelt down to Cheng Yaojin on the spot.

Huaiyi got married, and the emperor also sent a special envoy to reward the couple with red candles, quilts and a pair of silver bottles.

Brothers Wang Ji, the in-laws of the Wu family, also specially came to congratulate them today.

When Huaiyu came to greet him at the door, Wei Zheng was talking to the Wang brothers, and he thought the Wang brothers were visiting his house.

"Duke Wei, come to my house for a wedding with Wang Sanlang and Wang Silang."

Wei Zheng was stunned.

"Duke Wei doesn't know that my third brother is already engaged to Xueshi Wang's daughter." Huaiyu said with a smile.

Wei Zheng looked at Wang Ji.

"I don't know if it's a good relationship with a daughter of Wang Xueshi's family?"

"It's Madam." Wang Ji was a little embarrassed.

Huaiyu made up his mind mercilessly, "It was Duke Wei who borrowed [-] yuan from me as a mortgage on the house before, and wanted to propose marriage to the Wang family, but the Wang family gave birth to a eldest daughter who failed in the end. You didn't succeed in your good deed, and you wanted to break the contract and renege on the one."

Wei Zheng's face turned purple instantly.

"This?"

Wang Ning said bluntly at the side, "Duke Wei won't have any objections to this, right? Although Duke Wei wanted to marry my family before, it didn't work out and it's over."

"Wei Gong, go in and have a drink together."

Wei Zheng was so angry that he almost fainted, he turned around and went back to the courtyard, and closed the door.

Wang Ning's voice sounded outside, "Erlang's neighbor is really rude. On such a festive day, he kindly invites him to drink two glasses of wedding wine, but he is so rude. Fortunately, he is not married to his family."

Huaiyu laughed and invited them into the mansion.

"There is news from the Ministry of Officials. I will be the supervisory censor." Wang Ning thanked Wu Huaiyu very excitedly for taking him to meet the elder Sun Wuji. duty.

Although this is only a post of the eighth grade, compared with the doctor of state studies, this is the official position that many people dream of. After staying at Yushitai for a few years, his official career will be much smoother in the future.

"My fourth brother will go to the Imperial College to become a Ph.D."

"Congratulations!" Huaiyu said to the two with a smile, the supervisory censor and the four doctors, one of the eighth rank and the other of the eighth rank, in terms of the future of power, the supervisory censor must have a better future.

A doctor of legal studies is actually a teacher in terms of the eighth grade, not Guozixue or Simenxue, but only the law of Guozi's six schools.

But when Wang Ji was under the imperial edict before, his official was the official secretary. In fact, he was only lowered from the ninth rank, and this is equivalent to being promoted to five ranks in a row.

Both of them understood that this was arranged by Wu Huaiyu after Wu Huaiyu took them to meet Changsun Wuji, and it was also Wu Huaiyu's human relationship.

Wang Ji even said bluntly that the two brothers would go to Chengnan Wu Clan School to give lectures when they had time in the future. Wang Ji even asked Wu Huailiang to go to his house to study for two days every ten days, and he would personally teach.

At Huaiyi's wedding banquet, the Wang Ji brothers also took the initiative to announce the good news of the marriage between the Wang and Wu families to the guests and friends.

This news really surprised many people.

Wei Zheng was married to the Wang family before, but he married the Wu family so soon, and his attitude is so proactive, it is obvious that it is very different from the previous matter of Wei Zheng begging the Wang family to marry him.

"The Wu family is really developed."

"No, the samurai Xun is not only one of the seventeen heroes of Taiyuan Yuanmou of the Supreme Emperor, but also one of the 48 heroes of the new emperor. He is now the governor of Liangzhou, and his holy family is not bad. They have four brothers, one country, two counties male.

Now among the younger generation, Wu Dalang is also a county man and rank six, and Wu Erlang is even a county lord. He is also married to Taiyuan Wang, Dong'a Cheng, and Anlu Fan. His son-in-law Ma Zhouna is also amazing... ···”

Many guests sat there, feeling infinitely emotional.

"The Wu family will be even richer in the future."

"Definitely."

"You can see that they are married to the Hongnong Yang family, the Taiyuan Wang family, the Anlu Fan family, and the Dong'a Cheng family. They also have a very good relationship with Qin Qiong, Li Jing and other families."

"You missed the most important point, the Wu family is extremely blessed!"

Yongxingfang, the Wu family, is extremely noisy.

Wei Zheng, who was separated by a wall, paced restlessly with his hands behind his back.

"Don't turn around there, it makes me dizzy." Pei said unhappily.

Wei Zheng was furious, "What do you mean by the Wang family, they rejected our Wei family, but turned around and married the Wu family?"

"It's just looking down on you Wei Zheng, what's the point?"

"Wu family is not some famous family in the world."

"Wu Erlang knows how to be a man, and the Wu family is far more prosperous than your Wei family." Although Pei didn't know the details behind this marriage, she was still holding back her anger, and today she directly blamed her husband.

There was laughter and laughter next door, and the house was full of friends.

But the Wei family couple here are full of sadness, even depressed.

"Wu Huaiyu came at me on purpose." Wei Zheng said angrily.

"It was you who repeatedly provoked and attacked others first, and said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, so can't you calm down a little? He has helped us a few times, but you are so kind and revengeful?"

"I did it for business, not any personal grievances."

"If you are a human being, it is impossible not to have the slightest personal relationship. You can't be too ruthless. If you continue like this, you will have no friends at that time, and no one will marry our Wei family in the future. Your sons will not even be able to marry their wives." arrive!"

(End of this chapter)