Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1118 Getting Married
Tong Mansion, principal house.

Li Si'er, the uncle's wife, was sitting on the kang, wearing a red flag dress, which made her skin white as snow.But her pretty face is not as flamboyant and proud as before, but with a touch of melancholy.

She held a ledger in one hand, looked at the left, then at the right, and the more she looked at it, the more she frowned.

At the end, she sighed, put the account book aside, and looked at the window.

It was getting dusk, and the servant girl who was waiting beside her was clever, and said softly: "Madam, can I hold the lamp?"

Li Si'er nodded in confusion, stood up, and walked to the window. There were frost on the glass window, which made it difficult for people to see clearly.With her thumb, she melted a piece of ice, and looked through it at the empty yard outside.

"Master..." Li Si'er whispered.

After standing for an unknown amount of time, the candles in the room exploded twice, and it was already pitch black outside, so she walked to the kang with a dazed expression.

After a while, she remembered something, and told the servant girl: "Send someone to go to the girl's room and tell Mother Shen, just tell me what I said, and the girl is not allowed to work at night, so as not to burn her eyes."

Yumin's wedding is scheduled for February next year, and now Yumin is doing wedding needlework every day.

The maid responded, and just as she reached the door, she was stopped by Li Si'er: "Forget it, if she is obedient, I don't have to follow her for so many years. Go to Chen Xing's family and bring two boxes of beeswax to her... ..."

As she was speaking, she heard footsteps in the yard.

She immediately stood up and walked to the door. It was Longkodo who came in through the curtain outside.

"My lord, why don't you take the sedan chair? It's only three or nine days now?" Li Si'er didn't care about the servant girl, grabbed Long Kedo's hand, and said: "It's so cold, what if I get cold?"

Longkodo looked tired, patted Li Si'er's hand, and said: "It's okay, let someone prepare the meal."

Seeing that he didn't want to talk much, Li Si'er pursed his lips, stopped talking, and only passed on the meal, and then helped her husband change clothes with her own hands.

Four plates and eight bowls, more than a dozen dishes, neither the husband nor wife had any appetite, but they put down their chopsticks after taking two bites.

"My master is tired, so I'll lie down first, and I'll squeeze it for you." Li Si'er saw that the atmosphere was silent, and her husband was depressed, so she sighed in her heart, and said with a forced smile: "If the marriage is not successful, I will find it for Yuzhu. A good daughter-in-law is. Mrs. Fu's family is not a good one, the girls in his family are exempted from the election when they report their illnesses, and if their bones are really weak, it will delay us from having a grandson."

Longkodo shook his head and said, "Fu Nai agreed...but it's not her third girl, but her second girl..."

When Li Si'er heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and he said in surprise, "Second girl? The one from a concubine? How dare he...how dare..."

She felt that her lungs were going to explode with anger, her face was flushed from holding back, and she couldn't help but yell.But seeing her husband's frustration, she swallowed the words that came to her lips.

Long Keduo pulled her to sit by the kang, and said in a low voice, "I can't marry you a daughter-in-law with a long face, I've wronged you."

Li Si'er's eye circles turned red, and his anger turned into infinite bitterness, and he said: "There is no grievance, it is because of my bad background, which made him suffer. Whoever made him my birth, I can only suffer. I can't live with the master, but if I come from a more noble family, I won't make the master be so condescending."

Longkodo sighed, and said: "It's not that there are no better people than the Fu family girl, but Fu Nai is a close minister who was with the emperor when he opened the mansion, and the relationship is different... In case there is something wrong, the Fu family I will always take care of one or two..."

When Li Si'er heard this, his heart trembled, and he felt a little horrified.

Although she didn't understand why her husband was depressed, she could also see something was wrong from the "charcoal respect" and "annual gift" sent from various places this year.

Now, she didn't even think about whether she would lose face in the elite circle of the capital, but she fell to the ground with a stone in her heart, breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Master loves Yuzhu so much, it's because of our mothers Blessing..."

Longkodo was afraid that she would be angry and disappointed. Seeing that she was so reasonable, his face became more gentle, and he said, "How are the things in the warehouse prepared? In two days, I will send them to the boss together with the New Year's things. It’s also less eye-catching.”

Li Si'er hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master, I'm still waiting for two more days... Tomorrow I will send someone out to exchange for some gold. In addition to my sister's dowry, I will send two boxes of gold over..."

Long Keduo was very relieved when he heard this, nodded, and said: "It's better, Yu Zhu is his brother, Yu Min is his sister, so I can take care of her in the future."

Li Si'er laughed and said: "I'm afraid I'm going to scare you, but everyone said that I took my sister's dowry and added it to Sister Min's dowry. They are all old things, who can't be rare? I deliberately withheld them from the beginning. To make him angry, who made him treat me as an enemy. He has hated us for half his life, so what can we do in the end? A family, a family after all..."

The marriage between the Tong family and the Fu family was handled very quickly.

When the Cao family heard the news, the uncle's house had already made a decision.

Jinghui is the adopted daughter of the Fu family, and on the appointed day, the Fu family sent someone to the Cao family to pick her up.The second girl who was married to Tong's family was Fu Nai's eldest daughter even though she was Xing Er.Only because I recognized Jing Hui, the ranking was delayed by one.

Cao Yong listened to the news, stunned for a long time.

Two months ago, Fu Nai took over Yiduli's job and was promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of War.His eldest son, Changling, was selected as a Jinshi last year and was selected as a good scholar. After the museum closed this year, he stayed in the Imperial Academy to give a review.

As an old man in Qiandi, Fu Nai's official career in the past two years has been mediocre, far less eye-catching than others.However, no one dared to underestimate him.

Because he is a Manchu nobleman, a guard of the Three Banners, and has been with the emperor for a long time, he is different from other slaves in the hidden mansion.

Cao Yong really didn't expect that Fu Nai would be so unwise to marry Longkodo at this time.

Although Longkodo still has nine admirals, his real power has been emptied.Anyone can see that the emperor's affection for this "uncle" has faded.

This marriage is too utilitarian.However, it can also be seen that Longkodo has a strong mind and was able to let go of his airs and form this mismatched marriage.

Although Cao Yong and Fu Nai have been in contact with each other in the name of relatives these years, they are just getting along on the surface, and they don't have much affection in fact.

For this matter, he could only sigh.

On the contrary, Mrs. Li was very curious when she heard about it, and asked a few more questions.

It is no secret that the Tong family has the heart of the Lord.Now that the princess has been replaced by the concubine of the servant's mansion, the gap is too big.

On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, something happened in the capital, and the officers and soldiers who supervised the bidders also returned from their holidays. Cao Yong left the capital and returned to Zhili.

The new year's goods sent from the capital to Zhili had already been sent by horse-drawn carriage.

Hurried along the way, and finally returned to Baoding Mansion on the day of Xiaonian.

In the city, the taste of the New Year is already strong.

The governor's yamen has been "sealed", and most of the people have left the government except for the officials on duty.

After Cao Yong came back, it took him two days to deal with half a month's backlog of official affairs in the government office, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and began to rest.

The fatigue of the journey, coupled with the fact that he was in the capital these days, and socializing with people everywhere made him exhausted physically and mentally.

As for those local officials who come to the governor's mansion every day to send New Year's gifts, or the nephews of the officials' staff, Cao Yong made Jiang Jian and Song Hou meet.

But some people didn't want him to be idle, and when they heard that he had finished his official duties, Feng Chuan came to him.

"My lord, those old friends of this old man intend to come over to have a look, but this Lotus Academy only has three houses and two houses, with more than 60 rooms, which is really too small." Feng Chuan said with a bit of helplessness: "If you want To benefit Zhili scholars, perhaps I have to ask adults to help."

"It's easy to talk about the land. There is a lot of open space by the pond opposite. When the seal is opened, people will go to the Yamen of Baoding Mansion to ask. If you can buy it, you can buy it." Cao Yong said: "If you use silver, I also have it here. But because of my status, I can’t use it too much, or I would be suspected of being invited. Didn’t I say that I want to mobilize the local gentry to donate money? Why is there no movement?”

Feng Chuan sighed, and said: "Xu Shanchang came forward and visited a few companies, most of them are on the sidelines. There are a few who have a letter of approval, but it is only a few stones of rice, a few taels of silver, a drop in the bucket, and it will not be of great use. "

Cao Yong seemed to have realized something, and looked at Feng Chuandao: "Sir, you don't come to me to complain, do you? You are very knowledgeable, and you think you already have a good idea."

Feng Chuan was pointed out by Cao Yong, coughed twice, and said: "I have a suggestion, that is, to borrow the power of the adults. Although the Lotus Academy is not worth a penny, as long as the news of the governor's son entering the school spreads, I'm afraid If so, there is no need to beg for donations!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he smiled and said, "It's a good idea indeed, but you can't just think about the money of the local gentry. When I first arrived in Zhili, they didn't dare to reveal their wealth, and it's human nature to be afraid of being remembered. Not everyone is kind, It’s good to donate willingly. Since Lianhua College is a free school and only accepts poor children who can’t afford to study, Tianyou can’t take advantage of it for nothing. As a father, I donate 500 taels of silver to help my son study. The capital, not only God Bless, but also my younger brother and two adopted sons, will also be sent to the academy next year. In this way, 500 taels per person, a total of 2000 taels. In the future, other scholars who do not agree with the humble status If you want to enter the academy, you can follow this example."

After hearing this, Feng Chuan's eyes lit up, and he understood Cao Yong's intention.

"Miao, Miao, Miao!" He stroked his beard, squinted his eyes, and said, "So, the Lianhua Academy may become famous in Zhili. Not to mention gentry, even civil and military officials, I am afraid that they will squeeze their heads to go to the academy." Send students."

Cao Yong said: "Scarcity is the most precious thing. Sir, you can discuss it with Mr. Xu Shan, and set a ratio between the children of poor families and the students sent in with scholarships. You can't occupy the magpie's nest."

Feng Chuan nodded, and said: "That's right. The academy is an academy after all. If we accept students from outside, it will prevent the poor students from entering the school, and it will lose the original intention of running the school."

The old man was full of energy. After talking with Cao Yong, he couldn't wait for a moment. He went out to find Xu Shanzhang of Lotus Academy to discuss...

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It's another year, Xiaojiu sincerely wishes everyone a happy new year!Xiao Cao wrote for 29 months, nearly [-] days, which is an exaggerated figure.Xiao Jiu begs for a guaranteed monthly ticket, which is double now, and he is looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)