Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

1146 Marriage

Compared with the birthday banquet of the Governor's wife last year, the Governor's birthday this year was really deserted.

Of course, this is what other people think, because the Governor's Mansion does not have any foreign guests.It is only said to the outside world that the Governor-General was tired from inspections in the province a few days ago, and it was a bit of a bitter summer, so he did not hold a banquet to thank everyone who gave gifts.

I didn't dare to mention "illness", otherwise, according to the rules, in addition to "birthday gifts", the officials below would have to prepare ginseng, deer antler and other medicinal supplements to "visit sickness".

Since there are no banquets for foreigners, of course relatives are not included.

When Cao Yong first came to Zhili, the people who came and went were limited, and the only ones who were called relatives were the prefect Zhu Zhilian's family and Wei Wenjie, who was a scribe in Mancheng County.

Wei Wenjie went to Qingyuan one day in advance to celebrate Cao Yong's birthday; Zhu Zhilian's family of four was invited by Chu Yu to have a drink on the first day of the new year.

Except for the people in the governor's mansion, only these five people attended the family banquet in the governor's mansion.

Since the Zuozhu brothers recognize their ancestors and return to their clan, their marriage with the Zhu family is almost finalized.

A few days ago, when Mrs. Zhu Hou came to pay her respects to Mrs. Gao, Chu Yu had already mentioned Zuo Zhu's brother's life experience through her mouth. No less than a biological brother or something.

As for Zuozhu's brother's father being questioned, he only said that he was implicated in prison because he offended a certain prince when the first emperor was alive.

Mrs. Zhu Hou was a woman, and she was shocked when she heard it.Compared with the unknown father's family, this prisoner's background is not very good.What's more, it was the former emperor's son who offended, maybe it was the palace or Baylor's mansion.

Even with the protection of the Cao family now, when the other party really wants to explode, how can the Cao family have the power to stop it?

When she went back and mentioned this matter to her husband, her thoughts on marrying the Governor's Mansion faded a lot.Although she is a concubine, after all, she is reluctant to be raised by her side.

It was Zhu Yilian who had a lot of knowledge, and from the few words relayed by his wife, he could guess the general idea.

In the Holy Ancestor Dynasty, although the emperor governed the country with "benevolence and filial piety", how have there been fewer courtiers who questioned sins?

Calculating from the ages of Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng, the time when the accident happened to the Ning family was before the Second Wasted Prince.

That was the most tragic time when the seizure of the heirloom was the most tragic. Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's grandfathers had been officials in the south of the Yangtze River and also held important positions in the salt affairs, so it was not uncommon for them to be wooed by the princes.

It doesn't matter whether the Ning family offended the deposed prince or the eighth elder brother who was the most popular at the time?
Both of these two have passed away, and even the other princes who were kind to these two elder brothers in the early years are also in an embarrassing situation and can't take care of themselves, so why would they trouble the little Ning's family.

"Governor Cao's temperament, if the second child of Ning's family is really a disaster, how can he be raised in his own house openly? Even if it is to preserve his friend's blood, he will be arranged in a dark place. Since he is raised in Cao's house in an upright manner, then you should stop thinking about it I heard from Ting'er that Yuan Song and Yuan Bai serve their mothers very filially, if you meet them in the governor's mansion, you should treat them more courteously." Zhu Zhilian instructed his wife in this way.

On the day of the birthday banquet, when she saw Mrs. Tian, ​​Mrs. Zhu Hou remembered her husband's orders a few days ago. She showed a warm face and greeted politely. The two elders of the Li family spoke.

Chu Yu saw it, smiled slightly, took Zhu Shuang'er's hand, and asked a few questions about the girl's homework in a soft voice.

In front of many elders, Zhu Shuang'er was a bit shy, she lowered her head and answered in a low voice, very obedient and docile.

Tian couldn't help but look at it a few more times, and couldn't help showing love on his face.

At this moment, Niuniu and Tianhui arrived, first greeted Mrs. Zhu Hou, and then took Zhu Shuang'er to Tianhui's place.

There are two tables for the women's relatives, one for the elders and one for the girls.

After leaving the room, Zhu Shuang'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Niuniu and Tianhui already knew that the two families were going to discuss marriage, and they both smiled and said nothing when they looked at Zhu Shuang'er.

The boys in the mansion are not counted as Changsheng of the elder generation, among the four of Tianyou and Hangsheng, Zuo Cheng is the best.Even Tianyou, who is the oldest, sometimes has to ask Zuo Cheng to help him with his ideas.

Niuniu and Tianhui both find it funny that Zuo Cheng, who is so shrewd, should be matched with this little white rabbit-like girl in front of him.It's not unkind, but I always feel like a rabbit is being sent to the fox's mouth.

Zhu Shuang'er was uncomfortable being watched, touched her face, and whispered: "Aunt Ping, Cousin Hui, but what's wrong with my face?"

Because it was a birthday celebration, the aunt ordered someone to dress her up and put makeup on her face.

Seeing that she was so embarrassed, Niu Niu couldn't bear to joke, and hurriedly said: "No, no, the powder is evenly applied, and the rouge is also applied just right. It's just that I haven't seen her for several months, and I think Sister Shuang is taller and looks more handsome."

Zhu Shuang'er's face turned pale when she heard the praise, her straight back suddenly collapsed, her shoulders shrank forward, and she lost all energy.

Seeing this, Tianhui showed a little curiosity, and followed Zhu Shuang'er's movements, shifting her gaze from her face to her body.

Zhu Shuang'er had already raised her arms, clutching a handkerchief to cover her chest, her face was a little stiff.

Xia Tian's clothes were already thin, even if Zhu Shuang'er had her breasts in her mouth and her arms covering her, she couldn't stop the girl's curves.Zhu Shuang'er's reaction just now was precisely because of Niuniu's unintentional mention of her stature, which made her shy and uneasy.

Niuniu withdrew her gaze and said to Tianhui, "Is there any more honeydew melon from Beijing? It's a tribute, and it's not available outside. Let Sister Shuang taste it!"

The aunt and nephew go in and out together every day, and learn to take care of the housework by Chu Yu's side. There is no need to ask specifically if there is any tribute, but it is just a change of topic to resolve Zhu Shuang'er's embarrassment.

Sure enough, when the aunt and nephew stopped looking at her, Zhu Shuang'er's expression softened.

Niuniu and Tianhui looked at each other, and both sighed for Zhu Shuang'er.With such a weak temperament, if she really married Zuo Cheng, she would not be bullied to death.

Although their aunt and nephew are more intelligent than children of the same age, they are not as experienced as adults.

The reason why Chuyu and Cao Yong fell in love with Zhu Shuang'er is precisely because of Zhu Shuang'er's weakness.

The girls from the Banner family are spoiled by their family members, so there is no shortage of sharp-tempered people; although the Zhu family is in the Banner, they have always insisted on Han etiquette.Even though the daughter did not bind her feet according to the custom of the Han Dynasty, her upbringing was still mainly virtuous and docile.

Zuo Cheng has ideas, and Tian's identity is not hard-nosed. If she is really a delicate girl, there will be no worries between husband and wife, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and sister-in-law.

On Cao Yong's side, Zhu Zhilian, Jiang Jian, Song Hou and Feng Chuan were invited to accompany him.

If it's really about friendship, the friendship between Cao Yong and Tang Zhiyu, the political envoy, is no less than that with Zhu Zhilian.

However, the Cao and Tang families are not related, and now they are superior and inferior.If Tang Zhiyu was invited over, but no one else was invited, then he would complain; if all of them were invited, it would be too ostentatious and contrary to Cao Yong's original intention.

In the end, there was still only Zhu Zhilian's family, under the name of "relatives".

Except for Cao Yong, those few people were elegant people, and no one mentioned political affairs at the wine table to spoil the fun. After drinking for three rounds, everyone proposed to write poems to celebrate Cao Yong's birthday.

Although Cao Yong has no poetic talent, he is also interested.

After all, the poem was written on his birthday, if these people leave a well-known poem, I will also be famous through the ages.

But he didn't want to think about it. In the Qing Dynasty, although there were a few talented scholars and a few volumes of poems, they were nothing to do with the few talented people in front of him.

Except for Feng Chuan who has the foundation of the Hanlin Academy to write a good Qilu, what the others chanted with drunkenness is really "clumsy".

When a few people were drunk, shaking their heads and savoring this good sentence and praising that wonderful sentence, Cao Yong also came up with two sentences: "Ten years are like a dream, and a few springs are like water. Ankang, if you think of peace, you will find peace..."

The next two sentences, but no matter what, I can't think of them.

Cao Yong tapped his head, drank more than a dozen cups of wine, and now he is a little smoked...

At Tianyou's table, there were only two guests, Zhu Ting and Wei Wenjie, accompanied by Changsheng.

Changsheng was young and couldn't sit for a long time, so he confessed his guilt after eating with him, leaving God to bless the three of them to talk.

Wei Wenjie and Zhu Ting were not familiar with each other, and the only common topic that the three of them could mention was the next year's provincial examination.

Except for Zhu Ting who has already decided to enroll in an official position, Tian You, Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng brothers and Wei Wenjie will end next year.

Brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng are obsessed with imperial examinations, Wei Wenjie can still understand; he is somewhat surprised that Tianyou cares so much about imperial examinations.

"Whoever asked me to be the elder brother, if my homework is not as good as the younger brothers, what will happen." Tianyou laughed.

This is true in words, but in fact, he made the decision to face the imperial examination so solemnly after having a heart-to-heart talk with his father.

There have been three generations of the Ronghua Cao family, and now the four brothers of Cao Yong's generation are all in office, and the limelight is too strong.

As the eldest son of Cao's family and the future patriarch of the Cao family, Tianyou will have a smooth road ahead as long as he enters the officialdom even if he does not pass the imperial examination.What he needs to do is not to stand out and add to the family's icing on the cake, but to collect it so that the big boat of the Cao family can sail smoothly.

As the son of the governor and the grandson of the prince, Tianyou should no longer be in charge.It is the best choice to pass the Jinshi examination and mix qualifications in the Imperial Academy.

The evasion system in the officialdom of this dynasty needs to be evaded by father, son, and brother, and between uncles and nephews, but there is nothing to evade between cousins ​​and nephews...

Two days before the Ghost Festival, brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng came back from offering sacrifices outside the pass, and instead of returning to the capital, they came directly to Qingyuan.

Also coming with him was Yong Liang, who was the second junior's "uncle" in name.

Since Cao Yong had already found out what happened to the Ning family in recent years, he also had some understanding of Yong Liang.

Seeing his interest, Cao Yong didn't bother with the hidden fawning and small calculations, and expressed his goodwill appropriately.

The matter of getting married with Zhu's family, although both adults think it is good, but Cao Yong still wants to hear Zuo Cheng's own opinion, so he did not make a final decision.

Now that Zuo Cheng is back and Yong Liang is here again, if there is no objection, it can just be settled.

Unexpectedly, when Zuo Cheng heard that he was going to appoint the magistrate's daughter, he didn't look happy, but frowned.

Cao Yong knew that he was high-spirited, and said: "But because Mrs. Zhuhou picked your origin earlier, which made you angry? Parents in the world, when it comes to their children, are mostly selfish. Mrs. Zhuhou is so careful, it is also Sincerely treat the concubine daughter with kindness, this is what she respects, so don't hold grudges because of it!"

Hearing this, Zuo Cheng smiled wryly and said, "Father, I don't mean to find fault with the Zhu family... I just think it's a little too high..."

"Huh?" Cao Yong was a little surprised when he heard that.

Zuo Cheng grew up under his own eyes, even though he was humble in front of outsiders, he was somewhat proud.

As the adopted son of the governor, and with fame and fame, marrying the concubine of the magistrate's family is considered a match.As for the marquis behind the magistrate, it's just for the emperor to show his benevolence, so it can't be counted too much...

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It's 29, and Xiaojiu begged for a monthly pass... The day before yesterday, I came back from the hospital with a cold, and I wanted to ask for leave every day for the past two days, but I was really embarrassed.It was only in the middle of the night that the code came out.Fortunately, it’s not serious, it’s better, there should be no need for infusion and injection, ho ho, I don’t need to go to the hospital when I’m [-], good luck! ^_^
Also: Recently, Xiaojiu has pantothenic acid, and always wants to say a few words, but he can't understand poetry, quack.

(End of this chapter)