Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1159 Death

After Li's birthday, the congratulators left one after another, and Guiniang and Wenjie stayed in the Governor's Mansion.

In addition to Wenzhi and Niuniu's engagement, they also discussed Wenzhi's entry into the banner.

According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, the banner people did not marry.Rules are dead, people are alive.If you want to marry, one of them must be naturalized or naturalized.

If Wenzhi's household registration is not registered in the banner, he cannot legitimately marry Niuniu.

There is still a decision to be made whether Wenzhi enters the banner alone or with his family.

With Cao Yong's current status, it is not difficult to arrange for the Wei family to enter the banner, but it will become troublesome when Wen Qiang is involved, and He Lingzhi, who is married to Wenjie, will be involved in the future.

After entering the flag, Wen Qiang's marriage is not up to the Wei family to decide.

Although Wen Qiang was good-looking, but her father and grandparents were still there, so she couldn't be a dignitary. It could only mean being a concubine for the clan, or entering the palace as a promise and permanent presence.

On Wenjie's side, if he enters the banner, he will arrange for He Lingzhi to enter the banner when he wants to get married.

In the end, Wen Jie discussed with Wen Zhi brothers that Wen Zhi should enter the banner alone and open an account as another account of Cao's family for naturalization.We will talk about Wen Jie's words later.

Until this time, Guiniang and Wenjie brothers didn't know that Niuniu was still eating imperial food, 85 taels of silver and 85 hu of rice every year.

"The five-rank Lieutenant Yunqi is the title left by Sister Ping's father. Sister Ping's grandfather was a veteran minister of the late emperor. Mr. Zhuang also made contributions to the court during his lifetime, so the late emperor rewarded Lieutenant Yunqi. Nobility. Before Mr. Zhuang died, he thought that Sister Ping was young and had passed the legacy, so he begged for grace for Sister Ping. Therefore, Sister Ping could not only be exempted from the election, but also retain the title of Captain Yunqi and pass it on to the Parent-child." Cao Yong said.

After hearing this, Wei Wenjie was amazed at how deeply the Cao family was involved with the royal family.Even Niuniu, the little orphan girl in the eyes of outsiders, has some good luck.

On Wei Wenzhi's side, his expression changed.

He is very satisfied with the marriage that Cao Yong arranged for him.

Niuniu's outstanding appearance makes people feel good when they see her; plus thinking that she is in Cao's mansion, even if she gets along well with everyone in the Cao family, she is still living under the fence of others. Both of them are orphans, so it's okay to cherish each other in the future.

In addition, he was unwilling to go against Cao Yong's wishes.

In the early years, when Jiangning suffered all the sarcastic remarks, it was Cao Yong who appeared and changed their situation; then Cao Yong hired someone from Beijing to send him to Jiangning to teach Wenzhi Kung Fu.

Among the members of the Wei family, he is most grateful to the Cao family, and has a bit of admiration for Cao Yong.

When he first joined Prince Zhuang's Mansion as an errand, the second housekeeper in the mansion valued him more and wanted to betroth his niece to him.But Wenzhi remembered that Cao Yong said that he would make decisions for their marriage, so he declined the kindness of the second steward.

For this reason, he suffered more or less, but never complained in front of his family.

Although the Cao family has a lot of dignitaries, Niuniu is only the daughter of a teacher and a concubine, so it is not easy to find a match.

When Cao Yong mentioned it to him, it can be seen that he had considered it.

Wen Zhi agreed without even thinking about it, and even if Niuniu said that concubines are not allowed, she nodded in agreement without saying a word.There is only one reason, which is the marriage arranged by Cao Yong.

Wen Zhi thinks about treating his wife well in the future, which can be regarded as a kind of repayment for Cao Yong.

He originally thought that he was repaying his kindness and pity Niu Niu, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he would become his high profile and benefit a lot.

His expression changed, he shook his teeth, and said, "Uncle Shi...do you want your nephew to be your son-in-law?"

It's nothing to marry in the flag. If the son wants to inherit the title of grandpa, wouldn't he have to change his mother's surname?
No wonder he turned pale with shock. In the eyes of the world, a son-in-law is not much better than a slave.

Hearing what he said, Wei Wenjie also became nervous, and said, "Uncle Shi, should it be more than that? Even if you want to carry the incense of the Zhuang family, you can choose one of the children of the second brother and sister Ping in the future, and you don't have to be the son-in-law. ah……"

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "Don't think about it..." At this point, it looks like Wen Zhi said: "Don't worry, although your aunt and I love sister Ping, we will not let you be a son-in-law. It's just that Ping My sister and son have no father or brother, but have a widowed mother, and I will need you, uncle, to take care of me in the future..."

Wen Zhi nodded and said: "Filial piety is the first thing to do, and it is right to take care of the elders..."

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Not only Brother Wenjie was shocked by the news that Niuniu had a title behind her, but also Guiniang.

Cao's family made this marriage possible because of their pity for the weak girl and their reluctance to marry outside, but because of Wei Xin's affection, they wanted to raise their ambitions.

Otherwise, as long as Niuniu's title is mentioned when negotiating relatives, it is not impossible to find a concubine or second son from an official family.

Although she didn't say anything, her eyes were full of gratitude in front of Chu Yu, and her attitude became more respectful.

The sixth day of November is an auspicious day, and the Wei family released Xiaoding.

Wen Jie and Wen Zhi wanted to ask Gui Niang to wear it for Niu Niu, which would also be regarded as a justification of Gui Niang's status as adoptive mother.But Guiniang was resolutely unwilling, for fear of wronging Niuniu, she went to Mancheng in person and invited Taijun Yao to come forward.

Since Wen Zhi and Niu Niu's marriage cannot be arranged until Wen Jie gets married, the marriage is probably scheduled for the end of next year or the beginning of the next year.

After Xiao Ding was released and Taijun Yao invited her, Gui Niang, Wen Zhi and Wen Qiang stayed in Mancheng for a few days, recognized their clansmen, and then set off for Beijing.

Brother Sixteen was concerned about Cao Yong's recent situation, and when he heard that Wen Zhi was back, he naturally sent him for questioning immediately.

In addition to asking about the situation of Li's birthday banquet, he also asked about the current situation of the members of the Cao family.Until then, Brother Sixteen didn't know that Wenzhi and Niuniu were engaged.

Brother Sixteen has known Cao Yong for many years, so he knows how much Cao Yong attaches importance to Zhuang's father and daughter, and even started to value Wen Zhi more.

Everyone in the palace thinks that Elder Sixteen likes to do things, and their attitude towards Wen Zhi has also changed.

Wen Zhi noticed the change, but he didn't know whether it was joy or melancholy.However, he has an open-minded personality, not a temperament that likes to get into the horns of the dead. After worrying for a long time, he put everything behind him.

Even if it's not because of his fiancée, because he is Cao Yong's nephew, the sixteenth elder brother has been extraordinarily graceful after entering the Zhuang Palace.

No matter how obsessed with making excuses for not taking advantage of anything now, it is really too hypocritical.

For the martial arts exam, he is no longer persistent, and accepts the position of guard of the palace...

The country is peaceful, and he has no chance to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield. He can only get out of office as soon as possible, earn a royal order for his wife, and come back. He can't wrong her...

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Cao Yong was very pleased to learn of the changes in Wen Zhi from the letter of the sixteenth elder brother.

Looking at it over the past few years, he also discovered that Wen Zhi's temperament is somewhat similar to that of Hang Seng.Looking straightforward and honest, he actually knows in his heart that although he is still a little immature now, he will eventually grow into a good man who can stand up to heaven and earth.

He lived comfortably, but Jiang Jian and Song Hou were nervously waiting for the news from Beijing.

The disposal of Nian Gengyao is still pending, and there are many variables in the court and local officialdom.

Zhili Suwei Gyeonggi is different from other provinces, so there are very few people who can hold the post of Zhili governor permanently, and it is normal to change people within a year or so.

The emperor opened his mouth to give Cao Yong two years, and half of it has passed. Now what to consider is Cao Yong's future position.

In Cao Yong's current status, when he returned to Beijing after ten years, except for the six ministers, he was the governor of the Inspectorate.

If more Beijing officials and local officials were involved in Nian Gengyao's case, there would be major changes in the officialdom by the end of this year.

Jiang Jian and Song Hou are worried that there will be great changes this year and more people will be mobilized. When Cao Yong wants to return to Beijing next year, there may be no suitable vacancies.

In that case, Cao Yong's situation is very embarrassing.

Although it is possible to transfer the governors of other provinces evenly, but in terms of rankings, they are downgraded.Although ups and downs are nothing in official circles, luck is also considered, and it is not always a good thing to fall instead of rise.

Cao Yong didn't take it seriously, he didn't have the mind to find another foreign job now, and he accepted too many gifts for the foreign job.Even if he didn't ask for bribes, he only accepted the gift of three festivals and two birthdays.

He finally understood why during the Kangxi Dynasty, the governors of other provinces always honored the emperor's money.

If you have too much money, you will bite your hand, but if you don't accept it, you will challenge the rules of the officialdom, and you will offend more people.

Layers of filial piety, who knows how many people have suffered disasters and ruined their homes in order to collect money from favors in the officialdom.

Cao Yong was afraid, and the heights were too cold, and it was true.

Serving as a big official in frontiers abroad is certainly more comfortable and majestic than the officials of the six departments, but the danger of falling off the horse is also a little bit more.

For Cao Yong, it is also a dream for Cao Yong to do the idle Shangshu in Liubu.

A few days later, news came from the capital that the noble concubine Nian's family had passed away, and the former emperor named her a noble concubine.

When Jiang Jian and Song Hou heard about it, they paid more and more attention to the news from Beijing and China.Because he knew that Nian Gengyao's verdict was coming.

On Cao Yong's side, he was a little worried about the old man and Nian Xi.

For the wise old man, Cao Yong sincerely respected this old man after dealing with him a few times; although Nian Xi's body has been recuperated better, but under the great change, whether he can resist it is still a matter of opinion.

The situation of the old man and Nian Xi is very bad, and both grandparents and grandchildren fall ill one after another.

The old man just got better, and Nian Xi was bedridden again.

After hearing the news of Concubine Nian's death, Nian Xi vomited a mouthful of blood.

When his father was deprived of his title and escorted back to Beijing, Nian Xi never felt any hatred in his heart; the moment he heard his aunt's bad news, he finally felt resentment towards the one on the dragon chair.

Her father was arrogant and extravagant, lost the respect of his ministers and challenged the authority of the emperor, and it was not a pity to end up like this. My aunt was different. She accompanied the king for nearly 20 years in her marriage, and died of several flesh and blood. She was just a poor woman.

The emperor made her a noble concubine before she died. It seemed affectionate, but the most ruthless.

A title, it seems that the emperor values ​​friendship, but it also eliminates the possibility of forgiving Nian Gengyao.

Even Nian Xineng outside the palace thought of this, how could someone as smart as Nian not know?
This Jin Feng, which seems to be full of the emperor's favor, has become a reminder for the Nian family.

The old man's reaction was much calmer.

He walks around the yard several times a day, and in terms of diet, he also asked the imperial physician to prescribe two health-preserving prescriptions to nourish his body every day, just to make himself live longer.

When the second son is convicted, he will be needed as the father of the royal concubine to take care of his grandchildren, he cannot fall...

(End of this chapter)