Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1209 Six Frames of Prince Jane's Mansion
"Which family is the third sister talking about?" Chu Yu couldn't help but asked when they arrived at Wutong Garden.

"It's Liugege from Prince Jane's mansion, the one born after Fujin. A few days ago, two Mrs. Beizi and I went to the palace as guests, and I happened to meet this Liugege. His appearance and temperament are very similar to Fujin's, She is dignified, generous, amiable and respectable. It would be a blessing to the Cao family if she could ask to be the daughter-in-law of Cao’s parents.” Cao Yi said: “It’s just what Ji Fujin means, and he’s reluctant to marry Liu Gege, and most of them want to do it in Beijing. relative."

Chu Yu was taken aback when she heard this, frowned and said, "Why is it his house?"

Cao Yi saw Chuyu like this, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Sister-in-law, is it possible that the reputation of Prince Jian's mansion is not good? How about the prince, I will not say more, this Jifujin Wanyan family, I have known since I was young Yes, well-educated, and in dealing with people, no one can fault him."

She is not a troublesome person, the reason why she is willing to pull the line in the middle is because Tianyou is her most beloved nephew, and secondly, she thinks that Liugege is really good.

Chu Yu shook his head, and said: "Third sister misunderstood, Wanyan Fujin is Uncle Qing's direct sister, I have seen it twice in the early years, both of them have good appearance and character... Let's not hide from third sister, although your brother doesn't approve of children I got married early, but I have also started to pay attention to the children's marriage in the past two years. The eldest daughter-in-law of the clan is the most important thing. The noble daughters of the Eight Banners are mostly pampered. Selfishness. Those who are better are mostly left with a sign in the palace. On the contrary, it is Gege in the clan, whose future is uncertain, and who is followed by a young and well-educated mother. My brother is not allowed to care about this. Liu Gege in Prince Jane's mansion is about the same age as Tianyou. It seems too ostentatious for Cao Yong to marry into the Prince's House after becoming Prince Fujin..."

When Cao Yi heard this, he couldn't help but sighed, and said: "Sister-in-law's concern is that elder brother has always been cautious in his actions, so he definitely doesn't like such publicity."

Cao Yi is not an outsider, and Chu Yu has nothing to hide, so he whispered about Hang Seng.

Happy events all come together, but it makes people feel a little uncertain and intimidated.

When Cao Yi heard this, he was not only happy for Hang Seng, but also felt Chu Yu's embarrassment.

The fourth sister can only be said to be in the next room, but Hang Seng is the adopted son of the Cao family. If he really wants to be the son of the Mongolian Khan King Zhuang Wangfu Da Gege, whether Tianyou can marry the clan's Gege is still a matter of opinion.

With Tianyou's background, it is absolutely possible to report to the clan's family and honor the noble daughter of the clan, but the world also cherishes the grace.Even if Hang Seng recognizes his ancestors and returns to his clan, as long as he is in the capital, he will have the imprint of the Cao family on his body.

The two sons of the family are both noble daughters of the clan, and the clan's personality is too worthless.

"So, what is sister-in-law going to do?" Cao Yi asked.

Chu Yu said: "There is really no other way, so I have to choose another lady from a famous family."

This was the only way to do it. Although Cao Yi felt a little regretful, he couldn't say anything more.

Because the younger generation of the Cao family is not married, Cao Yi is not the only one who has the idea of ​​being a matchmaker?
Mrs. Li mostly listened with a smile, following the young master who praised this family for a while, and the girl who praised that family for a while, but she couldn't say a word.

Zhao Jia lost everyone's flattery, so he couldn't help but feel bored, grabbed a few pine nuts and ate them, complaining endlessly in his heart.

Everyone outside thinks that the eldest wife of the Cao family is virtuous and filial. Is it true filial piety or fake filial piety?

Her old sister-in-law is gentle, if she is not controlled by her daughter-in-law, why would she not dare to interfere with her grandchildren's marriage?

After busying for half a day, it was already dusk when the guests left one after another.

Cao Xiang didn't go back to the East Mansion immediately, but was left in the study by Cao Yong for God's blessing to prepare for the exam.

In addition to Tianyou, there are also two candidates from Lotus Academy in the mansion, plus Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng brothers and Wei Wenjie, there are six candidates preparing for the battle.

What Cao Xiang meant was to suggest hiring a learned old gentleman from the Imperial Academy to give more advice to everyone.

This test is no better than the rural test, the admission rate is lower, and the competition is more brutal.

Although Cao Yong did not pass the ancient imperial examinations, he passed the college entrance examination 300 years later, and he thought about it again.

What he meant was to integrate nearly 30 years of imperial examination questions, and ask the Hanlin Academy to come to Cao's house in turn to analyze the exam questions for several candidates, and to adjust the model essays, and to talk more about their experience based on their own experiences.

This will calm everyone's mentality, so that they will perform at their best after the game; they can also carefully consider the preferences of the judges of the Imperial Academy because of the running-in of the model essays in the past years.

Cao Xiang felt that learning in this way was too complicated. It could be seen that his cousin had made up his mind and was still following orders.

Therefore, after entering October, there will be a Hanlin "guest" in Cao's mansion every three days.

The Hanlin is very poor, the Cao family is generous with "respect", and there are a few good seedlings among the students, these old Hanlin also enjoy the fun of being a teacher.

After a month, there was an old Hanlin who liked Jiao Wen's aptitude and wanted to accept him as a closed disciple and take him with him to teach him personally, so he entrusted Cao Xiang to speak.

After hearing this, Cao Yong said: "Although Jiao Wen is a guest in Cao's mansion, he is just studying with Tianyou. I can't decide whether he is a teacher or not. It depends on his own size."

Cao Xiang also knew this truth, so Cao Yong sent people to invite Tianyou and Jiao Wen to come and talk about it.

Although the old Hanlin's rank is not high, he has deep qualifications in the Hanlin Academy. For Jiao Wen, a poor family member, worshiping him as a teacher will only be beneficial and harmless.

But Jiao Wen said: "Cao Shibo, Cao Shishu, my nephew is very grateful for the love of the two elders, but my nephew has found a good teacher recently, and I am planning to worship under him. I am afraid that I will disappoint Mr. Hu's good intentions." .”

"Who is it? But also an adult in the Imperial Academy?" Cao Xiang asked curiously after hearing this.

In addition to the Hanlin surnamed Hu, there were also three colleagues of Cao Xiang's Hanlin Academy who came to Cao's house to teach everyone.

Jiao Wen shook his head and said, "It's not the adults in the Imperial Academy, it's...Mr. Cangyan..."

Cao Xiang heard the strange name, and was wondering which great Confucian in Beijing it was, so he heard Cao Yong say, "Cangyan is the name of Marquis Zhu."

Cao Xiang was taken aback when he heard this.

Even Cao Yong was a little surprised, and after looking at Jiao Wen a few more times, he sent Tianyou and Jiao Wen away.

"It seems that this Jiao Wen is not only good at his studies, but also like a jade in the rough. Compared with him, it seems that those old guys in the Imperial Academy who pride themselves on being noble are snobbish and shallow." Cao Xiang said with a sigh.

The Hanlin surnamed Hu said that he wanted to accept disciples because of his love. Maybe he valued Jiao Wenqiuwei's ranking among the best, solid stereotyped essays, and a bright future.

Jiao Wen didn't even think about it, and chose Zhu Zhilian as his teacher.

Although Zhu Zhilian is a marquis, his status is awkward. If he becomes an official as his student, not only will it not help him in his official career, but it is very likely that they will be suppressed because of their teacher-student relationship.

After leaving the door of the living room, Tianyou was puzzled and asked Jiao Wen, "Licheng, hasn't Marquis Zhu declined you already? Why do you still propose to take Marquis Zhu as your teacher? Are you looking down on Mr. Hu?"

Jiao Wen said with a smile: "Although Mr. Cang Yan doesn't accept me, I have already regarded him as a teacher in my heart, and what he said in front of the two uncles and uncles is not a lie."

Tianyou said: "I really don't know what Marquis Zhu is thinking. He is willing to teach you your homework and treats you well, so why should he not be given the title of master and apprentice? Seeing how warm he is to you, if he doesn't only have one daughter, I have already made a promise, so I will directly call you as my son-in-law..."

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After Cao Xiang left, Cao Yong returned to Wutong Garden.

Chu Yu had already ordered people to prepare hangover soup, Cao Yong was not very drunk at all, so he put it down after two mouthfuls.

Chu Yu said what Cao Yi had mentioned, and when he heard about the six-character Xiao mother, a shadow of a girl in red appeared in front of Cao Yong's eyes.

Chu Yu didn't notice that her husband was distracted, and saw that he didn't say a word, and said: "My lord also thinks this can't be done? It's a pity, there are not many people in the royal family's palace who are about the same age as Tianyou. It's the one that stands out."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little worried, and said: "It's not convenient to marry into the clan, so I have to look for it in the Eight Banners. Is it true that I have to choose from the ladies who have put down the brand?"

The hearts of parents are mostly partial to their children.

From Chu Yu's mother's point of view, her son is sensible and filial, and any noble girl is a match for him.However, the brands placed in the palace are either flawed in appearance or lack of background, how can they be a good match?

Seeing his wife like this, Cao Yong couldn't help laughing, and said: "The girls of other people's families were also raised with their hands in their hands. God Bless is more than others, so you can pick and choose. Madam don't have to worry too much, there is God Bless. The phoenix tree, are you afraid that you won’t be able to recruit the golden phoenix? You and I are not the only ones in the world who love their sons and daughters.”

Chu Yu listened to her husband's words with a little deep meaning, and said doubtfully, "What does the Lord mean..."

Cao Yong smiled and said: "If the Cao family only married with the clan, maybe the emperor will value the Cao family more."

With some connections with various royal houses, the Cao family became neutral instead; without the marriage of the nobles of the Eight Banners, the Cao family lost its vertical and horizontal momentum.

After several generations, even if the Cao family was close to the royal clan, they were nothing more than a foreign relative.

For example, the family of Prince Limi Fujin's natal family not only has a large number of people, but many of them are also founding meritorious deeds.

But starting with Prince Limi Fujin, most of the girls from the Guerjia clan pointed to the clan.Among the younger sisters of Prince Limi Fujin, one refers to the [-]th elder brother Fujin as the direct successor Fujin, and the other is the successor Fujin who has been removed from Prince Jueyu Baotai.

More than 40 years have passed, and two or three generations have passed down. The power of the Guarjia family has gradually shrunk from a giant at the time of the founding of the country. Due to the lack of help from in-laws, and the fact that the titles of the clan have also declined, their influence in the court Far worse than before.

Chu Yu's eyes lit up, and said: "In this way, the matter of Tianyou and Liugege is not impossible."

Thinking of Yaerjiang, Cao Yong raised his eyebrows, thinking of Wanyan Yongjia, his expression softened again, and said: "After all, it is a lifelong event of God Bless, we must take a good look before we talk..."

(End of this chapter)