Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1255

A few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, the Cao Mansion set up a wedding shed.

Concubine Mi has a high status, even though she wanted to take the opportunity to take a stroll at Cao's house, it was not good for the guests to overwhelm the host on a regular day, so she came to "add boxes" in the morning of the make-up day.

Knowing that her mother-in-law was coming, Prince Zhuang Fujin naturally joined in the fun, and followed Sixteenth Elder Brother to bring the younger Elder Brother to Cao's house for a drink.The Seventeenth Elder Brother arrived by himself, and because the Seventeenth Fujin was confinement, he brought the box-adding gift.

Coupled with the arrival of Prince Yu and his wife, Prince Ping's son and his wife, the eldest son of the county prince Hang Seng, as well as the son of Prince Chun's mansion and several older brothers, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

Let alone the Cao family's righteous relatives, it's just that Miss Dizhi left the cabinet, that's all.

In fact, the current in-laws of the Cao family are mostly from the clan, and with Cao Yong's high status and power, everyone is willing to have more contacts between relatives.

The others are fine, most of them walk around the Cao's mansion, but Prince Yu is the new in-law of the Cao family, and it's the first time he sees this formation.

He heard that Cao's house only held wine for three days, so he thought Cao's house only held family banquets.

When I went to Cao's mansion, I found that it was indeed the case. Most of the people who came to drink after receiving invitations were in-laws, but the Cao family's in-laws got together, and it was more like a banquet for the clan.

Before coming here, the fourth sister had shown her husband the list of "adding boxes", and Prince Yu knew that this "righteous relative" of the Cao family was treated the same as the first lady in the Cao family.

Those who were invited were all close relatives and friends, and of course they all knew that the bride was not light.

In the inner courtyard, the "make-up ceremony" of all the female guests also blurred Zhuang's eyes.This was due to the presence of Tianhui who had not yet left the pavilion, and everyone restrained themselves, but all kinds of silks, satins, gold, jade and jewels piled up to make people's eyes full of wealth.

When it was time to "show off the dowry", the 98 dowry prepared by the Cao family was also displayed, and today's "box addition gift" was added to make it 120.

There are three pieces of tiles and ten pieces of adobe, which are three houses and [-] hectares of land.

As usual, after seeing such a dowry that was no less than that of the fourth sister's marriage, Zhao Jia's heart was already sour, but today she is rare to be calm.

It's because Mrs. Li told her long ago that in the dowry, Mr. Zhuang left the house and land to his daughter, and Zhuang Yanping bought it for his cousin.Many of the antique calligraphy and paintings that were married as a dowry were also collected by Mr. Zhuang.

In order to give Niu Niu a face, Li Shi told everyone today that Niu Niu has the title left by her father.

After hearing this, everyone realized that Niuniu was born as a lady from the official family.Also, the late emperor gave me the grace that although she is a woman, she can inherit her father's nobility through her husband or son. Apart from the emperor's close ministers, where is there such grace?
The Cao family's kindness to Niu Niu also implies the meaning of following the order to care for the orphan.

After hearing these words, others just said a few words to praise Niuniu along the way. No matter how much Niuniu is favored in Cao's family, it is a fact that her husband's family is not obvious, and there will be little chance to socialize together in the future.

Cao Ying felt sour in her heart.

It's not that she has bad intentions and misses her mother's side, it's just that she loves her son.

If I had known that Niuniu had a title behind her, it would be better to give it to her son than a cheap outsider.

At Weichu (one o'clock in the afternoon), the Wei family sent people to "urge makeup".

The eight guards of the palace, wearing brand-new uniforms, brought a bit of joy and were very respectable.

There are also eight people who "give makeup" to the Cao family. Except for Cao Xiang who took the lead, the rest are half-grown boys, Tianyou, Hengsheng brothers, Zuozhu, Zuocheng, Changsheng, Cao Yi's son Shougeer , Grandson Yong'an of Prince Chun's Mansion.

It's not that there is no male guest who has a senior official to "send make-up", it's just that the Wei Wenjie who presides over the marriage at the Wei family is also Wei Wenjie who has just reached the crown. A bunch of small ones came forward.

Except that Changsheng is of the same generation, the rest have to call the bride "Little Aunt" or "Little Aunt", which is also to support Niuniu.

Not to mention how Wei Wenzhi followed his elder brother with a smile to meet the guests, not to mention He's uneasiness and sadness when he saw the dowry in the courtyard, but to Cao's house, there are two opera troupes in the front and back courtyards, all kinds of melons, fruits, peaches and plums, The ice porridge and ice bowl relieved the heat and made everyone very happy.

Concubine Mi listened to the play for a long time, coaxed her little grandson for a long time, and talked old stories with Li's old sister for a long time, and made an appointment to go to Haidian to escape the summer heat together in a few days.

There is no summer resort in Baylor Mansion, a garden in Haidian adjacent to the garden of Prince Zhuang’s Mansion, the original garden of Tong’s family was confiscated and given to Concubine Mi after being confiscated; the other garden of Nian’s family was given to Guojun palace.

Living outside the city, not to mention coolness, there are fewer rules for going to, drinking, and listening to plays.

As Mrs. Li got older, she also began to love to be lively, so she agreed with a smile.

At the end of the day, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

After the guests dispersed, Chu Yu sent someone to carry two brocade boxes to the Banyan Courtyard.

In addition to the contents of the press box, here is another one, but it is something to teach adults.

Chuyu handed it over to Lianqiu, so that she can teach a few words between mother and daughter tonight.Poor Qiu was born as an aunt after all, so Chu Yu had to explain to her the etiquette of a married woman and the way of getting along with a husband and wife.

Rao is always generous and courteous, but when she leaves the pavilion tomorrow, Niu Niu can't help showing a bit of shyness and nostalgia on her face.

Chu Yu took her hand and gave instructions in a low voice for a while, most of which were taught in the daily life, but she was worried, so she repeated it.

Seeing that the night was getting late, Chu Yu left with some reluctance.

Because Cao Yong was a little drunk, he had already changed his clothes and lay down, but he hadn't closed his eyes yet, lying on the mat and staring at the roof in a daze.

Seeing his worried face, Chu Yu thought it was because she was reluctant to part with Niu Niu, and persuaded her, "Young girl will always leave the court when she grows up. Niu Niu is already seventeen and has always been sensible. Wen Zhi is open-minded, and the young couple will get along well." , don’t worry too much, sir.”

Cao Yong sighed, and said: "I'm a bit reluctant, but there's nothing to worry about. Niuniu followed Mr., she has an idea in her heart, and she will never make her life difficult... I think of my daughter, ten Sixth and Seventeenth Masters asked about Tianyou and Tianhui's marriage..."

Although Hang Seng has regained his identity, he has been the son of the Cao family for so many years.

Although the wedding date between the three princesses and Hang Seng is initially set for next year, the date has not been selected yet. Elder Sixteen once asked Hang Seng about the wedding date.

The third princess will be married in February next year. If you want to have a wedding sooner, you can get married in the first half of the year;

Hang Seng has no objection to the first half or the second half of the year, but just hopes to see the Cao Mansion, and it is best to set the wedding date after God Bless.

Tianhui will marry Ji next year, and the marriage will not be delayed.

"Master, Tianyou is too old, why don't you ask Aunt Sixteen to be an iceman and propose marriage to Prince Jian's residence?" Chu Yu said.

The marriage of the two families has been discussed almost, and the horoscopes are also combined. It was only because of Cao Yong's temporary business trip last month that the exchange of posts was delayed.

Now that he has come back, it is not easy to delay.

Although Cao Yong has never seen the real son Ge Ge when he grows up, Chu Yu met him a few days ago. He is noble and gentle, which suits Chu Yu's heart very much.

"Okay, it's time to make a decision, so that Yongqing won't worry about it." Cao Yong responded.

Regarding the choice of son-in-law, there is still a cloud of mist, and there are no candidates.

Chu Yu thought of her nephew, Yong An, whom she wanted to be at the same age as her daughter.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day was the day when Cao's family married a daughter. People who usually come and go come to drink and accompany the ceremony.Although the guests who came were not as distinguished as yesterday, they were no less lively than yesterday.

It was another day of turmoil, and when Shen Zheng (four o'clock in the afternoon), the groom came to greet him personally.

Although Wenzhi often came to Cao's mansion, Tianyou and Hangsheng were not polite at all.

Originally, they were brothers of the same generation, but after today, everyone will be a generation lower for no reason. If Wen Zhi is not tossed about, how can everyone feel at ease.

Knowing that Wenzhi valued martial arts over literature, everyone used some "elegant things" about poetry and sentences to embarrass him, which made Wenzhi sweat all over his forehead.

Fortunately, among the several guards and best men, two of them also knew poetry, and when they got together, they stumbled and stumbled, which made Wen Zhi stunned.

Niu Niu, who was wearing a wedding gown, not only bid farewell to the two aunts, but also bid farewell to Mrs. Li at the Orchid Court. Cao Yong and Chu Yu were also there, and they all knelt farewell.

Even though everyone persuaded her, Niuniu's tears still rolled down the moment she knelt away.

After all the instructions that should be ordered, Niuniu got on the sedan chair and carried them out of Cao's mansion amid everyone's reluctance.

Tian's mother and son left, Hang Seng left, and Niuniu got married. After Niuniu "returned home" three days later, Xiqiu and Cao Yi set a date for marriage, and they got married at the end of the month; The shopkeeper is engaged, and we will get married after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zhuang Yanping was not very happy about the marriage of the two aunts.

But the two aunts, as maidservants and concubines, have been guarding their uncle for ten years since they were young and young, and brought up Niu Niu, which is also worthy of the dealer.

Etiquette requires women to observe chastity, but it is said to wives, and there is no reason why any family requires concubines to observe chastity.Therefore, Zhuang Yanping didn't bother, instead he prepared 200 taels of silver and distributed them to the two aunts.

After the "returning ceremony", Zhuang Yanping had no reason to stay any longer, so he hurriedly returned home.

On Chai Xiucai's side, there was finally movement.

He drafted a pleading, suing the Cao family for embezzling the property of the dealer, and demanding that the Cao family and his aunt who had left the cabinet return part of the property of the dealer.

Because Zhuang Yanping couldn't be said, and his name was not right, he said that his second son was adopted to his father-in-law's family and asked to inherit the title left by his father-in-law.

Because the old father had no children, the Zhuang family did mention to her husband in the early years that the second son should inherit the incense of the Zhuang family.

However, Chai Xiucai claimed to be a scholarly heir to the family, despised Yue's family for a living, and rejected his wife's proposal.

When Mr. Zhuang passed away, he wanted to change his words for the sake of inheritance, but it was too late.

At the beginning, I didn't know how much inheritance my father-in-law had left, and because of the power of the Cao family, I didn't dare to tear myself apart, so I left the capital in humiliation.

Now I know that Niuniu has the title left by her father-in-law, and the dowry that Niuniu married with fifteen hectares of land and three houses.
Before the pleading paper was sent out, Tianyou had someone make a copy and sent it to his father.

Cao Yong didn't feel annoyed after reading the pleadings, but felt ridiculous.

If it wasn't for Zhuang's family and Chai Xiucai's couple who were really miserable, and they were not close to Niu Niu, Cao Yong would take care of him for his sake.

Now it seems that this Chai Xiucai is not only ignorant, but also a little careless.

Thinking of how many pairs of eyes have been on his braids during the past six months when he was in charge of Haimao, but because he acted in a low-key and cautious manner and had nowhere to start, Cao Yong smiled, put down the pleading paper, and said: "Let him..."

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Cough, there is a kind of toughness, there is no reason.

(End of this chapter)