Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1317 Discovery
The Li family is happily preparing for Xiangyu's marriage, but Zhaojia's family is not in a good mood.

The son is He Shuo's son-in-law. It is difficult to remarry after losing his wife, so he can only take concubines.But even concubine rooms are divided into third, sixth, and ninth grades.

Li's Xiangyu was born in Baoyi, and entered the palace through a small election, even now, apart from the palace registration, his status is really too low.

In addition, after she committed an official crime, both her parents died, so she really couldn't find anything outstanding.

It would be fine if she was taken back to the mansion and made an ordinary concubine for Fu Seng'a; but the matchmaker had all the certificates, married as a concubine, and entrusted with family affairs, Zhao Jia was not happy.

Even if a high-ranking official valued family style and would not allow his daughter to live in the name of a concubine, why would he not be able to find something satisfactory if he looked for it from an inferior family?
Even if it's hard to find a concubine's daughter, there are still boudoir daughters from concubines.

But the younger sister is kind, and she is not good at complaining in front of others, so she can only chat with her husband when no one is around.

Yi Duli is satisfied with this marriage. Even if there are thousands of bad things about Li Xiangyu, there is one good thing, that is, growing up in Cao's family.

The character of Cao Yong and his wife is there, and the children of the Cao family are all sensible and well-behaved. This Li Xiangyu grew up with the juniors of the Cao family. How could his character be wrong?
He has known Cao Yong for many years, and it has long been regarded as a pity that he could not get married. Although he is farther away now, he is more satisfied than other families.

He glanced at his wife, and said: "Since my aunt is in charge, you can accept it happily, and I won't serve you in front of you."

When Zhao Jia heard this, he couldn't help being stunned: "What are you talking about, Master?"

Yi Duli said: "The second child is going to marry a wife next year, and at the latest, the eldest brother and the others will move out before the second child gets married. Fu Seng has a Heshuo's son-in-law's house arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so there is no need to squeeze here anymore."

Upon hearing the words, Zhao Jia stood up and said sharply, "Why do you want him to move out? He is the eldest son in the family, and even Gege married here, so how can you let him move out again?"

"Madam lost his composure." Yi Duli shook his head and said, "Madam is also a big family member. I still can't think of why the eldest son should move out before the second child gets married? Is it unexpected or unwilling? No matter whether the eldest son is now in the concubine, he must moved out."

At the end, Yiduri also felt a little lonely.

Although they have three legitimate sons, Fu Seng'a is the eldest son after all, and he is the most sensible and considerate of the three sons, and the father and son have the deepest affection.

Zhao Jia sat down again, feeling bitter in his heart, but he didn't know who to blame.

The younger sister is willing to marry the pro-daughter, she is full of joy, the daughter-in-law comes in, and the young couple is also affectionate.Who would have thought that God is ruthless, and a good daughter-in-law would just go away like this.

Due to the rules and the face of the royal family, his son will be a widower for the rest of his life.

Even if the concubine is used to have children and take care of housework, the concubine is still a concubine after all. It has the reality of filling a house, but it has no name of filling a house.

If the second and third sons are not married, it’s fine; when the second and third grandmothers come in, it will be awkward for everyone to get along with.

Sisters-in-law are not sisters-in-law, and there is no reason for a daughter-in-law to be respectful to a brother-in-law's concubine. Parents and children are orderly, and there are differences in respect and inferiority, causing all kinds of troubles.

When Fu Seng'a has children, in this university scholar's mansion, she is also a grandson and granddaughter, unable to stand shoulder to shoulder with her cousins...

Not to mention Zhaojia's various entanglements, on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Xiangyu was still carried into the scholar's residence by a sedan chair.

Even if it is not as good as marrying a wife, the scholar's mansion also posted a post, set up a banquet, and the bride's dowry was also displayed for makeup.

The dowry was fairly decent, in addition to the four maids and servants of the fourth room, there were also two nuns given by Concubine Mi.

These two nuns were originally errands in the early palace. After Concubine Mi left the palace, now Concubine Mi gave her to Li Xiangyu, which shows her sincere love for this grandniece.

The family members who come to drink must compliment Zhao Jia's one or two. It is nothing more than the great fortune of the uncle to have the concubine's grandniece as his concubine.

Even though the Li family is not as good as before, there is still an old aunt in the Li family.

Even the princess's old mansion was bestowed, which shows that the emperor treats Madam Li differently.

Besides, anyone who is a little bit old can forget that the holy grandfather made six southern tours, and the Cao family and the Li family picked him up several times.

This Mrs. Li was born in Li's family, raised in Cao's family, and was brought up by Mrs. Li and Concubine Mi successively. She must have good manners and conduct, much better than girls from small families.

Everyone loves to hear good words, and these compliments are also well-founded. Zhao Jia's thoughts turned around, and she was not so resistant to Li Xiangyu.

Wait until the next day, the bride offers tea.

Mrs. Zhao Jia saw that although Li Xiangyu was good-looking, her expression was quiet and indifferent, her attire was elegant and pleasant, her words and deeds were well-behaved, and she could not fault her at all.

This kind of character is enough for ordinary people to be wives.

Thinking about her background, she lost her mother when she was young, was raised by her great-uncle and grandmother, and after Xiaoxuan entered the palace, she was brought by her side by Concubine Mi, Zhao Jia also understood the reason for her quiet nature.

The original dissatisfaction immediately turned into pity.

She took off a pair of beeswax bracelets from her arms, put them on the tea tray, and said softly: "Don't call me madam from now on, just follow me and call me my mother."

Besides the couple, Yiduli's sons and daughters were also seated.

Regarding Mr. Zhao Jia's words, the young masters and girls were not surprised, because everyone knew that the person in front of him was supposed to be the elder brother's concubine, but he was actually filling in the house.

Surprisingly, it was Idori.

He didn't expect his wife to be dissatisfied with the marriage before, so he wanted to open it within two days.

This is also good, home and everything.

The old lady Hesheli was beside her, and when she saw her daughter-in-law like this, she also nodded slightly.

After serving tea to the elders and meeting Fu Seng's brothers and sisters, Zhao Jia asked someone to bring in some aunts from the mansion.

The first one standing among the aunts is Yang Shi, the eldest girl and the second girl's biological mother in the mansion.

The moment she saw Yang, Li Xiangyu was a little dazed, only feeling that her face was tight.

Li Xiangyu is not the only one who feels good-natured.

Yang smiled warmly on her face, but clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves.

How can I forget who caused her family to be ruined, who caused her to leave her hometown and live in the capital, and who made her fall into the abyss, living a life that was neither human nor ghost.

If she hadn't met Yiduli, and if Yiduli hadn't been soft-hearted, she would have died in the capital long ago, and her bones and dregs would have almost melted away.

But what about entering the scholar's mansion, as a concubine, how can I have the freedom of being a grandmother in the past?
She thought that the past had long been dusty, but when she saw Li Xiangyu, she remembered it all at once...

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On Cao's side, Chuyu also mentioned Xiangyu to her husband.

"Sister Yu is two months younger than Tianhui, and she's gone out of business. Tianhui's marriage is not easy to delay. It's a good thing for the master to keep his daughter at home, but it's a good thing to get married early. Otherwise, it will be two years Years, those who are of the same age will be selected by others." Chu Yu said.

Cao Yong knew why his wife was in a hurry. Tianhui will be 15 years old after the new year, so he should be blamed.

"There is no rush for this matter. Is our precious girl still worried about getting married?" Cao Yong said with a smile: "There are still several months before Tianhui and Ji, let's see each other slowly. It may not be necessary to find someone of the same age. It doesn't matter how old you are."

When Chu Yu saw her husband let go, she also had a smile on her face.

Who said that the daughters of their family would not worry about getting married, given how picky the husband was about the candidates for his son-in-law, it might not be easy to find a good one.

It is not a short time to meet each other early, pick out a few suitable candidates, and discuss with her husband.

The best calculation is to find a suitable candidate and make an engagement for Tianhui when the daughter-in-law comes in.

Stay for another two years, when the daughter grows strong, she will be remarried...

I don't know if it was because Cao Yong started to drink medicine again, the cough gradually improved, and on New Year's Eve, he was almost the same as ordinary people.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li recited "Amitabha", and the New Year's atmosphere in the mansion suddenly became lively.

Li, who had decided to cancel his trip to Jiangning because he was worried about his son, was moved by Cao Yong.

For Cao Yong, the Spring Festival of this year just passed by in the blink of an eye.

He silently recited his age in his heart, and at the false age of 35, he was going to run without confusion.

I don't know if it's because of being a human being in two lifetimes, but he just feels that his mood is already old, and he no longer has the drive and vitality of a young man.

As for the loss of not being able to enter the military department, it has long since disappeared without a trace.

He even felt fortunate that this serious illness made him think a lot more clearly.

In the past, he only said that one can be strong without desire, but in fact, it was just under the banner of that banner, and he did not have the idea of ​​being the head of the ministers in his heart, otherwise he would not have thought about how to make meritorious deeds and how to enter the cabinet.

But in that case, not to mention the exhausting work, but also always by the king's side, trembling and not daring to be careless.

So, is it really what he wants?

All you want is to be free and easy.

Taking advantage of his illness, he happened to avoid the tedious hospitality and communication during the New Year, and took a book from the study to pass the time.

What I took happened to be the "Diamond Sutra". Although the mother and wife at home believed in Buddhism, Cao Yong didn't think so.

I also read Buddhist scriptures in my early years, and felt that many of the truths did not make sense.

Now calm down and look in, Cao Yong finally understands what it means to "spit lotus flowers at the mouth".

As long as it is what the Buddha wants, as long as it is what the Buddha wants to say, it makes sense. Other "reactionaries" are either enlightened or transcended.

The Biansheng Buddha also put on a benevolent face, luring everyone to feel that he has taken advantage of his size after suffering a loss.

Compared with Buddhist scriptures, the official textbooks such as "The Biography of Chengchen" and "Records of Famous Officials" that I read in Qingliang Temple in the early years seem childish.

Cao Yong finally understood the reason why Buddhism invaded the East and Taoism was weak. There is nothing else, but the cake painted by Buddhism is bigger.

Taoism seeks longevity in this life, and Buddhism seeks reincarnation.

Where in the world can we see immortal living gods?Lies are naturally hard to come true.

No one knows what will happen in the next life, and lies will become truths.

Cao Yong thought it was funny at the beginning, but then gradually became fascinated.

In addition to the Diamond Sutra, Cao Yong also read the Shurangama Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, and the Huayan Sutra in one breath, and gained a lot.

He felt that he was consummated now, that he was finally in his place, and he knew what he wanted...

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A few days later, in the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Yongzheng looked at the book list in his hand, with an indisputable expression on his face...

(End of this chapter)