Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1337 Qingxing Xiao (seeking a guaranteed monthly ticket)
Although I don't know how Shu Hede brought it up with his grandfather after he went back, but at the next Xiaochao meeting, Cao Yong clearly felt the difference in Xu Yuanmeng's attitude.

Before the arrival of Shengjia, the old Xiangye also found a reason to say a few words to Cao Yong.

Shu Hede hadn't been served yet, and it wasn't the time for Xiaochao to mention marriage, but Xu Yuanmeng still said something like "Your son is extraordinary, and Xiaosun will need your son to mention more in the future".

Cao Yong knew what was in his mind, he made a few humbly voices, and he had to praise Shu Hede a few words.

Xu Yuanmeng was overjoyed when he heard this. With his old man's qualifications in the officialdom for these years, he is not a person who can show emotions when he is angry.

Now he is very happy, besides being sincerely satisfied with this marriage, he is also expressing his position in front of Cao Yong.

If it were Shu Hede, he might still feel that the matter of "choosing a brother-in-law" was God Bless's elder brother's own idea.

But Xu Yuanmeng was a treacherous and cunning man, so he didn't understand that without the acquiescence of Cao Yong and his wife, the Xishan matter would never have happened.

We must know that the eldest daughter of the Cao family is not only the daughter of the prostitute, but also the only daughter of the Cao family. How can God bless a weak brother who can make decisions about her marriage?
If Tianyou was so brainless, he wouldn't have won the Jinshi at a young age, and then changed from civil to military to serve as a bodyguard in front of the imperial court.

There are only two elder sisters-in-law left in the older generation of the Cao family, but everyone knows that the most prosperous Cao family is the generation of the Cao Yong brothers.

If the eldest grandson marries the daughter of the Cao family's concubine, it can just make up for the regret of having no support from uncles and elders.

Judging from how many aunts and grandmothers of the Cao family are suitable for the clan, the upbringing of the girls of the Cao family cannot be wrong.

Speaking of appearance, Cao Yong and his son are all handsome people. I heard that the Cao family's aunts are mostly dignified and beautiful, and the eldest daughter of the Cao family can't be wrong.

Perhaps if you were someone else, you would have to take some face into account, or rely on your family name of the Eight Banners and the family background of a university scholar. one head.

Xu Yuanmeng is not that frivolous, the so-called mansion of a scholar may have to cling to other people.

But for the upstart Cao family, it may not be a high family status.

If the Cao family really intends to "marry a daughter from a high family", they can marry directly from the clan.

Judging from the close relationship between the Cao family and the clan, it is by no means difficult.

Although Xu Yuanmeng only had a few ordinary chats with Cao Yong, and his voice was not high, but the happy expression on his face fell into the eyes of everyone.

The old Prime Minister, who concentrates on studying history and doesn't care about the affairs of the ministry, is so familiar with Cao Yong, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, that it will inevitably attract people's attention.

Some people even began to speculate whether something about Zhang Tingyu had recently fallen into the eyes of the emperor, and the emperor had removed his household seal, so did he want Xu Xiang to take over the household department?

Zhang Tingyu stood in the front row, although he didn't turn his head back, he could sense the fiery gazes of everyone.

As he was often on duty in front of the imperial court, he knew that he had nothing to offend the emperor, and the emperor would not let the old scholar take care of the tedious affairs of the ministry again.

However, he couldn't help but glance at Xu Yuanmeng twice more from the corner of his eyes.

What does the Cao family have that can make the usually calm old man smile so brightly?
Could it be that they are focusing on Cao's collection of books?

When Cao Yin was in the south of the Yangtze River in his early years, he was ordered to publish many books, and he must have found many unique copies; after returning to Beijing, Cao Yin always took pleasure in publishing books.

Others may not know it, but for Zhang Tingyu, who was born in Jiangnan Shilin, he knows the glory of the Gu family in Jiangnan in the early years, and also knows the relationship between the Cao family and the Gu family.

It is true that Xu Yuanmeng and Cao Yong have never been in contact with each other, so no matter how transparent Zhang Tingyu is, he would never have thought of a marriage between the two.

As a scholar, isolated copies of ancient books are regarded as treasures, and Zhang Tingyu is no exception.

In normal times, because he was working in front of the emperor, he was more cautious, kept a distance from his colleagues and subordinates, and was neither group nor party.

If the old man can really borrow books in the name of compiling history, then when he participates in compiling history in the future, can he also follow the precedent...

When the court was over, without waiting for others to inquire in detail, Brother Sixteen had already come out with Cao Yong.

Others mostly pay attention to Xu Yuanmeng, but Brother Sixteen has always looked at problems from the standpoint of Cao Yong.

In the eyes of others, it is the old man who treats Cao Yong close, which means he is a bit of a confidant; in the eyes of the sixteenth elder brother, it is the old man who "has nothing to show his courtesy", maybe he is planning something about Cao Yong.

Although he knew that Cao Yong was not a loser for nothing, he knew that Cao Yong had always respected the elderly and was sympathetic to the elderly, so he didn't want to see Xu Yuanmeng "relying on the old and selling the old" to take advantage of Cao Yong.

Because Shengjia moved to Yuanmingyuan, Cao Yong and others took shifts to visit Yuanmingyuan.

The sixteenth elder brother is going back to Beijing, but he is on the way with Cao Yong, so he is not in a hurry to ask each other.

It wasn't until he came out of the Old Summer Palace that he let Cao Yong get into his carriage that he opened his mouth to inquire in detail.

The sixteenth elder brother is not an outsider, and he has nothing to hide, so Cao Yong said that he liked Shu Hede and wanted to marry the two families.

Brother Sixteen nodded, shook his fan and said, "This is a good thing. There are several prime minister's houses in the capital, and their homes are famously clean. Needless to say, Prime Minister Xu, if he hadn't been transparent, he wouldn't have experienced two The court stands still; even their old lady is a wonderful person."

Forget about Xu Yuanmeng, as an official in the same dynasty, Cao Yong can still see him; Mrs. Xu, after all, is a housewife, and the two families had no other contacts except for the juniors. Cao Yong is really not familiar with Mrs. Xu.

Originally thinking that birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, Cao Yi's mother-in-law Xi Tara is a sensible old lady, Mrs. Xu can make friends with her, and she is also clear about how to behave.

Now, after listening to Elder Sixteen's words, it seems that there is something to say.

"This is how to say?" Cao Yong asked.

Cao Yong had inquired a lot about the matter of the University House before, but he was still worried that there would inevitably be omissions.

Brother Sixteen said: "Speaking of which, it was also news at the time, but it just so happened that you were not in Beijing, and there were so many private conversations in the house, so I didn't pay attention."

It's because of the matter of picking a daughter-in-law, the wife of a bachelor's degree is out of the ordinary, which has attracted many people to talk about it.

At that time, Mrs. Xu was choosing a daughter-in-law for her third son. Because Xu Yuanmeng had lost the title of "Committee" at that time and was officially promoted to a bachelor, there was a lot of excitement in front of the door.

Not only many low-ranking families want to get married, but even more prominent families also want to give up a concubine daughter and have an extra noble family.

The family status is similar, and the son of the concubine marries the daughter of the concubine, which is also the norm in the marriage of the aristocratic families in the capital.

I don't want to, but Mrs. Xu has found another way, only showing the concubine the concubine's daughter.

In this way, the door of marriage is lowered a lot at the first time, and it also corresponds to the phrase "marrying a wife from a low family", which is not very eye-catching.

But as Mrs. Xu looked around, those who cared could notice the difference.

Mrs. Xu didn't seem to think about those families with poor backgrounds, and she only looked at those from wealthy families.

Someone dug out the roots of Mrs. Xu's first two daughters-in-law, no matter if they were the eldest daughter-in-law or the second daughter-in-law, most of them were daughters-in-law from wealthy families with rich dowries.

Those who failed to get married or clung to each other had to say a few sour words, mocking Mrs. Xu for having "wealthy eyes", and making jokes that the old lady is greedy for money.

This is the original, Cao Yong heart secretly relieved.

Cao Yong already knew about Mrs. Xu's hiring of a daughter-in-law with a dowry.

After all, he is not an ancient person, and he does not have the kind of nobleness of "treating money like dung" like the world.

On the contrary, he can understand Mrs. Xu's approach.

As a concubine's daughter, she knows the difference between concubines and concubines, and will not provoke her concubine's husband into trouble.

Daughters from well-to-do families are mostly pampered, even if they are from a lower family background, they will not be petty, greedy and vulgar.

The above two are exactly the way of "home and everything prosper".

In addition, the family background of the university scholar's house is not rich, and the two concubine sons will get a limited share of the family wealth when they separate. If there is a wife with a rich dowry, even if you don't count on the wife's dowry, you can still have more security.

As the mother-in-law, being able to do this shows that Madam Xu is a righteous person, otherwise she would not rather damage her reputation and let the two concubines benefit...

The two were talking when they heard the sound of horseshoes coming from ahead.

The two couldn't help but look at each other and stopped talking.

From the capital to the Old Summer Palace, all the way is the official road, and now the holy driver has moved to the Old Summer Palace, and the people who come and go are even more important.

Galloping here, isn't it too crazy?
Before Brother Sixteen sent someone to ask who it was, he heard the sound of horseshoes approaching, and the carriage stopped immediately.

Brother Sixteen was surprised, he picked up the curtain, but was taken aback.

The person who came was none other than the guards of his palace.

The visitor had already dismounted, his forehead was sweating profusely, and he approached and said: "My lord, the steward sent his servants to look for Wei Shiwei, someone from the Wei family came to the palace to spread the word that Wei Wei's wife gave birth prematurely, which is quite dangerous, and told Wei Wei to go home quickly. "

Brother Sixteen hadn't reacted yet, Wei Wenzhi outside the carriage and Cao Yong inside the carriage were surprised at the same time.

Seeing Cao Yong's face full of shock, the sixteenth elder brother realized that it was none other than Cao Yong's younger sister Zhuang who had the accident.

At this time, Elder Sixteen didn't even bother to reprimand his own guards, seeing that Cao Yong couldn't sit still, he hurriedly ordered people to prepare a fast horse.

Wei Wenzhi was young after all, his face was pale, he was in a daze and couldn't speak.

Seeing him like this, Cao Yong frowned and said: "For women, childbirth is a hurdle. How can you think of the worst? This is the most difficult time for Niu Niu, and she needs your husband's company. If you can't adjust well Emotions, just sit in my carriage and drive slowly, I will never let you ride back to the city like this. If there is a mistake, wouldn’t it add to the trouble?"

Sixteenth elder brother also scolded: "I usually see that you are responsible, why are you scared by such a small matter? You can't be more promising, don't embarrass the master!"

The two scolded repeatedly, and Wei Wenzhi's eyes finally became clear again.

He stretched out his hand and rubbed his face vigorously, calmed down a lot, said goodbye to Brother Sixteen, got on his horse and returned to Beijing with Cao Yong.

Along the way, Cao Yong did not speak.

When he was comforting Wei Wenzhi just now, he was never afraid in his heart.

He knew the horror of women's dystocia. Not only did his wife almost die, but he also saw the Kalkha Crown Princess who died of dystocia.

Niu Niu landed in Cao's house, not so much as Cao Yong's younger junior sister, but more like his and Chu Yu's eldest daughter.

In Cao Yong's heart, why isn't it burning like fire?
However, after all, he had experienced a lot, and he was not the kind of stunned young man who entered the city through Xizhimen, and he reined in the horse, and at the same time told Wei Wenzhi to drive slowly.

The house of the Wei family is not far from the Cao family, just inside Xizhimen.

The road that was usually short is now long.

Really want to say, Cao Yong is a pessimistic person, everything is easy to think of the worst.

After finally arriving at Wei's house, Cao Yong and Wei Wenzhi both endured their panic and strode into Wei's house.

As soon as he entered the gate, two young servants stepped forward and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the second master, I am happy to have a precious son."

Wei Wenzhi's eyes widened, he didn't bother to ask carefully, and his footsteps became more and more hurried.

Cao Yong finally let go of the heart that raised his throat, no matter how dangerous it was before, it seems that he should pass.

Otherwise, if the housewife is really dangerous, the servants at home will not have such an atmosphere.

Cao Yong took out a few golden melon seeds from his purse, threw them to the two boys and said, "Your second master is anxious to see your son, there will be a reward later."

Whether it's a servant from Cao's family, or someone who bought it here, know Cao Yong better, and thank you for the reward.

At this moment, Wei Wenzhi has long since disappeared.

Cao Yong thought for a while and asked: "Is my wife in the inner house?"

One of the young men replied: "Yes, as early as the second mistress mobilized, our old lady sent someone to invite the eldest lady over."

Cao Yong nodded, and his pace quickened a bit.

After entering the inner courtyard, Chu Yu had already received the news, so she sent Chun Xia, the maid beside her, to welcome her out.

Cao Yong couldn't wait to ask: "Is Sister Ping still safe?"

Chunxia did not answer, showing hesitation.

Cao Yong's heart fell, and his pace became faster and faster.

Chunxia directly took Cao Yong to the upper room, and when she entered the room, she saw Chu Yu lying on the kang with a pale face.

Gui Niang's face was also very ugly. She was sitting by the Kang, but when she saw Cao Yong coming in, she got up quickly.

Cao Yong nodded to Guiniang, then looked at his wife and said, "What's the matter... Could it be that there is something wrong with Sister Ping?"

Chu Yu smiled and said: "Although sister Ping has suffered some crimes, but blessed by the Buddha, she is finally the next brother of Ping An Real Estate. Doctor Chen came over just now and left a prescription, saying that it is a good condition and it will be fine. "

Now it's Cao Yong's turn to be confused: "Since that's the case, why is Madam still like this... Could it be that she was frightened..."

After hearing his words, Chu Yu frowned, and her face became even more ugly.

Seeing this, Chunxia hurried over with a spittoon.

Chu Yu vomited a few times, swallowed a few mouthfuls of filth, and then stroked her chest.

At this time, Cao Yong realized that the smell in the room was turbid and sour. Coupled with Chunxia's sharpness, it was not the first time that Chuyu had vomited.

Cao Yong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but move his gaze to Chuyu's stomach.

Seeing that the couple had something to say, Guiniang found an excuse and avoided going out.

Chuyu sensed something strange about her husband, cast him a glance, and said, "Master, what are you thinking about? It's not because of this!" At this point, she hesitated for a moment, and waved Chunxia and Chunxue away.

Cao Yong sat on the edge of the kang, showing some caution, and said: "Is it because Niuniu has some sequelae, or is there something uncomfortable about you?"

Chu Yu shook her head and said, "It's not at all, but...it's just that I did something...a horrible thing, and I scared myself..."

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Tears ran, God Gao Yue and Futian MM exerted their strength at the same time, Xiao Cao was immediately overtaken, it was so scary, Xiao Jiu rolled around begging for a monthly ticket. .

(End of this chapter)