Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1345 Revealed (seeking a few monthly tickets)

Li Wei is indeed not careful, but since he is a senior governor and has dozens of staff around him, there is no one who understands?

In the past few years in Jiangnan, Li Wei has done the local government affairs and the robbery errands entrusted by the emperor in an orderly manner, which has been clearly praised; if he is still the brave and simple man in his early years, how can he gain a firm foothold in the intricate Jiangnan?
Cao Yong remembers clearly that in later generations of Hongxue forums, when everyone mentioned the simple and lovely Shi Xiangyun in "A Dream of Red Mansions", they used the four characters "stupid on the outside and cunning on the inside".

For some reason, Li Wei also reminded Cao Yong of these four words.

Cao Yong's smile suddenly faded.

Li Wei's arrangement fell into Yongzheng's eyes, maybe he just laughed and scolded him, thinking that his heart was pure and he was not good at lying.

What happened to the Cao family?
After all, the Li family does not have the name of the eldest princess, but a senior governor arranged to send her there. Whose power is she relying on?

Not to mention that Beijing officials colluded with local governors, which is a taboo of the court.

Yongzheng picked up Li Wei with one hand, and he was stubborn and conceited, so he would not feel that he misjudged the wrong person.

The rest is the Cao family's fault.

No matter how honest and peaceful the brothers of the Cao family are, they have built up a lot of power through marriage, which is undeniable.

At present, Yongzheng treats Cao's family well, so this matter is nothing; if Yongzheng thinks Cao's family is not pleasing to the eye, it will be a crime to let the governor's office arrange Cao's family members to return to Beijing by boat this time.

No one would think about how the two families are doing in private, they would think that the Cao family is powerful, and the governor should also be respectful.

Perhaps Li Wei made this arrangement out of love for his son.

After all, Li Xingyuan is only 17 years old, and was raised in Xuzhou when he was young.Locally, the eldest son and grandson of the rich gentry's family are the phoenix eggs of the family.

In those years in the south of the Yangtze River, it was Li Wei's territory again, and the stars were like the moon, so he didn't suffer much.

There are many dignitaries in the capital, and the eldest son of a governor really doesn't matter much.

Knowing that Cao Yong didn't want to show the closeness of the two families on the bright side, he even arranged for this event, just to let Li Xingyuan get close to Cao's parents.

When the prince who is not an official of the governor enters the capital, no one may pay attention to it; but when the Li family returns to the capital, everyone who has acquainted with the Cao family will know about it.

When it is known that Mrs. Li was once the boatman of the governor's mansion, it is inevitable for someone to explore the relationship between the two families.

There are many clans that Cao's parents are married to. As a result, even if there are clan children who confront Li Xingyuan, for the sake of the Cao family's face, they will not go into details.

Cao Xiang is not a blunt person, he was a little uncomfortable when he saw the luxury boat arranged by the Governor's Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River.

But this matter was not only arranged by Li Wei, the second elder brother also agreed, and for the sake of the two old ladies, he borrowed the big boat from the salt merchant's house on a special trip, and he, the younger brother, nephew, and bastard, did not object room for.

Seeing that his cousin's complexion was not good now, he also understood a little bit, knowing that he had made a big mistake, he said in shame: "Second Brother has never paid attention to these things, I think it's just that Li Dumen's kindness is difficult to respond to; I faintly feel that I was uneasy, but I didn't come forward to decline because I couldn't talk, it was very wrong. Even if I couldn't speak up, I should report this matter to my aunt, and ask my aunt to come forward."

Although Cao Yong was a little unhappy in his heart, he was not against Cao Xiang.

Because he is in a high position and busy with official duties, Cao Xiang has helped a lot in the past two years.

The dignified Hanlin scholar, in order for Li to return to his hometown, asked for several months of vacation to travel with his attendant, which has already made Cao Yong very grateful to this cousin.

How could he blame his cousin for other people's sake?
Cao Yong shook his head and said: "You are a younger brother, and your second brother has agreed. Even the old lady will not disobey your second brother's wishes. After all, he is in the south of the Yangtze River, and this is also a favor he owes. How can the old lady Will it hurt his face and filial piety? It is Li Wei who is not kind, and some climb up the pole... Is it mine? "

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, Cao Yong suppressed his unhappiness and changed the subject.

Cao Song's family letter has not been broken, but Cao Yong can't help but ask a few questions about the situation in the general's mansion.

Cao Xiang hesitated for a moment, and said, "Second Brother's side is alright, but it's too close to Li Dutai, and the relationship with Liangjiang Governor's Mansion is a little bit far away... after all, it's on the ground of Liangjiang..."

After hearing this, Cao Yong thought of something and asked: "I heard that there is a lot of rain in the south of the Yangtze River this spring, and the water conditions are not good. You have stayed in the south for two months, how do you feel?"

When Cao Xiang heard his cousin ask about people's livelihood, he was a little more serious, thought carefully, and said: "Since my aunt and we arrived in Jiangning, Jiangning has been mostly cloudy and rainy, and it is good if there are two or three sunny days in ten days... ...It is said that since last winter, Jiangning has had more rain and snow than previous years... If so, Jiangning is not the one with the most rainfall. I heard that Hangzhou has been raining continuously since the beginning of the first lunar month, and there has never been a sunny day... Originally, I wanted to go to Lingyin Temple with my auntie and our old lady, but in the end it was because of the weather, so nothing happened..."

Cao Yong nodded, the rain is so, no wonder Li Wei made a special trip for this matter.

This summer, the lower reaches of the south of the Yangtze River are not peaceful, and there are nine out of ten floods, but the magnitude of the floods is unknown.

Compared with Fan Shiduo, who only knows how to worship Taoists and earn money through Taoist temples, the presence of Li Wei, the governor of Zhejiang, is also a blessing for the people in Jiangnan.

Li Wei, Li Youxu... Let's keep them at arm's length...

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After all, Mrs. Li was getting old, and she didn't feel anything when she was on the boat earlier, but when she returned to the mansion and settled down, she couldn't bear it anymore, and she rested for a few days before recovering.

Tian Hui looked at other people's affairs, and on the day she returned home, she heard what Chu Yu said.

Hearing that it was the university scholar's mansion, and the head of the other party's family was in court again, Mrs. Li felt a little unhappy.

It's nothing more than fear that the scholar's office is too noble, and the literati have many rules, but they are not as comfortable as ordinary officials.

Moreover, no matter the current official position or seniority, the parents of the other party are a generation older than Cao Yong. In the future, if the two young children really have any diaphragms, Cao Yong will not be able to stand out.

After hearing that the other party lost his father in the early years, and his mother three years ago, and just a few days ago, Li Shi looked at Chu Yu with complicated eyes, and didn't say anything more about his granddaughter.

Although Chu Yu was a little suspicious that her mother-in-law was a little cold towards Tian Hui's marriage, it was also due to her exhaustion and lack of energy.

Today, Mrs. Li ate a cup of bird's nest, and she didn't feel tired anymore. Thinking of her eldest granddaughter's marriage, she felt a little nervous.

She leaned on the kang, pondered for a long time, but didn't say anything in front of Chu Yu.

When Cao Yong came back from court, he came to say hello, and Li sent his maid out, leaving his son alone to talk.

"Tell me the truth, is the eldest grandson of the university scholar's mansion the one you are looking for, or the one your wife is looking for?" Mrs. Li stared at her son and asked carefully.

Although Cao Yong was puzzled in his heart, he still replied truthfully: "Of course it was the son's match. Although Shu Hede was Tianyou's classmate, because he was in the filial piety period, he seldom went out. How could his mother have the opportunity to see him?" Last year before the fourth elder brother got married, the fourth master of the Fucha family brought his son to visit, and then I went to bring Tianyou to return for a visit, and I happened to meet Shuhede... The fourth wife of the Fucha family is Xu Xiang's niece... I saw that The young man looks good, and he is close to Tianyou, which makes people pay attention to him and feel that it is not bad... Although he originally wanted to marry Tianhui after two years, but the family and the family are begging, begging and begging... ...I'm not afraid of offending a few people, if it causes people's hatred and damages Tianhui's reputation, it will be too late to regret..." At this point, I mentioned the matter of Yi Duli's marriage proposal for the third son.

When Li heard this, her expression was complicated. She didn't know whether it was better to breathe a sigh of relief, or to be more annoyed.

With a sullen face, she said: "Although I haven't seen that Shu Hede, but after hearing what you said, I don't think he is good enough to make you two happy to marry your precious daughter... Song Nian from Wanyan's family What an honest young man; even the third boy from the Yiduli family is also outstanding in appearance, and there is nothing to criticize... You only said that your nephews are of similar blood and unfavorable for heirs, so you didn't choose any of them... Yiergenjueluo Jia and Wanyan's family are good family members of our family, and the mistresses of the two families are honest people, and you both look down on them, but you are reluctant to get married with a university scholar's house that you have never had any contact with, why?"

Cao Yong was so embarrassing when he was asked, and it was not good to belittle the two nephews who were family friends to praise the future son-in-law, so he had to laugh twice, and said: "It is difficult to be a daughter-in-law for a wealthy family. The scholar's mansion is looking at the scenery. A side branch of the family, with a simple population, saves trouble..."

Mrs. Li snorted coldly, and said: "Is Yiergenjueluo's house lively? Wanyan's house is lively? You came out of my intestines, are you going to fool me?" At the end, she raised her eyebrows unconsciously. His voice was high, his face was already annoyed, and he was a little panting when he spoke.

Seeing this, Cao Yong hurriedly stood up, stepped forward to caress Li's back, and said: "Mother's body is only taken care of, what's wrong with my son, you just teach me a lesson, don't get angry with yourself."

Mrs. Li glanced at Cao Yong, and said bitterly: "You chose Shu Hede because you thought he had lost his father and mother. , After all, the generations have passed, and the age is getting older. It’s okay to be kind, even if you don’t have kindness, you can survive for a few years...you really love my daughter..."

Although they are mother and son, Cao Yong was also embarrassed when his dark thoughts were exposed face to face. The style of the family is upright, when the mother sees him, she will understand why her son fell in love with him..."

Even though Mrs. Li's temperament is gentle, she is really angry now.

She raised her head, her eye circles were red, and she said bitterly: "If there are families with daughters in the world, they all hope that the mother-in-law will die before the daughters get married; those who have given birth to sons will spend all their time trying to raise them, and they will die before the daughter-in-law enters the door." Go away happily, so as not to be treated as an 'evil mother-in-law'?! Did I scold your wife or beat your daughter-in-law all these years, so that the two of you have lingering fears, and I chose the orphan to be your aunt?" At this point, tears have already flown Unable to stop: "You still think I'm an eyesore when I'm old, why didn't I die early, so as not to annoy you so much..."

Seeing that the old man was so sad, Cao Yong became more and more uneasy.

He felt that the selfishness of his husband and wife was a bit disgraceful, but it was just the love of his daughter, so how could it have anything to do with the old lady?
But I don't understand why the old lady is so sad.

But as a son of man, how could he watch the old lady cry again.

He hastily stepped forward and said, "I can't hide my son's careful thoughts from his mother, but it's because women are not easy in this world. It's okay at home, we can pamper you; when you go out, you want other people's daughter-in-law, and you have to set rules." If you want to go up to Wenggu, Zhongcheng to your husband, and down to take care of your uncles and aunts... If Tianhui has always been smooth like other boudoir daughters, her son will not bother... She has suffered too much since she was young. Suffering and suffering too much, how can my son, as a father, bear to see her work hard in the future..." At the end, thinking of Tianhui's appearance of sitting silently when she was blind when she was young, my heart felt sour, and it was also my words. With choking.

Mrs. Li is a mother, even though she was annoyed in her heart, she couldn't bear to let her son feel sad.

She tapped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, collected her tears, sighed, and said, "Children are all debts...you are just a girl, and Tianhui is so lovable, so it's not surprising that she has plotted so far... just To be a human being and to establish a world, one must be righteous after all... Everyone has selfishness, but you can't go against human principles for your own selfishness... Whose mother-in-law is not born as a daughter-in-law. Conceived in October, treat it like eyeballs and heart If you raise a son, does it mean that if you marry a daughter-in-law, the son is not your own? What is the reason for this? You only think about your own daughter, but don't you think that you also have a son?"

Speaking of this, she paused: "You Tianhui is the heart and soul, and Liu Gege is the lifeblood of Prince Jian Fujin... If it is at the palace, I also hope that Liu Gege will not suffer, what do you think?"

Cao Yong was speechless when asked, he really hadn't thought about this question.

I heard Mrs. Li go on to say: "Even if the parents don't teach by example, but the children respect and respect their parents in their hearts, and behave more like their parents... You only want Tianhui to enjoy leisure after marriage, then she And how can you be sincerely filial to your mother-in-law’s elders? With God Bless and Hang Seng, with your precedent as an old man, when you choose a son-in-law for your own daughter in the future, will you also pick an orphan who lost his father and mother? If you can despise your in-laws, you can despise your own family Parents; if you can encourage your daughter to deal with her mother-in-law's seniors, you can help your daughter-in-law fool her parents. After a long time, the heart is crooked, how can the family tradition be correct?"

Li's voice was not loud, but Cao Yong's heart was shaken wildly.

Yes, when people have selfishness, it is easy to breed evil thoughts.

That Xu Yuanmeng and him were originally incomparable two people, and he, the old lady of Lashi, had never lived.

But in order for his precious daughter to not be ruled by the elders after she got married, he secretly hoped that the old lady would pass by soon.

I always thought of myself as a hypocrite, but now I am a real villain.

Not only that, but also bring crooked children.

The plan of their husband and wife was never hidden from Tianyou and Tianhui.

In the end it was wrong.

Cao Yong was sitting on the edge of the kang, showing a bit of a wry smile... If his mother hadn't given him a big blow, he would still be complacent about this marriage in his heart, which is really ridiculous...

Mrs. Li said so much in one breath, feeling a little weak, leaning on the pillow with her crooked body, not making a sound.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Outside the house, Chu Yu stood on the porch, looking at the bamboo curtain at the door, with a look of anxiety on her face...

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An old family is like a treasure, this saying is true.

Xiao Cao is sixth, dangerous, and tears to beg for a monthly pass. .

(End of this chapter)