Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 819 Silver car (seeking guaranteed monthly pass)

"Wen Qi..." Cheng Mengxian was no longer as shrewd as usual, and his expression was quite moved: "The old lady missed you the most during her lifetime, but I am useless as an uncle..."

Hearing his words were full of guilt, Han Jiang said: "My uncle was young at the time, how could I blame him. My niece is wayward and far away from her homeland. It is my niece's fault that she can't always be filial to her uncle's knees."

Both of them blamed themselves, but they couldn't forgive each other, which made people feel sad.

Cheng Mengxian felt a little embarrassed when he heard the word "filial piety".When he was young, because the old lady favored this granddaughter, his little uncle was jealous and cried.

Han Jiangshi had already held Hui'er's hand, and said to Cheng Mengxian: "Uncle, this is the little girl Hui'er..." As he spoke, he said to Hui'er: "This is uncle, kowtow to uncle."

Although they haven't seen each other for several years, the uncle and nephew have always kept in touch with each other. Cheng Mengxian has already heard that his niece has adopted a daughter.

Seeing that Hui'er was cute and cute, he personally helped Hui'er up, and said to Han Jiang, "He's a good boy, Wen Qi is very lucky."

Han Jiangshi looked at Hui'er with a sense of relief on his face, presumably he was extremely satisfied with this daughter.

Cheng Mengxian had something to say to Han Jiangshi, so he called a maid and took Hui'er out to play.

The uncle and nephew sat down in the living room. The two reunited after a long absence, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

It was Han Jiang's side who put away his sentimentality and asked, "Uncle is coming to Beijing this time to do business or to visit friends? It would be great if I could stay a little longer, so that Wenqi can fulfill her filial piety."

Cheng Mengxian replied: "I was ordered by my cousin to go to Beijing to take care of some affairs. Now it's almost done, and if I stay a little longer, I'm going back to the south." Speaking of this, he said with a bit of shame: " As your own uncle, I thought I was protecting you, but I have taken care of you a lot over the years."

"They're all close relatives, what does uncle say about these things?" Han Jiang said with his head bowed.

Cheng Mengxian went on to say: "Now that I'm older, it's no different than in the past. The old lady's dowry that was seized a few years ago is also let me get it back. The elder brother and the second elder brother used the concubine as the concubine, encroached on the aunt's estate, and calculated the married niece, Things have been revealed, reputation has been ruined, and now people behave with their tails between their legs. Wen Qi, people who leave their hometowns are cheap, or you will go back to Yangzhou with your uncle this time?"

Cheng Mengxian spoke the truth, and Han Jiangshi was very moved when he heard it, but he couldn't agree.

"Uncle is sorry, and my niece is very grateful, but after all, my niece is not the daughter of the Cheng family. It is not right to go back and attach to the Cheng family. Besides, Yangzhou is not far from Jiangning, and it is also related to the Jiang family and the Han family. People are upset. Forget it." Han Jiangshi said.

It's not that I don't believe this little uncle, but in the Jiangnan area, the etiquette is more prosperous, and it is very harsh on women.Even if Han Jiang's family has millions of dollars, as a woman, she is not qualified to speak.

Besides, although the uncle is close, the aunt is an outsider.Moreover, above the uncle, there is also the patriarch Cheng Mengkun, and the Han Jiang family is attached to the Cheng family, so there are a few more people who are in charge.

When the time came, Han Jiang was used to talking about right and wrong by himself, and couldn't stand the chatter.

After Cheng Mengxian heard this, he could only regret it, thinking of something and said: "By the way, I remember Wen Qi's letter mentioned years ago that she worshiped Mrs. Cao Zhizao and was protected by Cao's family. My cousin also mentioned it many times. I owe the Cao family a lot of favors to settle down in the capital."

Han Jiangshi nodded, and said: "That's true. My niece was young in the past, and she was tricked by her uncle, second uncle, and several cousins. She left home in anger, thinking that she could find some livelihood in the capital. Unexpectedly, In the capital city, the rich and powerful are entrenched, and it is really not easy to gain a foothold. It just so happens that my fourth cousin is in Beijing, and has an old relationship with the uncle of the Cao family, so he entrusted me to the Cao family. Over the years, Mrs. Li and the eldest grandmother of the Cao family have treated me very well. Years ago, the eldest grandma made the decision, and I recognized my wife as my adoptive mother."

Cheng Mengxian was a little dazed when he heard the word "Li", and said, "Mrs. Li? But the one from Suzhou weaving Li's family?"

Han Jiang said: "That's right, the adoptive mother came from the Li family in Suzhou."

Cheng Mengxian thought about the two children of Li and Sun whom he had been in contact with in the past few days, and he also became somewhat curious about Cao Yong, the head of the Cao family who had never met.

Cao Yong is Sun Jue's cousin and Li Cheng's cousin, but he doesn't know which of the two is closer.

Thinking of my cousin Cheng Mengkun's expression changing every time he mentioned Cao Yong, he only said "it's a character, don't offend him", but he didn't mention anything unusual.

"Since we have been greatly favored by the Cao Mansion, we cannot help but be grateful. This time when I came to Beijing, my uncle brought a lot of earthen instruments. Although it is not worth a few dollars, it is a little thought. Can Wen Qi send Zhang to the Cao Mansion on behalf of my uncle?" Greetings? Uncle wants to say hello to Madam." Cheng Mengxian said after thinking about it.

Han Jiangshi hesitated for a moment, and said: "The stepmother is not in the capital, and went to live in Changping Zhuangzi with the uncle and grandma of the Cao family in March."

Cheng Mengxian said: "Changping is not too far away, I'd like to send you a post. If you agree, then go over to greet the old lady; if they are impatient to see foreigners, we will offer our filial piety, which is not a shortcoming of etiquette."

After hearing this, Han Jiang knew what his uncle said was right.

Thinking that the last time I went to pay my respects to Mrs. Li was before the Dragon Boat Festival, Mrs. Han Jiang said, "In that case, I will go to Changping tomorrow to pay my respects to my adoptive mother and mention this matter by the way. If there is news , and then tell uncle."

Cheng Mengxian responded with a smile, and said casually: "I have heard of Cao, Li, and Sun weaving in the early years, but I didn't expect that in the capital, the conditions of these three families are different."

Han Jiang's family lived in Jiangning in the early years, and they were members of the Jizhu Society, and they were old acquaintances with the three sisters of the Cao family; these years in the capital, because they traveled to and from the Cao family, they knew the current situation of the three sisters.

Hearing his uncle mentioning Li and Sun's family, and thinking of Cao Ying's submissive appearance, Han Jiang could only shake his head at the grandpa of the Sun family...

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Sun's house, the inner courtyard, the main room.

Cao Ying looked at her husband who was sitting on the kang and looked at her, and felt hairy in her heart, wondering if her husband would pick on her again.

Early yesterday morning, the husband took the two concubines away, and the two concubines, Zhixian and Yexian, were also locked in the house. It has been two days so far.

It was Cao Ying who was afraid of killing people, so people sent food in through the window.

I heard a servant girl outside the door say: "Master, grandma, young master, the girls are here to greet you."

Cao Ying looked at her husband, saw him nodding, and said, "Come in."

Seeing that the curtain was lifted, several people came in one by one. In front was Sun Jue's eldest son, 13-year-old Sun Li; next was Sun Jue's eldest son, 11-year-old Sun Xian; behind was Sun Jue's son, eight-year-old Sun Chu .

The children greeted Sun Jue and Cao Ying politely, and Sun Jue casually asked about the schoolwork of the sons, then waved them off.

Seeing his father's face was cloudy, Sun Li's eyes showed a bit of worry, and he secretly glanced at his mother.

When Cao Ying saw her, her heart felt sour, she just felt that tears were about to come out, but she didn't want her husband to take his anger out on her son and asked her maid to send them out.

Watching the figures of the children leave, Sun Jue thought of the pair of twins he loved the most, and his heart burned.

"What happened to those two sluts in the east chamber?" Sun Jue asked bitterly.

Cao Ying glanced at him carefully, and replied: "I was crying in the morning, but there was no movement in the afternoon. Sir, should you send someone to open the door to see, it has been closed for two days, don't make any mistakes. "

"Hmph! Send the two wives to have a look, and let those two sluts die, you can't take advantage of them." Sun Jue thought about how he had raised a cheap son for a few years, and he would take care of the two dead flowers and lose the willows. He became more and more annoyed: "Tomorrow I will call Ren Yazi, sell these two sluts, and sell them to a kiln..."

Sun Jue thought about losing face in front of the Li family, and sold the birth mother of the Li family's grandson to a kiln, where thousands of people ride and ten thousand people carry, which can be regarded as giving the Li family some color.But he didn't want to think about it, these two had also been his concubines, if they became kiln sisters, then his hat would also be green.

In the past few days, he was thinking about how to get angry with the two sisters Zhixian and Yexian. After making this decision, he felt that the turbidity in his heart had gone a bit.

Cao Ying was by the side, but she was stunned.

I have heard that powerful families, wives and concubines are difficult to get along with, and they sell their maidservants and concubines, but most of them have nothing to do.Zhixian is fine, but Yexian is the biological mother of the twins.

Even her mother, Zhao Jiashi, was so domineering and regarded Baodie as a thorn in her side and a thorn in her flesh, so she never thought of selling her.She sold Cao Yi's biological mother back then, and she sold her as a maidservant when she didn't show her face.

Although I don't know where Zhixian and Yexian offended Sun Jue, Cao Ying didn't dare to bear the title of "shrew", and said tremblingly: "Master, even if their sisters are ignorant and make you angry, At any rate, it depends on the love of Xiaosan and Xiaosi..."

After listening halfway through, Sun Jue was already furious. He got up and shouted angrily, "I told you, just do it! What are you talking about?"

Cao Ying was so shocked that she didn't dare to speak anymore, Sun Jue frowned and looked at her, then hummed twice, and went out to the concubine's room.

Cao Ying fell down and sat on the edge of the kang, her mind was muddled.

Although it is said that "marry and obey the husband", if this bad reputation is carried on the back, it will not be washed away in a lifetime.

She remembers clearly that in her early years, her mother was not liked by her grandmother because of her notoriety of "jealousy" and "domineering", and relatives mentioned her mother with a bit of pickiness.

Even the father, who was ridiculed by his colleagues outside, would throw fire on his mother when he came back.

Relatively speaking, Auntie Li is virtuous and virtuous, no one can jump out of the slightest.

Since she was a child, Cao Ying thought that she could not be like her mother, because she would ruin her reputation and be looked down upon by others; she should be like an aunt, loved by her parents-in-law, respected by her husband, and envied by her sister-in-law.

Sun Jue has a lonely temper, and sometimes loses his temper like a child.Cao Ying endured it all, just thinking that her family's ugliness should not be publicized, thinking of the words "virtuous and virtuous".

If the reputation is ruined, what is it to swallow all these years?
Cao Ying bit her lip hard, walked to the dressing table and sat down, opened the half-empty jewelry box, and took out a gold-covered hairpin, with a self-deprecating expression on her face.

In Cao's house, even the more respectable girls don't know how to use gold-coated jewelry.I have been married for more than ten years, and my son is about to marry a wife, but he is not even as good as a maid.

Thinking of her son marrying a wife, Cao Ying squeezed the hairpin in her hand.Not for the sake of others, but for the sake of her son, she has to maintain her "virtuous" reputation...

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No matter what Cao Ying thought, Sun Jue was determined to betray her.

The next morning, before Sun Jue went to the yamen, he reminded Cao Ying not to delay, but to find Ren Yazi to lead her.I also mentioned that they are asked to change into old clothes, jewelry and so on, and they are not allowed to take half of it away.

Cao Ying agreed, sent Sun Jue away, and called her companion, Mrs. Qiao, and asked her to go to the Duke's Mansion with her own letter.

But on Sun Jue's side, when he arrived at the Yamen, he couldn't sit still like a nail growing on his buttocks.

The deadline for the Cheng family is before dark today, and the remaining 6000 taels of silver in the Cao mansion have been agreed to be picked up at noon today.

Sun Jue felt that the days were like years, and after half a day of suffering, at the beginning of noon ([-] o'clock at noon), he hurried out of the Yamen and rode to Cao's house.

On the Cao family's side, Zheng Hu and Wu Sheng had asked the accountant to withdraw 6000 taels of silver from the treasury, waiting for Sun Jue to come over.

The 3000 taels yesterday did not use a cart, only two mules took it and sent it to Sun's house.Today, the 6000 taels of silver, several hundred catties, were loaded into a mule cart.

The matter was coming to an end, but Sun Jue felt a little careful, looked at the two long entourages he was carrying, and then at Zheng Hu, who was five big and three rough.

These two entourages were newly selected in the past few days. The previous two entourages, after seeing Sun Jue's scandal, would not put Sun Jue in front of them, and sent them directly to the small village outside their own city.

Although it was said that it was the first good place under the emperor's feet, Sun Jue was still a little worried, coughed, and said, "It's a few thousand taels of silver, it's not a small amount. I'd better ask Guanshi Zheng to follow along."

After hearing this, Zheng Hu was overjoyed.

He was originally ordered by Cao Yong to follow Sun Jue secretly and trace the whereabouts of the 9000 taels of silver, but he didn't expect that Sun Jue wanted him to give it away openly.

Zheng Hu put on the appearance of a servant, bowed and said: "The little one will follow the orders of the elder uncle."

Seeing him being so respectful, Sun Jue looked up at the plaque of "Uncle's Mansion", feeling a little light on his body.Yes, he is the "eldest son-in-law" of the Cao family. He is brother-in-law to the county king and the Duke of the state, and he is also a person of status...

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Fangjia Hutong, Guogong Mansion.

Cao Yi sat on the kang, listening to a housekeeper's daughter-in-law answering.

Early in the morning, I received a letter from Cao Ying.It was the first time for this half-sister to ask for love. As a younger sister, she was naturally extraordinarily careful.So the housekeeper's daughter-in-law went out to find an acquaintance, Yazi, and when she arrived at Sun's house, she wrote a deed and brought Zhixian and Yexian out.

It's just that these two people's identities are hindered, and it's not easy to ask someone to take them into the Duke's mansion directly, so Cao Yi asked someone to take them directly to Zhuangzi outside the city in a carriage.

Now that everything was handled properly, Cao Yi nodded and asked the daughter-in-law, "What did Grandma Sun say?"

The daughter-in-law replied: "Grandma Sun is even grateful to Madam, and said that she will come over to thank Madam in a few days."

On Cao Yi's side, he was a little curious and said, "Did she say why their master sold these two concubines?"

The daughter-in-law shook her head and said: "Grandma Sun didn't say anything, but after she came out of Sun's house, the slave girl asked the sister a few words. The sister just cried and didn't say anything; the sister faltered a few words, as if she was annoyed by something. their father."

Cao Yi didn't have a good impression of his corrupt Confucian brother-in-law. After hearing this, he thought that Sun Jue was so unfeeling, and he would sell the concubine's concubine who had taken over the house for several years.

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At this moment, the Cao family's mule cart has arrived at the Sun residence.

Sun Jue was in a hurry to go to Cheng's house, without even changing the car, he directly loaded the other 3000 dual-purpose horses and headed for Shichahai.

As for Zheng Hu and the Cao family's long entourage, Sun Jue did not shy away from it.Left and right in front of Cao Yong, what he said was borrowed by his colleagues, and he couldn't find out where he sent it.

On the contrary, Zheng Hu and Wu Sheng rode behind the mule cart, and they were even more surprised.

I thought that when the money was delivered to Sun's family, Sun Jue would change the carriage and send them back, but I didn't expect this eldest son-in-law to be so "magnanimous".

The two looked at each other, but they were both a little puzzled, whether my uncle was thinking too much.

Riding on the horse, Sun Jue finally felt at ease. He looked back at the silver car and the health servant behind it, feeling confident.

The exhaustion of the past few days was swept away, and Xia Chan's snow-white body and watery eyes appeared in his mind.

Selling the two sisters Xianzhi and Yezhi, although there is an element of venting anger, is also to make room for Xia Chan.

His house is not big, but he has six wives and concubines.One of the older concubines has no place to stay and has been moved to the back room.When Xia Chan came to Sun's house, she couldn't live in the back room with the maid.

9000 taels, Sun Jue felt really distressed at this moment.

Thinking wildly, Sun Jue let out a long breath when he arrived in front of Cheng's house in Shichahai, and asked someone to knock on the door.

For Cheng Mengxian's side, because today is the deadline agreed with Sun Jue, people should pay attention to it in the front yard.Hearing that Sun Jue was coming, he opened the gate and let Yinche enter the courtyard.

Zheng Hu and Wu Sheng got off their horses, and followed the silver cart, like servants escorting them. Out of the corner of their eyes, they were already looking at the house.

Cheng Mengxian had already come out, cupped his hands at Sun Jue, and said, "Master Sun is here."

Seeing him, Sun Jue thought of the absurdity of a few days ago, "coughed" twice and said, "Cheng Qiye, the money has been delivered, and the paperwork..."

Cheng Mengxian glanced at the silver car, and was slightly taken aback when he saw Zheng Hu and Wu Sheng standing behind him.

These two are the stewards around Cao Yong, and they also have a bit of air, which is much different from the long entourage brought by Sun Jue.Cheng Mengxian saw it in his eyes, and murmured in his heart, could it be that he underestimated the Sun family?

Sun Jue misunderstood, thinking that Cheng Mengxian wanted to check the amount of silver, and snorted coldly: "Could it be possible that Sun can be short of silver? Cheng Qiye just sent people into the warehouse."

Cheng Mengxian was too lazy to explain, so he called the housekeeper to bring a hanging scale, unloaded the money and weighed it.In the name of a businessman, he behaved like a businessman, and he cared about every detail, which also fit his identity.

Debt free, Sun Jue folded his arms and stood aside, sweeping away the embarrassment when he left a few days ago.

Zheng Hu and Wu Sheng both kept "Cheng Qiye" in mind.

After unloading the money, Sun Jue couldn't wait to mention Xia Chan's matter, but fortunately he was still a little sober, waved to Zheng Hu, Wu Sheng and others, and said: "It's over, you go back first .”

Zheng Hu, Wu Sheng and others bowed in response, and went out with several senior entourages of the Cao family.

Sun Jue was a little dissatisfied that he was not called "eldest son-in-law" this time, but thinking about it, it would be good if he didn't make a clear distinction in front of Cheng Mengxian.

When Cheng Mengxian saw these servants with extraordinary bearing go out, he was already thinking in his heart whether it was right to help the Li family to plot against Sun Jue this time.

Even if Sun Jue was dull, and there were other people in the Sun family, would they blame the Cheng family when the Dong Chuang incident happened?

The grandma of the Sun family is a girl from the Cao family.

Cheng Mengxian only felt a bit bitter in his mouth, thinking that the young and cruel Li Cheng already regretted being involved in the grievances of these few families...

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