The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 256 Matchmaking (Part [-])

The Cui family has another princess.

Cui Youbo in Dali Temple also heard the good news.

At that time, he and three of his colleagues had just finished eating the lunch sent by Cui's family. The four of them each held a teacup and gathered together to analyze the case, but they were actually gossiping.

The content of the gossip is very trivial, for example, an idler in a certain place has a new idea of ​​defrauding, for example, a servant who escaped from a certain family is posting notices all over the capital, or... etc., all of which are trivial matters.

In fact, there has been a hottest gossip in Beijing recently, about a love affair between a princess lady and a handsome young monk.However, anyone with a brain can guess who the story is alluding to after hearing this gossip, and Cui Youbo is very popular in Dali Temple, everyone looks at his face, and it is not good to criticize the Cui family in front of him Daughter-in-law's gossip, I can only talk about these trivial matters to pass the time.

For these, Cui Youbo also felt that he was no longer a rookie who had just come to Dali Temple. After several months of experience in the yamen, he learned to observe words and demeanor.

The occasional sympathy of his colleagues or the embarrassment that he broke through when they were discussing quietly reminded him of the recent rumors in the market.

To be honest, Cui Youbo sympathized with his cousin, and was even more angry about what happened in Nanping.Although the relationship between him and Cui Sibo is not as close as that of other brothers, they are cousins ​​and share the same spirit. He can't ignore the other party making a fool of himself or being criticized by others.

Both of them are men, and they both married a princess as a wife. Cui Youbo can understand Cui Sibo's feelings to some extent. Now that the affair about the Nanping princess is spreading, Cui Youbo can guess how embarrassing Cui Sibo is without looking at it. .

Cui Youbo wanted to find the elders of the family more than once, and asked the old man or the man to come forward to solve the matter as soon as possible. Even if Nanping could not be divorced, at least he would put down many unbearable rumors in the market.

It is no longer Cui Sibo's fault that the matter has come to this stage. If it is not handled properly, the entire Cui family will lose face.

When the news of Cui Heng's marriage proposal came, Uncle Cui was still thinking that after returning home at night, he must have a good talk with his grandmother to see what he could do to preserve the family's face and reputation as much as possible.

When the good news spread, the three colleagues congratulated Cui Youbo one after another.

Cui Youbo is also very happy. There are two reasons for his happiness: first, the fourth sister has helped the couple a lot, and now they have a good marriage, so he is really happy for her; It is really a happy thing that a happy event is mixed with bad luck.

In the evening, as usual, Uncle Cui changed into homely clothes and went to the Rongshou Hall to greet the old lady.

The old lady was very happy to see her grandson, she took Cui Youbo's hand and talked for a long time, first she talked about how clever and cute Lingxi and Changsheng are, and then she mentioned Cui Heng's happy event.

"Well, grandson has also met King Ji, and he is indeed a very honest person. The fourth younger sister is well suited to marry him."

Uncle Cui had heard Xiao Nan mention it a long time ago, saying that he wanted to help Cui Heng find a good husband. Xiao Nan is the daughter of a princess and can be regarded as a royal relative. It is normal for her to choose in the royal family.As for King Ji, apart from being a little timid, Cui Youbo really couldn't find much fault, at least he was much better than that extremely unreliable King of Shu.

"That's right, King Ji's natal family is Jingzhao Webster, so it's a good match for us to be married to the Cui family."

The old lady nodded with a smile, and then changed the subject, "By the way, when it comes to marriage, I think of one thing. It's been a few months since the Liu family boy moved out. How is he living in the new house?"

Youbo Cui was taken aback, he didn't expect Grandma to suddenly think of Liu Han, but he still replied respectfully: "Well, brother Jun Zhi's new house is in Chongrenfang, the location is not bad, I have been there a few times, and the house is very elegant." At least The mansion of Mr. Wang Dalang next door is much stronger.

"Hehe, the Liu family in Pengcheng is not a low-level family with a vain name." Of course, the old lady heard about the origin of Liu Han's house, and knew who Cui Youbo referred to as "elegant". She smiled and continued: "His new home has been tidied up, and he has achieved fame. Isn't it time to marry a good wife?"

Cui Youbo nodded, "Grandma is right. Brother Junzhi is four or five years older than me. Now that I have become an aye, Brother Junzhi should get married and have children. By the way, Grandma knows so many wives from aristocratic families. Knowing which family has a suitable young lady, how about grandma helping Brother Jun to find a good lady?"

Although Liu Han has moved away, in Cui Youbo's heart, he has always regarded him as a close friend and brother.As a brother, he naturally hopes that Liu Han can also have a happy family.

The old lady said: "Did the elders in his hometown help him with his marriage? It was a good intention for us to help him talk about the marriage, so don't conflict."

Marriage these days is about the orders of the parents, of course teachers or elders can also help.Liu Han's father died early, and there is still a widowed mother in the family. If the widowed mother made an engagement for him in her hometown, and the Cui family made a marriage proposal for Liu Han in the capital, there would be a conflict between the two. Which marriage will count?
The old lady's help as a matchmaker is only for the sake of forming a good relationship with the Cui family, not to sow hatred.

Cui Youbo thought for a while, and said in a quite firm tone: "There is no need to worry about this granny. I remember that brother Junzhi once said that when he passed the exam to the bridegroom, he wrote a letter to his family to announce the good news and asked him to stay in our house for a while. I reported the matter to my mother in detail, and also asked about my own marriage. Afterwards, Aunt Liu wrote back, saying that there was no suitable family in Pengcheng for brother Junzhi. Brother Junzhi's homework, although not known as a master and apprentice, is brother Junzhi's elder, so I would like to ask our family to help Brother Junzhi take a look at it."

After hearing this, the old lady nodded in satisfaction, "That's good, I'll help him see each other for a few days."

Cui Youbo hurriedly saluted with a smile on his face, "My grandson, on behalf of Junzhi, thanked grandma first."

The old lady poked Cui Youbo on the forehead and scolded with a smile: "It's a trick!"

"..." Cui Youbo rubbed his forehead, hehe giggled.

The next day, the old lady really changed into the clothes she was going out, and after eating the court food, she was ready to go out.

"Grandma, let me go with you."

Xiao Nan was a little worried, the old man was over 80 years old, and he suddenly wanted to go out as a guest, even if there was someone around to serve her, she was also a little worried.

"No, and I'm not allowed to come down and walk, how tiring it would be to ride a carriage." The old lady directly refused, seeing that Xiao Nan wanted to persuade her, she smiled and said: "Besides, Princess Pingyang's Mansion is in Chongrenfang, just a few steps away from here. After two workshops, I can get there in less than an hour, maybe I can come back for lunch."

Seeing that the old lady was so persistent, Xiao Nan couldn't say anything more, so he just called the women and maidservants who came to follow the car, and repeatedly told them to pay attention to safety on the road and take good care of the old lady.

"Princess, the old lady hasn't gone out for more than half a year, and she suddenly went to the princess mansion today, why?"

Sending off the old lady, Yuzan followed Xiao Nan back to Weirui Courtyard, on the way, she asked curiously.

"Grandma and the eldest princess have been friends for decades. They haven't seen each other for a long time. It's only natural for grandma to visit the eldest princess occasionally."

Xiao Nan knew very well that the old lady should be a matchmaker for Liu Han on this trip.

Last night Cui Youbo had casually said that Liu Han's marriage had been entrusted to the old lady, so Xiao Nan should pay more attention.

Before, when Xiao Nan was helping the three sister-in-laws find suitable candidates, he mentioned Liu Han. At that time, the old lady said that she had already selected an excellent partner for Liu Han, but she didn't say so clearly.

Today, the old lady suddenly went to see the eldest princess, which made Xiao Nan instantly understand what the old lady meant.As far as she knows, the eldest princess's two sons are both working as officials in other places, leaving only a little granddaughter with her name Qiangqiang, who is also named Chai Jiuniang because she is the ninth among her brothers and sisters in the family.

The eldest princess suffered some injuries during the marching and fighting in the early years. Although she was recuperated by the genius doctor recommended by Mrs. Cui, the root cause of the disease still fell.Because of poor health, the eldest princess closed the door to thank guests ten years ago. Except for a very small number of close friends and old friends, almost no outsiders can see her.

Even the old lady hasn't been to Princess Pingyang's mansion for a long time.

For this reason, Xiao Nan can deduce that the old lady went to the princess mansion to be a matchmaker, and the matchmaker is naturally the eldest princess's most beloved granddaughter, Chai Jiuniang.

"What the princess said is," Yuzan nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject: "...that fake monk has passed the court. It is said that at the beginning, he was very arrogant. After a few blows, he begged for mercy, pleaded guilty on the spot, and vaguely mentioned Princess Nanping."

Xiao Nan paused, and almost laughed out loud: "He actually confessed to Nan Ping in the hall? Hehe, it's just such a useless thing, Nan Ping actually used it as a treasure?"

"No, although Jingzhao Mansion is an upright person, he is not a fool. When he heard that the clan daughter was involved, and she was a married princess, he ordered someone to gag Tang Yu on the spot, and retreated hastily. Hall."

Yuzan also looked down on such a useless little boy, she smiled for a while, and then continued: "Maidservant guesses, at this moment, Jingzhao Mansion has reported this matter to Xianggong, and even directly reported to the saint."

Xiao Nan twitched the corner of his mouth, "Well, I guess so."

"Also, Bai's has also made progress."

Yuzan peeked at Xiao Nan's face, and saw that she didn't have any emotional fluctuations when she heard the name Bai, so she replied in a low voice: "Mr. Wang Dalang said that the money in Bai's hands is almost spent. Because she wants Hiding from 'you', so I didn't dare to contact Xing Yong, and naturally I couldn't get help from Princess Nanping or Liu Niangzi, and I'm running around in a hurry in the inn right now."

"What about the scholar? Have you ever had contact with the Bai family?"

Yuhan shook her head, "The scholar took the initiative to contact Bai Shi several times, but Bai Shi seemed to have no interest in him and ignored him at all."

Xiao Nan raised his eyebrows and spoke heartily, as expected of Bai Shi, it is really not easy for her to be fooled.

Yuzan hesitated for a moment, then stopped talking: "However, the people in the inn said that Mrs. Bai seems to have a relationship with another scholar in white. The two had chatted several times in the backyard of the inn, and they seemed to be on good terms. .”

"Oh? Who is that scholar? Have you ever sent someone to investigate?"

Xiao Nan was very curious, as far as she knew, Bai's eyes were very poisonous, and people who were neither rich nor noble could fall into her eyes.

"I've checked, and the princess also recognizes that man. He took the imperial examination in the same year as Mr. Lang, and was also selected as an envoy to explore flowers together. His name is Li Jing..."

PS: Uh, catch insects, Pingyang is Li Er's younger sister, she should be the eldest princess, and the emperor's aunt is the eldest princess.

(End of this chapter)