Chapter 1148 Marriage (Part 1)

Compared with the birthday party of the Governor's wife last year, this year's Governor's birthday was really deserted.

Of course, others think that because the Governor's Office does not have a banquet for guests. They only say that the Governor's inspection in the province a few days ago was exhausted and there was a little bitter summer, so they did not hold a banquet to thank everyone for giving gifts.

I did not dare to mention "illness", otherwise, according to the rules, in addition to the "birthday gift", the officials below would prepare medicinal supplements such as ginseng and deer antler to "visit the disease".

Since you don’t have a banquet for guests, then your relatives are certainly not included.

When Cao Yong first came to Zhili, he had limited contact with him. He was called the only relatives of the prefect Zhu Zhilian and Wei Wenjie, who was a clerk in Mancheng County.

Wei Wenjie went to Qingyuan one day in advance to celebrate Cao Yong's birthday; Zhu Zhilian's family of four was invited by Chu Yu to come to have a drink on the first day of Chu.

Except for the people in the Governor's Office, only these five people attended the Governor's Office's family banquet.

Since the left-by brothers recognized their ancestors and returned to their ancestors, the marriage with the Zhu family also had to be finalized.

A few days ago, when Mrs. Zhu came to pay his respects to Gao, Chu Yu had already mentioned the life experience of the Zuozhu brother through his tone. It was nothing more than any grandfather's job, and his father had a relationship with his husband in his early years, and he had a strong relationship, no less than his biological brothers.

Regarding the question of Zuozhu's father and grandfather being questioned, it is only said that it was because the late emperor offended a certain prince when he was alive and was imprisoned.

Mrs. Zhu was shocked when she heard this. Compared with the unknown father's clan, this person was not from a good background after the offender. What's more, the one who offended the prince was the prince, maybe it was a royal palace or a Beile mansion.

Even if the Cao family is protected, when the other party really wants to get angry, how can the Cao family have the power to block it?

When she went back and mentioned this with her husband, her intention to marry the Governor's Office became much weaker. Although she was a concubine, she was reluctant to keep her by her side.

Zhu Yilian is still very knowledgeable, and he guesses from the words his wife conveys.

In the Holy Ancestor's dynasty, although the king governed the country with "benevolence and filial piety", how could there be few ministers who can be punished?

Judging from Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's age, when something happened to the Ning family, it was before the second deposed prince.

That was the most tragic time for the throne. Zuo Zhu, grandfather Zuo Cheng, was both an official in Jiangnan and an important salt office, and was ordinary for being attracted by the princes.

Regardless of whether the Ning family offended the deposed prince or the eighth prince who was the most popular at the time, what's the matter?

Both of them have passed away. Even the other princes who were kind to these two princes in their early years were in awkward situations and couldn't take care of themselves. They would not even cause trouble for the Xiao Xiaoning family.

"With Governor Cao's character, the second young master of the Ruo Ning family is really the root of disaster. How could he raise it openly in his own family? Even in order to preserve the bloodline of his friends, it will be arranged in the dark. Since he is being raised in the Cao family, then don't think about it anymore. Ting'er said, Yuan Song and Yuan Bai's mother are filial. If you meet it in the Governor's Mansion, you should also be treated more courtesy." Zhu Zhilian told his wife like this.

On the birthday party, when he saw Tian, ​​Mrs. Zhu remembered her husband's instructions a few days ago, and took warmth on his face and greeted him politely. Then he sat down at Li's lower head and spoke with Gao Taijun and the two elders of Li.

Chu Yu saw it, smiled slightly, took Zhu Shuang'er's hand, and asked a few questions about Nu Hong's homework.

In front of many elders, Zhu Shuang'er was a little shy and lowered her head and answered in a low voice, very well-behaved and gentle.

Tian couldn't help but glance at it a few more times, and his face couldn't help but show his love.

At this moment, Niu Niu and Tianhui arrived. They first invited Mrs. Zhu to Mrs. Zhu, and then took Zhu Shuang'er to Tianhui's place.

The women's seats were divided into two tables, the elders were one table, and the girls had one table alone.

After leaving the house, Zhu Shuang'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Niu Niu and Tianhui already knew that the two families were discussing their relatives. They both smiled and said nothing when they looked at Zhu Shuang'er.

The boys in the mansion are not considered to be the older generation. Among the four men, Tianyou and Hengsheng, the most attractive one is Zuo Cheng. Even the oldest Tianyou sometimes has to let Zuo Cheng help you make up your ideas.

The smart Zuo Cheng was so funny to match the little white rabbit-like girl in front of him. It was not that he was unkind, but that he always felt like a rabbit was sent to the fox's mouth.

Zhu Shuang'er was uncomfortable being seen, touched her face and whispered: "Aunt Ping, Cousin Hui, but what's wrong with my face?"

Because it was a birthday celebration, the stepmother ordered someone to dress her up and put makeup on her face.

Seeing that she was embarrassed, Niu Niu couldn't bear to joke and said, "No, it's evenly coated with powder and the rouge is just right. But I haven't seen her for several months. I think Sister Shuang is taller and looks more handsome."

After hearing the praise, Zhu Shuang'er's face turned pale. Her originally straight waist suddenly fell down, her shoulders shrank forward, and her whole body lost its energy.

Seeing this, Tianhui showed some curiosity and followed Zhu Shuang'er's movements and moved her eyes from her face to her body.

Zhu Shuang'er had already raised her arms, held a veil, blocking her chest, and her face was a little stiff.

Xia Tian's clothes were already thin, and even if Zhu Shuang'er held her chest and had her arms blocked her, she could not stop the girl's curve. Zhu Shuang'er's reaction just now was because Niu Niu accidentally mentioned her body posture, which made her shy and uneasy.

Niu Niu retracted her gaze and said to Tianhui: "Does there still be honey melons sent from Beijing? They were tributes, and there weren't outside. Let Sister Shuang taste them well!"

The aunt and nephew went out and went in and out every day, and studied housework by Chu Yu. If there is any Gonggua, there is no need to ask specifically whether it is a special topic. It is just a change of topic and resolve Zhu Shuang'er's embarrassment.

Sure enough, Zhu Shuang'er's expression calmed down after her aunt and nephew stopped looking at her.

Niu Niu and Tianhui looked at each other and sighed for Zhu Shuang'er. With such a weak temperament, if they really marry Zuo Cheng, they would not be bullied to death.

Although their aunts and nephews are precocious than children of the same age, they are not as experienced as adults after all.

The reason why Chu Yu and Cao Yong liked Zhu Shuang'er was because of Zhu Shuang'er's weakness.

The girls from the banner family are not short of those who are arrogant and virtuous because of their family's pampering. Although the Zhu family is in the banner, they always hold the Han rituals. Even if the daughter does not bind her feet according to the Han customs, she is still educated to be virtuous and gentle.

Zuo Cheng is an idea, and Tian’s identity is not tough. If he really talks about a beautiful girl, he will not worry about the couple, mother-in-law and sister-in-law in the future.

Cao Yong invited three banquets to accompany Zhu Zhilian, Jiang Jian, Song Hou and Feng Chuan.

If we talk about friendship, Cao Yong and the governor Tang Zhiyu were no less than their friendship with Zhu Zhilian.

However, the Cao and Tang families have no relatives, and now they are superiors and subordinates. If Tang Zhiyu is invited and no one is invited, they will complain; if they invite them all, they will be too arrogant and go against Cao Yong's original intention.

In the end, there was only Zhu Zhilian's family, under the name of "relatives".

Except for Cao Yong, those who were all elegant people, and no one mentioned political affairs at the dinner table. After three rounds of wine, everyone suggested writing poems to celebrate Cao Yong's birthday.

Although Cao Yong had no talent for poetry, he also aroused interest.

After all, he wrote a poem based on his birthday. If these people left behind popular poems, they would leave their names forever.

But he didn't think about it. Although there were a few talented men and a few volumes of poems in the Qing Dynasty, he was incompatible with the few people in front of him.

Except for Feng Chuan and Hanlin Academy who has the ultimate foundation and has made a good seven-character poem, the other people chanted it with drunkenness, which is really a "shame work".

Several people were drunk, shook their heads and savored this sentence, and praised the wonderful sentence, Cao Yong's mind also came up with two sentences: "Double years are like a dream, and several years of spring are like water in life. I hope that health will lead to peace, and peace will eventually appear..."

The next two sentences, but no matter what, I can't think of them.

Cao Yong knocked on his head and drank more than a dozen cups of wine. Now he was a little bit fumigated...

At the table at Tianyou, there are only two guests, Zhu Ting and Wei Wenjie, and the guests are Changsheng.

He was young and impatient to sit for a long time. He took the meal and sued himself, leaving God to speak for the three of them.

Wei Wenjie and Zhu Ting are not familiar with each other. The only common topic that the three of them can mention is the provincial examination for the next year.

Except for Zhu Ting, who has decided to join the officialdom, Tianyou, Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng brothers and Wei Wenjie will all end next year.

Zuo Zhu, the Zuo Cheng brothers were obsessed with the imperial examination, and Wei Wenjie could understand it; he was somewhat surprised that Tianyou cared about the imperial examination so much.

"Who made me be my brother? If my homework is not as good as my younger brothers, what will I do?" Tianyou smiled.

That's what he said, in fact, he faced the imperial examination so seriously because he made a decision after making some talks with his father.

The Cao family has been prosperous for three generations. Now, four brothers from Cao Yong's generation have all taken office together, and the limelight is too strong.

As the eldest son of the Cao family and the future patriarch of the Cao family, even if Tianyou does not pass the imperial examination, as long as he enters the officialdom, he will have a smooth journey. What he needs to do is not to stand out and add icing on the cake of the family, but to collect it so that the Cao family's ship can drive smoothly.

As the son of the governor and grandson of the prince, Tianyou should not be the one who is actually absent. The best choice is to pass the Jinshi exam and get a qualification in the Hanlin Academy.

In the officialdom of this dynasty, father and son and brother need to avoid it, while uncle and nephew are both right, but there is nothing to avoid between cousins ​​and nephews...

Two days before the Zhongyuan Festival, Zuo Cheng's brothers returned from the sacrifice outside the pass, but did not return to the capital, but came directly to Qingyuan.

Those who came with him were Yongliang, who was nominally the "uncle" of the second little boy.

Cao Yong has made people understand the affairs of the Ning family in recent years, and he also has some understanding of Yongliang.

Seeing that he was tactful, Cao Yong did not care about the hidden curry favor and little plot, and appropriately expressed his kindness.

Although both adults thought it was good to marry the Zhu family, Cao Yong still wanted to listen to Zuo Cheng's own meaning, so he did not make up for it.

Now that Zuo Cheng is back, Yongliang is here again. If there is no objection, it can be decided.

Unexpectedly, when Zuo Cheng heard that he wanted to make a prefect's daughter, he did not see any joy, but frowned.

Cao Yong knew that he was very arrogant and said, "But you are annoyed because Mrs. Zhu had chosen your origin earlier? Parents in the world often have selfish thoughts when it comes to children's affairs. Mrs. Zhu is so careful and treats her concubine's relatives sincerely. This is exactly what she respects, so you should not be particularly resentful!"

After hearing this, Zuo Cheng smiled bitterly: "The adoptive father, the child has no intention of being picky about the Zhu family... he just felt a little bit arrogant..."

"Hmm?" Cao Yong was a little surprised when he heard this.

Zuo Cheng was grown up, even if he was humble in front of outsiders, he would have some pride.
Chapter completed!