Chapter 201: Breach of the Trust

The old lady chose the best red gold silk treasure bracelet, pulled the hand of the girl in the flag, and gestured on her wrist. The maid next to her was full of smiles and flattering her to say it was good-looking. The old lady seemed quite satisfied, only the girl, with a shy face, and when she was free, she retracted her wrist back into her sleeves and covered it tightly.

When she heard someone coming in, the old lady casually looked at the door, and saw that the young man who came in was dressed in a flag dress, and she couldn't help but look at him more. The more she looked at him, she became more and more confused. She was also from the Dong E family who had been married for generations. Before she arrived in Jiangnan, she was also from the capital and went to the palace in the capital, and she had great eyesight. She naturally saw that the young woman was dressed well. Not to mention the big red spring silk marten cloak on her body, the two pairs of happy and ruyi long hairpins on her head were even more like the palace.

In Jiangning City, except for officials, there are not many women wearing flag clothes. Among them, the old lady knows a little decent, but she never thought that any young wife could put her into such a noble look.

The ones who came in were Cao Yong and Chu Yu. When they noticed that someone was looking at him, Chu Yu looked up and saw that it was a noble lady wearing a flag dress that had been in the past year, he nodded slightly. Seeing that she knew the courtesy, the old lady was very helpful in her heart, so she nodded as a gift to her.

The shopkeeper saw that although the couple had a good face, they were dressed well and had an extraordinary temperament. They were very attentive to entertain themselves. While introducing the signboard of their store, they chose some top-quality hairpins, rings, beads and beads to Chu Yu for her to choose.

I heard that the "Zhenbaoxuan" here is the century-old Bai family's family. Cao Yong felt aroused in his heart and said with a smile: "I heard about the famous name for a long time, it turns out to be your family! I heard that the famous Yang family in Bihelou is a relative of Guidong's family? I have seen their belongings, which are good!"

When Cao Yong mentioned the Yang family, the shopkeeper couldn't help but feel a little proud, and he smiled and said, "It seems that this man has not lived in Jiangning for a long time. That Bihelou is from our aunt's house. A few years ago, our second young master married the Yang family's cousin, which was a kiss. Last year, Yang Dong's family had a stroke and was bedridden. Now the business is all arranged by my second young master. Although there is no brand of our "Zhenbaoxuan", no one knows that our two families are originally one!"

Cao Yong had just returned to Jiangning. Before he could ask about this, he heard the stroke of Yang and remembered the Zheng brothers and sisters. He was very moved and asked in surprise: "Yang Dong's family is sick? I haven't heard of this. How temporary is this?"

The shopkeeper thought for a while and replied, "It was two months ago, so it was about to be after the Double Ninth Festival!"

Cao Yong calculated the time in his mind. At that time, it was only a year and a half before selling the prescription for breeding pearls last year. The pearl had not been planted yet. I wonder why Yang Mingchang had a stroke? Although he did not believe in destiny, he still felt very pleased when thinking about the "circulation of the laws of nature and retribution".

Although Chu Yu was carrying jewelry, he also heard Cao Yong's conversation. Seeing that he was silent, he turned his head to look at him. Just as he saw Cao Yong's contemplative expression, Chu Yu thought he was worried about the Yang Dong family, so he asked softly: "Uh... Master, is he an old friend?" She used to calling Cao Yong "Eh" on weekdays, and almost called him. After saying a word, she suddenly realized that it was inappropriate to reveal her identity, so she hurriedly changed her mouth.

Listening to Chu Yu screaming softly, Cao Yong felt his ears itchy, and he looked at her with a smile, and replied, "I don't know you, I just know his children!" He felt something was wrong when he said that, and looked back at the shopkeeper. Sure enough, the other party was looking at him suspiciously.

Cao Yong was talking about the Zheng brothers and sisters, but in the eyes of these people, the Yang family had only one daughter. After Cao Yong finished speaking, he also realized that he was confused about the little girl who stopped him on the dock many years ago. Although he had no good feelings for her and her father, he also knew that the etiquette and law were strict at this time. If his words made the shopkeeper misunderstand, he might have harmed the little girl.

Although Cao Yong felt absurd, his face was still as usual, and he said unintentionally: "Actually, it is not appropriate for me to say this! Because I met the two beggar brothers and sisters a few years ago and were driven out of the gate by the Yang family. Although they said that their mother was the wife of the Yang Dong family, they might not be able to take care of it! Otherwise, a pair of legitimate children would be kicked out of the house, which would be too much fun!"

Chu Yu couldn't think of it for a moment when she heard it. In her childhood understanding, the word "子" is extremely valuable. Whether it is the royal family or the major royal palaces, the status of the legitimate concubine is extremely noble. Especially the original wife is more noble than the second wife filling the house. Even the successor, she could only perform the concubine's rituals before the previous legitimate concubine's tablet, and the children she gave birth to are not as noble as the children left by the first legitimate concubine. She couldn't help frowning and wanted to ask a few words.

However, before Chu Yu could speak, he heard the old lady not far away say seriously: "Is there such a thing left to abandon my wife and children? Young people, this is a major event that concerns other people's reputation, so how can I talk about it?"

Cao Yong was not angry when he saw the old lady teaching him a lesson with a righteous face, but he was not angry. Because the old lady was so arrogant, although she looked over seventy years old, she was very energetic, and these words looked full of energy. This made him think of his deceased grandmother and feel a little sad.

Chu Yu has always respected Cao Yong from the bottom of his heart. Now that he heard the old lady’s tone with accusations, he was a little unhappy. He frowned slightly and said with some dissatisfaction: “Why is this old man? My master is of great character, so why do he slander others? Since it was what he heard of, it was naturally 'heard'. As for whether that person abandoned his wife and children, what else did he do to my master?”

When Cao Yong saw Chu Yu like a little tiger protecting a calf, he was both funny and moved, and gently pulled her hand. Although the old lady was a little troublesome, she was not a bad person after all, and Cao Yong was unwilling to embarrass her. He smiled and said, "This old man has taught her a lesson. It's a kid who talks too much. As for whether it's true..." Speaking of this, he pointed to the shopkeeper: "Actually, you can ask the shopkeeper, because the boy heard that the Yang Dong family was just trying to marry the Bai family, so he did not recognize his wife and children."

The shopkeeper smiled a little embarrassedly, and he felt sorry for his heart. Why did he say it? While he was smirking, he was thinking about finding some reason to get out. Then the old lady asked, "Shopkeeper, I'm asking you, is this little official really true?"

It is not a secret that Yang Mingchang left his wife and son after he became rich and married the Bai family daughter as a wife. It was not a secret in Jiangning Shopping Mall. A few years ago, after his only son died with Bai's family, he was laughed at by everyone in private, and they all said it was a retribution.

The shopkeeper wanted to shake his head and deny it, but he was afraid of taking on some connections. It was difficult to admit it, so he laughed dryly and said, "Please be considerate of the small ones. The right and wrong of this boss is really not something that the small one can say!"

The old lady lived for most of her life and naturally could hear the truth and lies. Cao Yong looked kind and still had a friendly attitude even after he was rude and scolded him. The shopkeeper's expression changed, his eyes flashed, and he felt a little guilty. What is right and wrong is obvious.

The old lady was born from a commoner, who paid the most attention to etiquette and law, and was familiar with the worldly affairs, and immediately became disgusted. She thought to herself that since the Bai family married a girl, there was no reason not to inquire about the other party's background. Since she knew that the other party had a wife and a child, she pretended not to know and married her daughter, she was despicable enough.

She put down the jewelry she was choosing in her hand and said to the girl standing beside her: "Although my grandmother wants to add makeup to you, she can't ask for such things from others. Wait for my grandmother to send a letter to you, aunties in the capital and ask them to help do some good things!"

When the girl saw her grandmother talking about this in public, she became more and more embarrassed. She blushed and nodded in response. The movement was not much larger than that of a mosquito.

The shopkeeper heard the old lady say something badly and wanted to make a few words of excuses, but the old lady stared at him and immediately fell silent. Seeing that the old lady was dressed well, she must be unable to afford to offend him. Although he had the ability to see that he did not dare to stand up, there were two young and reckless servants in the lobby. Seeing that the shopkeeper was frustrated, they were all unwilling to let go and stopped him at the door.

When Cao Yong saw him, he felt annoyed. Because he was the child of his parents in his previous life and grew up by his grandmother in this life, he was particularly respectful to the age of people and could not stand rude to others.

Before Cao Yong approached, he heard the "slap". Two "slap" sounds, and the two servants were slapped heavily in the face, but the servant who followed the old lady snatched the hand from the front. She looked straight and raised her eyes and said sternly: "In front of my old lady, even the governor general must stand with his hands. Where can you be wild?!"

Cao Yong originally planned to go over and relieve the two servants. He had just taken two steps, but after hearing the servant's words, he immediately stopped and guessed the identity of the old lady in his heart.

The old lady didn't even look at the two young boys who were covering their cheeks and crying, but just said to the servant lady indifferently: "My grandma, why bother with them!"

The servant suddenly lost his tigress as a tigress just now, and replied very gentlely: "The old lady has taught her a lesson, Mei Niang knows that she is wrong!"

The old lady nodded, then she took her granddaughter and came out of Zhenbaoxuan surrounded by maids and maids, and left in a carriage.

*

Jiangning Weaving Mansion, Study Room.

Looking at Li Xu sitting opposite him, Cao Yin couldn't speak for a long time. It's only half a year since he saw him. Li Xu seemed to be ten years older. His originally slightly fat figure has also lost weight and has a lot of white hair. Speaking of which, Li Xu is three years older than Cao Yin, and now he is fifty-six and seven years old. The two are also a friend of the general and have been in the friendship of more than fifty years.

Cao Yin sighed in his heart and advised: "Although my brother-in-law didn't agree with this marriage at the beginning, it is well known that since he has been hired, it will damage his reputation if the eldest brother's family regrets the marriage!"

Li Xu shook his head and said, "Dongting is not an outsider, I don't hide it from you. Last year, I was really confused. Even though I knew that Gali was deliberately trying to win over, I still had the intention to cling to it. It would be decent to think that families like us could marry a daughter from a wealthy family like the Dong E family as a wife. However, over the past year, I can understand that this slave is a slave. Although we are grateful to the emperor, we cannot forget our duty! If the second brother really married Gali's niece, then Long Live's master would think of the Li family, wouldn't this cause trouble?"

Cao Yin heard his words desolately, and he was not as energetic as before, and his eyebrows were full of fear and uneasy. Because these were all things he had before, he understood Li Xu's situation and hurriedly comforted him: "At this point, brother doesn't have to worry too much. Long live the most generous. Even if he is a little annoyed at the moment, he will just calm down in a few days! Since you keep your weaving, the part-time job is only for the Sun family to take care of, and no one else has been sent here. It can be seen that he still relies on brother Chong!"

Li Xu smiled bitterly and nodded: "Now, I have figured it out. I will send my second son to Beijing in two years! The Li family was originally humble and could have today's status. Everything is the grace of the master. Whether it is wealth and glory or simple food in the future, they all look at the gifts above and dare not become greedy again! This Li was so confused that in addition to constantly impeaching Zhang Boxing, he also impeaching the censor Jiao Yinghan. Although Jiao Yinghan was dismissed from office and asked questions

, But I guess this Gali will be moved!" When he said this, he was still confused: "I wonder, how did this Gali compete with Zhang Boxing? This Zhang Boxing was the tutor personally pointed out by Master Long Sui himself. Even if Gali impeached and slandered him, could he still erase his political achievements over the years? Could it be that this is the thief calling for thieves! Gali's own hands are not clean, and he also thinks it is a thief, but he forgot that since ancient times, he has been 'evil and cannot defeat righteousness'!"

Cao Yin was shocked when he heard this. When Li Xu came to Jiangning last year to mention Zhang Boxing, he shook his head and said, "The scholar was sour and irresponsible, but now he looks convinced.

Although Cao Yin has been in office for decades, he acts more like a scholar. It is still difficult to understand Li Xu's blunders to propose such a breach of trust. But it has to be admitted that Li Xu's concerns are also very reasonable. He thought about whether there was a better way to solve the problem. Although he hated Gali, he did not agree with his anger at his family. Once he broke up, it would be a big deal to say whether Miss Dong E could marry again or not. At least there would be no good people coming to propose marriage.

Li Xu and Cao Yin have been together since childhood. They know his temper and are afraid that he will persuade him again. They immediately changed their minds and said, "I heard that Yong'er has put the Taoist platform outside. Although it is not as decent as Beijing, he is already in the fourth rank at a young age. This future is limitless!" While praising, he couldn't help laughing happily: "Now, we are all old and there is nothing to carry him! This is nothing. After all, with his brother-in-law and father-in-law, as long as he is in a moderate position, it is not difficult to get a few positions and be promoted to the governor! Our three families will have to support us in the future!"

When Cao Yin heard Li Xu praise his son like this, he hurriedly said humbly: "Oh, brother, don't praise him! If the prince is really promising, Long Live can't send him out of the capital! He is still young and his brother-in-law has been busy with errands. The old lady has always spoiled her during her lifetime and neglected to teach her. Not to mention that she is not as good as my two nephews in the eldest brother's family, even the children from the Sun family are all promising!"

While talking, a servant came to report that it was the old man and the eldest grandma who were back. Cao Yin smiled and asked Li Xu to come to the living room.

Because Li Xu arrived just now, Cao Yong and Chu Yu were not in the mansion and did not ask for advice, so Cao Yin specially asked someone to explain to the door that if they saw them coming back, they would come and report it.

Cao Yong and Chu Yu also heard about their uncle's arrival. They looked at each other's clothes, and they were quite generous and neat, and would not neglect the distinguished guests, so they waited for their father to summon him in the side hall.

After Cao Yin sent someone to invite him, Cao Yong and Chu Yu went to the living room to greet his uncle Li Xu.

However, over a year, Cao Yong's actions became more mature and generous, and he could not escape the water when he spoke. The precious princess, the princess of the imperial grandson, was not as coquettish as he imagined. Li Xu couldn't help but praise him and praise him, and could not tell whether he was envious or jealous.

*

Inner house, in Gao Taijun's room.

Gao Taijun hugged Wu'er and kissed him again and again, and was full of reluctance to leave, muttering: "Wuer, don't blame my grandmother for being cruel, my grandmother is also reluctant to leave Wu'er! Who made your cousin sick? Even the marriage is delayed, so how could my grandmother still feel relieved!"

It turned out that when Li Xu arrived at Cao's mansion, he came to pay his respects to his aunt Gao Taijun, and told him about delaying the marriage because his second son Li Ding was seriously ill. In fact, he said in the Governor's mansion that his son was seriously ill and was afraid of delaying Miss Dong E, so he broke the engagement. However, thinking that the old man's ideas were relatively rigid and he was afraid of arousing Gao Taijun's dissatisfaction and nagging, he changed his words.

Gao Taijun originally wanted to persuade him to get along well with the Cao family. Now that he heard that his nephew and grandson were sick, he didn't care about that much and had asked someone to prepare his luggage. The only thing he was worried about was Wu'er who was brought to her house to raise on the day he landed. But although Wu'er had no biological mother, after all, his father's mother was there, he didn't have the reason to carry him to the Li family to raise him.
Chapter completed!