Chen Wenhui is spending a leisurely life here, and at the house of the Zhongyi Gong, the new Zhongyi Gong Zhao Chongli is carrying some things and going to the suburbs in a carriage with his wife Han.

Because the old loyal and righteous man retired to the western suburbs of the mountain village on the edge of the capital. Zhao Chongli, the loyal and righteous duke, will take his wife to the western suburbs to visit his parents every month, first, to fulfill his filial piety, and second, to discuss with his father about the major events that happened at home and in the court, and ask his father to take ideas.

On this day, it was the day when the couple went to the western suburbs. The thought of going to the western suburbs made Han's heart feel uncomfortable. To be honest, her mother-in-law is not a fuel-efficient lamp, although she treats her well, but she is short-sighted, arrogant, and out of place, and often finds problems for her.

Especially the sister-in-law Zhao Yufei, who stayed in the capital with her, is really a troublemaker, and she annoys her every day.

Zhao Chongli did not ride a horse today as before, but accompanied his wife, looking at his wife's somewhat pale face, he couldn't help but secretly blame himself, he was too busy these days and neglected his wife.

Zhao Chongli asked, "Madam, have you been a little tired lately, are you feeling unwell?" ”

Han smiled gently and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I haven't slept well recently." ”

Zhao Chongli asked: "I've been a little busy lately, and I haven't taken care of you, but the housework is a little unsmooth?" You have to be a housekeeper again, and you have to go to the circle of noblewomen in the capital to socialize, and you have to prepare for a thing about the Chongyi wedding, but I hate this stinky boy, who is not at home all day long, and can't help you at all. ”

Han smiled and said, "What can a man in Chongyi help with these things?" It's just a trifle. I'm slowly getting ready. Just wait for my father and mother to read the list today and set the dowry. We are married women, as long as we get the dowry right, the ceremony on the wedding day, and the banquet well. You don't even need to prepare a new house. They lived in the county lord's mansion. We've saved a lot of money. ”

Zhao Chongli smiled and said: "Chongyi, this stinky boy is lucky, the wedding does not need to be held in our mansion, it is directly held in the county lord's mansion." After getting married, he didn't live in our mansion, just lived directly in the county lord's mansion. Heard. That county lord's mansion is beautiful. Especially His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, after giving the county lord Wen Hui a garden, the county lord's mansion was bigger, and the county lord Wen Hui also invited the master of the Hei family to design the garden. It seems that it is necessary to build the most beautiful garden in the capital. This county lord of Wenhui is really wealthy. ”

Han smiled.

Zhao Chongli asked, "When the time comes." I'm afraid that the dowry of the county lord of Wenhui is a lot. More than yours is for sure. Are you uncomfortable with this? ”

Han glanced at Zhao Chongli and said, "Look at what you said, am I such a person?" Actually, my dowry is in the circle of noblewomen in the capital. It's already superior. It's just that it can't be compared with the county lord of Wen Hui. Besides, is the dowry of Lord Wen Hui comparable to ordinary people? Don't say it's me, even Her Royal Highness the Princess, I can't compare, so I won't bother with this. ”

Han was born in a scholarly family, dignified and virtuous, but there are also disadvantages, that is, he is too virtuous, too dignified, and not lively enough, so Zhao Chongli sometimes feels very restrained with Han, and sometimes he is willing to go to those aunts' rooms.

Now seeing Han's delicate appearance, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but say: "Madam, you are really open-minded, and it is my blessing to marry you." ”

Han's face turned red, he lowered his head and didn't say a word, the corners of his mouth turned slightly, as if he was about to laugh, but then he thought of something again, and couldn't help frowning.

This frown, the curved willow eyebrows, wrinkled together, Zhao Chongli had the urge to calm down, Zhao Chongli couldn't help asking: "Then what else are you unhappy about?" But those aunts at home made you angry? I'm actually normal to them. I still value you the most in my heart. Those are just playthings, if you like it, play it twice, if you don't like it, or if you get angry, you don't have to look at my face, just punish it directly, even if you are killed, you will be sold. ”

Han was very moved when he heard this. Although his husband has a lot of concubines, he is not particularly pampered, they are all general. The most respectful is still the lady of the main room.

Han said, "Thank you, husband." I've always managed these aunts very well. Didn't me off. ”

At this point, Zhao Chongli nodded. Han also has the ability to surpass the housekeeper's ability.

Zhao Chongli asked: "Then why are you worried?" ”

Han Shi stopped talking, looked at Zhao Chongli's concerned eyes, gritted his teeth, and made up his mind to say: "Father retired to the farm, in fact, mother is not very happy. You know, my mother likes to be prosperous and likes people to hold her. I like the banquets of the ladies. Also, on my mother's side, several of our uncles also have a lot of things, and they often come to my mother for help. When my mother was in the capital, she relied on the face of the Zhongyi Mansion and did not do anything less for them. Now living in seclusion on the farm is naturally much more inconvenient. Although my uncle's family has come to me many times. However, I am a principled person, and I have done everything I can for them. If it is unreasonable, or it will ruin the reputation and interests of our loyal and righteous government, I will refuse. After a few times, they were not happy, so they came to the farm to talk to my mother and said bad things about me, and the relationship between me and my mother is not good. ”

Zhao Chongli still knows this. His uncles are all people who eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and they often do bad things in the name of the Loyal and Righteous Mansion in the capital. They are all troublemakers, he has long been annoyed to death, and only his father can shock them.

Zhao Chongli said: "You are a junior, be more patient." ”

Han said: "I still have this patience. However, today, we are going to discuss Chongyi's dowry list with my mother, I am afraid that my mother hates Chongyi and is unwilling to make the list beautiful, and then we will lose face with our loyalty. ”

That's true. Zhao Chongli could already imagine that Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but scream when she saw such a long dowry list. She would definitely not agree to the Zhao family's dowry of so much. These dowry gifts are more than fifty percent more than when he married Han. In fact, according to Mrs. Zhao's meaning, it would be good to have one percent of his wedding gift for Chongyi. Not only is it not so little, but it is more than half of his. Can this be acceptable to Mrs. Zhao?

However, he already knows the importance of Zhao Chongyi's wedding to the Zhao family.

During this period of time, he became a loyal and righteous duke, although he was in a high position, but he already had a deep understanding of the sinister nature of officialdom. He fought in the northwest all the year round, and had less contact with the officialdom in the capital. Naturally, I don't understand the deep water in this. Fortunately, the Chen family, especially the future father-in-law of the second brother, gave him a lot of help both openly and secretly. There is also the second brother's hair young, Liu Jingyuan, as the minister of His Royal Highness the Prince, holds the power, and is still the actual ruler of the ministry. He also gave Zhao Chongli a lot of help. If it weren't for their help, Zhao Chongli would have doubted it, he didn't know how many times he had fallen into the trap. Now, he has finally gained a foothold in the capital, and it is really hard to think about it.

These are the results of the help of the second brother who has always been displeasing to the eyes of the mother, I really don't understand, why doesn't the mother understand, and she still has to target the second brother everywhere?

Don't say any of this, just like my father said, what does it mean for the second brother to marry the lord of Wenhui? That's a person who has three cities overseas, which means that the Zhao family can also have the opportunity to develop overseas. To be precise, in the future, the three overseas cities will belong to the Zhao family. They will be given a higher status than the righteous and the righteous.

Zhao Chongli also had a headache when he thought of his mother, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Madam, you don't have to worry, the marriage of the second brother is a major matter of our Zhao family, and my father will not ignore it." Don't show the list of this dowry to your mother first, show it to your father first, this family is still headed by your father, as long as your father nods and agrees, there is no way for your mother to oppose it. It's just that after that, you're going to have to suffer some grievances. ”

It is conceivable that Mrs. Zhao, who has nothing to do with the old loyal and righteous father, will definitely vent her anger on her daughter-in-law Han.

Han Shi frowned and said, "If my mother is just angry with me, or if she is ugly or embarrassed for me, I don't care, after all, she is an elder." This is also for the sake of Chongyi. However, is it okay for us to show the list to our father so rashly, past our mother? My father always didn't care about these trivial matters. Housework has always been managed by the mother, and the father will not overstep his authority? ”

Zhao Chongli thought to himself, you don't know the importance of this wedding to the Zhao family, and you didn't expect Chen Wenhui to have such an unexpected dowry, so you said this. If it is an ordinary concubine's wedding, it is naturally managed by the mother-in-law of the family, and the old loyal and righteous father, as a father, will not care. However, this is a major event related to the establishment of a kingdom in the future of the Zhao family, and my father will never allow anyone to destroy it. Neither can mothers.

Zhao Chongli smiled mysteriously and said, "Madam, this time, you have lost your eyes. You can rest assured, after a while, you will see it as a husband. I'll just show it to my father. You can wait and see what your father has to say. When the time comes, the father will speak directly, and the mother will have no choice. ”

Han's face was suspicious.

Zhao Chongli hurriedly said: "I promise, my father will definitely call the shots." Father takes this wedding more seriously than you think. ”

Han thought that the old loyal and righteous father didn't tell Mrs. Zhao, the head of the house, that he would take the matchmaker Hu Zhili to Xiao Chen's house to propose marriage after the next dynasty, and he understood a little, it seems that there should be something he doesn't know. However, Lao Zhongyi and his husband know it. Therefore, they did not allow any failure in this marriage. It seems that she can really put her mind at ease, and once she has the old loyal and righteous husband to call the shots, she will also save a lot. (To be continued......)