While the emperor was worried about whether to make a final verdict on the prisoners of the embankment case at the request of public opinion, the family sent by Mrs. Mi to Fengxian to deliver the letter also arrived at their destination.

Tao Cheng has just received the appointment and is about to be promoted to the Shanghai government. From the county order of the seventh grade to the general judgment of the sixth grade, he was promoted two levels in a row, which can be said to be quite rare. Because he once served as the county magistrate of Fengxian and Nanhui, he made remarkable achievements during his tenure. At the time of the tidal disaster, several counties under the jurisdiction of Shanghai, except for the prefecture of Jiading, the Fengxian he served was the least affected, and among the officials at the same level in the whole prefecture, he was counted as having the greatest credit. Besides, this order was issued by the officials of the capital, who would talk too much?

Because of the dam case and the tidal disaster, most of the officials in the Shanghai government were folded in at once, and now they are short of manpower. Although the imperial court sent a new person to take over, where can it compare to an official like Tao Cheng who knows the roots and is familiar with it? The prefect of Shanghai was eager for him to seek talent, and the order of the officials was issued, so he immediately sent an official letter ordering him to go to Jiading to report within three days.

The one who took over the post of Fengxian county commander was the original county magistrate. It is about the top to understand that although more than half a year has passed since the tide disaster, the post-disaster reconstruction work in Fengxian has been completed, and the affected people have resettled and lived a stable life, but the county's good situation, if it can't be maintained because of a Taocheng, it would be a pity. This county man has always been a helper for Tao Cheng, he has no extraordinary ability, but he is not a stupid person, and it is not difficult for Xiao Gui Cao to do it. He was originally born as a second-in-command officer, but now he is sitting in a regular position. It was a joy for him to really enter the stream. There is also a Zhao family in the local area who built the Nanhou Mansion, which is not far from the land of Longxing. There was a powerful boss staring at him, and he didn't dare to get carried away after he was proud, so he could only continue to govern Fengxian with trepidation, in order to rise one more level in the future.

Tao Cheng was anxious to go to Jiading to take office, and learned that his wife had received a letter from her sister, and after reading the content, he persuaded her: "It's better for you to go to the capital to live for a while." Zhuohua also came to see people's time. If there is a rare young talent, write to me and let me know. The pearl of our palms can't be matched at will. ”

Mrs. Tao was also a little moved. My daughter is getting older every year. This marriage is a cause for concern. Although Fengxian is good, there are not many young talents in the county. The young talent in her mind, of course, is not a talent and fame, and his family is wealthy. Forget it if you can call it a son. She and Tao Cheng are both from scholarly families. I hope that my daughter can marry a promising scholar and become a lady in the future. If you choose a match for your daughter in Fengxian, there are a few candidates, such as the children of the Zhao family, there are a few who read well. With the support of Jiannanhou Mansion, he also has a future than the children of ordinary families. But Tao Cheng and his wife always felt that there were some shortcomings, and thought that their daughter could marry a better candidate. The really outstanding children of the Zhao family were all engaged to marry early, and it was not Tao Zhuohua's turn. Children of other local families. Something was always missing.

The advice in Mrs. Mie's letter gave them another way of thinking. Since I know that there are many readers in and out of the library, it is during the examination. Naturally, there will be a gathering of outstanding young talents. Those Jinshi who have already been in high school, Beijing is naturally indispensable to the people who catch their sons-in-law, and the Tao family does not dare to count on it. But there may not be no good candidates in the first place. They just try to fail, and they already have a reputation for themselves, but they are much better than ordinary scholars.

Mrs. Tao thought about it, and said to her husband: "The letter was written last month, and I am afraid that the Duchess of Jiannan County will be the matchmaker for the Yi family, and I am already optimistic about the candidate at this time." We Zhuohua went to Beijing, but we couldn't catch up. If you look at other people after going to Beijing, the concubine has not been approved by the master, and it is not good to make claims, and the letters go back and forth between the two places, which takes a long time, and I am afraid that it will delay the daughter's life. ”

Tao Cheng didn't care: "Mrs. just rest assured, whose son-in-law is not carefully selected, and only makes an idea after a year and a half?" It is not a strange thing to discuss relatives and relatives for two or three years. If anyone can't wait, there will be someone else to choose from. The Yi family is not successful, isn't there still the Yi family Erlang? Knowing that there are other scholars in the library, there may be a good match for Zhuohua among them. There is only one daughter under your knees, so naturally you have to carefully investigate it before you can decide on her marriage. ”

When Mrs. Tao got his words, she was a little relieved and agreed. There is one more thing, she hesitated for a long time in her heart before she spoke to Tao Cheng: "Master, my sister is not very healthy, and she has the same problem as me. She is pregnant now, but because she took that Dr. Ye's tonic, but after more than a year, she has such a miraculous effect......"

Tao Cheng smiled when he heard this: "If my wife can get this prescription, she will also take medicine for a year and a half, and her body and bones will be well raised, and she will be happy for her husband." It's just that the fate of children is destined, and there is no need to be very obsessed with children. Having a well-behaved and caring daughter is better than raising three unsuccessful sons. ”

Mrs. Tao was very moved, but she made up her mind in her heart and asked her sister for the body supplement. She is only in her thirties, and if she fights hard, she may not be able to add one or two more children to her husband. The husband was ridiculed by many people in the clan for being childless. The mother-in-law also said that she was not virtuous on weekdays, and for this reason, her daughter Tao Zhuohua suffered a lot. She was unwilling to let her loosen her mouth to take concubines for her husband and divide men with other women. But if she can give birth to a son for her husband in person and continue the Tao family's incense, she will be asked to lose her life, and she is willing.

The couple discussed, Tao Cheng went to Jiading to take office first, and Mrs. Tao took her daughter to pack her luggage, said goodbye to her acquaintances in Fengxian County, and then followed. When Tao Cheng settled in the new place, Mrs. Tao took her daughter to Beijing again. The process didn't take more than two months. Mrs. Mi is far from giving birth, and there is plenty of time.

The next day, Tao Cheng made a handover with the county, and the light car Jane went to Jiading first. While Mrs. Tao took her daughter around to say goodbye to acquaintances, she entrusted the Zhao family's six-room man to send Mrs. Mi's family to Guangdezhou.

A few days later, the Mi family in Guangdezhou received a letter from Mrs. Mi and Mi's aunt.

After reading the letter, there was a slight commotion in private. No one thought that Mrs. Mi would be able to conceive a child again. If this child is a son, then it is difficult to say where the eldest son of the third room will go. The face of the third room is not very good-looking, and she mentioned the matter of succession in front of her husband. Muttering that the husband and wife of the rice province are not kind.

Fortunately, her husband was not a fool and scolded her a few words. It is a good thing that Mi Province can have children. It's too late for your brother to be happy for him, so how can you blame him instead? As for the succession, it is possible to cancel it, which is also human nature. Who has a biological son-in-law, and they have to inherit the incense and family business by inheriting the heirs of another house? It's uncertain for the time being, but if Mi Shengzhi's wife really gave birth to a son. The children in the third room should continue to stay at home. Unless Mi Shengzhi's wife is still a daughter and can't have another child in the future, it's not too late for them to mention the succession.

The heads of several houses of the Mi family all agree with this approach. The filling of the third room was angry, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only continue to look at the eldest son left behind by the filling in front of him.

On the other side, Midozhi, who had returned to his hometown to live idlely, received a letter from his wife. learned that she had taken a fancy to her daughter. I didn't bother to care, so I just threw the letter to my mother. After returning to Guangde, he had almost nothing except the old house and dozens of acres of clan land, and he had to rely on the money from the Zhao family's mothers-in-law to make up for his daily expenses.

The mother-in-law of the Zhao family is still very hateful, and he didn't wait for him to coax the surrounding people to praise him in the name of Jiannanhou's uncle. took the first step to publicize the fact that he had a bad relationship with Zhao Wei's ancestors and grandchildren, and even the truth that he was demoted for his crimes. Everyone knows about it. Now his relatives and friends in his hometown are far away from him, and even his clansmen treat him lightly, and he can't even find anyone to go out to find a companion to eat and drink. If you want to go around the Qinglou,** you have to see if he is generous in reward, and if the reward is less, you will directly show him his face, and the girls who are called are the ugliest and oldest, which is really unlucky!

Zhao Wei's brothers and sisters treated his uncle so harshly, but no one said that they were not. Others only said that he was demoted because of his crimes, which was his own sin, and Zhao Wei's brothers and sisters were still willing to take money to support him, which couldn't be more kind. Who knew that the man sent by their brother and sister only gave him enough money for food and clothing, and only in kind, not much cash, and really had no money left for him to spend. He wanted to buy a new piece of jewelry for his concubine, but he couldn't come up with the money, and he went to the clan to fight the autumn breeze, and he rarely had a chance to succeed. Because everyone knows that he is not short of money, he will not starve to death, and he also eats and drinks spicy food, and wears silk and satin.

Who can understand the bitterness in his heart?!

Mi Duzhi is bored now, just messing around with his concubine at home, and doesn't care about anything else. The housework will be handed over to the old mother to deal with, and there is no oil and water anyway. Daughter Mi Yulian is now following her grandmother, and she has resentment in her heart, but the little girl's family is not deep, and she was coaxed by the old lady to say a few words, and she got close to her grandmother again.

In fact, she can't help but continue to make trouble, her mother and brother are not there, her father doesn't care, if she wants to live well, she has to make a good grandmother.

Aunt Mi wrote back, saying that she wanted to tell her daughter about her family, and when Mrs. Mi saw the conditions of the Yi family, she pouted: "It's a pity, if his brother returns it, he is already a stable tribute." The results of this palace test must have come out, and he shouldn't be able to run away as a jinshi. If Sister Lian marries him, she will be a ready-made lady, even if her family background is poor, when she is awarded an official, she will inevitably have the opportunity to make money. But this younger brother is just a showman, God knows if he is as smart as his brother? In case he dies and is just a showman, wouldn't it be a loss for our family to marry his daughter to him? asked Mi Yulian again: "This is the husband that your mother gave you, it's really confused." Even if his brother is a new jinshi, he can't compare to those generations of eunuchs. ”

Mi Yulian was not happy either. She really wanted to marry in the capital, she could have almost stayed in the capital. But as her grandmother said, the Yi family brothers are poor, if they have already gained fame like Yi Dalang, they can be officials, Yi Erlang is not as capable as his brother, and he may not be able to make a profit in the future. Why did my mother let Yi Dalang not choose, so she had to take a fancy to Yi Erlang?

Although she knew that her mother always had a reason to do this, she still followed her heart and Mrs. Mi's tone, and said something like this: "I am the daughter of the official family, and my father once did it from the Zhizhou of the fifth grade, although he lost his official position, but his fame is still there." Even if Yi Jialang is admitted to the Jinshi and awarded the official, he is only seven or eight grades. I'm wronged to marry him, let alone his younger brother? I don't want to say yes. Grandmother was right, my mother was just confused, so she wrote this letter. ”

Mrs. Mi was satisfied, so she asked her to ghostwrite, dictate it herself, and wrote a reply. In the letter, she also mentioned that she had given Mi Yulian a good family affair, and the other party was the second son of the same state in Guangzhou, Dezhou, and her family was wealthy, although she was not from a famous family, but she was very compatible with Mi Yulian in terms of appearance. She has already asked an acquaintance to talk about the item, although Mi Duzhi has lost his official, but the original official position is two levels higher than that of the same state from the sixth grade, and there is a relative of Jiannanhou Mansion behind her, and this marriage is naturally the right one......

Mi Yulian listened to it and secretly rejoiced. Sure enough, such a marriage is worthy of an official daughter like her.

Who knew that this letter had only been sent out for two days, and bad news came from the Guangdezhou Xuezheng side. Midozhi went to work because of his crimes, and he was given a light hair at that time, so he returned to his hometown with all his beards and tails, and he didn't even copy his home. However, at the beginning of the year, the officials checked and thought that the punishment at that time was too light, and decided to impose additional punishment and remove his fame.

Mi Duzhi became white again, and Mi Yulian also lost her identity as the concubine of the official family, she was really stunned this time. (To be continued......)