When Cao Yin asked Cao Ji about marriage, Cao Ji only had one sentence: "Marriage matters, the life of parents, the words of the matchmaker, even if the little nephew's parents are not there, there are still family elders, how dare the nephew be self-dictated?" ”

With a light sentence, the problem was pushed to Cao Yin again.

Cao Yin took the letter of the Seventh Master and read it for two days, and still instructed the Li family to pay attention to the daughters of the right age among the relatives and friends. The left and right are just picking people, and the final decision will be made until the seventh master will come to Beijing next year.

This seventh master has always been friendly to Jiang Ning, if he hadn't mediated it, the mausoleum of the sect would not have been next to Fengrun's family. From this point of view, the old man is kind to Jiang Ning.

How easy is it to talk about family affairs that are the right family?

In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, the Cao family carried the flag, only the Jiangning Cao Xi branch, and the Fengrun family was still under the name of the Internal Affairs Office.

The Eight Banners intermarriage is not divided into flags, but there is a draft checkpoint stuck in it. Those with better family backgrounds and good looks are all decided by the palace and married to the clan or the powerful. Others who put up signs either have other arrangements at home, or they are flawed.

If you want to talk about the clothed family, the girl has more choices, but Cao Ji lost his wife and remarried. Whose good girl is willing to fill the house?

If it is a poor family, it is not worthy of Cao Qi's identity as the son of the Cao family.

On the Li side, I picked a few candidates, but they all felt that they were not suitable. I remembered that Zhaojia's family had several cousins of the collateral lineage, who were married to the middle-class and upper-class families in the Eight Banners, and this relative was in contact with each other, among which there must be many girls of appropriate age, so I asked someone to invite Zhaojia's family to come over to talk.

In the past six months, Zhao Jia's family has lost the right to be a housekeeper, and he is very uncomfortable. In front of people, the two daughters-in-law are more and more required to set up rules, as if only in this way can they have face and will not be underestimated.

Jinghui was born in a family, and Su Xin has been an errand boy in the palace for many years, and she is always about the rules, so naturally there is no difference. Respectfully, he really served the Zhaojia clan like an old feudal king.

Today, the Li family came to ask her to come over, and Zhao Jia's family brought two daughters-in-law there.

No matter how proud the long house is, this heir is scarce, and it is also an indisputable matter, where can I catch up with the son of the second room.

Zhao Jia's style, Chu Yu is well known. Therefore, after Jinghui and Su Xin finished asking Li for peace, she found a reason and brought the two concubines down to save them from setting up rules in the upper room.

The three of them went to Wutong Garden for tea.

Chu Yu made people serve a few plates of newly made dim sum in the house, and Jinghui and Su Xin were still well-behaved, low-eyebrow and pleasing to the eyes. Seeing this, Chu Yu couldn't help but sigh and said, "Isn't it that she was taught, looking like a little daughter-in-law." There are no elders here, and you still have a coquettish relationship with me, do you really think that you are a guest? ”

Hearing Chu Yu say this, Jing Huifang felt more comfortable, beat her waist with a smile, and said, "It's not polite to listen to my sister-in-law say this." Yin Zheng got up this morning, and he was feeling tired, so he allowed his brother-in-law to crook. ”

"How do you get up so early? Even if you are young, you should take good care of it, but you are not cold-tolerant. Chu Yu instructed someone to prepare a pillow for Jinghui, and beckoned Su Xin to sit on the side of the kang: "Since the second brother and sister want to rest, the fifth brother and sister should not sit on the ground, and we haven't been together for a long time."

Su Xin heard this and responded in a low voice. After Jinghui went outside to put on a fur vest and sat on the kang, she got up and sat down next to the kang.

"Recently, the house has been a little busy, and I have some insomnia, so I only feel dizzy these days." Jinghui leaned on the pillow and said.

"Have you found the doctor, it's not good to delay." Seeing this, Chu Yu was a little uneasy.

Jinghui lowered her head and said, "It's not a big deal, it's not good to worry the elders in the New Year." ”

When Chu Yu heard this, he understood the meaning of Jinghui. In the past six months, she set up rules in front of Zhaojia's sooner or later, and became more and more respectful, so that Zhaojia's couldn't make any mistakes, so that the family was stable. At the end of the year, it is the busiest time for housework, and if she is uncomfortable, it just gives Zhao Jia's room to have a seizure.

"That can't be stiffened, if the body collapses, I can't regret it." Chu Yu shook his head, turned around to summon Xicai, and ordered: "Send someone to the second gate to spread the word, and quietly invite a doctor to come over." ”

Jinghui was listening, sat up, and wanted to open her mouth to stop it. Chu Yu didn't wait for her to speak, she had already told her to like it.

"Sister-in-law......" Jinghui said: "I know that my sister-in-law loves me, but it's just ......"

Chu Yu didn't wait for her to finish, and said: "This is not yet Laba, this or two months will be hard." Even if you're strong, you have to have a good body. Otherwise, if you are sick, when you wait until Guining, won't it make the old lady of your in-laws sad. ”

When Jing Hui heard the mention of her grandmother, she couldn't help but redden, and said in a low voice: "More pity for my sister-in-law." ”

"The second brother is careless, if there is anything that makes the younger brother and sister wronged, the younger brother and sister will tell the sister-in-law, and the sister-in-law will make the decision for you." Chu Yu put the blanket in the maid's hand and put it on Jinghui's lap and said.

Jinghui and Cao Song became husband and wife, and Chu Yu and Cao Hao were the two matchmakers. Not to mention that among the cousins, Cao Hao is the most affectionate to Cao Song, and he is no different from his own brother. Chu Yu is the eldest sister-in-law, so she naturally hopes that she will be well.

Jinghui shook her head, seeing that Su Xin bowed her head and was silent, for fear of snubbing her, she diverted and said, "The eldest lady said that there is a family matter to discuss with our wife, but the marriage of the fourth master?" ”

Hearing this, Su Xin also raised his head and looked at Chu Yu together.

"It's a marriage, but it's not the fourth master." Chu Yu said with a smile: "It's the remarriage of the uncle of the same clan, and the rich seventh master entrusted the master." ”

Jinghui listened and said; "Listening to Grandma Qi's funeral, just like yesterday, this has been a blink of an eye, but it is not the time to remarry. It's just a pity for a motherless orphan girl. Speaking of this, he realized that he had lost his words, glanced at Su Xin, and said, "Don't blame my brother and sister." Speaking of which, my sister-in-law can't compare to you. ”

Su Xin shook his head and said, "The second sister-in-law is outside." By the way, sister-in-law, is this Uncle Ji the son of the family? Is it the clan wife who is going to remarry this time? That's not a good choice. ”

Chu Yu nodded and said, "Just as the fifth brother and sister said. ”

Jing Hui was beside her, a little puzzled, and said, "Sister-in-law, isn't it the grandson of the sect and the head of the family?" What else can you say about marrying a wife? ”

Chu Yu said with a smile: "It's a big deal, and it's not easy to find a suitable one. Otherwise, it won't make the wife embarrassed, and the second wife will be asked to come over and help find a candidate. I also listened to my wife's general explanation, and I am afraid that the details are not as much as the five siblings, so I still ask the five siblings to talk about it. ”

After saying this, she looked at Su Xin.

The Jinghui family is Manchurian, and for this Confucian orthodox clan rules, it is not as good as the Dong family. The Dong family is the ancestor of the Dong family, and Dong Suxin's grandfather is the head of the Dong family.

Just listened to Su Xin: "Speaking of clan women, they pay more attention to rules and birth than ordinary daughters-in-law. If you are not a concubine, no one will hire the daughter of a concubine as a clan wife. After all, the daughter of the concubine, the biological mother is lowly, and the mother-in-law is separated from the bloodline and loses the support of the mother's family; There is also a relationship between the heirs, and the only daughter is not allowed, for fear that it will be difficult for the children and grandchildren to reproduce. The clan woman is in charge of the family's internal affairs, disciplining the female dependents in the family externally, and not entering the foreign affairs and in-laws. ”

After listening to Su Xin's words in one breath, Jing Hui couldn't help but say at a glance, "There are so many rules." No wonder Grandma Qi is weak or weak, but the etiquette is not lost. It's just that fate is not good. ”

"The clan wife serves the elders and upholds the children, and also assists her husband and presides over the chores of the clan, showing that she has a long life. Su Xin's current maternal grandmother is the wife of her grandfather, and there are no two people in front of her. Su Xin said lightly: "My mother was overworked, and she did the root of the disease after giving birth, and she died before she could do it." ”

Chu Yu and Jing Hui only knew that Su Xin lost his mother when he was young, but they didn't know why. After listening to Su Xin's words, the two of them glanced at each other, and they both regretted a little that they shouldn't have mentioned it.

On the contrary, it was Su Xin, and then said: "The Eight Banners people are mostly from the Manchu and vulgar, and they will not take the sect to heart. On the contrary, it is the Han people who are willing to marry their daughters and the children of the ancestors and marry the two surnames. No wonder the eldest lady is embarrassed, the flag and the man do not intermarry, and if you want to find a suitable one in the flag, you really have to pick carefully. ”

Chu Yu said, "Isn't it? It's hard to pick, my wife has looked for a few, and the old man has rejected them......"

* Dongcheng, Jiubeizi House, outside the gate.

Although it is not Xiu Muzhi's words today, but the ninth elder brother sent people to the yamen to invite him, and Cao Hao could only come over. Fortunately, there were also sixteen elder brothers who were invited, and the ninth elder brother only asked about tobacco when he spoke, and he did not make things difficult for Cao Hao.

The people who spoke in the hall were not only the ninth elder brother, the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Hao, but also the chief staff of the Jiubeizi Mansion, Qin Daoran. This Qin Daoran is the eldest grandson of Qin Dezao, a famous man in the south of the Yangtze River, and the famous Wuxi Jichang Garden is his family. He was hand-picked to return to Beijing during Kangxi's southern tour, and he was originally intended to teach at the Nine Elder Brothers, but later he was admitted to the Jinshi and put his name in the Hanlin Academy, but in fact he was still giving advice to the Nine Elder Brothers.

For Brother Jiu, he is the division commander, a confidant, and a right-hand man.

Although the emperor handed over the tobacco matter to Brother Jiu, the prince's departure from Beijing was limited, and Brother Jiu could only appoint his cronies to do it.

Cao Hao was not optimistic about Qin Daoran, and sighed when he walked out of the gate of Jiubeizi Mansion.

The sixteenth elder brother glanced at him and said, "Fu Ruo is afraid that the old man will make a mistake?" ”

Qin Daoran is a young man, and his hair is half white, so the sixteenth elder brother calls him like this.

Cao Hao nodded and said: "Seeking business and seeking power are different, the way to seek power, he can certainly assist the ninth elder brother; In terms of business, it is not as good as Brother Jiu himself. This tobacco thing is not something that can be done overnight, and I don't know why Brother Jiu chose this person. ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he frowned and said, "Yes." I also think it's weird, I heard that there is a Ma Jia under Brother Jiu, who is his right and left hand to collect money, and I thought that this time he would be surnamed Ma, but I don't know how to use Qin Daoran, an old Confucian. I also have no bottom in my heart, rather than him, it is really not as reassuring as the shopkeeper Han. ”

Cao Hao listened and could only be speechless.

The plan is not as good as the change, even if the ninth elder brother uses people inappropriately, Cao Hao will not have much to do to push out the Han Jiang clan. Brother Jiu's hands and feet in the past half a year, Cao Hao also saw it in his eyes, whether it was really digging people or acting, he didn't pay attention to it. Because I know the surname of Han Jiang, he is not a frivolous person.

Since the Han Jiang clan is available, there will be no shortage of times when it can be used in the future, and it will no longer be this year and a half. How can Brother Jiu get along well, it's too late to get along, how can he push the Han Jiang clan closer?

The sixteenth elder brother raised his head, looked at the sky, and said, "It's still early, let's find a place to drink two cups and then come back." ”

Cao Hao's side, he had nothing to do when he returned home, so he found a restaurant with the sixteenth elder brother and asked for a private room to sit in.

At this time, the restaurants were mostly Huaiyang cuisine and Shandong cuisine. The sixteenth elder brother lives in the palace, and the fat chickens and ducks are fat all day, and he is tired of eating crookedly, so he asks Xiao Er to serve a few light side dishes and warm two pots of wine.

When Xiao Er went down, before the two could say anything, they heard the sound of dishes falling to the ground in the private room next door.

Between this private room, there is only a thin wooden plank, and there is no sound insulation, so I heard someone say: "Brother Yi'an is drunk, drink less." ”

"I ...... Not drunk...... Not drunk...... Don't be verbose...... I'm just a waste material, I'm afraid that this life will be like this, and there will be no way out......" and humanity.

When Cao Hao heard this, he was a little stunned.

It seems that the capital is big and big, and small is small, but this is actually an acquaintance. If one can still listen to the seriousness, and both of them are right, it should be his brother Cao Qi and his old friend Wailang Ertai, the internal affairs officer.

There was chaos next door for a while, and only then did Xiao Er's voice and footsteps gradually subside. It seems that he paid the money and left.

Seeing Cao Hao's expression, the sixteenth elder brother said, "Listening to the voice, it is a little familiar, Fu Ruo knows ......."

"It's my brother, the one who does the ward rounds in Ningshou Palace. The other one should be the Wailang Ortai, a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Cao Hao replied.

"It turned out to be the two of them." The sixteenth elder brother picked the corner of his mouth and said, "I really didn't expect these two people to get together." Who doesn't know that Ortai is an official fan, and he thinks about drilling camps all day, and he can't put it on the shelf, which makes people laugh. Your brother is also high when he looks at it, does this count as a similar smell? ”

"Ortai, Ortai......" When Ortai arrived at the Internal Affairs Mansion, Cao Hao saw him once, and when he heard him mention his brother, he had the intention of clinging, and he was a little displeased and did not pay attention. But for some reason, I just feel that this name is familiar.

Could it be that this is also similar to Zhang Tingyu and Li Wei, they are famous ministers of the Yongzheng Dynasty, and Cao Hao is a little undecided.

"I heard that Brother Twelve has appointed people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs today. The twelfth brother was the most cautious, for fear that he would not be used to Ortai's surname, so he did not order him. The sixteenth elder brother thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "It's your brother, at first I thought he was fake Qinggao, but I didn't expect the third brother and the ninth brother to win him over, and I didn't see any reaction from him." I don't know if it's a real style, or if it's like a torch. If you are a real nerd, you can be on an errand in the palace, and you will be lucky if you can not pull down the slightest mistake. ”

Cao Hao listened and nodded. No wonder every time I saw this clan brother before, I felt weird, and I always felt that something was wrong, it turned out that this was the reason.

After serving as a guard in the palace for a few years, and being in the position of the head of the teahouse for a few years, standing tall, how can a dull person do it?

This clan brother is a person who is good at hiding clumsy, but he doesn't know that no flaw is the biggest flaw......

(To be continued)