Because Huang Yueying studied in the academy, as long as Liu Xin was not in Xiangyang, Cai Yue's mother and daughter would generally live in the state pastoral mansion. However, due to the matter of the imperial examination, the academy has already been on vacation, and Cai Yue has also taken Huang Yueying home for many days, and now he suddenly came to the state pastoral mansion to meet Ma Yun, which is obviously a little abnormal. Ma Yun couldn't help frowning, Cai Yue came to ask for a meeting at this juncture, could it be for tomorrow's liberal arts exam?

The Huang family is a big family in Jingzhou, and Huang Chengyan is also a member of the Huang family, and he is a famous person in Jingzhou, but he has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, so Huang Zu of Jiangxia has become the representative of the Huang family. Now that Huang Zu has fallen, and there is a relationship with Cai Jue, Huang Chengyan's status and prestige in the family are rising day by day. But Ma Yun knew very well that even so, with Huang Cheng's character, it was absolutely impossible to ask for intercession for the children of the Huang family.

Ma Yun couldn't help but pick up the pile of paperwork in her hand and look at it again. These documents were all sent by Fu Zhu in the afternoon, and they were about Liu Bei's recent situation, including records of Liu Bei's close contacts with Huang Chengyan, Pang Degong and others. Of course, even if there is no report of frustration, Ma Yun also knows that Huang Chengyan is good friends with Sima Hui, Pang Degong and others, and in history, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were recommended to Liu Bei by these people.

Liu Bei has been in close contact with them recently, do they have any disciples to recommend to Liu Bei? Cai Yue came here today, could it be that he was also a lobbyist for them, so that their disciples could successfully pass the liberal arts exam?

Anyway, since Cai Yue has come, this side still has to be seen. Ma Yun breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Please come over Mrs. Huang." ”

It stands to reason that Cai Yue wanted to see Ma Yun, and she came in the name of a relative, and Ma Yun should see her in the backyard. But Ma Yun arranged the place to meet in this study, obviously to do business and block Cai Yue's mouth. In fact, no matter who intercedes, Ma Yun can't let go, because she has already handed over the matter of the exam to Cai Yong to deal with, so naturally she will not continue to meddle.

Cai Yue is Huang Chengyan's wife, and she is from a big family, when she heard that Ma Yun saw her in the study, she was stunned at first, but even if she understood the truth, she couldn't help laughing, walked quickly to Ma Yun, and bowed deeply: "The woman has seen Mrs. ”

Ma Yun helped Cai Yue up with a smile, took her hand and said, "Mrs. Huang, we are all a family, so there is no need to be polite." Before the academy opened, why did Mrs. come back with Yueying? ”

Cai Yue shook her head and said, "Yueying's child studies hard, and he is doing a lot of homework at home, how can he go out with a woman?" The woman came alone. ”

Speaking of this, Cai Yue turned her head and glanced at Cai Jue and Qiao'er in the study.

Ma Yun couldn't help but feel a sigh in her heart, Cai Yue couldn't even know what she wanted to say, obviously it wasn't just as simple as helping Huang Chengyan's disciples open a back door. Ma Yun waved her hand at Cai Jue and Qiao'er and said, "You guys go out first." ”

Looking at the back of Cai Jue and Qiao'er leaving, Cai Yue said: "Madam, my lord asked me to bring a message to Madame, someone wants to take advantage of this liberal arts exam, and please be more careful." ”

Ma Yun was stunned, it turned out that she would be wrong, Cai Yue did not come to intercede for Huang Chengyan's disciples, and couldn't help asking: "Is it to use or destroy?" ”

Cai Yue thought for a while and said affirmatively: "My master is talking about utilization. ”

Ma Yun nodded and said, "Mr. Huang won't just let you bring such a sentence over without a head, right?" ”

"No wonder my lord said that Madame's wisdom is not below Lord Liu, and when I saw it today, it was true." Cai Yue smiled, took out a letter from his sleeve, and said, "This is what my lord asked the woman to bring, and my wife will know it at a glance." ”

Ma Yun opened the letter, and the expression on her face became solemn.

It turned out that although Huang Chengyan's relationship with Sima Hui and Pang Degong was still as close as ever, he also became enthusiastic with Liu Bei, the new literary engagement. Of course, there are also Sima Hui, Pang Degong's disciples, and You Heng and other self-proclaimed literati who have close contacts with them. And in the relationship, Liu Bei has always behaved like a humble gentleman, and Huang Chengyan also has a good impression of him.

It's just that time has changed now, and Huang Chengyan has now replaced Huang Zu as the head of the Huang family in Jingzhou, of course, he can't just do things according to his own preferences, but must think about the future of the entire Huang family. is a smart person can see that Liu Xin's power is like the sky, and it is only a matter of time before the unification of the Han Dynasty is unified, and if you want to keep the future of the Huang family, you must rely on Liu Xin's big tree.

Not only that, but there is another reason, his daughter Huang Yueying has always been very close to Liu Xin's son Liu Yu, and Ma Yun also mentioned that the two families became in-laws, but Huang Chengyan pretended to be reserved and did not agree immediately. But Huang Chengyan didn't agree on the surface, which doesn't mean that he doesn't have this idea in his heart. To be honest, Huang Chengyan has also met Liu Yu a few times, and his impression of Liu Yu is still quite good. It's just that when Liu Xin and Ma Yun forgot about Liu Bang, Huang Chengyan kept it in mind, and now Liu Bang has come to Xiangyang, so he didn't agree to Ma Yun's proposal.

Because Huang Chengyan is also a person with vision, he sees it very accurately, Liu Xin will definitely be able to sit in that seat in the future, but that seat has always been passed on to the elderly, and now the appearance of Liu Bang has made Liu Yu's hope of succession uncertain.

During this time, Liu Bei often took Liu Bang to visit Huang Chengyan, Pang Degong and others, and Huang Chengyan was not too cold to Liu Bang. After all, Liu Bang has left his "parents" since he was a child, and there will always be a little change in his psychology, and Liu Bang's short and chubby appearance also makes Huang Chengyan look down on him. It was precisely because he saw Liu Bang's perverse personality that Huang Chengyan did not dare to easily agree to marry his daughter to Liu Yu.

The most ruthless emperor, Huang Chengyan saw this very thoroughly. If Liu Yu can't take over Liu Xin's position in the future, and then put on such a brother who has been separated since childhood, I'm afraid his life will not be easy. In that case, it would be better for his daughter to marry him than to marry an ordinary magnate, at least to keep the Huang family from being implicated.

However, this time, Cai Yue took Huang Yueying back home from the state pastoral mansion, and also brought a lot of insights from the state pastoral mansion, and Huang Chengyan also smelled a trace of taste from these observations, which prompted him to completely change his mind and offered to marry Huang Yueying to Liu Yu.

Because Cai Yue told Huang Chengyan in the casual conversation that although Ma Yun had a similar attitude towards Liu Bang and other children in front of people, he was very cold to Liu Bang in the state pastoral mansion, so Liu Bang usually did not come to the state pastoral mansion to ask Ma Yun for peace. Huang Chengyan is a good person, how can he not guess when he hears the news, Liu Bang is not favored by Ma Yun at all, even if he is the eldest son, he is also the eldest son who has fallen out of favor. And Liu Xin's obedience to Ma Yunyan is almost an open secret in Xiangyang, since this is the case, Liu Bang wants to inherit Liu Xin's position may be more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Liu Bang didn't count on it, that position could only be Liu Yu's person. Because Liu Xin has only three sons-in-law, and Ma Fan has his mother's surname, he is not qualified to succeed to the throne. The Huang family is a big family in Jingzhou, and he Huang Chengyan is also a famous person in Jingzhou, at this time, giving Huang Yueying to Liu Yu can be regarded as a good person, at least the status of this main room is no problem. But there is another reason that really made Huang Chengyan make up his mind, and this reason is Guo Zhao, the little girl next to Ma Yun.

This time, Liu Xin went out for a longer time, and Cai Yue and Huang Yueying lived in the state pastoral mansion a little more, and Liu Yu, Huang Yueying, and Guo Zhao were already the same age, so they inevitably played together often. Although Guo Zhao is a maid, she is also from a famous family, but her family is just in the middle of the road. And this little girl is not only smart and clever, but also very cute, if you really compare, she is not inferior to Huang Yueying. Although Cai Yue's mother and daughter didn't feel anything, Huang Chengyan already felt that his daughter had met a strong opponent, so he was in a hurry to settle the relationship between the two families.

In addition to mentioning the family affairs of the two families, Huang Chengyan's letter also mentioned the recent movements of Liu Bei and Liu Bang. In fact, these movements have long been mastered by Fu Zhu, because Liu Bei is engaged in literature, and dealing with these literati is also his business, and he brought Liu Bang over, and he also asked those literati to guide Liu Bang, although the whole behavior is suspicious, but it also makes people unable to say anything. But Huang Chengyan emphasized in the letter that Liu Bei's conspiracy, and this conspiracy was implemented on Liu Bang.

Ma Yun put down the letter in her hand, stood up, walked back and forth in the study for a long time, suddenly laughed, and asked, "Mrs. Huang, what do you think of this family business?" ”

Cai Yue also smiled and said, "If it can be done, it will be Yueying's blessing." ”

Ma Yun smiled and said: "Since Mrs. Huang has no opinion, then I will make the decision on this family matter, and when I choose an auspicious day, I will order someone to go to the mansion to ask for a name." ”

If it weren't for Huang Yueying's "reputation" being too loud, Ma Yun would not have been in a hurry to agree to this family affair, let alone take the initiative to marry the Huang family in the past. And this family affair can be finally concluded because Huang Chengyan was able to tell him about his interactions with Sima Hui, Pang Degong, Liu Bei and others.

Ma Yun suddenly changed her words and asked again: "Since Mr. Huang has seen that Liu Bei has a conspiracy, has he ever said how to deal with it?" ”

Cai Yue said with a smile: "Madame is really not simple, my lord said, if Madame doesn't ask, then it's okay, if Madame asks, tell the truth." Although my lord still doesn't understand where Liu Bei's conspiracy is, I hope that my wife can take precautions, and in tomorrow's liberal arts exam, all literati who are good friends with Liu Bei will not be used, including my lord, Sima Hui, and Pang Degong's disciples. ”

Ma Yun initially suspected that Cai Yue was here to walk for Huang Chengyan's disciple, but she didn't expect Huang Chengyan to make this suggestion, so she couldn't help laughing, and suddenly said, "I understand what Liu Bei's conspiracy is!" ”