"Is it his rest?" Cao Hao asked.

"It doesn't look like it, an hour after Aunt Sun entered the Li Mansion, the housekeeper of the Sun family took the third and fourth young masters of the Sun family into the Li Mansion. When he came out of the Li house, only Aunt Sun and the housekeeper were left, and the housekeeper of the Li family came out with him, and the two young masters did not come out. Aunt Sun followed the Li family's housekeeper to Shuntian Mansion, and then went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War. Zheng Hu replied: "The news from the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion is to change the title deed of a Zhuangzi in Tongzhou. Thirty hectares of land, mostly fertile land. ”

When it comes to property, Cao Hao has the bottom in his heart.

It seems that the "child snatching case" has come to an end, but I don't know how the Li family persuaded Sun Jue to let Sun Jue take the initiative to send his son to the door.

"What's going on on with the Sun family?" Cao Hao pondered for a while and asked.

Zheng Hu replied: "There is no other abnormality, it is that Aunt Sun and his colleagues went to eat and drink last night, and they returned late at night." ”

"Eat wine", Cao Hao heard these two words, picked the corners of his mouth, and remembered the old things of Li Ding back then.

What happens?

Sun Jue is not a scheming person, can't he be calculated?

"Let people inquire, where Sun Jue is going to eat, and who are the people at the same table!" Cao Hao said.

Zheng Hu responded, and Cao Hao said: "It's not early today, or stay overnight, Ming'er just sends some melons and fruits back." ”

Zheng Hu should go down and go to find Wei Hei and the Ren brothers without mentioning it, Cao Hao sat on the chair and calculated the price of the thirty hectares of land. If it is a well field, it will be at least six or seven taels of silver per mu, and thirty hectares of land will be twenty thousand taels.

Sun Jue has raised twins for more than five years and got 20,000 taels, which can be regarded as a steady profit. It's just that I don't know what the two families will come up with, to fulfill the identity of the twins...... * Half of the time after the incident, Li Nai is still in a dream.

I really didn't expect that my brother-in-law would let go so easily and send the two children over happily.

Sun Jue came and went in a hurry early in the morning, and he couldn't even care about how the two families could come up with a proper explanation for the identity of the twin sons.

Li Nai sat at the dinner table, looked at the two nephews with clear eyebrows, remembered what his younger brother looked like when he was a child, and the jealousy he originally had for his younger brother also disappeared.

The twin sons kept their heads down, with some caution. They really didn't understand why their father had brought them to their "uncle's" house.

Li Nai thought that since his younger brother's flesh and blood returned to the Li family, he should be sent back to Suzhou, so that his grandmother and father would also be happy. It's just that at the moment, his lack has not yet run down, and he can't leave the capital for the time being.

It seems that he has to discuss with the big housekeeper Qian Zhongxuan, and let him go to Suzhou to escort the two children back to the south.

Seeing that the maid had already served the food, and Li Cheng hadn't come over, Li Nai frowned slightly, and called someone: "Why hasn't the third young master come yet, let the person urge!" ”

Before the words fell, a little guy had already come in to reply.

It turned out that Li Cheng went out at noon, saying that he was going to his uncle's house and would return after dinner. Because Li Nai took a nap, he didn't tell him. The big housekeeper Qian Zhongxuan took two people and went with him.

The "old uncle" mentioned by Li Cheng is Mrs. Han's brother, Mrs. Han, who was an official in the capital in his early years, and now he is old and at home. Mrs. Han didn't have a son, and she didn't recruit a son-in-law to come to the door, so she only followed her wife and a few servants to live a life.

He has always been kind to Li Nai, his nephew, and he loves Li Cheng, a grandchild, even more.

Li Nai's filial piety to his uncle and his willingness for his son to be close to his elders, so Li Cheng has often gone over there to ask for peace in the past few months.

When Li Nai heard that his son had gone to Han's house, he nodded, but he felt a little disgusted with his son. Today is the reunion of flesh and blood, and we should have a reunion dinner.

The twins were pulled up early in the morning, and Sun Jue couldn't take care of his own breakfast, how could he take care of the two of them? Therefore, the two brothers did not eat rice and water for most of the day.

Looking at the dishes on the table, all kinds of aromas rushed straight to the nose, and the stomachs of the two brothers couldn't help but "gurgle" and "gurgle".

Li Nai, who heard it on the side, hurriedly raised his chopsticks and said, "You three watches...... The third brother went out, don't wait for him, let's eat first. ”

The two children were full of food, and they didn't have the heart to think about how the "third cousin" became the "third brother"...... * Li Cheng's side, and went to Han's house to accompany Mrs. Han and Mrs. Han to talk for a while, and then got up to say goodbye.

When it was time for dinner, how could the old couple be willing to let him go, and they would leave him for dinner. Or Li Cheng said that only his father was at home, and he was afraid that his father would be lonely when he ate alone, so the old couple praised Li Cheng for his filial piety and asked someone to send him out.

came out of Han's house, but Li Cheng did not go back to Dongzhimen directly, but went to Shichahai.

I don't know when a few floating clouds floated in the sky, covering the scorching heat and adding a little shade.

Li Cheng was riding on a horse, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he seemed to be in a good mood. Qian Zhongxuan rode a horse to follow him, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Third Young Master, do you really want to hide it from your uncle?" ”

Li Cheng frowned slightly, and said, "Father's surname, the big housekeeper doesn't know, how can he ask each other?" ”

"The Sun family is the grandmother's maiden family, if for this reason, there is really a dislike with the Sun family, and the uncle and grandmother will feel uncomfortable." As a subordinate, the master's affairs should not be interjected, but Qian Zhongxuan is the old man of the Li family and Li Xu's confidant, not to mention Li Cheng, even if Li Nai sees him, he should be polite.

"It's better to be uncomfortable than to be angry. There is no tearing face, and it cannot be called offended. Besides, even if you offend, so what? My grandfather can't be compared with my grandfather, and my uncle can't compare to my father, and the Li family is still afraid of the Sun family? Li Cheng raised his chin and said with a bit of pride.

Qian Zhongxuan listened, but was speechless.

The three young masters spoke eloquently, quite proud of the Li family, but they didn't think that the Sun family was his mother's family.

At a young age, he is so cold and indifferent, he really responds to the saying, "Blue is better than blue". Even the old man and the old man don't have the courage to do so.

In Qian Zhongxuan's heart, he no longer dared to regard the person in front of him as an ordinary teenager. In the letter from the master, let him respect the third young master's instructions, and he can also see this.

One time less, in front of a house by the sea.

Li Cheng dismounted and ordered the chief to follow him and knock on the door.

This house is where Sun Jue and Shen Qing went to the banquet yesterday. Hearing the knock on the door, two healthy servants in Tsing Yi opened the door, one of whom had seen Li Cheng, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask An Dao: "It's the third master of Cheng who is here, and our master is still chattering." ”

Li Cheng grabbed a few golden melon seeds from his purse, stuffed them into the man's hand, and said, "There is something delayed, Uncle Xian didn't go out today?" ”

The servant leaned over and replied, "Thank you for the reward from the third master." Our lord went to Prince Zhuang's mansion at noon, and he just came back. It seems that there is something to wait for the third master, so that people have come to the front to see it twice. ”

Li Cheng smiled and entered the house with Qian Zhongxuan.

As soon as he bypassed the shadow wall, Cheng Mengxian came quickly.

"Uncle Xian!" Li Cheng had a smile on his face, walked two steps forward quickly, and said, "Uncle Xian is bothered this time, and my nephew is going to thank Uncle Xian!" ”

Cheng Mengxian didn't dare to accept his salute, so he hurriedly stepped aside and said, "Didn't the third prince kill me?" It's just a matter of raising your hands. ”

Seeing that he was too respectful, Li Cheng pulled his arm with a smile and said, "My nephew came here in time, and it was useless to even have dinner, so I'm going to bother Uncle Xian today." ”

Cheng Meng saw that he was so close, and he was not too alienated, so he said with a smile: "The third prince is not too simple, leaving a face to appreciate is Cheng's face." ”

He had already seen Qian Zhongxuan, and his appearance was not good, not like an ordinary person, and he asked, "Third son, who is this?" ”

"This is the money housekeeper of my family's house in the capital......" As he said, Li Cheng turned around and said to Qian Zhongxuan: "The big housekeeper, this is the seventh master of the Cheng family, who has followed the uncle of the Cheng family to our mansion several times, and is very familiar with my grandfather." ”

Cheng Mengxian is not only the head of the Cheng family in Beijing, but also knows the mansions of the relevant people in the capital, hearing the housekeeper's surname "Qian", I thought of my cousin mentioning that Qian Boxuan, the chief housekeeper of Suzhou Weaving Mansion, has a younger brother who is the head of the Li Mansion in the capital. The Li family's personal contacts in the capital are all cooked by this manager.

Cheng Mengxian was very polite, hugged his fists at Qian Zhongxuan and said: "It turned out to be the chief manager, and the contemptible Cheng Mengxian has seen the chief manager." ”

Qian Zhongxuan was a little worried when he saw that he was young, arched his hand, and saluted back: "See the seventh master of the process below." ”

Li Cheng saw that the two of them had finished greeting, and said to Cheng Mengxian with a smile: "Uncle Xian, don't be polite, hurry up and get some food, it's serious." ”

When the distinguished guests came to the door, Cheng Mengxian did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly asked people to go to the nearest restaurant to book a table.

When everyone went to the living room, Cheng Mengxian invited Li Cheng to sit with Qian Zhongxuan, as if he had something to say, but considering Qian Zhongxuan, he glanced at Li Cheng.

Li Cheng said: "This matter is not hidden from the chief manager, Uncle Xian said that it is okay." ”

Cheng Mengxian listened, then took out a piece of origami from his sleeve, sent it to Li Cheng, and said: "This is the handwriting note written by the honorable relatives, I have left a copy here, and the original is also for the third prince to dispose of." ”

Li Cheng glanced twice, handed it to Qian Zhongxuan casually, and said, "Take a look, and then take it." After speaking, he said to Cheng Mengxian: "Uncle Xian's help, my nephew is grateful." It's just that the nephew is young and weak, and he can't afford to repay him, so he will tell his grandfather about this and ask his grandfather to prepare a thank you gift. ”

Cheng Mengxian was happy in his heart, but said on his face: "The third prince is polite, it's just a trivial matter, and it's a matter of saying anything else." ”

"Uncle Xian, how much is that sister's worth of silver?" Li Cheng thought for a moment and asked.

Cheng Mengxian replied: "It's a clear man who has not budded, and the color is good, and the old bustard originally wanted 1,500 taels." Because their boss is from Yangzhou and knows each other, it only cost eight hundred taels. ”

Li Cheng took out two silver tickets from his purse, pushed them in front of Cheng Mengxian and said, "It's already ashamed to bother Uncle Xian, how dare you make Uncle Xian break the bank?" This is 1,200 taels of silver, except for the silver for the redemption of the Qing Qian, and the rest of Uncle Xian left a reward. ”

If the favor is eight points, it will be boring to withdraw money, how can Cheng Mengxian lose a big one because of a small one?

He hurriedly pushed the silver ticket back and said, "The third prince looks down on me, these little money, don't bother the third son." But there is something, please ask the third prince to show it. ”

Li Cheng saw that he didn't want it, and pushed it again, so he was angry, so he let the silver ticket be thrown on several cases, no longer looked at it, and asked, "What's the matter, Uncle Xian still asks about his nephew?" ”

Later, he said that the respected relatives were going to send the silver over, and according to what was said before, they would take Xia Cicada back. Although Xia Chan didn't know about this, if he entered the Sun family, he would make a mistake when he talked about it. Cheng Mengxian was a little embarrassed: "If you want to be thoughtful, I'm afraid this summer cicada can't stay." It's just that in that case, I am afraid that it will be difficult to appease both relatives and property. ”

Li Cheng picked the corners of his mouth, revealing a bit of mockery. Even if "both people and money are lost", can his uncle dare to make trouble?

It's just that his intention, in addition to completing his father's thoughts, and returning the two little cousins who were left behind to the Li family, there are others, so the matter is only half of the story, and it is not over.

He pondered for a while and said, "You can't let him take Xia Cicada away, and you don't have to get rid of Xia Cicada now." still bluffed him a few words, so that he didn't have the courage to take Xia Cicada home and place it outside as an outer room. ”

Cheng Mengxian didn't understand Li Cheng's intentions, and hesitated for a moment: "Listening to what my cousin said, I am not rich in my family. Even if you can get together the nine thousand taels of silver, you may not have the money to throw away from the gold house. ”

Li Cheng said with a smile: "Uncle Xian, don't worry, my uncle has just made a windfall, I'm afraid he can be more leisurely." ”

After all, this is the grievance of the Li family, and Cheng Mengxian doesn't have much to say.

At this time, the banquet has been delivered, and Cheng Mengxian accompanied Li Cheng and Qian Zhongxuan to use it.

After dinner, it was already dusk, Li Cheng did not stay any longer, and left Shichahai with Qian Zhongxuan and returned to Xizhimen.

On the way, Qian Zhongxuan asked the question in his heart: "Third young master, since the eldest uncle has already sent the two young masters back, then Xia Chan should not stay any longer." Without her, Cheng Qiye will return to the south in a few days, and no one will know that this matter has something to do with the Li family. ”

It's not that he is verbose, but he is worried that the little master is kind and inconsiderate, so he opened his mouth to remind.

Li Cheng glanced at him and asked, "What does the big housekeeper think of Grandfather?" ”

The master is like this, how can a subordinate comment, even if he is decent, Qian Zhongxuan is not easy to overcome, and hurriedly said: "The villain doesn't dare!" ”

"My grandfather was generous, but he hated greed above all else. Uncle is not a reasonable person, this time because he entered the bureau and was in a hurry to use the silver, he reluctantly agreed to this matter. Wouldn't it be troublesome if you got an inch in and regained greed? Li Cheng said.

Qian Zhongxuan's side already understood the reason why Li Cheng received the original copy of Sun Jue's note, but he still didn't understand what it had to do with Xia Chan.

"This word can stop my uncle's greed, is that Xia Cicada? It was to recover the thirty acres of land. The Li family's things, how can anyone take them. Li Cheng looked at the blood-red sunset in the sky, and only felt a little arrogant in his bones.

Qian Zhongxuan's eyes flickered when he heard this, he didn't know if Li Cheng said these words unintentionally, or if he deliberately told him to listen, so he saw Li Cheng turn around, smiled innocently, and said: "That's the case, in the letter from the big housekeeper to my grandfather, you can tell him the truth......"

* Shichahai, Cheng Zhai.

Cheng Mengxian was holding a piece of paper in his hand, which was a facsimile of the note that Sun Jue wrote yesterday. In order to prevent extraneous branches, he did not look for outsiders, so he directly asked Shen Qing for help.

Thinking of Li Cheng's reaction, Cheng Mengxian was a little confused, and he really couldn't think of the intention of keeping Xia Cicada. Didn't you calculate that Sun Jue was not enough once, and when did you want to extort another sum?

Even if the relatives have suspicions, this Li Cheng is the grandson of the Li family's grandmother, and he is the nephew of the Sun family, why is he so hot?

Even if he couldn't figure it out, Cheng Mengxian stopped thinking about it. It cost eight hundred taels to sell it to the Li family for a big favor, and it was worth it.

Li Xu has served as a salt inspector in recent years, and his relationship with the Cheng family is close. Cheng Jiaping's filial piety is three or five thousand taels, and these eight hundred taels are worth it.

Just as he was thinking about it, a steward came in and said, "Master, Miss Cousin has sent someone to ask for peace." ”

"Oh. Quick pass. Cheng Mengxian heard this, put down the note in his hand, and said busily.

After a while, I saw an old servant come in with the steward, saw Cheng Mengxian, knelt down, and said, "The villain has seen my uncle, please say hello to my uncle." ”

Cheng Mengxian waved his hand, and when he saw him get up, he felt a little kind, and asked, "Have you waited for your girl to return to Yangzhou?" ”

The man replied: "If you go back to your uncle, the villain was also a slave of the Cheng family earlier, and he was originally on an errand under the old lady's name. ”

Cheng Mengxian thought for a while and said, "You are Yu Cai's brother?" ”

The man said: "It is the slave who is rich." ”

Cheng Mengxian nodded and said, "Your nephew Yu Kui is now on an errand by my side, and he is also in the capital, and your uncle and nephew will be able to meet you in a while." ”

Yu Fu listened and thanked him respectfully.

Cheng Mengxian said: "Didn't I make people say, Ming'er went to see you girl, why did you come to ask you to say goodbye?" ”

Yu Fu bowed down and replied: "Uncle, our girl said, Uncle is an elder, and he doesn't dare to trust him, and Uncle Lao condescends." I sent the little one over to ask my uncle to say goodbye, and I wanted to ask my uncle about the itinerary. If my uncle is free, our girl wants to come over and say hello to my uncle. ”

Cheng Mengxian frowned slightly when he heard this, and said, "They are all close relatives, why bother like this?" Your girl has been in Beijing for several years, and it is not easy for a lone woman. Although the old lady and the old lady are too old, as well as our uncles, can't they all be used as decorations? ”

Yu Fu replied: "I know that my uncle is worried about our girl, and our girl also misses my uncle." When our master passed away, my uncle was still young, so I didn't know something. It's not that there are no elders in the eyes of our girls, but the eldest uncle and the second uncle forced the girl to be ruthless. It wasn't until the old lady made the decision and the girl recruited relatives that it was more relaxed. Later, somehow the people of the Jiang family found the eldest uncle and joined forces to deal with our girl. If it weren't for our girl leaving her hometown and avoiding the capital, I don't know what the scene would be now. In the end, this loyal old servant had red eyes.

After hearing this, Cheng Mengxian sighed and said, "The two of them only have money in their eyes, where do they remember that they are your girl's uncle!" I hate that I was young at that time, otherwise I wouldn't have let you girls suffer such grievances. ”

"Uncle is our girl's maternal uncle, and our girl has also been thinking about her uncle all these years. I heard that my uncle was following Master Kun, and I was also happy for my uncle. Yu Fu touched his tears and replied.

Cheng Mengxian shook his head and said, "Speaking of which, my uncle is useless. If it weren't for your girl mentioning to Master Kun that there are so many people in the clan, how would he have thought of promoting me? ”

These things were not known to Yu Fu, so he was a little stunned.

After Cheng Mengxian finished speaking, he also noticed that he was speechless, and said: "Go back and tell your girl, I'm idle tomorrow and don't do anything, just wait for her to come over and reunite." ”

Yu Fu bowed down, said goodbye and left to go back to reply.

* Han Jiang's side, after listening to Yu Fu's reply, his heart was filled with joy and sorrow.

Speaking of which, this little uncle is the closest person in the world. Although he still has two uncles, he is not a descendant. Her grandmother only gave birth to a pair of children back then, her mother, and this little uncle.

This little uncle was the elder son of her maternal grandmother, two years younger than her.

Earlier, when her grandmother was there, she protected this granddaughter and stopped the Cheng family from letting the people over there beat her idea. Later, the old lady passed away, and this uncle was very young, and the two older uncles of the Han Jiang family were worried about their niece's inheritance, and united the Jiang family to calculate the Han Jiang family.

Han Jiang's departure from Jiangning has the "credit" of two uncles.

However, the Han Jiang clan is not a fool, and he did not hate the Cheng family because of the persecution of these two uncles.

For the little uncle left by his grandmother, Han Jiang has always paid attention.

Hearing that the eldest uncle presided over the division of the family and made the younger uncle suffer a loss, Han Jiang was a little relieved, so he sent a letter to him, wanting to take the younger uncle into Beijing.

Although Cheng Mengxian is young, he is so strong, and he is determined to get ahead, how can he be willing to go to his niece in disgrace? Han Jiang couldn't, so he had to ask someone to send more money.

That year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs "bidding", and Cheng Mengkun, the head of the Cheng family, entered Beijing. Han Jiang thought of his little uncle, and asked him to take care of him in private.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Mengkun returned to Yangzhou and saw this little cousin, but he saw the right eye, so he took it with him to practice. In the past few years, Cheng Mengxian is no longer the young man who was oppressed by his brother-in-law, and has become the leader of the Cheng family's generation.

The two uncles and nephews have not seen each other for several years, and Han Jiang's tears can no longer hold back from his uncle and grandmother, and they fall in a stream.

Just when Hui'er entered the door, she saw her crying, so she slowed down, took a small handkerchief, and stepped forward to try her mother's tears.

"Why is Mother sad?" Hui'er asked in a whisper.

Han Jiang shook his head, hugged Hui'er in his arms, and said, "I'm not sad, I'm happy." Your uncle is here, let's ask your uncle to go tomorrow......"

* Xizhimen, Li House.

Listening to Li Nai's words, Li Cheng was very surprised, and said, "Why did my father say that? The two younger brothers are the descendants of the Li family, and it is natural for them to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. Those two women, even if they have waited for the second uncle, are now the concubines of the eldest uncle, how can they take back to the Li family? ”

Li Nai also knew that it was ridiculous, but thinking of the pitiful appearance of his two nephews, he said, "Don't say anything else, it's the biological mother of your two brothers......"

"Grandfather won't allow it, father ......" Li Cheng looked at his soft-hearted father and felt that his head hurt.

Finally, the matter of the Sun family came to an end, Suzhou is thousands of miles away from the capital, send the two children to Suzhou, and then think of a proper explanation, just have an explanation to the outside world.

At this time, it is a matter of getting two more concubines of the Sun family to follow.

Li Nai heard his son say this, and said: "If your two brothers are younger, it's fine, now they are the age to remember, if they are older, Zhang Luo will go back to Sun's house to recognize his mother, and when the time comes, wouldn't it be a joke......

Li Cheng listened, but was stunned.

After all, he was only a twelve-year-old boy, and he didn't think about it well, so he didn't even think about it......

(To be continued)