It is said that the Xicheng City Gate Waterway Project is about to be completed, so Li You does not have to supervise every day, and he spends more time at home.

At this time, he was teasing his daughter under the shade of the tree, and Xiaozhu and the nurse were waiting on the side. As for Aunt Jin, because she was noisy last night by the little baby's lack of sleep, she was making up for sleep in the house at this time.

Xiaozhu saw that the master was happy at this time, so he pinched his shoulders and beat his back and said attentively: "Master, the slave brother has returned from service, is it okay to find an errand?" The slave family mentioned it during the Chinese New Year..."

It seems that there is such a thing, not to mention that I forgot it, Li You asked, "What did you do before?" Is there a half of your slippery head? ”

Xiaozhu was embarrassed, "The master will make fun of it, where did the slave family slip his head?" The brother of the slave family is not stupid, and he also recognizes a few words. I heard him say that he served in Beijing this year to transport firewood, and now he has returned home at the end of his term. ”

Has this person been to Jingshi? Hearing this, Li You said: "I have to call him to come and see, if the master I can see it, and I am willing to enter my Li family, I will reward him with a long follower." There is also a shortage of people around him, and Zhang Sanyi often can't take care of it. ”

"Thank you, master, the slave family will be repaid for making cattle and horses..."Xiaozhu's happy eyes turned from the full moon to the crescent moon.

Be a cow and a horse... I think someone said that, but I don't remember who. Li You teased: "Don't worry, sooner or later, you will be a cow and a horse." ”

Xiaozhu was silent with a red face, and his movements became more and more gentle.

Li You thought in his heart, it's time to prepare for going to Jingshi... We have to leave by mid-August at the latest, but there are some things that need to be done first.

Suddenly, the janitor in the backyard came over and said, "I came to report that the third master of the Zhao Mansion sent someone to pass the word." ”

Li You wondered, didn't Zhao Liangli know that he had a daughter and sent someone to say hello? It's only been two days, and it's going to spread too fast.

He got up and went to the front hall, but he was taken aback when he saw that the Zhao Mansion was wearing white filial piety, and he was not happy to be happy but to report the funeral. It should be that an important person in the Zhao family has passed away, and I have a premonition in my heart at the moment.

"Master Tuiguan, the fourth son of my family died yesterday, and I am here to report it on the order of the third master."

Sure enough, it was him... The fourth son of Zhao Mansion is the only son of Zhao Liangyi, and the real biological father of Brother Jie. This son has always been frail and sickly, and he is only in his early twenties, so he doesn't want to die. Li You immediately said with a smile on his face: "I don't know what to say? ”

"Ming said small burial, then said big burial, and then said into a service."

According to the funeral custom, the name of the costume means that he began to accept condolences, so Li You asked why he said the costume.

I heard Li You ask very indifferently: "Who is the mourner?" ”

"But it hasn't been agreed yet." The next person knew that Li You had a close relationship with Master Zhao Liangli, but he didn't hide it.

The mourner is the mourning master, and the eldest son is responsible for it according to the etiquette system, and the eldest son is replaced by the eldest grandson if the eldest son is not there. If there are no descendants, they can be chosen by relatives, and some can be used by close neighbors.

Therefore, it is a sensitive matter for Li You to ask about the mourner. Except for the unknown Brother Jie, Zhao Sigongzi has no other children, and whoever appears on the funeral throne is likely to be a weather vane - Zhao Liangyi's house must be inherited by someone.

After the Zhao Mansion reported the mourning and left, Li You sat in the hall for a long time and had some plans. He had no relationship with Zhao Sigongzi, and it would be too hypocritical to say that he was grieving because the deceased died young.

But he was very embarrassed for Zhao Liangyi, he also just became a father, and he felt a little empathy. Presumably, at this time, Zhao Liangyi's white-haired person sent the black-haired person, and his heart must be extremely miserable, not to mention that the deceased is still the only descendant of Zhao Er's master, how can the trauma of this year be easily erased?

Let me surprise you... Li You sighed softly. In fact, he has always been uncertain when it is the best plan to inform the Zhao family of the existence of Brother Jie'er, and now it can be judged that it is an excellent time... It doesn't seem to be kind, there is a suspicion of taking advantage of the opportunity of someone else's death to make a fuss, which makes Li You feel a trace of guilt in his heart.

But he thought about it again, for Second Master Zhao, when he was in despair and pain, suddenly a grandson who inherited the bloodline fell from the sky, which was enough to soothe his body and mind no matter what. Looking at yourself in this way, you are obviously doing a good deed, and it is natural to be grateful.

A good thing is a good thing, but how to report the message so as not to be disgusted is also a technical job. People are mourning, and you go to report the good news, and it is easy to be disgusted under the contradiction.

In case the Zhao family has a heart disease, they are grateful and grateful, but they think in their hearts, why didn't you, Lord Li, have been looking forward to the death of the fourth prince to report this letter? Or do you Lord Li take my Zhao family's descendants with the intention of waiting for the price? The gains outweigh the losses.

If you just have a grace mentality and do things like this, then you are a fool, what kind of official is this brain? Go home and plant sweet potatoes as soon as possible.

Li Tuiguan carefully considered his rhetoric again, then changed into a seven-grade crown and robe, and got on the sedan chair to look at Zhaojia Lane.

At the gate of Zhao's mansion, Menzi heard Li Tuiguan's intention, and said with a difficult face: "The second master has spoken first, and he has not seen any guests recently." ”

"That official is going to visit the third master of your family."

Menzi accompanied Li You to talk, and at the same time sent someone to report to the house. After a while, he replied: "The third master has something to say, today it is said that the housework is complicated, so in order to avoid outsiders laughing, I will not see Master Li." ”

To avoid jokes from outsiders? Li You thought that Zhao Daguan was true and sincere to him, and this kind of thing was said. Then he said to Menzi again: "Go again!" Tell the third master of your family, this official is here for housework! ”

When Menzi heard this, he was very surprised, although you Lord Li and the Zhao family have a good relationship, but why didn't they get involved in the family affairs of the Zhao Mansion? But he also knew that Li You had a great relationship with the third master, so he had no choice but to pass on Li You's original words.

This time, Li You was brought in and came to a small hall. At this time, in addition to Zhao Daguan, there were also four or five old people sitting in the hall, who should all be the elders of the Zhao family, and only Zhao Daguan sat at the bottom. I saw that those old people were arguing about something, but Zhao Liangli frowned and didn't speak.

Among the three brothers of the Zhao family, the whole family of Changfang is far away in the capital, so the funeral of the nephew is handled by Zhao Liangli, and the top priority at this time is to find a suitable mourner.

Just now, the old people in the clan were arguing about this matter, and they all wanted to recommend the people of their own branch to be the mourners, and they were fighting to make Zhao Daguan have a headache.

Their careful thinking, Zhao Liangli is clear, but unfortunately although Zhao Daguan has a son, he has not yet given birth to a grandson, otherwise there is no need to argue at all, how can it be the turn of someone from the outer branch to grab the position? But if the nephew has descendants, so much the better ... When Lord Li, who was wearing a full crown belt, came in, the situation was different again, and the seats had to be rearranged according to etiquette. Li You, the seven-rank official, sat on the top, Zhao Liangli and his uncle accompanied him, and the other old people had no fame but could only stand first, and waited for Li You to say a few polite words before sitting down.

Li You said to Zhao Daguan in an official tone: "The prince of your mansion is dead, and this official is also hurting." It would be rude to come here in a hurry. But because of a strange thing, he didn't vomit and was unhappy. ”

Zhao Liangli didn't know what medicine Li You's gourd bought, "What's the matter?" ”

Li You said again: "Please go to a no-man's place to talk secretly." ”

Zhao Liangli led Li You to a small room next to him and waved his subordinates away, "Why are you here?" ”

Li You said with a suspicious face: "When the official heard the bad news, he suddenly remembered a **-year-old child who looked very similar to the fourth son. I hadn't paid attention to this matter before, but the more I thought about it just now, the more I looked like it, and I couldn't help but come to verify it or two. ”

Zhao Liangli couldn't help asking, "Is there such a coincidence in the world?" ”

Li You said again: "The child's biological mother's surname is Fu, and I heard that she is also from Fucheng. ”

"The surname is Fu... What the! Are you serious? Zhao Liangli was shocked, he recalled the incident more than ten years ago, wasn't the servant girl who had an affair with Zhao Sigongzi and was kicked out of the house with her surname Fu? Was she pregnant?

Li You said with a solemn expression: "Dare to laugh in Xia'an? But I always feel that there should be no such coincidence in the world. ”

Hearing Li You's news, Zhao Liangli grabbed his forearm and said, "You guessed right, it's not a coincidence, that Fu family is from my Zhao Mansion." When you and I go to see the second brother, be sure to explain this matter as it is. ”

After that, Zhao Daguan hurriedly took Li You to the back hall study.

Zhao Liangyi leaned on the low couch, holding the scroll in his hand, but he didn't look at it, his eyes were sloppy but in a daze, even if Zhao Liangli and Li You came in, they turned a deaf ear.

Zhao Liangli stepped forward and coughed and said, "My poor nephew, he may have descendants." ”

Zhao Liangyi nodded indifferently, "Oh, can it be decided?" Which branch is it? ”

Zhao Liangli hurriedly said: "That's not what I meant!" Brother still remembers ten... Is it probably the past of ** years ago? The maid surnamed Fu who was kicked out of the house, Master Li said that she gave birth to a son who looked exactly like my nephew, and was exactly eight years old. The younger brother felt that it would not be a coincidence, and he was pitiful about the day, and he saved his nephew's blood and bones in the world. ”

Zhao Liangyi's face immediately turned bloody, and he changed his weak appearance, and immediately stood up and said to Li You: "Please tell me the details quickly!" ”

Li You said hypocritically again: "Back to the boss, the lower officials didn't notice this matter before, and it was only now that Fang Fang realized it, so he didn't dare to hide it, and took the liberty to come to the house to ask." This toddler is my father-in-law..."

After Li You finished speaking, Zhao Liangyi asked, "Where is the woman surnamed Fu now?" ”

"Since Taishan became a monk, Fu went back to Fucheng to join her uncle's house, and she also went to the central government to find a good husband for her. Before today, Xia Guan didn't even know that she was from the Zhao Mansion, and he knew that this was the case..."

Zhao Liangyi turned his head and instructed his younger brother: "Prepare the boat, I want to go to Xujiang for a trip." ”

Li You stopped Zhao Liangli and said loudly to Zhao Liangyi: "Boss, listen to the next official's words again!" This child has been nurtured by my parents-in-law for ten years, and his current name is Liu Jie, and he is the only child in the Liu family! The lower official had a few friendships with the boss, for fear that the boss would be sad and hurt, so he pointed out the matter to comfort him. If the old man recognizes the young child back to the Zhao family and breaks off my Yue's family, then the official will be guilty of a big crime! ”

Zhao Liangyi was silent for a long time, and said to Li Youzuo: "I forgot my form, and I thank Master Li here." But so that my Zhao Liangyi is endless, Master Li is a bystander, what can I teach me? ”

Li You also pretended to ponder for a moment and said: "It's better to recognize the ancestors and not return to the sect, and Brother Jie came forward to act as the mourner and show the clansmen." But afterwards, it still returned to the Liu family, and when Brother Jie married a wife and had children, he repaid the kindness of the Liu family, and then returned to the sect to inherit the incense of the boss, or the son of Brother Jie returned to the sect, which is always the blood of the boss. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds? ”

Zhao Liangyi said to Li You again: "Da En is not grateful, and I also ask Master Li to go to the Xujiang River to discuss this matter." ”

(To be continued)