Chapter Eighty-Seven: Between Trade-offs

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After receiving Yao Ximeng's letter, Wen Zhenmeng fell into deep thought.

The relationship between Wen Zhenmeng and Yao Ximeng is very good, although the relationship between the two is an uncle and a nephew, but the young uncle and nephew are brothers, the age difference between the two is not big, they once participated in the township test together, and later they were officials in the Zhan Mansion at the same time, and they were both against the eunuch party's power, and they also encountered retaliation from the eunuch party, to put it mildly, Wen Zhenmeng's concern for Yao Ximeng even exceeded his own family, which is why he asked Yao Ximeng to return to his hometown to help refer to his future grandson-in-law.

Zheng Xunrui is very famous in Nanzhili, but he has not yet formed any influence in the capital, after all, the situation in the capital is too complicated, the cabinet ministers are like a marquee, the invasion of the Houjin has led to martial law in Beijing, the peasants in Shaanxi have rebelled, and even expanded to Shanxi, most of the emperor's mind is in these aspects, plus there are disasters and famines in various places, where is there still the heart to care about what scholars.

Wen Zhenmeng has always been very appreciative of the young Junjie, and Suzhou is a place where talents are produced, so he was very impressed by Zhang Pu, Wu Weiye and Wu Changshi, and then Zhang Pu and others formed the Ying Society and the Fu Society to fight against the eunuch party, which made Wen Zhenmeng even more appreciative, if it wasn't for the problem of age, he almost thought about marrying his granddaughter Wen Manshan to Zhang Pu.

Wen Zhenmeng's sons are not angry, which makes him feel gloomy, it is said that the children in the champion's family should be good, but it is a pity that Wen Zhenmeng forgot one thing, that is, he participated in the examination ten times in a row, and he only won the champion at the age of forty-eight, and he has been running around outside for a long time, how can he take care of the child, let alone care about his son's studies.

But Wen Zhenmeng loves his granddaughter Wen Manshan very much, and it can be said that he dotes on Cheng Dù.

Wen Manshan is very smart, in the years when she was at home, Wen Zhenmeng took care of her granddaughter carefully, taught Wen Manshan to read and write, and after a few years of training, Wen Manshan was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which greatly surprised Wen Zhenmeng's expectations.

Later, although Wen Zhenmeng said that he went to the capital to be an official, he still cared about Wen Manshan.

In a blink of an eye, Wen Manshan reached the age of thirteen, it should be the time for Xu Qin, and what surprised the Wen family was that Wen Manshan actually made a request by herself, that is, to marry Xie Yuanlang of Nanzhili Township.

It is shocking for a girl to make such a request, and the words of the parents are the words of the matchmaker, let alone a girl, this is also because of Wen Zhenmeng's love for her granddaughter, and the character of Wen Manshan is a little pungent and stubborn, and she dares to propose such a thing.

Wen Zhenmeng actually agreed, Xie Yuanlang, who was tested in Nanzhili Township, as long as he was a young man, as long as he was not married, it was of course a good thing.

This opportunity fell to Zheng Xunrui.

In fact, Wen Manshan is scheming, that time Zheng Xunrui came to Suzhou, shocked all the readers in Suzhou, how could Wen Manshan not know that such a handsome young man, of course, is attractive to girls, plus a few poems of Zheng Xunrui, it effortlessly moved Wen Manshan.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Mrs. Zheng received such a task of saying goodbye.

Wen Zhenmeng is in the capital, and it is impossible to go home for his granddaughter's marriage, so he entrusted his nephew Yao Ximeng and younger brother Wen Zhenheng.

Unexpectedly, this time the investigation would be like this, Yao Ximeng thought that Zheng Xunrui was too arrogant, and he was a little arrogant, and in the letter, he faintly mentioned the matter of Qinhuaihe.

After Wen Zhenmeng saw the letter, his first feeling was that he was furious, and he couldn't wait to write a letter to his family immediately, disagreeing with such a marriage, but he was old, and after calming down and thinking about it, he found that his younger brother Wen Zhenheng did not write a letter, since he did not write a letter, that is the meaning of agreement, to say that Wen Zhenheng's knowledge is also good, it will not be wrong to see people, why are the opinions of the two so disagreeable, which makes Wen Zhenmeng at a loss.

Wen Zhenmeng, who cares about his granddaughter, is not a scheming person, he has already inquired about Zheng Xunrui's situation, Zheng Xunrui is sixteen years old, and he actually suppressed the scholars in Suzhou Fucheng, so that Zhang Pu is willing to admit defeat, this talent, that is absolutely amazing.

Speaking of Yao Ximeng's temper and temperament, he is also clear, people who can't rub a single sand in their eyes, they like to be more serious about everything, even when talking to juniors, they are also very picky, if someone says the wrong word, it will immediately be a lesson, or say something unpleasant.

Zheng Xunrui has such a literary talent, and he is only sixteen years old, at such an age, how can he be low-key, it is normal for some talents to be arrogant, and it is possible to have some friction when he meets Yao Ximeng, as for the matter of going to Qinhuaihe, Wen Zhenmeng doesn't particularly mind, Zhang Pu and others also go from time to time, to say that Zhang Pu has become a family, Zheng Xunrui has not yet become a family, and going to Qinhuaihe can only be regarded as a thing of the past.

After thinking about it, Wen Zhenmeng felt that it was still necessary to continue to understand the situation, and he couldn't make a decision lightly, because he might lose an excellent grandson-in-law.

Suzhou Fucheng, Wenfu.

Wen Zhenheng, Yao Ximeng and Wen Qiankang sat in the study.

"I don't think it's good, this Qingyang is too arrogant, don't you know filial piety, how can you talk like this in front of the elders, I have already written to my uncle, it's better not to accept such a family affair......"

Yao Ximeng didn't care about other people's thoughts, and completely denied Zheng Xunrui in one breath.

If there is no attitude within a month, it means that the family agrees, if there are other opinions, return the gift sent by the man, and it will be clear that the two parties do not need to continue to communicate, and the family affairs will not exist.

Yao Ximeng was talking to himself, not noticing at all that Wen Qiankang's face had changed.

Facing this cousin, Wen Qiankang admitted that his knowledge was not comparable, but after all, this is his daughter's marriage, and it has nothing to do with you Yao Ximeng, even if you don't agree, you can't be so arbitrary, and you wrote directly to the capital without asking anyone's opinion, do you think Wenfu is really up to you.

Although he thought so in his heart, Wen Qiankang didn't speak for the time being, in fact, he was very satisfied with Zheng Xunrui, and after talking with Zheng Fugui, he felt that the two had similar personalities, and they could say a lot of things.

Wen Zhenheng didn't have any expression on his face, but he noticed Wen Qiankang's expression.

Yao Ximeng's temperament, Wen Zhenheng is clear, and he generally does not provoke on weekdays, although the relationship between the two is also between uncle and nephew, but compared with Wen Zhenmeng, it is too far behind, and Yao Ximeng has a sense of arrogance, and he doesn't take into account the feelings of others when he speaks, sometimes he may be kind, but the words he says make others annoying.

As far as today's matter is concerned, Yao Ximeng's approach is definitely not right, even if he is not satisfied with Zheng Xunrui, he has to sit down and write a letter after several people sit down and discuss, so arbitrary, what kind of person do he be.

Where did Yao Ximeng know what others thought, the more he spoke, the more excited he became, and he actually pointed the finger at Wen Qiankang.

"Cousin, I didn't say you, when I was having dinner yesterday, you talked very happily with that Zheng Fugui, I can't get used to it, you have to have a backbone for such a thing, you don't have much knowledge, and you are a little lacking in looking at people, this matter of choosing a son-in-law, fortunately, my uncle thought of it, otherwise you would agree to come down lightly, wouldn't it delay Manshan......"

Before Yao Ximeng finished speaking, Wen Qiankang's face changed, and he stood up suddenly.

"Cousin, Manshan's marriage, that's the Wen family's business, whether I'm low-educated or useless, but this Manshan's marriage is still my decision, cousin pay attention to what he says."

Seeing that Wen Qiankang, who was submissive, actually dared to speak back, Yao Ximeng was stunned for a moment, and then became furious.

"Uncle entrusted me to come back, it is on behalf of my uncle, you are so nonsense, it is unfilial, the Wen family has always paid attention to family style, as the eldest son, don't you even understand such a truth, believe it or not, I teach you on behalf of my uncle......"

Yao Ximeng's voice became passionate and snarky.

"Now I teach you on behalf of my uncle, you kneel down for me......"

Wen Zhenheng's face had already changed several times, and when he knew that Yao Ximeng said this, he couldn't help it anymore, and he didn't know what his brother did on weekdays, which actually made Yao Ximeng so arrogant.

"Meng Chang, this is the Wen Mansion, please respect yourself."

Wen Zhenheng's words made Yao Ximeng's face pale, he looked at Wen Zhenheng, opened his mouth, and finally didn't speak, although he was older than Wen Zhenheng, but he was an elder, he was really confused just now, he didn't expect Wen Zhenheng to be here, some words were really inappropriate, it was equivalent to slapping Wen Zhenheng.

After a pause, Yao Ximeng looked at the two of them, turned around and walked out.

Tears had already appeared in Wen Qiankang's eyes.

"Uncle, what status do I have in this family, even if my cousin insults me like this, he actually directly intervenes in the marriage of his children, what else do you want me to do in this family, it's just that, from now on, I don't care about anything, let someone who has the ability to take care of it."

"Don't think like this, who doesn't know that this family is supported by you, your father has been studying for many years, and he has not been able to take care of the family, if it weren't for you, the family would have been difficult to support, others don't know these situations, don't I know, Meng Chang said too much today, I will give your father a letter to explain the situation, alas, the things in this family are easy to say, it's nothing more than an argument, everyone ignores each other, if it's like this in the court, then it's not that people ignore it."