Chapter 722: Loving Father
Xie Pu also tried his best for Xie Xianzhi and Xie Yinghui, the children born to Cao Shuqing.
In the past, because he had a knot in his heart for Cao Shuqing, he was not very close to the children born to her. But when he had an accident, these two children broke with Cao Shuqing and the Cao family behind her, and stood on his side.
For Xie Xianzhi's son, he only needs to entrust it to his clansmen and cultivate the other party's talents with his heart, so that he can get fame and become a leader in the future, and his life will be smooth, which can be regarded as fulfilling his father's responsibility. But for his daughter Xie Yinghui, he thought more, knowing that it would be more difficult for her to get married. It doesn't hurt for Xie Xianzhi to marry low, as long as the woman has a good character and good upbringing, but if Xie Yinghui can only marry low, it will be too wronged for this pampered child since childhood.
But if she is allowed to marry into a wealthy family, she has such a biological mother and a foreign family, and I am afraid that her life in her in-law's family will not be too easy in the future. At the same time, Xie Pu was also afraid that when she met someone who paid attention to the rules and manners, she would be criticized for her mother's conduct and upbringing, and she would become more and more angry and gossip.
He can only choose from the family of the person who does not slip away, it is best to be the right person with the Xie family, the door is upright, but also more generous and kind, the family members are relatively simple, there is not too much intrigue in the house, the best mother-in-law and sister-in-law are more kind, the man's character should also be good, and only those who can tolerate Xie Yinghui's life experience and have no hatred for the Cao family can do it.
This is not an easy requirement, first of all, the military must be excluded. Because of the relationship between being convicted in the Northern Army, Fang Wenshan made a commotion in Beiping, although he was not convicted, many people who were not involved in the case secretly resented him. Although Xie Yinghui doesn't look down on Wenshan, she doesn't regard the other party as an elder, but it is difficult to guarantee that someone will be angry with Cao Shuqing, so as to settle the account on Xie Yinghui. In addition, officials who are close to Empress Cao, the crown prince and the Cao family, the second prince and the Lin family, and the third prince can all be excluded.
There are many eunuchs in the capital, but they all know her family background, but they are afraid that there are many snobbery. Even if she doesn't care who her biological mother is, she goes out to socialize after marriage, and there are too many opportunities for people to gossip, which is not a good choice. Xie Pu excluded the people in the capital again.
Originally, the people in Huyin, my hometown, were not bad, they knew the roots, and the Xie family could speak well in Huyin County, and they were not afraid that anyone would give the Xie family's daughter a look. But how many households in Huyin County can be called famous? There are good eunuchs in Huzhou, but the entanglement with the Cao family and the Lin family is too deep, I can't tell who is attached to it, and I accidentally jumped into the pit, wouldn't it delay the child in vain?
In the end, Xie Pu could only consider it from the families of officials in the Beiping area. He felt that he could be an official in Beiping for at least ten years, and the possibility of directly saying goodbye to old age here was not small, which was enough to provide shelter for his daughter. And he is here, and the Song family's family is also here, how can he be a backer for his daughter.
Huang Yan was not included in the list of son-in-law candidates he investigated, after all, it was impossible for him to marry his daughter to a curtain guest who only showed off his talents. But with more contacts, he gradually understood the character of this young man, and when he noticed that the other party's talent was good, and if he continued to take the imperial examination, he really began to pay attention to this young man.
Huang Yan was born in a family of eunuchs, and after the local famous family in Beiping, he is also a distant relative of the Song family, and he has a relationship with the Xie family, knows the roots, and is not an unknown person. His father and ancestors have a good reputation, and his grandfather's family is still a famous family of law in Beiping, with peaches and plums all over the world, and is highly respected by northern scholars. He himself is nineteen years old this year, before the crown, is already a new imperial examination person, outstanding talent, very solid foundation, although he has been a guest with people for several years, but he has never given up his studies, but he has accumulated a lot of money, and the future is limitless.
In terms of family background, he is enough to match Xie Yinghui.
He himself is a gentle and steady character, impartial, honest and honest, and has a generous temperament and good popularity. Xie Pu tested his views on the Cao family, the Lin family, the Fang family and other forces, and came to a conclusion that he was quite satisfied. Such a man, even if he does not have much affection for his wife, will give enough respect and decency, and once he accepts his marriage with her, he will not dislike her for anything.
But in addition to his gentleness, he is not a pure reader. He is very capable, talented, smart and decisive, knows what to advance and retreat, is good at getting along with people, and can abide by the bottom line and not cross the line. Such a person will have a brighter future, and he will be able to provide his family, wife and children with favorable living conditions. It is said that almost all of his family's property is now managed by him, and it is a little more prosperous than when his father was alive.
In addition, Huang Yan has no brothers and sisters, only a widowed mother, and the family has a simple population and nothing messy. His widowed mother, Wen, had also seen it, and said that she was a very gentle and docile woman, because her temperament was too gentle, and she was not good at arguing with others, and when she had just returned to her hometown with the coffin, she had suffered a lot because she could not talk about the tricky clansmen. Such a mother-in-law must be very easy to get along with, and Xie Yinghui will marry in the future, so there is no need to worry about discord between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
In this way, Xie Pu has thought about it very carefully, and even Huang Yan has never engaged in a family affair, and he has not discussed a family relationship at present, so he inquired about it clearly. However, when Huang Yan was only a staff member in the past, the daughters of decent officials looked down on him. Now that he has just obtained the fame of being famous, there are more people who intend to say goodbye. Fortunately, he had just finished attending the Luming Banquet, so he immediately packed his luggage and followed the Yanwangfu fleet south into Beijing. And without his nod, his widowed mother would never have made the decision on his own and decided his marriage. Therefore, Xie Pu thought that he could take advantage of Huangyan's southward journey to try to let him meet his eldest daughter on the road. If Xie Yinghui sees someone and thinks he is good, he can directly settle the marriage, and save him a lot of long nights, in case Huangyan Mingchun High School, then even the official eunuchs in the capital will join the team to grab the son-in-law.
The matter of marriage was entrusted by Xie Pu to his heir mother Song in a letter to his family. Song is not only his heir, but also related to Huangyan's family, and can be regarded as his elder. Huang Yan has always been accustomed to making ideas for himself, as long as he does not object, Xie Yinghui also nodded, this family matter can be decided immediately, the two sides exchange tokens, and when Huang Yan finishes the exam next spring, he can hold a wedding.
This half a year's work is enough for the Xie family to prepare a dowry for their eldest daughter in Beiping. In fact, the Wen family has accumulated some things in recent years, and there is no need to worry about the marriage of several daughters.
Wen specially mixed a letter to her daughter Xie Mulin in her husband's letter, just to tell her about it and let her hint at Xie Yinghui. After all, this is about Xie Yinghui's life, and it is not okay for her to be unhappy. Although Xie Pu has thought about it quite carefully for the sake of her eldest daughter, in the final analysis, it is Xie Yinghui who wants to marry, and she needs to make her own decision on this matter. Huang Yan has not been clearly informed for the time being, this is a meeting, so Xie Yinghui doesn't have to worry about whether she will embarrass each other if she rejects the other party.
Xie Mulin silently put away the letter, remembering the scene when he saw Xie Yinghui and Huang Yan looking at each other in the front yard, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: Does this Huang Juren really know nothing about each other? His own father asked so carefully, a smart person can't guess what he means?