Kaimingfang is located in Mingde Gate, which leads directly to the Imperial City Vermilion Bird Gate, this straight and spacious heavenly street, from south to north, is the third market square, which has been counted as the outer Guo of Chang'an City, but the civilians who live in the market do not account for much. The residential area in the city of Chang'an is rich in the east and noble in the west, the northeast area of the city is densely populated with the mansions of the officials and nobles, and the Fangqu near the west market is the place where the rich gather, the more the south of the outer Guo, the more low the residence is, but the official mansion is still concentrated in the east of Tianjie, and the northwest outer Guo is the real mixed place.

Liu Dongye is just a master from the eight grades, in the case of Chang'an residence is not easy, the purchase of a house is undoubtedly a fool's dream, he could have lived in the Ya for the county government officials to prepare a job, only he had to be ordered, his wife Meng Shi no matter how unwilling to let go of this opportunity to see and experience the prosperity of the capital, forced to move the family to the west, dragging the children and daughters with the family to live in the house is inevitably crowded, Liu Dongye also proud of the arrogance of the famous disciples, refused to lose face, so gritted his teeth and rented the two houses located in Kaimingfang, Only with his monthly miscellaneous surplus of more than 2,000 yuan per month, it is not enough to rent money, but fortunately, he has ancestral land and other incomes so that he will not be stretched.

He has two sons and a daughter, the eldest son has reached the age of marriage, seeing that the six ceremonies are a huge expense, and it is inevitable to promote all parties to socialize and socialize.

But Liu Dongye forgot that his so-called ancestral property at this time, including the inheritance of his deceased younger brother, must be inherited by Tinger's sister and brother. He, the father, selectively neglected that even if he was unable to take care of his nephews and nieces, he should also entrust the family property that Ting'er sister and brother should inherit, and only take charge of the family property on behalf of his nephews and nieces while ignoring the living is simply ridiculous and funny, which is even beyond the category of coldness, it is simply greedy and vicious, tyrannical and bullying orphans.

On this day, he took Tinger home, took a long breath, but was impatient to gossip with his niece, and after the person was handed over to the Meng family for placement, he went to the study, and did not read the classics, nor was he busy with official business, but he was quite leisurely and leisurely cooking tea soup.

Suddenly hearing that the servant had entered the 10,000-year order, Liu Dongye was flattered, and shouted "Please" before putting on his coat and went out to greet him, and only when he reached the threshold did he pause, hurriedly turned around, opened the lock cabinet, and took out another celadon tea bowl from the square hollow carved box, and put it on the tea case, and then greeted it.

The ability to bear is limited, Liu Dongye rented this courtyard house is naturally not very spacious, but also renovated the main hall and replanted flowers and plants, there are also a few stone decorations in the yard, the wall is also new, the carved magpie is plum, the corridor is decorated with a lot of potted plants in front of the steps, the chrysanthemum is golden, and the rain brings about the Xiao killing.

Cao Gang Cao Mingfu has entered the courtyard, looking at the rugged and pretty Taihu Lake stone by the Meitai with his hands, seeing Liu Dongye dressed in homely simple clothes, hurriedly greeting each other, a long bow is very respectful, he smiled and returned it, holding the three-inch short beard and said: "Although the house in Dongye is not big, it is very elegantly furnished, and it can be seen that the taste is good." ”

Lord Liu Bo Lian said "where", and after being humble, he asked his boss to the study: "The Ming Mansion is coming to our residence, it is really full of brilliance, and I should have sat in the main hall, but I just cooked tea under it, and I also expected the Ming Mansion to drink, so I don't blame Jian for slowness." ”

Cao Gang originally had something to say to Liu Dongye in detail, and he was impatient to go to the main hall surrounded by servants, but after hearing this, he felt that his cronies really had eyes, where would he blame: "I happened to pass by, I want you to rest today, and I live in this place, and I take the liberty of bothering." ”

is so polite, the host and guest are seated, Cao Gang looks at the study here, only to feel simple and elegant, and he is very tasteful.

This person is not out of prestige, the family is just an ordinary family, but he has always flaunted the style of simplicity, and he regards himself as a gentleman, even if he employs people, he doesn't like to be too arrogant, just like Liu Dongye, who flatters and flatters but does not show the dew, is very fond of Cao Gang's temperament.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, his words didn't sound like a gentleman with a high wind and bright festival at all.

"How is the marriage of the Yu family going?"

Liu Dongyuan: "My niece has just returned home, and I am considering everything to be settled, so I sent a post to invite Yu Jun and his wife to come to the house to find out. ”

"But you have to be careful, don't look at Feng Xiangguo's weight than me at the moment, I have more heart to take Dongye to go further, but this is the capital, you lack the foundation after all, you were originally a child of the Liu family, and after fame, but now Liu Wei is an in-law, and Wei Xiangguo intends to suppress Feng Xiang...... Jing Zhaoliu is unreliable, if you want to gain a firm foothold, Dongye is bound to have a prestigious family in-laws, the Yu Xue family is in-laws, and they are also famous families, so that the niece is separated from you by one layer, of course, it is better to make the daughter marry the Yu family to be more stable. ”

"I'm only worried that Yu Jun has taken a fancy to Jing Zhaoliu, and Mrs. Wei will get in the way."

"Yu Jun's sister is not the Xue family's descendant, but the concubine, how much will there be scruples, now we have a relationship with Xue Xiang, Yu Jun must also weigh it, as for Wei's, don't worry, I heard that although she is the biological mother of the concubine, the concubine has refused to see her for many years, there should be a suspicion...... Empress Dowager Wei's ambitions are obvious to all, the sage is in power again in order to prevent the empress dowager from interfering in politics, Xie Raoping is no longer afraid, Wei Yuanping and Mao Wei will be liquidated by the sage sooner or later, and you are the elder, so that the niece's marriage is of course handled by your father, if Wei is in the way, he can't take care of it. ”

Liu Dongyuan was surprised: "The Ming Mansion can actually find out the secrets of the palace?" ”

Cao Gang smiled with a smile: "I can get Feng Xue's two-phase weight, of course, it's not just luck." ”

But he didn't say where he learned about the secret of the palace, and then talked about another incident: "The sage intends to choose a concubine for the King of Jin, but at this moment, it is made that the King of Jin humiliated Jiang Dongbo and beat the Jiang family, although there is a saint to protect him, but the disrespect for the elder still makes the King of Jin more despised, and now the Visible Hope is all respectful of the King of Jin, the Princess of Jin is unlikely to be a prominent lady, if you can achieve a marriage with the Yu family, the foundation has been consolidated, I will have the confidence to advise Feng Xiang, so that if my niece can become the princess of Jin...... According to the sage's brotherhood towards King Jin, do you still have to worry about your career in the future? ”

These words made Liu Dongye's heart pound, and he almost blurted out why not just let his daughter become the princess of Jin, but he thought about it, with this foundation, without attaching the surname, of course it is impossible to achieve this expectation, and only by marrying the Yu family smoothly can he proceed to the next step.

"The King of Jin is violent, but his identity is still precious, if it weren't for the Queen Mother's intention to suppress it, he wouldn't consider Huo Yiliu, the saint is benevolent, and he won't forcibly give marriage regardless of the wishes of the nobles, so that this is the only way for us to operate, so that if the niece can get this luck, even if Mrs. Wei is dissatisfied, the world will not talk about your father's unkindness and calculation of the marriage of your niece, the best of both worlds, Dongye has to think about it."

Liu Dongye was no longer a little unwilling, and gave a long salute: "I am fortunate in the next three lives, so I can be supported by the Ming Mansion." ”

And in the Hanxiang Palace, the Son of Heaven was at a loss at this time, he just said to the Queen Mother some time ago that he should choose a concubine for the King of Jin, taking advantage of the Queen Mother's invitation to the banquet for the opportunity to choose a companion for Tong'an, and also pay attention to the famous ladies who have reached the age of marriage, but the King of Jin followed up and beat the Jiang family, making a fuss, saying everything, the Queen Mother made a post, and the prominent family was like an appointment to say one after another, and the ladies were infected with the wind and cold at the same time, and they could not go to the banquet.

Now, even the matter of choosing a companion for Tong'an will be postponed until the spring is in full bloom.

Of course, the Son of Heaven understood that things would not be so coincidental, and it was obvious that the Lords were dissatisfied with the King of Jin and avoided it, for fear of harming their own daughters.

However, for the subjects of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is far from being like the later generations, treating the royal family to the point of servility, not to mention forcing others to marry daughters, the royal family will inevitably sweep the ground, violent and willful like Su Zong has never done such a thing, and it is even more impossible to force the courtiers to be benevolent and cowardly like He Yan.

The Queen Mother comforted He Yan: "The two nieces of the concubine, although Liu Qiniang has already decided to marry, Liu Jiuniang is still waiting to marry the boudoir, why don't I discuss with your aunt?" It's just that Jiuniang is still young, and it doesn't hurt to give marriage, and the big wedding has to wait for at least two or three years. ”

He Yan was also optimistic about Liu Jiuniang, but even the concubine did not agree with this matter.

"It's enough for Liu's daughter to marry into this cage with me, which is difficult and painful, but I don't want Jiuniang to do the same thing again, the saint is magnanimous, and spare the concubine's family."

The Son of Heaven had to change his mind, he originally had other plans, but after being reminded by the concubine, he understood that it was too early to leak at this time, and it was difficult to guarantee that Wei Yuanping and Mao Wei would not understand his thoughts, and if he instigated in front of the Queen Mother...... If she knew that he intended to make Brother Ye a prince, she would definitely refuse, but she would put her brother in danger.

Therefore, at this time, the Son of Heaven only said: "Brother Ye is willful and arrogant, but I am afraid that my aunt is unwilling to let Jiuniang be aggrieved." ”

Of course I don't want to, even when I entered the palace to study with Tong'an, Wei Binxiang also excused Jiuniang's lack of talent and temperament.

From the queen mother's point of view, Liu Jiuniang is indeed straightforward and arrogant, not easy to control, not to mention, it will be difficult to monitor He Ye in the future, if it is not a smart and wise person, I am afraid that he will not be able to coax He Ye to soften, let alone vote to his heart, the husband and wife are not harmonious, even if He Ye has any ideas, he will not say it directly to his wife, what is the role of this ear and eye?

She deliberately mentioned Liu Jiuniang, which was nothing more than An Tianzi's heart, saying that she was thinking about He Ye wholeheartedly.

"If you don't want to, you can't go to the ...... of the door"

Before the Son of Heaven finished speaking, the Queen Mother interrupted categorically: "When the first emperor was alive, there was an edict that the king of Jin was the prince of the emperor, his status was noble, and he was not a prominent lady who could not be married, even if I followed the wish of the saint, Zong Zhengqing would not agree." ”

Since He Yan has the intention to set up He Ye as the prince, of course, he will not neglect to consolidate He Ye's foundation, seeing that his daughter is hopeless, in fact, the plan is to choose a general for his younger brother, and the candidates are all calculated, Xue Qian has repeatedly admonished Qin Buyun to defend Youzhou again, against the Pan Bo rebels, if Wu Wei Bo regains military power, it will be of great benefit to He Ye to ascend the throne and rule the country in the future, Qin Ji, the eldest granddaughter of Wu Wei Bo, is two years younger than King Jin, and can be a candidate for the princess of Jin.

However, the children of the royal family have never married into the family of the soldiers, in case they threaten the imperial power and cause political turmoil...... I'm afraid that it will leak and want to make He Ye a reserve.

He Yan couldn't stand in time, even if he had no children, the courtiers would definitely not approve of the establishment of the Jin King, and even Xue Qian and Feng Bozhang, the two right-hand men, would definitely oppose it, let alone the Queen Mother.

But the Son of Heaven really didn't want to make public his hidden illness that he couldn't be "humane".

At this time, he proposed to lower the family, but it was just to probe the queen mother's tone, thinking that when the time was right, it was not so abrupt when he proposed this plan.

At this time, the Queen Mother refused, and He Yan did not insist anymore.

The Queen Mother persuaded again: "Ye'er is not very old, so she will plan for the heirs, it is not impossible to accept concubines first, the saint should still focus on the discipline of teaching, and no longer indulge too much, and when Ye'er gets rid of her bad habits and stabilizes, it is not too late to choose a concubine." ”

"So...... There is Lao's mother to worry about, Brother Ye is already fourteen, and he should ...... Teach men and women. ”

In the martial arts arena in the palace, King Jin stepped on the golden saddle, pulled the bowstring full, and the tip of the arrow was aimed at the bull's-eye, but he suddenly had a nose itch, and it was an earth-shattering sneeze...... Seeing the cluster of arrows shot in the air, He Ye suddenly had a very bad premonition.