What he thought was that if the eldest brother returned to Beijing a few months earlier, then the eldest brother would be the head of the family, and as long as the eldest brother was willing to make decisions for him, it would be useless for his mother to oppose him marrying Yunzhu.

It's just three or four months away, and he can almost marry Yunzhu!

The eight-foot-tall Tanhualang saw that he was about to cry, Cao Xun signaled to step back left and right, took his younger brother back to the hall, and said with concern: "What happened?" ”

Cao Shao calmed down for a moment and told him about the marriage contract between him and Yunzhu that had been tacitly acquiesced.

"Big brother, it is no longer possible for me to talk to Yunzhu, I am not telling you this, I don't want you to make a new decision for me."

"Our Cao family has a good relationship with the Li family for three generations, there is no reason to destroy it in the hands of my mother, now that you are back, if you have the opportunity, you should try to repair the relationship with the Li family, and you don't have to become enemies if you don't get married, right?"

Cao Xun thought for a while and said, "I know, don't worry, I saved Ning Guogong's life, and I will personally go to the door to make amends in two days, and this matter should be over." ”

Cao Shao lowered his eyes and looked gloomy.

Cao Xun: "Or, I'll try to fight for your marriage again?" ”

Cao Shao laughed at himself: "No need, mother, even if Ning Guogong and his wife are willing to wronged Yunzhu in your face, Yunzhu will never wronged himself." ”

Cao Xun teased his younger brother: "You are so talented and infatuated, she is probably still willing to marry." ”

Cao Shao shook his head: "Impossible, if the eldest brother sees her, he will understand." ”

He was very uncomfortable, and hurried away with that.

Cao Xun leaned back in the chair, looked at his younger brother's back, and smiled helplessly.

He really hasn't seen Li Yong's daughter when she grows up.

But he already knew that this younger brother was fascinated by Li Yong's daughter, and the little guy was generally willing to be driven.

I'm still too young, I don't know that some men and women, the more they hold it, the less they take others seriously.

The author has something to say:

Haha, Uncle Daguo is very confident.

ps: One foot is equal to 23cm, Yunzhu's eldest brother Li Yao is two meters tall, the big uncle is 193, the small uncle is 184, and Yunzhu is 170.

Chapter 8 It's good to be anything, but you're older.

Cao Xun took a bath in the bathroom for half an hour.

As a military general, he will not dislike the bitterness of the border pass, but as a prince born in the Dingguo Mansion, Cao Xun prefers to be a little more particular when conditions permit.

The gradually cooler water washed away the fatigue of his body, and Cao Xun stepped out of the bathtub and changed into a set of tea-white regular clothes.

The spring light in the afternoon is dazzling, and it falls on the body warmly and warmly.

With such comfort, Ah Jiu was a little sleepy, and only after yawning did he put down his hand, and when he saw the new grandfather of the country, his eyes lit up: "You are wearing this, and you look at the second master is the same age, and the ladies in the capital are afraid that they will not be able to walk when they see it." ”

As Grandpa Guo grows older, Ah Jiu has heard a lot of ridicule from other generals over the years, and even the emperor is anxious to marry his master.

Although Ah Jiu is only fifteen years old and does not know Fengyue, he knows that marrying a daughter-in-law will be very good, so he guesses that Grandpa Guo should also want to get married soon.

Cao Xun glanced at him and said, "If you don't praise people, you can't praise them." ”

Ah Jiu: "......"

Grandpa Kuaguo's young face, is it still wrong to praise him?

Cao Xun walked along the verandah to the front yard.

The sun shines on the red columns, and the craftsmanship of the craftsmen is good, and the lacquer is delicate and round, without a trace of flaws.

This is different from the picture in Cao Xun's memory.

The title and the house of the Guogong Mansion were earned by the grandfather, the grandfather was thrifty, and he was not in a hurry to call someone to repair the lacquer when he touched it, and when Cao Xun remembered, a few of the pillars on the back house of the main courtyard had become spotted, and the front yard was maintained bright and beautiful because he had to entertain guests from time to time. In my grandfather's words, it was called face work.

Now that the Cao family has a queen, and the queen's sister-in-law has also been crowned the crown prince, the identity of the Pan family has risen with the tide, so it is natural to ask someone to renovate the Guogong Mansion inside and out, which is in line with her honor.

Turn left at the end of the verandah and you'll find the front yard.

Zhang Tai, the former head of the Azhou and Guogong Mansion, was already waiting outside the door of the study.

Zhang Tai and Cao Xun's father are the same generation, in his fifties, his temples are slightly white, and his back is straight when he doesn't need to salute, which shows that his body bones are still very strong.

Seeing Cao Xun, Zhang Tai had mixed feelings, half appreciative and half pleased: "Grandpa Guo is better than blue out of blue, and he has just received Kyushu back in the year he was established. ”

Cao Xun said with a smile: "The credit of several generations of soldiers, how can it all be attributed to me, Uncle Tai, please inside." ”

Zhang Tai followed him in, and Ah Zhou stayed outside to guard the door.

Cao Xun sat on the main seat, and asked Zhang Tai to sit too.

Zhang Tai shook his head, looking at the young man's eyes full of pride and love: "I know why Grandpa Guo called me over, but you only returned to the capital on the front foot, and asked me to take charge of the Guogong Mansion again on the back foot, what will Mrs. Tai think, and how should outsiders talk about it?" ”

Pan is not an ordinary stepmother, she is also the queen's biological mother and the prince's maternal grandmother, Zhang Tai feels that it is better for Grandpa Guo to save some face for Pan.

Cao Xun glanced around the study that once belonged to his grandfather and father, and said in a calm tone: "Those are not important, this is the Cao family, I can use whoever I want, are all the slaves in my courtyard facing that side, are you happy?" ”

Zhang Tai snorted: "They dare!" ”

Grandpa Guo is far away at the border, they don't care about Pan's that day, and now that Grandpa Guo is back, no matter how dare they look at Pan's horse, it will be a long life.

Cao Xun: "These are trivial matters, I don't want to worry about them, so I'd better leave it to you to handle it for me." ”

The implication is that he wants Zhang Tai to go back to his house on an errand immediately.

Zhang Tai was embarrassed: "Back then, my uncompetitive son was poured too much yellow soup, and he was involved in a dispute in a daze, and broke the leg of a gangster by mistake, although this is a game done by others, but it is a fact that he started beating people, as long as the gangster goes to report to the official, he will definitely eat in prison, and it will even affect the Guogong Mansion to fall into the stigma of conniving at the family servant to bully people." Pan Shi used this matter to force me to resign, I left, the thugs accepted the money and agreed to be private, if I came back, I was afraid that the other side would jump out again. ”

Cao Xun: "Cripple Liu, don't worry, his other leg is also broken." ”

There was a document on the desk, and Cao Xun pushed it towards Zhang Tai.

Zhang Tai took two steps forward, picked up the document and looked at it, and found that this was Liu Cripple's confession, explaining clearly how their group was bought back then, and each of the accomplices put their fingerprints on the names below.

Although Liu Cripple couldn't say the name of the person who instructed him, this document was enough to prove that Zhang Tai's son was a bitter master, and he was by no means a bully.

Zhang Tai's heart swelled with a stream of heat.

When he was able to sit as the chief steward of the Dingguo Mansion, he naturally had his ability, and it was even easier to see through the bureau of Liu Cripple and others.

But the steward is also a domestic servant, and he needs the support of the master, the old Guogong is gone, the new Guogong is far away at the border, the Pan family is more expensive, how can he fight against a small manager?

In order to preserve the reputation of the Guogong Mansion and the safety of the family, Zhang Tai could only leave.

Now, the new prince who has made great achievements on the battlefield has returned strongly, and he can finally continue to serve the old master without any worries!

"Thanks to the grandfather of the country for not giving up, the old slave must be full of liver and brains, and drive out of the house those things that eat inside and outside!"

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The West Courtyard of the National Mansion.

When Pan left the main courtyard before, he was angry, and his son Cao Shao was actually closer to Cao Xun, targeting her mother everywhere, and Cao Xun didn't give her any face, and just returned to Beijing and laid out the spectrum of the head of the family.

Mama coaxed intimately for a while, and then Pan Shi was relieved and ready to rest.

As soon as she lay down, the wife of the current chief steward rushed to report the news: "Mrs. Tai, it's not good, Grandpa Guo sent someone to call Zhang Tai back!" ”

Pan's face changed drastically.

When her husband was alive, Zhang Tai was only loyal to her husband as the chief manager, she could understand, but her husband was dead, and Cao Xun didn't know what year he returned to the capital, Zhang Tai didn't take her seriously, and refused to hand over to her the properties of the Guogong Mansion that were not under her control.

Zhang Tai is not interested, so don't blame her for setting up a game!

As soon as Zhang Tai left, Pan's immediately promoted her dowry steward to her post, and the dowry steward listened to her for everything, and Pan's private treasury became more and more full.

"Mrs. Tai, Grandpa Guo definitely wants to use Zhang Tai again, you can think of a way!"

The wife of the chief steward was so anxious that she was about to cry, just like when Mrs. Tai had to charge Zhang Jia'an to get rid of Zhang Tai, now Grandpa Guo will deduct what crime he will give them in order to get rid of their husband and wife?

A general who kills people on the battlefield is afraid that his methods will be thousands of times more ruthless than Pan's.

Before Pan could calm down, another maid ran over, panting and reporting: "Mrs. Tai, Grandpa Guo has begun to check the accounts!" ”

Pan's hands and feet were weak, and there was only one thought left in his heart: Cao Xun was poor and crazy at the border pass, so he was in such a hurry to collect money when he came back?

For today, Pan has been prepared for a long time, and has long instructed the dowry steward to make the account books more beautiful.

However, the dowry steward can make false accounts, and the stewards of various industries in the Guogong Mansion are also human spirits, everyone knows that Cao Xun, the new Guogong, will come back sooner or later, in previous years, a shop could hand over 1,000 taels of silver, but the Pan family has become 800 taels in recent years, can the grandfather not check? In order to prove that they really paid 1,000 taels, the property managers made a separate account on their side, and they remembered each one clearly.

Before Cao Xun returned to Beijing, he had sent his henchmen who remained in the capital to secretly confiscate these account books.

When Pan rushed to the main courtyard with the bridal steward Wu, Zhang Taicai checked half a box of account books, and more than a dozen boxes of account books were waiting for him next to him.

"I've seen Mrs. Tai."

Glancing at Grandpa Guo, who was sitting on the main seat, Zhang Tai stood up and saluted respectfully to the Pan family.

Pan Shi only stared at Cao Xun, looking innocently puzzled: "Fushan, aren't you tired and want to rest, why do you suddenly want to check the accounts?" ”

Cao Xun said with a smile: "I haven't been home for a long time, I haven't been sleepy for a while, I think that the house is as new everywhere, and I think that the industry has been good over the years, and it just so happens that Zhang Tai wants to work for the government again, so I asked him to flip through the account book and recognize the gap between him and the current manager." ”

Pan's palms were sweating, and the steward Wu behind her was even more bloodless.

Pan Shi tried his best to stay calm and explained: "Zhang Tai is an old man next to your father, and he has always done his errands very conscientiously, if it weren't for his lax teaching son and almost ruining the reputation of our Guogong Mansion, I wouldn't have replaced him." ”

She was warning Zhang Tai not to forget that the Zhang family still had a handle in her hand.

Zhang Tai ignored the threat and directly reported the few wrong accounts he had found so far.

Cao Xun carefully looked at the two account books, and his eyes turned to Steward Wu: "What do you have to say?" ”

Steward Wu's legs trembled like chaff, and he knelt down, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead: "Grandpa Mingjian, it must be the people below who deceived me to be honest and stupid, and made false accounts behind my back to fill my pockets." ”

Grandpa Guo came prepared, he didn't dare to be innocent, so he could only push the big crime into the hands of his subordinates in order to save his life.

Cao Xun looked at Pan's family: "Mother, he is an old man by your side, I really sent him to the government for a thorough investigation, not to mention your reputation, I am afraid it will also affect Niangniang and His Royal Highness." ”

Pan's inner clothes were about to be wet with sweat, and at this time, listening to Cao Xun's meaning, she didn't completely tear her face, she was like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw, and hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, we have to focus on the overall situation, and it's better not to make a big fuss if we can solve it at home." ”

Cao Xun: "In this way, I don't care who is greedy for silver, since it has passed through the hands of Steward Wu, then I only want him, as long as he can find all the silver that was greedy, this matter will be over, for the sake of his mother's face, I will allow him to return to his hometown to support the elderly." ”

Steward Wu listened, and subconsciously looked at the hem of Pan's clothes.

Pan secretly gritted her teeth, and the silver that had already arrived told her to spit out, what was the difference between cutting her flesh?

But if she doesn't pay the money, Cao Xun will arrest Steward Wu and report to the official, Cao Xun doesn't care about face, she and the queen's daughter have to ask for it!

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