In just two or three days, there were a number of servants in the Dingguo Mansion.

Even some rumors were heard outside, and Cao Shao, the second master of the Guogong Mansion, couldn't hide it.

Thinking of the reason, Cao Shao found his brother and was full of shame: "Big brother, I ......"

Cao Xun asked him to sit down, and explained with a smile: "Mother didn't mean it, as soon as my father left, my mother must be overly grieved, but she is still responsible for your teaching and worrying about me who is far away at the border. ”

Cao Shao was even more ashamed, his brother's words were just to take care of his face.

Cao Xun took a sip of tea, walked over, stopped on the side of Cao Shao's chair, raised his hand on Tanhualang's shoulder, and said earnestly: "Second brother, my grandfather was just a border general, and he was born and died several times before he created this family business, and now the Cao family only has you and my brother left, and I, as the eldest brother, must be strict in keeping the family, so that the Cao family can continue to gain a firm foothold in the capital, and in order to continue the glory left by my grandfather and father." My mother has made mistakes, and I have corrected them in time, but I myself have no prejudice against my mother, and I hope you will not get angry with me because of this. ”

Cao Shao immediately stood up, looked at his brother and reassured: "Don't worry, big brother, I definitely don't think so, if you want to blame me, I usually only know how to read and have fun, and I don't think about worrying about my family." ”

Cao Xun: "That's because my father has been living in the border pass and doesn't have time to teach you these things personally. ”

Cao Shao thought so, don't look at his time in the Hanlin Academy, but he has already experienced some open and secret battles.

Cao Xun: "Governing the family is like governing the country, when you manage the entry and exit of every amount of silver like the household department, and understand the talents of every servant like the ministry, and if the servant makes a mistake, the reward and punishment are as clear as the criminal department." Family affairs are clear, and only those who are officials can serve the country wholeheartedly. ”

Cao Shao is nine years younger than Cao Xun, and at this moment, Cao Xun is not only a brother in his eyes, but also a little bit of a father's shadow.

Therefore, not only was he not influenced by Pan's overt and covert provocation, but he respected Cao Xun even more.

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When Cao Xun's military attachés returned to Beijing, they all had a period of leave.

Cao Xun has both military exploits and holy grace, and many officials want to convince him, and there are successive greetings and invitations sent to the Dingguo Mansion.

Cao Xun found a reason to push it off, and then after settling the family matter, he sent someone to send a letter of worship to the Ningguo Mansion.

Li Yong lost his official position, he was very leisurely every day, and when the spring was good, he also accompanied his daughter to run a circle of horses outside.

When the father and daughter returned home, they were told the letter by Meng.

Li Yong glanced at his daughter and guessed: "I don't have anything worthy of him to worship me, probably for the sake of Pan's repentance and repentance." ”

Don't look at Cao Xun as a military attaché, people have been very knowledgeable about etiquette since he was a child, and he will never offend people for no reason.

Meng: "It stands to reason that he has a life-saving grace for you, so we should have sent an invitation over first and set up a banquet to thank you." ”

Li Yong's face was slightly sneering: "I said thank you at the time, and now he is in the limelight, I took the liberty of inviting him, as if I wanted to slap him." ”

He is ten years older than Cao Xun, and he is too enthusiastic about Cao Xun, and it is easy for people to question his style.

Yunzhu sat on the side, smiling and listening to her parents.

Li Yong saw it and teased his daughter: "Speaking of which, you also called him uncle when you were a child, but it is a shame that your affair with Cao Shao did not work out, otherwise I would have to renegotiate with him about the next generation." ”

Yun Zhuqi said: "I've seen him? ”

Li Yong: "Naturally, it's just that you were only two or three years old at that time, so you definitely can't remember." ”

Meng Shi: "When it comes to seniority, how are you going to talk to him next?" Continue to be commensurate with brothers, will Cao Shao also call you Brother Li? ”

Cao Shao was an uncle before, and suddenly changed his name to "Brother Li", which sounded like he was taking advantage of his husband.

Li Yong really frowned.

Yun Zhu smiled: "But if you let Dingguo call you uncle, won't it become a father who takes advantage of others?" ”

Li Yong snorted: "The two of them are talking alone, I expect that Cao Shao's kid will be shameless and come to me again." ”

The next morning, Li Yong dressed up and waited with his wife in the hall early for Cao Xun to come to the door.

I didn't expect Cao Xun to come yet, but my daughter came first.

Yunzhu: "He is such a big hero, and his daughter also wants to admire his demeanor." ”

Meng Shi: "Didn't you see it when you were in the Drunken Immortal Residence?" ”

Yunzhu: "The time is too short, I can't see it clearly." ”

After speaking, she slipped to the side room first, after all, she was an eighteen-year-old girl, and she didn't want to disturb her parents to entertain distinguished guests, so she had to watch secretly.

Li Yong was amused by his daughter, and said casually to his wife: "How can you look like a son-in-law." ”

Meng Shi glared at him.

Not long after, Cao Xun arrived.

The couple greeted them at the door.

The cloud bead moved to the window of the side room.

The window was covered with white and light window paper, and the cloud beads quietly opened a crack in the window.

The conversation was getting closer and closer, and the three figures walked over, the mother was by his father's side, and Cao Xun was on the other side of his father.

Yunzhu looked at the other party intently.

Today, Cao Xun changed into a moon-white brocade robe, and he walked more tall and straight than sitting on horseback.

Yunzhu has seen many handsome men, like Cao Shao, who is about the same height as his father, with the same broad shoulders and thin waist, and wears a brocade robe to be suave.

Cao Xun is even half a palm taller than his father, and the waist in the middle is even thinner.

Yunzhu thought of his brother, his brother's height can be better than Cao Xun, but his brother is too strong, and he is not as handsome as Cao Xun and his father.

After admiring the following, Yunzhu looked at Cao Xun's face.

The other party talked to his father as he walked, as if he was talking happily, which also gave him a kind of sophistication and sophistication of his father's generation, but he looked young.

It was the first time Yunzhu had seen such a man.

The three of them stepped into the hall, and Yun Zhu also moved to the door of the side room, where a curtain hung up, and Yun Zhu continued to peep through the gap.

Cao Xun was invited to sit on the main seat next to Li Yong, diagonally facing Yunzhu.

He was concentrating on talking to Li Yong and his wife, but he noticed that Li Yong had inadvertently glanced at the side room a few times.

Who else can hide in at this time, except for the eldest lady of the Li family who fascinates the second brother?

While Li Yong was speaking, Cao Xun picked up the tea bowl and looked at the door of the side room before lowering his eyes.

Yunzhu unexpectedly met the pair of narrow eyes that were similar to Cao Shao, the difference is that Cao Shao's eyes were full of affection when he looked at her, and Cao Xun's eyes were also sharp under the gentleness.

Yun Zhu quietly leaned to the side of the door, his eyes looked at the window on the south side, and the scene of Cao Xun calmly drinking tea flashed in his mind.

There is no doubt that Cao Xun is a man with a higher status, more talent, and more handsome appearance than Cao Shao, a husband who she said a lot to marry but almost does not exist.

It's good to be anywhere, but it's older.

But what does it matter, married to Cao Xun, she is the Duchess of Dingguo, Pan feels that she is not worthy of Cao Shao, but Cao Shao wants to call her sister-in-law in turn!

Just thinking about that picture, Yunzhu felt happy!

Chapter 9 "No problem, compared to you, I am indeed old."

When Emperor Yen Qing welcomed the triumphant soldiers into Beijing, many officials and ladies went to watch, and the most worthy of their discussion was naturally Cao Xun, a high-powered but not yet married, and Yunzhu was not the only one who wanted to see the demeanor of his great uncle up close and for a long time.

It's a pity that Cao Xun only walks around with familiar military attaches or relatives and friends of the Cao family on weekdays, unlike those idle sons and buddies who often go to climb a mountain and step on a green road, and it is not easy for the ladies to see him.

Emperor Yuanqing was also very concerned about the progress of Cao Xun's marriage.

On this day, he came to Kunning Palace, and after having dinner with Empress Cao, he mentioned Cao Xun: "Fushan has returned to Beijing this time, have you seen any ladies?" ”

Empress Cao's heart was a little complicated.

The day before yesterday, my mother only entered the palace once, and complained to her privately about Cao Xun's behavior. Empress Cao not only felt that her mother's involvement in the public property of the Guogong Mansion was taught by Cao Xun was self-inflicted, but she was also faintly worried that Cao Xun would be angry with her half-sister because of this incident.

The crown prince is still young, Empress Cao needs Cao Xun's support very much, although her younger brother Cao Shao is talented, but his younger brother is a fledgling and has almost no influence in the court.

Her face did not reveal these thoughts, and said to Emperor Yuanqing with a smile: "I heard from my mother, there are indeed a few ladies who come to the house with ladies of the right age, but there is a difference between men and women, and my brother has never shown up. ”

Emperor Yuanqing understood this.

The hairy boy will run to the garden to find a chance to meet the ladies, Cao Xun is thirty years old, first, he can't let go of his body, and secondly, he is not that frivolous.

"I want to marry him, he said that he would try to find a like-minded person first, but he didn't take the initiative to contact the girlfriend, how long will this be delayed?"

Emperor Yuanqing was really a little worried.

Empress Cao had an idea: "Does the emperor know about the polo field in the west of the city?" ”

Emperor Yuanqing: "I know, I heard that the young children of the family like to go there to play in their spare time. ”

Queen Cao: "Not only that, but the ladies who have not been out of the cabinet also like to go over there to watch the game." ”

Nominally, he is watching the ball, but in fact, he takes the opportunity to observe the sons of the foreign mansion and choose his favorite Lang Jun.

Emperor Yuanqing understood.

Soon, under the guidance of Emperor Yuanqing, the news that the soldiers returning to Beijing led by Cao Xun were going to compete with the soldiers stationed in Beijing led by Li Yao in the west of the city quickly spread in the capital.

It is said that the soldiers of both sides are in their thirties or younger, and they must be unmarried.

Emperor Yuanqing sent an order to inform the ladies of all families: hurry up and watch the game, among the twenty military attachés of the two teams, there is always one suitable for you!

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The competition is scheduled for March 20, the day of rest for the officials.

Early in the morning, Yunzhu's family gathered in Zhenghetang.

Li Yao was the last to arrive, he had practiced his gun for half an hour before coming, his hair was still a little wet after bathing, and his face was resolute and majestic with a deliberately tanned wheat yellow.

There was a hint of bitterness in Meng's gentle eyes, this god-like burly figure and face, which lady dared to marry?

Li Yong would think of the old man when he saw the eldest son, but fortunately, the old man only repeatedly warned the eldest son to obey the military order, and did not say that the eldest son could not go to the battlefield.

"Brother, what are your chances of winning today's competition?" Yunzhu sat down with his brother and said with concern.

Li Yao: "Ninety percent." ”

I wanted to say ten percent, but I was afraid that my father would think he was too proud.

Yunzhu couldn't help laughing, no matter what the competition, my brother seemed to be so confident all along.

Li Xian reminded his brother: "Polo is all about cooperation, and my brother must not only care about himself." ”

Li Yao smiled and touched the young man's head, and he knew by looking at his expression that he didn't take his brother's words to heart at all.