The spring day is warm, the twelve-year-old boy is full of smiles, the boy and the sunshine are one and the same, it is comfortable to watch, as if there is no trouble at all.

"Axu." Another sword-wielding teenager in the courtyard stopped, ran over and hugged his brother.

The young man's name is Liu Chengxu, the second son of Jinyiwei's commander Tongzhi, who returned from studying abroad. He was so young that he went out to study alone, which shows his courage.

The sword dancer is Liu Chengxu's brother Liu Chengzong, who is also preparing for martial arts, and the relationship between the two brothers has always been very good.

It's just that Mrs. Liu likes the second son more than the eldest son, and when the two brothers greeted each other, Mrs. Liu took Liu Chengxu's hand and was very concerned.

"I heard that you have a lot of good friends in diplomacy, and you can't think about it, how about it, are you used to it abroad?"

Liu Chengxu said with a smile: "Get used to it, don't worry, my son has a good relationship with Brother Zheng, and I went to my sister-in-law to eat, and they treated me very well." ”

Mrs. Liu asked, "But the son of Prime Minister Zheng Zheng?" ”

Liu Chengxu nodded, seeing that his mother was very happy on his face, he knew everything in his heart, but he was a little disgusted. He is not someone else's son of Zheng Marriage, so he is good friends with others, and the most important affection between friends, but unfortunately these family members will not understand.

Therefore, he was reluctant to continue the topic, and quickly turned to the eldest brother: "I heard that the eldest brother is going to marry his sister-in-law, and the younger brother is here to congratulate the eldest brother." ”

Sister-in-law Xu is from the prime minister's family, the family is rich in Wuzhong, and the dowry is more than that of the princess.

The eldest brother is quiet and silent, and he attacked the position of a thousand households at a young age, and devoted himself to studying and practicing martial arts. The unsmiling father also joked about the eldest brother, saying that the eldest brother is suitable for doing brocade clothes and guards, sensitive, careful and bold. The sister-in-law seems to have a very different personality from the eldest brother, she likes extravagance, likes to be held by everyone, although she is also shrewd and capable, but Liu Chengxu knows what kind of woman the eldest brother likes.

I remember that year was also the season of apricot rain, my mother has always been happy and lively, opened a flower banquet, invited many noble ladies in Beijing to play, there is a girl, beautiful appearance, lively and lovely, but also love to talk and laugh, has always been calm and self-controlled eldest brother and she encountered, but also unprecedentedly gave her the way.

But Liu Chengxu knew that they didn't say anything about their marriage, everything was the words of their parents.

Especially that woman is just a woman of a petty official, no matter how good she is, she will not be a good match for the eldest brother.

Sometimes Liu Chengxu is thinking, is it right or wrong for his mother to be like this? Think about it or shake your head and continue to read, he is just a showman, it is better to be a good student.

After a few years, he also married a wife, this time he married the daughter of the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and the official position was not high, but Hanlin was noble and was the future prince. And marrying the Fu family is more important for the sake of the heir, the sister-in-law has been in the door for six years and has not come out, and the eldest brother also has a room on weekdays, but there is no income.

He also has a Tongfang Su clan by his side, and its purpose is the same as marrying the Fu family, all for the sake of having more sons and more blessings.

When Fu Shi entered the door, his temperament was still a little squeamish, and Liu Chengxu also respected her, just as his mother told him: "The wife should be respected, and the concubine can be spoiled, but not loved." ”

With the Fu family entering the door, there was nothing to come out for another year or two, and the Liu family fell into a huge whirlpool of childlessness, and even once, Liu Chengxu saw his mother in pain, and his father was also sad.

Even the mother said: "Could it be that our Liu family did something wrong, so let us."

Cut off your children and grandchildren, and don't be as ruthless as before in your future affairs. ”

A man as burly as his father showed a sad expression for the first time, Liu Chengxu didn't take this kind of thing to heart originally, but now he is arresting his father and mother. No matter how hard he studied, it was his turn to let Su and Fu come over to Dunlun.

Su soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son, this child did not die young, but was born white and fat, very strange, Liu Chengxu did not have the joy of being a father, but felt strangely that he would not have to linger in the two rooms every day.

Su was promoted to aunt as he wished, served with two more girls and two mothers-in-law, and officially had his own small courtyard, and thanked him a thousand times.

Fu Shi was naturally not far behind, she was also pregnant, and gave birth to a son-in-law.

Liu Chengxu breathed a sigh of relief and used the excuse of going to Beijing in advance to prepare for the exam, but he didn't expect that there was an accident on the boat on the way, and he became seriously ill again and almost wanted to die.

At the critical moment, someone saved him.

That is a stubborn person, and he actually took out the money to go to Beijing to take the exam for his own treatment, such a kindness, Liu Chengxu really doesn't know how to repay it.

The first time he felt that he was willful, in order to escape the troubles of the family, he escaped from the family and treated him as a breeding pig, he also escaped as if he came out, brought few people, and was sick and was swept away by the subordinates.

It's just that he was lucky that someone saved him.

"Brother Yu, you and I are friends of life and death, I Liu Chengxu will not thank you for my great kindness, and the sea of swords and fires will definitely live up to you in the future."

Brother Yu said lightly: "Don't talk about this, I want to save you, it's just my family's ancestral teaching, saving people in danger, and not trying to reciprocate." ”

Liu Chengxu's eyes were full of admiration, but now the two of them were already slightly late in Beijing, and in the end they caught up with the exam, and they were both successful, he originally thought that he was the second class, he was sick, and he barely passed the second class.

When he was released, the family took him another concubine, surnamed Ding, with the small character Xu Fang.

Dad said: "This is the daughter of the local Ding County Cheng, he came to the door several times and entrusted his daughter to me, saying that his daughter was favored by the evil young man of the rich family in Linxian County, and he was old in this county, I am afraid that the position is not guaranteed, so her daughter ......."

It turned out to be to avoid trouble, and Liu Chengxu could also understand, "Dad will arrange it." ”

For him, after so many years, he has become accustomed to it.

He took his wives and concubines to Shanyang County together, Fu is gentle, and the housekeeper has rules, but he always feels like a mess, a hammer in the east and a stick in the west.

But such a housemother exists, Aunt Su and Aunt Ding are treated well, and the new Aunt Ding is also knowledgeable, but I don't know why Liu Chengxu doesn't like her too much, although she is young and beautiful.

Because Aunt Su has a plan, she wants status and wealth, Fu wants the position of the master mother and the dignity of his wife, he can give these things, and Aunt Ding clearly said that she was taking refuge, but she wanted to be a veritable husband and wife with him, and said that if she didn't become popular, outsiders would laugh at her, and Liu Chengxu could give her these.

But he found that what she wanted was his heart, and he really couldn't give it to him.

Because he didn't like her, but fortunately she was also interested in herself and didn't think about anything else.

Liu Chengxu also breathed a sigh of relief, he finally didn't have to be a breeding pig anymore.!