Chapter 1121: Getting married

Tong Mansion, the main house.

The uncle's wife Li Sier sat on the kang, wearing a red flag outfit, making her skin look whiter and snowy. However, her beautiful face was not as ostentatious as before, but was filled with a hint of sorrow.

She held an account book in one hand, looked at the left, and then looked at the right. The more she looked, the more she frowned.

Seeing the end, she sighed, put the account aside, and looked at the window.

As the sky was getting dark, the maid who was serving next to her whispered: "Madam, can you hold the light?"

Li Sier nodded in chaos, stood up, and walked to the window. There were ice flowers on the glass window, which made people unable to see clearly. She used her thumb to dissolve a piece of ice flowers and looked through it to the empty yard outside.

"Master..." Li Sier murmured in a low voice.

I don’t know how long I stood there, but the candle in the room was burning twice, and it was already pitch black outside, so she walked to the side of the kang in a daze.

After a while, she remembered something and ordered the maid: "I'll send someone to the girl's room and tell Madam Chen, just say what I said, "The girl is not allowed to do work at night, so as not to get rid of her eyes."

Yumin's wedding date is scheduled for February next year. Now Yumin does needlework and thread embroidery work for marriage every day.

The maid responded and just walked to the door, she was stopped by Li Sier: "Forget it, if she is an obedient person, I don't have to worry about it for many years. Go to Chen Xing's family and get two boxes of beeswax to send it to..."

As she was talking, she heard footsteps coming from the yard.

She immediately stood up, walked to the door, and picked up a curtain outside, which was the cold-blooded Longkodo.

"Master, why don't you ride in a sedan chair? It's now the 39th day?" Li Sier didn't care about the maid being by her side, grabbed Longkodo's hand and said, "It's so cold, what if my body gets cold?"

Longkodo looked tired, patted Li Sier's hand and said, "It's okay, let's have someone to serve."

Seeing that he was reluctant to speak, Li Sier pursed her lips, stopped talking, and only sent messages to serve her husband to change clothes.

Four plates and eight bowls, and more than a dozen dishes, the couple had no appetite. They just took a few bites and then put down their chopsticks.

"My master is tired, so I'll lie down first, I'll squeeze you." Seeing the atmosphere silent, Li Sier sighed in her heart, and said with a forced smile: "The marriage has not been achieved but has not been achieved. I'll find a good wife for Yuzhu. The wife of the Fu family is not a good wife. The girl in his family is exempted from being sick. If her body is really not strong, it will delay us holding our grandson."

Longkodo shook his head and said, "Fu Nai agreed...it's just not her third girl, but her second girl..."

When Li Sier heard this, she immediately widened her eyes and said in surprise: "Second Miss? The one who was born in illegitimate? How dare he... How dare..."

She felt that she was about to get angry and her face turned red and she couldn't help but curse. But when she saw her husband's frustration, she swallowed the words to her mouth again.

Longkodo pulled her to sit by the kang and whispered: "I can't marry you with a long-faced wife, I'm sorry for you."

Li Sier's eyes suddenly turned red, and his anger turned into infinite bitterness, and he said, "What's wrong with me? I've been born with a bad family and has implicated him. Whoever gave him the birth of me can only bear it. I'm sorry, if I have a noble family, I won't make the master compromise like this."

Longkodo sighed and said, "Not there is no better family than the girl of the Fu family, but Fu Nai was a close minister who was around him when the emperor opened his palace, and his relationship was different... If there is anything wrong, the Fu family will always take care of it..."

When Li Sier heard this, her heart trembled and she felt a little horrified.

Although she didn't understand why her husband was depressed, she could also see something wrong with the "charcoal ceremony" and "New Year gifts" sent everywhere this year.

Now, she didn't even think about whether she would lose face in the circle of powerful people in the capital. Instead, she felt a stone falling into the ground, breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "The master loves Yuzhu so much, it is all the blessing of our mothers..."

Longkodoben was afraid that she would be angry and disappointed. Seeing that she was so reasonable, her face also looked gentle, and said, "How are the things in the warehouse prepared? In two days, I will send them to the boss with the New Year's things, so it will be eye-catching."

Li Sier hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, I'm waiting for two more days... I'll send someone out to exchange some gold tomorrow. In addition to my sister's dowry, I'll send two boxes of gold over..."

Longkodo was very pleased when he heard this, nodded, and said, "It's better, Yuzhu is his brother, Yumin is his sister, so he can take care of him in the future."

Li Sier smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to be scared. Everyone outside said that I took my sister's dowry and added a dowry to Sister Min. They are all old items, who doesn't care? I deliberately detained him and made him angry. Who made him treat me as an enemy? He hated us for half a lifetime, what can we do in the end? All of them are family members..."

The Tong family and the Fu family were handled quickly.

When the Cao family heard the news, the uncle's mansion had already made a decision.

Jinghui was the adopted daughter of the Fu family. On the day of the settlement, the Fu family also made a special trip to the Cao family to pick her up. Although the second girl who told the Tong family was Xing Er, she was Fu Nai's eldest daughter. Only because she recognized Jinghui, the ranking was delayed.

Cao Yong was stunned for a long time after hearing the news.

Fu Nai took on Yiduli's job two months ago and was promoted to the Minister of War. He was very proud. His eldest son Changling passed the Jinshi last year and was selected as a Shujishi. After the hall was disbanded this year, he stayed in the Hanlin Academy to be a reviewer.

As an old man from Qiandi, Fu Nai's career in the past two years was mediocre, far less eye-catching than others. However, no one dared to underestimate him.

Because he was a Manchu nobleman, he was a guard of the Shangsanqi, and had been with the emperor for a long time, which was different from other hidden servants.

Cao Yong really didn't expect that Fu Nai would be so unwise and marry Longkodo at this time.

Although Longkodo still has the Nine Gate Admiral, his real power has been undermined. Anyone can see that the emperor's affection for this "uncle" has faded.

This marriage is too utilitarian. However, it can be seen that Longkodo is stoic and can put down his airs and form a marriage that is not matched.

Although Cao Yong and Fu Nai have been in the name of relatives over the years, they are just a big deal and actually have not much feelings.

He could only sigh at this matter.

However, when Li heard about this, he was very curious and asked for a few more words.

It is not a secret that the Tong family has the intention of being a lord. Now that the princess has been replaced by the concubine's daughter of the Minister's Mansion, the gap is too big.

On the 20th day of the 12th lunar month, the capital was in trouble. When the holiday was over, the officers and soldiers of the bidding were also discharged and returned from the holiday. Cao Yong left the capital and returned to Zhili.

The New Year’s goods delivered to Zhili in Beijing have already been delivered by carriage first.

I rushed forward all the way and finally returned to Baoding Mansion on the day of Xiaonian.

In the city, the New Year atmosphere is already very strong.

The Governor's Office has been "sealed". Except for the officials on duty, most of the others have left the palace.

After Cao Yong came back, he took two days to handle the official duties of half a month in the official office, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and began to rest.

The fatigue of the journey, and the trouble of socializing people around these days in the capital, made him physically and mentally exhausted.

As for the local officials who come to the Governor's Office to send New Year gifts every day, or the officials' aides and nephews, Cao Yong asked Jiang Jian and Song Hou to meet.

But someone couldn't stand him being idle. After hearing that he had handled official duties, Feng Chuan came to him.

"Sir, my old friends are interested in coming here to take a look, but the Lotus Academy only has two houses and more than 60 rooms, which is too small." Feng Chuan took a little helplessly: "If you want to benefit the scholars of Zhili, you may have to ask for help from your help."

"It's easy to say if you use the land. There are many open spaces next to the pond opposite. When the seal is opened, I will ask someone to go to the Baoding Prefecture Office. If you can buy it, I will buy it." Cao Yong said: "If you use the silver, I have it here too. However, because of my status, it's not easy to use too much, otherwise it would be suspected of inviting fame. Didn't it mean that local gentry would mobilize local gentry to donate silver? Why is there no movement again?"

Feng Chuan sighed and said, "Xu Shanchang came forward and visited several families, most of whom were waiting and watching. Some of them had accurate information, but only a few stones of rice, a few taels of silver, and a drop in the bucket of water. It would not be of great use."

Cao Yong seemed to have some insight and looked at Feng Chuanduo: "Sir, can't he come to me to complain? I'm very knowledgeable and think he has already had a good idea."

Feng Chuan was knocked out by Cao Yong, coughed twice, and said, "I have a suggestion, that is, to borrow the power of the adults. Although the Lotus Academy is not famous now, as long as the news of the Governor-General entering the school is spread, I am afraid there is no need to ask someone to donate money!"

Cao Yong smiled and said, "It's indeed a good idea, but you can't just think about the money of local gentry. When I first arrived in Zhili, they didn't dare to show off their wealth, for fear of being misunderstood. Not everyone has kindness, they always have to donate willingly. Since Lotus Academy is a charity school and only accepts poor children who are unable to enter the school, Tianyou cannot take advantage of this for nothing. As a father, I studied for my son and donated 500 taels of silver as a fund for helping the school. Not only Tianyou, but also my younger brother and two adopted sons, will also be sent to the academy next year. In this way, 500 taels per person, a total of 2,000 taels. In the future, other scholars who do not agree with poor identities can also follow this example."

Feng Chuan's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he understood Cao Yong's intention.

"Miao, Miao, Miao!" He touched his beard, squinted his eyes, and said, "In this way, the Lotus Academy is afraid that it will be famous in Zhili. Not to mention gentry, civil and military officials, they are afraid that they will squeeze their heads to send students to the academy."

Cao Yong said: "It is rare to be precious. The gentleman can discuss with Xu Shanchang to set a proportion of the poor children and students who send their scholarships to the students. He cannot occupy the magpie's nest."

Feng Chuan nodded and said, "It should be like this. After all, the academy is a college. If all students from outside are accepted, the poor students will not be allowed to enter, and instead lose their original intention of running the school."
Chapter completed!