Chapter 1224: What are you afraid of, what are you coming

Touched by the old Jiangning story mentioned by Ma Jun, Cao Yong couldn't help but be worried about Cao Song.

Now the officialdom in Jiangnan is in a storm. Li Wei is already at the forefront of the storm and can’t take care of himself, so he has no time to take care of Cao Song.

Cao Yong thought about it over and over again and wrote a long letter, asking Zhang Yi to go to Jiangning in person.

Less than two days after Zhang Yigang left Beijing, Cao Song came from the manager who was sent by Jiangning to Beijing.

As the fourth sister's wedding date approaches, Cao Song and Jinghui, the eldest brother and sister-in-law, want to add makeup to their sister, and are about to give New Year gifts, so there are several large carts of things.

Before the end of the year, it was also time for officials from various provinces to send "Charcoal" to the capital, and these big trucks of things in Cao Song were not conspicuous.

It was only Cao Yong who told the Thirteenth Prince that the situation of military officers from other provinces was awkward, and Cao Song showed such a "rich" look, which made Cao Yong, the brother, feel uneasy. He had to pass the manager who came back to the Western Palace and ask Cao Song for details.

Cao Song's salary was not much, and he only had more than a thousand taels of silver every year. However, in spring, he sent his servants to open a restaurant by the Qinhuai River and also kept several boats.

Because Li Wei, the governor of Zhejiang who was in charge of Lianghuai Salt Administration, stayed at the Cao family restaurant every time he went to Jiangning, so Liangjiang salt merchants were happy to go to the Cao family restaurant to enjoy their faces, and the business was quite decent.

In the past six months, I have earned some money seriously, so the New Year’s goods sent to the north this year are more abundant than in previous years.

Cao Yong knew his brother, how could he be involved in economic affairs?

Besides, even the restaurants where second-rank officials can stay and the boats that host the guests will definitely not be a small fuss.

The silver that Cao Song brought with him was worth not enough, but he was not enough money at all.

The Cao family was a royal secret agent, so Cao Yong certainly would not simply think that Li Wei was just a governor and a salt administration official. If he had no other responsibilities, he would not have stayed in Jiangning for several months in a year.

After understanding this, Cao Yong felt relieved.

Next, the days became busy.

Hang Seng needs to prepare a pre-order ceremony. Although it is a princess’ downfall, it is a marriage between Manchu and Mongolia and there is no princess’s house, so the corresponding betrothal gifts must be prepared.

According to the custom of Mongolia, betrothal gifts are mainly livestock, cattle, sheep, and horses, and multiples of "nine".

Just as Sud was about to return to Khalkha, Hang Seng sent several people to go back to Khalkha to prepare this betrothal gift.

In addition to Hang Seng preparing betrothal gifts, the Zuozhu brothers marry and Niu Niu's grand dedication are all gathered at the end of the year.

Li was serving in Li's house, and Chu Yu took Niu Niu and Tianhui and was busy making a group of people.

As the Minister of Revenue, Cao Yong was different from the former deputy Jingtang, and he was inviting guests to drink in a constant stream.

In a blink of an eye, the Wei family sent a betrothal gift, Zuo Zhu, and Zuo Cheng and his brothers got married one after another.

Whether it is Ma Xiangjun or Zhu Shuang'er, they were all seen earlier. Cao Yong and Chu Yu were not dissatisfied with the girls from their old friends.

The most rare thing is that Xiangjun is the eldest daughter, who is used to taking care of his younger brother and sister at home, and he also has the style of a eldest sister-in-law in front of his uncle and sister-in-law.

Just as Gao Taijun was in good spirits these days, he drove Li back. Li and his son and daughter-in-law met two new couples.

"The Ma family has a good family education, and Brother Song's daughter-in-law is also very gentle and not weak. This eldest daughter-in-law can marry her." After the two young couples left, Li was bound to be with Cao Yong, and Chu Yu praised her.

Zhu Shuang'er is the daughter of Zhu Hou and is the in-laws of Li's family. Cao Yong and Chu Yu also praised a few words of sensible and politeness.

Although he could not say that he regarded Zuo as his grandson, he was very pleased that Li had married a virtuous wife when he was young.

I remembered that Tianyou was more than Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng was two months older than Zuo Cheng, and the old lady couldn't help but mutter it again.

"The next year is 16, so I'm just talking about it. I'm asking the old lady to help me pay attention. I always have to choose a granddaughter-in-law who you are satisfied with." Li was in a good mood, so Cao Yong followed him and said.

Although Prince Jian’s mansion came to the letter, Cao Yong didn’t want to go directly to Prince Jian’s mansion. After the New Year, he revealed that he wanted to say kinship to his children, so he chose the first half of the year and decided on the second half of the year. It would not be too late to get married the next year.

Just as the end of the year was full of favors, Li and Chuyu went out for social engagements and met many girls and young masters.

Cao Yong once privately told his wife that the eldest daughter-in-law should be seen, and the son-in-law should be seen. He made up his mind to follow the example of the Sixteenth Prince and choose a good son-in-law.

The Cao family's legitimate son and daughter have not yet spoken about their relatives, so many people are watching them.

The traces of Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have long been seen.

Although those who have daughters at home want to promise their daughter to Tianyou immediately, there is no reason for the world to be proud of their daughters.

In addition, the Eight Banners Trials have just passed, and the girls with good looks are mostly left with brands. The rest are either a little worse in appearance or a little worse in background, and they may not be qualified to be the chief daughter-in-law of the Earl's Mansion.

Even if Tianyou is enthusiastic, he is mostly reserved; if Tianhui is on the other side, matchmakers are beginning to come to visit him one after another.

However, people in the world emphasize "marrying a wife from a low family and marrying a daughter from a high family". Even if families with higher families than Cao's family are willing to be married, they must be picky.

The eye disease that is partially born in Tianhui cannot be concealed by others.

Even if Tianhu can see things now, in the eyes of outsiders, it is still not guaranteed that this is blind and good. Who knows if it will be blind again or will harm its descendants?

But if you give up this marriage, it is well known that Princess He Rui prepared a generous dowry for her daughter.

Therefore, according to the marriage, the eldest son who did not support the family was mostly legitimate sons who depended on the family and the like.

Chu Yu's eyes were filled with worries, while Cao Yong's face became darker and darker.

"It's their turn to be picky when our daughters are so handsome?" Cao Yong heard his wife talk about the candidates who came to propose marriage, and naturally he saw that those families did not value their daughter's character, but were just for the Cao family and the dowry, and he was very annoyed.

In Chu Yu's eyes, his daughter is more important than his two sons, so he will not be wronged.

She didn't consider those unrestrained proposals for marriage. What she is worried about now is that only her daughter will be criticized when she says she wants to marry her. What should she do if she can't take care of her in-laws' house after getting married?

She also has a son, and she also wants to talk about a wife, and can understand other people's concerns.

Apart from the elders who truly love Tianhui, who would be willing to ask their son to marry a daughter-in-law with eye disease?

"Master, otherwise, let's look at the second aunt?" Chu Yu asked tentatively.

"Sister?" Cao Yong couldn't help frowning, shook his head and said, "Forget it. If the two families could get married, they would have fulfilled their sister's heart long ago. Why not drag it until Fujing has already pointed out that it is a marriage. The Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince are younger than Tianhui, but it is still inappropriate."

"Then, where is the third sister?" Chu Yu asked.

Cao Yi's love for Tianhui is no less than that of Cao Jia. Her name is the daughter of the eldest wife, but in fact she is the aunt of Tianhui, and her bloodline is farther away.

Cao Yong heard this and said, "Let's wait and see, you may not have to be a relative among relatives. If you really don't have the right family, look for it from the side of the royal family."

In that case, the other party will rely on the Cao family's help and will not dare to be disrespectful to Tianhui.

Chu Yu felt helpless when she saw her husband insisting on "not getting married without marrying". She wanted to persevere, but the fourth prince who was suitable for marriage in Prince Ping's mansion had a marriage candidate. The nephew Shouge of the Duke's mansion was the eldest son. Even if Cao Yi did not pick on his niece, Seshtu and the old lady were there.

If the two families are celebrating each other, it will affect my sister-in-law and her relationship will make her sister-in-law unbearable.

Cao Yong was a little bit gritted his teeth.

Where can I find a son-in-law who is a good person and has a good personality?

He was already very regretful. Whether it was Hengsheng, Zuozhu or Zuo Cheng, why didn’t he think about leaving a son-in-law for himself?

Before he could regret it for two days, something happened to Cao Song.

Official news is that the general of Jiangning led his troops to rob the thieves and was attacked by bandits and was injured and unconscious.

Jinghui's letter from home said that Cao Song was in danger of injury and asked Cao Yong for help.

The moment Cao Yong heard the news, he was almost stunned.

He was just because of the past of the Ma family that he remembered the great struggle in the Jiangnan officialdom, for fear that his cousin would offend or be plotted against, but he did not expect that he would encounter the danger of real swords and guns in a blink of an eye.

Zhaojia was old and Li was concerned about Gao Taijun again. Cao Yong decided to hide the news of Cao Song's accident.

After discussing with Cao Xiang, Cao Yong decided to go to Jiangnan.

Fortunately, the charter for the maritime trade matters has been almost settled. After the ministry's consultation, it was handed over to the imperial court and approved it. Only the fleet bidding will be left in February next year.

Before handing over the memorial, Cao Yong went to see the Thirteenth Prince.

Such a thing happened in Jiangning, and the bandits dared to attack officers and soldiers with weapons. This cannot be said to be a shocking event, and it has already caused a lot of controversy in the court and the country.

Cao Yong did not hide his selfishness. The male elders of the Cao family passed away one after another. Cao Yong was the leader of this branch, and his elder brother was like a father, so he had the responsibility to take care of his cousins.

Cao Song was released from Jiangnan because the Thirteenth Prince recommended him to the Thirteenth Prince. Now that such a thing happened, the Thirteenth Prince was uneasy.

He thought for a while and said to Cao Yong: "It's still a few days before the seal. After all, you are the official of the Ministry of Revenue. It's not easy to leave... Jiangning doesn't know what the situation is. You can't get back from Jiangning in ten days or half a month. Instead of asking for leave directly, it's better to find a name and collect a job in Jiangnan..."

When Cao Yong heard this, he was shocked.

An errand in Jiangnan? The Cha family’s literary inquisition, or something else?

He felt a mess. Even if he wanted to go downstairs to the south of the Yangtze River, he knew that those were hot yams that could not be taken? It was not that he loved to cherish his feathers, but that he did not want to be the sharp knife in the hands of the emperor.

Now that Jiangnan is in trouble, even the second-rank general is seriously injured. At this time, the incident involving Jiangnan is seeking death.

If you have such a thing, you will probably have one or two things in the future. After a few moments, the Cao family will return to the old path in the past.

"Thirteenth Master, I'm fine if I look at the account book in the capital, but I can't ask the emperor to make a big plan." Cao Yong said carefully.
Chapter completed!