Dressed as a man with the eldest son

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What does it mean to arrange a marriage for Siniang?

Nan Ruo was stunned, and said: "My second and third younger brothers are not engaged yet."

There are three older brothers, why is it fourth mother's turn.

Nangong Yunlin: "Don't be in a hurry, I've already taken care of the second and third children. Although men and women are now ranked together, it can be said that Si Niang is the eldest daughter, so there is no need to shy away from you."

Nan Ruo was afraid that he would abduct Princess Changle again, and asked, "Which one did you order? When?"

Say that the scumbag father cares about his children, if he insists on making him wait for Princess Changle, if he delays, the second child will also have to delay, say he doesn't care, and knows to get his daughter engaged as soon as possible.

Nangong Yunlin put down the chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a tissue: "The Song family in Shaoyang Prefecture, you may not know the Song family alone, but you always know that Xianggong Song Baoliang is the Song family."

"Xiang Gong of Dongwang Hanmei Picture?" Nan Ruo was a little shocked.

Xianggong is the name, Song Baoliang and Song Zai, a very famous literati at the beginning of the dynasty. He experienced the change of dynasties, his paintings are magnificent, and his essays and notes are also very famous, which inspired many people, even Yan Tai/Zu is his loyal readers.

It's a pity that Dayan died of illness just after the founding of the country.

In modern terms, he is an outstanding calligrapher, painter, writer and thinker.

It's a pity that his descendants are mediocre, and no outstanding talents have appeared again.

However, the lingering shadow left by Song Baoliang alone is enough for the Song family to last for a hundred years and become a famous local family.

Generally speaking, this kind of celebrity family looks down on merchants, Nan Ruo looked suspiciously at the scumbag father.

Nangong Yunlin said: "I appointed Si Niang as a member of Xianggong's fourth family. The Song family has been passed down to this day. There are many people in the clan, and there are disputes among them. Although the fourth family is a direct branch of the inner house, it can be passed down to this generation. , Sifang is not good at handling money, but he is a flirtatious master who loves to throw hands away..."

He sneered: "The so-called scholarly family..."

The gentry always like to mock their merchants, but they don't think about it, if they don't open up business, how can they enjoy it?

If you are really ashamed to talk about money, why not eat the wind and drink the dew?

Nan Ruo frowned. This kind of gentry's human relationship is complicated and noble. In his opinion, it is not a good marriage. But in this life, marriage is the order of his parents. His objection is useless, not to mention that the scumbag father has already agreed with others. If he repents, Instead, the reputation of Si Niang was wronged.

I can only ask: "Dad, have you met someone in person?"

Nangong Yunlin glanced at him: "If I don't know what you are thinking, Si Niang is my own daughter, will I harm her? Naturally, people who have seen her agree to get married."

"Siniang's fiancé is Song Yunfang, the third son of Si Niang, who is the same age as Si Niang. I think that although he is young, he behaves well and has a pure mind. His father is a bit ridiculous, but he has two brothers, three A concubine, don’t be afraid of being alone and without support, and since the fourth wife married, there are already five sister-in-laws serving her parents-in-law, so it’s not her turn to work.”

But there are many sisters-in-law, and there are many right and wrong.

Nan Ruoxin said.

In modern times, a mother-in-law and a sister-in-law can set off a hundred pages of bloody storms on the Internet. He once watched for the material, and he was so terrified to see him.

Si Niang had to face five sister-in-laws as soon as she passed, and I don't know how many sister-in-laws there are.

He euphemistically reminded: "...the capital is thousands of miles away from Shaoyang, and it takes half a month to travel by water, and it takes a month for Si Niang to deliver a letter."

If something goes wrong, the day lily will be cold in the past.

Nangong Yunlin raised his eyebrows and said: "Siniang can ask your eldest brother to be so protective, and you won't suffer when you marry, so you can rest assured."

Nan Ruo was startled.

Suddenly realized he was right.

He used to look at these little girls from a modern perspective, from Si Niang to Cousin Hui to Princess Changle.

In fact, they were far more precocious and successful than he thought.

Obviously Princess Changle gave him a blow yesterday, but he is still thinking habitually.

Like a mockery, mocking his arrogance,

Nan Ruo reflected in her heart.

In fact, this is also arrogance in disguise, the arrogance of modern people towards the ancients.

Fortunately, he discovered it early, otherwise sooner or later he would pay the price for his sense of superiority.

Nangong Yunlin satisfied his interest in teaching his son, and asked his servants to come in and wait for him to wash his hands and rinse his mouth. He didn't forget to comment on the breakfast just now: "That plate of fragrant vegetarian meat roll tastes good, give me a reward."

Nan Ruo also came back to his senses, followed the process, and picked one with porridge and pickles to praise.

Xin Dao said that the problem of rewarding a tip once for a meal is also quite speechless. Obviously, the wages have been paid, and the ingredients are also provided by the family. It is understandable to reward once or twice occasionally. It is like this every day. The rules are messed up, and there is no regulation. Looked down by the gentry.

Si Niang's marriage is a foregone conclusion. The Song family has already arrived in the capital, and they will come to propose marriage after a little settlement. Nan Ruo has no say in this matter and can only make up for it afterwards. Si Niang's best helper.

Although Nangong Yunlin said that he would ask for leave for him, Nan Ruo still sent someone to tell the prince.

With the help of the male second, Halo, to save his life, he stayed at home for the next few days, preparing for Siniang's engagement, while paying attention to the progress of Dali Temple.

This matter became popular in the capital, so it was destined not to end quietly. As soon as the emperor returned to the capital, the officials of Yushitai would take turns to bombard them.

If Nan hadn't entered the court, he couldn't get detailed information from the court, and it was inconvenient to contact the prince when the hero and heroine came back, so he could only get a few words from the market.

This strengthened his determination to establish an intelligence network.

Fortunately, good news came, the emperor ordered a thorough investigation, and said that he would never take sides, it seems that he chose to give up Shangguan Zichen.

But until the Song family brought Song Yunfang to the door, the two families exchanged Geng notes and set the wedding date, but they still haven't finished the investigation.

It seems that the progress bar is stuck and there is no movement.

Nan Ruo knew that it was useless to be anxious, so she wrote three big characters to relax her mind.

Since the leader told him not to intervene, he should not intervene, do as many mistakes as possible, right now, keeping a low profile is the kingly way.

After all, he is not qualified.

Nan Ruo sighed, and simply diverted his attention to find something else to do for himself.

Such as clubs.

He called the third grader, sent him to send a post to his fourth uncle Zhao Rong, and asked him to bring his relatives to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city to play, and he would also bring a few younger brothers and sisters.

Nangong Yunlin readily agreed and also sponsored 100 tour fees.

As the news went on, the second and third child were the most active. Since Nangong Yunlin returned home, the two of them huddled in the courtyard and dared not go anywhere, wishing their father would forget that they had this son.

I finally have the opportunity to go out to catch my breath, how can I not be positive.

The second child had a sweet mouth, and immediately flattered Nan Ruo: "Eldest brother has a way, he can persuade daddy, today I will be sent by elder brother."

Nan Ruo thought to herself that if Second Aunt heard this, she would be furious to death.

The backyard of the Nangong family is very lively these days. Today this aunt is playing the piano, tomorrow that aunt is enjoying the moon, and the second aunt is the most active. She wants her son to overshadow her aunt, but she has limited knowledge, and the second child she taught is lazy and playful. There is evil heart but no courage.

Seeing that her son is incompetent, she turned her target to a man again, hoping to gain her son's favor through the pillow wind.

Unexpectedly, the second child turned his head and dismantled his mother's platform.

There are also Jiu Yiniang and Twelfth Yiniang, and the marriage of Si Niang, which Nan Ruo doesn't think is very good, is very good in their eyes. They also hope to find a good marriage for their Liu Niang and Qi Niang. There is no mistress at home. , it can only be aimed at men.

Those who have children and those who don't, wish they could split up the scumbag father and carve up each person.

Nan Ruo felt sorry for watching from the sidelines, thinking that he couldn't enjoy it like a scumbag father, let alone emotionally, his body would not be able to bear it.

So much so that every time he went to Nangong Yunlin's courtyard to eat, he had to observe whether he had become weak.

He believes that the low life expectancy of the ancients has something to do with premature intercourse.

He must take good care of it and strive for a long life.

Recently, he has read Dayan's Compendium of Materia Medica, and decided to eat a reasonable diet and exercise his body to strengthen his immunity from now on.

The third child's mouth was not as sweet as the second child's, so he patted his chest and said, "I'll watch Xiao Wu and Xiao Ba."

Nan Ruo saw that the two of them were well-behaved, and said: "Father has asked someone to marry you these few days. Be obedient and don't make trouble, otherwise you will be rejected by others and make people laugh."

The second child's eyes lit up instantly, and his whole body suddenly became more energetic.

Even Nan Ruo was taken aback, he didn't expect to be so excited by saying that he would love her.

After thinking about it for a while, I realized that in this life, one should first start a family and then start a career. Marriage means growing up and being able to leave children for oneself. Furthermore, the second child is the age of young Mu Ai, so it is normal to have longings.

The scumbag father takes concubines one after another, but his sons are not allowed to mess around, and the money can be spent as he pleases. If he wants to get married and break his legs before marriage, he can't do it with a servant.

Nan Ruo coughed lightly.

I am afraid that the second and third child will be implicated by him again. Nangong Yunlin is not thinking too noble, but to add bargaining chips to Xiao Ruogu, so that the emperor, queen and little princess can see how clean my son is, and he is willing to guard his body like a jade for the princess. The princess will marry me Will be happy for sure.

The eldest brother leads by example, and the younger brother can't hold back either.

As far as the matter is concerned, Nan Ruo would like to say thank you to Nangong Yunlin for this.

If Xiao Ruogu had a house servant, he really didn't know how to deal with it.

The third child has not yet enlightened, and has no idea about marrying a wife. He looks indifferent, and it is decided. He has turned his head and got together with Xiao Wu and Xiao Ba to mutter what Zhuangzi is doing, what is a daughter-in-law, and is it important to play.

"Do you have someone you like?" Nan Ruo asked the second child, "If so, tell Dad and ask him to ask for you."

The second child hesitated for a moment, seemed to want to say something, opened his mouth, and shook his head: "No, I'll listen to Dad."

Nan Ruo couldn't help but scrutinized him, it turned out that the second child was not completely stingy, he knew how to protect the girl's reputation, he secretly made a note in his heart, and planned to ask someone to find out which woman he had a crush on.

Influenced by the novels and TV dramas in his previous life, he originally had a grudge against the concubine, especially the concubine with such a close age gap.

It feels like a life-and-death battle is about to start every minute.

But after reading Dayan's law, I found that my worries were unfounded.

First of all, the law has very clear regulations on inheritance rights and property distribution. The division of parents in this world is not resolved at home behind closed doors. You have to ask the elders of the clan to testify, and you have to ask the children's uncle's family. You have to go to the Yamen for notarization.

Secondly, public opinion will judge, close the door and love the concubine emotionally more than the legitimate son, but it will be ridiculed if you go out and mess up the order.

The higher the level, the more attention to face, the less such jokes will be made.

—Royal doesn't count.

Moreover, the ancients valued blood kinship, paid attention to luxuriant branches and leaves, and looked at each other with brothers and sisters. Unless there was a life-and-death enmity, the usual relationship between the descendants and concubines would not be too bad.

Just like the Nangong family, no matter how jealous those uncles are towards the scumbag father, if they touch the interests of the Nangong family, they will immediately change their mouths and defend them. If they really leave the Nangong family and have no clan protection, they are just a piece of fat, and they will be torn apart soon Two clean.

In fact, if Nan wants to recruit people, it is most suitable to choose from his own family members, but he is contrary to Nangong Yunlin's idea. If he recruits here, he might sue the scumbag on the other side.

He is just an uncle, not yet a master.

So I can only ask my uncle's family for help.

However, the change in the second child made him feel moved, and he considered whether he should try to train these younger brothers.

Not to mention helping him with political affairs in the future, there must be someone to help him with all these big and small matters in the mansion. In the future, when he becomes busy as an official, he may not be able to take care of him, and even if he doesn't help, he can't hinder himself.

The second and third are unreliable, and there are younger ones, like Xiao Ba Xiao Jiu, if they win over, they will be excellent helpers in the future.

Thinking about it this way, Nan Ruo suddenly lost his mind about the scumbag father who kept taking concubines. They are all the mothers of his future helpers!

The group went to Biezhuang in a mighty carriage. Nan Ruo didn't ride a horse this time, but also sat in the carriage. Riding a horse is too tiring, and the weather is getting warmer and the ground is thawing. Sprinkle water to clear the field.

Biezhuang is near Xiaohe Mountain, which is a famous mountain in the Yan Dynasty, but Heshan is in the south, so some scholars from the south named a similar mountain in the suburbs of Beijing Xiaohe Mountain to express their homesickness.

Due to the visits of literati and inkmen, Xiaoheshan was suddenly famous, and smart people came to develop it immediately.

Some built temples and Taoist temples on the top of the mountain, and some built pavilions on the mountainside for people to enjoy the scenery on a regular basis. A market was formed at the foot of the mountain. Come to the market with a basket on your back, sell and buy.

Today is the market day, and I keep encountering pedestrians along the road, but when I see their convoy from a distance, they will stop and avoid them.

Suddenly the carriage stopped, and there was a commotion ahead.

"What's going on?" Nan Ruo asked.

On the first day of junior high school, go and go back quickly, saying that a child ran too fast and accidentally fell in the middle of the road.

The team restarted. Nan Ruo opened the curtain and took a look. It seemed that there was a family of three. The child seemed to have fallen hard. The father scolded and carried the child towards the side of the road, while the mother carried the shoes behind her. .

Nan Ruo suddenly stared: "Stop!"

He opened the car window, grabbed two handfuls of gold beads from his purse and threw them in the direction of the family of three: "Take it to treat the child's feet."

The couple stared blankly for a moment, and the father dropped the child on the ground, saying auspicious words to Nan Ruo while bending over to pick up the gold beads.

Nan Ruo said to Chu: "Take someone over there and tie those two up!"

When the guards dismounted, Nan Ruo raised his voice and shouted: "Catch these two kidnappers and send them to the government!"

The couple was stunned and wanted to run away, but they were squatting on the ground picking up gold beads, and before they could get up, they were pushed to the ground by the swarming guards.

When the people around heard the word kidnapper, they rushed over one after another, and then stared at the golden beads all over the floor.

"Help!" the woman howled like a pig, "The blue sky is killing people!"

"Wrong, we are not kidnappers, that is my son, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" the man cried out.

Nan Ruo got out of the car, ignored the two couples, and walked up to the child, brushing away the messy long hair, revealing a familiar face, he saw it right, it was the cold face that he saw on the day of his aunt's birthday party. face boy.

Gu Yu, the son of a talented woman and a woman's matchmaker.

The boy couldn't make a sound, but stared at him with red eyes, full of pleading.

"I recognize this child." Nan Ruochong said to the couple who were still yelling.

The couple stopped abruptly.

Nan Ruo said coldly: "How come the nephew of Lord Wang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, is your son?"

The onlookers gasped. The common people who live at the foot of the emperor have some understanding of the imperial court system, let alone a high-ranking official like Shangshu.

Someone dared to abduct Shang Shu's nephew, this is too courageous!

The couple were also frightened, and they fell limply on the ground. The man begged for mercy in a trembling voice: "My lord, please forgive me. I don't know that he is Shang Shu's nephew...someone forced it on me..."

Nan Ruo's expression froze: "Do you remember who that person is and what he looks like?"

The man just kept trying to excuse himself: "He threw it at us and left, and we didn't give him medicine..."

Nan Ruo coldly said: "There is no need to say these words again. If you really want to live, you should describe the appearance of the trafficker truthfully. You will be caught for crimes and meritorious deeds. Maybe you will be spared by Master Qingtian."

The man Nuonuo said: "The villain only remembers talking to us. It was an old woman in her fifties. She wore a headscarf and she didn't see her face..."

Nan Ruo ignored him, and clasped his fists at the audience: "Thank you folks for coming to help, these two people are undoubtedly kidnappers, I want to send them to the police, and I also ask you folks to help you to be a witness."

He smiled slightly: "These gold beads on the ground will be regarded as delaying everyone's compensation, one for each person, I hope everyone will not dislike them."

"Let's go together!"

How could the crowd be disgusted, some of them picked one up quickly and held it in their hands. Seeing that no one was stopping it, the others followed suit, and no one would pick up more—the guards with sticks were watching.

Nan Ruo caught fifty or sixty gold beads, and there were at most 30 people around, and everyone got them.

Unexpectedly, there would be such a windfall, and everyone smiled.

Nan Ruo asked Chuyi to take the guards to send the two kidnappers to the government, and the people who got the gold beads followed behind.

The remaining followers quickly picked up the remaining golden beads.

Over there, the second and third graders had already led people to carry Gu Yu into the carriage.

Nan Ruo gave everything: "Tell someone to go back to the mansion quickly, and invite the two doctors Liang and Sun to come. On the second day of junior high school, go to Mr. Wang's mansion. Remember to bring the words to Wang Shangshu himself, and stay on the third day to take care of him Master Gu."

Wei Wei paused: "The person who calls back to the mansion remembers to inform the master."

He got into the carriage of the second child and the eighth child by himself.

The second child and the eighth child were curious and excited, and asked him the ins and outs. There were so many people just now that they were afraid of getting out of the car and causing trouble.

"This is definitely not an ordinary kidnapping!" The second child didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement.

Nan Ruo gave him a look and told him to shut up: "Before the matter is settled, don't make random guesses, lest people catch the conversation."

The second child thought to himself that there were only the three of them here, who would be the one to catch up, but he obediently kept his mouth shut.

Since he said that he would listen to his elder brother's orders today, then he could do whatever he said.

Xiao Ba blinked, and then obediently shut up.

Nan Ruo secretly guessed the reason why Gu Yu was kidnapped.

He came back to congratulate his aunt on his birthday, so he asked the second day of junior high school to check on Gu Yu.

Back then, the talented female partner married back to her hometown in the Northwest, and it was a continuation. The original text didn't describe her husband's family much, only that she died of dystocia within two years of her marriage.

According to the investigation, her husband's family name was Gu, and she was a classmate of her brother Wang Shangshu. When he was young, he entered Beijing for the imperial examination and lived in Wang's family.

The female supporting role became his continuation, and after he failed the imperial examination, she returned to his hometown in Northwest China with him.

Later, the female partner died in childbirth. Gu Juren remarried five years later. His wife was a local farmer.

Gu Yu was brought to the capital by his uncle Wang Shangshu two years ago.

Just looking at the information on the surface, it is impossible to see who would do such a crazy thing.

Gu Juren's current wife?Wang family?or something else?

Nan Ruo thought about it, and suddenly felt that he had just been reckless, and he shouldn't reveal Gu Yu's identity in public. Firstly, to scare the bad guys, and secondly, to protect the client, Gu Yu might not be willing to let others know that he was almost kidnapped thing.

Rubbing his temples in frustration, he quickly thought of a remedy.

The only good thing is that he didn't say Gu Yu's name, nor did he show his face to outsiders.