Patrol's sweetheart baby
Chapter 39 Marriage
Du's recent days can be said to be proud of the spring breeze.
Her son was successful in the exam, and her mother also shined brightly.
The number of banquets where she was invited suddenly increased, and no matter which banquet she attended, she was always the guest of honor and became the object of everyone's admiration.
It can be said that the face and face lost in the monk's house in the backyard of Qianye Temple that day have been recovered together.
On this day, Mrs. Du came back to the mansion a little drunk from the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet held by Mrs. Tong San Yang.
The maid Pingting supported Du Shi to rest on the imperial concubine chair, stood behind Du Shi, and gently rubbed Du Shi's temples.
Zhao Ma came over from outside and whispered a few words in Du Shi's ear.
Du Shi immediately waved Pingting's hand away, and sat up excitedly, "Really? Master Hongyuan's letter has arrived? Where is the letter? Quick, get it to me!"
Mrs. Du's marriage approval from Grand Master Hongyuan has been very effective. All the men and women who have been approved by the master as "God-given marriage" will have a happy marriage and a full house of children and grandchildren.
Just a while ago at a certain banquet, I heard a lady mention that her husband was acquainted with Grandmaster Hongyuan and could obtain the master's marriage approval, so she moved her mind and asked someone to send a letter to Tang Buqi and Liang Muyao. Birthday horoscope.
"Madam, please wait a moment, this servant will fetch it for you."
Zhao Ma hurriedly turned around and fetched the letter that was placed on the table and held down by a cup.
Du Shi couldn't wait to open the envelope.
After carefully reading the contents of the letter, Du's face changed suddenly.
Ms. Liang from Xingyuan Hou's family actually clashed with Jun'er's character!
Not only that, but if the two marry by force, it may hinder the gentleman's official career, which is a very ominous hexagram!
Big culprit?
Big murder? !
Then if the two really get married in the future, is it possible that Jun'er's life will be endangered?
What's the difference between this and Koff? !
Du Shi tightly clenched the letter in his hand.
I think that before the wedding date was set, the master also asked someone to approve the marriage.
But obviously, the master was cheated!
It was obviously a hexagram of great evil, but it was actually approved as a god-sent match!
It just doesn't make sense!
No!
She can't let Jun'er marry that Liang Muyao!
What about the granddaughter of the Hou family?
It's the emperor's daughter, it's not good if it's harmful to Jun'er's life!
But the marriage is approaching, she can't ask for an annulment on the grounds that Liang Muyao beat her gentleman, this would offend Xingyuanhou's mansion too much.
Suddenly, Mrs. Du remembered an old incident.
A gleam flashed in Du's eyes, "Mom Zhao, go and do something for me..."
Tang Shimao left the hall early today. As soon as he walked to the corner gate of the yard, he saw Zhao's mother hurrying and sneakily opened the backyard door.
Suspicious behavior.
That day, after Qingluan told Tang Shimao what the Du family had done behind the scenes, although Tang Shimao didn't believe it completely, he believed it halfway.
In order not to leak the news, Tang Shimao did not ask the servants of the mansion to question, but sent someone to contact Qinglian who was dismissed by Du Shi, as well as the maidservants and servants who were dismissed or sold by Du Shi in the past.
It's just that because those servants are scattered all over the place now, it will take some time to find them.
Today, seeing Zhao's mother acting suspiciously, Tang Shimao quickly realized that this was a good opportunity not to be missed.
Zhao Ma is Madam's adoptive mother. She has served Madam since she was a child, so she must know a lot about Madam!
Tang Shimao's face sank slightly, and he told Jing Zhe behind him, "Follow Mama Zhao and see where she has gone and who she has met. Remember, don't be discovered."
Follow Zhao Ma?
Jing Zhe was taken aback for a moment, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he quickly responded, "Yes, master."
Jing Zhe soon followed Zhao Ma out the back door.
"It hurts to death! What did you do to you! Do you want to hurt Mrs. Ben to death with such a heavy hand?!"
"Slave dare not! Slave, this slave didn't do it on purpose, please forgive me, madam."
"Clumsy!"
Tang Shimao walked to the courtyard of the main courtyard, and heard scolding faintly from inside.
He never knew that his wife's usually delicate and soft voice could make such a sharp and harsh voice.
"One is more stupid than the other! Forget it, forget it, I don't want you to press it. You can help Mrs. Ben to lie down on the couch first."
"Yes, ma'am."
Pingting responded softly, and helped Mrs. Du go to bed to rest.
Waiting until Mrs. Du let out a slight alcohol snore, Pingting then quietly exited the room.
"Pingting."
Pingting closed the door lightly with her hands, and after walking not far, she was startled when she heard someone calling her.
"Old...Master!"
Turning around, seeing that it was the master, he hurriedly blessed his body.
"Is Madam losing her temper inside?"
"No, nothing. Madame is drunk. So..."
"I heard it all."
Tang Shimao calmly interrupted what Pingting said.
Pingting could only stop in embarrassment.
"Let me ask you, does Madam often speak harshly to you like this on weekdays?"
Pingting's face turned pale, she quickly shook her head and said, "No, nothing."
Tang Shimao's heart sank suddenly.
As the magistrate, Tang Shimao had tried countless prisoners, so why didn't he see Pingting's flustered expression?
It seemed that he really didn't understand his wife, whom he had known since childhood.
Tang Shimao didn't make things difficult for a little maid, and waved Pingting to leave.
The sun is slanting to the west, and the moon is on the willow branches.
Jingzhe came back from the outside.
Because of the letter from the young man in the mansion, the master ordered him to meet him in the study after returning to the mansion, so after Jing Zhe came back from outside, he went directly to Tang Shimao's study, and told Tang Shimao everything he saw and heard when he was following Zhao's mother. .
Tang Shimao put his hands behind his back and stared at Jing Zhe, "You said Zhao Ma went to Linshui Street today, found a fortune teller, and gave him the birthdays of a man and a woman?"
"Yes."
Most of the birthday horoscopes are only available to those who are close to them.
Two men and one woman again...
Tang Shimao's heart moved, and he already had a guess in his heart.
He further asked, "Have you found out who's birth date it is?"
Jing Zhe shook his head, "This little one asked, but the fortune teller said he didn't know, and Madam Zhao didn't tell him his name. But the slave asked the fortune teller to write me the horoscopes of the three people given by Mama Zhao."
Jing Zhe handed over a note with the birth date written on it.
"very good."
Tang Shimao praised and spread it out quickly.
The result was beyond Tang Shimao's expectation.
Tang Shimao originally thought that this man and a woman must have the same horoscope as Ms. Liang, and he secretly wondered that before he made an engagement with Ms. Liang earlier, he had asked someone to test the horoscope, and it was still Yingyang Ci'en Master Si Hongyuan personally approved the marriage approval. I don't understand why my wife has to take this extra step this time, so I have to test it again.
I never thought that the girl's horoscope given by Zhao's mother was indeed Ms. Liang's birthday horoscope, and the man's horoscope was not unexpected, but Tang'er's!
Tang Shimao was lost in thought.
Why did Madam ask someone to calculate the voice test horoscopes of Ms. Liang and Tang'er?
"By the way, master, the fortune teller also mentioned that Mama Zhao made a rather weird request."
Tang Shimao temporarily put away the note in his hand, and asked aloud, "What strange request?"
"It's like this. In the business of setting up stalls and fortune-telling, you have some skills in observing words and expressions, so that you can coax those customers to pay more. The fortune-teller calculated the horoscopes of a man and a woman given by Zhao's mother as "a match made in heaven." ", which is an auspicious hexagram. It's just that he saw Zhao's mother frowning tightly and dressed well, so he mistakenly thought that Zhao's mother did not agree with the marriage of this man and a woman. Therefore, he deliberately said that the two people's characters were not good, and wanted to deceive Zhao's mother. Give him some more silver. Sure enough, Zhao's mother showed joy and generously gave him an ingot of silver.
This incident is weird but strange, just when the fortune teller was writing the marriage certificate, Zhao's mother made a request, asking the fortune teller to write down auspicious words like "Heaven-sent, a match made in heaven" on the marriage certificate.
If you don't want to achieve the marriage between the two, how can you write down auspicious words?
Because such a request is too weird, the fortune teller will be impressed. "
Of course the fortune teller would not unconditionally tell Jing Zhe these things "enthusiastically". Jing Zhe spent two ingots of silver in exchange for the news that the fortune teller said.
Hearing this, Tang Shimao looked solemn.
First, he took the horoscopes of Tang'er and Ms. Liang, and when the fortune teller lied that Tang'er and Ms. Liang's horoscopes did not match, he took out another silver coin and asked for an auspicious comment.
Madam, what is her intention?
Nirong Academy.
"If you want to expand it, you must open it; if you want to weaken it, you must..."
Tang Xiaotang rested his chin with one hand, opened his mouth wide, and nodded rhythmically while yawning, accompanied by the sound of his classmates reading aloud.
"Master! Tang Weimian is dozing off!"
A crisp sound resounded.
Like a sharp whistle piercing through the silent flock of geese, all the shaking heads stopped reading aloud and looked at Tang Xiaotang sitting in the back row in unison.
"Boom-"
Tang Xiaotang was startled by the voice, and his chin hit the desk.
hiss--
Tang Xiaotang held his chin in both hands, tears flashed in his eyes, and he gasped in pain.
"Hahahaha! You're so stupid!"
"Hahahaha! Tang Weimian, you are so stupid!"
Everyone was laughing and laughing, leaning forward and backward with laughter.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
Xiao Yin shouted several times.
The school was quiet again.
Holding the rolled up book in his hand, Xiao Yin looked at Tang Xiaotang calmly, "Tang Weimian, stay after school."
Tang Xiaotang rubbed his sore chin, and amidst the snickers of the crowd, he replied feebly, "Yes, Master."
Not surprisingly, Tang Xiaotang became the laughing stock of Ni Rong Academy again today.
Thanks to the hype made by the students of Chun'an Academy after returning home, even the uncle who sells pancakes in Linshui Street in Chun'an City knows that the young master of the Zhifu's family is a schoolboy who only knows to doze off, and is detained by his master every day playboy.
"Go to the academy and study hard, do you want to become like the prefect's young master?!"
Tang Xiaogong seems to have become a negative example for the girls in the alley to push their children to make progress.
Different from the "notorious" young prince Tang, Tang Buqi, the eldest son of the magistrate's family, has become a great talent in the streets and alleys, and everyone is vying to praise him, expressing emotion like "having a son should be like Tang Fengjun".
"Master, I have already copied all the homework you told me..."
Holding the rice paper in his hand, Tang Xiaotang pushed open the door of the teaching room.
Hearing Tang Xiaotang's voice, Xiao Yin's expression flashed a trace of panic.
He hurriedly put down the brush in his hand, got up and walked out from behind the desk, cleared his throat, "Have you finished copying everything? Let me see."
Unaware of Master's strangeness, Tang Xiaotang held the rice paper in his hands, and said respectfully, "Master, please review."
Xiao Yin flipped through the pages one by one, and looked up, "That's right. The calligraphy has improved. It's not the ink stains that are all over the paper."
At the beginning, Xiao Yin was very troubled by the homework handed in by Tang Xiaotang.
On a piece of beige rice paper, all the characters were black and blurred into a ball, and the handwriting was hardly legible.
Fortunately, it is considered a small achievement now, although the handwriting is still immature, but Weimian is extremely talented, and the lower case is already very decent.
Tang Xiaotang touched the tip of his nose with red ears.
He naturally knew what his initial words looked like.
"Because no one taught me calligraphy after A Niang passed away, so..."
A hint of doubt flashed across Xiao Yin's eyes.
As the young son of the magistrate's family, how can no one teach calligraphy after the death of his biological mother?
Of course, Xiao Yin's doubts were not limited to this one.
For example, why does Weimian pretend to be tired of studying in front of others when she is obviously talented?
Xiao Yin is not a person who gets to the bottom of things.
Therefore, even though it was accidentally discovered that after school, all the students had left, only Weimian was studying hard by himself, breaking through the secret of his pretending to be tired of studying, so he simply used the name of detention every day. Teach him more lessons.
Weimian is his student, and he only needs to devote himself to teaching his lessons and the principles of life.
After Xiao Yin checked, he returned Tang Xiaotang's homework, raised his hand and touched his head, "There is no priority in learning, and those who have achieved it first. Although you only entered school a few months ago, the things that your biological mother taught you when you were young I still have some basic skills, I am very talented, and I am willing to work hard. It is only a matter of time before I can practice good handwriting, or even write a good article, and get a reputation in the exam."
Tang Xiaotang clasped his hands together, and said solemnly, "Famous teachers make great apprentices. Students can't be what they are today without the careful teaching of the master."
This posture is raised, as if he has achieved great success today and is famous all over the world.
Xiao Yin couldn't help laughing, "You~~~"
August is coming to an end, and the roses outside the academy are in full bloom.
A gust of night wind blew by, bringing the sweet fragrance of roses, and the letter paper on Xiao Yin's desk was blown by the wind and fell down.
Kankan floated to Tang Xiaotang's feet.
Tang Xiaotang bent down.
"No need, I can come by myself-"
Xiao Yin quickly bent down to pick it up.
One step late.
Tang Xiaotang had already picked up the letterhead on the ground, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the beginning of the letterhead, "Brother Huaiyu, seeing the words is like meeting..." words.
Tang Xiaotang's fingertips pinching the letter paper suddenly turned white and exerted force.
"Thank you, Sleepless."
Xiao Yin will stretch out his hand.
Tang Xiaotang was stunned, and slowly handed back the letter in his hand.
Xiao Yin hurriedly turned around and put the letter paper away, this time using a book to hold it down.
Xiao Yin couldn't help feeling rejoicing.
Fortunately, he just started writing to Huaiyu to reply.
He should have just written something he shouldn't have written, right?
not right...
Something is wrong with the wife.
Seeing the flustered look on Master's face, Tang Xiaotang finally couldn't hold back, and pretended to ask casually, "Master, have you been in touch with Xie Xunyan all this time?"
After I said it, I wanted to pretend to be casual, but when I opened my mouth, I was still so guilty that I stuttered.
Tang Xiaotang was about to cry with anger.
Fortunately, the Master didn't seem to notice him.
The letter paper has been put away, and Xiao Yin's face has returned to normal. He nodded, "Yes. Occasionally there will be correspondence."
Occasionally, yes, letters, contacts? !
Come, go... go.
So, didn't the master unilaterally send the letter to that person, and the person replied? !
Tang Xiaotang admitted.
He is sour.
It was more sour than the jug of iced bayberry juice he tasted a few days ago!
He hadn't heard from that person since he returned to Yingyang, he thought, he was busy when he first came back to Yingyang.
Moreover, he has returned to the little emperor's side, and the two of them are probably in a deep affection at this time.
Who would have thought that Xie Xun's press was quite empty, and while he had a heated relationship with the little emperor, he still kept in touch with his master in letters.
Tang Xiaotang's liver hurts because of the sadomasochism script that he made up in his head.
Tang Xiaotang couldn't help but carefully looked at the master in front of him, his face was fair and handsome, and the most important thing was that the master had an elegant and clean temperament that ordinary scholars didn't have, which made people feel like spring breeze.
Good-looking, good-natured, and the master of the academy...
However, he is not bad!
His eyes are bigger than Master's, and he looks as good as Master...
Tang Xiaotang silently compared his height with his master's. He is still small, so he should be able to grow taller. If he is knowledgeable... the master praises him for his talent, and he will definitely be able to surpass his master in the future!
His hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and he, who was naturally unwilling to admit defeat, challenged his love rival, "Master, I will not lose to you!"
The little emperor is in Yingyang, so he can't solve it.
He solves a wife first.
Xiao Yin was taken aback.
Thinking that the student meant that his future achievements would never be inferior to him, Xiao Yin smiled, "Of course. In the future, Weimian will definitely be better than blue."
Tang Xiaotang: "..."
Master is so stupid!
Tang Xiaotang straightened her back and walked out of Xiao Yin's room.
As soon as he walked out of the room, he hugged the columns on the corridor of the academy with both hands, and scratched randomly on the columns.
Xie Huaiyu, you tricky little fairy!
I scratch your face!
See how you still attract bees and butterflies!
"Weimian, what are you doing...?"
Tang Xiaotang's movement of scratching the cylinder suddenly stopped.
He turned his head stiffly, "Master...Master...you, why did you...come out?"
"It's getting late, it's not safe for you to go down the mountain alone, I'll go back with you."
Xiao Yin came out with a lantern in his hand, he closed the door, and walked towards Tang Xiaotang.
Tang Xiaotang had already taken his hands off the cylinder, he hesitated, "Master, don't you... no, no, don't you reply?"
"You mean the letter to Huaiyu?"
"Ah."
"Not urgent."
Xiao Yin walked slightly in front of Tang Xiaotang, guiding the way ahead for him.
No, no rush...
If that person wrote him a letter, he would definitely want to write and reply immediately...
No, not right.
He wrote so many letters to that man, and the man never replied.
He didn't care about that man's letters.
Yes, not at all, not rare!
It's just that Qingluan's pot of iced bayberry juice has too much stamina!
His stomach is still sour!
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The next day.
Tang Shimao came out of the hall and saw Pingting waiting in the back hall.
"Master, madam, please go over there. If yes, I will discuss with you."
"okay, I get it."
Hearing that his wife had important matters to discuss with him, Tang Shimao went to the inner court without changing the official mantle on him.
"Ma'am, you are looking for me..."
Tang Shimao stepped across the threshold.
Du raised his hand and silently ordered everyone in the room to retreat first.
"What's the matter? But what happened?"
"Master, please take a look at this first."
Mrs. Du took out the letter from Master Hongyuan that she received yesterday from her sleeve, and handed it to her husband.
Tang Shimao was suspicious, and took out the letterhead from the envelope. He was surprised to see that it was a letter written by Master Hongyuan himself, and he was even more astonished after reading all the contents of the letterhead.
You know, the unexpected marriage approval with Ms. Liang was from Master Hongyuan. How could Master Hongyuan give such a natural comment after this year?
For some reason, Tang Shimao remembered that Jing Zhe followed Zhao Ma back yesterday and told his Zhao Ma went to Linshui Street to find a fortune teller.
Tang Shimao was puzzled.
Madam received a marriage approval from Master Hongyuan about an unexpected conflict with Ms. Liang, so she went to a fortune teller on Linshui Street to re-test, which is understandable.
Why... Madam didn't count Miss Liang's horoscope, but Ms. Liang's horoscope with Tang'er?
Could it be...
Tang Shimao suddenly had an unformed guess in his mind.
It's just that that guess is extremely absurd, and he doesn't want to think about it.
Tang Shimao decided to stand still for the time being, and he asked calmly, "What's Madam's plan?"
Du's attitude was firm, "I will never let Jun'er seriously marry the young lady from the Xingyuan Hou's family."
It was expected by Tang Shimao that Mrs. Du would make a final decision.
If it hadn't been for the marriage approval granted by Master Hongyuan whom he personally sought out back then, and the marriage approval written by the master himself with his own eyes, seeing this letter all of a sudden, I'm afraid that he would be surprised by this unexpected encounter with Ms. Liang. For a marriage, he would also hesitate.
Tang Shimao asked tentatively, "Madam, is this planning to... dissolve Jun'er's engagement with Miss Liang? The wedding is approaching, and the Xingyuanhou's Mansion may not agree easily."
"So what if the wedding is approaching? Master, you have also seen what Master Hongyuan said in the marriage approval. That Miss Liang's horoscope is too strong, and Jun'er's horoscope can't hold her down at all. If the marriage is forced, it will hinder Jun'er's development." Official career. It is very likely that Jun'er's life will be in danger! You can't risk Jun'er's life just because of this marriage!"
"So, according to Mrs. Yi, how should this matter be handled?"
"This... concubine has thought about it too. The wedding date is approaching, if we forcibly cancel the engagement, even with Master Hongyuan's marriage approval, we will definitely offend the Xingyuan Houfu. But if the marriage is not cancelled, the gentleman will live forever It will be ruined by this marriage, so it is absolutely impossible..."
Speaking of this, Du Shi paused for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic, "Master Du, do you remember that when Madam Xingyuan Hou was alive, who was she interested in as her grandson-in-law at first?"
Tang Shimao was stunned for a while before replying, "I remember."
Mrs. Du was eloquent, "Back then, the old Madam Xingyuan Hou and her elder sister had verbally agreed upon the marriage between Tang'er and Miss Liang. Huo, as a last resort, I came forward and asked Miss Liang to marry me in the name of unexpected.
Master Hong Yuan is an eminent monk, his marriage approval will never be wrong. Miss Liang and her horoscope are not compatible, even if they are forced to get married, the two will not be happy after marriage.In order not to hurt our harmony with the Marquis of Xingyuan, for the current plan, it is better to..."
It turned out that Mrs. Xingyuan Hou had a good relationship with Tang Xiaotang's biological mother, Yu Yu.
The old lady likes Yu Yu, who is gentle and gentle, and loves the house even more, and she also loves Tang Xiaotang very much.
The two verbally entered into a marriage contract for their two children.
Who would have thought that Mrs. Yu would fall ill soon.
It is conceivable that the death of the biological mother was a blow to Tang Xiaotang as a young child. Not long after Yu's death, Tang Xiaotang also fell seriously ill.
The old lady had a long-term vision. She was well aware of Tang Shimao's soft ears. Fearing that Tang Xiaotang, a child, would have no one to make decisions about his marriage after the death of his biological mother, she urged the old Hou Ye to make an appointment for his granddaughter's marriage with Tang Xiaotang in advance.
It's also a coincidence.
Just when Old Houye was about to send someone to the Tang family to discuss the marriage, Liang Muyao got chickenpox and had a persistent high fever, and Old Houye himself fell ill.
Xingyuanhou's mansion was in chaos.
The matter of discussing relatives has also been delayed.
Afterwards, Liang Muyao recovered from her condition, but the old lady fell ill due to taking care of the old Hou Ye day and night, and soon drove west.
After the old Hou Ye finished dealing with his old wife's affairs, he regained his energy a little bit, and finally remembered the marriage between his granddaughter Liang Muyao and the young master of the Tang family.
It was also at this time that Mrs. Du informed the Hou Mansion in the words of a doctor that the young master Tang Xiaotang has not recovered from his serious illness, and that Ms. Liang's wedding may be missed.
When the old Hou Ye hesitated, Du Shi came to the door in person after persuading Tang Shimao to propose marriage to the Xingyuan Hou Mansion in the name of the eldest son Tang Buqi.
Marquis Xingyuan once sent someone to visit Tang Xiaotang at the Tang family, and finally found that young master Tang was indeed seriously ill as Du said.
At that time, Tang Shimao was already the magistrate of Chun'an.
After weighing several times, the old Hou Ye finally agreed to Du Shi's marriage proposal.
Later, although Tang Xiaotang never died of illness like Du's "worried" land, because of his "prominent" reputation as a dude later on, Tang Buqi, on the other hand, was a Chun'an talent praised by everyone, and the Hou Fu was never moved. The idea of betrotting Liang Muyao to Tang Xiaotang again.
After all, it was Tang Xiaotang who had a marriage contract with Liang Muyao, the granddaughter of the Xingyuanhou's family at the beginning. The concubine was replaced by Tang Buqi, the concubine.
Only the deceased old lady of Xingyuan Hou's mansion, Xingyuan Hou Liang Cong, Tang Shimao and Du's couple knew about this old incident.
This is the end.
The unformed guess in Tang Shimao's heart was finally confirmed.
He finally determined why Zhao's mother went to Linshui Street yesterday to ask a fortune teller to calculate the horoscopes of Tang'er and Miss Liang, and why, after being told by the fortune teller that Tang'er and Ms. Liang's horoscopes were not compatible, she gave the fortune teller The husband asked him to give an auspicious marriage approval with a piece of silver.
He was unwilling to give up his own flesh and blood, and was afraid of offending the Marquis of Xingyuan, so he pushed Tang'er out?
His good wife really thinks she has a good plan.
Tang Shimao felt chills in his heart.
At that time, the youngest son was seriously ill, and Marquis Xingyuan came to discuss the marriage. Tang Shimao once considered not to let the marriage go, so as not to miss the wedding of the lady of the Hou family.
It was Mrs. Du who proposed that if the marriage contract were to be terminated, the harmony of the two families might be hurt, so it was better to propose marriage to the Hou Mansion in the name of the eldest son Tang Buqi.
In this way, the relationship between the two in-laws remains unchanged, and the best of both worlds.
Whether it is the eldest son or the youngest son, Tang Shimao values both.
Therefore, Tang Shimao agreed to Du's proposal when Tang Xiaotang was weak and Tang Buqi was the eldest son.
For so many years, Tang Shimao never thought about whether Mrs. Du's proposal had ulterior motives.
Now, I have to think deeply.
Once doubt arises, it is like a seed that breaks the ground, and it is difficult to restrain it from taking root and sprouting.
Tang Shimao now knew exactly what Du Shi was up to, but he still asked with a glimmer of hope, "Nothing?"
Du Shi didn't know that Tang Shimao had seen through all her tricks, so she took out the marriage certificate from the fortune teller that Zhao Ma found yesterday from her sleeve, "Look, master, I found someone to calculate the birthdays of Tang'er and Miss Liang." This is the marriage approval of the two of them. The fortune teller said that the two of them were a match made in heaven, and it was a match made in heaven.
I think this is the destiny that cannot be violated.At the beginning, it was under forced circumstances that the concubine proposed to the Hou Mansion in an unexpected name.According to my concubine's opinion, since the marriage between Tang'er and Miss Liang was originally planned, Tang'er's health has long since been fine.Otherwise, Tang'er will still marry Miss Liang.
Moreover, the concubine has also thought about it.The matter between Tang'er and that Xie Xunsong had caused such a big quarrel, it would definitely not be so easy to discuss marriage in the future.It is different from this marriage in the Xingyuanhou Mansion. When the old lady of the Xingyuanhou Mansion was alive, Tang'er, who was already in love, and the two families had a verbal marriage contract, but now it is just fulfilling the original promise. The Xingyuan Hou Mansion will not refuse either.In this way, everyone is happy.Sir, what do you think? "
Listen.
This tone is full of consideration for the stepson.
If he hadn't known about the harsh treatment of the youngest son by his wife these years, if he hadn't sent Jing Zhe to follow Zhao's mother in advance, and knew the reasons for the so-called marriage approval of the so-called good match, I'm afraid he would really think that his wife treated Tang'er so badly. She was born on her own, thinking about Tang'er wholeheartedly.
He stared at the beautiful Du Shi, feeling disgusted for the first time.
The gentleness and kindness of the past, the dignified housekeeping, is it all fake?
Madam has lived with him for more than 20 years wearing a mask like this, isn't she tired?
He didn't know what happened to Master Hongyuan's completely different marriage approvals, but there was one thing he could be sure of, and that was that Ms. Liang's different horoscopes were definitely not in conflict.
Because he was the one who watched the master write the marriage approval back then, there was absolutely no possibility of cheating.
With Master Hongyuan's cultivation, it is impossible to give such a completely different marriage approval after many years.
From sending the horoscope from Chun'an to Yingyang Ci'en Temple, and then from Yingyang back to Chun'an, it was too easy to do anything during this period.
Seeing the unconcealable eagerness in Du's eyes, Tang Shimao felt even more disgusted.
After a long time, Tang Shimao asked in a deep voice, "Has Tang'er returned from the academy today?"
Du's heart couldn't help but burst into ecstasy.
Master, this is, promised her? !
Not daring to show too much ecstasy, Mrs. Du pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Master, what do you mean?"
Don't want to see Du Shi's eyes are clearly overflowing, but he thinks he is hiding a good look of joy, Tang Shimao turns his eyes away.
He raised his voice and called Jing Zhe who was outside, "Jing Zhe, go see if the young master has come back from the academy today. If he has come back, please invite the young master to come to the main courtyard. In addition, invite the eldest son together. "
"Yes, sir."
"Father looking for me?"
When Tang Xiaotang came back from the academy, before he had even had a sip of hot tea, Jing Zhe came to his door.
It's rare that he was not detained by his master today.
Well, actually, it was because Mr. Xiao said that he had something to do today, so he left school early, and didn't even ask him to stay in class.
Tang Xiaotang poured himself a cup of scented tea in a leisurely manner, squinting at Jing Zhe, who was waiting by the side with his hands down, "Do you know what Father wants from me?"
Qingluan also looked over curiously.
As soon as Jing Zhe met Qing Luan's gaze, he couldn't help blushing again. He blushed and told the truth, "Master didn't say anything. He just asked Eldest Young Master to go to his room."
When Tang Xiaotang heard that Father had also invited his cheap brother over, he felt a little guilty.
Dad probably called the two of them together just to learn about Tang Buqi's teaching him?
Tang Xiaotang dawdled, sipping the cup of scented tea in his hand.
Jing Zhe didn't dare to speak out to remind her, but Qingluan couldn't stand it, "Young master, you should go with Jing Zhe quickly. If you keep the master waiting for a long time later, you should annoy the master again."
"I know, I know."
Tang Xiaotang pouted, and finished the cup of scented tea in his hand.
When Tang Xiaotang arrived, Tang Shimao and Mrs. Du were all sitting at the head of the flower hall.
Tang Buqi has also arrived.
Seeing him, he smiled and nodded.
Tang Xiaotang turned a blind eye.
Tang Shimao smiled and didn't care.
Tang Xiaotang stepped forward and bowed his hands, "Tang'er has seen father, mother, and brother."
"Tang'er is here, come, sit down."
Mrs. Du warmly greeted Tang Xiaotang to sit down.
"Thank you mother."
The villain in his heart punched Du Shi's hypocritical face that made him sick at first glance, as if he really saw Du Shi's face swelled into a pig's head, Tang Xiaotang was in a good mood, and sat down opposite Tang Buqiu.
Tang Buqi smiled wryly in his heart.
Is Tang'er still thinking about the fact that he hugged him because he was too carried away the day he found out about Zhongju?
"I called you two brothers today because I have something to tell you."
Tang Xiaotang and Tang Buqi brothers looked at their father together.
"A few days ago, Marquis Xingyuan sent a letter to Weifu."
letter?
How did Marquis Xingyuan send a letter to the master?
Why didn't the master mention it to her?
For some reason, a bad premonition suddenly rose in Du's heart.
Tang Shimao took out the letter from Marquis Xingyuan from his sleeve and handed it to Mrs. Du, "Madam, please read it."
Mrs. Du was already very curious about this letter from Marquis Xingyuan, upon hearing this, she hurriedly accepted it.
After seeing the contents of the letter clearly, Mrs. Du seemed to have been punched by someone, his face turned white and red, green and purple.
"Read!"
Tang Shimao suddenly raised his volume.
Du Shi's body trembled suddenly.
Tang Buqi saw that his mother's expression was wrong, and he couldn't help but watched the two worriedly.
Even Tang Xiaotang also noticed the weirdness of the atmosphere between Mrs. Du and her father.
Mrs. Du didn't say anything for a long time, Tang Shimao looked cold, snatched the letter from Mrs. Du, and read it by himself, "My brother Furong—"
A few days ago, Tang Shimao received a letter written by Marquis Xingyuan.
Liang Cong said in the letter that he received his late wife Tuo Meng a few days ago, asking him why he changed her grandson-in-law from Yu Yu's son to Du's son.
He even stated the dream in the letter in detail, saying that the old wife spoke aggressively and had a stern face, saying that she had reported to her ancestors that her grandson-in-law was the beloved son of Yu Yu, Tang Shimao's wife, and how could she be replaced by a Du family's son.
Afterwards, there were several times of dreaming, and every night, he would slap his head and face and scold him.
As a last resort, I wrote this letter with a pen, only to cancel the unexpected marriage between my granddaughter Mu Yao and the eldest son, to fulfill the old wife's preface with the Yu family, and still choose the younger son Tang Xiaotang to marry.
At that time, Tang Shimao felt in a dilemma when he received the letter.
Marquis Xingyuan brought up the old matter again, and asked the two families to fulfill the promise of the original marriage contract and complete the marriage contract between Liang Muyao and Tang Xiaotang. Tang Shimao couldn't refuse outright.
It's just that regardless of whether the old wife's dream about Xing Yuanhou's mouth is true or not, now that the wedding date has been set, but he regrets it temporarily, the matter of brother Yi and his brother is too absurd.
Tang Shimao was once worried about how to reply to the letter from Marquis Fuyuan.
If Marquis Xingyuan's request is rejected, the harmony between the two families will definitely be hurt.
If he agrees, how should Mrs. Tong and Jun'er explain?
On that day, after hearing what Qingluan said, and knowing that because of himself, the youngest son had suffered a lot of grievances over the years, as well as Du's various inconsistencies behind the scenes, he almost had to write a reply, agreeing with Xingyuanhou. the request made.
But no matter what the character of his mother is, the eldest son is innocent after all.
Tang Shimao didn't want to embarrass his eldest son by sudden changes when the wedding date had already been set because of Mrs. Du.
Therefore, he did not directly reply in the letter
Her son was successful in the exam, and her mother also shined brightly.
The number of banquets where she was invited suddenly increased, and no matter which banquet she attended, she was always the guest of honor and became the object of everyone's admiration.
It can be said that the face and face lost in the monk's house in the backyard of Qianye Temple that day have been recovered together.
On this day, Mrs. Du came back to the mansion a little drunk from the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet held by Mrs. Tong San Yang.
The maid Pingting supported Du Shi to rest on the imperial concubine chair, stood behind Du Shi, and gently rubbed Du Shi's temples.
Zhao Ma came over from outside and whispered a few words in Du Shi's ear.
Du Shi immediately waved Pingting's hand away, and sat up excitedly, "Really? Master Hongyuan's letter has arrived? Where is the letter? Quick, get it to me!"
Mrs. Du's marriage approval from Grand Master Hongyuan has been very effective. All the men and women who have been approved by the master as "God-given marriage" will have a happy marriage and a full house of children and grandchildren.
Just a while ago at a certain banquet, I heard a lady mention that her husband was acquainted with Grandmaster Hongyuan and could obtain the master's marriage approval, so she moved her mind and asked someone to send a letter to Tang Buqi and Liang Muyao. Birthday horoscope.
"Madam, please wait a moment, this servant will fetch it for you."
Zhao Ma hurriedly turned around and fetched the letter that was placed on the table and held down by a cup.
Du Shi couldn't wait to open the envelope.
After carefully reading the contents of the letter, Du's face changed suddenly.
Ms. Liang from Xingyuan Hou's family actually clashed with Jun'er's character!
Not only that, but if the two marry by force, it may hinder the gentleman's official career, which is a very ominous hexagram!
Big culprit?
Big murder? !
Then if the two really get married in the future, is it possible that Jun'er's life will be endangered?
What's the difference between this and Koff? !
Du Shi tightly clenched the letter in his hand.
I think that before the wedding date was set, the master also asked someone to approve the marriage.
But obviously, the master was cheated!
It was obviously a hexagram of great evil, but it was actually approved as a god-sent match!
It just doesn't make sense!
No!
She can't let Jun'er marry that Liang Muyao!
What about the granddaughter of the Hou family?
It's the emperor's daughter, it's not good if it's harmful to Jun'er's life!
But the marriage is approaching, she can't ask for an annulment on the grounds that Liang Muyao beat her gentleman, this would offend Xingyuanhou's mansion too much.
Suddenly, Mrs. Du remembered an old incident.
A gleam flashed in Du's eyes, "Mom Zhao, go and do something for me..."
Tang Shimao left the hall early today. As soon as he walked to the corner gate of the yard, he saw Zhao's mother hurrying and sneakily opened the backyard door.
Suspicious behavior.
That day, after Qingluan told Tang Shimao what the Du family had done behind the scenes, although Tang Shimao didn't believe it completely, he believed it halfway.
In order not to leak the news, Tang Shimao did not ask the servants of the mansion to question, but sent someone to contact Qinglian who was dismissed by Du Shi, as well as the maidservants and servants who were dismissed or sold by Du Shi in the past.
It's just that because those servants are scattered all over the place now, it will take some time to find them.
Today, seeing Zhao's mother acting suspiciously, Tang Shimao quickly realized that this was a good opportunity not to be missed.
Zhao Ma is Madam's adoptive mother. She has served Madam since she was a child, so she must know a lot about Madam!
Tang Shimao's face sank slightly, and he told Jing Zhe behind him, "Follow Mama Zhao and see where she has gone and who she has met. Remember, don't be discovered."
Follow Zhao Ma?
Jing Zhe was taken aback for a moment, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he quickly responded, "Yes, master."
Jing Zhe soon followed Zhao Ma out the back door.
"It hurts to death! What did you do to you! Do you want to hurt Mrs. Ben to death with such a heavy hand?!"
"Slave dare not! Slave, this slave didn't do it on purpose, please forgive me, madam."
"Clumsy!"
Tang Shimao walked to the courtyard of the main courtyard, and heard scolding faintly from inside.
He never knew that his wife's usually delicate and soft voice could make such a sharp and harsh voice.
"One is more stupid than the other! Forget it, forget it, I don't want you to press it. You can help Mrs. Ben to lie down on the couch first."
"Yes, ma'am."
Pingting responded softly, and helped Mrs. Du go to bed to rest.
Waiting until Mrs. Du let out a slight alcohol snore, Pingting then quietly exited the room.
"Pingting."
Pingting closed the door lightly with her hands, and after walking not far, she was startled when she heard someone calling her.
"Old...Master!"
Turning around, seeing that it was the master, he hurriedly blessed his body.
"Is Madam losing her temper inside?"
"No, nothing. Madame is drunk. So..."
"I heard it all."
Tang Shimao calmly interrupted what Pingting said.
Pingting could only stop in embarrassment.
"Let me ask you, does Madam often speak harshly to you like this on weekdays?"
Pingting's face turned pale, she quickly shook her head and said, "No, nothing."
Tang Shimao's heart sank suddenly.
As the magistrate, Tang Shimao had tried countless prisoners, so why didn't he see Pingting's flustered expression?
It seemed that he really didn't understand his wife, whom he had known since childhood.
Tang Shimao didn't make things difficult for a little maid, and waved Pingting to leave.
The sun is slanting to the west, and the moon is on the willow branches.
Jingzhe came back from the outside.
Because of the letter from the young man in the mansion, the master ordered him to meet him in the study after returning to the mansion, so after Jing Zhe came back from outside, he went directly to Tang Shimao's study, and told Tang Shimao everything he saw and heard when he was following Zhao's mother. .
Tang Shimao put his hands behind his back and stared at Jing Zhe, "You said Zhao Ma went to Linshui Street today, found a fortune teller, and gave him the birthdays of a man and a woman?"
"Yes."
Most of the birthday horoscopes are only available to those who are close to them.
Two men and one woman again...
Tang Shimao's heart moved, and he already had a guess in his heart.
He further asked, "Have you found out who's birth date it is?"
Jing Zhe shook his head, "This little one asked, but the fortune teller said he didn't know, and Madam Zhao didn't tell him his name. But the slave asked the fortune teller to write me the horoscopes of the three people given by Mama Zhao."
Jing Zhe handed over a note with the birth date written on it.
"very good."
Tang Shimao praised and spread it out quickly.
The result was beyond Tang Shimao's expectation.
Tang Shimao originally thought that this man and a woman must have the same horoscope as Ms. Liang, and he secretly wondered that before he made an engagement with Ms. Liang earlier, he had asked someone to test the horoscope, and it was still Yingyang Ci'en Master Si Hongyuan personally approved the marriage approval. I don't understand why my wife has to take this extra step this time, so I have to test it again.
I never thought that the girl's horoscope given by Zhao's mother was indeed Ms. Liang's birthday horoscope, and the man's horoscope was not unexpected, but Tang'er's!
Tang Shimao was lost in thought.
Why did Madam ask someone to calculate the voice test horoscopes of Ms. Liang and Tang'er?
"By the way, master, the fortune teller also mentioned that Mama Zhao made a rather weird request."
Tang Shimao temporarily put away the note in his hand, and asked aloud, "What strange request?"
"It's like this. In the business of setting up stalls and fortune-telling, you have some skills in observing words and expressions, so that you can coax those customers to pay more. The fortune-teller calculated the horoscopes of a man and a woman given by Zhao's mother as "a match made in heaven." ", which is an auspicious hexagram. It's just that he saw Zhao's mother frowning tightly and dressed well, so he mistakenly thought that Zhao's mother did not agree with the marriage of this man and a woman. Therefore, he deliberately said that the two people's characters were not good, and wanted to deceive Zhao's mother. Give him some more silver. Sure enough, Zhao's mother showed joy and generously gave him an ingot of silver.
This incident is weird but strange, just when the fortune teller was writing the marriage certificate, Zhao's mother made a request, asking the fortune teller to write down auspicious words like "Heaven-sent, a match made in heaven" on the marriage certificate.
If you don't want to achieve the marriage between the two, how can you write down auspicious words?
Because such a request is too weird, the fortune teller will be impressed. "
Of course the fortune teller would not unconditionally tell Jing Zhe these things "enthusiastically". Jing Zhe spent two ingots of silver in exchange for the news that the fortune teller said.
Hearing this, Tang Shimao looked solemn.
First, he took the horoscopes of Tang'er and Ms. Liang, and when the fortune teller lied that Tang'er and Ms. Liang's horoscopes did not match, he took out another silver coin and asked for an auspicious comment.
Madam, what is her intention?
Nirong Academy.
"If you want to expand it, you must open it; if you want to weaken it, you must..."
Tang Xiaotang rested his chin with one hand, opened his mouth wide, and nodded rhythmically while yawning, accompanied by the sound of his classmates reading aloud.
"Master! Tang Weimian is dozing off!"
A crisp sound resounded.
Like a sharp whistle piercing through the silent flock of geese, all the shaking heads stopped reading aloud and looked at Tang Xiaotang sitting in the back row in unison.
"Boom-"
Tang Xiaotang was startled by the voice, and his chin hit the desk.
hiss--
Tang Xiaotang held his chin in both hands, tears flashed in his eyes, and he gasped in pain.
"Hahahaha! You're so stupid!"
"Hahahaha! Tang Weimian, you are so stupid!"
Everyone was laughing and laughing, leaning forward and backward with laughter.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
Xiao Yin shouted several times.
The school was quiet again.
Holding the rolled up book in his hand, Xiao Yin looked at Tang Xiaotang calmly, "Tang Weimian, stay after school."
Tang Xiaotang rubbed his sore chin, and amidst the snickers of the crowd, he replied feebly, "Yes, Master."
Not surprisingly, Tang Xiaotang became the laughing stock of Ni Rong Academy again today.
Thanks to the hype made by the students of Chun'an Academy after returning home, even the uncle who sells pancakes in Linshui Street in Chun'an City knows that the young master of the Zhifu's family is a schoolboy who only knows to doze off, and is detained by his master every day playboy.
"Go to the academy and study hard, do you want to become like the prefect's young master?!"
Tang Xiaogong seems to have become a negative example for the girls in the alley to push their children to make progress.
Different from the "notorious" young prince Tang, Tang Buqi, the eldest son of the magistrate's family, has become a great talent in the streets and alleys, and everyone is vying to praise him, expressing emotion like "having a son should be like Tang Fengjun".
"Master, I have already copied all the homework you told me..."
Holding the rice paper in his hand, Tang Xiaotang pushed open the door of the teaching room.
Hearing Tang Xiaotang's voice, Xiao Yin's expression flashed a trace of panic.
He hurriedly put down the brush in his hand, got up and walked out from behind the desk, cleared his throat, "Have you finished copying everything? Let me see."
Unaware of Master's strangeness, Tang Xiaotang held the rice paper in his hands, and said respectfully, "Master, please review."
Xiao Yin flipped through the pages one by one, and looked up, "That's right. The calligraphy has improved. It's not the ink stains that are all over the paper."
At the beginning, Xiao Yin was very troubled by the homework handed in by Tang Xiaotang.
On a piece of beige rice paper, all the characters were black and blurred into a ball, and the handwriting was hardly legible.
Fortunately, it is considered a small achievement now, although the handwriting is still immature, but Weimian is extremely talented, and the lower case is already very decent.
Tang Xiaotang touched the tip of his nose with red ears.
He naturally knew what his initial words looked like.
"Because no one taught me calligraphy after A Niang passed away, so..."
A hint of doubt flashed across Xiao Yin's eyes.
As the young son of the magistrate's family, how can no one teach calligraphy after the death of his biological mother?
Of course, Xiao Yin's doubts were not limited to this one.
For example, why does Weimian pretend to be tired of studying in front of others when she is obviously talented?
Xiao Yin is not a person who gets to the bottom of things.
Therefore, even though it was accidentally discovered that after school, all the students had left, only Weimian was studying hard by himself, breaking through the secret of his pretending to be tired of studying, so he simply used the name of detention every day. Teach him more lessons.
Weimian is his student, and he only needs to devote himself to teaching his lessons and the principles of life.
After Xiao Yin checked, he returned Tang Xiaotang's homework, raised his hand and touched his head, "There is no priority in learning, and those who have achieved it first. Although you only entered school a few months ago, the things that your biological mother taught you when you were young I still have some basic skills, I am very talented, and I am willing to work hard. It is only a matter of time before I can practice good handwriting, or even write a good article, and get a reputation in the exam."
Tang Xiaotang clasped his hands together, and said solemnly, "Famous teachers make great apprentices. Students can't be what they are today without the careful teaching of the master."
This posture is raised, as if he has achieved great success today and is famous all over the world.
Xiao Yin couldn't help laughing, "You~~~"
August is coming to an end, and the roses outside the academy are in full bloom.
A gust of night wind blew by, bringing the sweet fragrance of roses, and the letter paper on Xiao Yin's desk was blown by the wind and fell down.
Kankan floated to Tang Xiaotang's feet.
Tang Xiaotang bent down.
"No need, I can come by myself-"
Xiao Yin quickly bent down to pick it up.
One step late.
Tang Xiaotang had already picked up the letterhead on the ground, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the beginning of the letterhead, "Brother Huaiyu, seeing the words is like meeting..." words.
Tang Xiaotang's fingertips pinching the letter paper suddenly turned white and exerted force.
"Thank you, Sleepless."
Xiao Yin will stretch out his hand.
Tang Xiaotang was stunned, and slowly handed back the letter in his hand.
Xiao Yin hurriedly turned around and put the letter paper away, this time using a book to hold it down.
Xiao Yin couldn't help feeling rejoicing.
Fortunately, he just started writing to Huaiyu to reply.
He should have just written something he shouldn't have written, right?
not right...
Something is wrong with the wife.
Seeing the flustered look on Master's face, Tang Xiaotang finally couldn't hold back, and pretended to ask casually, "Master, have you been in touch with Xie Xunyan all this time?"
After I said it, I wanted to pretend to be casual, but when I opened my mouth, I was still so guilty that I stuttered.
Tang Xiaotang was about to cry with anger.
Fortunately, the Master didn't seem to notice him.
The letter paper has been put away, and Xiao Yin's face has returned to normal. He nodded, "Yes. Occasionally there will be correspondence."
Occasionally, yes, letters, contacts? !
Come, go... go.
So, didn't the master unilaterally send the letter to that person, and the person replied? !
Tang Xiaotang admitted.
He is sour.
It was more sour than the jug of iced bayberry juice he tasted a few days ago!
He hadn't heard from that person since he returned to Yingyang, he thought, he was busy when he first came back to Yingyang.
Moreover, he has returned to the little emperor's side, and the two of them are probably in a deep affection at this time.
Who would have thought that Xie Xun's press was quite empty, and while he had a heated relationship with the little emperor, he still kept in touch with his master in letters.
Tang Xiaotang's liver hurts because of the sadomasochism script that he made up in his head.
Tang Xiaotang couldn't help but carefully looked at the master in front of him, his face was fair and handsome, and the most important thing was that the master had an elegant and clean temperament that ordinary scholars didn't have, which made people feel like spring breeze.
Good-looking, good-natured, and the master of the academy...
However, he is not bad!
His eyes are bigger than Master's, and he looks as good as Master...
Tang Xiaotang silently compared his height with his master's. He is still small, so he should be able to grow taller. If he is knowledgeable... the master praises him for his talent, and he will definitely be able to surpass his master in the future!
His hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and he, who was naturally unwilling to admit defeat, challenged his love rival, "Master, I will not lose to you!"
The little emperor is in Yingyang, so he can't solve it.
He solves a wife first.
Xiao Yin was taken aback.
Thinking that the student meant that his future achievements would never be inferior to him, Xiao Yin smiled, "Of course. In the future, Weimian will definitely be better than blue."
Tang Xiaotang: "..."
Master is so stupid!
Tang Xiaotang straightened her back and walked out of Xiao Yin's room.
As soon as he walked out of the room, he hugged the columns on the corridor of the academy with both hands, and scratched randomly on the columns.
Xie Huaiyu, you tricky little fairy!
I scratch your face!
See how you still attract bees and butterflies!
"Weimian, what are you doing...?"
Tang Xiaotang's movement of scratching the cylinder suddenly stopped.
He turned his head stiffly, "Master...Master...you, why did you...come out?"
"It's getting late, it's not safe for you to go down the mountain alone, I'll go back with you."
Xiao Yin came out with a lantern in his hand, he closed the door, and walked towards Tang Xiaotang.
Tang Xiaotang had already taken his hands off the cylinder, he hesitated, "Master, don't you... no, no, don't you reply?"
"You mean the letter to Huaiyu?"
"Ah."
"Not urgent."
Xiao Yin walked slightly in front of Tang Xiaotang, guiding the way ahead for him.
No, no rush...
If that person wrote him a letter, he would definitely want to write and reply immediately...
No, not right.
He wrote so many letters to that man, and the man never replied.
He didn't care about that man's letters.
Yes, not at all, not rare!
It's just that Qingluan's pot of iced bayberry juice has too much stamina!
His stomach is still sour!
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The next day.
Tang Shimao came out of the hall and saw Pingting waiting in the back hall.
"Master, madam, please go over there. If yes, I will discuss with you."
"okay, I get it."
Hearing that his wife had important matters to discuss with him, Tang Shimao went to the inner court without changing the official mantle on him.
"Ma'am, you are looking for me..."
Tang Shimao stepped across the threshold.
Du raised his hand and silently ordered everyone in the room to retreat first.
"What's the matter? But what happened?"
"Master, please take a look at this first."
Mrs. Du took out the letter from Master Hongyuan that she received yesterday from her sleeve, and handed it to her husband.
Tang Shimao was suspicious, and took out the letterhead from the envelope. He was surprised to see that it was a letter written by Master Hongyuan himself, and he was even more astonished after reading all the contents of the letterhead.
You know, the unexpected marriage approval with Ms. Liang was from Master Hongyuan. How could Master Hongyuan give such a natural comment after this year?
For some reason, Tang Shimao remembered that Jing Zhe followed Zhao Ma back yesterday and told his Zhao Ma went to Linshui Street to find a fortune teller.
Tang Shimao was puzzled.
Madam received a marriage approval from Master Hongyuan about an unexpected conflict with Ms. Liang, so she went to a fortune teller on Linshui Street to re-test, which is understandable.
Why... Madam didn't count Miss Liang's horoscope, but Ms. Liang's horoscope with Tang'er?
Could it be...
Tang Shimao suddenly had an unformed guess in his mind.
It's just that that guess is extremely absurd, and he doesn't want to think about it.
Tang Shimao decided to stand still for the time being, and he asked calmly, "What's Madam's plan?"
Du's attitude was firm, "I will never let Jun'er seriously marry the young lady from the Xingyuan Hou's family."
It was expected by Tang Shimao that Mrs. Du would make a final decision.
If it hadn't been for the marriage approval granted by Master Hongyuan whom he personally sought out back then, and the marriage approval written by the master himself with his own eyes, seeing this letter all of a sudden, I'm afraid that he would be surprised by this unexpected encounter with Ms. Liang. For a marriage, he would also hesitate.
Tang Shimao asked tentatively, "Madam, is this planning to... dissolve Jun'er's engagement with Miss Liang? The wedding is approaching, and the Xingyuanhou's Mansion may not agree easily."
"So what if the wedding is approaching? Master, you have also seen what Master Hongyuan said in the marriage approval. That Miss Liang's horoscope is too strong, and Jun'er's horoscope can't hold her down at all. If the marriage is forced, it will hinder Jun'er's development." Official career. It is very likely that Jun'er's life will be in danger! You can't risk Jun'er's life just because of this marriage!"
"So, according to Mrs. Yi, how should this matter be handled?"
"This... concubine has thought about it too. The wedding date is approaching, if we forcibly cancel the engagement, even with Master Hongyuan's marriage approval, we will definitely offend the Xingyuan Houfu. But if the marriage is not cancelled, the gentleman will live forever It will be ruined by this marriage, so it is absolutely impossible..."
Speaking of this, Du Shi paused for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic, "Master Du, do you remember that when Madam Xingyuan Hou was alive, who was she interested in as her grandson-in-law at first?"
Tang Shimao was stunned for a while before replying, "I remember."
Mrs. Du was eloquent, "Back then, the old Madam Xingyuan Hou and her elder sister had verbally agreed upon the marriage between Tang'er and Miss Liang. Huo, as a last resort, I came forward and asked Miss Liang to marry me in the name of unexpected.
Master Hong Yuan is an eminent monk, his marriage approval will never be wrong. Miss Liang and her horoscope are not compatible, even if they are forced to get married, the two will not be happy after marriage.In order not to hurt our harmony with the Marquis of Xingyuan, for the current plan, it is better to..."
It turned out that Mrs. Xingyuan Hou had a good relationship with Tang Xiaotang's biological mother, Yu Yu.
The old lady likes Yu Yu, who is gentle and gentle, and loves the house even more, and she also loves Tang Xiaotang very much.
The two verbally entered into a marriage contract for their two children.
Who would have thought that Mrs. Yu would fall ill soon.
It is conceivable that the death of the biological mother was a blow to Tang Xiaotang as a young child. Not long after Yu's death, Tang Xiaotang also fell seriously ill.
The old lady had a long-term vision. She was well aware of Tang Shimao's soft ears. Fearing that Tang Xiaotang, a child, would have no one to make decisions about his marriage after the death of his biological mother, she urged the old Hou Ye to make an appointment for his granddaughter's marriage with Tang Xiaotang in advance.
It's also a coincidence.
Just when Old Houye was about to send someone to the Tang family to discuss the marriage, Liang Muyao got chickenpox and had a persistent high fever, and Old Houye himself fell ill.
Xingyuanhou's mansion was in chaos.
The matter of discussing relatives has also been delayed.
Afterwards, Liang Muyao recovered from her condition, but the old lady fell ill due to taking care of the old Hou Ye day and night, and soon drove west.
After the old Hou Ye finished dealing with his old wife's affairs, he regained his energy a little bit, and finally remembered the marriage between his granddaughter Liang Muyao and the young master of the Tang family.
It was also at this time that Mrs. Du informed the Hou Mansion in the words of a doctor that the young master Tang Xiaotang has not recovered from his serious illness, and that Ms. Liang's wedding may be missed.
When the old Hou Ye hesitated, Du Shi came to the door in person after persuading Tang Shimao to propose marriage to the Xingyuan Hou Mansion in the name of the eldest son Tang Buqi.
Marquis Xingyuan once sent someone to visit Tang Xiaotang at the Tang family, and finally found that young master Tang was indeed seriously ill as Du said.
At that time, Tang Shimao was already the magistrate of Chun'an.
After weighing several times, the old Hou Ye finally agreed to Du Shi's marriage proposal.
Later, although Tang Xiaotang never died of illness like Du's "worried" land, because of his "prominent" reputation as a dude later on, Tang Buqi, on the other hand, was a Chun'an talent praised by everyone, and the Hou Fu was never moved. The idea of betrotting Liang Muyao to Tang Xiaotang again.
After all, it was Tang Xiaotang who had a marriage contract with Liang Muyao, the granddaughter of the Xingyuanhou's family at the beginning. The concubine was replaced by Tang Buqi, the concubine.
Only the deceased old lady of Xingyuan Hou's mansion, Xingyuan Hou Liang Cong, Tang Shimao and Du's couple knew about this old incident.
This is the end.
The unformed guess in Tang Shimao's heart was finally confirmed.
He finally determined why Zhao's mother went to Linshui Street yesterday to ask a fortune teller to calculate the horoscopes of Tang'er and Miss Liang, and why, after being told by the fortune teller that Tang'er and Ms. Liang's horoscopes were not compatible, she gave the fortune teller The husband asked him to give an auspicious marriage approval with a piece of silver.
He was unwilling to give up his own flesh and blood, and was afraid of offending the Marquis of Xingyuan, so he pushed Tang'er out?
His good wife really thinks she has a good plan.
Tang Shimao felt chills in his heart.
At that time, the youngest son was seriously ill, and Marquis Xingyuan came to discuss the marriage. Tang Shimao once considered not to let the marriage go, so as not to miss the wedding of the lady of the Hou family.
It was Mrs. Du who proposed that if the marriage contract were to be terminated, the harmony of the two families might be hurt, so it was better to propose marriage to the Hou Mansion in the name of the eldest son Tang Buqi.
In this way, the relationship between the two in-laws remains unchanged, and the best of both worlds.
Whether it is the eldest son or the youngest son, Tang Shimao values both.
Therefore, Tang Shimao agreed to Du's proposal when Tang Xiaotang was weak and Tang Buqi was the eldest son.
For so many years, Tang Shimao never thought about whether Mrs. Du's proposal had ulterior motives.
Now, I have to think deeply.
Once doubt arises, it is like a seed that breaks the ground, and it is difficult to restrain it from taking root and sprouting.
Tang Shimao now knew exactly what Du Shi was up to, but he still asked with a glimmer of hope, "Nothing?"
Du Shi didn't know that Tang Shimao had seen through all her tricks, so she took out the marriage certificate from the fortune teller that Zhao Ma found yesterday from her sleeve, "Look, master, I found someone to calculate the birthdays of Tang'er and Miss Liang." This is the marriage approval of the two of them. The fortune teller said that the two of them were a match made in heaven, and it was a match made in heaven.
I think this is the destiny that cannot be violated.At the beginning, it was under forced circumstances that the concubine proposed to the Hou Mansion in an unexpected name.According to my concubine's opinion, since the marriage between Tang'er and Miss Liang was originally planned, Tang'er's health has long since been fine.Otherwise, Tang'er will still marry Miss Liang.
Moreover, the concubine has also thought about it.The matter between Tang'er and that Xie Xunsong had caused such a big quarrel, it would definitely not be so easy to discuss marriage in the future.It is different from this marriage in the Xingyuanhou Mansion. When the old lady of the Xingyuanhou Mansion was alive, Tang'er, who was already in love, and the two families had a verbal marriage contract, but now it is just fulfilling the original promise. The Xingyuan Hou Mansion will not refuse either.In this way, everyone is happy.Sir, what do you think? "
Listen.
This tone is full of consideration for the stepson.
If he hadn't known about the harsh treatment of the youngest son by his wife these years, if he hadn't sent Jing Zhe to follow Zhao's mother in advance, and knew the reasons for the so-called marriage approval of the so-called good match, I'm afraid he would really think that his wife treated Tang'er so badly. She was born on her own, thinking about Tang'er wholeheartedly.
He stared at the beautiful Du Shi, feeling disgusted for the first time.
The gentleness and kindness of the past, the dignified housekeeping, is it all fake?
Madam has lived with him for more than 20 years wearing a mask like this, isn't she tired?
He didn't know what happened to Master Hongyuan's completely different marriage approvals, but there was one thing he could be sure of, and that was that Ms. Liang's different horoscopes were definitely not in conflict.
Because he was the one who watched the master write the marriage approval back then, there was absolutely no possibility of cheating.
With Master Hongyuan's cultivation, it is impossible to give such a completely different marriage approval after many years.
From sending the horoscope from Chun'an to Yingyang Ci'en Temple, and then from Yingyang back to Chun'an, it was too easy to do anything during this period.
Seeing the unconcealable eagerness in Du's eyes, Tang Shimao felt even more disgusted.
After a long time, Tang Shimao asked in a deep voice, "Has Tang'er returned from the academy today?"
Du's heart couldn't help but burst into ecstasy.
Master, this is, promised her? !
Not daring to show too much ecstasy, Mrs. Du pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Master, what do you mean?"
Don't want to see Du Shi's eyes are clearly overflowing, but he thinks he is hiding a good look of joy, Tang Shimao turns his eyes away.
He raised his voice and called Jing Zhe who was outside, "Jing Zhe, go see if the young master has come back from the academy today. If he has come back, please invite the young master to come to the main courtyard. In addition, invite the eldest son together. "
"Yes, sir."
"Father looking for me?"
When Tang Xiaotang came back from the academy, before he had even had a sip of hot tea, Jing Zhe came to his door.
It's rare that he was not detained by his master today.
Well, actually, it was because Mr. Xiao said that he had something to do today, so he left school early, and didn't even ask him to stay in class.
Tang Xiaotang poured himself a cup of scented tea in a leisurely manner, squinting at Jing Zhe, who was waiting by the side with his hands down, "Do you know what Father wants from me?"
Qingluan also looked over curiously.
As soon as Jing Zhe met Qing Luan's gaze, he couldn't help blushing again. He blushed and told the truth, "Master didn't say anything. He just asked Eldest Young Master to go to his room."
When Tang Xiaotang heard that Father had also invited his cheap brother over, he felt a little guilty.
Dad probably called the two of them together just to learn about Tang Buqi's teaching him?
Tang Xiaotang dawdled, sipping the cup of scented tea in his hand.
Jing Zhe didn't dare to speak out to remind her, but Qingluan couldn't stand it, "Young master, you should go with Jing Zhe quickly. If you keep the master waiting for a long time later, you should annoy the master again."
"I know, I know."
Tang Xiaotang pouted, and finished the cup of scented tea in his hand.
When Tang Xiaotang arrived, Tang Shimao and Mrs. Du were all sitting at the head of the flower hall.
Tang Buqi has also arrived.
Seeing him, he smiled and nodded.
Tang Xiaotang turned a blind eye.
Tang Shimao smiled and didn't care.
Tang Xiaotang stepped forward and bowed his hands, "Tang'er has seen father, mother, and brother."
"Tang'er is here, come, sit down."
Mrs. Du warmly greeted Tang Xiaotang to sit down.
"Thank you mother."
The villain in his heart punched Du Shi's hypocritical face that made him sick at first glance, as if he really saw Du Shi's face swelled into a pig's head, Tang Xiaotang was in a good mood, and sat down opposite Tang Buqiu.
Tang Buqi smiled wryly in his heart.
Is Tang'er still thinking about the fact that he hugged him because he was too carried away the day he found out about Zhongju?
"I called you two brothers today because I have something to tell you."
Tang Xiaotang and Tang Buqi brothers looked at their father together.
"A few days ago, Marquis Xingyuan sent a letter to Weifu."
letter?
How did Marquis Xingyuan send a letter to the master?
Why didn't the master mention it to her?
For some reason, a bad premonition suddenly rose in Du's heart.
Tang Shimao took out the letter from Marquis Xingyuan from his sleeve and handed it to Mrs. Du, "Madam, please read it."
Mrs. Du was already very curious about this letter from Marquis Xingyuan, upon hearing this, she hurriedly accepted it.
After seeing the contents of the letter clearly, Mrs. Du seemed to have been punched by someone, his face turned white and red, green and purple.
"Read!"
Tang Shimao suddenly raised his volume.
Du Shi's body trembled suddenly.
Tang Buqi saw that his mother's expression was wrong, and he couldn't help but watched the two worriedly.
Even Tang Xiaotang also noticed the weirdness of the atmosphere between Mrs. Du and her father.
Mrs. Du didn't say anything for a long time, Tang Shimao looked cold, snatched the letter from Mrs. Du, and read it by himself, "My brother Furong—"
A few days ago, Tang Shimao received a letter written by Marquis Xingyuan.
Liang Cong said in the letter that he received his late wife Tuo Meng a few days ago, asking him why he changed her grandson-in-law from Yu Yu's son to Du's son.
He even stated the dream in the letter in detail, saying that the old wife spoke aggressively and had a stern face, saying that she had reported to her ancestors that her grandson-in-law was the beloved son of Yu Yu, Tang Shimao's wife, and how could she be replaced by a Du family's son.
Afterwards, there were several times of dreaming, and every night, he would slap his head and face and scold him.
As a last resort, I wrote this letter with a pen, only to cancel the unexpected marriage between my granddaughter Mu Yao and the eldest son, to fulfill the old wife's preface with the Yu family, and still choose the younger son Tang Xiaotang to marry.
At that time, Tang Shimao felt in a dilemma when he received the letter.
Marquis Xingyuan brought up the old matter again, and asked the two families to fulfill the promise of the original marriage contract and complete the marriage contract between Liang Muyao and Tang Xiaotang. Tang Shimao couldn't refuse outright.
It's just that regardless of whether the old wife's dream about Xing Yuanhou's mouth is true or not, now that the wedding date has been set, but he regrets it temporarily, the matter of brother Yi and his brother is too absurd.
Tang Shimao was once worried about how to reply to the letter from Marquis Fuyuan.
If Marquis Xingyuan's request is rejected, the harmony between the two families will definitely be hurt.
If he agrees, how should Mrs. Tong and Jun'er explain?
On that day, after hearing what Qingluan said, and knowing that because of himself, the youngest son had suffered a lot of grievances over the years, as well as Du's various inconsistencies behind the scenes, he almost had to write a reply, agreeing with Xingyuanhou. the request made.
But no matter what the character of his mother is, the eldest son is innocent after all.
Tang Shimao didn't want to embarrass his eldest son by sudden changes when the wedding date had already been set because of Mrs. Du.
Therefore, he did not directly reply in the letter
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