rebirth first official

When Gao Zhanming returned home, he was afraid that there would be some trouble coming, so he quickly closed the door to thank the guests, and went back to his room to rest.

Although Gao Zhanming took over as the censor, he just returned to Beijing, and he still has a few days to rest, and he will not formally assume the post until next month.Early the next morning, he left the house as if fleeing, and went with Liu Da to inspect the property in central Beijing.

In the two years since he left the capital, Liu Da has managed the family business very well. Every quarter, he will write to Gao Zhanming, who is far away in Sichuan, to report the situation in Beijing. And judging based on the situation, in two years, the business not only did not fail, but doubled in size compared to when Gao Zhanming left Beijing!

After Gao Zhanming inspected, he returned home and wrote another proposal, and discussed with Liu Da: "After years of development, the business profit of our Cuju restaurant now accounts for a large part, which is better than the gold, silver and jade wares that we used to make a living. The public sentiment has been bad in the past two years. In my opinion, the number of gold and silver shops can be reduced, and the vacated shops can be used to open teahouses to promote our own new tea. I can get tea from Wuyi and Suzhou and Hangzhou, but the main one is Shu If you use local tea and spend a few years to expand the business of tea, the profits of tea merchants will be very considerable.”

Liu Da raised some opinions, the two discussed for a long time, and finally decided on the final plan, Gao Zhanming asked Liu Da to do it.

Just as Liu Dagang went out, Gao Zhanming was about to take a nap when a maid came suddenly: "Master, madam, please come over."

When Gao Zhanming heard that Tang Xue was looking for him, his head turned upside down, and he wanted to shirk, but thinking about hiding is not a long-term solution, the matter will be resolved sooner or later, so he had no choice but to leave for Tang Xue's house.

As soon as he entered the door, Tang Xue showed him a list: "Ming'er, this is the list of girls' families selected by the queen mother for you. I read it, and there are quite a few that I like. Come and have a look."

Gao Zhanming stepped forward bravely, took the roster, and browsed it hastily.Gao Qiang wants him to take a concubine first, he has just passed his twentieth birthday, there is really no need to worry about getting a wife, and he has just returned to Beijing, and his future is limitless, so Gao Qiang must propose marriage to him It refers to an outstanding marriage. She hasn't decided on the final candidate yet, so she said that letting Gao Zhanming marry a wife is just an attempt to get him to accept a few concubines—or, say, eyeliner.

Since they are not married as regular wives, the list of girls listed on the roster is not a very outstanding family.Most of them are the daughters of officials below the fifth rank, and there are also daughters of the emperor and dignitaries, but they are all born of concubines.A concubine's concubine is Gao Zhanming's concubine, in terms of background, she is considered a good match.

Gao Zhanming flipped halfway through the roster, and suddenly stopped when he saw a name on the roster.

"Huh? Jiang Meiyu? Jiang Yushi's second daughter? Mr. Jiang, I remember he is Yushi Zhongcheng, a second-rank official, right?"

Tang Xue hurriedly said, "Yes! You've taken a fancy to the girl from the Jiang family?"

Gao Zhanming frowned.He saw that now, the daughters born on the roster have the best family background and are the daughters of officials of the fifth rank. You must know that the fifth rank is already a very big official, even those officials of the seventh and eighth rank only add the name of their own daughters. After all, Gao Zhanming is not going to marry a regular wife this time, but to take a concubine. Which girl from a rich family is willing to be a concubine?It really lowered its value!

However, after Gao Zhanming thought about it, he figured it out.Although he has just taken over as the censor, who among the officials in the DPRK does not know this Sanyuan and the first Lord Gao Zhanming, who was elected by tens of thousands of people in a joint letter? !Even though he is not well-developed now, but he is only 20 years old, and he must have a bright future in the future!Who can marry his daughter to him is definitely a long-term move to catch big fish!Therefore, even the officials who didn't want to curry favor with Gao's family before were eager to betroth their daughter to Gao Zhanming.Moreover, although Yu Shi Zhongcheng reported the name of his own daughter to Gao Qiang, his official position was much higher than that of Gao Zhanming, and his first daughter was already married to Gao Zhanming, so how could he be a concubine?As long as Gao Zhanming likes it, and he is embarrassed to let him in through the side door, he must use eight sedan chairs to make the matchmaker marry him!Now he is just taking this opportunity to express to Gao Zhanming his willingness to get married, and he doesn't really want to marry his daughter down.

After Gao Zhanming figured this out, he was noncommittal, flipped through the roster in a hurry, and continued to look down.

There are seven or eight girls in the roster sent by Gao Qiang, Gao Zhanming is secretly amused, Gao Qiang has spent a lot of thought on adding someone to his room.It's a pity that he can't accept this love.

After Gao Zhanming finished reading it, he put away the roster: "Mother, please allow my son to think about the matter of taking concubines. I don't know the background of these girls well enough, so I can't act rashly. I will give you and my son a few days later." Queen Mother replied."

Tang Xue frowned, rather anxiously: "Is there anything unclear? This is the person selected by the Queen Mother for you. Could it be wrong? The family affairs of these girls are also clearly written in the booklet. What else do you have?" Don't understand?"

Gao Zhanming said with a smile: "Mother, these girls are so nice, I can't possibly accept them all, what's more, even if they are concubines, these girls are not of ordinary background, so you can't be hasty, you have to think carefully before deciding whether to be right or not?"

Hearing what he said, Tang Xue finally relaxed her frowning eyebrows, and said, "That's right, you just happen to be at home these few days, so you should think about this matter carefully. If you have time to go to these families, it's always good to win the relationship." It's not bad."

Gao Zhanming agreed, and left Tang Xue's room with the roster in his arms. As soon as he returned to his room, he asked Yinhe to copy all the girls' homes on the roster, and immediately ordered him to send someone to investigate.Yinhe followed Gao Zhanming in Jiazhou Mansion for two years. Gao Zhanming entrusted him with all the big and small affairs. He was no longer the ignorant book boy back then. I mean, I'm going to do it now.

A few days later, Tang Xue came to Gao Zhanming again and asked him how he was thinking.

Gao Zhanming looked puzzled: "I'm afraid none of them are suitable."

Tang Xue couldn't help being anxious: "Not one of them is suitable? How could it be? I think the young lady of Wu Chenghou's family is very good!"

Gao Zhanming said calmly, "Mother likes Miss Wu Chenghou the most?"

Tang Xuedao: "Yes, she is the one I am most satisfied with among these girls! Although she is a concubine, her talents, learning and appearance are all good. Her biological mother passed away early, and she was brought up by Mrs. Zheng. It's bad, but the upbringing is no different from that of a daughter born in the first place, so it's perfect for you to be your concubine."

Gao Zhanming said: "The young lady of Wu'an Hou's family is really good at everything. Hai'er looked at the roster and liked her very much, so I specially sent someone to check her life experience. As far as Hai'er knows, her grandmother is in her thirties. It's crazy."

Tang Xue was startled, obviously she had never heard of this matter.

Gao Zhanming said: "Her grandmother suffered from insanity at a young age, but her mother died not many years after she was born. According to my child's inquiry, her mother also suffered from a strange disease before she died, and she didn't even recognize her. Although this matter is not a certainty, what if, what if she also inherits the disease? Even if she is a concubine, she will inevitably leave children for the child in the future. Even if the matter of children is not considered, there is a Those who are sick are also troublesome."

Tang Xue thought for a while, and agreed with Gao Zhanming's statement: "Her family members have suffered from insanity. This matter is indeed inappropriate. What about the other girls?"

Tang Xue mentioned a few more people on the roster, but Gao Zhanming found various reasons to refuse.Some heard that the biological mother was jealous, fearing that she would ruin the family style by teaching her daughter to marry into the family;In short, none of them fit.In fact, the girls mentioned in the roster are all good girls, how can they have as many problems as Gao Zhanming said?It's just that Gao Zhanming wanted to ruin this matter. He specially asked Yinhe to inquire about those shady things. Feel wrong.

After Gao Zhanming vetoed almost all the people on the roster, Tang Xue realized something was wrong.The things Gao Zhanming said were not in the news sent by Gao Qiang. In just a few days, Gao Zhanming dug up the leftovers of other people’s homes. If there were so many things wrong, how could Gao Qiang take it seriously? Which people were included in the roster and sent to Gao Zhanming?After much deliberation, I'm afraid that Gao Zhanming deliberately sabotaged the matter, and specifically went to dig up the scandals of other people's houses to make a play.

Tang Xue looked worried: "You child... Mother is getting old, and Mother only has you as a child, and you are away all day, so you can't be by Mother's side. Mother's life is so boring, I just look forward to seeing you Hurry up and let mother hug her grandson. Why can't you understand mother's painstaking efforts? These girls are all suitable people carefully selected by your queen mother. If you get married, you will have more help in court. What's the matter? Not good? You should choose one at least!"

Gao Zhanming also knew it in his heart.He is only 20 years old now, and it stands to reason that even if he waits until the 24th to get married, it is not too late, but Tang Xue urged him so urgently, he must have been teased by someone.Tang Xue is a soft-hearted person, she will believe what others say, if she hadn't mistrusted Tang Qian back then, how could their family have been defeated to such an extent?I'm afraid that before Gao Zhanming entered Beijing, Gao Qiang had already had people blow a lot of wind in Tang Xue's ears, just to make Tang Xue force Gao Zhanming to take a concubine earlier.

Gao Zhanming said: "The boy is really interested, but I'm afraid..."

Seeing that Gao Zhanming hesitated to speak, Tang Xue hurriedly asked, "Which one do you like? Tell your mother!"

Gao Zhanming said: "In this roster, the Jiang family's daughter is very good, but she is too high-born, and she is still a descendant. The official title of Yushi Zhongcheng is far higher than Gao Hai'er. His daughter married Hai'er as a concubine. Even if they are willing, the child will not dare to marry." Tang Xuedao: "Being your concubine is really wronging her. Since you like it, why don't you simply marry her back home and become your regular wife."

Gao Zhanming said: "It's too early to marry a regular wife. The child has not yet been counted. In a few days, he will enter the Yushitai. Yushi Zhongcheng will be the officer of the child. If the child marries her, what will others say? What should I do?" How should I face my wife? It's still not appropriate. Besides, if you marry a real wife, I'm afraid the queen mother has other plans."

Tang Xue thought about it, and had to admit that what Gao Zhanming said made sense.The Empress Dowager had promised Gao Zhanming an excellent marriage, at least she had to be the prostitute of the Duke's family. Jiang Yushi's daughter was wronged to be Gao Zhanming's concubine, but being a regular wife might not be enough.

Tang Xue couldn't help but frown: "Since you don't like any of them, then mother will discuss with your queen mother and aunt again and decide on a few other candidates."

Before Gao Zhanming could speak, a few servants came in outside.

"Madam, Miss Biao's sedan chair has arrived at the gate of the house."

Gao Zhanming was taken aback.Cousin?Who is that?

Tang Xue immediately showed a joyful expression, and hurriedly stood up and went out to greet her: "Here you come? Arrange a place for her quickly, I'll go and see her!"