To Cao Hao's surprise, after Wenjie left Cao's mansion, when he mentioned Niuniu's family affairs with his wife, Chu Yu had already changed his original intention, not only did he not be happy, but became very hesitant, and said: "Master, Shuping has not yet arrived, do you want to wait and see?" ”

Cao Hao was stunned for a moment and said, "What's the matter?" Didn't you praise Wenjie earlier? ”

Chu Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Behind Shuping, there is the title of Mr. Zhuang. Wen Jie does not know Chinese, and if he can't advance to the imperial examination, he can't make up the pen post; Wenzhi learns martial arts, even if he can't try, he will be added to the army, and it will be cheaper to take care of it in the future. ”

"Is it because of Wenjie's fall that Mrs. has a different candidate in her heart?" When Cao Hao heard this, he was a little unhappy.

If so, it would be too snobbish.

Seeing that her husband was suspicious, Chu Yu hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No, no, it's not because of this...... I asked how Tianyou and Hengsheng and the Wenjie brothers got in touch...... Ye also knew that in front of the elders, they were restrained and careful. In front of his peers, he is much more honest and straightforward...... Tianyou and Hengsheng both like Wenzhi ......"

Cao Hao was a little surprised when he heard this.

He knew that Hengsheng and Wenzhi had a contract, but he didn't know that what Tianyou appreciated was also Wenzhi. He also thought that they were all the eldest sons, and the surnames of the young and old, Tianyou should be more compatible with Wenjie.

"Could it be that there is something wrong with Wen Jie that falls in the eyes of their brothers?" Cao Hao asked.

Although Tianyou is only thirteen and Hengsheng is only twelve, he was born in a high-ranking family, and he is far more sensible than children of the same age.

After listening to his grandmother and mother praise Wenjie twice, the brothers also guessed something. Niuniu grew up with them as a child, named aunt and nephew, but actually a sister.

Compared with the "world brother" they just met, of course, they were yearning for Niuniu in their hearts, so they looked for an opportunity to contact Wen Jie and wanted to find out his shortcomings.

Unexpectedly, I really found several places.

Wen Jie loves his brother too much, and when he talks to people, it's all about Wenzhi. As for himself, he was silent. It was only Hengsheng who inquired from Wenzhi to understand him.

According to Wen Zhi, Wen Jie not only loves his brothers, but also treats his two younger sisters. In order not to embarrass his eldest sister, when his aunt repented of her marriage, he did not show any dissatisfaction on his face.

He and his aunt's cousin are also childhood sweethearts and have a deep relationship. But in order not to embarrass his grandmother, in order to let his eldest sister have a lifelong support, he did not quarrel or make trouble, and chose to give up and forbear.

There is also a picky diet that he picks up only light, sweet and fragrant vegetables, does not stick to pasta, and only eats rice. If the dish is not to his taste, he chooses the nearest one, clips two chopsticks, and is not rude at the table.

Although the former has the style of an elder brother, he does not lose his benevolence to his hands and feet, which should be an advantage. But if it is not handled properly, it is easy to wronged the future wife. After all, there is not much difference in the age of their brother and sister, and he can love his siblings unreservedly, but the bride he marries is not easy to deal with. If there is anything that is not handled well by the brother-in-law and sister-in-law, I am afraid that I will be scolded by my husband and easily wronged.

The latter is a trivial matter, which shows the difference in living habits between the North and the South.

Niuniu grew up in the north, although the chefs in Caofu cook both southern and northern dishes, but she, like Cao Hao and his wife, is used to eating northern dishes and has a heavier taste.

The family can eat in separate stoves, but if the husband and wife can't eat in the same stove, the living habits on that side are afraid that it will be more difficult to integrate.

Wen Jie's forbearance, coupled with the paranoia he unintentionally revealed, made Tianyou and Hengsheng not optimistic about him.

Hearing the reason, Cao Hao was dumbfounded, and said for a while: "These two boys, are they too picky about people?" As an elder brother, it is not wrong to love siblings. When I first arrived in the north, I couldn't change it. ”

Not to mention Tianyou and Hengsheng, he was just in the living room in the front yard, thinking that he might want to tell Niuniu to Wen Jie, he looked at Wen Jie and felt a little uncomfortable, and he was picky.

I always feel that he is too angry, his behavior is a little stereotypical, and his surname is gloomy and inadequate.

But when his sons completely denied Wen Jie, Cao Hao couldn't help but say two good words for Wen Jie.

Chu Yu said: "That's right, you need to take a look at it again." The left and right Niuniu have not yet arrived, and it is not too late to wait for a year and a half to get married. ”

Cao Hao nodded and said, "It's okay, Wen Jie will go to Mancheng County next month to practice, and let's see before discussing this matter." ”

Although there was this change and cut off Cao Hao's original intention, he was not annoyed in his heart, but was very happy.

Heavenly blessing and eternal life are both taught by his words and deeds.

Now that they are young, they can draw inferences from others, which is very gratifying. After all, the two of them, one is the son-in-law of the uncle's house, the other is the prince's companion, and they are half-grown, and when they grow up, they are a little more knowledgeable and a little more self-preservation.

After dinner, the husband and wife went to the Orchid Courtyard.

Li leaned on the kang and listened to a girl in purple clothes.

Tianbao sat on the side, fiddling with a kaleidoscope, and when he saw his parents, he stood up with his little arms in a panic and shouted happily.

Cao Hao fished out his son and coaxed two sentences. The husband and wife accompanied Li and said a few words before returning to Wutong Garden to settle.

The next morning, Cao Hao finished grooming, thinking that he was going to the western suburbs to pick up Nian Qianyao, so he asked Chu Yu to find a plate of beeswax and put it on.

After breakfast, he didn't rush out of the city directly.

Nian Qianyao and his entourage, yesterday said that Su Daxing Guanyi, even if Chen Zheng (eight o'clock in the morning) departed, it would be noon to arrive in Beijing.

The one who was ordered to lead the princes and ministers to the suburbs to greet them was the sixteenth elder brother.

Cao Hao went directly to Prince Zhuang's mansion and went to Nancheng with the sixteenth elder brother.

The sixteenth elder brother had a gloomy face, a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and his face was very bad.

Seeing Cao Hao coming on horseback, the sixteenth elder brother beckoned Cao Hao to get into his carriage.

"Taifu Jin tossed the sixteenth master again?" Seeing the gloomy face of the sixteenth elder brother, Cao Hao finally couldn't help it and asked.

The sixteenth elder brother's expression was more ugly than crying, and he said, "Fourteen sisters-in-law ......"

Cao Hao listened and was startled. Although the fourteenth elder brother was "ordered to guard the mausoleum", he was crowned the king of the county. A county prince is blessed and promoted, but there is no movement in the capital.

"Is this an emergency?" Cao Hao asked.

After the fourteenth elder brother "guarded the mausoleum", his family also moved out of the palace and went with him.

Cao Hao had seen Fourteen Fujin in the Pingwang Mansion, and remembered that she was the same age as her sister, and had a good personal relationship with her sister in her early years, but later gradually became estranged.

"Who knows, the emperor also got a direct bereavement letter, and ordered the fourteenth brother to be reprimanded, and he had no intention of mourning." The sixteenth elder brother said wistfully.

"The Zongren Mansion doesn't mourn, where is the Wanyan family?" Cao Hao asked.

The sixteenth elder brother sighed and said, "I'm afraid I haven't believed it yet." The emperor's meaning directly made people choose the site of Huanghua Mountain for burial. ”

Although the fourteenth elder brother does not have a sacred heart, the fourteenth Fujin is a royal daughter-in-law, how can the future be so hasty? After all, the Fourteen Blessings and Jin Dynasty are still there, and there is a court etiquette system.

Yongzheng ordered a grass burial, and his disgust with the fourteenth elder brother was undisguised.

Fourteen Fujin has been married to the palace for twenty years, even if the political views are different, but the sixteenth elder brother was also taken care of by her in his early years, and he felt sad to see her end up like this.

Cao Hao will not have the leisure to sympathize with the mourning of the Fourteenth Fujin after his death, and what attracted his concern was Wanyan Yongqing, who was about to enter Beijing with Nian Qianyao.

It's unlucky.

is not only the in-law of the fourteenth elder brother, but also made meritorious contributions under the command of Nian Qianyao, if Yongzheng cleans up the military and political affairs in the northwest, Yongqing is afraid that he will not be able to run.

The two of them were not in the mood to gossip, so they sat down and went out of the city, followed the official road, and traveled ten miles south, and fell to the place where the Ministry of Rites agreed on the suburbs.

Among the officials who came to the suburbs to greet them, there were eight or nine local officials who had entered Beijing from other places, more than a dozen officials from the six ministries and nine secretaries, and the rest were dozens of officials from the Ministry of Rites.

On the side of the clan, in addition to the sixteenth elder brother, there are also seventeen elder brothers, Prince Jane Yaer Jianga, Prince Ping Nersu, Prince Chun's Mansion Prince Hongshu, Xinjun Wang Dezhao, Dorobelle Manduhu, the twelve elder brothers who were demoted to the Zhenguo Gong, Zhenguo Gong Puzhao, and the auxiliary Guogong Nuotu.

In addition to these princes, there are also six or seven clan generals, although the knighthood is not obvious, but they have been on errands in the Northwest Army, so they also got a favor and came to the suburbs to greet them.

Cao Hao got out of the carriage with the sixteenth elder brother, greeted several princes he knew, and then paced to the side of the official who greeted him.

Yi Duli and Li Wei were also among the drivers, and when Cao Hao came over, the two were talking.

"The prince knelt down to greet him, what is this called? Could it be that the emperor really wants to crown him the king of the northwest? Iduli said with indignation.

"I thought it was a beautiful thing to be able to see such a big scene, but I didn't expect it, hum ......" Li Wei didn't answer, but also complained a little.

Cao Hao had already arrived, and when he heard these two sentences, his heart twitched.

The "King of the Northwest" has come out, is it too unscrupulous for Yiduli to open his mouth? In his early years, he was skinny, but he was humble and powerful, and no one paid attention to it.

Fortunately, Nian Qianyao is like a grasshopper after autumn, and he can't jump for two days, otherwise he will have a grudge based on Yiduli's words.

At this moment, Yi Duli and Li Wei had already seen Cao Hao, and they both accepted the words and greeted him.

After the greetings, Cao Hao realized that a quarter of an hour ago, the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette had come unexpectedly, and the officials below the prince were going to kneel to greet them, and Yi Duli and Li Wei were indignant because of this.

The matter of Baoding Mansion has not yet reached the capital, and Cao Hao listened to the will of "kneeling to welcome", and only felt that the sky was thundering.

I can't complain that Yi Duli said such words as "King of the Northwest", this dignity is not something that courtiers can enjoy, and it is already the treatment of princes and county kings.

It's just that Yongzheng is willing to be a grace year, and Cao Hao is unwilling to be a kowtow worm.

He didn't speak, just stretched out his hand, touched his stomach, frowned and confessed to the two, looking for a secluded place to be "convenient".

"If you don't feel well, if you ask for leave and go back to rest first?" Seeing him like this, Iduli was a little concerned.

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "No, it's just that I caught a cold at night, and my stomach was a little uncomfortable......

Without waiting for Yi Duli to speak again, he heard Li Wei say: "It just so happens that I also want to relieve my hands, so I will go with the adults......"

The two of them left the official road and went to the small forest not far from the right side of the official road......

(To be continued)