Li Wei is indeed not careful, but since he is a senior governor and has dozens of staff around him, there is no one who understands?

In the past few years in Jiangnan, Li Wei has done the local government affairs and the anti-theft errands assigned by the emperor in an orderly manner, which has been praised by the clear will; If he was still the brave and simple man in his early years, how could he gain a firm foothold in the intricate Jiangnan?

Cao Hao remembers clearly that in the later Red Studies Forum, everyone mentioned the simple and lovely Shi Xiangyun in "Dream of Red Mansions", using the words "cunning on the outside and cunning on the inside".

For some reason, Li Wei also made Cao Hao think of these four words.

Cao Hao's smile faded suddenly.

Li Wei's arrangement fell into Yongzheng's eyes, maybe he just laughed and scolded, feeling that his pure heart was not good at hypocrisy.

So what has become of the Cao family?

After all, the Li family does not have the name of the eldest princess, but it attracted a governor to arrange to send it, relying on whose power?

Not to mention that Beijing officials colluded with local governors, which was a taboo in the imperial court.

Yongzheng picked up Li Wei with one hand, and he was a stubborn and conceited surname, so he would not feel that he was looking at the wrong person.

The rest is the fault of the Cao family.

No matter how honest the brothers of the Cao family are, they have a lot of power through marriage, which is undeniable.

Yongzheng is now, when the Cao family is fine, this matter is nothing; If Yongzheng feels that the Cao family is not pleasing to the eye, it will be a sin to let the Governor's Mansion arrange for the Cao family to return to Beijing by boat this time.

No one will think about how the two families are in private, they will feel that the Cao family is powerful, so that the governor and the senior officials are also respectful.

Maybe Li Wei made this arrangement, just a piece of love for his son.

After all, Li Xingyuan is only seventeen years old, and he was raised in Xuzhou when he was young. In the local area, the eldest son and grandson of the rich gentry family are the phoenix eggs in the family.

In the past few years in Jiangnan, it was Li Wei's territory again, and the stars held the moon like a star, where did he suffer hardships.

There are many powerful people in the capital, and the eldest son of a governor really has no weight.

Knowing that Cao Hao was unwilling to put the closeness of the two families on the surface, he also arranged this play, which was nothing more than to let Li Xingyuan and Cao's family room get involved.

The son of the governor who has not been out of office enters Beijing, and no one may pay attention to it; But when the Li family returned to Beijing, everyone who intersected with the Cao Mansion would know.

When it was known that the Li family had been a boat in the Governor's Palace, few people would explore the relationship between the two families.

There are many clans in the Cao family's room, so even if there are children of the clan who are facing Li Xingyuan, for the sake of the Cao family's face, many of them will not delve into it.

Cao Xiang is not a dull person, as early as Jiangnan saw the luxury boat arranged by the Governor's Palace, he was a little uncomfortable.

But this matter was not only arranged by Li Wei, but also by the second brother, and for the sake of the two old ladies, he made a special trip to borrow a big boat from the salt merchant's family, and he, as a younger brother, nephew, and concubine, had no room to object.

Now seeing that his cousin's face is not good, he also understands a little, and knows that he has made a big leak, and says ashamedly: "The second brother has never paid attention to these things, and I just think that it is difficult for Li Dumen to respond; I felt faintly uneasy, but I didn't come forward to refuse because I couldn't speak, which was very undeserved. Even if I can't speak, I should tell my aunt about this matter and ask my aunt to come forward. ”

Although Cao Hao was a little unhappy in his heart, he was not for Cao Xiang.

Because he is in a high position and busy with official business, Cao Xiang has helped a lot in the past two years.

In order for the Li family to return to his hometown, he asked for several months of vacation to travel with the attendants, which has made Cao Hao grateful to this cousin.

Where can you anger your cousin because of others?

Cao Hao shook his head and said: "You are a younger brother, your second brother should be satisfied, even the old lady will not disobey your second brother's wishes, after all, he is in Jiangnan, this is also a favor he owes, how could the old lady lose his face and filial piety?" It's Li Wei who is not kind, and some climbers climb the pole...... It's mine, isn't it, he has been promoted to the feudal official, and he is the one who was anxious for justice and righteousness in his early years......"

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, Cao Hao suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and changed the topic.

Cao Song's letter over there has not been broken, but Cao Hao has to ask a few words about the situation in the General Military Mansion.

Cao Xiang hesitated for a moment and said, "The second brother is okay there, but he is too close to Li Dutai, and the relationship with the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion is a little more alienated...... In the end, it is on the ground of the two rivers ......"

Cao Hao listened, remembered something, and asked: "I heard that there is a lot of rain in the south of the Yangtze River this spring, and the water situation looks bad, you have been in the south for two months, what do you think?" ”

Cao Xiang listened to his cousin ask about the people's livelihood, he was a little more solemn, thought about it carefully, and said: "Since Uncle Niang and we arrived in Jiangning, Jiangning has mostly been rainy weather, and it is good to have two or three sunny days in ten days...... I heard that since last winter, there has been more rain and snow in Jiangning than in previous years...... Rao is so, Jiangning is not the most rainy, I heard that Hangzhou has been rainy since the first month, and it has not let go of sunny days...... Originally, I wanted to go to Lingyin Temple with our old lady to go to the countryside, but in the end, due to the weather, we couldn't do it......"

Cao Hao nodded, the rain was like this, no wonder Li Wei made a special trip to compromise this matter.

This summer, the lower reaches of the southern part of the Yangtze River are not very peaceful, and there are ten floods, but I don't know the size of the flood.

Compared with Fan Shiduo, who only knows how to worship Taoists and collect wealth through Taoism, Li Wei, the governor of Zhejiang, is also a blessing for the people in Jiangnan.

Li Wei, Li Youyu...... It's better to stay away...... * Li Shi is getting old, and he didn't feel anything on the boat earlier, but when he returned to the mansion and settled down, he couldn't stand it, and he rested for a few days before he eased up.

Tianhui looked at other people's affairs, and when she went home, she listened to Chu Yu.

I heard that it was a university scholar's mansion, and the other party's head was in the court, and the Li family was a little unhappy.

It's just that I'm afraid that the university scholars are too noble, and the literati have many rules, but they are not as comfortable as ordinary officials and eunuchs.

Moreover, the other party's parents, whether they are in their current official positions or generations, are a generation older than Cao Hao, and the two children will really have any diaphragm in the future, and Cao Hao's side will not be able to get ahead.

When I heard that the other party lost his father in his early years, and lost his mother three years ago, some time ago, he said that his son was filial piety, and Li's gaze at Chu Yu was a little complicated, and he didn't say anything about his granddaughter.

Although Chu Yu was a little puzzled, her mother-in-law was a little cold to Tianhui's family affairs, but it was also because she was tired and unenergetic.

This said, Li ate a bird's nest, and he didn't feel tired, thinking of the eldest granddaughter's relatives, his heart was a little nervous.

She leaned on the kang and pondered for a long time, but did not say anything in front of Chu Yu.

When Cao Hao came back from the court and came to say goodbye, Li sent the maid out, leaving his son alone to speak.

"Tell me the truth, is the eldest grandson of this university scholar in your favor or in your daughter-in-law's phase?" Li Shi stared at his son and asked carefully.

Although Cao Hao wondered in his heart, he still replied truthfully: "Of course it is my son's picture." Although Shu Hede is a classmate of Tianyou, because he rarely walks outside during the filial piety period, where can his mother have the opportunity to see people? Before the fourth elder brother's wedding last year, the fourth master of the Fucha family came to visit with his son, and then I went to visit with Tianyou, and I happened to meet Shu Hede...... The fourth wife of the Fucha family is Xu Xiang's niece...... When I saw that the young man was dignified and close to Tianyou, I made people pay attention to it, and I thought it was good...... Although I originally wanted to settle Tianhui's family affairs in two years, I can ask for a daughter and a hundred families, and ask for revenge...... I'm not afraid of offending a few people, but if I provoke people's jealousy and damage Tianhui's reputation, it's too late to regret it......" Speaking of this, he said that Yidu was the third son's proposal.

When Li Shi heard this, his expression was complicated, and he didn't know whether it was better to breathe a sigh of relief or be more annoyed.

She stiffened her face and said, "Although I haven't seen that Shu Hede, but I heard you say, I don't think he is any good enough to make the two of you happy to marry your baby daughter...... After finishing the Song year of the Yan family, he is a sincere young man; is the third boy of the Yiduli family, and he is also outstanding, so there is nothing to be picky about...... Your nephews, you only say that they are similar in blood and not good for their children, and you don't choose any of them...... The Ilgen Jueluo family and the Wanyan family are the best of our family, and the two housewives are both generous people, and you don't look down on them, but you have no contact with the bachelor's house, what is the reason? ”

Cao Hao was asked, and it was not good to belittle the two nephews who were friends to praise the future uncle, so he had to laugh twice with "hehe", and said: "The family is big, the daughter-in-law is difficult to do, and the university scholar's mansion looks at the scenery, after all, it is a side branch of the family, the population is simple, and the right and wrong are ......"

Li snorted coldly and said, "Ilgen Jueluo's house is lively? Wanyan's house is lively? You came out of my intestines, and you still want to fool me? In the end, he unconsciously raised his voice, his face was already annoyed, and he was a little gasping when he spoke.

Seeing this, Cao Hao hurriedly stood up, stepped forward to stroke Li's back, and said: "Mother's body is only raised, if there is anything wrong with the son, you just have to teach a lesson, don't be angry with yourself." ”

Li glanced at Cao Hao and said hatefully: "You chose Shu Hede, just because you think that he lost his father and mother, Tianhui didn't have to wait for her in-laws in the past, and she could directly be a happy young grandmother." Even if there is a mother-in-law and a father-in-law, in the end, they are separated by generations and are old, and they are still loving, even if they are not loving, they can survive for a few years...... You really love your daughter......"

Although it is a mother and son, but his dark and careful thinking can be exposed in person, Cao Hao was also embarrassed, and sneered: "Mother, you think too much, it is really Shu Hede's kid who stands out among teenagers of the same age, and the family style of the university scholar is positive, and when his mother sees him, she will understand why her son takes a fancy to him......"

Even if the Li family is surnamed Zaimianhe, he is really angry now.

She raised her head, her eyes were red, and she said hatefully: "If there are daughters in the world, they all hope that their daughters will die before they get married; The one who gave birth to a son, bothered to pull it up, and was going to go happily before his daughter-in-law entered the door, and the provincial one was regarded as an 'evil mother-in-law'?! Over the years, have I scolded your daughter-in-law, or beaten your daughter-in-law, so that the two of you have palpitations, and specially picked an orphan son to be your uncle? Speaking of this, the tears could not be contained: "Or do you think I'm old and an eyesore, why didn't I die early, so as to save you from being so bored......"

Seeing that the old man was sad so far, Cao Hao became more and more uneasy.

He felt that the selfishness of his husband and wife was a little disgraceful, but this was just the heart of his fist and love for his daughter, where did it have anything to do with the old lady?

But I don't understand why the old lady is so sad.

But as a son of man, how could he see the old lady cry again.

He hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The son's little bit of caution really can't be hidden from his mother, but it's really because it's not easy for a woman in this world. Even at home, we can still be pampered; When you go out, you have to be a daughter-in-law of other people's families, you have to make rules, you have to obey Aunt Weng, you have to take care of your husband, and you have to follow your uncle and sister-in-law...... If Tianhui is like other boudoir daughters, she has been smooth, and her son will not bother with this...... She has suffered too much and endured too many hardships when she was a child, how can her son, who is a father, still bear to see her work hard in the future......" In the end, thinking of Tianhui's appearance of sitting quietly without saying a word when she was blind, her heart was sour, and her words were choked.

The Li family is a mother, even if she is annoyed, she can't bear to be sad about her son.

She tapped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, collected her tears, sighed, and said, "Children are debts...... You are just this one girl, Tianhui is lovely, and it is not surprising that she has calculated so far...... It's just that to be a man and establish the world, in the end, you have to be upright...... Everyone has selfish intentions, but we can't rebel against human feelings for the sake of our own selfishness...... Whose mother-in-law didn't start from her daughter-in-law. conceived in October, raised a son like an eyeball and a heart, is it true that if he marries a daughter-in-law, his son is not his own? What is the reasoning of this. You only think that you feel sorry for your daughter, but don't you think that you also have a son? ”

Speaking of this, she paused: "Your Tianhui is the heart and liver, and those six grids are the lifeblood of Prince Jian's Fujin...... If the palace is also looking forward to Liugege not to endure hardship, what do you think? ”

Cao Hao was speechless when asked, he really hadn't thought about this question.

I heard Li Shi continue: "Even if parents don't teach by word and deed, but as children, they love and respect their parents in their hearts, and they act more according to their parents...... You just want Tianhui to enjoy leisure after getting married, so how can she really be filial to her mother-in-law? is Godless, Hengsheng, with your precedent of being Lao Tzu, when you choose an aunt for your daughter in the future, will you also pick an orphan son who has lost his father and mother? If you can dislike your own mother, you can dislike your own parents; can encourage his daughter-in-law to deal with her mother-in-law's parents, and she can help her daughter-in-law fool her own parents. After a long time, the heart is crooked, how can the family style be correct? ”

Li's voice was not loud, but Cao Hao's heart shook wildly.

Yes, when people have selfish intentions, they are prone to breed evil thoughts.

That Xu Yuanmeng and him were two people who couldn't beat him, and the old lady of the Tala clan had never been alive.

But for the sake of the fact that his baby girl will not be under the control of the elders after marriage, he is not also faintly looking forward to the old lady coming over as soon as possible.

He always prides himself on being a hypocrite, but now he has become a real villain.

Not only that, but also to bring crooked children.

The attempt of their husband and wife was not hidden from Tianyou and Tianhui.

In the end, it was wrong.

Cao Hao sat on the edge of the kang and smiled a little bitterly...... If he didn't have his mother as a slap in the face, he would still be complacent about this family business in his heart, which is really ridiculous...... Li Shi said a lot in one breath, a little weak, leaning on the pillow, not squeaking.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Outside the room, Chu Yu stood under the porch, looking at the bamboo curtain at the door, with a worried face......

(To be continued)