"It's too much trouble, if you really can't figure it out, then ask Cao Yuan to talk to their patriarch." Cao Hao frowned and thought about it, and said.

Zhang Jia's branch, the patriarch was originally Ning Chun's father, and after Ning Chun's father and son died, it was one of Ning Chun's uncles who took the position of patriarch. Ning Chun's father's hereditary position was also attacked by this new patriarch.

After Ning Chun's father and son were imprisoned, part of the Yamen flower was spent, and part of it was taken by this uncle in the name of the family property.

The reason why Cao Hao asked Cao Yuan to find Ning Chun's stepmother, instead of going to the old patriarch of Zhang Jia's family, was that he didn't want to deal with him.

Back then, he took advantage of Ning Chun's father and son to encounter the matter of greedy for Ning Chun's family property, and Cao Hao also knew about it, so it can be seen that he left room for doing things, and he also took care of Ning Chun's stepmother, so he didn't care about it.

It is the practice of the Eight Banners to attack the position of the leader, and if it is the one who attacked the seal, it will be changed by other clansmen, but it is not the fault of the old patriarch.

Unless Ning Chun's father and son can be ordinary, if they want to regain the position of leading the world, they can only wait for the old patriarch to make a mistake.

Whether it was the old patriarch's side or Ning Chun's stepmother's side, Cao Hao had no intention of snatching back the fields and shops for Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's brothers.

No matter how Ning Chun's stepmother is, she is also the grandmother of her brother, but now she is a widow and a widow, guarding her stepson, there is no need to embarrass her for money; On the old patriarch's side, even if he occupies more than ten hectares of land, he has to bear the responsibility of the annual sacrifice, as well as the weddings and funerals of the poor people, and there are many things that need to be worried.

What Cao Hao needs is just for the brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng to restore their surnames, show their origins, and no longer be criticized by the world.

"There are some things that Sister-in-law Tian doesn't say cheaply. Otherwise, Ming'er asked Sister-in-law Tian, I met the two grandmothers and gave them a thorough understanding. After all, it is Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's grandmother over there, if it is too stiff, it will not look good on the face. Seeing that her husband was a little impatient, Chu Yu pondered and said.

When Tian was with Ning Chun, his identity was indeed a maid, and he couldn't even be connected to the room, but for the future of Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's brothers, he couldn't let Tian go back to recognize his relatives as a maid.

Cao Hao nodded and agreed to his wife's proposal......* In the guest room, Mama Xu and Mama Xia looked at the golden hairpin and purse in their respective hands, and looked at each other.

This is a gift from Tian to them, each of them has a golden hairpin and a purse. Mama Xia is a hairpin with a blessing character, and Mama Xu is a hairpin with a long character, and the hairpin is not heavy, but one also has a weight of several dollars.

In the purse, there are two pairs of silver ingots, new clusters, printed with the words "auspicious Ruyi".

"In the early years, when the old man was alive, the family also prepared silver bills to reward people, but it was not so exquisite." Mama Xia played with a pair of small ingots in her palm, and she was deeply touched.

Mama Xu rubbed the hairpin and said, "Miss Tian is generous, if you don't know the roots, you really can't tell that she is a girl." Such a pure gold hairpin is willing to reward people, and we will pay half a year's money. ”

After winning the reward, the two mothers-in-law were secretly happy, but when they went to the governor's mansion, they were a little cautious.

"Who knows what Miss Tian thinks, if she really takes advantage of the Cao family's momentum to bring the two young masters to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, where can Mrs. stop her? Not to mention the side, in the end this is the master's own grandson. Mama Xia smiled: "It's ridiculous that the family on Kuanjie thought that they would be able to rob the wife's property by holding the fourth master, but now that the main master has appeared, see how they are still making trouble?" ”

Mama Xu raised her eyebrows, wanting to say who knows if the son of this "Tian girl" is the seed of her own uncle, but she swallowed the words again and said, "The eight characters have not been skimmed yet, no matter what, I always have to nod my wife." ”

Mama Tian knew that she was her wife's confidant, and she was on the side of her heir Yongliang, so she lowered her head and pursed her lips, and did not speak again...... When Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng came back from the academy, they were called over by Tian and told them about the people coming from the capital.

As early as after Cao Hao sent a letter to the capital, he mentioned this matter to the two of them.

Although it has been three years since he ascended the throne today, most of the sons of the former emperor who participated in the succession are still alive, and it is very sensitive to trace the past. The charge of "suicide in fear of crime" by Ning Chun's father and son cannot be washed away for the time being.

If they want to restore the glory of the family, the burden will fall on their brothers. Only when their brothers become talents, can Zhang Jia's family be revived, otherwise the family can only fall silent.

For the surname "Zhang Jia", the two brothers are very unfamiliar; For the relatives who have not yet met, there is no desire to meet.

After all, in the past ten years, they have been born and raised in the Cao family. In their hearts, these people of the Cao family are the real relatives.

They want to get ahead, but not for the so-called "family glory", but they don't want to be pulled too far away by Tianyou and Hengsheng.

Now, they are still young, and they are under the care of their father-in-law, and they can still accept it calmly; When you grow up, do you still have to continue to have "righteous brothers" and "righteous brothers" take care of you?

God will inherit the title in the future, and read well, whether it is the imperial examination or the grace of the shadow, the future is unlimited; Hengsheng is the prince's companion, a brave man, whether he is an errand by the prince's side in the future, or goes to the army to fill the vacancy, he will also have a place.

There are only two brothers, who are relatively weak.

Although he can enter the officialdom in a few years by relying on his father-in-law's promotion, he can't compare to the confidence of the imperial examination.

Therefore, after arriving in Qingyuan, the two brothers studied very carefully.

Zuo Zhu is not as smart as Zuo Cheng, his brain is not flexible, and he endorses it to three more every time; Zuo Cheng was most tired of eight shares before, but now he is holding a few examples and not letting go, and he is going to practice the next day.

Hearing that someone from Beijing came, the two brothers were not too interested, Zuo Cheng whispered: "It's too rude to come without telling me." ”

Zuo Zhu said: "You see it, where do you need us to see us?" ”

Tian was afraid that the two of them would be stubborn, so he said: "In the end, it was sent by the wife over there, and you juniors must always meet you." ”

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng didn't want to go against her will, and nodded yes.

When it was time to eat, Tian sent their brother back for dinner first.

After dinner, Tian first asked Lanxiang to invite two grandmothers over, and then asked people to call Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers over.

"Two grandmothers, these are my two children...... The boss here is named Yuan Song; Next to him is the second child, whose name is Yuan Bai...... "Tian saw their brother enter the house, so he introduced the two grandmothers, and then said to Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng: "I haven't seen the two grandmothers before!" ”

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng have changed out of their school clothes, wearing half-new spinning silk gowns, with elegant bearings and calm manners.

Mama Xia and Mama Xu both got up and bowed back.

Mama Xu looked at the two brothers carefully, and Mama Xia also looked at the two brothers, but her eyes were red unconsciously.

Although they are twin brothers, as they get older, the two brothers no longer look as similar as they did in their infancy. Zuo Zhu's face is rounder, and Zuo Cheng's chin is more pointed.

If there were some doubts before, after seeing the appearance of the two brothers, Mama Xia knew that the two in front of her were the blood and blood of her uncle.

Zuozhu's appearance is the same as Ning Chun's youth, but his eyebrows and eyes are a little less agile; Zuo Cheng's eyebrows and eyes are the same as Ning Chun's, but his face is more delicate.

Mama Xia was in a stirring mood, she couldn't help it, and choked up: "It's pitiful, someone finally inherits the uncle's incense, the old slave has seen the eldest young master and the second young master, please say hello to the two young masters!" As he spoke, he knelt down.

Seeing this, Mama Xu's face was very stiff.

Before the two of them left Beijing, they were instructed and instructed, no matter what they said here, they were vague first, and after they heard and understood, they would be decided by their wives.

Mama Xia knelt down like this, and Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng were bluffed.

It's not because of Mama Xia's words, but under the subtle influence of her father-in-law, the two brothers are also poor and pity the elderly, and when they see the old man in his sixties or seventies kneeling down to him, he can't bear it.

It was Tian who stepped forward and helped Mama Xia up.

Seeing Mama Xu's bleak expression, Mama Xia understood that she had made a mistake, and she felt a little bottomless in her heart, but her eyes still couldn't help but stick to her brother Zuozhu, and there was a lot of relief on her face...... Coming out of Tian's side, the brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng discussed it, and then came to the upper room to ask to see Cao Hao.

"Want to go to the grave outside the gate?" Hearing the intention of the two brothers, Cao Hao was a little surprised: "Why do you think of this?" ”

According to Cao Hao's idea, he waited until the two brothers recognized their ancestors and returned to their ancestors, and then took the two of them to the grave of Ning Chun and his wife to worship.

"Father, who is the son of man, should go to his father's grave and worship. Could it be that if the Kyori side doesn't recognize our brothers, we are not our father's sons? My father's letter has been gone for half a month, but if there is really a desire to recognize our brother, it will not drag on for so long. The township exam is coming next year, and the children and eldest brother are busy studying, preparing to end, where is the kung fu to deal with them? The child discussed with the eldest brother, leaving them alone for the time being, and worshipping his father and mother before anything else. Zuo Cheng said.

Zuo Cheng is active in his mind and considers things more thoroughly than his brother.

He has also heard of several officials in Qingyuan City who look down on him and want to marry a daughter or be a matchmaker. Later, when it didn't work, he came out and sent a letter to Kyori from his father-in-law, wanting to arrange for their brother to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

As soon as he contacted him, he knew that it was the unknown origin that hindered his family affairs and embarrassed his father-in-law.

He felt angry, but helpless.

Even if he was the "righteous son" of the governor, if his biological father was a craftsman, a merchant, or other subordinate citizen, no serious family would be willing to give him his daughter.

Whether it is a poor peasant household or a scholarly family, it is necessary to explain a clear origin to the outside world, and no longer be vague.

Cao Hao listened to Zuo Cheng's words and was quite surprised.

He had already heard the coldness in Zuo Cheng's words, and looked at what he meant, he was only willing to recognize his biological father and mother, and he didn't plan to recognize other relatives.

Cao Hao is most afraid of trouble, if he doesn't take into account the world, of course he supports Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers to do this. Now that he has a name, he doesn't have to be mixed with the people of the Zhang Jia clan.

But in the eyes of the world, it is nothing for the juniors to separate their families, but they must be blamed for disrespecting their elders.

"There's nothing to delay, when these two grandmothers return to Beijing, your brothers will go together. Always go over there and show your face, and then bring up the matter of worship. Cao Hao pondered for a while and said.

What Ning Chun's stepmother was worried about was just family property.

Since she clearly told her that Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng would not divide her family property, if she was long-winded, she would not be comfortable finding it herself......

(To be continued)