Chapter 1012: Concubines
Because he robbed other people's daughters-in-law, Zhou Shaoyu was more or less sorry for Cao Shou, in order to compensate for it to a certain extent, he recognized Cao Shou's parents as his father-in-law, of course, in fact, there was not much movement, at least Cao Shou's brother was very unfamiliar.
This time I went back to Anling, I wanted to talk about Cao Xiaogu, as for Ban Zhao, he had the intention of persuading Cao's father and Cao mother to marry Cao Xiaogu as a concubine, after all, it is not easy to marry, and the operability is still very great.
I never thought that it was fine some time ago, but when Zhou Shaoyu and his party returned to Anling, Cao Shou was already sick in bed.
Zhou Shaoyu was suddenly shocked, in history, Ban Zhao lost his husband a long time ago, and then he has been widowed, doesn't this mean that Cao Shou hung early!
At this time, no one will be entangled in Cao Xiaogu's problem, and the big guy's thoughts revolve around Cao Shou. How can I say that he is also the son of the Cao family, a person who is in the prime of life, and if he is sick like this, it will be gone, who has the leisure to care about anything else? Even Aunt Cao regretted it incomparably, she knew that this was the case, why did she bother to leave home before, but then again, who would have thought that Cao Shou would fall ill so quickly and so seriously.
Zhou Shaoyu is not a doctor, if he is a minor illness, he can still help, but he is helpless for other diseases.
As Cao Shou's health gets worse and worse day by day, the atmosphere of the Cao family is becoming more and more depressing, no one said Cao Xiaogu at the beginning, but now because of the deterioration of the mood, she began to teach Cao Xiaogu a lesson, who let her do such a deviant thing as running away from home? It's really humiliating. If you change your heart to a ruthless family, you can't say that you will really be expelled from the house.
But when Cao Shou's body collapsed again, he didn't even have the mood to teach Cao Xiaogu, seeing that Cao Shou had less and less time to be awake, and he couldn't even get out of bed, the Cao family was really anxious now.
The so-called rush to the doctor was not cured by the doctor, so he had to try other methods. It is also to open the altar and drink runic water, and to burn incense and worship the gods for protection. But what's the use of that? Zhou Shaoyu is not easy to organize, otherwise people will fight hard with you.
At the end, a new idea was proposed.
Rush.
For a relatively young man like Cao Shou, if he wants to be happy, the first choice is naturally marriage, although he has a wife, but he can also take a concubine. It's just a concubine used to rush to joy, but it's not so easy to find.
Now it is the period of the rule of Ming Zhang, and the front is the Guangwu Zhongxing of Liu Xiu, the son of the plane, and Anling belongs to the right Fufeng area, and it is not a remote place, so it is not to say that it is poor. For them, if their daughter marries Chongxi succeeds, it's fine, but if she fails, she can't say that she will offend people. After all, it is an ancient time when the people's wisdom has not been opened, even if it is for the purpose of Chongxi, but once it fails, it will inevitably still carry the name of a Kefu.
Maybe there are indeed people who are willing to send a woman into the Cao family as a concubine to be a concubine, but at the same time, the Cao family has to look at it. You can't just be a woman. But if you buy it in other places, you may not be able to do it in time.
Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, normally speaking, it can't bother Zhou Shaoyu's head no matter what, at best, he is a righteous son of the Cao family, and he doesn't have no son. But after finding a suitable Chongxi woman, it was easy to find one who also gave up because of the eight-character conflict, and the Cao family couldn't sit still at all.
Chong Xi, or the sick person gets married by himself. Either their children get married, and the others are not happy. But at this time, I can't take care of a lot, who can't find it?
Cao Shou's two younger brothers originally set up a family affair to enter the procedure in advance to prepare for the marriage, since the identity is not right, then the number is to fill, can you get a little joy, isn't it? And at this time, Ban Zhao came forward, and then ...... As the daughter of the Cao family, Cao Xiaogu and Yizi Zhou Shaoyu also got together......
Zhou Shaoyu said that he was confused...... Why is it my business here? Why is it still Aunt Cao? I don't have an idea! Send a girl?
As a righteous son, there is not much movement after that, but the performance is absolutely not picky, it is always due to Zhou Shaoyu's blessing, the Cao family's field or something, there are a lot more, who knows who doesn't pick up a thumbs up and say a good word, and I dream of a righteous son who can send everything.
After all, the Cao family has always been very satisfied with Zhou Shaoyu, not only is he generous, but he also has an excellent temperament, he is easy to talk to, very easy-going, he has no shelf, and he can help without saying a word. Anyway, Cao Xiaogu's reputation has spread, and it is difficult to marry a suitable partner, in this case, although it is still a little unwilling to be a concubine, but if the object is Zhou Shaoyu, it is barely acceptable, not to mention where there is so much to take care of at the moment.
Not to mention Aunt Cao, even Cao Shou's big fart baby has been given in advance, how much is it a happy event?
In fact, in such a hurry, the Cao family also had other ideas. It's also a two-handed preparation.
If Cao Shou really had an accident, as the eldest brother, then his younger brothers and sisters would also need to be filial piety for at least one year. In other words, it is impossible to marry during this time.
In this case, if you marry in advance, so as not to delay time, but also take the opportunity to rejoice, what if you succeed?
"What? You say that you proposed it to your father-in-law? "Zhou family, Zhou Shaoyu was very surprised.
Ban Zhao was not false, and said softly with reason: "The concubine has been married to Zhou Lang for several years, and she has been favored by the king, and the concubine is very fortunate...... However, the concubine has nothing to do, and she can't spread the branches for the Zhou family, which is really the sin of the concubine, Lang Jun cherishes it, and does not want to snub the concubine, and does not want to marry again. But the concubine can't be at ease because of this, if the concubine lasts for a long time, the outside world will have to say that the concubine is jealous. Choosing a concubine for her husband is what a good wife should do, although Feng Niang's ideas are quite perverse, but she is from a scholarly family, knowledgeable and quite good-looking, and has a deep relationship with Lang Jun, there is really no better candidate than this.
Besides, the eldest brother of the Cao family is seriously ill, and at this moment, the Cao family is all married with the intention of being happy, but Cao's sister-in-law is the most embarrassed, rather than letting her marry someone else as a wife and concubine, it is better to achieve good things with Lang Jun......"
What you said makes sense, I can't refute it, but the problem is, we didn't think about asking Sister-in-law Cao to come!
Zhou Shaoyu couldn't cry or laugh, his brother had already reined in, but the result was good, Ban Zhao was too powerful, and he took the initiative to send it! Things have developed to this point, what else can Zhou Shaoyu do? Refuse?
This is even more harmful!
After thinking about it, he asked, "What does Feng Niang mean?" ”
This is the attitude of asking Aunt Cao, the name Cao Fengsheng, it's too easy to understand, born in the harvest season. In the past, she could still be called Cao Xiaogu Cao Xiaogu, but after becoming a righteous sister, it was naturally inappropriate, picking and choosing, and finally called Feng Niang all the time. Well, in a sense, it can also reflect this rich word.
With Ban Zhao's concept, this question is meaningless, originally, the marriage event, the parents' order matchmaker's words, this matter has been like this since ancient times, it is a rule of etiquette, how can you ask the opinions of the people themselves, let alone say that the matter has been decided at the moment, and it is useless to oppose it.
But she has been a husband and wife for several years, what kind of character Zhou Shaoyu is, can she still know? In Ban Zhao's view, respecting people is a good thing, but it is inevitable that it is a little too much, such as the current matter, in fact, there is no need to ask.
Of course, I will definitely not answer like this, Ban Zhao is a smart woman, and she will never do things that may affect the relationship between husband and wife, even if it is lost, it may be avoided.
So he said: "Naturally, it was agreed, Zhou Lang also knew Feng Niang's temperament, where did ordinary men accept her, only a man with a big belly like Zhou Lang in this world is suitable for her, and she has always known this." ”
When Zhou Shaoyu heard it, it seemed that this was really the case.
Ban Zhao smiled secretly, and said in his heart that this matter was all right. The reason why she is willing to let her be a concubine for Zhou Shaoyu on the premise of knowing Cao Xiaogu's concept is also because of this, as long as Cao Xiaogu is not stupid, she knows that there is no one more suitable for her than Zhou Shaoyu. What people pursue is independence of thought, and it's not that they don't get married. Besides, as an outsider, what kind of feelings does Aunt Cao have for Zhou Shaoyu?
When the time comes, I will be reinforcing and teaching, and I believe that Aunt Cao will definitely change at that time. In this regard, Ban Zhao is quite confident.
Well, Zhou Shaoyu couldn't have guessed that Ban Zhao actually had so many messy ideas, if he knew...... Well, it doesn't seem to matter? probably will sigh that Ban Zhao should be a woman who is very suitable for taking care of internal affairs.
In this way, the division of labor is also appropriate.
Li Qingzhao's ability and talent are absolutely not to be picked, not to mention that the entire inner house is properly managed, and in foreign affairs, Tanzhou, Chenghuizhou and other places are thriving, but it is inevitable that this will lead to fatigue, after all, the energy is limited and the doppelganger is lacking.
Although Cai Yan is highly educated, his temperament is too light, and his work has always been in academia and music. For example, the content review of Shanhuaige's poetry collection, the compilation of new Confucian interpretations, the creation of various repertoire and even operas, and the writing of various articles boasting of Zhou Shaoyu's fame for him...... Ahem, of course, these will not be easy, and the compilation of the new Confucian interpretation alone is a huge work.
Now there is another Ban Zhao, maybe the ability in foreign affairs is more limited, but it is absolutely no problem to deal with internal affairs, and when the time comes, assisting Li Qingzhao will at least free up a lot of Li Qingzhao's energy, and he will definitely be able to handle the relationship between the sisters properly, and everything at home will be more orderly.
Don't underestimate the management of the inner house, it's not simple, and it's very important, just imagine, if Zhou Shaoyu so many girls messed up...... I still don't want to, it's a headache just thinking about it!
Today, this is definitely the most lively moment in the history of the Cao family, the two sons marry wives on this day, Zhou Shaoyu, the righteous son, is also a concubine, and the daughter of the Cao family is still accepted, the guests who come are simply bursting, don't expect to sit down at home, set up a banquet directly, hundreds of tables in a row, anyway, there is one in the township, everyone has a share, and they all come to eat a happy wine.
Not to mention the Cao family, even in the local area, it is a rare bustle.
Compared with the Cao family's son marrying a wife, Zhou Shaoyu is much simpler here, is it a concubine, after all, it is not a marriage, even if the Cao family has gone through a lot of procedures, the bride price is also very rich, but in the end it is still separated by such a layer.
If it was another moment, Zhou Shaoyu would naturally not care too much, and would come as he wanted. But now, it's better to follow the rules more, in the end, it's still the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it's not a big beam. It's just that in this way, Aunt Cao can't expect to be able to visit the church.
In short, it was obviously a happy event, but after Zhou Shaoyu took Aunt Cao back, he didn't wait long, and immediately took Ban Zhao and Aunt Cao to reappear to participate in the wedding banquet of the Cao family, but at this moment, Aunt Cao changed her identity, obviously she was still the Cao family at the last moment, but at this moment it is a proper Zhou family.
A rare happy event, Cao Shou was in a lot better spirits because of this, and he was able to reluctantly come forward for a while. In fact, the principle of chongxi is also simple, people's mental state has a certain impact on illness, as the so-called people are in good spirits when they are happy, and they are happy when they are happy, so there is a chance that the body will get better.
The most obvious example, later generations always heard that whoever was diagnosed with cancer had a sad face all day long, and then it didn't take long for him to hang up. And who is optimistic and positive, and then ...... It's actually good!
That's pretty much what it means.
Seeing that Cao Shou has improved, Zhou Shaoyu is also a little unsure if it really has an effect, after all, compared to Ban Zhao, Cao Shou is too unfamous, if it weren't for marrying Ban Zhao, he wouldn't have left any traces of history at all, Rao is so, and there are still no more records, so there is no way to determine when Cao Shou hung up.
However, it can get better, Zhou Shaoyu is still happy to see it, how to say that there is a certain friendship.
It's just that relatively speaking, this kind of friendship is a little fake, so it is not that Zhou Shaoyu is hypocritical, but in the case of knowing that he is just a passerby, there is no need to be too careful, otherwise when the time comes, it will affect the mood, because it is impossible to say goodbye.
It stands to reason that today is also the day of the great joy of Young Master Zhou and Aunt Cao, and it is normal to have a round room, but life is always full of accidents.
Obviously at the wedding banquet, Cao Shou was still in good spirits for a meeting, but at night, Zhou Shaoyu, who had just returned to his house, received a notice that Cao Shou was critically ill. There was no way but to rush to Cao's house with his wife and concubine again.
After tossing for more than ten days in a row, in Cao Shou's situation, Cao Xiaogu naturally didn't have the mood to think about anything else, the round house or something, so it was naturally delayed. And more than ten days have passed, and Cao Shou, who was dying and skinny, finally swallowed his last breath and died.
Chongxi didn't succeed, he just had a happy event, and in a blink of an eye, it became a white thing. Even the brothers of the Ban family rushed back to offer their condolences.
Zhou Shaoyu has relatives in his heart, and his heart says that he is different, otherwise, if he dies young, this Nima must die without turning a blind eye, not to mention a good career, and more importantly, aren't all the good girls widowed?
Mmmm, even if it's for the sake of the girl, we'll have to spare our lives in the future.