Chapter 1175: The daughter in the message, the panicked father
The courtyard is quiet, with gentle breeze and bright moon. Cui Yu, the current head of the Cui family, is wearing a light blue gown and sitting in his own yard admiring the moon in the water.
Was this courtyard a separate courtyard on the side of Cui's mansion, or was it purchased separately and connected to Cui's mansion by opening a doorway in the wall?
There is a huge yard, a small two-story building, a small pharmacy, and the rest of the place is flower gardens and ponds.
Only Cui Yu lives here. It may look elegant and leisurely, but in fact it is just Cui Yu's self-admiration.
The plum blossoms fall three inches thick in winter.
The medicine furnace in the corridor boils day and night.
One person sweeps.
One person photo.
But no matter what, the courtyard is in order everywhere, and the flowers are in full bloom, competing for beauty.
The carp in the pond jumped up.
The water in the pond ripples, and the moon wrinkles.
Cui Yu smiled lightly, then stood up and went back to the house. When he came out, he was holding a white bowl filled with juice made from some medicinal herbs in one hand, and a small wooden-handled brush in the other. He dipped the brush in the medicine in the bowl, then brushed his teeth with the brush, took a sip, raised his head, made a gurgling sound in his throat, then spit it out, and then continued to repeat this action.
He lowered his head to pour out the potion in the bowl. When he looked up, Cui Yu saw his niece standing at the doorway. He smiled faintly and said, "What are you doing there? Are you pretending to be a ghost and scaring me?"
Cui Yuer grinned. In fact, she really had this plan.
The relationship between her and her second uncle has always been playful and playful. It has been like this since she was a child. When she was a child, her second uncle always took her everywhere to play, and it was even more so when she grew up.
But just behind Cui Yuer, Cui Zheng also walked in, but Cui Zheng was holding a food box in one hand and a pot of wine in the other.
Among the three brothers of the Cui family, Cui Zheng is the youngest one, except Cui Yuer's father who died early. Although he is not an official in the court, he is recruited by Mu Xu to write the historical chapter in the unprecedented and comprehensive classic because of his study of history books.
Therefore, Cui Zheng is still in the capital and has not gone to Yan to see the remaining traces of the war and record them truthfully.
When Cui Yu saw what Cui Zheng had in his hand, he laughed and scolded, "Forget about Yu'er, but why did you come along? Did someone find you and want to use my presence to get through this Enke interview? These days, many people have been looking for you for social events."
Cui Zheng immediately shook his head: "What do you think of me, Cui Yu? You are kidding me. Although I was not on the list that year, I am also a juren. I know the hardship of studying hard. I have seen a lot over the years. I know that the poor and illegitimate children have a harder time. I can see that this time the Enke is reformed and innovated. Although it is just a one-time attempt, I also know that it is your majesty, the queen, the chief wine officer and others who want to give more students opportunities. Those who want to find you through me, how can I care?"
Cui Yu casually poured the medicine in his hand into the flower bed.
Cui Zheng was curious: "Can the decoction made from Huanghualang really strengthen teeth if used to wash teeth?"
Cui Yu smiled and said, "Have you ever seen any problem with my teeth? I can eat both hot and cold food without any problem. Besides, this dandelion recipe was made by your sister-in-law for me. It must be correct."
After saying that, Cui Yu looked at Cui Yuer who ran into his study room, "Also, this yellow porch is a good thing. Although it can be found everywhere, it is an indispensable tonic in many prescriptions. Haven't you seen that Dad has much less white hair than people of the same age?"
Cui Zheng has been studying history for a long time, but he actually knows very little about these things.
He just looked at his second brother and got straight to the point: "My eldest sister-in-law told me that Qingnv received the booklet and said that you were very happy, so I brought some wine here."
Cui Yu did not speak immediately. Instead, he watched Cui Yuer secretly stuff the two books into her sleeves and immediately scolded her, "Cui Yuer! Put them back! You came to my place just to steal books. Believe it or not, I will go talk to Master Gao tomorrow."
Cui Yuer immediately became unhappy after hearing this. She put the two books back while muttering, "Stingy! Not only are you so stingy to me, but you are also stingy to Qingnv. It's been so long since we last met, and you didn't even prepare a gift for me. No wonder I hate you."
The voice was very soft, but Cui Yu heard it clearly. Looking at his niece, he didn't know what to say.
However, Cui Yu waved his hand, not wanting to pay attention, and turned around to point to the tables and chairs on the side of the pond: "Today's banquet for the ladies of the royal family was so interesting, the historians must have recorded it. Why don't you make a separate record and worry about it?"
Cui Zheng said, "The Empress has been creative this year. She has given all the imperial concubines who have entered the palace not only the things that were prescribed in previous years, but also varying numbers of sachets. Although the embroidery on the sachets is crude, it can be seen that they were all sewn by the Empress herself, without the help of palace maids. Some of them contain medicinal herbs to repel summer mosquitoes, and others contain various grains, melon and fruit seeds. They are asked to give them to their relatives, friends and children in their respective families to pray for a good harvest and a good harvest in the new year. At the same time, it also means that a family of wealth and scholarship knows etiquette when they have enough food and clothing."
Cui Zheng took out food from the food box and said, "Besides these, there are also those interesting dolls. Even Dad would find them novel when he saw them. And the historians will naturally record how the queen did these things, but I have to go to other ladies and ask the palace officials who are familiar with them to confirm. What I have to record here is much more detailed. All of these will be written in the queen's biography and the queen's biography in the grand ceremony."
Cui Yu cursed: "The queen is still alive, what's the point of talking about this book! Have a drink yourself."
Cui Zheng immediately realized his slip of the tongue and punished himself with a drink.
But Cui Yu continued, "Your Majesty always comes up with these things. It's just a banquet for ladies of high rank. In previous years, it was just a formality. After all, it was a banquet for the palace. There were so many rules. Everyone was very cautious. They didn't dare to say anything or eat too much. This time, the eldest sister-in-law said she drank several glasses?"
Cui Yuer's sleeves were bulging, and she took a small stool and sat down: "Mom got drunk from drinking juice, not from drinking wine. That thing is delicious, and it was made by the queen. Compared with what we drink, it is sour and sweet. I want to see the queen again and ask for the recipe."
Cui Yu saw the book sticking out of Cui Yuer's sleeve and smiled helplessly, but he didn't say much. Looking at his brother, Cui Yu chuckled: "Actually, I am very grateful to the queen, because she never interfered in the affairs between Qingnv and me. Although she didn't help me, she didn't help Qingnv either. Instead, she respected Qingnv's choice very much."
As he spoke, he took the wine cup and drank it all. "If the queen really helped me or Qingnv, it would make things difficult for me. Now it's good. Besides, Qingnv saw the notebook and learned some of the truth. She will know that her mother didn't abandon her on purpose."
Cui Zheng looked at Cui Yu, lowered his head and remained silent.
At that time, he was only in his twenties, and because he was studying in his hometown of Qinghe to prepare for the imperial examination, he didn't know much about what happened in the capital.
I only remember that my second brother was very excited at the time. He insisted on dragging him out for a drink after he got drunk. He looked at him and said, "From now on, you will have more than just Yu'er as your nephew."
Cui Zheng didn't understand at that time, but after thinking about it, he thought that the child of his second grandfather and third grandfather was pregnant.
But a few months later, when his second brother returned to the capital after finishing his business, he went with him.
But when he arrived, the second elder brother suddenly went crazy and started quarreling with his parents, even at the risk of giving up his official position.
He only found out the whole story later.
Cui Yuer, who was standing by, noticed that the atmosphere suddenly became strange, and immediately said, "Today I asked the embroiderer at home to make a doll for Sister Qingnu based on the one made by the Empress. When it's done, will I bring it to you, Second Uncle?"
Cui Yu looked at Cui Yuer and said with a smile, "You've taken a fancy to another of my books but you're too embarrassed to take it."
Cui Yuer smiled awkwardly.
Cui Zheng sighed and said, "When mom left Qinghe, she kept saying she regretted it and that she was sorry for you. Even dad has been thinking about it all these years, and he..."
When he said this, Cui Zheng noticed that Cui Yu seemed to have no intention of listening at all, and pointed at Cui Yuer's sleeve and laughed.
It was like this in the past, and whenever my second brother mentioned mother, he would be like this. It’s not that he didn’t want to listen, but rather that he didn’t want to mention it at all.
Cui Zheng stood up, bowed to Cui Yu, then picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
Cui Yu saw him like this and smiled: "Why do you have to be like this? Just say what you want to say. After all, she is my mother. She carried me for ten months and gave birth to me. She suffered a lot. This is a favor, and I will not forget it. So it is not wrong for you to mention my mother."
Cui Zheng looked at Cui Yu: "You never forgave her back then either."
Cui Yu picked up the wine pot and poured wine for Cui Zheng. He said simply and directly: "Why forgive her? Just because she is our mother?"
Cui Zheng frowned: "I shouldn't have asked."
Why forgive.
yes.
Why should I forgive you?
Cui Zheng didn’t understand before.
But as he grew older, he had already married and had children. From the first time he heard that his wife was pregnant to the time he saw his son's baby appearance.
But I understand my second brother more and more.
The mood changes from ecstasy to madness, and then to anger.
Even though he was Cui Zheng, when he saw his weak wife lying on the bed with sweat all over her forehead, and his baby son, he inexplicably had the thought that if anyone dared to hurt the mother and son, he would fight to the death, even though he was a scholar.
What's more, although his second brother is a scholar, he has a very unruly and perverse personality.
Cui Yu said, "She gave birth to me and raised me. I know she is my mother. This is human nature. I am grateful and it is my duty as a child. She was seriously ill and I was guarding and taking care of her by her bed. This is filial piety and what I should do. My eldest brother is not here, so I will naturally shoulder the responsibility of filial piety to my parents. But what does it have to do with her, her people, and Cui Du expelling my pregnant wife, making me unable to recognize my daughter for more than ten years, and causing my wife to die like that? As a mother, can you trample on your children's lives at will?"
Cui Zheng looked at Cui Yu's indifferent expression and remained silent.
Cui Yuer on the side wanted to say something to liven up the atmosphere, but what could she say since things had already come to this?
When I came here, I was afraid that my taciturn third uncle would say these things and make my second uncle unhappy.
It is true!
but
In fact, Cui Yuer knew something about this matter, having learned it from her mother by accident.
But my mother didn't say much. She found out after checking it out herself.
The Yu family of Huinan is my grandmother’s maiden family.
Although not as great as the Qinghe Cui family, it was also a large and prestigious family, but it was wiped out overnight.
Also investigated was her fifth aunt, whom she had never met.
Although no one told her.
But what Cui Yuer found out was that it was her second uncle who took the position of the head of the Cui family from her grandfather, and then attacked those people after her grandmother passed away.
There is nothing I can do to my grandmother because she is my son.
But except for my grandmother, no one could escape the blame and they were all dealt with by my second uncle.
Although Cui Yuer still doesn't believe that her second uncle, who is usually gentle, elegant and easy-going, could do such a thing.
Cui Zheng picked up the wine glass and said, "Brother, I didn't understand before, but now you know. No matter what you say or do, I understand you and support you."
When Cui Yu heard this, he looked at Cui Zheng with disgust: "Why are you so disgusting? No wonder Lin You doesn't like you."
When Cui Zheng heard this, he immediately curled his lips.
Cui Yuer at the side also immediately agreed: "That's right, Lin You smiles when he sees everyone, but he cries non-stop when he sees Third Uncle."
At this point, Cui Yuer looked at Cui Zheng and said, "You are really not liked by your own son."
Cui Zheng's eyebrows were shaped like a shaved figure, and when he looked at Cui Yu'er, he felt as if his heart was stabbed by a knife.
Cui Yu smiled. This feeling was very familiar to him.
But Cui Yu looked at his brother and chuckled, "I didn't mean to spoil the fun just now. I just got to the point. I also know that Qinghe still has a father, and they want me, the head of the family, to perform the sacrifice this year. If I'm not here, they will talk about this matter. Tell them that I fulfilled my filial piety when she was alive, and I carried her coffin after she died. Worshiping her? It has nothing to do with me! Before she died, I also explained these things to her, and it's not up to others to say anything. If they must come to me to make a fuss, or go to my daughter to ruin her reputation, and make a big fuss in the city, let them not forget that although I don't care about the Cui family's affairs, I am still the head of the family, and I still have the final say in the Cui family."
At the end of his speech, Cui Yu picked up the wine and took a sip calmly.
Cui Zheng nodded.
Cui Yuer beside her also nodded.
"Master! Master!"
But just when Cui Yu was about to scold Cui Yuer and the book was about to be crumpled, a voice came from outside the yard.
I saw Cui Yu's manager running over in a hurry.
When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he gasped, "Master, the palace is Lu. Lu Diao Si."
Hearing Lu Diaosi's name, Cui Yu and the other two stood up immediately.
The eunuch beside the Queen was a young man, but he was already wearing light red clothes, and he served her closely in the Lingqi Pavilion.
He is also the 'blood silkworm' in the world.
This is no secret in the capital.
"Take a breath and talk carefully." Cui Yu looked at him and said immediately.
The steward took a few deep breaths and took out a piece of paper from his arms: "Just now, Lu Diao Si from the Queen's side came and asked me to pass this to you, and said that the Queen will bring the second young lady to the mansion tomorrow."
Qingnv is coming?
Cui Yu was stunned for a moment, then, regardless of everything, he ran to the gate of the courtyard in two steps and took the paper from the steward.
When I opened it, I saw that the handwriting was unique and could only be written by the Queen.
'Behave well tomorrow'
Cui Yu pursed his lips, and the next moment, he looked at the steward: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get ready. Tell my sister-in-law, the old master, the queen, and Qingnv that they are coming. Then, bring all the herbs I have stored in the warehouse."
Cui Yu was a little flustered. He lowered his head to look at his clothes, then turned back to look at Cui Yuer: "Is my dress not good?"
Cui Zheng looked at Cui Yu: "Brother, I won't be here until tomorrow."
Cui Yu frowned: "Prepare early! That child likes medicinal herbs just like her mother, take them all out, put the rare ones separately, and throw the common ones back into the warehouse. Yes, take the rare ones, let's go to the Su Mansion, I heard that You Li is from Rao Jiang?"
Cui Yu looked at Cui Yuer.
Cui Yuer nodded. The last time she saw her second uncle so flustered was when her sister Qingnu was coming to the house.
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PS: This may be the only update today as I want to take a break. I will make a big update tomorrow morning to make up for it.
(End of this chapter)
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