Chapter 311 Candidates

Afterwards, Dou Zhao naturally heard every word of those people's discussions.

She couldn't help but feel a little worried, and said to Song Mo: "We have to think of a proper way to deal with this. They are all serving in the Guards. If the emperor knew about this, I'm afraid he would become suspicious."

Even the Ministry of Personnel would not dare to openly transfer people to the capital without the emperor's order.

She had thought that Song Mo would pick two or three candidates to meet first, but she hadn't expected it to be so large. She was already feeling a little uneasy as she sat behind the screen.

"Don't worry." Song Mo smiled nonchalantly, "I am in charge of the Five Cities Military Department. It is normal for me to select a few guards to supplement the Five Cities Military Department. I'm sure the elders of those people will not have any objections."

The Guards are good, but it depends on their position.

The Wucheng Bingmasi was in the imperial city, specifically responsible for assisting Shuntianfu and the salt tax. Even though it was a small clerk, it still made some money. Also, because the Zhao family was seeking bribes, the people who could be selected this time were all the second sons or side branches of the family. This was indeed a good opportunity for them.

Song Mo is really thorough in doing things.

No wonder no matter how he behaved, he always made sense in front of the emperor. No wonder he had never been impeached by the historians.

Dou Zhao felt that all he had to do was trust Song Mo wholeheartedly.

"Let's just designate these three people for now, what do you think?" Song Mo drew three circles on the list and handed it to Dou Zhao.

Selecting twenty or so people from hundreds of people, and then selecting three people from twenty or so people, it’s just like a princess selecting a prince consort. This time, cousin Zhangru’s marriage will definitely be solved!

No matter who she married in her previous life, that person has not appeared in this life, so she has to find someone else.

Dou Zhaozhi nodded, and at night, he would inevitably let Song Mo get what he wanted again.

Early the next morning, she tied her hair into a beautiful bun and excitedly prepared to go to Jing'an Temple Hutong.

Song Mo wanted to go with her: "If my aunt asks, there will be someone to talk to. Besides, these three people haven't left Beijing yet. Wouldn't it be better to take this opportunity to call them over so that my aunt and cousin Zhangru can see it with their own eyes?"

He really wanted to see his aunt's expression of joy and gratitude when she heard the news.

This was the first time he was so excited since he married Dou Zhao.

It would be better to let Song Mo go with us.

Without him, this would not have been possible.

Once my aunt knows what Song Mo has done, she will definitely like him more.

Dou Zhao nodded with a smile.

Like children preparing to be praised by their parents, the two of them suppressed their excitement and went to Jing'an Temple Hutong together.

Gao Sheng was shocked when he saw them and said hurriedly, "I'll go and ask the master to come back right away!"

Because they did not let anyone know before they came, Dou Shiying had already gone to the yamen.

"No, no." Dou Zhao said to Gao Sheng with a smile, "I came to see my aunt today for something. You just need to accompany the prince to have dinner in the flower hall!"

Gao Sheng's forehead was immediately covered with sweat. While the maid was serving tea to Song Mo, he quietly told her, "Why don't you go and invite the two young masters from Mao'er Hutong to come over and entertain the guests."

For the first time, he felt that if the old man was determined not to take a concubine, it would be a good thing to let the twelfth young master take over.

Dou Zhao didn't have time to care about these things, so he left Song Mo and went to live with his aunt.

When her aunt saw her, her expression changed drastically. She took her hand and looked her up and down: "My child, what happened to you? Why did you come back so suddenly? Did the Song family bully you? Don't be afraid, your aunt hasn't left Beijing yet, and she will naturally help you out!"

"No, no." Dou Zhao smiled even more happily. Seeing Zhao Zhangru staring at her curiously with eyes wide open, she pulled her aunt into the inner room, closed the door with a clang, and asked her aunt to sit on the big kang by the window. She sat next to her and handed her the paper with the resumes of the three people. "I want to find a matchmaker for cousin Zhangru. These three families are all good. Which one do you think is better?"

My aunt was very surprised.

Dou Zhao's eyes were crescent-shaped as he smiled.

"You kid!" The aunt came to her senses and hugged Dou Zhao vigorously, "After you got married, you know how to care for others."

Dou Zhao chuckled and took out his aunt's glasses case from under the table.

My aunt put on her glasses and looked carefully at the resumes of the three people.

He is either a general or a noble. No doubt it was his nephew's son-in-law who helped.

The aunt was very grateful and shook Dou Zhao's hand: "Thank my nephew's son-in-law for me. The Zhao family is a family of scholars, so it would be better to find a son of a scholar to marry into the family."

Dou Zhao was dumbfounded.

My aunt felt bad.

To be able to find these three people, Song Yantang and Shougu must have put in a lot of effort.

She said guiltily, "It's all your fault that your aunt didn't explain it to you clearly in advance, so you went astray. I've remembered all the kindness you've shown me to your nephew's husband. When there's a chance, I'll let you repay your kindness like your cousin."

Dou Zhao didn't know how frustrated she was, but she looked at her aunt's apologetic eyes and didn't want to make her aunt feel uneasy, so she pretended to be angry and rolled on her aunt: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

The aunt laughed and put her arm around Dou Zhao's shoulders lovingly.

Dou Zhao folded the resumes of the three people into a small square and hid it in his sleeve. When he came out to see Zhao Zhangru, he just said that he was discussing with his aunt about going to Kaiyuan Temple on the tenth day of the tenth month.

In recent years, whenever someone avoided talking to her and her mother, it was mostly because of her marriage.

Zhao Zhangru was already used to it, so he didn't ask any further questions and just chatted with Dou Zhao happily.

Dou Zhao was thinking about Song Mo in the flower hall. If he knew the result would be like this, he would be very disappointed.

Moreover, she had agreed to many of his "humiliating and humiliating" conditions. After returning, she would probably have to agree to a few more to appease him.

Dou Zhao let out a long sigh, left the guest room angrily, and went to the flower hall where Song Mo stayed.

Song Mo was talking to the two brothers Dou Zhengchang and Dou Dechang. As soon as he saw Dou Zhao's expression, he knew that this matter was a failure.

This is the first time Dou Zhao asked him to do something for someone from her mother's family!

He ignored Dou Zhengchang and Dou Dechang, and went to meet them, whispering, "Aunt, what is it that you are not satisfied with?"

This cannot be concealed even if you want to.

"It's all my fault!" Dou Zhao said apologetically, "I asked you to do this without asking for detailed information... Aunt wanted to find a son-in-law for my cousin who comes from a scholarly family."

After all, he had experienced many ups and downs. Although Song Mo was a little disappointed, it only flashed through his mind for a moment. He was not as disappointed as Dou Zhao.

He pondered and said, "If that's the case, it's not impossible, but it will take more effort and time... Tell your aunt, and we'll go back and look for someone for your cousin. We'll find someone suitable for her." He added, "Did your aunt mention any other conditions?"

Dou Zhao shook his head and put his hand on Song Mo's arm: "I'm afraid my aunt still wants the Zhao family to have a scholar!"

Song Mo smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, just look at me!"

As the two were talking, a dry cough was heard from behind.

Dou Zhao and Song Mo turned around and saw Dou Dechang winking at them: "Fourth sister, we are at my mother's house. If you have any secrets to discuss, go back home and talk."

Dou Zhengchang felt that this was a bit too much and called out "Dechang" as a warning.

Dou Zhao glared at Dou Dechang.

This twelfth brother, his own affairs are still a mess, but he is meddling in her affairs!

The introverted Dou Zhengchang couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

The fourth sister has always been dignified, I didn't expect that she could be so coquettish at times.

He tried to smooth things over: "There's no outsider here, come in and sit down. I heard from Yantang that he has a dozen fine horses in his villa in the West Hill. Can we go and have a look someday?"

Song Mo was not polite either. He walked into the flower hall with Dou Zhao and said with a smile, "If Uncle Eleven likes it, I will have someone send you two docile mares."

"No, no." Dou Zhengchang shook his hands repeatedly, "These horses are born to run outside. There is not enough space at home. You will just let them suffer if you give them to me. It is better to go to your other courtyard when I want to ride a horse." Seeing that Song Mo was still trying to persuade him, he said, "I can't just move all the horses I like home, right? Sometimes it is also a kind of fun to appreciate them!"

Song Mo smiled and replied "yes", but in his heart he admired Dou Zhengchang very much.

As they chatted, my aunt had already packed up and called Gao Sheng's wife in. She handed her a fifty-liang silver note and said, "I'm hosting you today. Please have dinner at my house, Fourth Aunt and Fourth Aunt's Lady."

"How can we ask you to pay for it?" Gao Sheng's wife didn't dare to take it. Her aunt insisted that she take it. She had no choice but to report to Dou Zhao: "My aunt asked us to let Fourth Aunt and you have dinner at home."

Dou Zhaozheng felt sorry for Song Mo's efforts in vain, and said with a smile: "Tell my aunt that we want to eat all kinds of delicacies."

Seeing Dou Zhao in such a good mood and joking with his aunt, Gao Sheng's family also became happy, smiled, bent their knees and responded, and went to the kitchen.

Dou Dechang then turned to Song Mo and whispered in a voice that everyone could hear: "Did you see that? He is a hypocrite who only goes in but never out. You will be lucky in the future because the whole Jing'an Temple Hutong will be moved to your house."

Song Mo laughed out loud.

I think Dou Dechang is also a wonderful person.

The atmosphere in the room is even better.

A servant came in and reported, "Mr. Song and Mr. Song are here. They said they will leave for their hometown tomorrow and came to say goodbye to you."

Dou Zhengchang hurriedly said, "Please come in quickly!"

Dou Dechang explained to Song Mo: "Mr. Song was hired by my seventh uncle as a teacher for my fourth sister. When my fourth sister got married, Mr. Song resigned from his job. He was originally planning to return home after attending my fourth sister's wedding, but he met his classmates in Kyoto and spent some time there. Mr. Song is Mr. Song's nephew. His parents are both deceased, so he has been taking care of Mr. Song's daily life."

As he was talking, Song Mo saw Dou Zhengchang walking over from the corridor accompanied by two scholars in blue robes, one old and one young.

Song Mo couldn't help but ask, "The Song family is a family of scholars, right?"

Dou Dechang hummed, and said, "Some of my ancestors were officials. Although they were not very prominent, they were considered a family of scholars in their hometown."

Song Mo's eyes lit up and he looked at Dou Zhao.

When Song Mo asked, "The Song family is a family of scholars," Dou Zhao was already shocked.

This is a typical case of darkness under the lamp!

How come I never thought of it?

The couple smiled faintly at the same time.

Dou Dechang looked at it but felt a little uneasy.

Why does my brother-in-law and sister look a little weird when they smile?

As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, Dou Zhao had already stood up and said with a smile, "I'm going to talk to my aunt." Then he walked out of the flower hall with a smile on his face.