Chapter 370 Wedding Wine

Since my uncle has arrived in Kyoto, Jing'an Temple Hutong and Huaishu Hutong have to host a welcome party for him.

However, my uncle declined both offers, saying that he had not yet reported to the Ministry of Personnel.

The Fifth Madam went to visit Dou Zhao and said, "It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. Wang Shi didn't have a good ending either. We can't just end our friendship like this. Can we? You should persuade your uncle. Your Fifth Uncle is in the inner chamber now. If you have any problems, you can just say hello to your Fifth Uncle. Isn't that a good idea? Why bother to see Mu Chuan's face?"

Only then did Dou Zhao realize that his uncle had connections with Mu Chuan.

No wonder my cousin’s husband in my previous life was able to observe government affairs in the Ministry of Works.

She couldn't help but sigh.

It's not easy for my uncle to have connections with the big guys in Kyoto even though he lives in such a remote place.

If it weren't for my mother's death, my uncle would have entered the Hanlin Academy and his career would have been smoother.

And the reason why the uncle chose to go far away instead of near was probably because of the relationship between her and mother?

Dou Zhao didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "Sometimes we have to do something because of the situation. You can't let your uncle offend Mu Chuan, can you?"

Fifth Aunt thought she was ignorant and said, "After all, your uncle is a relative of ours. Even if he is close to Mu Chuan, Mu Chuan will not treat him as a confidant. Instead, he will be on guard against him in everything. Don't think that things are so simple."

This shows how difficult my uncle’s life was in his previous life!

Dou Zhao's tears were about to fall, and he immediately felt disgusted with the Fifth Madam. He simply disliked her and pretended to be indifferent, saying, "What's the big deal! At most, he can follow Wang Yuan's path. Dai Jian followed Wang Yuan's path and became a minister! If my uncle follows Wang Yuan's path, it won't be shameful! Besides, the prince and Wang Yuan have a good relationship. I think Wang Yuan should still give this face to the prince."

Fifth Aunt was so angry that veins popped out on her forehead, but she couldn't lose her temper, so she had to swallow her anger and walk away.

Dou Zhao jumped up immediately and went to Yuqiao Hutong.

My uncle went to the Ministry of Personnel. Because of my uncle's arrival, Zhao Zhangru's wedding preparations had already begun in full swing. She was going to be a bride, so naturally she could not move around as freely as before.

When Dou Zhao arrived, his aunt and Guo, who came to help, were holding two pieces of cloth and hesitating.

When he saw her, he immediately waved to her and said, "Come and help me see which piece of fabric is suitable for making the wedding dress for the two emperors?"

Guo also smiled and said, "My uncle and I have been hesitating for a long time. Fortunately, you are here."

Dou Zhao saw that the two pieces of material were the same, except that one had a vase and peony pattern and the other had a four-season ruyi pattern. He smiled and said, "Then we can make one of each. My cousin can wear whichever she wants. Anyway, she has to go see her mother-in-law on the third day."

Song Yan, accompanied by Song Weimin's wife and eldest son, moved into the BBK Inn not far from Yuqiao Hutong yesterday. Song Mo also took time to visit the Song family.

When the aunt heard this, she spat at Dou Zhao and said to Guo, "Don't listen to her. She is a nouveau riche now and she makes clothes in pairs. We can't compare with her."

Guo covered her mouth and laughed.

Dou Zhao asked her, "Why didn't you see Sister Jing? You should take her out more often. Children need to meet more people and experience more things, so that they will not be afraid of strangers, and will be neither arrogant nor humble, but calm and generous."

Guo said meekly, "I've made a note of it. I'll bring Sister Jing over to play tomorrow."

As they were talking, Sixth Aunt Ji came over with her daughter-in-law Han and Qi Jin.

Thinking about what Dou Zhao had just said, Guo couldn't help but look at Dou Zhao with gratitude, and followed Dou Zhao to the Chuihua Gate.

Qi Jin was lively and active. When he saw Dou Zhao wearing a pair of gold earrings that looked like filament lanterns, he couldn't stop staring at them.

Dou Zhao and Han joked: "Qi Jin will definitely be a money-grubber when he grows up. Now he knows how beautiful gold is."

Han smiled.

Dou Zhao took his sixth aunt's arm and asked, "Why did you come here today?"

Ji smiled and said, "Your eleventh and twelfth brothers are both idle at home. I was afraid that Auntie had something to ask for errands, so I came here to tell Auntie to let them come tomorrow. There is no errand to run, but helping Uncle to entertain guests. It can also give them some experience. It is their good fortune!"

My aunt thanked me repeatedly.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but feel emotional.

There are many children in this family, so it is easy to get things done.

The children of the Song family are also very weak, so much so that even among the eldest sons, Song Mo has no one who can help him.

No matter whether it is a boy or a girl, let’s have more children in the future!

Dou Zhao smiled and sat on the big kang in the banquet room with Ji and others.

The women were chattering a lot together, and in the blink of an eye it was noon.

Zhao Si is back.

Knowing that several ladies from the Dou family were visiting here, they sent someone to greet them and set up lunch outside.

Dou Zhao quietly ran over and asked his uncle directly, "Did you follow Mu Chuan's path?"

The uncle was surprised, and then thought that the Dou family wanted Dou Zhao to be a lobbyist. He was very angry, and suppressed his anger and said to Dou Zhao: "Don't worry about these important matters in the court. I know what to do. Even if we don't rely on the Dou family, our Zhao family will not be afraid of anyone. You just focus on having children."

Dou Zhao knew that his uncle had misunderstood, and said with a smile: "My fifth aunt did go to my place, but I am not telling you this for my fifth aunt's sake. After all, the Crown Prince is not the biological son of Queen Wan. The Prince of Liao has a say in Liaodong, and Mu Chuan was raised by the Empress. Since the Emperor occasionally fell ill, the Empress can even order the Imperial Guards. People are greedy, and the Crown Prince is now avoiding these things. Uncle should also be careful!"

Zhao Si was shocked and asked, "Who told you these words? Was it the prince? Why would he tell you these words?"

Dou Zhao pulled Song Mo's tiger skin and made a lot of remarks: "The prince said that the harem is a miniature of the temple, and asked me to spend more time with the nobles in the harem."

Zhao Si was greatly shocked.

Dou Zhao took the opportunity to leave.

Zhao Si locked himself in the study for an afternoon.

After hearing this, Dou Zhao couldn't help but nodded secretly.

Soon, my uncle's appointment and dismissal came out.

Like the rumors they had heard before, he went to Huguang, but was not promoted to the councilor of Huguang Provincial Government. Instead, he was appointed as the prefect of Wuchang.

Although both are prefects, Qingyang is not as important as Wuchang in terms of geographical location and prosperity. This is also a big improvement for my uncle.

Everyone was very happy, especially my aunt. Although someone had promised her before, it was only a verbal promise in the end. Now that it had been implemented, she could start preparing to go to Huguang.

Dou Zhaoyin had farmland in Huguang and knew a little about the area. She told her aunt, "Huguang has now replaced Jiangsu and Zhejiang as the granary of the imperial court. It is not like Jiangsu and Zhejiang where there are many people and little land. If your aunt goes there, you might as well buy more land."

The aunt nodded repeatedly and asked her, "Do you want to buy some property?"

Dou Zhao thought about it and said with a smile: "Okay! Then I'll leave this matter to my aunt."

She and her aunt were chatting in private in Yuqiao Hutong, but she didn't know that her uncle had secretly gone to Yizhitang and visited Song Mo.

The two of them talked in the study for a long time before Song Mo, with a serious expression on his face, sent his uncle out with an equally serious expression on his face.

When Dou Zhao returned home in the evening, Song Mo told her about her uncle's visit and asked her in confusion: "Do you really think there is something wrong with the King of Liao?"

Dou Zhao said: "If you believe in Prince Liao, why did you ask people to check how many gifts he has given to officials of all ranks in Kyoto over the years?"

Song Mo paced back and forth in the room in a somewhat annoyed manner.

Dou Zhao hugged Song Mo's waist from behind and said quietly, "Let's not worry about these things. As long as we are not greedy for the credit of establishing the throne, no matter who ascends the throne, they will not dare to shortchange you. Why do you have to worry about that?"

Song Mo stroked her slender hand on her waist, sighed, and promised her: "Let's just ignore it and stay out of it."

But he understood in his heart.

Sometimes the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop.

The position he is in now is too sensitive.

If only it were somewhere else!

The thought flashed through his mind and he suddenly thought of Jiang Yi.

Although he had only met Jiang Yi a few times, he felt that Jiang Yi was a young man with some insight and great ambition. It had always been his dream and even pride to join the Shenji Camp, and he had never concealed his pride in being able to join the Shenji Camp. So why did he suddenly become a different person and start to dislike the hard work of the Shenji Camp?

Song Mo decided to find an opportunity to talk to Jiang Yi, but because Zhao Zhangru was about to get married, as Dou Zhao's husband, he wanted to leave a good impression on Zhao Si. When he was not on duty, he helped at Zhao's house. For a while, he could not find a suitable opportunity to tell Jiang Yi about this.

Zhao Zhangru's wedding went very smoothly with the help of the Sixth Madam, Guo, Dou Zhao and others.

Despite this, there was a small surprise at her wedding.

Ma Youming came to the Five Armies Commandery to do some work. He passed by Yuqiao Hutong and learned that Song Mo's cousin was recruiting money, so he came uninvited, gave a gift of twenty taels of silver, and insisted on attending the wedding.

As this was a matter of honor, my aunt naturally had to treat him well.

She set up a table in the flower hall specifically for Ma Youming and invited Song Mo, Dou Zhengchang, Dou Dechang and others to join him.

Halfway through the drink, Ji Yong arrived.

Still wearing his court uniform, he shouted to Dou Dechang, "Why didn't you invite me to this important event? If I hadn't gone home early today, I wouldn't have known that Shougu's cousin was getting married!"

Dou Dechang wanted to cover Ji Yong's mouth.

Dou Zhengchang looked at Song Mo uneasily, then pulled Ji Yong to walk out.

Ji Yong frowned and glanced disdainfully at Song Mo, who was sitting there drinking calmly, and said, "Can you pretend that what happened never happened? Why are you still learning the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi? I think you can only be a scholar who messes up the classics."

Ma Youming was at a loss as to why.

Shougu is obviously a girl's nickname, but what does it have to do with Song Mo and this Lord Ji?

Song Mo sneered in his heart.

Dou Zhao is his wife now, what does he have to be afraid of!

He wanted to destroy the relationship between himself and Dou Zhao, but there was no way!

A daughter is sought after by many families. He just saw Dou Zhao's beauty just like himself. He was not the kind of man who was petty and had no self-confidence. He would be angry just because his wife was too beautiful and felt that his wife stole his limelight.

"Uncle Eleven," he smiled and invited Ji Yong to join the table, "Everyone here is a guest. Since Lord Ji has given us a gift, we can't neglect him, right? I think we should let him sit at the same table with us. Lord Ma and I are going to have a fistfight, and it will be more lively with more people."

A hint of sarcasm flashed across Ji Yong's lips.

Do you think I'm not good at drinking because I'm a scholar?

Fist?

I’m going to force you to drink it!

He shook off Dou Zhengchang's hand and sat opposite Song Mo, smiling slightly, "I can do boxing, too!"