Chapter 171 The hero's best mother (Fifty-eight) Rolling around to ask for monthly tickets
Taking a deep breath, Old Lady Zhao took the initiative to help with advice: "Don't you still have jewelry?"
How can a widow have the nerve to wear such a thick and heavy gold bracelet, which is wrapped with silk?
If you take it to a silver shop, you can at least exchange it for more than a hundred taels of silver.
There are also hairpins on the head and pendants on the ears.
Old Mrs. Zhao scanned Gu Qingcheng's body again and again, and had already estimated the price of her jewelry.
No less than three hundred miles of silver.
Moreover, Old Mrs. Zhao was sure that the Gu family should not only have these jewelry.
If worst comes to worst, you can still borrow money.
Jie Yuangong's mother, a loan shark in the market, was also willing to lend money.
By the way, you can also pretend to be sick and say you want to buy expensive ginseng.
As long as you discuss it with the doctor in advance, you can get the money.
There are also a few little maids around Gu. Tsk tsk, if they were sold, they would all be worth money.
...Old Mrs. Zhao has used all these methods.
When her son was taking the exam to become a scholar, she sold her eldest daughter.
When her son could not afford the tuition for the academy, she "married" her second daughter off.
If he had not married Qian later, his youngest daughter would probably have died.
Pretending to be sick was one of the methods that Old Lady Zhao used to coax Qian out of her dowry. It was simple and crude, but also the most effective!
Gu Qingcheng: ...I really underestimated Old Lady Zhao. This person is not only a bad person, but also vicious!
"I dare not! My Dalang will be unhappy!"
Gu Qingcheng deliberately acted weak and timid, and her cowardly look made Old Mrs. Zhao furious.
"You are the elder, the widow who raised him, how can you——"
A mother is actually afraid of her son? "No! I have never raised a family!"
Gu Qingcheng said "honestly", "My husband used to make money, and when he left, he also left us the house, fields, and money."
"My Dalang can also make money. He can earn more than one hundred taels of silver just by writing a prescription for someone."
Gu Qingcheng almost told Old Lady Zhao directly that I was a waste.
Old Mrs. Zhao: …There are actually such lucky women in this world.
Why? We are all women. I feel like I am soaked in coptis water, bitter from the inside out.
As for Gu, she could rely on her husband and son, and she didn't even have to support her family! Mrs. Zhao's already twisted heart became more envious and jealous.
She wanted even more to deceive this lucky stupid woman.
But Gu Qingcheng would just say, "I listen to my son."
Zhao Qingyun is now an adult and a young scholar. It is only natural for his mother to rely on him.
Gu Qingcheng no longer had the concerns she had in her early years, and the words "listen to my son" were written directly on her face.
Old Mrs. Zhao: ...I have never seen such a hopeless piece of mud.
"Forget it, forget it. I originally wanted to help you, but I didn't expect--" You are so useless.
"Also, the test questions must not be spread to anyone else. Even to your son, you can't tell anyone."
"Otherwise, if something goes wrong and you offend the noble, your son will be implicated as well!"
Old Mrs. Zhao is greedy for money, but she has not lost her mind.
Since he was sure that he couldn't trick Gu Qingcheng, he could only give her all kinds of warnings.
"oh!"
Gu Qingcheng responded, and after returning, she told Zhao Qingyun about the matter obediently.
Zhao Qingyun nodded, "I understand! I will tell the gentleman."
Mr. Tang has returned to Beijing.
Zhao Qingyun went to visit.
Mr. Tang was very happy to see Zhao Qingyun, his young disciple, and called several other disciples in the capital.
After the brothers met, the senior brothers tested the younger brother on the spot and found that he was indeed a talented and brilliant talent.
Coincidentally, the eldest senior brother is the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and he will most likely be the chief examiner in the next spring's imperial examination.
If this matter is really cheating in the scientific examination, the eldest brother will be the first to bear the brunt of it.
If he is just a retainer of the princess and is deliberately using the money to defraud people, he must also be dealt with properly.
Zhao Qingyun went straight to his senior brother's house without hesitation.
A month later, a retainer died in Princess Changping's mansion.
Zhao Zhi seemed to be frightened and fell ill.
During the Chinese New Year, Zhao Zhi's family was also in a gloomy mood.
Old Mrs. Zhao had no time to plot against others. She was busy taking care of her son and beating and scolding Qian every day.
Qian's life became increasingly difficult.
Many times, she wanted to go to the pharmacy to buy some medicine, sprinkle it into the pot, and die together.
But when she saw her young children, she couldn't bear to leave.
...Forget it, let’s just endure it like this.
If my husband passed the imperial examination, our lives might be better!
…
"Mother, I have my eyes on someone. He is a candidate who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination. He passed the examination at the age of fifteen. Duke Jin'an even made an exception for him and accepted him as his last disciple."
"This person's family tradition is also very good, and the local county magistrate wrote: A family of good deeds!"
"My mother is kind and the clansmen are friendly to each other, but their family background is a little shallow."
"However, Nanping's status is noble, so he doesn't need to use a high-ranking family as a foil."
The key point is that Princess Nanping’s health is too poor.
Families of similar status to hers in the capital all tried to avoid her.
Nowadays, most young ladies start looking for a boyfriend when they are twelve or thirteen years old.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
You can get married after you reach the age of 15.
Princess Nanping is already sixteen years old this year, but she hasn't even found a marriage yet.
Those who knew the inside story knew that Princess Nanping was in poor health and could not find a suitable marriage partner.
People who don't know the inside story might even suspect that the royal family does not value Nanping and mistreats the only remaining bloodline of the Huo family, which is why they are delaying the engagement for her.
Fortunately, the military power of the Huo family had long been divided among several deputy generals.
The Huo family doesn't have much worth coveting.
Otherwise, the rumors will become even more unbearable.
The saint said, I am really wronged.
I have made an exception and conferred the title of Princess on a little girl from Nanping, and also given her all of Princess Yongjia's property.
If possible, the saint would also like to find a good family of equal status for Nanping as soon as possible.
She got married and had children, and the relationship between the royal family and the Huo family finally had a perfect ending.
Nanping is good in everything except his poor health.
And why was she born with congenital deficiencies? Ahem, it was all caused by her own cousin.
Queen Mother Han: ...I feel wronged too.
"The son of a poor family, his family background is too shallow."
Queen Dowager Han had already learned the painful lesson of marrying her adopted daughter to the wrong person, and she didn't want to mistreat her granddaughter again.
Moreover, Princess Nanping is different from Princess Yongjia. Nanping is the granddaughter of the Han family and has a blood relationship with Queen Mother Han! "Even if she wins the first place, she is still mediocre."
In operas, it is always said that princesses will marry top scholar. But how many princesses actually marry top scholar?
It's nothing more than the imagination of those down-and-out literati among the people.
Queen Mother Han couldn't help but shake her head.
"This person actually has some connection with Nanping."
"Mother, do you still remember that Nanping stayed in Heyin County for three years?"
After the saint got Zhao Qingyun's information, the more he read it, the more he felt that he was suitable for Princess Nanping.
He is a young man of outstanding appearance and simple family background.
Nanping is a weak person, and in poor health, and could die at any time.
If you were like Princess Yongjia, you might not be able to live a good life even if you married into the home of your "in-laws".
It is better to marry into a poor family and be treated like an ancestor and pampered by the husband's family.
If something happens to Nanping in the future, the saint can also punish the husband's family without any pressure, and give an "explanation" to the world and the relatives and old members of the Huo family! Ahem, the last one is definitely a painful lesson that the saint suffered in the Han family.
Alas, it is precisely because he is Han Chong’s biological cousin that the Saint cannot punish him.
Princess Yongjia died in a miserable way, and the royal family tried to smooth things over, which led to many rumors among the people and the army.
The saint did not want to repeat the same mistake.
It is better to be a child of a poor family. Even a saint would not hesitate at all if the whole family is buried with Princess Nanping.
It's not that I'm a saint and I always think Nanping will die. She's just a person who spits blood easily. Who would believe that she would live a hundred years? "At that time, Nanping lived next door to the Zhao family."
"I heard that the relationship between the two families is pretty good."
"After Nanping returned to Beijing, the Huo family also went to Heyin County..."
When he spoke of this, the saint's eyes became inexplicably dark.
Huo Yun had been dead for more than 30 years, and the Huo family army had long since fallen apart.
However, the Huo family still has some old members.
Huo Yun is worthy of being the adopted son of Taizu, and he also likes to have sons.
The current general of the Northwest Army is one of Huo Yun’s godsons.
Although he is loyal to the court, who can guarantee what the general is like when he is away? There are also some retired veterans of the Northwest Army who need to be "pacified".
"Does the Huo family also have high hopes for that candidate?"
Queen Mother Han was a little hesitant.
Although Nanping's last name is Han, the ones who care about her the most are some of Huo Yun's old subordinates...
PS: Awww, please give me a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)
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