Chapter 182 The hero's best mother (sixty-nine)
At a full moon banquet, Zhao Qingsong, the second son of the Zhao family, suddenly became very popular.
The powerful people in Beijing already know that Zhao Qingyun is the head of the Zhao family.
Gu Qingcheng, the mother-in-law, and Han Jiaojiao, the new mistress, are both not the ones in charge.
From the daily necessities of the Zhao family to major matters such as marriage, Zhao Qingyun has the final say.
Therefore, families who want to marry into the Zhao family cannot have their female relatives come forward as usual, but instead have to let the grown men go to Zhao Qingyun to sound out the issue.
"My second brother has indeed reached the age to get married."
"However, he admires the Champion Marquis. Although he dare not compare himself with the sage, he also wants to 'establish his career' first."
Zhao Qingyun politely rejected all the dignitaries who came one after another to ask about his ideas.
First establish a career, then start a family.
It's a great excuse, and men can understand it.
Zhao Qingyun temporarily evaded the question and went home to find Zhao Qingsong.
"What do you think about your marriage?"
The eldest brother is like a father, not to mention the special situation of the Zhao family.
In Zhao Qingyun's heart, his younger brother is his responsibility.
Now that my younger brother has grown up and has a future, it’s time to put his marriage on the agenda.
Outside during the day, he would decline politely, not because he really wanted to refuse, but because he wanted to hear his brother's opinion first.
He can indeed make decisions for his brother, but he also hopes that his brother can get what he wants! "No, I don't have any ideas!"
Zhao Qingsong rolled the floor with his toes, and two blushes appeared on his slightly dark cheeks.
Zhao Qingyun: ...That’s it, and you still say you have no ideas?
"Well, the Marquis of Jing'an asked me to give him some information. He has several daughters, both legitimate and illegitimate, who are all of marriageable age. How about you go and take a look at them?"
Zhao Qingyun said this to Zhao Qingsong on purpose.
In fact, Zhao Qingyun had already rejected Marquis Jing'an's family in his heart!
He favors his concubine and kills his wife, and the harem is in turmoil. Tsk tsk, just the women in the room of the Prince of Jing'an are enough to make Zhao Qingyun politely decline any interest.
Bad family tradition, stupid people!
Marrying a wife is not like marrying a daughter.
If my daughter marries the wrong man, at most she will be harmed alone. And there is still a chance to save the relationship.
If you marry a disaster, the whole family will suffer.
There is no need to deliberately inquire about it. Isn't his cheap father-in-law a bloody example? Although the "fall" of the Cheng'en Mansion has various reasons.
But the initial trigger was the step-wife.
If she didn't do anything stupid, it would take some effort for the Xiao family to make trouble.
Their Zhao family was originally a "new rich" family, having just escaped from the peasant class. It would take another three or four generations of hard work to become an aristocratic family.
Zhao Qingyun has a deep affection for his younger brother and has never thought of separating him from his brother.
They all live in the same mansion. If the sister-in-law is unreliable, the Zhao family will be torn apart sooner or later! Zhao Qingyun, who has clear goals and heavy responsibilities, will never allow such a thing to happen!
"No! Brother, the term illegitimate daughter or legitimate daughter is annoying to hear."
Zhao Qingsong was unaware of his brother's evil intentions and mistakenly thought that his brother really wanted to marry into the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion.
He shook his head like a rattle and kept denying it.
"That's good to know!"
Zhao Qingyun restrained his smile and said in a deep voice, "Although our Zhao family is not a high-ranking family, we also have our own rules."
"The first rule is that a man who is childless after the age of 40 can take a concubine!"
Zhao Qingyun knew well the importance of the rear house.
He only wants Han Jiaojiao as his wife.
As for concubines and beauties, haha, no matter how beautiful those women are, can they be more beautiful than one's own mother? Even Zhao Qingyun is a rare handsome man.
It's hard to say who will suffer and who will benefit if he sleeps with his maidservants or concubines! Zhao Qingyun wanted to rise to the top, but he didn't care about money and sex.
He kept himself clean and knew the dangers of conflicts between wives and concubines and unclear distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children. So when he wrote the family rules for the Zhao family, the first one was that concubines were not allowed.
"Yeah! Even if I really don't have a son, I won't take a concubine."
Zhao Qingsong was even more ruthless than Zhao Qingyun, "If I really can't give birth to a son, I will adopt one from my eldest brother's family!"
"Hehe, my eldest brother and sister-in-law are so nice, so their nephew must be good too!"
My eldest brother is good-looking and smart.
Even if his son only inherited three-tenths of the "true teachings", he is still an extremely talented person.
Hehe, if he becomes the top scorer in the imperial examination in the future, I will be his father.
There was a dreamy light twinkling in Zhao Qingsong's big dark eyes.
The veins on Zhao Qingyun’s forehead were throbbing:...This brat, he has a nice dream.
His daughter, Jiaojiao, is weak and frail, and the experience of a difficult childbirth is enough to make Zhao Qingyun nervous.
Erlang, that brat, actually wanted to adopt his family’s son. What a pipe dream!
"Stop talking nonsense! Do you have a crush on someone?"
Zhao Qingyun, who didn't want to be a resentful brother, was too lazy to waste time talking to his unlucky brother.
“…”
Zhao Qingsong smiled foolishly.
Yes! No need to ask, he must have a sweetheart.
"Okay, then find a time and let Auntie and your sister-in-law meet that young lady!"
Although Zhao Qingyun believed that no matter what kind of young lady she was, as long as she entered the Zhao family, his mother would be able to get along very well with her.
However, Zhao Qingyun, out of filial piety to his mother, still hopes to marry a sister-in-law with both good character and appearance.
The most important point——
"Don't worry, brother. Qiangqiang is the most filial. She won't be disrespectful to mother!"
Zhao Qingsong looks careless, but he has plans in mind.
Moreover, he is also A Niang's son. He also knows that A Niang has a hard life and should be filial to and take good care of A Niang! He really likes Qiang Qiang, but if Qiang Qiang looks down on A Niang and cannot be filial to A Niang, he, he would rather not have her.
Zhao Qingyun was relieved when he saw Zhao Qingsong's firm tone.
fine!
No lust can blind your mind!
…
In the restaurant, Han Jiaojiao, who had just finished her confinement, sat with Gu Qingcheng.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were leaning against the window, each holding a bowl of melon seeds in her hand, cracking them while chatting and laughing with the people passing by on the street downstairs.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Eh? Jiaojiao, look, there's someone selling himself to bury his father."
Sitting on the top floor of the restaurant, at a height of three floors, you can look down from a high vantage point and not only see the scenery of the street, but also see further.
Gu Qingcheng had sharp eyes and noticed that a lively event that was "welcome to be seen" was happening in a corner two streets away.
"Selling myself to bury my father? Where?"
Han Jiaojiao spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth, stretched her neck, and followed Gu Qingcheng's gaze.
She only saw a group of people gathered together, and did not see anything about selling herself to bury her father.
Gu Qingcheng smiled, stood up, pointed at two figures in the crowd and said, "Look, there's one lying on the ground, covered with a straw mat. There's another kneeling next to him, wearing mourning clothes! I guess there's even a straw badge on his head."
Han Jiaojiao squinted her eyes and looked carefully for a long time before nodding slowly, "Yeah, so this is selling yourself to bury your father."
"Oh my, Jiaojiao, look, there's a bad boy coming!"
Gu Qingcheng's tone was very cheerful.
It was as if a badger in the field had discovered the biggest and sweetest melon.
"Ah? There really is a bad boy! Mother, let me see whose stupid son he is!"
It can’t be said that Han Jiaojiao looks very much like Gu Qingcheng. Her eyes and movements are exactly the same as her mother-in-law’s.
The two women stood on tiptoe, leaned against the window, and looked down intently.
"So it's Xiao Wulang from the Jing'an Marquis family. Tsk, no wonder he's so stupid!"
Han Jiaojiao was able to see the face of the "evil boy" clearly from a distance, relying on her height advantage.
There was disdain in her tone.
Marquis Jing'an is also a famous military family in the capital.
The first Marquis of Jing'an, like the King of Anxi, was an adopted son of Taizu.
When he was first conferred the title, Marquis Jing'an was also a founding county duke, Duke Jingguo.
Unfortunately, Marquis Jing'an could command the troops but could not control his own belt.
It would have been bad enough if he was just lustful for beauty, but he also favored his concubine over his wife.
He allowed his favorite concubine to cause a death, and the civil officials in the court found the evidence against him.
Taizu was furious and disappointed with his father, so he simply demoted Duke Jingguo to Marquis Jing'an.
Although the first generation Marquis Jing'an was a strange man, he was a good fighter and had made great military achievements.
His children and grandchildren did not inherit his strengths, but instead learned all his weaknesses.
By this generation, Marquis Jing'an had become a poor man with only an empty title.
There are more than a dozen legitimate and illegitimate sons in the courtyard, but none of them has any future.
If things continue like this, within a decade, the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion will be completely ruined! Jing'an Marquis realized the crisis, but instead of urging his children to study and practice martial arts, he wanted to rely on his daughter to find a way out.
Marquis Jing'an was very silly and naive: if his daughter became a queen, he could also become Duke Cheng'en.
Han Jiaojiao: ...I am speechless! Gu Qingcheng: ...As expected, you are a family of idiots.
Fortunately, the eldest brother rejected Marquis Jing'an's temptation and did not get involved with this family.
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were complaining to each other, the drama two streets away had already reached the stage where the evil young man was delighted by the sight of a beautiful woman and was throwing money at people.
"Mother, do you think there will be people who 'see injustice on the road'?"
"No one should be so stupid."
Gu Qingcheng blinked her big innocent eyes but said harsh words.
The girl was obviously fishing for the chance to trick a "bad boy" like Xiao Wulang from the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion.
Don't be fooled by their resistance, it's actually a two-way fight.
If someone jumped out to "do justice" at this time, wouldn't it ruin the girl's good fortune? "Not necessarily! There are always some self-righteous fools in the world!"
Han Jiaojiao smiled and shook her head.
As soon as he finished speaking, a lively-looking little girl rushed up and grabbed Kogoro by the collar.
Gu Qingcheng & Han Jiaojiao: ...
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, and they saw worry in each other's eyes——
It can’t be such a coincidence.
This little girl should not be the second wife of the Pei family.
The "clang clang" that Zhao Qingsong mentioned.
"Mr. Pei, you big bastard, you come to meddle in other people's business again!"
Kogoro roared so loudly that it almost broke through the sky.
Two streets away, Gu Qingcheng and Han Jiaojiao both faintly heard the word "Pei".
Han Jiaojiao swallowed her saliva and said dryly, "Mother, actually the girl is quite nice, kind and chivalrous!"
Gu Qingcheng also said awkwardly, "Perhaps, she is too naive and doesn't know these tricks in the market."
PS: Hehe, the third update will still be a little late. (.＿。)I'm sorry~
(End of this chapter)
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