Three days later, Tao Shan returned to Yunxiang County. It must be said that Yang Haiyan was stunned by the large and small bags he brought back.
It was evening when Tao Shan arrived. If he had followed the normal route, he would have arrived late at night. However, this time Tao Shan was particularly energetic and motivated, so he arrived half a day earlier. Not only was Tao Shan passionate and motivated, but the guards who went to the capital with him were also particularly happy. Although they did not meet the emperor like Tao Shan, they had been to the capital, stood at the gate of the palace, and lived in the Du Mansion. This feeling was very floating.
Qin Fang had returned and was having dinner with Yang Haiyan. Because Wei Ting has returned to Beijing, the research on gunpowder in Shoushan Taoist Temple has ended. Now the people from the Ministry of Works are still in Shoushan Taoist Temple, but gunpowder is no longer needed for research, so Qin Fang will not go to Shoushan Taoist Temple, but he still sends people to surround it. And those people from the Ministry of Works cannot leave Shoushan Taoist Temple. They say that the soldiers are protecting them in Shoushan Taoist Temple, but in fact they are monitoring and imprisoning them. The people from the Ministry of Works also know that this is the emperor's intention, so they cooperate very well.
Besides, there is no need to be on duty in Shoushan Taoist Temple, and someone prepares meals all day long, and you can eat watermelon from time to time. This life is more comfortable than in the capital.
Tao Shan came to the inner courtyard with a dusty face: "I have seen the general." Although he was exhausted, he had a happy look on his face.
Qin Fang put down his bowl and chopsticks: "I came back early this time."
Tao Shan said excitedly: "I brought back the secret letter from the emperor, so I dare not delay. In addition, there are gifts from the Du Mansion and things given by the emperor." The gifts from the Du Mansion are called "sends", and the gifts from the emperor are called "gifts". If it was the previous Tao Shan, he would not make such a distinction. After entering the palace, his character suddenly became cautious, especially when speaking, he was particularly careful. These words lingered in his heart many times on the way back, so when facing Qin Fang, he didn't speak excitedly. As he said, he handed over the secret letter from the emperor.
Qin Fang's expression became a little serious when he heard it. He took the secret letter and read it quickly.
Yang Haiyan was a little curious about the gifts. Women all like gifts. She asked, "Where are the gifts from the Du family and the emperor? Take me to see them."
Tao Shan said, "Outside the courtyard, they were carried into the courtyard by the subordinates. Please come in."
Yang Haiyan walked out of the hall and saw several carts of gifts outside. She was slightly stunned: "So many?"
Tao Shan said, "Most of them were sent by the Du family, including those from Mrs. Du, Mrs. Du, Mr. Du, Miss Du, Miss Du, and Mrs. Du's family. The rest were gifts from the emperor."
Yang Haiyan was stunned when she heard a series of gifts from Du XXX. After a long while, she came back to her senses: "Why are there so many people in the Du family? Even Mr. Du and Miss Du, who are already married, sent gifts? Not to mention Mrs. Du's family? Is it because Mrs. Du shared the things we sent with everyone?" So they gave gifts in return? But, isn't this too polite?
Speaking of this, Tao Shan explained: "Because the Du family knows that you are pregnant."
Ah? "You told them?" Yang Haiyan thought about it and felt it was unlikely.
Tao Shan explained again: "No, it was the day after I arrived in the capital that the family letter sent by Lord Du to the capital arrived. Lord Du mentioned your pregnancy in the letter."
Since Yang Haiyan is Mrs. Du's adopted daughter, then she is pregnant, and Mrs. Du naturally has to express it. This is etiquette. In some cases, Yang Haiyan became Mrs. Du's adopted daughter, and she may not be related to other people in the Du Mansion. Because things like godparents are sometimes very complicated. There are many cases where the hostess returns to the hostess to recognize godparents, and the host returns to the host to recognize godparents. For example, the emperor basically does not recognize the goddaughter recognized by the queen.
However, this is different from Yang Haiyan's situation.
Yang Haiyan is Mrs. Du's goddaughter, and her husband Qin Fang is Lord Du's student. In addition, Yang Haiyan herself has a third-rank title, and the emperor has bestowed her with the title of Bingyun, which is different from the general third-rank imperial edict. So, in addition to Mrs. Du, other people also give her face.
Therefore, there are many gifts.
Yang Haiyan asked people to take all the gifts out of the box, and said to Tao Shan: "Tell me about what happened after entering the capital."
Tao Shan: "Yes..." He told everything about meeting Captain Du after entering the capital. When he talked about the last time he met the emperor, he was quite excited.
"Did you meet the emperor?" Qin Fang's voice sounded from behind him.
Tao Shan hurriedly said, "Yes, I have seen the emperor." Then he took out ten taels of silver, "This is a reward from the emperor." He said it was given to him, but he couldn't take it. He originally wanted to give some to the accompanying guards, but he didn't dare to make the decision, so he gave it to Qin Fang.
Qin Fang didn't take the silver: "You keep it, this is a reward from the emperor." Qin Fang didn't care about the silver at all, what he cared about was, "What does the emperor look like?"
Tao Shan thought for a while: "I didn't dare to look at him too much, I just took a look, the emperor looked very young, very... very good, and still smiling." The emperor saw so many things at the time, so he naturally smiled, "He is a very good person, but not as scary as Lord Du."
Yang Haiyan: "..." Fortunately, Lord Du was not there, otherwise it would be more scary to hear.
Qin Fang didn't want to say anything.
Tao Shan realized that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly said, "No one is as serious as Lord Du."
Qin Fang nodded, "You can go down..."
Yang Haiyan stopped him, "Wait a minute." Tao Shan had never been told about Qin Qiuya's affairs. She had seen Tao Shan become more mature and grown up than before, and she was somewhat optimistic about him. Tao Shan
looked at Yang Haiyan, "Xiangjun?"
Yang Haiyan said, "Tao Shan, how old are you this year?"
Tao Shan's heart moved when he heard it, "I'm 22 this year." Xiangjun wants to introduce her to someone? Or not? He is looking forward to it. As a 22-year-old bachelor, he also wants to get married and have children. However, no one introduced him.
At the age of 22, he would be considered an "old bachelor" in ancient times. However, Tao Shan was on duty with Qin Fang. If he were in his hometown, he would probably be a "hot commodity", but no one introduced him here. Thinking of this, Yang Haiyan asked, "Has your family arranged a marriage for you?"
Tao Shan hurriedly said, "No, no, when I was out serving in the army, I was just at the right age for marriage, but because I had to serve in the army, my family was afraid of delaying the marriage of other girls, so they didn't dare to arrange a marriage for me. Later, after completing my military service, I served under the general. I went home to see my parents, and they wanted to arrange a marriage for me, but... but I was in a hurry to go back to the general, and there was no girl I liked." Tao Shan was looking forward to it in his heart. Is the county lord going to introduce a girl to him? Right, right? I wonder what kind of girl she will introduce to him. He looked at Yang Haiyan expectantly. Compared with his usual silence, he was more lively today.
Yang Haiyan asked, "What do you want from a girl?" She introduced people in a modern way. She learned about the girl's requirements and then asked about the boy's requirements. This made it easier to introduce people.
Tao Shan said, "As long as she is a little virtuous, that's fine."
Yang Haiyan didn't seem to have any other requests when he heard this. In ancient times, men all liked virtuous girls. However, "Taoshan, come with me to the study."
Taoshan: "Hey."
Qin Fang watched Taoshan follow him in, and he followed him in.
Yang Haiyan said, "Sit down, I have a question for you."
Taoshan glanced at Qin Fang. He was Qin Fang's subordinate, and he didn't dare to sit down if Qin Fang didn't let him.
Qin Fang said, "Sit down."
Taoshan then sat down: "My Lord, please ask."
Yang Haiyan: "What do you think of Ru Yu?"
Ru Yu? Tao Shan was stunned, then said decisively: "My lord, I don't want to pay a bribe." Tao Shan thought about it, and added, "Generally, families that are looking for a son-in-law have very good family conditions. I don't want to marry a girl for money, and then pay a bribe and be looked down upon."
Yang Haiyan didn't think much about it: "What if the girl is very good and her parents are also very good, you don't want to pay a bribe?"
Tao Shan shook his head and asked boldly: "The girl wants to take a son-in-law, you want to have a child, right?"
Yang Haiyan Yang Haiyan said, "Yes, the other party's family only has one daughter, so they want to recruit a son-in-law and have a child with the woman's surname."
Tao Shan said, "Then I still don't want to marry into the family."
Yang Haiyan didn't have much to do with the question of marrying into the family, she asked another question: "What if you don't marry into the family, the first child will take the woman's surname?"
Tao Shan was puzzled: "What is this?"
Yang Haiyan said, "You can not marry into the family, but the first child will take the woman's surname, are you willing?"
Tao Shan hesitated for a while, he was not stupid. If the other party can be introduced by the county lord, the other party must be very familiar with the county lord, and even have a good relationship. This is one reason. Second, if the other party has a relationship with the county lord, it is also a good thing for him. The county lord will not introduce a girl with bad character to him. Thinking of the above two points, Tao Shan said, "Can I meet the girl?"
In ancient times, people did not care about love, so Tao Shan did not think about whether they were attracted to each other or not. If the other party had good character and a good family background, and if the appearance was not too sorry, he would accept it. It was okay for the first child to have the other party's surname. After all, it was his child, and they could not have only one child.
Yang Haiyan said, "There is another question. If you like the other party, you can't get married until three years later. Can you agree?" Qiuya is thirteen years old now. She can't ask the other party to get married at the age of eighteen and then have children. However, it is still okay to let Qiuya wait until she is sixteen to get married. After all, Qin Qiuya is not her daughter. For Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin, sixteen is the most suitable age to get married.
If it was her own daughter, she would let the other party get married at the age of eighteen or twenty.
When Tao Shan heard that he had to wait for three years, he had only one thought: "Will the other party observe mourning?"
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