She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 137 Different Arrangements
Although Zhou Xu's reasoning process did reach the correct conclusion, it undoubtedly exposed some problems, that is, Chen Song was not cautious enough when trying to make fireworks.

After all, gunpowder can still be fooled by the explosive furnace, but fireworks cannot be fooled by the magic pill every time. However, this is because Cheng Fei's reminder is not careful enough. The people who actually do it don't know how to add the different powders. Cheng Fei, the person who came up with the idea, knew very well what effects a solid would have.

Pei Peng glanced at Cheng Fei and thought that he had to take the time to talk to her. For those creations that made a lot of noise, she had to explain the consequences in advance, otherwise they would be done in a haphazard manner without adequate protection, and would attract prying eyes.

Of course, the current problem is actually Zhou Xu. If the facts found out are not wrong with what Zhou Xu said, and the Zhou family has no ambiguity, then it is logical to use Zhou Xu.

Using Zhou Xu is different from using Chen Song. In fact, if it is possible, Pei Peng does not want Chen Song to master such an important recipe, but by mistake, Chen Song researched it, so it cannot be ruled out. Ah Pei Rong is dead.

Pei Peng never felt that Pei Rong's death was something that made her feel satisfied or fulfilled, she just had to do it, but after she found out that Chen Song was special, she was very glad that Pei Rong was dead, and Pei Rong's same mother His brother also died, and Chen Concubine cowardly withdrew under the protection of the family. As the only aunt who offered a helping hand, she was Chen Song's best choice for a long time.

As for Zhou Xu, it's actually much simpler, as long as you hold the Zhou family in your palm, that's enough.

Pei Peng didn't forget those people Zhou Xu asked for information, although he could imagine that people who inquired about clues through these inconspicuous little people would not have the advantage of Zhou Xu accidentally climbing the wall to see the clues, and it would be difficult to have the opportunity to pass Chen Song and Cheng Fei's reaction confirmed the guess, but Pei Peng didn't want to take any chances.

Therefore, some people probably need to disappear from the public eye. Fortunately, Pei Peng has successively bought properties in Taizhou in the past six months, and many of them have been registered with the county government in the name of other people. If they will be found out, then let these people spend their old age in peace.

But it doesn’t need to disappear everyone who has ever walked through the backstreets and noticed something special, it’s up to the people doing the work to figure it out.

When Chengyang County was in a dark and unstable state, Xu Zhao had already set foot on the land of his hometown.

Xu Zhao was actually not familiar with his hometown. He was born in the capital since childhood, and he was not the eldest grandson. It was not his turn to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. When the Xu family moved back to their hometown to settle down, he ran away with Pei Peng again. Naturally There's no chance of coming back.

Therefore, Xu Zhao couldn't help sighing when he set foot on this strange land where he could barely understand the conversations of passers-by. The elders in the family who reached a consensus on him were more concerned about the purpose of his trip.

The people behind did not interrupt Xu Zhao's thoughts, only when a line of servants appeared at the intersection who seemed to be picking up someone, he spoke softly:
"Xu Langjun, it seems that your parents sent someone to pick him up."

Xu Zhao looked up and couldn't help but smile. He was his father's most useful and loyal servant who grew up with him. Even Xu Zhao would affectionately call him "Uncle Yi'an" when he saw him.

Not only that, but Aunt Feng, whom his mother brought from her parents' home, also came.

Xu Zhao didn't have time to think about why only people from his parents came to pick him up, but no one from his own house. In other words, even if he thought of the reason, he didn't care too much—after all, one of the tasks he brought back this time was to talk to him. The father and mother conspired together to kill off their own marriage in advance.

When Uncle Yi'an and Aunt Feng saw Xu Zhao, they also ran over excitedly. They let the boy behind them help guide the convoy to turn, but they saluted Xu Zhao happily before getting up. , staring at Xu Zhao without blinking.

"Okay, okay, our lord has grown taller and matured, Madam talks about you every day at home, and Miss Twelve always says that she misses her brother."

Aunt Feng and Xu Zhao got closer, she had already touched Xu Zhao's arm, and felt that he was wearing thick enough clothes, so she nodded in satisfaction.

The two of them followed Xu Zhao onto his carriage. When the convoy started rolling, Uncle Yi'an asked:
"Shiro, why did you bring so many things back? And those people..."

"They were sent by Princess Chengyang to give New Year's gift, and uncle's birthday gift. They won't go back with us for a while, and plan to rent a yard to live in."

"Oh, yes, there are a lot of things going on in my house, so I'm afraid it's easy to neglect His Highness's people. I'll ask Xiao Liuzi to take them to the yard and settle them down in a while."

Xu Zhao could faintly hear some dissatisfaction from Uncle Yi'an's tone, but he didn't ask any further questions. If he really needed to know, his parents would naturally tell him.

Aunt Feng was concerned about Xu Zhao himself. She asked:
"I didn't expect Shiro to come back. The letter you sent back some time ago said that you were busy and might not come back for the New Year. Why did you suddenly come back?"

"His Highness nominally wants me to come back to celebrate my uncle's birthday and spend the New Year with my family. In fact, she wants me to discuss my marriage with my parents."

Speaking of this, Xu Zhao is still a little embarrassed. The male college should be married and the female college should be married, but this is often the order of his parents. Xu Zhao never thought that one day he would need to come back to urge his parents to make an appointment for him.

Aunt Feng and Uncle Yi'an looked at each other, and fell silent for a moment.

Xu Zhao realized something was wrong. Logically speaking, they should be happy for him when he mentioned his marriage. He quickly asked:

"what happened?"

Aunt Feng sighed:
"Well, if Shiro doesn't say anything, your marriage has already been discussed. I'll let my wife explain it to you in detail when I get back."

"It's not your good uncle, hum."

After Mrs. Xu passed the excitement of seeing her son, she couldn't help becoming angry again when she heard his son ask about it. She put the teacup heavily on the tea table and began to complain.

When the fourth couple of the Xu family decided to send their son to Pei Peng, even though the old lady in the family had already agreed, some people still made some sarcastic remarks, feeling that Xu Zhao's future had been ruined by his foolish parents.

At that time, everyone in the Xu family thought that Pei Peng, who had left the capital and was not under the care of the late emperor, was a big ship that was leaking and about to collapse. How could anyone get on her ship at this time?

Even if the Xu family was also forced to leave Beijing, they always felt that the glory of the family was not a moment, and the descendants and books in the family were not the same as a princess like Pei Peng who didn't even have a son.

Therefore, during that time, few people in the Xu family paid attention to Xu Zhao's marriage, and they were always afraid that it would be a waste to leave good resources for him.

Of course Mrs. Xu Si was concerned about her son's marriage. She and her husband couldn't get support from the family, so they simply decided to find a marriage for their son by themselves.

In fact, putting aside the cold treatment of Xu Zhao by the Xu family, Xu Zhao is quite popular in their hometown. The Xu family still has the aura, and the portrait of Xu Zhao left in the hands of his parents can be regarded as a talented person. , Pei Peng's identity as a princess is also a bit bluffing.

However, Mrs. Xu is still sober. She knows that Xu Zhao is with Pei Peng, so she cannot choose someone who has a lot of entanglements with the Xu family's second wife. And Mrs. Xu is not sure about her son's future, so the kind of quarrel with Xu Zhao can't be chosen. The famous family and Pei Peng didn't want to choose, so they chose and chose, and chose the eldest daughter of a gentleman who had opened a local academy for several generations.

The academy is not too big, but this gentleman is indifferent to fame and fortune, so he devotes himself to teaching and educating people. He does not classify students according to rich or poor, but only looks at knowledge, and also subsidizes poor students to study, so he has always had a good reputation in the local area. .

She doesn't follow the crowd, has no interaction with the second wife of the Xu family, and has a good background in the family. The fourth Mrs. Xu also met this little lady, who is well-educated, gentle and approachable, and is generous when meeting strangers.

Mrs. Xu Si and her husband discussed and discussed, compared and compared, and privately decided on this in-laws. They were just waiting to call Xu Zhao back and let him meet. If the two children are compatible, then Talked to Mrs. Xu.

But before they could take the next step, Pei Peng's several operations after entering Beijing stole the show. It seemed that Jian was in the emperor's heart again, and even Xu Zhao began to attract attention.

The second master Xu would not let his nephew pass over his own son, nor would he let the less obedient fourth bedroom pass over the third bedroom. But Xu Zhao was valuable, so his marriage could be sold at a good price.

Therefore, he also favored Xu Zhao's marriage, which is the niece and daughter of his friend Wei Zhang.If it was his Wei Zhang's daughter, Mr. Xu Si would be moved for a moment because he was an official and held real power. But for his niece, if Mr. Xu Si remembered correctly, this little lady's father was often accused of acting ridiculously. Wei Zhang used it to complain to Mr. Xu Er.

How absurd was it that Wei Zhang didn't dare to let his younger brother decide the marriages of his nephews and nieces, so he took over all of them himself, even more devotedly than he did the marriages of his own children.

Of course, Xu Zhao's marriage to this little lady can be regarded as solving Wei Zhang's troubles, but the favor is likely to fall on the head of the second master Xu. How much support can a niece and son-in-law get?

Mrs. Xu Si just said: Why should he use his son to sell such a worthless favor?You take your son to sell myself.

This is the reason why there is no movement from the uncles at home when Xu Zhao comes back. Although some people think that Mrs. Xu is eager to protect her son, the second wife is in charge of the house, and they don't want to get into trouble.

Xu Zhao was furious after hearing this. It was not that he had any objection to the little lady. After all, it was not easy for her to have such a father.

But his second uncle, why did he sacrifice his marriage so logically?

If it is said that he has received many benefits and support from the family, he will admit it, but apart from the support when he was studying, he has never had the opportunity to become an official since then, and he has not been recommended by Xu family's family friends to worship any famous teachers.

He went to Pei Peng's place by himself, but he didn't get any support or help from his family. Would he want to ruin his hard work for more than half a year for the sake of his family?
"Okay, don't be angry. Don't worry, son. Mom won't let them bully you like this. Can't you get engaged without going through his second wife? Even if you don't go through your grandmother, mom can get married for you. The worst is. We have been talked about by the elders of the clan for a while, so we have benefited from it."

Xu Zhao said what Pei Peng told him before he came back:

"Mother, my aunt once told me that if you agree, she can negotiate a marriage for me in her name, and you don't have to make things difficult here."

Pei Peng was from the royal family, a princess, and even though she was Mrs. Xu's daughter-in-law, the dignity of the monarch and his ministers always had to be higher than that of the elders and younger members of the family.

If Pei Peng is a soft-tempered and easy-going princess, in the long run, the order may be blurred, allowing the mother-in-law to take control.

But Pei Peng is not, she has always drawn clearly and plainly, first state law and then family rituals, so if Pei Peng wants to take over Xu Zhao's marriage without reason, Mrs. Xu is really not good Torn face.

As for Mr. Xu Er, there was nothing he could do.From the perspective of hierarchy, he is the king and he is the minister. From the perspective of elders and children, he is the eldest sister-in-law and he is the brother-in-law. In other words, he is considered the patriarch and can logically dominate the eldest son, but Pei Peng never treats the princess The house is regarded as Xu's family room. Xu Qing was still jumping around trying to revitalize his husband, but now he has stopped.

In short, handing over this matter to Pei Peng has indeed solved Sifang's problem.

But Mrs. Xu thought about it and refused:

"Azhao, if you are just the nephew of His Royal Highness's husband's family, then it is okay to ask her to help. It is only about the family relationship. But you are not only a nephew, but also her subordinate. Everyone else is helping her. At that time, you even needed her to take care of your own marriage, so what would others think of you? Even His Highness, they would think you were useless."

After Mrs. Xu Si finished speaking, she was determined to make a decision on her son's marriage. She could not delay it any longer. If she really let the second bedroom decide on the marriage they had arranged, Princess Chengyang would really He became indifferent to Azhao.

In a few days, Uncle Xu Zhao's birthday party will be held. Mrs. Xu sent a letter to her parents' family in advance, asking them to invite the gentleman who opened the academy and his family, and asked her sister-in-law to arrange a clean space for her. I need to meet the person sent by Pei Peng.

Soon, the day came, and the fourth wife of Xu's family dragged her family to Mrs. Xu's mother's house—the Qin family's mansion.

After exchanging greetings and congratulations, Mrs. Qin gave my sister-in-law a wink, and Mrs. Xu's fourth lady naturally tilted her hand, poured half a glass of wine on her skirt, and apologized to the people around her , got up and left.

The wife and daughter of Mr. Academy over there were also secretly notified by Mrs. Qin, leading them to leave the table.

In the front yard, Fourth Master Xu and Mr. Academy also left with the excuse of not being able to drink, while Xu Zhao followed his father behind and pretended to take care of him.

After a while, the two families got together.

Also following along was Zhu Sanlang, the person sent by Pei Peng to give gifts.

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