Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 112 The Cao Family
Cao's family is in the north of Fucheng, while Lin's is in the east of Fucheng, there is a certain distance between the two.After lunch, Tong Shixin led Yun Song and the others to the Cao Mansion. On the way, Yun Song bought some snacks and brought some fabrics with him.The carriage walked for about two quarters of an hour before stopping, and Yun Song and the others got out of the carriage.

Because someone from the Cao family had already reported the letter, the Cao family had already known about it.At this moment, the door of Cao's house was opened, and two men of the same age as Yun Song stood at the door, followed by some female servants and others, all waiting there.As soon as he saw Tong Shixin coming, he hurried up to greet him, "Cousin, why are you here too? This is my cousin, right? He looks a bit like my father, no wonder people say that my nephew looks like an uncle." Among them, the older That one glanced at Yunsong and felt kind. "Father is waiting for my cousin in the mansion, come quickly, follow me." Saying that, he helped Tong Shixin into the courtyard.Yun Song led his family and followed behind. This Cao Mansion is very big, bigger than Xue Mansion.A group of people walked through two courtyards and came to a living room.

I saw two elderly people in their 60s sitting in the living room, looking out. When they saw Tong Shixin and his party, they came out of the room excitedly. "Yun Song, these are your two uncles, they haven't come to see you yet." Tong Shixin said.

When Yun Song heard this, he quickly knelt down to the two uncles, "My nephew kowtowed to my uncle." Fang led the children and followed.

"Children, there's no need to do this. There's no need to perform such a grand ceremony. Come on, get up, let me see, um, it looks a bit like your mother. Get up, kids." Only then did Fang lead her children up.

"Mother's uncle, Yun Song should kneel to you. Yun Song, this is your uncle Cao Hanhai, and that is your second uncle Cao Hanmo. Your uncle is retiring and returning from the capital." Tong Shixin gave Introduced by Yunsong.

"Okay, don't stand here anymore, come in, let's sit down and have a good chat. Don't leave tonight, just stay here." Cao Hanhai hurriedly let Yunsong's family enter the living room, and the guests and hosts took their seats. A servant brought tea and put it in front of everyone.

"Nephew, we haven't visited you for so many years, you don't blame us, do you?" Cao Hanmo asked.

"What did uncle say? Uncle didn't go to see Yun Song because of Yun Song's good. How could Yun Song blame uncle? As long as uncle doesn't blame his nephew for coming late." Yun Song saw his own uncle, The kind of family affection in his blood made him feel very kind to the two people in front of him.

"Hey, what happened back then, we made an agreement with Tong's family that they would raise you up. And we don't have to disturb your life. What we're afraid of is that you will be discriminated against if you know your life experience. At that time, your grandfather Both I and my grandmother want to bring you here, but if the Tong family doesn't do it, we can't help it." Cao Hanmo talked about the events of the year.

"Uncle, I have never understood why my father committed suicide by taking poison. Could it be that he didn't want my mother? Did the situation at that time really reach the point where he had to commit suicide? How could he have the heart to abandon his wife and parents and commit suicide? What about it?" Yun Song has had a question since the day he found out about his parentage, and he has never been able to figure it out.

"Did you hear what your aunt said? We found out the truth back then, but we were powerless to take revenge. That's why we said that to the outside world. Yun Song, listen to me, your father didn't commit suicide at all, but was murdered by others." He died. The man asked your father to take the blame, but your father refused, so he secretly poisoned your father to death. He also forged a confession letter, saying that your father committed suicide in fear of crime. The prince's appreciation, he was transferred to Fucheng to let him thank him for his experience, and also to prepare for the future. At that time, the prefect of Yalu Mansion belonged to the eldest prince, and he had always been jealous of your father. When your father first came, he was everywhere. Make things difficult. In fact, your father and your mother didn’t meet each other in Yalu Mansion. I was in the capital at that time, and I served as the young minister of Dali Temple. Your mother followed me in the capital. Your father met. At that time, I wanted to marry my younger sister to him. My hometown happened to be in Yalu Mansion, so I wrote to your grandparents and let them make the decision to marry my younger sister to your father. "Cao Hanhai slowly talked about Yun Song's father.

It turns out that Tong Shizheng came to the Yalu Mansion for another purpose, which was to collect evidence that the eldest prince and his party had corrupted the law in the north.Tong Shizheng and the magistrate were fighting openly and secretly, and they had a lot of fun. Unexpectedly, the Yalu River was flooded and the embankment was destroyed.Of course, the magistrate took the opportunity to frame Tong Shizheng, and Tong Shizheng also passed on some of the evidence he collected at that time, but it was only a few days late.Tong Shizheng was imprisoned. In the prison, the magistrate sent people to poison and assassinate Tong Shizheng, and Tong Shizheng died unjustly.Later, those evidences came into the hands of the second prince, and the second prince used these evidences to defeat the first prince's influence in the north in one fell swoop.In the end, with the help of the second concubine's father and brother, the eldest prince was defeated and became emperor.After the second prince ascended the throne, he vindicated Tong Shizheng and killed the magistrate, which was regarded as revenge for Tong Shizheng.At that time, Yun Song was already two years old, because he promised the Tong family not to come to the door again, so he didn't tell the Tong family about these things, and even Tong Shixin didn't know much about it.

"Speaking of which, your father also contributed to the enthronement of the current sage. When we got the news, your father had already been killed, so we couldn't save your father. Yun Song, don't blame uncle." After talking about all this, Cao Hanhai said apologetically.

"Uncle said so, and Yun Song understood, why would he blame Uncle? Yun Song is also proud to have such a father." Tong Yunsong finally figured out the truth, and there was no doubt in his heart.

"It's just a pity for your mother. Since your father died, she has been crying all day long. If the doctor hadn't diagnosed her as pregnant at that time, she might have died for your father. I didn't expect that she gave birth to you , but died of a blood collapse. Hey, we only have this one biological sister, but she died at a young age. It also caused my nephew to lose the love of her mother since she was a child. Over the years, you must have eaten a lot Is it bitter?" Cao Hanmo sighed.

"Fortunately, fortunately, I was taken care of by my grandparents when I was young, so I didn't suffer much." Yun Song is kind, and of course he would not talk about the actions of the old man of the Tong family and the Qin family behind his back.

"Your matter, I heard your aunt later. Yun Song, you are a good person, your uncle and aunt have done too much, and they have completely forgotten how they promised us back then. Yun Song, If you can't get angry, we will help you vent your anger." Cao Hanmo said.

Of course Yun Song would not let them trouble the old man, so he said no.

"This is your wife. I've heard Shixin say that your niece and daughter-in-law are good. She can take care of her at home and she can educate her children well. Yun Song, you are blessed. "After talking about the past, Cao Hanmo was in the mood to take a good look at his nephew's wife and children. "Well, these children are not bad. You can see that the tutor is very good. Have you studied?"

"I read it. I learned something from their mother before. Now there is a gentleman at home who takes them to practice literature and martial arts every day. He works hard." Speaking of children, Yun Song is full of pride.

"That's good. Don't delay the child. Even if you don't take the imperial examination in the future, it's good to read more books. It's getting late, and the kitchen has already prepared wine and food. In this way, let's go to the backyard first and see you." Two aunts, and then go to dinner. Just now because I want to talk about the past, I was afraid that your two aunts would cry again, so I didn’t dare to let them come. I’m afraid I can’t wait now. It’s a pity that your grandparents have passed away a lot It's been a year, and I haven't been able to see you." Cao Hanhai was a little sad.

"Okay, big brother, my nephew finally came to the door, don't mention those sad things. Let's go to the back, let the two sisters-in-law see our nephew, and then let's have a good drink. I am happy today, I must have a drink Have fun." Cao Hanmo's temperament is very straightforward.

"Yes, what the second brother said is right, I'm going to have a good drink today." Cao Hanhai also put away his sadness and became happy.

The two brothers took Yunsong's family to the backyard and met their wives.It turned out that this Cao house was shared by two brothers, but the eldest was an official in the capital, and he didn't return to his hometown until last year, and returned to his old house.Cao Hanhai has three sons, one of them is an official in the capital, and the other two are doing business abroad, so they are not by his side.The two who went out to pick up Yunsong were Cao Hanmo's two sons, and they were running some business in Fucheng.This Cao family is also a big family, and there are several branches outside. Now, besides Cao Hanhai's son who is an official in the court, there are also several members of the same clan who also have official positions.

At the banquet, the two brothers Cao Hanhai, Yun Song and Cao Hanmo's two sons were together.The more you talk, the more speculative you talk.Although Yun Song didn't understand the affairs of the imperial court, the Cao family didn't mention them, but they just listened to Yun Song's talk about farming, fishing and hunting, and they actually listened with great interest.He also said that if there is a chance in the future, he must go to Tong's house to experience the joy of the mountains and forests.

The two old wives and two young wives of the Cao family accompanied Fang and Tong Shixin, who were startled by what Fang said.After careful questioning, I found out that Cao Hanhai and Fang's father also knew each other back then, and Fang's father couldn't help but look at him differently.And Dalang and the others are also accompanied by several children of similar age, who should be Cao Hanmo's grandson.Dalang and the others have learned a lot from Yuan Qingyun in the past six months, and their conversation is no worse than those children who go to private schools, which also made the two old ladies of the Cao family very happy.When Yuxian came to Fucheng this time, she had made up her mind long ago that she would no longer be in the limelight.So no one paid much attention to her, they just thought the little girl was pretty and cute.

At the end of the banquet, the five big men got drunk.The women helplessly looked at these men lying on the table, they could only smile at each other, and then asked the servants to take them all back to the room.Fortunately, Xue's family has been notified before that they will not go back tonight.Tong Shixin's family came to pick her up.Cao Hanmo's wife arranged Yunsong's family in the guest room, and Mrs. Fang undressed Yunsong, washed his face, and then they all rested.

(End of this chapter)