Yutai Bi

Chapter 150 Calculations 2
"Young Madam, why are you laughing?" Zou Fengchi asked suddenly.

ah?Only then did Cen Sanniang realize that she was in a trance, she quickly put away her smile, rolled her eyes and said, "My concubine is just a businessman after all!"

One sentence made Zou Fengchi's heart ache.Didn't he just let his sons and daughters marry rich and powerful families because he didn't want to be a businessman?
"Young madam, what do you mean?" Zou Fengchi asked patiently without getting angry when he saw many people irritating each other with words.

Cen Sanniang calmed down and said softly, "Mr. Zou took out 1 taels of silver today, do you think he is doing business with the Duke's Mansion?"

Zou Fengchi was startled, and cursed inwardly that a rich family means being poor, but he replied: "This is the sincerity of the Zou family's courtship to the Du family."

Cen Sanniang looked at the pot of eighteen bachelors, and said slowly: "The other party is the Cui family who gave birth to a queen empress."

Zou Fengchi's complexion changed, and finally he gritted his teeth, picked up the copper pot, and poured a pot of boiling water on the pot of Eighteen Scholars. 5000 taels of silver!"

Cry like a child.

talent!Cen Sanniang was startled for a while, but she couldn't help but twitch.

Zou Fengchi wiped away his tears, and said bitterly: "I need to deduct 1 taels from the Du family's betrothal gift..."

"Uncle Zou be careful!" Cen Sanniang suddenly changed her face, "When did the concubine agree to the Zou family's marriage? You need to know that the grandmother is alive, and the elder sister's marriage is up to her. The concubine is just passing on a word. .”

"You, you, you... You little lady is a bit treacherous!" Zou Fengchi's face was still full of tears, trembling with anger as he looked at Cen Sanniang.

Cen Sanniang pretended she didn't see or hear, she folded eighteen flowers on her own, bundled them into a bunch, and said with a smile: "It's getting late, I'm afraid my sister-in-law and my companions will wait for a long time, so I'm leaving. Anyway This pot of Eighteen Scholars is also scalded to death, so Uncle Zou will generously give these flowers to my concubine. Thank you for your Siqing tea!"

She stood up, performed the blessing ceremony of a junior, and floated away.

Zou Fengchi didn't even look at her, and threw himself directly beside the pot of Eighteen Scholars, pulled it out vigorously, looked carefully, and murmured: "The root is still intact..."

I also thought that this potted flower was originally grafted and survived, but the upper branches were scalded, and the intact roots were useless.I felt distressed again.She cursed bitterly: "What a prodigal bitch! Can a breath be worth 1 taels of silver? Even if the dowry is not deducted, Da Lang will definitely save the silver and pay it back to me in the future!"

Then she remembered that Cen Sanniang changed her name to her uncle, although she didn't agree to the marriage, marrying the Du family is very hopeful, she couldn't help but sighed to the sky: "Ancestor, the Zou family is going to marry the Duke's mansion!"

Cui Mengdong had just returned to the mansion when he was told by the housekeeper that his father invited him to the study.

Just after entering the door, a ruler flew towards me: "I'll beat you to death, you bastard! Kneel down!"

In desperation, Cui Mengdong covered his face with both hands, knelt down on the ground and shouted: "Father is overjoyed!"

Master Cui was taken aback, the ruler had already landed on Cui Mengdong's shoulder.Seeing his son baring his teeth in pain, Master Cui immediately felt distressed, and pointed at him with a ruler: "Hmph! If you don't make it clear, I will beat you!"

Master Cui's own sister became the queen.He was granted the title of Marquis of the Founding of the Third Rank.Leaving Qinghe's family and living in Chang'an City Marquis Mansion.

Among the three sons, the eldest son Cui Mengdong was awarded the title of sixth-rank Xiaoqiwei.The second son, Cui Jidong, and the third son, Cui Zhongdong, both entered the Chongwen Hall.It can be said that the son is promising, with three heroes in one school.

The eldest son was favored by the elders of the Cui family, and he was appointed as the eldest son of the Cui clan.

Hearing the youngest son Cui Zhongdong come back and say that Dalang threatened to go to Du Guogong's mansion to propose marriage at the peony meeting, Cui Houye was so angry that his liver hurt.

After the old duke of the Du family passed away, the first-rank duke of the Du family was not cut off by the emperor, and Du Yanwan's father inherited the title.At that time, the second master of the Du family became a son-in-law and married Princess Chengyang.Du's family is still in glory.

At that time, his daughter was only the concubine of the third prince, and he was named a sixth-rank Cheng Yilang.The daughter's belly was not up to date, so she forced a concubine to give birth to the eldest son.

After drinking, he borrowed energy to propose marriage to Du Yanwan's father, the uncle of the Du family agreed, and the two families made a marriage agreement verbally.He excitedly thought that in his dream, he felt that he had found a good marriage for his son.

Who would have thought that within a few days, before Geng Tie even had time to publish, the second master of the Du family would be implicated in the case of the abolished prince's treason and interrogated, and the princess would remarry and leave the capital.The uncle of the Du family was stripped of his rank and demoted to a remote Lingnan as an official.

The Du family was defeated overnight.Just because the first emperor was grateful for the achievements of the old Duke, he didn't give up the first-rank order of the old lady, and let the Duke's mansion maintain the original organizational system.

The third prince became the prince, and the daughter became the princess.The situation of the Cui family is in stark contrast to that of the Du family.

From then on, Lord Cui Houye never mentioned this verbal marriage, and secretly rejoiced that there was no exchange of tokens from Geng Tie, and his words were unsubstantiated.Never have any contact with the Du family again.

He never thought that today his favorite big man, Cui Mengdong, would say in public that he would go to the Du family to discuss marriage.How can Lord Cui not be annoyed?

"Father, my son is not talking nonsense, but thinking carefully..." Cui Mengdong opened his mouth slowly.

"Oh?"

He first reported in detail Du Yanwan's claim that the pot of eighteen scholars was a hypocrite, and said: "...she married into my Cui family, this is not a slander, but a good story can be spread because of the peony's love. The Du family It's broken, but father, don't forget that the Du family is not a family of women and children, there is also Du Yansui. Last year's festival, my grandmother and mother went to the palace to meet the empress. The empress looked melancholy, and the emperor loved the newcomer Wu Zhaoyi. Fendai in the sixth palace is not as good as her. It is rare for the emperor to enter the palace of the empress. Wu Zhaoyi is pregnant again, but the empress has only one princess under her knees. If things go on like this, the empress will have no children under her knees, and the position of the phoenix is ​​in danger! Think of Du Yan Sui is the general of Qianniuwei. He leads the imperial army in the palace and accompanies him all day long. He is favored by the emperor. Du Yanwan is Du Yansui's only sister! If I become his brother-in-law, even if he doesn't help the empress , and will not fall to Wu Zhaoyi."

For the face of the Cui family, and to win over Du Yansui.Cui Mengdong made a decision at the peony meeting in just a few breaths.

Cui Houye listened in a daze, and put the ruler in his hand weakly on the table: "Oh, my father loves you too. I think marrying you a house will help your daughter-in-law. You are thinking of the entire Cui family. Dalang, get up! I have wronged you!"

Cui Mengdong stood up, with a faint smile on his clear face: "Du Yanwan is a daughter of the first-rank Duke's mansion in terms of family background, and she is delicate and dignified in terms of appearance. Besides, my son also likes her temper very much, she is straightforward. You can see through it at a glance." , but easy to control. It's just that Du Yansui's new wife is not easy to mess with, she's too thoughtful, and it's not commensurate with her age. I think the Du family will not easily agree to this marriage."

"What a joke! Is my Cui family not worthy of a duke's mansion that doesn't even have a title? Don't worry, Da Lang will send official media to propose marriage for my father!" Lord Cui sneered.

Cui Mengdong thought for a while and said: "I'd better invite my mother to go. Let's say that the second girl Du is of the right age to come to the house and fulfill the contract. We have to be courteous first and then soldiers. If the Du family resents the relationship between the two families over the years and refuses to agree to the marriage. Please come again." The empress issued a decree to bestow the marriage. In this way, no one can find any faults."

Master Cui nodded again and again: "As expected of being the eldest son of the Cui family, he is considerate. As a father, I will go to discuss with your mother. Tomorrow I will go to Du's house."

The next day, the Kaiguohou Mansion sent someone to the Guogong Mansion to deliver the post first.

It used to be the habit of big families to send someone to post a post before visiting.Relatives who lived next to each other, like the second room of the Du family, who were only separated by a fence, would send someone to talk to them when they went to the Duke's mansion.

Generally, they would not rashly go directly to other people's houses.For a person with the status of Mrs. Jianguo, say hello before going, and let the other party be prepared.If the other party is rude, I will lose face.

However, when the Cui family steward came back, he said: "Mrs. Du is ill."

The old lady is getting old, and it is normal to have a headache.But Master Cui understood, and said to Cui Mengdong angrily, "It's clear that I don't want to see your mother, so I'm looking for an excuse to delay."

Cui Mengdong smiled and said: "Isn't this a good thing? The two families have a marriage contract, so they are related by marriage. The old lady is ill, and the mother went to visit her with good intentions. How can the Du family keep their face down and be rude to the mother?"

Cui Houye said with a gloomy expression: "If your mother has been wronged in the Du family, I will make the Du family look good to you!"

Mrs. Jianguo Hou came to visit the doctor the next day.

She came in a Zhai car.The body is covered with vermilion lacquer, the canopy covers the roof, and there are tassels woven with silk ribbons hanging all around, which is extremely gorgeous.

There is a rule in the Tang Dynasty that only wives and concubines of Yipin Kingdom can ride in Zhai's chariot.The old lady of the Cui family is the empress's own mother, and the emperor gave Zhai a car to travel.

Mrs. Jianguo Hou was only from the third grade, and she took a Zhai car.Under the banner of Mrs. Cui, I am not afraid of being overstepped by others.

A large number of maids and entourages stopped outside the main gate of the Duke's Mansion, blocking the entire street.

Only the gates of the mansions of senior officials above the third rank can open to the outside of the square, and the gate of the Duke's Mansion is directly facing Dongshi Street.There are rows of tall poplar trees and drainage ditches in the middle, which still can't stop the crowd of spectators.

"It's Zhai Che from the Cui family of the Founding Marquis!"

"The old lady of the Cui family is going to visit Mrs. Du Guogong!"

"Didn't the two never communicate?"

"I heard that Dalang of the Cui family and the second daughter of the Du family had a marriage promise when they were young. I'm afraid the two families are going to discuss marriage in this battle!"

All kinds of rumors in the market go by.

(End of this chapter)