"Zhai Yanlin?" Cheng Yujin raised her eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Why did the ninth uncle ask him?"
Cheng Yuanjing looked at the tea leaves slowly spreading in the teacup, his tone was flat, and he sounded completely indifferent: "Just ask casually."
Cheng Yujin didn't know why Cheng Yuanjing suddenly asked Zhai Yanlin, she followed the principle of prudence in words and deeds, and her words were well-established: "Cai Guogong is brave and good at fighting, and he is a rare pillar of talent. There are good people like Cai Guogong who will serve the country. Loyalty is really a blessing to our people."
Cheng Yujin thought to herself, Cheng Yuanjing had never mentioned Zhai Yanlin before, and after talking to Zhai Yanlin alone, she came over to ask her what she thought of Zhai Yanlin. Depending on the situation, it is likely that Zhai Yanlin's conversational momentum caught Cheng Yuanjing's attention. Cheng Yuanjing moved his mind to reuse, so he came to ask her what she thought of Zhai Yanlin.
Whether in the future or now, Cheng Yuanjing needs to recruit people and talents. Since he is a person that His Royal Highness values, can Cheng Yujin still say that the other party is not good? Even if it's only five points, Cheng Yujin has to say eight points, and the remaining two points are left to turn around.
Cheng Yujin thought that her guess was very good, but strangely, after she finished speaking, Cheng Yuanjing's face turned colder. Cheng Yujin is strange, what's going on? Could it be that Cheng Yuanjing is taboo about forming a party for personal gain, and doesn't want her to say goodbye to each other
Cheng Yujin really couldn't guess what Cheng Yuanjing was thinking, so she didn't dare to express her position for a while, but asked tentatively, "I don't know anything about military affairs. I heard these words from my elders. What is the ninth uncle asking about?"
Cheng Yuanjing rubbed the celadon cup, and his eyes were slightly empty. He found that he was getting narrower and narrower. He could tell Zhai Yanlin not to disturb Cheng Yujin again, but as soon as he turned around, he began to worry about gains and losses. No matter how much he said to Zhai Yanlin, he couldn't change it, Cai Guogong's mansion was indeed very attractive to the Cheng family.
Although it is the successor, but after all, it is the lady of the country, what does Cheng Yujin think about this? She has clear and ambitious goals for her future. Will she not care about becoming a successor at all, but prefer Cai Guogong's more noble and powerful platform
Cheng Yuanjing didn't know, so he walked halfway, and then turned around again, and asked Cheng Yujin, what do you think of Zhai Yanlin.
Before Cheng Yujin exited, he already had the expected answer in his heart. Unfortunately, what Cheng Yujin said was far from what he expected. Cheng Yuanjing was a little disappointed. If the disappointment hadn't come quickly and intensely, he wouldn't have known that he expected Cheng Yujin's denial so much.
Cheng Yuanjing himself wondered what happened to him. Obviously he has already got the answer, but he still has a self-deception-like fluke, thinking that maybe it's just that Cheng Yujin didn't understand his question. This has never happened in Cheng Yuanjing's past life. When Cheng Yuanjing was very young, he knew that the future would not show any affection for him, and he had already eliminated the emotions such as weakness and luck from his body.
But at this moment, Cheng Yuanjing stopped and asked again, "What about him alone, regardless of his meritorious title?"
Cheng Yujin thought to himself, as expected, His Royal Highness Prince Cai planned to reuse the mansion of Cai Guogong. She sighed in her heart, His Royal Highness valued Lin Qingyuan, Cheng Yujin had nothing to say, but is it a little worthless to value Zhai Yanlin
She really felt that Duke Cai's mansion was not much different from their Cheng family. Looking at the heirs raised, Zhai Qing and Cheng Enbao were both prodigals, and Duke Cai's mansion was not as good as their Yichun Hou mansion. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince supporting Cai Guogong's mansion, why didn't he want to mention the Yichun Hou mansion
Cheng Yujin sighed inwardly, but she had to pretend to smile on the surface, praising the choice of the superior: "Nine uncles are like torches, the people you like are of course the dragons and phoenixes among the people."
Cheng Yuanjing had been paying attention to the change in Cheng Yujin's expression. He noticed the slight reluctance on Cheng Yujin's face, and immediately asked, "If you have anything to say, I don't like others to lie to me."
Cheng Yujin sighed and said, "Okay. Ninth Uncle, let me say something unpleasant. Of course, when it comes to Cai Guogong himself, he has made great contributions and is extraordinary, but when it comes to the prince of Cai Guogong's mansion, it's really... hard to describe. "
Cheng Yuanjing thought of Zhai Qing and felt the same. A person's ability to manage both internal and external is interlinked. If he has a high-ranking official and a high salary, and is vigorous and resolute, but he can't understand the right and wrong of his family, he can't distinguish between the right and wrong of his wife and concubines, or even can't discipline his son, then this person must have a problem in character and ability. It is true that Zhai Qing was taught that way because of the early death of his biological mother and the connivance of his grandmother, but at the root, it was Zhai Yanlin, his father, who was incompetent.
Although Zhai Qing could not be disciplined because she was doted on by her grandmother, but Mrs. Zhai is Zhai Qing's grandmother, isn't she also Zhai Yanlin's mother? Mrs. Zhai is so indifferent between right and wrong, how can Zhai Yanlin be better. The old man is getting old and emotionally fragile, and he can't bear to criticize children. Could it be that Zhai Yanlin also can't bear it? Madam Zhai looks like she is today, and she is inseparable from Zhai Yanlin.
From the family education, it can be seen that Zhai Yanlin is actually a very arrogant and stubborn person.
Seeing that Cheng Yuanjing had no intention of refuting, Cheng Yujin boldly continued to say: "Children can still be said to be ignorant, but adults can't excuse their children to develop in this direction. I saw Cai Guogong last time and found Cai Guogong. Although he strictly disciplines his son in name, he only beats and scolds him, and he has no patience at all. He even pushes his son's upbringing to the inner house. Mrs. Cai Guogong died last year, and there is only Mrs. Zhai in the inner house. Cai Guogong didn't say anything. The princess of the country is alive, and the prince has become what he is today, isn't it all the fault of the lady of the country?"
Cheng Yujin said these words originally as a test, she observed Cheng Yuanjing's face while she was talking, and planned to change her words as soon as she found something wrong. Instead... Cheng Yujin felt that His Royal Highness was still a little happy.
What is there to be happy about? Cheng Yujin was completely bewildered. The person that His Royal Highness planned to reuse, she scolded the other party without knowing the wink, and the prince was actually very satisfied
Cheng Yujin was incredible, and almost doubted her past worldview. Cheng Yuanjing finally heard the answer he liked, his eyes swept away the sullen anger, and even brought a smile on his lips: "See what you mean, you seem to feel sorry for Mrs. Cai Guogong?"
"It's not a pity, I don't even know Mrs. Cai Guogong." Cheng Yujin pursed her lips and smiled. In fact, she is a very vulgar person. If it has nothing to do with her, Cheng Yujin will not care about the life and death of others, but once her own interests are involved, Cheng Yujin can't bear it. Cheng Yujin's low evaluation of Zhai Yanlin is not because of the general direction of the court, the family and the country, but only because Mrs. Cheng has moved her mind to let her go to Cai Guogong's mansion as a successor.
Cheng Yujin had heard in person how Mrs. Zhai's second wife gave her a lot of demands to her future step-wife. They were guarded by them before they entered the door, who would be willing to serve this group of idiots with high self-esteem.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yujin's mood also fell, she sighed and said, "Dignified Cai Guogong, there will be no shortage of a wife no matter what. There will always be a young and beautiful official lady who is willing to marry him. I am not as good as others, but in It's ridiculous to be worried about the future princess of the country here."
Cheng Yuanjing put down the tea cup, and when the bottom of the cup fell on the table, there was a clear sound. He narrowed his eyebrows and looked at her solemnly: "Don't belittle yourself."
"I know." Cheng Yujin took a deep breath and quickly laughed again, "Ninth uncle, on the day of my grandfather's July 7th, I met the second wife of the Zhai family when I was greeting my grandmother. Mrs. Zhai's second wife talked about Mrs. Xianji in the chat. The matter of the prince of Cai Guogong's mansion has been decided and will never be changed. Therefore, the future successor must do his best to raise the prince and not have the mind to compete for the family property. Besides, she must be young, beautiful, virtuous and filial, It has the ability of a housekeeper and the virtue of a virtuous woman. In short, the requirements are very high."
Cheng Yuanjing was a little curious and asked, "What do you think?"
"Me?" Cheng Yujin looked at Cheng Yuanjing, and gradually became more vigilant, "Ninth uncle, if I said it directly, you wouldn't feel offended, would you?"
"No, I will go through this step sooner or later, and I will listen to your thoughts in advance."
Cheng Yuanjing's words were straightforward and deliberate, but Cheng Yujin thought that Cheng Yuanjing was referring to the fact that he would also marry a prince in the future, and wanted to know in advance the woman's views on the position of heir, family property, etc. Since it was His Royal Highness who asked the question, Cheng Yujin had no scruples, and said directly: "I think they think too beautifully. They made a lot of requirements for Mrs. Ji, why don't they think about what the Duke's Mansion can offer each other? I hope that wives will be gentle, courteous and thrifty, not arrogant or jealous, but men pursue fame and fortune, and women also want something. Women work hard to manage the family business, take concubines for their husbands, and raise children, not just for the sake of old age. Is it the blessing of being an old lady? If you know from the beginning that there will be no return, who is willing to endure it?"
This is the first time Cheng Yuanjing has heard a woman's views on marriage. In his original schoolwork, the Taifu only arranged for him to learn the way of governing the country and the law of being a king. No one has ever said how he will manage the back house in the future. It seems that everyone thinks that this is the duty of the Crown Princess. As the crown prince, Cheng Yuanjing only needs to manage the court, and the court is the duty of the crown princess.
Then why does the princess have to perform her duties? No one seems to have mentioned it.
Cheng Yuanjing certainly didn't think that after marrying a wife, he could throw all the back house to her. The court house was where he worked and the inner house was where he lived. Cheng Yuanjing rightfully felt that everything should be in his own hands. However, Cheng Yujin's words still shocked him.
Cheng Yujin really lived too clearly and understood too well. Cheng Yuanjing asked, "Then what do you want?"
"Of course I want my own interests." Cheng Yujin raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Isn't it about the matter of Cai Guogong's mansion? How do you say these things happened suddenly?"
Cheng Yuanjing already understood: "So, if you want the power of stewardship, even if you don't have it for a while, the right to speak in the future must be yours. The most important thing is that you must ensure that the ultimate successor of power is your heir."
Cheng Yujin really thought so, so Cai Guogong's mansion was excluded by her from the beginning. If Cai Guogong didn't have a son, she might still consider it, but Cai Guogong's mansion already has an heir, and the entire family business is bound to belong to Zhai Qing. She paid but didn't pay back, why would she do such a thing
Smart people only do things with high probability of return, and marriage is the most important investment in Cheng Yujin's life. Marrying Zhai Yanlin is obviously not the best solution.
Cheng Yujin saw that Cheng Yuanjing was thinking, but she thought about it and thought of Cheng Yuanjing's identity. The topic of the royal heir is sensitive and the impact is not trivial, and Cheng Yujin did not want to get involved. She didn't know the future crown princess, and she didn't want Cheng Yuanjing to think she was hinting at the candidate of the crown prince. Cheng Yujin had no reason to pave the way for the crown princess, but made a show for herself.
Cheng Yujin said tactfully: "Of course, this is just my own idea. A small household is different from a deep-walled compound. Whether it is a scholarly family or a noble family, the family business is accumulated by the ancestors from generation to generation, and the most important thing is The most important thing is stability. Don’t ask future generations to honor the ancestors, as long as you can keep the foundation, so when choosing an heir, you want to be safe and orthodox, so the eldest son is the most suitable. But if it is a higher rank... The little girl has limited knowledge, so she I do not understand."
Cheng Yujin tactfully draws a clear position, no matter which son Cheng Yuanjing chooses as the heir in the future, she will not express her opinion. Cheng Yujin didn't want to intervene, nor did she dare to intervene. Cheng Yujin didn't know whether Cheng Yuanjing heard it or not, so he carefully observed his expression, but Cheng Yuanjing nodded, with a calculated attitude: "I understand."
Cheng Yujin was taken aback, what did he understand? She didn't mean it that way!
Cheng Yuanjing heard Cheng Yujin's most complete mate selection criteria, and already had an idea in his heart. He himself is the eldest son. Although the crown prince is at stake, the most powerful way for him to go further is to adhere to the orthodox etiquette and the eldest son. That is to say, his future eldest son must come from the main room, and he is implied to be the heir at birth, in order to strengthen Cheng Yuanjing's own competitiveness.
Cheng Yuanjing felt that his and Cheng Yujin's core interests were exactly the same, and they were very suitable for marriage. He was very satisfied with the result, stood up contentedly, and said, "You can rest in peace, don't worry about things outside. I'll go first."
Cheng Yujin had to escort Cheng Yuanjing out. She hesitated several times, wanting to ask Cheng Yuanjing what she meant by what she just said, but she didn't know how to speak. Finally, Cheng Yujin looked at Cheng Yuanjing's back and sighed faintly.
Forsythia followed, watching the eldest girl staring at Jiuye's back without moving for a long time. She frowned secretly and asked quietly, "Big girl?"
Cheng Yujin returned to her senses and said without turning her head, "I'm fine, let's go back first."
Cheng Yumo can be regarded as a high-ranking marriage, not only as the second girl next door to the declining Hou's mansion, but also the married person is the upstart Marquis Jingyong, who was born out of nowhere and was personally taken care of by the saint. Cheng Yumo's marriage is a big profit no matter how you look at it.
The wedding was very lively at Huo's house, full of friends and guests, and many high-ranking officials attended the wedding banquet in front of Huo Changyuan's face. However, the lively scene of the Huo family does not mean that the Cheng family is also the same.
Cheng Yumo was married by hot filial piety. Although he said that he followed the wishes of his elders, many people were very taboo. People who are close to people have filial piety and are unwilling to attend. People who are more noble can go to Huo’s family for a banquet. Very few.
Many sisters who had a good time in the boudoir were reluctant to come, and they all made excuses to say that it was inconvenient to travel, and only sent gifts. A person's courtesy to others is not nothing, but a group of people are like this, it is very sad.
On the wedding day, the female guest was not a big person. Cheng Yujin said that she was filial and did not come forward to entertain the female guest, so the wedding banquet was even more deserted. Cheng Yumo had been looking forward to this wedding for two lifetimes. She became Huo Chang Yuan's original wife as she wished, but when she got married, the scene was not as good as her previous life.
Cheng Yumo couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but she sat in the sedan chair and listened to the loud blowing and beating outside, and those losses were quickly suppressed. Cheng Yumo thought, everything is different, she will grow old with brother Zhang Yuan, and there will never be another person among them. Just thinking about her life in Jingyong Hou's mansion is exciting and bright.
After Cheng Yumo arrived at Jingyong Hou's mansion, big and small matters continued, and at Cheng's house, everyone did not stop. After the guests leave, they have to clean the banquet, pack the cups, check the gift list, and make a book and store it in the warehouse.
In the hustle and bustle, the day of returning home in three days will soon come.
Early in the morning, Cheng Yujin was sitting in front of the dressing table getting dressed, and there was a chatter outside. Cheng Yujin glanced outside and asked, "Who is here?"
"It's the maid in the second wife's courtyard, reminding the girl to go out early today, the second girl will be back in a while."
When Du Ruo heard it, he stabbed the forsythia aside: "Is it still called the second girl? It's time to call the second aunt."
Forsythia suddenly realized, and quickly changed his mouth. Cheng Yujin didn't express her opinion. She looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly said, "Change the face, don't use the red one."
Forsythia was stunned: "But today is the second grandma's return to the house, the girl is wearing plain light, and the hair accessories can't be more festive?"
"She is a bride, and her clothes are naturally red and purple. If I wear red again, won't I be suppressed by her? If I want to wear plain clothes, I can't beat her in terms of color, so I will avoid her completely and change my place. "
Forsythia understood a little, and quickly cooperated with Du Ruo to remove Cheng Yujin's hair accessories and re-select the hairpin. After a while, Cheng Yujin looked at her new self, and was satisfied. With her Cheng Yujin, no one else will be number one. No matter where she is, she will be the brightest person in the audience.
Miss Cheng's desire to win is so strong.