Cheng Xu felt that he knew.
Cheng Lu loves Zhou Shaojin, but Zhou Shaojin has to marry Cheng Yi under the arrangement of her elders. Cheng Lu feels aggrieved, so he comes to him to drink and complain.
But he couldn't tell Cheng Chi this.
Cheng Chi's temper has always been unpredictable, and he was not sure that Cheng Chi would stand on his side.
He lowered his head even lower and murmured, "Fourth Uncle, I came to see you because of this matter! From what my mother said, my father hopes that I can marry the daughter of the Min family in Fujian..."
Cheng Chi looked at Cheng Xu deeply, and suddenly didn't want to listen to Cheng Xu anymore.
For some things, knowing and saying them are two different things.
He knew that Cheng Xu liked Zhou Shaojin and didn't want to marry a girl from the Min family, but he didn't want to discuss this issue with Cheng Xu, let alone help Cheng Xu solve this problem as an uncle.
He immediately interrupted Cheng Xu and said in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, do you know what Cheng Lu's intention is?"
Cheng Chi's voice was cold and ruthless. Cheng Xu looked up in surprise.
"You are already a man of honor, but why do you still speak and act like a child without any rules!" Cheng Chi scolded him mercilessly, "Why did Cheng Lu bring up the matter of the second daughter of the Zhou family in front of you for no reason? Don't you think he did it for a private affair?"
Isn’t it!
Cheng Xu looked at Cheng Chi with a confused expression.
My eldest brother gave birth to a son like this!
Cheng Chi complained in his heart and sneered, "Cheng Lu came back from Yuelu Academy without permission. Do you know why?"
"I know." Cheng Xu whispered, "He said his mother was ill..."
"Filial piety comes first in everything." Cheng Chi said, "Even if the mother of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet passed away, he had to go home to mourn. Yuelu Academy is one of the four major academies in this dynasty, and it teaches the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. His mother is sick, so why wouldn't he be allowed to go back home to take care of her!"
Cheng Xu was stunned for a moment.
As soon as he heard that Zhou Shaojin was going to marry Cheng Yi, he became anxious and had no mood to think about these trivial matters!
Cheng Chi knew that he was blinded by lust, and said, "The second young lady of the Zhou family is going to be engaged to Cheng Yi. If the news that you asked your sister-in-law to stop this marriage comes out, what do you think the second young lady of the Zhou family will do?"
You will be called a flirtatious person, a vixen, or even have rumors spread about your moral integrity.
Sweat broke out on his forehead.
Cheng Chi said: "The second young lady of the Zhou family will be sent back to Baoding Prefecture."
In this way, Cheng Lu would have the opportunity to marry Zhou Shaojin.
How could he believe what Cheng Lu said
Cheng Xu was filled with regret and hatred, and he wished he could run to Cunyifang right now to find Cheng Lu and find out the truth.
He said to Cheng Chi in a hoarse voice: "Fourth uncle, please stop talking. I know I was fooled. Cheng Lu has not given up on the second daughter of the Zhou family, so he thought of killing two birds with one stone..."
It all comes down to jealousy!
Cheng Chi closed his eyes and suddenly remembered what his wet nurse said when he was a child - throwing a seductive look at a blind man!
He no longer had the mood to continue talking.
After Cheng Lu found out that it was him who snored to Prefect Wu, he thought that Zhou Shaojin had lied to him, so he wanted to drive Zhou Shaojin out of Jiuru Lane. Firstly, he wanted to prevent Zhou Shaojin from continuing to lie to him, and secondly, it would be best to expose the fact that Cheng Xu loved Zhou Shaojin, so that the eldest house would be afraid of her, and then slowly distance themselves from her after sending her out of the house. In this way, whether Cheng Lu wanted to retaliate against Zhou Shaojin or wanted to control Zhou Shaojin and negotiate with him, it was better than Zhou Shaojin staying in the eldest house and not going out.
Cheng Chi was exhausted.
He waved his hand and said to Cheng Xu, "Please think carefully about whether what I said is correct or not?" After that, he strode out of the study without looking back.
Cheng Xu opened his eyes wide and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
What happened to Fourth Uncle
He was talking fine one quarter of an hour ago, and walked away in anger the next quarter of an hour... No wonder Uncle Yi and the others said that Uncle Si had a weird temper!
He sat on the armchair in a sullen manner, thinking about his marriage.
Although his mother said that it was his father's idea for him to marry Min's daughter, he did not believe it.
My father was focused on official business, and my mother was in charge of all household affairs. It must have been my mother's idea to let him marry Min's daughter, but she only got my father's approval.
He originally wanted to ask his fourth uncle to help him talk to Min Jianxing and let the Min family give up the marriage on their own initiative.
But now it seems that Fourth Uncle is very difficult to talk to, and is very dissatisfied with him for breaking up the marriage between Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Yi.
I'm afraid that by the time he convinces his fourth uncle, Zhou Shaojin will already be married!
At this moment, Cheng Xu suddenly missed Cheng Lu.
Even if Cheng Lu's intention was to make Zhou Shaojin unable to stay in Jiuru Lane, it was because he loved Zhou Shaojin and was unable to compete with him. He wanted to lead him and Cheng Yi into a fight so that he could be the fisherman.
After all, he just wanted to get Zhou Shaojin.
Otherwise he wouldn't have gone with the flow!
Should he say this to Uncle Chi
Cheng Xu stayed in Tingli Pavilion for a long time and did not wait for Cheng Chi to return.
He had no choice but to leave Tingli Pavilion embarrassedly and turned to Yunzhen Hall.
His mother broke her promise to him, and he had originally planned to pretend to be ignorant and wait until his fourth uncle helped him cancel the marriage with the Min family. But now he can only make things clear with his mother.
Who knew that the person on duty at Yunzhen Hall told him: "Madam went to Hanbi Mountain House."
Cheng Xu's mind came alive again.
Maybe if he stayed there a little longer he would meet Zhou Shaojin
Cheng Xu walked quickly to Hanbi Mountain House.
Madam Yuan was talking to Madam Guo about Cheng Chi: "… I also know that you feel sorry for your fourth uncle and want to find a virtuous and obedient woman who is worthy of him. But you have to help look around! I think there is a good girl in the Min family. Her mother is from the Li family in Lujiang, and her father was born as a Jinshi in the two imperial examinations. He is now the governor of Yunnan. My brother married a girl from the Fang family in Shucheng, who is my niece. Although she is only three months older than the eldest lady of the Min family, she is the aunt of the eldest lady of the Min family in terms of seniority. Her appearance and character are very outstanding. If you think it is appropriate to meet her, I will help you arrange it."
If she was really that good, she would have been chosen as her daughter-in-law long ago. Or maybe this young lady from the Min family was originally a candidate for her daughter-in-law, but she was not chosen because of some flaws!
Old Madam Guo thought sarcastically in her heart and said, "I will take care of Silang's affairs. You should just take care of Jiashan's affairs! The marriage between the two families is a good thing, but I heard that you have been hiding it? Is it that the Min family despises our family because of our low status? Or is it that Jiashan doesn't agree, and you are afraid that he will make a scene and it will end badly?"
Madam Yuan said embarrassmentally, "Isn't this matter still unsolved?"
Madam Guo said calmly, "The son is yours. Although I have reminded you long ago, whether you listen or not is your own business."
Madam Yuan blushed and agreed, and then talked about Cheng Xu's exam results: "The results will be announced in two days at most. Do you think we should prepare some copper coins in advance?"
There was an unspoken rule among the wealthy families in the city of Jinling that when someone in the family achieved success, they would hold a basket filled with copper coins and scatter money at the front door.
"Just tell the stewards about this matter." Mrs. Guo said, "No need to ask me for instructions..."
In order to avoid Madam Yuan, Zhou Shaojin hid in Madam Guo's inner room and pretended to do needlework. When he heard what Madam Guo and Yuan said, his heart tightened and he was stabbed on his hand, and blood slowly seeped out.
Zhou Shaojin quickly put his fingertips in his mouth, but his heart was rising and falling like waves hitting the shore.
The Min family of Fujian, the Li family of Lujiang, the third-rank governor, the Fang family of Shucheng... and the sixth and seventh daughters of the Gu family.
There are daughters of noble families, there are beauties from ordinary families... What kind of wife can Uncle Chi not marry
Who is she
Zhou Shaojin's heart felt like it was frying in a frying pan.
If she had known that she would hear Yuan say such words, she should have stood up and said goodbye when Yuan came to see Mr. Guo instead of avoiding going to the old lady's inner room.
If we think about it in depth, she should have stayed with Aunt Mian and sent grapes to Old Madam Guo during the Spring Festival Gala...
She finally waited until Yuan said goodbye, and slowly walked out of the inner room. With her eyelids lowered, she said to Old Madam Guo, "I will go back to Jiashu Hall first, and I will come to pay my respects to you in the evening."
Madam Guo smiled and said, "If you are busy over there, don't come over. Your health is important, don't get too tired!"
Zhou Shaojin nodded, but his eyes were sore.
How nice it would be if time could stop right here.
She lived in the eldest house, Uncle Chi was not married yet, and Mrs. Guo treated her like her own grandmother...
Zhou Shaojin left Hanbi Villa in silence and went to Jiashu Hall with a confused mind.
Huanxi grabbed Cheng Xu, who turned around and headed for Yunzhen Hall when he heard that Yuan was not there, and said in surprise and joy: "Master Xu, I, I think I saw the second cousin of the Zhou family..."
Cheng Xu turned around excitedly: "Where? Where?"
Huanxi pointed at the red figure in front that was getting farther and farther away and said, "Look! Doesn't it look like the second cousin of the Zhou family?"
Cheng Xu opened his eyes wide: "Let's go! Since we have met, we should say hello."
Huanxi nodded continuously and followed Cheng Xu.
Zhou Shaojin was thinking about his own thoughts when someone behind him called out, "Second cousin of the Zhou family, please stop for a moment!"
She turned around and saw Cheng Chi, who was panting.
Zhou Shaojin ran away.
Cheng Xu chased after her, "Ms. Zhou's second cousin, don't run away! I have something to tell you! Just one sentence. I mean no harm!"
Zhou Shaojin ignored him.
But he stopped Zhou Shaojin in no time and said, "Second cousin of the Zhou family, I have something to tell you."
Zhou Shaojin stared at him intently.
Her beautiful eyes sparkle like stars in the sky.
Cheng Xu's words were condensed.
Zhou Shaojin frowned and said, "If cousin Xu has nothing to do, I will go to Jiashu Hall. Cousin Gao is getting married soon, and my aunt is waiting for me to hand over the accounts to her."
"Really?" Cheng Xu smiled awkwardly.
He didn't have anything to say to Zhou Shaojin. He just wanted to see Zhou Shaojin more because he hadn't seen him for a long time. What else could he say
Cheng Xu held it in for a long time before saying, "Have you eaten yet? Are you hungry?"
Zhou Shaojin didn't want to have any contact with him at all, and said seriously: "If cousin Xu has nothing else to do, then I will take my leave first."
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Sisters and brothers, today’s update.
I have to go out for something tomorrow, so the update will still be around eight o'clock.
O(∩_∩)O~
PS: I recommend Fu Tian's new work "The Ming Dynasty's Living Manual" to everyone. The family has hundreds of acres of fertile land, and is considered a wealthy small landlord. However, at the age of fourteen, he was suddenly called dad. The fame he had just achieved was about to be lost. The young scholar Wang Fulin expressed that he was under great pressure. Let's see the unusual path of young scholar Wang!
※(To be continued)