The scent of sweet-scented osmanthus is everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River in August. In the yard where Yun Qing lives, there is an osmanthus tree that is more than sixty years old. This sweet-scented osmanthus tree is thick and sturdy, with excellent emerald green leaves layered on top of each other, with a dense secret. The goose-yellow flowers are small and compact, delicate and dense, and very pitiful.
Standing under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, Yun Qing said with a smile: "If Liuer is there, I must collect these flowers." Because of Liuer, Yun Qing also knows that sweet-scented osmanthus has many uses, such as making cakes, flavoring, etc. Making tea.
Fang Xing said with a smile: "Girls love these flowers and plants, and so does my daughter." To be precise, girls like brightly colored things.
After talking a few gossips, Fang Xing asked, “Master, you didn’t want to find your husband for the first son and the second young master before?” The two elders of Wang Zhang thought that Yun Qing was a chaotic courtier and thieves, so they were unwilling to teach Brother Hao. , But not everyone thinks like them. Brother Hao is Yun Qing's eldest son, the future heir, once Yun Qing wins the world, he will become Brother Hao's teacher and he will probably be the future emperor. Becoming the emperor’s teacher not only reached the peak of his reputation, but the family also had huge benefits.
Yun Qing said: "I'm looking for it." Yuxi said in the letter that Brother Hao, as the heir of their husband and wife, is not just a good teacher. Yuxi's requirements for the husband for Brother Hao, in addition to being knowledgeable and noble, must also have the experience of serving as a third-rank official or above in the imperial court.
Yuxi's request for political experience is also related to the identity of Brother Hao. Brother Hao wants to become a powerful man, not a great Confucian. Those who have served as high-ranking officials will not only have a more keen eye on political affairs, but will also not be too rigid and flexible. The so-called precepts and deeds, having such a teacher will benefit Brother Hao very much.
Yun Qing also agreed with Yuxi's statement. But to meet these three conditions at the same time, this candidate is really hard to find.
Fang Xing said: "Mr. Dong from Yangzhou and Mr. Liu from Suzhou are both learned scholars." The reputation of these two gentlemen is only inferior to that of Zhang and Wang.
Yun Qing didn't say that he wanted to meet, but just nodded and said, "I'll send someone to inquire." If you don't meet Yuxi's conditions, you definitely can't ask.
It is not difficult to find a husband for four sons, but it is not difficult to find a luthier for Liu Er. The Jiangnan style of writing prevails, and the piano, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy, poetry, and poetry are also sought after. Therefore, there are many people who play the piano very well. After the first round of handsome selection, there are still four people left. But Yun Qing only planned to find a teacher for Liu Er, so the four had to go through a competition.
Yu Cong returned home after dealing with the matter at hand. Seeing him, Auntie An said with a smile: "Master is back." After investigation, it was determined that Auntie An and Aunt Huang were not suspicious, and Yun Qing left it alone. But Aunt Huang got her fetal gas because of the fright, and eventually the child did not keep her. Only Aunt An is pregnant, so Aunt An is now the hostess of this mansion.
Yu Cong handed the clothes to the maid, and asked Aunt An, "Is the child behaved today?" After speaking, he reached out and touched Yu Cong's belly.
Auntie An's child is less than three months old, but because Yu Cong is so looking forward to this child, she has to ask twice a day.
Aunt An waited for Yu Cong's hand to be placed on his stomach, pursed her mouth and smiled and said, "The child is very good today."
The two had a short conversation, and Aunt An said: "Master, I heard that the prince is going to find a female husband for the second princess. Is this true?" After the primary election, what did I hear, Aunt An This question is really unqualified, but Yu Cong is not a discerning person.
Yu Cong nodded and said, "It's not looking for a female gentleman, but a luthier. The second princess likes music, and the prince wants to find him who is good at music."
Auntie An held her belly and smiled: "I heard that the prince loves several children very much. It seems that the rumors are true." It is normal to love the children, but for more than ten years, it is worth thinking about. .
Yu Cong didn't think much, looked at Aunt An's belly and said, "Which father will not hurt his children?"
Aunt An hesitated and said, "Master, since we are going to choose a piano master for the second princess, naturally she is looking for the best piano master in Jiangnan, don't you think?"
Although Yu Cong is sincere, he is not stupid: "If you have something to say, you don't need to be circumspect."
Aunt Anniang said softly: "The girl from the Liu Family in Suzhou has reached a level of superb violin art and is honored as a piano immortal. I think it is most appropriate to choose a talent like the girl from the Liu Family as the Master of the Second County."
Yu Cong said: "Qin Xian?" It is no ordinary person to be respected as Qin Xian.
Aunt An hurriedly said: "The Liu Family's reputation is well-known. If the master doesn't believe it, you can send someone to inquire."
Yu Cong's eyes flashed sharply, and he asked, "That's good, why talk to me about the Liu family girl?" Because of Gao Song's matter, Yu Cong's heart was darkened. So he was wary of the concubine's involvement in outside matters.
Auntie An was so scared to take two steps back when she saw Yu Cong's appearance. If it weren't for the maid's help, she was afraid that she would fall to the ground. After recovering, Auntie An's tears fell to the ground.
Maid Min Yue whispered: "Master, my aunt is still pregnant! She can't stand the irritation." Aunt Huang was frightened, and the child didn't have it.
Yu Cong looked at Aunt An's unremarkable belly, his expression relaxed a little. Auntie An already has his child, so she shouldn't have a double heart. Yu Cong said, "You take good care of raising your baby at home. You shouldn't take care of the outside affairs."
Aunt An shed tears and choked sobs: "The second princess is the prince’s heart. If you find a good husband for the second princess and please the prince, wouldn’t it be more important to the prince. I have worked so hard, but also Not for the master, for the child in the stomach..."
What Yu Cong fears most is the woman’s tears. Seeing Aunt An’s pitiful appearance, his heart softens: "Don’t cry, I will send someone to inquire." If you really have such a reputation, I would recommend it to the prince. It's not impossible. Since it is to teach the second princess, it is more convenient for women.
After a few words, the entourage outside said: "Master, the time you have agreed with General Fang is coming soon." He asked Fang Xing to drink together.
Yu Cong really took what Aunty An had said to his heart, and asked the guard Abing next to him the next day.
Soon, Yu Cong knew the details of this girl from the Liu family. The girl from the Liu family comes from the Liu family, a century-old famous family in Suzhou, and she has an extraordinary talent for music since she was a child. At the age of three, he worshipped Mr. Geng, who was the best piano master in the world, who had the honorary title of Qin Sheng, as his teacher. Because of the words of Mr. Geng, the literati esteemed her as a piano immortal.
A Bing said: "When Mr. Geng passed away when he was fifteen years old, the girl from the Liu family kept his filial piety for him for three years. During the girl’s filial piety, her fiancé had another accident and disappeared. His fiancé was from the famous Fu family in Suzhou. The eldest grandson of the second room and the second elder of the Fu family asked the girl of the Liu family to watch the widow, but the Liu family was unwilling, and the two nearly turned each other up against it. Later, the two reached an agreement that the girl of the Liu family should be filial piety for the fiance for three years. In the future, the Liu family girl will not want to marry again." Today's Liu family girl is already a 22-year-old girl.
Yu Cong asked: "Then tell me why the Liu family girl wants to be the husband of the second princess?"
A Bing nodded and said, "General, this Fu family is the home of Fu Minglang, the governor of the West Sea." With Fu Minglang present, the Fu family quickly resigned. It is equivalent to saying that the Fu family has been preserved intact during the war. The Liu family was worried that the Fu family would be a demon, so they wanted their daughter to be Liu Er's husband. With this relationship, the Liu family is safe.
This reason can barely be justified. Yu Cong thought for a while and asked, "Is this big girl from the Liu family really superb?"
A Bing lowered his head and said, "This subordinate doesn't know. But I heard that anyone who has heard Miss Liu's piano sound has nothing but praise, and said that the reverberations have been lingering around the beam for three days." At the end, he was a little slurred. .
Yu Cong nodded and said, "I see."
After two days, Yu Cong finished discussing business with Yun Qing, and casually said: "Master, since I want to find a piano master for the second princess, I must find the best in the world."
Yun Qing said, "What do you say?"
Yu Cong said: "I heard that Miss Liu from the Liu Family in Suzhou is respected as the Qin Xian. If she can be invited to be the master of the second princess, I believe the second princess will be very happy."
Just listen to this title, you know that this year is not too old. Yun Qing frowned and said, "How can this eldest girl from the Liu family, He De, can even bear the title of Qin Xian?" Since he wanted to find a piano master for his daughter, Yun Qing naturally wanted to find the best one. If this big girl from the Liu family is worthy of her name, it is not impossible to ask her, because she is afraid that she will be a thief.
Yu Cong told the news he had inquired: "With so many people's praise, I believe this girl Liu should have real talents." Qin Xian's name can't be sealed casually.
Yun Qing thought for a while and said, "Seeing is believing, hearing is not, let her participate in the competition. If she wins, let her be Mr. Liuer." If even the four of them can't win, it means this Qin Xian. The name is also imaginary.
Yu Cong nodded and said, "This is the best." After the matter was over, Yu Cong didn't mention it to Aunt An.
Unexpectedly to Yu Cong, on the day the girl from the Liu family entered the list of competitions, someone gave Aunt An a small box of golden leaves.
Looking at the golden golden leaves, Aunt An's face showed a satisfied smile: "The Liu family is really trustworthy." I gave one hundred taels of golden leaves before, plus two hundred taels, making a total of three hundred taels.
Aunt An is not a member of the imperial court, and her net worth is very innocent, but she is a person of thought. Although Yu Cong is spoiling her now, she knows that most of them are going to the child in her stomach. In addition, she heard that the lady far away in Gaocheng was very jealous. She was worried that she would not be able to tolerate her by then, so she wanted to save more gold and silver. In this way, once there is a change, there are still these yellow and white things. Yu Cong knew nothing about all this.
What's interesting is that after the four candidates heard that another person had been added, and that this person was a girl from the Liu family, two of them voluntarily retired. The reason why people give up on their own initiative is very simple.
Yun Qing nodded when he heard the news. The four selected were also outstanding among the violinists, allowing two of them to voluntarily retreat, which shows that the Liu family has real talents. But after hearing a few words about this matter, he threw it away. Even if he is selected, he is only the daughter's luthier, and it is not worth his too much thought.
Two days later, Yun Qing received Yuxi's letter. After reading the letter, Yun Qing's expression was a little unsightly: "Sbornian, go call Yu Cong."
After Yu Cong saluted Yun Qing, he asked, "Master, what happened?"
Yun Qing glanced at Yu Cong: "Lin's go to the princess and ask about your concubine." Concubine is a private matter, but Lin also asks Yuxi about this kind of private matter, too ignorant.
When Yu Cong heard this, his face was nervous, and he asked carefully: "What did the princess say?" He hoped that Yuxi would tell Lin about this, but he didn't want Lin to know. This kind of ambivalence cannot be understood by outsiders.
Yun Qing said coldly, "What do you think the princess should say?" The Han family always troubled Yuxi with housework, and Yun Qing was very bored, let alone the Lin family.
Yu Cong knew that Yun Qing was upset, and rushed to accuse him: "It's all the fault of his subordinates, and he didn't take care of his family members."
Yun Qing said: "Xu Wu didn't tell the princess about you taking a concubine in Jiangnan. So when Lin asked the princess, the princess was also at a loss. Now you come and tell me how should I answer the princess?" Although Yu Hee hides well, but Yun Qing knows that Yuxi is still uneasy. This anxiety stems from the fact that there are too many men who have broken their promises and do not keep their promises. On the contrary, there are very few men who can keep their promises. Apart from others, there are many perfidious men around him. Therefore, Yun Qing did not blame Yuxi for his anxiety. But now Yu Cong presented him with a problem. If Yu Cong knew that Yu Cong was taking a concubine in Jiangnan, Yu Cong would think more about it.
Yu Cong lowered his head, and said after a while: "Please don't tell Lin about this matter."
Yun Qing didn't want Yuxi to intervene in Yu Cong's housework: "The Lin family told the princess that if you had a concubine and gave birth to a child in Jiangnan, she would die for you to see. How to solve this problem, you can figure it out! "
Yu Cong's face was a little ugly.
Yun Qing said: "Through self-cultivation to govern the country and the world, your family's affairs are all messed up, how can you bring good soldiers to fight a good battle? This time you return to Gaocheng and settle the family's affairs. If the Lin family really commits suicide, you will live your whole life. They all bear the stigma of being forced to die and have wives." Although anger is indisputable, he does not want Yu Cong to bear such a reputation.
With the comparison, I can realize the importance of having a virtuous and capable wife. Like him, Yuxi takes care of everything at home in an orderly manner, and he has never bothered. Well, the three bear kids are not counted among them.
Yu Cong lowered his head and said: "It is the subordinates who make the prince and the princess worry about it." At this time, Yu Cong resents Lin a little bit. What is wrong with him when he wants his own child? Why should he force him like this? .
Yun Qing sighed and said, "No matter what the Lin family is, you married him back then, and you have to be responsible to her." No matter how much, he doesn't know how to say it.
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