Although the incident between Mrs. Xu and Mr. Cui happened in Yunnan, there is no airtight wall in the officialdom, and the news will probably be spread back to Beijing soon.
He has married and established a business, and he has finished the major events in his life. He is not afraid of any rumors. However, there is still a girl in the family who is to be kissed. The most important time is to have a good reputation. If the scandal in Yunnan spreads to the capital, I am afraid that it will make Sister Yun look down on her, and I am afraid it will be even more difficult to choose a good marriage.
He frowned and thought about it for a while, before instructing the person who came to report the news: "You have worked hard on this journey. You went to the accountant to pay the wages and rewards for the past few months, and you all go back to work for two days before going back to work. Remember to instruct Those who came back with you, no one is allowed to spread the matter out, or I will deal with it again - do you know my temper?"
The family almost bowed their bodies into a shrimp, and swore to the heavens: "The little ones are as strict as their mouths are closed, and they will never dare to tell the public about this!"
Cui Xie nodded, the solemn expression on his face did not hold back, turned around and went to the yard where Sister Yun lived, and called the sister out.
Sister Yun is now in charge of internal affairs at home, and she was once a friend of the queen's concubine's boudoir, and she has been rewarded several times in the palace. She now calls Cui Xie a well-bred, well-informed and broad-minded. When she meets people, she is well-mannered and has a graceful attitude, not much worse than those of the young ladies of the princely mansion.
It's just that he is still a little young. In Cui Xie's opinion, it would be better if he could wait another two years to get married.
But Senator Cui and the Xu family had a quarrel in Yunnan. One day the news came back to Beijing, and the people in Beijing would dig out the old story of Xu's breaking the law, and his sister would not be able to marry. If you want to minimize the impact of this incident, you can only rush to marry your sister, and any scandals in her parents' family in the future will not be implicated in the reputation of the married daughter.
He looked at his sister and sighed deeply, so much that the little girl thought she had made a mistake, so she quickly looked down and looked at him with a blessing: "What's the matter with my brother calling my sister here?"
Another embarrassing thing happened at home...
This kind of thing is hidden from outsiders but not from his family, so he told Sister Yun without reservation, and asked her: "I'm afraid this matter will be spread to Beijing soon, so I want to take advantage of the fact that outsiders don't know about it yet. Arranged your marriage. What do you think?"
If my sister really doesn't want to get married so early, then wait for another three to five years, and when there is enough commotion over there, the people of Beijing will forget about the sinful couple of the Cui family.
But Sister Yun called his straightforwardness to blushed, lowered her head and whispered, "It's all up to my brother."
This answer has the feeling of a TV series... That's a promise!
After deciding on Sister Yun's marriage, he had to tell Cui Heng the news—it was his biological mother who slapped his father in the face in Yunnan. If this matter was reported back to Beijing, it would have the greatest impact on him, and he had to be told.
He called Cui Heng into the yard at night, and repeated what the family had said, telling him to prepare himself not to be affected by the rumors outside.
After hearing this, Cui Heng was dumbfounded, his eyes were red with anxiety, and he clenched his fists and said, "How can she, how can she be like this, how can she be a concubine! Why doesn't she come back! How can she... I can support her? She, I've decided to support her in the future, why she doesn't want me anymore, just don't care about me... "
After all, he is not a stoic person, so he cried and fell into his elder brother's arms, rubbing the snot and tears from Cui Xieyi's chest.
Cui Xie didn't understand his youthful self-esteem, pushed him to the bedside, held his chin and said, "Xu Niangzi is no longer your mother, she was abandoned by her father long ago, she is a free person, and she wants to marry. People can marry naturally."
"You..." Cui Heng was stunned by his deviant words, and wanted to ask him if he was happy to see Madam Xu marry, to see him humiliated, and to become a person who his parents didn't want.
But Cui Xie held him down with one hand, and taught a cruel lesson: "Xu Niangzi once framed me, I have reason to blame her, but how can you blame her for marrying outside? If she can make trouble with her father, can't she go back to Beijing? Come to make trouble with us? She is willing to marry in a desolate place in Yunnan, except because her father refuses to accept her back home, and she has grievances in her heart, most of it is for you—
"If you have such a crime and you are surrounded by Hugh's mother, you will definitely have a bad reputation, and it will be difficult to gain fame. And she is far away from the outside world, and if she doesn't come back for a lifetime, you will have nothing to do with her, and her reputation will not affect you. It's a bright future! This is the decision she made for you, and you should understand and be considerate, don't make her work hard and pay for it."
Cui Heng asked him to hold down and persuade him for a long time, and finally understood Xu's true meaning, and couldn't help falling into bed and crying.
Cui Xie was not a psychologist either, so he didn't care what kind of blow his heart suffered. He just patted him on the back and said, "This is an adult matter. You are still young, so you don't need to think about it. If you really miss Xu Niangzi in the future. , you can also go and see her, but don't disturb her too much. After all, she is already a member of someone else's family in etiquette. Although you and her are mother and son, you should also consider her husband's family. "
After explaining to Cui Heng, he went back to the study to find the information about his future son-in-law that he had chosen thousands of days ago, and then he was busy with Sister Yun's marriage.
Most of the candidates he picked were locals in the capital, and it would be better if they got married in the future, so that they could take care of their parents. The fathers and brothers of these young people are some of his classmates in Guozijian, some are the same year he was recruited as a jinshi, and there are three young talents recommended by fellow villagers. They are all reliable people.
Sister Yun was too embarrassed to pick, so he showed the old lady and Mr. Song the information he had collected these days, and asked them to help pick people.
Mr. Song chose most of the children of the scholarly family. The old lady had the intention of marrying her granddaughter back to her hometown, but she felt that Beijing was near and it was easy to be taken care of by her elder brother, so she hesitated. The two flipped through the pile of documents that looked like modern resumes, picked them for a few days, and finally only selected five people who they liked and returned them to Cui Xie.
He looked at the names and family backgrounds one by one, flicked the paper, and said with a smile: "These people have good family backgrounds, and they are all Confucian scholars who can read. Just to get married, my temperament is more important, I will go to ask for your thanks. Help to inquire about their temperament and character, and pick a reliable one for Sister Yun."
Pick one... The bad things about the couple are reported back to Beijing, and they won't look down on Sister Yun's family because of this.
Mrs. Xie's cousin and nephew finally entered Beijing at the end of this spring, occupying the original Xie mansion. Xie Ying moved to the garden two blocks away from Cui's house, which made it easier to come and go. The family he used to be used to didn't bring them here. Even an old butler who had watched him grow up from a young age ran away from time to time. He occasionally came to take care of him, and his main focus was on taking care of the new wife and young master who came to Beijing.
When Cui Xie passed by, he just caught up with the old steward and came over to report to him that Xie Bin entered the martial arts school.
However, when the big thing came to Cui Hanlin, it had to be delayed. Xie Ying asked the old man to stay in the guest house in advance, and arranged for someone to bring refreshments to serve Cui Hanlin in person.
He was in Zhenfusi, the fastest place for news in this country, before Cui Xie knew about his parents. When I saw him, I hesitated to speak, and some were reluctant to smear his ears with these filthy things, but I was afraid that the later he knew, the more passive he would become. I got into some trouble, I'm afraid his official voice is not very good... "
Not only the official's voice is not good, but also the voice of their family is not very good. Cui Xie smiled wryly: "I already know about this. I'm here to find my elder brother because I'm afraid that the matter over there will be spread back to Beijing, which will make it difficult for my sister to get married, and I want to choose a responsible husband for her as soon as possible. "
He was no longer polite to Xie Ying, and put forward the character information picked out by his grandmother and female husband, and said, "I want to ask my brother to help me check the temperament of these people, so I can ask someone to be a matchmaker."
If Mr. Li does not observe filial piety, it is most appropriate to ask Mrs. Zhu to help introduce the object. It's a pity that Mrs. Zhu can't participate in such a happy event now, so he has to do it himself, and invite Xie Qian, Yang Tinghe or Wang Zhuangyuan and other bigwigs to be matchmakers.
With his elder brother and a senior official of the Hanlin Academy as a matchmaker, it is estimated that Sister Yun can add some points to the marriage market.
Xie Ying walked to him, held him in her arms, caressed the back of his head and said in a low voice, "What else are you asking me to say? Isn't your sister my sister? If my sister is suitable, let's be brothers. Of course, I want to choose the best family for her, and I still have to add makeup to her."
Cui Xie put his arms around his waist, buried his face in the slippery silk shirt, felt his body temperature through the thin summer clothes, and showed a tired smile: "When I marry my sister, I will have it too. Here's a great gift for you, guaranteed to be something fun like you've never seen before."
Xie Ying said with a smile: "Even you have given me, what gift do I need? You are busy with official business these days, and you have to manage your younger sister's marriage, and see how thin everyone is. If you have time, don't worry about any big gifts. Now, get some sleep."
It's time to go to bed, but instead of going home, I used the yard of Xie's family to talk to Brother Xie about his sister's marriage in candle night.
Cui Xiuzhuan clasped his hands a little tighter, and said with half-closed eyes, "Sister Yun's marriage can't be fixed in one day, how can I, as a big brother, fall asleep at ease? Brother Xie and I are close friends, and the friendship that goes into the room, Naturally, you have to take care of my family affairs as your own, so tell me tonight about some talented children in Beijing who are worthy of a sister-in-law?"
Xie Zhen took care of Cui Hanlin's urgency, and did not hesitate to stay with him all night to help him find out which son-in-law was suitable for his son-in-law.
The old steward of the Xie family also listened to a few words, but he couldn't hear them all, and asked him quietly afterward: "Could it be that Master Cui wants to marry his younger sister to the master? Then marry him if you should! With the appearance of your lord, his sister must be a stunning beauty, and she is worthy of a hero like the master! You have to repay the three old grandfather's family, and in the future, it's enough to help the young master more. You can't really not marry him for the rest of your life, right? "
No, not for him. Now it is for the uncle in your heart not to marry.
Xie Ying lowered his head and smiled, and said, "Cui's family is from a scholarly family, so how could they marry their daughter to a military household? He picked out a few men who could be his sister-in-law and asked me to help him check the man's behavior and character. Don't mention my marriage in our family in the future, lest their mother and son feel resentful when they hear it."
The old steward felt uncomfortable for him, sighed and said, "You good men, why are you so lucky that you can't get married because of your family? That's all... Well, it's not that my old man is not kind, but now there is a Cui It’s better for Hanlin to accompany you to live alone than everyone has a family and you are alone.”
Xie Ying remained silent, and went back to study several future sister-in-laws that Cui Xie picked out.
It was inconvenient for him to investigate in the Zhenfu Division himself, so he entrusted a few thousand and deputy thousand households who were close to each other. When patrolling the city, he stopped by to see where those people often go, who they associate with, and whether there is any evil of eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, etc. Row.
After several investigations, we screened out two who were not good at reading and who liked to secretly go to weathered occasions. Only the last three candidates were handed over to Cui Xie: one was an old neighbor of the Cui family, who had followed Cui Xie's true mentorship. Mr. Lin's An Tongsheng, one is the younger brother of Cui Xie's classmate Yue Lin in Guozijian, and the other is Cui Xie's nephew of Wang Jinshi in the same year.
Cui Xie took the time to find two fellow villagers to ask about An Tongsheng's situation, and then went to peep at the remaining two in person, painted a portrait and went back to Sister Yun to see, and asked her to pick out the one she liked.
Sister Yun was so embarrassed that she could barely speak, but she still accurately reached out to the most handsome one—the nephew of Wang Zuo in the same year.
Well, it's his sister, her own.
Cui Xie rolled up the portrait and went to ask for a matchmaker.
If it was left before Yin Ge returned to his hometown, their marriage would have been decided by a mentor, and there was nothing that could not be done, but now they can only ask Teacher Li to help with the words, and ask the seniors to be matchmakers at the Hanlin Academy.
Cui Xiuzhuan couldn't get married, and marrying a girl was considered a major event in his life. How could the seniors ignore it? Even Xu Xueshi, the head of the academy, rarely let them go. Many people who volunteered to be big matchmakers left the ya early, and went to the house of Wang Zuo, who was an ambassador in the Ministry of Industry, on behalf of Cui Xie.
In fact, Wang Zuo didn't know these prime ministers at all, and he didn't even realize that he suddenly had an old story that made them look at it. Seeing a few adults were quite restrained, they welcomed everyone into the house and ordered tea. Say what is good.
Xie Qian smiled and said, "I wonder if Ambassador Wang has a nephew with a single name? Maybe not!
A girl who is a champion... smashed into their house in vain, and the matchmakers were still the prime minister of the Hanlin, the teacher of the emperor, Wang Zuo asked in a daze: "Cui Zhuangyuan has a noble family and has a promising future, so naturally some of his younger sisters are begging for marriage. , how did you choose my nephew?"
Yang Tinghe said with a smile: "It was his brother who saw you and wanted to marry his sister to Wang Da's family. But their daughter's family can't take the initiative to ask for marriage, so they asked us to send you a message. If your family is interested, you can send a matchmaker to the door. That's it."
Intentionally, intentionally! It's a pity that he didn't marry his son, so he had to tell his elder brother and sister-in-law that if he had such a big son, he would have to marry Cui Xie without saying a word!
Several adults talked about the classics of science for a while, and drank enough tea from the matchmaker before talking and laughing and leaving together. Wang Zuo escorted them outside the gate, and when he got home, he hurried to the upper courtyard where the eldest brother lived. When he entered the door, he grabbed his brother's robe and shouted, "Brother, my brother has a good marriage and I want to say that I will become a nephew with my son!"
His eldest brother and nephew were almost frightened by his excitement, but Wang Zuo ignored his appearance and stopped panting, saying, "I want to ask for the sisters of Cui Xie, Cui Xie, Cui and Zhong, the top-ranking scholar of the current division, for my nephew, and I hope eldest brother will allow me !" Without waiting for the eldest brother to ask anything, he said directly to the young and handsome nephew: "Cui Zhuangyuan was born with ice and jade, and my nephew is a perfect match!"
The eldest brother of the Wang family looked straight at his younger brother, and after thinking for a while, he finally came to a clear conclusion - Cui Zhuangyuan was born with a clear and jade-like appearance, so his younger sister is also good-looking.
Although the Wang family knew about the big drama that the lady of the Cui family made, but that lady was abandoned long ago, and now there is Cui Xie, the favored head of the Hanlin, the situation is not the same as before. The Wang family discussed this matter several times, and Wang Zuo was so anxious that Wang Zuo secretly brought his father and brother to see the Cui family's eldest brother.
Cui Xie was not at home during the day, and the old lady and Mr. Song hosted the matchmaker together. In fact, the old lady still wanted to write a letter to her son and ask him to be the master, but Cui Xie was afraid that the night would have too many dreams, so she lied to her that the bachelor in charge of the Hanlin Academy took the initiative to match. If he did not agree, his future might be hindered.
He persuaded the old lady: Anyway, this is a good marriage. The grandparents are the masters of the family, and the father can't disagree.
The old lady didn't know the affairs of the imperial court, but she remembered that her son was sent to Yunnan only because he didn't have a good clerk, for fear that his eldest grandson would follow in his son's footsteps. So when the matchmaker came, she decided on behalf of her son and set up a marriage for her granddaughter that should have been decided by her parents.
When Sister Yun's aunt heard this, she hugged her daughter in the backyard and cried with joy: "My son, I've always been worried that you have asked your wife to use it as a favor, like a charming sister, but now I'm relieved! Your brother is not the one who sells your sister. , my son will depend on him for the rest of his life..."