When his son got married, Master Cui became the groom every night.
Thanks to Daoist Master Kong Yunzi's medicine, when the bride sees her parents and worships her ancestors, he can still sit on the head with a red face to be greeted by his sons and daughters.
Three days after the wedding, the uncle Cui Heng did well in his father-in-law's house. Especially when talking about "Three Rites", all the in-depth analysis that Wang Zhuangyuan's private tutoring class has come up with. Hearing his father-in-law nod again and again, he feels that he is a reading seed like his brother.
She is not a talented person, and she is also a serious and promising scholar. This daughter is not married by mistake!
Cui Heng was also very satisfied with his new wife and father-in-law. After returning home, he asked his father: "Yang's family is in Henan, and his father-in-law sees that he is working in Yongping Mansion. He will be appointed in the next nine years, and he does not know where he will be transferred. Follow me in Beijing, and I will leave my family in the future, it is rare to see her again, I want to take her back to my father-in-law's house, and I will come back after staying in Duyue."
In fact, it is common for a son-in-law to live with his father-in-law. Didn't Wang Shouren get married at his father-in-law's house, and only returned to his hometown after marriage? Cui Heng, a talented scholar, stayed with Juren's father-in-law for a few months, followed by reading and seeing how to be an official, which is not a bad thing.
Cui Ju is a father-in-law and doesn't need a daughter-in-law to serve him, so there is no point in forcing them to stay. Thinking of the neglect that Cui Heng had received at the wedding that day, seeing this son was also a little blocked, he waved his hand and said, "I still dare to control you? Willing to stay by the side of my dismissed sinner and serve! Go and tell your grandmother yourself!"
Whether he was angry or resentful, Cui Heng didn't take it to heart, nor would he be too frightened to disobey him just because he said "dismissal sinner".
Ershao Cui happily said goodbye to his grandmother and brother, and took his newlywed wife to Yongping.
The old lady also pointed out that Cui Xie would marry a clan wife in the future, but she was not in a hurry to let the second granddaughter-in-law be the housekeeper.
Cui Xie also felt that it was better for Brother Heng to follow his father-in-law than to follow his biological father. When he heard that he was leaving, he said happily, "Cui Liangdong is in charge of the family affairs, so you don't have to rush back. It's good to get along with Mr. Yang and his son-in-law for a while. Seeing that their officials are doing things, I will choose officials in the future, and with this insight, I will not be in a hurry."
Cui Heng wanted to live at his father-in-law's house for a while just to make his wife happy. When his elder brother reminded him, he felt a sense of responsibility for no reason.
Yes, he is already a talent.
In the future, no matter whether it is to be selected as a candidate, a jinshi, or to donate a supervising student, you will have the opportunity to become an official!
He was still young when his father was an official in the capital, and later he was locked up by his elder brother to study in the capital, and he had never seen where the gate of the government office opened. Now that I'm going back to Yue's house with my wife, wouldn't I just go in and out of the yamen with my father-in-law, and learn to be an official and judge a case
He bowed to thank Cui Xie, packed his things and went to Yongping.
Cui Er took the bride and dowry family to his father-in-law's house, and Cui Xie only went home every day to ask for safety. The family of six has lost three members, and the Cui family's old mansion did not appear to be deserted. Instead, there were constant traffic and horses. It was more lively than when Mr. Cui was still an official in Beijing and Mrs. Xu was in charge of Cui's mansion. It's just that the people who come and go here are no longer Qingliu and celebrities, but some prostitutes and Lehu women who did not dare to call home when Cui Ju was still an official.
Master Cui seems to want to find all the celebrities who have been delayed in the countryside for the past few years. Without Daoist Kong Yunzi persuading him, he also had that gourd of medicinal pills to make the capital, so that the women couldn't leave him, and the concubines in the backyard also followed suit and became jealous, causing the family to be overwhelmed.
Cui He couldn't keep his eyes open at home, so he had to go to his eldest brother and squeezed into the mock examination room with Mr. Li to do the questions.
When Cui Xie came back from work, he saw his little brother, who had always been honest and hardworking, slammed into him, and complained to him with tears and snot on his face: their father was drinking prostitutes and taking golden pills. !
Master Cui can hide the fact that he takes Jindan from others, but he can't hide from the concubines in the backyard. When he was in Qian'an, he couldn't live for a while. Later, he took the Taoist's medicine to regain his strength, but he also listened to the Taoist's advice and was a little restrained. Ever since his second son got married, he didn't know what to do, and he got to the point where the concubines couldn't resist. I don't know how much medicine he took!
After eating like this, wouldn't people be hollowed out
Those young concubines who have no children don't know how to cherish the master, and the biological mother of the brother also pointed him to live for a few more years, so that the son can be close to the top brother for a few more years. She was no longer favored, so she couldn't persuade the master, so she quietly told her son the truth and asked him to ask Cui Xie to take care of her.
After listening to Cui Xie, a look of ridicule flashed in his eyes, he immediately frowned, took out a handkerchief and put it on his brother's face, pressed the young man's thin shoulder and sighed, "Father has reached such an age, he should pay attention to health care, why? Actually... Well, it's not a big deal to listen to some entertainment, but it's just that eating Jindan often will hurt your health. You are too young to understand this, I have to persuade my father! "
He didn't change his clothes, told his younger brother to stay and study, and walked back to the Cui family's mansion neatly dressed in official robes.
The sound of silk and bamboo came out from the main courtyard, and accompanied by the music, there were many women's charming laughter, which made people's ears warm. In the outer courtyard, the housekeepers who were cleaning and planting flowers were all staring in that direction, listening to waves of coquettish whispers, and no longer in the mood to work.
Cui Xie entered the door with a sullen face, and went straight to the main courtyard. There was a momentum in the walk, which scared the family members who had eavesdropped on the master's flirting to avoid him, and lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.
He ignored these servants, walked to the main courtyard, glanced at the prostitutes next to Cui Ju, stepped forward to salute Cui Ju, and said solemnly: "Please ask these women to leave, my son has something to say. Advise my lord."
He was wearing a green and green sixth-grade official robe, he was like a tender willow in early spring, handsome and powerful, and he couldn't look away from those women. Cui Ju managed to enjoy the days when all the girls were adored and admired for a few days. Seeing that this son entered the door, he was immediately put into a situation where he was ignored, and anger rose up in his chest, pointing at him and shouting, "Get out! I never called you, who allowed you to be so presumptuous in front of your father!"
Cui Xie ordered people to drive away all the musicians, and stood in front of Master Cui and persuaded him, "If Master just likes to watch operas and listen to music, I don't persuade him, but I heard people say that Master is actually at night. Taking golden pills at night... This kind of thing is harmful to the body but not beneficial, how can it be used for a long time? The master is the head of the Cui family, and he must be filial to his grandmother, and he must take care of his children. "
The more incapable a man is, the less he can hear others say he can't.
Cui Ju picked up a teapot and smashed it at Cui Xie, roaring, "What nonsense! How could a son arrange me like this! How dare you run... Kneel to the ancestral hall for me!"
Cui Xie turned and left.
He came here to fulfill his son's obligations, so that after Cui Yu's violent death of the pill, there will be a censor who will feel uneasy and impeach him for "Ayi's obedience and injustice to his relatives", knowing that his father takes the golden pill and does not add to it. dissuade.
After showing enough filial piety in front of the servants, he went to the old lady to sue again, and told the old lady to take care of his son, let him cultivate himself at home, and refrain from going out to drink and go out to prostitutes.
After the complaint, he was going to kneel at the ancestral hall, but the old lady hurriedly grabbed him and said angrily, "He still dares to ask you to kneel at the ancestral hall, I think he really should kneel! This unsatisfactory thing is only a few decades old people. Now, to do such a thing, I really don't know how to behave! You sit down and I'll call him over!"
Cui Xie hurriedly got up and thanked him, "How can a son listen to his father's scolding? Grandma, don't be angry, take care of the door, lest those people pester the master."
As a son, he couldn't bear to see his grandmother scold his father, so he could only go home first. But after he persuaded his father in this way, he heard that the old lady disciplined her son severely and did not allow him to do that too much. It's just that she can control the concubine in the yard at home, but she can't control her son to run out, and gradually she can only ignore it.
Until one night more than two months later, the door of Shijiaofu was slammed open with great force, which alerted Cui Xie, who was practicing martial arts in the garden. A steward of the outer court of the Cui family rushed to his upper court with a face full of horror, saying that the master arrived at the concubine's room at night, just took off his clothes and was next to the couch, then fell asleep and never woke up again.
The concubine originally thought he was just asleep, but she didn't want him to vomit up in a drowsy state. She was so frightened that she didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly called for help. At this time, Director Cui had gone to ask for a medical officer, but the family was already in a panic, and he had to go back to preside over it.
Cui Heng went to his father-in-law's house and was reluctant to come back. The old lady was so frightened that he made a fuss. He and brother were only sixteen years old. Call the shots!
It's the medicine that finally kicks in...
Cui Xie knew what to do, so he immediately called someone to prepare the horse, but suddenly there was a knock on the back door by the servant of the Xie family. Send the little ones over to ask the adults. Our two houses are close neighbors, and the affairs of the Cui family are similar to those of the Xie family. We must not be polite when we call you Lord Cui."
Cui Xie resigned a few words and told him to persuade Xie Ying to rest earlier. But he didn't want to just go out with the horse, when he saw Xie Ying riding a horse waiting for him, with a thin smile between his brows, he said warmly, "Brother Cui Xian must have something serious at home, so he came over after the curfew. Knock on the door. Although I can't help you much, I can be close to my friends, how can I know that your family has something to do and still sit at home? "
He also knew what was going to happen tonight, and he had to go to Cui's house to get back the golden pill that Cui Ju had added to the gourd.
Cui Xie's brows and eyes softened, and thanked him with his hands, "My father has a serious illness, and I have few people in my family, and I just need someone to help me. Cui Xie would like to thank brother Xie Gao Yi in advance."
Xie Ying smiled at him, and asked someone to invite the pre-prepared Lang Zhong to ride with him to the Cui Mansion.
The old house of the Cui family is now brightly lit, and Mr. Cui has asked someone to carry it to the main courtyard. The filth between his nose and mouth has been cleaned, but his breathing is still as fine as a gossamer thread. Master Cui didn't know how many medicines he took this night, and he lost his yang energy on his concubine, and was carried by his family back and forth to catch the wind. How could this disease not be serious
The family was in a hurry in the house, but in the big night, they couldn't invite a husband, so they had to work hard. Fortunately, not long after, the medical officer invited by the Xie family came over. Because the city gate was closed early, this time it was not the medical officer Liu that Xie Jia often invited, but a gentleman who came to Wang Wenwen to cut it up. He said that the yang qi was depleted too much, and the bone marrow was exhausted, so he asked Cui Xie to feed him first. Sole ginseng soup brought life back.
After tossing for a long time, the Dushen soup was poured down, and Cui Ju finally woke up, but only woke up, and could no longer speak, let alone get up. The doctor felt his pulse and said, "Although he was rescued, he was only rescued temporarily. I'm afraid it won't get better in the future. Your house should prepare for the funeral first..."
When the old lady heard about this, she only cried out "a sin", asked someone to take money and thanked the medical officer, and asked them not to tell the public about it, and ordered a carriage to send them home. Finally, when I remembered the gourd pill, I had to take it out and throw it away. From then on, Taoist priests were not allowed to come to the door.
When Cui Xie saw someone brought the gourd over, he reached out to stop it, handed it over to Xie Ying, gave him a big gift, and solemnly asked him to go back to check whether it was poisonous, and whether his father's illness had something to do with this golden elixir.
Xie Ying said: "Brother Cui Xian is in the same vein as me. This is my own business, and I must find out clearly! I will try to catch the demon when I look back, and I won't teach him to go unpunished!"
The old lady hurriedly stepped forward to stop them, and shook her head with tears in her eyes: "There is nothing wrong with Daoist Kong Yunzi's elixir, he used to save my son's life, and he used to persuade my son to take less pills and take care of it. It's all because this unworthy son doesn't listen to the immortal's instructions, and uses the golden elixir to treat diseases at a daily price as medicine for those dirty places outside, how can there be nothing wrong..."
A man in his 40s who had read a book and was an official, fell on the belly of his concubine because of overdose. How could such a scandal spread? !
She also has three grandsons who are studying and serving as officials. This son is not ashamed, and the grandson has a face!
The old lady insisted on stopping Xie Ying and asked him to help conceal the cause of Master Cui. After saying a few more words, the person gradually couldn't sit still, leaned on Zhang's mother, closed his eyes and wept. Cui Xie sighed: "My grandmother is not in good health, so I can no longer worry about my father's affairs. Let's go back to rest first. Brother and I have to go to sleep for a while, and I will point to you to serve my grandmother in the future. I will ask for leave for the past two days. My father is sick, I hope my father can hold out until Brother Heng and his wife come back..."
He sent his grandmother and younger brother back to the room, wrote a post to ask for leave from the Hanlin Academy, and then personally sent Xie Ying out. After everyone left, he was the only one who stayed by Cui Ju's side, sent his family to get medicine and money, poured Dushen soup several times a day, and finally became a filial son for a few days.
However, what Cui Ju got was not from yang disorder. Eating Dushen soup could not save the poison of Xuandan. His spirit could improve, but he could not restore his body's decline.
He looked at Cui Xie's family and looked at Cui Xie's face and acted; watched Cui Xie pretend to be a dutiful son to outsiders, but showed no grief in front of him, even with a contemptuous face; watched his second son and younger son being controlled by him Strictly, he only sees him once in the morning and evening; when he sees his mother praising him for giving birth to a good son; when he sees his concubines, they are not very sad about him, and in front of him, he is unabashedly glad that Cui Xie can be the housekeeper. Willing to support them for a lifetime...
And he saw Cui Xie's true face, but he couldn't tell anyone, and he couldn't discipline him. He could only pull up all his strength, his lips parted, and he made a sound that he thought was loud and so weak that he could hardly hear it, and scolded Cui Xie fiercely: "Unfilial son! If you treat your father like this, you will need retribution..."
He only said these few words, and then he gasped for breath, with a feeling of breathlessness and a feeling of annoyance in his chest.
Cui Xie, who was sitting beside the bed, only gave him a strange smile, leaning over to his ear and saying, "Master Cui is joking. No matter how unfilial I am to you, there will be no retribution, because I am not your son. You That filial eldest son who was beaten and scolded by you, as early as twelve years ago, because Xu Shi framed him for hurting your second son Cui Heng, and asked your father to personally order him to be beaten to death."
Cui Ju widened his eyes and looked up in horror. In his eyes, Cui Xie's beautiful face was distorted by pressing too close, only the undulating flesh-colored outline could be seen. in his eyes.
He screamed "Ah" desperately, his face was blue and purple, but his voice was so weak that he could hardly hear it. Cui Xie stood up slightly and looked at his horrified appearance, reached out and stroked his eyelids to hide the fear in his brows, and said coldly, "I'm not your son, and I'm not a horrible ghost, I just experienced a The murder case, I never forget it, I want to seek justice from the murderer for the original owner of this body."