Chapter 1028 Spring Thunder (1)
Chapter 1028 Spring Thunder (Part 1)
Cao Song will not be able to come out of the palace tomorrow morning, and he can't take the woman with unknown future in one night. If her belly is really full of Cao's flesh and blood, wouldn't it be a joke?
It is also difficult to have a strong man with a strong spirit. Although Cao Yong blamed Cao Song, he also understood his behavior. After all, this is different from three hundred years later. For men, three wives and four concubines are the norm, and there is no such thing as loyal to marriage. However, Cao Yong still has to take care of Jinghui's feelings.
Zhaojia's personality is not tempted, and the East Mansion relies entirely on Jinghui to take charge of the family. Cao Yong really doesn't want to have a rift between Cao Song and her husband.
At this moment, the brothers and the two walked to the front yard.
Cao Yong kept silent for a moment, called a servant, and ordered: "Go and call Zhang Yi and his wife over."
Cao Fu was still waiting for his cousin to make an idea and said, "Brother, why don't you go and see him first?"
Cao Yong glanced at him and said, "No, no, don't tell me, have you gone to see me in person?"
Cao Wu said embarrassedly: "The second brother is not here, and the housekeeper dares not make any decisions..."
Although there are several grandchildren in the East Mansion, Cao Song's room has no son. The woman came to the door with a big belly, and I think the housekeeper dare not neglect it at will.
Cao Yong had no intention of meeting him. His elder brother was his father. If he went to meet him, he would make Jinghui feel embarrassed.
He walked to the study, thinking about the distance between Xining and the capital, four or five thousand miles away.
It is difficult for a pregnant woman to take care of her even if she has a mother-in-law. According to common sense, even if she wants to find Cao Song, she should give birth to a child and wait until the child is stronger before embarking on the road.
Now she comes to the door with a big belly, which is contrary to common sense.
Thinking of this, Cao Yong couldn't help but frown.
I can't wait so much, are you afraid that Cao Song would refuse to admit his account without seeing what he saw with his own eyes?
Under what circumstances will Cao Song refuse to admit his conscience?
Prostitution?
Seeing that Cao Yong's face was gloomy, Cao Feng kicked and said, "Or why should I ask the housekeeper to take her to the inn first, and I will talk about it when my second brother comes back tomorrow?"
"How many months have she been pregnant?" Cao Yong asked casually without answering.
"I have a big belly. I don't know how much it is... I just saw her loose clothes and holding her waist while walking. The housekeeper said, I think it's six or seven months..." Cao Feng said.
Seeing that he was speechless, Cao Yong felt it was funny, but he was pushing his days forward in his heart.
It takes more than 4,000 miles from Xining to the capital, and it takes at least two months for women to travel. A pregnant woman will have a stable fetus in three months.
The woman's belly is at least five months old.
"Don't move for the time being. She has a big belly and goes out of Cao's mansion. She falls into the eyes of others. She is afraid she will involve you..." Cao Yong said.
Cao Feng was confused when he heard this, then understood and blushed, "Isn't I the kind of thing that I don't know loyalty or righteousness?"
Taking a concubine during the filial piety period is a sin.
Even if Cao Feng is open-minded, he must take into account that people's words are terrifying and their reputation is dirty. On Cao Song's side, even if he can tell people clearly, when he is visiting prostitutes, he is not during the national mourning period, or when the news is not yet in the northwest, who would sympathize with him and sleep alone? He would mostly say that his virtues are incomplete.
It looked like this, it was the moment of the funeral of the late emperor again.
Thinking of this, the two brothers looked at each other and were worried.
If someone really pays attention to this matter and takes advantage of the issue, Cao Song may not be able to escape.
The atmosphere in the study was a little dull, and I heard footsteps coming from outside the window. It was Zhang Yi and his wife who arrived with the servant.
"Master, Fifth Master!" The couple entered the house and saw Cao Yong and Cao Feng.
Cao Yong waved his hand, called them up, sent the servant down, and then said to Xiyun: "A woman has come to the East Mansion. You go to see the wife for your wife. You have to ask clearly whether it is a good family, how did you know the second master, and when will you be conceived? Along the way, she has to pass many checkpoints. She always has to have a guide issued by the yamen to check it out. Tell him that the Cao family will not receive guests from unknown origins. If you can talk more, talk more and find out her details."
Xiyun listened carefully and wrote down one by one.
Cao Yong said to Zhang Yi again: "You couple have been in Guangzhou for a few years and have seen many people in various provinces. Pay attention to their accents and hear if there are any voice changes. Let's go over here and tell the butler there that I sent you two over."
Zhang Yi replied and took Xiyun down
Regarding Cao Song's future and the reputation of the Cao family, Cao Yong must make complete preparations.
Cao Wu hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, is it necessary to be so troublesome? When the second brother comes back tomorrow morning, will he know everything?"
"Your second brother's temper has always been pity for the weak and his brain is a bit big for a moment, and he may not care about your second sister-in-law. After that, even if you regret it, there will be a rift in the relationship between husband and wife, and it will be difficult to make up for it." Cao Yong said.
Jinghui has a family in name but is actually an orphan. If Cao Song hurts her heart, she will probably not even have someone to cry.
Although Mrs. Jueluo is still alive, she is already ninety years old. Jinghui has always been filial, so how could she make the old lady worry about these?
When Cao Yong mentioned it, Cao Fu also remembered that his sister-in-law's situation was not easy and said, "No matter what the second brother is, I am standing on my second sister-in-law's side."
"First find out the woman's background. If you have indeed served your second brother, you will be placed in a guest room; if you are from a prostitute, you will be able to pick up an empty yard to send it to you." Cao Yong said.
During Cao Yin's lifetime, there was a rule that was set for the family style that he was not allowed to take a prostitute as a concubine.
Not to mention, there are still a few unmarried girls in the East Mansion, so it is even more impossible for prostitutes to enter, which will affect the girls' reputation.
It is not Cao Yong's feudalism, but living in this world, you must abide by the laws of this world.
After hearing what Cao Yong said, Cao Fu also remembered the clan rules formulated by his uncle and said solemnly: "I have neglected this."
Cao Yong was eating tea in a depressed manner and scolded Cao Song half to death.
It seems that people who are about to thirty are still causing a lawsuit from the fans, which makes their brothers worry. What is this?
Cao Fu was thinking of his mother's temper. Even if he didn't like this woman, he would care about the piece of meat in her belly.
Since she learned that her youngest son had a "unspeakable secret", she gave up on taking a concubine for the five-bedroom house. When facing her youngest daughter-in-law, she also cared about her guilt.
In contrast, she focused more and more on Cao Song. As for Tianhu, although she was also her own grandson, she was disliked by her because of her appearance.
The two brothers waited for half an hour before Zhang Yi and his wife came back to report their lives, but their faces were a little strange.
"But what's wrong?" Cao Yong asked when he saw this.
First, Zhang Yi replied: "Master, I have talked with Cangtou. I really have a northwest accent. I also looked at their Lu Yin. I was indeed from Xining, but I didn't call Xining, but came from Ganzhou."
Cao Yong nodded after hearing this.
Yes, the central army began to station in Xining, and later after quelling the rebellion in Tibet, it moved to Ganzhou, which was quite suitable.
But looking at the couple's eagerness to speak, it didn't seem to be fine.
"What's wrong? Is it from the prostitute? Or is there something wrong with the child in his belly?" Cao Yong asked Xiyun.
Xiyun hesitated and replied: "Master, that woman is called Qingxia... said she had been with Prince Ping for six years... Her belly was Prince Ping's flesh and blood..."
When Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help but frown: "Since it's different from the Second Master, how could she find the Cao family?"
"It is said that he was serving the prince for many years and is familiar with the second master. He knows that the second master is the uncle of the prince's mansion... She came to find the second master because she wanted to ask the second master to take her to meet her second aunt..." Xiyun replied.
Cao Yong couldn't help but be furious when he heard this.
If it was a lawsuit caused by his brother, he would still be in a dilemma; since it was the right and wrong caused by Nersu, what else would he worry about?
Cao Feng was also angry and said, "Hmph, if you want to see your second sister, she is worthy of it? Since my brother-in-law didn't take her back to Beijing, there is another placement. Since she came here, she just wanted to find the master. Why do you still want to find the second sister? Do you want to give her an unwilling reputation to her, or do you want to force her to be a 'virtuous' person to accept her into the royal palace..."
It was a bad thing for Nersu. Cao Yong had no intention of dealing with him and ordered Zhang Yi to say, "You go to the Prince Ping's Mansion and tell Prince Ping about this, just say what I said, and ask him to let someone do it yourself."
Cao Jia now has four legitimate sons. The eldest son Fu Peng and the prince Hongli are in good terms. Not to mention the maids taken outside, even if they are granted a concubine from a famous family, they may not be able to shake Cao Jia's status.
Not to mention, Cao Jia was born by Li, and it is more intimate than Nersu and the emperor.
Zhang Yi left in response, and Cao Yong also sent Xiyun away.
At this time, Li sent someone to send them over and ask their brothers to come and have dinner.
Cao Yong sent someone to send a letter to the East Palace, and then bowed back to Lanyuan with Cao.
The Lanyuan room was in the room, Tianyou, Hengsheng, Changsheng, and Tianhui were all there, sitting around Li, looking at Tianbao in her arms, and teaching him to speak.
Chu Yu stood aside and looked at everyone laughing and laughing.
Tianbao is about to be one year old, white and fat, with his mouth open and a few small white teeth exposed, which looks very rare.
Mrs. Li groped at his hair, her face full of love.
Seeing Cao Yong's brothers come in, Tianyou and the others stood up and saw the two of them. Chu Yu is the eldest sister-in-law, and he is considered to have grown up at Cao Fu, so there is no need to avoid it.
Cao Fu was no longer as mentally as before and became more relaxed. He asked Tianyou about taking the exam, and asked about Hengsheng and Changsheng's current coursework. Finally, he did not forget to say to Tianhui: "Your fifth aunt heard that you were learning to train, so she made a few boxes of tricks and said she would send them to you next day."
When Tianhui heard this, she smiled, revealing two dimples, and said, "I'm just looking forward to it, but I'm going to have a good life, thank you Aunt Wu."
When Li heard their uncle and nephew talk about this, he looked up and said to Chu Yu: "I remember that a few years ago, I gave two boxes of collaterals in the palace, which were kept on hold. I asked someone to find them and send them one box to your two sisters in the East Mansion to play with them, and one box to these girls in our mansion."
Cao Feng listened, sat next to Li, pulled her arm like a child, and said with a smile: "My uncle, since you are a good thing, you can't just leave your nephew's wife alone!"
Chapter completed!