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Huang Zu said goodbye and left. He would also rush back to Jiangxia overnight tonight. Cai Mao also breathed a light sigh. Although the overall situation of Jiangxia has been decided, there are still some details that are far from over, that is, Huang Yong's handling of the injury of Liu Cong.

It should be said that this is a hidden danger. If it is not handled properly, the conflict between Liu Biao and Huang Zu will break out sooner or later, but Cai Mao was not sure what to do, and Liu Biao would not mention this at all.

But this matter also affects the Cai family's vital interests. Today, Liu Biao has hinted that he is willing to continue to talk about the marriage between Liu and Cai families.

It was Liu Biao's suggestion that Cai Mao's enthusiasm for Huang Zu's affairs slightly subsided, and he was not too persistent in Huang Zu's Jiangxia negotiations. After all, Huang Zu's interests are still different from those of the Cai family.

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Her daughter Cai Shaoyu appeared at the door, her face pale. Today she went to visit Liu Cong, but she was unable to see him, which made her feel a little unhappy. She didn't know why Liu Cong didn't see her. Could it be that the rumors outside were true? He was beaten and became a useless person.

Cai Shaoyu is fifteen years old this year. She doesn't understand what it means to be a useless person.

Cai Mao smiled and said, "Dad comes in and has something to talk to you."

Cai Shaoyu walked in and looked at her father timidly. She heard that her father was in a bad mood and felt a little scared.

Cai Mao sat down and smiled at his daughter, "Today I talked about your marriage with the Zhou Mu. I thought, since both families agree, it would be better to get married early, so my father would like to ask you what you think."

Cai Shaoyu lowered her head, and after a while, she whispered: "Who does the marriage my father mean?"

Cai Mao was stunned, and then he remembered that there was another Liu Jing who had never made any official statement. Cai Mao smiled gently and said, "Of course I won't let you marry Liu Jing, I must marry Mr. Cong. You have grown up together since you were young, and now your wish is fulfilled. Are you not happy?"

Cai Shaoyu still didn't look up. Although she was willing to marry Liu Cong, she found that her enthusiasm for Liu Cong was a little weak in the past few months, and that Liu Jing didn't seem to be as annoying as before. After a deeper understanding, she found that he had another kind of male charm, but Liu Cong didn't have his charm.

But she still likes Liu Cong a little more. After all, she grew up together since childhood. There is a kind of family affection between them that ordinary people cannot replace, but she was a little worried about those rumors.

"Of course, the father is the decision of his daughter's marriage."

Cai Mao was so smart. When his daughter hesitated a little, he guessed his daughter’s thoughts and explained with a smile: “You don’t have to think too much. The rumors outside are not credible. Nine out of ten sentences are exaggerated. It is true that Mr. Cong was injured, but Zhang Jin also said that he was only slightly injured and could recover after recuperation for half a year, which would not affect your marriage.”

"Why is my father in a hurry to get married?"

Cai Mao sighed and said earnestly: "I don't hide it from you. In recent months, Liu Biao has begun to suppress the Jingzhou family. Now he mainly suppresses Huang Zu, so in order to appease the Cai family, he mentioned the marriage. I am also worried that Liu Biao will turn around and suppress the Cai family in the future. Liu Qi has married the Kuai family. For the benefit of the Cai family, I think it's better to decide this marriage as soon as possible, which is beneficial to the family. Your aunt also means this. Taking advantage of Liu Biao's reluctance to decide on the marriage first, because he is afraid that he will regret it in the future, and the marriage will not be possible."

In order to appease his daughter, Cai Mao promised her that the Cai family would fully support Liu Cong to obtain a throne and inherit the great cause of Jingzhou. After repeated persuasion, Cai Shaoyu finally nodded and agreed, "If it is for the benefit of the family, her daughter is willing to accept this marriage."

Cai Shaoyu bowed and said goodbye. Cai Mao looked at his daughter's back, and the smile on his face couldn't help but feel bitter. He sighed softly. For the sake of family interests, he could only aggrieved his daughter first.

Liu Biao has a lot of business today. Until dark, he returned to his mansion. He came to his study. His wife, Mrs. Cai, brought in a bowl of ginseng tea. She asked with concern: "I have prepared the kitchen before the general has eaten."

Liu Biao shook his head, "No, I have used supper in the state yamen, I just want to rest early."

Mrs. Cai hurriedly stepped forward and took off her outer robe, and asked with a smile: "I heard that Jing'er is back, why don't the general bring him back to have a gathering?"

Liu Biao turned around and looked at her strangely. She had always been disgusted with Jing'er. How did she think of asking him to come back for dinner today? When she changed her mind, Liu Biao suddenly realized that it must be because she knew the marriage consensus reached between her and Cai Mao, that she would be so happy.

Liu Biao guessed correctly. Liu Biao reached a marriage consensus with Cai Mao in the afternoon. Cai Mao immediately sent someone to notify Mrs. Cai. Mrs. Cai was overjoyed, and a big stone that had been lying in her heart finally landed on the ground.

However, Shaoyu will marry Liu Cong, so she will not let Mrs. Cai and Liu Jing smile and lose their grudges. Her hatred for Liu Jing is not just a marriage between Liu and Cai.

She asked Liu Cong to come with a deep intention. She wanted to expose his relationship with the daughter of the Tao family in front of her husband, and make her husband angry with her nephew. It would be better that Liu Jing had a stubborn temper at the same time and contradicted his uncle. Such a scene must be very interesting.

It's a pity that Liu Jing didn't come, which made her feel a little disappointed

But Liu Biao could not understand his wife's delicate thoughts. He always thought that his wife and nephew had a bad relationship because of the marriage between Liu and Cai. Now that this obstacle has been eliminated, their aunt and nephew naturally have a reconciliation, so his wife asked her why she didn't come to reunite.

Liu Biao felt comforted in his heart, held his wife's tender hand with both hands, and said with a smile: "We should care more about ourselves, don't worry about younger generations."

Mrs. Cai understood what her husband meant, shyly lowered her head and whispered: "General, I want another child."

Liu Biao and his wife were married after a long separation. They did a loving thing that night. However, Liu Biao was old and no longer had the strength and energy of a young man. In less than a cup of tea, he turned off his wife in panting and gasping heavily.

Mrs. Cai sighed quietly, touched her clothes and put them on, blew out the candle, turned sideways, without saying a word, Liu Biao felt extremely guilty. He hugged his wife from behind and smiled, "Are you angry?"

"After working hard, I shouldn't indulge myself so much today. It's nothing, rest early," Mrs. Cai said resentfully.

Liu Biao knew his fault. He was old and no longer as brave as he used to be. He felt guilty and annoyed in his heart. He lay on the bed without saying a word for a long time. Neither of them spoke. After a moment, Liu Biao changed the topic and smiled: "I thought about you actually caring about Jing'er again, which really made me feel very relieved."

"In your heart, I'm afraid I'm a stepmother who is unforgivable, and an aunt who is very vicious to my nephew." Mrs. Cai said angrily

Liu Biao hugged his wife and coaxed her thousands of times, swearing that she didn't have this idea. Then Mrs. Cai turned her worries into joy and said coquettishly: "You know now that my heart is not bad."

"Of course your heart is not bad. Although sometimes it is a little bit slim, it's still very good."

Liu Biao smiled slightly: "It's rare that you care so much about him. I originally wanted him to come, but I was worried that you two would not get along well, so I didn't call him in the end. I would have known that he would have come."

Mrs. Cai turned around and snuggled into her husband's arms and said, "This is the general's fault. Is my heart so narrow? After all, he is a junior. I just hope he is polite and sensible, and marry another daughter from a famous family as his wife.

Speaking of marriage, Jing'er is also seventeen years old. The general should care more about his marriage. His father is not here, so naturally the general will make the decision, so as not to make the young man impulsive. When he comes back with a businessman's daughter, it will have a bad impact on the general's reputation. I am actually worried about the general's reputation."

Mrs. Cai's words touched Liu Biao's thoughts. He originally planned to ask his nephew today about the Tao family, but his nephew talked about Jiangdong's filial piety, and he forgot about it. Liu Biao pondered for a moment and said, "I don't think he would be so confused. Without my consent, he married the daughter of the Tao family without authorization."

Mrs. Cai sighed, "General, I don't want to wipe out the general's enthusiasm, but the general also came from young people. Young people often get hot and do whatever they want for the woman they like. Isn't the general still clear?

I heard that the daughter of the Tao family is as beautiful as a fairy, no less than Erqiao of the Eastern Wu. Even Cong'er and Huang Yong were crazy about it. However, Jing'er is also a person with unruly etiquette and law. He is very likely to marry Tao's wife. General. This is my loyal advice."

Liu Biao thought that his nephew was indeed a person with unruly etiquette and law. If he really married the daughter of a businessman, it would be embarrassing to himself. Liu Biao pondered for a while and asked his wife, "What should I do in your opinion?"

Mrs. Cai was waiting for this sentence. She narrowed her eyes and smiled: "The general might as well use the trick of cutting off the firewood from the cauldron, so that he could not marry the daughter of the Tao family."

"What kind of plan is to remove firewood from the cauldron?" Liu Biao asked in confusion.

"General, what I mean is the same as yesterday. I'd rather let Cong'er marry the daughter of the Tao family as a concubine. In this way, it can block the mouths of outsiders and also let Cong'er concentrate on studying. The most important thing is that without the daughter of the Tao family, Jing'er will naturally have no idea and will no longer do stupid things. If he marry the daughter of a businessman as his wife."

At this time, Liu Biao had another thought. He had long ignored any emotional factors. In his eyes, marriage was just a combination of interests. The marriage between the nephew and the Tao family could obtain the support of the Tao family's money and grain, which was not conducive to his control over the nephew. Only by letting the nephew rely on himself in money and grain, would he be honest in keeping Chaisang for himself.

The wife is right. Marrying Tao Nu to her son as a concubine can break the idea of ​​being a nephew, and on the other hand, it can also break his self-reliance.

Thinking of this, Liu Biao said to himself: "But how to convince the Tao family?"

Mrs. Cai raised her eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly: "Hmph, marrying her daughter to Zhou Muzhi as a concubine. This is a blessing for the Tao family. Do they disagree? Besides, Cong'er is injured, and their Tao family also has a great responsibility. Do they still have room for bargaining?"

Liu Biao nodded slowly. The Tao family is rich and marriage with the Tao family is also beneficial for him to obtain enough military funds and food. It can be said that he kills two birds with one stone. He hugged his wife in his arms, "I understand this. I will write a letter to Tao Sheng, asking him to send his daughter to Xiangyang, and let Cong's wife and concubine marry together."

"What if the Tao family doesn't agree?" Mrs. Cai asked afterwards

"If the Tao family dares not agree, I will hold them accountable for their poor care," Liu Biao said coldly.
Chapter completed!