324. The Twelve of Beichang Travel
The flowers and trees are lush and the courtyard is deep.
It was the summer of July, and the scorching sun was like fire. Even the cicadas on the trees were listless. They lost the interest of chanting. They were lying in the shade of green leaves, quietly passing away the hot summer.
In the small bedroom with exquisite decorations, a rich old mahogany couch is sitting north and south facing, with a jade-colored ice mat on it. A beautiful woman leans lazily and lying lightly with her clothes in her clothes. A maid in green shirt kneels on her feet, dozing off while gently pounding her legs.
It was summer day. In this small bedroom, not only did it feel a little bit of heat, but it was soaked in the coolness. With the quiet and elegant fragrance in the room, all kinds of comfort and pleasantness can be lived in by gods.
The curtains moved gently, and a nine-year-old maid wearing a yellow skirt with her hair draped on her hair and walked in gently. The maid in the green shirt was sleepy and unaware of it. The maid in the yellow skirt was pressing her shoulder with one hand. The maid in the green shirt woke up, and looked back, curled up her bright eyes and smiled silently and sweetly.
The maid in the yellow skirt lowered her voice and replied softly, "Madam Huang is here."
The pretty woman obviously didn't fall asleep. She opened her eyes lazily and blamed her with a smile, "You girl is really, Madam Huang is your grandmother, and she also calls Madam Huang."
Huang Li smiled and said, "In front of my wife, I dare not break the rules." She stepped forward and served the pretty woman and stood up.
The maid outside the door heard the movement inside and quickly raised the curtain to invite Madam Huang to come in. Madam Huang put a two-double golden hairpin on her head and was wearing a silk dress. She looked like a decent old servant. Before she could salute, the pretty woman waved her hand, "Madam, don't be too polite, sit down."
Madam Huang still felt blessed and lowered her voice, "Madam, it's not old."
The pretty woman curled her lips and snorted in her throat, "When is it? What does it have to do with me? People have said tremblingly, "If you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather, but I am not abused him? Why should I go too much trouble? Let people think that my stepmother is so vicious, and even if you jump to the Yellow River, you can't wash it out!"
After hearing the complaint quietly, Madam Huang still advised quietly, "The old man is in a good manner, and what he said is true. It is because he is unrestrained and disrespectful to his wife. The master is annoyed him. Isn't this a lesson? But the old slave thought carefully that the wife is an elder, as the saying goes, "Adults don't care about villains, but mothers and sons have no overnight revenge. The wife is the legitimate mother. The old man calls you "Madam, your son, can the wife really care about him as a child? Besides, for the sake of the old lady, he just thinks that she is filial."
"Forget it." The pretty woman's face relaxed slightly, "What kind of family style is our Luo family? I have been taught by my parents since I was a child. Do you really care about him and his eldest and half-old sons? It's just that stepmother is difficult and you must suffer some grievances. Have I suffered less in the past few years? Not much more. When is the time now?"
Madam Huang reported, "It's not too early. I've been going to inquire. The ancestral hall is crying and howling. It's really a harsh blow to me."
Luo smiled, and felt a little happy in his heart, and said angrily, "Our master, I am so strict. Fortunately, Brother Xia is a worry-free person. Okay, the old lady is going to sleep at noon this time, so don't bother the old man. It's said that they come in to serve me to wash up, so I'll plead for the old man."
Madam Huang flattered, "The wife is so broad-minded that no one can match."
Luo sighed, "Who dares not be broad-minded as a stepmother."
Luo was born in a scholarly family, and his father was the Minister of Rites. He was a scholarly lady. How could he be the second wife for Lord Tang? He also started with a grand event in this era - the Spring Examination.
The Dafeng Dynasty emphasized the imperial examination the most. All the senior officials in the six central departments of the court were from imperial examinations. If you like something from the superiors, you will be even more likely to be inferiors. The emperor loved talented men, and the common men and women also favored talented men. Therefore, after the spring examination every year, the new Jinshi became a popular marriage match. Every time the three lists of the spring examinations were released, except for the new Jinshi with unique backgrounds, the rest were robbed - to be the groom.
When Luo was fifteen years old, he caught up with the Spring Festival. His father was still low at the time and his servants were not capable. He had robbed a three-ranked Jinshi and thought it would be fine. As a result, before he had transported the Jinshi to the Luo family, he was robbed and failed to get married on the 15th day.
Luo's mother was born into a general. At that time, Luo's grandfather took action personally and snatched Luo's father, Mr. Luo, and gave him his daughter a husband. Luo's mother got the sweetness of robbing her son-in-law and was determined to steal a good fortune for her daughter. That year, the Jinshi and others were robbed and reconciled. Luo's mother decided that her daughter was not old anyway, so she just waited for another three years.
Finally, when Luo was eighteen years old, he caught up with the imperial examination again. This time, Mr. Luo was promoted to the third-rank minister and was more capable of taking advantage of it. Luo's mother borrowed dozens of strong soldiers from her parents' home. As soon as the gold list was released, Luo's mother led the team and snatched Tang's son-in-law back home.
It is really unsightly to say that Lord Tang’s appearance was only twenty-two years old at that time. He was in his youth and was six feet and three inches long (one foot is about 30cm), long eyebrows, phoenix eyes, a high nose, wide mouth, and a great husband-like spirit.
Moreover, Lord Tang’s ranking in the spring exam is also good, and the second list is passed down.
If you count it carefully, it is better than Lord Luo's ranking back then.
Luo's mother was completely wise and quick-witted. She snatched people and ran away. She repelled six or seven disasters in the middle. After a lot of hardships, she kidnapped Lord Tang back home. She treated each other with good tea and water, and asked each other with kind words, mainly about her marital status.
Xiao Tang Jinshi drank good tea and told him frankly, "He was born in a humble background, and he had an old mother and young son, and a wife with a scattered wife."
When Luo's mother heard this, she was shocked. She really fell in love with this young and handsome little Tang Jinshi, who was a son-in-law for her daughter. When she caught her son-in-law, she saw that she was young and handsome, and she thought she had never married at home. Who knew that she had even a son?
Luo's mother was so upset that she was so upset. Then, Luo's mother played a trick. She sighed, "I really admire the handsome man. I don't want to have a good chance, it's a pity." While sighing, she took refuge in the small hall.
Then, with Luo's mother's suggestion, the decent nanny around Luo's mother, Madam Huang, appeared. Madam Huang took the opportunity to talk about family matters with Lord Tang, and then went from being a good match for a good wife, a good horse and a good saddle. In short, one sentence: Lord Tang, would you like to divorce your wife? If you want to divorce your wife, our master and wife are happy to give up the pearl in your hand!
After hearing Madam Huang's kind words, Xiao Tang Jinshi finished drinking three cups of good tea, gently placed the blue and white porcelain cups on his hand, brushed his soap cloth robe on his body, and said warmly, "If you abandon your wife who is rich and noble now, you will abandon your wife because of wealth and honor in the future. Tang has been reading the books of sages since he was a child, and he dared not do such an unrighteous man. Your mansion prefers it, and the young man is grateful." Shi Shiran stood up and said goodbye.
Madam Huang reported the words of Xiao Tang Jinshi, Luo's mother. The regret of losing a good son-in-law was like the chilling breeze in March. Her eyes were sore and she wiped her eyes and said, "What a rare good child. How could she have no chance to be with your girl! Seeing Xiao Tang Jinshi's simple clothes, he is now a person with status. Although he has no chance to be with our family, he is abrupt. He is similar to his size. He has two sets of eldest brothers and has not put on new clothes to give to Xiao Tang Jinshi. He said that he is talented and has a higher character than talent. Please do not accept it, don't want to see him."
Madam Huang's face froze slightly and said, "Madam, Xiao Tang Jinshi has said goodbye."
Luo's mother was angry, "This child is going so fast, be careful to be robbed if he goes out." She had to give up.
There is a reason why Xiao Tang's Jinshi left quickly. The Luo family's tea is really good. Xiao Tang's Jinshi was born in poverty and had never drunk such fragrant tea. He forgot about his love and drank a few more cups.
If you drink too much tea, you will inevitably need that.
The Jinshi of the Little Tang wanted to save face, especially when Madam Huang held his tender hand and said that the mouth was flying. It was really hard for Xiao Tang to ask for a trip to go to the toilet. So, until Madam Huang said that the Jinshi of the Little Tang immediately refused the Luo family and rushed out of the Luo Mansion. Walking out of the alley of the Luo Mansion, and going to the street to search for a secluded corner, Xiao Tang lifted up his clothes and smoothly solved one of the three urgent problems.
Unexpectedly, the Jinshi of Xiao Tang had just been smooth, and before he could tie the belt, a sack fell from the sky, so Xiao Tang was snatched the second time.
It is said that Xiao Tang was robbed three times that day, and then he said steadfastly three times: The wife of the scoundrel will not leave the court.
You know, if you dare to let go of Jinshi and become a Jinshi, you will be a big number in the Imperial Capital City. Otherwise, the conditions are too poor, and the new Jinshi will look down on you!
After the Jinshi of Xiao Tang was rich, he did not forget his wife. Even though the three families were disappointed that they had a good son-in-law, everyone admired Xiao Tang's Jinshi's extraordinary character and was commendable.
After fifteen years of hard work, the Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty became famous all over the world. Fifteen years later, fame and wealth followed. It was time to go home to pick up my wife and son to come to the imperial capital to enjoy happiness. Who knew that his wife Liu was so unlucky. When the Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty returned home by beating drums and drums, Liu was already seriously ill and could not get up. After reunited with the Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty for a few days, he died of medicine and stones.
Xiao Tang got married early. He was sixteen and Liu was eighteen. Liu was born into a small landlord family. His family had hundreds of acres of land, and he was considered a wealthy family in Liujiazhuang. At that time, Mr. Liu saw that Xiao Tang was spiritual and wanted to invest in a potential stock, so he agreed to his daughter. Liu was gentle and friendly, and he was very attentive to take care of his husband who was two years younger than him. After marriage, the couple also had countless sweet times. Liu was responsible for the family expenses, while being filial to his mother-in-law and serving his husband. He was a virtuous child who was famous in all villages and eight miles. The second year after marriage, he gave birth to Tang Xichun, who was carved out like the same mold as Xiao Tang. At first, he was occasionally picky about Liu's mother-in-law, and he praised Liu at this time.
Liu's father-in-law invested in potential stocks, and Xiao Tang was also successful. He passed the Jinshi at the age of 22. Unfortunately, Liu's life was short, her husband had just achieved success, and her son was still a ignorant child, so he left.
The Jinshi of Xiao Tang cried for three days and three nights, but he was unable to resurrect the death. The Jinshi of Xiao Tang was grateful for his first wife's affection, so he wrote to the court for a year off to filial piety for his wife.
Nowadays, when parents are filial to their grandparents, they have to resign from their posts at home. It is mostly a matter of fame, and there is no need to resign from their posts. Women are like clothes, and the future is important, but Xiao Tang has a deep affection for the Jinshi. Because he was the second list of the list of the year, he was just as enthusiastic as the leader. The emperor also answered this matter and sighed, "It is rare to be such a foolish lover."
The infatuated little Tang Jinshi held a funeral for his wife in his hometown and found a good hole. He thought that the couple could reunite after a hundred years. So, while keeping his wife filial, he taught his young son and supporting his mother.
However, there are people in the imperial capital who are concerned about the Jinshi of Xiao Tang. This person is not someone else, but Luo's mother.
Chapter completed!