Seeing Yang Ruoqing staring at him unblinkingly, Mu Zichuan turned to himself and said, "My uncle wants me and my cousin to get married while taking advantage of this warm filial piety."

Hot filial piety period?

Yang Ruoqing calculated that it would be within 7749 days of her godmother's death.

If the period of hot filial piety is exceeded, then Mu Zichuan will have to wait until the three years of filial piety period have been completed before the marriage can take place.

A son must observe filial piety for his mother. This is the largest and most important filial piety among the twenty-four filial piety, so it must be observed for three years.

Moreover, during these three years, you are not allowed to go out to serve as an official. This is called Dingyou.

This is not only a custom here in Mianniu Mountain, but also a custom in the entire Daqi.

Daqi governs the world with filial piety. From the imperial court to the county government, every level of officials strictly abides by this rule. Even if you become a cabinet bachelor and your parents pass away, you have to return to your hometown to observe filial piety for three years.

You can resume your official position after three years.

Therefore, when she was in Beijing, Yang Ruoqing heard many jokes about this area.

It is said that there was an official who finally climbed up the imperial examination step by step, and then he was in the officialdom at the critical moment when he was prosperous. At home, his wife and I were not getting along.

This official was a strict henpecker, and he usually didn't dare to pay much attention to his wife's behavior. As a result, his wife contradicted my mother, and I was furious to death.

His career was originally going very well, but due to the death of his mother, he had to resign and return to his hometown, Dingyou, for three years.

In official circles, this opportunity is fleeting, and the situation is changing every moment.

There is a saying that people should take a leave of absence, and the leave lasts for three years. Unless you are outstanding and irreplaceable, otherwise, when you come back after three years, the hole you were in has already been occupied by someone else.

Moreover, when the emperor heard about the affairs of this official's family and the cause of his mother's death, he became furious and punished him, ordering him to divorce his wife!

Therefore, after this incident, the officials in Daqi were all frightened, but everyone also understood one thing. If you want to have some twists and turns in your official career, it is best not to be cut off in the middle.

Then you must be filial to your parents at home. If you are an official outside and cannot fulfill your filial piety in front of your parents, you must also ask your daughter-in-law to fulfill your filial piety on your behalf.

As for the daughter-in-law, they don’t dare to contradict their parents-in-law easily. For the sake of their husband’s future and for themselves not to be divorced, most of them are very respectful, at least in face of it.

They pray for the stars and the moon, hoping that their parents will live a long life.

And Muzichuan is currently in Dingyou.

However, a talented person like Mu Zichuan was also a favorite disciple of the cabinet scholar Zhang and a good friend of the second prince. He was also very close to the emperor Qi Xingyun.

Therefore, the three years since he returned to Dingyou will have basically no impact on his career.

"Your uncle has his own reasons for planning this way. After this period of filial piety, we will have to wait until three years later."

Taking back her thoughts, Yang Ruoqing said.

"Then how did you tell your uncle?" she asked next.

It's human nature and I should all respond.

If he really says yes, he has just finished the May 7th wedding and still has half a month left to prepare for the wedding.

"I told my uncle that I have just lost my mother and am at the lowest point of my grief. I just want to quietly observe my filial piety and remember my late mother. I have no intention of getting married!" Mu Zichuan's voice passed into Yang Ruoqing's ears.

"Even if you marry Cousin Cardamom, you will definitely be left out in the cold. Instead of doing this, it is better to wait another three years. After all, Cousin Cardamom is still young, only fifteen."

"Three years later, she will only be eighteen. This will allow her to stay with her uncle and aunt for three more years."

After hearing Mu Zichuan's explanation, Yang Ruoqing concluded that this guy is delaying his marriage again, and he has been delaying it for three years!

"Zichuan, you are already thirty this year, and you will be thirty-three in three years. Are you sure you really want to wait that long?" Yang Ruoqing stopped, looked at his profile and asked word by word.

"If you get married now while you are hot and filial, if everything goes well, in three years your children will be all over the place."

"If you are lucky and have two children in three years, won't the family suddenly become lively?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

There are some things she can't say too directly. Three years can be long or short.

A girl like Liao Meiying can wait three years, but for a charming lady like Liu Doukou, three years will be torture and a test for her.

Moreover, Mu Zichuan's character will definitely not stick to Liu Doukou like maltose in the past three years. Can Liu Doukou persist?

Seemingly sensing the worries in Yang Ruoqing's heart, Mu Zichuan smiled nonchalantly and said, "If you really like someone and want to stay with that person for the rest of your life, you will never give up just for three years."

"If she can't even wait for three years, she will have second thoughts when she sees me idle at home during these three years, with no entourage to cheer me up, no high-ranking officials to pay me, and no dignitaries to come and go."

"It can only be said that she is definitely not a good match. A truly good dish needs a certain amount of heat before it is served on the table. There is no need to rush!"

After saying this, he smiled meaningfully, turned around and walked forward.

Yang Ruoqing stood there and thought about what he just said, and felt that there seemed to be some truth to it.

True love must go through tests.

What's more, Mu Zichuan's character is inherently chronic and slow-warming. If Liu Doukou really loves him, then these three years of Ding You's life will really be a good opportunity.

It takes three years to warm a man and touch a heart.

Muzichuan is not a stone, nor a glacier, he is a person, and as a person, he will definitely be fragile and lonely, so when that true person appears, he will definitely be melted.

She quickly caught up, "Zichuan, can I ask you one more question?"

"Don't mention just one, I can ask you a hundred questions at will, as long as I know the answer." Mu Zichuan said.

Yang Ruoqing said: "If Liu Doukou insists on waiting for you for three years, will you fulfill your promise after three years?"

Mu Zichuan thought for a moment and said: "If she is really willing to spend three years of her youth waiting for me, after the three years of filial piety, the first thing I will do is to marry her to Shili Hongzhuang and treat her only for the rest of my life."

Okay, be like Feng Tang and treat you wholeheartedly, don’t take concubines, don’t mess around with women, and stay together for the rest of your life!”

Yang Ruoqing said: "If that person doesn't have a very good temper, is jealous, is petty, etc., would you be willing to treat her like this?"

Mu Zichuan smiled.

"Everyone has a temper, especially women." He said.
Chapter completed!