The fifth chapter forty-six parents and national affairs
September 28th. On the eve of engagement.
"Good girl, stop crying. My brain hurts so much. I am old and don't have the energy of yours anymore. The old man in my family is still waiting for me to serve you. You think of people like Chun Geer who are carrying the Jiuzhou and all the people of the Song Dynasty. How can we be willful when we cry? This is a last resort. Even he has nowhere to tell me. You say you are so angry with yourself, what are you trying to do?"
The person who spoke was Lao Cao's wife Zhang. When Yang Rong entered the door, they disliked each other the most. But so many years have passed, but the two of them have the best relationship. Now only Zhang can come in to her door. It can only be said that things are impermanent.
Yang Rong cried and said, "Although I am not as prominent as the Fu family, I have been the head of the official family since I was a child. Political marriage has always been the most aggrieved child. I also know that I have done something now, but... but I can't help it, sister, now we marry my daughter to the Cao family, which is the relationship between them, but the court changes are the most turbulent. Who knows what the Cao family will look like in the future? Can we continue to be so harmonious with our family? When a conflict occurs, wouldn't it be difficult for the children to get stuck in the middle? If the Cao family suffers from grievances in the master, wouldn't they want to vent their anger on the children? He... He promised me that I would let the children live a healthy and happy life for the rest of my life, how could he not keep his word? What kind of evil did she have done? A concubine gave birth to a daughter, and she was still responsible for the heavy responsibility of marriage?"
Zhang laughed and scolded, "You are so dissatisfied with this. You have been in the Sun family for eighteen years. Who really treats you as a concubine? Is there any concubine who beats the master and scolds the mistress like this? If there were such concubines in our family, we would have chopped them up and fed them to the dog."
Yang Rong pouted and stopped talking.
Women sometimes are not unreasonable, but they are really stubborn when they become more sensible.
"You said myself that I am not qualified to marry a child. Who do you think she is? Cao Bin's legitimate son! The third son in the family has to marry the princess. Does their family use your Nier as a concubine? Does Chun Ge'er use your Nier as a concubine? Just do you. If this marriage fails, you will lose the little love between you and Chun Ge'er. Oh, your Nier will really become a Nier by then."
"I……"
"What am I? How old are you? You are almost forty, do you know? I feel the back of my neck hurts recently, and my body is about to collapse. Then my old man, I used to be in good health. Now I have more time to lie down than to sit, and I can't walk a few steps a month. Do you think you are much younger than the two of us? If you get sick or something, then who will take care of your Ni'er? Chun Ge'er is so busy on weekdays, what if the one who bullies him? Thank you, there are some people who support her, right? Why are you so stupid?"
"I...but I... the master has promised me. He promised me that he would find a well-off family for his children in the future, and even a son-in-law to make his children happy for the rest of his life. He has not discussed such a big deal with me now, wuwu... I... he doesn't care about me anymore, nor does he care about his daughter anymore. If his daughter suffers in the future, how can I trust him to support the child?"
"Oh, girl, you have a good mistress. I've been thrusting you with such a big mouth. Do you know what Brother Chun'er's re-string told me when I came? He said that when he got engaged for two days, you would sit in the master's seat and she would hide. This is what Brother Chun means. Who doesn't respect you in this family? You are really making trouble for yourself."
"Really...really? I'm sitting in the main seat?"
"Yes, isn't the engagement girl your daughter? You just can't think about it. Think about what Brother Yue calls you? Auntie, look at the relationship between Brother Yue and her. Oh, hey, I haven't met you yet. I've been beating you. I heard that you don't even have basic etiquette, right? You said that in the future, Brother Yue must be the decision of Brother Yue. You said you are afraid that your Ni'er will be angry, so Brother Yue can watch it?"
Yang Rong's eyes lit up suddenly, "Brother Yue?"
"Ah, you and Brother Yue. Over the years, it's great that you two have to do it, right? Didn't you help him with the skateboarding when he was doing it? I don't say that you shouldn't say anything. Those worries are redundant. If the Cao family really doesn't work in the future, Brother Chun may be able to bear it, but what about Brother Yue? If Ni'er doesn't like it, he can't do anything like regretting marriage. I heard that Brother Yue is so arrogant now. There are rumors that he was still in front of the two armies on the front line a few days ago. "
Yang Rong burst out laughing and said, "He can really do this."
"So you just keep your heart in your stomach. As long as Brother Yue supports you, the Cao family, or Xuxian, you dare not bully you. Do you think Brother Chun is still the master of Brother Yue? Brother Yue'er's wings have long been hard."
"Then... good sister, do you know when Brother Yue will come back? To be honest, since Fu entered the house, although he has treated me with courtesy, I have never been able to calm down my mind. I am old and have no status. I have only such a daughter with me, and now I have to get engaged. You are right. I can only point to Brother Yue for the rest of my life."
Zhang thought for a while and said, "It should be soon. I saw Brother Jun write to me and said that the court sent another eunuch to serve as a military supervisor. I heard that they were not very happy to get along with each other. That battle can't be fought anymore."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't understand the specifics. It's said that the Liao army is no longer able to attack Yanyun. The reason for consuming is nothing more than that of the Gubeikou where Brother Yue wants to attack them. However, the place is dangerous and is on the mountain. In addition, Empress Dowager Xiao went to the expedition in person. Even if Brother Yue has explosives in his hand, it is useless. If he wants to decide the outcome, he can only waste it. The court no longer wants to waste it because the Liao Kingdom has made a secret move, saying that it has provoked Dangxiang and Tubo, and is going to harass our Guanzhong, so he can force us to negotiate peace. The court said that Yanyun's sixteen prefectures have been brought back anyway, so it's just a matter of reconciliation."
"Then... after getting along, won't Brother Yue have to guard Youzhou?"
"What kind of guard? Brother Yue is going to be the prince. How can he continue to stay in the bitter and cold frontier and suffer? Naturally, he wants to return to Beijing to enjoy his happiness."
Yang Rong was silent.
After all, she is not an old lady like Zhang who doesn't know anything. He knows very well what the situation of the Sun family's father and son are now. I'm afraid that this battle is not over yet, but Sun Yue doesn't want to end.
No wonder Sun Chunming, who has always opposed marriage, wanted to marry Cao Bin without discussing with him. Isn’t he really too willful this time?
Chapter completed!