Wu Yizhen was carried out by his servants, and none of his back molars were left.
This is the ancient times. Even if a high-ranking person kills an ordinary citizen, let alone beat a doctor, no one will care.
Regardless of whether Wu Yizhen was acquainted with many dignitaries as he said, Chu Wensheng didn't care at all, because he was a doting fiend.
In the main hall, father and son sat looking at each other.
Chu Wensheng, who was holding the tea cup, smiled and said: "My son has recovered, I am very happy to be a father, double happiness, double happiness."
"Double happiness?" Chu Qing looked confused.
Chu Wensheng nodded slightly: "As a father, I have something to discuss with you."
"You can do it as you say."
"Has anyone heard of the Tao family in Beijing?"
Chu Qing shook his head.
The memories of the two lives were intertwined like paste, and for a moment I couldn't remember what the "Tao family" did.
Seeing that Chu Qing didn't know, Chu Wensheng said: "The Tao family is a famous family in the capital. The head of the family is the prince's young master. There is a little girl in the family who regards it as the apple of his eye. Now that it's time to get married, people asking for marriage are like crucian carp crossing the river, and so is my father.
I am tempted and want to marry the Chu and Tao families. What does Qing'er think?"
Chu Qing didn't understand for a moment: "Should I marry you, or you?"
Chu Wensheng laughed dumbly: "How can he be a father? Of course he is Qing'er."
"Dad, if a man seeking marriage is not like a crucian carp crossing a river, how can I do it?"
Chu Qing has absolute confidence in himself.
With my looks, talents, character, and reputation, my success rate is less than or equal to zero. How can a good girl from a good family marry such a thing?
"You are my son, Chu Wensheng, how can you belittle yourself?" Chu Wensheng's face straightened: "If you go to propose marriage, there is no chance of success."
Chu Qing: "..."
"Listen to what my father is telling you in detail." Chu Wensheng lowered his voice: "The young lady of the Tao family is loved by thousands of people. She is as beautiful as a flower. With your virtues... With your simple and kind heart, Tao
Naturally, the young lady in our family will not fall in love with you, but there is an eldest lady in the Tao family, and your father asked you to go to the Tao family to propose marriage. The drunkard is not interested in drinking. "
"You mean..." Chu Qing asked as if he understood: "In the name of the young lady, I'm asking for the eldest lady's hand in marriage?"
"That's right." Chu Wensheng smiled slightly: "The husband of the eldest daughter of the Tao family died in the border battle. Now she has been widowed for three years. In vulgar terms, no one cares about her. Once you get it, we..."
"Dad." Chu Qing interrupted helplessly: "Can we change the wording?"
"Slip of the tongue, dad made a slip of the tongue. Although the eldest lady, who has been widowed for three years, is a second-hand commodity that no one wants, her surname is Tao after all..."
"No, I changed the wording and said 'we have it'. It's too rude, and it means grabbing...wait a minute!" Chu Qing was suddenly stunned: "You just said...third-hand?"
"Yes, the eldest daughter of the Tao family, her first husband unfortunately fell into the water and drowned, and her second husband died in the border battle. If you can win Qing'er...if you are in love with her, the three generations of the Chu family will have no worries."
Chu Qing opened his mouth, wanting to ask if the other person was his biological father.
Seeing Chu Qing's unhappy face, Chu Wensheng shook his head: "Although my father is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, but now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, undercurrents are surging in the court, and there are faint rumors in the Shangshu Province that the new emperor intends to replace him.
For these old ministers, the father is afraid that his official position will be difficult to secure, and the head of the Tao family is the disciple of the prince. If the two families get married, the father's official position can be regarded as saved. Above the court, taking a step back is an abyss. The father is not greedy for power.
The person who holds the position can support you..."
At this point, Chu Wensheng just sighed, and then said: "Living in this damn world, you always have to give up something. Some people give up honor, some people give up dignity, and some people have to give up.
Abandoning my relatives, I think it was not the same when I was a young father."
Chu Qing asked curiously: "Then what did you give up when you were young?"
"face."
Chu Qing is too embarrassed to say anything, so I can too.
"Listen to my father's advice, the eldest daughter of the Tao family lost her husband six years ago. She has been a widow for three years. Her husband died in the war less than a month after her wedding. She has been a widow for another three years. Three years. Three whole years. Hey, you can imagine what will happen.
Loneliness has become what it is, if you go away, you will surely succeed."
"I understand." Chu Qing said happily: "The three-year period has expired. Miss Tao is out of seclusion. She will no longer tolerate it and find a man to have fun."
Chu Wensheng slapped his thigh: "Yes, that's the truth."
Chu Qing's mouth felt secretly bitter.
In ancient times, Chu Qing didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing. Three wives and six concubines were normal anyway.
After what his old father said and the memory in his mind became clearer and clearer, he roughly understood what was going on.
Even though Chu Wensheng was the Zuo Shilang, he was on duty in the Ministry of Works.
Of the six ministries of the imperial court, only the Ministry of Work has no authority. To put it bluntly, it is engaged in construction.
The Chu family in the capital is already stagnant, and they have fallen out with the master's family. If the father can't even keep his official position, it will be a matter of time before the Chu family declines.
If you want to change the environment, you must first integrate into it. Chu Qing has no ambitions, as long as he can live well.
It doesn't matter whether you are a domineering "live animal" or a low-key person, the prerequisite is to stay alive, and the prerequisite for survival is that your father's official position will not fall.
"Three hands, let's use three hands." Chu Qing asked with some worry: "It doesn't matter which hands it is, I am the eldest lady of the Tao family after all, what if I don't like me."
"Hey, what are you talking about?" Chu Wensheng said calmly: "The eldest lady of the Tao family is older than you, and she has lost her husband one after another. How can I look down on you because you look upright?"
"I see."
Chu Qing understood that he didn't have to have any advantages because the other party was full of flaws.
"Okay, as old as you are, just think of it as old. One more thing, how old is the eldest lady of the Tao family? How much older is she than me?"
Dad's eyes flickered: "A little bit."
"A little?" When Chu Qing saw his father's appearance, alarm bells rang in his head: "Don't make trouble, how much older are you than me?"
"More than ten years old."
"Eleven years old is more than ten years old, and so is nineteen years old. It can't really be nineteen years old."
"What a bastard." Chu Wensheng suddenly became unhappy and waved his arm: "You are really nineteen years old. Wouldn't your father push you into a pit of fire?"
Chu Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "That's how much bigger it is."
"eighteen."
Chu Qing: "..."
"Oh my, you are twenty-two this year, and the eldest daughter of the Tao family is eighteen years older than you. You are only in late spring, but the beauty of the middle-aged lady is still there, and she is the most loving."
"Isn't that painful? You are almost at the age when your whole body hurts. I can accept it. The problem is that you can't just let me chew something hard."
Chu Qing's head shook like a rattle.
The ancients had short lifespans and died before their forties or fifties. There are many people out there.
If the aunt of the Tao family were to pursue this, she would have to support her until the end of her life as soon as she got married. Should she go to ask for marriage, or go to the Tao Mansion to be a dutiful son and provide warmth?
"Why are you so stubborn? It's related to the rise and fall of the Chu family. Then Tao Bihua, the eldest daughter of the Tao family..."
"Wait a minute, what do you want the eldest lady of the Tao family to be called?"
"Tao Bihua, what's wrong?"
Chu Qing took a breath of cold air.
This dish is not only hard, but also spicy.
I understand, but there is another question that Chu Qing doesn't quite understand.
"Since you want to propose marriage to the eldest lady of the Tao family, just say it directly. Why do you want to propose marriage to the young lady in the name of it?"
"My son is confused." Chu Wen asked angrily: "Miss Proposal, what do you want to say when you go to the Tao Mansion? Are you here because of your reputation?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Is it possible that you went to the Tao Mansion and knocked on the door of the house, saying that you came because of its reputation? I heard that the eldest daughter of the Tao family, Ke Fu, is old. You are most interested in this person, so you went there. Of course,
No, you can’t meet the eldest lady in the name of marrying the young lady."
Chu Qing was speechless: "So you also know about Auntie Kefu."
"It's okay, my father has found someone to tell your fortune."
"What did the fortune teller say?"
"Qing'er, you have a hard life, just let her overcome you."
Chu Qing: "..."
"I almost forgot to ask, does my son know what Miss Tao looks like?"
"I do not know."
Chu Wensheng breathed a sigh of relief: "It would be better if I didn't."
"Is the eldest lady of the Tao family ugly?"
"I don't think it's ugly. Dad has never seen it, but he has heard something about it. He seems to be a bit strong and very strong. He should be not tall, a little short, a little short. He looks rich, but my son doesn't want it?"
"No way." Chu Qing rubbed his eyebrows and showed an extremely bitter smile: "Who would refuse a third-hand gas tank from Kefu."
Sighing, Chu Qing asked helplessly: "Then I can go directly and ask if I can become someone's adopted son. Anyway, it's all about supporting me until the end of my life."
"Nonsense!" Chu Wensheng slapped his thigh: "You are shameless, and dad still wants it!"
Chu Qing's face was full of doubts: "You...either?"
