Chapter 508 Tao Shuren (Third update, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket)
The "second old lady" in Wen's mouth is Li Xu's cousin, Tao, the widow of the late Chief Envoy Li Yuegui, who has the imperial title of a third-grade lady.
She also has another identity, that is, the mother-in-law of Jiangning Weaving Cao Yin.
The Li family was originally an ordinary family among the elites. There was only one member of the family who was in charge of the world affairs, but two important officials were born one after another, namely Li Shizhen, Li Xu's father, and Li Yuegui, Li Xu's uncle.
The former can achieve the rank of second-rank governor, while the latter can participate in politics from the third rank.
Although Li Shizhen and Li Yuegui were cousins in name, they were actually raised in the same family.
Li Yuegui lost her father when she was three years old and was raised by her uncle Li Xiquan.
Li Xiquan is Li Xu's adoptive grandfather.
Because the adopted son and the nephew he raised became talented, Li Xiquan was even praised by Emperor Shizu.
Li Yuegui was not very old, and died in office in the 21st year of Kangxi's reign.
He had two sons, both of whom had ordinary qualifications. They were both graduates of the Imperial College, but they did not pursue official careers like Li Xu.
Now the whole family is attached to Li Xu's home.
Li Xu was a little stunned, sighed, and said: "I'm going to meet my aunt..."
Wenshi sighed and said, "Go ahead and talk to her. Your aunt is not stupid."
Li Xu smiled bitterly and went to the east wing.
In the east wing, Tao Shuren was also worshiping Buddha. She looked to be about the same age as Wen, already in her sixties.
She is Li Yuegui's stepmother, but because her original wife passed away early, she married into the Li family around the same time as the Wen family, and the two sisters have always been close to each other.
This was also the reason why she stayed with her nephew's family instead of relying on her son-in-law's family.
Seeing Li Xu coming over, Tao Shuren put down her rosary.
Li Xu said respectfully: "Aunt..."
The two families have a deep connection.
At that time, the Eight Banners entered the customs and the world gradually became peaceful. Li Shizhen also passed the Eight Banners' talent examination and was sent to Changlu as a judge. He sent people back to his hometown in Shandong to inquire about the whereabouts of his relatives.
As a result, the original wife, Mrs. Wang, was still in the family. She was respectful to her mother-in-law and raised her brother-in-law.
Li Xu was not yet born at that time, so the Li family's daughter-in-law, Wen, who had decided to marry outside the customs, was in an embarrassing situation.
Later, it was Li Yuegui and his wife who came forward and negotiated with the Jiang family. They respected Wang's status as the first wife, and at the same time, in accordance with customs outside the customs, Wen was the second wife.
The children born to them are all legitimate children.
Later, when Li Shizhen's rank became higher and higher, and he also applied for imperial edict for the Wang family, he wanted to re-rectify his concubine.
It was still Li Yuegui who came forward to support Wen and her son.
Li Yuegui, who was away from home, wrote a letter to Li's father and asked for a place in Yinsheng for Li Xu.
At that time, it was also a precaution, so as not to be suppressed or flattered by my aunt's mother, so that I could come out and pursue a future as soon as possible.
This is why even though they are separated by a room, the two families are still as close as flesh and blood.
Mrs. Tao looked at Li Xu and said, "If you are not on duty at the imperial court, how come you have time to come here?"
Li Xu pointed to the guest house next to him, and said with helplessness: "Aunt, the ninth elder brother sent someone to warn my nephew that no idlers should be allowed to enter or exit the place where the Holy Master is stationed."
Mrs. Tao was silent for a while and said, "Do you think my old lady is too nosy?"
Li Xu said: "Aunt, today is different from the past..."
It turns out that "showing beauty" was the suggestion given by this lady.
Tao's mother-in-law was also born in Baoyi. Even though she followed her husband to work abroad in her early years, the news from the capital was not cut off.
Regardless of whether you are an old man in the Three Banners, or a new noble in the Three Banners, the ups and downs of your family are always connected with the emperor's harem.
When Li Shizhen was appointed governor of Guangdong, he had no intention of relying on his eldest son. On the contrary, he had the intention of suppressing him, preventing him from being promoted to the governor for ten years.
Tao Shuren's two sons were young at the time. After losing her husband, she took her son with her and went to live with Wen's mother and son. Later, she gave Li Xu the idea of "presenting beauty".
As a result, Li Xu returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs from being sent out to the prefecture, and returned to Beijing to serve as the general manager of Changchun Garden, and then was sent out to weave in Suzhou.
Tao sighed and said: "Xudong, tomorrow is the Wanshou Festival..."
Xudong is Li Xu’s character.
Li Xu had a delicate heart and understood immediately.
It is now the thirty-eighth year of Kangxi's reign, and the emperor is one year older than him, already forty-six years old.
"Auntie doesn't like the prince?"
Li Xu hesitated and asked.
Tao said: "It is said that 'the royal family values the eldest son and the common people love the youngest son'. I think that sometimes it is just the opposite... Everyone knows that Suo'etu is the pillar of the 'princeling party'. As long as the emperor still cares about the East Palace, he will not
Suo'etu will be put to death."
Even though the old lady had a low status in her early years, she still experienced three dynasties.
When the Eight Banners fights among themselves, it is rare for them to lose their heads.
Especially top-to-bottom cleaning.
Li Xu thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "It's too hasty now, it's too early to 'bet'."
Mrs. Tao said calmly, "That's just by the way. The main reason is that Mr. Wang has a natal family..."
If the Wang family behaves in a responsible manner and is satisfied from top to bottom, then the relationship of flesh and blood is closer than the relationship between them and the noble Wang.
Only if the Wang family shows their vulgarity, the emperor will not like it, and the noble Wang family will not want to get close to them, will they continue to rely on the Li family.
In these years, the Li family, as the royal family's "maternal family", paid thousands of taels of silver to the palace every year.
After more than ten years, you can make a silver man.
Now I see that the prince born to the Wang family has stood up and has been given the title of nobleman. When the two elder brothers are older and have higher qualifications, they will become a concubine.
"The two princes who guard the royal family well and occupy the title of 'uncle' will protect the Li family's wealth for two generations!"
Tao said seriously.
Li Xu had a look of shame on his face and said, "My nephew didn't think too much and asked my aunt to worry about it."
For the sake of the Li family, we really cannot let the Wang family come forward.
Li Xu had not paid much attention to the Wang family before. He felt that they were ordinary people in the market. Even if Wang Guiren cared about his family kindness and was willing to get close to him, he could not bring him up and could not take his place.
But there is still another generation.
His eldest son is young and is now making haha beads next to his fifteenth elder brother.
Although the two of them are master and servant, they still have the status of "cousin". As long as there are no mistakes in the future, a guard will have no future.
If the Wang family followed Shengjia to Beijing and replaced him, it would be difficult to predict the future.
However, Li Xu was also a little curious and said: "Auntie, this time the Holy Emperor visited the south, he brought seven princes with him, plus the two 'receivers', there are nine..."
Li Xu saw them all, but Tao didn't see any of them.
However, except for the ten elder brothers, the other elder brothers were all concubines of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they were also watched in private.
Mrs. Tao pondered for a moment and then said: "Last year, the emperor divided the princes among them. There were six in each group. Even if the ones behind him are mature, they are still not as senior as the ones in front. You can't honor six brothers!"
The implication of this statement is that if the East Palace is unstable, the successor candidates will be among the six.
The reason why Li Xu listened to this aunt's opinion was because Mrs. Tao came from a scholarly family, and her ancestors were from a scholarly family. She was not like ordinary women who had knowledge at the door.
Li Yuegui's grandfather was the commander of the central defense in the late Ming Dynasty. He was captured along with his close aides and put into prison.
His staff member was Tao's grandfather. Both families were Han Chinese and had a close relationship. They had been married for generations and relied on each other.
In the early years of Tao's husband's life, in addition to being a virtuous wife, she also served as her husband's staff.
There are six candidate princes, except the seventh prince who is born with a disability, and the fifth prince who is stupid and disfigured. The remaining four princes are the princes.
Li Xu is very calm.
It’s still early now, let’s see in ten years.
He himself is in the prime of life, so he certainly knows what his situation is like.
It doesn't mean that just because you say you're "old", you're really old. You'll still have plenty of energy within three or five years.
After leaving here, Li Xu did not ask for help. Instead, he personally went outside the prince's courtyard where the first few princes were temporarily staying and asked the guards to send a message asking to see the ninth elder brother.
Brother Ninth was not idle either.
Just as the things from Wanbao Pavilion arrived, he asked someone to pack out a portion of each item, and called He Yuzhu, Xiao Chun and Shu Shu to come out with Xiao Chun and Shu Shu in their arms.
Since we were going to the female relatives, even though they were all elders, with a difference of several decades, it would not hinder the defense between men and women. It was more convenient for Shu Shu to explain, especially since many of the things purchased were for women.
As soon as he came out of the courtyard, he saw Li Xu there. Brother Jiu greeted him: "Why are you here? Are you here to find Prince Zhi or Qibele?"
The eldest brother and the seventh brother are responsible for the security of the Weaving Palace in Suzhou these days.
Li Xu hurriedly said: "This slave is here to find Master Jiu..."
Having said this, he glanced at Shu Shu next to him with hesitation.
Brother Jiu said: "Let me ask you clearly, who is the one who stayed here? The place here is not big. There are so many princes and prince Fujin in front of us. What should we do if they collide?"
Li Xu smiled bitterly and said: "It was the Wang family who couldn't bear to part with the nobleman and took the initiative to keep the nobleman's niece. My mother was not around at the time, so my aunt agreed so she didn't want to offend anyone. Just now, the servant had sent my wife to the guest room, and now she is packing her luggage. After a while,
I will send them there myself."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Even if your parents are noble people, they are just ordinary people. How dare you be so arrogant?"
It is not a secret that Li Xu supports his widowed cousin.
Even though there is no successor in the Li family, Aunt Li still has the title of a third-grade lady.
Li Xu remained silent.
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said more directly: "Khan Ama treats his son kindly and treats the prince's mother-in-law with kindness. You must be aware of it and don't be tempted to burn bridges."
Li Xu said with gratitude: "Thank you, Lord Jiu, for your suggestion. I will take note of it."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "I and Fujin are going to the Queen Mother first. You should be busy first. We will talk when we are free."
Li Xu bowed in agreement and watched Jiu Age and his wife leave.
Shu Shu felt as if grass had grown in her heart.
Li Xu’s widowed aunt?
Isn’t that Cao Yin’s mother-in-law and Cao Yong’s grandmother?!
To be honest, Li Xu has no blood relationship with the Li family. Instead, he has several cousins left by his uncle in his hometown in Changyi, Shandong.
Li Xu had an ordinary relationship with his aunt, Mrs. Wang, but he seemed to have a good relationship with several of his cousins.
Later generations of red fans also verified that many family letters were from Li Xu and several cousins.
On the contrary, the Li family was truly in decline.
Li Yuegui was a third-rank official, but his two sons were unknown.
On the other hand, Li Gege, who lives in the fourth elder brother's backyard, also came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was the daughter of the prefect Li Wenye.
This Li Wenye's name is the same as Li Yuegui's two sons. Some people speculated that they were related to each other, but they didn't know whether it was true or not...
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I checked the information endlessly, always wanting to find out the relationship, and it wouldn’t be so late tomorrow. Then, I quietly asked for a guaranteed monthly ticket.
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