Speaking of Cao Yin and Li Xu, they have some sympathy for each other.
Both of them had difficult offspring.
But there are many nephews.
Li Xu here is a wise man. He knows that his brothers below him are not easy to mess with, and he will not adopt him until he kills him. He only waits for his own children.
Not long after he got married, he had an eldest daughter, so there was no problem in having children, it was just a matter of time.
As expected, the eldest son was born.
When we got to Cao Yin, there were many twists and turns.
He had a wife and concubines before, but he didn't even have any pregnancy information.
He adopted his younger brother's eldest son as his heir.
As a result, after the adoption was completed, the stepmother gave birth to her eldest son.
"Cao Yin also has a title and has a biological son. He is not willing to give the family property to his nephew. It seems that he has changed it back..."
Brother Jiu was talking to Shu Shu about the gossip of the Cao family.
"It's a pity that the eldest son died when he was three years old. Fortunately, we have this one again. Otherwise, I would have had to bring Cao Shun back without being so shameless..."
As for why Cao Shun still stays in Zhizaofu?
That's because of Mrs. Sun.
This is the grandson of the old lady.
The eldest grandson is the lifeblood of the old man.
I couldn't bear to go back to the capital, so I stayed in Jiangning.
This is the first time Shu Shu has heard of it.
Brother Ninth also thought about his own problems, so he said a few more words, "It can be seen that this adoption is also troublesome, and there are hidden dangers."
Shu Shu said: "If you don't continue, it will be troublesome. Worrying about others will be a loss."
She didn't just say it with her mouth, she also thought it in her heart.
With their status, they are not afraid of having no one to support them in their old age, so why bother looking for them?
Brother Jiu hesitated and said, "Let's talk about it then. It's still early anyway!"
Perhaps Khan Amma’s words of comfort to him two days ago were also reasonable.
Just like Cao Yin and Li Xu, they both worried about losing their heirs.
But later, after Cao Yinyao's eldest son died, he still had a son and two daughters, and Li Xu also had an eldest son.
In the evening, Wei Zhu came.
"Master Jiu, the emperor is going to the flag camp tomorrow and has ordered all the princes to go with him."
"Did Ama Khan say anything else?" Brother Jiu asked.
What clothes? Bow and arrow.
Wei Zhu bowed and said: "I changed my riding clothes and took my bow with me, ready to practice shooting!"
Brother Jiu couldn't sit still.
He was on pins and needles, wondering whether he should go to the imperial palace to ask for leave.
But I thought I couldn’t go so often. If I didn’t have something serious to do, trivial matters would be annoying.
He is self-aware and reluctant to waste the hard-earned love between father and son on this.
He didn't say much.
The next day, Brother Jiu changed his riding clothes and told He Yuzhu: "Bring that bow."
This is talking about the Four Force Bow that Brother Ten brought over a few days ago.
He Yuzhu took the bow and Brother Jiu took it out.
When Shu Shu saw this, she thought he was going to try out the bow, so she quickly reminded him: "Please put on your finger first, don't cut your hand!"
Brother Jiu coughed slightly, and without stopping, he said, "It seems that Gong Xuan has become loose."
Shu Shu stood up and came over, saying, "Let me take a look."
Since I am learning to shoot, I have also learned to adjust the bowstring.
Brother Jiu didn't hand the bow to her, but moved his hands to adjust a few places.
When Shu Shu saw this, the corner of her mouth twitched.
Brother Jiu has relaxed Gongxuanxuan?!
She glanced at Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said: "If someone has a seizure and insists on me coming on, it will be because the bow is not suitable..."
Shu Shu held back and didn't laugh out loud.
After struggling for a long time, I am still afraid of showing my timidity in front of others.
It's rare that Brother Ninth, who has always been proud, has such a lack of confidence.
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "When I was in the study, I also took the exam of riding and shooting through Khan Amma. It's not like I haven't learned much for more than half a year, so I got the skill..."
Having said this, he also paid tribute to himself and said: "No wonder it is said that 'Wenwen Township is the Hero Tomb'. I was also a person who started studying at the beginning of Yin Dynasty!"
Now, let alone Yinchu, Maochu cannot get up.
Shu Shu couldn't help but glanced at Brother Jiu and said, "That's all my fault. Is it because I'm dragging you down?"
The ninth elder brother was obedient and said hurriedly: "Isn't this the idea of husband and wife becoming one and prospering together? If I were still single, it would be my own face that would be humiliated. Now I still have your face..."
Shu Shu said, "Okay, I understand, I'm doing this for my own good."
Favors fall from the sky!
What can be done?
For the sake of Brother Nine’s self-esteem, I’ll pamper him!
As the princes followed the emperor to the flag camp, the palace became quiet.
Shu Shu went to the Queen Mother in the morning to pay her respects, and then came back to rest.
I haven't been idle the past few days, and I'm a little tired.
After a while, Jiugege came.
Shu Shu welcomed her in and asked curiously: "Didn't it say that the Imperial Grandmother hired a nun to be a good lecturer?"
She was tired, so she couldn't bear to keep him company, so she came back after confessing her guilt.
Jiuge smiled and said: "The Imperial Grandmother said it was not suitable for girls in the boudoir to listen to, so she sent me out."
Shu Shu thinks about it, this so-called Buddhist teaching is just about karma and retribution.
It's also about women. Either the husband and wife are at odds with each other, or the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are at odds with each other.
Anyway, those involving cause and effect are not good stories.
There is no shortage of marriage accounts between men and women, which are indeed not suitable for unmarried girls to listen to.
"Are there girls who pick tea in the tea gardens? Like the 'nu Pierxiang' mentioned in the notes from the previous dynasty?"
Jiu Gege asked curiously.
Xiaochun served tea.
Shu Shu was holding the tea and was about to take it in. After hearing Jiu Gege's words, she put it down while looking at the tea soup.
"Don't mention this. It's disgusting. It's just these well-fed and ungrateful literati who are pursuing this..."
She hated it so much.
The so-called "daughter's fragrance" refers to unmarried girls picking tea buds and holding them in their mouths.
Hearing what Shu Shu said, Jiu Gege also covered his mouth with a handkerchief, feeling disgusted.
Shu Shu said: "There are men, women and children picking tea in the tea garden. However, the rules in the south are different from those in the capital. A woman cannot go out until she leaves the court. When she leaves the court and becomes a daughter-in-law, there are less taboos about going in and out. This is just
In ordinary people's families, and in slightly better gentry families, women have their feet bound since childhood, so they are not suitable for work."
Since leaving Beijing, the dragon boat team has traveled through several provinces.
When officials from various provinces came to court, many of them came with them to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
Jiu Gege had seen some of them, and thinking about the little feet of Mrs. Gaoming, she frowned and said: "Isn't it said that 'the body, hair and skin are affected by the parents'? That foot binding looks quite scary, and it's not good for the body. Why don't we do it?"
People say this?”
Shu Shu thought of the pair of shoes that Brother Jiu bought at Wanbao Pavilion.
Whether it's foot binding or later high-heeled shoes, they all have roughly the same meaning.
She is also not easy to judge.
To say that the rules are set by men is not objective enough.
Because more women are dependent on men.
They abide by the rules, or take the initiative to add rules, just for a better survival.
It’s not wrong to say that this is also their way to seek a better life.
Shu Shu interrupted and said, "I brought this tea back yesterday. I ate snacks made with tea leaves yesterday, including glutinous rice dumplings and tea shortcakes."
Jiu Gege listened with yearning.
Seeing this, Shu Shu ordered Xiao Chun: "Look who is outside, send someone to find a teahouse on Yujie, ask about the refreshments, and buy a few of each..."
Xiao Chun agreed and went out to find someone.
After a while, she came back and said: "Fu Jin, Master Jiu left someone outside. It's not Sun Jin, it seems to be Cao Zhizao's nephew."
People are outside now, waiting to say hello to Shu Shu.
Shu Shu was also curious about this and asked Xiao Chun to bring someone in.
Cao Shun was a tall young man. When he came in, he paid a thousand dollars to the two of them and said, "Slave Cao Shun, I have met Master Fujin and Jiu Gege..."
It turns out that Brother Ninth met Cao Shun when he went out in the morning and left him here to take care of running errands.
This is because I am worried about the inconvenience of leaving Sun Jin alone.
This is not the capital.
Shushu nodded and said: "Get up!"
She looked at Cao Shun and realized that if it corresponded to "A Dream of Red Mansions", this person would be the prototype of Jia She.
Now I look at my nose with my eyes, my nose with my mouth, and I behave like a big family.
Shu Shu said, "Excuse me, I have to pick something clean."
Cao Shun responded respectfully and followed Xiao Chun back.
Jiu Gege stood by and asked puzzledly: "Why did Cao Zhizao's nephew come to Hangzhou and run errands for Jiu Ge?"
Shu Shu said: "Yesterday, Cao Zhizao came to the court. He knew that your ninth brother had something to do, so he recommended his nephew to come. Your ninth brother will keep him to run errands first, and then send him to do the errands after he has finished shopping."
Brother Jiu was not in a hurry to send people to Changhua.
The stone is placed there, and I am not afraid of delaying it for ten days and a half.
On the other hand, Ninth Brother has a job of helping the female family members with shopping.
The Cao family is a local leader in the south of the Yangtze River, so it would be a good idea to leave this to Cao Shun.
After hearing this, Jiu Gege said excitedly: "Hangzhou fans are famous. Seeing that the weather is getting hotter, I want to buy some and share them with everyone..."
Shu Shu said: "This is very convenient. You draw up the purchase list and ask Cao Shun to purchase it together."
Jiuge said: "Although the Cao family is not in Beijing, I have always heard people mention it as a respectable family in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When I was choosing a study companion, I heard people mention their family."
Unfortunately, there is no suitable girl in the Cao family.
Cao Yin had a niece, but she was a concubine.
Although being a princess's companion is not as promising as being a prince's companion, for a girl, being educated in the palace for a few years is still a very honorable thing.
Only then did Shu Shu realize that he knew too little about the princess.
I had never noticed before that there was such a group of people in the palace.
"Why haven't I seen him in the palace?"
After Shu Shu asked, she almost guessed it.
What else could there be?
Men and women are different.
Jiu Gege said, "They have not been studying in the palace for a long time. They were selected when they had just grown their hair and were released before they had hair extensions. It only took four or five years..."
"What about my sister's previous companion reading?"
Shu Shu said.
There was melancholy on Jiuge Ge's face as he said: "We are all going out. I am a total of two companions. They both gave me gifts, one from the year before last and one from the year before last."
Usually, the princess companion is two or three years older than the princess, as they are afraid that they would not know how to be humble at the same age.
Shu Shu said casually, "Have you received any news from the Imperial Grandmother about the candidate for your forehead consort?"