When the two of them arrived at Cao's Mansion, Cao's Mansion had already been hung up with jubilant red lanterns, and the maids and servants were also smiling.
Seeing Dong Nuan coming over, the servants greeted him with courtesy, and the maid next to Mrs. Cao took Dong Nuan and them to the table.
The banquet has not officially started yet, and almost all the elders have not come over. The posture of the family is relatively relaxed and not so tense.
Moreover, today there are only one of our own people in the house, there are no outsiders, so we feel relatively more at ease.
Seeing Dong Nuan and his wife come in, Mrs. Qiao took the initiative to stand up, and Cao Cheng also stood up, carefully supporting Mrs. Qiao.
Qiao's belly is already quite big, and her due date is in February, which is around the Chinese New Year, which is a month later than Zheng's.
The two of them are not small now, and the roads are slippery in winter. Recently, they have been walking around the house and rarely go out for fear of accidents.
Seeing her stand up, Dong Nuan took off her cloak and jacket, handed it to the servant, walked a few steps quickly, smiled and supported Mrs. Qiao: "Sister-in-law, she's going to scare me."
"Oh, Sixth Sister is really good at teasing me." Compared to Zheng's nervousness, Qiao, who had already given birth to a child, didn't have too many scruples.
Now that Dong Nuan was teasing her, she wasn't angry, she just laughed and joked.
Cao Cheng was laughing along on the side. It was inconvenient for Zheng to get up, so Cao Feng took the initiative to stand up. Cao Kun and Cao Zhuo also stood up to greet her.
After everyone chatted for a while, they took their seats.
Since the elders didn't come, the younger ones had a relatively relaxed chat.
Hanjiang Tower and the Cao brothers mostly talked about academic issues. The Cao brothers are now all focused on the New Year exam.
Cao Kun and Cao Feng failed, and now they can't keep an eye on the remaining two who are already qualified to participate.
"I heard that Mr. Wei returned to Beijing after the annual meeting. If I can get his guidance, I estimate that the benefits will be a lot."
"I've also heard that my grandma said that my grandfather had some friendship with him. If he comes back before the examination, he will definitely come to ask for advice. You should also show your best."
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The first ones to speak were naturally the eldest brother Cao Cheng and the others. He was experienced and knew a lot.
After that, there were Cao Feng and Cao Kun who failed, but they still had great hopes for these two people.
Maybe at a certain moment, you still feel jealous or envious in your heart.
But it will calm down quickly.
After all, if one gains, both will be prosperous, and if one loses, both will suffer.
They are brothers from the same family. If others become successful, they will definitely take them with them.
Moreover, they are still young and have endless possibilities.
The men chatted about knowledge, people's livelihood, officialdom and other things.
What the women talk about is the parents' shortcomings and the children's livelihood.
Mrs. Qiao held Dong Nuan's hand, smiled and teased: "You don't want children yet?"
Dong Nuan and Han Jianglou have been married for more than a year, but they still have no children. They are not in a hurry. Qiao and Zheng were quite worried at first.
But seeing that the two people were not in a hurry, they slowly calmed down.
Later, I heard that Dong Nuan meant that he didn't plan to take it for the time being, because Hanjiang Tower wanted to take the exam if he won. The mountains would be high and the roads would be far away, and he would have to take a young child with him.
Children are indeed not easy to take care of.
I know they are not in a hurry, but it is a habit to encourage this kind of thing.
When we met, I thought of asking a few more questions.
"Don't be in a hurry, you're still young." Dongnuan is not even twenty years old now, so he really isn't in a hurry.
So, when Mrs. Qiao asked, Dong Nuan smiled obediently, and at the same time raised her hand to touch Mrs. Qiao's belly: "Sister-in-law, you have to take care of yourself. I see how many lovely children your husband has.
, maybe with luck, the baby will be born quickly and well."
Dong Nuan's ability to carry water was not bad, so after talking to Mrs. Qiao, I didn't forget to turn around and say a few similar words to Mrs. Zheng, ensuring that I could do it and coax both sisters-in-law.
After all, Zheng is her first child, so she is relatively cautious. At this time, her mood is also a little tense.
In fact, Ms. Qiao said that it was not good for her to be like this and she should calm down and relax.
But Ms. Zheng was nervous. After all, she was still young and it was her first child. Ms. Qiao also understood this feeling.
The only unmarried girl in the family is the fifth girl, Cao Xinru, but she is a concubine. In such an occasion, her presence will usually be reduced.
While talking, Mrs. Qiao felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach, so she said something and went to the toilet.
Mrs. Zheng watched from the side, pursed her lips, and whispered: "A few days ago, my sister-in-law gave Fangzhu a favor and raised her aunt."
This is to remind Dong Nuan not to bring up the topic, so as not to make Mrs. Qiao feel sentimental again after listening to it.
After hearing this, Dong Nuan was indeed stunned for a moment. She looked back at Mrs. Qiao and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you lift an aunt before?"
Dong Nuan remembered that Cao Cheng had an aunt.
When Mrs. Qiao was pregnant with her first child, she took her into a room.
Why is this included now?
She remembered that Cao Fu was not a romantic person.
How could it be possible that in the young master's generation, he has mutated?
Regarding Dong Nuan's confusion, Mrs. Zheng just shook her head gently and whispered: "Aunt Liu was pregnant for more than four months and was unable to serve her elder brother, so my sister-in-law thought of carrying one up.
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After Zheng finished speaking, she thought of herself, and couldn't help but feel sad. Although Cao Feng did not agree to her proposal to raise her aunt for the sake of his studies, and at the same time, his mother-in-law was far away in Liangzhou, so she couldn't care too much about her own affairs, and her eldest aunt was separated.
It’s hard to say too much about one room.
However, there was a lot of pressure from Zheng's mother's family, who kept saying that she was pregnant and could not serve her husband, so she had to think more about him.
Rather than letting my husband run amok outside, it would be better to pick up the people around him early in the morning so that he can have more control.
Mrs. Zheng was actually unwilling. The couple had only been married for a year, so how could they be willing to give up their husband-in-law to another woman.
Mrs. Zheng has been under a lot of pressure recently, especially after Ms. Qiao was lifted, she is now riding a tiger.
Even though Cao Feng kept saying that he didn't need it, he told her not to worry and think too much.
However, if she was really promoted, Cao Feng would not object much.
Many of the mansions of powerful people in the capital were like this, and Mrs. Zheng felt that she could not resist.
However, every time at this time, she couldn't help but envy the warmth of winter.
Hanjianglou was really devoted to her, and there was no one else in his eyes.
Even though Hanjianglou was once from a humble background, he has now come to the end of all hardships. What a wonderful life.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Zheng felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't want others to see the joke, so she held back her tears and whispered: "I'll come as soon as I go."
After saying that, she left in a hurry. Dong Nuan saw that her eyes were red, probably because she felt uncomfortable.
Dong Nuan didn't really understand why Mrs. Zheng was sad at first.
However, I soon thought about the subject of concubinage, and I suddenly felt enlightened.
