Xiao Rui was stunned for a moment, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Father is wise."
A battle in the court is not a matter of life and death, with ups and downs of winning and losing, one ebbs and another, but it is just an ordinary matter. When you win, you should not be complacent and arrogant, but when you lose, you must concentrate on making amends.
,No one is good for a hundred days. Win, lose, win, win, lose. Is there anything destined?
Now that the Fang family has been harmed, the father and son will not only suffer heavy losses, but also face retaliation from others. The first thing now is not to lament and regret that they have not been able to take full credit, but to consider how to remedy the situation so as to minimize the retaliation from the Fang family.
loss.
In the officialdom, interests come first. It is really inappropriate to send a daughter when necessary...
Xiao Rui asked again: "Out of the four brothers of the Fang family, except the fourth, who is young, which one does father prefer to get married to?"
Xiao Yu said: "What about the legacy of the third wife?"
After thinking about it, Xiao Yu said: "Last year, King Jing had intended to betroth his daughter to Fang Yize, and even came to propose marriage in person. However, he was told that the Fang family had already made a marriage contract with Fan Yanglu's family. King Jing was quite unhappy.
. With such a matter ahead of time, even if my father comes forward, I think the Fang family will not try their best to offend King Jing and marry my family... The chance of my daughter marrying into the Fang family as the head wife is gone.
If you can choose a virtuous and intelligent woman from among the daughters of my family, choose one of the three house price brothers and marry her as your concubine."
The Xiao family of Lanling is one of the top gentry clans in the world. They have not been listed among the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, but their family is distinguished by their noble blood and their descendants are famous in the south of the Yangtze River. Even though the "Clan Chronicle" lists the royal Longxi Li family as the No. 1 clan in the world.
A certain clan, Xiao, Wang, Zheng, Cui, Lu and other noble families were still ashamed of being associated with him, and they were unwilling to intermarry with him, so as not to disturb the bloodline...
Such a family will naturally not marry their legitimate daughter into the Fang family as a concubine, but can only choose a marriageable daughter from among the clan members.
Even so, it can still make most families in the world flock to it...
Xiao Yu nodded in agreement. Although the eldest son was greedy for pleasure and did not have the ambition to achieve success, he was still talented and intelligent, but he was not pioneering enough and was more than capable of maintaining success. The Lanling Xiao family's family business would be able to be passed down safely after his death.
Xiao Yu leaned back in the chair relaxedly and asked: "Which one do you think is suitable?"
Xiao Rui said: "Dalang Fangyi is pedantic and straightforward. Although he is the eldest son, he is by no means a talented person and his presence in the family is extremely low. Since you are married to a concubine, you might as well marry Fang Jun."
Although this person acts recklessly, he has an excellent reputation in matters involving men and women, and he also cares a lot about his wives and concubines at home. Our daughter will not feel wronged when she marries him."
Xiao Yu nodded, squinted, and said softly: "Then let's leave this matter to you. You go back and think it over carefully. You must choose a woman who is graceful, elegant, intelligent and bright. That Fang Jun has a very good vision."
Gao, even if he has the blood of my family, ordinary vulgar powder will not be able to get into his eyes."
"Here."
Xiao Rui took the order.
The Lanling Xiao family is descended from the royal family and has lived in the beautiful land of the south of the Yangtze River for several generations. They all intermarry with famous families in the world, and the offspring they produce are naturally outstanding in appearance and temperament. It is natural to choose a beautiful, intelligent and bright girl.
It’s difficult...
*****
Before noon, the imperial edict had already arrived at Fang's house.
Fang Xuanling is still at the Lishan Farm, and Fang Jun has not returned from the Yamen. Mistress Lu and her family members respectfully welcome the imperial edict. When they heard that His Majesty had given permission for Fang Xuanling to retire in officialdom, it was inevitable that he would sigh. From now on, "When the dynasty
Words such as "chief assistant" are far away from the Fang family. Even if they are not greedy for power, they will inevitably be disappointed for a while; but when they heard that Fang Jun had been promoted to the Minister of Military Affairs, one of the nine ministers, he had just lost it.
My mood is inevitably rising again...
Although the head of the family is getting older and the glory of the past is no longer there, Erlang is thriving like the rising sun. At this age, he is already in a high position. In the near future, he will follow the steps of the head of the family and become the prime minister. It is just around the corner.
Mrs. Lu was disappointed and relieved at the same time. She quickly invited the chamberlain who had delivered the order to come inside to drink tea. However, the chamberlain had already received the instructions from the steward Wang De, so how could he dare to disturb him? He politely postponed it again and again, saying that he would rush back to the palace to resume his duties without even a sip of water.
Didn’t drink…
Nowadays, no one knows that Fang Erlang's fortune has soared unstoppably. If he misunderstands and offends him at this time, it will be unjust.
After seeing off the chamberlain who delivered the edict, Mrs. Lu led a large group of family members back to the main hall, hung the imperial edict high, and read it word by word, feeling very proud.
She pulled Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang to her side and warned: "Everything goes well with the family. You men are so capable. You are already the Jiuqing at such an old age. You will definitely reach a higher level in the future and become a highly respected minister."
It is also expected. Therefore, you must guard against arrogance and jealousy, and must not cause trouble randomly based on your status and cause chaos in the family. I will not spare you!"
Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang quickly expressed their stance that they would serve their husband with all their heart and soul.
The two of them were very happy. As the saying goes, "Mother is valued by her son, wife is honored by her husband." Never mind that Wu Meiniang, who had been tortured since childhood, couldn't help but smile with joy. Even the golden Princess Gaoyang also felt proud and proud.
The rod was straight and proud.
All the sisters were married into wealthy and powerful families, and all their husbands were of noble birth, and they all served in the court, some were high and some were low, but who could be as good as their husband?
Already occupying a high position among the Nine Ministers at such a young age?
Not to mention that with the friendship and respect between the husband and the prince, when the prince's brother ascends the throne, it is almost certain that he will become the prime minister...
Thinking about it, I was quite reluctant to marry this "black-faced god" at the beginning, because I thought he was dull, stupid, uninteresting and incompetent. If my father hadn't forced me, I'm afraid this engagement would have been terminated long ago.
Looking back, I really missed this God-given marriage...
Of course, even if Fang Jun becomes a commoner and penniless at this moment, Princess Gaoyang will never feel the slightest dislike. Because she knows that even if he is extremely poor and destitute, that generous and majestic figure will definitely remain forever.
Stand in front of yourself to protect yourself from the wind and rain.
The agreement between life and death is broad, and it is said by Zicheng.
Hold your son's hand and grow old together with him.
Seeing Princess Gaoyang squinting her eyes and smiling sweetly, Mrs. Lu took the opportunity to say: "Your Highness and Mei Niang should also pay more attention to it. They are so young and should give birth to more heirs. Otherwise, the family fortune will be huge in the future."
Who will inherit? Anyway, I don’t count on your uncle anymore."
Princess Gao Yang and Wu Meiniang blushed with embarrassment, while the eldest daughter-in-law Du on the side felt embarrassed and aggrieved. She secretly reached out and pinched Fang Yi hard at the waist and eyes of Fang Yi, who was standing like a goose...
"Ouch!"
Fang Yi screamed in pain, waiting for Du Shi, and asked in surprise: "Why are you pinching me?"
It was originally a small gesture between husband and wife, but because of Fang Yizhi's reaction, everyone in the room fixed their eyes on Mrs. Du's face. Mrs. Du's face was tender, and she was immediately embarrassed. Tears rolled in her eyes with anger. She stamped her feet and got angry.
Said: "Because you are useless!"
Covering his face and tugging on the skirt of his skirt, he turned around and ran out of the main hall, back to his yard.
Fang Yizhi was confused, shook his head and muttered: "It's simply inexplicable! The ancients were honest and did not bully me. It is really difficult to raise women and villains..."
"What did you say?"
Lu Shifeng's eyes widened and she looked at her son fiercely.
If it were placed in another house, and the daughter-in-law scolded her son as "useless" like this, no matter how enlightened the mistress was, she would still get angry. The husband is the wife's guide, so should there be any rules?
But on Lu's side, there was no intention of blaming anyone.
She is strong in her own right. Fang Xuanling, the chief minister, has been eaten by her all her life, so how can she care about this? Furthermore, the daughter-in-law's words of "useless" can be regarded as scolding her deep in her heart.
The eldest son has been married for many years, but he gave birth to a baby girl, and has no children. Fang Yizhi is the eldest son's direct grandson, the natural heir to the family title. If there is no son to inherit, it is possible that Fang Xuanling will see him in the future.
The title of Duke Liang will be cut off, will it be taken back by the imperial court?
The inheritance of titles has its own laws. Even if Fang Jun is extremely capable, as long as Fang Yi is around, the title will never be passed to him...
At first, Mrs. Lu thought it was the health problem of her eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Du, who could not give birth to a son. Although she never treated her harshly, she could not help but look dissatisfied, which made Mrs. Du often cry secretly. Later, Mrs. Du also realized the problem.
Seriously, I took the initiative to recruit several concubines for Fang Yi, but in the end, not to mention a son, I didn’t even give birth to a daughter...
Only then did Mrs. Lu realize that she had wronged Mrs. Du. It was not her daughter-in-law who had something wrong with her, but her own son.