Chapter 994: The Zhang Family and the Wu Family (two updates in one)
Chapter 997 The Zhang family and the Wu family (two updates in one)
After Zhang Yue returned home.
Dozens of officials are waiting at the house.
Although the ceremony had already been held in the morning, there were still many officials asking for an audience.
In addition to confidants such as Cai Jing and Chen Mu, there are also in-laws such as Shen Kuo, Wu Anzhi, Wen Jifu, etc. As for the Seventeenth Mother, she is even more busy.
Women's politics are different from men's politics.
This is divided into circles. For example, Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Dowager Cao each have a group of noble ladies surrounding them.
In Dream of Red Mansions, a group of women surrounded the old lady Shi Taijun, and then these women separated into groups and waited for them to come out.
The status inside can help a little bit. Those with high status, no matter how bad they are, can provide emotional value like Grandma Liu. Of course, in the circle of ladies in Bianjing, it is impossible for people with status like Grandma Liu to appear.
But there are a lot of people out there who like it.
These people all pointed to Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Dowager Cao, whose husbands and descendants would benefit greatly if they gave a little charity.
However, Wang Anshi restricted the benefits of relatives of the clan, which annoyed the two of them.
The Seventeenth Mother herself has a rather noble temperament, and Zhang Yue is an official and a clean person. Apart from handing handkerchiefs to her own relatives, she can also refuse such social interactions to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to her husband.
However, Seventeenth Mother cannot avoid going to the circle of her aunt Li Taijun.
Wu Chong has now gone to Daming Mansion to take office.
But Li Taijun was old and liked the prosperity of Bianjing, so he refused to leave. Wu Chong came from the three ministers, governors, and prime ministers, and a group of noble ladies gathered around Li Taijun.
Empress Dowager Cao or Empress Dowager Gao's circle consisted of relatives of the emperor or descendants of military commanders, while Taijun Li's circle consisted of in-laws and ladies of scholar-bureaucrats.
When Zhang Yue was appointed as Deputy Privy Envoy, many women from general families wanted to marry Taijun Li and Seventeen Niangs, but when Zhang Yue was appointed as Xuanfu Envoy, there were fewer of them.
Now that Zhang Yue has been appointed as the Councilor for Political Affairs, it is so good that many ladies begged Li Taijun to meet the Seventeenth Mother.
Now Wu Chong is not in the capital, but the good son-in-law is appointed as the prime minister, and she has a bright face. When Li Taijun is old, he likes to be lively. When others are asking for him, he even likes to have the stars holding the moon, so he will have a winter banquet.
In the name of the seventeenth mother-in-law, she asked her to go to her house and meet her.
The Seventeenth Mother couldn't help but make this trip, but it was a good thing, except for Li Taijun, the other officials' wives were not as good as him.
As for Mrs. Wang Anshi, Mrs. Feng Jing, Mrs. Wang Gui, and Mrs. Yuan Jiang, they are all on an equal footing with Li Taijun. They also have their own circles of ladies on weekdays. Apart from visiting the palace to meet Empress Dowager Gao, Empress Dowager Cao will not come to join in this.
field.
So Shi Qi Niang didn't have much to worry about, she just thought it wouldn't be too much.
The Seventeenth Mother arrived at the Wu Mansion in a small sedan chair and went inside to meet Li Taijun.
However, the various colored lamps in the Wu Mansion were brightly lit, making the entire Wu Mansion as bright as day. The incense given by the emperor was burned in the courtyard as worthlessly as firewood. The rich aroma filled the courtyard everywhere as far as the eye could see.
Flower pots and flowers are placed to add color.
Seeing this scene, Seventeenth Mother couldn't help but know that although her mother liked luxury in the past, she was not like this.
When his father Wu Chong became prime minister, he never saw such a celebration in the Wu Mansion.
When the seventeenth mother arrived in the courtyard, the fifteenth mother was waiting for her.
The fifteenth mother smiled and said: "Sister, there is no need to rush out to meet people, let's wait, the noble one will come later!"
The Seventeenth Mother said: "How many people have my mother invited here? If it's for Zhang Lang, there is no need to do this."
The fifteenth mother smiled and said: "Since ancient times, we have always respected Luo Yi first and then others. This is all for outsiders to see. You have to spend any amount of money. Otherwise, people will say that the Zhang family has suddenly become rich, and the family will appear to have no confidence.
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The Seventeenth Mother couldn't help laughing when she heard this. After all these years, the circle of ladies in Bianjing still looked at Zhang Mansion like this.
The Seventeenth Mother said: "I never care about these things, and so does Zhang Lang. A poor family is good, and the prime minister should be a scholar. This is what Emperor Taizu said."
The fifteenth mother smiled and said: "Yes, those women are ignorant and do not have the vision to recognize the prime minister's son-in-law from thousands of poor students, so they have no choice but to use these words to tease us. Otherwise, how can you let them sleep at night?"
Stay."
The two sisters laughed in unison.
"I like to hear what my sister said. If that's the case, I'll let them say it for the rest of my life." Seventeenth Mother said with a smile, with the corner of her mouth raised.
What woman is not vain? Whenever she hears people talk about this, she can't help but feel happy in her heart.
The Seventeenth Mother is a woman who wants her husband to become a dragon wholeheartedly.
His husband may be hopeless, but he must not be without ambition. When Zhang Yue borrowed books from the Wu family library, his gentle and elegant demeanor, as well as his perseverance and dedication to study, left a deep impression on her.
Such men will be in trouble for a while, but when the opportunity comes in the future, a flying dragon will appear in the sky.
With this thought in mind, the banquet began.
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During the banquet, Li Taijun was undoubtedly still the star of the crowd. Li Taijun was born in the Longxi Li family of the Li Tang royal family. He had seen various scenes before and should not have been so public.
But as she got older, and she was also her husband and son-in-law, she became more and more interested in lively scenes. People are not immune to vulgarities, so Li Taijun invited the in-laws of the Wu family and the official wives who usually hang out with her to come and see Wu.
The family is rich today, so as not to have the regret of walking at night in brocade clothes.
The Seventeenth Mother was the last to arrive and took a quick look, and found that it was almost at its peak.
Some of them were not present. Naturally, there were some who were jealous of others' wealth, and there were also those whose family fortunes suddenly fell into decline or who later had a rift.
The Seventeenth Mother had bowed to everyone. She remembered that she was the junior, so when Li Taijun wanted her to sit beside him, he pushed her three times, but in the end she sat down respectfully.
After we were seated, the banquet began.
Everyone was coaxing and joking around with Taijun Li, and the Seventeenth Niang was also the target of the ladies. The Seventeenth Niang knew that she must not steal Taijun Li's limelight at this banquet, so she repeatedly gave in to her.
However, the ladies also rushed to make a promise to Qi Niang that they would bring their sons and nephews to visit on a certain date.
It was only until the banquet that Seventeenth Mother was really tired.
At this time, they started watching a show and eating wine. Seventeen Niang went to the back compartment and saw Yang sitting alone.
Yang is not only Zhang Yue's aunt, but also his second brother's aunt.
Yang was stunned when she saw the Seventeenth Mother, and then said: "It's the Seventeenth, no, now she is the husband's wife."
The two hadn't seen each other for some time, so Seventeenth Mother bowed and said, "My aunt is in good health lately."
Yang nodded and said, "It's okay. It's just that Brother Dun went to Huzhou and was very lonely."
When the Seventeenth Mother saw Mrs. Yang like this, she asked, "Is my aunt waiting for me here specifically?"
Yang nodded.
Seventeenth Mother smiled and said: "It just so happens that I haven't talked to my aunt for a long time, so let's go into the room and talk."
The Seventeenth Mother Yang entered a wing of the Wu Mansion. There was originally a female envoy from the Wu Mansion serving in the wing, but when she saw that the Seventeenth Mother wanted to use the room, she agreed without saying a word and left the wing together.
Seventeen Niang's maid was guarding the door.
Seventeenth Mother said: "Auntie, there is no one around here. If you have any questions, just give me any instructions."
Yang said: "I don't dare to accept the order. My brother Dun was demoted to Huzhou before. It was a good idea, but unexpectedly the court suddenly transferred him to Jingnan to quell the rebellion. I don't know which Xianggong meant it. Please help me ask Xianggong Zhang."
ask."
"Which Xianggong does it mean? You also know that Zhang Xianggong is now an official and participates in politics. I think it is not easy to come and disturb him on weekdays. When I see him, I don't know what to say, so you can ask him for me and say to invite him.
Just ask because of my superficiality."
Seventeen Niang knew a little about this, and Zhang Dun failed to join forces with Lu Huiqing. He was impeached by Deng Wan and demoted to the magistrate of Huzhou. As a result, within a few months, he was suddenly transferred to Jingnan to quell the rebellion.
Jingnan is a smog-stricken land, and the local wilderness has not obeyed the rule of the Song Dynasty for a long time.
When Yang heard this, he was very worried and thought that one of the ministers in the court wanted to kill Zhang Dun.
Seventeen Niang said: "Aunt, I'll just ask for you."
Yang said: "I wanted to give Brother Dun a good background, but I didn't expect so many things to happen in the end. It's because your Wu family had the foresight to choose today's husband from a poor family at that time."
After hearing this, the Seventeenth Mother smiled and said: "Auntie, don't talk about a poor family. Do you really have to have a bamboo door to a bamboo door or a wooden door to a wooden door to be a good match? Besides, it's not a bad match for a concubine to be from a poor family."
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The Seventeenth Mother went to the inner room and planned to go back to the house after meeting her two sisters-in-law.
When I met my sister-in-law, Mrs. Lu, Wu Anshi was by her side.
After Lu married into the Wu family, Wu Anshi settled down for a while and rarely went out to look for flowers and flowers. However, after Lu Jie's death, Wu Anshi's old style emerged and he continued to play tricks.
The Seventeenth Niang had a lot of objections to her brother since Fan's death. She objected to the second sister-in-law Wang's taking good care of her. Although Wang was always disliked by Li Taijun, the Seventeenth Niang made Wang feel the warmth in the Wu family.
Yi. Wang also helped to ease the relationship between Zhang Yue and Wang Anshi a lot.
Wu Anshi was speechless when she saw her sister like this, but who could ask her to ask for help from her brother-in-law.
I also appreciated Zhang Yue and Wu Anshi from the beginning, but later became dissatisfied.
In fact, Wu Anshi didn't look down on Zhang Yue at first. She even felt that she didn't have any family background and didn't mind Zhang Yue marrying her sister. It was really because of her brother-in-law's talent in cherishing Zhang Yue.
But there is another reason. Wu Anshi believes that Zhang Yue comes from a poor family and has no parents in the family, so he can be treated as a half-term son-in-law from now on.
However, Zhang Yue became very dissatisfied when he excused himself from the Wu family's marriage.
Zhang Yue was from a poor family no matter what, and the Wu family showed kindness to him, but he dared not be grateful.
Wu Anshi didn't understand that after getting married, although Zhang Yue often kept a low profile in front of the Seventeenth Mother, he would not do it if he really wanted him to be a half-time son-in-law.
This is not a question of whether Zhang Yue is willing or not. The issue of class will always be there and cannot be changed.
After becoming a scholar in the No. 7 Middle School, he was still disliked by the Yue family, not to mention himself. I was not a talent like Cao Dahua who was forced to eat soft food.
For such a son-in-law, one must have extremely high emotional intelligence, and the other must be particularly tolerant. Often, a son-in-law who comes to visit his wife will treat his wife as if he is a different person when his parents-in-law pass away. This is to vent out all the resentments he has held for many years. Chapter
The more I feel that I don’t have the ability, the less I will cultivate my father-in-law’s land.
After Zhang Yue won the first prize, he had the confidence to face the Wu family with ease and without being arrogant or arrogant.
Except for those who are blindly arrogant, this kind of confidence cannot be faked.
Wu Anshi never had the same considerations as Zhang Yue, and he still didn't understand why Zhang Yue dared to refuse the Wu family's marriage in the first place.
However, such misunderstandings are common. He looked at Zhang Yue like a leopard through a tube, and he saw everything in Zhang Yue's eyes. In other words, Wu Anshi's interpretation of Zhang Yue was not enough to summarize him, but he regarded himself as
What materials are completely exposed?
Not only did Zhang Yue see through this uncle, Seventeenth Mother had also had issues with him for many years.
But at the Wu family, Wu Anshi put on her elder brother's airs and said, "Seventeen, daddy is in Daming Mansion now. You should come back more often to see mommy."
The Seventeenth Mother knew her brother's nature very clearly and said, "Brother, don't you have something to entrust to Saburo again?"
Wu Anshi said seductively: "What are you talking about? Why should I trust Sanlang? Aren't you the daughter of our Wu family? You don't recognize me as your brother when you leave home."
The Seventeenth Mother didn't say anything, but Wu Anshi said: "I want you to come over and bring your eldest son, Erlang, to have more contact with us Wu family children. Without closeness, it will be easy to get separated. How can we support each other in the future?"
The Seventeenth Mother shook her head and said, "Brother, you think far ahead."
Wu Anshi said: "It's not that far away, this time you got engaged to the Huang family really hastily. What kind of family status does our Zhang and Wu family have now? It was the home of the prime minister. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was the family of the five surnames and seven hopes. We
My mother was born in the Li family of Longxi."
"And who is the origin of the Huang family? Have you considered it carefully? If I had known this, I would not have allowed you to make this marriage."
The Seventeenth Mother thought to herself that if Huang Lu hadn't helped, she would have become Princess Shang.
Seventeenth Mother said: "When will you be the one to make the decision regarding my brother's Zhang family's marriage?"
Wu Anshi said: "I am your brother, so I should keep an eye on you."
Lu couldn't stand it anymore and came to Qi Niang's side and said, "Sister, your brother has no other intentions."
"Brother-in-law is now the husband-in-law, so he is very busy. You can take your two children and go to our house."
"There are twenty or thirty brothers in our Wu family, and there will always be some who are successful. You can ask your brother-in-law to take you with you to cultivate them. From now on, the two families will support each other."
Seventeenth Niang said: "Sister-in-law is right."
Wu An's poem said: "Huang Lu was born in a poor family, and he is an upright official. He is also a person who doesn't know how to adapt. It's better to talk about the marriage in another way."
Seventeen Niangzhi knows that her brother’s vision has always been wrong, so what if he comes from a poor family? Heroes don’t care about their origins. Our Zhang and Wu family used to be from a poor family.
The Seventeenth Mother left without saying a word.
Wu Anshi glanced at Ms. Lu on the side and said with displeasure, "You are a woman. You are easy to talk to Shi Qi, so you didn't know to help me talk more. If you had been as smart as my fifteen sister, you wouldn't be like this."
Over the years, Zhang Yue had taken great care of Wen Jifu, but he had been cold to Wu Anshi. Wu Anshi felt that it was because his wife and sister did not help him.
Lu said: "How do I know this? Besides, since the marriage has been decided at the age of seventeen, why do you have to say anything?"
Wu Anshi said: "How could she have such foresight to settle the marriage so easily? Did the Huang family use any means to sell the girl to the Zhang family?"
Lu said angrily: "In terms of vision, I don't know how much better than an official."
"Besides, the Zhang and Huang families are family friends. My brother-in-law and Huang Lu are brothers, so there is nothing wrong with them."
"It's just that you have received no benefits from others, so let's talk about the Seventeenth Marriage."
Wu Anshi wanted to refute when he heard this, but for a moment he had no confidence. He was indeed entrusted by someone, and wanted to take advantage of Zhang Yue's return to Beijing to propose marriage to his eldest son. This matter was of great benefit to Wu Anshi, but unexpectedly he was
Huang Lu took the lead.
Lu continued: "You didn't like your brother-in-law back then, how do you expect him to like you today?"
"And Qi Qi obviously doesn't want the son of the Zhang family to play with us, lest he gets into the habit of a dandy."
"In my opinion, Shi Qi's knowledge and vision are not comparable to those of ordinary women. Now that she is the Prime Minister's wife, it is important that we ask her to discuss more matters about our family in the future."
When Wu Anshi heard this, he was furious and said: "There is such a great wealth that I don't know how to enjoy. Let you go. I don't care."
After Wu Anshi finished speaking, she slammed the door and left, and then stayed in the outer room where she was raised outside the house for three full days before returning home.
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Zhang Yue had no idea that Seventeenth Mother's trip back to her parents' home would cause such a headache to his uncle.
But at this moment, he was also at his wits end.
Zhang Yue wondered if he was going to be like Wang Anshi, who even spent time in the pit to meet officials.
After finishing his work, he returned to the back room and saw the Seventeenth Lady sitting beside the couch. Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue knew that the Lady was a little unhappy and asked, "How about going back to your mother's house today?"
"What's wrong?" Seventeenth Mother turned her head to meet Zhang Yue and leaned her head in his arms, "I'm not in a happy mood."
"Oh, couldn't it be that those ladies didn't support you?"
Seventeenth Mother raised her head and said with a smile: "Do you think I am such a pleasant woman?"
Zhang Yue thought for a while and said cautiously: "It's hard to say."
"Okay!" Seventeenth Mother was unwilling.
Zhang Yue said quickly: "Madam, tell me if you have anything to do."
"Then listen to me, it's Zhang Zihou's business."
Mentioning this person, the smile on Zhang Yue's face faded away. After listening to the Seventeenth Mother's story about the future, Zhang Yue grabbed the melon seeds on the case and chewed them while saying: "Zhang Zihou's trip to Jingnan is not...
Which Xianggong advocated was decided by the officials. At that time, there was a rebellion in Jingnan, and His Majesty wanted to use an unscrupulous general, so Shen Cunzhong recommended him in front of the emperor."
"Shen Cunzhong has nothing selfish in his words. He just knows people and is kind to them."
The Seventeenth Mother heard this and said with relief: "This way I can have something to say, and it also reassures my aunt. Now she is implicated in Lu Jifu's career because of her kindness, and she is also involved in party disputes, and she has become a frightened bird."
After Zhang Yue peeled off the melon seeds, he took the kernel and handed it to Qi Niang, and then said: "Don't worry, it is not necessary. After all, this is a rebellion, a crisis and an opportunity. It depends on how Zhang Zihou grasps it. If it is done well,
Therefore, there is no guarantee that I will regain the appreciation of the emperor."
"Then based on your understanding of Zhang Zihou, will he miss it?"
Zhang Yue said: "He will try his best to catch him! If not, he wouldn't be Zhang Zihou. Let's not talk about him, but tell us what bothers you."
"It's not that I'm bored. Sir, our Zhang family is now married to the Huang family. Huang Lu is your friend since childhood. You should also help and support us so that our eldest brother's face will look bright in the future."
Zhang Yue burst out laughing when he heard this and said, "Madam, you rarely said this in the past."
Seventeenth Mother said: "I just can't swallow this breath in my heart."
Zhang Yue smiled when he saw this, and without going into detail he said: "Don't worry, madam, I have already intended to do this!"
