Princess Guo County was very eloquent, and Li was almost moved. Unfortunately, she remembered the words of Lao Tai Concubine Xue, and Princess Ding still didn't know if she could overcome this hurdle. She naturally had no shortage of wealth and glory. If she couldn't get over it, it would be useless to have this marriage. Another reason was that this sister-in-law had always been lukewarm to her, but now she was suddenly so enthusiastic, obviously she had some plans. You don't need to think about this plan carefully. She must also want her daughter's marriage to rely on Prince Ding's Mansion for favors.

After making up her mind, no matter how Princess Guo County said something in a scattered manner, Li just didn't let go. In order to prevent her from saying the wrong words, she didn't need to answer at all. She just said that her daughter was young and didn't need to order too quickly and she had to look at each other slowly.

The Princess of Guo County was not very anxious. Seeing that Li did not let go, she was not as stubborn as those unbearable private media in the public. She only advised Li to think carefully and then send Li out in person.

Li returned to her home and thought about the words of Princess Guo County. She was not unhappy. Princess Guo County was born in a famous family and was a little snobbish, but she was not a vicious person who would climb up the bones of relatives or cross the river to destroy bridges. The principles just now were not just fooling people. This marriage must be a benefit for both parties.

But... Hey, it's really a dilemma! I'm really moved, I'm afraid that Old Concubine Xue will object. The Old Concubine has been teaching them to be down-to-earth, but seeing her husband reaching middle age, his career will be like that. If there is no other strong support, Old Concubine Xue will be gone, what will their family do?

...

When the news came out, General Shao's mansion also responded very much.

The old man of Shao beat his chest and stamped his feet, as if he had missed some opportunity, because Princess Ding's father Meng was promoted. Although he was only promoted one level, he was placed in a very heavy place.

It was only then that Princess Ding was pregnant that the princess was promoted immediately. If the princess gave birth to a legitimate son, wouldn’t the princess’s family have become a family and a dog?

Thinking that he almost became a relative of the Meng family, he would definitely be the one to be taken care of. Maybe he could also get an official position. Meng was also from a military general. After he could not lead the troops, he was very depressed for a while, but he gave birth to a strong daughter. He became trembling again. The princess was pregnant and he was promoted to a higher level. Now he was in the fourth rank. If the princess gave birth to a legitimate son, he would definitely be promoted to a third rank senior.

It is very good to be a first-rank official who is less than fifty years old. If you go up one or two levels, you will be a first-rank official and you don’t have to be a general who leads troops. Although Meng can only lead troops, there are so many civil servants in the court who do nothing all day long that they can only be mixed with others. With a bunch of staff, they can still be a good official.

Compared with the old man of the Shao family, he would only complain. Mrs. Shao thought more and asked someone to go out to inquire. After coming back, she said to the old man of the Shao family: "I've inquired. The second lady of the Meng family is about to get engaged to a scholar from another place. The father of the son is just a teacher, and can barely be regarded as a scholarly family. She is much worse than us."

"So what?" The old man of the Shao family became more and more impatient when he heard about the Meng family.

Mrs. Shao said: "This shows that what Mrs. Wang told us before is true. The children of the Meng family only want to marry and are not bound by family background. They are just an excuse to pick our family, or they disagree with this marriage because their second uncle refused to help."

"You have said these words many times before." The old man of the Shao family was quite irritable. Mrs. Shao has been complaining in his ears since her daughter's marriage was ruined. Although she didn't dare to directly complain that he was incompetent, this is what he meant inside and outside.

Mrs. Shao said: "Because the second uncle had many disagrees with King Ding in the court, King Ding did not want the Meng family to marry our family. Otherwise, based on our family background and the appearance and talent of our talent, how could the Meng family disagree? Everyone envied that our family had a great general. However, what this general did for the family and his future was earned by the family's children. He didn't care about it at all. Because of his stubborn temperament and the prostitute he married, the girl from a good family was willing to marry. Who would like to call a prostitute an elder? He didn't know which table she would sit at during the wedding banquet."

"Okay, okay, what's the use of saying these things over and over again? You'll know how to nag all day long." The old man of the Shao family angrily shook his sleeves and was about to leave.

"If you dislike me, I will nag. If you have the ability, you tell your daughter that you are so close. You are a big man who has nothing to do all day and has lost all the money at home. Now I still have to subsidize my dowry. If you say a few words, you will dislike me nagging." Mrs. Shao started to anger and pulled the sleeves of the Shao family and started to cry.

"What are you doing? What kind of tugging and pulling?" Master Shao pulled and pushed his sleeves, and his wife was pulled off. Unable to stand firm, she hit the pillar next to her, and a big bag immediately swollen on her head.

"You hit me, you hit me, beat me, beat me to death." Mrs. Shao even started crying and making a fuss.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the maid and the old man hurried in to persuade him, and the yard was full of trouble.

When General Shao rushed over, he saw Mrs. Shao's face full of tears, her clothes and temples were messy, and she sat aside and cried, while Uncle Shao sat on the other side with a terrible dark face.

"What's wrong with you?" Old General Shao was angry when he saw this. The couple didn't have a day of worry.

Mrs. Shao cried, "Father-in-law, I can't live this life anymore. I want to take my children back to my parents' home."

Mrs. Shao said, and with the help of her personal maid, she wanted to go back to the house to pack her luggage.

"You...daughter-in-law, can you tell me if you have something to do?" Seeing that Mrs. Shao was not talking about it, Old General Shao was suddenly a little nervous. Now that the eldest son's room is supported by Mrs. Shao. As soon as she left, her son's decadent appearance would all collapse.

"What else can I say? The master drinks every day and doesn't care about anything. I, a woman, do housework, educates my children, and earns money for him. In this way, he still has to beat me, what else can I say?" Mrs. Shao rushed into the room crying, packed up a few clothes and soft clothes, and walked away surrounded by the maids and the mother.

As Mrs. Shao said, now she earns money to support her family, and she pays the monthly money. Mr. Shao does nothing and only knows how to drink. The maids and mothers all expect Mrs. Shao to live a good life. They must not ignore Mrs. Shao's words. They dare not stop them.

General Shao kept staring at his son, wanting him to stop him, but Master Shao just sat on the chair without moving, without any intention of stopping him.

General Shao couldn't help but feel a little secretly regretful. After the second wife died, she didn't listen to anyone's advice to marry another wife, so that it would be inconvenient for no woman to stand up in this situation.

After Mrs. Shao left, General Shao scolded his eldest son with a grudge, "You are a big man, you can't do anything to women!"

Master Shao didn't want to defend himself anymore and let General Shao scold him.

After the old general Shao scolded him enough, he said, "Father, it was just an accident. She bumped into the pillar while pulling her... But this is not the point. She still complained about Pin'er's marriage and complained every few days. Now she is just finding an excuse to break out. If there is no such thing, let her go back to her parents' home for a while. Her parents' home may have a way to tell Pin'er that she is good at kinship, but I have no ability anyway."

General Shao couldn't help but sigh again.

What he is even more worried about now is whether Mrs. Shao will come back after leaving. Although Mrs. Shao has children and daughters, she will never be able to rely on her son in her life. Mrs. Shao is only in her early thirties. If she marry her daughter out of her parents' family, then arrange a marriage for her son, and then proposes to remarry reasonably, what should her family do?

Mrs. Shao’s mother’s family, Han family, had such a thing many years ago. Many people just couldn’t remember it for too long. The man was not good at it, and the woman could do it without raising a man and was still angry. She dragged her children to get married and then married to another place.

The Han family did not want to promote this and kept silent about it. Many people didn't know how the woman was doing after she got married, but he knew that it was said that she lived well outside the country and gave birth to a couple of children. Instead, it was that man who became decadent from then on, only drank and would never marry a wife again. In the end, he died of drunkenness at the table.

Mrs. Shao has always been very capable. She secretly used her dowry to do business after her son lost all her family fortune. She was afraid of gossip and never made any public comments. But since Pin'er's marriage was blocked, she seemed to have no scruples and became more and more courageous, interfering in those businesses with high risks but very high profits.

He didn't know how much money Mrs. Shao earned, but once a woman made too much money, she would become more picky about men.

If her son's temper changed, he might be able to survive. If it doesn't work, the Shao family has no help to her children, and she may not have no other thoughts, especially the example of her parents' family...

The more Mr. Shao thought about it, the more annoyed he felt, and he felt that the sky of the Shao family was covered with dark clouds.

...

The difference between the Yu Shao family is that the Meng family is happy.

Before, Meng was also desperate about his career and became decadent. He lived a while. Later, as his daughter's position in Dingwang Mansion stabilized, the flattery of the crowd gradually came. He seemed to have regained some of his past glory. The flattery also said that he was both civil and military, and would definitely be the leader of civil officials in the future. However, he still disagreed. He said too much but was a little moved.

Those who flatter themselves are not just a mouth full of vocal talk, but many people make practical suggestions, and Meng is not completely mindless. As time goes by, and think about it carefully, it is not impossible to take the civil service route. At least it is much more safe than taking your life to fight for safety. If you can't do some things, you can ask a few more staff to help and learn slowly while you are free.

Meng can also rely on leading troops to guard one side by himself. He has a sense of ruthlessness. Once he makes up his mind, he is not afraid of hard work. He calms down and studies carefully and listens to good opinions. He is very good at doing things seriously. Now that he can be promoted to the next level, he will naturally be happy. If he changes his ideas, he cannot produce a few beautiful political achievements. He does not necessarily have to do it himself. Many confused officials can survive by relying on the advice of his smart masters. This is much safer and easier than earning military merits with his life.

That day, when he went to Dingwang Mansion, Lian Yufeng had a long conversation with him, saying that he had to be determined, but he could help him. Of course, first of all, he had the ability and had a good mind to become a general. At his age, it would be impossible to open a book and write a bunch of articles like an ordinary scholar, but there were also many civil officials who did not require literary skills.

For example, in the Ministry of Justice, there is no need for too much literary talent when trying a case. Although he is a general, it is difficult for him to learn how to try a case again, but it is up to the human to learn how to try a case. You can also ask for more help from a staff member. As long as you can know how to hire people, you will have basic judgment and not be afraid of the powerful. This path is also feasible.

In addition, if you want to take the civil service route, you need help from multiple parties, do you want to be a disciple? The fastest-effect person at present is marriage. If you marry a scholarly family, the other party’s marriage and old friends can become your own marriage and old friends.

In response, Lian Yufeng suggested that he accept the Zhou family's relatives mentioned by the Quan family. This marriage has many benefits. First of all, the Zhou family's local prominent family and scholarly family have many talents. Just the father and son of the Zhou family who wanted to marry him, everyone has fame and fortune. All they lack is luck.

Let’s not talk about the eldest son of the Zhou family, but the second son is now a juren. He will have a bright future after passing the Jinshi exam next year. Even if he lacks some luck, he will donate an official and become a magistrate in the local area for a few years to survive. It will be a great help in the future.

Although there are many powerful families who want to marry the Meng family now, how many powerful children have? Not to mention the help. Maybe they have to help solve the problem all day long, such as the Shao family. It is good to be a clerk, but in fact? The father of the Shao family girl who wants to get married is idle at home, and she lost all her family fortune and her younger brother General Shao Li also separated. However, the two families still live together. Outsiders don’t know much.

I'm afraid that Miss Shao won't even get a decent dowry at that time, so what's the use of such a marriage? Miss Shao has a younger brother. After Miss Shao comes, she asks to help her brother get married and then seek official positions, endlessly.

Although getting married to the Zhou family may help the Zhou family's children seek official positions, the Zhou family is ready, but they just need a handful of wind. After they take the lead, they can repay them immediately. However, the Shao family wants their children to be successful, and it is not their turn to pull them out. If they don't work hard, it will be useless to help.

After Lian Yufeng's analysis, Meng also felt that it makes sense. It is enough for a powerful and wealthy family to have one family. The rest should be more practical. See how much help the other party can give him. He is not stupid. He is not unaware of what the powerful people who come to propose marriage now have. Instead of marrying his daughter into a high-ranking family that needs his help, it is better to find someone who can help him.

After agreeing, the news that the two families were about to get engaged was spread, and they said they were optimistic about it before and had a good reputation. It is said that when civil servants choose son-in-law, they also choose between poor backgrounds, but talented and knowledgeable. They need to rely on their family to work for their father-in-law, so that they can do their best to do their jobs for their father-in-law, rather than just caring about their own interests.

Perhaps this prince and son-in-law could get it at a glance, and the reward would come immediately. He didn't know how to clear it up and promoted him to a higher level. Many people worked diligently in office for many years, but they could not take a step in their entire lives. He could get promoted to a higher level in just less than a year. I think it is not that difficult to take the civil service route.

Even Yufeng's words and indirectly asked a few people who gave him advice. Everyone's answers to the civil service route are similar. They always believe that compared to the noble families with great reputations, there is still a lot of scholarly families with many outstanding scholarly talents who have helped him more.

After all, he now has such a prince and son-in-law. As long as he can do things, it is impossible for this son-in-law to not help his father-in-law. What he lacks the most now is that he has no trust in the people who can do things.

Meng Ye was trying on the fourth-grade official uniform while looking in the mirror proudly. He has been a lot of decadence, but after all, he was a martial artist and was better than those bad old men who only know how to study.

Mrs. Meng looked at Meng Ye's pride, a little disdainful. However, after all, Meng Ye can be promoted in a couple's relationship. It's hard to say how good she is to her children, but she is better for her children. Now she agrees with the marriage that her daughter likes. How can she say it is a thing worth being happy? She rarely does not sarcastically, but instead praised her a few words, "The master is also very majestic in this outfit. By the way, you are promoted now, should you hold a banquet and celebrate?"

Meng also thought about it carefully, "No need to avoid being too arrogant and giving people a message. Those censors like to make trouble the most."

Mrs. Meng said again: "Then you don't need to be promoted, just use the name of Yan'er's engagement, and there is no need to put too many things on it. Your colleagues before still have to invite them, so as not to say that you don't recognize others after you are promoted. You have only been promoted to a higher level and just move a little. Maybe there are still those who need these colleagues in the future. After being promoted, they don't forget them. The reputation is also good. Civil officials pay attention to this most."

"Okay, just do it." Meng also felt that Mrs. Meng's words made sense. His wife was better at these relationships than him.

While speaking, the little maid came to report that there was a post, and General Shao handed over a post to ask for a visit.

The old general Shao and Meng Ye and his wife looked at each other. This person could not be neglected at will. It was not that his son now holds heavy troops. It was just that many years ago, Meng Ye had received his favor. Once, the bandits were fierce. The team of people led by Meng Ye showed up to be overnumbered and was counter-suppressed. It was General Shao who brought people to help him and he could save his life and complete the task.

Mrs. Meng was a little moved by the marriage of the Shao family before. She thought that Miss Shao was good, and for this reason, the Shao family was considered kind to their family.

Of course, this kindness has been indifferent enough for too long, but men are different from women. It is not easy for women to understand the friendship between men on the battlefield. At this time, General Shao came to the door in person, and Meng had to see him. He ordered the maid to invite him quickly, and then changed into a new official uniform and dressed in a dress for entertaining guests.

While helping Meng Ye change his shirt, Mrs. Meng reminded, "The old general Shao came to your house not to congratulate you on your promotion. I, a woman from the inner husband, can't control you. If he mentions the marriage between his children, you must not agree. You must know that the Shao family and Ding Wang Zheng have never had any contact."

"I still have this measure." Meng was also a little impatient with Mrs. Meng using her son-in-law to suppress him over and over again.

Mrs. Meng no longer talks much. Now Meng is also taking advantage of her son-in-law. Unless she doesn't expect it, she will not fight against her son-in-law. People with utilitarianism are the most likely to care about their gains and losses.

A man changed his clothes and went to see a guest much faster than a woman. Meng also changed his clothes, so he could catch up with General Shao at the entrance of the flower hall.

"Old General, please come in." Meng also enthusiastically invited General Shao to the flower hall and ordered his maid to soak the Maojian tea, the old man Shao's favorite.

When General Shao saw Meng, he was so enthusiastic and remembered his preferences, and a little hope ignited in his heart. When he came earlier, he saw a carriage at the gate of Meng's mansion, and many people lined up to meet him. He was worried that Meng would also make excuses to not see him or to meet him with a bunch of people, which was inconvenient to talk about things. Now he felt relieved.

Men speak more directly than women, showing that they talk about the great achievements of the past. There are many common topics on men on the battlefield. When talking about the past, Meng couldn't help but sigh. The military career is the most glorious moment in a man's life. Unfortunately, he stopped at the most glorious moment. At first, he complained a lot, but after all, it was still the most important thing in front of him.

When General Shao saw Meng, he was a little sad and took advantage of the situation and said, "Brother Meng is quite good now. After all, being a Taiping official is much more comfortable than being a Mahjong general."

If someone else said this, Meng must have thought he was mocking him. He only knew General Shao's character and knew that he was not that kind of person, so he just smiled: "I have no choice but to be at home and I can't just support myself. Civil officials are not as easy as military generals. When patrolling the defense camp, I have to patrol the streets, and it is even more difficult to deal with those rats and dogs."

"That's right, there are indeed many unlucky people in the nine-story territory under Yancheng." Old General Shao nodded and then tried, "The other young master is still in the military camp now?"

Meng did not hide it at all, "Yes, I'll ask me to take care of an old subordinate in the past, and boys should be trained more and should not stay at home and let women spoil it."

"Brother or want my son to join the army?" asked again.
Chapter completed!