Concubine like a house

Chapter 62

Three days later, Shen Yu officially moved out. The garden he bought was only two blocks away from Yunfu, so it was very convenient to travel.

As for Chuxiu, according to Mrs. Tai's instructions, she took over the hand-feeding in an all-round way. When she was not out of the "Xiaoyuezi", she only read old accounts and learned old rules in Zhiyanxuan.After she was out of the "little confinement", she went to Rongjin Hall every morning and evening to listen to Mrs. Tai's admonition and learn about the common affairs of the mansion.

She had already learned accounts from Yunci, and she was very smart, so she got started quickly.In addition, although the matter of giving back is cumbersome, it is nothing more than money and favors. As long as these two are properly grasped, there are old rules to follow in many things, and it is not too difficult.

For Chuxiu, it is easy to talk about money and money, just follow the accounts left and right; but people and the world cannot be learned in a short time, not to mention the Yunfu family has a big business, and the expenses are really high. What kind of things should be given? What kind of weight, when to reward, when to withhold, is a science.

Mrs. Tai explained in a few words, and then gave Chuxiu a list, which listed the important families and figures in the North and the South. Very clear.Naturally, Shen Yu's family Wenchanghou Mansion is also on it.

Chu Xiu was born with the ability of photographic memory, so it is not difficult to remember this list, let alone other accounts.Therefore, after this month, the general affairs and money that came in and out of the Yunfu had been passed through her hands once, and there was not much mistake.Mrs. Tai saw that Chuxiu learned quickly, although she didn't praise her in her mouth, she was satisfied in her heart.

This side of the Xiangchuxiu is busy with the affairs of the Central Committee, and the Rongjintang of the other side has another message: On July [-]th, the side branches from all over the north and south will gather in Lixinhou's Mansion, bringing outstanding men from the clan who have not yet learned their aspirations. Ding, show Mrs. Tai a look.

Selecting the heir to be Yunci's successor is the biggest matter of the Yun family right now, so each branch is eager to move, eager to try, for fear that the best child in their own branch will not be selected.

As early as the end of June, Chuxiu ordered to go down to clean up several vacant gardens and settle the clansmen.I also carefully asked about the human relations among them, which one has a good relationship with which one?Which one has a feud with which?She inquired clearly, and tried to avoid arranging the two discordant groups to eat and live together, so as to avoid unpleasantness for everyone.

In a blink of an eye, July [-]th was approaching, and each branch picked up sixteen or seventeen children, and two of them were delayed on the road and failed to arrive as scheduled.Among these children, as young as two or three years old, as old as twelve or thirteen years old, they are all strong and healthy, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, and some of them look like Yunci or the old master Yunli.It seems that each has its own tricks.

It has been a long time since all members of the Yun clan have been looking forward to a certain day with one heart.This time, the selection of the heir by the Marquis of Lixin attracted the attention of several great families from the north and the south, and even the royal clan.

On July [-]th, Mrs. Tai asked the heads of each branch to bring their children to the outer garden. She, the elders of the clan, and the third master Yun Xian took the lead in conducting a primary election.Seeing that Chuxiu was not there, and the second master of Yunfu was also not there, everyone understood in their hearts that these two people had lost their power.

After the primary election on July [-]th, all the branches returned to the garden to wait for news. Because Chuxiu did not participate in the primary election, and no one came to Zhiyanxuan to inquire about the news, it was completely clean.But Yunxian's Changfeng Pavilion is full of people.

It took two days like this before the results of the primary election were made public.In the end, Mrs. Tai only selected six children, and the rest of the unselected ones were all rewarded with the same value and weight, and it was not a waste of time for them to come.

As for the remaining children who passed the primary election, Mrs. Tai ordered people to take good care of them to avoid poisoning and framing and prevent problems before they happen.

In the early morning of July 22, Mrs. Tai summoned Chuxiu to accompany her to have breakfast, and then went to the Rongjin Hall to screen the remaining children.This time, besides Mrs. Tai and the six children, she was the only one who came to the inner hall.

Looking around at Chuxiu, I found a strange phenomenon. Some of the children brought by each branch were only two or three years old, but now those who have passed the primary election are all of stature, the youngest is four or five years old, and they are already big. Growing up, there are always teenagers.Chuxiu was a little puzzled, shouldn't children be taught as young as possible?These children who have opened their minds, aren't they afraid that they will have different hearts in the future?
Mrs. Tai knew what Chuxiu was thinking, and before she could ask, she said quietly, "This is the selection of an heir by the Marquis of Lixin. The selection is for the eldest son, not for finding a child for you to be his nanny."

Chuxiu was so choked that she didn't know how to answer, so she heard Mrs. Tai say again: "The older children are good. You can tell the general idea of ​​what kind of heart and resourcefulness you have. What's the use of those two or three-year-olds? Look at them now." , who knows what it will look like in the future?"

"Isn't there a saying, 'Three-year-old sees old'?" Chuxiu was puzzled.

"That's nonsense!" Mrs. Tai snorted coldly, "If it's 'three-year-old sees old', when Yun Qi was a child, the governor respected the old and had a sweet mouth, which is much better than Ci'er and the third child. How do you look at the present?"

Chuxiu understands.In fact, she doesn't need to hide this child's background, on the contrary, she has to tell him that he is adopted, as long as the child is pure and kind, and knows how to repay his kindness, she will not worry that he will not work hard and be filial to the elders.

"Not much to say, I won't tell you who sent these children, you just look at the children, and tell me which one you like." Mrs. Tai made a gesture of surrendering her power to Chuxiu. With a raised chin, he looked down at the Buddhist scriptures.

This stumped Chuxiu, not to mention that she had never been a mother, how could she see one, two, three, four at this moment?Chuxiu glanced over, but saw six children lined up in a line according to height, all of them were handsome and dressed in brocade robes, waiting for questioning with a submissive look.

Chuxiu looked at it for a while, and the more she looked at it, the more she couldn't lift her spirits. For some reason, she always felt that these children seemed to lack something.Perhaps because she loves Yun Ci so much in her heart, she also has a general outline of the candidate for the son - regardless of appearance, temperament, and ability, she should be like Yun Ci to be worthy of being the son of Li Xinhou's mansion.

Chuxiu was a little dazed. Although she knew that the children were young and their temperament and temperament had not yet been developed, she hoped to see some familiar things from them, but... she was disappointed.Chuxiu sighed softly, and handed the problem back to Mrs. Tai: "It's up to you to decide, I really don't see anything."

Mrs. Tai's complexion remained unchanged, she didn't even lift her eyelids, she turned over a page of Buddhist scriptures and replied, "You choose your son, not me. From now on, this child will be raised by you, as long as you look pleasing to your eyes."

Hearing the words out of Xiuxiu was even more embarrassing, and was about to say something more, but suddenly heard a report from outside the door, from Zhuying: "Reporting to Mrs. Tai, Mrs., the Beixi Minzhou branch has been delayed on the road for a few days, and has just arrived at the mansion. , also brought the child over, saying that he wanted to greet the two of you."

hello?It's a good word to use, don't say complain, don't say run for election, just say hello.Chuxiu carefully looked at Mrs. Tai, waiting for her instructions.

Mrs. Tai put the Buddhist scriptures on the case casually, and said slowly: "No matter what the reason is, if you missed the primary election, you missed it. Give them a reward and let them go."

"Madam Tai..." Chuxiu couldn't bear it, and said hesitantly, "Just now Zhuying said that this branch came from Beixi Minzhou. Now Beixi is at war, and Minzhou is the camp of the rebel ministers. I'm afraid They have suffered a lot on the way. Since they have traveled thousands of miles, they also want to devote themselves to the matter of choosing an heir, why don't you meet them."

Chuxiu thought for a while, and added: "Maybe there may be some unexpected joy, and I don't know."

Hearing this, Mrs. Tai raised her eyebrows and smiled and asked, "You didn't like these kids, did you? Did you want to see the one in Minzhou?"

Chu Xiu pursed her lips and agreed.

Only then did Mrs. Tai say "hmm": "It's not true that the Minzhou branch was delayed by the war, but it's true that it was attacked. Since some people don't want them to choose an heir, I guess the child is good. If you want to meet, then go and see." Speaking of this, Mrs. Tai has signaled Zhu Ying to bring him up.

The branch of Minzhou was a very good governor, and no one else entered the Rongjin Hall. Only when the family came in with their children, one big and one small knelt down to meet him: "Yuntan, next to Minzhou, bring your son, Yunbin, to Mrs. Tai, Madam, please greet me. I was late on the road due to the war, and I hope you will forgive me."

Mrs. Tai and Chuxiu looked at each other, both a little surprised that Yuntan didn't file a complaint, and didn't even mention the incident of the attack, only presuming that the trip was delayed due to the war.Mrs. Tai also saw that the father and son were both dressed in black, unlike the other brocade clothes, but she also had a good impression of them, and deliberately asked: "Why are you two wearing black clothes? Could it be that the people close to you have met? Misfortune?"

Yuntan didn't raise his head, and replied: "Thank you Madam Tai for your concern, there were no casualties on the way, this black dress...is for Lord Hou."

As soon as this remark came out, the tip of Xiuxiu's nose immediately became sour, and he only heard Yuntan say again: "When Lord Hou passed away, the Minzhou branch came late, missed the funeral, and Yuntan felt guilty all the time."

"It's not your fault. Beixi Mountain is high and the road is far away, and Minzhou is in war again. It's not easy to come here. You all get up and talk!" Madam Tai sighed softly.

Yuntan was ordered to get up from the ground, and went out of Xiuxiu to look at him. He was about 30 years old, with a well-defined face, and he was considered a good-looking talent.She looked at the black-clothed boy beside Yuntan again, at the age of eight or nine, he only nodded slightly and lowered his eyes, not as fearful and respectful as other children, but he didn't feel too rude.

Xu Yuntan's sense of proportion is very good, and Chuxiu also has a good impression of the black-clothed boy, and was about to order him to raise his head, but it happened that the boy raised his eyebrows and his eyes met Chuxiu's.There was a "click" in Chuxiu's heart, and she stood up unconsciously, and she heard Mrs. Tai say in a daze, "Ci'er..."

When I came out of Xiuxiu, I looked sideways, but I saw Mrs. Tai narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she was thinking.Looking at the young man in black again, his pair of deep pool black eyes sparkled, just like her impression when she first saw Yun Ci!Also, the nasal bone, the shape of the face, and even the jaw are very similar to Yun Ci!
Chuxiu's catkin holding the veil tightened slightly, and she was about to shed tears for a while, and Mrs. Tai was also staring at the young man intently at this time, and murmured: "Like, really like... Yu Ci'er It's the same as when I was a kid."

In an instant, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met each other's eyes, knowing each other's thoughts.After all, Mrs. Tai is not an emotional person. Seeing the boy named Yun Bin raised his eyes by himself, she asked him: "Everyone else knows not to look at indecent insults, and you can't look up if you don't obey the summons. Why don't you know how to be polite?"

The young man frowned and thought about it, without fear or uneasiness, he replied very calmly: "This is the first time this junior sees Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Madam, and he unconsciously raised his head because of admiration. It is indeed because of etiquette. I hope you will forgive me."

This young man's words are not childish, but his success lies in his calmness and sincerity in his words.In particular, he called himself "Junior", probably because he didn't know what seniority to call him, and he was afraid that it would be too abrupt and lose his manners, so he called himself so.

He is a cautious and polite child.Mrs. Tai thought so, looked at Chuxiu again, and signaled her to ask a question.

Chuxiu pondered for a moment, then asked Yuntan: "Is this child's mother here?" If you want to see how a child is, you must not ignore its mother.

Unexpectedly, Yuntan's face was sad, and he replied: "His mother, Fubo, passed away four years ago. As the head of the Minzhou branch, I am busy with affairs and neglect to discipline the dog. This time I received The fate of a person to choose an heir is because of the love of the tribe, so the dog is recommended here..."

In just a few words, a lot of information has been revealed. It seems that this Yuntan branch is quite prestigious in Minzhou. I don’t want him to be young but in his 30s. Under the circumstances, teach the children well.Moreover, the child's biological mother died young, if he is adopted in the future, he must be close to the heir mother.

Mrs. Tai was thinking in her heart that she also knew a very important piece of news about Yuntan.Beixi Minzhou is now the stronghold of the Chen clan of the rebel army. As the head of the local Yun clan, he must not only appease the hearts of the clan, but also deal with the threats and lures of the Chen clan.But according to the news that has been reaching her all the time, the Minzhou branch is very stable without any changes, which shows Yuntan's ability.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Tai looked at Yuntan and his son again, and then asked him again: "My wife passed away, and you didn't reunite?"

Yun Tan lowered his eyes and returned: "There is a concubine in the family who is taking care of general affairs. As for the continuation... I have no consideration for now." His face has returned to calm, and he did not mention the grief when his wife died just now, it should be deliberately restrained.

It seems that he is also an infatuated person!There are many people in the Yun family who value love and righteousness. With a father like this, this child should have good aptitude, not to mention that he looks so similar to Yun Ci, which is also fate.

Mrs. Tai glanced at Chuxiu, saw that she nodded, and said to Yuntan: "You have to think about it. From now on, this child will only recognize Li Xinhou as his father, and worship Mrs. Chuxiu as his mother. It doesn't matter anymore."

Yuntan paused, seeming reluctant and awe-inspiring: "This is a blessing for a dog. It's better to be by your side than to stay in Minzhou." , Whether it's true feelings or pretending, it's rare.

It is the wish of parents all over the world to think about their children, and there is nothing wrong with it.Mrs. Tai is very satisfied with the father and son: "To be Li Xinhou's son, you have to be courageous and decisive. It is very satisfying to rely on him to dare to look up at me. Let's stay."

(End of this chapter)