Relying on the fact that she is the mother of Yan Zhifu, as soon as the old lady Yan entered the backyard of the government office, she first put on the airs of an old lady, and then proposed to go to Capital City to visit her good granddaughter who has become a nobleman.

Father Yan is not a fool. The old lady wants to visit her granddaughter in Capital City. Apart from worrying that she is too old to bear the long journey, no one can stop her. But what's the point of bringing the elder brother and his family along?Woolen cloth.

It is said that it is difficult for an upright official to decide on family affairs, but Yan's father has been the county magistrate for more than ten years, and the most common cases where one parent is an official are this kind of family disputes.

In just a few words, the old lady's true purpose was made clear.

Father Yan couldn't help laughing back angrily, "Azhao became the sixth concubine because of His Majesty's royal decree to marry her. It's not because of me. I didn't make any effort to plan it. Even if I went to Capital City, how can I help you?"Nephews and nieces are marrying high families."

He didn't say that the old lady and the people in the big house didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and they were only thinking about dreaming, but he just told the truth.

Even his official position was promoted by His Majesty's grace, including after he came to Suzhou to take up his post, all the officials and wealthy gentry expressed their goodwill to him, and they didn't make things difficult for him at all, not because he is the father-in-law of the sixth princeface.

I'm afraid the Xiao family will contribute more in this marriage, and he is an official in Jiang Nan, so the only one who can take care of his daughter is the Xiao family in Capital City.

Father Yan expressed that he was very sober. Similarly, even if the members of the Yan family went to Capital City, they would not have the slightest background and family background, and it would be difficult for them to get married with those real noble families.

But how can a greedy person listen to the sober truth.Aunt Yan became anxious, she only thought that her brother-in-law was an excuse, and she had climbed a high branch, and she refused to share the benefits with them.

The old lady Yan saw the wink from her eldest daughter-in-law, and immediately said, "Even if you can't help, there is still Yan Zhao, the prince and concubine, who are all close relatives of the whole family, can she not see her brothers and sisters?"

Although Yan's father is the most promising in the family, he married a delicate young lady and gave birth to a money-losing girl, and he stubbornly refused to listen to her mother-in-law and take a concubine.In comparison, Dafang's side is competitive and has given birth to the only grandson of the Yan family. Old lady Yan naturally prefers Dafang's side and is willing to fight for more benefits for the elders.

Hearing this, Father Yan immediately frowned and said, "Azhao is already a concubine, and she still needs to abide by the rules and be careful in every way in the royal family, so she can't make mistakes. How can she be made to worry about these things?"

Old Madam Yan said disapprovingly, "You are her own father, how can she not listen to you."

She has always disliked Yan Zhao, a granddaughter who could not inherit the incense. She never thought that one day she would fly to a branch and become a noble person in everyone's mouth. The old lady Yan did not dare to say anything about losing money, but in her heart she was still a married daughter., The water that is poured out should be used to help the family members.

Father Yan said in a cold voice, "Azhao married into the royal family, so he is the master of the royal family. Although I am her biological father, how can I be her master. Even if I see her and the sixth prince in the future, I will still be a king and a minister."Otherwise, it is a great crime of contempt for the royal family, how can I bear it."

Saying this, Father Yan is also helpless, he only has such a daughter in his life, how can he not love her.

He is also distressed and worried about his daughter's difficulty after marrying into the royal family, but since he can't be her daughter's reliance, he can't hold her back.It may be better for the daughter's situation in the royal family to abide by the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers.

Father Yan's words frightened the old lady Yan. After all, she was just an old woman who had spent most of her life in the country, with shallow eyelids and a bully. She dared not make troubles when she was charged with such a big crimeThe granddaughter of the princess.

In the end, he said, "Even if you can't marry a high-ranking family, it's better to enter the prince's mansion to accompany Yan Zhao and be the master and empress."

Aunt Yan knew it was not good when she heard it. This was originally a plan she had discussed with the old lady in private.If her two daughters can't marry into princes, dukes, high-ranking officials and dignitaries, for the sake of future glory and wealth, it's better to stay in the prince's mansion as a prince's concubine.

There are still many people in this village who would rather be the rich man's concubine than the poor girl, not to mention that they are not ordinary nobles, but His Royal Highness.

But didn't expect the old lady to be stern, and when Father Yan said it, she couldn't help but bald.

Sure enough, Father Yan's face darkened completely. Just now, he at least tried to persuade him out of kinship, but he didn't expect that the big house would take all his ideas on the sixth prince's head. This is really not ordinary greed.

Mrs. Yan didn't think there was any problem. This man had three wives and four concubines.My own sisters are always better than others, and having multiple helpers competing for favor is also good for Yan Zhao.And speaking of the old lady's selfishness, only when Dafang's granddaughter gains power can she really help her own grandson, Brother Yong.

Who knows if Yan Zhao has followed her father's upright and honest temperament, and is not willing to favor her family for personal gain at all.

Mrs. Yan thought she was beautiful, but Father Yan was not stupid. He had to be out of his mind to help put people around his son-in-law.Until he points fingers.

Father Yan directly dispelled their thoughts, and also did not intend to keep the entire Yan family to live in Suzhou for a long time, and arrange for someone to send them back to their hometown.

Seeing Father Yan's attitude, Aunt Yan couldn't help being angry again. If she had been a big family who studied and took the imperial examination, I'm afraid she would be the wife of the official family now, and her daughter would be the concubine of the imperial concubine.Get Yan Zhao.

Now they don't say anything about affection, so they are going to be driven home.

Uncle Yan usually looks honest and responsible, but it's not that he is not interested in the rich life of Capital City, otherwise he would let the old lady and his wife leave their family business and come to Suzhou to make trouble.

He was told too much by the child's mother, and he completely forgot that he couldn't read books at all, and the second brother was brought up by his grandfather because of his talent for reading since he was a child, and he even told his father before he died , must be offered for him to take the imperial examination and change his family.

He only thought that his elder brother had sacrificed a lot, and the family supported his second brother, who was an official in high school. Now he is still the prince's father-in-law, but he refuses to let them get involved.

But no matter how much the Yan family and his wife complained and resented, there was nothing they could do.

Without Father Yan's help, it would be difficult for them as a whole family to go to Beijing even if they wanted to. If it weren't for the presence of Mrs. Yan, their big house would be a head shorter than Father Yan's. One is a commoner, the other is the magistrate, and the prince's father-in-law. Don't even ask to force Father Yan. Dare to take a breath.

The Dafang racked his brains and came up with an idea, first let the old lady Yan pretend to be sick, and insisted on staying in the backyard of the government office, and then asked the old lady to mention the matter of her step-nephew Brother Yong to Father Yan.

Uncle Yan's family was reluctant at first, Brother Rong was his only precious son, but Aunt Yan persuaded him, the son is already twelve or thirteen years old, are you afraid that he will not recognize his own father after he doesn't know what happened.

It would be of great benefit to them if the adoptive family went to the second room, not to mention that the son would be the magistrate in the future, the younger brother of the princess and concubine, and his future would be bright.And Yan's father got a son for nothing, and he was also tied to the interests of their eldest family, so why not agree to send them to Capital City to enjoy wealth.

Father Yan was also considered a filial person, when he heard that the old lady was ill, he quickly invited the most famous doctor in Suzhou to see her.

In the end, he didn't see anything wrong with his illness, but he heard the old lady say that he has no children under his knees, his future will be bleak in the future, and the big house is so kind and willing to adopt his only son Ronggeer to him.

Even the old lady thinks this is a good thing. The second child has an heir to inherit the incense, and the baby grandson will have a good future in the future. The only thing is that the eldest family has been wronged, and the second child will take care of the eldest family more in the future.

Unexpectedly, father Yan directly rejected such a good offer without thinking.

Father Yan didn't think about adoption at all, he read the Four Books and Five Classics, but he was very open about this point. He still has an elder brother, the Yan family will not worry about not having a succession of incense, even if his nephew is studying and wants to get a good reputation, he can also help support one or two.

Most importantly, he saw Da Fang's calculations at a glance.

In the past, when he was just a small county magistrate, the Dafang didn't think about adopting him. Now that he has become the prefect of Suzhou, and his daughter is the prince and concubine, the Dafang thinks about adopting him. Didn't he just want him to help raise his son and let his daughter support this cousin? To put it bluntly, the people in the big house just want to suck their bones and marrow on this wealth.

Father Yan didn't say anything more to them, and after the doctor confirmed that the old lady was healthy, he immediately prepared the carriages and horses to send them back.

The hearts of the eldest family members of the Yan family turned cold, they came here for wealth and honor, how could they go back in such a despondent way, wouldn't it make people laugh.

Fortunately, they still have the banner of old lady Yan. Seeing that the second child was not as she wanted, old lady Yan burst into tears and tried to act like a shrew. , drive them away.

Seeing this posture, Father Yan didn't panic at all. It's okay for the old lady to stay in Suzhou and be taken care of by him, but since the eldest brother, as the eldest son, can't fulfill his obligation to support his parents, many tax dealers were exempted because he was in Father Yan's name in the past. The fertile farmland shops that are taxed can be taken back, and Dafang and his family can farm honestly.

Dafang and his wife were finally scared now.

Uncle Yan has never been in the land since he was born, especially after his second child became a famous official, the family has become more prosperous, and he doesn't have to worry about being exploited by the county officials when he does business. Not to mention being pampered, but he is also a master who is used to living a good life, stretching out his hands to eat and opening his mouth. How can he imagine the days of hard work with his back to the loess.

The second brother can't be so ruthless, right? Uncle Yan just wanted to say something nice, but when he met Father Yan's dark and sharp eyes, he immediately shrank in fright and didn't dare to say anything more.

Father Yan also lived in a poor county, and he had the means to deal with rogues, rascals, and bullies. If the Yan family hadn't touched his bottom line this time, he wouldn't be so merciless.

Just now, Dafang's family can produce so many calculations, if they let it go, they might dare to do anything wrong.

He couldn't harm his daughter for the greedy dreams of the Yan family.

The old lady Yan didn't dare to make trouble anymore. She couldn't let her favorite eldest son and her precious grandson become mud legs for digging in the fields. It would be tantamount to cutting her flesh.

Seeing that they finally calmed down, Father Yan hit him with a stick, and did not forget to give some sweet dates, "Brother Rong is already twelve or thirteen years old, so stay in Suzhou, I will find a college for him, send him He went to study, and he will make progress in the future so that he can gain fame."

Old lady Yan and Dafang's family would not agree. If Dafang and his family are the weakness of Mrs. Yan, then Brother Jing is the heart and soul of the whole family.

Father Yan kept his nephew by his side, and he had some thoughts in his heart.

Firstly, if he can educate him to become a talent, it can be regarded as doing his best for the Yan family. Secondly, with him in charge, at least Brother Rong will not become a ruined playboy, and even he can restrain him from living in his hometown. The Yan family, so as not to let them run amok in the name of the princess or him.

In addition, Father Yan also expressed his attitude towards the marriage of Dafang's two nieces, and was willing to help and look after each other with all his heart, but it might not be the wealthy family that Dafang wanted.

Dafang and his wife didn't say whether they agreed or not, so Father Yan followed them.

Father Yan had the foresight. Brother Rong was already a half-grown boy, but because he was the only male of the Yan family's grandchildren, he was used to being pampered by his family since he was a child.

He just took office as the magistrate, he was busy with official duties, so he naturally had no time to discipline, so he simply found an upright and serious academy in Jiang Nan, and sent him in.

At first, Brother Rong didn't know if he had listened too much to his grandmother and parents. In the first two days, he relied on his own cousin being the concubine and his uncle being the magistrate of Suzhou, so he wanted to dominate the academy.

The trouble was so great that Mr. Academy notified Father Yan, but Father Yan only said that he should be punished according to the rules of the Academy, and he never showed up.

This academy does not place much emphasis on corporal punishment. It has always been for copying books and punishing students for hard work. The punishment is much higher. Brother Rong, who was originally delicate and tender, has calluses on his hands and shoulders. He has finally studied honestly. Both Mr. and Uncle are extremely strict.

Didn't Si Tuzhou also send two staff members to help Yan's father? Yan Zhao in Capital City soon learned of what happened to Yan's family.

Even her mother Xiao Mingjin didn't know about it yet, and Yan Zhao didn't intend to let her know, so why bother about irrelevant people.

Yan Zhao didn't have much impression of the Yan family at first, and now she has been suppressed by her own father even before they become monsters. Listening to what happened was like listening to a play, and I didn't feel much.

Her father has always been clear about this kind of matter, and he is not confused. But don't care about things like adoptive heirs, which is rare in the ancient environment.

Si Tuzhou shook his head and said with a smile, "I think you underestimated your father."

Father Yan cut the mess with a sharp knife and broke the Yan family's mind. It is estimated that not only will not adopt the son of his elder brother's family, but he will not adopt any nephew from other clans in the future. All he thinks about is that he doesn't want Yan Zhao to be dragged down by his troubled family members.

Si Tuzhou added, "The two staff members I sent are now your father's clerks, and they speak highly of your father."

Even if he said a few good words for the sake of Father Yan being the prince's father-in-law, he was able to secure his position as the prefect of Suzhou in just a few months without making any mistakes. Obviously, Father Yan's talent and potential were not limited to a small county magistrate.

Yan Zhao nodded. In the past, there was still too little room to display his talents. Father Yan had been an official at the grassroots level in Jiang Nan for more than ten years, so he had rich practical experience.The only thing that is lacking is sophistication and communication strategies in the officialdom, but the talents sent by Si Tuzhou obviously make up for this.