Chapter 204: Her mother’s home is her daughter’s support.
"father!"
The first person to see Yang Zhengshan was Yang Yunxue. She bowed towards Yang Zhengshan with a smile on her face.
"Daughter-in-law kowtows to daddy!"
When Li saw Yang Zhengshan, she also kowtowed three times.
The three little ones behind also kowtowed.
Yang Zhengshan glanced at Yu Qingyi first, and when he saw Yu Qingyi standing beside the carriage and smiling at him, he was completely relieved.
"Get up quickly!"
He first called Li, then walked up and touched Chengmao's little head.
"Do you miss grandpa?"
"I thought about it!" Yang Chengmao raised his head with a smile on his face.
Yang Chengxian and Yang Wanting were not familiar with Yang Zhengshan, but Yang Chengmao was very familiar with Yang Zhengshan. After all, Yang Zhengshan used to take him out to play. Although he was still young at that time, he still had many memories of him.
Yang Zhengshan had a kind smile on his face and started talking to the three little ones.
Although Yang Chengxian was a stranger to Yang Zhengshan, he was not afraid of him. Instead, he liked to be close to Yang Zhengshan.
Yang Wanting was too young and seemed a little shy. She grabbed the corner of Li's clothes and didn't dare to look up.
"Okay, let's go inside and talk!" Yu Qingyi came over and interrupted the conversation between the grandfather and grandson.
Li let out a long breath and a bright smile spread across her face.
She was very nervous about coming back this time, after all, they had been away from home for more than three years.
She was afraid that Yang Zhengshan would not be close to the children, that Yu Qingyi would be dissatisfied with him, and that the family would feel unfamiliar with them.
But now it seems that her worries were unnecessary.
The family returned to the main courtyard, and Yang Mingcheng immediately asked the kitchen to prepare meals.
Wang was still in confinement after giving birth, so it was not convenient for her to come out at this time. Liang came over with the help of her maid.
Yang Minghao is still in Shaling Fort and will not be back today.
The family sat together to eat. Yang Chengye sat next to Yang Chengmao and picked up some food for him from time to time.
Yang Chengye is now eight years old. He has become more calm and looks like a little adult. But he is still a child after all. Finally seeing Yang Chengmao again, Yang Chengye is filled with joy.
The other children in the family were all unfamiliar with Yang Chengmao, except Yang Chengye. In the past, Yang Chengmao always followed Yang Chengye around. Wherever Yang Chengye went, Yang Chengmao would follow.
"Brother, I'm full!"
However, there are times when special care becomes a burden.
Yang Chengmao looked at his bowl full of food with a conflicted look on his face.
"You eat so little?" Yang Chengye looked at his brother in confusion.
Although he picked up a lot of dishes for his brother, it shouldn't be enough.
"I really can't eat anymore!" Yang Chengmao pursed his lips.
Seeing this, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but find it a little funny, but at the same time he felt that he owed Yang Chengmao something.
The funny thing is that Yang Chengye actually picked up food for Yang Chengmao based on his own appetite. Although Yang Chengmao is only eight years old this year, he looks like a calf and looks like a teenager, tall and big.
The reason for this is, firstly, because of genetics. Yang Mingcheng is tall and strong, while Wang is broad and fat, so Yang Chengye is naturally taller than other children of the same age.
The second reason is because Yang Zhengshan has taken special care of him. The things in the spiritual spring space have always been provided for Yang Chengye to eat and drink. With the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, Yang Chengye's body is naturally much stronger.
In comparison, Yang Chengmao has not been at the Yang family for the past two years, and Yang Zhengshan has no way to prepare special meals for him. Without the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, Yang Chengmao's health is far worse than Yang Chengye's.
So Yang Zhengshan felt that he owed Yang Chengmao something.
"Chengye, your brother is still young and can't eat so much!" Yang Zhengshan said.
"Oh!" Yang Chengye was a little regretful, but then he looked at Yang Chengxian next to him, picked up a large piece of fish and put it in Yang Chengxian's bowl, "Third brother, eat more!"
Yang Chengxian raised his head and gave him a naive smile, then buried his head in his meal.
This kid does have some potential to be a foodie.
Can eat!
Yang Zhengshan watched this scene with a smile.
However, Yu Qingyi's eyes were a little dull. They were all good children, but unfortunately her belly was not strong enough and she had never gotten pregnant.
After a warm dinner, Yu Qingyi asked Nanny Lin and Nanny Song to help Li clean up the yard, and everyone else left.
"Everything is going well!"
The two returned to the bedroom, and Yang Zhengshan asked.
The children were present just now, so he didn't dare to ask too many questions. Now that it was just the two of them left, he had no scruples.
With a serious look, Yu Qingyi took out the letter that the Marquis' Mansion asked her to bring and handed it to Yang Zhengshan.
"This is given to you by the Marquis!"
Yang Zhengshan was a little surprised. Why did Liang Chu write to him?
He took the letter and opened it. Yu Qingyi said, "The Marquis' Mansion seems to have taken a fancy to Yunxue and intends to let the Third Young Master Liang marry Yunxue!"
Yang Zhengshan paused as he opened the letter. "Did they say so clearly?"
"No, it's just that after the birthday banquet, the Marquis's wife brought Mr. Liang San to meet us!" Yu Qingyi said.
Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, then opened the letter and began to read.
After reading the contents in his mind, his brows knitted together. Liang Chu really wanted to marry into the Yang family.
But why?
What is there about the Yang family that is worthy of Liang Chu’s attention?
Or perhaps it should be why Liang Chu values Yang Zhengshan so much?
Given the Yang family's current status and position, it is naturally not a good match for the Changping Marquis' Mansion.
If the two families get married, it would mean that the Yang family is marrying above their station.
Moreover, there should be many young ladies from official families in Chongshan Town who are more suitable for Mr. Liang San!
"Is there any problem with Mr. Liang San?" Yang Zhengshan asked.
Yu Qingyi shook her head. "No, although Mr. Liang San looks a little weak, I can see that he has practiced martial arts and is already a warrior!"
"There is no problem, but he chose our Yang family. This is strange!" Yang Zhengshan was very puzzled.
He couldn't think of any reason why Liang Chu chose the Yang family.
If Liang Chu valued him, there would be no need for the two families to get married.
Is it because of the Ningguo Mansion?
That’s not right either!
Although Zhou Lan is Yang Zhengshan's right hand, Yang Zhengshan cannot control Zhou Lan, let alone the Ningguo Mansion.
Besides, the relationship between the Marquis of Changping's Mansion and the Duke of Ningguo's Mansion is not bad, so there is no need to go through so many detours to establish a relationship with the Duke of Ningguo's Mansion.
Yang Zhengshan couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he could only say, "Let's check it out first!"
In fact, he was unwilling to let Yang Yunxue marry into the Marquis of Changping's Mansion.
Because the gap in background would make Yang Yunxue feel insecure.
If it were an ordinary family, if Yang Yunxue was wronged, Yang Zhengshan would still support her.
But if it was the Marquis of Changping's Mansion, Yang Zhengshan would not be able to support Yang Yunxue at all.
After a daughter gets married, her parents' home becomes her support.
However, in front of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion, the Yang family really had no confidence at all.
Therefore, Yang Zhengshan would rather Yang Yunxue marry a lower class than marry into a higher class.
The worst that can happen if they marry down is like Yang Yunyan and Jiang He, and the Yang family will just take them in to live together.
It's too high to reach!
Then it would really be like a daughter who is married off and water that has been poured out.
Putting this matter aside for the time being, Yang Zhengshan reached out and took Yu Qingyi into his arms, "My lady, it's time to go to bed!"
"..."
Yu Qingyi rolled her eyes at him.
"Can't you be more serious!"
"What's so serious about being serious with your wife? Is it appropriate to be serious?" Yang Zhengshan half hugged and half embraced Yu Qingyi and brought her to the kang.
The kang is great.
It is wide and sturdy. It doesn't squeak when you shake it, and it doesn't feel cramped when you change postures. You can play with it however you want.
……
Silent all night.
The next day, Yang Zhengshan came to the garrison officer's office refreshed.
"Call Ding Qiu over!"
As soon as he sat down in the study, Yang Zhengshan asked Han Fei to call Ding Qiu.
A moment later, Ding Qiu came to the study.
"master!"
"Well, there are two things you need to do!"
Yang Zhengshan spread out the paper and said as he wrote: "The first thing to do is to check the Changping Marquis Mansion and the Third Young Master Liang. Go to Kyoto to check if there is anything in the court recently that is related to the Changping Marquis Mansion. Go to Chongshan Pass to check the reputation, character, ability, physical condition, etc. of the Third Young Master Liang. Try to check it as carefully as possible!"
The reason why the Marquis of Changping Mansion chose to marry into the Yang family might not necessarily be due to the Yang family, it could also be that the Marquis of Changping Mansion encountered some problems, so it was necessary to investigate the situation of the Marquis of Changping Mansion in Kyoto.
Although Yang Zhengshan was reluctant to let Yang Yunxue marry into the Marquis of Changping's Mansion, this did not prevent him from getting to know the situation of the third son of the Liang family first.
If this Third Master Liang is a good choice, Yang Zhengshan might change his mind.
"Then I will lead the team to Kyoto myself?" Ding Qiu said.
Yang Zhengshan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let Wu Zheng lead the team to Kyoto!"
Wu Zheng is one of the Yang family's guards. He used to be a disciple of the Tianqing Sword Sect. He is 35 years old this year. He is steady and mature in his work, so Yang Zhengshan is relatively confident in using him.
In the past two years, with Zhu Shanghe's guidance, the Yang family guards have made great progress in gathering intelligence and monitoring targets. Although they are still not as good as the secret guards under Wei Cen, they can already complete some not-so-difficult tasks.
Yang Zhengshan wrote two letters. "This letter is to Mr. Liu, the Right Censor of the Censorate. Ask Wu Zheng to bring back Mr. Liu's reply when he returns!"
"You should arrange for someone to go to Jianningwei to deliver this letter to General Zhou, and also bring back General Zhou's reply letter."
If you want to understand the Changping Marquis Mansion, you can't just rely on the Yang family.
The Yang family's level is still too low, and it is impossible for them to have a comprehensive understanding of Kyoto and the court, so he needs to find two people who can actually come into contact with the court to understand the situation.
Liu Yuanfu and Zhou Lan are undoubtedly the most suitable candidates.
Ding Qiu took the letter and then discussed it with Wu Zheng. The two of them took five guards each and headed towards Kyoto and Chongshan Pass.
Although the number of people is a little small, they are just going to inquire about the information, so there is no need to bring too many people.
The road to Kyoto is long, and even if you ride at full speed it will take half a month to make a round trip.
In comparison, going to Chongshan Pass is much faster, and there should be results in three to five days.
Although Yang Zhengshan wanted to find out why the Changping Marquis' Mansion wanted to marry into the Yang family, he was not so anxious that he could not wait even three or five days.
(End of this chapter)