Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 106 The Holy Family
The march in winter is different from that in May, and only marches thirty miles a day.Because it is the March [-]th season, the sky is cold, and the followers are punished, and they are bound by many rules.Therefore, when Cao Yong accompanied his father to Shengjia's station, he was very happy with the sixteenth elder brother.There are also Detehei, Shuming, Nalan Fusen and others who are all familiar with Cao Yong. Knowing that he is coming, there is a lot of excitement.

Kangxi knew that Cao Yin had arrived, so he immediately issued an order to summon him without waiting.Then, Cao Yin was given meals.The two monarchs and ministers talked for several hours. It was not until the second quarter of Xuzheng (08:30 in the evening) that Cao Yin came out of the imperial tent.As for the content of the conversation, it is unknown.

The prince elder brother who accompanied him naturally had many intentions. Seeing the emperor treat Cao Yin like this, he was convinced that the members of the Cao family were still there.Last month, Jiangnan governor Gali impeached Cao Yin's report. Although Kangxi suppressed it, those who are well-informed still know some rumors.Everyone is also watching to see how Kangxi will deal with it, and how the Cao family will respond.If the Cao family is not stable, there will inevitably be great fluctuations in the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River, which may have a greater impact than the impeachment of three or two governors by Gali.Thinking that it might be profitable and put people on the job, how can you not make your heart itch?

However, the arrival of Cao Yin and Kangxi's subsequent attitude made the princes sober again.Thinking about Cao Yin, he was regarded as Kangxi's best friend, and the two monarchs and ministers have been friends for most of their lives, which has long surpassed the friendship between monarchs and ministers.If someone wanted to move Cao Yin, even if it was an important governor like Gali, Kangxi would never allow it.

The sixteenth elder brother naturally wouldn't think about these tricky things, so he chatted with Cao Yong, and heard that he went to a hot spring for fun a few days ago, and couldn't help being envious for a while.

The next day was Laba, and Shengjia did not move his camp, but was still stationed in Hanerzhuang.All the camps of the retinue inevitably boiled Laba porridge, but there was also a festive atmosphere.

Wang Yonglin, the Liangdao governor of Shaanxi who came with Cao Yin, was summoned to meet him in the afternoon. He heard that he was promoted to be the inspector general of Guangxi, with the rank of third rank.After Cao Yin got the news, he went to congratulate him again.Satisfied, Wang Yonglin was promoted two grades, and took his staff back to prepare for his post.

On the night of Laba, Kangxi held a small banquet in the residence, and Cao Yin and his son were also among the banquets.Since Kangxi left Beijing, Cao Yong has not seen the emperor for half a month.Looking at it now, his complexion is not bad, and he looks like he is still in his 40s, much younger than Cao Yin.Actually, he is four years older than Cao Yin.

I don't know if he saw Cao Yin's old age and felt sad. During the meeting, Kangxi showed concern for Cao Yin three or two times, and rewarded him with a made-in-house Yuanhu cloak and a Yuanqing satin mink coat.Even Cao Yong borrowed light to get a black cloud leopard short-breasted fur robe and a mink mandarin jacket.

Cao Yin was so grateful for the emperor's love and care, and left the table to kowtow and thank him.The father went to kowtow, how could Cao Yong be spared as a son?Naturally, he followed and knelt down.

When Kangxi saw Cao Yin's gray hair, he couldn't bear it very much, so he waved his hands and ordered the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother to come forward to help him up.Thinking that when the two of them first met, they were both young, but now they are two old men, time really is not forgiving.Thinking of his own side, he had many children and grandchildren, Cao Yin was over half a century old, and had only two children, and the younger one died young, how could he not let him as a father feel heartbroken.Now, only Cao Yong's blood is left.

Thinking of this, Kangxi looked at Cao Yong.He always inquired about the homework in the study, and knew that Cao Yong's homework was considered good.Kangxi also understood in his heart that this son has always acted in a low-key manner, and he is afraid that this achievement is a bit clumsy.However, considering that his father Cao Yin has always been humble and respectful, it is not surprising that his son is so gentle because of his family education.

Looking at Cao Yin and his son, Kangxi recalled what Cao Yin mentioned yesterday, and couldn't help but comfort him: "Aiqing don't have to make trouble about Cao Yong's marriage, since you sent him to the capital to work, naturally I will take care of him. If this happens again in the future, I will say that everything is up to me, and you, a father, can't say anything!"

Cao Yin and Cao Yong felt differently about this speech.Cao Yin solved the problem in his heart, and felt that it was a great grace. If Kangxi hadn't asked someone to stop him, he might have kowtowed to thank him again.

Cao Yong listened, but his heart was trembling.Although I had heard that Kangxi had said about marriage, I thought it was because the family found a suitable marriage, sued Kangxi, and then came down in the form of grace.It is said that most of the marriages between the clan and close officials are in this form, and blind marriages like Sukhbaru's are not the norm.It is precisely because of this that Cao Yong is not particularly worried about his marriage.

In the family letter to his parents, Cao Yi had repeatedly asked the two not to make a marriage contract for him easily.Always wait until he has met the other party and the family discusses before making a conclusion.Cao Yin and Li Shiyuan also agreed, I really don't know how these two old men are playing today?
But at the moment these two old men look like a monarch and minister, and it is not his turn to speak to a junior courtier, so Cao Yong had to bow his head slightly, hiding his doubts in his heart, and speculated secretly.

From what Kangxi said, it seemed that someone wanted to marry the Cao family, and Cao Yin himself could not refuse.which one?Ma family?Cao Yong thought of Malian Taoist's "bean sprouts", and then denied it in his heart. ——The Ma family is only a third-rank official, and the family is not prominent, so it would not be so embarrassing for Cao Yin.But apart from his family, no one showed such enthusiasm.Who is it?It's incredible.

This is not the first time that Kangxi wants to marry Cao Yong, and it has already been said on the grassland.Therefore, the prince, eighth elder brother, thirteenth elder brother, fifteenth elder brother, and sixteenth elder brother who followed outside the Great Wall were not surprised, but it was the first time I heard about the fifth and seventh elder brothers.

The fifth elder brother didn't care, but the seventh elder brother couldn't help but look at Cao Yong a few more times.Da Gege in his house is thirteen this year, he shares the same mother as his eldest son and second son, and is born of his favorite side Fujin Nala family.Because of the friendship between Manchu and Mongolia, whether it is the princess in the palace or the daughters of the princesses and clans of various palaces, eight out of ten want to marry far away to Mongolia.At that time, father and daughter will be separated, and it will be really difficult to see each other.

Seventh elder brother inevitably has his own little abacus.Looking at the emperor's current favor to the Cao family, it is estimated that if there is an unmarried princess in the palace, it would not be surprising to marry Cao Yong.Since there is no royal daughter of the right age, what about the granddaughter of the right age?
However, Brother Qi also knew that among the royal granddaughters of the right age, not only his own parents were the only ones.The eldest elder brother's three gege and four gege, one eighteen and one sixteen, are more similar in age.Although the eldest elder brother was dismissed and imprisoned because of his participation in the seizure of the heirloom, Kangxi still took good care of this grandchildren.In September last year, Ergege, the eldest elder brother's mansion, was named princess and arranged to marry. He did not despise the granddaughter because of her father's guilt.In addition, there is the prince's first daughter, who is 12 years old; the fourth prince's second daughter, who is 14 years old, has no engagement.

If the emperor wants to promote the Cao family, it is reasonable to want to marry him.Thinking of this, Brother Seven couldn't help but be tempted, thinking about discussing with Nalashi after returning to Beijing, and planning carefully if it is feasible.He has no intention of seizing the crown, so naturally he doesn't need to shy away from those people, he only wants to find a good husband for his beloved daughter.

Maybe Seventh Brother glanced over there a little more times, Cao Yong noticed something, couldn't help but looked up, and just looked straight at him.

Seventh elder brother did not avoid his eyes, but nodded to Cao Yong with a smile and a little "love".The seventh elder brother, Yinyou, was dubbed the king of Duoluochun County. Because of his disabled legs and feet, he has a weird temper and usually treats people extremely coldly.Seeing this abnormal behavior at the moment, Cao Yong was inexplicable. He only felt that it was indescribably weird, but he didn't know what was wrong.

The seventh elder brother looked more and more satisfied with Cao Yong. The Cao family had a simple population, and Cao Yin and his wife lived in the south. Cao Yong had no siblings except Ping Wang Fujin.When my daughter is married, she doesn't have to deal with a large family, and her life will be happy.

Cao Yong suddenly felt chills all over, and quickly bowed his head and took a sip of wine.It seems that Laba is really a cold day, even in this imperial camp, people can't warm up.

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Capital, Cao Mansion.

Since Cao Yi knew that he was going back to Jiangning with his father, he asked people to pack their bags first, so as not to be in a hurry before leaving, he went to Pingjun Wangfu and Cao Jia's Baoya to bid farewell.

Baoya couldn't bear to part with her, forced her to stay in the palace for two days, and then accompanied her to bid farewell to Yongjia.

Yong Jiasu and Cao Yi got along well, and it was a handkerchief, thinking that she would not know when to see her again after she left, it was a bit sad.

Cao Yiqiang persuaded with a smile: "Didn't we also write the poems about getting together and scattering in Jizhu Society? My sister must be so sentimental. Back then we got together in Jiangning and parted ways, and now we meet again in the capital? It can be seen Things in the world are gatherings and dispersal, today my sister went to Nanbianer, Uncle Baoqi left Ding You to put Nanbianer on an errand, my sister followed, don’t we get together in Nanbianer again?”

Yongjia nodded in agreement, but the corners of his eyes were still wet.Once the filial piety is over, I will definitely marry, and where he will be in the future has not yet been determined. I don't know what kind of fate I have cultivated to meet again.

Bao Ya was originally reluctant to part with Cao Yi, and she cried twice at home. Today, when she saw Yong Jia and Cao Yi, both had red eyes, and she couldn't help but drop the golden beans, but she cried more sadly than the two of them. Cao Yi and Yongjia panicked, coaxing and persuading her in haste before coaxing her to finish.

Baoya proposed to visit the fun and delicious places in Beijing in the next few days, and it would be regarded as seeing Cao Yi off.She pouted pitifully, and said this with tears in her eyes, Cao Yi and Yongjia couldn't say "no", so they had to obey her.

When Yongsheng heard that Cao Yi was leaving, he felt it was a pity in his heart that he had some affection for her just now, but he gave up like this.But most of his thoughts are still on Baoya, so it's a pity that it's over, and there is no heart-piercing pain. He played with his sister, Cao Yi and Baoya for two days and then let go.

Cao Yi came back from the palace, settled down for a day, and planned to bid farewell to Mrs. Jueluo the next day.As a result, when he got up early the next morning, before he went out, he was blocked in the yard by Madam Zhang in Cao Song's room.

"The third girl is in charge of the second master!" Nanny Zhang was let into the house, sat down on the small chair, and complained before drinking tea: "Beating the elder and the uncle out of this house, the second master is like It's like he's out of the rein, but he's having fun! It's okay to be drunk twice in three days? Now that he's older, it's even more difficult for anyone to say anything. Now only the third girl in the mansion says he can still listen. The third girl Just tell him not to go out!"

In fact, when Cao Yong was at home, Cao Song went out to drink with his cousins ​​several times.Cao Yong only warned him that being greedy for drinking would hurt his health, and that he should not drink too much, but he did not arrest him and forbid him to go.Many of Cao Yong's buddies made friends through drinking together, including Yongqing and Ningchun. Naturally, they knew that it was extremely easy to establish brotherhood at the wine table.Cao Song's age is just the time to make friends, and he has a generous temper, so why arrest him?
Cao Yi also knew his brother's attitude, and he thought of himself and others. He was still full of joy when he went out to play with Yongjia and Baoya, let alone Cao Song, who always loves to play and make trouble?He went out for a drink with his cousin, which was really nothing.Therefore, after hearing Mammy Zhang's complaint, she just smiled and said softly, "Second brother is making friends with his cousin. Don't worry, Mammy, I just advise him to eat less wine."

Zhang Momo's face was drawn so long, she frowned and said: "The third girl still thinks that the second master is right? The second master didn't come back all night yesterday!"

"Ah?" Cao Yi was startled: "Didn't come back all night? Why didn't you come to report last night?" Then he stood up and asked the servant girl to invite Zijing, and then called to ask who went out with the second master yesterday.

Nanny Zhang originally wanted to be the first to scare Cao Yi into restraining Cao Song, but now that this matter was going to become a big one, and she didn't speak clearly, she found out and paid for it for nothing, so she quickly stood up and stopped her. Said embarrassingly: "Miss, don't worry, girl, don't worry. It turned out... It turned out that the second master sent someone to say that he would not come back..."

Cao Yi's face turned cold, and he said seriously: "Mama, this is not a joke, did he send someone to tell me?"

Nanny Zhang said awkwardly: "Someone was sent back to say it. But...but...but it's not appropriate to say so! Third girl, you have to take care of him..."

Cao Yi heard that his younger brother was fine, so he felt relieved: "I know what mammy means, and I will persuade him later. I have something to go out later, so I won't stay with mama." guest.

Nanny Zhang made a fuss because she said something wrong, and couldn't say anything more, so she backed out with her old face drooping.

Cao Yi ordered someone to tell Zijing about the second master, and told her to visit Huaiyuan after Cao Song came back, so that Cao Song and Madam Zhang would not quarrel.Then he went out of the yard by himself, ready to go to Jueluo's house.

After going out of the gate, Cao Yi was about to get into the carriage, when Cao Song came back riding on horseback with his long entourage.Seeing his sister here, Cao Song patted his horse and came over, got off the horse and asked with a smile, "Where is sister going to play again?"

Cao Yi said angrily, "You just know how to play! Why didn't you go to school? Where did you go yesterday? Nanny Zhang was so anxious that she went to look for me just now, and even scared me."

Cao Song frowned when he heard this, and muttered: "Mr. is sick and gave us a three-day vacation. I just had two cups of wine with my brother, but she spoiled the fun by talking."

Cao Yi said sternly: "We don't restrict you to make friends, but you should also pay attention to yourself, don't let your family worry about drinking too much. If you come back drunk again, I won't obey. If you don't change after repeated admonitions, I will tell my father and elder brother to know. Tell them to punish you."

Cao Song responded with a smile: "Understood. The third sister loves me, so don't tell uncle when you turn around."

Cao Yi touched his forehead and said with a smile, "You!" As he smelled alcohol and incense on him, he said, "Hurry up and wash and change your clothes. If Nanny Zhang talks about you, It's fine if you don't like to hear it, just don't quarrel with her! She's old, and it's for your own good, and for your mother's sake, let her go. "

Cao Song waved his hand and said, "Got it. Sister, hurry up too. After a while, Baogege gets tired of waiting, so he rushed to our house on horseback."

Cao Yi laughed and said, "You'll bicker with her! I'm not going out to play with her today. I'm going to bid farewell to Mrs. Jueluo."

When Cao Song heard that he was going to Jueluo's house, he hurriedly said, "I'm going too..." Before Cao Yi could answer, he shook his head first: "No, I'm too tired today. My sister went to help Sai for me. Big brother, please do me a favor. I will go to him for a drink some other day."

Cao Yi responded, and laughed at him again: "You know how to drink now! Go back and have a good rest." Then, he asked him a few more words, and got into the car.

Cao Song went back to the yard and went into the room, and sure enough, he saw Mammy Zhang standing there with a livid face.Seeing him come in, Nanny Zhang opened her bloody mouth and chattered endlessly, talking about Zhaojia's expectations and the care of Mrs. Zhaojia, and then advancing to the future of the Cao family.Cao Song was very impatient, but he promised the third sister not to quarrel with her, so he endured and listened.

Seeing how dry Zhang Mama stopped to catch her breath, Cao Song hurriedly called to Yuchan and Yuying, the two humming generals: "Mommy is tired, please help Nanny go back to the house to rest, and make a pot for Mammy." Great tea!"

Yuchan and Yuying were used to this kind of work, so they came up in response, set up Mammy Zhang and left like a gust of wind.

Cao Song just stretched his waist, twisted his neck, and called for someone to fetch hot water for washing.Then, he lay on his back on the kang, took out a small ingot from his purse, held it in front of his eyes, rubbed it over and over, looked at it again and again, and smiled silly once.
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