Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1098
To Cao Yong's surprise, after Wen Jie left Cao's mansion, when he mentioned Niuniu's marriage to his wife, Chu Yu had changed his original intention. It’s not too late yet, why don’t you wait and see?”

Cao Yong was stunned for a moment, and said: "What's the matter? Didn't you praise Wenjie earlier?"

Chu Yu hesitated, and said, "Behind Shu Ping, there is the title of Mr. Zhuang. Wenjie can't speak Mandarin, and if he can't get promoted in the imperial examination, he can't make up for the pen and post; In the middle, it is also cheaper to take care of it in the future.”

"Is it because of Wenjie's failure that Madam has changed her mind?" Cao Yong felt a little unhappy when he heard this.

If so, it would be too snobbish.

Seeing that her husband was suspicious, Chu Yu hurriedly waved her hands and said, "No, no, it's not for this reason... I just asked Tianyou and Hang Seng, how the Wenjie brothers got along... I also know that in front of the elders, they are reserved and take Be careful. In front of your peers, you are much more frank and straightforward...Tianyou and Hang Seng both like Wenzhi..."

Cao Yong listened, but a little surprised.

He knows that Hang Seng and Wenzhi are congenial, but he doesn't know that Tianyou appreciates Wenzhi.He also thought that Tianyou and Wenjie would get along better because they were both the eldest sons and with mature temperaments.

"Is there something wrong with Wenjie that falls in the eyes of their brothers?" Cao Yong asked.

Although Tianyou is only thirteen and Hang Seng is only twelve, but born into a wealthy family, he is far more sensible than children of the same age.

After hearing their grandmother and mother praise Wen Jie twice, the brothers also vaguely guessed something.Niu Niu grew up with them when they were young. They are called aunts and nephews, but they are actually sisters and brothers.

Compared with the "Senior Brother" they just met, of course their hearts are towards Niu Niu, so they looked for opportunities to get in touch with Wen Jie, trying to find out his shortcomings.

Unexpectedly, I found several places.

Wenjie loves his brother too much, and when talking to others, it's all Wenzhi's business.About himself, he kept silent.It was Hang Seng who inquired from Wen Zhi to get to know him better.

According to Wen Zhi, Wen Jie not only loves his brother, but also treats his two younger sisters the same way.In order not to embarrass his eldest sister, when his aunt repented of her marriage, he did not show any dissatisfaction on his face.

He and his aunt's cousin are also childhood sweethearts and have a deep relationship.But in order not to embarrass his grandmother, and to make his eldest sister dependable for life, he chose to give up and endure without fighting.

Also, he is picky about his diet, he only eats light, sweet and fragrant dishes, does not stick pasta, and only eats rice.If the dish was not to his taste, he would choose the closest one, hold two chopsticks, and would not be rude at the table.

Although the former has the style of an elder brother, he still has benevolence for his opponents, which should be an advantage.But if it is not handled properly, it is easy to wrong the future wife.After all, there is not much difference in age between their siblings, so he can love his siblings unreservedly, but the bride he married is not easy to deal with himself.If there is something wrong with my brother-in-law or sister-in-law, I am afraid that I will be blamed by my husband and easily wronged.

Although the latter is a trivial matter, it shows the difference in living habits between the north and the south.

Niu Niu grew up in the north. Although the cooks in Cao's house cook both southern and northern dishes, she, like Cao Yong and his wife, is used to eating northern dishes, which have a stronger taste.

A family can eat in separate stoves. If the husband and wife can't eat in the same stove, then the living habits of the other side may be more difficult to integrate.

Wenjie's forbearance, coupled with his unintentional paranoia, made Tianyou and Hang Seng look down on him.

Hearing the reason, Cao Yong was dumbfounded, and said for a long time: "Are these two boys too picky about people? As an elder brother, it's not wrong to love brothers and sisters. When I first arrived in the north, I couldn't change my diet. There are also."

Not to mention Tianyou and Hangsheng, even when he was in the living room in the front yard just now, thinking that he might tell Niuniu to Wenjie, he felt a little uncomfortable looking at Wenjie, and he became picky.

I always feel that he is too bookish, his behavior is a bit rigid, his temperament is gloomy, and there are many shortcomings.

When listening to his sons completely denying Wen Jie, Cao Yong still couldn't help but say something nice for Wen Jie.

Chu Yu said: "That's exactly the case, so I need to look again. Left and Right Niu Niu hasn't reached her age yet, so it's not too late to wait a year or so before getting married."

Cao Yong nodded and said: "Alright, Wenjie will go to Mancheng County to practice in Mancheng County next month, let's see and discuss this matter."

Although this change cut off Cao Yong's original intention, he was not annoyed, but very happy.

Tianyou and Hang Seng were both taught by his precepts and deeds.

Now that they are young, they can make three-pointers when looking at people, and draw inferences from one instance, which is very gratifying.After all, the two of them, one is the eldest son of the uncle's mansion, the other is the prince's companion, and the other is a half-child. When they grow up, they have more knowledge of people and more power to protect themselves.

After dinner, the husband and wife went to Lan Yuan.

Mrs. Li leaned on the kang, listening to a maid in purple.

Tianbao sat on the side, playing with a kaleidoscope, and when his parents saw them, he stood up in a panic and shouted happily.

Cao Yong fished his son and coaxed him a few words.Husband and wife, accompanied Mrs. Li and said a few words before returning to Wutong Garden for resettlement.

Early the next morning, after Cao Yong finished washing and washing, he thought about going to the western suburbs to pick up Nian Gengyao, so he asked Chu Yu to find a plate of beeswax and wear it on Chaozhu.

After breakfast, he went straight out of the city in no hurry.

Nian Gengyao and his party stayed at the Daxing official post yesterday, and even if they set off at [-] o'clock in the morning, they would not arrive in Beijing until noon.

It was Elder Sixteen who was ordered to lead the princes and ministers to the suburbs to meet him.

Cao Yong went directly to Prince Zhuang's mansion, and went to Nancheng with the sixteenth elder brother.

Brother Sixteen had a gloomy face, with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and his complexion was very bad.

Seeing Cao Yong coming on horseback, Brother Sixteen greeted Cao Yong and got on his carriage.

"Tai Fujin tormenting Master Sixteen again?" Seeing Elder Sixteen's gloomy face, Cao Yong finally couldn't help it and asked.

Brother Sixteen's expression was worse than crying, and he said, "Sister-in-law Fourteen is dead..."

Cao Yong was taken aback when he heard this.Although the fourteenth elder brother "guarded the mausoleum according to the order", he was named the king of the county.A county king's concubine Fujin passed away, but there was no movement in the capital.

"Is this an emergency?" Cao Yong asked.

After the fourteenth elder brother "guarded the mausoleum", his family members also moved out of the palace and went with him.

Cao Yong once met Fourteen Fujin in Prince Ping's Mansion. He remembered that she was about the same age as his elder sister, and had a good personal relationship with his elder sister in the early years, but they gradually became estranged later.

"Who knows, the emperor also received the letter directly, and ordered the fourteenth brother to be reprimanded, without any intention of mourning." Sixteenth elder brother said sadly.

"There is no funeral in the clan mansion, where is Wanyan's house?" Cao Yong asked.

Brother Sixteen let out a long breath, and said, "I'm afraid I still don't believe it. The emperor's intention is to directly make people choose a site for burial in Huanghua Mountain."

Although the fourteenth elder brother has no sacred heart, the fourteenth Fujin is the daughter-in-law of the royal family. How can the funeral be so hasty?After all, the imperial seal of the Fourteen Fortunes is still there, and there are court rituals.

However, Yongzheng ordered a grass burial, and he made no secret of his dislike for the fourteenth elder brother.

Fourteen Fujin has been married to the palace for 20 years. Even though she has different political views, Elder Sixteen has been taken care of by her in the early years. Seeing her end like this, I feel very sad.

Cao Yong would not have the leisure to sympathize with the mourning after the death of the Fourteen Fujin. What caught his attention was Wanyan Yongqing who was about to follow Nian Gengyao to Beijing to meet him.

This is unfortunate.

Since he is an in-law of the fourteenth elder brother and has made contributions under Nian Gengyao's command, if Yongzheng cleans up the Northwest military affairs, Yongqing may not be able to escape.

The two of them were not in the mood to gossip, so they sat out of the city, followed the official road, and traveled southward for another ten miles, and fell to the place agreed by the Ministry of Rites to welcome them.

The officials who came to the suburbs to welcome them included eight or nine local officials who had come to Beijing from other places, as well as more than a dozen officials from the six ministries and nine ministers, and the rest were dozens of officials from the Ministry of Rites.

On the side of the clan, besides the sixteenth elder brother, there are seventeenth elder brothers, Prince Jian Yaerjiang, Prince Ping Naersu, Prince Chun's son Hongshu, Prince Xinjun Dezhao, Dorobeile Manduhu, who were surrendered. The twelfth elder brother of Zhen Guogong agreed, and Zhen Guogong Puzhao, and assisted Guogong Nuotu.

In addition to these princes, there are six or seven generals of the clan. Although they are not conferred titles, they have served in the Northwest Army.

Cao Yong got out of the carriage with Brother Sixteen, greeted several princes he knew, and then walked to the side of the officials who greeted him.

Yi Duli and Li Wei were also among the pick-ups. When Cao Yong came over, these two were talking.

"The prince kneels down to greet him, what is this? Does the emperor really want to make him the Northwest King?" Yi Duli said angrily.

"I thought it would be a good job to see such a big scene, but I didn't expect it, hum..." Li Wei didn't answer, but complained a little.

Cao Yong has come to the front, and just heard these two sentences, his heart twitched.

The "King of the Northwest" came out, and Yidu set up his mouth, isn't it too unscrupulous?In the early years, his words were skinny, but he was a humble official with little power, and no one paid attention to him. Now he is a palace, but he is easy to blame.

Fortunately, Nian Gengyao was like a grasshopper after autumn, and he would not be able to jump for two days. Otherwise, based on Yi Duli's words, he would have a grudge.

At this moment, Yi Duli and Li Wei had already seen Cao Yong, so they both stopped talking and greeted him.

After exchanging greetings, Cao Yong knew that a quarter of an hour ago, officials from the Ministry of Rituals came here, and officials below the princes would kneel down to greet them. Yi Duli and Li Wei were very angry because of this.

The matter of Baoding Mansion has not yet reached the capital. After hearing the "kneeling to welcome" decree, Cao Yong felt that the sky was thundering.

I can't blame Yi Duli for saying something like "Northwest King". This kind of dignity is not something that courtiers can enjoy, it is already treated like a prince or county king.

It's just that Yongzheng is willing to favor Nian Gengyao, but Cao Yong doesn't want to be a kowtow.

He didn't speak, just stretched out his hand, touched his belly, frowned and accused the two of them, and wanted to find a secluded place for "convenience".

"If you're not feeling well, Furuo asks for leave and goes back to rest first?" Seeing him like this, Yi Duli was a little concerned.

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "No, it's just that I caught a cold at night and my stomach feels a little uncomfortable..."

Before Yi Duli could speak again, he heard Li Wei say, "I just want to relieve myself, so I will go with you..."

The two left the official road and went to the small forest not far from the right side of the official road...

(End of this chapter)