Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1136 Three generations of origin
In a blink of an eye, it's the Dragon Boat Festival.

Zhu Zhilian and Mrs. Liu brought their children to the governor's mansion to pay their respects to Mrs. Gao.

After the Gao family had more relatives, he no longer sat in front of the Buddha every day like in the past, and his temper became more and more modest.

Regarding the changes in the old lady, Li's mother and son are naturally optimistic.In ten days and a half months, if the Zhu family does not come, their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will also send a post to invite them.

It's just that when seeing Zhu Shuang'er, Gao couldn't help but think of Xiangyu, and felt a little sad.

Chu Yu sensed the old man's concern, sent the guests away, and mentioned the matter of preparing to go to the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival to give a festival gift to Concubine Mi.

Li Xiangyu and the third daughter of the Sun family are both serving in the Compassionate Ning Palace.If the old man is really worried about his nephew and granddaughter, he can ask someone to talk to him for a while.

Gao Taijun thought for a while, then shook his head, and said: "Forget it, the concubine was born in the Li family. In terms of distance from the Li family, she is no worse than an old woman like me. It is already a blessing that Xiangyu can be protected by her; no matter how much the old woman talks, it is a blessing." Disgusting."

Seeing that the old man was feeling sad, Mrs. Li comforted her, "With the protection of the concubine, Xiangyu will never be wronged, so don't worry..."

Chu Yu said: "There is news from Beijing that Uncle Fifteen is going to divide the mansion in the next two years. If the news is true, please arrange for Xiangyu to serve in the office of Lord Fifteen. Maybe you can follow me out of the palace..."

Hearing this, Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Li both looked at Chu Yu, showing some concern.

"Is this true?" Li Shi said: "The child's life experience is wandering, lonely and pitiful, it is always good to be able to leave the palace as soon as possible."

Chu Yu nodded, and said, "It's the news from Uncle Sixteen. It's true. It's just that Uncle Fifteen's family is guarding the mausoleum. Can they give gifts there and when can they give them there?" , not sure..."

Gao Taijun sighed, and said: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, you have to try. She has no father or mother, and she was raised by my side when she was young. She is not close to the Li family. Now that her grandparents are outside the customs, can she survive? It’s two things to say when you come back. If you really wait until you become an old lady before leaving the palace, you will delay your life’s important affairs, and you will have nowhere to go for the rest of your life.”

Although Xiangyu is not a descendant of the Cao family, she has been raised in the Cao family since she was just learning to speak. Li Shi and Chu Yu felt sorry for her and hoped that she could leave the palace as soon as possible.

From the Ci Ning Palace to serve at the fifteenth elder brother's office, and then wait for the fifteenth elder brother to open the mansion, and after a year or so to find a way to get Xiangyu out of the country, it will take two or three years to say the least. .

At that time, Xiangyu and Ji will not delay in talking about their marriage.

Because of the mention of Xiangyu, Gao Taijun remembered something, and asked Chuyu: "Mrs. Liu has brought Sister Shuang with her every time she comes to the mansion. It sounds like she has taken a fancy to Zuo Cheng. She mentioned it to you. No?"

When Chu Yu heard this, she smiled wryly and said, "At first I asked, and then entrusted Mrs. Zhu to inquire about Zuo Cheng's background, as if he was hesitating."

The backgrounds of Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng are vague to the outside world. They only say that they are Cao Yong's adoptive sons. As for who their father and grandfather are, not many people know.

For this reason, speculation has varied over the years.

It is also not the blood of the Cao family. Many people speculate that Hang Seng is the illegitimate son of Cao Yong because it is on the family tree.As for the two brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng, if they were really bastards, they would have no reason to raise them in the Cao Mansion in the name of adopted sons.

Even if Mrs. Cao Yong is good at taming her husband, the blood of this family is a big deal, and the elders will not allow them to mess around.

In the capital, there were many princes and dignitaries, and the Cao family could only be regarded as an upstart. In addition, their family was low-key and did not attract much attention. But it was different in Zhili. As the first family in Zhili, the entire Zhili officialdom Looking at their family, I can't wait to study the eight generations of their ancestors thoroughly, to see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of.

Hang Seng's background, after all these years, there is some rumors. He is only said to be a little Mongolian prince who was raised by the Emperor Shengzu in the Cao Mansion in his early years.

For Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng, they only know that the mother of the twins is Zhuang Xi's niece, and the father is not known.

It's normal, but when you really want to marry a daughter, it's just a joke if you don't even know who your daughter will be a daughter-in-law regardless of the three generations of Qing ancestors.

However, since the eldest daughter of the Shaoqing family in Dali Temple is allowed to marry the eldest of the twins, few people would believe that the twins came from ordinary backgrounds.

Mrs. Liu liked Zuo Cheng's appearance and character, and wished to give his concubine daughter to him, so that he could also become closer to Cao's family.But the unknown father and grandfather stopped him, so it was hard to speak.

Gao Taijun pondered for a while, and said to Chu Yu: "In the early years, I still thought that when the children grow up together, if they have the same temperament, I will promise Xiangyu to Zuo Cheng... I didn't expect that the Li family fell, and that girl entered the palace again... …Now it’s not a match, and I don’t think it’s destined to come… Sister Shuang, I think it’s okay. You husband and wife also discuss it. If Zuo Cheng’s identity can be announced, you can tell the Zhu family; The difficulties should also be clarified as soon as possible, so as not to drag on for a long time, and the marriage will not hurt the friendship in the future..."

After hearing this, Chu Yu and her mother-in-law looked at each other, both of them were a little surprised, this was the first time they heard Gao Taijun say such a plan.

Although they feel pity for Xiangyu, they also understand that even if Xiangyu leaves the palace, he will be an offender, but Zuo Cheng will go on an official career in the future, no matter whether it is Chuyu or Cao Yong, it is impossible for him to marry Xiangyu.

Gao Taijun also understands this point after thinking about it, although he has regrets, he is also willing to facilitate the marriage between the Cao family and the Zhu family.

In the evening, Chu Yu and Cao Yong mentioned the origins of Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng.

Cao Yong is also thinking about Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers recently. Now the two brothers are scholars. On the records of the Yamen, they are still added by Cao Yong in his early years.

When two people are elected or donated to the government, if they still have their past resumes, it will be troublesome to change them in the future.

Ning Chun's father, although attached to the prince in the early years, was not a direct descendant, and died in the game between the prince and the eighth elder brother.

"It seems that I still have to write a letter to beg the Thirteenth Lord to see if Ning Chun and his son can be rehabilitated. If there is hope, even if they don't arrange for their brothers to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, they can still reveal their father's and grandfather's names in a dignified manner." Cao Yong. road.

Although he had a message in front of the thirteenth elder brother two years ago and got an answer that was difficult to vindicate, Cao Yong still did not give up.

"Zhang Jia's family is also a common surname, and Uncle Ning also has a world title and title passed down from his ancestors. It would be great if we can get it back for Zuo Zhu and the two of them," Chu Yu said.

Among the Eight Banners, a title is nothing, and a world position is extremely rare, and one is eligible to participate in banner affairs.

The next day, Cao Yong wrote a letter and sent it to the capital.Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's life experiences, the sixteenth elder brother knows everything, and the thirteenth elder brother also knows.

In the final analysis, the tragic death of the Ning family father and son was due to the drama of seizing the heirloom.Speaking of their father and son, there is no death penalty.

Cao Yong remembers clearly that after Yongzheng cleaned up Nian Gengyao and Longkodo, he began to deal with the "Ba Ye Party".

Now, with the early death of the eighth elder brother, it seems that the conflict between the brothers has faded a lot.But the ninth brother is still in Qinghai, the tenth brother is in Zhangjiakou, and the relationship between the brothers of the Tian family is still deadlocked.

If Yongzheng let go of the lineage of the "Baye Party", let it go, if he wanted to investigate the crimes committed in his early years, then the case of Ning Chun's family might have a turning point, and he could use it to rehabilitate the Ning family...

A few days later, in the capital, Prince Yi's Mansion.

After reading Cao Yong's letter, Brother Thirteen murmured: "Ms. Zhang Jia..."

Although they are of different races, the same surname as his mother's family still makes him feel kind.

He raised his head and asked Thirteenth Fujin: "The twins in Cao's mansion, have you met these few years, how are you?"

Thirteen Fujin is pregnant, it has been more than five months, and she started to show her pregnancy. When she was greedy, she took a plate of sliced ​​cantaloupe and ate it deliciously.

Hearing Brother Thirteen's question, Thirteen Fujin put down the plate and said, "I saw it once in the Sixteen Mansion the year before last. I was with the Cao family brothers. Although their looks were not as good as Tianyou's, they were not far behind. Or Cao Yong is well educated, he has achieved fame at a young age, and he is three points better than ordinary lords' children... Fortunately, he is not from the Cao family blood, or else the age is so close, and everyone is promising, and Cao Yong has a headache of……"

"Ms. Zhang Jia...does Fujin still remember that in the spring of Kangxi's 51st year, the martyr who made a commotion in Beijing committed suicide by swallowing gold in a red dress..." Thirteenth Elder Brother asked.

"Ah? I'm asking if it's the one from Niu Hulu's family..." Thirteen Fujin asked: "The commotion back then was so big, why can't I remember it. A few days ago, I heard someone mention it...

Brother Thirteen was surprised when he heard this: "Who mentioned it? It's been more than ten years..."

"I heard from Twelfth Sister-in-law that Niu Hulu, who died unjustly, was Concubine Xi's cousin, and her husband's family was killed by the second elder brother and the eighth elder brother..." Thirteen Fujin said.

The thirteenth elder brother frowned immediately when he heard the words, and said, "Why is the harem involved?"

"If it wasn't related to several concubines in the palace, who would talk about Chen Zhima and rotten millet? Besides, in the harem now, the noble concubine Nian is sick, and Concubine Xi assists the queen in acting for the palace. Her status is unusual, and there are few people who flatter her It's..." Thirteen Fujin said.

Elder Brother Thirteen was still a little uncomfortable. It was really caused by the shadow of Jiulong seizing the throne. When he heard that the harem was involved and the prince was involved, he felt panicked.

Seeing that her husband frowned and said nothing, Thirteen Fujin hurriedly changed the subject and said, "Didn't you talk about the Cao family's twins? Cao Yong was brought to Zhili to teach, is this to be sent back to the capital?"

Elder Brother Thirteen shook his head and said, "The twins are the descendants of the Zhang Jia family, and the late Niu Hulu family is their brother's aunt... When their father and grandfather were wronged and died before they landed, their biological mother is Cao. The girl next to Yong's friend. Cao Yong mentioned it to me once in the early years, and this time I mentioned it again..."

Thirteen Fujin opened his eyes wide, and said: "I really didn't expect that the two brothers came from such backgrounds. Does Cao Yong want their brothers to recognize their ancestors? If their brothers' backgrounds are revealed, they will become cousins ​​with the fourth elder brother." brother……"

Brother Thirteen thought of this, he hesitated, and said: "I don't know what Cao Yong meant? If he knew that Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng were related to Concubine Xi, he wouldn't want to vindicate the Ning family at this time..."

(End of this chapter)