Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1145 Flower Metaphor
The old man put down his son's letter and asked someone to wait for the pen and ink.

When he started to write, the old man only felt his ears ringing and his eyes dazzled, and he didn't know how to write for a while.

It is definitely not enough to report illness and resign from office. At this juncture, it becomes "resentment" in the eyes of others.The emperor was worried about the Nian family, if someone took eye drops, as soon as this book was published, the Nian family would be charged with another crime.

The two sons are great officials in the frontier, and the one daughter is a noble concubine. They are extremely wealthy, and the old man is terrified.

Because of the second son's arrogant temperament, he was somewhat prepared for the current result, which was not surprising, but he did not expect it to be so tragic.
The second son is in a desperate situation, and the daughter is lingering on the sick bed.

For a woman in the harem, the grace of the emperor is always at the whim of the emperor.

If the emperor still had the slightest affection for the noble concubine, he would not show any mercy to the Nian family when she was seriously ill.

Falling out of favor and family misfortune, the imperial concubine is weak, how can she bear this?

The second son and daughter are both in the game, only the eldest son Xiyao, who is honest and less scheming, may be able to escape.

How could the old master let the eldest son enter the game at this time?

The old man sighed, and took up a pen to write: "The eldest son Xiyao, the family affairs are stable, don't worry about family affairs, work diligently on errands, in order to repay the emperor's favor..."

He had only written two lines when a servant girl came in and said, "Old Master, the three young masters from the second bedroom are here. See you in the porch."

The old man frowned and said, "Tell them to come in."

The servant girl responded, and then three young men followed in, they were Nian Gengyao's second son Nian Xing, third son Nian Fu, and adopted son Nian Yue.

Among these grandchildren, only Nian Fu was in Beijing at first, but when Nian Gengyao went to Beijing last year, he brought his second son Nian Xing and adopted son Nian Yue with him.

Now, not only is the young man rich and rich, but the three of their brothers have also served as officials in the capital.

Nian Xing is the commander of the fourth-rank deputy guards, Nianfu is the fourth-rank Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Nian Yue is the sixth-rank Xiaoqi School.

The three sons were bestowed with officials, and they were placed in other people's homes, which was a great favor; the Nian's family, which was left in a precarious situation, was more like keeping their sons as pledges, and they were all grown-up sons of Nian Gengyao, even adopted sons.

Nian Xing looked tired, Nian Fu was anxious and restless, and Nian Yue was a little bit confused and helpless.

After greeting the old man, it was Nian Fu who spoke first: "Grandfather, father is in a difficult situation. There are rumors outside that the emperor is going to take away father's title...if that's the case...if that's the case..." It's a choked up voice.

If the title is still there, even if it comes to the day of questioning the crime, there will still be a buffer; if the body is really white, what can be used to make up for the crime?
In the officialdom, there is no shortage of people who hold the high and depress the low.

In the early years, when the emperor relied heavily on Nian's family, there were voices of Gothic praise everywhere; now that the emperor is tired of Nian's family, there are many people waiting to make trouble.

The old man looked at Nian Fu and said, "Don't speak nonsense. The reason why the Nian family can be as decent as it is today is because of the time when they accompanied the emperor on the dragon dive in the early years. Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. As a descendant of the Nian family, be careful to repay it. Your Majesty, don't indulge yourself."

Seeing that his grandfather spoke indifferently and seemed to have no intention of interfering, Nianfu couldn't help feeling desperate, knelt down on the ground, walked to the edge of the kang, and said in tears, "Grandfather, the only ones who can protect father now are grandfather and empress... Grandpa, please take pity on your grandsons who are young, they cannot do without their father's teaching, and save their father one or two..."

At the end, he fell to the ground and wailed loudly, no longer in the usual high spirits.

In the past few months, he represented his father and dealt with all kinds of human relationships. He originally planned to marry his wife in March, but the bride's family also postponed the wedding on the pretext that the elders in the family were ill.

All signs indicated that the situation was bad. Nian Fu was frightened and furious, but he was powerless to change the situation.

Seeing Nian Fu crying bitterly on the ground, Nian Xing and Nian Yue couldn't stand anymore, and knelt down behind Nian Fu.

The old man felt that the sound of crying was harsh, and his temples trembled.

Over the years, while separating the eldest room from the second room, he couldn't help but pay attention to the second son's side.

If it is said that Nian Gengyao was arrogant, he caused nine points of misfortune; Nian Fu, who was young and out of blue, made up the remaining one point, making Nian's family's misfortune ten points.In the Northwest, those officials who wanted to honor General Nian, if they couldn't figure out the way to do it, most of them would find out the name of Nianfu, the yamen.

Not to mention gaining power externally, uniting with the stepmother internally and pushing out the eldest brother Nian Xi, this is the fatal fault of the young and rich.

Although the emperor hated Nian's family, he still treated Nian Xi differently.

When Nian Gengyao won the conferred title, he gave Nianfu instead of Nianxi, the eldest son. This has aroused the emperor's dissatisfaction, otherwise Nianfu would not have been left alone for so long.

Now if you ask Nian Gengyao, even if other people are implicated, they will be dismissed or exiled; if you are rich, whether you can save your life is another matter.

"Don't cry, I have written to your uncle to discuss this matter, you just need to wait for the news in peace, don't ask around, if you anger the emperor, it will only be counterproductive." The old man leaned down and took a picture Young Fu's shoulders, said softly.

"Really?" Nian Fu heard, his eyes lit up, showing some hope.

The old man nodded and said: "Of course it's true. A seven-foot man, crying and crying, what's the matter, why don't you get up quickly?"

Nian Fu was already afraid of the old man, seeing him annoyed, he hurriedly lowered his head to wipe away the tears on his face, and stood up embarrassingly.

The old man's eyes slid across the faces of several grandchildren, and said: "Starting today, you will stay in the mansion here! I am getting old and can't stand the cold, so you will stay with the old man for a while."

When Nianfu heard this, his eyes darkened, and he nodded in agreement.

After running outside for two months, he has had enough of all kinds of prevarications and evasions; now that their brothers have lost their positions, he is afraid that others will ignore their face and directly shut them down.

In that case, what is the difference between living in your own mansion and living with your grandfather?
Nian Xing and Nian Yue always put Nian Fu as the leader, so they naturally nodded accordingly.

After talking for a while, the old master was a little lacking in spirit, so he asked people to take their brothers down to resettle.

After the brothers went out, the old master called Meng Shi, the concubine who was temporarily in charge of internal affairs, and ordered in a low voice: "Choose a few maidservants who are full-grown and send them to serve their brothers... Two people, no, it's still four." people, four in each room..."

Mrs. Meng was taken aback when she heard this: "Four? The old man, the second young master, and the third young master, it's okay, the young master is only fifteen, how can he bear this..."

"Brother Yu, then add two people to Brother Fu's side..." The old master thought about it and said: "Teach me a few more words, as long as I can get close to the master to serve, I will give you a hundred taels of silver."

Meng Shi twitched the corners of her mouth, feeling that the old man's arrangement was outrageous.

Even if the old man wants to detain his grandchildren in this mansion, he shouldn't use the trick of beauty.After all, now that the second master has offended Guan Fei, it would be too disobedient for his son to indulge in his sensuality...

*
Zhili, Qingyuan City.

As Cao Yong's birthday approached, there was an endless stream of people sent from various states and counties to Qingyuan to give birthday gifts.

There are still three days until Cao Yong's birthday, and the congratulatory gift received by the Governor's Mansion has far exceeded the annual gift.

Outside the Governor's Mansion, Cao Yong was wearing regular clothes and walked to the Lotus Academy with Nalan Fusen.

There is a new old Hanlin in the Lotus Academy, who is Nalan Rongruo's old friend. As a junior, Nalan Fusen naturally wants to visit after hearing the news.

Cao Yong happened to be busy with the errands at hand, so he went with Nalan Fusen.

The outer wall of the Lotus Academy is only one road away from the Governor's Mansion.

In order to keep the government quiet, the academy did not open the back door.Cao Yong and Nalan Fusen took a few people, detoured for more than half a mile, and entered from the side door of the Lotus Academy.

In the morning, it was the time when the academy was teaching. As soon as the two entered the academy, they heard the sound of books in the distance.

After visiting the old Hanlin, the two of them did not go back in a hurry, and strolled to the lotus pond to enjoy the lotus.

At the end of summer, the lotus has passed its peak period, with fallen lotus petals floating on the water, and the lotus leaves have also been blown by the rain and wind, adding a lot of vicissitudes.

"Since it's Furuo's birthday, I should have eaten the birthday wine before returning to Beijing. But I have the emperor's order, so it's not appropriate to stay here for personal reasons. Although we have a deep friendship, there are differences between the inside and the outside, and we must avoid it. Then I went back and asked Fu Ruo to forgive me." Standing by the lotus pond, Nalan Fusen said.

Cao Yong is cautious and knows the power of this, so he doesn't act like a child, nodded and said: "Brother Fusen and I have known each other for many years, and we know each other well. If we eat less wine, can we shorten our friendship?"

Saying this in his mouth, he felt a little bit reluctant, so he heard him continue: "Besides, if you want to drink wine, when can you not eat it? When you go back later, you will make people open two altars of lotus flowers, and you will not return if you are not drunk!"

Hearing Cao Yong's arrogance, Nalan Fusen also happily said: "Two altars are not enough, four altars are better! Whoever refuses to drink will be a stick!"

Cao Yong couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and a sentence came to his mind: "Send a few jars of old wine to an old friend, and a thousand bottles of fine wine will practice a bosom friend!"

However, Nalan Fusen's expression turned solemn, pointed to the lotus in front of him, and said to Cao Yong: "Furuo, I am a member of the army, and I don't know how to say nice things. I just want to advise you on this occasion. Make it or not?"

When Cao Yong saw this, he hurriedly said: "Brother Fusen, please give me some advice!"

Just listen to Nalan Fusen said: "Flowers bloom and fade, it is the natural cycle of heaven and earth, which cannot be resisted by human beings; what is the difference between aristocratic families and this pond of lotus? It flourishes and declines. If it is unfortunate, guarding a pool of stagnant water , When the water in the pond dries up, the vitality will be completely ruined; if it is a fluke, the water source in the pond will continue, even if the flowers die, there will still be lotus seeds and lotus roots, which will still be full of vitality, but after a bitter cold, they will be able to bloom again. "

Speaking of this, Nalan Fusen paused: "The Hesheli family, the Nalan family, and the Nian family who are now in a dead end are lessons learned from the past. These three families are either foreign relatives or bachelor's residences. Three generations. Just because the standing is unstable, like a lotus in stagnant water, it is already involuntary, life and death must be resigned to fate, there is no birth door... Although the current foundation of the Cao family is not as good as the previous ones, but now the four of you cousins ​​are here In the officialdom, with the younger brother beside the fourth elder brother, it is already taking off... The more prominent you are, the more you can't help yourself, Furuo still has to take care of himself, don't repeat the same mistakes..."

(End of this chapter)