Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1175 Disappointment (seeking guaranteed monthly pass)

Brother Sixteen didn't mention his name, but Cao Yong knew that he was talking about someone else, or Brother Nine who was in the Governor's Mansion.

In addition to the capital city and Zhili, Brother Jiu's industries also spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Northwest China.Although his prince's power is relied on in this, it also has a bit of economic ability.

If it wasn't for the huge wealth that made him arrogant, he wouldn't be determined to participate in the battle for the reserve position.Even if you have no hope, you have to personally hold out a prince.

Brother Sixteen seemed to think of something, smiled wryly, and stopped talking.

Cao Yong said: "Master Sixteen really wants to stay in the governor's mansion until the fourth brother comes back?"

Brother Sixteen shook his head and said: "If that's the case, then I'll be at ease. Let's wait and see, the emperor probably won't allow me to be at ease for so long. After the Dragon Boat Festival, if the emperor has no other arrangements, I still have to accompany you Hongli."

Cao Yong's yamen still has official business to deal with, so we can't stay with him for too long, and after spending half a cup of tea with him, we go back to the official residence to deal with official documents.

Brother Sixteen will not wrong himself, besides Cao Yong, Qingyuan also has Xie Tianlai, a member of Prince Zhuang's residence.

Thank you for coming to treat me today, and I want to invite the sixteenth elder brother to have wine and listen to music.

When Brother Sixteen first arrived in Qingyuan, Xie Tianlai once booked the largest restaurant in the city, and asked Brother Sixteen and Cao Yong to show their respect.

He is so attentive, and now he is a third-rank official, the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Yong naturally gave him some face, so they went to the restaurant to eat wine.

I don't want to, two days ago, he came over to deliver the post in person, he only said that the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, and he wanted to be filial to Elder Sixteen, so he arranged to have a drink today.

Brother Sixteen was bored, so he agreed to reward him.

However, Brother Sixteen is very worried about the level of chefs in the restaurants in Qingyuan City.The last time I went back to the restaurant to welcome the wind, Brother Sixteen only ate a few mouthfuls of three vegetarian mushrooms, and the rest felt unpalatable.

That's why the sixteenth elder brother set the time for the appointment in the afternoon, and went in the afternoon in Cao's mansion.The Cao family eats three meals, and he, the guest, is no exception.

The appointed time was at the beginning of the afternoon (one o'clock in the afternoon), just after the beginning of noon, Xie Tianlai came in person.

He was not wearing an official uniform, but he was wearing a brand-new spun silk gown with the swastika pattern on his body. The cap was covered with gold the size of a pigeon's egg. He also wore several golden gold bars on his hands, and a bracelet as thick as a little finger hung on his chest.

This whole body style, but "rich" is enough, and "noble" is missing.If he didn't know his identity, no one would have thought that he was an official, more like a rich man with a lot of money.

Although the sixteenth elder brother felt that Xie Tian came here to dress up as a "village", he just glanced at it, waved his fan with a smile, and followed Xie Tian out of the governor's mansion.

A sedan bearer had long been waiting at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, the sixteenth elder brother got on the sedan chair, and followed Xie Tianlai.

The sedan chair was very stable, Brother Sixteen was sitting in the sedan chair with a smile on his lips.

Thank goodness for this, it's kind of interesting.

Inviting yourself to come out so graciously, of course, is not as simple as just listening to the music.

Brother Sixteen has participated in this kind of entertainment a lot in the capital, but he doesn't think it's a big deal, he just thinks it's idle and boring, passing the time.

Sure enough, Brother Sixteen got off the sedan chair, and what he saw was not a restaurant or a theater, but a clean private house.

Brother Sixteen took a look and didn't say much.

Xie Tianlai has already stepped forward attentively and led Brother Sixteen into the house.

Turning around the screen wall, there is a lush greenery. In the small yard, there are many potted plants, which are full of vitality and have a bit of elegance.

Brother Sixteen was already hesitating in his heart, whether he should accept the beautiful maidservant who would thank the sky later.

He went out of Beijing this time and brought two maids to serve him.If you really want a woman, you can just take in one house, it is not necessary to take in a woman from outside.

Xie Tianlai is so sincere and considerate, it's not good to embarrass him too much.

But if I accept it, I'm afraid of trouble.

When I got to the hall, I saw a round table in the middle and a circle of stools beside it.

Two beautiful maidservants were already waiting at the door, and when they were seated, they brought wet towels and waited for them to wipe their hands.

Then, I saw several enchanting women coming in, the first one was pretty, but her face was full of dust, and she couldn't tell her age.At first glance, it looks like twenty or so, but on closer inspection, there are fine lines at the corners of the eyes, and the eyes seem to have gone through thousands of sails.

She seemed to be familiar with Xie Tianlai, and greeted Xie Tianlai with a smile.

Behind her were five young women, two of whom were at the age of cardamom, and their faces were full of innocence and tenderness; the remaining three were sixteen or seven years old, with more charm in their eyebrows and eyes.

Xie Tianlai smiled and said to Sixteenth Elder Brother: "Master, this is Rui Niang, half of the Fengyue business in Qingyuan City is her business. The next few are all Rui Niang's daughters."

Brother Sixteen snorted coldly, but didn't answer.

Looking at the meaning of Xie Tianlai, it doesn't seem like giving someone away, but rather introducing him.

It's just that he is a majestic Heshuo prince, and he sees a bustard, what's the matter?If it gets out, I'm afraid it will make people laugh out loud.

Elder Sixteen was already unhappy, and the little favor he had for Xie Tianlai was gone.

He just wanted to go out for a stroll to relax, so he agreed to Xie Tianlai's dinner, so he didn't have the mood to deal with others.

The atmosphere was a bit cold, Xie Tianlai was hesitating how to introduce Brother Sixteen to Rui Niang.

Then Rui Niang stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed to Elder Sixteen, and said, "Minister Qiu Ruiniang has met Master Sixteen, please give me peace!"

This ceremony is a bit grand, and it directly identifies the identity of Master Sixteen.

Brother Sixteen saw this, his expression froze, and he looked at Xie Tianlai coldly.

Xie Tianlai trembled all over, he felt cold sweat coming out of his brow, he only told Rui Niang that he was going to entertain a distinguished guest and asked her to pick out some clean girls, but he didn't tell Rui Niang the identity of Master Sixteen.

He hurriedly stood up, fearful and fearful, he didn't know whether to explain to Elder Sixteen first, or scold Rui Niang first.

Seeing Xie Tianlai like this, Elder Sixteen's heart skipped a beat, he looked at Rui Niang, and said, "Have you seen Master?"

At first glance, Rui Niang looks like a prostitute, but Elder Sixteen doesn't remember what kind of monthly account he has.

"Minnv met Master Sixteen once at Sister Wu's house in the capital..." Rui Niang replied.

"Wu...Wu family..." Elder Sixteen remembered one person and said, "Is it Shichahai?"

"Exactly." Rui Niang replied.

Elder Sixteen's anger subsided a bit, he waved his hands, and said, "Since you are an old man, get up and talk."

Rui Niang responded, her attitude became more humble.

Elder brother Sixteen was too lazy to argue with a woman, impatient to talk to her, lost his mind to listen to the music, and said to Xie Tianlai: "It's hot and there are few people, I'll go back first."

They didn't even wait for a seat.

Xie Tianlai's intestines are almost ruined, but he also sees that the sixteenth elder brother doesn't want to see Rui Niang, dare not want to stay, and sends him out respectfully.

Seeing the sixteenth elder brother go away in the sedan chair, Xie Tianlai turned back, but his face was ashen, already terribly annoyed.

Rui Niang didn't dare to come out to see people off, and waited at the entrance of the hall, her face was a bit dazed, she was no longer as bright as usual.

Seeing Xie Tianlai come back, she forced a smile and said, "My lord..."

Xie Tianlai waved his arm, and the slap was already slapped down, he stared and cursed: "You black-hearted bitch, how did I offend you, you want to ruin my future and ruin my reputation? "

He was already strong, but he used a lot of force, and this time he knocked Rui Niang to the ground.

The few girls who came with Rui Niang were all terrified, shaking like chaff, but no one dared to step forward to help them.

Rui Niang got up by herself, ignoring Xie Tianlai's anger, her body was already glued to it like a snake, hugging Xie Tianlai's arm, and said softly: "My lord, it was Rui Niang's mistake, Rui Niang tried to make amends to Master Sixteen, It will definitely not implicate adults."

The two have been friends for a long time, and there is some affection there, Xie Tianlai snorted twice: "You are a woman, with long hair and short knowledge, what nonsense can you do?"

Rui Niang waved her hand and dismissed all the girls in the hall, then lay on Xie Tianlai's body, pressed against his ear, and whispered something...

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Governor's Mansion, Elder Sixteen just got out of the sedan chair when he saw Zhang Yi coming up: "Master Sixteen, I am going to look for you, our master has something urgent, so I will send you out of the mansion to invite Master Sixteen to come back!"

Brother Sixteen saw his solemn face, slowed down his steps, and said, "Do you know what's going on? Could it be that there is a decree from the capital?"

"It's not Jingli." Zhang Yi shook his head, pointed his finger to the north, and said, "It's the one who is ill, and the illness is still unclear. The master sent someone to invite a doctor, but it was not very good."

Hearing the words, sixteenth elder brother immediately quickened his pace and his complexion became heavy.

After a while, the sixteenth elder brother arrived at the official residence.

I saw Cao Yong standing behind the desk, holding a prescription in his hand and looking at it.

"Fu Ruo, what's going on?" Brother Sixteen stepped forward and asked.

"It's wind evil entering the body. When the guards found out, they had been ill for several days, and people had been burned." Cao Yong said: "Although I have taken medicine now, according to the doctor's opinion, it hurts the lungs. Dangerous, I have already written an excerpt to report this matter, please the emperor to decide."

Elder Sixteen heard this, the veins on his forehead popped, he patted the table with a "pop", and said: "These dog slaves, how dare they, how dare they..."

Regardless of the relationship with the ninth elder brother, he is also the prince, and the sixteenth elder brother couldn't help being furious when he heard that the ninth elder brother was so neglected.

Cao Yong glanced out of the window, seeing no one in the yard, said: "Master Sixteen, now is not the time to pursue this matter..."

Elder Sixteen let out a breath of foul air, nodded, and said, "I'm the one who is rambling..."

After all, he is not a heartless person, he couldn't bear it after holding back for a while, and said to Cao Yong: "Fu Ruo, I want to go and see him..."

Cao Yong nodded and said: "Then go, at this time, others can't be picky."

The two came out of the official residence and arrived at the small courtyard where Brother Jiu lived.

At the gate of the small courtyard, there were several guards standing.

When Cao Yong entered the courtyard, they didn't say anything. Brother Sixteen was stopped by them, so he listened to the leading guard saying: "This is an important place for the imperial court. The emperor has a decree. Except Governor Cao, there is no restriction. No purpose can not be admitted to the hospital.

Elder Sixteen's face immediately became extremely dark...

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Guaranteed monthly pass, guaranteed monthly pass, Xiao Jiu begged for guaranteed minimum monthly pass. .

(End of this chapter)