Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1227 End of Year
Sixteen Fujin loves his daughter eagerly, but Sixteen Elder Brother thinks more.

At the county prince's mansion, apart from the servants who followed the Cao family, it was the sixteenth elder brother who sent over from the house of internal affairs.He knew everything about the situation in that mansion.

Hang Seng has no one in the house, and the two maids in charge around him are both older, and the others of similar age are not too close.

Logically speaking, Hang Seng opened a house and lived alone, and there was still a year or two before getting married. Chu Yu, a foster mother, arranged for Hang Seng to live in the house.

But Chu Yu didn't do that, presumably because she was thinking about Prince Zhuang's Mansion.

In the same way, even if it is the biological father and biological mother of the third princess, the sixteen princes and his wife should have some scruples in their actions.

Brother Sixteen sighed, and said: "Fu Jin, the third princess is the adopted daughter of the emperor, not to mention what kind of character Hang Seng is, with the emperor and queen around, no one would dare to wrong the third princess."

Speaking of this, Sixteen Fujin's face turned pale, and his eyes were already red: "Master, the third princess, the third princess..."

Brother Sixteen felt pity for his wife when he saw her like this, held her hand, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry about it for a while, as long as you can keep your daughter in Beijing, there will always be a day...it will be better... "

Sixteen Fujin is not a dull person, hearing the meaning of her husband's words, she couldn't help but froze, and said in surprise: "Master..."

She really didn't expect her husband to say such a thing.

After the emperor came to the throne, although he didn't like to see her, the sixteenth Fujin, he always showed great favor to the younger brother, the sixteenth elder brother.

What the husband said was disrespectful.

Elder Sixteen has realized that he has slipped his words, so he changed the subject and said, "Tai Fujin is not feeling well these days, and in the kitchen, ask people to prepare more supplements for food, after all, he is getting old..."

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"Ah Choo... Ah Choo..." After several sneezes, Hang Seng was about to burst into tears.

He came out of the palace on a job, was dragged out by his fellow guards to have a drink, and for some reason sneezed.

"You are honest enough. If you are scheduled for the early morning shift, you will be on the early morning shift. In your capacity, as long as you ask Lord Zhuang to greet the guards, will you still have to suffer this crime?" Seeing Hang Seng like this, sitting next to him Yong Huan, the third-class bodyguard, said.

Yong Huan is the elder brother of Prince Jian's late wife Fujin. Last year, the clan's family examination made him a son of the clan, and he was awarded the first-class general of the country.

He is the eldest son of the prince, so he should be considered a low-ranking son at the last time.However, because Yongqian, his eldest brother above him, conferred Feng En Zhen Guogong, he, the Zhen Guo General, could only accept it.

After this year's Longevity Festival, the emperor ordered a few of the clan's children who were excellent in riding and shooting to be his bodyguards, among whom Yonghuan was one.

Because Yong Huan and Fu Peng are good friends, he and Hang Seng also knew each other in their early years.

Now, they have become colleagues in the same palace as errands together, and their relationship is a little more familiar than others, and they often go out and drink together.

Hang Seng took out his handkerchief, wiped his nose, and said: "It's not a problem, it's just that one is cold and the other is hot, just have two glasses of wine to warm up and the other will be fine."

The errands at the guard's office are already free, even if they are occasionally assigned to the night shift, the number of times is limited, so why bother to ask for favors.

Besides, whoever can work as a guard is not from a wealthy and honorable family, but he is too squeamish, so I don't know how he will be tongue-tied.

Seeing that Hang Seng did not mention the shift change, Yong Huan knew that he would not listen to persuasion, so he lowered his head and drank the wine in his glass.

Rather than complaining for Hang Seng, it is also for myself.

The eldest son of Prince Yi's mansion also named Baylor, and he, the second son of the prince, was only named a general of the country, and the guards were only third-class guards.

Besides Yong Huan, there is also a guard named Dai Hao, who was born in a yellow banner, and asked Hang Sheng with a smile: "I heard that your palace will start to repair the garden in the next year, is it true?"

Hang Seng nodded and said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has allocated another piece of land behind the palace. The stones and wood materials are all ready, and the construction will start in the spring."

When a princess stays in Beijing, she usually has to open a mansion, but the princess of Fumongol is an exception.

But Hang Seng is only the eldest son of the county king. Even if the county king's mansion is granted in the capital, the main room will be vacant, and he can only live in the side yard.

According to the family, the lord is the daughter-in-law of the county king's mansion, and her status is the queen of the county; according to the country, the lord is the master, with a noble status.

In this way, after the prince's mansion, a garden will be built, and the new house of the young couple will be set there, and it will be saved in the side courtyard of the mansion.

Seeing Hang Seng nodding, Dai Hao's eyes lit up, holding a jug, he filled Hang Seng himself, and said: "Good brother, you have to take care of brother's business."

"Business?" Hang Seng was a little puzzled when he heard this.

Yong Huan was familiar with Dai Hao, and explained to Hang Seng from the side: "This is to stop work, his second uncle is in Jiangnan, and he has been spending a lot of money in Beijing for the past two years by dumping Jiangnan flowers and stones." Said At this point, he turned to Dai Hao and said, "You are making money like crazy. The county prince's mansion wants to build a garden. Even if it is not built by the House of Internal Affairs, it will send people to Jiangnan to buy it. Your uncle is in Jiangnan, Monk His uncle is also in Jiangnan. That is the place where the Cao family has been staying for many years, how can you do it?"

Dai Hao put down the jug, patted his forehead and said, "Look at my memory, I forgot this..."

When it comes to Cao's elders, Hang Seng's expression is gentle, and he misses his father a little.It's not to be cold-hearted and not to remember Gu Tangshu, but Cao Song's family letter to report safety has arrived in Beijing.

Originally, after drinking, Yong Huan and Dai Hao wanted to drag Hang Seng to the theater, but seeing Hang Seng sneezing constantly, his little face was flushed, and he had some cold symptoms, the two of them didn't bother him too much, after drinking, everyone broke up.

Back at the Prince's Mansion, Cao Man and Wu Sheng greeted him with anxious faces.

"Second master, the mansion just came to report that the old matriarch is gone... old lady, madam..." Wu Sheng stepped forward to pull the rein of the horse, and together with Cao Man helped Heng Sheng get off the horse, then said.

Hang Seng changed his expression when he heard the words, and said, "What's wrong with the old lady..."

Wu Sheng replied: "I heard that I was about to faint, so I forced myself into the carriage and went to Li's house..."

After hearing such news, Hang Seng can't stand it anymore.

Now that my father is not in the capital, the old lady really has something good or bad, but Zensheng is good.

Seeing that he turned around and was about to get on his horse again, Cao Man hurriedly stopped him: "Second Master, it's not too late, you have to change your clothes first."

Hang Seng looked down at the bodyguard uniform on his body, felt that it was inappropriate, hurried into the mansion, changed into plain clothes,

On the side of the front yard, the funeral ceremony had already been performed behind the scenes, and Cao Man brought a few people to accompany Hang Seng to Li's house.

Although Gao Taijun had been ill for a long time, and his funeral had already been prepared, but as the end of the year approached, the old man's spirit gradually improved, and everyone felt lucky.

Unexpectedly, the old man was fine during breakfast, and took a nap at noon, and never opened his eyes again.

It was very peaceful.

But for Li Shi, she didn't feel guilty and blamed herself for not being with the old man in the end, and she burst into tears.

Chuyu and Tianyou guarded the Li family, persuading and persuading.

Li Nai took all the members of the Li family, and begged Li to take care of himself.

After all this calculation, for the sake of everyone's peace of mind, Li did not dare to cry anymore.

When Hang Seng came over, Mrs. Li had calmed down and was discussing with Li Nai and his son about stopping the funeral.

Ordinary people’s elders pass away for three days, five days, seven days, or nine days; officials and officials live longer, 21 days, 35 days, 49 days, and up to [-] days.

Given the seniority of the old matriarch, he should have stayed longer, but the old man had already explained that if he couldn't make it through the new year, he would only stay in Li's house for three days before the funeral.

Having said that, it is not easy to be so simple.

That's why Mrs. Li meant to stay in Li's house for three days, and go to the temple for the rest of the day, and wait for the funeral from the temple after July [-].

No matter how much Li Nai agreed, he only said that there was no problem, so he stopped at Li's residence for "Qi Qi" before the funeral.

Mrs. Li shook her head and said: "It's better to follow the old man's wishes, the old matriarch of the province will not live in peace underground."

If it is true that the five suits are used, Li Nai is just the nephew of Gao Taijun's hall, and there is no reason why the hall nephew should be mourned for seven, seven, and forty-nine days.

Li Nai wanted to say more, so he heard Li Shi say: "Left and right temples also need to keep someone to take care of them. If you really want to be more filial, you can go and stay with me for two more days. Since it is the old lady's own idea, let's do it like this." Alright."

Li insisted, but Li Nai had no choice but to comply.

Funeral matters are cumbersome, and when the mourning hall is set up, settled, and noisy, it will be night.

After repeated persuasion by Tianyou and Hang Seng, Mrs. Li got into the carriage and went back to Cao Mansion for resettlement.

After the Li family was ransacked, many in-laws and old friends lost contact with each other in the past. Now, there are not many families who can report the funeral. Most of them are colleagues and friends of the Li Nuo brothers.

Some of them didn't have a deep friendship, so they paid attention to it when they heard that they began to hold funerals in Guanghua Temple a few days later.

In this way, after staying in Li's house for the past few days, there are countless relatives and friends who came to pay homage.

In addition to the few members of the Li family, it is the younger generation of the Sun family and the Cao family.

Looking at such a deserted scene, and thinking about what the old lady had done to protect the descendants of the Li family, Li Nai was so ashamed that he felt tired all day long, suddenly aged several years.

When Li Cheng saw this, he had to persuade him: "Human feelings are cold and warm, and the world is hot and cold. It's not the first time my father knows about it in these years. Why should I take it to heart? The funeral of the ancestors will never be deserted. When we arrive at Guanghua Temple, it will be lively. I'm afraid I'll be busy then."

Li Nai heard this, sighed, and said: "The old matriarch is the Li family after all, and we are all unworthy descendants..."

As Li Cheng said, when Taijun Gao moved to Guanghua Temple, the number of guests hanging at the ceremony suddenly increased.

The Li family has few contacts, but the Cao family is very popular.

Although Gao Taijun has no imperial seal, she is only a commoner's wife, but she is the "birth mother" of Mrs. Cao Jiatai.

Even in the clan, the only one who knew Li's identity was Gao Taijun, who was only Li's adoptive mother. For Li's sake, most people went to Guanghua Temple to hang sacrifices, and it was extremely lively...

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Jiangning, General Military Mansion.

Cao Song's office has been sealed, and Cao Yong also received a letter from his family, knowing the news of Gao Taijun's death...

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Double the monthly ticket, right finger, it shouldn't be, but I still want to ask...

(End of this chapter)