Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1329

A few days later, brother 21 finally had his wish and took over a pair of calligraphy and painting by Zheng Xie from Tianyou.

Judging from the time left on the calligraphy and painting, it is Zheng Xie's proud work when he stayed in the capital in his early years.

Aside from being happy, brother 21 couldn't help being embarrassed.

Although Zheng Xie is only a little famous now, looking at the excellent binding of this painting and keeping it new and intact, it can be seen that it was once cherished and collected, and it was also Cao Yong's favorite thing.

He is an elder brother without a noble, his mother's family is not obvious, and his future is limited, but the Cao family has never neglected in these years.

The eldest son was full moon, and Cao Yong and his wife gave him another gift.

When he was receiving the gift, he opened his mouth to ask for a painting, and he really pushed his limits.

He is just obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and he is not totally ignorant of the ways of the world, but he knows that he is passionate and does things a little unkindly.

No matter what everyone in the Cao family thought, he felt sorry for himself, so he thought about how to return a heavy gift.

But the birthdays of Cao Yong and his wife are still far away, and Tianyou's wedding is also after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Immediately, Elder Brother 21 thought about the house bestowed by the emperor last year, so he sent people to the House of Internal Affairs to inquire about the date of Cao's housewarming.

It sounds like it will be around the Dragon Boat Festival, and counting the days, it will only take more than a month. Brother 21 ordered the Guarjia family to prepare a heavy gift.

He has not yet married the concubine Fujin, and the elder brother's female family has a concubine Fujin and two gege. The concubine Fujin was the best girl pointed out by the empress after the draft the year before last, and the other two geges were house maids who had served the 21st elder brother since childhood.

In fact, the Shufujin Guerjia family also came from a famous family, but it was only a side branch of the family, and the rank of the father and grandfather was not high, so it was only Shufujin when they married.She has an elder sister, who is the fifteenth elder brother, Cian Fujin, who also married as a concubine, and after giving birth to a son, she asked to be named Cian Fujin.

Originally elder brother's internal affairs were taken care of by Mrs. Gege Zhao, and Mrs. Zhao was Da Gege's biological mother.When another Gege Wu family gave birth, 21 elder brother thought about it and let the Guarjia family take over the internal affairs.

On the one hand, Shufu Jin's butler changed his name more righteously than Gege's butler, and on the other hand, it also meant to beat two Gege. Don't think that after giving birth to the eldest daughter and eldest son, you will lose your respectful temperament, and there is a serious master on top.

It is also for this reason that the Guarjia family is not familiar with the relationship between elder brother 21 and the Cao family before.

Hearing that it was a return gift to the second-class uncle Cao's family, and also a congratulations on the housewarming, the Guerjia family could not help but feel a little moved.

"Master, is that Mr. Cao who is the Minister of the Household Department?" Guerjia asked.

21 Brother looked up at her and said, "Have you heard of Cao Yong?"

The Guerjia family laughed and said: "I forgot, the slave girl Ama works in the household department, and the immediate boss is Mr. Cao. The slave girl sister also mentioned that in the houses of several families who come and go in the Baylor Mansion, the concubine empress Treating the Cao family is the most different."

Hearing her mention of her sister, Brother 21 couldn't help frowning.

Although he is in the palace and hasn't been divided yet, he knows a little about the news from the outside world.

Although the fifteenth elder brother does not spoil his concubine and kill his wife, everyone in the clan knows that his elder sister, who is a concubine, lived in the Baylor Mansion with great beauty.

Seven children were born within ten years, except for the two years of mourning for the holy grandfather in the middle, almost every year.

Although a few died early, among the current elder brothers in the Fifteenth Baylor Mansion, except for one who came from Shu Fujin, the rest were from Side Fujin.

When the family members mentioned this side Fujin, they were all envious and jealous, so naturally they had nothing good to say.

21 Although elder brother is also born of a concubine, because of his emphasis on Sinology, he attaches great importance to etiquette in his bones.

He squinted his eyes, thinking that his fifteenth sister-in-law, who came from a famous family, took great care of them in the palace before opening the mansion, but now she looks old and haggard.

Thinking of this, brother 21's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Guerjia didn't realize it, rubbed the handkerchief and said: "Lord Cao must not know my identity as Ama, otherwise he would treat me differently."

21 The elder brother snorted coldly, and said, "I don't know, what is your ama's identity that others don't know?"

When Guerjia saw Elder Brother 21's face changed, he also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said: "Your maidservant... I am thinking of my maidservant's sister, who is more or less related to the Cao family..."

21 Elder brother saw that her words were becoming more and more outrageous, and he felt disgusted, so he stood up and said, "Your sister is said to be arrogant and unruly, but I still treat it as a woman's jealousy, so don't take it lightly. Why? When Chuan Fujin's natal family is also a serious relative in the Baylor Mansion? Could it be that you still want to say that because you serve the Lord, your old man has also become the Lord's Taishan?"

Guarjia was ashamed and afraid, but he couldn't tell the difference, so he knelt down on the ground, trembling and speechless.

21 Elder brother was already impatient to listen, and without even looking at it, he raised his leg and went out...

The Guarjia family had less than one month's power in charge and was taken back.

This time it wasn't the two princesses who took over, but the eunuch in charge next to Brother 21.

After all, the Guerjia family felt aggrieved and did not dare to blame Brother 21, but they had to vent their anger on Cao Yong.

She thought, her Ama's two daughters are the prince's elder brother, nearly half of them are still in the position of Yuanwailang, it's not because of lack of talent, but because the higher-ups don't know people well.

Even if you don't look at the 21st elder brother, just look at the [-]th elder brother's side, Cao Yong would consider it a good thing to promote her Ama.

After all, she is young, even if she is left out in the cold by elder brother 21, she still does not give up.Thinking about his own background, if his father doesn't get promoted, he might not be able to mention Fang Fujin for a while.

Not everyone has the good fortune of being favored like a sister and giving birth to children one after another.

21 Elder brother is not interested in beauty, he is indifferent to several concubines of elder brother, and does not favor any of them too much, the Guarjia family has to plan something for himself...

Cao Yong still doesn't know that there is still such a disturbance on the elder brother's side in order to return the gift to the Cao family.

Although there are many officials in the household department, as a hall official, he really knows the background relationship of the people below.

The officialdom of the Chinese people is not about being an official, but about making relationships.

There are many dignitaries in the capital, who knows that behind a little grasshopper is a local snake.

The higher the position, the more cautious you need to be.

Therefore, Cao Yong was not as unfamiliar with Wailang Bose, a member of the Shanxi Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs, as Guerjia thought.

Bose is a well-known handsome man in Hubu, even in his old age, he is still extremely handsome.

Humans are visual animals, and for good-looking people, it is inevitable to have a good impression of Shu Xin.

Earlier, Cao Yong thought that Bose was an underappreciated talent. After all, as early as the end of Kangxi, when he was a servant in the household department, Bose was Yuanwailang; seven or eight years later, he was still standing still.

Iron-clad yamen, flowing soldiers, like Bo Se, in his prime of life, with seniority, and errands without major mistakes, but with no hope of promotion, Cao Yong was also a little curious.

In addition, Bose is from a wealthy family after all, and he has two daughters married to the prince's elder brother, so it doesn't make sense to keep wandering around the position of Yuanwailang.

No, it’s okay if you don’t inquire about it, but Cao Yong just feels off-putting when you inquire about it.

There is only one sentence that was read by Yaerjiang Aban when he was young, and it goes without saying.

Although Cao Yong is not a credulous person, Bo Se has been an official for more than [-] years, and he is no longer a teenager. If it weren't for his flawed character, he would not still be sitting in Yuanwailang.

With such a family tradition, it is really puzzling that the daughter can still leave a sign in the draft, pointing to the prince's elder brother as Shu Fu Jin.

I don't know if it's the two stunning sisters, or because the 21th elder brother and the [-]st elder brother are both younger elder brothers from the concubine, they are not taken seriously, so they casually point them out.

Cao Yong put this person down and didn't pay attention any more.

If he didn't want to be good, he would actually have something to do with the Boser family.

On this day, when Luo Ya came back, he received a post from Fifteen Baylor Mansion, inviting him to have a drink at the mansion in three days.

After reading the post, Cao Yong knew that the fifteen elder brothers must have been inquired about, because it was his turn to take a rest three days later.

Speaking of which, he really couldn't get close to this fifteen Baylor.

It was only because Concubine Mi had been out of the palace to take care of her in the past two years that she was able to walk around in two visits.

Ever since Yongzheng ascended the throne, he sent fifteen elder brothers to serve as filial piety for the late emperor, and he was only allowed to return to Beijing in the past two years, but he was still idle and had no serious errands.

Cao Yong took the post, some doubts.

It's not a year or a festival, elder brother fifteen is looking for wine by himself, so why did he come here?
Although he was puzzled, seeing Concubine Mi, it was not easy for him to sever relations with Fifteen Baylor, so he sent someone to send a reply, saying that he would keep the appointment as scheduled.

In a blink of an eye, three days later, Cao Yong rested, and Cao Yong dealt with a few chores at home. Seeing that the time was near noon, he went to the [-]th Baylor Mansion.

In Cao Yong's impression, elder brother fifteen was taciturn and somewhat gloomy.

Today is a rare day, but elder brother fifteen has a smiling face, and treats Cao Yong politely and kindly.

Something abnormal must be a demon, more than flattered, Cao Yong could not help but tense up.

Which of these princes and elder brothers has a relationship with each other, and they must ask for something when they are polite to others.

It must not be an ordinary embarrassment to be able to condescend to the fifteenth elder brother, the son of the former emperor.

After exchanging greetings, after the guests and hosts were seated, Elder Brother Fifteen said, "I invite Fu Ruo to come here today because I want to ask my cousin for help. Although it may not be effective if the master asks, but it is necessary to ask for it."

What he said was straightforward, and Cao Yong could only tactfully say: "I really dare not be so polite as Lord Baylor. If you have something to say, please give me instructions. If you are exhausted, please forgive me."

Elder Brother Fifteen laughed and said, "It's not difficult for me to deliberately make things difficult for Fu Ruo. For Fu Ruo, it's just a matter of effort."

After a while, the little eunuch brought in a boy.

The boy was about seventeen or eight years old, wearing a royal blue robe, and his facial features could be called handsome.In terms of appearance alone, he is much better than the young men in the Cao Mansion.

It's just that his bearing was a little lacking. After being introduced, he lowered his head and saluted the fifteen honestly, his voice showing a bit of restraint.

Cao Yong looked at the young man, guessing the intention of the fifteen elder brother.

I heard the fifteenth elder brother say: "Furuo, this is the younger brother of my grandfather, Changsong of the Guerjia family. Last year's Juren, he is now preparing for the next examination."

After finishing speaking, he ordered the young man again: "This is He Shuo's son-in-law, Mr. Cao, Minister of the Household Department, and he has not yet come forward to pay respects."

The young man obeyed his orders and greeted Cao Yong again.

The other party's identity and age are placed here, Cao Yong has nothing to bear, so he politely praised it.

Among the disciples of the Eight Banners, there are few people who make progress, and they can achieve fame and fame, which shows that they have some real talents and practical learning.

Just knowing the identity of this young man, thinking of his father's experience, and looking at the unparalleled beauty of this young man, Cao Yong felt somewhat strange in his heart.

The fifteenth elder brother waited for Changsong to be very warm, greeted him to take a seat, and then said to Cao Yong: "This Changsong is considered to have grown up under the watch of the master, and now he is about to become an official. The master wants to take care of one or two, but he is powerless. It is necessary." Begging on Fu Ruo's head...

(End of this chapter)