Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1344 Proud
Zhili, Wuqing Wharf.

On the return journey to the Li family, everyone from the Cao family was already on board several large ships parked at the pier.Returning to Beijing this time, he did not take the official ship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the private ship arranged by the Governor's Mansion.

Originally Cao Song was also prepared, but Li Wei had already made arrangements, so he had no choice but to be respectful rather than obedient.

In addition to members of the Cao family, Li Xingyuan, the eldest son of Li Wei, also accompanied them.

The Li family was already wealthy in Xuzhou, and Li Wei was a governor in Jiangnan, so there were dozens of servants and servants serving Li Xingyuan.He took two boats and followed the boat of Cao's family.

Here, there are still three days' waterway away from Tongzhou Wharf. After Cao Xiang and Li Shi asked for instructions, they sent Wu Mao to bring people back to Beijing to report.

Returning to Beijing from Tongzhou Wharf, you have to arrange a car to pick you up from the capital.

Although the journey was tiring, except for Chunhua and the children, the older generation had been on the boat several times, so they didn't feel much discomfort.

Needless to say, the female relatives are all on a big boat.

It is said that relatives are "fragrant when they are far away, and smelly when they are close." Zhao Jia's and Li's have this meaning.

When he was in the capital in the early years, seeing Li's glamorous scenery, Zhao Jia was jealous, even if he bowed his head, but because of his temper, he would say a lot of sour words for three or five days.

Before the separation, the second house was taken care of by the long house; after the separation, the second house was young and could only rely on the cousin.She is a widow, she can't be tough even if she wants to be tough,

Having been a concubine for several years in the General Military Mansion, Zhao Jia has a broad heart and a fat body, a little rich, her vision has widened, her mind is no longer as big as a needle nose, and her speech is not as sharp as in her early years.

It's just that she is proud of herself everywhere.Either praising the eldest son Cao Song as a talent, or talking about the fourth sister who is already the prince's concubine Fujin.

Mrs. Li just listened with a good temper, knowing that her younger brother and sister envied the eldest son very much in the early years, but now she feels a little proud.

The eldest son of the eldest son is the official minister, and the eldest son of the second eldest son has reached the position of general soldier.

Even though Cao Yong is still the highest official in the Cao family, Chu Yu's dignity is incomparable to several cousins ​​and daughters-in-law.

Changfang has only two sons, Changsheng is still young, and it will take a few years before he becomes an official, let alone when he will gain a foothold in the officialdom; all the brothers of Changfang have already become officials, and the youngest, Xiao Wu, is already a magistrate.

Because they were on the way, Cao Fu followed the news that Puzhou was promoted to magistrate, but Zhao Jia didn't know about it, otherwise he didn't know how to be proud.

Let's talk about the younger generation, what if Tianyou becomes a talent again, the grandchildren only have two males, Tianyou and Tianbao; Erfang already has seven grandchildren...

Accustomed to listening to Zhao Jia's harsh words, Li had the patience to listen to her ramblings.After all, there are only two elder sisters-in-law left in the older generation. Although there were disagreements in the early years, they were mostly trivial matters.

Old, old, two people can be a companion together, chatting about gossip, and passing the time.

The only thing that made Mrs. Li uncomfortable was that even though Chunhua was with him, and Cao Xiang made arrangements inside and outside, Mrs. Zhaojia was still indifferent. .

Regarding the grandsons and granddaughters of the fourth room, besides the concubine Tianyang, I would like to say a few more words, and treat Tianyu and sister Min only mediocre.

Even though Chunhua had a good temper, Zhaojia was so honest, he showed his tracks in front of the children more or less, which made the Tianyang brothers and sisters even more careful in front of Zhaojia.

After all, Cao Xiang and his wife went south for their own reasons. Li Shi felt very uncomfortable seeing their husband and wife in a difficult situation.

Fortunately, the accompanying Li's eldest son was on the boat behind, otherwise it would have been a joke to outsiders.

On the way, knowing that Mrs. Zhao Jia didn't like her concubine and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li found a reason to let Chunhua take care of a few children, and easily prevented her from coming to Mrs. Zhao Jia; , Dongfu will not be peaceful.

If the brothers Cao Song and Cao Fu were in Beijing, it would be fine, but Cao Xiang's family would go out and live alone.

But in the current situation, there is only Cao Xiang in the capital. If you really want to leave your aunt and go out to live alone, Yushi doesn't care if the concubine is in the way, he will only think that Cao Xiang violates filial piety.

Mrs. Li hesitated for a few days, and felt that she still had to persuade him one or two times.

Not only to take care of Cao Xiang and his wife, but also because the East Mansion and the West Mansion, the brothers and grandpa and grandson are each other's cousin.If there is a big commotion in the East Mansion, the reputation of the West Mansion will also be inseparable.

This year there are major events of God Bless and Hang Seng, Mrs. Li does not want to cause more troubles because Mrs.

After stopping at Wuqing Wharf, when the children were not around, Mrs. Li mentioned this to Mrs. Zhao Jia: "My nephew and daughter-in-law are virtuous, and the children are grown up. You should be more kind as a grandmother... ...After all, I want to call you grandma..."

After hearing this, Zhao Jia frowned and said, "Sister-in-law is standing up and talking without back pain... If brother Shun didn't die early, he should marry a wife and have children. Sister-in-law, can you really treat her like a son and a daughter-in-law?"

Li Shi was so choked that she couldn't speak, and she said for a while, "Don't think about others, just think about Xiaoer. Even if you don't like Xiaosi, but Xiaoer has nothing to say about this younger brother... If Xiaoer I know that you don't get along well, but the one who is worried about it is the second... There are two grandnieces, and the second niece and daughter-in-law will not be able to enter Beijing until next year. The draft, if it seems to refer to the clan, relatives and relatives, who knows if the fourth nephew and daughter-in-law will get married... The younger brothers and sisters are also in their sixtieth years, and they are not comfortable being the old lord. , become a housekeeper again?"

Although Mrs. Li spoke slowly, she talked about Mrs. Zhao Jia's itching.

Among the several children, the one she puts most in her heart is not the youngest son and youngest daughter, but the eldest son Cao Song.

Last year, she celebrated her sixtieth birthday, and Cao Song got a royal title again, which became her most proud thing.

Although according to the usual practice, the wives and mothers of officials can dress up according to the rank of officials, but with the official title of Mrs. Tai, they are more confident.

Her courtyard in the General Military Mansion was tidied up according to Sun Taijun's past layout, and the maids and maids around her were also cleaned up according to the old example.

Originally, she also installed a green gauze cabinet, and wanted to follow the example of her mother-in-law and raise her eldest grandson by her side.

I don't know what Jinghui is thinking in her heart, but she agrees on her face.

But Zhao Jia is addicted to cigarettes, and feels light, and Tian Wang is a mischievous age.

However, within a few days, Mrs. Zhao Jia couldn't take it any longer. She just felt tired and exhausted, and the matter of "raising the eldest grandson" came to an end.

The reason why she is not false to Chunhua is that she wants to find a reason to take back the housework after returning to Beijing, so as to save her life from unsatisfactory things.

After listening to Mrs. Li's words, Mrs. Zhao Jia realized that she was no longer a widow with a few children to support her family, but a second-rank Mrs. Tai who had been formally appointed.

When he arrived in the capital, he would no longer be Li Shi's follower when he went out to socialize.Even in front of the royal family, she is also the mother of important ministers, and she is somewhat respected.

Even if the concubine and concubine's daughter-in-law are overwhelmed by the identity of their mother-in-law and wife, can they still turn the world upside down?The right to be multiple housekeepers and housekeepers.

Although she wanted to open her heart, Zhao Jia still insisted: "Where is it that I am not kind? Is it the same to keep me by my side and not to be by my side? I don't know if the fourth child and the fourth daughter-in-law said something behind their backs. keep the children from me."

It was not the first time she saw Li's sister-in-law for many years, she just felt annoyed and funny, and said: "Using what their parents said, younger brothers and sisters are now more and more dignified like old emperors, and they have a straight face. Even the adults are being careful, let alone the children..."

When Zhao Jia heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Is it really that majestic?"

"Who can fool you?" Li said with a smile.

Mrs. Zhao Jia was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Borrowing Xiaoer's light, I finally made it to this day... When I set the rules in front of the old lady, I thought about when I could be so majestic." ..."

Now that her heart is relieved, looking at the concubine and concubine's daughter-in-law is not so obtrusive, since her attitude is not eager, she finally softened...

Three days later, when Tianyou and Hang Seng came to Tongzhou to pick him up, what he saw was the kind and gentle Zhao Jia.

Not only does she have a good temper, but she also speaks nice words.

When congratulating Tianyou, she hadn't left Hang Seng yet, and she had a "big nephew" and "second nephew" one by one, which surprised Tianyou and Hang Seng.

Mrs. Li knew about Mrs. Zhao Jia's heart disease, and she bowed her head in front of the long house in the early years.

She smiled and said to her two grandchildren: "I haven't congratulated your uncle and grandmother yet. Your second uncle is filial and asked your uncle and grandmother to seal it... From now on at home, you will still be called uncle and grandmother... If outsiders mention it And, let's talk about Mrs. Dongfu..."

Although I don't know what grandma's intentions are, but the two little brothers have already expressed their joy.

Zhao Jia smiled like a miller, looking at Brother Tianyou, he felt a little more sincerely close.

Although Mrs. Li left her two grandsons to ask about the family affairs, besides the members of the Cao family, there are also the governor's son and the servants of the governor's mansion who are going to Beijing, so they had to send Brother Tianyou to say hello first.

After Tianyou met Cao Xiang and Li Xingyuan, Li asked people to inquire about the family affairs in the past few months, especially Niuniu, who was due to give birth in these few days.

When she heard that Niu Niu gave birth prematurely, Li's heart was suspended; and when she heard that Ping An had given birth, and it was the Buddha's birthday, Li couldn't help but chant "Amitabha" a few more times...

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The carriage from Cao's family returned to Beijing. Li Xingyuan hesitated whether to follow Mrs. Li to Cao's house to pay his respects to Uncle Shi. Cao Xiang turned his head and told him to take his servants down to the family's house first, and settle down in two days. Come again without saying goodbye.

As early as when he was in Jiangnan, Li Xingyuan worshiped his teacher.

Now that the teacher gave the order, Li Xingyuan obeyed honestly, bid farewell to several elders of the Cao family, and returned to Li's residence with his servants.

On Cao Yong's side, it wasn't until he met Cao Xiang that he realized that the Cao family's boat to Beijing was not arranged by his cousin, but by Li Wei.

Li Wei is the governor, and it must be much more convenient than Cao Song to take a boat.

This comfort is comfort, but if it can be heard by the emperor, what will he think?
The boat of the Cao family took the youth of the Li family to Beijing; it is not the same reason to arrange a boat with the Li family and the Cao and Li families to go to Beijing together.

Cao Yong stroked his forehead, and finally understood the reason why Yongzheng beat him a few days ago...

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I haven't made up my debts yet, and I've come to this point again, clenching my fists, going to bed right away, and getting up early tomorrow. .

(End of this chapter)