Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1356 and the wedding ceremony
The distance from the capital city to Shengjing, even if it is not as far as the upper and lower Jiangnan, is actually not that close, more than thirteen hundred miles.

All the way is the official road, there is a small post every [-] miles, and a big post every [-] miles.

Cao Yong and Yi Duli are good friends again, and they have something to say when they get together, but they don't feel uncomfortable.

It's just that the two of them were used to being pampered, and some couldn't bear the wind and the sun. After riding for two days, they hired a carriage on the way.

In this way, they spent more time together, and the two began to think about this errand.

Cao Yong had seen floods when he was in the south of the Yangtze River. It was really a merciless natural disaster, so he was very careful about this job.Even though he hasn't arrived in Shengjing yet, he has already drawn up several plans for the Liaohe flood control.

Although Yi Duli was a deputy, he didn't care about it. He also told Cao Yong about the situation of the Eight Banners stationed around Shengjing in detail for his reference.

There are many tributaries of the Liaohe River, including four major tributary waters of the East Liao River, West Liao River, Hun River, and Taizi River, and the main stream of the Daliao River.

Except for part of the water source of the Xiliao River in Zhili, most of the other is in the Horqin part of Inner Mongolia, where the Mongolian people still live by water and grass and live nomadicly.

The Dongliao River is close to Ula, Jilin, and the mountains and forests are closed there. Most of the land belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the land is sparsely populated, but there is no need to worry too much.

The Hun River, Taizi River, and Daliao River are like big branches, surrounding Shengjing.

Although both Cao Yong and Yi Duli felt that the focus of flood control could be placed around Shengjing.

But the focus of the two is quite different.

Yi Duli felt that the moat should be the main thing, and the focus should be on the nearest river in Shengjing.

Cao Yong believes that the focus should be on the Shengjing Tuntian area to reduce the losses of the bankers.

After all, this year is likely to be a year of severe floods in the south, and the number of farmland in the northeast is not small.To ensure the harvest this season, if there is a food shortage in the capital next year, they can also transport grain south.

After the two said what they were thinking, all they had left was to look at each other, and in the end both of them smiled wryly.

It's not that he wants to convince the other party, Cao Yong's thinking is from the overall situation; Yi Duli's emphasis is not wrong, after all, the most important thing for their two ministers to leave the customs is to preserve Shengjing Taiping.

Cao Yong is not stupefied, and he would not rebel against the king by shouting the principle of "serving the country and the people";

In this way, the farmland must be protected, and Shengjing must also be protected, but the flood season will fall.

The two of them couldn't feel comfortable anymore, they both felt heavy on their shoulders, and wished they could fly to Shengjing immediately and start preparations.

The time spent on the road every day is also longer, bumpy all the way, and finally on May 29th, the group finally arrived in Shengjing...

*
The capital, the new residence of Cao Mansion.

A lot of cars and sedan chairs were parked in the Lion's Court, and the east and west rows of the Lion's Court were filled with stewards and guards from various mansions waiting for the master to go out.

They are all in-laws of Cao's mansion, and they are all waiting for the master to go out. Usually, the big guys can meet more often, and most of them know each other.

Even so, everyone exchanged greetings and gossip, and it was all about the nice weather, eating and drinking, no one dared to gossip about the master.

On the contrary, the servants next door, after all, were young, so they had to mutter a few words.

This one said: "Why do you see that there are more visitors than the one at the beginning of the month? Besides the cousin's birthday, is there any other happy event at uncle's house?"

This should be a servant of several aunts.

That one replied: "The first time it was a family banquet, apart from my family, there were only a few aunts who went back to warm the house; today is different, the eldest girl and Ji, the concubine and empress are all here... Fujin from Zhuang Wang's mansion is also here..."

This one is not from Dongfu, but from Zuozhu and Zuocheng.

Another boy said: "The eldest daughter of the Cao family and Ji are about to get married soon. It is said that Daoxiang Village is the dowry of the eldest wife of the Cao family. Will she go out with the eldest daughter of the Cao family..."

This is a boy brought by a foreigner...

*
Fuyuan Hall, the upper room.

The house is full of flowers, and the fragrance of rouge is everywhere.

Concubine Mi sat at the top, and Mrs. Li sat on the side. The other female guests, including Prince Zhuang Fujin, Prince Ping Fujin, Prince Yu Fujin, the wives of elder brothers, Cao Ying, and Cao Yi, sat on the left and right. .

The Zhaojia family is also there, under Prince Zhuang Fujin, and above Prince Ping and Yu Prince Fujin.

Her back was straight, and she glanced down at Prince Ping Fujin, feeling very proud.

Although she is an aunt, since Cao Jia became a Fujin, when relatives meet, they can only talk about national etiquette.

Fortunately, Cao Yin and his wife are born parents, and they can still talk about the family with Fujin's daughter; she, the aunt next door, can only be respectful.

Now, her daughter has also become Prince Fujin, and she has been granted a royal order, her status is already extraordinary.

Could it be that in front of her Fujin daughter, everyone still has to recite national rituals?
While feeling complacent, seeing the eldest daughter Cao Ying who was sitting with her at the end, Zhao Jia felt her spirits faded again.

Even if these nobles "recite family etiquette", they are still in front of Li Shi, because of Li Shi's identity.If you really want to push yourself in front of her, you will break the rules.

I just incidentally, the seat was moved up, and it didn't make people look up...

Seeing several Fujin and wives, all joking and joking with Concubine Mi, but Cao Ying sitting behind like a wooden man, Zhao Jia felt very unhappy, and couldn't help complaining about Chunhua.

Thinking that the fourth daughter-in-law is really treacherous, knowing that she is a fourth-rank respected person who has no place to speak in front of these nobles, she avoided going out by using the excuse of helping the cousin, but she didn't want to drag the eldest sister down.

Even if Cao Ying confessed to be a Hanlin son, but Sun Li is only the seventh grade, and he is not qualified to ask for a seal for his wife and mother.

Therefore, Cao Ying has no orders.

Cao Yi also noticed Cao Ying's quietness, so he couldn't help but take a second look.

Although Cao Ying's clothes were probably new, the pattern of the material looked old; she wore some emerald jewelry on her head, but the emerald color was not really good.

In this way, she seemed out of place in this room full of riches and honor.

In addition, she has drooping eyelids and no smile on her face, which is unavoidable to be eye-catching.

Prince Yu, Fujin, was sitting diagonally opposite. Seeing the elder sister's posture, he knew something was wrong, so he quickly winked at Cao Yi who was sitting next to Cao Ying.

Cao Yi sighed inwardly, got up and whispered a few words in front of Mrs. Li.

Li Shi turned around, looked in Cao Ying's direction, nodded, and waved to Cao Yi.

Only then did Cao Yi retreat, and greeted Cao Ying in a low voice, and the two sisters retreated together.

"Where is this going?" Cao Ying asked with a frown.

"I haven't talked to my sister for a long time, it's a mess here, find a quiet place, and we sisters can talk." Cao Yi said.

Cao Ying snorted softly, and said in a strange tone: "What is there to say? It's just to see how poor I am, and I'm afraid I will lose the face of you, the lady of the country!"

Cao Yi was choked, but it was not good to quarrel with her on the road, and he still didn't stop.

Although Cao Ying was unwilling, she followed Cao Yi.

Cao Yi directly bypassed the main room and went to the back building behind.

There were two servant girls in the corridor, they knew Cao Yi, so they hurriedly picked up the curtains.

Cao Yi led Cao Ying directly to the east room. Although the furniture in the room was not much, it was comfortable and tidy.

Cao Ying couldn't help but take a few more glances. Although she also came over for the housewarming party at the beginning of the month, she just walked around the garden and some important courtyards with everyone. Walking to the middle hall again, he looked at the west room, and found that the furnishings were similar to those on the east side, so he couldn't help asking curiously, "Whose room is this?"

Cao Yi smiled lightly and said, "I'm afraid the old lady is looking forward to her granddaughter. In the future, the seventh brother will have a daughter, so maybe she will raise her here..."

Cao Ying didn't ask any more questions, but she felt uncomfortable.

The aunt's back building is more magnificent than her main house.

My cousin is not yet married, and my niece's boudoir is ready; my eldest granddaughter is still living in the same courtyard with three generations of grandparents...

Although Cao Yi wanted to say a lot to this elder sister, they were not of the same mother after all, and they had helped whatever he could in the past ten years, and the relationship between the sisters was not bad at first; Prince Yu Fujin, the warmth between the sisters was also broken.

Cao Ying seldom went back to her natal family in recent years, and she was indifferent to these sisters.

Cao Yi stroked the tea cover, knowing in his heart that the Fourth Sister might be the one to speak some words, but he himself was hard to say, after all, the Fourth Sister and Cao Ying were sisters of the same mother.

As she was thinking about it, she heard movement outside the house, it was the fourth sister who came.

The fourth sister's face was a bit ugly, Cao Yi got up and said, "Fourth younger sister and elder sister talk first, I'll go and see what's on the other side of the elder sister..."

The fourth sister nodded and said with a forced smile: "Third sister, let's go and get busy, my eldest sister and I will have a rest here..."

Seeing Fourth Sister like this, Cao Ying felt a little embarrassed, moved her buttocks, laughed twice, and said, "Fourth Sister..."

The fourth sister didn't sit down, but stood there, looking at Cao Ying with a frosty face: "eldest sister is doing this dress again, who is it for? After the housewarming banquet at the beginning of the month, I didn't send materials to the eldest sister? Second sister, third sister Didn't send any materials? It's been half a month, and I can't cut a suit of clothes well, so I'm wearing old clothes?"

Cao Ying lowered her head and whispered, "There are not many needleworkers in our family..."

The fourth sister spared her good temper, and at the moment she was also a little annoyed, and said: "Don't talk about the clothes, what about the jewelry? Since the eldest sister married all her jewelry to her niece, we sisters love the eldest sister, and there are many gifts. Don't say Others, I alone added four sets of jewelry for eldest sister; two sets of gold, one set of emerald, and one set of precious stones. Why didn't eldest sister bring it?"

Cao Ying was originally guilty, but now she raised her head, her eyes were red, and said: "Sis sister's gift, my sister is very grateful, and I accepted my sister's favor... I gave those jewelry to sister Xian in private... It's useless to be a mother, you can't prepare a generous dowry for her, if you can subsidize it, you can subsidize it..."

The fourth sister smiled angrily: "Sister Xian's dowry is still shabby? Even if the Sun family didn't leave her the eldest granddaughter anything, but the uncles and aunts of the Cao family treated her poorly? It's because the second and fifth brothers are not in Beijing. , I didn’t forget to send someone to give a makeup gift; the second brother’s side, not counting the materials and jewelry prepared by the second sister-in-law, the second brother’s niece gave 1000 taels of silver in the box..."

Cao Ying said stubbornly: "But 64 carries the dowry, there are few lands and shops, and there are more... Not to mention comparing with a few younger sisters, even Sister Ping, who is not even the adopted daughter of the Cao family, is more decent than Sister Xian... "

The fourth sister frowned and said: "Sister Xian is the daughter of the Sun family, how can she compare with the girl from the Cao family? If I remember correctly, sister Xian's aunt also went out last year, why not compare with her own aunt... ..."

Cao Ying said angrily: "Why can't it be compared? Although Sister Xian's surname is not Cao, she is the granddaughter of the Cao family, and she can't compare to a master's daughter..."

Outside the house, Niu Niu stood there, her face was full of joy and anger...

(End of this chapter)