Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1388 Limelight (seeking double monthly pass)
"What happened in the end?" Cao Yong couldn't stand anymore and stood up all of a sudden.

Chu Yu wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said with a sob, "Master...no matter what the old lady and the second old lady think, I really don't want to come forward about the second uncle's marriage..."

Cao Yong smiled wryly and said: "If you don't show up, you still need the second old lady to show up? The fourth brother and sister are sisters-in-law, so it's not easy to talk about this..."

Chu Yu frowned and said: "But it's not urgent, Jinghui is gone for less than a hundred days... Is it really necessary to discuss relatives in filial piety, and follow up on the anniversary? What about the children, Dai Xiao to serve tea to the stepmother?"

Cao Yong said, "What does that lady mean?"

Chu Yu hesitated for a while and said, "Master, can we see each other after the week... Wait for the nieces and nephews to leave their filial piety before joining the newcomers? In terms of housework, even if the fourth aunt doesn't have full control, there are still tides to help, which is just right." Also experience one or two."

Cao Yong looked at his wife, did not answer her words.

When the husband dies, the wife's obedience and beheading decline; when the wife dies, the husband's obedience to the cane period or not.

If there are parents and elders, there is no stick period; if there are no parents, there is a stick period.

When Zhao Jia was alive, Cao Song served his dead wife without a stick.

According to secular practice, after the death of a wife, it is usually "burning the week" to renew the string.

It's not because of sex in the bed. After all, even if they don't continue to marry, it doesn't take much effort for a man from Xungui's family to find a bed warmer.

But on the second room, there are old people on the top and young people on the bottom.

In addition, with Cao Song's return to Beijing, Chunhua, the little aunt's housekeeper, also has a bad name and bad words.

Although there is an old saying that parents do not separate families, for the sake of long-term planning, brothers and sisters-in-law would rather separate families earlier to reduce friction than those who are locked in the same house.

After all, Cao Xiang and Chunhua are concubines and daughters-in-law, their identities are embarrassing.The two of them have been in Beijing for the past few years, and they have done a lot for the long house, and Cao Yong does not want to see them being eaten by Zhao Jia.

It was not easy for Cao Xiang to untie his knot and take the initiative to purchase a house in the back street of Dongfu.

It's not that Cao Yong doesn't miss old love, it's just that the dead are gone, and the living are more important.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong was a little stunned.

When he was a teenager in his previous life, he had a few speculative classmates, all of whom were born with poor parents. Two teenagers lost their fathers, and two teenagers lost their mothers.

For those who lost their fathers, their widowed mothers took care of it independently; for the two who lost their mothers, it took half a year before the stepmother came in.

For this matter, two female classmates also made angry remarks, saying things like "a mother is strong" and "a man is ungrateful".

It's none of your business, Cao Yong doesn't care about it.

Now it's Cao Song's turn, Cao Yong's heart is contradictory.

On the one hand, I feel that the custom of marrying brides after the anniversary is a bit unreasonable, and on the other hand, I hope that life in Dongfu will return to normal as soon as possible, and I don't have to worry about myself and my elders.

Thinking of this, he sighed, and said, "Even if it's postponed to three years later, so what? Xiaoer is in his prime, and he can't be a widower for the rest of his life. Tianwang is still young, and it's time to take care of him... Although Nongyu and Nongyu are older, they still have a lot to learn...Whether they like it or not, there will always be someone to take Jinghui's place..."

When Chu Yu heard this, her eye circles began to turn red again, and after a while Fang asked in a low voice, "Master... If I'm like Jing Hui, would you hire someone new before the anniversary?"

Cao Yong sighed, and said: "Madam, did you forget that your husband is He Shuo's son-in-law? There is an example of a blessed monk."

Chu Yu snorted softly and said, "According to Master, I think this status is in the way, don't you?"

Cao Yong thought for a while, solemnly said: "Continuation is troublesome, Tianyou wants to marry a daughter-in-law, there is no shortage of housekeepers, and it is necessary to accept a few beautiful concubines at one go..."

Chuyu was originally upset about Jinghui, and thinking about her poor health, her heart was touched and she shed tears.

After hearing her husband's words, Chu Yu's eyes widened: "Master is speaking from the heart?"

Cao Yong nodded and said: "It's from the bottom of my heart. I originally wanted to grow old with you. Since you are willing to leave me, I am still thinking about your failure... In order for my moral integrity not to be criticized by others, you still have to pay more attention. Cherish and take care of yourself, live to 99 years..."

I was shocked when I first met, but at the end, I blushed and felt sore in my heart, and the original resentment has long since disappeared...

The next day, when Cao Yong greeted Li Shi in the morning, Li Shi and his son mentioned Cao Song's marriage: "Looking at the way my daughter-in-law looked like last night, it seems that she is not very willing to make troubles... I know that their sister-in-law and sister-in-law are deeply in love with each other. , it’s not because I’m meddlesome, or I don’t remember Brother Song and his daughter-in-law, but the second room can’t live without a housewife..."

"The son knows that the mother is worried about the younger ones... If they marry after three years, the two Nongchao sisters will be out of the court. They have never had contact with the later ones, and they will lose family affection..." Cao Yong road.

Mrs. Li nodded gratifiedly: "It's good if you know my heart... She is also a mother, and what worries Brother Song and his wife the most is not that the newcomer took her place, but these little ones... Even if Nongchao and Nongyu get married, they still cannot live without the protection of their natal family..."

Nagging, after all, is a compassionate heart.

Cao Yong said a few more words with him before leaving Fuyuan Hall and going to the Yamen.

It's already November, the time when the household affairs are the heaviest.

Biansheng Shengjia moved to Yuanmingyuan today, and Zhang Tingyu accompanied him, not in the government office.

Cao Yong sat in the main room and was busy until noon before he finished processing the official documents in his hand. He saw Jiang Jian picking up the residence newspaper and walking in with a strange face.

Cao Yong pointed to the chair in front of the desk, called Jiang Jian to sit down, and said, "Is there any news?"

Jiang Jian handed the residence report to Cao Yong, saying: "Your Excellency will be amazed after reading it..."

Cao Yong took it with a smile. In front of him, it was just the appointment and dismissal of government officials. He didn't start to be serious until he saw Ertai's name.

To say that before the Longevity Festival, Yin Jishan was a popular figure who won the Sacred Heart and was promoted to five levels in a few months, but now it seems that time has changed, and the hottest figure has become the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Ertai.

At the first court meeting after the Wanshou Festival, the emperor ordered Ertai, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, to also take charge of Guangxi's military administration because the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was stationed in Guangzhou and was far away from Guangxi.

So far, Ertai has been the governor of the military administration of the three provinces, and also has the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

You must know that when the governor-general stands, Zhili was originally the governor-general, followed by the governor-general of Liangjiang, followed by the governor-general of Huguang, Guangdong-Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang, and the governor-general of Yunnan-Guizhou.

But after Guangxi came under the name of Ertai, he, the governor-general of the three provinces, jumped from the last of the governor-general to the third place.

What moved Jiang Jian happened to be an invention related to Ertai.

There are three civil and military officials from Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, who are promoted by Ertai. Those who should be introduced don't have to cover the topic and praise the introduction at the same time. Instead, they will come to Beijing directly to the Ministry of Officials after Ertai asks for an order. Meet with the Ministry of War.

It's just a few lines, but Cao Yong knows the weight of it.

Nian Gengyao also had such an honor in the past, that is, the famous "Nianxuan"; now the grace of Ertai is similar to that of the past, and it will not take long for the word "Exuan" to become a buzzword.

Cao Yong put the mansion newspaper aside, and said: "It's really rare for Feilin to be calm, but to be moved by this matter...I'm a little surprised, Feilin is not a worry-loving person, how can he pay attention to other people's business?"

Jiang Jian glanced at Cao Yong and said, "Does your lord really not know, or is he pretending to be confused?"

Cao Yong laughed and said: "It's just those gossips that compare me with Mr. E? It's just others talking, so there's nothing to care about. It's better to be a fool..."

Because Ertai's holy family was in prosperity, when people in Beijing were gossiping, they turned over Ertai's bottom, and found that he was really a late bloomer.

At the age of 17, he was a scholar, at the age of 20 he was a candidate, at the age of 21 he took the post of assistant leader and served as a bodyguard.As a result, he worked as a bodyguard for 16 years, and did not become a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs until he was 37 years old.Then, in the position of Yuanwailang, he spent another six years without moving.

It wasn't until today's ascension to the throne that the 43-year-old Ertai's fortune came and he was promoted by leapfrogging.

Jiang Jian said: "Your Excellency is still as immovable as a mountain. In the eyes of outsiders, Your Excellency and Mr. E are bright for a while..."

What Jiang Jian said was too tactful. In fact, the outside comment was that Ertai had already overwhelmed Cao Yong.

After all, when Cao Yong married the princess and served as the imperial guard, Ertai was the guard of Lan Ling from the outer class; when Cao Yong was in charge of the House of Internal Affairs, Ertai was the member of the House of Internal Affairs.

By the time Cao Yong was governor of Zhili, Ertai had just been promoted to be the chief envoy of Jiangsu.

Now, Ertai's limelight has overwhelmed Cao Yong.And his younger brother Erqi, Minister of the Ministry of War and commander of the infantry, was the most popular candidate for Shangshu of the Ministry of Household when Cao Yong was seriously ill last year.

As a result, Cao Yong recovered from his illness and was still in charge of the household department. Erqi went to the military department and became a colleague of Yiduli.

Ertai's other younger brother, Erli, is now the supervisory censor.Both younger brothers were favored by the emperor.

Cao Yong only had his first wife, and did not buy maids and concubines; the same was true for Ertai, whose five sons were all born to his stepwife, and the love between husband and wife was also famous.

In addition, both of them are the eldest sons of the family, and they assumed family responsibilities in their early twenties, raising their brothers and nephews.

All kinds of similarities made people always talk about the two together.

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "Master E has the courage and courage, I sigh to myself..."

Ertai is in the southwest, and is responsible for "reforming the land and returning it to the people".In the past few years, there have been one or two reports of the so-called "evil seedlings" rebelling every year, and the results are all without exception.

Although for the overall situation of the imperial court, "reforming the land and returning it to the natives" and strengthening the central control is the best policy to ensure peace in the southwest, but behind this achievement is not the side, but the blood of the natives.

None of the three governors that Yongzheng relied on was a good job.Ertai is the murder knife in the Southwest, Li Wei is the shit stirrer in the south of the Yangtze River, and Tian Wenjing is the mad dog in the Central Plains.

Regardless of how others are, Cao Yong is not envious at all.

Jiang Jian hesitated for a moment and said: "Master E is already a first rank, the rest is to join the cabinet... He is in his prime, so maybe he will overwhelm you..."

"Feilin, I have already said that I will not join the cabinet..." Cao Yong said.

Jiang Jian let out a long breath, and said: "Although my lord has the intention of retiring, the emperor thinks highly of him, and I'm afraid he won't make him resign... The Cao family also needs to be taken care of by an adult..."

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "Changsheng and Tianhu will end in the next year... The younger generation grows up, and Cao Song and his brothers are also established in the officialdom. I can't take care of them for a lifetime..."

The most important thing is that as long as Tianyou marries Liugege, he will be Heshuo's son-in-law, which is equivalent to a first-rank military position, and is qualified to support the family...

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