Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 139 History
Sheng Jia returned to Changchun Garden on the [-]th day of September, and Cao Yong had to resume his homework in the study since the [-]th day of September.I haven't seen him for more than half a year, not only the sixteenth brother has grown taller, but even the ten-year-old grandsons have grown a lot taller.In addition, there is one more young elder brother of the right age, that is elder brother Hongshi from Prince Yong's mansion.

Prince Yong Yinzhen was born in the 17th year of Kangxi, and now he is 32 years old. He has been separated for many years, and he has married many wives and concubines, but it is difficult to raise children.

Born in February of 43 Hongshi, he was only six years old at this time, and started studying in the study in March.He is not big, but he knows the rules very well, and his behavior is no worse than those older emperors and grandchildren.When Cao Yong saw this villain, he couldn't help but think of himself many years ago.Speaking of this child, his fate is somewhat similar to his own, but he died of illness, while this little elder brother died inexplicably when he became an adult.Some said that he died of illness, some said that he committed suicide, and some said that his father Yongzheng gave him poison to kill him. In any case, they did not get good results.

Elder Sixteen is getting taller, and the childishness on his face has gradually faded, and he already looks a little heroic.He had his 15th birthday in June this year. At that time, Cao Yong specially sent someone from the south to send him a congratulatory gift.

The gift was an item from the West, and it was a calculator at that time, a cylindrical logarithmic slide rule, invented by the British priest Alchord.If it were someone else, they might not have much interest in the child's toy-like wooden products, but because Shiliu liked arithmetic since he was a child, he regarded the gift as a treasure.

During the class break, Elder Sixteen went to Cao Yong's side to mutter. Besides asking about Cao Yin's condition, there was also Cao Yong's mother, Li Shi.When mentioning Li's family, Elder Sixteen suddenly remembered something, and asked Cao Yong in a low voice: "This time when you go back to the south, have you been to Uncle Suzhou?"

When Cao Yong heard him mention the Li family, he was a little curious and nodded: "I went with my mother once in May, what's the matter?"

Elder Sixteen looked puzzled: "Then look at how their family is doing now. Is it going to be a great success, or is it going to be a big defeat?"

Cao Yong heard it strangely: "Why do you say that? I don't see any difference from the past! Now that the two cousins ​​are older and have errands, it's not wrong to say that they are developed!"

Brother Sixteen shook his head lightly: "There is still something wrong. Although their family gave gifts to Er Niang in the past, they are not as generous as this year. Even my brother and I are each given a generous gift!"

Cao Yong thought secretly in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "Maybe it's because Master Shiwu and you are both grown up!"

Brother Sixteen glanced at Cao Yong: "Don't say good things for their family. Although I'm in the north, I've heard about it. Then the Li family must be hugging Gali's thick legs! They hooked up , will it be detrimental to your family? This kind of favor is too indifferent, Nagali has attacked your family, how can the Li family see your father sick, and regard the enemy as a friend?"

I don't know where Sixteen heard these words, and now I'm here to hold the injustice for Cao Yong.Seeing that Cao Yong just smiled and said nothing, Elder Sixteen thought of what he said just now that the son of the Li family had an errand, so he said: "By the way, you don't know yet! I'm afraid that next month, you will Going to work in the ministry!"

It was the first time Cao Yong heard this letter, so he couldn't help asking: "Where did it come from? I really don't know!"

Brother Sixteen was about to explain in detail when the master came and hurriedly whispered to Cao Yong: "I will tell you carefully after school!"

After finally surviving until the beginning of noon, Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen went out to the study room. Just as they were about to continue talking about the topic just now, they saw a little eunuch running over and said respectfully: "Slave Zhang Rui gave ten Greetings from Lord Six and Lord Cao, our Lord invites you two to come over!"

"Brother Thirteen? I haven't seen him for more than half a year, so I miss him!" Brother Sixteen smiled and patted Cao Yong on the shoulder: "Since it was Brother Thirteen who called us, let's hurry over and have a look .I’m hungry right now, it would be even better if I could just drink!” Having said that, he looked at Cao Yong with some questioning eyes.

Cao Yong shook his head gently, indicating that he did not know why the thirteen elder brothers called each other.He only knew that the thirteenth elder brother was not among the princes on the prairie this year. He heard that he was recuperating in the capital due to rheumatism, so he couldn't help worrying that the thirteenth elder brother's leg disease would worsen.

When they arrived at Elder brother's office, Cao Yong and Sixteen elder brothers were also very surprised to see the thirteenth elder brother who was very different from last year's one who needed a cane to walk.Brother Sixteen was very close to this elder brother, so he quickly widened his eyes and asked, "Brother Thirteen is healed? It didn't look good in April!"

Brother Thirteen is in a good mood: "I knew that Xiao Shiliu returned to Beijing yesterday, and Xiao Cao will definitely come to the study today!" Having said that, he pointed to the stool in the living room and called the two of them sat down.

When the two of them sat down, the thirteenth brother smiled at Cao Yong: "You can come back to Beijing, it can be seen that your father is in good health, but in the past six months I have become familiar with the Tai Hospital, if there is a need Tell me about the medicinal materials!"

"Thank you Shisan Lord for thinking about it, my father has recovered!" Cao Yong clasped his fists and replied.

Elder Brother Thirteen nodded, and said to Cao Yong: "That's good. Although I have been recovering from illness in the past six months, I have also vaguely heard some rumors in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is messy. I am really worried that your father is still ill. You were trapped there and couldn't come back!"

It sounded like it was sincere, Cao Yong felt warm in his heart, and said with a smile: "Look at what the thirteenth master said, I just go back to serve the sick, even if there is more trouble there, what's the matter with me?"

Brother Thirteen frowned slightly and said, "Even if you don't want to meddle, others are still up to you? In June, when Ga Li and Zhang Boxing had a big fight, someone in the capital really wanted to plot against your family! That Jiangnan Langshan General Soldier When leaving office, someone 'kindly' asked you to fill in the vacancy, and the reason is very good, because you are the only child, it is convenient for you to fulfill your filial piety."

Cao Yong pulled the corner of his mouth, the other party was really "kind".The original Langshan General Soldier was a member of Gali. If someone really cheated on the capital side and asked Cao Yong to fill the gap, he would not only offend Gali, but the governor Zhang Boxing might also misunderstand that the Cao family and Gali were in the same boat. up.

Although Cao Yong really wanted to know who that person was, but he didn't ask because he didn't want to continue talking.But he knew something in his heart, the thirteenth elder brother is a recuperating elder brother, if there is no outside news, he probably wouldn't know about these things, could it be that the fourth elder brother said it?This time when Shengjia went to the grassland, among the elder brothers left behind in the capital, there was the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, Prince Yong.

Although Elder Sixteen is still somewhat ignorant of political affairs, he also sensed that the so-called "good intentions" are irony, and he couldn't help snorting coldly: "Let them make trouble, with Huang Ama around, they can still play tricks." Is it possible to come? Huang Ama is not too ignorant, so naturally she won't let the Cao family suffer."

"Well, what Little Sixteen said is reasonable, but they are just some crazy dogs! Although you have to be on guard, don't take it too seriously!" Brother Thirteen said with a smile: "It's my disease, but it's very good. It's so neat, thank you very much. I took the prescription of snake oil essence to the Tai Hospital, and asked them to make a "snake poison pill". It is taken internally, and snake oil essence is applied externally. After using it together for half a year, this leg is almost healed!"

Hearing the overbearing name "Snake Poison Pill", Cao Yong was a little worried. If snake venom was used to attack dampness, the toxin would kill people if it accumulated over time.

The thirteenth brother saw that Cao Yong was worried, and said: "Don't worry, it's just the name, it's all detoxified! Those imperial doctors in the imperial hospital are even more cautious, but if there is anything inappropriate, Even if it is effective, I dare not let me use it!"

Cao Yong said with a smile: "It's fine, then congratulations to the Thirteenth Master. Although this disease is not an emergency, it is really a torment. It is a blessing to be able to recover!"

Elder Brother Thirteen sighed with emotion: "Yes, after going through all this, we know that the most important thing in this world is to have a good body, and everything else is nonsense!"

Neither Cao Yong nor the sixteenth elder brother answered the words, but they thought differently.

What Brother Sixteen thinks is that since he was a child, he knew that apart from the prince, the thirteenth brother is the one Huang Ama loves the most, but ever since he got involved in the scandal of deposing the prince for 48 years, the relationship between father and son has faded down.If it weren't for the ban on beekeeping, how could Brother Thirteen get sick?This is a lesson from the past. Those messy things, I must avoid them far away, and don't take anything to do with them.

Cao Yong was thinking, if the rheumatism of the thirteenth master is all right now, can he still be silent for more than ten years as in history?Has history changed?
*
Cao Mansion, Sunflower Courtyard.

Zijing heard that Cheng Mengxing had brought two carts of flowers, so she sent someone to find the steward who delivered the flowers, Jie Yin, and brought two little maids over by herself, and saw Cheng Mengxing instructing four gardeners to move clusters of chrysanthemums into the new garden according to the shape. In the flower bed that had been built, he smiled and invited him to drink tea in the side hall.

Cheng Mengxing met Zijing a few times in the past few months because of manpower, project money, etc., and knew that she had a detached position in the mansion, so he hurriedly hugged his wrists to thank her, and asked her: "I'm sorry to bother you, but something is wrong? Let Cheng take a look." Let's go after the flowers are placed properly."

Zijing returned the gift and said: "Mr. Cheng is very polite. It's not a big deal, I don't want Tete to go to the hall to discuss. My uncle told us to invite Mr. before going to school, saying that because of the trivial matters at home a few days ago, we can't take care of him." Thank you sir, some baskets of good crabs have been sent from Qizhuang, I would like to invite you to stay for a glass of water and wine today."

Cheng Mengxing said with a smile: "It's your government being polite. It's not right to resign, but because I had an appointment with someone else early in the morning, I have to come to ask for forgiveness another day. Please be kind to your government."

After hearing what he said, Zijing couldn't stay any longer, she just said a few words politely, and ordered the little maid to bring tea, and another maid brought water to serve Cheng Mengxing to wash his hands and drink tea.

Cheng Mengxing thanked him again, washed his hands in the basin, took the tea, took a sip, and saw a gardener put the varieties in the wrong place, hurriedly put down the tea cup, and called him, "Give 'Zao' over there. Jin Kui' kept it, and this 'Jinjuan Zhusha' was put out. Leave a space two inches wide on the side to insert 'Compassionate Cloud Dianyu'."

Zijing looked at the chrysanthemum once, she loved it, and couldn't help praising: "Sir, the arrangement is so elegant, especially this 'crow's back of the sunset', which is rare."

Cheng Mengxing said with a smile: "It turns out that the girl also knows flowers. It's a coincidence that this flower is said to be a coincidence. On the ninth day of the ninth day of the Chongyang Festival, and the opening of the Longfu Temple, many good chrysanthemums came out. On the tenth day, I left most of Japan. Looking for it, I didn’t want to, but I came across it, which is a pleasant surprise. It’s just that there are not many left, so I bought them all.”

Zijing smiled and said: "Although there are not many, it is the finishing touch! I looked at the arrangement of stacked stones and thought that Mr. can grow orchids. Now there are chrysanthemums everywhere, but there is no autumn charm."

After hearing this, Cheng Mengxing couldn't help looking at Zijing seriously, feeling like he had met a confidant: "What the girl said is right! Orchids are indeed the best choice. In fact, Cheng also loves that orchids, but if it is in the south of us, the courtyard The orchids in it can still be grown. The autumn and winter in the north are too cold, and some orchids cannot be grown outside. After all, the chrysanthemums are frost-resistant. Because I love this stack of stones, I didn’t change it. I only changed the flower pond to match it. Chrysanthemum. The girl is really smart!"

Zijing felt a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said: "I am talking too much, sir, forgive me."

Cheng Mengxing waved his hand: "Girl, why should you be humble!" Because he has always been informal, he never underestimated Zijing because of his status as a servant, and he was quite good at listening to her just now, so he set up inquiries about several flower beds Amethyst opinion.

But Zijing didn't say any more, she said a few words of modesty and tactfully, then she said she would go to the front to settle the account, and said: "The crabs in the village are very good, since you have no free time today and can't stay for a banquet, please let me take you with me later." Go back and try something new!"

Cheng Mengxing didn't refuse, and thanked him with a smile.

After the flower beds were arranged and Cheng Mengxing left, a steward brought two large baskets of crabs, weighing about forty to fifty catties, and handed them over to his attendants, who were about to load them into the car.

Cheng Mengxing stopped and said with a smile: "Where can I eat so much, your mansion is too polite, I will suffer it if I put it in a basket." So I want to leave a basket.

The steward hurriedly said: "Miss Zijing explained that it was prepared for the banquet for the gentleman to eat, please be sure to accept it. If the gentleman does not accept it, the uncle will blame us for not doing well."

Cheng Mengxing had to accept it, and asked the housekeeper to thank Cao Yong and Zijing on his behalf.

*
Cui'er and Huan'er saw that the flower beds had been cleaned up, and they both ran over to have a look.Zijing was going to pick up things from Sunflower Courtyard, seeing them, she couldn't help laughing and said: "I know that I'm playful, are you done with your errands? Let's tidy up, it should be time for the uncle to come back soon."

Tweety said with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, we're all done." Then she said: "I came to see the flowers because they are beautiful. Forgive me, Miss Biao also planted a few plants in the yard last year, looking at them." It's not as good as this."

Zijing also stood by the flower bed for a while, nodded and said: "Mr. Cheng is really a gentleman, it's really good to put it like this."

Huan Er said with a smile: "Our cousin loves chrysanthemums, but she is not good at tinkering with the garden. If she sees this pool of chrysanthemums, she will be so happy."

While talking, a little maid from outside came in and said that the Ermen newspaper had relatives visiting her, and said that her surname was Chen.

Zijing smiled and said: "Just a few of you recruited, said Miss Biao, and the Chen family came." After speaking, she went out to ask, and knew that it was the two housekeepers and their women who came to say hello.

Because Cao Yong was not at home, Zijing asked the boy to invite the two housekeepers to drink tea in the side hall, ask Mr. Zhuang to accompany him, and let the two housekeepers' daughters-in-law meet in the flower hall of the inner courtyard.

The two daughters-in-law of the housekeeper of the Chen family first presented the gift list, and then explained their intentions.However, the Chen family, who had been sealed as a noble person in the palace, had been pregnant for several months. The Chen family got the letter and hurriedly sent people to Beijing to send some food and clothing to the palace.This time I came here to visit a relative of the Cao family, but because there was no way to send things into the palace, I wanted to ask the Cao family to go the way of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or ask Princess Pingjun to help deliver.

Zijing didn't dare to answer rashly, she only asked where they were staying, and said that she would have to ask the uncle later before she could give them an answer.The two housekeepers and daughter-in-laws left and went back to wait for news.

*
When Cao Yong returned to the house, Amethyst first talked about the Chen family.

Cao Yong thought for a while, and said: "The Chen family, we have to wait a little longer. Now Shengjia has just returned to Beijing, and he is still in Changchun Garden. Let’s send some. We also need to prepare a backup gift and send it together. We have to tell the county palace.”

Zijing responded one by one, and went back to repair the flower bed in the backyard. Cheng Mengxing couldn't stay for a banquet because of something, and gave him two baskets of crabs before leaving.

Cao Yong said with a smile, "it's okay. Let's invite Mr. Cheng again." After that, he walked out to look at the flower bed. Seeing that it was really unique, he also praised it. That’s good, Chongyang just happens to eat crabs and enjoy chrysanthemums.”

When Cao Yi heard that his elder brother came back from school, he and Cao Song also came over to say hello. Hearing what Cao Yong said, he laughed and said, "It's not too late to appreciate it!"

Cao Song said: "I can see that there are still some crabs in the kitchen, and there are chrysanthemums here. It happens to be brewed chrysanthemum crabs today."

Cao Yi pointed at him with a smile: "Admiring chrysanthemums and chrysanthemums, you actually want to eat chrysanthemums! It's really a waste of everything."

Cao Yong said with a smile: "Jiu Niang Chrysanthemum Crab is not made of this chrysanthemum. When it comes to crabs, it is cheaper for you boy. Those crabs are reserved for today's banquet for Mr. Cheng Mengxing Cheng. Because he has something to do, he can't stay. Let's go! Let's set up two tables in the courtyard, enjoy chrysanthemums and eat crabs."
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