Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1396 Children's Debt

The various ceremonies for the newcomers to enter the door were complicated, but everyone smiled.

In the courtyard of the Cao Mansion, red lanterns were hung everywhere, reflecting the glowing red.

After the newlyweds were greeted at the door and sent to the bridal chamber, the banquet in the wedding shed was held again, noisy and noisy.

The natal family was responsible for seeing off the guests, including Prince Zhuang, Prince Kang Chong'an, the family clan of the royal family, Yongqian, the eldest relative, and Wanyan Yongsheng, the uncle.

Except for Chong'an, they are all acquaintances of Cao Yong, so how can Cao Yong's wine be avoided.

When the night was getting dark and the guests dispersed one after another, Cao Yong's original three-point drunk became nine-point.

When he was helped back to Jiuruyuan, Cao Yong couldn't open his eyes. He closed his eyes and let others serve him.

Cao Yong was awakened.

Rubbing his temples vigorously, pulling on his shoes, Cao Yong touched the outside room through the faint moonlight coming in from outside, and found the children and grandchildren bucket behind the screen.

In the silent night, the sound of "crash" and "crash" is very clear.

There was a turning sound from inside.

Cao Yong shivered, lifted his trousers, covered the children and grandchildren bucket, turned around and entered the inner room.

The lights in the room had already been lit, and Chu Yu was standing in front of the table with her clothes on, holding a teacup in her hand.

Seeing her husband coming in, Chu Yu brought over a cup of tea: "Master must have had a dry mouth after drinking too much wine, and moisten his throat."

Cao Yong was indeed very thirsty. He drank it in two sips and felt his throat was dry. He poured warm tea for himself twice before he felt better.

It was still quiet outside the window. Cao Yong sat by the bed, touched his pocket watch and looked at it. It was only the second quarter of the lunar new year (03:30 in the morning), and it was still early before dawn.

The couple turned off the lights and resettled.

Cao Yong, however, could not fall asleep anyway.

He touched the [-]-zi bracelet on his wrist, feeling a little excited and joyful in his heart.

Instead of trembling until the last years of Yongzheng, waiting for the Cao family to survive the turmoil of the imperial power change and "retire from office", it is better to find a reason to be free now.

The Erfang side, because of Wu'er, is labeled as the "Party of the Four Princes", so they are naturally rich and stable.

On my own side, I have retired, God bless my age, lack of prestige, and I don't have much weight in the court, I just follow the trend, but it is more secure than standing in the front.

When Qianlong came to power, Tianyou and Hengsheng were both direct descendants of the new emperor, which was even more secure.

Most of the famous temples are near famous mountains and great rivers. In the name of "respecting the Buddha", it is good to go around while you are still physically strong.

The daughter-in-law enters the door, and the daughter-in-law is about to leave the cabinet. God is enough to support the family, so there is nothing to worry about about housework.

Under the mother's knees, there are young children and grandchildren... In places such as Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, Baoen Temple in Suzhou, and Qingliang Temple in Jiangning, the Cao family can also build several other courtyards in the name of worshiping Buddha.

When Mrs. Li gets tired of staying in Beijing, she can go south to relax.

The only thing I can't worry about is...

Cao Yong turned sideways and looked at his wife.

In the silent night, a low sigh was inaudible.

"How?" Cao Yong asked in a low voice.

"Although the daughter-in-law came in, I was relieved, but I still feel a little bit stuck..." Chu Yu muttered in a low voice, "I always feel that my son will belong to someone else..."

Cao Yong said with a smile: "The right to be more than one daughter, send the most beloved Princess out of the house, the one who feels uncomfortable is Prince Jane and his wife..."

"Hmm..." Chu Yu said with a sense of loss, "I heard from the master that it is the same thing. I hope that the old master and the old lady in-laws can think the same way..."

When Cao Yong heard this, his heart was complicated and difficult to distinguish. This is a mother who always puts her children first.

As an old man, I think that my children will grow up and be self-reliant, so I can let go.

How should I talk to her?
But if you don’t speak up, is it possible to be a wealthy official year after year, day after day, be a kowtow in front of the imperial court, and go home to show the patriarch and Lao Tzu’s score to teach your children and grandchildren?

Cao Yong touched the beads on his wrist and sighed, he is a selfish person after all...

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West courtyard, upper room.

The bright red dragon and phoenix candles reflect the bright red in the new house.

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Before you know it, the east is getting whiter.

Zhen'er opened her eyes and started her first day at her in-law's house...

With Mrs. Li present, the family ceremony is naturally set up in Fuyuan Hall.

Rao is really generous and lively, the new daughter-in-law was also shy on the first day, she followed her husband to Fuyuan Hall with her head down.

Tianyou looked sideways at his wife in auspicious clothes, with unconscious pity in his eyes.

Although it was the first time in the matter of men and women, he was not a young man who didn't know the world.He has been reading books since he was a child, he is very intelligent, and he has been influenced by his colleagues in the guard office, which has already made him very knowledgeable "in theory".

It's just that the family education has just started, coupled with the fact that he has read too much, is proud and arrogant, and is unwilling to show disrespect in front of others, so that he and Le Qing can be in love with each other and stop at courtesy, at most they just hold hands.

Last night, it was dun lun, a legitimate husband and wife.

Tianyou is not a reckless man, he shows compassion in his pity, and the young couple get along very well.

Although Zhen'er is new to human affairs, he is not ignorant of good and evil.

From the husband's initial composure, to the unintentional confusion and surprise in his heart, he was filled with joy.

In Fuyuan Hall, Mrs. Li sat on the top seat, with Cao Yong and his wife, Tianhui on the left, and Changsheng, Hangsheng, and Tianbao on the right.

Seeing Tianyou and Zhen'er arrived, the younger ones got up from their seats.

Li's face was smiling, but he was a little surprised in his heart, occasionally looking at his son and daughter-in-law.

The son is not in good spirits, but although the daughter-in-law is smiling, she has a lot of powder on her face, and her smile is a little stiff.

Could it be that there was something wrong with yesterday's wedding, Li Shi thought about it for a while, but she didn't feel anything unusual, so she had to let it go first.

At this moment, Tianyou had already brought Zhen'er forward, and knelt down in front of Li Shi to offer tea.

Although Tianyou pretended to be steady, Zhen'er just bowed her head shyly, showing half of her chin, but the sweet feeling between the young couple couldn't be concealed from others.

Mrs. Li laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth, she nodded cheerfully, ate her daughter-in-law's tea, and put a pair of jewel-encrusted bracelets on the tea tray.

Go to Cao Yong and his wife again.

Cao Yong happily took the tea and drank it up, but Chu Yu was a little stunned and didn't reach out for the teacup for a long time.

Seeing his mother's different expression, Tianyou hesitated in his heart; Zhen'er felt uneasy in his heart.

"Madam..." Seeing this, Tianhui hurriedly took a step sideways and called out in a low voice.

Only then did Chu Yu wake up, and hurriedly ate some tea, and said a few words kindly.

The dowry mothers and maids standing outside the door were relieved when they saw this. They were really worried just now, for fear that Chu Yu would "understand" their family...

Next, the young couple met with the rest of the people...

Cao Yong had to go to the yamen. After the family ceremony, they went to the ancestral hall and paid homage to the elders of the Cao family.

Cao Yong personally wrote, and wrote Zhen'er's surname next to "Eldest Son Zhan" on the family tree.

So far, Zhen'er has become the legitimate eldest daughter-in-law of the Cao family...

After breakfast, Cao Yong went out to the yamen, and Li drove the young couple back to the new house, leaving his daughter-in-law Chuyu to talk.

"Look at your complexion, are you tired, do you want to invite the imperial physician to come and have a look?" Li asked with concern.

When Chu Yu heard this, her eyes turned red, and she almost revealed the secret in her heart.

However, thinking of her husband's face full of anticipation last night, she swallowed the words that came to her mouth again, and said: "It's just that I ate two more cups last night, I was sleepy after walking, and I didn't rest well, so don't bother the imperial physician... "

Mrs. Li carefully looked at her eyes, and she was indeed looking blue to hide her tiredness, so she nodded and said: "In that case, you should go back and rest soon..."

Chu Yu agreed, turned back to Jiuru Courtyard, gave some instructions to the maidservant, and then rested in the room.

After a while, both brothers and sisters Tianyou and Tianhui got the news. Knowing that their mother didn't rest and sleep well during the day, they all breathed a sigh of relief...

Before the new daughter-in-law entered the house for a full moon, another happy event ushered in Cao's mansion, Tianhui Dading.

Ever since his daughter-in-law came in, Chuyu has been in a slump and hasn't recovered. Apart from asking about Tianhui's dowry, she doesn't ask about other things.

Li was originally worried that she would be dissatisfied with Zhen'er, but she not only handed over the housekeeping power to Zhen'er, but also sent several mothers who needed to be used by her to assist Zhen'er, so that Zhen'er took over smoothly Housework, there is no embarrassment or dislike.

Now everyone in the Cao family knows that the eldest grandma is now in charge.

In this way, everyone in the mansion guessed that she was reluctant to let her daughter leave the court.

Mrs. Li also married her daughter, so she had to comfort her and told her granddaughter to go to Jiuruyuan every day.

Even Hang Seng, worried about Chu Yu, urged his elder brother several times to have a niece as soon as possible, so that he could be sent to Jiuruyuan to make up for his wife's pain of marrying a daughter.

After hearing this, Tianyou kept it in mind, and asked the imperial physician to come and see her. Apart from depression, there was indeed no other discomfort on the mother's body.

Only Cao Yong knew that his wife was suffering from heart disease, so he had to describe the free life in the mountains and rivers again.

It's not a farewell to life and death, but it's just going out for a walk while you still have enough energy.

Although Chu Yu didn't agree with her husband's decision in her heart, it can be seen that her husband was looking forward to it so much and couldn't bear to ruin his arrangement.

In addition, the husband didn't really abandon his wife and children, but just wanted to get out of the officialdom. After thinking about it, Chu Yu slowly thought about it...

Her spirit improved, and everything in the Cao Mansion returned to normal.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, when Zhen'er came back from staying at her mother's house for "Taiyue", Chuyu was still the gentle and dignified Princess Furui.

The Cao Mansion was once again decorated with lanterns and festoons, and organized the ceremony for the eldest daughter of the Cao Mansion to leave the cabinet...

(End of this chapter)