Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 191
"Shandong Dongyan Road?" Cao Yong listened to this strange place name, and he was puzzled: "Didn't you say that Shandong and Henan provinces are plagued by disasters, and there are serious official frauds, so they are not suitable for employment? Why do you mention Shandong now?"

Mr. Zhuang nodded: "If it is normal, the old man would not approve of you going to Shandong, but this time it is different. This Dongyan Road is guarded by the Tao, and the official office is in Yizhou Mansion, which is next to Jiangsu Huaian Mansion. There are more than [-] people from Yizhou to Jiangning. inside."

"More than six hundred miles?" Cao Yong's eyes lit up, which means that if he works hard, he will be able to reach Jiangning in a few days.

Mr. Zhuang said with a smile: "That's true! Yong'er is pure filial piety, and I have always wanted to find a place close to Jiangning. This is also a coincidence. Originally, the old man did not approve of you going to Shandong, because he was afraid of disasters and personal abuse in the officialdom. Seriously, it is not easy to accommodate. Today I got good news that Jiang Chenxi, the governor of Shandong Province, will be re-elected. In addition, Mou Qinyuan, the Taoist governor of Dongyan, was promoted to the inspector of Hubei. As the magistrate, it is the prefecture and county that Chen Si and others passed through. Because of being implicated in this case, it is not known when they will be able to escape!"

"Jiang Chenxi, the brother of Jiang Tingxi, a cabinet servant and a bachelor?" Cao Yong thought of the famous imperial painter in the capital.Because Jiang Tingxi taught Sixteen Elder Brothers painting art two years ago, Cao Yong heard Sixteen Elder Brothers mention it, so he remembered him.

Mr. Zhuang briefly talked about the three generations of Jiang, Chen and Xi. People from Changshu, Jiangsu, are well-deserved "scholarly family" and "noble family". Shi, Jiang Chenxi, his younger brother Jiang Tingxi, and his eldest son Jiang Lian were also Jinshi.Now, besides his younger brother Jiang Tingxi who is in Beijing, his eldest son Jiang Lian, who was a Jinshi in the 48th year of Kangxi's reign, was elected as a Shuji scholar of the Imperial Academy, is also in Beijing.

When Cao Yong and Mr. Zhuang mentioned seeking vacancies earlier, they had roughly the same opinion, that is, to choose a Taoist platform instead of a magistrate.It's not because Daotai is the fourth rank, but the magistrate is from the fourth rank.But after all, the magistrate is a parent official and needs to deal with a lot of government affairs. Cao Yong's age and resume are all here, and he will work hard at that time, and it is easy to make mistakes.Relatively speaking, Daotai doesn't have to worry about that much.

Daotai is divided into two types, one is called "Fen Shou Dao", which is the assistant official of the chief secretary of each province. The species is called "Fen Xun Dao", which is the assistant officer of the procuratorate of each province. The official name is the deputy envoy of the procuratorate, and the official name of the procuratorate.

This Dongyan Road in Shandong is "separately guarding the way", and it is nothing to others. Because it is close to Jiangning, it is very much what Cao Yong thought in the early stage.

Cao Yong and Mr. Zhuang discussed a few more words. It was a little embarrassing because the matter was rushed. If he was running for a job, he was afraid that he would go to Shandong before the year.In addition, on the Kangxi side, always think of a proper way, lest the old man think you have made up your own mind, and feel unhappy.

After thinking about it for a while, Cao Yong felt that he still didn't have the ability to tell lies in front of Kangxi and get away with it, so he didn't think about any sophistry anymore.He asked Mr. Zhuang to help write a "secret report" for Kangxi, the content of which was nothing more than mentioning that he missed his parents recently, and because he had to serve the emperor and the court, loyalty and filial piety could not be balanced, and he was worried; When there was a vacancy, he thought about finding a vacancy, so that he would not delay serving the emperor and the court, and could occasionally bring his parents and family to his side for reunion, which was the best of both worlds.

Mr. Zhuang also agrees with Cao Yong's plan. This rhetoric is well-founded and true.If there were no accidents, Kangxi would not have deliberately objected.However, he suggested that Cao Yong should write the book by himself.In fact, Kangxi was far more affectionate to their father and son than ordinary courtiers.If it were another courtier, in Cao Yong's position, he would definitely go to the emperor's side to curry favor, but Cao Yong acted too cautiously and refused to step forward easily.

Cao Yong listened to Mr. Zhuang's suggestion, and thought about it too, he might as well go directly to the book through Mr. Zhuang in this way.Even if Kangxi really didn't allow him to leave Beijing, he couldn't fault his filial piety, lest the old man be suspicious again.

After everything was discussed, Mr. Zhuang saw that it was late, thinking of his little girl, he returned to the banyan courtyard with a smile.Cao Yong also entered the second gate and went back to Wutong Garden.

*
Back in the Indus Courtyard, Chu Yu was sitting on the kang, doing needlework under the lamp.Seeing Cao Yong coming back, she got up with a smile, helped him take off his outer clothes, and at the same time called Xicai to serve the hangover soup.

Cao Yong waved his hand: "I didn't drink too much today, so I can skip the sober soup. If there are ready-made meals in the kitchen, ask someone to warm them up. I felt full when I ate in the afternoon, but now my stomach is a bit empty!"

Chu Yu responded, and sent Xiyun, Zhu'er and the others down to prepare.

Cao Yong sat on the edge of the kang, looked at the small padded jacket with silk face about the size of a palm, thought it was delicate and cute, and asked with a smile, "Is this for Niu Niu?"

Niu Niu is the old daughter of Mr. Zhuang added a few days ago, and her biological mother is Du Shi Lianqiu, Mr. Zhuang's concubine.Because there is a folk saying that newborns cannot be named before the full moon, otherwise they will be taken away by impermanence, so Mr. Zhuang gave his daughter this nickname.

Chu Yu nodded: "Well, I'm going to wear it for Niu Niu when the full moon is over! Since I don't have much at home these days, I thought about making a small set of clothes for Niu Niu!"

While talking, Xiyun and Zhu'er had already brought food boxes, and put the dishes and snacks inside on the kang table.

Seeing that the food came quickly, Cao Yong set up two more sets of bowls and chopsticks, and looked at Chu Yu: "How can I get it right away, Chu Yu asked someone to save me a meal? Or did you not eat dinner?"

Chu Yu helped Cao Yong serve the vegetables while saying: "Because I knew that Brother Tong Ning and the others went to drink, I was afraid that the food would not be good, so I let it warm on the fire. I ate a few pieces of snacks in the afternoon, and I was impatient for dinner. After eating, seeing that the forehead is about to eat, I feel a little hungry!" At this point, she touched her little face embarrassedly, and asked with a little anxiety: "Erow, Chuyu Isn't it too plump? I don't like to move since winter, and Sister Zijing is always thinking about making up for Chuyu, so I have a lot of fat on my body!"

Although Cao Yong didn't drink too much, he still felt a bit drunk after all. Hearing Chu Yu's slightly charming voice, he couldn't help feeling emotional.Originally, the husband and wife were sitting face to face, but now he moved to Chuyu's side and sat down, and put some food in Chuyu's bowl: "You are growing tall, besides, why are you getting fat?"

Chu Yu ate half a bowl of rice with the chopsticks Cao Yong picked up.Cao Yong only took two mouthfuls, and then called people to remove the table.

Chu Yu looked down at the little silk jacket, thinking about what kind of pattern to embroider, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Jueluo Mansion sent a message today, because the third sister-in-law is promoted, it seems that I want to host two tables of wine, invite relatives and friends to have a good time." It's lively, shall we go?"

After waiting for a long time, I didn't hear Cao Yong's answer. Chu Yu tilted her head and looked over, just in time to see Cao Yong staring at herself.The husband and wife have been together for nearly a year, Chu Yu can naturally see Cao Yong's thoughts, and can't help but blush.

Cao Yong leaned over and whispered in her ear: "But is it clean?" Seeing her nodding, she immediately laughed out loud.

Chu Yu's face became more and more red, until it reached the base of her ears.

Cao Yong looked at it, and wished to hold her in his arms immediately and kiss her a few times.Because it hindered a few maidservants from bringing clean water, they waited for them to wash up.

After finally washing and grooming, Xiyun and the others were sent out. Cao Yong immediately hugged Chu Yu and went to the bedroom.

……

Cao Yong held Chuyu in his arms and stroked her hair, feeling very satisfied.Chu Yu also turned sideways and squeezed her body into Cao Yong's arms.

Cao Yong thought about the foreign office, and while stroking her hair, he said: "Do you still remember what I mentioned to you a few months ago? The capital is too boring, let's spend a few years outside!"

Chu Yu nodded: "Did you find a suitable one for the forehead? Didn't you say two days ago that there is no suitable place for a while, and you have to wait and see!"

Cao Yong said: "Isn't it? I didn't expect it to be so soon. I will go to investigate the letter tomorrow. If it is appropriate, I am afraid that I will leave Beijing a few years ago. You can talk to Amethyst, and you have an idea!"

Chu Yu complied obediently, and then asked, "The Jueluo Mansion is going to reply, shall we go to the banquet?"

"Well! Of course we are going. If we are really not in the capital, the sister is in the palace, so we don't need to worry about it; the eldest sister is there, brother-in-law is of that nature, it seems that it is not our turn to worry about it; the second brother will follow us directly, he I’m feeling bored after failing the ranking this time, so it’s good to go out and practice!” Having said this, after pondering for a while, Fang said: “Ping’er is the one who’s worried! No matter how wronged you are, you will only cry secretly by yourself!"

Chu Yu knew that Cao Yong was very concerned about this younger sister, but she couldn't help but feel a little strange when she heard him say this: "Grievance? Why should the third sister be wronged? Seeing that Mrs. Jueluo and the third sister-in-law seem to have good tempers, shouldn't they give it to them?" The third sister is wronged!"

After Cao Yong finished speaking, he also felt that he was a bit long-winded. Hearing Chu Yu's words, he smiled and said: "You are right, Mrs. Luo and Ping'er are like mother and daughter, and Seshitu is not a troublesome person." !Because I watched Pinger grow up, I didn't think of her as a sister, but more like a daughter, so I was a little worried!"

Cao Yong is five months older than Cao Yicai, but now he speaks in the tone of an elder, which made Chuyu laugh: "You are only a son-in-law, and this tone sounds like Ama. According to this, the second younger brother is older than the third brother." My sister is still two months younger!"

Cao Yong nodded Chu Yu's nose: "Don't believe me, I also feel pain in my heart when I treat my second brother as a nephew! He was very aggressive when he was a child, and he was very rare. Although he was clingy, he was not annoying. Although He is a bit careless in his usual actions, but he is actually a very kind-hearted little guy."

After hearing this, Chu Yu didn't make any more jokes, but buried her head on Cao Yong's chest.

Seeing that she was silent for a long time, Cao Yong thought she was sleepy, so he pulled the quilt and tucked Chuyu tightly.At this time, I heard Chu Yu mutter something in a low voice, but Cao Yong didn't listen to it clearly.He didn't listen carefully until she muttered again.

Chu Yu said: "Forehead, Chu Yu is one year older!"

Cao Yong gently patted her on the back in fear: "I haven't forgotten this, isn't it my birthday half a month ago?"

"Then...then...we...we..." Chu Yu whispered, but in the end she didn't have the nerve to say the rest.

Cao Yong's heart moved, and he hugged her in his arms: "Chuyu wants a baby?"

"Yeah!" Chu Yu responded in a low voice: "My son-in-law also likes children so much, it would be great if we had one!"

Cao Yong paused, and said: "Don't worry, let's make up for each other, and then we will have a big fat son!"

Chu Yu nodded cheerfully in response, and then said better for her daughter or better for her son.

Both of them were a little tired, they slowly closed their eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

*
The next day, Cao Yong didn't wake up until nearly [-] o'clock in the morning (seven o'clock in the morning), and Chu Yu had already got up and finished dressing.After Cao Yong tidied up, because he was afraid that it would be late, he ate two bites of breakfast indiscriminately and hurried out of the yard.

Not far from Wutong Garden, Cao Yong faintly heard the woman's cry.He still thought he was a servant, and just as he was about to rub his temples, he heard the woman crying again.

He stopped in his tracks and listened carefully. It was the woman's cry, and it was coming from an empty courtyard along the way.Although these courtyards are usually empty, people are not allowed to enter and exit at will. How can anyone go in?

Cao Yong couldn't help frowning, who was crying here this early in the morning?Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Cao Yong asked, "Who is in there?"

The crying in the courtyard stopped immediately, followed by the sound of flustered footsteps, a woman in moon-white clothes walked over, her face was tear-stained, she looked very pitiful, her beautiful eyes looked at him anxiously. Cao Yong.

Cao Yong couldn't help being startled, feeling that this beautiful woman had a kind face, but he didn't know him, so he asked, "Which yard are you from?"

When the woman heard Cao Yong's questioning, her body shook slightly, her eyes were filled with tears, she lowered her head and said: "If you return to the forehead, the servant is from Wutong Garden!"
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