Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 253 Private
In addition to the thirteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother who were accused of being a show girl, it was a happy event for him.Niu Hulu, the daughter of Aling'a, the Minister of the Guards, was accused of giving the seventeenth elder brother Fujin.Niu Hulu is the niece of the late empress and the cousin of the ten elder brothers. She came from a prominent family background.

This marriage is beyond everyone's expectations, because the seventeenth elder brother's birth mother's status is low, and there are previous rumors, although he is not in the cold palace now, but he has been recovering from illness.

Among the more than ten princes, except for the tenth elder brother whose father-in-law is the king of Waifan County and the eighth elder brother whose father-in-law is the prince's son-in-law, the seventeenth elder brother's father-in-law is the most dignified.

The official marriage intention has not been issued yet, Pingjun Wang Naersu also heard the news today, and Cao Yong happened to be here after returning to the mansion, so he told him.

Cao Jia wanted to keep his brothers for dinner, let them talk first, and went to Zhang Luo to eat by himself.

Ah Ling'a is also a well-known "Baye Party". At the beginning, he and Ma Qi, Wen and Wu jointly recommended the eighth elder brother as the reserve, and now he is the father-in-law of the seventeenth elder brother.Cao Yong was a little confused, why did he vaguely remember this little Seventeen, who should be the fourth child?

Listening to Cao Yong's explanation that he will go to the Ministry of Households to get the receipt and leave the capital tomorrow, Na Ersu thought for a while, nodded and said: "It's better to leave early, the limelight in the capital is a bit wrong these days! Long live Lord seems really annoyed, and then Hu's ministers and guards are all checking one by one, and I don't know how many people want to take off their hats!"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help laughing, and said to Cao Yong: "This time, I'm afraid someone will shoot him in the foot! Could it be that Lord Long Live has been sitting on the throne for 50 years for nothing? Even if he wants to plot against the prince, this method is too much. Be a bit reckless, I'm afraid it will hurt both sides!"

Seeing that his brother-in-law looked like he was watching a play, Cao Yong was afraid that he would be involved. After all, Prince Ping's Mansion, Prince Kang's Mansion, and Prince Shuncheng's Mansion belonged to the line of Prince Li Daishan, and they were very important in the clan.Therefore, I couldn't help but say a few words of persuasion. Although I didn't mention Eighth Brother and others by name, I also said that the changes in power in the capital in recent years are all centered around the word "seize the throne".

Although Ne Ersu knew that his direct brother-in-law was a bit young and mature, he always treated him as a younger brother. Now when he heard him say these things seriously, he seemed to be admonishing him in a daze, and couldn't help laughing. Said: "Brother Yong, my brother-in-law is four years older than you, and he is not a child, so he still needs to be instructed like this? Such a prince, brother, who is so rare to be flattered by others, why should brother-in-law be so rare? He has the iron hat passed down by his ancestors, and earns his life again." It’s just a false name, what’s the point? If you have that kind of skill, why don’t you read two military books carefully, and when you have the opportunity to go to the battlefield in the future, use your real skills to open up territories and make me a man of Manchuria!”

At the end, Na Ersu's face was filled with indescribable excitement.Cao Yong is no stranger to this appearance, and Cao Song and Hong Shu mentioned that they will make contributions in the future, and this is also the appearance.Even Yongqing, since he was a teenager, has been thinking about earning military merits.

The battlefield, Cao Yong is a little embarrassed, it seems that among the young people he knows, only he and brother sixteen are not interested in these things, is it because they lack manly blood?
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Inside the Anding Gate, Prince Yong's Mansion, the study in the front yard.

There was very little sandalwood in the room, and the fourth elder brother was holding a string of beads in his hand. He still had a straight face as always, listening to the two sticky stick guards reporting Cao Yong's whereabouts today.

The sticky stick guard is the servant of the sticky stick in the palace, and now acts as the eyes and ears of Prince Yong's mansion.The sticky poles had been there as early as when this place was still the Baylor Mansion. It was only in midsummer and early autumn when a few servants who were dedicated to errands used sticky poles to catch Maemis on trees.

In the 48th year of Kangxi, the prince was abolished and restored, and the fourth elder brother was promoted from "Dorobel" to "Prince Heshuoyong", and he acted more cautiously.The situation in the capital is turbulent. In order to protect himself, even if he wants to live a peaceful life, he can't do nothing and be a muddleheaded prince elder brother.

After listening to the doorman's suggestion, the fourth elder brother asked the stick to expand some troops, most of whom were the servants of the palace, who were used as the eyes and ears of the palace to pay attention to the movements of other palaces in the capital.

First go out of the city to see off the brothers, then go back to the mansion to change clothes and go to the household department, then go out from the guard office, the mansion of the thirteenth brother, the Pingjun palace, and go home from the palace on the second quarter of the unitary day (05:30 p.m.).

The fourth elder brother listened, and looked at Dai Jin, his confidant and aide.Although there is an undercurrent in the capital, Prince Yong's Mansion is not immune to the situation and pays close attention to the situation of all parties, but it is not because of the fourth elder brother's original intention to send people to investigate Cao Yong's whereabouts, but Dai Jin's suggestion.

Dai Jin pondered for a while, and said to the fourth elder brother: "Cao Yong has been in Beijing for five days, and the invitation to the Long Live Lord has been handed in for three or four days, but there is still no news of the summoning! Master, this is a bit unusual. !According to the many favors that Long Live has shown to the Cao family before, this is the first time he has been released outside, so there is absolutely no reason why he will not be seen!"

"Oh!" The fourth elder brother asked with deep eyes, "You mean you agree with what Fu Ding said?"

Dai Jin nodded, and said: "Returning to the words of the master, this is exactly what this slave means! It is well known that the Cao family was prominent in the south of the Yangtze River in the early years, and Long Live Lord is well aware of the grace of the Cao family. If you don't pay attention, it's just that you think Lord Long Live misses the old days, because of the love of 'Madame Fengsheng' in the early years, he treats the descendants of her family generously; but as Lord Fu said, this kindness to Cao Yin's family seems to be a bit more!"

The fourth elder brother frowned slightly as he listened. Originally, he had a good impression of Cao Yong in his heart, and he was not willing to drag him into these messy relationships.

"What's the news from Suzhou? Is there anything unusual about Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Li in their early years?" The fourth elder brother thought for a while and asked.

Dai Jin replied: "Master, there is no news from Suzhou. It's just that Jiang Ning had some news that he didn't pay attention to when he checked the Jiangnan Cao, Li, and Sun families earlier. Now it seems that it is worth scrutinizing!"

Seeing the fourth elder brother looking at him, he didn't keep it up, and continued: "At the beginning of the 33rd year of Kangxi, there were mothers in the capital who went to Jiangning to take care of the unborn Li. !"

Although the fourth elder brother didn't change his face, he was very surprised in his heart.The previous owner of Prince Yu's Mansion was his uncle Fuquan.

A local official, not to mention a weaving doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even the governor, has no reason to send someone from the capital to watch the birth of his wife and concubine.But before, I didn't hear that Prince Yu's mansion had any personal relationship with Cao's family, so what's hidden in it?

Could it be that, as Fu Ding guessed, Li's family background involves the privacy of the royal clan, so Long Live treats Cao Yin's house so differently?
I just heard Dai Jin say: "Your Majesty, even if Master Fu guesses wrong, it doesn't matter! Cao Yin is old, Cao Yong is the eldest son, and the head of the Cao family, even if it is the Li family and the Sun family, it is estimated that in the future, the Cao family will also be the leader of the Cao family. He is the head of the horse. Cao Yong himself is also the younger brother of Pingjun Prince Fu Jin, the son-in-law of Chunjun Wang Dagege, if he is on the side of the prince, he might be able to borrow his strength in the future!"

Although the fourth elder brother knew that Dai Jin was planning for himself wholeheartedly, but he felt very uncomfortable if he wanted to calculate others like this, and couldn't help but snort coldly.

A few days ago, Dai Jin's younger brother, Dai Duo, a disciple of the fourth elder brother, sent someone to send a secret letter, which was nothing more than to speak to the master about the prince being deposed again.

Now that the position of the reserve has not been determined, all the kings have their own intentions not to stand side by side, and the emperor is a gift from the sky, and he is the master who will never come out of the world.It is exactly "It is easy to deal with mediocre fathers and sons, but it is difficult to deal with wise fathers and sons; it is easy to deal with lonely and widowed siblings, but it is difficult to deal with many brothers. Long, I am afraid that he will be suspicious, and this is why he is in trouble."

Although the fourth elder brother mentioned in his reply that the position above is "a matter of great suffering", he "cannot avoid it, and there are still plans to do it", there is no disaster but no blessing, the interests of the monarch and his ministers are related, and when the honor and disgrace of life, all not here.However, he couldn't tell exactly how excited he was.

Dai Jin saw that the fourth elder brother had an ugly face, and knew that he valued Cao Yong quite a lot. If he said it so bluntly, he was afraid that it would be embarrassing for the master.

His heart moved, he didn't say anything else, he only asked about the arrangements for the birthday banquet in the mansion tomorrow.Even though suspicion should be avoided at the moment, if it is too abnormal, it will be eye-catching.Or if he followed the example of previous years, he should go to the theater and eat wine, but he seemed at ease and calm, with nothing else to do.

The fourth elder brother has always been a low-key person, hearing Dai Jin's arrangement is considered appropriate, so he nodded in agreement.

Seeing that his expression was relaxed, Dai Jin asked again if he wanted to send another invitation to Cao's house.The previous guest posts were all drawn up long ago and sent to the various prefectures ten days ago.

The fourth elder brother pondered for a while, waved his hands, and said, "Let's forget it! He was in mourning, so it's not suitable for a banquet, and it's this time again! If Huang Ama doesn't see him, it's to protect him; then my side , what can't be done?" At this point, he looked at Dai Jin and said, "Whether it's the Li family in Suzhou or the weaving mansion in Jiangning, there is no need to investigate any more! If he is someone who can be wooed , Old Ba and the others will let him go? I know about Cao Yong's matter, so I don't need to add more things to the snake!"

Dai Jin wanted to persuade again, but the fourth elder brother had already stood up, and said: "No need to say much, I know that you brothers have always been loyal, but I only want to protect myself, if I really have that kind of heart, I will not act like this! In the future, this kind of 'punishment' Don't mention the words of "heart" again; don't move rashly in daily affairs!" After speaking, he left the study and went back to the inner courtyard.

Dai Jin bowed his head to send off the fourth elder brother respectfully, but sighed in his heart: "Master, master, if you really don't have that kind of thought, why do you spend so much more time paying respects to the Buddha recently? ?”

*
Yizhou, Daotai Yamen, Shangfang in the inner courtyard, Xinuang Pavilion.

Tianyou yawned after breastfeeding in his mother's arms, already looking sleepy.Seeing his son's attractive appearance, Chu Yu couldn't help kissing his little face a few times.

Ye Momo was beside her, looking at Chu Yu's thin face, and said, "Ge Ge, let the old slave carry the little master to the east room to resettle! These days, Ge Ge has lost a lot of energy, and his expression is not so pale. Well, always adjust and adjust!"

Chu Yu touched her face, recently she left this little guy in the room, sleeping restlessly every night, her chin was pointed.Although I haven't slept much recently and I feel tired, but I still feel a little bit reluctant to look at the son in my arms.

Ye Momo saw her, and then persuaded: "Even if Ge Ge doesn't care about his body, he still has to think about the forehead. The forehead has been away for half a month, and maybe he will return in a few days. Seeing Ge Ge so haggard, Didn’t you want to feel distressed? Besides, I just went to the East Room, just to let Gege rest for a few days and refresh himself!”

Chu Yu thought that before her husband left, she had repeatedly told her to take good care of herself, take care of her stature, and deserve to be well, but now it seems that she has not done so.

After hesitating again and again, Chu Yu put her son into Ye Momo's arms, and watched her carry him to the east room.

Chuyu got off the kang, put on a cloak, left the warm pavilion, and walked to the corridor.Perhaps because of the cloudy sky, there are no stars in the sky, and snowflakes are fluttering.She stretched out her hand and took a few pieces, but her mind wandered to nowhere.

This is the first snow this winter, how is the weather in the capital?The son-in-law left in a hurry, only packed a few small woolen clothes, and didn't bring any big woolen clothes.From the capital to Shandong, the road is thousands of miles. If it is sunny, it will be better, but if it is snowy, it will be nine in a row. It is very cold, and it is really hard to travel back and forth.

Xiyun and Xicai spread the quilt in the house, saw that the master hadn't come back, they came out to have a look, they were standing at the door of the room, and hurriedly persuaded them to go back into the house.Although she is confinement now, it is not good to blow the wind at the door like this. What should I do if I have a headache as some old mothers said?
Chu Yu grew up with them since they were young, knowing it and sincerely looking out for her own good, she didn't get annoyed by them, and went back to the house with a smile.

The house here was specially rebuilt by Cao Yong, using geothermal heat. In addition to the Beikang, the ground paved with bluestone slabs is also warm.

When Cao Yong was away for the first half month, Xiyun was on duty at night in the house, serving Chuyu and Xiao Tianyou.

Because of the cold wind just now, Chu Yu couldn't help sneezing as soon as she entered the room.Seeing Xiyun, Xiyun hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea, put it in Chuyu's hands, and said with a little worry: "Gege, is it too cold, or the servant girl ordered someone to order the kitchen to make a bowl of ginger soup! To save the accumulation Xiahan, this is no joke!"

Chu Yu drank two sips of hot tea and felt much more comfortable. She shook her head and said, "It's late at night, what are you making them do? It's okay. I saw the snowflakes just now. After catching them for a while, it's a bit cold!"

Xicai brought hot water and waited on Chuyu to wash and wash up. Since the period of filial piety is not over, she has no hairpins, rings or ornaments on her body, which saves trouble.

After Chuyu got on the kang and got into bed, Xicai went out with water.Xiyun went to tuck up the cotton curtains in the Nuan Pavilion, checked the windows, Fang turned to Chuyu and said, "Gege, do you want to rest?"

Hearing Chuyu's response, Xiyun extinguished the candles and groped back to her bed.

As soon as she got into bed and lay down, she heard Chu Yu say, "I wonder if my son-in-law has rested yet?"

Xi Yun has served Chu Yu for more than ten years, and she is not taboo about many things in private, so she couldn't help laughing and jokingly said: "Ge Ge wants to be a son-in-law?"

"Yeah!" Chu Yu replied, "It's been more than half a month, and there is no one to take care of me, and I don't know if I'm used to it or not!"

Xiyun smiled and said: "Ge Ge is really worried, I am really worried! The eunuch is not a child, there are seventy or eighty people in the capital, how can I let the eunuch suffer?" Something was wrong, and I couldn't help thinking about it.

The forehead went back to the mansion over there, and appointed to go back to the Wutong Garden in the main courtyard to rest.At the Wutong Garden, Xi Yu and Xi Xue are currently taking care of the house, if something happens, it will be really annoying.

Thinking of this, Xi Yun felt a little uneasy, and wanted to remind Ge Ge about this, but she was afraid that she was worrying blindly and making Ge Ge upset.If suspicion arises because of this, affecting the relationship between Ge Ge and Eunuch, wouldn't that be a sinner?

Although he doesn't like Xi Yu from the bottom of his heart, Xi Yun has to admit that Xi Yu looks good.Whether it's at the Chunjun Prince's Mansion or at the Cao's house, Xi Yu's appearance is always outstanding.

Thinking of this, Xiyun couldn't help complaining to Prince Chun, Fujin, for arranging such a woman to marry as a dowry, isn't this sending someone to the house for the forehead?
Chu Yu was on the kang, and said: "You don't know, the forehead looks calm, sometimes it really looks like a child, very picky about food, even sitting and sleeping, it needs people to worry about it!"

Hearing Chuyu's words full of concern, Xiyun felt relieved when he thought about the feelings of the two masters, and said with a smile: "Well, the servants don't know, it's enough for Ge Ge to worry about it alone! Take it easy, in the future, there will be 80 or [-] years of heart to worry about!"

Chu Yu also laughed, and said, "In the past few years, it was the forehead who sympathized with me, and it should be my turn to sympathize with him in the future!"

*
Capital City, West City, Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden.

After Cao Yong washed and washed, he lay down on the kang, tossing and turning, and his mind was a little messy.The biggest unsolved mystery is who is planning to plot against the prince?Is it the same person as the one who framed Ning Chun's family?
Although he always prayed not to be the fourth elder brother, but if... if that person is the fourth elder brother, how should he choose?The grace of saving life should be repaid, and the righteousness of friends should also be preserved. If it is really necessary to make a choice, what should I do?But parents and brothers, beautiful wife and young son, family safety, Cao Yong only felt pain in his head...

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