Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 290 Visiting the Jinmen Sister-in-Law
Cao Yong is not a fool, he knew that Kangxi sent Wei Zhutong himself out, and wanted to say something to Cao Yin in private.

When Brother Shiliu went to Qingxi Bookstore, when he met Cao Yin who came out, although Cao Yong was very curious, it was not good to ask Brother Sixteen, so he had to endure it.

Cao Yin knew that his son was close to Elder Sixteen, but he didn't say anything, he only told him to take good care of Elder Sixteen and not to make any mistakes.

Brother Sixteen was listening, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Uncle Biao, we are all grown up, and we are not children!"

Hearing Elder Sixteen address him like that, Cao Yin just wanted to say no, but seeing Elder Sixteen had already turned around to joke with Cao Yong, he didn't say anything.

When Cao Yong sent Cao Yin out of the garden, helped his father into the car, and sent Cao Yuan and the others back on their way back, Elder Sixteen had already sent someone to lead the horse out.

In addition to Zhao Feng, there are seven or eight guards on Brother Sixteen's side.On Cao Yong's side, only Xiao Man and Wei Hei were left.

Brother Sixteen was impatient with the crowd, so except for Zhao Feng and two familiar guards, the others followed behind.

Cao Yong walked side by side with Brother Sixteen, talking about the gossip between Shandong and Beijing.

Brother Sixteen remembered something and said: "By the way, the second son of the Li family has entered Beijing. I heard people say yesterday that he seems to be working as a guard. When I was a child on the southern tour, I saw him when he stayed in Suzhou. He suffered twice. Although he was smiling, he couldn't get close."

Not to mention the sixteenth elder brother, even Cao Yong has no intention of getting close to Li Ding.Thinking of the tricks of "struggling for power" that the Li family made in Jiangnan a few years ago, Cao Yong only felt it was ridiculous.

Although they were not close, they were relatives after all. If something happened to the Li family, the Cao family would inevitably be affected.Therefore, Cao Yong is quite concerned about Li Ding.In case he goes to the party to seize the prince, the Cao family must take precautions in advance, so as not to be dragged into trouble for no reason.If he took the initiative to make friends with Brother Sixteen, Cao Yong would not be afraid.

Thinking of this, he asked: "What did you say, Madam? I didn't tell you that you are close to Li's cousin. Although you don't see him often, he is a smart man."

Brother Sixteen sighed, and said: "I know you are afraid of trouble, I didn't want to tell you, but I was afraid that he would be too smart and implicate you!"

Cao Yong raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled, the Li family has only been in Beijing for a few days, could it be that they are so impatient to make trouble in the capital?

Brother Sixteen said: "I heard that his family followed your example and dedicated the tea garden in Suzhou to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

This is the first time Cao Yong heard about this, and Elder Sixteen said again: "By the way, he said a lot of good things about you at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You are very intelligent. Years later, because of Dongcha, you have been missed by many people. It is good that he is so contrived, it seems to prove that you have something to do with the tea garden, and someone has already speculated Are you 'pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger', after all, you were always an honest person in front of people when you were in Beijing."

Cao Yong only felt that his scalp was numb. Although he knew that the Li family was in the capital, he had not seen the father and son of the Li family because he came to see him first today.Whether Li Ding wanted to present the garden or show his loyalty, there was no need to stretch him out.

The sixteenth brother didn't know anything when he saw him, and said: "I heard that someone from the official department recommended you. In my opinion, you'd better go back to Beijing. Otherwise, there are some things that we can't take care of." place."

Cao Yong is full of lawsuits. If he remembers correctly, he has only been out of Beijing for a year and a half, and he came back half a year ago. There is no such mess.Even if you want to pinch a soft persimmon, you can't pinch yourself who is thousands of miles away.

After thinking for a while, he asked: "Look, who was the one who offended me to the death when I was in Beijing two years ago?"

"Offended to death?" Brother Sixteen pondered for a moment, and replied: "Guo Luoluo's Guishan is one of them. He became lame, and was taken away by Huang Ama. He lost face. If it wasn't for you later After marrying Da Gege, I am afraid that he will have to make a move a long time ago. It's just that seeing your holy family is here, I dare not act rashly."

This Guishan is the one that had disputes after Cao Yong entered Beijing, the nephew of Concubine Yi.

"Prince Bumuba of Shuncheng County may be one of them. The summer before last year, he wanted to go out to seek refuge, but you stopped him. Although he didn't complain later, I heard that the favored kid around him died of the epidemic. There is a Rumors, I don't know if it's true or not, said that the infantry captain who stopped him from leaving the city died, and it was the trick of Shuncheng Palace." Elder Sixteen continued.

Cao Yong's heart became more and more serious as he listened. Although he only met once, he was very impressed with the infantry lieutenant.The middle-aged man, who was not tall, knelt on the carriage money of Shuncheng Palace and kowtowed a series of times.Although there is no contact, but it can be seen that he is an upright man, just for the face of the palace, so gone?
Elder Sixteen was upset when he talked about it, he waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't talk about it, it's weird, as long as you know it in your heart. No matter who it is, we are not afraid of him. Although I don't like trouble, but I don't want to make people The one who bullied him to the door. When we have free time in a few days, let's discuss it carefully, hehe, don't let us catch the horse's feet, otherwise we will play with him."

Cao Yong also laughed, Elder Sixteen is right, he left Beijing to hide right and wrong, but was chased and plotted by others, which is too boring.It's not rude to come and go, and it's better to "return the love" to the dear brother who takes care of him like this.

When Cao Yong and his group entered the city, it was already near Si time (nine o'clock in the morning), and pedestrians gradually came and went on the road.

Brother Sixteen smiled and said to Cao Yong: "Let's go, let's go to Liulichang. I saw a good thing there a few days ago, and we agreed to pick it up today."

But it happened that before Cao Yong entered Beijing, Mr. Zhuang's most precious inkstone was broken by his niece Niu Niu.Although Mr. Zhuang was reluctant to discipline his daughter, he felt really distressed and sighed for several days.

Cao Yong kept it in mind, so he thought about going to Beijing to exchange two good ones for Mr. Zhuang.

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Xicheng, Cao Mansion, Lan Yuan.

Mrs. Li sat on the kang, held Cao Yi's hand, and watched carefully, seeing that she was in good spirits, she finally felt relieved.Cao Yi's eyes were red, and he was speechless for a while. The mother and daughter hadn't seen each other for three years.

Chu Yu was holding Wu'er by her side, seeing that the girls who came back with Cao Yi were unfamiliar, and they were not the ones who were married as dowries, so she felt a little uneasy.However, in front of her mother-in-law, it is not easy to say anything, so she has no choice but to keep silent.

Cao Yi also saw his sister-in-law looking at him with some doubts, and quickly winked, with a hint of pleading.

Seeing the plain clothes on Cao Yi, Mrs. Li patted her hand and said: "Birth, old age, sickness, death, getting old, nothing is inevitable, you don't have to be too sad."

Cao Yi listened, nodded slightly, and said: "Mother, don't worry, my daughter is fine!" Then, he raised his head and said to Chu Yu: "Sister-in-law, God bless, this...is Wuer?"

Chu Yu smiled and said, "Yes, it's Wu'er!" Then, she lowered her head and said to Wu'er, "Wu'er, call someone, it's the third sister, and your little bracelet was given by the third sister."

Wu'er wrung her fingers and said in a childish voice, "Third sister!"

Seeing that she was in pain, Cao Yi quickly took it from Chu Yu's hand, held her in his arms, and looked at her carefully.Although she is good-looking, she doesn't feel like her father at all. Presumably she looks like her biological mother.

She sighed in her heart, and gently patted her sister's head.Compared with this miserable sister, she is considered lucky.

Chu Yu had already called her sister to come over to hold Tianyou, Cao Yi saw her nephew, so she let go of her sister, which was quite rare.

Tianyou is not afraid of people, just smiles and yawns occasionally.Although Cao Yi was reluctant to let go, his heart ached too much. Just as he was about to send it back to his grandma's arms, he felt his body was wet and hot, and his nephew had already peed all over him.

** hurriedly picked up Tianyou, Chu Yu was very embarrassed, and said: "I'm really sorry for my third sister. I'll ask someone to take my clothes. Don't be disgusted with my third sister, just put them on first."

Cao Yi touched Tianyou's small face, smiled and said to Chuyu: "Sister-in-law said heresy, even if sister-in-law doesn't take it, sister will ask sister-in-law to ask for it, how can you say that you don't like it or not?"

Mrs. Li just smiled at the side, and said to Cao Yi: "This is my nephew's boy peeing, which is a good omen. Since I like children so much, I will give birth to one when Yi'er is full of filial piety."

Cao Yi was too ashamed, and said angrily, "Mother, my sister is still here, so how can I talk about this?"

Mrs. Li said: "She is only a little older, and she doesn't remember anything, so there is nothing to be taboo about." Speaking of this, she also noticed that the servant girl who followed her was unfamiliar, and asked, "How many of them are Chunya? Didn't wait for you to go out?"

Cao Yi replied with a smile: "Two of them have been released, and they are working in the Zhuangzi outside the city. Chun Ya and Xia Fu are helping their daughter. Today is the Qingming Festival, and there are many sacrificial objects that need to be prepared. He didn't let them come with him."

Mrs. Li nodded, and said: "Because I just entered Beijing yesterday, I was so busy that I didn't notice that today is Qingming." Speaking of this, she asked Chu Yu, "All the sacrificial objects in our mansion are prepared." Is it? Even though the ancestral grave is not on the capital side, the ancestral hall still has to worship."

Chu Yu replied: "The daughter-in-law has not forgotten, but sister Zijing reminded the daughter-in-law, so that the daughter-in-law can save it, and it has already been arranged."

While speaking, Xicai had already gone to Wutong Garden to get a new set of plain clothes.

Chu Yu asked her mother-in-law to look after Wu'er, and took Cao Yi to the east room to change clothes.

When they arrived in the east room, Cao Yi sent out all the maids who came with him, took Chu Yu's hand, and begged in a low voice: "Good sister-in-law, even if you love my sister, don't let your mother know what happened last year!"

Chu Yu nodded, and said: "You don't need my sister to tell me, I save it, even on the side of the forehead, I didn't mean to let the master and wife know. After all, it is a thing of the past, so there is no need for the master and wife to worry about it."

Cao Yi heaved a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and said, "Thank God! After such a long distance, it's already unfilial to not be able to entertain my parents. If I let my elders worry about me, then my sister will be a big sinner!"

Chu Yu asked seriously: "Sister, it's not your sister-in-law who is talking about you, but your close relatives. Since the master and wife can't say it, can the elder brother and sister-in-law also say it? Why do you swallow all the grievances in your stomach? Your brother always loves you, I Asking yourself that treating you is considered close, how sad you are for us!"

Cao Yi's eyes were red, and he said: "Good sister-in-law, my sister knows that she is wrong. Thinking about the winter, I troubled my elder brother and younger brother to come to Beijing, my sister is ashamed, and I will definitely not let my elder brother and sister-in-law think about it in the future."

Chu Yu nodded: "That's good. After all, we are flesh and blood, and you will always rely on us. There is nothing to hide." Having said this, he hesitated for a while, and asked, "Chun Ya and the others are open? So, you didn't bring it back today..."

Cao Yi hurriedly shook his head, blushing and replied: "Where is sister-in-law going? My sister is telling the truth. After all, it is Qingming, and there are a lot of things to prepare at home. Even though my mother-in-law allows me to come back to visit my mother, it is not easy to be a good one." Throw away the shopkeeper and let the two of them look after them at home."

Chu Yu smiled awkwardly, and was very sorry: "Sister, I'm really sorry. I don't know what happened these few days. I watched the maid walking around in front of my eyes all day, and I was very cranky. Think left."

Cao Yi tilted his head and jokingly said: "It seems that sister-in-law is nervous about brother, sister-in-law, don't worry, brother is a decent person." At the end, he couldn't help but whispered: "Although he is not comparable to brother, he is not Bad guy, brother and sister-in-law don't have to look down on him because of my sister."

Chu Yu helped her change her clothes, and said: "The past is over, and my sister doesn't have to worry about it. As long as my brother-in-law treats you well, he will naturally be a distinguished guest of our house. Let alone your brother, sister-in-law won't be welcome either." he."

Cao Yi lowered his head and said in a low voice: "He treats his younger sister very well, and treats his mother-in-law even more filially. He is not a bad person..."
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