Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 298 Visiting the Golden Gate "Get Closer"

Because Cao Yong ordered to find a secluded place to "get close" with his brother, so as not to leave anything wrong, after Hong Shu went back, he thought about all the places he thought of.In desperation, he finally found that this place was not so easy to find.

If it is outside the palace, although there are many empty and secluded places, there are many attendants with the brothers; You have to bear a bad reputation of bullying your younger brother.In that case, isn't it counterproductive?

Because he was anxious and couldn't think of a suitable place, lying on the bed at night, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.Mrs. Borzigit sat in front of the dressing table before letting down her hair. Hearing her husband's sigh, she got into bed and asked her husband why.

The husband and wife have been married for more than three months.Everyone from the Borzigit family came from a family background, and lacked the tenderness of their daughter's family, and Hong Shu was used to being dull, not a smooth talker, so the relationship between the husband and wife was only mediocre at first, not like other newlyweds. Like glue like paint.

Then, with Qiaofu's incident, Borzigit couldn't hold back on his face.It's just that due to rules and etiquette, as a daughter-in-law, she had to obey Fujin's orders.Besides, long before she got married, she knew that her husband would not belong only to her.

It is the responsibility of every descendant of Aixinjueluo to multiply the blood and spread the branches and leaves.

However, for Hongshu, who has always been a bit soft-tempered, he was able to withstand the persecution of his aunt, and it would take a year before he was recruited, which made Borzigit a little surprised and moved.Because of guilt, Hong Shu is more considerate to his wife than before, and the younger couple is closer than before.

Although Hong Shu has not formally invited him to be named, outsiders have long regarded him as the prince of the royal family.His marriage was also handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to Baylor's standards.

Before Mrs. Borzigit came out of the cabinet, the family invited the palace nanny to teach the rules, and she also taught them in accordance with the status of the future mistress of the palace.After marrying into the palace, she discovered that her husband's situation was not as good as she had imagined earlier.

Two months after being newly married, it is humiliating for any woman to accept tea offerings from other women.How could Borzigit not be annoyed?But she could also see that although Di Fujin looked kind, he was not a reckless person, and he would definitely not arrange this incident for no reason.Afterwards, her brother-in-law's sarcasm, her husband's gloomy eyes, and the resentment on her mother-in-law's face made her calm down.

If trouble breaks out, who will lose the benefits?Since she knew it was a pit, how could she jump?He took Qiaofu's tea, but he felt guarded in his heart, and became afraid of his wife Fujin.

Seeing his wife's question, although Hong Shu didn't want to hide it from her, he still changed his words, saying that he was uneasy because of his brother's estrangement, and wanted to find a secluded place to drink and talk with his brother, talk to each other, and "get closer"; I know, so that parents don't worry.

After hearing what her husband said, Mrs. Borzigit knew that the "parent" in his mouth was referring to Fujin.Recently, Di Fujin treated Hong Zhuo very kindly.The rift between Hong Shu and his brothers must have been fueled by this aunt.

After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Borzigit smiled and said: "If you want to find a secluded place, isn't there a ready-made place? I forgot the house on the Shicha seaside? Although there are two servants looking at the house, But they are all dowry, and have nothing to do with the palace."

What Borzigit was talking about was her dowry property. On the Shichahai Sea, a house with three entrances and a garden was originally used by the Borzigit family to send their daughter and son-in-law to summer in Beijing.

Hong Shu nodded hastily, and said: "It's really cheap, it's really quiet over there."

Just like that, the next day after Hongshu had been busy with his father for half a day, he found a way to get out of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, went to Donghuamen, and waited for his younger brothers to come out.

Hong Zhuo and Hong Xin came out of the study room, and they were quite surprised to see their elder brother waiting outside with a smile on their faces.In the past two months, Hongzhuo was not as respectful to his elder brother as before, and Hongshu also complained a bit to his younger brother, and naturally he rarely had a good face when getting along.

Hongxin didn't think too much, stepped forward and asked, "Brother, why are you here?"

Hong Shu stroked Hong Xin's bare forehead and asked, "Little Sier, didn't you like the gadgets brought by Eldest Sister from Shandong earlier? Eldest Sister went to Beijing this time, so she ordered her to bring them with her, and before she left , you don’t want to go shopping anymore?”

Hong Xin just wanted to applaud, but she still kept her voice down, and asked hesitantly, "Brother, isn't that too thick-skinned, and will it make my sister and brother-in-law laugh at me?"

After hearing this, Hong Shu laughed and said, "What are you talking about? They are our direct sisters and brother-in-laws, and not outsiders? Sisters and brother-in-laws don't love us, who else can love us? Besides, you don't care about how brother-in-law treats us all the time. You should know it in your heart, don't gossip about this and that, if you are far away, you shouldn't be far away." This last sentence was for Hong Zhuo.

Hongxin clapped his hands and said: "Okay, okay, then let's go to brother-in-law's house. It's not good to come empty-handed, go to the front door to buy delicious food for the little girl and Tianyou to take. love to eat."

These words made Hongzhuo a little moved, but Hongshu went on to say: "I just want you to go alone today, the elder brother and your second elder brother have something to do, let Bai Xing and the others send you to your brother-in-law's house first." , we will pick you up before dark."

Bai Xing is the steward of the palace, responsible for escorting Hong Zhuo and Hong Xin to school.

After hearing this, Hongxin looked at the two older brothers, feeling a little displeased, and muttered, "Where are the eldest brother and the second brother going? Why don't you bring your younger brother?"

Hong Shu smiled and patted him on the forehead: "I know Naughty, everyone is busy with the errands of Emperor Mafa's birthday, so where is Naughty?"

Hongxin knew that his father and brother were busy with this recently, so he didn't suspect him, he just thought it was the eldest brother who obeyed his father's order.Thinking that instead of going home to be bored by himself, he could go to his sister's house to buy and exchange that small wooden and willow weaving thing, he nodded happily.

Hong Shu waved his hands to the servants around Hong Zhuo and said, "Second Elder Brother is going to run errands with Master, so please wait for Fourth Elder Brother to go to Cao's house, and wait for Grand Master and Second Elder Brother to look for you over there. .”

They all complied, followed Bai Xing, and escorted Hong Xin to Cao's house.

Hong Shu felt at ease, he had already been to the Cao Mansion before he came, and told his sister the reason, and asked her to deliver a letter to the Wang Mansion, and only said that he wanted to keep the brothers for dinner at the Cao Mansion.

Seeing his younger brother riding a horse away, Hong Zhuo missed Cao's snacks and food a little bit, but then realized that he was no longer a child, so he turned his head and asked his brother, "Are you going to the Ministry of Rites? Ama asked elder brother to come and find me of?"

Hong Shu smiled and didn't say yes or no, but looked up at the sky and said with a smile: "Get on the horse quickly, there's not much work left, don't delay too much!"

Although Hong Zhuo didn't know why his elder brother was so happy today, but he was afraid of making mistakes, so he stopped talking, got on his horse and followed Hong Shu.

Hong Shu used to travel with seven or eight bodyguards, but today he only kept two confidants, and sent the rest away.

Riding on the horse, seeing that he was going to Shichahai, Hongzhuo looked at his brother with some surprise, and asked, "Is this going to the tenth uncle's house?"

Hong Shu's smile became brighter and brighter, his mouth could not be closed, showing a mouthful of white teeth and said: "Second brother, you will know when we arrive!"

The breeze is blowing, and the flowers are dancing gracefully. It is obviously late spring, but Hongzhuo seems to feel a little cold.He looked at the surface of the water and thought, maybe it's because of Haizi?

In a courtyard where the two brothers passed by, the food and drink were served, and Cao Yong, Li Ding, and Nalan Fusen had already taken their seats.

"Photographing cats and painting tigers" is just "photographing cats and painting tigers" after all. Although the layout here is similar to that of Lin Xiazhai, the food is different.However, the grade is not low, it should be the chef from the south, and all the dishes served are authentic Huaiyang cuisine.

Although he said that it would not be lively without drinking, Li Ding still asked someone to prepare tea for Cao Yong instead.

The food and drink were ready, Li Ding picked up the wine glass, stood up, and said to Nalan Fusen, "I have lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and I am not familiar with the rules in Beijing. I will trouble Brother Nalan to give me some pointers. Here, I will toast my brother first and drink first." For your respect." As he spoke, he raised his neck and drank the wine in his glass.

Nalan Fusen shook his head, and said with a smile: "Xincheng, Xincheng, I, the elder brother, was going to welcome the two younger brothers. This... this talk is a joke, and I came to eat Xincheng!" Saying that, he got up and drank the wine in the wine cup in one gulp, and then sat down.

Cao Yong just smiled, watching Li Ding speak, it seems that the Li family also used their thoughts.Thinking about Li Ding's plan to go to Beijing, he had planned a long time ago, otherwise he would not have sent people to the capital to open a restaurant a year and a half ago.

The Li family is a wealthy family, which family in the south of the Yangtze River does not know, and which family does not know?Not to mention anything else, I heard that Shan Li's home class costs tens of thousands of taels of money every year.How can I open such a small restaurant all the way to Beijing to make some money?It's just acting as eyes and ears.

Li Ding saw that Nalan Fusen drank all the wine in his glass, so he filled the cup himself, then filled the wine cup in front of him, raised the cup, and said to Cao Yong with some apology: "Cousin, today , my cousin wants to make amends with you, and I hope my cousin will read it when my cousin first arrived in the capital, so I don’t know how deep it is, so forgive me!"

His behavior made Nalan Fusen look confused, looking towards Cao Yong with a slight inquiring meaning.

Cao Yong knew that Li Ding's ability to speak soft words was probably due to Li Xu's credit, otherwise, according to this cousin's temperament, it would not be easy to see this cousin apologize.It's just a matter of Cao and Li's family, why bother to bring Nalan Fusen to watch the fun, it seems that he is young and ignorant.

Because Li Ding was standing, Cao Yong could not continue to sit in a daze, so he also got up and said: "Cousin, what are you talking about? Don't let Brother Fu Sen laugh. Cousin is just boasting in front of outsiders. A few words from me are nothing. If the cousin made a mistake unintentionally, then the cousin can't blame the cousin; if the cousin "deliberately" made his brother famous, then the younger brother should naturally "thank" the cousin, and he didn't let him. Cousin’s reason for apologizing.” Then, he raised his teacup, touched Li Ding, and took a sip.

Although Cao Yong had a smile on his face, Li Ding heard what he meant.If they want to use him as a raft and plot against him, even if they are relatives, they will give a "gift in return".

Li Ding looked a little stiff, looked at the wine in the glass, and said to Cao Yong: "Our two families have been friends for several lifetimes, and my cousin and I are close relatives connected by flesh and blood. Although I am a few years older, I will be indispensable in the future. There are also times when I rely on my cousin, I know how to act, so don't worry about my cousin."

Seeing that he spoke sincerely, Cao Yong put away the smile on his face, and said: "Although we haven't been together for a long time, since we were young, my cousin and I have met many times, and we know each other's temperament. Mrs. I don't bother to say polite words. My cousin always thinks of his parents and relatives in the south first, and he doesn't seek to be heard in the government and the public, but only wants each other to be safe and well, that's our son's blessing!"

Li Ding drank the wine in his glass and said: "Cousin is a filial person, this elder brother saved it a long time ago, aunt and uncle have children like this, it is also the blessing of their two elders."

Although Nalan Fusen has always been a martial artist, he is not a reckless warrior.Seeing that the two cousins ​​were talking smartly inside and out, and the atmosphere during the meeting was dull, he smiled and said: "Okay, okay, if you cousins ​​have something to say, talk about it when there is no one else, or else this Likes come and go, brother, I can't sit still!"

Since Li Ding and Cao Yong had almost the same point of view, he stopped talking and sat down to have a good talk with Nalan Fusen.

Cao Yong smiled and listened, but in his heart he hoped that this cousin could really hear what he said, and don't ignore it for the sake of fame and fortune.

Thinking of Li's tea garden and their relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Cao Yong couldn't relax at all.I'm afraid it's useless to come out on my own, it seems that it's better for my father to persuade Li Xu, don't follow others, think about the merits of support, and make do with that hapless eighth elder brother.

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Dongjiang Mi Lane, Chunjun Prince's Mansion, drove out a green woolen carriage.

Qiaofu sat in the car, looking at Borzigit beside her with some anxiety, wondering why her cousin took her with her when she returned to her mother's house, could it be because of the "tea offering" last month...
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