Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 33 Lies
In the tea room, Cao Yong and his sister Cao Jiashi had another gossip.

Because he still had to go to the Ma Mansion for a banquet, and it was not good to go late, Cao Yong took out his pocket watch to see that the time was about the same, and told his sister the reason, if he wanted to say goodbye and leave, he would visit again next time.

When Cao Jia heard that she was going to Ma Liandao's house for a banquet, she refused to let him go, so she asked Tingqin to send two people to the Ma's house to spread the word, saying that the county palace was staying with guests, and that she would bring her younger brother there as a guest someday.

Cao Yong smiled wryly, isn't this a bit overwhelming?Seeing what his younger brother was thinking, Cao Jia pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Ma Lian's Taoist family came to greet you in the past, but they often showed the meaning of marriage. If it wasn't for these two years in Xiaozhong, I'm afraid they would have chased our family long ago. Set it down. Is the younger brother not willing to accompany the elder sister, but instead rushing to visit the father-in-law?"

When Cao Yong saw Cao Jia's narrowness, he didn't answer or refute, but he just laughed and said nothing.

Footsteps were heard from a distance, and after a while, someone asked crisply, "Is sister-in-law here to entertain guests?" Afterwards, a servant girl answered in a low voice.

When Cao Jia heard this in the room, she smiled a little more, and said to Cao Yong in a low voice: "This is the prince's sister, she has a slightly spoiled personality, but she has a kind heart."

Just as Cao Jia finished speaking, there was another soft voice outside: "Sister-in-law, Bao Ya is here!"

Cao Yong was a little curious, looking at the door, a petite figure walked in with the voice.Dressed in a goose-yellow flag, his skin is as white as snow, and his eyes are big and full of agility.

Cao Yong was a little surprised. The cute little girl in front of him was completely different from the arrogant and rude man in his imagination.No matter what he thought in his heart, he still stood up, although he knew what to say next according to the rules, such as "slave Cao Yong met Gege" or "slave Cao Yong greeted Gege", but he was not used to the words in his mouth for a while Open your mouth.

Bao Ya didn't know that Cao Yong was in a difficult situation, and walked up to him in three steps and two steps, her big eyes were full of curiosity and looked at him non-stop.

No matter how thick-skinned Cao Yong was, he felt a little uncomfortable being stared at like this. He coughed twice to remind the little girl to restrain herself.

Bao Ya's eyes widened, and she raised her hand to touch Cao Yong's forehead: "Are you sick? Why are you coughing!"

Cao Yong tilted his head slightly to avoid Bao Ya's little hand, he was speechless, this little girl played cards too unreasonably.

Baoya put down her hands, blinked her big eyes: "You are so good-looking, even more handsome than Liu Zidan from Sanxi Class!"

When Cao Yong first came to the capital, he didn't know who Liu Zidan was, but Cao Jia knew it, and his face was a bit ugly.

When Bao Ya said something, he knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, even if it was a compliment, it should not be compared with an actor or actress.She blushed, ran to Cao Jia's side, pulled Cao Jia's sleeve and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be upset, it's Bao Ya's slip of the tongue, how can an actor surnamed Liu compare with Cao's elder brother!"

Cao Jia knew this sister-in-law's temper, and she had no intentions, so why care about it so much.Although Cao Yong is indeed older than Bao Ya in terms of age, but this elder brother can't answer.Cao Yong will be working in the capital in the future, and Bao Ya is a ignorant person. If he is called out by others, it will make people pick on Cao's family.Therefore, Cao Jia pulled Bao Ya and said: "You are about the same age, brother and sister have the same birth status, and call each other by first name. Wouldn't it be better to be friends!"

Baoya has a high status and has very few friends on a daily basis.She is very active, and she can't play with her daughter in the boudoir.Because of the difference in status, those subordinates all flattered and flattered her, so no one would dare to be her friend.Therefore, after listening to Cao Jiashi's words, Bao Ya nodded again and again: "Okay, it's better to be friends!"

Cao Yong glanced at his sister, and arranged a child for himself in a blink of an eye. Could it be that he wants to be a part-time nanny in his spare time?Just now when his sister said that he was spoiled, he thought that Ge Ge had a bad temper, but now he understood that it was because of his innocent temper and being too childish.

Baoya thought of the battle with Mongolia Gege, and became depressed again. Seeing that Cao Yong had an idea in his mind, he immediately asked, "Cao Yong, can you shoot arrows?"

Mrs. Cao Jia knew about Baoya's appointment to fight, and she didn't want her younger brother to cause trouble. Before Cao Yong could reply, she said, "Jing'er has been weak since he was a child, and he only knows how to shoot arrows. You should ask the prince for help. , Pick a few good shooters from the barracks under the banner, and there will eventually be."

Baoya had a smile on her face, her eyes kept rolling: "It doesn't matter if you know how to move, there are always other ways to win!"

At about two o'clock, Pingjun Wang Naersu had not yet returned to the mansion, so he sent someone back to say that he was caught up in chores and would not be able to return to the mansion until after dinner, and let Fujin eat first, so don't wait for him to finish the meal.

After hearing this, Cao Jiashi said to Cao Yong with a little guilt: "My lord doesn't know that you are coming to Beijing today, it seems that I can't see you today!"

Cao Yong didn't take it seriously, and jokingly said, it's okay to see the brother-in-law of the county king a few days later, as long as the nephew doesn't see him late.

Cao Jia sent someone to ask the nanny to bring the eldest Belle Fupeng over, and ordered someone to arrange the banquet here in the tea room.

Fu Peng is ten months old, white and fat, with a pair of big eyes, and looks very cute.Cao Yong looked at his nephew and couldn't help thinking of his younger brother Cao Shunlai.

After the filial piety period at Qingliang Temple expired, when Cao Yong returned home, Cao Shun was already three and a half years old.Cao Yong remembers the history of his previous life, and he really has no idea whether Cao Shun can avoid the fate of early death.

In order to inoculate Cao Yin so that he would not be distraught due to the pain of losing his son, Cao Yong told a half-truth and half-false lie before leaving Jiangning.He reasoned that he had a dream, in which he saw that the person who enshrined his father a hundred years later was not himself, nor his younger brother Cao Shun, but Cao Fu, the cousin of the second uncle's family in Xifu.

Although Cao Yin said that sleep talk should not be taken seriously, but there was a bit of sadness in his eyes.Cao Yong only hopes that if he and Cao Shun are really unlucky, Cao Yin can remember what he said today and attribute everything to God's will, so as to avoid death due to heartbreak.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong felt a little heavy. If history cannot be changed, not only Xiao Caoshun, but even himself can only live until the 53rd or 54th year of Kangxi.Five or six years of effort, whether it is short or not, is not long.Could it be that he was walking towards the countdown to death day by day like this.But, is history so easy to change?
The servant girl has already laid out the food, and Cao Jia greets Cao Yong and Bao Ya to sit down.

Seeing several familiar dishes on the table, Cao Yong knew that his sister must have specially ordered them, and felt a little warmer in his heart.This girl is not only like a qualified little daughter-in-law and little mother, but also like a qualified sister.

Finish meal, Cao Yong got up and said goodbye.Cao Jiashi knew that he was going to do some errands tomorrow, and he needed to prepare a lot of things, so he didn't stay any longer, and only asked him to come back after making arrangements.Bao Ya was a little reluctant, repeatedly saying things like let Cao Yong come back soon.

*
After leaving Pingjun Wangfu, Cao Yong was thinking about tomorrow's affairs and wanted to report to the guard camp. After receiving the waist card, he was the sixth-rank Lan Ling guard.

Xiaoman saw that he was far away from the gate of the county prince's mansion, so he reined in his horse and approached Cao Yong: "Master, it's a bit weird!"

"How?" Cao Yong asked.

"Just now when the man sent back by the king of the county entered the mansion, a porter asked him where he came back. First he said he came back from Liufang Alley, and he mentioned 'Baitang Pavilion'. Seeing that there were outsiders, he changed his name and said it was the barracks. Then The concierges are not surprising, they all seem to know what they are doing," Xiaoman replied.

Cao Yong squinted his eyes, his face sank, and he was sneaky, probably nothing good.As for this elder sister, no one can be bullied at will. This matter needs to be investigated carefully.If that Naersu really felt sorry for his sister, he would have to act out the old scene of his brother-in-law beating his brother-in-law.

Cao's Mansion, Pingjun Wang's Mansion and Cao's Mansion are all in Xicheng, just turn two streets.

*
As soon as I arrived at the gate of Cao's mansion, someone came up to report that there were two guests waiting in the hall for a long time.It was Cao Yong's good friend Yongqing and Ma Jun who made friends in Jiangning, and Cao Yong was very happy in his heart.One of these two was working in the palace, and the other was taking an exam in the capital.Originally, he planned to contact the two after arranging an errand tomorrow, but he didn't expect them to get the news first.

After reuniting after a long absence, the conversation between friends naturally increased.Yongqing is already married, and will be a father in a few months; Ma Jun's father has been promoted to the Taoist platform, this time he will pass the exam, it depends on the ranking arrangement in the palace exam in April.Ning Chun, the fat man back then, is not in the capital right now, but he heard that he will go to Beijing to get married in September.

Cao Yong remembered the matter of the Prince's Mansion of Cai County just now, and because the two friends were more familiar with the capital than himself, he asked, "Have you two heard of 'Baitang Pavilion'?"

Yongqing and Ma Jun were taken aback for a moment, looking at Cao Yong with strange expressions.Ma Jun is okay, he is a bit gentle.Yongqing smirked: "Xiaomian, I started thinking about women when I was young!"

It's really a brothel. Although I have already thought of it somewhat in my heart, Cao Yong is still very disappointed after confirming it.Originally, he still had some expectations for his brother-in-law whom he had never met.

Ma Jun shook his head: "This 'Begonia' means 'a branch of pear blossom presses the Begonia', and there are actually some nobles from the [-]th to the [-]th five years. In the past two years, the rich and powerful in the capital have given away 'Begonia Flowers'." fashion."

"The 'Begonia Pavilion' is in Liufang Hutong?" Cao Yong asked again.

"Liufang Hutong is in Xicheng, and 'Baitang Pavilion' is in Chongwen, several miles away!" Yongqing looked back, as if remembering something, and asked: "You came back from the county palace? Do you know about the prince's concubine?"

Ma Jun couldn't help giving Yongqing a blank look, this guy doesn't have a brain when he speaks, even if he didn't know, he would understand after hearing what he said; looking at Cao Yong again, his face remained unchanged, but his eyes became deeper.

*
Pingjun Wangfu, the main house in the inner courtyard.

It was late at night when Neersu came back smelling of alcohol.Cao Jiashi followed the maid to change her husband's clothes, while complaining slightly: "Why is it so busy today, Yong'er came to Beijing in the morning, and came to our house in the afternoon!"

"I don't know, I'm really sorry for him, please treat him well tomorrow!" Neersu lay on the bed, closed his eyes and said, "I went to Liufang Hutong in the afternoon and drank the wedding wine of my husband!"

"Sir finally accepts Miss Lu. It's not in vain for Miss Lu's infatuation and perseverance, and it's not in vain for the prince to take the blame for him for half a year!" Cao Jia said with a smile while sitting on the bed sideways, rubbing her husband's temples.

Na Ersu suddenly felt cold and shivered.

Cao Jia asked, "Where is the prince uncomfortable?"

Ne Ersu opened his eyes: "Something is wrong, the right eyelid keeps twitching, it can't be a disaster!"

(End of this chapter)