Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 35 Nalan
Outside the Donghua Gate, the guard barracks school grounds.

"This is the new third-class bodyguard Cao Yong, who will be ours in the future!" Detehei introduced.

As soon as Dete Hei finished speaking, two people walked out of the crowd, both dressed as guards with badges on their waists.One was a little older, 26 or [-], with a short beard; the other was younger, in his twenties, with a somewhat stern look on his face.

"Boss, is this the new brother? His skills are good!" the young man said with a smile.

Cao Yong felt that the voice was a little familiar, turned his head and looked over, but it was a familiar face, that is, the dandy who molested Amethyst he met yesterday morning when he entered the city.

"You two are here, Xiao Cao, this is our Nalan brother." De Tehei said to Cao Yong, "This is the second-class guard Nalan Fusen, and that is the third-class guard Nalan Chengping. The two are brothers of the same clan!"

Cao Yong clasped his fists in both hands: "Cao Yong met two Nalan brothers!"

"What do you call Brother Cao and Jiang Ning Cao Zhizao?" Nalan Fusen asked kindly.

"It's my father!" Cao Yong replied.

Nalan Fusen was about to say something more, but was interrupted by Nalan Chengping: "Boss De, a new brother has arrived, and we should have taken over, but many of our brothers have left the palace. Otherwise, today To save face for Taiping, let's go to the VIP building for a drink first!"

Detehei was a little embarrassed, he still had some things to deal with in the afternoon; Nalan Fusen also showed embarrassment, it seemed that the time was inconvenient.

Nalan Chengping was secretly proud, he just said this because he knew that the two of them would not be free.To have a good relationship with this man surnamed Cao, and to invite him to compete for Baogege, can not only suppress the arrogance of those Mongolians, but also curry favor with Baogege, why not do it?
Sure enough, after leaving the Meridian Gate, Detehei and Nalan Fusen explained to Cao Yong that they would move the welcome banquet to tomorrow, and then they would go back.Nalan Chengping, however, stuck to Cao Yong like a rice cake.

Cao Yong is lazy by nature, and he doesn't like this oily Nalan Chengping at all, so he won't waste his mind on dealing with him.He only said that it was his first time in the capital, and he still had to visit his relatives and friends, and he would invite him to drink to make amends another day.

"Brother Cao, don't you want to save face?" Nalan Chengping was a little annoyed when he saw Cao Yong's repeated excuses, and his tone was difficult to sound: "I invite you to drink to save face. Do you know who I am? Mingzhu Xiangguo is my uncle. Grandpa! In this three-acre land in the capital, who doesn't give you some face!"

Cao Yong looked at Nalan Chengping's triumphant appearance, and was very strange. Could it be that he remembered it wrongly? Didn't Mingzhu cease to be a prime minister for ten years? It seems that he has been dead for five or six years. How come people from the Nalan family are still beating him now? The flag is arrogant.

Before Cao Yong opened his mouth, he heard someone laughing not far away: "Nalan Chengping, is your mouth full of manure again? What's the matter, I didn't taste the horse manure yesterday, and I want to have another mouthful." Then he said Laughter, several people came forward.

Nalan Chengping blushed with anger when he was exposed to embarrassing things: "Wanyan Yongsheng, don't go too far!"

The person who spoke just now said again: "What's the matter with being too much, I can't get used to you talking about the virtues of the Nalan family all day long!" , Do you still remember my younger brother? My father served as the commander-in-chief of Jiangning a few years ago."

A few years ago, Jiangning General Soldier, wasn’t that Wan Jiha, the father of Yongqing?This Yongsheng was actually Yongqing's younger brother.No wonder it looks familiar, I have met several times in the past few years.Because of the experience of his good friend Yongqing, Cao Yong was not close to the beloved son of the general soldier.Both were children at the time, but now they both look like teenagers, and Cao Yong didn't recognize them for a while.

After Cao Yong clasped his fists in return, seeing that Nalan Chengping was about to speak again, he asked curiously, "Brother Nalan, what is the allusion to that horse manure?"

The teenagers following Wanyan Yongsheng laughed again, Nalan Chengping was speechless for a while, and could only stare at them angrily.

When Cao Yong was free, he said "Farewell", and he left leisurely.

Nalan Chengping glared at Wanyan Yongsheng: "This kid surnamed Cao is very good at archery, just coaxing him to come forward to compete with the Mongols, but you are troublesome. Since you are old acquaintances, I don't care. If Baogege complains, It has nothing to do with me!"

Wanyan Yongsheng looked at Cao Yong's back, and said with a sneer, "Long Live Lord praised it himself, how could his archery skills be superb!"

"It's just him, the son of a fifth-rank petty official, who has been praised by the Lord Long Live himself. This is so nonsense!" Nalan Chengping shook his head in disbelief.

"The son of a fifth-rank official?" Wanyan Yongsheng looked at Nalan Chengping with a half-smile: "Who told you that?"

Nalan Chengping was a little startled: "I just heard from cousin Fogg, what Jiangning Cao weaving, isn't weaving the fifth grade?"

Wanyan Yongsheng nodded: "It's the fifth rank, but it's the fifth rank that even the governor-general wants to curry favor with!"

Nalan Chengping was at a loss, Wanyan Yongsheng looked at his stupid look, and despised him from the bottom of his heart: "You follow us to and from Pingjun Palace, but you don't know whose family Fujin is a daughter of riches?"

"Ping Wang Fujin, Cao Jiashi, I know this!" Nalan Chengping still half understood.

Wanyan Yongsheng was too lazy to argue with this idiot, and said bluntly: "This Cao Yong is the younger brother of Ping Wang Fujin, the brother-in-law of the county king."

*
West of the city, Cao Mansion.

As soon as Cao Yong entered the mansion, the two brothers Wei Hei and Wei Bai stepped forward to answer.

"My lord, I've made inquiries. There is a courtyard with two entrances. There is a beautiful woman dressed as a woman. In addition to the two maids, there are two cooking women and two guards in the courtyard. A middle-aged man, he looks like a housekeeper, or an accountant!" Wei Hei reported.

Cao Yong was impatient to be a "slave", and he couldn't do it as a "master". When he was in Jiangning, he was bound by the rules of the mansion, so it was not easy to go out of line; Zijing and Xiaoman are at odds with each other, those who are called "Uncle" are still called "Uncle", and those who are called "Ye" are still called "Ye". There are only two brothers from the Wei family. "Son".

"Son, according to me, just grab that little girl and scare her. If you dare to continue pestering your brother-in-law shamelessly, then I will deal with her." With a bit of gangster spirit.

Cao Yong shook his head: "It's just a weak woman, the root cause is not on her!"

I know that my brother-in-law is messing around outside, but I can't say no to scold him. As a county king, let alone me, even if my father is here, I can't say anything.But I can't just bear it like this. What good way is there, which can not only vent my anger for my sister, but also make that philandering prince have a long memory.They can't be covered with sacks and dragged to the alley to beat them up.It seems that it is best to add up the total.

After Cao Yong changed his clothes in the courtyard on the west side, Zijing took out a list and handed it over: "Master, these are the old friends and relatives of the Cao family in Beijing. The master once ordered him to pay a visit. My wife is afraid that the master may not remember everything. , which one was neglected, and someone picked the etiquette, so I sorted out the list and let the slaves keep it."

Cao Yong took a look, and suddenly felt a headache, there are about twenty or thirty.Fortunately, under each family, there are small characters indicating who the head of the family is, how to call it, and what relationship it has with the Cao family.Which ones need to visit in person, which ones only need to be delivered by post, which ones need a gift of what amount, and so on.

Cao Yong recognized Cao Yin's handwriting, his heart warmed up, and he was less repulsed to such exchanges and entertainment.

*
Pingjun Palace, side hall.

"What, Cao Yong's archery skills are superb, and he won De Tehei?" Bao Yagege stomped his feet angrily: "Okay, I regard him as a friend, but he regards me as a fool!"

De Tehei's reputation for combativeness spread far and wide, and Baoya, who was often in and out of the palace, was no stranger.

In front of Baoya, several noble children with red flags, headed by Wanyan Yongsheng, and Nalan Taiping.

Hearing that Cao Yong is Bao Yagege's friend, several teenagers looked at each other, Wanyan Yongsheng asked: "Didn't Gege say that the only friend is my sister?"

Baoya nodded and replied: "I have said that I only consider sister Yongjia as my friend. But now, Cao Yong is also my friend!" Speaking of this, he glanced at everyone: "You guys Slaves are not allowed to bully him, Ben Gege will not obey if he knows!"

Wanyan Yongsheng's face was a bit ugly, Nalan Chengping asked: "But, what if he doesn't agree to compete with the Mongols?"

Baoya raised her head, and glanced at Nalan Chengping: "Aren't you going to take a rest after the next one? I'll go find him and see what else he can excuse!"

*
West of the city, Cao Mansion.

Cao Yong spent his lunch, went to the study, and wrote two letters home to his parents.It's nothing more than that I arrived safely, all the errands are done properly, I have visited my sister, my parents and adults should take care of themselves and so on.After writing to his parents, he thought of Cao Yi, who was crying because he left Jiangning, and Cao Song, who was clamoring to go to Beijing with him, so he couldn't help but wrote another letter to each of them.

Those curious and joyful people who just arrived in the capital were overwhelmed by homesickness unconsciously.Cao Yong took a long breath, that family gave him too much, and what he can repay is to protect the safety of Cao's family.

"Master, try to see if the clothes fit you well!" Zijing brought a little maid and walked in holding a stack of clothes.

Cao Yong stood up and allowed the two to fiddle with him.Not fat, not skinny, just right.Cao Yong saw that this set of clothes seemed to be different from the one he saw yesterday. The appearance was the same, but the material of the clothes was different.

"I bought this again? It looks neater than yesterday's set!" Cao Yong was very satisfied.

Zijing smiled and replied: "The official uniforms bought in the shop are a bit rough in handwork. The servant girl bought the same color of clothing materials according to the appearance yesterday. Fortunately, the appearance is not cumbersome, and I finally got rid of it!"

Seeing the tiredness in the corners of Zijing's eyes, Cao Yong knew that he must have stayed up late last night, and complained a little: "I'm a big man, so what's the matter if I dress better, you'll suffer!"

Amethyst knew that Cao Yong felt sorry for him, so she was not angry, she just covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?" Cao Yong was puzzled.

"In the hearts of the servants, the uncle is still seven years old! I didn't expect that he is a 'big man' now!" Speaking of this, Zijing was a little sad: "The old lady has grown up, and the old lady must feel relieved underground!"

(End of this chapter)