Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 370 Visiting the Golden Gate
Cao Mansion, Meiyuan, Shangfang.

There is an offering table in the middle hall, and in the middle are two memorial tablets. On the left side is written "the seat of Fu Jingming", and on the right is written "the seat of Grandma Niu".Because I want to hide the matter of Ningchun, I use the name as a substitute.This "Grandma Niu" is Tian's mistress, Niu Gulu who swallowed gold and died for her husband.

Dressed in filial piety, Tian took the hands of the two brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng, knelt down in front of the memorial tablet, kowtowed and offered incense.Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng had just passed their first birthday, and they could not kneel steadily with their mother, watching with curious eyes.Zuo Cheng was the most mischievous, when he saw the offering fruit on the altar table, he stretched out his little hand and babbled.

Tian wiped the tears from his face, took his son's little hand to get up, and gave the place of worship to Cao Yong and his wife.

Cao Yong picked up the jug on the altar and poured three glasses of wine.

Picking up the first glass of wine, Cao Yong's hand trembled, only feeling sour and unstoppable.Although Ning Chun has a baby face, among his close friends, he is the same age as Yong Qing, six years older than Cao Yong.If alive, today would be his 26th birthday.

In the eyes of everyone, although Cao Yong is young and mature, Ning Chun always treats him like his younger brother.Whether in Jiangning or in the capital, the relationship between the two is the closest.

Now, he has been wronged and left. Cao Yong, who is a friend and a brother, wants to rehabilitate him, but he is powerless.

At this moment, Cao Yong only felt ashamed and unstoppable, his face flushed, and his chest was so stuffy that he was going crazy.

With a gloomy face, he poured the first glass of wine on the ground, and said in his heart: "Ning Chun, I will make amends for you! Don't worry, one day, I will return your flesh and blood to the clan, so that the grievances of the Ning family can be washed away !"

He picked up the second glass of wine, looked at Niu Gulu's tablet, and was full of admiration for this staunch Manchurian woman.No matter what, if there is a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for.

For the third glass of wine, he glanced at Mrs. Tian who was standing beside him, and sighed inwardly.This cup is for Jing Ningchun's concubine Qiuniang, the two are so affectionate, if there is a soul in the underworld, they will finally be able to stay together.

After Cao Yong made a toast, Chu Yu stepped forward, stood side by side with Cao Yong, and solemnly saluted and offered incense.

After the worship was over, Cao Yong didn't stay long, so Chu Yu stayed to talk with Tian Shi, and went to the study in the front yard by himself.His heart was a little messed up, he felt very conflicted and tangled, and wanted to be alone for a while.

Because Chuyu was pregnant, Tian was afraid that she would be tired, so she hurriedly let her sit on the kang in the back room.The two brothers Zuo Cheng and Zuo Zhu were mischievous and wanted to climb on top of Chu Yu, but Tian hurriedly called for her to carry them down.

Chu Yu looked at her concerned face, and said with a smile, "It's okay, they're only a little bit bigger, and they can weigh a few catties!"

Mrs. Tian personally packed a few dried fruits and brought them over, and said: "Don't dare to let him mess around. Grandma is only a few months away, so the most important thing is. When I was in Hejian, I fell ill due to negligence. Yes, I have been tossing for a long time."

Chu Yu knew that she had good intentions, so she didn't say much, and changed the subject: "A few days ago, my sister-in-law mentioned that she wanted to go to the temple to perform a ritual ceremony for Lord Ning. I told the uncle to send someone outside I asked. It was cold a year ago, and when the weather clears up in the first lunar month, it would be good for my sister-in-law to take my two nephews out to relax!"

"It's really troublesome uncle and grandma!" Tian's face showed gratitude, and when she said this, she remembered something, and she said again: "Just ask uncle and grandma to take pity on my family's sincerity, and the money for doing things is still on my side. Let's get out! It's already a great kindness for our three sons to be taken in and protected by Uncle and Grandma, so why bother us with audacity!"

Seeing how uncomfortable she was, Chu Yu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't need to be like this! Sister-in-law Ning left the floating fortune the year before last, and my sister-in-law handed it over to the uncle. The uncle took half of it and sent people to the south to buy shares, and the rest I was half thinking about buying property for my two nephews in the capital. I searched for several villages but found no suitable ones, and I want to see the land price next spring. My sister-in-law's current expenses are not in the public office, they are all from the uncle My uncle and Uncle Ning have the deepest affection, and we only treat my sister-in-law as my own sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about some irrelevant words, just take it to heart."

Tian herself knows how Cao Yong and Chu Yu have treated Tian Shi in the past two years, but in the past six months, some gossips have been spread indistinctly, which made her, an honest person, very guilty and uneasy.

Tian's mouth was a bit stupid, although she wanted to express her apology, but she didn't know how to say it, and her eyes were red with urgency.

Chu Yu only thought that she was thinking of Ning Chun, fearing that she would be worried and hurt her body, and persuaded: "The dead are gone, and we should look at the living. Both nephews are healthy now, and they will be healthy when they grow up. Promising. Isn't it better to raise them well? Even Uncle Ning, who is under Jiuquan, will also be grateful for his little sister-in-law."

Tian nodded, and said: "Yes, the children are the most important. Speaking of this, I still want to thank the uncle and grandma for their kindness. It's okay to live in Zuo, it's a good amount; Zuo Cheng is like a kitten since he was a child, he needs good medicine After conditioning, I have what I am today. Not to mention anything else, even the medicine used this year is enough to make a man of gold. The slave family handed over the floating wealth to the uncle, not asking the uncle to take care of it, but to make up for it. Money to buy medicine."

Although the Tian family was born as a domestic slave, they are also rigid and don't like to take advantage.Since Zuo Cheng fell to the ground, from the capital to Jiangning, Cao Yong made people ask for it, and good medicines were sent to Yizhou in a steady stream.There are some that Tian has never heard of.

The Cao family is not a wealthy family, Cao Yong and Chu Yu only have four dishes for each meal.Uneasy in Tian's heart, she sent the bag of gold and jade jewelry that Lin Ding left to Cao Yong.

Where would Cao Yong accept this?But he couldn't bear Tian's begging, so he took it, but he didn't use it as medicine according to Tian's request. The ornaments are fused with gold ingots.

Even if there is no such floating money, Cao Yong has long planned to buy some properties for the two brothers Zuo Cheng and Zuo Zhu in a few years.They are the sons of Ning Chun, not the Cao family's domestic slaves, and there is no reason to depend on others forever.Although he can take care of their mother and child for a while while he is alive, but it is only appropriate to make thorough preparations.
Chu Yu and Tian Shi were chatting about homework when they heard the sound of "deng deng" footsteps.

But Little Walnut came in with a pale face, lost in spirits, saw Chu Yu and Tian Shi, didn't care to salute, choked up and said: "Mother, where's the slave girl?"

Chu Yu and Tian Shi were puzzled seeing her shocked like this, Tian Shi asked: "What's wrong with Little Walnut? Didn't you follow the two aunts to learn the rules, this... is this being scolded?"

Little Walnut shook his head, his eyes were already full of tears, and he looked at Chu Yu and Tian Shi with a bit of fear, so he couldn't help but took a step back.

Little Walnut's mother, Sister-in-law Yang, was doing needlework in the east room. When she heard the movement, she couldn't help frowning when she saw Little Walnut's gaffe, and said, "How old are you? It's Grandma who indulged you. You're getting more and more unruly!"

Seeing Sister-in-law Yang, Little Walnut rushed forward as if seeing a savior, and cried, "Mother, mother, let's not be slaves, shall we? I'm so scared, so scared, Little Walnut, don't be beaten to death, and don't be beaten to death." Drag it out!" As he spoke, his body was already trembling, tears streaming down his face.

Sister-in-law Yang thought it was just two aunts teaching the rules, so she bluffed Little Walnut, and said angrily, "Silly girl, those aunts are bluffing you, grandpa and grandma are all compassionate, so don't say such nonsense! "

After hearing this, Little Walnut choked up her head like a rattle and said, "It's not what my aunts said, but my daughter saw it with her own eyes. The spider girl in Huaiyuan was beaten to death by the second wife, and she also said that she would also beat the dragon girl." die!"

"What?" Chu Yu and Tian Shi were shocked when they heard the words, they both got up from the kang.

Tian's eyes widened and he asked, "This, is this true?"

Little Walnut cried and nodded: "Well, it's true, I saw it with my own eyes. I just came back from my aunts to learn the rules. I thought that I had asked my servant to go to Huaiyuan girl to get a few tricks in the morning, so I went to I went to Huaiyuan. Because the door was open, the servants went in. Before they could call someone, they heard the movement of the second wife.

The second wife was always powerful, and the servants were afraid, so they hid behind the door.The second wife went into the courtyard and asked people to drag them out to Miss Dragon's room and Miss Spider's room, saying that the sisters didn't go to pay her respects, and they were lowly maidservants who didn't know how to behave.

The dragon girl was not in the room, and the spider girl was dragged out, but it was... but she didn't know when she got pregnant.The second wife was very angry, Zhang Nanny said that this would ruin the future of the second master.

The second wife said that the spider girl was disrespectful to her master, so she ordered someone to slap her across the face, and even beat her with a board.The spider girl first begged for mercy, and then she tore and ran outside, saying that she wanted to go to the Wutong Garden to find the dragon girl.He was stopped by two daughters-in-law and did not run out.

The second wife asked someone to gag her, and Nanny Zhang went to kick her in the stomach... The spider girl remained motionless, as if... she seemed to be out of breath... The second wife sent someone to look for the dragon girl in Wutong Garden, and the slaves frightened her If it was necessary, I took advantage of them to enter the house and exit the yard... woo woo... it's all blood..." By the end, Little Walnut was sobbing.

Although Tian was born as a servant, she has only heard of this kind of stick killing.Chu Yu grew up in the palace. Although the Fujins would not punish servants in front of her, they had heard of it, but they never thought it would happen to the Cao family.

Because Cao Yong himself is a benevolent person, Chu Yu rarely punished the people in the inner house with beatings or scolding.Now, it wasn't just a jade spider. Hearing the meaning of what Little Walnut said, it was the result of one dead body and two lives.

Chu Yu was stunned, and couldn't imagine why Zhao Jia would be so hot-handed, when she heard footsteps in the yard again, it was Xi Yun, Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang who came together.

Xiyun also showed some anxiety on his face, entered the room, and after saluting to Mrs. Tian, ​​he said to Chuyu: "Ge Ge, Yulong just came to find Ge Ge, saying that he had something to beg Ge Ge, but just now he was caught by the second wife's person." Called. Looking at it like that, I'm afraid the second wife is about to get mad!"

Chu Yu thought of the jade spider who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and said, "I see, the second wife is in Huaiyuan, so I'll go over and have a look!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Luo said: "Gege can't, this is against the rules. Since the second wife is here, there is no reason for Gege's sister-in-law to take care of the brother's house!"

Chu Yu nodded, and said, "Auntie, I understand the reasoning. However, the jade spider and the jade dragon are used by the uncle, so it's not good to stand by and let the second wife do what they want. The two of them made a mistake, it's true. It’s hard to explain to the second master. The uncle loves this younger brother the most, and he is also a kind person. Although it is housework in the inner house, the trouble will go out, and the impeachment of lax family management and indulgent relatives will not escape!"

Although what Chu Yu said was reasonable, Aunt Luo still persuaded: "Even so, there is no need for Ge Ge to show up, the slaves just need to run around once! Ge Ge doesn't need to be as usual now, with twin bodies, we should be more taboo. Some You can’t see things, and you can’t listen to some words, or if there is something wrong, who can take care of it?”

Chuyu is less than three months pregnant, and has not yet conceived, not to mention Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang, even if Tian Shi saves herself, she will not let her go.

Chu Yu rubbed her belly, seeing that everyone was blocking her from passing, she didn't dare to waste any more time, fearing that Yulong might make a mistake, she said to Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang: "If that's the case, then I'll ask you two Auntie! No matter what mistakes the jade spider has made, it is a life after all, and it can be saved as soon as possible; Yuqin has always been honest and honest, and must have been tired by the pond fish today, the two aunts, please help me to take care of it!"

Aunt Luo and Aunt Chang went down in response, and Chu Yu sat on the edge of the kang.It's not that she's cruel, it's just that in an instant, she also has a choice.It is really a scandal for Cao's family to have children during this filial piety.Even if it was the younger brother who made the mistake, Cao Yong, the elder brother, had to bear the crime of "negligence in teaching".

Chu Yu calmed down, and said to Tian: "Little sister-in-law, this matter must be put to rest, it is really not appropriate to say anything about it!"

Mrs. Tian heard Chu Yu's intentions, and said to Sister-in-law Yang: "You heard what Grandma said, but Little Walnut is intimidating, take it down and coax it well, remember to rot this matter in your heart!"

Sister-in-law Yang cursed and swore, and went down with the little walnut...
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(End of this chapter)