Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 374
Inside the Anding Gate, Prince Yong's Mansion, Study Room.

The fourth elder brother sat down on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief.Dai Jin who followed in saw him, and said, "Looking at Si Ye's expression, I think the job of finding a house for the second princess is over?"

The fourth elder brother nodded, and said: "Last month, I ordered the third elder brother and I to check the house and residence of the second princess. At the end of last month and the beginning of this month, we even dialed the booklet twice. First it was bad, and then it was waiting Let's discuss again in Luan. It is really not easy to approve the paperwork today!"

Dai Jin pondered for a moment, and said: "Long live God is acting like this, it should be because of pampering the second princess. Although the second princess is not born in the middle palace, she has to be named 'Princess Gulun'. Presumably, Long Live Lord is afraid that the second princess will be punished." The tiredness of abolishing the prince caused him to receive a cold reception in the capital, so he deliberately did it so that the government and the public knew that the second princess was still honored and favored."

The second princess is the "Princess Gulun Rongxian" who was born of the same mother as the third elder brother, and her daughter is the grandson elder brother Hongxi Yuanfei.

The fourth elder brother smiled wryly and shook his head, Huang Ama is really getting old, this behavior makes people feel more and more weird.

Dai Jin hesitated for a moment, and said, "Fourth Master, apart from Zhao Xian's favor for the Second Princess, I'm afraid that Long Live Lord's move also has the intention of testing the Third and Fourth Masters?"

The fourth elder brother's expression froze, and he asked in doubt: "Why should we try? Can we still treat the second princess slowly?"

Dai Jin said with a smile: "Fourth Master has always been kind to his brothers and sisters, so he certainly wouldn't be like this. Dare I ask if Third Master cares as much about this job as Fourth Master?"

The fourth elder brother said: "Isn't he working with others to compile mathematics books? Most of the past two months have been busy with that!" Speaking of this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Dai Jin said: "It seems that the fourth master has also thought of it. The third master has been cautious in the past two years, but he is too eager for fame and greedy for merit. It is no better than the fourth master. If you have no desires, you will be strong. After this round, it was the fourth master who won. The third master is the same mother and younger brother, and the fourth master is a different mother and younger brother, which one of them is kind to siblings?

The fourth elder brother coughed and asked, "Is that so?"

Dai Jin said: "The fourth master knows about these as long as they are put together, it's just that the current authorities are obsessed with it!"

Fourth elder brother didn't respond, after a while, Fang asked: "What's going on in other mansions?"

Dai Jin replied: "At the beginning of the month, Li Xu went to the Eighth Lord's Mansion, and after being turned away, he still gave generous gifts a few days ago. A few days ago, Brother Jiu asked someone to call Li Xu's son to come to the mansion, and it seemed that the suspicion had been resolved. .”

The fourth elder brother snorted coldly, his face was so dark that he was frightening, he said: "Li Xu, it's really courageous for him to dare to do something like this under Huang Ama's nose!"

When talking about gift giving, when Dai Jin remembered something, he frowned and said: "Fourth Master, there is one more thing, Nian Gengyao also sent a New Year's gift to Eighth Master's residence... the same as Fourth Master's here..."

The fourth elder brother laughed back angrily, and said: "What a good slave, I'm afraid I can't remember who is his master! I felt something was wrong when his elder brother released the Taoist platform two months ago, but I didn't expect it to be hooked." There it is!"

The fourth elder brother is low-key because of his low profile. He does not recruit as many people as other elder brothers. There are only a few officials under his sect. Among them, Gengyao has the highest rank among the officials who have been released for several years. He became a governor when he was less than 30 years old. Now he has run three or three four years.

Nian Gengyao was born in a professional class and had been a Hanlin in Beijing for more than ten years.His younger sister, Nianshi Kangxi, entered Prince Yong's mansion as a side Fujin in 48 years, and was notoriously favored.

Dai Jin said: "In the past two years, the eighth elder brother has been very popular, and it's normal for Nian Gengyao to wait and see. Fourth master doesn't need to be too upset, just beat him."

The fourth elder brother thought for a moment, and said: "Look, is the eighth elder brother really the most likely to inherit the throne?"

Dai Jin hurriedly shook his head and said, "'Things must be reversed at their extremes, and they must decline at their extremes'. Even if the governor enters the capital to pay tribute to the Eighth Master's Mansion, Long Live Lord will not be able to bear it!"

After listening to the fourth elder brother, his heart immediately became brighter.Not only did he win the wrestling with the third elder brother, but he was not the loser when compared with the eighth elder brother.

Seeing that he was in a better mood, Dai Jin changed the subject and said, "Fourth Master, speaking of it, there is one more thing to make Fourth Master laugh."

The fourth elder brother raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, let's hear it!"

Dai Jin laughed and said: "Since fourth master met Cao Yong at Thirteenth Master's mansion that day, there have been many more people outside Cao's mansion. Cao Yong seems to know, but he doesn't seem to know, just let them Follow. However, about to be frightened by Li Ding's incident, the number of long-term travel companions has doubled compared to the past. Cao Yong was just from the yamen to the mansion, and from the mansion to the yamen a few days ago, but these days he is learning to go around. , Blindly wandering around the streets aimlessly, stopping for a while when you find a historic site, it’s like looking at the scenery! I must be tired of these tails, and I want to freeze them on purpose!”

The fourth elder brother didn't laugh when he heard this, but asked: "Is there anything unusual in Cao's residence these two days?"

Dai Jin thought for a while and said: "There is nothing unusual, but a girl died suddenly the day before yesterday. It was in the house of the second wife of the Cao family. Because of a sudden illness, she was not buried in the ground and sent directly to the refinery."

The fourth elder brother believed in Buddhism, when he heard about the dead man, he hurriedly twirled the beads in his hands, but felt rather unhappy.

The word "sudden death" is the most common. No matter which mansion in the capital, if a servant dies, these two words are often used.Since this person has practiced, where should the cause of death be investigated?

"What's the temperament of this aunt Cao Yong?" Si elder brother asked Dai Jin, remembering that she seemed to come from Zhaojia's mansion.

Dai Jin replied: "According to the information I've heard, this second wife has a bit of a hot temper, and she treats the concubine's room with no false colors. Some say that she tortured her concubine to death when she was in Jiangning. I don't know whether it is true or not. But still From my servant's point of view, there can be no waves without wind, I think it can't be compared with Mrs. Li's virtuousness!"

The fourth elder brother is the strictest in governing the family. His adoptive mother Tong Jiashi and his wife Nalashi are both gentle and virtuous people, so they look down on that kind of aggressive woman the most.

Thinking that in the thirteenth elder brother's mansion, Cao Yong seldom touches meat, presumably this is because someone died in the mansion, so he avoided it outside.The fourth elder brother didn't know whether to praise him for his kindness or scold him for not caring.

He shook his head and said: "Since you know about this matter, those other people must know about it too. You can see if there are any mistakes. Will there be any clues left?"

Dai Jin could hear the concern in Si elder brother's words, and said: "Fourth master wants to help Cao Yong? From what I see, there is no need to do so. This is not a big deal at all, even if there is trouble, it is just a big deal. Rebuke him, and fine him a salary of one and a half years. If he wipes it clean like this, he might as well keep it. When the eighth and ninth masters remember Cao Yong's attack, the fourth master will say something nice to him. In that case, Cao Yong also knows in his heart who is close."

The fourth elder brother nodded, thinking of Cao Yong's hard work in the household department, he is a usable person...

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Cao Yong didn't know that he had become a guinea pig, and was missed by others.After entering the room, he glanced at Chuyu, then at Zhaojia and said, "What does the second wife want me to say?"

Seeing that his expression was calm and he changed his address in words, Zhao Jia couldn't help being taken aback.

Just now Chuyu heard Zijing's words, felt sorry for Cao Yong, and only thought of blocking Zhao Jiashi's mouth when she was angry.Now, seeing Cao Yong came back, she stood up and stood there, feeling a little uneasy.The place where I am not docile is actually seen by my husband, what should I do?
Seeing her uneasiness, Cao Yong stepped forward to help her sit on the kang, and said: "You have a body, be careful, don't get tired!"

Chu Yu smiled and said: "It's okay, don't worry, my son-in-law, Chu Yu saves the trouble."

Seeing their young couple like this, Zhao Jiashi couldn't let go of his face and coughed vigorously because no one paid attention to his height.

Cao Yong turned around and said with some doubts: "Second wife is so sick, not resting in her own room, why do you want to come to the yard here, is it just to argue with Xun Chuyu?"

Thinking of the purpose of coming here, Mrs. Zhao Jia straightened her waist, and said, "I just came to look for you. Your brother knelt in the ancestral hall all night. You, a brother, don't care about it." , what's the point?"

Because of Chu Yu's words just now, Zhao Jia also knew that maybe he screwed up.But even if Cao Yong didn't let him go, but as an older brother, he should at least care about his younger brother, how could he let him mess around.

"Cao Song kneeling in the ancestral hall?" Cao Yong listened, looked at Chu Yu with some doubts, and felt a little weird when he saw her nodding.At first he really wanted to act like a patriarch and sent Cao Song to kneel in front of the ancestral tablet in the ancestral hall, but he just felt that such a punishment was too light for Cao Song.

Cao Song will be twenty in the next year, so he cannot be a child forever.This time, due to his negligence, two innocent lives were killed. Who can guarantee that there will be no next time.

Zhaojia said: "In the cold winter months, there is no fire in the ancestral hall. Song'er knelt all night, how can he bear it?" At the end, he took out his handkerchief to wipe his tears.

Cao Yong didn't bother to break up with her, so he said to Chu Yu: "Just now, I was vaguely listening to the account, what's the reason?"

Because Cao Yong has always been friendly to his younger brothers and sisters, Chu Yu was afraid that he would misunderstand her stinginess as a sister-in-law, and wanted to explain a few words, but in front of Zhao Jia, she was afraid that her success would fall short.Therefore, for a while, I don't know what to say.

Seeing her like this, Cao Yong smiled secretly in his heart, reached out and took the account book in her hand, and opened it to read.Looking at it, he frowned, and said to Chuyu: "This is a small income and a lot of expenses, but it's a bit beyond the means!" Having said that, he turned his head and said to Zhao Jia: "By the way, two Aunt, didn’t you say that Zhuangzi Laba came here to give you a gift? I think the second aunt was busy, so she was negligent, and forgot to return the money to the public!”

Mrs. Zhao Jia faltered and couldn't speak, and asked after a long while, "How many villages do you have, and you still need these little money?"

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "The second wife's words are wrong. Now the family has not been separated, and everyone pays from the public. Whoever said this, there is no reason for all nephews to subsidize the public. Cao Song's salary is now two The wife took it, and logically the nephew’s salary should be collected here. It’s just because there is only one Zhuangzi in the business, and the income is low, so the nephew will make up for his own salary. Although life is tight, I can take my nephew if I don’t One person's reason!"

Zhao Jia's expression was a little stiff, and he pursed his lips and said: "Your brother only has a few dozen taels of silver a year, is it worth thinking about it as a brother like you?"

Cao Yong smiled and shook his head, and said: "The second wife's words made my nephew confused. Why don't you think about spending my money, but spend Cao Song's money?" At this point, he waved his hand and said, "That's all, Forget it, since the second wife said so, the nephew has nothing else to say. Well, although the younger brothers are still young and have not yet married and lived alone, what Chu Yu said is right, even if they live in the same yard, there is no one The principle of stirring food in the pot. The nephew will not divide half of the future in the village, and the second wife will take it directly, and Cao Song's salary does not need to be returned to the public. In the future, we will spend our own expenses in this yard, and there is no need to worry Whoever takes the other, wouldn't it be good to do both?"

Zhao Jiashi was already stunned. Although Cao Yong didn't get close to her when he was young, in her eyes, he was not a stingy person.

Cao Yong said to the maidservant who followed: "Second wife is still sick, help her up and rest, I will go to the ancestral hall to see the second master!" After finishing speaking, he didn't bother to look at Mrs. Zhao Jia, and patted Chu Yu's hand , walk out quickly.

"Sheng Mien, Dou Miqiu", Cao Yong laughed at himself, originally he was just an old woman, and he passed away with respect and coaxing, which is not bad, Babaer's respect came out of revenge.

Seeing that when she spoke, there was no half of the love of the elders, and she was full of complaints and resentment, did she really do something that is unreasonable?I was supposed to treat people with sincerity, but ended up like this. It seems that the saying that distance creates beauty has been used in ancient and modern times.

Cao Song knelt in front of the ancestral tablet, but his body was already stiff and his lips were a little blue.

When Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang came to see him in the morning, they hugged him with a big fur cape, but he didn't wear it, just kneeling alone.

Seeing his pale face, Cao Yong was also afraid that he would freeze to death. He was angry at him for ruining himself so much, so he couldn't help giving him a kick, and shouted: "You have done well, have you made a contribution? You have learned this , why don’t you follow the women’s example of ‘crying, making trouble, and hanging yourself’?”

Cao Song sat on the ground all of a sudden, babbled, and said in a crying voice: "Brother, I really know that I was wrong..."

*
The second watch was delivered, and Xiao Jiu begged for a monthly pass. . .

(End of this chapter)