Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 377 Visiting the Golden Gate "Valentine Guest"
Cao Mansion, Shaoyuan, Shangfang.

While Sun Jue was questioning the homework of the two brothers-in-law, he wondered in his heart, wondering what Cao Yong said to the two elder brothers.

Cao Ying was in the room and asked her mother how her medication was going.After all, there are still a few days until the Chinese New Year. If you are still sick until the first month, you will be blamed.

When it comes to taking medicine, Zhao Jiashi is a little strange.Because the medicine I drank in the past two days obviously tasted "not enough", and it didn't taste like medicine.Because a different imperial doctor came to see her this time, Zhao Jia wondered if the other doctor was a quack doctor who prescribed random prescriptions to fool her.

When she told her daughter what she was confused about, Cao Ying quickly shook her head and said, "Mother is thinking too much. For a family like us, there are only a few people who come to the mansion for consultation. They are all employed in the imperial hospital. How dare you?" To fool people?"

Zhao Jia said awkwardly, "If this is the case, could it be that the ginseng has been put in too little, and I always feel that the medicine has no power!"

Cao Yingdao: "Didn't mother say that the prescriptions prescribed last time were for removing fire, but these are for headaches, wind pathogens and insomnia. The prescriptions are different, the medicines in them are different, and the taste is naturally different!"

"Maybe they are reluctant to part with good medicine!" Zhao Jia could not help muttering in a low voice after hearing this.

Cao Yingzheng lowered his head to help Zhao Jia's leg, but he didn't listen to the truth, he raised his head and said, "Good medicine? What kind of medicine?"

Originally, Zhao Jia wanted to chatter with her daughter about her dissatisfaction, but she was used to being tough in front of her children, so she couldn't bring herself to talk about her embarrassment.Therefore, she twitched her lips and said, "It's nothing! What medicine is not medicine, no matter how good it is, it can be eaten as a meal!"

Cao Ying was submissive, and was not annoyed at being robbed by her mother. She said, "Isn't the mother uncomfortable with the weather in central Beijing? It's dry and cold, and my daughter was also not used to it in the past two years!"

Zhao Jia said: "You were born in the south and grew up in the south. You haven't even seen Xue Huaer a few times, so you can't stand the cold in Beijing. I grew up in the capital. I was only about ten years old. Go to Jiangnan with your grandfather." Speaking of Jiangnan, she really thought about it.

It's strange to say that before entering Beijing, she was full of thoughts about the good things in Beijing; but after entering Beijing, thinking about her life in the south was strange.Thinking of my sister-in-law Li Shi again, although the two of them were a little unhappy in the first few years when they first got together, they got along very well afterwards.

Here in the capital, although there are many people who are relatives, sister-in-laws, cousins, and cousins, there is not even one who can take care of the family.

When Cao Ying saw her mother mentioned Jiangnan, she showed a look of longing and asked, "Mother, are you thinking about Xiaowu?"

Thinking of the youngest son who took the initiative to stay in Jiangning, Mrs. Zhao Jia couldn't help feeling angry. She frowned and said, "That little white-eyed wolf, who would miss him? Hmph, but it's good to see your uncle and your aunt. I even gave up my own mother." !"

Cao Ying smiled and comforted: "Mother, don't be upset, Xiao Wu is sensible, brother Yong is in Beijing, uncle and auntie are really desolate, he can think of helping brothers worry, he should praise a few words. "

Mrs. Zhao Jia sighed, and said: "Now that your brothers are growing up, I'm afraid I, as a mother, can't take care of them anymore! Everyone says that your uncle is knowledgeable, and Xiao Wu can stay in Jiangning. It's not that I don't like to learn from your uncle, it's just that my sons and daughters are my mother's darlings, and he's still young, so he's not in front of me, so I really want to!"

"Mother still needs to be considerate. After all, there are the second younger brother and the others. Even the daughter and younger sister can often come back to visit their parents. Think about the poor mother. The second younger sister and the eldest brother are both teenagers. He left Jiangning and went to Beijing. Over the years, there are countless days when brothers and sisters meet each other." Cao Ying said.

Mrs. Zhao Jia nodded and said: "Yes, compared with your aunt, I am a lucky one. This is the benefit of having more children!" Speaking of this, thinking of something, he frowned and said: "By the way, how can I I heard in a daze..." At this point, Sun Jue, who was scrupled outside, lowered his voice and said, "How did I hear... Uncle Sun's concubine is pregnant again? There are a few of them, and you are too indulgent what?"

Cao Ying was reprimanded by her mother, she blushed and said, "Mother, the two aunts in front gave birth to girls, and our master is looking forward to adding another boy to accompany Li'er!"

Mrs. Zhao Jia glared at her, and said, "Stupid! Even if I want a son, I have to get it out of your stomach. How much money does the Sun family have, and Uncle Sun himself has two brothers. Wait until your master divides the son." At home, even though my aunt was the eldest son, he didn’t have much money. There wasn’t much left for Li’er, so I’m going to give him a concubine brother to share half of it? Pity my grandson!”

Cao Ying didn't want to talk about this topic again, so she talked about the old things before leaving the court. Zhao Jia's early years were the most high-spirited, and now seeing her daughter talking about the old things, she must show off.

The mother and daughter were chatting and laughing, and then a servant girl came to report that it was two aunts who came to see the girl.
Cao Ying got up and met Baodie and Feicui.

Both of these two were concubines from girls, and they were both in their thirties.Bao Die gave birth to Cao Xiang, and Fei Cui was pregnant last year, but because she didn't know it, she suffered a miscarriage during Cao Quan's filial piety.

This butterfly once served Zhaojia's family, and was later stolen by Cao Quan. Because of her big belly, she made a fuss, so she helped her as a concubine.Therefore, over the years, every time Zhao Jia was unhappy, he wanted to bring up these old and rotten old things.

Baodie has been by Zhao Jia's side for a long time, and has been taught by beatings and scolding, so she can only be a gourd and let her do what she wants.Now, she put all her hopes on her son Cao Xiang.

Fei Cui has no children by her side. Although Wu'er is not raised in her yard now, she often coaxes her to play games.Even with the fourth sister, they are much closer to Aunt Fei Cui than before.

Zhao Jia's mind is now on settling accounts, she has nothing to do with Bao Die, but she has to think about it when she sees Jade.

Fei Cui didn't give birth to a son and a half daughter, so she should be filial piety for her husband for three years, but there is no reason to keep chastity.Among other things, including the monthly money of her and the maids in her yard, as well as the monthly food and clothing expenses, it would cost more than ten or twenty taels of silver, which is not a small amount.

It seems that after the filial piety period, we should have a good talk with her about this.She is still young, and it is better to find a man from the common people to fill in the house, which is better than struggling in this mansion.

Fei Cui also noticed that Zhao Jia was looking at her. Although she didn't know why, she felt a little chilly all over her body.

Zhao Jia made up her mind and complained to Chu Yu a little bit.This mansion is unable to make ends meet, mostly due to too many and scattered staff, although many people receive a monthly salary, they do not have serious errands.

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The seats for the women's relatives are on the Shaoyuan side, and the seats for the men are in the flower hall in the front yard.

When Sun Jue came to the flower hall and showed great respect to the sixteenth and seventeenth elder brothers, Cao Yong only thought it was funny.Then he woke up again, don't be too complacent, don't let the crow fall on the pig, don't see that he is dark, in front of Kangxi and the fourth elder brother, isn't he also trembling like this.

This is the fear of rights, and it is only because Cao Yong grew up with the sixteenth and seventeenth elder brothers, treating them as children in his heart, so he can be so casual and less scruples.

Brother Sixteen originally wanted to have a good chat with Cao Yong at the wine table, but now that there are outsiders, it is inconvenient, so he just sticks out his chopsticks to eat.Although Elder Seventeen talks and laughs freely in front of acquaintances, but in front of strangers, with a stern face, he is quite majestic as a prince.

Sun Jue was trembling and half-sitting, but he was also uncomfortable.

Thinking about Sun Jue's temperament, Cao Yong really didn't want to let Sixteenth Brother and Seventeenth Brother see his ugly appearance, but both of them were guests, and he didn't know how to break up, so it's not good to just neglect Sun Jue like this.Otherwise, he was really afraid that Sun Jue would think he was being slighted, and turn around and use Cao Ying as a trick to spread evil fire.

It is inconvenient to speak, but the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother are eating attentively.Because Cao Yong ordered it specially, he asked Chuyu to order the plain and light home-cooked dishes in the kitchen.

Therefore, although there is a table of dishes, there are not many chickens, ducks and fishes. The most meaty dish is the old soup, sheep scorpion and stewed chicken in the middle, and the rest are mostly plain vegetables.

When the seventeenth elder brother first saw the mediocre dishes, he thought what the sixteenth elder brother said was an exaggeration. Now that he picked up the chopsticks and tasted it, he realized that it had a different taste.

Elder Sixteen eats the fat duck and chicken in the palace all day long, now I feel very refreshing after eating this side dish,

Regardless of the accompanying Cao Yong and Sun Jue, these two elder brothers were busy with their chopsticks.

Because they were taught the rules since they were young, although the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother have not kept their chopsticks, they still eat gracefully.It's just that most of the plates on the table have been gone, more than half.

In the past few years since Sun Jue came to Beijing, he has traveled and socialized, and has seen some good dinners.Originally on the way to the front yard, he was wondering what Cao Yong would do to entertain guests.He is not considered an outsider, let’s not say this.The sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother are noble princes, and it is only reasonable for them to take care of them after all.

In his heart, he was even a little complacent. He hadn't been to Cao's house once in half a year, but he just happened to meet the prince elder brother.

Cao Yong saw that the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother were unwilling to talk to Sun Jue, so he didn't say much, but only told them to eat more vegetables.

During the banquet, the people didn't talk much, the meal was eaten quickly, within two quarters of an hour, the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother were already full.

There was someone on Cao Yong's side, so the two younger brothers wanted to take a stroll in the city, and by the way, go to the house of Brother Thirteen.

Cao Yong thought of the tribute basket brought by the two of them, and originally thought about asking them to bring a basket to Brother Thirteen, but he didn't think about it.I'm afraid that Elder Brother Thirteen will think of other things and feel sad instead.

Although Sun Jue regretted that he didn't say a few words to the two princes, his face was still respectful as usual.Seeing that the two elder brothers were leaving, they followed Cao Yong and sent them outside the mansion courteously.

Brother Sixteen had a few things to say to Cao Yong, but he couldn't find the time to say it, so he felt a little unhappy on his face.

Elder Seventeen saw Elder Sixteen like this, and knew that he thought Sun Jue was an eyesore, so he also raised his head and stopped looking at him.

Sun Jue couldn't help sighing in his heart, after all, he was a member of the royal family, and he carried awe-inspiring prestige wherever he went, making people dare not underestimate him.

When the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother urged their horses away, Cao Yong returned to the mansion with Sun Jue and invited him to the hall to serve tea.

Although Sun Jue only drank a glass of wine today, he seemed to have drunk too much, nagging endlessly, and after a while, he said: "Although Elder Sixteen is majestic, he is still a bit gentler than other princes, so I can't complain the most. Long live God favors."

for a while.Sun Jue said again: "Elder Seventeen is in a bad situation. He heard from his colleagues in the ministry that his biological mother is a court lady who treats crimes. It is only because of the benevolence of the Long Live Lord that he was not thrown into the cold palace. Look at Elder Seventeen His face is emaciated, presumably because of the lack of food in the palace." Speaking of this, he looked at Cao Yong with dissatisfaction: "Fu Ruo is too easy, even if the money is tight in the family, it will not be so. There is really no money to spend Now, tell your brother-in-law, can brother-in-law not give you a hand?"

Cao Yong listened to him talking to himself endlessly, originally he just listened to it, but he felt weird when he heard it in the end.

Maybe I didn't pay attention early this morning, where does the sun come out from?Why is Sun Jue so abnormal? It seems that the two are close relatives.

It's abnormal to be a monster, Cao Yong glanced at it, but what he thought in his heart was, could he be mistaken, Sun Jue is not a hypocrite full of ethics, but a good old man who is generous and generous?If he really borrowed money from him now, would he regret his big words?
What are you thinking about?Cao Yong hurriedly shook his head, it seems that he is living too lightly, or he is addicted to scheming people.

Sun Jue nagged for a long time, seeing that Cao Yong was really not interested, so he shut up embarrassingly.

Cao Ying also had a banquet in Zhaojia's courtyard, and talked with Chuyu for a while.It was getting dark outside, so Sun Jue and Cao Ying left Cao's house.

Cao Yong was a little worried about Cao Song and went to Huaiyuan.Cao Song was still asleep and didn't wake up, with a little sweat on his forehead.

Cao Yong stretched out and felt it, and compared his size, and he felt relieved when he saw that there was no fever.

Those baskets of tribute oranges had already been sent to Wutong Garden, and Chu Yu was thinking about how to divide them up.When Cao Ying left just now, she filled a half-basket and let her take it with her.

Although oranges are not a rare commodity, the size, color, and taste of the inside are different from those outside.It's hard to say whether it's delicious or not, but it looks good.

The old ones are good for putting them up for sacrifices, or for children to play with. They are much better than those outside.

Jueluo's house, Yongqing's house outside the mansion, as well as the second wife's place, Tian's place, Mr. Zhuang's and Wei Hei's place in the mansion, all have to be sent to...

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After the 800 addition was completed, Jiulei rushed to ask for a monthly pass. .

(End of this chapter)