Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 41
Whether it is the prince, or the third elder brother and the ninth elder brother, they did not wait for Cao Yong's greeting, because Cao Yong was ill.Weary from the journey, he was busy with errands in Beijing, and visited relatives and friends. Cao Yong was very ill, and no one could tell if he was here.

Cao Yong is not sick, this evil feudal society has strict hierarchy, no matter how Cao's family is in the south of the Yangtze River, now in the capital, in the eyes of the princes, he is just a little wrapped son.The little masters opened their mouths to summon him. How could he have the capital to shirk, as Ma Xinyu said that day, asking him to "consider carefully, so as not to offend the nobleman without knowing it."

If the big lala went to the various princes' residences to pay their respects, it would be unavoidable to have the reputation of "love to drill camp".Don't say that you can't please him in front of the prince, even if Kangxi knew about it, he wouldn't have a good impression of him.The important reason why the Cao family was relied on by Kangxi is that the Cao family is a pure minister and is only loyal to Emperor Kangxi.

The princes are going to see each other eventually, but it is not a good time right now.You must meet Emperor Kangxi, the real master, before finding a suitable reason to meet you.As long as there is a big tree like Kangxi to back it up, it doesn't matter if the three elder brothers are all offended, anyway, they didn't end well in the end.Right now, he dare not have any intention of offending, "no distinction between superior and inferior", this is also a big crime.

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Cao Mansion, west courtyard.

Cao Yong was lying on the bed, thinking about these messy things in his mind.His head was wrapped with an inch-wide cloth band, and his small face was glowing red because he had slept enough for the past two days. If it wasn't for the dark circles around his eyes, he really couldn't tell he was suffering from illness.

Amethyst opened the curtain and came in. It was Cao Jia's and Pingjun Wang's couple who heard that Cao Yong was unwell.

After saying this, Zijing looked at Cao Yong and said: "Master, the black under the eyes has been rubbed off a lot, do you need to make up again?"

"Really? Bring the mirror, let me see!" Cao Yong sat up and said to Amethyst.

Amethyst took two palm-sized glass mirrors placed on Baibaoge and handed them to Cao Yong.

Maybe it was because he accidentally rubbed against the quilt when he was lying down, and the blue color around his eyes faded a lot.Cao Yong handed the mirror to Zijing: "Forget it, let it be like this, so as not to worry about my sister. It's not too late to make up when I see other guests!"

Even if it is pretending to be sick, it has technical content.You can't talk about your illness to the outside world, but show it around alive and kicking, it's better not to pretend.The highest state of pretending to be sick should be that even if others know that you are pretending, they can't catch you, have a haggard face, and eat light food. These are the minimum.

Cao Yong is pretending to be sick very seriously.The face is haggard, which is easy to solve. I left half of the amethyst black, and dabbed it around the eye circles. The diet is light, and I have been drinking wine for two days.Even in Cao's mansion, except for Zijing and the butler Cao Zhong, everyone else is sure about the master's illness.Amethyst is because Cao Yong didn't hide it from her, while Cao Zhong knew about the princes, so he should be able to guess a little bit in his heart.

Even if they are close relatives, as Cao Jia's identity, they should not come directly to the bedroom to visit the sick.However, because Cao Yong is underage, he is alone in the capital.The eldest sister is like a mother, so she will not criticize her for doing so.So, Pingjun Wang Naersu, who came to visit with his wife, saw his brother-in-law for the first time in Cao Yong's bedroom, and Cao Yong also saw his brother-in-law for the first time.

Naersu is one year older than Cao Jiashi, only nineteen years old this year, and he is not wearing a prince-level python robe, so his attire is no different from that of ordinary rich and noble sons.He is neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, but has a faint royal demeanor in his gestures.

After Cao Jia entered the room, she saw her younger brother leaning against the head of the bed with a bandage on his head, and hurriedly walked up to him: "What's the matter, he was fine before, why did he fall ill?"

Cao Yong didn't want to make Cao Jiashi worry, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, but I'm not acclimatized, sister, don't worry, just sleep for two days and you'll be fine!"

Seeing that Cao Yong's face was ruddy except for the black spots around his eyes, Cao Jia felt relieved.She touched Cao Yong's quilt, looked at the furnishings in the room, and said to Amethyst who was serving beside her with a little dissatisfaction: "It's only the middle of March, why did you change the thin quilt and remove the charcoal basin? Now Parents are not around, my brother's daily life is entrusted to Miss Zijing to take care of, the girl must be extra careful!"

"Yes, this servant has recorded it!" Zijing bowed her head in response.

Cao Yong saw his elder sister scolding Zijing, and hurriedly said: "Don't do Zijing's business, it's because I think it's too hot, so I asked someone to withdraw!"

Seeing that Cao Jiashi wanted to say more, Cao Yong raised his head and looked at Naersu behind her, and said with a smile: "Is this brother-in-law? My sister doesn't introduce me either."

Cao Jiashi nodded with a smile, but Naersu was overwhelmed by the "brother-in-law": "'Brother-in-law', you call me brother-in-law. I like this title, and it is more humane."

Cao Yong is having a headache these days because of the dignitaries in the capital, seeing this brother-in-law who has no airs of a county king, he is very appetizing: "Since you married my sister, she is naturally my brother-in-law!"

Naersu took advantage of Cao Jiashi's inattention, and smiled strangely at Cao Yong.

Cao Yong was stunned, what's going on, looking at it like this, it seems that Na Ersu held his handle, could it be that the murder of the two brothers Wei Hei and Wei Bai was brought to light?

Cao Jiashi was pregnant and had severe morning sickness. After staying in the room for a while, she vomited outside.Because there are two proper women waiting outside, Na Ersu is not worried.He stayed in the bedroom, sat on the chair beside the bed, and looked at Cao Yong with a half-smile: "For the sake of calling me brother-in-law, I won't expose your little trick! Why pretend to be sick, but for the sake of What about Hong Xi Baylor's selection as a companion?"

Cao Yong was very surprised, and asked in a low voice: "This, how did brother-in-law see it?"

Na Ersu pointed to Cao Yong's eye circles: "This is the Daishi from Qu Zhaitang!"

This is known, Cao Yong speechless.

Ne Ersu said with a smile: "Before we got married with your sister, we sometimes skipped the sect school and used this trick."

"Haha!" Cao Yong couldn't help laughing, this brother-in-law is really good.

"Actually, if you want to get rid of the relationship with the prince, you don't need to pretend to be sick. You just need to walk around my house more on weekdays. I don't get along with the prince. If you get closer to me, he won't be ashamed to call again. Someone is calling you!" Narsu suggested.

Cao Yong smiled wryly, it would be fine if there was only one prince, but now he is like a piece of fat, and everyone wants to find a chance to swallow it.

Na Ersu inherited his father's title when he was ten years old, and now he has been the county king for many years, and his mind is much more mature than young people of the same age.Seeing Cao Yong's expression, thinking about the fact that the drama of seizing the heir in the capital has not ended with the restoration of the prince, he guessed one or two, and couldn't help worrying about his father-in-law's family: "The situation in the capital is changing, and the communication is complicated. Although you are not old, But it's your father-in-law's eldest son, so it's not surprising that they are all staring at you. The father-in-law has repaid nearly a million dollars in treasury silver in the past two years, which has already made the princes and elder brothers in Beijing jealous. Regarding Elder Brother, I am afraid that someone could not help but attack the Cao family."

Two years ago, although Brother Jiu asked someone to go to Jiangning to "borrow" two cooks from Cao's family and open Tao Ranju in the capital, he was reprimanded by Emperor Kangxi.Although he didn't ask him to return the two masters to the Cao family in the end, he did send a message that if someone disregarded the royal family's face and tried to seize the property of the courtiers, then he would not save face for everyone.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. If there is no accident, Long Live Lord will summon you in a few days. Then he will lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade. He doesn't care whether he is a prince or not, elder brother or elder brother!" Cao Yong said.

Na Ersu nodded: "It's good if you have a solid foundation in your heart. If you dare to press you, my brother-in-law is not a vegetarian, so he can always protect you." The capital city can't be blindly cautious, that would make people take it lightly. Grasp the measure, if people don't attack me, I won't attack; To be an official in the palace, apart from family background, you must have real skills in your hands, so that you can be respected by others."

"Thank you, brother-in-law!" Cao Yong was very moved when he saw Naersu explaining in detail.

Na Ersu took a look at Cao Yong: "Why are you being polite! I saw you are gentle and handsome, but I was worried that you would be easy to be bullied because of your temper. Now, I find that you are still a little bit smart, and it is rare not to bully others."

The two were talking, Cao Jiashi came in from the outside: "You two are quite alike, talking and laughing, what are you talking about, so happy?"

Naersu got up, helped his wife to sit down by the bed, and then said with a smile: "My brother Yong and I talked about Fu Peng, and I learned to speak with my 'Ya Ya' yesterday. I don't know when I can call 'Ama' '."

Cao Jia accompanied Cao Yong to gossip for a while. Because of his heavy body, it was inconvenient to sit for a long time, so he asked Cao Yong to go back to the mansion first.

Looking at the back of Na Ersu and Cao Jia's departure, Cao Yong remembered Wei Hei's reply yesterday.According to the investigation, the murder case in Liufang Hutong has been closed. The five gangs of street rogues and three companions broke into the house and burglarized. They were spotted by Lu's guards.It's so simple and so enjoyable, I'm afraid it's because one of the people involved in the case is the crown prince and the other is the iron hat county king.

Cao Yong wondered why the prince was the prince who was taught by Kangxi himself, why he was so unbearable. "Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge", how many people don't know this truth.Even if you are restored to the throne, all the party members and minions have been disposed of by the emperor, so why do such evil things at this time.Vaguely, Cao Yong always felt that there was something else going on in that case.

On March 48, 22th year of Kangxi, the palace examination was released, and new Jinshi was released, and Ma Jun, who was in the Jinshi Department for the second time, was impressively listed.

Before the release of the rankings, Ma Jun and Yongqing went to Cao's house to visit the sick. Because Cao Yong was not acclimatized to the environment and there was no serious problem, everyone was free from worry.Although both he and Yongqing are a few years older than Cao Yong, but because Cao Yong is young and mature, everyone is friends.He once mentioned that if he wins Jinshi, he wants to become an official in a local area, learn from the blue sky in history, and benefit the people of one side.It seems that now all wishes come true.

(End of this chapter)