Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 466
Inside the Anding Gate, Prince Yong's Mansion, Study Room.

The fourth elder brother looked at the letter in his hand, his face was uncertain, and his wrist trembled slightly.

Dai Jin saw him beside him, he was a bit surprised, it was sent by the seventeenth elder brother who followed him, could it be that something happened to Shengjia's trip?
Thinking of this, Dai Jin's heart skipped a beat.

According to the news from the sticky stick, the body of Shengjialong has not been very refreshing since winter.

Although there are many emperors who have passed Jiazi in the past dynasties, how many people can have reigned for more than [-] years?
The fourth elder brother had already read the letter, and couldn't tell whether it was joy or sadness, so he sighed heavily, handed the letter to Dai Jin, and said, "Look at it!"

Dai Jin bowed and took it with both hands, and quickly swept it over. The more he looked, the bigger his eyes became, and finally his face was full of unstoppable joy.

This is the seventeenth elder brother's letter of greetings, the first two sentences are just a greeting, but the last two sentences mention that the eighth elder brother sent someone to send a "dead eagle", which aroused Long Yan's anger.

"Congratulations to the fourth master, the eighth elder brother has completely lost his sacred heart. It is really too difficult to turn over." Dai Jin twisted his beard and said with a bit of secret joy.

The fourth elder brother's expression was not happy, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his eyes were deep.

The eighth elder brother is unlucky, of course it is worth being happy, but how can the fourth elder brother be happy when he thinks about the emperor who is becoming more and more wary of the prince?

Even Dai Jin felt a little heavy when he thought of this.

After thinking about it, Dai Jin said: "Fourth Master, this seems to be the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and then Laba, besides the errands in the ministry, are you also sent to do two religious ceremonies?"

The fourth elder brother nodded, his brows gradually relaxed, he twirled the beads on his wrist, and said, "I heard that a monk came to the Cao family?"

Dai Jindao: "The young one has already been inquired about. His Dharma name is superior to that of wisdom, and he is the same age as Cao Furuo. It is said that he is a friend of Cao Furuo's youth. He was ordained and became a monk in Qingliang Temple in Jiangning."

"Qingliang Temple?" The fourth elder brother heard the words and felt a little familiar, as if the incense that Cao Yong sent people every year was made by this temple.

Thinking of this, the fourth elder brother couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Now, since the eighth elder brother has lost his sacred heart, he can only be more cautious in his words and deeds.

It would have been fine if Cao Yin hadn't been in the capital, the Cao family wasn't as eye-catching as it is now, and could still invite that monk Zhiran to come to the mansion to give lectures on Zen, but now it's a taboo.

At this time, I heard a eunuch outside the door saying: "Master, Fujin sent his servants to ask for instructions. Where is the dinner? Is it still in the west courtyard?"

Because Nianshi, the most favored side Fujin in the mansion, is pregnant, the fourth elder brother usually eats in the West Courtyard where Nianshi lives these days, so Fujin asked this question.

The fourth elder brother remembered something and wanted to explain it to Fujin, so he said: "Set up Fujin's room, I'll go over later, let Fujin spread the meal!"

"Hey!" The eunuch retreated in response.

The fourth elder brother stood up, walked two steps left and right with his hands behind his back, Fang stood still, and said: "In your opinion, who is the one who benefits from the eighth elder brother? Could it be that the third brother made people move his hands and feet? "

"Third elder brother?" Dai Jin hesitated, and said: "Third elder brother has some disciples, but most of them are scholars, and they are just rotten scholars who study hard. If third elder brother can take advantage of the situation and come up with such a method, then But it's also a bit scary. Since the eighth elder brother is sending people to the front, he must use his confidantes. For this tribute, Hai Dongqing, he has his heart, how could he make a mistake so easily? I don't know how many of them can't do it. Conspiracy means to see people."

Hearing this, the fourth elder brother couldn't help frowning, and said: "It's not the third child, so I can't do it?" Speaking of this, thinking that he would bear this suspicion, his face became more and more ugly.

"Fourth Master has always devoted himself to Buddhist affairs. He only knows how to do errands diligently. How can there be such ghostly means? Don't worry, Fourth Master. Don't say that Long Live Lord wants to make use of it. There is no need to investigate; Don't do anything about the fourth master of Beijing." Dai Jin said.

The fourth elder brother always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell where it was.

It was as if there was a fog in the dark, making this matter confusing and confusing, and it was impossible to explore the root cause.

It is impossible for the eighth elder brother to send the "dead eagle" by himself, so when did Haidongqing have the problem?Where is the holy driver?en route?

What is involved in it is the eighth prince's old enemy, or... or Huang Ama...

Thinking of the latter possibility, the fourth elder brother felt like a storm in his heart, holding on to the desk for a while, unable to speak.

Seeing that the fourth elder brother was silent and his face was suddenly pale, Dai Jin jumped in his heart and asked cautiously: "Fourth master?"

The fourth elder brother came to his senses, waved his hands, and said: "I wrote a letter to Nian Gengyao, saying that the New Year's ceremony has arrived, and those Shu papers are good, and I also like Shu embroidery and Shu brocade Fujin. Nian is expecting to give birth in a few months." , he will be an uncle!"

Dai Jin remembered them one by one, and bent down to respond.

The fourth elder brother rubbed his forehead and said: "It's time for dinner, I'll go to Fujin's courtyard, you can go down to eat too." After speaking, he strode out of the study.

Dai Jin and the fourth elder brother came out together, watched the fourth elder brother's figure go away, and then went back to his yard.

His footsteps couldn't help but become brisk.

Scholars, who have no ambitions, "become a good doctor if not a good look" is the ideal of many scholars.

Today, although the fourth elder brother is not strong, he is one step closer to the reserve position.

Inner courtyard, main room.

Si Fujin Nala has ordered someone to set up the dinner table, waiting for the fourth elder brother to come back.

As soon as the fourth elder brother entered the room, he smelled the aroma of the rice, so he couldn't help but looked at the kang table.

Because of the new year's goods from Sichuan, in addition to the usual food, I also added several dishes, such as mutton vermicelli pot, old vinegar peanuts, Xufu old-fashioned bad eggs, shredded pork with mustard and so on.

Si Fujin personally threw a towel and asked Si elder brother to wipe his hands.

After the fourth elder brother wiped his hands, he took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the kang.

Nala sat on the opposite side to accompany him, and took the chopsticks and the spoon with a handkerchief to send them over.

Breakfast was early, Si elder brother really felt a little hungry.

He took a spoon, took two sips of hot soup from the pot, put it in a soup bowl, waited for it to cool a bit, took a sip, and felt that it was very hot and very ironing.

Looking at the pot again, the vermicelli is rolling in the hot soup, it is green and transparent, and it feels very strong when you look at it, which is different from what you usually see.He pointed and asked, "Is this from Nian Gengyao?"

Nala said with a smile: "That's right. I tasted it just now, and it's no worse than the ones distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When the grandfather wants to eat vegetarian food, he can also use it to add vegetables!"

The fourth elder brother nodded, took a bite with chopsticks, and put it in his mouth.

Because of the rules developed in the palace since childhood, they all pay attention to "not talking when eating and not talking when sleeping", so the husband and wife ate in silence.

It wasn't until he put down his chopsticks and rinsed his mouth that the fourth elder brother said again: "Fu Nai will marry my niece in a few days, have you prepared any presents?"

Sifujin stood up and sent the maids to remove the dining table.

Hearing Si elder brother's words, Si Fujin smiled and said: "Didn't the Lord give you an order before? It's already prepared, mostly jewelry materials and other things, for adding boxes. Fu Nai is an old man in our house. Grandpa has been serving as an errand for a long time, so he has prepared these real things. There are no other girls in their family, and this is the only time around. In addition to jewelry materials, there is also a set of silverware, silver furnace, silver tripod, silver shield, silver Although the vase is not luxurious, it is better because it is made inside and has an exquisite style that cannot be seen from the outside; the four sets of porcelain are all made of "pink enamel", and "blue and white" is not selected. "Blue and white" is too plain, which is not suitable for happy events For the design, I also chose "Peony Richness" and "Kirin Sending a Child"; the rest are fragments, two square inkstones, two boxes of "Dragon and Phoenix Brushes", several boxes of pine smoke ink and so on."

These are small things, they don't look ostentatious, but they are necessary to add makeup.

The fourth elder brother was also satisfied after hearing this, nodded and put the matter aside.

The husband and wife here are talking about the congratulatory gifts, and Naersu and Cao Jia in the Pingjun Prince's Mansion are also talking about the congratulatory gifts after eating.

Although they are cousins ​​in the next room, the wedding ceremony prepared here is not too light.The two brothers are both legitimate sons, and there is nothing to distinguish between them, they are all in duplicate.

After these two gifts, they were only seven or eight hundred taels of silver.

Seeing the twelfth lunar month, there are many people who are going to host weddings. Except for my own family, this Baylor Mansion, that Duke's Mansion, no one can leave behind the ceremony.

Cao Jia looked at the list of gifts and said to Narsu: "Isn't it true that everyone outside said 'the end of the year is sad? 8000 taels? Fortunately, we still have a few villages, and some income can be subsidized and supplemented, or if it’s not just relying on the salary of the master, the hole after this year will be big!"

Na Ersu was sitting cross-legged on the kang in a daze, but after listening to his wife's words, he leaned on his chin, raised his eyebrows and said, "Fu Jin, if our house can be promoted by one promotion, will our life be more spacious and comfortable?"

When Cao Jia heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "Look at what I said, this is a title passed down from my ancestors, and I'm not an official in the imperial court. How can I be promoted?"

"Prince Heshuo!" Neersu said, "If I get promoted again, I will be Prince Heshuo, and Fujin will be Prince Heshuo, Fujin. At that time, even if Fujin enters the palace, whoever can make Fujin bow down to worship There are not many left!"

Seeing that her husband was serious, Cao Jia shook her head and said, "Why are you still talking about this? What's so good about being a Prince of Heshuo? It's just a little more salary than ours a year. Just a few more beads. It’s too prominent to be taboo. Not to mention anything else, which of the iron-capped prince’s mansions in Beijing is not a man with its tail between its legs? We are the first-class this time, in comparison , but it is not eye-catching, and life is more comfortable."

After hearing his wife's words, Ne Ersu patted his forehead vigorously, and said: "Yes, what Fujin said is right. This common saying is good, the sky is falling, and there is a big man holding it up, and it really can't be suppressed." We are the first class this time. It’s just a hat, what’s so rare? When you have the opportunity to wear armor in the future, go and earn titles for your sons with real swords and guns.”

Cao Jia seldom heard him talk about this, but today she expressed her feelings and was wondering, Na Ersu had already diverted the conversation, saying: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law have just arrived in the past two days, so we should have more entertainment, wait until tomorrow The snow has cleared up, I will accompany you back and greet you two!"

Cao Jia put down the gift list in her hand, with joy on her face, she said: "I just wanted to talk to you about this, after all, it is the Lord who loves me!"

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Cao Mansion, study room.

Cao Yin sat on the edge of the kang, his face was a little dark.Cao Yong stood there, but was stunned.

Although I vaguely remembered that the eighth brother would be unlucky, I didn't expect this day to come so early, and the so-called "killing eagle incident" had already happened.

In addition to being surprised by this, Cao Yong was also surprised by his father's news channels.

According to what my father said, this "killing eagle incident" happened on November 23, which happened to be the day when Cao Yin and his wife arrived in Tongzhou.I'm only 26 today, and it's only three days since the accident happened, and I've already got the news here.

After all, Jiang is old and hot, even if he has no other thoughts, since he is going north to the capital, then Cao Yin should have some reliance, right?
Thinking in Cao Yong's heart, Cao Yin had already raised his head to look at Cao Yong's place, and with some doubts, he asked: "This Haidongqing... such a method, could it be the fourth elder brother..."

"This..." Cao Yong pondered for a while, and said: "Si elder brother is a tolerant person, so he takes the initiative to attack, which is not like his usual style of doing things. Besides, it is not a small risk to be so pretentious. If the emperor investigates and the matter is revealed, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?"

Cao Yin stared at his son for a while, and said: "You know the fourth elder brother very well? Could it be that this also appeared in a dream? Can Yong'er tell me what else is going on. Is it all right?"

Seeing Cao Yin solemnly using the dream as an excuse, Cao Yongshi was a little bit dumbfounded.

However, even if Cao Yin didn't take the initiative to ask questions, Cao Yong still wanted to tell his father about some things, so he had to be careful.

He thought for a while, and said: "If my son remembers correctly, since the eighth elder brother has lost his sacred heart, then the fourteenth elder brother may be about to emerge..."

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Before 0 o'clock in the second watch, it was mid-month, and the second monthly ticket was probably released. Please ask for a monthly ticket and a recommended ticket. .

(End of this chapter)