Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 468

Outside Xihua Gate, Jueluo Mansion, living room.

Cao Yi looked at the two brothers Cao Song and Cao Shuo sitting on the seat, and said with a smile: "I still want to say congratulations, the two brothers and sisters are about to enter the door!"

Cao Shuo was a bit shy, blushing but didn't speak, Cao Song smiled, stood up, took out the gift list from his sleeve, and said: "Third sister will have her birthday tomorrow, and my younger brother will be honored by uncle, aunt and elder brother. , Sister-in-law’s order, to give my sister a birthday gift.”

Cao Yi took the gift list and said, "It's all from my family, I'm going to go home in two days!"

Cao Song sat down again, and said: "Auntie has also asked about it twice. Today, before my younger brother came out, I specially ordered my younger brother to ask my sister when she is free, so that someone can come to pick her up. Or, after Laba, I'm afraid my sister won't be free here."

The next day Cao Yin and his wife arrived in Beijing, Cao Yi sent people to greet him.

Although she was thinking about it in her heart and wished to see each other right away, but after all, she was married and became a daughter-in-law, and there were rules for everything, so she was not as comfortable as a daughter.

Seshitu went to the outside of the Great Wall with his guards, and there are many things in the mansion here, and he still wants to wait for King Fujin of Pingjun to return to Ning, so Cao Yi hasn't gone back yet.

After hearing Cao Song's words, Cao Yi smiled and said, "Even if the younger brothers are not coming today, I will tell people to go back. I heard that the second sister went back to the house yesterday. If the wife doesn't go out in the next day, I just want to go back. Greetings to the master and wife."

"My aunt just came to Beijing, and she couldn't bear the winter cold, so she said she wanted to rest for a while. If she knew that the third sister planned to go back, she would be very happy." Cao Song laughed "hehe".

Although Cao Yi hadn't been back since Tianhui's [-] days, the news of the exchanges between the two is known.

"How is the new residence? How is the new house being tidied up? The difference between the two marriages is only a few days, so it can be seen that there is something busy there?" Cao Yi asked.

"It's probably because the housekeeper and the third child are busy, and my younger brother has only taken a bath in the past few days." Cao Song replied.

The two sisters chatted a few more gossips, and the big maid beside Cao Yi talked back and forth, saying that the old lady woke up from her afternoon nap, and heard that the two uncles were coming, please go and see her.

After hearing this, Cao Yi got up and led Cao Song and Cao Shuo brothers over.

When Sitara saw the two brothers, he had to say a few words of congratulations, and asked a few words about the safety of the elders and mistresses of his in-laws, and so on.

The old man originally asked Cao Yi to stay with him for dinner, but because the brothers were going to the Sun's house, they didn't stay. They said a few things about family matters with the old lady and then left.

After seeing off the two little brothers, Cao Yi sent the list of gifts to Sitara to have a look, to see if her mother-in-law likes anything, so that she can keep it for use.

Mrs. Sitara glanced at it, handed it back to Cao Yi and said, "Since it's a birthday gift for you, you can keep it. I'm an old woman, why not use it?"

Cao Yi said with a smile: "Since Er Niang said so, the daughter-in-law will send someone into the warehouse first, and then send it to Er Niang if there is anything useful."

Mrs. Sitara shook her head and said: "If Er Niang said no, then don't. Didn't you say that you wanted to go back later to greet the elders and mistresses of your in-laws? Have you prepared all the gifts? Over there in the mansion Seeing that there will be another happy event, the gift that should be given should also be prepared!"

Cao Yidao: "Daughter-in-law is thinking, it's already the twelfth lunar month, or the daughter-in-law can send this year's New Year's gift in advance, and take it with her the day after tomorrow, so as to save someone from sending it in a few days later."

"The second day of the twelfth lunar month the day after tomorrow, um, yes!" Mrs. Sitara nodded, and replied: "The gift should be prepared thicker, Shou Geer's full moon and Bai Ri have given a lot of gifts, even if we can't compare , it’s not good to be too meager, in terms of etiquette, there is absolutely no debt.”

Cao Yi agreed, and said to Chunya, the maid beside him: "Go back to my room, and bring the gift list on the Baibaoge for my wife to have a look at."

After Chun Ya went down, Cao Yi sat on the small bed beside the kang, and lightly beat Sitara's legs.

While beating her legs, she asked, "Emiang, tomorrow is the first day of the twelfth lunar month, would Emiang want to offer incense in the temple?"

Xi Tara said: "What kind of incense? I will celebrate your birthday according to the annual routine. It's just that Tu'er is not in Beijing this year, so it's not easy to make a fuss."

"My daughter-in-law is a junior, how can she live a long life? Ask the kitchen to prepare two bowls of noodles tomorrow, that's it!" Cao Yi said.

Just as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were saying this, they heard hurried footsteps outside, and then heard a "click" sound of lifting and falling the curtain.

Seeing that her mother-in-law's face was not good-looking, Cao Yi stood up and looked towards the door, trying to see who was so unruly.

That dusty man is not Seshtu, which one is it?
"Master has returned to Beijing?" Cao Yi was surprised, and Xi Tara also hurriedly got off the kang, saying: "A few days ago, someone delivered a letter, didn't you say that Sheng Jia will not return to Beijing until the end of December? You are coming back first. gone?"

Seshtu nodded and said, "I have been ordered by the Holy Order to go back to Beijing first!"

When he came in, he felt cold.

When Cao Yi saw that his face was flushed by the wind, he felt distressed, and said, "He came back quickly? It's a cold winter month, but it's a pain. I'll ask someone to prepare bath water for the master!"

Seshitu rubbed his face vigorously, and said: "Well, let the kitchen hurry up, you can't rest at home, you have to go out immediately!"

Mrs. Sitara was puzzled and said, "What kind of job is it that you are so busy? It's like hitting the back of the head with your feet, which doesn't make you feel relieved."

Cao Yi had already ordered Wanren to go to the kitchen to ask for water. Seeing that Sai Shitu was like this, he hurriedly poured him a cup of hot tea to drive him away from the cold.

Saishitu took it, and after taking two sips from the cow, Fang felt a little warm on his body, and said to Sitara, "Emiang, the old man in Beixiao Street is ill, and the Taiyuan Hospital has already signed up for it. Order my son to return to Beijing to serve the sick."

Not only Xi Tara's face turned pale when he heard the words, even Cao Yi couldn't help being surprised.

The old man in Beixiaojie is of the rank of Feng En Fu Guogong, and he is the head of Seshitu's family.

Saishitu's ancestry can be traced back to the third brother of Xianzu Takeshi, King Zhaikan of Xuanxian County.Now it has been passed down for several generations. The current head of the main family is De Mao, who is of the same generation as the current princes. He is the uncle of Sai Shitu, and he is the Duke of Fengen Fuguo.

Demao had only one son, who died when he was young. Later, he adopted an heir from his brother's family and raised him until he was sixteen or seventeen. He died before he got married.

For the noble title of the Duke's mansion, several brothers and nephews of Demao wished that you could eat me, and I would eat you, making the scene very shameful.

Seshitu's father is Demao's cousin, and he is one level away, so he was not close to the government before.As for the seizure of property over there, I just heard about it, and never had any thoughts of mixing it up.

"Even if Songxi doesn't exist, there are still Songlu and his brothers, why does Long Live Lord think of assigning you to serve the sick?" Xi Tara asked, trying to calm down.

Seishtu replied: "My son was puzzled at first, but after inquiring about it, it seems that the old man was cold-hearted because of his nephew's contention, so he also handed over a note to the Long Live Lord, and asked the Long Live Lord to make the decision and choose one from the clan as his heir. " Speaking of this, he glanced at Cao Yi and said: "I may have borrowed the light of my father-in-law. My father-in-law is an old minister, and he came back to Beijing to be honored and raised. Long live God must have some kindness."

Seshitu's current title is the lowest "General Feng En" in the clan. If he really enters the palace as heir and is downgraded, he will not be the Duke of Bafen Town, which is several ranks higher than the current title.

This is really a pie in the sky, but the son he raised himself will be heir to others in the future. Sitara can't tell whether he is happy or sad.Besides, it's not the shoulders of the next room, and there is no reason for the only son to be the heir.

While talking, there were already maids talking back and forth, and hot water was ready.

Seishtu said to Xi Tara: "Emiang, not only my son, I am afraid that Shouer Ernian will also go there with her son. First go there and have a look. If it is not busy there and you are free, come back at night; If you are busy, you may have to stay there for a few more days!"

Sitara nodded and said: "Since you have the holy order, then you can go there with peace of mind. I will let my mother take Shou'er to my room to rest. You two don't have to worry about your family."

*
Cao Mansion, Orchid Courtyard.

Hearing Cao Song's brothers say that Cao Yi will return to the province the day after tomorrow, Mrs. Li put on a lot of smiles and said to Chu Yu: "This is the best. It's the twelfth lunar month, and we have to buy new year's goods. Is the family appointed to be busy?" Finished work. This time I come back to my mother's house, so that the third girl can rest for a long time."

Speaking of this, he felt a little unsatisfactory, and said: "It's just in time for the twelfth lunar month. If the weather is warmer in spring and summer, I can still see my grandson!"

Chu Yu laughed and said, "Third sister is really lucky. My mother is so worried about her. I heard that the in-laws over there also hurt her as if she was her own daughter. When she came in September, she looked richer than before!"

After Mrs. Li went to Beijing with Cao Yin last spring, she met Sitara, nodded her head, and said, "My wife eats vegetarian food all day long, she is a charitable person!" After speaking, he said to Cao Song and Cao Shuo, "Just now we talked back and forth in the front yard. It is said that Fengtian's new year's goods have arrived, and your uncle and elder brother are not here, and you two brothers just went to count and count. I heard from your sister-in-law that the list was drawn up a long time ago, and after careful counting, people will send half of it to Dongfu. In the past, save trouble in the future."

Cao Song and Cao Shuo stood up, listened with hands down, and went down in response.

Mrs. Li asked Chuyu to sit by the kang, and said: "Your brother-in-law is not in Beijing, so I don't want to prepare a table there. We will send gifts from our house, and let people come over tomorrow?"

Chu Yu heard Li Shi's implication, wanted to visit, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Daughter-in-law, naturally follow mother's orders."

Mrs. Li hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head, and said, "Forget it, grandson will wait until the weather warms up to see you again. Your eldest sister and second sister didn't go to your house, and you went directly to your third sister's house, which doesn't make sense."

Chu Yu thought about it for a while, and said: "I heard from the uncle that the third sister's hands are cold in winter, and the pair of purple and gold hand stoves that my mother gave me today, the third sister must love it very much. Jueluo's family didn't post a post, so it's hard for us to do it." The uninvited guest, my daughter-in-law has sent someone to the shop to order, and I will send some pastries over tomorrow, which is more or less kind."

Mrs. Li listened, nodded with a smile, and said, "It's a good feeling. In the past few days, my master and I have also eaten the pastry from the shop over there. It's not sweet, and it's still soft when you eat it. It's really the same as what you ate in Suzhou in the early years." It's the same. When I eat this, I think of the days in Suzhou."

*
Suzhou, Weaving Yamen, Study Room.

Li Xu looked at the letter in his hand with a very gloomy expression.His eldest son, Li Nai, was standing by, he couldn't help worrying when he saw it, and said: "My lord, what is the news that is inappropriate?"

Li Xu put down the letter, frowned, and said, "Eighth Master was plotted against, and he is now detained in the hot spring. Even though he has written a self-defense paper, Long Live Master has warned him several times!"

"Ah!" Li Nai couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.

Although in the past two years, he was in the period of filial piety, but he mostly stayed by his father's side to help with the errands of Zhizao Mansion and the family.He also knew about the relationship between his father and the eighth elder brother.

Thinking of how the princelings were punished two years ago, Li Nai couldn't help but feel a little worried, and asked: "Father, if the Long Live Lord wants to continue to attack the Eighth Master, then the father's...do you need to give it to the uncle of the Cao family?" Send a letter to ask for your opinion?"

Li Xu listened, pondered for a moment, and said: "Write to Qian Zhongshui, this year's annual gift to the Cao Mansion, compared to previous years, it will be [-]% thicker."

Li Nai agreed, but with a bit of puzzlement, he asked: "Father, we are all close relatives, and my aunt is here. Even if my uncle becomes an official in the capital, will there be any difference in treating our family?"

Li Xu smiled wryly, and said: "Your uncle treats us no differently, but do you still think that the current head of the Cao family is your uncle? Your cousin is a man with ideas. When it really comes to a matter of life and death, honor and disgrace, I really don't care about this kind of family relationship. These gifts are for the people of Beijing, even if Xiao Cao Yong wants to abandon our family, he can't justify it morally."

Li Nai couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and said embarrassingly, "Father must have thought too much. My son went to Beijing last year, and my cousin was also very affectionate."

Li Xu sneered twice, and said: "You have kindness in your heart, and everyone is good when you look at it. This is called being prepared, always safer..."

(End of this chapter)