Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 469

Cao Yi's 21st birthday started amid endless quarrels.

The old man's first wife passed away for many years and did not remarry. There are only a few aunts in the house.Cao Yi followed these people and waited on the sick in the inner house. He worked hard for half a day and only rested at night.

Because the couple came with the officials and imperial guards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Although there is no name and purpose, the meaning is self-evident.These aunts are also obedient, knowing that they are the heirs and heirs-in-law chosen by the Long Live Lord for the old man, and they are very flattering to Cao Yi.

They made a special trip to tidy up the quiet room as Cao Yi's temporary resting place.

The old man was already unconscious, and according to the doctor's advice, he would not be around for a few days, so Cao Yi stayed here with Seishtu in the mansion.

As soon as he got up the next day, Cao Yi heard the report from his mother-in-law, saying that some wives and grandmas from the same family had come.

When Cao Yi first arrived yesterday, there were several grandmothers of the same generation here.According to your aunts, those people are using the excuse that the old lady left a message when she was alive, and wanted to divide the family's petties.

Cao Yi was very ridiculous when he heard this.

Although the Duke's Mansion has no heirs, the old man still has a heir who is born under his knees. How can a mother not leave her make-up to her own daughter, but to her nephew and daughter-in-law?

Since the elders were also moved here today, it was designated to see the two of them move into the Duke's Mansion, and I was anxious, wanting to use their seniority to suppress others.

Thinking of this, Cao Yi thought about it, and after sending someone to send a letter to Seishtu, he washed up unhurriedly.

Because her mother-in-law Xi Tara doesn't like luxury, Cao Yi rarely wears expensive jewelry.

However, facing the dressing table today, she chose some expensive and not fancy jewelry from the few pieces she brought.

Taking a look at the several sets of clothes sent by the family last night, Cao Yi chose an autumn-colored flag outfit to change into, and then put on a ginger-colored bijia and a fur collar of the same color.

Although the color is a bit old-fashioned and not fancy, it looks more dignified and solemn than usual.

Seeing that there was no smile on Cao Yi's face, Chunya said in a low voice beside her: "Look at the young lady's appearance, in a daze, she looks a bit like a nobleman from our family."

Cao Yi touched the bracelet on his wrist and said: "This is the eight-treasure bracelet given by my mother before I got married. It was placed in the dressing box, but the old lady sent someone to bring it here. Is it an old man? , It must not be easy for us to be here, and we need to clean up to overwhelm the situation. Otherwise, let those people think that we are poor people who come to beg for food."

Xia Fu said: "Why do you look down on people so much? If you don't say anything else, just look at the dresses of those grandmas yesterday, they are no more elegant than those in our mansion. Isn't the title in this mansion higher than that of the master? How can it be so? "

What is there to compare this to?Although the imperial family is nobler than the nobleman, the imperial family has a lot of ostentation, many entertainments, and little income, so life is naturally tight.

On the other side of my natal family, with my brother around, when was I short of money?
Thinking of his rich dowry, Cao Yi gradually gained confidence.

If you don't want to be strong, she and her husband are only here to serve the sick, and they don't covet the floating money here, so they are naturally open-minded.

Although she was impatient to see those greedy faces, she also knew that socializing was essential.

She looked in the mirror and saw that it was all right, then she stood up, and led the maidservant, and walked over slowly.

In the main room of the inner courtyard, two noble ladies in their 50s and [-]s are sitting on the kang, and on the chairs lined up with goose wings on the ground, there are several young women sitting.

These are all close branches of the government, and most of them are families with titles.It's just that the grade is low, and the man is also General Feng En, so these people really don't pay attention to the Seshtu couple.

In addition to the maids standing there, the house is full of people.

Although everyone was laughing and talking about their daily life, their eyes would glance at the door from time to time, and their ears would be stunned.

If I had known that an outsider would get in the way, why were you so competitive before? Wouldn't it be cheaper to divide things up earlier?

Now, it's meaningless to say that.

Everyone came here eagerly, just wanting to get some points before the old man dies, so as to save the title here from being settled, and they can no longer justifiably come to the door to search for things.

When Cao Yi entered the door, all kinds of hair oil and rouge fragrance came to his nostrils, and the room was full of pearls and emeralds.

Compared with the room full of pearls and emeralds, the main room here is like a snow cave, shabby and unsightly.

Except for Kang felt, chair cushions, and two clumsy gall bottles half a person's height, there are no other furnishings.

Bu Xiao said, this is the handwriting of these close grandmothers and wives.

Cao Yi saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't feel any closeness to these aunts, sisters-in-law, and cousins.

Seeing her come in, everyone else was sitting carelessly, only the young woman sitting on the chair by the door stood up, leaned slightly, and said, "Sister-in-law!"

"Seventh brother and sister!" Cao Yi stepped forward, shook hands and said with a smile: "It looks plump compared to last time, is your body good?"

This young woman is one of De Mao's nephew and daughter-in-law, Zhang Jiashi, the wife of Song He, General Feng En.

Because Songhe and Seshitu are about the same age, cousins ​​are still close, so they even have more contacts with their sisters-in-law than others.

After autumn came, Zhang Jia's body felt a little uncomfortable. Cao Yi had visited the mansion before, so he asked this question today.

"That's great, thank you sister-in-law for thinking about it." Zhang Jia looked carefully at the kang and replied in a low voice.

The two sitting on the kang, and the one sitting on the east side, is Zhang Jia's mother-in-law, Qi De Pei's wife, the third-class town general Depei.

Chidley raised his chin, looked at Cao Yi, and waited for Cao Yi to come up and salute.

No matter what, he didn't want to be rude on the face, Cao Yi stepped forward and said: "Greetings to the two aunts!" After speaking, he said to the young women sitting on the chair: "And hello to all the sisters-in-law!"

Chidley responded lightly, and said, "It's my daughter-in-law, you are not at home to serve your old lady, why do you want to come to this house? There are some things that you can't just grab with your hands."

Listening to the sour words, Cao Yi was speechless.

Didn't they get together like this because they got the news that their husband and wife were ill?
After thinking about it in her heart, she said with some helplessness on her face: "It's still my aunt who loves my nephew and daughter-in-law, knowing that my nephew and daughter-in-law can't leave home, but what can I do, according to the will of Lord Long Live, who would eat bears?" Xin Baozi dares to disobey it? My nephew and daughter-in-law are also looking forward to the early recovery of the old man, and our grandfather will also have an errand."

Chidley choked on a single sentence, and frowned. He frowned and said, "It has nothing to do with us that you are entrusted by your emperor. We are the housework of the government, and we have our own care."

What she said was ridiculous, Cao Yi didn't want to argue with her, and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then the aunts should do their work first, and the nephew and daughter-in-law will go to the kitchen and see that it's time for the second dose of medicine."

Chidley didn't allow her to withdraw like this, so he couldn't help but raise his voice and said, "Let's go now? Put down the key of the inner vault, didn't you say that Zhang De gave you the key?"

Zhang De is the eunuch next to the old man and the housekeeper.These days, he also saw that the world was forced to do nothing by these relatives.

Yesterday, after the Saishitu couple followed the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs into the mansion, Zhang Degui handed over the keys of the internal and external warehouses to Cao Yi for collection.Even if you are afraid that there will be too many people in recent days, there will be places that you can't take care of, and you will lose the property in the house, and you will be suspected.

Cao Yi turned around, looked at Chidley's, and said with a smile: "The key to the inner vault is temporarily kept by Mr. Zhang for his nephew and daughter-in-law. When the old man recovers, he will naturally return it to him."

Seeing that Cao Yi didn't show humility, Chidley was a little annoyed, lowered his face, and said, "Are you talking back to me? I'm a little old and young. It seems that I have to learn the rules!" , flirted with the old nanny standing beside her.

The old nanny is not young, but her body is strong, she glanced at Cao Yi, there was no reverence in her eyes, she stepped forward a few steps, with a rather unfriendly intention.

Chun Ya and Xia Fu met, and rushed to Cao Yi's body.

Cao Yi took a few steps back, stood still at the door, looked at Chidley, his face sank like water, and said: "Madam's kindness, my nephew and daughter-in-law appreciate it. It's just that my mother's family has parents, and my husband's family has a mother-in-law, so it's not my turn." Madame, come and teach me the rules!"

When visiting relatives on weekdays, Cao Yi is usually silent and looks good-natured.

Chidri originally wanted to frighten her and force her to hand over the keys, so that he could distribute the things earlier, but he didn't expect that she would dare to resist, and his face was a bit embarrassing.

Chidri stood up from the kang and said with a sneer: "When it comes to the Zong family, we are the Da Zong and your family is the Xiao Zong; when it comes to seniority, I am the elder and you are the junior. In front of me, how can you point fingers? Talking to you so loudly, you picked it up? I don't believe it. As an aunt, I can't teach my nephew and daughter-in-law to behave? Hmph, don't you fear a divorce letter if you disobey your parents? What tutor?"

The former sentence was nothing, Cao Yi was just barking at her; the latter sentence made Cao Yi annoyed.

She straightened herself up, looked at Kidley, and then at the rest of the room.

Except for Zhang Jiashi who was a little uneasy, most of the others looked gloating.

Cao Yi's mood gradually calmed down, and he glanced at Chidley's family and said, "I don't know what is wrong with me. I have lost the face of my natal parents? It seems that I really have to go back to my natal family for a while. , Talk to your sister and sister-in-law, and save yourself your shortcomings."

Chidley wanted to say more, but Zhang Jia whispered, "Er Niang!"

Seeing his daughter-in-law's obedience, Chidley frowned and wanted to reprimand her, then turned around and said to Cao Yi: "Good sister-in-law, Er Niang slipped her words in a hurry, sister-in-law should not care about Er Niang."

Seeing his daughter-in-law begging somewhat, Chidri knew that he had said something wrong for a while.

To scold Cao Yi for his bad upbringing is not to scold General Pingjun Wang Fujin Tong and Heshuo's son-in-law Cao Yong.

Cao Yi was already impatient with these female relatives, looked at Zhang Jiashi's apologetic face, nodded to her, and then said to the crowd: "Everyone is welcome, I will excuse you first!" After speaking, he turned and wanted to go out.

As soon as she arrived at the door, before she went out, she heard a "click", the curtain was thrown open, and a half-sized girl with raised eyebrows came in.

The little girl was wearing an almost new blue satin flag dress, with a big braid and a pale face. She looked at the people in the room and said, "Is this poor and crazy? When the sky comes, it still makes people feel uneasy? Get out!"

The servant girl came in from behind, and when she heard the little girl's words, she was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded: "Gege, keep quiet, you can't do it!"

The little girl's eyes were red, she glanced at everyone in the room, and said: "Why can't I do it? Some people are shameless, can I say no? Are they robbers? If you don’t fall behind, you’ll be cleaner than the one who ransacked your house, so you’ll have to force someone to go to the clan’s mansion to file a complaint before you’re willing to settle down?”

Chidley and the others were so scolded that their faces turned red and white, and they were speechless for a while.

Seeing this, the little girl gave a cold snort, stretched out her hand, and slammed down the two gall bottles under the south window, smashing them to pieces.

The tiles splashed and scattered on the ground.

The little girl raised her chin and said: "Come here, Qingdi, this room stinks to death, we need to sprinkle water three times, no, ten times, we must get rid of this filth!"

No matter how noisy she is, she is only a half-sized girl.

Chidley came to his senses, "coughed", and said, "Yugege, we just came here to fetch some things because of your mother's death. You are still young, and it's not easy to talk about adults' business." .”

This little girl is the grandpa's legitimate daughter, her nickname is Yu Rui, and she is only twelve this year.

Yurui looked at Chidley's family and said: "What is the last order? Isn't it that Er Niang said before she was alive that she would give half of the dowry to Brother Ninth's future daughter-in-law? Brother Ninth is gone, and the wife is gone, so Auntie will make the decision." gone?"

The Ninth Brother she was talking about was the old man's previous heir, Song Xi who had died of illness, and was also the youngest son of the Chidley family.

Chidley was so squeezed that he couldn't speak. He sat on the kang, pulled the handkerchief from his armpit, covered his eyes, and cried, "My poor son..."

Yurui didn't look at her, turned around to look at Cao Yi, and said: "It's a surprise, you are the heir-in-law pointed out by the Long Live Lord, you also want to share the dowry of the mother?"

(End of this chapter)