Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 478

Chu Yu sat in front of the dressing table, thinking so absorbedly that she didn't even hear Cao Yong come in.

Xiyun was sitting on the small bed beside the kang in the outer room and dozed off. Seeing Cao Yong coming in, she hurriedly stood up and said, "Forehead son-in-law."

Chu Yu woke up after hearing Xi Yun's voice, got up and came out, looked at Cao Yong, hesitant to speak.

Now it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, Cao Yong also drank several cups of wine, and then went to see off guests outside, seeing the wind.The room was as warm as spring, and when it got colder and hotter, he sneezed heavily.

Chu Yu hurriedly got up and told Xi Yun to call for hot water and hangover soup.

Cao Yong saw that she was a bit lacklustre, and said: "Since I'm tired, I should arrange it earlier. It's really hard to see the busyness of your two mansions these days."

Chu Yu stepped forward to serve Cao Yong and took off his overcoat, and said with a smile, "When I just came back from my wife's room, I took a rest for a while, and I'm not too sleepy."

It was already late at night, Cao Yong went into the bedroom with Chu Yu after washing.

On the dressing table, there was a coral collar shining brightly.Cao Yong looked familiar, and went forward to look at it. It was the greeting gift given by his mother when Yu Chuanyu accompanied him to Jiangning.

The collar is made of gold inlaid coral, the coral is divided into eight sections, separated by silk inlaid coral beads, and the left and right ends are crested silk inlaid with orbs.The red and yellow of the collar complement each other, looking very luxurious and luxurious.

Because this collar was given by Li Shi, Chu Yu has always cherished it and seldom took it out to wear.She also said that she should put it away well, and when Tianhui gets married in the future, she will use this to add makeup to her daughter.

Cao Yong sat on the kang, pointed to the dressing table, and said, "Why do you think of finding it? But it complements the current clothes. It looks very festive."

Chu Yu stood in front of the dressing table, stroked the collar, hesitated for a moment, and said, "My son-in-law, this is made inside...there is a mark of making inside..."

The bedding on the kang has been laid, Cao Yong took off his boots and fell on the kang, feeling a little tired.

Hearing Chuyu's words, Cao Yong didn't take it seriously, and replied casually: "Well, it's made inside, it's made inside, maybe it was given by the palace in the early years, and it's not a rare thing, so don't be reluctant to use it."

"Forehead son-in-law, although it is said that the inner ones are also gifted outside the palace, but I have never heard of such exquisite ones. Besides this collar, I saw my sister wearing a bracelet during the day, which was also made inside. I heard the third sister gossiping with her sister. The reason is that the bracelet was given by the wife, and she said it was the dowry of the wife in the past." At this point, Chu Yu paused, and said: "The bracelet... Chu Yu has seen a similar pair..."

Cao Yongyuan didn't pay attention, closed his eyes on the kang to rest his mind, but he opened his eyes after hearing the last word: "Where did you see it? Who wears it?"

"Erbeile's first wife, Tana Gege." Chu Yu said after thinking for a while.

Tana?Granddaughter of Kangxi, daughter of Princess Rongxian, and cousin of Chuyu.Cao Yong thought of the box of golden zizi he received on the grassland in his early years,

Chu Yu went on to say: "A few years ago, on the birthday of Concubine Yi, Tana Gege brought a pair of seven treasure bracelets. At that time, Concubine Yi specially praised a few words. From what Tana Gege said, the bracelets It was worn by my second aunt in her early years."

When Cao Yong heard this, he felt his heart move.

Although there are a lot of things that are made inside, there are many things that are bestowed outside the palace, but what is the truth about the same things that are bestowed by the noble princess is really curious.

Even the little monk who grew up in Buddhism, seeing the lonely and widowed on the street, can think of who the parents who abandoned him are.On the Li side, does Xiao know that she is not the daughter of the Li family?
Seeing the expression of surprise on Cao Yong's face, Chu Yu felt a little inappropriate.

Regardless of whether this thing was given by the palace or how it came about, it is really hard to say too much about the elders.

There was flannelette under the collar, she wrapped the collar carefully, took out a sandalwood box from the dressing table, and said: "Look at me, I'm so confused, let's just talk about this."

Cao Yong said: "It's strange that it's late, go to the kang and lie down!"

Chu Yu nodded, put down her hair on the dressing table, removed the clothes outside, got up and went to the kang.

Cao Yong was already under the covers, and when he saw his wife coming, he raised a corner and let her in.

Holding his wife in his arms, Cao Yong said: "Even if you have any doubts in your heart, don't show them in front of your mother."

Chu Yu said: "It's just a mention, why don't you say this in front of your mother if you have nothing to do?"

Cao Yong stroked his wife's hair and said: "I don't understand some things now, and I don't know how to tell you for a while. Although my father looks stricter, he is sensible; my mother has always been good-tempered. , you two should be able to lose your temper. Today, my father said to my third brother-in-law, 'everything prospers in harmony with the family'. If you get along with the elders, if you have any bumps and bumps, don't worry about grievances. Tell me, when your parents grow up, you should not only respect them, but also coax them like children, be more patient..."

Chu Yu listened, felt something was wrong, raised her head and said, "What do you feel about the forehead? Could it be that Chu Yu is still that kind of unfilial daughter-in-law?"

Cao Yong laughed twice and said, "That's all I'm going to say."

What he was thinking about was another story, saying that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies.In the early years, although the old lady did not fight or scold Li Shi and Zhao Jia Shi, she was not fake.

Now the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along for a short time, and there are no conflicts. If the time is longer, some small frictions will be inevitable.

*
Lanyuan, go to the room.

Hearing Cao Yin's slight snoring, Mrs. Li couldn't sleep.Thinking of Chu Yu's expression when the two daughters talked about the Seven Treasure Bracelet during the day, Li Shi couldn't help muttering inwardly.

Could it be that the daughter-in-law feels uncomfortable when she sees that she has passed on good things to her daughter and not her daughter-in-law?
No, after all, it is Ge Ge who came out of the palace. These treasures and jewelry have always been in abundance.Besides, looking at the jewelry she usually uses, there are only a few pieces, and she is not the kind of person who likes to dress up.

Mrs. Li couldn't figure it out, so she tucked Cao Yin's quilt, wondering if she was overthinking.

*
Dongfu, east courtyard.

Cao Song was a little surprised when he saw a beautifully dressed maidservant who came forward to make the quilt, and that Jinghui's original maid, Chun'er, wasn't there to serve her.

On the other hand, this maid cleaned up beautifully, she also applied an unknown amount of powder on her face, and a lot of oil on her hair, causing Cao Song to choke and sneez heavily.

Jinghui was wearing a middle coat, lowered her head, lowered her eyelids, and sat on the kang.

Hearing Cao Song's sneeze, she raised her head and was a little surprised to see that it wasn't Chun'er who was waiting nearby, so she asked the maid in a low voice, "Where is Chun'er?"

The servant girl leaned over and replied: "Sister Chun'er twisted her foot, it's a bit inconvenient, just now I told my servant to tell the master that I'm afraid I won't be able to stay on duty tonight."

Just for a while, the kung fu was out of sight, and you twisted your foot?
"It's too much for us, is it badly hurt?" Jing Hui asked.

"When it's getting dark, Nanny Chen will straighten her bones, show her to her, and say there's nothing serious, just rest for a few days." The servant girl replied with a low eyebrow.

Yesterday was the bridal chamber, and the new house does not need someone to wait on it. From today onwards, we will arrange for maids to stay in the upper house overnight to attend to the housework.This kind of maid is either the master's confidant and will prepare a dowry to marry in the future; or she will be sent to the room to sleep with the master when the master is not clean.

Although Jinghui usually doesn't like to talk, after all, she comes from a big family, and some things haven't happened, but she has heard of them.

Jing Hui took a look at the servant girl, and said with a faint smile: "I've had dinner earlier, I'm a little hungry now, go out and ask, if there are any ready-made cakes, bring some to me."

The servant girl responded, turned around and picked up the curtain to go out.

Seeing that Jinghui didn't respond, Cao Song thought she was worried about Chun'er, so he leaned up to her and said, "Don't worry about it too much, and take a look at it tomorrow. If it doesn't work, invite the doctor to come and take a look."

Jinghui nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master, the servants I married, except for Chun'er who was served by my side, the rest were given by the elders outside. I don't know their character, and I don't know whether to use them properly or not. It’s okay, I need to ask the master to come up with an idea.”

Cao Songdao: "What's so difficult about this, you should pay attention to those that are suitable for use, and keep them; those that are not suitable for use, will be sent to Zhuangzi. Both the left and the right are servants, and there is no reason to be restrained by servants."

Seeing what he said, Jinghui nodded with a smile, feeling a bit at ease.

Cao Song has already tilted his body, pillowed on Jinghui's lap, and stared at Jinghui with round eyes.

Although she is a few years older, she still has the old look, with a melon-shaped face, phoenix eyes, and a small nose.

No matter when you look at it, you always look like a little girl with low brows and pleasing eyes. Looking at it makes people feel itchy, and you want to hold it in your arms and take pity on it.

Scenes were going on in Cao Song's mind, starting from Jinghui who was picked up outside Jiangning City, to the docile and somewhat stubborn little mute in Yizhou City, to the Manchurian lady who had suffered an accident in the capital...

Jinghui blushed from being stared at, turned her head and whispered, "What are you looking at?"

Cao Song let out a long breath, stretched out his hand to touch Jinghui's face, and said in a low voice, "It's like a dream. I didn't expect that I really married you as a wife. I didn't dare to close my eyes last night, for fear of opening them... This marrying a wife is just a dream..."

Jinghui heard what he said, and her heart was agitated. When her eyes fell on Cao Song's left hand, she couldn't help but get red eyes.

Last night, I found that his left hand was wrong, and asked him the reason, he only said that it was an accidental injury during a competition between colleagues.This morning, she learned the truth from her mother-in-law Zhao Jia's sarcasm.

Although I complained, I was also grateful, and I really couldn't bear to open my mouth to blame.

She withdrew her gaze and said in a low voice, "It's Huier's blessing to be able to marry Master as a wife. From now on... let's live a better life."

Cao Song stretched out his hand, put his arms around Jinghui's waist, turned over and pressed Jinghui under him, and said in a hoarse voice: "This is not nonsense, I have worked so hard to beg you, isn't it just to live a better life... I have to learn from my elder brother and my sister-in-law, so that the branches and leaves can spread out as soon as possible...and save the mother from seeing her aunt coaxing her grandson to be greedy..." At the end, the voice faded.

Just as they were about to make an intimate relationship, they heard footsteps in the outer room, and someone replied at the door: "Master, this servant has gone to the kitchen to ask, and asked for a plate of horseshoe biscuits and a plate of taro cake."

Cao Song leaned against Jinghui's ear and asked in a low voice, "I'm really hungry, should I eat first, or..."

Jinghui is a bride at the beginning, and she knows a little about men and women. Seeing Cao Song's unbearable pain, she couldn't bear it, so she shook her head and said, "I'm not hungry..."

The maid outside didn't hear any movement in the inner room, so she raised her voice and said, "Master..."

Cao Song was in a state of burning pain, and he couldn't hear her making any noise. He turned his head and said impatiently, "What are you calling for in the middle of the night? Leave your things behind, get out! No one will be left in the room to wait on you!"

After a while, I heard the rustling of curtains.

Cao Song has put down the curtain, the spring is endless, and the newlyweds are naturally whispering.
*
Shi Lang's mansion, the upper room in the inner courtyard.

Wu Yashi tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep, and kept moaning.

Mu Ertai was so disturbed that he sat up, clasped his ears, frowned and said, "Ma'am, you have been sighing all night, don't you just want Ruhui to add a dowry? Then add it, Just don’t try to compare with the Fucha family. The elder niece and daughter-in-law’s parents are from a large family in Manchuria, and they have relatives in various palaces. It is human nature to add decent things. The dowry and dowry are different in each family, so there is nothing comparable. Yes. No matter how generous the dowry is, the eldest niece and daughter-in-law are still orphans without parents, and our precious daughter and our old couple love each other dearly."

Wu Yashi shook her head and said: "Master is a man, he is careless, he doesn't know these things. For women, the amount of dowry has a lot to do with it. A married daughter doesn't want to be angry or restrained by her husband's family. A decent dowry, so as not to be looked down upon by the in-laws."

After hearing this, Murtai couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "You're not worrying for nothing! What kind of family is it? It's Ruhui's aunt's. This aunt doesn't favor her niece, how can she show face?"

After Wu Yashi heard this, she wanted to refute, why does it hurt? If it really hurts, how could she know that Ruhui's health is not good, so she temporarily changed her words and changed the marriage of the second child to the third marriage?
It's just that she knows that her husband is only a sister from the same country, and the two brothers and sisters have a good relationship. Although she complains in her heart, she dare not say it to his face...

(End of this chapter)