Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 489
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, according to the old rules of previous years, the imperial court was given to Horqin, Naiman, Ordos, Songqite, Zalut, Ujumuqin, Ongniud, Khalkha, Bahrain, Abagai Aohan, and Tumo. Special, Sunite, Alu Horqin, King Harqin, Baylor, Beizi, Gong, Taiji, etc., as well as internal ministers, university scholars, Shang Sanqi Dutong, Deputy Dutong, Shangshu, Minister, Bachelor, Guards and other banquets.

The banquet was held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the Cao family's father, son, uncle and nephew attended the banquet together, which was regarded as the honor of the Cao family.

Although it is not uncommon for a father and son to be officials in the same dynasty among the dignitaries in the capital, it is rare for father and son of the Cao family to be officials in the same court.

The third-rank hall official who was young and weak, and then relying on the family members of the Cao family for decades, really has a bright future.

However, it is not unusual for Cao Yong to attend the banquets every year in the middle of Beijing in the past few years.Although Cao Song participated in the banquet for the first time, he became interested and didn't show any joy, but looked a bit more stable.

Although Cao Yin said that he would only return to Beijing for a month or so, none of the six officials dared to neglect him.

The daughter is Fujin with an iron hat, and the son is Heshuo's son-in-law, the emperor's confidant and the emperor's close minister. The Cao family has flourished for three generations, and the glory and favor can be seen in general.

Even the senior scholars and ministers, who are of a higher rank than Cao Yin, greet each other very politely.

Minjue, apart from several founding fathers and descendants, those who can be promoted to uncle can be regarded as prominent.

On Cao Yong's side, it is still the old rule every year, and he sat with his colleagues from the former guard office.

Speaking of which, it has been five or six years since I left the bodyguard office, and many colleagues have gone out to become officials.

Fortunately, Nalan Fusen was there, and several other guards who went to Outer Mongolia together last year were also there. Everyone sat together, and talking was not too boring.

During the conversation, Cao Yong's adopted son Hang Seng was the most talked about by everyone.Cao Yong's biological son Tianyou, because he was in the south of the Yangtze River before following his grandparents, fewer people mentioned it.

From Outer Mongolia to Zhangjiakou, Hang Seng traveled more than half of the way with everyone, and it was also from one bosom to that bosom.How could everyone not like such a strong and fearless little guy?

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Hang Seng Catch the Week, but the guards sent congratulatory gifts over.Among them, He Shan just had a daughter this year, and he mentioned with a joke that the two families will be in-laws in the future.

It's just a joke, Banner women are going to be drafted, so I don't like the idea of ​​baby kissing.The father-in-law is hard to recognize, and there are several people who want to be the godfather of the little guy.

Speaking of Hang Seng today, someone volunteered to be the little guy's riding and shooting master.

Cao Yong just laughed, forget it, and didn't take it to heart.

Even if Hang Seng wants to be enlightened, it will take another three or four years, but everyone here may be released to become deputy commanders, generals or something.

After all, guards are a shortcut to promotion, especially the guards of the Qianqing Palace who are serving as imperial errands.

Under normal circumstances, the first-class guards are released to serve as the deputy governors of the Eight Banners; the second-class guards are released to be chief soldiers or participating leaders.

Cao Yong's former two bosses, Shuming and Detehei, were released successively as deputy governors, and they are no longer working in the palace.

Ten or 20 years later, these people are the Dutong and Deputy Dutong of the Eight Banners.

In addition to the reason of working in front of the imperial court, there is also the reason that they were born in aristocratic families.

Cao Yong still remembers that when he first entered the bodyguard office in his early years, many bodyguards knew that he was born in Baoyi, and they looked at him with disdain.

With the promotion of the Cao family's status, the Cao family's favor has remained the same these years, but many big families have been implicated by the deposed prince and the eighth elder brother, and their glory is not as good as before.

For Cao Yong, even if they didn't have any friendship earlier, now they have to come over to offer a toast and tell about the friendship they used to have as servants in the palace.

The world is like this, Cao Yong is not a clean person, so naturally he greets everyone cheerfully.

Since others are thinking about using him, he is also thinking about whether he will be useful to someone one day. This is the so-called interpersonal relationship.They both live in the capital, and their ages are not much different, so it's not certain which one will come out on top in the future.

When others are scheming, he also thinks in his heart.

I still remember the banquet last year, and someone mentioned Li Ding, but this year has passed, and no one remembers that there is such a person anymore.

People's hearts, the reality is so.

The eyes are full of prosperity, but it makes people feel no warmth.After exchanging greetings with other people, Cao Yong sat beside Nalan Fusen, raised the jug, and filled it up for Nalan Fusen.

Nalan Fusen is not yet forty, and his body is a bit fat, and there are already white hairs in his braids.

Although he has become a first-class bodyguard, he has never been given the chance to be released because he does not have the support of his family.Among the various gossip in the capital, there are quite a few related to the former power minister Mingzhu Mansion.

Although Nalan Fusen has reached middle age and his son is not young, he still exists in Nalan's house without embarrassment.

Cao Yong was also puzzled at first, so why didn't Nalan Fusen separate early and live in his own way, why should he have to attach himself to the family to see his uncle's face?
Nalan Fusen once said that every family has hard-to-recite scriptures, including the kindness of the aunt's upbringing.

Although it is to make friends, it is Nalan's family business after all, Cao Yong has no room to talk, he can only complain in his heart that the current head of Nalan Mansion is short-sighted.

After all, he is a nephew, so it's not very good to support him and be a helper.What's the use of trying so hard to curry favor with the eighth elder brother?

In addition to Cao Yin, Cao Yong, Cao Song, Li Shi and Chu Yu, one is Mrs. Gaoming, and the other is Heshuo Gege, they also dress up according to their ranks, and go to the palace to greet the queen mother and concubines.

The female family members of the imperial court did not give a banquet. Apart from greetings, they just waited and said a few words with the lords of the palace.

Mrs. Li is regarded as a relative of the Empress Dowager Wang, after paying her respects to the Empress Dowager and all the concubines, she also had the opportunity to sit with the Empress Wang.

Chu Yu was invited by Sixteen Fujin to elder brother's place to see little elder brother and little Gege.

Because the Chinese New Year was just around the corner, and there were many wives who went to the palace to greet her, Mrs. Li didn't spend much time with the concubine Wang, and she didn't say a few words.

During this time, Chen Guiren heard that Mrs. Li had arrived, so he made a special trip to visit him.

This Chen Guiren is the biological mother of Brother 21 and the niece of the Hangzhou Weaving Sun family.

Speaking of which, she originally called Li Shi "cousin aunt", but now that she has entered the palace, she dare not answer Li Shi anymore.

The men ate and drank in the previous court, but the female relatives were busy for half a day like a revolving lantern, and did not return from the palace until the afternoon.

Back at Cao's mansion, Mrs. Li hurriedly replaced the flag and the bottom of the flowerpot.

In the south these years, although the Li family has also come and gone to socialize, but after all, it is no better than Beijing.Moreover, in her capacity, she seldom needs to speak in accordance with the rules.

Chu Yu thought of this early on, fearing that her mother-in-law would be tired, when making shoes before, she always suggested choosing short soles.

Even so, after returning to the mansion, Mrs. Li still complained about her sore legs.

Seeing that her mother-in-law was tired, Chu Yu was afraid that the children would make trouble, so she asked Wu En and the others to take Tianyou and Hang Seng to play in the east room.

Mrs. Li changed into soft-soled shoes, leaned on the soft couch outside, tapped her legs, and said to Chu Yu with a smile: "After all, I'm getting old. After standing here for half a day, my body can't stand it anymore. I'm getting old." !"

Chu Yu pulled a little scorpion, sat on the edge of the kang, beat Mrs. Li's legs, and said: "My wife looks young, she looks like someone in her thirties, and she takes better care of her than the empress in the palace."

Mrs. Li sighed, half-closed her eyes and said, "It's not easy for us to be women; it's even more difficult to be someone's wife. In the early years, I couldn't let go of it. With the two sisters Yan Er and Yong Er, there is nothing else in my heart, only the two of them. This way, my heart is much more open. If there is any trouble, just think more about your children, and then you can't take care of it !"

It was rare for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to talk intimately, but Chu Yu just listened quietly.

I have heard that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not easy to get along with, but Li Shi and Chu Yu are special cases.In the early years, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were far apart, and it was rare to see each other once, but it was only polite.

This time when he went to Beijing, because of Tianhui's eye disease, Mrs. Li felt compassionate and was very kind to his daughter-in-law.

The kindness of a mother-in-law and the respect of a daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along comfortably with each other.

While talking, I heard the report from the little maid that it was Xiyun from Wutong Garden who came to invite grandma back.

Mrs. Li heard this, opened her eyes, waved her hand to Chu Yu, and said, "I think it's a trivial matter in the mansion, you should go back quickly. I also changed this outfit earlier, it's strange, and my feet hurt at night!"

"Yes!" Chu Yu stood up with a smile, and asked, "It's about time for lunch. The uncle and the master are in the palace. If the wife doesn't mind making trouble, can the daughter-in-law come to accompany the wife?"

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "It's good for two people to eat alone. It's not fun to eat alone. I heard that two days ago I asked the greenhouse to deliver small green vegetables. If you have rapeseed heart, add mushrooms at night rape."

Chu Yu complied, and said, "Ma'am, besides the rapeseed heart, two days ago, there were also palm-sized vegetable melons, which were also so tender that they were fried in vegetable oil, and they were the most refreshing."

Mrs. Li nodded, and said with a smile: "Also, during the New Year's Eve, there are weddings one after another. I'm tired of eating chicken, duck and fish all day long. It's best to eat light food." Speaking of this, I remembered something Son, said: "By the way, when I was in Jiangning, Tianyou liked to eat small pancakes made of vegetables and melons, and asked the kitchen to make a plate for the children to eat."

Chu Yu complied, and leaned over to go out.

Xiyun waited in the outer hall, and followed Chuyu back to Wutong Garden.

Chu Yu was a little strange, and said, "Zijing is looking for me? Do you know what's going on, why didn't you tell your wife about it?"

Xi Yun shook her head, and said: "I don't know about this servant, but I just watched Miss Zijing, except for talking to Ge Ge, she didn't show up in front of others easily this month. Ge Ge..." She couldn't help lowering her voice when she said this, "Ge Ge, Zi Jing Is Miss Jing having any unpleasantness with his wife... why does she seem to be avoiding that..."

Chu Yu didn't pay attention at first, but upon hearing Xi Yun's mention, thinking about it, in the past month, except for the first visit to Li's house, Zijing never set foot in the Orchid Court.

An old matriarch has to use a girl by his side, and the other is the head wife. Both of them are reasonable and gentle people. What can be unhappy with each other?

Chu Yu thought of this, shook her head, and said: "Perhaps Zijing thought that his wife was going to be in charge of the family, and she was afraid of breaking the taboo there, so she backed away. It's not because she thought too much, even when the wife talked about her, she could only praise her .”

While speaking, the master and servant returned to Wutong Garden.

Zijing stood by the kang, looked at the cradle, hummed nursery rhymes, and coaxed Tianhui.Hearing Chuyu's return, she turned around to greet her.

Chu Yu nodded in return, and asked Zijing to sit down.

Tianhui was in good spirits, neither crying nor fussing, Chu Yu reached out and touched her daughter's face, then smiled and said to Zijing: "My sister is looking for me, what's the matter?"

Zijing hesitated for a moment, and said: "There is something that the uncle and grandma didn't mention, and the servants are afraid that they will be negligent, so I think of it and say something more."

Chu Yu said: "I'm still young, so there must be something I can't take care of. My sister remembered it, so it's time to mention it."

Zijing replied: "Grandma, my wife will be 45 next year. According to the older generation, it will be the 'Dark Nine' year. In the first month, I will find a temple to do rituals to go to the disaster."

"Ah!" Chu Yu couldn't help but uttered in surprise when she heard that.

For older elders, "Ming Nine" and "Dark Nine" are not full lifespans, but they are also big days.These days I am busy with weddings and preparations for the New Year, but I forgot about this.

A little more gratitude appeared on Chu Yu's face: "Thanks to my sister for reminding me, uncle and I really forgot about this. That's right, it's time for people to find a clean temple."

"Uncle doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, so it's true that he doesn't pay attention to these things; grandma doesn't have half a day off these days, so she should take good care of herself." Zijing said with a smile.

Chu Yu said: "Anyway, I thanked my sister. If sister Zijing didn't mention me, I would have forgotten about it. My wife is not picky, but it also seems that I am too careless as a daughter-in-law..."
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It's too late, the second watch is tomorrow, and today I saw someone mention Jiu as a full-time job, embarrassing, and I remembered my status as unemployed.

The monthly ticket for May [-]th is doubled, and Xiaojiubang is eager to ask for it, more than that.

(End of this chapter)