Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 51
The Pingjun Prince's Mansion received a letter from the Li family to go to Beijing, and sent several groups of people over to greet those who greeted them, and those who took Li's past to pick up Li's.

Although Mrs. Li missed her beloved daughter, she was exhausted from the journey, came to the door in a hurry and was not in agreement with the etiquette, so she had to make an appointment to go there the next day.

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On April 48th in the [-]th year of Kangxi, Li came to Beijing the next day.

Early in the morning, a horse-drawn carriage was sent from Pingjun Wangfu to pick him up.Mrs. Li changed into a sapphire blue flag dress, with a pair of blessings and longevity inlaid with pearls, stones and emerald flowers on her head, and got into the carriage surrounded by maids and women.

Cao Yong watched his mother leave at the door, turned around and went back to the house, and went to the banyan courtyard to have a conversation with his husband.Seeing that it was about the same time, he went back to his room and changed into formal clothes for going out, then took Xiaoman and two long entourages out of the mansion and headed for Prince Yong's mansion.

Prince Yong's Mansion is diagonally opposite the south gate of the Ditan, and it is the mansion of Si Age Yinzhen.

For his life-saving benefactor, Cao Yong was always conflicted and didn't know how to deal with it.The grace of saving his life was entangled with the hatred of ruining his family many years later, which made him a little afraid of this cold-faced prince.

Although there are many worries, what should be done is still to be done.At first, it was inconvenient for Cao Yong to go to the Yongwang Mansion to pay his respects, because the prince, the third elder brother, the ninth elder brother and others were watching closely, and they were afraid of going to cause everyone's suspicion; Greetings from the future emperor's palace.Don't expect friendship. With the current status of the imperial guard, it is only courting death if you seek friendship with the prince; but you must also respect the prince properly to eliminate future disasters for the Cao family.

The fourth elder brother Yinzhen, who was crowned Prince Yong when the crown prince came back to power last month, has five newly expanded vermilion gates, and several palace guards outside the gates are on duty.

Cao Yong got off his horse and went forward with a name card, saying that the son of Cao Yin, who was weaving in Jiangning, came to greet Prince Yong.

There were only special rules for hospitality in the palace, and it was heard that the son of a fifth-rank official was here, so he sent a steward, received the gift list, and entertained Cao Yong to sit down in the small hall.

According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, the Prince's Mansion has corresponding officials according to their titles.Therefore, even if the other party only came forward as a steward, Cao Yong did not dare to neglect.

The prince is not here, and he accompanied Fujin to Tanzhe Temple to worship Buddha.Cao Yong's face was full of regrets, but his heart was calm. He came to pay his respects just because he inquired about Si Age's departure from the city.It's not that he is unkind, but that he is a little afraid to face this cold-faced prince.

Right now, the fourth elder brother feels like a real prince, *.Although according to the low-key of the fourth elder brother, he should not take the limelight to win over the Cao family, but he is not afraid of [-], just in case.If the fourth elder brother is tempted for a while and asks the Cao family to take refuge secretly, how should he respond?Do you have the power to protect the emperor?Forget it, the two famous ministers Nian Gengyao and Long Kedo who were responsible for supporting the Yongzheng Dynasty did not end well.

For Nian Gengyao, a famous official in the early years of Yongzheng, Cao Yong paid special attention to his news after entering Beijing.Unfortunately, before Cao Yong entered Beijing, he went on an envoy to North Korea.Surprisingly, he turned out to be Nalan Rongruo's son-in-law.His original wife Nalan was the second daughter of Nalan Rongruo, who died of illness a few years ago, and Nian Gengyao married Jueluo again.Although Nalan's family died of illness for many years, Nian Gengyao and Nalan's family have always kept in touch.When Nalan Fusen mentioned this brother-in-law, he was full of praise.

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After returning from the Yongwang Mansion to give gifts, Cao Yong went to the Pingjun Wangfu.

Today, the king of Pingjun held a banquet in the mansion, called an actor, and greeted his mother-in-law.How could Cao Yong not go as an accompanying guest?

As soon as they arrived at the Prince's Mansion in Pingjun, they saw a group of people coming out of the side door of the Prince's Mansion, got into a carriage, and headed in another direction.

At the gate of the palace, Cao Yong got off his horse.He came several times, and spent ten days in the palace. The guards were familiar with each other, and they all stepped forward eagerly: "Master Yong is here, and the prince asked just now. Just waiting for the banquet, just wait for him." What about you, Lord!"

Cao Yong asked with a smile: "Is there any outsider?"

A guard replied: "For Fujin's side, two wives from the whole family were invited to accompany him; for the prince's side, several guards were invited, and one of them was from the Nalan Mansion. A few days ago, Lord Yong was recuperating here. He came to the door from time to time. There was a black-faced person who came with Master Nalan. The other one was unfamiliar."

Later generations thought that Mrs. was the general term for official wives, but it was actually a misunderstanding.The Manchu Qing Dynasty followed the imperial order system of the Ming Dynasty: the first and second ranks are for wives, the third rank is for gentlemen, the fourth rank is for respectful people, the fifth rank is for pleasant people, the sixth rank is for safe people, the seventh and eighth ranks are for Ruren, and the title of wife is given for the achievements of descendants. Yes, the word "Taiwan" should be added in front of it.

The accompanying guests invited by the Pingjun Palace were two wives, who must be the first- and second-rank official wives.This brother-in-law is really careful, Cao Yong was slightly moved in his heart.Logically, for this kind of family relationship, the accompanying guests should be the female family members of King Pingjun's family.The king of Keping County is the clan, and so are the clansmen; and no matter how much the Cao family is relied on by the royal family, they are just from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they must stand before these clans.
The gift of master and slave.If you are accompanied by other wives, you don't have to abide by these rules.

When Cao Yong entered the palace, two young servants came up with a smile and said, "Master Yong has arrived, the show at Ruixi Tower has started for a while!"

Cao Yong hadn't been to Ruixi Tower yet, so he arrived after turning several corners with the two young men.Ruixi Building is two stories high, the lobby on the first floor goes directly to the roof of the second floor.Along the stairs on the second floor, there are several semi-open private rooms.This structure is convenient for everyone to sit in the private room and watch the play, sitting there, just facing the stage on the first floor.

At this time, Peking Opera, known as the "National Cuisine" by later generations, had not yet formed, and the rich and powerful in the capital listened to Kunqu Opera.The dubbing of Kunqu opera is mainly based on flute and Xiao, with melodious tunes, which is not as noisy as Beijing opera.

On the stage, an actor dressed as a young student is babbling and singing.

Cao Yong went up to the second floor and was led to the male guest's room.Among the three guests, apart from Nalan Fusen and Detehei, there was also a white-faced and beardless man in his thirties, but he didn't recognize them.

Seeing Cao Yong arrived, King Naersu of Pingjun smiled and said to the white-faced man: "Old Shu, this is Cao Yong, my brother-in-law. He is still young, and I will entrust you to take care of him from now on!"

The man called "Old Shu" hurriedly cupped his hands: "My lord is too polite!"

King Pingjun said to Cao Yong again: "This is Mr. Shu Mingshu, the first-class guard in front of the imperial court. I will not introduce the other two!"

State?Cao Yong is about to go to the head of Nashi's imperial guard.No wonder Ne Ersu sent someone to Cao's mansion yesterday afternoon to ask him about his arrangements for duty.

Cao Yong bowed his head and said: "I have seen Mr. Shu, Mr. De, and Brother Fusen."

Several people on the opposite side returned their salutes one after another.De Tehei is a reckless man who hates such rules the most. After returning the gift, he patted Cao Yong on the shoulder: "Xiao Cao, the last time I was more happy than arrows, we will be patrolling outside the Great Wall in a few days. Good to see the real chapter!"

Cao Yong nodded and said: "I respect your lord's orders!"

After hearing this, De Tehei pointed to the wine on the table: "Xiao Cao fined the wine, how can there be any adult or not, don't you look down on Lao De? Your name is Brother Nalan, why are you so unfamiliar with Lao De? Right now , we are not subordinates, I, Lao De, treat you like a brother, if you don't call me big brother, you will look down on me!"

Neersu was calling everyone to sit down, and when he heard this, he laughed and said, "It's the first time I heard that there are still people who are vying to be a big brother, Lao De, you are a rascal as you get older!" While speaking, his face was full of grief .

Shuming next to him responded: "Your Highness is right, this old fellow is getting older and older, and he thinks about being competitive all day long, if he gets excited, no one can persuade him, he is really a stubborn donkey. "

Nalan Fusen listened to everyone teasing Detehei, but smiled and said nothing.De Tehei's voice became louder: "My lord, don't listen to Shu Ming. You are just being blind. It's just that you are used to being the defeated under Lao De's subordinates, and deliberately came to bury Lao De."

Shu Ming seemed to be stepped on sore feet: "De Heizi, you have to make it clear? I only lost to you twice, and won once, so there is no way I am used to being defeated!"

In this way, amidst the arguing between the two big men, the feast began.Cao Yong punished himself with three cups for being late, and then respected everyone on the table in turn.

Although Shu Ming looked a bit refined, his outspoken temper was no less than De Tehei's. After three or five glasses of good wine, he gradually talked more.

Cao Yong is the youngest, and besides drinking, he can't talk to everyone.Detehei changed his name to "Brother De", and Detehei drank several glasses with joy.Narsu and Nalan Fusen drank slowly, talking about following a few days later.

Shuming talked to this one, had a drink with that one, and finally pulled Detehei into fists.

"Hello, brothers!"

"Si Xi Cai!"

"Five leaders!"

"Liu Liu Shun, drink!"

With the loud voices of the two, the Kunqu opera on the stage downstairs gradually came to an end.

A young man came in at the door, went to Cao Yong and said in a low voice, "Master Yong, you are welcome!"

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Cao Yong came out of the house, and Bao Ya stood at the top of the stairs and waved to him.

"Gege, what do you want from me?" Cao Yong was a little strange seeing Bao Ya's mysterious appearance without her maid.

Bao Ya glanced at the stage downstairs, took out a white plain handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to Cao Yong: "Cao Yong, please one thing, please help me to ask Boss Liu for a few words!"

"Boss Liu?" Cao Yong was puzzled.

Bao Ya pointed to the actor on the stage downstairs: "That is Boss Liu Zidan Liu from Sanxi Troupe, I love to listen to his plays the most!"

Cao Yong was amused, it turned out that there were groupies at this time, took the Supazi, and asked, "Which words does Gege want?"

Baoya frowned when she heard the words, and thought hard. It seemed that she was acting on a whim and hadn't considered this issue carefully.

The music on the stage downstairs gradually stopped, and the actor was about to step down.

When Bao Ya saw her, she was very anxious, and said to Cao Yong: "Any word is fine, if it can have Boss Liu's name, it would be the best!" At the end of the speech, the little girl was already shy.

Cao Yong is not a stupid boy who doesn't understand the style, seeing Bao Ya looking at Liu Zidan's eyes, his scalp is a little numb.The dignified Duoluogege favors a famous actor, this will never be a comedy.Cao Yong was ruthless, and handed back the handkerchief: "Ge Ge, the play is over, what are you still doing in the play!"

Bao Ya was stunned, looking at the handkerchief in Cao Yong's hand, looking at the background who turned and left on the stage downstairs, her eyes turned red, she took the handkerchief and turned and ran away.

(End of this chapter)