Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 581
Changchun Garden, Qingxi Bookstore.

Cao Yong couldn't help being a little stunned, raised his head, and said: "Your Majesty, this... this..."

Seeing Cao Yong's reaction, Kangxi couldn't help teasing him, and said with a smile: "Suxin's nanny is from the south, and this girl can cook good soup. I know that your body is damaged, and I was thinking of how to reward you , this time I will reward you with her. Someone has already been sent to your house, and after thinking about it, your body can also be nourished and nourished."

It's strange to believe the golden words of bullshit.

Among other things, the meals in the palace, from the preparation of materials to the delivery of meals, have rules and regulations.It doesn't mean that where the maids are good at craftsmanship, they can cook soup and send it to the imperial court.

After all, it is something that is imported, and there are many taboos.

Although the maid in charge of the imperial court has a respectable status in the palace, the rules are also the most complicated.

In order to avoid the peculiar smell, there are many dietary taboos, and one cannot eat enough throughout the year.As long as you are on errand, you have to bathe and change clothes inside and out, and clean up.

Such a dignified court lady, who doesn't know the rules, will cook soup for the emperor?

Su Xin braids her hair and serves people to wear clothes or something. She is well-organized and serves thoughtfully and comfortably.Even those days when I was serving Cao Yong, there was nothing annoying.

When you need it, you show up with a low eyebrow; when you don't need it, you quietly avoid it.

Among other things, the kung fu of looking at the face is worthy of praise.

Said that she is good at cooking, but Cao Yong didn't believe it.

Except for the attire of a court lady and her slender fingers, she is no different from the young lady who was raised in a deep boudoir.

Speaking of which, her background...

Cao Yong had a clear understanding, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid. Lady Dong is a person who can be used by the imperial court. How can she enter the minister's house as a servant? I want to come to the emperor's sage, but he has other ideas. I am dull, but I don't understand the holy heart."

"Hmph! Are you blunt? Why, don't you stop playing tricks? The medicinal materials sent to you by Elder Brother Sixteen, you then send them to Elder Thirteen's house. Is this your bluntness?" Kangxi snorted coldly. , I can't tell whether it is ridicule or blame.

Cao Yong listened, but his heart is strange.

The emperor has his own eyes and ears, even if he is not as evil as the blood drops in the Yongzheng Dynasty, the difference will not be too much.This point, Cao Yong already knew, among other things, Mr. Zhuang has some informants in his hand.

Knowing is knowing, but who would feel comfortable when applying it to oneself?

With a sigh in his heart, he took out the bank note that the thirteenth elder brother had given to him and that he had prepared for Chuyu from his purse, and offered it with both hands.

Originally, he wanted to use the reason of the medicinal materials this time to donate the money from the thirteenth elder brother.It can not only show the filial piety and patriotism of the thirteenth elder brother, but also avoid the suspicion of deliberate planning.

So he carried the bank note with him, but he didn't expect it to be used just right today.

Kangxi took the bank note, looked at the number on it, but his face restrained his smile, and his expression became dignified.

After a long while, he opened his mouth and said: "You sent those medicinal materials to Elder Brother Thirteen just to exchange them for money? His intentions are commendable, but they are just a drop in the bucket, not very useful."

Cao Yong thought about it for a while, and said: "Among them, 3 taels are the savings of the thirteenth master's years of diligence and thrift, and the other 2 taels are the savings of the ministers and princesses in the past few years. In my heart, I hope that the emperor will be sympathetic to our filial piety. The silver liang obtained from other medicinal materials, the Thirteenth Lord discussed with the ministers, is also used as a military salary, and I dare not be greedy."

Kangxi sat on the kang, looking at the bank note, his arms trembled slightly.

If Cao Yong said anything else, with Kangxi's face-saving temperament, he must be reprimanded.

Cao Yong mentioned the word "filial piety", which made Kangxi quite touched.

He ascended the throne at a young age and has been an emperor for more than 50 years.

On "Brothers, Friends, Brothers Respect", he can boast a few words about himself frankly, the emperor's brother and emperor's brother are both crowned princes, and this is the first king of the country.

The so-called "father is kind and son is filial" is a big joke.

There are more than 20 princes and nearly a hundred grandchildren, "shun" is there, but "filial piety" is not necessarily.

He rubbed the bank note, his dislike for Elder Brother Thirteen lessened in his heart, and his love for Cao Yong increased.

He nodded and said: "It's hard for you, I understand. Su Xin is the grandson of the Dong family, and her mother is from the Shang family. If you want to take charge of the House of Internal Affairs, it will be difficult without the help of these two families. You He is your father's only son, and there is only God Bless's blood under his knees, so he should think about the matter of spreading branches and leaves. Su Xin can be regarded as the one I watched growing up, with a docile temperament, IKEA and IKEA room, and being your concubine is not considered. It's cheap for you kid."

Cao Yong listened, but his heart sank.

Although the Cao family raised the flag.But in the eyes of outsiders, he was still assigned to the family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, although the Cao family is beautiful at the moment, it is not the most prominent family.

The most prominent families are the Shang family and the Dong family.

The Shang family is coating the white flag.Before the Cao family raised the flag, they were the same leader as the Shang family, and the descendants of the two families became the leader successively.

The current head of the Shang family is Shang Zhijie, the third generation of the Shang family after entering the customs from the dragon.

Although he is a coat-clothed family, he started his career with military exploits. He made meritorious service in conquering San Francisco.

At present, although Shang Zhijie is not in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, most of his brothers and nephews work in various yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.It is one of the best in the family of the House of Internal Affairs.

His seniority is very high, even though he is only seven or eight years older than Cao Yin, he has the status of "Uncle Shi", and is Cao Yong's ancestor.

In addition to the Shang family, the Dong family is the largest family in the House of Internal Affairs.

Dong's family is dressed in Zhenghuangqi, and they also obtained official titles and world positions through military exploits.The current head of the family is Dong Dianbang, who wears the title of second-class light car captain, and is now the doctor of the Department of Punishment.

His mother's family is the Shu Mulu family, his stepmother is the Nala family, and the wives he married are all with the surname of the Eight Banners.

Dong Dianbang is a few years older than Cao Yin. Although his official position is not as prominent as Cao Yin's, his family is prosperous.

His eldest son, Dong Haoshan, has fought for many years and made many military exploits. If he hadn't died young, he would be prominent now.

His eldest daughter-in-law is Guo Luoluo, and his second eldest daughter-in-law is Hesheli.

In addition to the eldest son who died young, Dong Dianbang had eight sons and twelve grandchildren, most of whom served as officials inside and outside the court; most of his daughters also married dignitary families.

"Your majesty, the minister's mother has given birth to the minister's younger brother Changsheng..." Cao Yong said after deliberating.

"Huh?" Kangxi's voice was a little cold, and said: "Cao Yong, do you dare to resist the order?"

Cao Yong's heart "thumped", and he felt his scalp numb.

What kind of thing is this? Could it mean marrying a daughter-in-law and marrying a concubine?

His heart jumped wildly, thinking of the days when he was recuperating in Mongolia, when Su Xin combed his hair, he could smell a faint fragrance all over his body.

It goes without saying that she can be chosen to be a palace maid in front of the imperial court.Even Cao Yong once wondered why Kangxi didn't attack Su Xin.

Immediately, next to Chu Yu's ear was Chu Yu's soft sigh, which made Cao Yong's thoughts gradually calm down.

That's right, the other party is a wrapped daughter, who knows the rules, will not disobey the old lady, and will not do anything to persecute the legitimate son and the legitimate daughter.

But women in this world are weak for women, but strong for mothers.

Not to mention that she is backed by the huge family power of two descendants. Even if she cannot compete with Chu Yu due to her status, when it comes to her children and grandchildren, who will know what will happen.

This, seems to think a little far.

Cao Yong was ashamed of his momentary distraction, and Chu Yu and Tianyou's mothers were his family.Do you want to make your family sad for a moment of lust?

Obedience to the will, unable to resist the will, this excuse can deceive others, how can it deceive yourself?
"Your Majesty, I dare not resist the decree. I just beg for the emperor's sympathy. I am very weak. These days, the princess is too tired to take care of me. She is a noble daughter of the royal family. She is married to the Cao family, takes care of the housework, and has children for the minister. How tiring. As a husband, I have been busy with the affairs of the family and the country for many years. I have little time to love my children. I feel so guilty. How can I disregard the relationship between husband and wife and recruit another newcomer? Your Majesty, the most important thing is to have self-knowledge , I am not a man of courage, and I really don't want to be burdened by family affairs, so I ask the emperor to be sympathetic." At the end, Cao Yong got up and knelt down.

Although these words have been said a lot, in the final analysis, it is still against the decree, and Cao Yong has no idea in his heart.

On the one hand, he hopes that Kangxi can talk about human feelings and "receive" this reward back; on the other hand, he also hopes that Kangxi can be tougher with his hidden dark side.

He lowered his head and couldn't help scolding himself for being the most hypocritical person in the world.

If Kangxi had rewarded an ugly girl, if Chuyu hadn't always looked at him as a "patient" and hurt his self-esteem, would he have been so delusional?
This concubine, does he want to accept it, or does he not want to accept it?
Thinking about the scene of a happy family, Cao Yong knew that the answer to this question was no.

He didn't want to take concubines, but he wanted a woman. He finally understood his true heart.

It's not that I want a woman to fall in love with, or stay together forever, but I want a woman to prove that I can still "do it".

Want to understand this point, Cao Yong will despise his home.

Prove it's a fart, it was just made up recently, it's just a little horny.

On Sheng Chuyu's side, he was too cautious, and the bed was not as open as in the past.When Cao Yong saw it, he felt some obstacles in his heart, and this intercourse was not going well.

Chu Yu became more and more convinced that her husband was physically handicapped, so she became more concerned.

How could Kangxi know the little Jiujiu in Cao Yong's heart, and he was a little angry when he saw that he had no intention of agreeing.At the end, he didn't know which sentence touched him, and his expression gradually eased.

Cao Yong knelt on the ground, and after fighting with the gods, reason finally defeated desire.

Hmph, hum, it seems that he needs to find an opportunity to teach Xia Chuyu a lesson.

I really don't know what to do, and I think that my husband is "not good enough", so it seems that I should let her "taste" it.

But right now is not the time to think about this, and we have to deal with the barrier before the imperial court.

Heart made up his mind, Cao Yong no longer want to be as nervous as before.

What's the big deal, no matter how powerful the monarchy is, it can still be strong, but can't you force yourself to sleep with someone?
Push, can't push, it's just a decoration.

One side is my own indulgence, and the other side is my wife and children, which is more important?As long as you are not a fool, you should be able to know how to choose.

After a while, I heard Kangxi say: "It's the queen mother who is worried about your mother and told me that she wants to send two honest palace servants to serve her. Suxin is a steady person and takes good care of her, so I can't get her to go there. Well, you kid still understands your duty, so you don’t take advantage of it. It’s just that the Dong and Shang families... you have to find a way to close it yourself... The three-year agreement has passed half a year, and you don’t have so much time for you Figure it out for yourself."

Hearing that Su Xin was assigned to his mother, not to himself, Cao Yong was very disappointed in his heart.

Even if you don't push it down, it's good to keep your eyes.

However, thinking about not having to challenge his own moral bottom line, Cao Yong also heaved a sigh of relief...

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In Wutong Garden, Chu Yu sat on the kang with a dazed expression.

Cao Yong breathed a sigh of relief in the palace, but Chu Yu was still worried.

Xu is the nanny who sent Su Xin over because she is old and careless, but Xu Kangxi has the heart to give Su Xin to Cao Yong as a concubine.

No one mentioned it at all, taking care of Li's affairs.

Chuyu is a woman after all, and she doesn't know much about the so-called political affairs, but she knows that Huang Mafa hates women's "jealousy" the most.

Because Ba Fujin didn't let the eighth elder brother take a concubine, he sent out all the maids rewarded by the palace, and was reprimanded by the palace.

Have you committed "jealousy" yourself?

This Su Xin wants to have good looks, Chu Yu thinks of this, but feels that she is too entangled.

Zijing was next to her, seeing her face turning blue and white, white and blue, thinking of Su Xin who was taken down for resettlement, she couldn't understand what the emperor was thinking?

Since ancient times, there has been an ancestor who took concubines for his grandson, but it is rare to hear of an ancestor who took concubines for his grandson-in-law.

Could it be that the imperial physician in the palace came and knew that the old man was not in good health, so for the sake of the old man, he rewarded someone to have an heir?

Wanting to be here, Zijing couldn't help closing her eyes, thinking "Amitabha Buddha" in her heart.

Although they are not real siblings, their relationship is comparable to that of real siblings.As long as thinking about Cao Yong's poor health, maybe he will live soon, Amethyst can't stand it.

For other families, "keeping an heir" is a big deal, Zijing also agrees in her heart.

When I arrived at Cao Yong, I thought about the meaning of "staying an heir".It was his father's life not long ago, but Zijing didn't even want to think about it.

"Grandma, don't worry, no matter what the palace thinks, there is still the uncle. The uncle will never let grandma feel wronged." Zijing comforted in a low voice.

Hearing this, Chu Yu looked at Zijing, but her expression was somewhat disturbed, and she frowned and said, "Sister Zijing, have I committed a vicious act of jealousy? My son-in-law is the eldest son, and I am in such a state, how can I... "

Before he finished speaking, he heard the voice outside the door: "It's really virtuous! I want to see and see, how can I be virtuous?"

It was Cao Yong who came back, and Amethyst heard that his tone was not good, and she was afraid that the young couple would have some quarrel.

Seeing him coming in with a smile on his face, Zijing felt relieved.

She originally wanted to ask Su Xin's identity, but she hesitated for a while, but she still felt that it was Chu Yu's side who would say hello first, so she said goodbye and left without saying anything.

Seeing her husband looking at her height with a half-smile, Chu Yu felt a little uncertain, clutching the handkerchief vigorously, and said embarrassingly, "Forehead..."

Xicai brought two maids to bring hot water to help Cao Yong change clothes.

The clock "dangdang" rang, and it was already the beginning of the unitary year (five o'clock in the afternoon).

Cao Yong waved to Xi Cai and the others, saying: "Everyone go out, before Xu time (seven o'clock in the evening), no one is allowed to enter the upper room."

Chu Yu was a little apprehensive, and wanted to ask questions.

Cao Yong has already made a silent gesture, saying: "If you want to be virtuous, don't talk, be obedient...well, be obedient..."

"Hmm..." Chu Yu answered halfway, but couldn't speak the rest of the sentence.

Xicai took the little maid out, but didn't reach the gate of the yard, thinking of where to go if the girl came back later and wouldn't let her go to the room.

Tianhui went to Tian's courtyard, and someone came from there to pass the word that she would be sent back after dinner. ...

(End of this chapter)