Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 612

Nine elder brothers' mansion, side hall.

"This little bastard is really slippery." Brother Jiu was so angry that his teeth itch, but there was nothing he could do.

Originally, he wanted to cause Cao Yong to panic, so as to find an opportunity to take care of him.Unexpectedly, the other party was still "moving like a mountain".

Fang Baikui stood aside with his son, but his heart was miserable.

Brother Jiu tapped the table with his finger and asked, "How much money have you collected?"

"If you go back to Master Jiu, it's already nearly 500 million." Fang Baikui leaned over and replied.

Elder Brother Jiu crossed Erlang's legs triumphantly, and said: "You can take the silver flower, take the post from the master, and go from house to house, the master wants to see, who in the boundaries of the four or nine cities will not appreciate the face of the master? "

Fang Baikui's face froze, he babbled, he wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

Brother Jiu saw that his face had drooped, and he said coldly: "Why, what else do you want to talk about? Dare to come and take Master's idea?"

Fang Baikui hurriedly bowed his head, and said: "I don't dare to do it, but I respect and obey Master Jiu's orders."

Brother Jiu looked better now, waved his hands and said: "Go down, that widow Han...you also keep an eye on it, I don't believe it, can she still hide in the Chun Palace for the rest of her life?"

Fang Baikui agreed, and retreated respectfully with his son.

After leaving Beizi Mansion, his face was already full of remorse.

His son Fang Zhuo followed beside him, wondering and wondering, but it was not good to ask questions here.

The father and son returned to the private house outside the front door.

"Father, don't you have the money? We can squeeze out a few percent of the share, so what else is there to worry about?" Fang Zhuo asked seeing that there was no one else in the room.

Fang Baikui's face turned pale, he shook his head in a daze, and said, "The catastrophe of ruining the family, the catastrophe of extinction, the desire is hard to fill, this time I committed greed."

"Father..." Seeing his father's expression, Fang Zhuo also felt a little panicked: "Could it be that father is worried that the Cao family will not be able to retaliate? Our family still has Jiu Beizi as a backer, so the Cao family should also have some scruples?"

Fang Baikui sighed, and said: "The business of several generations has been ruined day and night, and now we can only prepare the way forward as soon as possible. This time we made the knife of the ninth elder brother, and it is not only the Cao family who offended? The ninth elder brother asked us to Going door-to-door to buy business roads, this forced us to become the public enemies of those people. They are all merchant families, not to mention others, even the Cheng family's children are in Beijing. There are more than one million taels, so there is no need to rely on the hands of others ?”

Fang Zhuo couldn't help trembling when he thought about Brother Jiu's moodiness.

After Fang Baikui finished speaking, he seemed to be a few years older, bent over and coughed twice, and said: "You should leave immediately and go back to Fujian, gather up the rest of the property, bring up the floating wealth, and prepare to go to sea. After three years, find out clearly , come back." At the end, her voice was undeniably firm.

Fang Zhuo was horrified when he heard the words, he stepped forward and said, "Father, why is this so?"

Fang Baikui smiled wryly and said: "This time it's the limelight. I'm afraid our Fang family's name has already been registered with other palaces in front of the imperial court. Brother Jiu is the prince, so what if we try hard? of what?"

"Then the father is leaving with the son?" Fang Zhuo wailed.

Fang Baikui shook his head, looked at the roof and said: "We can't leave, we are Brother Jiu's knife, and the handle of the knife is not in our hands, so we can leave as soon as we can. You go back first, do as I say, Just in case. Our Fang family has done a lot of things like building bridges and roads, pity the poor and the weak, just hope God will open his eyes."

Fang Zhuo wanted to say more, but was stopped by Fang Baikui: "What are you talking about? Do you want to break the incense of our Fang family? Even if there is no mistake, you can't stay in the capital. Brother Jiu's actions are becoming more vicious, and his words and deeds are not as good as before. , in order to control our Fang family, even if nothing happens, I will keep you in Beijing."

When Fang Zhuo heard this, he didn't dare to say any more, and knelt down to agree.

Fang Baikui looked at his son, feeling unhappy, and said: "Go and pack your things, just bring enough money, I'll ask Mr. Zhong to take you back."

Fang Zhuo went out in response, Fang Baikui sat quietly for a while, then called a servant to ask Fang Zhonggong to come over.

After a while, I saw a capable old man coming in with the boy.

"Master Fang!" The old man clasped his fists when he saw Fang Baikui.

His voice was exceptionally loud, his eyes were piercing, and he sounded like a man in his forties.

"What kind of master is not a master? Speaking of which, our ancestors once connected with each other, and we couldn't write two characters of 'Fang' in one stroke. Mr. Zhong, please sit down. Please protect your nephew this time to go to Beijing, but you want to Thank you. There are still some housework over there, I want to let Fang Zhuo go back to take care of it, and I have to ask Mr. Kind to take care of it again." Fang Baikui said.

The old man in front of him is also surnamed Fang, and his first name is Zhonggong.Although it looks like he is only in his fifties, he is actually over sixty years old.

Because he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, he has a strong body and looks much younger than his actual age.

He owed Fang Baikui a favor earlier, so when Fang Zhuo came to Beijing this time, he escorted Fang Zhuo at Fang Baikui's request.

Hearing what Fang Baikui said, he didn't think much about it, and said: "Qiniang is just nagging for oysters, please go back, this capital is so prosperous, isn't it my hometown..."

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Chunjun Prince's Mansion, Flower Hall.

Cao Yong looked at his wife for a while, and said with a smile: "Your face is a bit round, did Fujin send someone to cook you delicious food?"

Chu Yu also looked at Cao Yong's face, but she hadn't seen him for two or three days, but she felt itchy in her heart and missed her very much.

"Big Erniang and Erniang are nourished by the sky, and there are two gluttonous girls, the second younger sister and the fifth younger sister. The cat is in my room all day long, and I keep eating snacks. Not only me, but also Tianhui, let them feed them." Fat." Chu Yu pursed her lips and smiled, but she was a little homesick.

"I haven't seen my daughter for two days. Did she say she misses me?" When mentioning her daughter, Cao Yong dispelled the boredom and softened his heart.

"I look for people every day when I open my eyes, and I am closer to my mother-in-law than to my mother-in-law." Chu Yu said with a smile: "Master and Madam are in good health, I have been back for two days, or I will go back tomorrow. After tidying up, I can go out with my wife at the temple fair on the eighth day of February. Sister Zijing, sister-in-law Tian, ​​and the aunts in Rongyuan are also there. They are bored in the mansion, so it is a good idea to take advantage of the temple fair to go out for a walk."

Today is the fourth day of the lunar new year, tomorrow is the fifth day of the new year, and there are three days left, which is the day when Shakyamuni became a monk on the eighth day of February. There are temple fairs in many temples outside the city.

But talking about going home, Cao Yong thought of Han Jiangshi, rubbed his forehead and said: "I have already inquired about it, and I am afraid that someone is going to get Han Jiangshi's idea. You should also find out the details with her, what is it?" Meaning. If you want to keep it, you have to grit your teeth, and don’t let go no matter what; if you don’t want to keep it, is there anyone who agrees, get married quickly, find a quiet place to hide, and live an honest life.”

Seeing Cao Yong's seriousness, Chu Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "My son-in-law, the Han Jiang family is a widow, who is so forceful to marry without avoiding his status? Could it be Uncle Jiu?"

"Besides that master, who else?" Cao Yong nodded and said, "It's just because of Han Jiang's wealth. By the way, I have to explain to her that we didn't force her to choose, but hers." Silver is too eye-catching.”

After all, Chu Yu is a woman, and she has a soft heart. Thinking of Han Jiang's helplessness, she couldn't bear it.She had also heard about Brother Nine's love for money, so she thought for a while and said, "My son-in-law, before the Queen Mother comes back from Tangquan, I'll go to the palace for a while. Honor the dim sum from our Daoxiang Village, and then our The female shopkeeper mentioned it? Even if the queen mother doesn't care, as long as it reaches Uncle Jiu's ears, he will be a little bit afraid."

There are many rules in the palace, and the things that are imported are the most taboo of Cao Yong.

He thought for a while, and said: "You don't need to send food directly, just send a few prescriptions to the Queen Mother's small kitchen, and the Queen Mother should be happy too. I heard that her old man always takes pity on the poor and the weak, and she doesn't see lonely women and children. Just mention Han Jiang's background and being a woman are not easy. There are many ears in the palace, just a few words can scare Brother Jiu from acting rashly."

After the husband and wife had finished discussing, they let go of some concerns.

Then, it was nothing more than Hang Seng and Tianyou's schoolwork, Cao Yong's daily life, and a few gossips.

Hongzhuo and his brothers have come back, and when they heard that their brother-in-law was back, they all came to talk.

After a while, a waiter came to send a message that the seventh elder brother had already prepared the wine and dishes, and invited Cao Yong to have a drink.

Chu Yu went back to the inner courtyard, Hong Zhuo and the others surrounded Cao Yong for dinner, chattering about the bidding.

In just two days' time, news about the Ministry of Internal Affairs' bidding has already spread throughout the capital.

Cao Yong actually confirmed the nickname of "Shancai Boy". Whoever mentions it, his eyes are wide open, and he is envious.

Some people are already talking about the wealth of the Cao family, and that the horse-holding posts of the Cao family are all made of gold.

In the end, I really believed that there were many people who went outside the gate of Cao's mansion in the middle of the night and wanted to peel off a few pieces of gold with a knife.

It's just a farce.

*
Shicha Beach, Qianjing Hutong.

It was cold in spring in February, and when the sun went down, there was a bit of wind, which made the window lattices rattle.

In the room, there was no chill at all.

Food, alcohol, and beauties complement each other so that people can't help but be intoxicated.

Shi Yun held the wine cup, looked at the woman sitting next to him, secretly glanced at Yi Duli who was sitting opposite, and remembered the past.

A few years ago, when he first entered the bodyguard office, he followed a cousin to a house not far away for a drink. At that time, Mrs. Yang was sitting next to him.

At that time, I also heard that it was a good family, on the bed, and invited him to come again.

But because of the strict control at home, he didn't come again.

Who would have thought that she would become his own little aunt?
Five tastes of food, three rounds of wine.

Yiduri is already a little drunk, and has become a little dishonest.Jin Lian, who was hooking the woman who accompanied her in the wine, didn't say anything, and rubbed her hand on the woman's face, panting.If it wasn't for his nephew who was jealous, he might have lifted his belt immediately.

These restaurants near Haizi raise private prostitutes.

Most of them are girls bought from the south, specially entertaining the rich and powerful in the inner city.Unless someone introduces it, the restaurants here rarely receive customers from outsiders.

They only sell three or five tables of noodles a day, and the main thing they eat is this sentiment.

Although the laws of the Qing Dynasty stipulated that officials were not allowed to prostitute, they did not say that officials were not allowed to drink.

These women are not on the list of prostitutes, and are mostly kept in captivity in the name of servants.

Next to Yi Duli is a girl who has not yet passed out, only thirteen or fourteen years old.Today is the first time I have received guests, how can I bear this, I am already blushing with embarrassment.He wanted to ask for mercy, but he didn't dare, so he could only accept it shyly.

Yi Duli liked this sip, grabbed the girl's chin, and poured the wine in his hand into her mouth.

The girl didn't dare to evade, she was so shocked that her body was already stiff.

Yi Duli couldn't bear it any longer, he poked his head over, pecked the girl's small cherry mouth, got up and hugged her horizontally, smiled and said to Shi Yun: "It's time to be serious, you should be a man, Don't be like a bitch." Saying that, she swayed out.

Only Shi Yun and the woman who accompanied him were left in the room. Shi Yun was worried about Han Jiang's affairs, and he also drank a lot of wine, so he was a little drunk.

But he felt hot all over his body, but he went to clear his mind, trying to find a reason to send the woman beside him away.

"Hey, you..." Shi Yun turned his head, and just as he was about to speak to the woman, he saw the woman turned halfway and looked at the door, with two lines of tears on her face, showing a bit of helplessness .

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing her like this, Shi Yun couldn't bear it, and asked, "Could it be that my uncle... betrayed you..."

Thinking of his uncle who has always been flirtatious, Shi Yun had this thought in his heart.

The woman shook her head when she heard the words, wiped her tears, and said in a low voice: "The slave family doesn't know that uncle, Yueniang is slave's younger sister, she is only thirteen..." As she spoke, her eyes welled up again. Tears come.

Shi Yun stretched out his fingers, wiped away the tears from the woman's eyes, and asked, "What's your name?"

Although the woman had been drinking with her for a while, because Shi Yun was not interested, he did not pay attention to her name.

The woman replied in a low voice: "My slave's name is Qingniang."

While speaking, a woman's weeping could be heard faintly from outside.

Qingniang's face turned pale, she bit her lips tightly, tears welled up in her eyes, she looked very cute.

Shi Yun stretched out his hand, gently embraced her in his arms, and said, "It's okay, uncle is used to hurting people, your sister is okay..."

The woman in his arms was crying, Shi Yun felt his mouth was dry and hot...

*
Chunjun Prince's Mansion, Inner Courtyard.

Han Jiangshi has been living in the wing room of Chuyu's courtyard for the past few days, but tonight it is difficult to sleep peacefully.

Although Chu Yu said it tactfully, Han Jiang also understood what she meant, that a powerful person wanted to take her as a concubine.

If she wanted to use the pretense of staying chaste and not marrying, she might find it difficult to remarry in the future.

The best way now is for her to marry earlier, so as to get rid of the other party's thoughts.

Because it was the beginning of the month, there was no moonlight outside, and it was dark inside the house.

Han Jiangshi sat up and leaned against the bed in a daze. How could it be so cheap?

She is a widow, so she can get people's eyes wherever she goes, and it's because she showed her money and got people's eyes.If the other party is really an unscrupulous person, will he care if she is a widow once or twice?
In this world, where can you rely on others?
The Cao family's ability to protect her like this is already considered the utmost benevolence.

Marrying... Although she has never been a wife for a day, she has met her aunt and sister-in-law for a day.

All day long, she thinks of pleasing her husband, but also pretends to be virtuous and treats the concubine at home.

Woman, where can I have a good life?

Losing her father and mother, she was the only one left in the world.Wouldn't it be even more pitiful if she turned into the abandoned and resentful wives in the drama...

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