Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 633

Although the affairs of the Rehe Palace are also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the chief manager of the Rehe Palace has military power in his hands, but there is a shortage of military officers of the third rank, who are on the same level as Cao Yong.

This is why the officials in the Xinggong are independent from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and form their own faction.

The current head of the Rehe Palace, named Qi Min, is a red-belt Jueluo with the rank of General Zhen Guo on his body.Before that, he served as a counsellor in Heilongjiang, and he was promoted to the general manager of Rehe only last fall.

Regardless of status or title, he is no less than Cao Yong.So, Cao Yong came over, so outside of the initial politeness, he didn't take Cao Yong too seriously.

He was quite dissatisfied with Cao Yong's request to reduce the repair cost, but he knew that the Cao family was in the limelight now, so it was not good to offend too much, so he endured it.

Originally, I thought, the bridge returns to the bridge, the road returns to the road, and it will be over if you are polite.

When he knew Cao Yong's name as "Shancai Boy", he was quite moved in his heart, wondering if he should find an opportunity to make friends and see if he could have more ways of making money.

However, when he met Cao Yong, Qi Min felt a little offended when he saw his youthful self-possession and lack of humility.

After all, there was some arrogance in his bones, he didn't want to bow his head to a servant who was born in a coat, and then he gave up his intimacy.The two only met once in the yamen, and he avoided Cao Yong intentionally or unintentionally during other times.

This early in the morning, Qi Min was dressed in high-end clothes, and went to the garden of Prince Chun's Mansion to pay his respects to Elder Sixteen, and he was full of slander.

The sixteenth elder brother came to Rehe by order, and he was supposed to stay at the Summer Resort, but he let Cao Yong stay here. What's the reason?
Isn't it just to show off to others, lest others not know that he once accompanied the prince to study?

It doesn't matter that Cao Yong is so unimportant, but Qi Min suffered so much that he dared not ignore it. He sent two hundred soldiers overnight to guard outside the garden of King Chun's Mansion.

Now, Qi Min came over, besides paying respects to Elder Sixteen, he also planned to ask him to move to the palace.

Waited in the front hall for a while, drank three cups of tea, but did not see Elder Sixteen.The sixteenth elder brother is exhausted, if he gets up late, he can still be considerate. As the master, why is Cao Yong so negligent?

The more Qi Min thought about it, the more he felt neglected, and he scolded Cao Yong several times in his heart.

The big steward of the garden, Qin Guiyuan, accompanied him to the conversation, and saw that Qi Min's face was getting more and more ugly, so he asked him to sit down for a while, and came out by himself, wanting to remind him.

As soon as he left the front hall, he saw Brother Sixteen and Cao Yong coming hand in hand, Qin Gui hurriedly bowed and said, "Master Sixteen, Prince Consort, Director Qi is waiting in the hall."

Qi Min heard the movement in the room, got up from his seat to greet him, and saw Elder Sixteen wearing ordinary clothes, coming in through the door.He flicked his sleeves hastily, and made a thousand salutes: "Slave Qi Min has seen the Sixteenth Master, please greet the Sixteenth Master."

"Okay, get up. In a blink of an eye, you have been out of the capital for more than ten years. I still remember the time when I followed you out of the palace to play." At this point, Elder Sixteen turned around and said to Cao Yong: "Cao Yong Yong, you don’t know yet, do you? Qi Min was also working as a guard in the early days, and later he was released as an official. When he left Beijing, you hadn’t come yet, but you should have heard Detehei mention it. Back then, Qi Min was also better than Detehei. This relationship is good, and it will take a few days to work out, and you two will compare and see if Jiang is old and hot, or the waves of the Yangtze River push forward."

Looking at Qi Min, who is in his forties, with a slightly fat body, Cao Yong really remembered the phrase "a person should not be judged by his appearance".

After listening to Elder Sixteen's words, Qi Min felt a little paranoid.

Could it be that Cao Yong was unconvinced to himself and chewed his tongue in front of Brother Sixteen?
Brother Sixteen had already sat up on his head, rubbed his left forehead, and couldn't help breathing in the pain.

Only then did Qi Min see that Elder Sixteen was frowning, his forehead was bruised and purple.He jumped in surprise, and hurriedly said: "Master Sixteen, jade body? This is..."

Brother Sixteen saw him asking each other, with a bit of embarrassment in his expression, he glanced at Cao Yong beside him.

Cao Yong was also wronged, who would have thought that after the two were drunk last night, they were placed in the study.Brother Sixteen didn't know what he was dreaming about, he couldn't sleep well, and he was twitching.

Cao Yong thought he was too crowded, so he gave up the top of the kang and ran to the top of the kang to sleep.When I got up early, I saw that Elder Sixteen ran to the ground at some point, and his forehead became like this.

Qi Min followed Elder Sixteen's eyes, looked at Cao Yong, and thought in his heart, it couldn't be that Cao Yong hurt Sixteen Elder Brother, right?In that case, it would be treasonous.

Cao Yong is on the right hand of Brother Sixteen, leaving Qi Min the position on the east side.

Seeing Qi Min looking at him, Cao Yong smiled and made a gesture of please sit down.

Qi Min was still puzzled, so he heard Elder Sixteen snorted coldly, and said, "What else could be the reason? The Lord is going to settle accounts with you. How do you manage things? This subordinate is in a mess, why does everyone come here?" ? Did you see the injury on my grandfather's head? It was caused by some bad guys last night. You are so courageous and so lax, aren't you afraid that the holy car may make a mistake during his tour of Rehe?"

Qi Min was terrified when he heard the words, he turned over and fell to his knees, and said: "I didn't expect that there would be murderers disturbing the Sixteenth Master, this servant deserves to die, this servant will make people investigate this matter thoroughly."

Brother Sixteen nodded in satisfaction when he saw his attitude, and said: "It is your responsibility as the general manager to clean up the law and order, so I don't need to say that. There is no city wall in Rehe, so it is inevitable that fish and dragons will be mixed up. You should always pay attention to it. Clean it up with your heart, if you can bring those lawless people to justice as soon as possible, I will ask for credit for you in front of the emperor."

Qi Min respectfully responded, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Excuse me, Master Sixteen, where was the attack? If the servant wants to arrest the murderer, how should he go about it?"

Brother Sixteen couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said: "I saw them fleeing into the city two miles outside the city. They were masked in black scarves, and they looked very sneaky. Listening to the voice, it doesn't sound like a local accent. Recently If there are any suspicious people from outside, if they are thoroughly investigated, I don't believe that they can't be caught. When I got here, they even chased after them. They killed the two dogs in the garden here. It was too rampant. Otherwise, my grandfather And I won’t send someone to send you a letter overnight, asking you to arrange human guards.”

At the end, Elder Sixteen had already gritted his teeth, his face full of anger.

Qi Min felt that something was wrong when he heard it before, but after hearing this narration, he no longer dared to be suspicious.Thinking of Elder Sixteen's almost accident last night, he almost broke out in a cold sweat.

As a last resort, he expressed his intention and asked the sixteenth elder brother to move to the palace.

Brother Sixteen couldn't help sneering when he heard this, and said: "You are so promising. Could it be possible that if you don't go to the palace, you will lose your life? Could it be that the king lives in the whole world? Could it be that the master lives at the end of the garden, Qi Min?" You can't keep Grandpa?"

"I don't dare, it's just that the sixteenth master has a high status..." Qi Min was in a hurry, seeing that the sixteenth elder brother insisted on his own opinion, but he didn't know what to say, turned around and looked at Cao Yong and said: "Master Cao , see if you are persuading..."

Cao Yong's face showed solemnity, and he said to the sixteenth elder brother: "Master Sixteen, what Director Qi said is true, Master Sixteen should move away!"

"Whispering!" Elder Sixteen glared at Cao Yong, and said to Qi Min: "By the way, let someone clean up the Yunrong Pavilion. The master occupies this place, and Princess Herui will move her daughter to the palace for a few days. In a few days, there will be Mongolian kings who arrive first, and those who have female relatives, He Rui will come forward to entertain them first."

Qi Min agreed, knowing in his heart that it was really unusual.

Looking at Cao Yong's solemn face, and the arrangements made by Elder Sixteen for Princess Herui, it seems that Elder Sixteen's attack is indeed true.

Qi Min knew that his happy days were over.

How to catch the murderer, how to arrange the manpower, there are still many things to take care of, so he left from the garden, and left in a hurry with a bit of anxiety.

Cao Yong looked at Elder Sixteen and said: "Since Lord Sixteen really wants to stay here, he should live in the inner courtyard. The guest rooms in the front yard are not very spacious."

Elder Sixteen rubbed his belly and said, "As you arrange it. Now it's important to eat. I'm so hungry. Let's ask your wife for food!"

While talking, the two came to the inner garden together.

Chu Yu is talking to Cao Song.Because it was late yesterday, after Cao Song greeted his sister-in-law, it was inconvenient to talk too much.I came over for dinner this morning, to see my eldest niece, and to talk with my sister-in-law about homework.

"My niece, your Uncle Sixteen is starving to death too! Whatever it is, bring up something that can fill your stomach." As soon as he entered the room, Brother Sixteen yelled, without the slightest sense of being an uncle.

Cao Song glanced at Elder Sixteen's forehead, then at Cao Yong, and said with a smile, "I heard that Master Sixteen and Brother Slave fell asleep, what's the matter, did you fight in your dream?"

"Dare you kidding me? Little boy, you haven't ridden enough horses, why don't you let me go back to the holy car and return to life again, so that you can't live the addiction of riding a horse again?" Elder Sixteen sat down on the kang, With a bit of a smile, he looked at Cao Songdao.

After hearing this, Cao Song begged for mercy: "I don't dare, Master Sixteen, please don't tell me. This body is stiff, and now I still can't close my legs."

Chu Yu had already stood up and ordered people to go to the kitchen.

Cao Yong's mouth was a little dry due to drinking last night, so he poured two cups of warm tea, handed one to sixteen elder brother, and one for himself.

He drank it in two sips, and he said to Cao Song, "Yesterday I asked Xiaoman to take the medicine, did you wipe it off? That medicine is a prescription from Tai Hospital, it is the best for reducing swelling and blood stasis."

Cao Song nodded, and said: "I used it last night, and it works. I just talked about it with my sister-in-law."

While talking, Chu Yu has already found a small white porcelain pot to put medicine on Sixteenth Brother's forehead.Brother Sixteen bared his teeth in pain, it was unbearable to see.

Cao Song was afraid that Elder Sixteen would be uncomfortable, so he hurriedly excused something in the front yard and went out first.

"How did you knock it? It really fell to the ground in a flipping style. Didn't you knock on your body?" Cao Yong felt a little worried when he saw that Brother Sixteen was like this.

Speaking of this, Elder Sixteen remembered something, and asked instead, "Who lives in the courtyard on the right side of this study? Why is it so vague, as if I heard a woman crying. I was thirsty in the middle of the night, and got up to look for water. Hearing the sound was wrong, I wanted to follow the sound to take a look, but was tripped by the threshold."

"The right courtyard? That Xiaoying..." Cao Yong was worried about the "reward offering" these days, and he forgot that there was such a person in the front courtyard.He raised his head and asked Chu Yu, "How is the little girl injured? Have you asked if she has any relatives?"

"I went to see it yesterday. The wound is not deep, but has scabbed over. It's just that I was frightened and fell into the water again, and my spirit is still a little lacking. Relatives... There is an uncle in the country, the one who sold her back then, I just cried when I mentioned it... God pity, I'm only fourteen this year..." Chu Yu replied.

Elder Sixteen heard this, and became a bit curious, and asked, "What's going on? Is there a beautiful woman in distress hiding here? Another wound, and one who fell into the water?"

Cao Yong told the story of the Guo family again, and the sixteenth brother couldn't help being dumbfounded.

After a long while, he stomped his feet vigorously and said: "I didn't expect such a strange woman in the world, but it's a pity, I can't see it in person. If the master can know the Guo family earlier, he will be regarded as his best friend." Speaking of Here, with a sigh, he said: "Where is the mourning hall, I want to go to pay my respects."

"In the temple in the west of the city, I heard that many scholars have gone to the money donated by the squires in the city." Cao Yong thought that the housekeeper had said this yesterday, and replied.

"Your beauty is unlucky, but that's all!" Elder Sixteen shook his head and said, "Master, I'm going to take a look at that Xiaoying. Since she was brought up by the Guo family, she should be a bit extraordinary."

While talking, Elder Sixteen already looked anxious, and he was about to get up and go to the front yard.

Cao Yong hurriedly stopped him and said, "What's the hurry? Let's eat first. Who was hungry just now?"

At this moment, Chu Yu has already led the people to arrange the meals.

Elder Sixteen sneered twice, took the hot towel handed over by Chu Yu himself, and wiped his hands.

Both of them had empty stomachs, so they drank a few bowls of hot porridge with side dishes.

On Chuyu's side, because Elder Sixteen just said that he was going to see Xiaoying, he asked Xi Caidai to go to the front yard to talk about it first, so as to save a while.

As soon as he put down his chopsticks, Elder Sixteen couldn't sit still anymore. He patted Cao Yong's arm and said, "Hurry up and take me over there to have a look! No matter how Xiaoying is, it would be good to hear more anecdotes about Mrs. Guo's life." of."

Seeing that he was so anxious, Cao Yong also put down his chopsticks and came to the front yard with him.

Xiaoying has already got up to wash up, her eyes are still swollen, and she can't hide her sadness.

The last time Cao Yong saw her, her little face was dirty, covering her true face.Seeing it this time, I was a little surprised.

Fourteen or five-year-old girl, with a slightly slender body, fair skin, tearful eyes, slightly trembling shoulders, looks very cute.

Cao Yong couldn't help being amazed, and even the sixteenth elder brother looked straight at him.

Xiaoying knelt on the ground, but she was terrified and her teeth were chattering.

Cao Yong withdrew his gaze and said: "Get up. How are you resting these few days? If you feel uncomfortable, just tell the mother here." Speaking of this, he pointed to Elder Sixteen and said: "This It's Lord Sixteen, I admire you after hearing about your sister. I know you're here, so I came to see you."

"My little girl is fine, thank you for your kindness. Sister's side, big sister's side... Today is my sister's first seven days, and my little girl wants to go to pay respects..." At the end, her tears had already followed the broken beads. Generally, rustle down.

"The three members of the Zhao family and the bride have been killed by murderers, and the world still thinks that the dead bride is you. If you show up rashly, you will inevitably attract criticism from good people. The dead are dead, and she doesn't want you to live. It's difficult. It's all just a formality. If you want to go, just stop and go." Cao Yong said.

Xiaoying nodded, and said with tears in her eyes: "God has eyes. In the past few years, how my sister treated Weng Gu is in my daughter's eyes. When my sister was killed, besides my daughter, Zhao Po also saw it. Losing his conscience, he just covered up the truth, protected his son, and even discussed killing the little girl, completely ignoring the elder sister's support for the past few years..."

"Hey!" Elder Sixteen inevitably sighed again when he heard this, took a step forward, and said, "Don't worry, Miss, I'll send someone to handle it, so your sister will be desolate. If you want to go Worship, I will accompany you there in a while."

Seeing him speak enthusiastically, Xiaoying didn't know how to respond.

Although he didn't know the identity of the "Sixteen Lord" in front of him, but seeing that he was well dressed and everyone treated him respectfully, he felt fear in his heart.She showed a little uneasiness, looked at Cao Yong, quite intended to ask for help.

Cao Yong couldn't bear it when he saw it, and said, "You are tired too, take a rest first, I have something to take care of with Lord Sixteen." While talking, he pulled Elder Sixteen out.

Elder Sixteen was still reluctant to leave, he still looked back, wishing his eyes would stick to Xiaoying's body.

When Cao Yong saw it, he couldn't laugh or cry.

When the two arrived at the front hall, Cao Yong said with a smile: "Is the sixteenth master too yang? It seems that we should talk to Mr. Qi and send some court ladies over as soon as possible, so as to save the sixteenth master from getting angry."

Sixteenth elder brother sat down on the seat, his face already showed longing, and said: "I can't complain that Mrs. Guo hid her tightly and kept her secret. I feel pity for such a small flower. Although it grows among the people, I don't see it." It's really rare to be a bit vulgar." Speaking of this, he shook his head and said, "Why did I tell you this? You guy, you are good at everything, but you are too confused."

Cao Yong saw that he was very interested in Xiaoying, and persuaded him: "Master Shiliu knows the rules in the palace, not every woman can accept it! The fate of this little girl is rough enough. Fate."

Elder Sixteen waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about? Can you still rob people's daughters by force? She is not your wife and concubine, so you can't let me show you courteousness?"

The sixteenth elder brother did what he said, and immediately sent someone to prepare the sedan chair, and took Xiaoying to the temple where the Guo family was parked to worship.

Qi Min was frightened by Elder Sixteen once, and he was already out of his wits. Hearing that Elder Sixteen was going out, he personally brought hundreds of soldiers to accompany him as guards.

The temple has been cleared.

It's a rare trip, Chu Yu also mentioned before that he wanted to offer a stick of incense to the Guo family, so Cao Yong took this opportunity to take his wife and travel with the sixteenth elder brother.

The mighty team attracted many people to stop.

When it was heard that even the dignitaries in the palace garden wanted to express their condolences to Mrs. Guo, some pouted their lips, thinking it was out of style; others thought Mrs. Guo was the reincarnation of the God of Flowers, and returned to the throne during the Cold Food Festival.

Among the crowd, several people looked at the team in the distance with fierce expressions on their faces.

In the past few days, I have been paying attention to the other side of the Wangfu garden, but it is rare to see anyone come out.Finally came out once, the team is so huge, with officers and soldiers clearing the way, it is impossible to get close.

In addition, men and women, either by car or sedan chair, don't know which car Cao Yong is in.Even if their hands were itchy, they didn't dare to make a move.

"Second Master, I posted the list, and someone checked it out, what should I do? Do you want to go out of the city to escape for two days?" A man asked in a low voice by the window of a tavern in the distance.

"No, even if they search again, they still can't find the Duke's Mansion. What are you afraid of? Take it easy and wait until we meet up with the boss in two days." A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat replied.

Both of them were wearing blue jackets, which looked like servants' uniforms.

This Rehe has a small population, and there are quite a few gardens of rich and powerful families, and guards from various prefectures are often seen on the street.Therefore, the two drank by the window, and no one paid attention.

Only Xiao Er felt a little funny when he saw the dog skin plaster on the eyes of the man wearing the wide-brimmed hat.It is common for people to stick dog skin plasters on their temples, but how few stick them on their cheekbones?
The man saw Xiao Er looking at him, and he glanced at Xiao Er, his eyes could not hide the fierceness.

Xiao Er was shocked by the fright, quickly lowered his head, and heard the man say: "Pay the bill!"

Little WWII approached timidly, nodded and bowed his head and said, "Three courses, two jugs of wine, and a plate of steamed buns, totaling 120 seven Wen."

The man took out a handful of money from his pocket, paid the bill, got up and left.The man at the same table also got up to follow, muttering: "I want to eat pancakes, this steamed bun is white, the bite is not chewy..."

Holding the wine money, Xiao Er breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking of the viciousness of that guy just now, Xiao Er couldn't help spitting, and said: "You're just a slave, and you still pick up a rack, what kind of thing is it?"

After delivering the wine money to the counter, the waiter took a rag and took away the table just now.

There happened to be guests at the table, and the accent was from outsiders, and they were talking about the filial wife Guo.I don't know where there is controversy, and several people are arguing endlessly.As a last resort, I called Xiaoer to ask for details.

Xiao Er said it vividly, and everyone sighed after hearing it.

Those who eat food put down their chopsticks, and those who drink put down their wine cups. Everyone wants to go to the temple to worship.

At this time, I saw a team of soldiers coming, coming in fiercely.The leader of the school glanced at the guests at the table, and said, "Outsiders? When did you arrive in Rehe? Is there a guide?"

Those people hurriedly got up, took the way out from their respective packages.

The leader of the school looked over and over again, and after confirming that it was authentic, he fell on the table, then began to look at everyone, and said to the soldiers behind him: "Search, please be more careful!"

When everyone saw it, they didn't know why, and they were in a panic.However, he didn't dare to step forward to stop him, so he had to be anxious.

The shopkeeper had already come over, put a piece of broken silver into the schoolboy's hand, and said in a low voice, "Officer, is it the wanted thing a few days ago? The wanted picture was also posted on the street, unlike these guest officials. "

"Talk!" The little principal yelled, and said, "What do you know? I tell you, it's not peaceful recently. As long as you stay and eat with a foreign accent, you should pay attention to it. If you shelter a murderer, it's a crime of harboring. Sometimes I can't eat and walk around."

In the time it took to speak, the soldiers had already rummaged through the packages and bodies of those people.

After all, they were away from home, and two of them were wearing daggers for self-defense.

The Xiaoxiao weighed the dagger in his hand, his face showed a bit of ferocity, he waved his hand, and said, "Take it away!"

Those two people were so frightened that they paled in fright, and there was a fellow traveler beside him, who hurriedly approached and stuffed money for the little principal, and begged for mercy: "Officer, we are indeed good citizens, the dagger is only for self-defense, I don't know that I have committed a taboo I hope the official will spare the little ones."

The little school didn't seem to have seen the money, and said: "Whether you are wronged or not, let's talk about it when you come out of the yamen. What are you talking about, don't take it away! Little ones, the supervisor said, who dares to neglect these days, the board is light." If you are missing, don’t call any of you mothers. If you want to get promoted and get rich, your eyes will shine brightly for you..."

(End of this chapter)