Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 650
Tangquan, outside the palace.

Kangxi did not ride in the imperial chariot, but in the morning light, he bent down and looked at the wheat seedlings and grain seedlings in the field.

Cao Yin followed behind the great scholar Song Zhu, and his eyes fell on the field.

This is still Gyeonggi, and there are many wells nearby, but the drought is still hard to hide.Since the beginning of this year, there has been little snow and rain, which is already a sign of severe drought.

There was nothing on Kangxi's face, but he was quite anxious in his heart.

There is a shortage of food and horses in the northwest, and the war cannot progress.Gyeonggi had a severe flood last year, and now relief has begun, and we are waiting for the food to come in this autumn. If there is another severe drought this year, more than half of the prefectures in Gyeonggi will need relief.

The people are ignorant, they don't think that wind, frost, rain and snow are natural numbers, they only take it as a warning from God.

It's okay to say in other places, if the capital is unstable, what's the face of the court?

From the 50th year of Kangxi to the present, the weather in Gyeonggi has not been smooth. Even with repeated reductions in money and food, the people are still struggling to make ends meet.

Kangxi was thinking about it, when he saw Erlundai and Bahunde, the inner ministers leading the bodyguards, come forward and ask the imperial driver when to leave.

Kangxi didn't answer right away, but after thinking about it for a while, he congratulated the scholar Song, "I see that the wheat seedlings and grain seedlings are flourishing, but the weather is a little dry. I should pray for rain in the future and send an order to the Ministry of Rites."

Song Zhu bowed in response, and a group of people surrounded Kangxi and returned to the palace.

The empress dowager's phoenix chariot had already been set up. Kangxi stepped forward and personally helped the empress dowager onto the chariot, and then got on the dragon chariot.Amidst the sound of drums and music, Yu Jia left the palace and walked slowly towards Rehe along the official road.

*
Huairou, post station.

Compared with the slow-moving holy car, Li's and Chunjun Wang's car is much faster.On the side of the Cao family, Cao Yuan, the head of the Cao family, accompanied him; on the side of the king of Chunjun, the second elder brother Hong Zhuo personally sent his aunt and birth mother out of Beijing.

On the first day, I stayed in Huairou, and this morning, I set off early again.

Hongzhuo is seventeen this year, and he got married in March. He married Yiergenjueluo, the daughter of Yuanwailang Sahadai.

Although Yiergenjueluo's status was not as noble as that of Hongshu's wife, she was young, beautiful, and lively. The husband and wife were two newlyweds, and they were considered loving.

Poor Qiaofu, Fujin's niece and daughter, only got a concubine status.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid she would feel uncomfortable, after all, they have been a couple for several years, and they can still comfort and comfort; Hong Zhuo is only a half-child, and has always been careless, he only knows that he is happy, so how can he be considerate? ?
Seeing this, Chunjun Wang Fujin felt sorry for his niece and wanted to say a few words to help, but there was no reason for the aunt to meddle in the affairs of the concubine's house, so he could only bear it.

This time when I came to Rehe, because the king of Junjun had already come out, Hongshu originally volunteered to invite Ying, but the mansion had to keep someone to look after the house, so Hongzhuo escorted him.

Because Chunjun Wang Fujin was thinking about Chuyu, he didn't care about anything else. After walking for a day, he realized that he might as well find a reason to take Qiaofu out.

Not to mention the twists and turns in everyone's heart, let's talk about Tianyou and Hengsheng. Although it is not the first time they have been out, they were both infants and don't remember much.

The two brothers are only curious about the mountains, rivers, water, flowers and plants outside the car.

Although before she came out, Zijing had told them several times to make the two brothers obedient, but after all, children love to move, and being honest for a day is already great.

Mrs. Li didn't rest well last night, so she squinted her eyes to rest her mind, and didn't see the movements of her grandchildren.

Seeing them sticking out their small heads, Hong Zhuo hurriedly asked the driver to stop the car, fearing that they would fall off the car.After talking to Mrs. Li, he took their little one out of the car.Tianyou sat in front of Hong Zhuo, and Heng Sheng sat in front of a palace guard, the two younger brothers were overjoyed.

Although the road was rushed, but with the children's laughter mixed in, even Mrs. Li felt a lot more at ease.

*
Rehe, Chunwang Mansion Garden, West Courtyard.

Chu Yu woke up at noon, when Cao Yong was not in front of her, talking to Bao Ya outside.On Tianhui's side, she had already started clamoring for her mother and refused to calm down to eat.

Baoya had no choice, and was afraid of making the child sick, so she could only hug her and ask Cao Yong to coax her.

Cao Yong looked at his daughter and said "mother" in one mouthful, feeling extremely sour in his heart.He took Tianhui from Baoya, put it on his lap, and coaxed her to eat with a spoon.

Tianhui was stubborn, her mouth was tightly shut, and she just refused to eat.

There are two father and daughter, one wants to be fed, the other refuses to eat, and a stalemate has arisen.At this time, I heard Ye Ye's excited voice in the back room: "Ge Ge..."

When Cao Yong heard the words, he couldn't sit still, so he went into the back room with Tianhui in his arms.

Ye Momo was already in tears, she held Chu Yu's hand, and cried, "I'm so sorry, I finally woke up. If you don't open your eyes, the old slave will follow."

Today is the fifth day since Chuyu was assassinated.Although these five days have been suspended with ginseng soup, Chuyu is also extremely weak, and he doesn't even have the strength to speak.Just looking at Ye Momo, her eyes were full of tears.

The moment Chu Yu saw her husband and daughter, the corners of Chu Yu's mouth turned up slightly, showing joy.

Cao Yong looked at his wife, already trembling slightly.Tianhui was originally competing with her father, but now she seemed to be aware of her father's strangeness, and became obedient.

When Ye Momo saw Cao Yong coming, she wiped away her tears and gave Cao Yong the position at the head of the bed.

Cao Yong approached with his daughter in his arms, looked at Chu Yu, and was speechless.

"Mom?" Although Tianhui couldn't see the blood connection, she still called out in a low voice.

The room was so quiet that a needle could drop, and after a long while, Chu Yu responded, "Mmm..."

After hearing this, Tianhui turned her body around and reached towards Chuyu's direction.

Chu Yu was injured, Cao Yong didn't dare to let go, so he coaxed her in a low voice.

Bao Ya came in with Cao Yong, looked at all this, sorry to disturb their reunion.Although there were tears in her eyes, her face was also full of joy, and she approached Chuyu and said, "Just wake up, and if you don't wake up, be careful that your daughter won't remember you, and go back to Horqin with me."

As she said that, she turned around, took Tianhui from Cao Yong's hand, and said, "Be obedient, your mother is tired, don't disturb her. Eat well, and come to see mother later."

Tianhui seemed to understand but didn't understand, but she was honest, just tilted her small head, "looking" at the position where Chuyu was lying.

Seeing that his wife's lips were chapped, Cao Yong poured half a cup of tea, looked at the tea cup, and fed Chu Yu two mouthfuls.

Bao Ya had already led Tianhui out, and Ye Momo and a few maidservants also went out to call for Dr. Lin, only the husband and wife were left in the room.

Cao Yong was sitting by the bed, holding his wife's hand, rubbing it non-stop, already grateful to God in his heart.

It seems that there are thousands of words to say in my heart, and there are thousands of words to say, but Cao Yong can't say a word.He was afraid that his wife would force her answer and stretch the wound.

After a while, Dr. Lin came over and checked Chuyu's pulse again, and his face became much more relaxed.

The pulse condition had stabilized, and after the diagnosis, he prescribed two prescriptions for nourishing serum and fever.From today on, Chu Yu can drink porridge.Because the water and rice have not been eaten for four or five days, the porridge should be thinner.

After hearing what the doctor said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Dr. Lin has been staying at the mansion for five days. Seeing that Chu Yu was well today, he also said that he wanted to leave the mansion and go home.Starting tomorrow, I will come to Chuyu to ask for her pulse sooner or later.

Cao Yong had nothing to say, so he asked someone to seal the silver seal and send Dr. Lin back.

Chu Yu drank half a bowl of jujube porridge, drank the medicine, and fell into a drowsy sleep again.

Seeing that Cao Yong's eyes were bloodshot from the boil, Mother Ye had to persuade him to take a rest.Otherwise, before Chuyu recovers, he will be useless.

Cao Yong's tense heart finally fell to the ground, he just felt sore all over and was too tired.

He asked for hot water, took a bath, and after changing his clothes, he felt as if he had been reborn.

Obviously his body was exhausted, but Cao Yong was very clear-headed, sitting beside his wife's bed, reluctant to leave.

After a short while, I heard Xicai come in and whispered: "My son-in-law, there is a message from the front yard that Lord Yi is here."

When Cao Yong heard the words, he got up and reluctantly went to the front yard.

In the living room, Yi Duli looked quite heavy.Although I hadn't seen him for a few days, he seemed to have lost weight.

Although Cao Yong is not an unreasonable person, and he can't take his anger out on Yiduli, but a royal grandson princess was attacked and dying at his own house, and Yidulirao, no matter how open-minded he was, felt a little uneasy.

Since the accident, Cao Yong has been guarding his wife day and night, without sleep; Yiduli has not been idle, and in the past few days, he and Qi Min have thoroughly examined the theater troupe that day.

In addition to the troupe, there is also the woman's origin and true identity.

All I know is that the woman is in her thirties and is from Zhili. She claims her husband's surname is Xu, and she has a lot of money.Because she gave the boss money, which was regarded as a share, she worked in the theater troupe, and everyone called her "Sister Xu".Speaking of which, the troupe left the capital at the end of February and arrived in Rehe at the beginning of March.

The woman was dressed as a widow, and she only said that she had formed a team earlier and wanted to make a living with her.It just so happened that the owner of the troupe was fond of gambling, lost his money, and lacked the capital to go north, so he let this woman join the group.

As for why she committed the murder and why she was sure that Cao Yong was "killing her husband and enemy", the troupe didn't know the slightest bit.

The license plate on this woman has been shown by the people in the yamen.At first glance, it can deceive people, but if you look closely, it is still different, but it is not a problem to deal with the soldiers who have been interrogating the foreign population in the past few months.

The identity is fake, so it's hard to say who is the last name.

However, the silver coins she gave to the theater troupe, although the imprint has been worn off, but judging from its appearance, it is ingots of twelve taels.Ingots of this size are mostly produced by banks.

The ingots that look round like this are not oval ingots, and only a few banks in the capital issue them.

Since Yi Duli brought his female relatives to Rehe, he also brought some money for his pocket money.Comparing the two, according to the position of the seal of the ingot, it can be compared which family the ingot comes from.

In addition to the 30 taels for the troupe owner, there are six such ingots in the woman's residence, plus some broken silver.

100 taels of silver, no matter who takes it, is considered a big family.Even if it was not taken by this woman, but was given by others, you can still find clues.

Yi Duli and Qi Min have already jointly signed a letter to the admiral of the Nine Gates, Long Kedo, asking him to thoroughly investigate the accounts of the bank in the capital, and list the guests who have withdrawn more than one hundred taels of silver after February.

Because there is no letter yet, the two of them have not mentioned it to Cao Yong.

Came here today for another matter.The woman carried with her, besides the money, there was also a pack of bones.After a forensic examination, the skeleton turned black, which was a symptom of poisoning before death.

There seems to be a lot of clues here, which makes people feel at a loss and have no clue.

After thinking about it, Yiduli decided to ask Cao Yong about the situation outside his mouth two years ago, to see if he could find any clues.

He has always been a sloppy character, so dedicated, but also has the meaning of redemption.

If Chu Yu really has a good or bad thing, even if Cao Yong doesn't vent his anger on him, there is still the other side of the palace.

He was originally a person who had no sex with women, but in the past few days he has also begun to reflect on whether he is having sex with women.In the past few years, he has managed to achieve some political achievements. He is no longer earning a living, but he is still thinking about getting a promotion. Unexpectedly, he was demoted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs because of his sexuality.

Following Cao Yong, he worked hard for the repair of the palace. Seeing success, this happened again.If it wasn't for the sake of coaxing his concubine, he wouldn't have thought about inviting the opera troupe to treat him.

Cao Yong listened to Yi Duli's intention, but also wondered in his heart.

In the first month of the year before last, I went to the ranch outside the mouth once, except for almost freezing to death in the white snow, there was no other danger.As for whether Cao Jia and others who came to support had ever done anything, I didn't hear Mr. Zhuang mention it afterwards.

It should be that he didn't do anything, otherwise, even if Cao Jia and others didn't say anything, Cao Fang would still follow.

Maybe it was the people who paid for the murder. Seeing that things would not work out, they were afraid of leaking the news and poisoned those people.Or in order to prevent future troubles, these people were tricked into drinking chronic poison before.

Which one it is is still unknown.

There is nothing wrong with it, so Cao Yong will tell what happened back then.Hearing that someone bought the murderer two years ago, Yi Duli was very surprised, and said: "Two years ago, Fu Ruo was in the Taipu Temple, and he was no more powerful than he is now. What kind of enemy is he who wants to have you?" Is my life worthless?"

Cao Yong was also confused in his heart.Although Mr. Zhuang didn't say it, Cao Yong also noticed that Mr. Zhuang knew something hidden.

Only afterwards, Mr. Zhuang let it go, and Cao Yong couldn't persuade him to speak out.Moreover, Cao Yong also believes that Mr. Zhuang is protecting him.

It's not that I don't want to say it, but I can't say it. That person must be Cao Yong who can't do whatever he wants. He knows that he is an enemy, and he can't do it, otherwise it will be a disaster for the whole family.

Besides the prince and grandson, who else could make Mr. Zhuang worry so much?

Cao Yong and Yi Du stood at attention, and saw Cao Fang stepping in quickly, and said: "My lord, Lord Wei is back, and the Seventh Prince has also followed, and he has already dismounted outside the gate."

After hearing this, Cao Yong hurriedly set up two with Yidu and greeted him personally.

Ever since he left Beijing in the afternoon the other day, Seventh Brother was also very anxious, but there were two old imperial doctors accompanying him, and the horse couldn't run, so he asked people to follow the imperial doctor to stay behind, and he and Wei Hei two went ahead.

It took more than 300 miles to get there in two days.

Seeing that Cao Yong's face was clear and red, his eyes were red, and he was ashamed, but he didn't feel sad. Seventh elder brother raised his heart all the way, so he let go.

"How is Chuyu?" Seventh elder brother asked impatiently after meeting Yi Duli.

"I've woken up, just took medicine and fell asleep." Cao Yong responded with a bit of shame: "It's all because of my son-in-law. It has affected Chu Yu so far, and made my father-in-law worry."

Brother Qi looked at Cao Yong with no joy or anger on his face.

Yi Duli was very knowledgeable, knowing that their son-in-law, Weng, had something to say, so he said goodbye and left on the pretext that there was something to do in the Yamen.

Brother Qi didn't have any words to blame, but looked at Cao Yong with some hesitation in his eyes.

In the end, he was worried about his daughter. Even though he knew that Chu Yu was asleep, Brother Qi still went to the inner courtyard and went to Chu Yu's bed to see her, so he felt at ease.

The road was full of dust and dust, and Brother Qi didn't come out to see Cao Yong until he finished washing and changing clothes.

Pity the hearts of parents in the world, Cao Yong is also a father, so he knows how Seventh Brother feels.The seventh elder brother really loves the eldest daughter, so he did not hesitate to marry the Cao family on his own initiative as a prince.Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the precious daughter almost died.

"The big tree attracts the wind!" Seventh elder brother was silent for a while, and then said: "At the beginning, I only thought that you were mature and steady, with a good character. If Chu Yu followed you, you would be able to live a peaceful life..." At this point, he paused , looked at Cao Yong and said: "Who would have thought that you are now standing on the cusp of the storm..."

Cao Yong bowed his head, his heart is also ashamed.

Are you living in vain?He keeps saying that he has worked so hard for this family, but he can't even protect his family.What is not waste?
"What are your plans in the future?" Elder Brother Seven looked at Cao Yong and asked, "Do you want to help Huang Ama continue to earn money, or do you want to find out the people behind the scenes who plotted against you and take revenge?"

Cao Yong heard the words, has changed his face, the hatred in the eyes is not a star.

It caused Chuyu to come to this point, and almost made him a widower. Naturally, this great revenge must be avenged.

Brother Seven saw this, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "You hand in your resignation letter!"

After hearing this, Cao Yong showed some confusion on his face: "Father-in-law?"

Brother Qi rubbed his forehead and said: "Ah Ling is sick, besides the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital, there are also guards from the guard's office at his residence."

"Ah Ling?" Cao Yong thought of what his father vaguely mentioned in the family letter, and he roughly understood what it meant.However, he didn't think that A Ling'a was the person behind the scenes.

This person has no hatred or resentment, how can the dignified Duke of the country use such methods one after another?

"The silver that was offered as a reward in Jinan came from Kuixu's mansion; the person who operated it was A Ling'a's disciple." Seeing that Cao Yong was confused, the seventh elder brother said.

It's too obvious to blame him, even if he wants to plot against Cao Yong, how can he use such a dirty trick?A Ling'a and Kui Xu are both sons of a lord's family, they are used to fighting when they are young, how can their methods be so crude.

"Don't you understand? What you need to know now is not who is going to kill you, but who Huang Ama said is going to kill you." Seventh elder brother said with a serious face, "This is to appease you and your father, and it is also Huang Ama's comfort to her stature."

At the end, he already lowered his volume: "Things are not up to you, don't make extra troubles."

Cao Yong knew the words "unfathomable power of heaven", but he couldn't accept Seventh Brother's words: "Father-in-law, Chu Yu has suffered such a crime, how can my son-in-law just let it go?"

"What else do you want?" Seventh elder brother said: "In this world, anyone can be successful, but you can't be a smart person. You have been ups and downs in the past few years, and you have suffered all these crimes because you regarded yourself as a smart person .”

"Father-in-law came here first, just to warn my son-in-law?" Cao Yong hesitated, and asked: "Could it be that father-in-law already knows who did it?"

Seventh elder brother turned his back, didn't look at Cao Yong, and said: "You are He Shuo's son-in-law, Chu Yu is He Shuo Gege who was conferred by Emperor Amaqin, someone actually ignored the court law and offered you a reward to attack Chu Yu, Naturally, the government will come forward to inquire. No matter how upset you are, do you still want to kill people for revenge?"

"Since the person who wants to put me to death, why not kill him?" Cao Yong's face was a little more cruel.

People don't hurt the tiger's mind, but the tiger hurts the mind, so what else?Can't you stay in such a chaotic state forever, waiting for the other party to think about it and bite yourself again?
"It's too late! Now, you are already too much in the limelight. If you go any further, you may be in an abyss; if you take a step back, wait for Huang Ama to rule. Huang Ama will give you an explanation." Seventh elder brother turned around. , patted Cao Yong on the shoulder, said: "You are my son-in-law, my son-in-law, don't you even believe me now?"

"Father-in-law wants my son-in-law to submit his resignation letter, is he afraid that his son-in-law will lose his temper, or is he worried that his son-in-law will pursue him and offend the emperor?" Cao Yong asked with some doubts.

"You have always been prudent, and you should know the principle of 'advance through retreat'. At this time, what good is it for you to go further, but it is only to speed up the death of A Ling'a and Kui Xu. What harm will it do to the real enemy? "Seventh elder brother asked back.

Although the seventh elder brother usually does not get involved in the imperial court's party disputes, and does not join in the fun, he is not a confused person.

Cao Yong believed a little bit in his heart, but he was still a little unwilling. He looked at Seventh Brother and said, "Father-in-law, you must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others. Compassionate, tell me who is the mastermind behind the scenes, who forced my son-in-law so many times?"

Brother Seven sighed, and said: "But did I tell you, don't be a smart person. Only by being so confused can peace be maintained."

Encountered such a big change, which made Chuyu walk through life and death, how could Cao Yong be calm.

Seventh elder brother didn't say anything, he didn't ask any more questions, he had already thought about it in his heart,
Seeing the eighth elder brother as his enemy, Kangxi wanted to protect him, Mr. Zhuang sighed and said nothing, and the seventh elder brother was unwilling to provoke him as a prince. Who is the one who has the ability to make trouble?

Third elder brother, fourth elder brother, fourteenth elder brother?Seventeen elder brother?Or a waste prince?

None of the four conditions met.

In Cao Yong's mind, a person suddenly appeared, that is, the most legitimate candidate for the crown prince in the eyes of the world-the emperor Sun Hongxi, who was regarded as the future crown prince by the North Korean envoys.

A few years ago, the two of them settled their "enmity", but there were many childish and strong elements in it.

Although in the future, when meeting Hongxi, he would smile on the surface and not smile, and he didn't have a good face, but it wasn't just for Cao Yong.

As the eldest son of the crown prince and the best candidate for the future crown prince, Hong Xi also had a great influence after the crown prince was deposed.There is no longer the arrogance of the past, what is left is restrained and gloomy...

"Father-in-law, is it Hongxi?" Cao Yong thought for a while and asked slowly.

After hearing this, Seventh Elder Brother's expression changed. He looked at Cao Yong with a look of pain on his face...

(End of this chapter)