Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 651
Rehe, the garden of Prince Chun's Mansion, the inner hall.

Although Seventh Elder Brother's expression changed drastically, he didn't say a word. After looking at Cao Yong for a long time, Fang lowered his eyelids, raised his teacup and said, "You think too much! Huang Ama protects you very much, you calm down and do it." What's wrong with being a rich and noble person?"

"Asylum?" Cao Yong couldn't help laughing, if it was asylum, how could he try to cover up the truth.

"Father-in-law, have you ever thought about it, if it is really Hongxi, even if he is not in the reserve position, he will repeatedly try to kill his son-in-law; if he is in the position, what will happen?" Cao Yong asked.

Brother Seven was startled when he heard the words, looked at Cao Yong, frowned and said: "Even if Huang Ama treats you differently, there are some things that you can't get involved in."

Seeing that elder brother Qi seems to be sure that Hong Xi is expected to reserve the throne, Cao Yong is a little anxious.If the seventh elder brother unknowingly stood in line and let the fourth elder brother hold a grudge, then life would be difficult in the future.

Moreover, to be honest, he only thought of Hongxi, and didn't think that everything he encountered was caused by Hongxi.

When he was in danger in Jinan, it was the 51st year of Kangxi, and the crown prince had just been "second abolished".

Perhaps, Hongxi is the "mantis" in Mantis Catch the Cicada, and the oriole took advantage of it.

Seeing that Cao Yong didn't answer, Seventh elder brother frowned and said: "Sometimes, rumors may not be all credible. Second elder brother is not a vicious person; although Hongxi is a bit arrogant, it is not completely unreasonable. Among them, perhaps There is some misunderstanding. I am not asking you to swallow your anger, but I am afraid that you will not be able to hold your breath, and the matter will enter a deadlock. A Ling and Kui Xu, Huang Ama can deal with it casually, but it is not good for you to get involved, otherwise there will be grudges for nothing Two children."

"If it weren't for God's blessing, Chuyu, she...the other party came again this time, and I encountered danger, how about their mothers?" Cao Yong sighed, and said: "Father-in-law, even if the one who wants the life of the son-in-law is Your Majesty, my son-in-law must be clear in his heart. Even if you don't have the 'power to stop the traffic', you can't be a fool."

Seventh elder brother wanted to persuade again, Cao Yong got up and said: "Father-in-law has come from a long way, he should be hungry, let's ask people to open the table first."

After a while, the noodles will be served.

Cao Yong put the cup in person and poured wine for Brother Seven.Brother Qi looked at Cao Yong with a complex expression, and ate silently.He was not a talkative person, so he persuaded Cao Yong twice, and when he saw that Cao Yong insisted on his own opinion, he stopped talking.

Cao Yong had dinner with Seventh Brother, thinking about Chuyu's side, so he asked Seventh Brother to rest first.When he was about to leave, he hesitated for a moment, and still said to Seventh Elder Brother: "My lord father-in-law, no matter how much the Emperor loves Hongxi Elder Brother, he will not make him the crown prince. Otherwise, he will not remove all the princelings from the court. Wipe it out from the ground. My father-in-law has been careful for half his life, so it's better not to be affected." After speaking, he bowed and turned to go out.

Back to the west courtyard, the lights are already on here.

Chu Yu had already woken up, and Nanny Ye was sitting on the stool in front of the bed, holding a bowl of porridge and feeding her with a spoon.

Seeing Cao Yong coming back, Mother Ye got up and handed the porridge bowl to Cao Yong.

"Ama...is here?" Chu Yu asked softly.

"Well, I just had dinner, now I'm resting." Cao Yong said while feeding his wife.

"It's all my fault..." Chu Yu's face was filled with shame.

"What are you talking about? If you say that, shouldn't I commit suicide and apologize?" Cao Yong wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said: "Speak less, keep your spirits up, so that my father-in-law won't be distressed tomorrow. "

Chu Yu nodded lightly, and after drinking the porridge and medicine, she closed her eyes and fell asleep again.

Cao Yong lay beside his wife in his clothes and fell into a deep sleep...

*
Gyeonggi, Nanshicao, Shengjia is here.

Brother Fifteen looked at Brother Sixteen and couldn't help but feel a little headache.He took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. It was early morning (nine o'clock in the evening).

"Brother Sixteen, if you don't go back yet, be careful that your younger brother and sister are going to be searched by someone. You have to get up early tomorrow, so Brother Sixteen should hurry back and settle down." Brother Fifteen said.

Although it is not yet the Dragon Boat Festival, the sixteenth elder brother has already taken the folding fan, while shaking it, looked at the fifteenth elder brother, and said: "Brother, we are brothers and sisters, and we are no better than others. You just confess to my brother, you Do you want to help the fourteenth brother, or the third brother?"

The fifteenth elder brother couldn't help laughing when he heard that, he looked at the sixteenth elder brother and said, "Don't you just want to be a rich man? What are you worrying about? Go back and rest, what are you talking about?"

"Brother who fights the tiger, even if the younger brother is worthless, there is no guarantee when he will be able to help the elder brother." Elder Sixteen closed the folding fan and said.

Elder Brother Fifteen waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can just forgive Brother. Did you see Brother Thirteen? Except for the crown prince, no one could be more favored than him. In the end, he got mixed up with things that shouldn't be done. , ended in a neither embarrassing nor embarrassing end. You should be honest and honor Huang Ama and Emiang according to your duty, and you will be blessed."

Elder Sixteen’s face was full of solemnity, he looked at Elder Fifteen and said, “Brother, no matter who you help, they are all my own elder brothers.” Having said this, he paused, and said, “Isn’t it Cao Yong? A person who is evil to others. If he offended Brother Fifteen before, my brother asked him to make amends to Brother Fifteen."

When the fifteenth elder brother heard this, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Sixteenth brother, are you going to teach elder brother a lesson? Or are you just helping outsiders and come to showdown with me."

Elder Sixteen heard this, shook his head quickly and said: "Brother Fifteen must not misunderstand, my younger brother has absolutely no such intentions. It's just that we are all relatives, there is no need to be like this."

Elder Brother Fifteen has already turned his face away, not looking at Elder Sixteen, and said coldly: "I'm tired, Brother Sixteen, I won't see you off."

"My younger brother just doesn't want Brother Fifteen to be a gun in someone else's hands. Brother Fifteen hated the crown prince the most before, but for this time, he is willing to contribute to the troubles and secretly help Hongxi succeed? Is it because he is concerned about Sister-in-law Fifteen, or is Brother Fifteen bewitched by others? Do you want Hongxi to compete with mynah, snipe and clam, so that you can reap the benefits?" Elder Sixteen stood up and said in a low voice.

Elder Brother Fifteen turned around abruptly, looked at Elder Sixteen, with a hint of anger in his eyes: "Brother Sixteen, if you get tired of living a comfortable life, how about elder brother helping you?"

His tone was extremely cold, and for a moment, Elder Sixteen felt that the person in front of him was much stranger, not like his elder brother.

Elder Sixteen couldn't help worrying a bit, and murmured, "Brother Fifteen, do you want to be successful, or do you want to..."

The last sentence, elder brother Sixteen held it in his mouth, but still didn't say it.

"The Cao family didn't form a clique for personal gain. They are quite prestigious. Why make enemies? Brother Fifteen, think about it carefully." Elder Sixteen sighed and walked out.

"Aren't there any cliques?" Brother Fifteen sneered, "Isn't it the 'Fourth Master Party'?"

Brother Sixteen trembled when he heard the words, turned around, looked at Brother Fifteen and said, "What do you mean by Brother Fifteen? Cao Yong and Fourth Brother have a mediocre relationship, you knew that at the time."

"Pingping? Where is Brother Tong Thirteen's house? It's a big hat for saving your life. Can you guarantee that if Brother Four comes out, Cao Yong won't be on Brother Four's side?" Brother Fifteen's eyes were sharp, Staring at Elder Sixteen, he said: "Not only Cao Yong, but you and Seventeen also respect Fourth Brother very much? Siblings, you are brothers too!"

Hearing that elder brother fifteen said more and more out of order, elder brother sixteen frowned, shook his head and went out.

Elder Brother Fifteen sat on the chair, looked at the light in front of him, with a somewhat self-deprecating look on his face, and said to himself, "Are you wishful thinking..."

*
The capital, Fang's Hutong, and other courtyards of Prince Jian's Mansion.

Prince Jane Yarjana lay lazily on the bed, stroking the back of the man in his arms.

"Tired?" His voice was different from the arrogance of the past, with a bit of tenderness.

"Well, it's okay." Yang Zimo closed his eyes and replied softly.

"It's going to be a holiday, do you have anything you want? Otherwise, can someone come over and cut some clothes for you?" Yaerjiang asked with a doting look.

"At the beginning of the month, I cut four seasons' clothes, enough to wear. I don't go out of this yard, so what do I need so many clothes for?" Yang Zimo responded, with a bit of loneliness in his voice.

Yaerjiang hugged him in his arms and said, "Don't you miss your benefactor sister? If you are bored, go see her, or invite her to come over as a guest."

Yang Zimo shook his head, and said: "The new bakery shops she added are about to open, they are so busy, how can they be free?"

"A newly opened pastry shop?" Yaerjiang thought for a while, and said, "I'll say hello to some princes tomorrow, and when Han Jiang's shop opens, order more pastry seats and zongzi, and I'll let you go." It counts as cheering."

Yang Zimo's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he raised his neck and said, "Really? That's great. To be honest, I have eaten a lot of Sudian in the past few years in the south, and the taste of Daoxiang Village is authentic. Even my People who don’t like sweets sent people to buy them a few times.”

In middle age, Yarjan's temperament is much softer, and he is no longer as selfish and arbitrary as before.

In the past, he wished that "the golden house hides the beauty" and treats the person in front of him as his own forbidden bondage; but now, he can't bear it a little.

"Otherwise, you can learn to do business with your sister. There are many shops in the left and right mansions. If you want, you can take a few of them." Yaerjiang said.

"Business?" Yang Zimo hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Isn't the lord impatient with me showing my face?"

"Who made you restless in the past, this king is afraid that his hat will change color. Now that you are older, if you are not sensible, this king will not bother to coax you." Yaerjiang A pretended to be angry.

A smile was already on Yang Zimo's face, he lowered his head, took Yaerjiang's hand, and stopped talking...

*
In a blink of an eye, it was April eighteenth.

The shop on Han Jiang's side was almost tidied up, so he went to Cao's mansion to find Amethyst in person, and discussed the date of opening.Although Cao Yong and his wife are not in Beijing, but after all, it is a partnership business, and she is not good at self-discipline.

Han Jiang knew about the fact that Cao Yin and his wife were going to Beijing, and even made a special trip to greet Li.Although Zijing is called a servant, she is also the master of Cao's family.

In the front yard of the Cao Mansion, cigarettes were curling up, accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, and several sorceresses were chanting loudly.Seeing Han Jiangshi in plain clothes, the women stared at him, jumping and looking at him.

This is the shaman mother "jumping god". The Han Jiang family has been in Beijing for several years, and has heard quite a lot about the customs of some banner families.

However, most of the masters of the Cao family are not in the mansion, so why are they doing Buddhist rituals here?

Although it was strange in her heart, she was not a troublesome person, so she walked in with the girl next to her and waited in the side hall.

Zijing got the news and went to the side hall to meet the guests.

Han Jiang clarified his intentions and handed the list of selected auspicious days to Zijing.

Looking at the list of auspicious days handed to her by Han Jiangshi, Zijing said with a smile: "I don't know this, Grandma Han just looks at the fixed days."

"There are two good days in a month, one is 22 and the other is 28. If it's 22, it's a bit rushed; if it's 28, it's too close to the Dragon Boat Festival." Han Jiangshi explained from the side: "It mainly depends on the arrangement of the family. , After all, it is a business opening, it would be best if you can take the time to go and have a look."

Zijing had already closed the booklet, handed it to Han Jiangshi, and said: "If it's 22, our second master is on duty in the palace, so we can't help you; if it's 28, the second master will take a rest, I'll tell him, maybe he can lead someone It used to be lively."

After hearing this, Han Jiang said, "If that's the case, let's set it on the 28th. When the little lady returns, she will prepare invitations and send them to your residence."

Zijing heard the words, thought for a while, and said: "There is no need to prepare too much, my master ordered to be strict before leaving Beijing, even if there are guests, they are just colleagues of the second master."

Han Jiangshi agreed, and the two chatted a few more gossips, and Han Jiangshi got up to leave.

After Zijing took a few steps, she saw Luju coming over, saying: "Miss Zijing, our wife sent a servant to ask if the storekeeper Han from Daoxiang Village has arrived? If so, the second wife will invite her to drink tea in the hall."

Zijing heard the words and glanced at Han Jiangshi, feeling rather embarrassed.

Since the [-]th of April, the mansion here began to do things, and Mrs. Zhao Jia has been watching here during the day.

During this period, he also had to point fingers at the affairs of the family.

Although it is the generation of the master and the sons, the family is separated after all, the servants will agree if they can, and if they are undecided, follow the old rules, or ask Amethyst for instructions.

Although Zhao Jia was annoyed, she couldn't find Zijing's fault, it was just a few sentences in and out of her words.

Zijing knew her temper, she was submissive on the surface, and didn't take bad words seriously.

I am a servant of the Cao family, and the Zhaojia family deserves it; the Han Jiang family is only a partner of the Cao family. If the second wife is rude, she will only make people laugh and lose face to the Cao family.

Don't worry, worry, since Mrs. Zhao Jia sent someone to invite, there is no reason for Zijing to stop her.

She glanced at Han Jiangshi, seeing that she had no intention of refusing to leave, she followed Luju and led Han Jiangshi to the front hall.

The door of the vestibule was open, facing the shaman mothers in the courtyard.

Mrs. Zhao Jia sat in the hall, with snacks and tea on the table.While watching the "jumping god" in the yard, she was eating pastry.

Seeing that Luju came back with someone, Zhao Jia put down the pastry in his hand and straightened up.

On Han Jiang's side, he had already leaned over and said, "Wanfu, Second Wife."

Her voice was not loud, and there was a lot of noise in the yard. Zhao Jia couldn't hear clearly, so she said to the maid beside her, "Tell the mothers outside to rest in the side hall, and eat some pastries to satisfy their hunger."

That maid was called Hongmei, who had just been raised from the family's childbirth two months ago to replace Zilan's.Outspoken and straightforward, he has a hearty personality, which makes Zhao Jia very happy, and faintly has the meaning of surpassing Green Chrysanthemum.

Lu Ju is worried about Cao Xiang's departure from Beijing, how can she be in the mood to compete with others?

Seeing her like this, Hongmei became more and more arrogant. In addition to flattering Zhao Jiashi every day, the rest was practicing lighting cigarettes.It's just because Zhao Jia eats cigarettes frequently and can't live without green chrysanthemum, so he wants to replace it.

After Hongmei went out to give orders, the outside gradually quietened down.

Zhao Jia glanced at Han Jiang with a smile, pointed to the nearby chair, and said, "Master Han, sit down and talk."

Because of Zijing standing, Han Jiangshi hesitated for a moment, and sat down on the second chair from Zhaojia's right hand.

"Sit closer so you can talk." Mrs. Zhao Jia didn't look at Amethyst, but said to Han Jiang with a smile, "I heard that you opened a new shop again? It seems that the business is booming. I'm not an outsider. Just to be blunt. In the first month, I also opened two pastry shops. Because I didn’t know the people, the master’s craftsmanship was not good, and the shopkeeper’s laziness, the business didn’t start. Nowadays, most people in the city recognize the “Daoxiang Village” Brand. Shopkeeper Han, can you help me and let two masters come over."

Han Jiangshi was speechless when he heard the words.

This brother, he still knows how to settle accounts, let alone between his aunt and nephew and daughter-in-law.Besides, Chuyu was not in Beijing, and she was a little confused when she told her shopkeeper.

Mrs. Zhao Jia looked at Mrs. Han Jiang anxiously, and said with a smile: "Oh, did you make it difficult for the shopkeeper Han? Opening a few stores is not enough. If there is no good master, my two businesses will be ruined. That's it. If so, why don't I rent the shop to you, I will be free from the rent."

The shopfront of Daoxiang Village in the city has Chuyu's dowry, and some are purchased later, but they are not rented.

"The little lady is just showing business to the princess, and she really can't be the master. The second wife will allow the little lady to work for a few days, and the little lady will write to the princess to ask for instructions when she returns." Han Jiang replied with her head bowed.

Zhao Jia said something cheeky, but didn't hear what he wanted to hear. He was unhappy, and his face had already shown it.

She coughed and said, "I heard that shopkeeper Han went to Shisan Ye's house twice, what's the matter? Do you want to pick Gao Zhier to fly?" At this point, she looked at Han Jiang's appearance, and her face was full of surprises. Showing a bit of contempt: "This face, the color is good? My brother Yong is a real person, I pity your widow who is unemployed. You should also be careful, don't dye our boss's hat!"

The words were both harsh and harsh, and even Zijing couldn't get it off her face.

Han Jiang's face was tense, he couldn't see anything, he got up and said, "Mrs. Xie taught me that the little lady still has other things to do, so I won't bother you any more today." Zhao Jia's blessing, turned and left.

"You..." Seeing her getting up and leaving, Zhao Jia couldn't help being annoyed, and said, "It's some kind of thing, you don't know how to praise it."

Han Jiangshi was only unheard of, Zijing glanced at Zhao Jiashi, and followed Han Jiangshi out.

It wasn't until he got into the carriage that Han Jiang's hands trembled, obviously already extremely angry.

Zijing couldn't tell Zhao Jia's fault, so she had to persuade in a low voice: "Grandma, don't be upset, maybe someone is chewing on the second wife's tongue, which caused the second wife to misunderstand. The second wife usually mentions Grandma Han with a bit of admiration." .”

Han Jiang shook his head, looked at Zijing and said: "Young lady is kind-hearted, don't worry. Over the years, little women have heard little good words, but bad words are common things, and they don't take it to heart. It's just the words of Pan Gaozhier, Some people can't afford it. I went to the Shisan Lord's house to pay my respects, the girl knows it, and I have no other intentions. If I were in Beijing, I would only manage Cao Ye's business. Merchants are lowly, but they also value the word "faithfulness."

"Grandma Han is overthinking, no one would think that way. If the uncle and grandma hadn't believed in Grandma Han, they would not have entered into this partnership business. Before our uncle left Beijing, we made a special trip because we were worried about Grandma Han's side. Say hello to our aunt Fujin and grandma Sangu, and ask them to take care of grandma more." Zijing said with a smile.

Han Jiangshi was quite surprised when he heard the words, his expression froze, he nodded to Zijing, and got into the carriage.

Watching Han Jiang's carriage leave, Zijing turned her head, looked northeast, and prayed with palms together, only for Chuyu's safety.

*
Sitting in the carriage, Han Jiangshi was very upset.For a while, Zhao Jia's look of contempt, and for a while, the appearance of Cao Yong and Chu Yu's husband and wife.

Before he knew it, the carriage had left the alley and arrived at the bustling market.From time to time, there are the sounds of hawkers from outside, as well as the sound of pedestrians and horses passing by.

The speed of the carriage gradually slowed down.

Amid the hustle and bustle, I heard a boy shouting loudly: "Mother, meat buns, meat buns."

Immediately, a woman said: "Don't be greedy, a bun can buy half a catty of stick noodles."

Han Jiangshi hesitated for a moment, and looked out through the crack of the car window, and saw a tiger-headed boy squatting on the ground, coquettishly saying: "No, no, I want to eat buns..."

"Be obedient, get up quickly, or go home and ask your father to beat you." The woman wanted to pull her son up, but the little boy had already started to roll, crying, "I want buns, I want buns..."

There were already some spectators and people who liked to help out, and they went over to persuade the woman: "If the child wants to eat, just buy one. You can't bear to spend even two pennies. You are so cruel."

The woman looked like she was a responsible person, her face was already flushed, she pulled her son up and said: "Little ancestor, I bought it for you, it's really a debt collector..."

The little boy laughed through tears, pulled the woman's skirt, raised his neck and said: "Mother, mother, buy two, mother will eat too..."

The woman touched her son's head with a loving look on her face.

Han Jiangshi was in the car, already obsessed with it.It wasn't until she was far away that she could no longer see the mother and child that she regained her composure and said to Xiaofu, the maid in the same car: "Tell Uncle Zhao, go to Renshi."

Xiaofu gave Han Jiangshi a worried look, then lifted the curtain of the car and told the driver.

After going out the front door and crossing a street, you will arrive at Renshi.

When getting out of the car, Han Jiangshi was already wearing a bamboo hat and a veil, covering them tightly.

There are two roads, there are tables sold by officials, and some traffickers directly call customers.There are also some who have inserted grass marks themselves, kneeling here and there.

"Miss..." Xiaofu hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, do you want to adopt a son?"

Han Jiangshi shook his head and looked at both sides of the road.There is a merchant who is selling maids.Down in a row, there are about a dozen of them, the older ones are fourteen or five years old, and the younger ones are six or seven years old.

Han Jiangshi approached, his eyes fell on the little girl at the end of the line.The little girl, six or seven years old, was thin and looked around with tears in her eyes.

The trafficker had already stepped forward, and said with a smile: "Does grandma want to buy a girl? We have the most complete range of goods here, and the price is also cheap. Grandma chooses carefully."

Han Jiang pointed to the little girl and said, "Where is she from, where are her parents and family?"

The trafficker said: "Henan's parents fell ill and died. Before they died, they owed the rent to the son, so they used her to pay off the debt. The rich man of the family was a charitable person, and he was from the same clan. He didn't want to use her, so he sold it off. out."

It's really "charity", Han Jiangshi sighed inwardly, and nodded at Xiaofu.

Seeing that Han Jiangshi sincerely wanted to buy it, the trafficker offered a high price of 20 taels of silver.You know, a well-trained maid is only worth more than ten taels of silver.A little maid like a little girl who can't do much work is only worth a few taels of silver.

Xiaofu knew it well, and wanted to counter the price, but Han Jiangshi stopped her and said, "Let's deliver."

When they returned to the carriage, there was already a little girl beside Han Jiangshi.

She timidly looked at Han Jiangshi, then at Xiaofu, not daring to say anything.

Han Jiangshi went to the bamboo hat and veil, looked at the little girl and asked, "What's your name?"

"Wheat... wheat ears..." The little girl's voice was like a mouse, low and inaudible.

"From now on, let's call him Hui, Jiang Hui..."

(End of this chapter)