Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 701
Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden, Shangfang, Dongnuange.

Hearing the sound of rain hitting the window lattice, Chu Yu felt a little worried.There was the sound of clappers in the distance, it was already the third watch.

Tianhui was already asleep, her arms were exposed outside the quilt, and she was still holding a small cloth tiger in her hand.Chu Yu stepped forward, gently took the cloth tiger from her daughter's hands, and carefully tucked her in the quilt.Afterwards, she whispered a few more words of advice to her before returning to the west room to sit down.

Thinking of the disharmony between Brother Nine and her husband, Chu Yu became more and more worried.

For other families, Brother Nine and Cao Yong, one is uncle and father-in-law, the other is niece and son-in-law, and they are not considered outsiders.But Tian's family has no flesh and blood, and Chu Yu knows a little about the outside world, knowing that her husband offended Ninth Brother because of his work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is considered to be a deep grudge.

Hearing rustling footsteps outside, Chuyu stood up, and saw Xicai come in through the curtain.

"Has the raincoat been delivered, and the forehead is still in the Imperial Hospital?" Chu Yu asked, unable to wait for Xi Cai to report.

Xicai replied: "Cao Guanshi went to the second gate to answer. The Tao has already been delivered. The forehead is now in Xizhimen together with the ninth elder brother and Dong Zongguan. The forehead passed the word that I will not come back today. Let Gege first Rest. He will go out of the city with Brother Nine, and he won't be back until noon tomorrow..."

*
Xizhimen, in the city tower.

Although the autumn rain was bleak outside and the room was a bit chilly, the city gate officials were still sweating.He lowered his head, stretched out his sleeve and wiped it, hoping in his heart that the person who delivered the letter to the nine admiral's office would come back sooner.

In the room, apart from this city gate official wearing a seventh-grade supplementary uniform, there is also a prince, two chiefs of the House of Internal Affairs, and two imperial physicians from the imperial hospital.

Brother Nine is wearing ordinary clothes and sits high above.

After tossing around for a long time, he was a little thirsty, but looking at the stained teacup on the table, he really had no interest in drinking tea.

Cao Yong wore an official uniform on top, and together with Dong Dianbang, accompanied by the Prime Minister.

Brother Jiu made a fuss in the imperial hospital. After arresting two imperial doctors, he refused to let Cao Yong go back.According to his words, Cao Yong had to write a booklet and report to the imperial court after the imperial physician finished his diagnosis and treatment of the eighth elder brother.

Seeing that brother Jiu was so aggressive, Cao Yong was also afraid that he would make other troubles, so he quietly sent people to Dong's house to invite Dong Dianbang out.

Anyway, both of them are the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so it is within their duty to ask him to come and accompany them.

Dong Dianbang didn't know why, he only heard that Cao Yong had something urgent to ask.When he arrived at the Xizhimen Tower and saw Brother Jiu, he regretted it endlessly.

Xiashang Concubine De and Prince Jian both shied away from each other and didn't take responsibility for this relationship; now that brother Jiu is making a fuss, they want the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take the lead.

Cao Yong is the son-in-law of Heshuo, and he has made several achievements on his body. Even if he made a mistake, he would only be reprimanded; It is difficult.

If he had known this, he should have pretended to be sick and avoided tonight's round.

For example, Cao Yong and Dong Dianbang still have seats, but the two imperial physicians can only stand respectfully beside them.

On Cao Yong's side, his face remained calm, and he was already thinking about the other side of the nine-door admiral's yamen.Just now, when the officials of the city gate sent people to go to the admiral's yamen of Jiumen, Cao Yong happened to hear it.

Now the admiral of the Nine Sects, Longkodo, is the nephew of Empress Xiaokangzhang, the younger brother of Empress Xiaoyi, and the authentic uncle of the country.

Unlike Aling'a, who has always been in the limelight, Longkodo is much more low-key, serving as a first-class bodyguard by the emperor's side for many years.Among them, the deputy governor was released, but he was implicated by his subordinates, lost his official position, and was still walking on the first-class bodyguard.

It wasn't until the second abolished prince asked Heqi to inquire about the crime, and Longkodo was appointed as the admiral of the Nine Gates, that he appeared again in front of others.

Will Longkodo come?

Cao Yong heart, is looking forward to him.

That is the real emperor's confidant, the emperor's trustworthy minister, and his seniority is high. If he shows up, Cao Yong and Dong Dianbang can also enjoy the shade of the big tree behind them.

But things backfired, until the sound of clappers on the fourth watch came from outside, and no one from the nine admirals came over.

The two imperial physicians who were arrested as errands stood for more than an hour, their thighs were already trembling.One of them was older, with wrinkled face, gray hair, swaying body, looking like he was on the verge of falling.

Brother Jiu kept his face drooping, as if he was asking for a bill; Dong Dianbang was stiff and moved slightly into the chair.

Cao Yong's legs and feet were a little numb, he pondered for a while, then stood up.

As soon as he moved, Dong Dianbang and Brother Nine looked at him.

Cao Yong bowed and said: "Master Jiu, the city gate will open in half an hour. I don't know how the carriages and lanterns are prepared outside. Let the two imperial doctors go and have a look, so as not to waste time."

Although riding a horse is faster than taking a carriage, it is raining outside and there is no moon in the sky, so it is not appropriate to ride a horse in the middle of the night, so Brother Nine ordered someone to prepare a carriage.

Seeing that Cao Yong said this, and he was quite dedicated, Brother Jiu nodded.

Hearing the words, the two imperial physicians, as if they had received an amnesty, hurriedly bowed to accept the order, and retreated in a slow pace.

Cao Yong's words broke the silence in the room and aroused Brother Jiu's interest in speaking.He looked at Dong Dianbang, looked at Cao Yong and said, "Since you are nicknamed 'Shancai Boy', you must know the saying about repaying debts, right?"

This sentence was endless, Cao Yong couldn't answer casually, he hesitated, and said: "Master Jiu, how do you say this?"

Seeing Cao Yong's unhurried appearance, Brother Jiu snorted coldly and said, "I don't know, Mr. Cao is such a forgetful person? The 'favor' in February, I have no time to return the gift, Mr. Cao Can the manager just forget about it?" At the end of the speech, a bit of sullenness was added to his face.

What he was talking about was the kidnapping of Cao's family members after bidding in February. After that, Cao Yong went to Rehe. After coming back two months ago, he didn't have much chance to contact him, so the matter was delayed.

In this matter, Brother Nine was at fault in the first place. Listening to what he said, it seemed like Cao Yong was causing trouble.

Cao Yong was bored, but he didn't bother to argue with each other. He said vaguely: "Jiu Ye has a high status, so I don't think he would argue with the lower officials. If the lower officials are impolite, please also invite Jiu Ye Haihan."

Brother Nine sneered when he heard this, and just wanted to have a seizure, but when he thought of Brother Eight's illness and the fact that he would go to Cao Yong, he held back his anger and said in a deep voice, "Cao Yong, remember, it's not that Report, the time has not yet come. I have lived such a long life, and I have never been so angry, you have to think hard about how to let my master calm down."

Even if we got to the bottom of it, Brother Nine was the one who started the trouble.

Cao Yong would rather the relationship between the two parties remain deadlocked, rather than change.Whether it is getting worse or taking a step to ease, it will be a dilemma, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Dong Dianbang sat on the side, listening to the two men's fight, he also followed his heart, fearing that the two people in front of him would start a fight and he would suffer disaster.

Unexpectedly, Brother Jiu was just talking about it, and he was not arrogant; Cao Yong was also respectful and decent, as if the two had never had a quarrel...

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Haidian, Baylor Garden.

Looking at the eighth elder brother who was burned on the kang, no matter how strong he was, he couldn't hold back his tears now, and his tears fell like beads that had fallen off the thread.

Two braziers were lit in the room, and goose feather mats were spread on the kang, but in a daze, Eighth Prince's body was still shivering intermittently.

On Bafujin's side, he no longer cared about cursing Tao Min who hadn't come back, and kept guarding Eighth Brother, not daring to leave.

Seeing the eighth elder brother shivering, Ba Fujin took out his handkerchief, wiped away his tears, and stretched out his hand to touch the eighth elder brother.

The obscene clothes and the quilt underneath were already wet with cold sweat, Ba Fujin hurriedly turned around, called a girl in a low voice, took a set of clean obscene clothes, and brought out a new set of quilts.

Because the quilt was cold, Ba Fujin made people warm up in front of the brazier, and then spread it next to Ba Prince.The same set of underwear and trousers was heated on the brazier and put aside.

Ba Fujin helped her husband up, and motioned for two women to come up to be his helpers, changed Ba Ge into clean obscene clothes and trousers, and moved them to the new bedding.

In this short time, the eighth elder brother has already moaned.

After hearing this, Bafujin hurriedly bent down and called out: "Master, Lord..."

The eighth elder brother blushed frighteningly, but his lips were dry and chapped. He closed his eyes tightly and remained silent again.

Seeing her husband like this, Bafujin couldn't stop crying.

Standing next to her was a long-time nanny, an old man in the mansion who was married by Bafu Jin.Seeing Brother Ba's symptoms, she felt uneasy, and said to Fujin in a low voice: "Master Baylor looks like typhoid fever, Ge Ge should be careful not to get sick."

Hearing the words, the eighth Fujin turned his head, stared at the old nanny and said: "What are you talking so stupidly, nanny? Master is my husband. Is it possible that I want to hide because I'm afraid of getting sick?"

Seeing that she was moved, the old mother dared not speak again.

On Bafujin's side, seeing her husband shivering, she became more and more worried, and ordered someone to go down and make ginger soup in a low voice.

After a while, the servant girl brought up ginger soup.

Bafujin helped her husband up, trying to feed him to drink.Eighth Prince's teeth were closed tightly, and the soup flowed down the corners of his mouth where he could drink it.

Seeing this, Fujin hurriedly wiped her husband with a handkerchief.Really helpless, she brought the ginger soup to her mouth, took a big gulp, bent down, and put it mouth to mouth with Ba Prince.

One at a time, it took half a cup of tea to finish feeding the ginger soup.

On this side, Ba Fujin just put down the bowl, and Ba Gege already vomited on the other side, and all the ginger soup he just fed, together with the filth in his stomach, all vomited out.

Even though she looked after her anxiously, the obscene clothes and quilt were stained with dirt.

There was a sour smell in the room, which made people want to vomit.

Under such tossing, Eighth Prince's face was already pale, only his cheeks became more blush.

Eight Fujin took the husband's hand, with tears in his eyes, and ordered someone to fetch clean clothes and bedding again.

After the tossing is over, it is already the fifth watch.

Bafujin sat on the edge of the kang, not daring to let go of her husband's hand, and unconsciously closed her eyes...

When he opened his eyes again, he could already hear the crowing of a rooster in the distance.

"Fujin, Master Jiu has brought the imperial physician here." Mammy called out a few words, seeing Bafujin opened his eyes, she hurriedly leaned over and said.

Eight Fujin was still in a daze, but when he heard the word "Imperial Physician", he immediately woke up.

"Where's the imperial doctor? Don't send it quickly, what's the delay?" Ba Fujin couldn't help shouting in desperation.

Before Mammy could reply, she heard someone outside the door saying: "Sister-in-law Ba, the imperial doctor is waiting here, let's go in now."

Eight Fujin agreed, and Brother Jiu took two imperial doctors into the back room.Cao Yong and Dong Dianbang looked at each other and stopped in the outer hall.

After a while, I saw Ba Fujin coming out with Brother Jiu and two imperial physicians.

Seeing that Cao Yong and Dong Dianbang were also there, Ba Fujin was a little surprised.

Cao Yong and Dong Dianbang have already rolled up their sleeves and greeted the eight blessings.Ba Fujin raised his chin, glanced at the two of them, and nodded in return.

Ninth elder brother was worried about eighth elder brother's condition, and he didn't care to tell Eight Fujin the reason. He looked at the two imperial physicians and said, "But look carefully, what is the condition and what prescription do you need?"

The elderly man in the imperial physician leaned over and replied: "Jiu Ye, the eighth elder brother is suffering from external wind and cold, evil spirits have invaded, and he has the appearance of jueyin, internal evils are prevailing, and his limbs are cold. I dare not prescribe prescriptions at will. It is more appropriate to drink Mahuang Decoction, the specific prescription should be decided after consultation with several imperial physicians in the courtyard."

The eighth elder brother Fujin and the ninth elder brother turned pale when they heard this.Even Dong Dianbang was beside him, and he was also worried.

Although typhoid fever is common, few people survive the dangerous ones.

On Cao Yong's side, he knew that the eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother both lived to the Yongzheng Dynasty, so they calmed down a lot.

"Mahuang soup is Mahuang soup." Brother Jiu pondered for a moment, looked at Cao Yong and Dong Dianbang and said: "Today, it is reported that the imperial doctor came to consult, and I have to trouble the two managers. And Huang Ama, also The two supervisors have reported on the excerpts."

The words sound polite, but the tone is an unquestionable order.

When Cao Yong and Dong Dianbang heard the words, they hurriedly bowed and agreed.

Bafujin pointed to the two imperial physicians, and said to Brother Jiu: "I can't do without someone to take care of me, these two have to stay first."

Brother Nine nodded and said, "Just do what Sister-in-law Ba said."

The two imperial physicians had already changed their countenance, but they were not qualified to speak.

By the time Cao Yong and Dong Dianbang came out of Ba Age Garden, the east was already getting white, and the sun was just rising.

I don't know when it stopped raining, the sky is light blue, bright and fresh, and songbirds are humming on both sides of the road.

Cao Yong sat in the carriage, looking at the scenery outside, wondering what he was thinking.On Dong Dianbang's side, he couldn't compare with Cao Yong's calmness. After hesitating for a while, he said: "Master Cao, what brother Jiu ordered is not up to you and me, what should we do?"

Cao Yong turned his head, looked at Dong Dianbang and said, "Tell the truth to Concubine De and Prince Jian. If the two nobles stop you and Brother Jiu, I can't blame you and me."

Dong Dianbang thought about it too, anyway, it was what Brother Jiu proposed, no matter whether Concubine De and Prince Jian should agree or not, the rest is their business.He and Cao Yong only need to do their job well, report to report, write notes and write notes, so that people can't find mistakes.

It had been raining for half the night, and there was water on the ground, so the carriage could only move slowly.When entering the city, it was already Sizheng ([-] o'clock in the morning), Cao Yong asked someone to stop the carriage, got out of the carriage, and left the carriage to Dong Dianbang, while he rode back home to change his clothes.

After tossing all night without closing his eyes, Cao Yong was also hungry and cold.

After returning to the mansion and taking a hot bath, he finally recovered.After eating two bites of food in a hurry, he went to the yamen.

As for the concubine, Cao Yong has only seen two or three times, she is white and clean, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes.But who can survive to the position of the fourth concubine, and the concubine who is in charge of palace affairs, who is easy to get along with?
Yesterday, Concubine De dared to shirk responsibility, using the excuse that the harem didn't care about outside affairs, and passed the matter to Yaerjiang; If you are stopping, you are full.

The same is true for Yaerjiang'a, even if he is arrogant, no matter how downcast the eighth elder brother is now, the prince is still a prince, "unintentional mistake" and "intentional contempt" are not the same thing.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, the news came.The envoys of the clan's mansion took several imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital who had made great achievements in typhoid fever, and went out of the city to Haidian.

Human feelings are warm and cold, and the world is hot and cold.

There have always been more "icing on the cake" and less "giving charcoal in the snow".

I heard that Elder Brother Ten also got news and went out of the city to visit the sick.The fourteenth elder brother was in the palace, and the news was the most well-informed, but there was no movement.

Cao Yong listened to these, some can not understand.

Logically speaking, even if Elder Fourteen wants to subdue the original "Eight Lord Party" members, he has to show more brotherhood.Could it be that, while gathering Eighth Brother's old department, are you still thinking of breaking up with Eighth Brother?
How can there be such a cheap thing in the world, who can be double-sided?
On Dong Dianbang's side, he also heard the news from all directions, and seeing that the matter of the eighth elder brother's illness had been revealed, he came to write a joint note with Cao Yong to report the matter.

*
Outside Anding Gate, Prince Yong's Mansion, Study Room.

A few pieces of paper in the case file detailed all the movements of Tao Min, the master of ceremonies of the Babeile Mansion, who went to Beijing to seek medical treatment.

Seeing that Concubine De and the clan's family shunned each other, and no one sent an imperial physician, the fourth elder brother couldn't help frowning.When he saw Brother Nine entering Cao's Mansion at night and making a big fuss in the Tai Hospital, his face was already gloomy.

After reading the front and back, he put down the notebook and asked, "What do you think? How will Huang Ama deal with it?"

Standing bowed opposite him was Dai Jin.

Dai Jin heard the words and said: "Master, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and the slaves dare not speak nonsense. It's just that the master is different from the ninth elder brother. The master is the elder brother of the palm department. Now the household department is raising money in Zhili, and they have to distribute food for relief. The errand is on the right track Busy. If you don’t care about visiting relatives and friends, it’s reasonable.”

After listening to the fourth elder brother, he already understood Dai Jin's meaning.

On Dai Jin's side, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, Longkodo got the news last night at the Jiumen Admiral's Yamen, but he didn't go to Xizhimen."

Brother Si nodded and said: "Yes, Uncle is the most cautious in his actions. He has a special position, Brother Jiu dare not come to make trouble; if he goes to Xizhimen, I'm not sure what kind of moth Jiu Brother will make. It's Cao Yong , I have never dealt with that side, but this time I did my best..." At the end of the speech, there was already a cold snort.

Dai Jin replied: "It is estimated that brother Jiu had scruples, and Cao Yong is humble, so he didn't make a fuss. It is thoughtful to think about inviting Dong Dianbang to go with him."

The fourth elder brother also understands these reasons, but thinking that the Cao family, which has always been neutral, has a relationship with the ninth and eighth elder brothers, it is inevitable to be a little impetuous.

Although he didn't make it clear in the two times, but the fourth elder brother already regarded Cao Yong as his disciple in his heart.If Cao Yong really has the intention of betraying, then the fourth elder brother will never be compatible...

*
Rehe, Summer Resort, Songhe Qingyue Hall.

The queen mother was lying on the kang, covered with a brocade quilt, stretched out her arms, covered with a piece of yellow silk.An imperial physician was kneeling on the ground, with his head down, not daring to look up, he stretched out his fingers to ask for the pulse.

Seventh elder brother, who stayed in Rehe to serve, stood behind the imperial doctor, looking at the sleepy queen mother on the kang, and couldn't hide his worry.

Since the beginning of autumn, the Empress Dowager's body has become weaker and weaker.It's only been half a month, and I've been sick for two or three times.Seventh elder brother didn't dare to hide it, he had already written a note and sent it to the imperial court.

Kangxi made a decree every day to ask about the Queen Mother's condition.If he hadn't waited for Khalkha and the kings of Outer Mongolia to come to court, Kangxi would have returned to Luan to serve the sick.

The imperial physician took the pulse and retreated outside.

Fortunately, it's just that I have accumulated food, and my stomach is a bit blocked. I just need to adjust my diet carefully.Seventh elder brother was relieved after hearing the words.

After all, the Queen Mother was worried, so she sent someone to tell Seventh Brother, and asked about her illness in person.

Hearing that it was due to an eating disorder, it was not a serious problem, the Queen Mother said to herself, "It's old after all."

Seventh elder brother saw the old man feeling sad, and hurriedly said: "It's also because of the change of seasons, the grandson's family also drank carrot soup for conditioning these two days."

"Carrot soup?" The queen mother was a little curious when she heard this, and said, "I only know that ginseng soup can heal people, but this radish soup can also heal people?"

"In the case of the Empress Dowager, radish is called 'little ginseng' among the people, and it is best to drink soup in autumn and winter to nourish Qi. I have asked the imperial doctor just now, and they said that drinking that to ventilate is the most suitable. The grandson has already ordered the dining room to prepare it. "Seventh elder brother replied.

"'Little ginseng'?" The Queen Mother nodded, waved her hand to Seventh Prince, and said, "Since it's your daughter-in-law, it's uncomfortable, so you should go back and rest, you don't have to stay here all the time."

"Queen Mother, Huang Ama has issued an order to tell Fifth Brother to come to Rehe. When Fifth Brother arrives, grandson will rest again." Seventh Elder Brother replied.

When the Queen Mother heard the words, her face showed a bit of joy, but she said in her mouth: "Okay, let's toss him what to do again. It's cold today, and the road is also hard."

Seventh elder brother said a few more words with him, seeing that the queen mother was a little tired, so she went out.

When Seventh Elder Brother went out, the Empress Dowager leaned on the kang, leaning on the pillow, with a smile on her face, and muttered: "Is Changshengtian going to call me? Is the Empress Dowager going to call me..."

It's almost eighty, although the queen mother is so afraid of death that she dare not close her eyes every night.I was afraid that I would fall asleep and never wake up again.

But life is less than a hundred, who can escape death, shouldn't it be arranged...

*
Cao Mansion, Orchid Courtyard, Shang Fang.

Changsheng already knew how to crawl, kicking his calves vigorously on the kang, crawled to Li Shi's side, and grabbed the needle and thread in her hand.

Mrs. Li hurriedly raised her arms, calling for her to hug Changsheng up.

Changsheng was very mischievous, struggling hard, but still turned back to look for Mrs. Li.Seeing that Mrs. Li had no time to take care of her height, she grinned and started crying with a "wow".

Li couldn't do it, so she had to put down the needle and thread in her hand, took the longevity from the nurse's hand, and patted her body to coax her.

Just in time for Chuyu to come over, Mrs. Li handed Changsheng into her hands, and said, "What a little ancestor, he has troubled me all afternoon. Since you are here, please coax me for a while, and I will sew a few stitches in a hurry."

Chu Yu complied, and took her brother-in-law with a smile.Changsheng stretched out his hand to grab her collar to play with, but he was much more honest.

Looking at the work on the kang, the best materials are used, and the stitches are so dense that they cannot be seen.This is a Halloween gift for the Empress Dowager, a shirt and a cloak sewn by Mrs. Li herself...

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The monthly ticket list fell down again, begging for monthly tickets, and crying. . .

(End of this chapter)