Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 728 Morality

Cao Mansion, front yard, east side yard.

Looking at Xiao Ying who was drowsy on the kang, Qiniang let out a long breath and put away the silver needle in her hand.Vanilla was beside her, and handed Qiniang a handkerchief.

Qiniang wiped the sweat from her forehead, and went outside.

"Good little girl, it's really painful to look at, but what's wrong?" Seeing Qiniang's serious expression, Xiang Cao asked.

"Excessive anger, stagnation in the heart, spleen and kidney imbalance." Qiniang replied with a nod.

"You're young, it's a big deal." After listening to Xiang Cao, she couldn't help worrying: "You have to take good care of it. If you get down to the root of the disease, it's not a joke."

Qiniang saw that she was worried, but she couldn't bear it, she took her arm and said, "Aunt Xiang, don't worry, Qiniang is here, so what is this small problem?"

Xiang Cao stroked her hair, with a bit of reluctance, and said: "I thought I could take you to Henan, but this time your father is back, Qiniang is determined to be reluctant to go with your aunt."

With a bit of intimacy, Qiniang rubbed her hands in Xiangcao's arms, and said, "Qiniang doesn't want to be separated from Aunt Xiang. If Dad is fine, Qiniang will tell Master Cao that next spring, I will go to Henan to pick up incense. Aunt."

Vanilla only listened to what a child said, after all, it is not a day and a half journey...

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Cao Mansion, side hall.

Cao Yong had already got the news. When he came back from the yamen, he didn't care to change his clothes, so he came directly to meet Fang Zhonggong.

He had spoken calmly in front of Wei Hei before, but how could he not be concerned about who was behind the scenes?

"Tushou, how could it be him?" Cao Yong was inexplicably surprised when he heard this.A figure popped up in his mind, he was Ga Li's son-in-law, Yuan Wei and Yuan Zhi's father, Tu Shou, Duke of Pangzhi Town in Prince Kang's Mansion.

Just listen to Fang Zhong's fairness: "Master Cao, the little old man followed Wang Wu. In the past few months, he has been investigating the reward case in Chunri in Zhili, and he has indeed been found. It was his confidant who sent him to Jinan at the beginning. Zheng Liu, who was in charge. For some reason, he was released from the mansion, and Zheng Liu bought a house and land in Shahe Town, Changping. The little old man and Wang Wu found out about him, and rushed to Shahe. But it was a step late, and the Zheng family of six , all of them were slaughtered, even the babies in their swaddling arms were not spared."

Speaking of this, Mr. Fang Chong showed a look of anger on his face, and said: "They set a trap in Shahe again. Except for the little old man who escaped by chance, the other three fell into the hands of the government. I heard that they wanted to The sentence should be based on murder, but the evidence is insufficient. Just as Qingling discovered the tomb hole, the sentence was based on the excavation of the imperial tomb of the previous dynasty. Because Wang Wu and the others, their identities are somewhat unclear, and they have done similar businesses in their early years. But it’s indisputable.”

Although several years have passed, Cao Yong remembers clearly that the master Tu who bought gunpowder at the front door sounds like the steward of the Baylor Mansion.Although this Tushou also takes up the word "tu", but as the Duke of the Yellow Belt, it is impossible to do housekeeping.

Besides, in the 48th year of Kangxi, Gali was first promoted to the Minister of the Household Department, and then the Governor of Liangjiang, and he was in the limelight for a while.Taking advantage of Yue's family's power, Tushou is dominating the capital.

Who is Tushou?

With a majestic yellow belt, he clings to the Lord's family and takes advantage of the power of Dong E's family to gain some face.After the father-in-law's family collapsed, he forced his wife to death, and in order to please his second wife, he exiled the two sons-in-law from Beijing.

A villain who tends to power has no enmity with Cao Yong, so he will not harm him.It seems that it is just a matter of walking dogs, and there is a master behind the scenes.

With the line of Tushou, there will always be a time when the grasshoppers on it will be pulled out.

It seems that it is time to find a reason to transfer Yuan Wei and Yuan Zhi brothers back to Beijing.Cao Yong thought of the old bustards in the Duke's mansion of Rehe, and felt that the girls raised by the Duke's mansion must have something to do with Tushou.

At the beginning, I thought it was a bit strange, although Brother Yuanwei looked scheming, but those stewards of the Duke's mansion seemed to be seasoned, how could they let the old bustard bully them.

"Master Cao, Wang Wu's death was wronged. The little old man owed Master Cao favor, so he would be ruined if he cut off his body. There is no other way. But Wang Wu was implicated by the little old man, and passed away with hatred. If you don't avenge this revenge, little brother What face does this old man have, so that he can survive in this world." At this point, Fang Zhonggong stood up and knelt down.

Seeing this, Cao Yong hurriedly got up to help each other, and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Fang. Since Mr. Wang died because of Cao, Mr. Cao will give Mr. Fang an explanation."

Mr. Fang Zhong couldn't get up, and raised his head and said: "Master Cao is an official. He has old parents on the top, and a wife and weak son on the bottom. There are always times when he is not sincere. In the end, it is the little old man who has entrusted him , underestimating the enemy before the front, which made the brothers suffer. Xiaoying is the orphan daughter of Wang Wu, and the little old man's relatives have withered. For many years, he and Qiniang have depended on each other for life. There is no one to rely on for the old orphan. The little old man came today, not Complaining for Master Cao, I really came here to ask Gu.”

These words are benevolent, but Cao Yong can not accept it calmly.

"I don't kill Boren, Boren died because of me. There is no need for Mr. Fang to explain, Cao will treat the orphan of Wang Zhuangshi as his own flesh and blood, and keep him well-fed and well-fed. Mr. Fang is at ease." Cao Yong helped Mr. Fang Zhong, in his heart Not without emotion.

If he didn't have the intention to take advantage of him, arresting Qiniang first and Fang Baikui as a backup, he wouldn't have caused Fang Zhonggong to run into this incident.

Fang Zhonggong is a real man, and he speaks his words.Even in the face of such a big change, he still abides by his faith and has no intention of complaining.

Seeing Cao Yong's sincerity, Fang Zhonggong was embarrassed to be long-winded.There is a saying, but he will not say it, and that is his daughter Qiniang.

Thinking about these days, Mr. Fang Zhong also suffered a lot, and his tired face could not be concealed.

Seeing this, Cao Yong said: "Mr. Fang, Fang will be long in the future. Let's take care of it. Mr. Fang will go down to rest first. In the evening, Mrs. Cao will serve Mr. Fang a drink."

Fang Zhonggong's eyes fell from Cao Yong's official uniform to Cao Yong's face, he nodded and followed the steward to the guest room to rest.

Only Cao Yong and Wei Hei were left in the room, Wei Hei said: "Young Master, Mr. Fang Zhong is eager to take revenge, so you have to stop him. If you really kill a Duke under the imperial city, it will be a shocking event. "

"That's right. Even if you want to take revenge, you can't just kill yourself." Cao Yong nodded, and said to Wei Hei: "This matter has to be carefully considered, Brother Wei, don't worry, let's take the vanilla sister-in-law back to the hometown to worship the ancestors as scheduled. "

Hearing this, Wei Hei frowned and said, "The arrester of Shahe Town, the county magistrate of Changping County, the secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the guard of the imperial mausoleum all have to be investigated carefully to find out the clues. If I leave, who will the young master order? Cao Jia and Cao Yi don't know whether they belong to the master or the Tian family, and they still need to hide it..."

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "No matter who they are, they came to my side to protect my life. There are some things that cannot be hidden. Even if you haven't told Cao Jia about Mr. Fang The whereabouts, can't he and Qiniang find out? Brother Wei, we just want to find out the truth. First, we haven't violated the national law, and second, we haven't violated the family rules. There is no need to hide it from them. In this way, even if someone wants to make an attack out of nothing We are just lifting a rock to shoot ourselves in the foot."

Wei Hei was still a little worried, Cao Yong said: "Brother Wei, if you really don't worry about me, then return to Beijing early in the spring of next year. It's not something that can be figured out in a day or two. It just so happens that Brother Wei will come back at that time , and the investigation is almost over, Brother Wei still needs to come up with an idea..."

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Cao's house, guest room.

Qiniang held a bag of fried chestnuts with sugar, peeled one herself, put it in Fang Zhonggong's mouth, and asked, "Father, is it sweet? Aunt Xiang gave it to her, she loves Qiniang the most."

Mr. Fang Zhong had just washed his face. Seeing that he was in better spirits, he replied with a smile: "Sweet, a good girl peeled for dad, how can she not be sweet?"

"That's natural." Qiniang took her father's arm, murmured and said, "It's Qiniang's heart that's soft-hearted. Father has been away for so long, and he thought of ignoring father. Who made Qiniang, an old man, Dad, it’s cheaper than daddy, don’t care about daddy.”

Fang Zhonggong stroked his daughter's hair, and said: "Qiniang has grown up. Even though your sister Xiaoying is a few years older than you, you should take care of the places you can take care of in the future."

When Qiniang heard this, she felt strange, tilted her head, and asked, "With daddy here, why did Qiniang take care of sister Xiaoying? Aunt Xiang was dying of laughter. In her eyes, she still regarded Qiniang as a little baby."

"Hasn't Qiniang grown up? Just show kindness and share my father's worries." Fang Zhonggong said half dotingly, half seriously.

Qiniang was a little embarrassed when she heard this, she giggled and said, "Just take care of her, but Qiniang usually has to worry about Aunt Xiang, looking at Sister Xiaoying's cuteness, I don't know if she would like to play with Qiniang? "

Fang Zhong is fair: "Your sister Xiaoying is also from the martial arts school, she has some boxing skills, but these days, because of your sorrow about Uncle Wang, she has lost weight and looks weak."

Qiniang's eyes brightened when she heard this, and she said with a bit of joy: "Really? That's great. Everything is good at Mr. Cao's house, but girls fall down when they see the wind, and there is no joy. It seems that Sister Xiaoying With Qiniang, we can get together."

In Fang Zhonggong's heart, there were thousands of words to explain to his daughter, but he swallowed all the words when he came to his lips.

Seeing that his daughter never left "Aunt Xiang" in her words, and she was very kind to everyone in the Cao family, he felt relieved.He has seen Wei Hei's wife, Xiang Cao, and knows that she is a gentle woman.

Qiniang talked to her father for a while, but when she saw that he was silent, she thought he was tired, and said with a smile: "Father, take a rest first, Master Cao ordered the kitchen to prepare the noodles. There is a master here in the house I learned a few Fuzhou dishes a while ago, which means something, Dad will like it. Qiniang will call Dad later."

"Wait." Fang Zhonggong called Qiniang who was about to leave, took out a purse from his arms, put it in front of Qiniang, and said, "This is the package that Master Cao gave me earlier, there is still a lot left, you Put it away first. Then make two copies, you keep one and give your little sister Xiaoying one."

While talking, he took out a handkerchief bag from his pocket and opened it with caress. Inside were a pair of hairpins wrapped in silver and gold, which were also presented to Qiniang.

"Mother's hairpin, why did Dad put Qiniang here?" Qiniang took the purse with one hand and the hairpin with the other, a little puzzled.

"Your mother left it for you. Because you were young, your father took it for you. Now, you are grown up." Fang Zhonggong said lovingly.

Qiniang was a little embarrassed to be told by her father, and said embarrassingly: "It's all Qiniang's nonsense, Qiniang was thinking about Dad a while ago so much that she cried..."

Seeing his daughter's childish attitude, Mr. Fang Zhong only felt his nose sore, and stared at his daughter, full of reluctance.

"Father?" Qiniang noticed something strange about her father, stepped forward to support his arm, and asked in a low voice, "Does daddy want to kiss mother again? Qiniang was with daddy, and Xiaoying was added later. Sister, father should also be lenient."

Farewell to Shishi for three days, and look at each other with admiration.

Seeing his daughter so well-behaved and sensible, Mr. Fang Zhong felt relieved, nodded, and acquiesced to Qiniang's words.

After playing coquettishly for a while, Qiniang reluctantly left.

Mr. Fang Zhong stood at the door until his daughter's back was seen, then he turned around and slowly put away the smile on his face.

The scholar died for his confidant, but Wang Wu fights himself and drags down the officers and soldiers, so that Fang Zhonggong can escape from birth.How can the other party's father violate morality and live in idling because he is greedy for his father and daughter's family relationship.

Now that Xiaoying has been settled, Qiniang seems to be quite sensible, so he has nothing to worry about.

He originally wanted to leave a letter to Cao Yong, and walked around the customer's room for a week, but he gave up the idea when he didn't see the pen and paper.It's useless to say more, it just adds to the sentimentality.

The luggage I was carrying would be very eye-catching if I carried it out on my back.Fang Zhonggong only touched a few pieces of broken silver, stuffed them into his waist, and tucked the two daggers into his trousers.

Fang Zhonggong made up his mind, so he didn't stay any longer, and opened the door to go out.

In the yard, there was a person standing, it was Cao Yong in uniform.

"Master Cao..." Looking at Cao Yongruo's enlightened eyes, Fang Zhonggong was still very firm.

Cao Yong had just returned to Wutong Garden, and he felt that something was wrong, only that Fang Zhonggong's expression had a decisive meaning.After he finished changing, he came to the guest room without delay.

"Mr. Fang, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. It's not just a matter of fighting for the day and night." Cao Yong looked at Mr. Fang Zhong and said, "Don't be impatient, Mr. Fang. Please trust Cao this time. It's about a strong man. , on Cao’s side, we will give Mr. Fang an explanation as soon as possible.”

Just listen to Fang Zhong's justice: "Master Cao's kindness, the little old man is very grateful. It's just that these days, the little old man shouldn't live in the world. It was his two brothers who were hanged together with the five Wang brothers. Son. We were ambushed by officers and soldiers outside Shahe Town that day. I was with Wang Wu. He lied to me that his two sons were nearby and asked me to help. Then he tried his best to make me escape from the ambush Afterwards, the little old man found out that he sent me out on purpose. The little old man didn't have the face to tell Xiao Ying about this, but told her that he was separated from her two elder brothers."

Speaking of this, Fang Zhonggong couldn't help crying: "If the little old man didn't cherish his life and escaped, maybe he could have left an heir for Brother Wang with all his strength. Brother Wang is confused, and the little old man is dying. What is this life? The two nephews of the Wang family, the eldest nineteen and the youngest seventeen, were both unmarried and had no children, so they were encumbered by the little old man and died. These days, the little old man has trouble sleeping and eating. If not Considering that the vengeance has not been avenged, the niece of the Wang family has nowhere to rest, so she wiped her neck and apologized."

Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, Cao Yong could hear the tragedy and was shocked in his heart.

The death of the Wang family's father and son, Fang Zhonggong is of course guilty, tracing the source, he Cao Yong is not a person who can feel at ease...

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