Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 774 White (Ask for a monthly ticket in the middle of the month)
In the twelfth lunar month of the 56th year of Kangxi, Cao Yong spent it in a piece of plain white.

Cao Song is a bodyguard, a retainer of the emperor, and he has lost Xiu Mu. Apart from being on duty, he is guarding the spirit with his clan.The four masters of Cao's West Mansion also entered the palace to mourn according to the rules.

In the west mansion, there is Zijing, the housekeeper, and the two aunts Feng and Qian, so there is no chaos at all; in the east mansion, Cao Song is in the palace, and Jinghui is pregnant, so Suxin is the housekeeper for the time being.Cao Fu will deal with the outside affairs.

Cao Xiang came back to take the exam. Not long after the imperial examination, Cao Yin ordered him to concentrate on studying books.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, it takes half a day to line up in Zigong, not to mention the ventilation in the palace, even if there is geothermal heat, this is not a place for people to live, so how warm can it be.Many young people have fallen ill, let alone the elderly.

Originally, both Cao Yong and Chu Yu were worried about Li Shi, fearing that she would be sad and hurt her body, coupled with mourning and exhaustion, they did not expect that it was Cao Yin who fell ill.

The imperial doctor came to see it, and only said that it was caused by exogenous pathogenic factors and needed rest.

At this time, Fang Zhonggong was already in Beijing with the thirteenth elder brother, and was sent away once by the thirteenth elder brother, and he went back after confirming that Cao Yin was really fine.

Cao Yin was only sixty during the Chinese New Year, and he was not considered an elderly person among the dignitaries who mourned.There are still many clan relatives and ministers who are in their seventies.

I heard that several people have already fallen ill, and when the funeral of the Queen Mother is over, several people may die.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong quietly mentioned the matter with Brother Sixteen.

The next day, the clan ministers who went to the palace to mourn will have a new treatment, a cup of honeysuckle herbal tea in the morning and evening.Clan ministers over [-] also set up warm room seats in the side hall.

These small measures, all in the name of Elder Brother Twelve, attracted everyone's praise.

Although Elder Brother Twelve thinks he is respectable, he has passed his age and has encountered ups and downs in these years, so he does not dare to show off at all.

He knew that Brother Sixteen was giving him the credit for mentioning him, so he thanked him again and again in private.

Seeing his cautious appearance, Elder Sixteen asked him for two pots of bluegrass because he was afraid that he would be overwhelmed.

Before going out to make arrangements for the funeral, Elder Brother Twelve had nothing to do.His idleness is real idleness, unlike the third and fourth elder brothers, he has no errands at all.I'm bored when I'm idle, I don't know when I became obsessed with serving flowers and plants, and I even built a greenhouse in my house.

Those two plates of orchid grass are also quite famous.I heard that there is a cockle that costs 1000 taels of silver to buy with Twelve Elder Brothers, but Twelve Elder Brothers didn't let go of it, it's really a beloved thing.

Unexpectedly, this time the Sixteenth Brother asked for it, the Twelfth Brother didn't even frown, and hurriedly agreed.

Brother Sixteen sighed inwardly when he saw this.It's not easy to know that I am the twelfth brother. I was born in the royal family and grew up in the palace. There are no pure people.Is this hobby really like it, or is it a self-deception, I'm afraid it's because I'm acting too much, and I'm confused about my size.

Brother Sixteen didn't keep these two pots of bluegrass for himself, so he directly gave them to Brother Seventeen.One pot is in his own name, and the other pot is directly in the name of Twelve Elder Brothers.

Half a month after the empress dowager's funeral, two of the prince's elder brothers fell ill, one was the fifth elder brother whom the empress dowager had cared for, and the other was the seventeenth elder brother.

Kangxi has already decreed that the seventeenth elder brother should go back to the elder brother's place to recuperate, and he doesn't have to work in Zi Palace every day; but the fifth elder brother didn't say much.

After all, the world pays attention to filial piety, between the queen mother and the fifth elder brother, not only grandparents, but also the kindness of upbringing.He made a miserable face, only appearing more filial.Besides, the fifth elder brother is no more sick than the seventeenth elder brother.

Elder Seventeen has been suffering from weak bones since he got seriously ill last autumn and winter, and has been sick several times this year.

The Empress Dowager Zigong is located in the Ningshou Palace. After Cao Yong arrived here, he felt familiar. Isn't his cousin the chief waiter here?
Ningshou Palace is the place of sacrifice, which is the place where the princes and ministers share the sacrificial meat after the sacrifice.Pork is greasy and has no salty taste. You must drink tea to relieve the greasy, so a tea room was set up in Ningshou Palace.

Cao Yin and his son have been favored by the emperor these years, and they have been looked at by others.This is the first time that the eldest son of the Cao family has attracted everyone's attention.

Cao Qi is five years older than Cao Yong. He is 28 years old this year. He has a short beard and always has a low eyebrow. Anyone who looks at him thinks he is an honest man.

Because of what Brother Sixteen said before, Cao Yong had to take a few more glances when he saw this clan brother.Xu is that people have to pay attention to fate, and Cao Yong can't get close anyway.

He didn't mean to be prejudiced on purpose, but seeing his clan brother's respectful appearance, he just felt that it was pretentious.If he was a person who really had no desires or desires, he would not have to squeeze his head to work in Beijing as an errand, and would still stay in this position firmly.

Brother Sixteen is going to see Tianshou in Ningshou Palace, so he has to meet Cao Qi several times a day, but he makes a big discovery.

Brother Sixteen and Cao Yong said that Cao Yong couldn't laugh or cry.

"Fu Ruo, although your clan brother looks nothing like you, but you behave like six or seven. You really don't look like clan brothers, but more like brothers or cousins." Ten Brother Six said with a smile.

When Cao Yong heard the words, he only felt a chill, and said in a low voice, "Master Sixteen, do I put on such a pretense?"

Elder Sixteen raised his eyebrows, glanced at Cao Yong, and said, "What do you think? Just be more comfortable in front of the Lord, and you are not so 'respectful' and 'humility' in front of others!"

On Cao Yong's side, he sneered twice, and said: "You can't pretend to be so clumsy, right? I do it out of my heart. These thousands of years of traditional virtues have concentrated on me accidentally."

Brother Sixteen waved his hand and said, "If you talk about it, I'll throw up. I don't know if I'm virtuous or not, but I know that Fu Ruo is getting thicker and thicker."

Cao Yong chatted with him, but he was a little worried, sighed, and said: "If it is true what the sixteenth master said, we see him pretending to be ridiculous, and others look at me like a clown? If everyone in this world It’s really uncomfortable to be a person with sharp eyes.”

Brother Sixteen couldn't help laughing when he saw him like this, and said: "Don't worry. Your clan brother is only six or seven points like you, and most people can't see it. He can see the traces. Your side But it is ten percent real. What he seeks fame and wealth, you seek freedom. Everything in this world, no matter how carefully crafted, is still unnatural. It is rare to see people like Fu Ruo who are born with two minds. If not I know how old you are, and with your young face, you look like his elder brother."

Is this a boast, or a loss?
In Cao Yong's heart, it was only a compliment.How dare you say you have two eyes?He never dared to underestimate these royal sperm.It's just that after living two lifetimes, his temper has calmed down.

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Not only Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen paid attention to Cao Qi, but other people also paid attention to Cao Qi.

Some despised him, thinking that he was just a slave in clothes, but he pretended to be coquettish, without the appearance of a slave.There are also those who have a good eye, and think that Cao Qi has a strong character and is diligent in doing things.

The fourth elder brother is the one who catches the eye.

People's hearts are biased. If you look at something pleasing to your eyes, you will be pleasing to your eyes no matter how you look at it;

For the comparison between Yi Cao Qi and Cao Yong, Elder Sixteen is biased.After all, Cao Yong is his relative and best friend, while Cao Qi is just a passerby.So almost the same behavior, when he looked at Cao Qi, he only thought it was contrived and ridiculous, but when he looked at Cao Yong, he felt it was natural.

The fourth elder brother is also biased, but Cao Qi is more pleasing to the eye.Although Cao Yong acted respectfully, he was out of tact when he was in the midst of the situation and made friends with the dignitaries of all parties.On Cao Qi's side, he was a few years older and much more stable.

This person, regardless of his ability, has good character and can be driven.

After Cao Yong's death, the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Pingjun Prince's Mansion, Thirteenth Brother and Sixteenth Brother were involved, which was both an advantage and a disadvantage.

The fourth elder brother caressed Cao Qi's information booklet, and he really loved talents.

However, Cao Qi was on the job of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he was in Ningshou Palace, a place under the eyes of the emperor and princes and ministers, how could he be easy to win over at will.Anything less will attract suspicion.

After all, the fourth elder brother was full of worries, he threw this booklet aside, and temporarily extinguished this thought...

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Cao Mansion, Orchid Courtyard, Shang Fang.

Cao Yin was lying on the kang, and Aunt Qian was sitting on the bed beside the bed, holding a medicine bowl in her hand, serving Cao Yin to take the medicine.

When Mrs. Li wanted to enter the palace, she entrusted Aunt Qian with serving Cao Yin.Another concubine of Cao Yin, Aunt Feng, was not idle, because she was afraid that Changsheng would pass away, and Zijing had to take care of Hengsheng and Tianyou, as well as manage internal affairs, so Changsheng and Tianhui were sent to Feng's room together. The Feng family took care of them.

Changsheng is already three years old, just the age when he loves to move most, and he starts to be mischievous.Fortunately, Aunt Feng is a talented woman, and she usually likes to read story books and allusions. She told stories to Chang Sheng and Tian Hui and asked them to count, and they got along very well.

Aunt Qian was born as a girl, and she is the most considerate caretaker.Because of her, Cao Yin's condition also improved much faster.

Seeing this, Chu Yu talked to her mother-in-law, and prepared a new pair of hairstyles for the two aunts, plus a few pieces of good wool.

Aunt Feng may be due to her age, so it seems that these are indifferent; Aunt Qian was overjoyed, and thanked Li Shi and Chu Yu respectfully for the reward, wearing it, she looked young and pretty.

Family harmony and everything is prosperous, and the marriage of wives and concubines is also the luck of the Zhaimen family.

When Chu Yu and Cao Yong were talking about their private affairs, they could only admire the old man's discerning eyes. These two concubines were both easygoing.Otherwise, with her mother-in-law's temperament, she might suffer some grievances.

After listening to Cao Yong, thinking of the little brother who died young, and the once beautiful Aunt Liuli, I really feel that Jiang Ning's life seems to be far away...

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No matter how mourning is worn in the palace, this common people's family is always thinking about the reunion year.

Therefore, after the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the small private school in Cao's mansion was closed, and the old master returned to Fangshan's home for the festival, and did not return until the fifteenth day.

This closing, the happiest thing is these few small ones.Some were talking about Mrs. Qian, and some were thinking of playing ice carts.

In the inner house of Cao's mansion, on the open space of the garden, Cao Yong has already made people pour water into ice to make a playground for his children.There are ice carts and ice tops, just to keep the children bored in winter and to have some fun for them.

Originally, I was busy with homework, so I had no time to come and play every day.Now that the library is closed and the elders at home are not here, God bless these boys can have as much fun as they want.

In addition, after a college session recently, there are piles of snow in this garden, and the big guys can't wait to hang around and play here all day.

It was cold, Zijing was afraid that they would freeze, so she tightened her ties, and was only allowed to play for an hour at noon every day when the sun was at its fullest.I was afraid of knocking and touching again, which made many people follow and watch.

Even so, it did not reduce the interest of a few children.

This day, at noon, the weather was fine, after saying hello to Zijing, Niuniu, Hang Seng and his four boys, plus Qiniang, who was half a year old, went to the ice rink to play.

After finishing the ice car and ice spinning top for a while, everyone got tired of it, so Niuniu suggested to play snowball fights.

Six people took wooden sticks and divided into two groups to have a snowball fight.Niu Niu brought Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng, and Qiniang brought Tianyou and Hang Seng.

You can't get snow on your body, and you can't slip or fall, or you will lose and stand aside.

The first one to come down was Zuo Cheng.

With Qiniang's skill, no one can match her in dodging or throwing snowballs.But she was entrusted by Zijing to take care of the younger ones, so naturally she would not compete with them for victory or defeat.

Seeing Zuo Cheng go down, Qiniang "accidentally" sacrificed and left the stage.She walked up to Zuo Cheng and knelt down, seeing him shivering in the thick padded jacket, and said with a smile: "Look at this little girl with a thin body, he looks like a little girl. When the weather gets warmer, sister Teach you boxing skills, always be stronger."

After hearing this, Zuo Cheng pouted and said, "I'm not like a little girl, I'm a man..." Before he finished speaking, he couldn't help shivering.

Seeing this, Qiniang was a little worried, she stretched out her hand to touch Zuo Cheng's head, frowned and said, "You don't have a fever? Have you been playing outside for a long time? My sister will send you back first."

But Zuo Cheng turned away his small body, looked at the people playing in the ice rink, and said: "I won't go, watch my brother and them play."

Qiniang knew about Zuo Cheng's frailty.She has been to Sister-in-law Tian's yard a few times, and has checked Zuo Cheng's pulse, knowing that he does not have any symptoms of chills.

Could it be the sequelae of congenital deficiency, but it has been recuperated for many years, see you soon.

At this moment, Tianyou was also hit by a snowball and retired, leaving only Hang Seng facing Niu Niu and Zuo Cheng alone.

Tianyou also looked at Zuo Cheng's strange behavior, looked back at the field, turned to Zuo Cheng and said, "Third Brother, is it cold? I'll take you back first. Don't get cold, Aunt Tian will miss it."

Logically speaking, Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng are just adopted sons of Cao Yin, and they shouldn't be in the same order as Tianyou and Hang Seng, but the children are older, so it is very troublesome to call them.It's not good to call them all by name. After all, after entering school, they all have names. Zuo lived as Yuansong, and Zuo became Yuanbai.

Later, when Tianyou saw the "Taoyuan three sworn brothers" in the play, he clamored to make a few younger brothers sworn brothers.This is arranged according to age, not to mention the elders of Tianyou, the second is the left, the third is the left, and the youngest of the Hang Seng.

Niu Niu saw that they were lively and interesting, and wanted to get involved, but she was too old to be the boss, so she could only be a bystander.

The children can do whatever they want, but the servants don't dare to mess with their sense of propriety, and they still call them "Master Song" and "Master Bai" in a proper manner.

Although Tianyou is only half a year older than Zuo Cheng, he usually looks like a young adult, with the majesty of an older brother.

Hearing what he said, Zuo Cheng hesitated in his heart, whether to go back first, or continue to play here with everyone.At this time, the audience exclaimed.

"Second Brother!" Hang Seng's voice was loud and clear.

It turned out that Zuoju was retreating on the ice, and happened to trip over Niu Niu, so he couldn't dodge in time and fell down.The place where he fell happened to be on the edge of the ice rink.Although he didn't fall on the ice this time, the ground next to him was also frozen hard, and the fall was hard. Not only the pants were smashed, but the little hands were also bloody.

Everyone hurriedly gathered around, Zuo Zhu was so painful that tears were already rolling in his eyes, he tried his best not to cry out.

While Qiniang sent people to report to Zijing, she followed the crowd and sent Zuozhu back to Meiyuan.

At this moment, blood was already oozing from Zuo Zhu's knee.

Seeing her son like this, Tian was so frightened that she shed tears, and hugged Zuo Zhu in her arms, feeling the pain in her heart and liver was unbearable.

On Qiniang's side, she said to Tian, ​​"Grandma Tian, ​​let someone boil hot water first, and clean up Master Song's wound."

When Tian heard the words, he hurriedly sent people to bring hot water.

Although in front of everyone, Zuo Zhu couldn't help crying "Wow" because of the unbearable pain.

Zijing got the news and hurried over, hearing the wailing in the yard, she felt extremely regretful.If she could keep a straight face and endure the children's nagging, she wouldn't have caused this disaster.

This Zuozhu cried, God bless the little ones, and they also felt uncomfortable.

Zijing picked up the curtain and entered the room, the maid had already brought hot water, and Qiniang was taking a wet towel to wipe off the dust near Zuozhu's wound.

Seeing Zijing come in, Qiniang and Niuniu couldn't help bowing their heads.

Qiniang stood up and said embarrassingly: "It's all Qiniang, it's because Aunt Zi entrusted her to take care of the young master."

Niu Niu followed up and said: "It's none of Qiniang's business, it's because Niu Niu didn't dodge it, and tripped Zuo Zhu."

Hang Seng next to him heard the "pleading guilty" of these two, and then remembered what was wrong with him. He took a step forward, pulled Zijing's skirt, and said in a low voice, "Auntie, it's Hang Seng's, isn't it? You shouldn't be bluffing him with a big snowball."

Zijing was worried, seeing these little ones were eager to plead guilty, she calmed down, lowered her head and said to Qiniang: "Don't worry about it, let's see how Zuo Zhu's injury is, do you need to call the imperial doctor over?"

I don't know if Zuo Zhu was tired from crying a few times, or because he was embarrassed to see everyone surrounding him, so he gradually stopped crying, his little neck twitched, looking very pitiful.

After listening to Zijing's words, Qiniang said to Tian: "The wound on the hand is fine, just wipe it with alcohol and apply some medicine, it will be fine, but the knee was knocked hard, you have to take off the trousers for Master Song first."

Zuo Zhu was already six years old, and he was ashamed, so he hurriedly pulled Tian's arm, trying to get behind his mother.

Worried about his son's leg injury, Tian quickly took off Zuo Zhu's cotton trousers without caring about his face.On the white obscene pants, the right knee has been soaked in blood.

Zuo Zhu's face was flushed red, as if he was about to cry or not.Qiniang stepped forward and rolled up Zuozhu's obscene trousers. Although there were bruises and bruises, it was not serious.

Qiniang breathed a sigh of relief, raised her head and said, "No problem, it's just a skin injury, just take medicine for a few days and it will be fine."

When Tian heard the words, he put his palms together and chanted Amitabha Buddha.

Zijing also felt relieved and nodded with a smile.As far as the eye can see, her smile cannot be frozen.Zuo lived in the cotton trousers with torn fabric, the cotton wadding exposed was not snow white, but dark yellow...

(End of this chapter)