Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 806
The Cao family's Zhuangzi's accompanying palace is tens of miles away, and it was already noon when the sixteenth elder brother came.If Cao Yong is passed on to only one, he can arrive before sunset if he is on a fast horse.Because of Li's business, the speed of the carriage is limited, and Elder Sixteen has no intention of urging Cao's mother and son to leave.

So the sixteenth elder brother stayed at Cao's village for one night, and the next morning, he and Cao Yong escorted Li's and Chuyu's carriages to the palace.

After walking for two hours, when they arrived at Tangquan Palace, Chuyu accompanied Mrs. Li and the servants to see the concubine Wang, and Cao Yong followed the sixteenth elder brother to the imperial court.

Compared with the meeting with Cao Yong years ago, Kangxi's complexion is much better.

When Cao Yong finished his visit, Kangxi ordered someone to move a small stool for him to sit down, and said a few homely things in his mouth, nothing more than how Cao Yong lived in the past few months, how the old and young were, and so on.

Looking at his face showing a touch of concern, Cao Yong sighed in his heart.

Regarding Kangxi's special treatment of Cao's family, although Cao Yong knew how to be grateful, he had nothing to do with his heart.

The two generations of father and grandfather said that they are loyal to the king in front of them; even if they are of their own size, after ten years of official career, they have been exhausted through life and death, and they have fulfilled their duties as a courtier.

After Kangxi said a few words, he mentioned the past many years ago, when Sun Taijun was working in the palace.The look is full of nostalgia.

Cao Yong and the sixteenth elder brother could only listen quietly, not knowing Kangxi's intentions.

Kangxi said a few words, then paused for a while, as if in meditation.

Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen looked at each other, and they didn't dare to disturb him, so they could only wait quietly.

After a while, Kangxi regained his composure, and waved his hands to ask Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen to kneel down.

Coming down from the front of the imperial court, Cao Yong was somewhat puzzled, and asked in a low voice: "Master Sixteen, what did the emperor tell me?"

"It's like the matter of attacking the noble. It's been half a year since my uncle passed away, and the decree of attacking the noble should be made." Elder Sixteen thought for a while, and said: "According to the rules, it is time to attack, but Huang Amasu came to see Chongfu. If so, there are also original titles. It’s just that your previous title was a title of grace, not a title of merit, so it’s difficult to take it back, so maybe it’s about to be taken back.”

Ye Hao, Bo Ye Hao, Cao Yong did not take it to heart.

Then Elder Sixteen said again: "Ama Huang's spirit is much better now than in the past, but he is very nostalgic in his conversation. There are not a few old ministers in February, so Ama Huang didn't say anything on the face, but in his heart Not comfortable either."

Cao Yong listened, think of Ma Erhan.

Marhan died in mid-February, but the old man lived a long life and lived to more than 80, which is considered a joy and death.

Mrs. Zhao Jia did not come to the hot spring with Mrs. Li because she was waiting to burn the "May [-]th" for the old Shangshu.

Brother Sixteen felt that the atmosphere was not right after finishing speaking, he shook his head and said, "Look at me, it's useless to talk about it. Seeing that you are living a comfortable life in Zhuangzi, Brother Seventeen heard that you have arrived in Changping, I also thought about staying in Changping."

"I haven't seen the Seventeenth Lord for some days, how is the Seventeenth Lord's illness?" Cao Yong asked.

Brother Sixteen raised his eyebrows and said: "It's probably just a heart disease. He has become a concubine with a concubine, and he has a lot of peace of mind. He got a few beautiful girls a year ago, but it's just his temper, not greedy, I heard it's just Let it hang. Why bother, although it seems that the husband and wife are deeply affectionate, but there is no son and half daughter under their knees, and it is the Seventeenth Fujin who gets the face everywhere."

Among the princes and elder brothers, there are thirteen elder brothers and seventeen elder brothers who are well-known for their relationship.Among the sons and daughters of the thirteenth elder brother, half of them are descendants, and there are only three descendants, which shows the love between husband and wife.

The seventeenth elder brother did not take a concubine to have sex with him, but only stayed with the seventeenth Fujin.The two have been married for several years, but have never given birth to a son or a daughter.If it were any other prince, someone would have already started asking.Because Elder Seventeen has been ill for the past few years, no one cares about it.

I don't know if it was the concubine's idea or Kangxi's "grace" to bestow the show girl in this draft.

In Cao Yong's cognition, Kangxi is the one who can't get used to the exclusive favor of women.After all, as the descendants of Aixinjueluo, it is also the duty of the princes to reproduce.In the early years, Bafujin was reprimanded by Kangxi for preventing the eighth elder brother from taking concubines.

I don't know if it's because of Seventeen Fujin's gentle temperament, or because Elder Seventeen has always been an inconspicuous person among the princes, but no one has given Seventeen Fujin the notoriety of "jealousy".

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Xinggong, Wang concubine's place.

Concubine Wang asked Li Shi to sit down with Chu Yu, and asked the palace servants to bring up the newly made rose cakes in the palace.Ever since Cao Yin passed away, she has been thinking about her cousin Li, but because of her limited status, she has no chance to meet her easily.

"We still have to relax so that the children don't worry about it. My cousin is a lucky person, and my son and daughter-in-law are filial. How many people are envious of me." Concubine Wang said to Mrs. Li.

"Thank you for your concern. It's much better. It's just that sometimes I don't get used to it. I always feel that our master is still there. At night, when the room is empty, I realize that our master has gone." When Li mentioned her deceased husband, she couldn't help but feel sad. Strong restraint, still red eyes.

When Wang Pin saw this, she also felt uncomfortable, and said: "It's all my fault, and I just talked about this, so my cousin feels sad."

After Li Shi finished speaking, she already regretted it in her heart.She knew that Concubine Wang was out of good intentions to comfort her, and if she continued to suffer, it would be a disappointment to her kindness, so she changed the subject and said, "I've been getting better these days, and my niece and grandniece came to Beijing to get married, so I'll stay with you. It was a bit lively. She should have been brought here to greet the empress, but she has no rank, and it is not easy to bring her into the palace at will."

"Grandniece? The eldest sister from the Sun family? In 44, when I was stationed in the Zhizao Mansion in Suzhou with the emperor on his tour of the south, I saw her. She was only a baby at that time, and she just knew how to call someone. In a blink of an eye , it's time to get married." When Wang Pin mentioned it, she also felt embarrassed.

When mentioning the past of the Southern Tour, Li Shi also remembered something.

In the 44th year of Kangxi, it was the emperor's fifth southern tour, and Jiangning Weaving Mansion also picked him up.

In the spring of that year, my husband was ordered to publish the school magazine "Quan Tang Poetry", and he received a special reward for this.The husband didn't care much about rewards, he took the newly printed book and couldn't put it down, and talked to Mrs. Li twice, saying that these years of coming to the south of the Yangtze River were not in vain, and he was doing his best for the scholars of the world.

Mrs. Li thought to herself, and then said: "Yes, she is already a big girl. She has a chaste temperament, which is very similar to her mother, and she is a good child. The son-in-law's family background is also first-class, and she is Han. Fan Xueshi's mansion with the yellow flag inlaid with the army."

Wang Pin listened with a smile, and said: "She is the eldest granddaughter, and the eldest cousin for this marriage has been chosen out of thousands." While speaking, she called a palace maid and gave a few instructions in a low voice.

After a short while, the maid came in with two big boxes, one small box and three boxes.

Two large boxes were opened, one contained gold inlaid jade Ruyi, the other contained a set of filigree gold jewelry, a necklace, a pair of swings, a pair of bracelets, and a pair of gourd-shaped earrings.

"I am also an aunt, and I always want to add some makeup to my children. There are no rare things. They are all filial piety outside, and they are very vulgar. Cousin, please help me bring them to my eldest sister." Wang Pin said.

Seeing that Concubine Wang had a reward, Li Shi and Chu Yu had to stand up and thank Li Hanyu on behalf of Li Hanyu.

Concubine Wang personally helped Mrs. Li up, called Chuyu up again, and said to her with a smile: "A lot of gifts came in a few years ago, and the one that suits me the most is the one from your house, all prepared by you, right? I haven't thanked you yet. The things in this palace are mostly fancy and useless, and I am embarrassed to give you the ordinary ones. I heard that your young couple prepared rubies for your little Gege as a dowry. It happened that I It’s good to have a box, I remember you in my heart, and I kept it specially.” While speaking, she took the small box from the maid and handed it to Chu Yu.

Chu Yu couldn't help but thank you again, and Concubine Wang had already asked Li Shi to talk about the dowry prepared by the Li family for Li Hanyu, and also about Li Xu's wife Wang's order to fill in the house.

Ever since Li Xufa's wife Han passed away, Li Xu helped the second wife, Wang, to be his wife.But so far, no official letter has been requested from the imperial court.This Mrs. Wang is Wang Pin's cousin, and she still has a few years of nurturing grace for Wang Pin, so Wang Pin made a special trip to ask about this matter.

Because of the distance, Li's side does not know the details of Li Xu's family affairs.In her heart, she was close to the late Han family.Before Han's death, he and Wang had fought openly and secretly for half their lives, even if they were underground, they might not be willing to see Wang occupying their place.

I don't know if it's Li Xu Gu Nian's affection for his wife, or he didn't take Wang's to heart, so the matter became vague.

Concubine Wang just mentioned, after all, Li Xu has been on duty in Suzhou for many years, and he is just a minister who has not made any great achievements.

It's rare to see Mrs. Li once, why would the concubine Wang let her come and go in such a hurry, she has already ordered to prepare meals, and leave Mrs. Li's mother-in-law for dinner.

On Cao Yong's side, I got a message from the concubine Wang, knowing that his wife and mother would go out of the palace after eating, so he followed the sixteenth elder brother to his residence in the palace to eat.

Because of the long distance, after dinner, the concubine Wang didn't want to delay much, so people sent Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law out.

Brother Sixteen personally sent everyone to the palace, watched the Cao family drive away, and then went back to the palace to inquire about the on-duty bachelors.

Sure enough, Cao Yong Chengjue's will has been drawn up, but it has not yet been discovered.There is no reduction in class, and the favor is inherited from the original class. Cao Yong will be the second-class uncle after that.

But it is said that Cao's family did not return to Zhuangzi until dusk.

Although Li Hanyu knew that there was a cousin and grandmother who was a concubine in the palace, and today the cousin and grandmother went to pay respects to that concubine, but she didn't expect that there would be a reward of her own.

Because she said it was to add makeup, her face immediately blushed, and she didn't dare to look at the Ruyi jewelry, so she asked the nanny to put it away.

Seeing such a little girl's attitude, Li Shi was filled with emotion. He remembered that before he got married, there were many people who put on makeup, some of whom he had never heard of. His face was blushing, and he didn't dare to take a look.

It was already three days after Cao Yong officially received Chengjue's will.

The relatives and old friends in the capital also got the news, some sent gifts to Cao Yong directly to congratulate, some sent people to Tangquan Zhuangzi to say hello, they had a good relationship, and some made a special trip to Changping to visit Cao Yong during their rest.

All of a sudden, Cao's house was much more lively...

(End of this chapter)