Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 821 Rumors
Rehe, the summer resort.

The weather in Rehe is already cool, but beside Haizi, there is no heat at all.In the early morning, if you walk by Haizi, you have to put on some clothes.

Brother Sixteen was sitting in the gazebo by the sea, looking at the water waves in front of him, the smile on his face had long since disappeared, maybe it was because of the morning breeze, but it was actually a bit cold that people couldn't bear to look at.

Brother Fifteen saw this, sighed twice, stepped forward, helped Brother Sixteen on the shoulder, and called softly, "Brother Sixteen!"

Brother Sixteen turned his head and looked at the person, quite surprised: "Brother Fifteen got up so early!"

He was wearing a sapphire blue crepe robe, and Elder Brother Fifteen felt that his hands were wet and cold, and he couldn't help frowning: "How long have you been sitting? It's by the water after all, the humidity is high, and it hurts carefully.

Elder Sixteen smiled and stood up, saying: "I got up early today, so I went here for a walk if I have nothing to do. The morning scene by the seaside is also very interesting."

Elder Brother Fifteen sat on the wooden bench in the pavilion, snorted coldly, and said, "Don't laugh when you feel uncomfortable. Our brothers and sisters, you still pretend to be tired in front of me?"

Elder Sixteen's smile froze, he sat down with a numb expression, and murmured: "My brother is fine, I just miss Fujin. Over the years, I have lost three sons in a row, which woman can bear it."

Seeing his distraught appearance, the fifteenth elder brother felt sorry for him, and persuaded him: "My brothers and sisters are still young, and you have a new sixth elder brother, so you should think about it. Don't talk about the common people, just talk about the emperors. Brother, which mansion hasn’t lost a little Elder Brother or a little Gege?"

"Hongyu is three years old... he can be called Ama, he can be called Er Niang, he can coax people..." Elder Sixteen bowed his head and said.

The fifteenth elder brother was heartbroken, so he heard the sixteenth elder brother continue to say: "It would be great if the elder brother was still alive, even if her second and third sons died early, thinking about the eldest son, she would feel less pain... "

Elder Brother Fifteen heard this, a little impatient, and said: "You're a smart one, why are you still acting like a woman? You love Fujin, but you don't love Hongpu? Haven't you always If you dote on Li Shi, do you also dote on Hongpu the most?"

Although he sympathized with his younger brother's pain of bereavement, he didn't like Shiliu Fujin very much.

The Sixteenth Fujin is Concubine Yi's niece. Concubine Yi was favored in the early years, domineering in the harem, and the limelight is generally the same, even Concubine De should stay away.Now even though she is old, Concubine Yi is still in charge of palace affairs, and only sees Kangxi's face in the harem, she can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand.

Brother Fifteen didn't say anything clearly in the second half of his words, but the meaning was clear.If there is a son-in-law, then Hongpu's position will be embarrassing.

These words were so heartbreaking that Elder Sixteen's heart trembled.

Could it be that because I dote on Hongpu, I don't want to see my son-in-law?No, no.

Even if he loves Hongpu dearly, it is because his elder brother died on the day he was born, and Hongpu is actually his first child, so he regards it as a treasure.

Even so, in his heart, he still remembered the difference between the concubine and the concubine.The eldest son and third son from the direct line all died young, and in his heart, he cherishes the fifth son from the direct line very much.

Perhaps it was because of the early death of the two previous sons that Sixteen Fujin regarded this little elder brother who was the son of his son as an eyeball.

fate?God's arrangement?

Elder Sixteen stroked his face with his hands, and suddenly remembered the words that Elder Fifteen had said just now that he "loves Hong Pu the most".

He slowly put down his hands, thinking of Mrs. Li who has treated him more and more respectfully in recent years.Unknowingly, she no longer has the self-willedness of her youth, and has become a mature prince's concubine.

She has always been gentle, and she is even more humble and courteous to Fu Fujin.

Although the sixteenth elder brother and the sixteenth Fujin are in harmony, they have not forgotten their old love, otherwise there would not be only the sixteenth Fujin and the Li family who have children in turn.

Over the years, as the sixteenth elder brother and the sixteenth Fujin became more and more affectionate, Li Shi became more and more polite. Even the picky concubine Yi couldn't find fault with her.

I don't know when, Li Shi has become used to standing among concubines, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes.

Why, thinking of this makes people feel cold all over.

Elder Sixteen let go of his hand, his face turned pale, remembering the clues that Zhao Feng mentioned after his third son died.At that time, he thought it was just a misunderstanding, he was afraid that others would suspect Li Shi, and also feared that Guo Luoluo would have suspicions in his heart, so he suppressed it.

Really...is it just a misunderstanding...

The sixteenth elder brother was still in a daze, when he saw someone approaching him, it was the fifteenth elder brother who was looking for him.

The fifteenth elder brother got up and said to the sixteenth elder brother: "It's getting late, and I have to go to the emperor's majesty to order my hair. The sixteenth brother should go back and change clothes."

Brother Sixteen nodded and stood up.The two brothers went away from each other.

At the beginning of Chen (seven o'clock in the morning), several princes, university scholars, ministers, and servants who followed Rehe all gathered in front of the imperial court.

What about military affairs in the Northwest, what projects of the Ministry of Industry, and the White Lotus Sect in Henan and Shandong? Elder Sixteen stood with his head down and listened behind several older elder brothers. black.

He told Brother Fifteen that he arrived at Haizi this morning. In fact, he tossed and turned last night, did not fall asleep, walked out in the middle of the night, and sat by Haizi for half the night.

After eating the cold wind, he couldn't bear it, but he still listened reluctantly.

Fortunately, the discussion time was not long, but after half an hour, Kangxi waved them to kneel down.

Brother Sixteen knelt down, and when he got up again, he was unsteady. Fortunately, Brother Nine got up and turned around, and saw him and supported him, so he didn't fall down.

The sixteenth elder brother himself didn't know why, so he looked up and wanted to find the figure of the fifteenth elder brother, but saw the fifteenth elder brother striding away with the third elder brother, without even looking at them.

Brother Jiu already frowned, and asked: "What's wrong with Little Sixteen? His face is flushed, like a steamed shrimp?"

Seventh elder brother and tenth elder brother saw that sixteenth elder brother was wrong, so they also slowed down and walked up to him.

Seventh elder brother has already stretched out his hand, touched sixteenth elder brother's forehead, and said: "It's hot, sixteenth brother is burning..."

Before the sixteenth elder brother could speak, the tenth elder brother said loudly: "Is it to break the elder brother, or do you want to open..."

Halfway through his speech, Brother Jiu glared at him, and swallowed the rest of the words, already regretting in his heart, which pot should not be opened and which pot should be lifted.

On the Seventh Brother's side, he was the elder, and patted the Sixteenth Brother on the shoulder lightly as a sign of comfort.

Looking at the elder brothers in front of him, and looking at himself with concern, there is no usual calculation in his eyes, Elder Sixteen can't say anything, he just feels his nose sore, and he almost shed tears...

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Coming down from the imperial court, the third elder brother couldn't hide it anymore, and said bitterly: "The old fourteen really thinks he is a king, he is really deceiving people too much!"

Elder Brother Fifteen followed, thought it over, and said, "It may not be all because of Brother Fourteen. Sertu originally belonged to Mynah, but later he turned to Third Brother. Ninth Brother and Tenth Brother didn't want to see him either." he."

It turned out that when discussing politics early this morning, it was mentioned that the fourteenth elder brother impeached Sertu, the minister of the Ministry of officials, and others to withhold military rations before the army.

Speaking of this impeachment, it is already an old thing.

After the fourteenth elder brother arrived in the northwest, he impeached Sertu, the servant of the Ministry of officials who was in charge of logistics supply in Xining.He was charged with "doing things not sincerely, arbitrarily delaying and shirking", and also withholding money. He was harsh on the Green Banner soldier. He should be strictly interrogated and replaced by a replacement.

When he first arrived in the Northwest, it was the time when he was gaining prestige, and Kangxi's side would certainly not refute his face, and everything was done correctly.

This "severe trial" lasted for several months, and the charges were confirmed. According to the military law of mistakes, he was planned to be beheaded and executed after the release of the Ministry of Supervisors.Fortunately, Kangxi was only half-accepted, and he didn't mean to kill him. He ordered Seertu to be locked up in Xining and sent to a place where he was on a hard job.

Being able to atone for his sins can be regarded as leaving some hope.

If you think about it, Sertu is Bafujin's cousin, the grandson of Lao'an County Wang Yuele, and bears the surname of Aixinjueluo. As long as it is not a major crime of treason, he can't lose his head.

It's just that the fourteenth elder brother took Seertu for surgery, isn't he afraid of offending the family of Anjun Wangfu?
"Is it the old fourteen who plotted against Se Ertu, or Huang Ama just pushed the boat..." The third elder brother turned around, stared at the fifteenth elder brother, and asked with a bit of frustration.

Elder Brother Fifteen was dumbfounded, and asked after a long while, "Why would Third Brother think so?"

The third elder brother gave a wry smile, looked at the floating clouds in the sky, and said in a low voice: "Didn't the elder brother, the second elder brother, and the eighth elder brother and the emperor all use this method? Cutting their wings is the most important thing." I can't do anything else, whether it's a circle...or...it all depends on Huang Ama's wishes..."

After the elder brother and the second elder brother lost their power, the third elder brother relied on being the leader of the princes, and had always been eyeing the reserve position and was very confident.

Today, it has become like this.

Even the seventeenth elder brother was a little uncomfortable, and said embarrassingly: "Third brother, don't think too much, among the princes of Huang Ama, who can compare with the third brother..."

The third elder brother usually loves to hear such flattery, but now he trembled and said in a low voice: "So it's like this, no one can compare to me? The fourth is a smart person..."

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Compared with the oppressive atmosphere in Rehe Mountain Resort, Caojiazhuangzi in Changping is much more lively.

Today is Cao Yong's birthday.

Even in Xiaozhong, it's not easy to mess around, but Li Shi and Chu Yu have already ordered the kitchen to prepare the table.

Elder Seventeen lived close to Fujin Seventeen, and arrived at the beginning of the morning ([-]:[-] a.m.).

On Cao Yi's side, he waited until dawn to open the city gate and leave the city. He arrived at 10:30 a.m. and was accompanied by Seishtu.

On the side of Pingjun Wangfu, although Cao Jia's family did not leave the mansion cheaply, they sent a birthday gift a few days in advance, and today is the day, and sent the housekeeper of the Wangfu to send the fourth elder brother Fuxiu and Tianhui to pay respects to Cao Yong. .

On the east side of the Cao family, both brothers Cao Xiang and Cao Fu came.Su Xin was the only female family member accompanying her.Jinghui has to take care of the children, and Chunhua heard that she is not feeling well.

Elder Seventeen saw that there were no outsiders in Cao's house, so he didn't want to disturb his family reunion, so he took Fujin back after lunch.

Cao Xiang only asked for a day off at the Yamen, and wanted to rush back to the city. After talking with Cao Yong for a while, he also left with his long entourage.On Fuxiu's side, they couldn't stay outside, so they went back to the city with Cao Xiang, while Tianhui was left at Zhuangzi's side to reunite with his family.

Cao Yong changed into new clothes and felt much refreshed.

After sending off the Seventeenth Brother and the others, he took Seshitu and Cao Fu to visit the garden, and talked about the interesting things about the mountain residence, which aroused the envy of the two.

Cao Fu was beside him, unable to bear it anymore, he said, "Brother, why don't you let my younger brother stay here for a few months? Most of the government schools are just dawdling, and there is a smoky atmosphere all day long. Why don't you study at home and be clean?"

When Cao Yong heard the words, he didn't object, he just smiled and said to Cao Fu: "Fifth Brother, you can think about it. The mountain is clean and clean. If you live here, you will lose the prosperity of the capital. Don't you love the excitement?"

Cao Fu shook his head, lowered his head and replied: "Since my uncle passed away, my younger brother has cut off contact with the few dude friends he made in the past."

Cao Yong was a little stunned when he heard this, and said for a long time: "making friends is just a matter of heart, don't care about those false names. I have seen your friends. There are two naughty ones, but there is no big evil. It's not a problem to communicate. Even in my early years, I was young and frivolous, but now I have grown up honestly?"

Cao Fu raised his head, with a bit of determination on his face, and said: "My brother has figured it out, who can do whatever he wants in his life? As a son of the Cao family, even if he can't bring glory to the Cao family, he shouldn't discredit the Cao family. Brother Even if he is mediocre, I don’t want my uncle to worry about my nephews in the ground.”

This is a family matter of the Cao family, and Sai Shitu couldn't intervene, but just watched from the sidelines, but secretly wondered.

Xiao Wu of the Cao family thought he was a young man who didn't know the world, but he didn't expect to change into such a sensible look now.

Everyone is changing. I don't know what Cao Song in the Northwest Army is like now.

The topic was a bit heavy, Cao Yong didn't want Cao Fu to be too extreme, and he didn't agree with his decision.However, seeing his resolute appearance, he knew that he would not listen to other things, so he said: "You have to know, what your uncle wants is not your success and fame, as long as you are safe, happy and angry. Haste makes waste, and schoolwork is not enough." Okay, communication is also good, take your time."

Cao leaned over here, listened to Cao Yong's words, his expression relaxed a little, and he nodded vigorously...

*
After lunch, Cao Yi, Su Xin, Han Jiangshi and others stayed in Li's room and talked with them.

Since Mrs. Li left the city, it was the first time so many juniors gathered in front of her eyes, and she was also happy in her heart.Zhao Jia's eyes were looking at Cao Yi indifferently.

Seeing Cao Yi coaxing Mrs. Li to talk, Mrs. Zhao Jia couldn't bear to see the mother and daughter happily meeting each other, and retreated with the maid on the pretext of taking a nap.

Chu Yu could see that she was uncomfortable, but she didn't keep her either.

On Cao Yi's side, he just followed Chu Yu to his feet and sent Zhao Jia out.Looking at Zhao Jia's back, her expression was indifferent, showing no sign of intimacy.

With this interruption, Mrs. Li thought of something, and said to Chu Yu, "It's time for a nap. Your sister and fifth siblings have been tossing around all morning, and you're tired of thinking about it. You take them down to rest first." When he got here, he looked at Cao Yi and said, "Third girl stay here, I have two words to say to you."

Chu Yu complied, and brought Han Jiang's Tong Suxin down.

Cao Yi had already sat on the edge of the kang, turned sideways, squeezed Li's shoulders, and said, "According to my sister-in-law, my mother got up early today, and I'm tired after thinking about it, should I be crooked?"

Mrs. Li took Cao Yi's hand, looked at her face distressedly, and said: "Seeing that you have lost a lot, even if you want to be strong, you have to take it easy. If you are exhausted, there will be a day when you will regret it."

Cao Yi had already supported Li Shi's arm, leaning into Li Shi's embrace, and said: "Mother, don't worry, your daughter is destined to live a long life."

Seeing her acting like a baby, Mrs. Li stroked her hair, and said with a smile, "How old are you, and you still like to act like a baby? It's all because of your in-laws. You have been a daughter-in-law for many years, and you still look like a little girl."

"It's my daughter's fate. Before I got married, my mother loved me. After I got married, I met a good mother-in-law." Cao Yi said with a smile.

Mrs. Li hesitated for a moment, and said, "Second Wife, she is your aunt after all..."

Cao Yi pouted slightly: "Mother doesn't want a daughter anymore..."

"Silly boy, you will always be my daughter. It's just that when you were married, your relationship with the second wife was not hidden from your wife and uncle. No matter what grievances and grievances you had back then, you were a junior, so you can only give in a little Otherwise, if the relationship is froze, wouldn't it be a bad name for being unfilial?" Mrs. Li said with a bit of worry.

Cao Yi lowered his head and said softly: "Mother, don't worry, don't say that mother-in-law won't say that about her daughter, even if others say her daughter is 'unfilial', mother-in-law will not obey her. My daughter doesn't bother to think about kindness or resentment. My daughter only remembers that my mother loves me, so what do other people say, and what are you doing to my daughter?"

Mrs. Li knew that she was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, so when she saw what she said, she stopped talking, just stroked her hair, sighed, and said, "Since you don't want to, I won't say anything anymore, I just hope Hello."

Cao Yi took Li Shi's hand, put it on his face, and said with a smile: "Daughter knows. My daughter's heart is sour. Now that the mother has a daughter, she will love her less in the future."

One sentence made Li Shi laugh, and said: "I didn't see you as a top-notch when I was young, but now I know you are top-notch..."

Cao Yi said with a smile: "I just realized today that not only my mother is good, but my sister is really good too. I am so old, and when my wife loves Wen Qi, I am jealous; when I went to my mother, my sister just loved me... "

"You three girls are just stubborn. You said you were jealous of Wen Qi. After meeting her, you asked her from the beginning to the end. I'm afraid that whoever she was wronged..." Li Shi said with a smile.

*
In the front yard, Cao Yong led the two of them to stroll around for a while, then Cao Fu went to look for Mrs. Qian.

Although the two of them both landed in the last test, they developed some friendship. Cao Fu admired his uncle Fang Zheng since he was a child, and he is also sincerely willing to make friends with Qian Chenqun, who is quite an ancient gentleman.

On Cao Yong's side, he played chess with Seishtu.

The minds of the two of them are not on the chessboard, and they are talking gossip one after another.

On Seishtu's side, because of Neersu's relationship, he paid close attention to the Northwest Army.He brought up a rumor in the capital that the forward troops were ambushed by the Zhungeer people before the fourteenth elder brother went to the northwest, and suffered heavy losses.

Hearing this, Cao Yong was a little surprised, looked at Sai Shitu and said, "When did this word start to spread?"

Saishitu thought for a while and replied: "It was there at the beginning of the month. It was vague at first, but later he said it clearly. He also said that Nian Gengyao, governor of Sichuan, made great contributions."

On Cao Yong's side, he couldn't help frowning.

In today's war, the imperial court sets the date for dispatching troops, and the officers and soldiers on the front line can only obey the orders.I haven't heard the news of soldiers and horses going out, so why are there rumors of defeat?

He was puzzled when a housekeeper came in and told him, "Master, the eldest son-in-law came to celebrate his birthday, and he has already entered Zhuangzi..."

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