Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 822
This meeting, Sun Jue is no longer what he was the day before.

Seeing Sun Jue looking like a spring breeze, Cao Yong couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth.Being calculated by the Li family like this, they didn't realize it at all. Instead, they were so chaotic. This cousin, cousin, brother-in-law is really more stupid than it looks.

Although Sun Jue was smiling in front of Cao Yong and Sai Shitu, he was a little uncertain in his heart.

The 500 taels of silver that Cao Ying got back yesterday cost 60 taels of silver, a year's rent, a small yard I rented to house Xia Chan, and several dozen taels of new furniture.

As for the waiters, because of their scruples, just in case, they don't want to be on the side of the Sun family, and they can't come forward to buy people, so they can only spend ten taels of silver to hire people.

It's just deceiving oneself and others, who rents a house and does shopping, who can leave the Sun's family?

In addition to buying new clothes for Xia Chan, I left some pocket money, and I spent some more.

Although the Sun family is not wealthy, Sun Jue has never experienced hardship.

It cost more than 200 taels to set up a foreign house.There were more than 100 taels left, thinking about Cao Ying's mention of going to the Duke's mansion to visit relatives recently, Sun Jue asked people to redeem some head jewelry, and then went to more than [-] taels.

According to the rules, the salaries and lumi of Beijing officials are issued in January and July.Naturally, no one dared to delay the salary of those in the capital, but the officials below had to wait.Until the end of the month, those little ghosts in the household department will not make them get what they want.

As a result, Sun Jue's two houses outside his house had to be kept for July's expenses.

This is enough money to buy a birthday gift for Cao Yong.Sun Jue arrived at Liulichang early, picked up the simple-looking Go pieces, bought a pair, and spent dozens of taels of silver.

He really felt that he couldn't afford it, so he asked someone to buy some boxes of longevity peaches in Daoxiang Village.

Speaking of it, it is ridiculous to buy things from Cao's shop and send them to Cao's house. Whoever is called Jingcheng Zhong sells ground fire.A box of high-quality longevity peaches costs two taels of silver, and it is decent to bring a few boxes.

With the birthday gift, plus he came to congratulate him in person, he shouldn't be able to pick anything.

Unexpectedly, when he met Seshitu, Sun Jue was naturally going to murmur.

Saishitu is the Duke of the state, and he condescends to come here to celebrate his brother-in-law's birthday, so it doesn't show the importance of Sun Jue coming in person.

Saishitu couldn't think so much, looked at Sun Jue, thought of Naersu, and said to Cao Yong: "If the prince is here, everything will be complete today."

Cao Yong said: "My lord has always wanted to go out and have a look. This time, I've forgotten my wish. It's just the bitter cold in the northwest. The lord will already be in March, and the weather will turn warm. When autumn and winter come, it will be bitterly cold. At that time, he will I will think about the capital."

Sun Jue was at the side, disapproving, and said: "How many adults from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials are watching the supply of military supplies in the Northwest. There is a prince here, and no one dares to neglect. Although the prince is not as good as the prince, he is also the king of Duoluo County. Can't suffer."

Cao Yong listened, but smiled and said nothing.

The bad lies in these three departments. If one department is in charge, he is afraid of taking on the relationship, so he will naturally work very hard.If there are more people involved, there will be more people who dare to fish, but there will be fewer people who actually do things.

So what if you are a prince?When the emperor personally conquered Galdan, didn't he almost starve to death outside the Great Wall because of the cut off of the army's food supply?

There are people who dare to calculate the majestic king of a country, not to mention that the fourteenth elder brother is just a prince elder brother, and when the reserve position is pending.

Seshitu is obviously more transparent than Sun Jue, but he is not talkative by nature, so he doesn't speak.

Sun Jue was at the side, seeing that the two of them did not refute, he was a little proud, and showed off all the news he had heard in the yamen these days.

Really like a clown, Cao Yong held the teacup, thinking about the 9000 taels of silver that Sun Jue was cheated of.Since he agreed to pay it back in three months, I don't know what excuse he will use to get the cousin in Hangzhou to send money to Beijing.

Hangzhou was the place where Cao Yong was in trouble when he was young.

Even after many years, Cao Yong did not want to think of that place.The sequelae left by the nightmare that year was that when others mentioned West Lake, he would feel sore in his knees.

Therefore, Cao Yong rarely took the initiative to inquire about the uncle who was in charge of Hangzhou Weaving Mansion.However, over the years, I have heard a lot of news vaguely.

I heard that Sun Wenqi is a man who is respectful and careful in his work.In the past ten years, although there is no great contribution, but there is no fault.

Unlike the prominence of the Cao family and the brilliance of the Li family, the Sun family has been very low-key these years.

When Cao Ying got married back then, the dowry items and money amounted to five or six thousand taels of silver, and Sun Wenqi bluntly said it was too much.

Sun Jue's family style can also be seen from Sun Jue's expenses after entering Beijing.

9000 taels of silver is not a small amount after all, this cousin and brother-in-law are already working as officials in the Six Departments, so don't you take the 9000 taels of silver seriously?

After showing off for a while, Sun Jue had nothing to say, and then remembered that he hadn't visited his cousin and mother-in-law, which was quite rude.

He said to Cao Yong, and Cao Yong sent a message to Li's side.

After a short time, a mother-in-law came to deliver a message, saying that the second wife was taking a nap, and the wife said that we would meet again at dinner.

When Cao Fu came out from Master Qian, he had already received news that his eldest brother-in-law was coming.Although he doesn't like this Taoist brother-in-law, but the etiquette cannot be broken, so we still meet in the living room.

When Sun Jue saw his brother-in-law, he picked up the old man's music score and asked a few questions about his schoolwork.

After hearing this, Cao Fu felt very bored, and sighed inwardly as he looked at Seishtu who was sitting next to him.This eldest brother-in-law was fine in the early years, but it has become more and more unbearable in recent years.If the third brother-in-law was half as stable, she wouldn't be so annoying.

It seems that people should respect themselves first, and only then can they be respected...

*
Shichahai, Cheng Zhai.

Cheng Mengxian sat in the gazebo, looking at the pond full of lotus, but he had no time to enjoy it.

Since his niece came to visit, he felt uneasy and began to ask people to inquire about the news of Cao, Li and Sun's family.Although he also had introductions from the Cao and Sun families, but because he had the most contact with the Li family, he knew more about the Li family.

Now, after spending two days collecting all kinds of news related to the Cao family, Cheng Mengxian has a kind of sobriety from a bystander.

The Cao family is not like relatives with the Li family.

The rumors of Mrs. Li's life experience are very subtle.Rumors, very wide, very long.It is true that the Empress Dowager favored Mrs. Li during her lifetime.

At the foot of the Son of Heaven, in an important place in the capital, the royal family will tolerate this kind of talk about royal secrets?
If it was groundless, I am afraid that he would have been prosecuted for the crime of confusing the royal lineage and making false comments on the royal relatives, but no one has been prosecuted by the emperor and the clan.

This is not to pursue, it is also a statement.

No matter how beautiful the Li family is in the south of the Yangtze River, they are still the emperor's servants in the capital.The sudden death of the second son of the Li family in Beijing, although the Li family kept it secret, the well-informed knew everything they should know.

Even though the Li family has no influence in the capital, there is an in-law Cao's family.

There is nothing in the Cao Mansion itself, but there are many great people who come and go.If the Cao family wanted to help each other, how could Li Ding's death become an unsolved case?
Li Nai began to re-investigate the matter in the past few months, and he did not borrow the power of the Cao family. The two families have long been in harmony.

If the rumors of Mrs. Li's life experience are true, Cao Yong is not the nephew of the Li family, and the estrangement from the Li family can be explained.

No matter how miserable Sun Jue was, he was also the uncle of the Cao family, not to mention that the Sun family was also the cousin of the Cao family.

Is it really the right choice for the Cheng family to attach to the Li family?
Cheng Mengxian remembered that in addition to giving gifts to Prince Zhuang's mansion, he also sent tribute to several princes on behalf of his brother, and felt a chill down his back.

The "tea boy" of the Cao family, in his teens, presided over the tea garden and bead field of the Cao family, and paid off the loss of millions of taels for the Cao family.Be less than 20 years old and become a Daotai, to keep one side peaceful and prevent civil unrest from spreading.

Then for the Minister of Taipusi, preserve the Taipusi Ranch.

Then for the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a bidding for the Ministry of Internal Affairs attracted the movement of imperial merchants from all over the world.

When he knew Cao Yong's resume, Cheng Mengxian felt ashamed.

He is 23 years old, promoted by his cousin to work in the Cheng family's family, and he is already proud of being leaned on by his cousin.

What are these compared to Cao Yong?
As long as Cao Yong's resume has been studied in detail, who would regard him as a son who only relies on the shadow of his family?

Such a person, supporting the Cao family, who would dare to pick on his bad vision?
His gaze... the prince he has been with, the seventh elder brother of his father-in-law, the sixth elder brother of his cousin, the seventh elder brother of his classmate, the savior... the thirteenth elder brother... the fourth elder brother...

Si elder brother...

Cheng Mengxian just felt enlightened, and stood up all of a sudden...

His face turned blue and white for a while, and he couldn't tell whether it was panic or joy.

"So that's how it is... my cousin has committed a big taboo..." Cheng Mengxian murmured.

He couldn't stay still for a moment, walked quickly to the study, picked up a pen, and wrote a letter home to his cousin Cheng Mengkun.

Even if he knew that his cousin had made a mistake in his decision-making, he would not be smart enough to remedy it without asking for instructions.There is only one head of the Cheng family, and there is only one person who can be the master of the Cheng family.

After finishing writing, Cheng Mengxian sealed the letter with wax, called his confidant Yu Kui, and asked him to send it back to Yangzhou in person.

From Yangzhou to the capital, even if the horse is on the horse, it will take more than ten days to go back and forth. It seems that this time I will stay in the capital for a longer time.

He slowly opened the desk drawer and took out a page of paper.

If Sun Jue met Li Cheng, they would definitely feel familiar. This piece of paper was written by Sun Jue himself, and the paper that Li Cheng kept was the same...

Can this be a meeting gift...

*
Dongzhimen, Li's residence.

After pondering for a long time, Li Nai still called Qian Zhongrui to discuss what to do with the 9000 taels of silver that went into the warehouse yesterday.At noon yesterday, Cheng Mengxian sent someone to deliver the money, but the housekeeper only said that it was the money owed by someone else.

Li Nai was not suspicious, because he knew that his father was generous and cared for his relatives and friends, and helped many families.

However, thinking that before coming to the capital, he brought almost all the money in the treasury in the mansion, Li Nai felt a little worried about his family.

"The steward, I am asking you to help send the two nephews back to Suzhou. The steward will also transport this batch of silver back to Suzhou." Li Nai said.

When Qian Zhongrui heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and said: "Master, you are short of money, don't you just need money, why are you sending it back?"

Li Nai took a long breath, and said: "Sometimes you must have something in your life, and there is no time in your life. Don't force it. These days, I often go to the official department, and I have heard stories of others running away from officials. Some have stayed in the capital for more than ten years. , I am still a candidate. The reason why I still stay in the capital is just to take the opportunity to find out about my second brother, and it can be regarded as fulfilling my wish for my father. As for the future, let nature take its course..."

*
Cough, Xiao Cao is a lucky star. .

(End of this chapter)