Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 828 "Fame"
Dongzhimen, Li's residence.

Hearing Kou'er's account of what happened to Sun's residence, Li Cheng felt a little uncertain.He really didn't expect his uncle to be so stupid, to beat his wife and whip him for the sake of a new concubine, which was unkind.

But he forgot that it was his idea to frighten Sun Jue and not bring Xia Chan back to Sun's residence.

Now, not only Cao's family, but even Pingjun Wangfu and Tongguogongfu have been alarmed.I heard that the second and third daughters of the Cao family are very temperamental, if they take Xia Chan's anger, they will start to investigate...

Thinking of this, Li Cheng became more and more uneasy.

"How are uncle's days? Can you still go to Cao's house?" Li Cheng raised his head and asked.

"My uncle hasn't returned to the outer house for three days, and there is no old man from Sun's family in the servants there, so I don't know what's going on now. It's just that I followed Mrs. Chen to Sun's house to collect daily money from the housekeeper. Only by asking a few questions can I get a rough idea." Kou'er replied.

"How is your aunt hurt? Where's your cousin?" Li Cheng asked with a frown.

"At that time, my uncle blamed my aunt and aunt for taking Aunt Xia back to the house. He was obviously very angry. My aunt and cousin were both whipped... The servants were frightened. I don't know exactly where the injury was. I just saw it when I looked at it. It's red." Kou'er said, still afraid from the back.

Li Cheng gritted his teeth after hearing this.

If the Cao family is angry and interrogates Xia Chan, pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, it will stir up the Li family.

On the grandfather's side, he also regarded the Cao family as his reliance. If he completely offended the Cao family, the advantage of the 9000 taels of silver before would be more than worth the candle.

Although he is somewhat clever, he is still young, and he doesn't know what to do for a while.Feeling restless and impatient, he waved to Kouer and said, "I already know, you go back first, keep an eye on Xia Chan, and report back when you have any news."

Kou'er originally wanted to ask how long he was going to stay outside, but seeing Li Cheng's expression turned pale, he didn't dare to ask, so he bent down to answer and backed away.

Or let someone take Xia Chan and hide in Zhuangzi outside the city?

It's just that it's more conspicuous to do it at this time.If the Cao family hadn't paid attention to Xia Chan, they would have scared the snake instead.

Li Cheng's brain ached from thinking about it, so he sat on the chair for a long time, and called out: "Please, big housekeeper, quickly please big housekeeper..."

I don't know if it's because of the Ghost Festival, but the heat in the room disappeared, and Li Cheng only felt chilly all over his body...

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Three days, whether it is long or not, is not short.

On Cheng Mengxian's side, he had been paying attention to the Sun family, and he also got the news the next day after Cao Ying's accident.Because he is the eyeliner of the house outside, he doesn't know the details of the Sun family's news.It was already three days later when people found out.

Cheng Mengxian had already decided to end this matter, so as to get rid of the knot in the Cao family's heart as soon as possible, but because it involved the Li family, he was still looking for a proper way.

After all, the Li family is very powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, even if they want to befriend the Cao family, they cannot tear themselves apart from the Li family.

It was this Sun Jue who had offended both the Cao and Li families so badly that he had no choice but to attack him.

Thinking of this moment, Cheng Mengxian sighed when he heard the cicadas singing from the tree outside the study...

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Cao family, Dongfu.

After several days of recuperation, the wounds on Cao Ying's back had scabbed over. She had been mending with bird's nest and ginseng all day long, and her complexion improved a lot.Although she bled profusely, it was all skin trauma and nothing serious.

But on Sun Li's side, because he was kicked and hurt his lungs, he needs to recuperate for a while.

From the day Cao Ying woke up, she stayed by her son's bedside. She insisted on watching him drink the medicine and go back to his room to rest when he fell asleep. No one could persuade him.

Sun Li was 13 years old, already half an adult, and his face flushed with embarrassment when he saw his mother taking care of him like a child.But seeing her pale face and red and swollen eyes, he didn't want to go against her will.

Cao Yi and Jinghui originally wanted to persuade her to take care of her, but seeing that her injury was indeed fine, they did not stop her.Mainly because she was afraid that she would calm down and think wildly.

After all, for any woman, right now is a big hurdle.

That day after Sun Jue came to Hu Yu for a while, Cao Yi once asked Cao Yong in private how he wanted to solve the big sister's matter.

Seeing Cao Ying caring about her children, whether it is "reconciliation" or "divorce", she can't bear it. The words of "Yi Jue" not only broke the relationship between the two surnames, but also hindered the reputation of Sun Li and Sun Xian.

The meaning of Cao Yong is "to separate property and live separately".However, after informing Zhao Jiashi, Cao Ying would also ask for an accurate answer.

In rich and noble families, the husband and wife are at odds, and the husband is not allowed to divorce his wife. There are also elders who make the decisions, dividing property and living separately like brothers.It’s just that in this way, it’s mostly the wives who suffer. Although they can achieve purity, it’s equivalent to losing their husbands, staying widowed, eating fast, reciting Buddha, and taking care of their children; as husbands, they embrace their new lovers and live in another place.

Just because of the word "di", the hostess who is eligible to participate in the family entertainment and is recognized by the family is still the first wife.Other concubines, even if they are favored by their husbands, can still be on the stage.

After hearing this, Cao Yi agreed with his brother's idea very much.

If it is possible to live separately, Cao Ying has the final say, and there is no need to look at Sun Jue's villainous face.

It's just that the eldest sister is only in her early thirties, and she will be like a widow from now on, which makes people feel bitter.

Cao Yong saw his younger sister's dejected expression, and said: "Sun Jue is just a villain who bullies the weak and fears the hard. It depends on whether the elder sister is happy or not. His doctor will not last long. When the time comes, maybe he will go back to Hangzhou. If the elder sister is ruthless We can take care of him if we stay in the capital. If the eldest sister has other ideas, then we can only force others to settle accounts with the Sun family..."

Cao Yi has to serve his mother-in-law, and he has to raise children, so he can't do without himself.After Cao Ying woke up, she stayed with her for half a day and then went back to the mansion.

Cao Jia didn't come here in person, but sent Fuxiu elder brother to bring two boxes of ginseng, and also sent a message to Cao Yong, asking Cao Yong to go to Pingjun Wangfu before leaving the city.

Cao Jiashi was annoyed at Sun Jue's ruthlessness, but she didn't advocate "reconciliation" or "righteousness".

For nothing else, the reputation of the Cao family cannot bear to be compromised.Older brothers and sisters like them are nothing but a few gossips when socializing; the fourth sister and fifth son will be drafted in a few years, and the elder sister's gossip will affect the two of them for life.

Cao Jia knew that her younger brother was the most protective, and she was afraid that he would break face with the Sun family if he got angry, so she specially sent a message to remind him of this matter.

When Cao Yong got the news in Changping that day, he really had thoughts of "judgment" and "harmony", but he was reminded by Chu Yu that he also cared about the fourth sister and fifth son.Coupled with the nephew and niece, Cao Yong thought about going through Sun Wencheng first to complete the "property separation" procedures, and then slowly clean up Sun Jue to vent his anger for Cao Ying.

Seeing that Cao Yong knew what was in his mind, Cao Jia felt relieved a little, and said: "By the way, my cousin came to pay his respects a few days ago, and he brought a letter from his uncle, saying that he wanted to ask for a favor and recommend a nephew to your brother-in-law. Make a note under the account. I only said that I would ask your brother-in-law, but I haven’t let go yet.”

"Huh?" Cao Yong was a little surprised, and said: "Isn't the big cousin running for an official? Why doesn't uncle give him any idea, but recommend some nephew instead?"

Cao Jia said: "Although my uncle has a newborn son, he is only a little older. Whether he can stand still is another matter. The two old ladies and uncle are both old, how can they let the eldest cousin go to the battlefield? Besides, Uncle let the big cousin come to Beijing this time, it was not just to test the emperor's mind. At the beginning, when the emperor ordered people to build the weaving mansion, it can be said that he ordered the officials of the weaving mansion to live permanently. As a result, only our family, grandfather and father Generations inherited the weaving and lived there for decades. Even though they later moved to the north, the House of Internal Affairs not only cataloged all the items in the house in the mansion to the Cao family, but also gave them a subsidy for the real estate. My uncle is about to be old, and I am afraid that he is waiting for the emperor. Grace, I want my eldest cousin to inherit his father's business."

Cao Yong heard the words, sneered twice.

Still want to "inherit the father's legacy"?I'm afraid it's a grasshopper after autumn, and it won't last two days.

"Sister, that nephew of the Li family, will brother-in-law use it?" Cao Yong asked.

"Yes. Not to mention anything else, even my uncle has paid 8000 taels of silver to this mansion every year for more than ten years. Your brother-in-law has to sell him this face." Cao Jia thought for a while and said. .

"8000 taels?" Cao Yong listened, and frowned, "Even sister and brother-in-law's side is [-] taels, so it must be several times that of the eighth and ninth elder brothers."

"That means my uncle is also the inspector of salt and censor, otherwise this favor would not be enough. I heard that my eldest cousin came to Beijing this time and sent ice gifts from more than forty families. This is really eye-catching. If not, no one would deliberately trap him so that he would not be able to get what he needs." Cao Jia said.

"Sister, to be honest, why can't the emperor treat his father well and treat his uncle well? It's his own fault. He always wants to hug his thigh, but forgets that there is a serious master watching from the front. Two months ago, he even thought about it on his mother's head." , I said that I wanted to take my mother back to the province, but I stopped me. I have already told my mother that if it is for the sake of my children, it is better to have a lighter relationship with that side." Cao Yong said.

Cao Jia nodded with a smile, and said: "Your brother is right. Even a real rich man and rich family would not dare to be so arrogant, not to mention that what uncle sent was oil and water stuck in the salt tunnel. He It's too old to be confused, taking the emperor's money, and going to Beijing to send favors in a bright light, how can the emperor treat him?"

Due to Cao Jia's status, the people who come and go with her are all the noble ladies of the clan's prince's mansion. They play with people all day long, and their eyes are the most transparent.

Cao Yong has always been convinced of this sister, so he told about Li Cheng's plan for Sun Jue to "buy a concubine" a few days ago.

After hearing this, Cao Jia was stunned for a long time, then sighed, "I really didn't expect that such an old man, big cousin, would give birth to such a thing! Before the hair is fully grown, he is full of eyes. It's just that his heart is dark enough, grandson. Jue is his biological uncle, and he doesn't talk about family ties at all. This Sun Jue also claims to be a disciple of Confucius, and he has read all the books in his stomach. He has been an official in the capital for these years, and he can't even understand this small way. It's just a plot against his money, or his nephew, it's just a matter of mercy. If someone plots against his life, even if he has nine lives, it's not enough to lose."

Cao Yong said: "Anyway, in my heart, I only think about the few I saw. I don't care about other relatives. Telling you this, I also hope that my sister will stay away from the Li family, so as not to be implicated in the future. That Sun Jue, for the time being Wait and see, if there is no 'retribution' from God, then we have to worry about it, and we can't let him just bully the Cao family like this."

Cao Jia nodded and said: "I hate it too. I got the news that night and rushed to the big sister's house. I saw the tragedy of the big sister and nephew. I thought that if I saw him, I must find a reason to fight first." Half-dead. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time and seeing no one, he took advantage of him. The most despised his frivolous appearance, it is obviously his father who raised the Sun's family, and it seems that the descendants of the Cao family have all received the favor of the Sun family. It's just a five In the middle of the pinnacle, he just yelled at his eldest sister all day long, and the little wife took one room after another, what? It doesn't matter if he took off his top hat, but he had to remind the Sun family so that they would not forget about the big sister. My sister and my mother's family...

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But he said that Kou'er left Li's house, looked back at the gate of Li's house, then looked down at the clothes he was wearing, and sighed in his heart.

I really don't know when I will get through it.

She entrusted her name as "Kuo'er", and her name in Li's family was "Cai Ping". Together with another maid "Yun Ting", she served Li Cheng in the capital.Lao Tzu and his wife are both the top managers in the house, and they were raised in rich clothes and fine food when they were young.

After half a month in Sun's house, Sun Jue is not a wealthy person, and the money left behind is limited.Both the steward and the cook are not members of the Sun family, but contracted day laborers, so naturally they want to deduct money vigorously.

In the end, whether the food or the clothes were good, they were nothing but face-saving items.It looks okay, but if you eat it in your mouth and wear it around, you can't compare with Li's.

Although Caiping was clever, she had never experienced hardships. Thinking of the hard life of the past half month, her brows frowned.

She was also afraid of being followed, so she didn't dare to hire a car. When she reached the front door, the little girl was already out of breath.

Looking at the restaurants and wine shops on both sides, and smelling the aroma of the food, Caiping couldn't help herself, she found a clean restaurant, went in and ordered some meat dishes.

Being with Xia Chan for half a month, she pretended to be a little maid in front of people, but Xia Chan didn't dare to really order her after her.Treating her like a little sister, talking about her brother for nothing.

Sun Jue wouldn't come for three days, and Xia Chan was terrified all day long.She went back to Sun's house and stayed for half a day. She heard a few concubines mentioning that the grandma's natal family was prominent. She was afraid that something might happen to her. If she couldn't eat or sleep well, she lost a lot of weight.

Caiping would not admit that she was greedy. When she came out of the restaurant, she looked at the oiled paper bag in her hand, thinking that no matter what, she would persuade Xia Chan to use more.

If you don't gain weight, how can you conceive?Only when Xia Chan has a body can her errands in the Sun family be finished.

This place is far away from Li's house, so Caiping stopped a mule cart and hired a car instead.

As soon as I entered the alley, I heard the noise in front of me.

"Could it be that the Cao family came here?" Caiping was suspicious, she hurriedly opened the curtain and poked her head to look.

I saw a few carriages parked outside the gate of Sun's house, surrounded by people, blocking the road.

Caipin's face paled in shock, she wished she could turn around and go back to Li's house right away, but she didn't dare to do so because she didn't find out the news.

She smiled a little, and said to the man driving the car: "Uncle, I have to go through this alley to get to my house. The appetizers I just ordered for my grandma are cold, and I will be scolded when I go home. Please, uncle." Help me ask, what's going on in front, see if we can squeeze the mule cart to pass, so that we don't have to spend a lot of detour." While speaking, he took out a dozen copper coins and stuffed them into the man's chain.

The man also likes to watch the excitement. Hearing the shrill voice of a woman from the crowd in front of him, he stretched his neck longingly.

Hearing what this little guest said was exactly what he wanted.He stopped the mule cart, folded his hands, and squeezed forward, but the front was tightly surrounded.

At this time, I saw an old lady coming out of the crowd, sighing as she walked.The coachman stepped forward and asked, "Old sister-in-law, what happened to block the alley? The passengers in my car are still urging them on their way. Let me inquire about it."

"Do it, do it..." The old lady shook her head and said, "I don't know which bastard who has lost his conscience, has grown a flowery intestines, fell in love with the upright men in the brothel, and refused to pay the money, so he abducted him in private." Come out. Now that the old bustard came to the door with Mr. Gui, the sister couldn't bear the scare and hanged herself, killing her life..."

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Cough, unjust, false and wrongly decided cases are about to be done. .

(End of this chapter)