Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 878 Wind Direction
Although the Cao family has one or two hundred servants, most of them are family-born children, and there are quite a few people who can be selected from them.Those who are a little more promising are all by Cao Yong's side.

For the rest of God Bless this generation, children, there are not enough people to use.Chu Yu mentioned this matter to Cao Yong before, because it is not easy to buy people with great fanfare during the filial piety period, so she wanted to wait until she was filial piety.

"There are a lot of people buying outside. After a while, if there are official slaves, it will be cheaper to buy some." Brother Seven said.

Those confiscated as official slaves are mostly the family members of criminal officials.Thinking of Zijing, Cao Yong quickly waved his hands and said: "Father-in-law, the official slaves should forget it. It was prepared for God to bless them. It is not beautiful to regenerate right and wrong after resentment. Anyway, the children are still young, and they are not good. Don’t worry, pick and choose slowly.”

Seeing what he said, Seventh Brother put the matter aside and said, "There is news from the Tai Hospital that Zhao Shenqiao is no longer able to die. I'm afraid it will be just a few days. He submitted a booklet to beg for a rest, but Huang Ama forbids it. Thanks to the grace, the rest of the money was exempted from being pursued. Not only him, but Fan Shichong, Minister of the Ministry of War, has also been ill since he returned from the northwest, and he might not be able to survive this winter."

Zhao Shenqiao was a Jinshi in the early years of Kangxi. He has been an official for more than 50 years, and he is 77 this year, which is considered a long life.This Fan Shichong is only 58 this year, not yet sixty years old.

"Didn't Fan Shangshu say that he has recovered a few days ago? Why is he so sick?" Cao Yong was a little surprised.

After the founding lord, the Fan family is one of the best families in the Han army banner. Since the marriage between the Fan and Li families, the Li family has faintly regarded the Fan family as their backer.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the Li family is very generous.As far as Cao Yong knows, in the name of the Wang family, the gift given to Mrs. Shangshu is more generous than that prepared for the Li family.

Cao Yong still felt regretful at that time, if Li Hanyu married not Fan Shichong's second grandson, but the eldest grandson, then the Li family might really have something to rely on, and the Cao family could feel relieved.

The Fan family has always acted in a low-key manner, served several generations of emperors, and did not form cliques for personal gain.

For the enthusiasm of the Li family, they also took it calmly, just regarded it as an ordinary relationship between relatives, and asked Cao Yong to see it, and they really admired it.

But this also made Cao Yong see one thing clearly, the difference between "hero" and "favorite".

The family of "heroic ministers", several generations of Yu Yin, even if there are occasional children who are unworthy, the emperor will often forgive them for the sake of reputation, and will not easily deal with them; "One emperor and one courtier", few people can die well.

The Military Department of the Household Department was originally an important government office among the six departments, and now it coincides with the Northwest War, it is even more important.

"In order to build a military station, he ran in the northwest for more than a year. Not to mention that he is over half a century old, even young people may not be able to survive. Many people are staring at these two gaps, and now they don't know what the emperor means. Only I hope that someone who is sensible will come up, so that you can rest easy after recovering." Seventh elder brother said.

Seeing the worried look on Seventh Elder Brother's face, Cao Yong said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, even if the superior is in trouble, it's okay. My son-in-law will abide by his duty in everything, and don't let others pick mistakes. He really cares about it. The emperor is watching."

Seventh elder brother nodded, and said a few more homely things.

What weighed heavily in his heart was not only the matter of his son-in-law's imminent recovery, but also the rejection of the request to establish the eldest son of the county prince.

Hongshu Kangxi was born in the 36th year, and he is already 24 this year. He has already reached the age when he should be entrusted with the seal, and the seventh elder brother has already accepted the eldest son as his heir to the palace.

Unexpectedly, when the paperwork for the seal was handed over, it was rejected, and Zhu commented: "We will discuss it later!"

According to the news from the Clan Mansion, both the third elder brother and the fifth elder brother have signed up to be the eldest son.If there are no accidents, the order of Feng Shizi will be able to come down years ago.

Regarding the intentions of the emperor's father, Brother Seven can also perceive a thing or two.The elder brother who came out of the county king's mansion is very different from the eldest son of the county king who was canonized.

The emperor's father rejected the invitation to Feng Hongshu's zhezi because he did not want to be named the eldest son of the county prince, making him a figure in the Northwest Army after the fourteenth elder brother and Pingjun king.

I don't know, this reluctance is because he is afraid that Hongshu will share the military merits of the fourteenth brother with the rights; or he is worried that the status of the eldest son of a county king will increase the power of the fourteenth brother.

Only then did Seventh Elder Brother understand the reason why his son-in-law did not allow his brothers-in-law to have more contact with Fourteenth Elder Brother.

As long as you are on the edge of seizing the heir, you can't be self-sufficient in everything. The future is really unpredictable and worrying...

*
The main house of Fujin was full of flowers, and all the female family members of the palace came over to make fun of him because of his grandeur, and they were even more happy at the moment, talking flattering words around Fujin non-stop.

It turned out that Wu Gege's companion, Nanny Ren, returned to the palace to announce the good news, and Wu Gege was happy.

This was her first pregnancy in three years of marriage, and she said she wanted to eat the pickled eggplants in the palace. Apart from sending a letter to her natal family, she also made a special trip to eat at the palace.

Wu Gege was married, and she was granted the title of princess. The Wendu family she married into was an old Manchurian family and the residence of the founder of the country.But to be married is to be married, and it is different from a princess starting a mansion. Serving in-laws, managing housework, and procreating children, everything must be thoughtful.

Even if she is the emperor's grandson princess and has a noble status, it is taboo for a woman to be childless.

Because of childlessness, Qi Fujin has been idle for half his life, so he doesn't want his daughter to suffer from his past suffering.

Since Wugege got married half a year ago and hadn't conceived yet, Qifujin sent two wives to serve her daughter's decoctions, worrying that she would inherit her own uterine cold and be difficult to conceive.

Now you can conceive, although you don't know the gender, but you are still young, as long as you can conceive, it is good news.

Chu Yu was here, and after hearing this happy event, she was also happy for her sister, and she was already thinking about what gift to send there.

"In addition to the small pickled eggplant buns, she also likes to eat meat floss. It just so happened that the Ministry of Internal Affairs distributed some. They came from Fujian as a tribute, and I also packed some. They should be taken with me." Qi Fujin was really happy, with a smile on his eyes Curvy, said to Nanny Ren.

Nanny Ren hurriedly said: "It's still Fujin who loves Ge Ge, and Ge Ge has been suffering from embarrassment recently, so I'm going to be happy with this."

"Happy? Have you lost weight? She was okay when she was a child, and she never let go of her mouth for a moment. She was chubby, but she lost weight when she grew up. After getting married, she has a lot to worry about, and her body is even thinner." Hearing this, Seven Fujin couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Others couldn't persuade her, so Chu Yu said, "Emiang, don't worry, when the seventh elder brother is 'hundred years old', the fifth younger sister also came back to the palace, looking serious and good. If Emiang is really worried, let people go over Look at Fifth Younger Sister, if she hurts Er Niang's body again because she is worried about us, Fifth Younger Sister will feel uncomfortable if she finds out."

Qi Fujin nodded, and sent someone to reward Nanny Ren with a money seal, and took her down to pack Wugege's things, and sent two nuns to visit Wugege's mother-in-law's house.

After making all these arrangements, she was also a little tired, so she sent the other female relatives away, leaving only Chuyu to talk.

"I only hope that your fifth younger sister will have your blessings. If you get a boy in one fell swoop, the days to come will be easy." Qifujin took Chuyu's hand, took a long breath, and said, "Ming'er Erniang will make you happy." People go to Guanghua Temple to donate money to accumulate blessings for your sister. Er Niang has nothing else to look forward to in this life, I just hope you are all well."

"Fifth sister is blessed, so don't worry about Er Niang." Chu Yu persuaded softly.

"When your sister gives birth to a son, and the rest, Erniang is looking forward to God bless her to marry a daughter-in-law, and Tianhui is married." Qi Fujin didn't want Chu Yu to think that he was partial, so he turned the conversation to his grandson and granddaughter.

With a peaceful smile, Chu Yu accompanied her aunt to talk about the family, but she was sighing in her heart.

In Qi Fujin's mind, only Chu Yutong's own Wu Gege can be regarded as a child, and even Hong Shu, the seventh elder brother's default successor, Qi Fujin can only pass on the surface.

After saying a few words, seeing that Chuyu was sincerely happy for her sister and there was nothing unhappy about it, Qi Fujin was relieved and sent her to side Fujin's room.

Leaving Qifujin's house, Chuyu's smile couldn't hold back.

Just now, the female family members of the royal family came to see her in Fujin's room, and they did not include Chuyu's biological mother Fang Fujin Nalashi.

But there is no secret in the palace, presumably at this moment, Nalashi should also get the news.Wu Gege's pregnancy, except for Di Fujin, to the other female family members of the palace, it doesn't matter whether they are happy or not; but for Nala's, it is easy to touch the scene.

After all, Er Gege is two years older than Wu Gege, and married a year earlier, so far there is no news of pregnancy or childbirth.

When she arrived at the birth mother's room, Chu Yu was cautious, thinking about how to comfort her.Unexpectedly, Nala's expression was normal, and she didn't show any displeasure. Instead, she dismissed all the servants, pulled Chu Yu, and put a prescription in her hand with a smile.

Chu Yu took a quick glance at the angelica, shouwu, lily, and privet seeds, so she guessed roughly all of them, and said, "Emiang, my daughter has been recuperating with medicine, so there is no need to change her prescription?"

Nala shook his head, and said: "The ones that used to regulate the body and nourish the yin, this time they are easy to conceive. The forehead will be born in two months. While I am young, I am adding a little brother to Tianyou It's serious. Although there are many children in your house, none of them are of your own blood. God Bless doesn't have any brothers, so it's a bit thin. Even if you are not in a hurry, your mother-in-law will be. Instead of pretending to be magnanimous, give me Adding someone to the concubine's house is better than being born in your stomach."

Speaking of which, she paused for a moment: "I got this recipe a long time ago, and I didn't dare to use it for you before. She has used the recipe for half her life, but she hasn't raised a little elder brother. I just think it's useless." Unexpectedly, Wu Gege used this prescription to recuperate her body, and she was really pregnant. I have already asked the imperial doctor, and this prescription is mainly for nourishing yin and warming the palace. We women, more or less, have some problems in this area , There is always no harm in using this prescription. After a while, someone will grab the medicine according to the prescription, and send some to your second sister. I knew they were short of medicine, so I should have prepared more in the dowry. some of this."

Although she didn't say it clearly, Chu Yu also heard that this prescription was given by Qi Fujin.

A thin piece of paper, she felt heavy and overwhelmed.

The method of "borrowing the prescription" by the biological mother may not be glorious, but it is the heart of loving daughter.I don't want to think about my aunt, why these years, I didn't think about giving the prescription to myself, but half a year after Wugege got married, she sent someone to serve the medicine.

Nurture kindness, give birth to kindness, all are kindness.

As a child, you can only be grateful.Comparing the two, not only loses respect and filial piety, but also makes myself feel blocked, why bother?

In this world, not only do family members sometimes need to be confused, but children also need to be confused sometimes...

*
Forbidden City, elder brother's place.

Although Elder Sixteen said that he would "confine" with Fujin Shiliu, Elder Sixteen would not be able to really stay in Fujin's house.It's not that he's afraid of other people's gossip, but that his buttocks are badly injured, and he doesn't want to show his whereabouts in front of his wife so as not to worry her.

In the end, Brother Sixteen was placed in the study.

Now, although he was lying on the soft couch, his face was like frost, he stared fiercely at Qiyue who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "What happened at the beginning, let me explain it again carefully. If you dare to say a word Words, Lord Be Careful peeled your skin!"

Kneeling on the ground in Qiyue, she felt bitterness in her mouth, and tears came out, she quickly kowtowed and said: "Master, I swear to the heavens, everything I said is true. After the second master left, Master Fujin became pregnant. Before the imperial physician, Master Fujin ordered the servants to be cautious, not to let others drag the second master, so as not to alienate the mother-child relationship, make it difficult for the master, and let outsiders see the joke!"

The last few sentences are in line with the usual temperament of Sixteen Fujin.

Besides, July is not the dowry of the sixteenth Fujin, but a court lady, who has been considered sensible and dedicated over the years, so there is no reason to tell lies.

Brother Sixteen waved his hand and sent Qiyue out, pondered for a moment, and said to Zhao Feng: "Hongpu has always been well-behaved and filial, no one pushes him, so he will never act like this. Go and pass on my words, Duan and Jin are not dedicated to taking care of the little master. , kicked out with fifty bans; the maids and eunuchs who served beside the second elder brother were all locked up, and then they were sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for disposal."

Mrs. Duan and Mrs. Jin are Hongpu's wet nurses, and they are currently taking care of Hongpu's daily life.

Zhao Feng's heart trembled when he heard that, besides other things, it was Duo Bao, the little eunuch who was serving beside the second elder brother. He had taken care of him for many years and called him "Master".

Now that Elder Sixteen is cleaning up, Duobao will have no future in this palace.How can the servant who was expelled by the master get better?
"Master... It's a big commotion to deal with these people all at once, and I don't know what bad things will happen. Why don't you interrogate them privately to see which black-hearted slave is chewing their tongues, so that you can find out and vent your anger on Master Fujin?" Zhao Feng After deliberating, he whispered.

"No need. Whatever others say, what's your business?" Elder Sixteen waved his hand and said.

Although he was annoyed in his heart, but on the one hand he was his wife and on the other was his beloved eldest son, Elder Sixteen said in a deep voice, "It's good for Hong Pu to remember what can be done and what can't be done..."

*
Outside the front door, Dexing Hutong, Shangshu Mansion.

The fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother followed Kangxi's oral order and came out to visit their patients. Zhao Shenqiao's children and grandchildren sent them out of the gate in person.

The fourth elder brother turned his head and gave a few more careful instructions before boarding the bridge with the thirteenth elder brother.

Everyone knelt down and breathed a sigh of relief.Before, their elder brother and uncle Zhao Fengzhao, the prefect of Taiyuan, made a case of corruption of ink. The imperial court chased back the silver taels of corruption, and emptied the entire Zhao family.

Now, my father is seriously ill, and he was able to get the medicine only by pawning official clothes and court beads.

If the recovery continues, even if they have to be sold into slavery by officials, they may not be able to repay them...

(End of this chapter)