Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 939 Adoption
Regarding Cao Yong's inquiry, Mr. Fang Zhong was silent for a while, and said: "Master Cao, the little old man promised to keep the matter to the fifth master. The little old man can only say that the fifth master is a good man, and the fifth wife is a blessed person. "

With this sentence, there is still something Cao Yong doesn't understand.

He really wanted to treat his little cousin differently.

Because it was the first day of the first lunar month, Cao Yong didn't stay at Fang Zhonggong's place much because he wanted to take his sons out to pay New Year's greetings.

At the end of the day, he ran several places, and Cao Yong took Tianyou and Hengsheng back to the mansion until noon.

After dinner, Cao Fu came and said to Cao Yong with a smile all over his face: "Brother, when Su Xin is adopted by Tianhu, do you want to choose a good day before the fifteenth day?"

Cao Yong nodded and said: "Okay, then find someone to pick an auspicious day."

Kangxi is 69 years old this year. According to folk customs, to have a big birthday, it will be counted as [-] years old.

A "Thousands of Seniors Banquet" was held in the palace. On the second day of the first day, the Ministers of Civil and Military Affairs of the Eight Banners, Manchuria, Mongolia, and Han Army and those who were dismissed from official positions were held.

For this "Thousands of Seniors Banquet", Li Xu made a special trip to Beijing by order.For this reason, Mrs. Gao brought Xiangyu back to Li's residence for the New Year.

On the sixth day of the lunar new year, when the married daughter returned to her natal home, Li Xu sent people to Cao's mansion to pick up Mrs. Li to watch a play.

Chuyu was inconvenient, so Li went there with Niuniu, watched the play for half a day, and then returned with Gao and Xiangyu.

For his cheap uncle, Cao Yong didn't say anything more.

No matter what, for Li Shi, the kindness of the Li family's nurturing for more than ten years cannot be obliterated.

After all, he is a hard-hearted person, knowing that the Li family is in danger, he has no intention of helping.

The colder you are to outsiders, the more you care about your own people.Cao Yong made a special trip to ask someone to choose an auspicious day and auspicious time for Tianhu's adoption.

Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, only the eighth day was a good day, Cao's mansion opened an ancestral hall, written by Cao Yong, and added the word "eldest son Xiao" under Cao Fu in the genealogy.

Cao Xiao, the name of Tianhu, was given by Cao Yong for his nephew at the request of his cousin.

For this matter, Zhao Jia did not agree at first, and then Cao Fu responded, which made her finally nod.

Su Xin's expression was flat, she couldn't see what it was like to be happy, but she just asked someone to tidy up the three rooms in the east wing of the yard, and make them a living place for Tianhu.

After worshiping the ancestors in the ancestral hall, Tianhu kowtowed to Cao Fu and Su Xin, and officially changed his words from "fifth uncle" and "fifth aunt" to "father" and "mother".

Cao Fu was obviously overjoyed, he didn't care about showing father Yan's genealogy, he personally helped Tianhu up and sent it to his wife.

When Suxin took Tianhu's little hand, she suppressed the soreness in her heart, and said with a smile: "My good boy, from now on, Lord Wu and I will love you."

It was obviously a happy scene, but the couple also had smiles on their faces, but it was inexplicably sad.

Knowing the cause and effect, Cao Yong glanced at Su Xin and sighed in his heart.This woman has been in the palace for ten years, and her knowledge is not as good as that of ordinary housewives.Perhaps, she is more transparent than Cao Fu thought.

Chu Yu looked at and touched her stomach, feeling even more pitiful for Su Xin.

Jinghui's eyes were a little flustered, and her heart was faintly uneasy, wondering if she had done something wrong; she felt a little bit reluctant in her heart, Tianhu had been raised by her side these few years.

Mrs. Li didn't think much about it, she just thought it was Cao Fu who felt sorry for her nephew.

Zhao Jia's mind is very complicated, looking at his youngest son, and then at his youngest daughter-in-law, I don't know whether it is because of distress or guilt.

Seeing that Zhaojia's family is so quiet, Cao Yong is closer to Su Xin and Yan Yuese than his daughter, so he understands in his heart.It seems that Cao Fu also confessed his "hidden illness" in front of his mother, which made Zhao Jia completely stop complaining about his daughter-in-law who had not had a baby for many years.

The children naturally didn't think as much as the adults, they were still confused about why Tianhu changed from the son of the third uncle's family to the son of the fifth uncle's family.

When the ceremony was over, Mrs. Zhao Jia took her children back to Dongfu, and Cao Yong and his wife also returned to Wutong Garden.

"It seems that Fifth Uncle really loves Tianhu. I heard from the second old lady that he ordered people to turn the west wing into a study, saying that he will teach Tianhu more in the future." Chu Yu said.

Cao Yong listened, and said: "after the fifteenth day, Tianyou and Hengsheng will go to Zhengbaiqi official school, and the book boy and long follower should also be settled. Bala and Chi are prepared for Hengsheng. A few people sent by father-in-law , pick two outstanding ones to be with Tianyou, and leave the remaining two to Tianhui."

Chu Yu also had the same plan in mind, and it was just a compliment.

The husband and wife gossiped for a while, and Fang went to work separately.

Although the fourteenth elder brother didn't open a mansion, but because of too many entertainments years ago, in the first month, in order to return the invitation, he booked a restaurant near Xidan for a banquet, sent a lot of posts, and invited a table on the ninth day of the lunar new year.

Cao Yong also received the invitation, so people inquired about it, and knew that almost all the in-laws of the clan had received the invitation, so he went there frankly.

Yiduli and Yongsheng, who are in-laws with the fourteenth elder brother, were there, so Cao Yong sat down at their table.

Seeing that the fourteenth elder brother made a big deal, he invited several teams. The noodles are also authentic Shandong cuisine, seafood and shark fin, mostly rich and noble dishes, but the atmosphere during the banquet is not as lively as imagined.

The fourteenth elder brother, who was supposed to be proud of his spring breeze, smiled stiffly, which made people feel uncomfortable.

When Cao Yong saw this, he was secretly amused, probably because of the matter of the fourth elder brother going outside the pass to worship the mausoleum.

If he can get out of the game, the fourteenth elder brother will find out that in the past few years, the emperor has paid equal attention to the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother. In fact, the third elder brother has faded out, and the fourth elder brother has become more and more important.

It's just that being in the middle of the game, coupled with the arrogance of being the emperor's "most beloved prince", blinded the fourteenth brother's mind, making him unable to see these things.

Yongsheng has been in the army for many years, and he has a murderous air in him, and he is not as active as before.

Others only thought it was because he was getting older, but Cao Yong could see that he pushed his tall cousin, brother-in-law who is the brother-in-law of the fourteenth elder brother, to others, but he wanted to avoid it.

On the surface, it was for the sake of Fourteen Fujin's face, and praised his cousins; in fact, he kept a distance from Fourteenth Elder Brother.

Seeing this, Cao Yong was delighted in his heart.

It’s been Kangxi’s 61st year now, and the fourteenth brother is a grasshopper after autumn. He can’t jump around for a few days, so stay away and be safe.

Seeing that Cao Yong was in a good mood, Yi Duli thought of something, and said, "Fu Ruo, I heard that you hired a few masters from Liulichang to stay at home a few years ago, are you repairing ancient paintings?"

Cao Yong nodded and said, "It's true."

It is the calligraphy and painting among the belongings transported back from Mongolia. Because of the serious damage, Cao Yong asked someone to repair them.

It took two or three months to repair it barely.

Those two old painting repair masters are both celebrities in the antique shop, and they can't hide their whereabouts after staying in the Cao Mansion for these days.Before Cao Yong invited them, he told them not to reveal the details of calligraphy and painting.

Both of these two masters agreed, and they didn't publicize it after leaving Cao's mansion.

But as early as when the Cao family's belongings were transported back to the capital, many people were staring at them.This invited two calligraphy and painting masters, and those who are interested can guess one or two.

"Fu Ruo, I have a cousin who is a painting idiot. Somehow I heard that you have an ancient painting in your hand. Ask me to ask you. Can you take a look? If he likes it, he still wants to ask Fu Ruo to give up his love." Yi All stood up.

Cao Yong thought for a while, and said: "My lord told me this, I should not refuse. It's just that those things were given by the queen mother, and my mother should keep them for consideration. I have no right to dispose of them if I want to show them disrespect."

Yi Duli nodded, and said: "What Fu Ruo said is right. I also told my cousin the same way, but he refused to give up and insisted on begging me to pass on the message. Now that the words have been brought, I can also talk to him .”

In officialdom, this antique calligraphy and painting is a good thing.

In social intercourse, giving gold and silver is bribery and violates the laws of the Qing Dynasty; giving antique calligraphy and painting is elegant and does not leave traces.

And through consignment sales in major antique shops and pawn shops, the antique calligraphy and paintings are converted into silver, which is really convenient.

According to Cao Yong's original intention, this celebrity calligraphy and painting should be kept as gold, but it is not convenient to sell it now.In addition, the Cao family has no shortage of gold and silver for the time being, so they will not set this precedent just because of a momentary favor.

As long as you let Yiduri's cousin see it, then others will make the same request in the future, and if you refuse, you will offend them; if you don't refuse, you will be in trouble.

Yiduli has been friends with Cao Yong for more than ten years, and he also knows his temperament, and he is not annoyed because he refuses.

The two of them had a banquet, came out of the restaurant, and rode on horseback. After walking not far, they came across Brother Thirteen's sedan chair.

It was necessary to get off the horse and greet each other. Seeing that they had come back from drinking, Elder Thirteen invited them to sit down at Elder Thirteen's mansion.

Yi Duli was slightly drunk, his tongue was a little big, and he chatted with a bit of wantonness: "The Fourteenth Lord regards himself as the most favored prince, isn't this deceiving himself and others? Let him have a false name, and go to the northwest to eat sand. Is it? The thirteenth master was called a pet back then."

After Cao Yong heard this, he couldn't help being stunned, and turned his eyes to Elder Brother Thirteen.

These old things, originally the thirteenth elder brother's secret pain, are put on the table now, Yi Duli is really rude and embarrassing.

Brother Thirteen heard this, but his expression remained the same, but his eyes became darker.

Cao Yong has already got the news from the mouth of the sixteenth elder brother, and knows that there are thirteen elder brothers in the list of entourages who will be patrolling Jidian after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The thirteenth brother is finally going back to the Imperial Palace.

Did Kangxi feel sorry for the thirteenth elder brother, or pave the way for the fourth elder brother?
"Master Thirteen, is the leg disease better?" Cao Yong asked, diverting from Yi Duli's words.

Brother Thirteen nodded with a smile, and said, "Okay, horseback riding and archery should be no problem. I heard from Xiao Shiliu that there are two skilled guards in your mansion, and I will go there sometime."

He straightened his back, with a bit of sharpness in his eyes, and he no longer saw the decadent look of his early years.

Cao Yong listened, could not help but wry smile.

This capital is not without secrets, the Cao Mansion has never wanted servants from outside, so it accepted the gift from the Mongolian County King, and there must be an explanation to the outside world.

Hang Seng's biological father, I don't know if he is afraid that the Cao family will prevent him from recognizing his son, and it is not considered private to see Cao Yong and give it to others.

It is true that the thirteenth elder brother is close to Cao Yong, but the private affairs of the two families are rarely involved in the conversation.

I don't know if he was really curious about these words, or if he asked for others.

There is only one choice for Cao Yong, which is to tell the truth.

The thirteenth elder brother obviously didn't expect Hang Seng to have such a life experience, his eyes widened, and he said after a long while: "The son you raised can't be wrong..."

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On the last day of the month, Xiao Jiu asked for a monthly pass.

(End of this chapter)