Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 982 Rules
This night, several houses were not peaceful.

After seeing off the guests, the bustling curtain ended, Li Si'er didn't feel elated and elated, only full of embarrassment.What annoyed her the most was not Li Shi's refusal of the marriage, but her daughter's petty temper, which made her feel ashamed.

Therefore, after seeing off the female relatives who were guests, she sent someone to pass on the maids and maids who were serving her daughter.

"Miss, you won't persuade me? Or are you deliberately turning our mother and daughter against each other so that you can hold the girl and be at your mercy?" Li Si'er raised his eyebrows, looked at the woman kneeling on the ground viciously, and scolded .

The woman didn't dare to argue, so she kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Her surname is Qin, she is in her forties, she is Yu Min's wife, and Li Si'er has long disliked her.It's just that Nanny Qin is always honest and careful, she can't find any faults, and the man was working next to the old lady earlier, so Li Si'er is not easy to get angry.

Now that the old lady is gone, and given this opportunity again, how could Li Si'er let it go?

"Now that my sister is older, she doesn't need to wait in the house for a long time. Why are you still gossiping around? Here you go, hit twenty boards, and kick you out of the house!" Li Si'er had nowhere to vent his anger, and raised his voice to say The daughter-in-law in charge standing beside said.

The daughter-in-law responded, called two strong servants, and dragged Mother Qin aside.

Seeing Li Si'er's gloomy eyes, Mother Qin was shocked, knowing that she couldn't be kind, but she never dared to beg for mercy, let alone talk about Yu Min, because she was afraid of arousing Li Si'er's viciousness.

Seeing her dumbfounded and unable to speak, Li Si'er snorted coldly and looked at the two maidservants who were kneeling.

One of the two servant girls has a long face, with smoky willow eyebrows, looking stable and docile; the other has a round face, fair skin, and a rouge mole the size of a grain of rice on her lips, adding a bit of beauty.

The two of them are big maids around Yu Min, who have served Yu Min for many years.

In the morning, when girls meet guests in plain clothes, they know it's not good.Unexpectedly, this time the madam became ruthless, and even Nanny Qin was kicked out, not to mention they were girls.

Next to it, there was already the sound of swinging a board.

Nanny Qin didn't dare to shout, but the muffled humming that came out of pain was even more frightening.

"Who is in charge of the girl's clothes?" Li Si'er slowly picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and asked.

The round-faced servant girl turned pale, and said with a trembling voice: "If you go back to Madam... it's the servant... it's the servant who is holding the girl's clothes..."

Before Li Si'er got angry, he heard a maid outside say: "Madam, the girl is here..."

Before the words were finished, someone came in through the curtain, dressed in blue, still dressed in daytime, it was none other than Li Si'er's biological daughter Yumin.

She first glanced at Nanny Qin, who was pushed to the ground and received a dozen boards, then at the two kneeling maidservants, then raised her head to look at Li Si'er, her small face was tense, and said "I don't know what rule Mother Qin broke that made you angry with her? According to the rules, you do housework, so there is no room for your daughter to talk. It's just that she nursed her after all, and she has a kindness with her. Please be merciful, Give your daughter some dignity."

Although it was a pleading word, Li Si'er became even more angry when he said it forcefully.

In addition, this "rule" comes, "rule" goes, and it hits Li Si'er's jumping foot.

"Since the girl knows the rules, what more can I say? I heard that the girl is copying the "Ksitigarbha Sutra" these days. The girl is very filial. She must be filial to the dead mother and the living nurse!" Li Si'er was very angry. And smiled, gritted his back teeth, and shouted: "Where do you put me? Or do you think you are noble and forget that you were raised by a little wife?"

In the end, she couldn't tolerate the Hesheli family who had long since lost power, and she conspired to take away the title of the first wife, all for the future of the two children.Among them, for daughters who are not outstanding in appearance, they are more partial.

Unexpectedly, her daughter was completely alienated from her, not getting close at all.

Yumin's face turned red when she heard this, and she said after a while, "Don't worry, my daughter has never forgotten her identity... It's just that she has such a status, and she doesn't dare to break the rules and embarrass her parents..."

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Cao Mansion, Wutong Garden.

Cao Yong came back at night, a little drunk.Chuyu helped him change his clothes, and made him prepare for drinking and soup.

"It's almost the end of the year, and the capital is not peaceful. Starting tomorrow, I will ask Cao Yuanhaosheng to restrain his subordinates and behave in a manner that must not be broken, whether in the mansion or outside the mansion. If there is any disobedience, and if there is a dispute, it will be sent directly to the government. There is no way to tolerate it." Cao Yong rubbed his temples, squinted his eyes and said: "I will talk to the fifth brother tomorrow at the Dongfu. When you see the second brother and sister, you will also inform me. I have to go to Nanyuan, eight days Walk around. The Mongolian prince will leave Beijing on the [-]th, and it will take a few more days to stay there."

Longkodo's abnormality made him vigilant.

He didn't mean to be greedy for meritorious service, and he didn't want to be implicated inexplicably.

When the throne is changed, it is the time when power is at stake. If he becomes unlucky, who can he reason with?
Seeing that he spoke solemnly, Chu Yu felt a little uneasy, and asked in a low voice, "Is there... any news from the palace?"

It is no secret that Kangxi has been in poor health for the past two years.

Cao Yong nodded and said softly: "To say something disrespectful, this year will be difficult."

"Ah?" Chu Yu was surprised, stroked her chest, calmed down after a while, and whispered in Cao Yong's ear: "My son-in-law, what should we do? Shall we go back to the palace to discuss with Ama?"

Cao Yong held her hand and said: "It's not good to act rashly. If you lose your track, you will add a crime. Father-in-law has never participated in the battle for the reserve position. Even if there is a storm, it will not affect him. Don't worry."

After listening to Cao Yong's comfort, Chu Yu felt a little at ease, but thinking of Mrs. Tong's new wife, she couldn't make up her mind, so she asked, "My son-in-law, if... at that time, the nine admirals of Longkoduo can still do it." Is it stable?"

The Admiral of the Nine Gates is in charge of the Gyeonggi Suwei. He has a high position and authority. He is not the emperor's confidant, so he is not enough to take on this role.

Cao Yong sank for a moment, but still told the truth, he said: "Longkodo's prosperity is just around the corner, and it may take a few more years. His step-wife, no matter how unbearable he is, and marriage is impossible, but don't tear it up easily. fall out."

Chu Yu sighed, and said: "Understood. I will prepare a generous gift and have someone send it over tomorrow. I will make this matter go away."

Seeing her worrying and hurrying, Cao Yong couldn't bear it, and said: "Okay, it's fine, you don't have to worry about it too much. We don't want to be prosperous, but to be safe. This is not greedy at all."

The husband and wife said a few words, and then arranged for each other...

The next day, after breakfast, Cao Yong did not leave the mansion in a hurry, but asked someone to invite Cao Fu, and explained some words to restrain his servants.

Cao Fu studied in the Imperial Academy for a year and a half, and he didn't suffer from sourness, and his mind was still so active.

Hearing his cousin's order, he certainly didn't feel that Cao's cautious words and deeds were due to cowardice, and thought that his cousin was promoted to be a servant at a young age and was envied by others.

He has been in the capital for many years, and he has also heard about the turmoil in the officialdom.

There is nothing wrong with turning hands over and over again.

Cao Yong has always kept himself clean, even if others stare at him, it is difficult to pick out any faults.The easiest thing to catch is when a servant makes a mistake, and a label of lax housekeeping will fall on him.

Cao Yin was impeached and removed from office during his lifetime, which was also charged with "lax family management".The lessons learned from the past are vivid, how can people take it lightly?
Therefore, Cao Fu readily agreed, and blamed himself for not thinking of this.

The day before yesterday Hang Seng returned home with Cao Yong, saw these two energetic Costins, and everyone couldn't put it down.Among them, Shu Niuniu is the most happy.

"Whenever we can go out to hunt." Niu Niu said with emotion: "It's still a comfortable life in Changping Zhuangzi, which can always make people breathe."

In the past two years, she has started to learn female red needlework, and has not studied with her master anymore, but her love for movement in her bones has not diminished.

Seeing her like this, Hang Seng was afraid that she would be unhappy and bored, so he promised to give Niu Niu his own sea dongqing after the hunt was over, and then coaxed her to show off her beauty.

Early this morning, Niu Niu also followed God Bless them and sent Hang Seng off, but her eyes were glued to Hang Seng's Hai Dongqing.

"Auntie, after hunting for eight days, I'll have someone bring it back when it's over," Hang Seng said.

Niuniu nodded vigorously, with joy on her face, and said: "Look at the majesty of the two of them, they are destined to show their might." Having said this, her eyes fell on Hang Seng, she slowly suppressed her smile, and said: "The Royal Hunting Tour, I heard that there are a lot of people. At that time, people will talk and talk, and it will be a mess. You should also pay attention to your size and don't let your brothers and sisters-in-law worry about it."

Although she is only two years older than Hang Seng, but her seniority is there, Niuniu is justified in telling her so.

Hang Seng listened with his hands down, and replied honestly: "My aunt told me, my nephew has written it down."

Seeing them answering like adults, Li Shi and Chu Yu couldn't help but smile.

Niu Niu will be thirteen next year, and she will be away from Jiji for two years. When talking about their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they can only sigh.If Niuniu was the daughter of the Cao family, everything would be cheaper.

It was not early, Cao Yong and Heng Sheng father and son said goodbye to everyone and went out to Nanyuan.

When the father and son arrived at the Nanyuan paddock, it was already Sishi.

Send Hang Seng to the vicinity of the imperial tent, and watch his son go, before Cao Yong turns back to his own tent.

Today is the shift of the Ministry of Rites, and tomorrow is the shift of the Ministry of Accounting.

Cao Yong sat behind the desk and wrote an abbreviation of the important things to be reported tomorrow.

The different rhetoric all have the same purpose, which is to ask for money.Severe drought in the northwest, floods in the south of the Yangtze River, earthquakes in the southwest, and appeasement of the Taiwan government in the southeast.

Relief for disaster victims, repair of water canals, maintenance of water transport ships, and repair of Beijing warehouses of the household department all require money without exception.

In addition, next year will be Kangxi's 52th birthday, and he keeps saying that it is not a big deal, but the officials of the Ministry of Rites are preparing according to Kangxi's [-] years, his [-]th birthday.This is another sum of money. Although this sum of money may not be spent, the household department is about to start preparing it now.

Now that the tax money from various provinces has arrived in Beijing one after another, everyone is trying their best to remember this money.

A few days before the kings of Khalkha came out of Beijing, Cao Yong remembered what Elder Seventeen had said.No matter what others say, Cao Yong needs to help Brother Shiqi for this favor.

The two old ministers usually treat themselves very politely, so this face should not be refuted.It's just that the two of them are not in Nanyuan now, and they have to go back to the Yamen if they want to take care of this matter.

I came out in a hurry this morning, I forgot about this, and I can only talk about it after tomorrow's Xiaochao...

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Tears, whispered for monthly ticket support. .

(End of this chapter)