Chapter 155: Family Affairs

Zhao Jia's family almost vomited to death, is she really the wicked woman who is vicious and murders her husband's heirs? As for such precautions, even the big house intervened.

And Cao Quan is either resting in the Baodie room or resting on the jade side, and he takes care of his concubine Cao Xiang more carefully than in the past, but he doesn't like to see Zhaojia's family.

Zhao Jia's wanted to teach Bao Butterfly and Jade a lesson like in the past, but he couldn't. Except for the subordinates who came to marry, not only did no one dare to do it, but even someone stopped them. Zhao Jia's family was so aggrieved that he really didn't know that he was going to give birth and be confined, but in three or two months, how could such a change happen in this house.

Until one night, Cao Quan didn't go to any woman's room, but only got drunk in the study by herself. Zhao Jiashi was holding up a belly of fire to spread, and rushed over angrily, losing his temper.

Cao Quan didn't care about it, until he was snatched of the wine jug in his hand by Zhao Jia's family, Fang raised his head and said: "You are not worthy of being a mother-in-law, I am not worthy of being a biological father, but I am not very qualified to say you." It's just that you are also a mother, but how can you be so ruthless! ”

Zhao Jiashi was confused when he heard this, and Cao Quan said again: "Now that I don't have a daughter, I don't want to lose another son, the fourth, I will be led by Baodie in the future, I don't dare to bother you anymore!" ”

Zhao Jia's eyebrows were raised, and he wanted to defend himself, but he remembered that it was November 22, and Cao Yi came out of the pavilion with a little weakness, so he didn't say it again. She originally thought that after her husband had sobered up, she would whisper to comfort her, so as to resolve the suspicion. didn't think about it until the New Year, Cao Quan still had a cold face.

She also had a little remorse in her heart, not only was she better to Cao Xiang than in the past, even on Lu Mei's side, but she also wanted to wait for the child to be born, get along well, and save her husband's heart. She has three sons and two daughters, and her mother's family is not an ordinary family, who can get past her?

* In Lu Mei's room, there are still miserable cries.

Cao Quan stood in the courtyard and sighed, feeling an indescribable entanglement in his heart. He hoped that the child would be born safely, and that he would not suffer on earth. He not only wants to let Lu Mei live, but he is also unwilling to leave any hidden dangers related to the safety of the family.

Cao Quan was still sighing, but the screams inside were getting weaker and weaker, and under the swaying lights, he could see the figures in the room shaking. With the sound of footsteps, a mother-in-law lifted the curtain and came out, and said in a panic: "Second master, my aunt and grandmother are dangerous, I'm afraid I can't save it!" ”

Cao Quan's heart "chuckled", stretched out his hand to withdraw from the mother-in-law, and went in. Several mothers-in-law in the house came in and hurriedly persuaded him to go out, saying that the delivery room was filthy.

Lu Mei had a miserable white face, lying on the bed and not moving, because of the previous sweating, the hair on his forehead was attached to his face, and he no longer had the charm and charm of the past. The arms exposed outside the quilt were also so thin that only a handful of bones remained, and they were as terrifying as skeletons.

In the end, they have been married for two months, and the affection is still vivid, Cao Quan's heart is also sour, and most of her resentment towards her has decreased.

A mother-in-law took a piece of ginseng, stuffed it into the mouth of the road, and kept calling on the side. After a long while, Lu Meifang woke up and blinked in disbelief when he saw Cao Quan.

Cao Quan sighed, and finally opened his mouth to comfort: "And relieved, don't think nonsense, give birth to the child first, and move back to the South Courtyard!" ”

Lu Mei closed her eyes and nodded, but tears welled up, as if she was about to shed the sadness and grievances of the past half a year. The mother-in-law next to her persuaded Cao Quan to go out again, and Fang said: "Auntie and grandma will work harder, and the child will come out!" ”

Lu Mei opened his eyes, looked at the roof, and wanted to shout, but he really didn't have the strength, and only moved his lips slightly.

"Oh, Grandma, that's not going to work! You have to work harder, harder! The midwife was still chattering and persuading.

Lu Mei's tears slipped down the corners of his eyes, and he reached out to touch his stomach, this is his own blood and bones, and this is his own reliance in the future. What is a man's grace, it doesn't mean that he will turn his face and turn his face, and in the future, he will take care of his children in peace, and in the future, he will be a good wife in a proper manner...... Maybe it was because she thought of the stability in the future, Lu Mei suddenly felt that she had a lot more strength, she grabbed the quilt fiercely, and shouted vigorously with milk, there was only one thought in her heart, that is, to let the child in her belly come to the world safely...... On the sixteenth day of the first month, the Cao family had another young lady, but she was a blessed one, and she lost her mother.

Hearing the letter, Zhao Jia's breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to raise his concubine to show his virtue, but he didn't get his wish.

In the inner courtyard of the weaving mansion, in Gao Taijun's room, looking at the baby girl who was as weak as a cat in the cradle, Gao Taijun read "Buddha blessed", and thought of the biological mother who went to the child, and couldn't help but have red eyes.

* Beijing, Hubu Yamen.

After the errand of the Fujian Haikou loss account was completed, Cao Hao helped Peng Zhu with a few days of grain transfer from Huguang, and he was familiar with the people of Huguangsi, but he also knew what was going on in Peng Zhu's so-called "Huguangsi is the most troublesome".

The people of this Huguang Division are very different from the Fujian Division, and there are not many official vacancies that were sold in September last year, and most of them are officials who have been in the ministry for many years. Most of these people are old fritters, there are basically no real people like Fu Xiangong and Peng Zhu, they are all slippery characters, there are many people who play haha, few people who do practical things, and they are snobbish. At the same time, the internal factions are complex, there is constant friction between them, and the procrastination can be imagined.

And the chief official Lang Zhong Tu Ming'an is the big trouble in this group of troubles. On the one hand, because some of his backstage eyes are above the top, he looks down on these principals and pen posts who are lower than his official position, and he has always ignored them, and his shelf seems to be higher than that of the squire or even the book; On the other hand, he is an extremely demanding person, and when the accounts come to him, he always picks them horizontally and vertically, and he has to pick up two mistakes for you to send you back to work again, and there is very little time to pass through something happily.

Peng Zhu is one hundred and twenty people who are not willing to deal with Tu Ming'an, and he was patient with his surname in the first few days, but then he didn't have a good face, although he didn't dare to directly confront the official, but every time he was angry, he came back and scolded behind closed doors to vent. It wasn't until Cao Hao came that he was able to be freed.

Cao Hao doesn't talk much, but he thinks quickly, and often gets to the point in one sentence, and the people of Hu Guangsi want to play haha with him, but they are often turned to the main topic in two or three sentences. Want to do something? But no way!

And because Cao Hao's stacks of identities were there, no one dared to offend him, even Tu Ming'an was very polite to him, and he didn't feel bad in the accounts.

After Peng Zhu found out about this, he recited how many words of the Buddha, and then even the grinding belt pleaded, and Cao Hao was the one who sent the account to Tu Ming'an.

Cao Hao naturally knew that he was a little Jiujiu, but it was true that he was more efficient than others, so he responded to the situation. Peng Zhu thanked him without saying anything, and promised a number of banquets.

This time, Cao Hao was checking accounts with Peng Zhu, and suddenly a small official came to invite Cao Hao over, saying that Shi Shilang was invited.

Cao Hao is a little strange, this Shi Shilang is Shi Wengui, the uncle of the crown princess, who was denounced by Kangxi as "weak and incompetent" in November last year, and Shi Shilun changed his official position and became the right waiter of the household department. Shi Wengui took office quietly, and then he has been very low-key, without any action, as if he was depressed. Cao Hao almost forgot that there was such a person in the household department, and he really didn't know what he was looking for at this time.

When Cao Hao walked towards Shi Wengui's courtyard, he saw Li Qichang coming out of it, his face was pale, his eyebrows were locked, and his face was unhappy. Seeing Cao Hao, he was obviously stunned, and then seemed to be thoughtful. Cao Hao bowed his head in the past, and Li Qichang politely helped him, and then left quickly.

Cao Hao frowned slightly, could it be that something went wrong, this is accountability from top to bottom? He was confident that all the accounts he had recently had in his hands were fine, and he couldn't think of anything wrong for a while.

Shi Wengui was scolded by Kangxi as "weak", but this body image is not weak at all. He is slightly chubby, with a Chinese face, because of his old age, the flesh of his cheeks is slightly thick, which makes the whole face look very stern. Even though he was full of smiles, it was not a good look to look at.

When Cao Hao came in, Shi Wengui put on such a conscious and very pleasant expression, but in Cao Hao's eyes, it was a sinister appearance that did not smile.

Aside from his expression, Shi Wengui's words were still quite gentle, first asked a few words about how the errand that came in was done, and then praised him for the loss of accounts of Fujian Haikou in the past, and finally had many words of encouragement, and said "The future is limitless." The actual surname was not said a word, so Cao Hao was sent back.

Cao Hao listened inexplicably, and after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't come up with a reason. He inquired side-by-side, this time Shi Wengui only saw him and Li Qichang, and never looked for anyone else, and after Li Qichang returned from Shi Wengui's side, except for his solemn expression, there was no other abnormality, and he did not re-examine any old accounts that had omissions, and still continued to do the errand of Tianjin Sea Tax at hand.

Cao Hao didn't bother to think about it so much, if Shi Wengui had a plan, he would eventually show his clues. Although he is the uncle of the crown princess, Cao Hao has nothing to fear, and the prince's son is not easy at the moment, and even these powerful people who have something to do with the prince are all honest. Even if Shi Wengui wants to calculate something, he has to weigh it, and he shouldn't be able to take him lightly. Therefore, Cao Hao returned to Peng Zhu and still dealt with the allocation of food for disaster relief.

* The new courtyard can't be old without a name, Cao Hao and Chu Yu discussed, and compared the original name of the courtyard, and finally called "Wutong Garden". Thinking that when the weather is warmer, it is also a good idea to plant two sycamores.

Because of the "intercourse" a few years ago, Cao Hao was a little uneasy about Mama Ye, so he entrusted Chu Yu to Amethyst and asked her to take care of it more every day.

Amethyst also likes Chu Yu, and she gets closer to her, and she is afraid that she will be bored, so she comes to Tongyuan more frequently every time. But some people are happy and some are worried. Zhu'er and Cui'er have more heroines, and there are seven or eight maids who are not inferior to them, so they have no confidence, and Amethyst often comes and goes, but it can make them feel like "multiple backbones".

Those who are worried and frowning are naturally Mama Ye and Xiyu. Because Xiyu looks good, King Chun Fujin didn't want her to marry with her, but she was persuaded by Mama Guerjia and Mama Esuri to respond, originally to prevent amethyst here.

According to what the two of them said, although there is no room for the girl here, it may be because of the incomprehensible situation. When he gets married and knows the joy of bed, what man can resist the temptation of beauty? Although Amethyst is a few years older, she looks young, looks good, and has been waiting for many years, and is gentle and courteous, and thoughtful. If such a woman is made a concubine, I am afraid that even Gege will have to worry about three points.

Xiyu is good-looking, but he is the person under the coat of King Chun's mansion, and his father, mother, brother and sister-in-law are all on errands in the mansion over there, and they can still fly to the sky? And she is a smart person, she naturally knows what is at stake, how dare she trespass. It is better to use the bride maids on the palace side to make a room, than a few on the Cao Mansion side, and there are ignorant people in the province, and they are sad to be mischievous.

Chunwang Fujin listened to these persuasions, and then according to the two of them, he handed over Xiyu and the other four maids to Mama Ye, and explained again.

Mama Ye's grandmother is so big that she has long regarded her like her own daughter in her heart, and it hurts so much. Gege married these sons, because he loves to be quiet, he doesn't leave anyone in the room to watch the night, and I don't know what happens to the two masters. She asked Gege privately, but the bride was shy and refused to answer.

When Gege Xiaoyue arrived, according to the rules, the couple was also required to sleep in separate beds, so Mama Ye wanted to arrange Xiyu to wait for the forehead, and set the name of the room as early as possible, which also saved extraneous branches. Unexpectedly, not only did she annoy her forehead, but even Gege complained a little bit about her, and she was already annoyed in her heart, and she looked at the close relationship between Gege and Amethyst, and she was worried and anxious, but she couldn't say it, so she was only vigilant for twelve points, for fear that Gege would suffer a little loss.

This said that Amethyst came to Wutong Garden and asked Chu Yu to discuss with Cao Song. Cao Song's birth on the twenty-fifth day of the first month said that the clothes, shoes and socks had been prepared a long time ago, and only this birthday wine was missing. Because Cao Song loves to be lively, he also invited him to come back with a troupe last year, so Amethyst told Chu Yu, and discussed whether to invite some relatives and friends to have a drink.

This is the first time Chu Yu has hosted a banquet since she got married, so she naturally has to plan carefully. The two discussed the list of female guests, in addition to the two aunts and grandmothers, there were also Bao Ya Gege, the wife and miss of Zhaojia Mansion and several other female relatives who often walked around. The foreigner asked Cao Hao and Cao Song brothers to draw it up.

Although Chu Yu is one year younger than Cao Song, he is only the eldest in his mother's family, and there are many younger brothers and sisters below, and because of Cao Hao, he sees Cao Song as the same as his younger brothers, and he is very sister-in-law in front of him. Seeing Chu Yu's solemn words, Cao Song also accepted Su Yu's surname, and he was very obedient in front of this little sister-in-law. It's just that after Chu Yu left, he sighed to Amethyst: "It's really 'not a family, don't enter a family', this little sister-in-law talks with a strained face, but it doesn't look like a brother!" ”

Because he waited for Cao Song to finish his life, it was the twenty-sixth day of the first month, and Chu Yu had been married for a month, and according to the rules, he had to go back to the palace to "live in the right month". At that time, Cao Hao will also follow the past, and the clothes he brings and the people who accompany him must take care of it in advance. After talking about Cao Song's birthday wine, Chu Yu and Amethyst discussed this matter again.

Xiyun brought the tea, and just heard Chu Yu and Amethyst mention who would take back to the palace to wait, and couldn't help but whisper: "Gege, don't forget the 'sick' one in the back corridor!" ”

She is Chu Yu's personal maid since she was a child, so she naturally thinks about her master's side, and has a lot of complaints about Mama Ye's arrangement of a room for her forehead. Gege golden branches and jade leaves, and such a good look, do you still need to rely on the girl to cage her husband? Besides, the forehead is really sorry for Gege, and the two are in a strong relationship, where can it be the turn of outsiders to be troublesome?

The back porch is 'sick', which naturally means that it likes rain.

Now Xiyu is in a very embarrassing situation, Cao Hao said that night "impatient and annoying", a few people present who don't know that it is her? It's the other maids, who can't see her petty intentions, but they also laugh well behind their backs. And because of her, everyone has attracted the taboo of foreheads, and there are a lot of cold words.

Although Xiyu was born in Baoyi, she was also spoiled by her father and mother, if it weren't for the selection of Mama Guerjia and Mama Esuri in the name of Fujin, she would not have married her.

Xiyu is a smart person, and through the explanations of several grandmothers, he knows his mission as a maid, but he is also really willing to serve Gege and his forehead. Originally, she still felt wronged, what woman didn't want to find a good husband and be a flat-headed wife? When he entered Cao's mansion, he saw his appearance and character, and saw his pity and love for Gege, so he accepted his fate. Unexpectedly, but before he got close, he aroused the disgust of the forehead, afraid that he would count Gege's grievances on her. She was not the faceless person, so she hid in the back porch room, and rarely came to the front.

Hearing Xiyun's words, Chu Yu was a little embarrassed. Although Xiyun persuaded her several times and told her to send Xiyu out early, after all, she was married, so where could she send it? Xiyu is not too long, and she has not made any mistakes, so it is unfair to treat her like that.

The forehead loves himself so much, but he wants to put on such a jealous face, but it tarnishes his name, which is really hateful, and he is afraid that he will look down on himself like that. Thinking of this, Chu Yu smiled and shook his head at Xiyun.

Xiyun knew that Gege was a soft-hearted person, so he sighed in his heart and looked at Amethyst for help. Amethyst also knows about Xiyu, but her identity is not suitable to say more about the things in this courtyard.

(To be continued)