On November 26, the 48th year of Kangxi, the saint drove to the temporary shrine and filial piety tomb. Ordered the crown prince Yinren, the fifth elder brother Yinqi, the seventh elder brother Yinyou, the eighth elder brother Yinxi, the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang, the fifteenth elder brother Yinlu, and the sixteenth elder brother Yinlu to accompany him, and it was said that he set off from Changchun Garden.

Cao Hao ushered in the long-awaited long holiday.

On the twenty-seventh, Cao Hao finally slept in a lazy manner. In fact, the so-called lazy sleep is only two hours in the evening compared to the usual school day, and according to modern time, it is seven o'clock. After breakfast, Cao Hao punched, and went to the study to flip through the books for a while, thinking that it would be too comfortable to live like this.

Caught up with Zhuang Xi to go out to listen to the book, Cao Hao had nothing to do, so he also followed. After listening to the Three Kingdoms for a while, after coming out, as usual, I went to Zhengyangmen to cut the sauce beef of Fushun Zhai.

At Zhengyangmen, Cao Hao ran into Ning Chun. Looking at Ning Chun's entourage carrying things in large bags, Cao Hao couldn't help but be happy and joked to Ning Chun: "Brother Jingming, is this going to move?" ”

Ning Chun patted his leg and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's a brother, that's right, it's just to move!" ”

Cao Hao was stunned: "Is it really moving?" ”

Ning Chun leaned over and said in a low voice: "I didn't find a good house in the city at the beginning, so I temporarily placed Qiu Niang outside the city. I'm always afraid that something will be out of the reach of the whip here, so I've been sending people to look for it, and now that I have it, I let her move over. ”

Cao Hao nodded: "In the end, it's safer in the city." ”

"No!" Ning Chun patted him on the shoulder: "There is still a little mess at home now, this two days will be cleaned up, and you and Yongqing will come to drink when you turn around!" Brother knows that you are not good at Tang Jiaojiao, and this time I will definitely get you a stunning ......"

Cao Hao hurriedly said: "Stop, brother, if you do this again, I won't dare to come to the door, little brother!" ”

Ning Chun laughed: "You have to come to recognize the door, and I will have to ask you to take care of it in the future!" I don't like that tune, let's go back to the suburbs of Beijing to hunt? I originally thought that it would be just these two days, the thirtieth day or the first day of the lunar month, well, anyway, before Laba, how about going hunting? ”

Cao Hao smiled: "Very good, I am also idle!" As he spoke, he told the story that the sixteenth elder brother went with Hu and got a holiday by himself.

Ning Chun was overjoyed when he heard this, and the two agreed to go hunting together.

Because he had added things to the house today, it was inconvenient to invite Cao Hao to drink, so Ning Chun confessed and left in a hurry. Cao Hao and Zhuang Xi bought beef and went home by themselves.

*Cao Fu, Aoi-in.

Cao Hao went back to the room to change his clothes, and when he saw Amethyst coming, he said casually: "I cut the beef of Fushun Zhai, change the knife in the kitchen, and I can bring it over in a while." ”

Amethyst smiled and said, "Uncle bothered, but you don't have to buy it next time!" It's a fairy peach, and I'm tired of eating it like this! ”

Cao Hao nodded: "That's what I said, but it's rare that you praise it, and it's not eaten every day, so I'll talk about it when I'm really tired of it!" ”

Amethyst smiled, and then asked, "Uncle, the first day of the lunar month is the birthday of the third girl, and now we have to start preparing." Although it is not the whole life, it is the first time I have been in Beijing, which is unusual, and there is no precedent to follow here, so I want the uncle to take an idea first. ”

Cao Hao patted his forehead: "I actually forgot!" Ping'er is not small, so she has to do it seriously. Well, in the end, Ping'er's birth, let's ask Ping'er what she means, and see if she wants to watch a play or what she wants! ”

The two came to the bamboo courtyard, and saw that Cao Song was also here when he came back from school, sitting cross-legged at the kang table, holding a pair of ebony and three-inlaid silver chopsticks, eating beef, and talking to Cao Yi with a shaking head.

Seeing Cao Hao and Amethyst coming in, Cao Song hurriedly put down his chopsticks and got up to say hello. Cao Hao sat down on the edge of the kang beside him and said with a smile: "Has my sister eaten?" You're going to eat it first?! ”

Cao Song smiled embarrassedly: "I'm hungry, the third sister will let me eat." I'll let Jade Cicada send my share over to the third sister. As he spoke, he called the maid over.

Cao Yi waved his hand, invited Amethyst to sit down, and sent the maid away, pretending to be angry: "Where will you return it?" These slices of beef are still missing! ”

Cao Hao said: "If the second brother has the heart to return, wait until a few days later, your third sister will be born, and prepare a big gift!" ”

Cao Song nodded yes again and again, and asked Cao Yi what he liked, saying that he would buy it back after school.

Cao Yi smiled and said, "Brother is joking, you take it seriously!" ”

Cao Hao said: "It's not a joke, we are here to sum up with you, the first day of junior high school is your birthday, how to live needs you to call the shots, do we invite a troupe or ......"

Before Cao Hao finished speaking, Cao Song shouted first: "Call the troupe, call the troupe!" I want the kind of guy who can turn eighteen heels in one breath! ”

Cao Hao patted his head: "This time I have to listen to Ping'er, and I will give you a life in the first month." ”

Cao Yi shook his head and said: "It's just a birthday, we are all in the house, and we don't need to invite relatives to eat and drink, or we don't need to invite any drama troupes, it's better to have a quiet meal." ”

Cao Song's little face fell: "Isn't that peaceful?" Cao Yi smiled but said nothing.

Cao Hao suddenly remembered that the Zhuangzi on the side of the Xiaotangshan Hot Spring in Changping had come to him, and in April he instructed the housekeeper He Maocai to buy land and build a house, and when he came back from the grassland in September, the Zhuangzi there had already been built. It's just that Cao Hao has been busy for the past two months, and he has never had time to watch. Now that I want to come over there, Zhuangzi should have all kinds of facilities, and there is nothing to do, since Cao Yi is not willing to make a living at home, it is better to go out on vacation with his family!

Cao Hao put forward the idea of going to Zhuangzi to live for two days, and immediately received an enthusiastic response from Cao Yi and Cao Song.

When he heard that he was going to go for a few days and that he could ask for leave without going to class, Cao Song was so happy that he almost went to school on the kang and turned eighteen heels, which made the whole room laugh.

After the three siblings reached an agreement, they began to discuss the details.

"Brother, can Ping'er ask Bao Ya Gege to go with Sister Yongjia?" Cao Yi asked.

Cao Hao nodded: "Your birthday, you can decide which guest you want." Just go back and tell you Sister Amethyst, let's arrange the yard over there in advance. ”

Cao Hao thought about meeting Ning Chun and making an appointment to go hunting these days, since he was going on vacation, it was better to call a few more people to be lively. There are barren mountains near Xiaotang Mountain, and you can also hunt. But after all, it was his sister's birthday, so he still asked Cao Yi's opinion. Cao Yi naturally would not object.

Cao Song listened to it on the side, his eyes widened, and he asked if he could take his friends there. Cao Yi smiled and said of course yes. Cao Song happily began to count the names of Fengde and Fengche's friends who had just settled in the school.

Cao Hao smiled: "I'll invite you for your fake, where is the fake in Fengde?" ”

Cao Song thought about it, couldn't help pouting, and muttered: "Brother also invites friends, third sister also invites friends, but I don't have friends to invite ......" He held his head and thought for a while, suddenly raised his head, and said happily: "I know, I invite Brother Sukhbaru and Brother Seshtu to go!" ”

Cao Hao patted him on the shoulder: "Sukhbaru is the imperial guard, and he has already escorted the Holy Tomb of Filial Piety; However, Seshtu is a guard on the outside duty, and he does not follow him, so you can ask him about his rest and ask him to go with him. ”

*Cao Fu, Aoi-in.

Cao Hao thought about the hot spring trip that was about to start, and his heart was extremely comfortable, because he saw that Amethyst told the little maid to help him pack his bags, and he was still busy inside and out, so he called her and told her to leave her alone and pack her own luggage. He also planned to do this, and Amethyst was tired for more than half a year, so everyone went out together to let her have a good rest.

Amethyst shook her head and said, "Seeing that I am entering Layue, the affairs of the house are busy, where can I be free?" It doesn't work out if there is no one left in the family. The uncle said that the school has heavy schoolwork, but it is serious to have a good rest and fatigue. ”

Cao Hao knew that she was worried about the house here, so he deliberately said: "Naturally, the family can't leave you." It's just that I don't know if I can have a good time in the Zhuangzi over there, so I invited Baoya and the young lady of the Earl's Court, as well as my friends, and even the second brother invited guests. After all, it is outside the city, and it is a new Zhuangzi, so I am afraid that there will be something inappropriate, and there will be mistakes for people to see jokes. ”

When Amethyst heard this, she was really not at ease, and frowned slightly: "That's true, the slave maid didn't think about it before. Then it's better for the slave to take someone over first, the three girls must look good! ”

Cao Hao responded: "Well, bring more people, there is still Uncle Zhong here, just leave the people who watch the yard!" ”

* The second said, the Yongwu Earl's Palace, Yi Jingju.

This is the small courtyard of Yongjia, located in the northwest of the Earl's Court, next to the garden next to it.

In the upper room of the West House, Yongjia asked someone to get some snacks and entertained Cao Yi and Baoya, who came to visit: "This is made according to the practice passed down from the palace, although it is not unusual, but the taste is good, two of you can taste it!" ”

Bao Ya looked at it twice and said to Cao Yi: "Third sister, this Huang Chengcheng is a golden silk crisp, salty and fragrant, you eat a piece, you will definitely like it!" ”

Bao Ya's maid sparrow and Cao Yi's maid Chunya helped the two masters clean their hands, Cao Yi took a thumb-sized snack according to what Bao Ya pointed out, put it to his mouth and took a bite, and praised with a smile: "It's really good!" ”

After eating, Cao Yi wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Yongjia's injured arm: "How is Sister Yongjia's injury?" ”

Yongjia replied: "It's been raised for more than a month, and it's been fine for a long time!" It's just that the doctor is more cautious, and let me pay attention to it for a while! ”

When Bao Ya heard this, she immediately rejoiced: "Okay, okay, let's go to the hot spring together!" ”

"What hot springs?" Yongjia was a little surprised to hear it.

"The third sister's family has a Zhuangzi in Changping, and I heard that there is a hot spring! Cao Hao is on vacation these days, and he caught up with the third sister for two birthdays, so everyone said that they would go to Changping Zhuangzi to play, and they came here today to invite Sister Yongjia! Bao Ya said with a smile.

When Yongjia heard this, his face stiffened, he lowered his head slightly, and did not respond.

Bao Ya didn't notice Yongjia's strange appearance, and Wu Zi continued: "If you plan to stay over there for three or two days, you have to prepare for the luggage cover and change of clothes!" ”

Cao Yi saw Yongjia's expression, and was slightly surprised, not understanding why Yongjia avoided suspicion since he came back from Cao's house. It's okay to invite her out now, but if she touches the side of the Cao family, she always refuses to open her mouth.

* Earl's Court, inner courtyard, main house.

Wanjiha's wife, Lord Fuhui, sat on the kang, thinking about the two Baoya and Cao Yi who she had just seen, one was delicate and lively, the other was quiet and lovely, and their appearance was the best choice. If you don't know your background, whoever takes it out is worthy of your baby son Yongsheng. However, Baoya is a daughter of the clan, and the marriage is all in charge of the palace. In recent years, there have been few women of the nearest clan, and the descendants of the iron-hatted palace like Baoya may have very few surnames in Beijing. If there is no accident, it should be to marry the Mongol kings. Cao Yi is good for people, but if he is a concubine, even if he is good, it is not obvious.

Thinking of this, the lord of Fuhui sighed, pinched his fingers and began to calculate the filial piety period, twenty-seven months, it has only been less than eight months, and he sees that there is still more than a year before filial piety is fulfilled. In the end, it is her husband who has extraordinary knowledge, and he thought of this early, and now in addition to the Cao family, Yongjia, an old girl in her twenties, where can she still find a good match!

Someone at the door said: "Madam, Xiaoxi is talking back!" ”

The county lord of Fuhui was waiting, and after listening, he hurriedly said, "Let her in!" ”

This Xiaoxi is sixteen years old, and she is the maid of Yi Jingju, because her mother is the head of the main house, and she is the ear of the lord of Fuhui.

The lord of Fuhui County was in a hurry, and without waiting for Xiaoxi to speak, he asked: "What are they doing when they come to find the girl, but they have listened carefully?" ”

Xiao Xi lowered his body first, and while saluting the lord of Fuhui County, he replied: "Back to Mrs., Bao Gege and Miss Cao Jiasan invited the girl to play in Changping Hot Spring Zhuangzi!" said that the eldest son of the Cao family was on vacation, and he caught up with the birthday of the third lady, and he wanted to go to Changping to play together! ”

When the county lord of Fuhui heard this, his face was happy: "Hot Spring Zhuangzi, it sounds like a good place, can the girl respond?" ”

Xiaoxi shook her head: "The girl didn't say anything for a long time, until she was urged by Bao Gege, and then she said that she wanted to accompany the old lady to eat fast, and it was inconvenient to go out!" ”

Lord Fuhui frowned: "This stupid girl, who wants her to show filial piety at this time, no, I have to go over and take a look!" While speaking, he asked someone to prepare a snack to eat, and went out of the hall, intending to go to Yijing's residence. Just in time for Yongsheng to come back from outside, he saw his mother walking in a hurry and asked, "Eniang, where are you going?" ”

Lord Fuhui loves this son the most, although he is seventeen or eighteen, he is still a child who has not grown up in her eyes. Seeing that the tips of his ears and nose were red now, I couldn't help but hold his hand in distress and covered it vigorously: "My son, where is this, why don't you wear a big sweater?" How did the people wait? Turn around and ask someone to beat them up! ”

There were maids and wives watching, Yongsheng was very uncomfortable, and withdrew his hand: "The son ran away with the Chongbao Baylor of the Shuncheng Palace, and he was detained in the mansion all the time, and his son's bones were stiff!" Speaking of which, he looked at the food box carried by the maids: "E-niang, this is to send food to Yongjia?" ”

Only then did the lord of Fuhui remember that there was still something serious over there, and said to his son: "My son, you go back to the yard first to change into thick clothes, and E-niang asked the kitchen to stew wild duck soup to ward off the cold for you!" Baoya and the three girls of the Cao family are here, I'll take a look at them! ”

"Bao Gege and Miss Cao Jiasan are here?" Yongsheng's eyes lit up: "Eniang, I'll go with you, but I haven't seen them for half a month!" ”

If you talk about it, Yongsheng and Baoya are distant cousins, and the two have known each other since childhood. Therefore, when he said this, the lord of Fuhui didn't think much about it, and went to Yijingju with his son with a smile.

Yi lived here, Baoya and Cao Yi persuaded for a while, but Yongjia just didn't let go. Bao Ya blushed and pouted, looking annoyed. Cao Yi pulled her down and said earnestly to Yongjia: "If it is an ordinary child, I don't dare to bother my sister, it is my sister's birthday." In the capital, there are only two friends, my sister and Gege. ”

Yongjia didn't want to go, but when Cao Yi said this, it was difficult to open his mouth and refuse. When I was in a dilemma, I heard someone outside the door: "The third lady is right!" As he spoke, Lord Fuhui and Yongsheng walked in.

Cao Yi and Bao Ya hurriedly got up, and the lord of Fuhui said with a smile: "It just so happens that the kitchen has made a few kinds of new dim sum, thinking of your sisters' gossip, just as a snack." Speaking of this, he looked at several dim sum placed on the kang table, pulled the corners of his mouth, and did not ask the maid to swing out of the food box, but said to Yongjia: "Fang Cai Eniang just heard it outside the door, you are too bad as a sister." Even if you are busy right now, it is not bad for these two days, since it is the two of them who have come to invite you, it is rude for you to excuse yourself! ”

Yongjia bowed his head and was silent, and Yongsheng asked Baoya curiously: "You come to invite Yongjia?" Is it going to incense, or is it going to the restaurant again? ”

Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Bao Ya was in a good mood, and replied with a smile: "It's just in time for the third sister to say, we plan to go to the hot spring Zhuangzi in Changping to play." Do you have to be free, let's go together? ”

Yongsheng was suspicious of being depressed in the house, and he was invited by a beautiful woman, so he immediately endured his joy, made a serious look on his face, and said: "Since you invite Yongjia, I will accompany her for a while!" ”

Bao Ya and Cao Yi both nodded and said yes, and then talked about the departure and return journey. When Yongsheng heard that he was going to stay in Changping for a few days, he couldn't hold back a smile all over his face.

Yongjia was beside him, seeing that the matter had come to this point, there was no reason to refuse, and he sighed in his heart, but he faintly stored a little joy.

(To be continued)