Mongolia, the holy driving is here.

Because they were about to set off the next day, the sixteenth elder brother and Cao Hao couldn't care less than they closed their eyes all night, and they were busy with half a day. If nothing else, but for the eight chests that contained a hundred thousand taels of silver.

The eight boxes are not big, but each weighs more than 800 catties, and only five or six young people can carry them. Prince Zhuoliktu came to carry these with a lot of Mongolian slaves, and those slaves couldn't even speak Chinese, and few of them would think about what the master's house was loading.

This is sent back to Beijing by the Eight Banners Escort Army, even if the car is loaded first, and they don't need to carry it, but a car only pulls a box, and everyone will feel strange.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao and the sixteenth elder brother vacated more than 20 boxes from the Internal Affairs Office, divided the gold, and filled the empty space in the box with bricks.

In this way, a box costs two or three hundred catties, even if others think it is heavy, they will only think of silver. and what the sixteenth elder brother told the outside world, the number of 100,000 taels of silver is roughly the same.

Although Cao Hao received the emperor's order to return to Beijing, he was not the previous guard after all, and there were still some errands to be handed over to this household.

Therefore, after he returned to the tent, bathed and changed his clothes, and had lunch, he went to the fourth elder brother's tent to take care of things.

The fourth elder brother was not in the tent, and I heard that he was invited by the third elder brother to go and arrange for the siege with several ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

There is still half a kung fu left and right, and Cao Hao is not in a hurry, so he first comes out of the fourth elder brother's account and returns to his own account.

Xiao Man stood at the mouth of the tent, talking to the two little eunuchs beside Grandpa Tian with sleepy eyes.

Father-in-law Tian sat on a stool in front of the tent, leaning over and squinting in the sun, like a lazy old cat.

Cao Hao then remembered that he had forgotten to return to Father-in-law Tian when he was in front of the palace in the morning. He couldn't help but caress his forehead, he was all sent by Kangxi's escorts and led by his subordinates.

When Gonggong Tian saw Cao Hao coming, he stood up and bowed down to say goodbye.

Cao Hao helped him up, asked him to get up, thought about it for a while, and said: "Manager Tian, the emperor has ordered Cao Hao to escort this batch of property back to Beijing tomorrow morning." Along the way, I want to be in a hurry. If the father-in-law has no other arrangements, he can go with Cao Hao first, and then slowly return to Beijing after arriving in Rehe. ”

He originally wanted to entrust Gonggong Tian to the sixteenth elder brother and wait until the holy driver returned to Beijing and then bring him home, but in that case, he rejected Kangxi's arrangement, for fear of causing that person's displeasure.

If he brought it home directly, he was afraid of scaring his family; Besides, you have to prepare the house in advance, and then ask your father-in-law and sister to see if there are any requirements and taboos for the waiter.

Father-in-law Tian shook his face, seeing that it was not sad or joyful, and said in a sharp voice: "If the uncle is more sympathetic to the old slave, he will respect the uncle's orders." ”

After saying this, he didn't say anything more, and went back with the two little eunuchs to pack up his salute.

Looking at the rickety figure, Cao Hao had to suspect that the old eunuch was blocking the door of his tent just to wait for this sentence.

He twitched the corners of his mouth and said to Xiao Man: "Go find the sixteenth master, and ask him to help get another carriage." ”

Xiao Man answered, Cao Hao stopped him again, and said, "After seeing the sixteenth elder brother, you can go back and rest." ”

Xiao Man rubbed his eyes and said, "Master, the little one is still waiting here, right?" Wei Ye and several of them are guarding the tent over there, and there must always be someone to wait by the master's side, otherwise it will not be cheap. ”

Cao Hao waved his hand and said, "Don't get in the way, you can go and rest by yourself, just get up at dinner." I'm tired, too, and I'm going to squint. ”

Xiao Man went to find the sixteenth elder brother without mentioning it, Cao Hao entered the tent and felt dizzy.

He was drunk the night before, stayed up late last night, and now he is a little unbearable.

He lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep after a while, and went to ...... to the northeast of the camp, and the third elder brother to make a tent.

The fourth elder brother sat on the chair, picked up the teacup, brought it to his mouth, and took a sip. The tea had lost its color, and he was a little impatient in his heart, so he raised his head and glanced at the third elder brother.

The third elder brother consulted about the siege and asked him to come over. After sitting for half an hour, there was no serious remark in the east and west, and he did not enter the "main topic" for a long time.

The siege is just a cover, if this topic is not bad as expected, it should be the matter of Concubine Hui chasing the queen. As for the so-called "gift" of the Li family's property by the Queen Mother, even if the third elder brother wants to mix, he can't say anything.

Five thousand taels of gold, or a hundred thousand taels of silver?

The fourth elder brother put down the teacup and remembered the royal sister Gulun Rongxian, who was the same mother as the third elder brother.

That royal sister has always had a sacred heart, not to mention the princess Gulun from the concubine, and her family background is also quite rich.

If the identity of the Li family is true, then the "gift" received should be no less than that of Princess Rongxian.

These five thousand taels, one hundred thousand taels or something, should have been revealed by the sixteenth elder brother in order to hide people's eyes and ears. After all, those who listened to the news inside and outside the palace in this palace couldn't talk to the Cao family for a while, and it was much cheaper to talk to the inner servants around the sixteenth elder brother.

Although he knew that it was a lot of money, the fourth elder brother was not angry. This involves several generations, and there is an eldest sister who is outcast, and the fourth elder brother doesn't have such a thick skin to keep an eye on this property.

The fourth elder brother waited until he was impatient, and the third elder brother finally couldn't help it, cleared his throat, and said, "Fourth brother, what did Emperor Ama say yesterday that chasing Concubine Hui was the next thing?" ”

The fourth elder brother raised his eyelids and said lightly: "As a courtier, it is not easy for my younger brother to guess the heart of Huang Ama. ”

The third elder brother was choked and foamed, and said with his neck straight: "The Son of Heaven has no family affairs, and the Borzigit clan was raised in the palace for a year, and died before entering the palace, and Concubine Hui was posthumously sealed." Now that he is chasing the seal again, he is still rewarded for his later position, which is really not in line with etiquette. ”

The fourth elder brother listened, remained silent, and watched how the third elder brother said later.

He is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and this posthumous matter of the queen is an errand of the Ministry of Rites, and if he has something to say, it is not abrupt. It's just that he really wants to be a direct minister, and he can only be considered capable of making a statement in front of the emperor; What's the use of talking about this behind your back now?

When the third elder brother saw that the fourth elder brother didn't answer, he couldn't say any more, so he could only curse a few words in his heart.

There was silence in the tent, and the fourth elder brother took out his pocket watch and looked at it, got up and said, "Third brother, this is an errand of the Ministry of Rites, and my younger brother can't speak." When the third brother has a charter, the younger brother is listening to the third brother's teachings. ”

The third elder brother's expression was a little stiff, he stood up, and said with a smile: "It's all mine, the fourth brother is a busy man, and he shouldn't delay the fourth brother's efforts." ”

"The third brother is polite, then the younger brother will take the first step." The fourth elder brother bowed slightly, turned around and walked out of the tent.

The smile on the third elder brother's face froze, and he didn't dare to say a sentence after circling around his mouth twice.

That is the matter of "sealing", not only does there be no queen in this harem, but there is only one concubine, and there is a lack of concubines.

The old man is old, and he wants to chase the queen and do what he is doing as a son, how can he be stunned and stop him.

Concubine Hui did not enter the palace, so naturally it is impossible to have a prince, and the one who pursues the seal or not, is just a face and can't hinder him.

What he was thinking about in his heart was to take advantage of the momentum of this "sealing queen" to let the harem concubines follow the promotion, which was another pattern.

"The son of the concubine", the third elder brother felt a little excited when he thought of these words.

The Manchurians pay attention to "the mother is more precious than the son" and "the son is more expensive than the mother", if the mother concubine can be promoted to the "noble concubine", then his status will be one level higher than that of other brothers. And long and expensive, isn't the storage location justified?

However, among the four concubines in the harem, Concubine Yi and Concubine De seem to be more holy, so the third elder brother couldn't help but show his mouth in front of the fourth elder brother. Otherwise, if he finally cheapens others, he won't be shooting himself in the foot.

"If only the royal sister were here!" The third elder brother thought about it, but he still didn't have a comprehensive way, so he remembered his sister who moved back to the princess's mansion in the capital last year, and sighed.

* For the "after the seal", the fourth elder brother did not have the calculation of the third elder brother in his heart, but the mood of these two was not good.

He knew the true identity of Concubine Hui, and he did not approve of the emperor's fanfare.

This concubine is different from the queen, the queen is the mother of the country, and the concubine is just the wife of the emperor. In the history books, the concubine is just a passing pass, but this queen can't explain it in a few words.

Although in the past 50 years, there are many people who know the hidden secret, but it always makes people feel uncomfortable.

Despite this, he did not get angry with Cao Hao, but felt closer to Cao Hao because he was really a nephew and uncle "half of the bright side" with Cao Hao.

Therefore, when he returned to the tent and knew that Cao Hao had come, the fourth elder brother slipped around and slipped to Cao Hao's tent alone.

At the door of the tent, there was no one to see, and the fourth elder brother called twice, but when he saw that no one answered, he frowned slightly.

He had already received the news and knew that Cao Hao was going to leave and escort the property back to Beijing.

Did you go to a Mongolian camp?

The fourth elder brother hesitated, thinking that it was understandable for him to come here, and he went to the Mongolian camp to find Cao Hao, but it was not cheap; He wanted to make people look for it, but he didn't come out.

He was hesitating, when he heard someone say: "The little one has seen the prince, please be safe with the prince." ”

The fourth elder brother raised his head, and saw someone coming to greet him, giving him a salute, twenty-four or five-year-old age, looking a little familiar, like Cao Hao waiting beside him.

He nodded and said, "Where did your family go?" ”

"Back to the prince's words, my family is in the tent. I stayed up late last night, and I was not energetic at this time, and I didn't hear the prince coming, so the little one went to pass it on to the prince. The man bowed.

The person who came was Xiao Man, he came back from the sixteenth elder brother, and as soon as he entered his tent, he heard the voice of the fourth elder brother calling people, and hurriedly came out to answer.

The fourth elder brother waved his hand and sent Xiaoman into the account.

When Xiao Man entered the tent, he saw Cao Hao sleeping heavily on the couch. Even in his dreams, he frowned, as if he was worried about these few things.

Xiao Man was a little hesitant, thinking about his grandfather's extraordinary respect for the fourth elder brother, this was the fourth elder brother taking the initiative to visit, he still took a few steps forward, walked to Cao Hao's bedside, and said, "Master, wake up, the fourth master is here." ”

He didn't dare to call too loudly, for fear that the fourth elder brother outside would hear disrespect, so he called a few times before Cao Hao opened his eyes in a daze.

Cao Hao rubbed his face vigorously, got up and flicked the folds on his clothes, and went out to welcome the fourth elder brother in......

(To be continued)