On the twenty-first day of the lunar month, Gao Taijun set off with Li Xu to return to Suzhou. Although the Li family wanted to leave his mother after the New Year, because there were many things on the Li family's side at the end of the year, Gao Taijun didn't want Li Xu to be embarrassed, so he didn't continue to stay in Jiangning.

Chu Yu couldn't say how she felt, such an old lady who treated herself without pretense left, if she didn't secretly rejoice in her heart, it would be a lie; But seeing Li's sad and reluctant appearance, he couldn't be happy. In addition, she felt a little strange in her heart, because seeing that Gao Taijun seemed to be more polite to the Zhaojia clan, who was also wearing a flag uniform, could this be the difference between the younger generation and the relatives?

Wu'er was taken back to Xifu by her mother-in-law Zhaojia, although she woke up and couldn't find the old lady Gao, who was kissed by Su Yue, and cried a few times in the arms of **, but she was so little and couldn't speak, who would understand her dissatisfaction and grievances?

Cao Hao is most worried about Cao Yin's body, this will soon be the fifty-first year of Kangxi, who knows...... Who knows...... What will this history look like? Although Cao Yin repeatedly stated that he was okay and in good health, Cao Hao was still not at ease. He invited several doctors with superb medical skills in the city to take turns to diagnose Cao Yin's pulse, and repeatedly confirmed that his body was fine, but there was some false fire, and it was good to pay attention to dietary adjustment.

Cao Hao called the internal and external housekeepers again and personally inquired about his father's diet, but he found that something was wrong. That is, the ginseng in the house is used too much, even if it is not specially nourishing, this ginseng is also commonly used. Not only Cao Yin, but also Li and Gao Taijun were there.

Although Cao Hao is not a doctor, he also knows the truth of "too much", so he deliberately took the tonic list of ginseng and asked a few doctors, and they all said that they could make up for it. After all, Cao Yin is old, so it is really not appropriate to use more ginseng.

Cao Hao specially called the housekeeper and collected all the ginseng outside, except for the Li's pharmaceutical pills, if you want to use the others, you need to ask the doctor.

Cao Yin was discussing with Zhuang Chang because his son was going to take up a foreign position, and wanted to teach him well, but he didn't expect him to be busy with these mothers-in-law and mothers. If you want to reprimand him with a straight face, and thank him for his filial piety, you can only say a few words in front of Zhuang Chang.

Zhuang Chang listened to Cao Yin's regret with pride, and couldn't help but envy: "In the end, it is a good blessing in Dongting, today's young people, it is rare to see such a stable and filial son as the eldest prince!" Because the two are not superiors and subordinates now, they are friends, and they give up the titles of "adult" and "subordinate".

Cao Yin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Filial piety is filial piety, but it is too far from what I thought in my early years!" ”

"What did you think about your early years?" Zhuang Chang pondered for a while, remembering the incident of Cao Yin sending his son to Qingliang Temple after Sun Taijun's death: "This, could it be that Dongting had other plans in his early years!" ”

Cao Yin nodded: "Brother Tianxing, there's nothing to hide from you." At that time, although I knew that the Cao family had fallen into a crisis, I still did not give up, thinking that if Hao'er could take responsibility and take over my class in Jiangnan, it should not be difficult to protect the Cao, Li, and Sun families. Speaking of this, he paused: "It's just that the surname of Hao'er, except for these individuals in the family, is not close to relatives, and it has a little coldness." didn't pay much attention to the Li family and the Sun family! ”

When Zhuang Chang heard Cao Yin say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head disapprovingly: "Brother Dongting is really too generous!" This Sun family, when Mrs. Tai was alive, was relatively better; When Mrs. Tai dies, it is normal for people to move around less. Not to mention the Li family, in the past few years, it has been repeated over and over again, and their father and son have been very happy. But as long as there is the slightest consideration of this so-called 'kinship', it will not come to this day step by step. It can't just be because of the name of a relative, the eldest prince has to worry for the Li and Sun families! Let's not talk about the eldest son, even the Li and Sun families may not be happy like this! ”

Cao Yin thought of Li Xu's temper and sighed, knowing that Zhuang Chang was right.

No matter what Li's mood is, this is already a young year, and she has to make up her mind about things inside and outside the family, and she is too busy. Although Chu Yu spent the New Year in the capital last year, because he was a newcomer, he did not worry about government affairs. This time, I followed my mother-in-law and learned a lot about housekeeping. These are different from those in the palace. On the side of the palace, the New Year's goods are co-organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A family like the Cao family is also a long-term house, and all kinds of sacrificial things must also be prepared.

Chu Yu saw that Cao Hao was busy with everything, but he just cared about his father-in-law, and seemed to be negligent to his mother-in-law, so he tactfully reminded him.

Cao Hao noticed Li's haggard at this time, and thanked Chu Yu for his carefulness. Thinking of the Li family, Cao Hao only felt that his brain hurt, and now they have offended Kali again, and they can't even take the Cao family to be affected. But because of the Li family, the Li family can't ignore it.

Cao Hao looked for Li, talked about homely things for a while, and mentioned the coolness of the seaside in Xia, and said that he would take his parents over to escape the summer months after he took office.

Although the Li family knew that Jiang Ning's side might not be able to let go, he was still full of relief when he heard his son's plan.

Cao Hao thought of ginseng, and had to persuade his mother again, this kind of nourishing thing, should be in moderation. Although it is a family that can afford to eat ginseng, if it backfires because of this, it is not wronged.

Seeing his son so nervous about his parents' bodies, Li thought that he was frightened by the changes last spring, and explained it carefully, so that he didn't have to worry too much.

Because the Li family still has a lot of miscellaneous affairs, he doesn't have much effort to gossip with Cao Hao. After the mother and son chatted, Li went to work again. Cao Hao got a letter here, saying that the one in the guest room had woken up.

Originally, the girl dressed as a "little girl" just kowtowed, and she should have woken up a long time ago, perhaps because of the cold rain, she had a high fever that night, and she poured two prescriptions in a row.

When Cao Hao passed, the little girl drank the medicine and fell asleep again, and Wei Hei was outside asking the two servants. These two servant women were picked out by the housekeeper Cao Yuan to take care of this little girl in the first two days. a man in his thirties, surnamed Feng; A man in his forties, surnamed Chen, is a little knowledgeable.

When the two of them saw Cao Hao coming in, they both leaned down to greet Cao Hao. Cao Hao had seen them once before, so he knew their identities and waved his hand to call them up.

Wei Hei smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Feng, Sister-in-law Chen, it just so happens that the eldest prince is coming, tell me, what is the origin of this little girl?" ”

Because in front of their little masters, the Feng family and the Chen family also wanted to be tricky, but they were afraid that they would say something bad and make Cao Hao unhappy, so you look at me, I look at you, I don't know who should speak first.

Cao Hao only frowned slightly when they found out that something was wrong.

The Feng family and the Chen family thought that Cao Hao was impatient, and their hearts were abrupt, and the Feng family spoke first: "Back to the words of Uncle Hui and Wei Ye, according to the slave maid, this girl does not look like she came out of a small family. Although she is dressed in inferior clothes, she looks at the fine skin and tender flesh on her face, which is different from the daughter of an ordinary family. ”

The Chen family added: "It's not like that! Although the appearance is more ordinary, looking at the traces of the thimble on the hand and the thin calluses and needle eyes on the fingers, I think that the female celebrity is good, it is estimated that the needlework of a large family ran out! ”

Cao Hao sounded a little confused, listening to it in front, this little girl looks like a young lady, why did the needle and thread man come out again and say this?

Wei Hei listened to it, and interjected and asked: "Two sisters-in-law, whose daughter is not a female celebrity, how can she say that she is a needlework because of the needle eye on her finger?" ”

The Feng family smiled and said: "Master Wei, although this young lady is also a female celebrity, who will make a cocoon on his fingers?" Even before the second girl of our family left the cabinet, although she occasionally used needlework and thread, she just made a small object, and then used beeswax to protect her hands. ”

The Chen family said again: "If it is really a young lady, it is natural to know books and etiquette, and the slaves and maids look at it, this girl does not pay attention to the few words on the wall, and the two books deliberately placed on the desk are also untouchable." She is also a mute, if she was literate, she would have asked for pen and paper! ”

When Cao Hao heard this, not only was he not reassured, but he became more and more suspicious. Because looking at what the Feng family and the Chen family said like this, they were just guesses, but they didn't say a word about the identity of this little girl. In his heart, he really didn't want to have anything to do with the Governor's Palace.

In the past two days, he sent two henchmen to inquire with the little girl's changed clothes, but they found out about the governor's palace. Dao killed a maid and a servant a few days ago, and I haven't heard of any fugitive slaves. Cao Hao was worried that there was something else hidden, so he asked people to pay special attention to the movements of the Governor's Palace, except that the lady of the mansion was sick, and nothing else came out, so he was slightly relieved.

In short, this little girl is the maid who has been "killed", right? Because of the protection of someone, I was able to slip out.

Cao Hao was still a little unsure, so he saw Cao Song walk in with a big grin, and saw that Cao Hao and Wei Hei were there, and it was very strange: "Huh? Brother, Brother Wei, why are you all here, doesn't it mean that you are busy these two days? As he spoke, he said to the Feng family and the Chen family: "What, is that kid awake?" But it's clear, which house is this kid from? ”

Seeing Cao Song asking like this, the two didn't know how to answer, Cao Hao waved his hand: "This girl was rescued by your second master, you tell her carefully!" ”

Cao Song listened, inexplicably, scratched the back of his head, and asked, "Brother, what is this talking about, what girl did my brother save, where did you talk about this?" ”

Seeing that Cao Song was still in a daze, Cao Hao and Wei Hei couldn't help laughing. It's Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Chen, who also understand the taste, no wonder the second master opened his mouth "this kid" and avoided "this kid", and he didn't see that the one in it was a girl.

Cao Song was so laughed that he faintly heard some meaning, and shook his head busily: "Impossible, impossible, this girl is still a kid, I can't tell the difference?" I don't believe it, can that kid still change? As he spoke, he raised his feet and went inside, and only stopped when he walked to the bed.

The little girl on the bed was originally asleep, but she was woken up by his loud voice after Cao Song came in. Because these people in front of her were very strange, and she didn't know where she was, she grabbed the quilt tremblingly, and didn't dare to get up or say anything.

Hearing Cao Song's footsteps, she was so frightened that she hurriedly closed her eyes, but the trembling revealed the secret of her wakefulness.

Cao Song looked at the quilt and shook it, and also felt funny, so he pulled it gently. Because the little girl grasped it tightly, she could move it wherever she could, and she immediately went back again. Cao Song had to pull it again, and the little girl was scared, although her eyes were still closed, tears immediately flowed from the corners of her eyes.

Although she looks just ordinary, because she doesn't wear a little girl's hat now, and her hair is scattered, Cao Song will no longer see her as a brat. I saw her pretending to be asleep and wanted to tease her, but now I saw her little face in a ball, and tears were left in the corners of her eyes, and I suddenly lost interest.

"Ugly!" Cao Song muttered as he turned around and came out. When he came outside, he was still a little impatient, and complained to Cao Hao and Wei Hei: "If it's a girl, it's a handsome look, but it's like this, and it's still a crying spirit!" saved her in vain, and I didn't even know how to say thank you, and I knew that crying, under the New Year, it was really unlucky! ”

Cao Hao saw that Cao Song was talking a little excessively, and couldn't help but glance at him. If this girl is innocent, then she is just a poor person.

Wei Hei was not a cold-blooded person, and defended the person inside: "The second son is afraid that he misunderstood her, listen to the meaning of these two sisters-in-law, this is a dumb girl." Even if I want to thank you in my heart, I'm afraid I can't say it! ”

The Feng family and the Chen family should be in harmony, Cao Song listened to it, but he was a little embarrassed, sat there, "hehe" laughed twice and said, "Where do I know this?" It sounds like this, but this girl is strange and pitiful! Then how to ask clearly, where is she going out of the city, let's send two people to send her, which can be regarded as helping her! ”

"Hmm!" Cao Hao nodded: "That's reasonable, we'll go north after the New Year, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to take care of her, so I'm looking for someone who knows dumb language to come and ask!" ”

(To be continued)