The next time, when Cao Hao woke up, it was still pitch black outside the window.

Touching out the pocket watch, looking at the hour, it was about to arrive at Yinzheng (five o'clock in the morning), Cao Hao stretched his waist and got up from the kang.

Chu Yu had already gotten up and was outside to check what Cao Hao was carrying. The big things were packed up last night, so that people were sent to the front, and now here are the purses, daggers and other things that the small carry-on is carrying Hearing the sound of the inner room, Chu Yu came in to serve Cao Hao to change clothes.

After cleaning up, Xiyun and Xicai have already set up the dinner table with people.

Although he has no appetite for getting up early, but he will ride a horse later, which is also a personal work, so Cao Hao ate two gold and silver steamed buns, half a meat patty, and drank a bowl of porridge, and ate very full.

went to the east house to see Tianhui sleeping soundly in the cradle, looking at her daughter's red face, if she wasn't afraid of waking up, Cao Hao really wanted to kiss her.

When he estimated it in his heart, he said that this time it would take more than 20 days to talk about it, and it would take a month and a half or two months to talk about it more.

Tianhui can climb now, and maybe she will start to toddle by then.

Out of Wutong Garden, Cao Hao and Chu Yu went to the Orchid Courtyard to say goodbye, and Xiyun and Xicai carried glass lamps in front of them.

The husband and wife have said everything they should say and instruct, and they haven't said anything more now.

It's just that Chu Yu was still a little uneasy when he saw the heavy wind and frost, so he stopped and sent Xiyun back to Wutong Garden to pack two more sweaters and send them to the front yard.

Seeing her like this, Cao Hao said, "Didn't you pack two pieces, it's enough, it's just cold for a few days." ”

Chu Yu said: "E, I heard earlier that it is cold in Mongolia, and it will not snow until April or May. The forehead is in a hurry, and if it freezes, it is not a sin. ”

Cao Hao tightened his neckline, nodded at his wife, and didn't say anything else.

When I arrived at the Orchid Courtyard, the upper room was already in charge.

Hearing the movement in the courtyard, I saw a maid pick up the curtain and come out, and said with a smile: "Uncle, grandma has arrived, and the old lady has been waiting for a while." ”

Cao Hao and Chu Yu entered the house, Cao Yin sat on the kang, and Li greeted him at the door.

Seeing Cao Hao, Li reached out and touched his son's clothes, and said with a little distress: "Isn't this cold day a toss?" ”

"Mother, don't worry, my son is so old, he will take care of himself." Cao Hao said as he helped his mother into the house and greeted Cao Yin with Chu Yu.

The mother of the child is worried, and this is true.

Even though Cao Hao was already twenty-two, in Li's heart, he still had a lot of concern, and he asked Chu Yu a few words with a few words.

Cao Yin sat on the edge of the kang, looked his son up and down a few times, and finally fell to his knees, and said: "Riding a horse in winter hurts your legs, remember to wrap more layers of skin." ”

"Yes, my son knows, and he has already tied knee pads inside!" Cao Hao responded.

This is not the first time he has gone out in winter, when Cao Yin was seriously ill in the forty-ninth year of Kangxi, Cao Hao galloped from the capital to Jiangning.

In the front yard, Wei Hei, Zhao Tong, and Ren Jiyong stood in the gate with a group of guards, already packing their horses and luggage, waiting for Cao Hao to come out.

Xiao Man rubbed his feet vigorously, raised his hand and sighed, looked up and said to Wei Hei: "Uncle Wei, we came back from Zhangjiakou last time, and it took several days. This time, even if you are in a hurry, it will take three or four days, right? ”

Wei Hei said: "The capital is four hundred miles from Zhangjiakou, even if it is fast, it will take two days. See that it doesn't snow in the past two days, if it doesn't snow, you can rush for two days, and you will be able to reach Zhangjiakou the day after tomorrow. ”

The two were talking, when they heard the door ring, and Cao Song's voice came from outside the door: "Brother Wei and Xiaoman?" Where is my brother? Open the door. ”

Xiao Man and Wei Hei listened, and hurriedly stepped forward to latch the door of the left door, and it was Cao Song who was serving as a guard.

Cao Song entered the courtyard, looked around, didn't see Cao Hao, looked at Wei Hei and said, "What about my brother?" Wake up so early, is my brother going to the garden to make a pilgrimage? I happened to be on duty today, and I happened to be all the way there. ”

After saying that, he knew that he wanted to be left.

If it is said that it is still early, but if you go to Changchun Garden, you usually have to hit the Xizhi Gate at Chouzheng (two o'clock in the morning) to go out of the city to catch up.

"Childe is going out on a business trip, get up today." Wei Hei replied.

"Outside the mouth, Mongolia?" Cao Song listened, looked at the snow on the ground that had not yet melted, and couldn't help frowning: "The eldest brother is the chief official, this is strangely cold, why don't you explain it to others?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Cao Hao came over, glanced at Cao Song, and said, "This is on duty, the class at the beginning of the year (nine o'clock in the morning)?" ”

"Hmm." Cao Song responded, his expression a little twisted.

Although he lived in the next house, Cao Hao had already heard that Cao Song went out for a day during the day yesterday and returned drunk at ten o'clock in the evening.

He patted Cao Song on the shoulder and said, "In two days, you will be born, and my brother will not be able to catch up." I have prepared a gift for you, and I will keep it at your sister-in-law's ......side," he said, paused, took out a few silver tickets from the purse he carried, and stuffed them into Cao Song's hand: "It's okay to invite colleagues, or to eat and drink with them, but it's a little modest, it's too big, don't ask your daughter-in-law to follow the suspense." ”

Cao Song held the silver ticket in his hand, hesitated for a moment, but still sent it back to Cao Hao, and said with a complicated face: "Brother, the family has been separated, this ......"

Cao Hao waved his hand and said, "My brother gave you the money for your life, what are you grinding?" As he spoke, he looked at the light of day and said, "Let's go, let's go out of the city together." ”

The brothers went to the Xidan archway first, and the two subordinate officials of the Taifu Temple converged, and then went out of the city together.

After leaving the city, Cao Song went to Changchun Garden, and Cao Hao went to the northwest, along the official road, looking at a group of people and waiting for the direction of Shahe.

Although he was wearing a thick fur coat and had sheepskin tied to his legs, Cao Hao still felt the cold drilling into his body when the horse galloped quickly.

However, under this cold wind, it has made people's brains clear a lot.

Because the sky was dark, there was no one on the official road, only the sound of horses' hooves of Cao Hao and his party.

The crowd hurried, but the speed was much faster than usual, and by noon meal, they had already crossed the Sand River and arrived at the south entrance.

Before I arrived at the Nankou Station, I saw more than a dozen officials in front of me, looking around a team of goods.

Cao Hao looked at it and couldn't help but wonder, this is not a pass, how can he inspect the goods on the road?

There was a man dressed as a businessman, nodding at the little colonel headed by him, not knowing what he was saying.

Although he didn't know it, Cao Hao didn't have the heart to find out the bottom of it, so he took a group of people to the Nankou Post Station.

Yi Cheng got the news and has already greeted him.

Although Cao Hao said that he left the city early, he was not the first official to come here. Listening to the meaning of this post, Lord Nalan, the official sent by the Ministry of War, arrived one step ahead of them.

"Lord Nalan?" This surname is familiar, I don't know if it has anything to do with Nalan Mansion, Cao Hao thought casually.

Cao Hao and the others wanted to check the loss of the two wings of the Taifu Temple, and there were the Eight Banners Ranch on the side of the military department.

At noon, I just eat and change horses, and take a short rest.

After noon, after the rest, Cao Hao called someone to lead the horse and prepared to continue the journey.

Before he left the station, he saw a man dressed in a big coat and a long guard coming over on the other side.

looked at each other, but it was an acquaintance.

The man was in his thirties, with a mustache and a slightly fat body. Xu is because of the long-term frowning, the eyebrows are generally cut, the corners of the mouth are a little downward, and it looks a little fierce.

The moment he saw Cao Hao, the man's expression froze, staring at Cao Hao as if he had turned into a stone statue.

Cao Hao was also a little stunned, he really didn't expect to meet this person here after many years.

He is Nalan Fusen's brother, Cao Hao's colleague Nalan Chengping when he first entered the guard.

The accident that encountered Guishan changed the fate of the two people.

Cao Hao was a blessing in disguise, transferred from the outer guard to the inner class, and then had the opportunity to meet the sixteenth elder brother and become the prince's companion; Nalan Chengping lifted a brick and smashed his own foot, and was removed from the lack of guards.

I heard that Nalan Chengping later begged Nalan Mansion and went out of Beijing for a vacancy.

It's been six or seven years.

It seems that the officer sent by the Ministry of War to inspect the ranch is Nalan Chengping.

The corners of Nalan Chengping's mouth moved, and his face seemed to be smiling, looking very strange.

He looked at Cao Hao for a long time before he made an official salute and said, "Nalan Chengping, the head of the Department of Soldiers and Officials, has seen Lord Cao. ”

The Ministry of War drove the Officials Division, and was in charge of the national horse administration and post transmission. The head of the military department is the sixth officer.

Six years ago, when Cao Hao first entered Beijing, when he met Nalan Chengping, he was already a third-class guard of Zhengwupin.

The guards who were similar to him back then were either promoted to second-class guards, or they were released to be officials, and their futures were limitless.

Nalan Chengping had a difficult career because he was removed from the guards. Although he is cheeky and has a good face, he has survived all these years and returned to Beijing, and he is only a six-department master.

At the time of the Pingsu Dynasty Meeting, Nalan Chengping also followed the schedule, but he was added to the last place. Therefore, he was transferred back to the capital for a few months, and Cao Hao did not meet with him.

For Nalan Chengping, Cao Hao has almost forgotten about it.

But for Nalan Chengping, how could he forget Cao Hao?

transfer to the inner class, for the companion reading; transfer six departments, and become officials; Go to the place and let the Taoist platform; Returned to the capital and was promoted to an official.

What is the road of Qingyun, in the capital, in just six years of hard work, from the fifth rank guard to the third grade hall official, how many people are at this speed?

Not to mention, raising the flag, marrying the county lord, becoming a relative of the emperor, and being proud everywhere.

Thinking of this, Nalan Chengping gritted his teeth vigorously, until the root of his teeth hurt.

Cao Hao saw him and returned the courtesy, but he didn't know what to deal with. Is this considered a narrow road? Speaking of which, he hadn't settled the account with Nalan Chengping at the beginning.

Now, seeing that Nalan Chengping could not hide his gloomy expression, Cao Hao also muttered in his heart.

Who is calculating whom, looking at Nalan Chengping's posture. Treating oneself as if he were a victim is not reversing black and white?

Cao Hao didn't have the mind to dismiss Nalan Chengping, "Don't speculate for more than half a sentence", after greeting, Cao Hao and Nalan Chengping dispersed with their entourage and guards.

Wei Hei knew the reason for the year, looked back at Nalan Chengping's back, and whispered to Cao Hao: "Son, that kid doesn't look right, we have to be on guard, when we get out of Zhangjiakou, there will be fewer people." ”

When Cao Hao heard this, his heart couldn't help but sink.

Although he has an official position on his back and is considered an official of the imperial court, who would know what Nalan Chengping would do under his resentment?

He nodded and said, "Let's see if we can make a detour in a while, run in front of them, and go out of Zhangjiakou first......"

* Beijing, Caojia East Mansion, Inner Courtyard Warehouse.

"Blue and white 'mountain high and long' picture plate, coral red ground white plum pattern plate, pastel Fushou pattern plate, pastel double phoenix pattern plate......" green chrysanthemum holding the account book, read one by one.

Zhao Jia's family looked at the same way, looking at the colorful ones, they stayed outside, and the others called Zilan took the two girls and received them in the box, and the boxes were locked.

These are three warehouses, and half of them are filled with things that were distributed from the Xifu treasury yesterday.

When I entered the warehouse yesterday, although I had already counted it, Zhao Jia's was still not at ease, for fear that there were many people and something missing.

I got up early this morning, took a few henchmen, and re-counted and sealed these delicate small pieces.

The big objects of the furniture screen, the maids can't lift them, and Zhao Jia's also asked Lu Ju to count the account books, so that he can be relieved.

Out of the warehouse, Zhao Jiashi put away the key, returned to the house, crossed his legs on the kang, and breathed a sigh of relief, which was a matter of his heart.

The other thing is to find her eldest daughter-in-law, she thought to herself, send Lu Ju to invite Jinghui over.

One less time, Jing Hui came over with Lu Ju, leaned over to Zhao Jia, and said, "Mrs! ”

Zhao Jia's face was a rare look of joy, pointed to the chair, and said, "Sit down and talk!" ”

This is the first month that Jinghui entered the door, and as soon as Zhaojia's head was called to sit, Jinghui couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and sat next to the chair, and heard Zhaojia's smile and said: "Daughter-in-law, I remember that there is a shop in your marriage, where is it......"

(To be continued)