Passing through the second gate and turning to the right hand, Cao Hao thought of his little bride, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw two maids just coming from behind the corridor, and when they saw Cao Hao, they all bowed down to salute. Because the eight maids who were married were all dressed the same, Cao Hao couldn't tell who was who for a while, so he waved his hand and sent the two of them up.

Hearing the footsteps outside the courtyard, the curtain of the upper room was opened, revealing a smiling face, wasn't it Chu Yu or which?

"Forehead!" Chu Yu greeted him with a smile.

Although it is cold now, Cao Hao's heart is hot, but now is not the time to sigh, so he is busy taking two steps forward: "It's cold outside, go back to the house!" As he spoke, he took her hand and walked up to the room.

Chu Yu's hand shook, Cao Hao thought that he was coming back from outside, but his hand was cold, and he was just thinking about letting go, but the hot little hands came back again.

When the two entered the room, Cao Hao felt that the room was warmer than before. Zhu'er and Cui'er both came in to wait, and Cao Hao changed his clothes, washed his face and wiped his hands.

Chu Yu arranged for someone to set the meal, but he put the kang table outside. Cao Hao walked to the side of the kang and saw that it was the two of them, and frowned slightly: "Didn't you send someone back at noon?" Tell you not to wait for me to eat, what's the matter if you're hungry now? ”

Chu Yu smiled and said, "I ate a snack that time, and I didn't feel hungry!" ”

Cao Hao touched the kang, but it was hot, and he complained that the room was different, and said to Chu Yu with a smile: "Why didn't I expect that the kang outside should have burned a long time ago, and we can be warmer inside!" ”

Chu Yu didn't respond, just nodded. Cao Hao still ate early in the morning, but now she was really hungry, and when she saw that Chu Yu was still standing on the ground, she went over and pushed her to sit on the side of the kang and sat opposite herself.

These dishes are different, and two of them are Cao Hao's favorite dishes. Cao Hao was really intimate, and stretched out his chopsticks to put the dish into Chu Yu's bowl: "Have you inquired with Amethyst?" I'm a gentleman, if you have any picks about these, you can ask the kitchen to prepare what you like to eat in the future. ”

Chu Yu remembered what Amethyst Bai had mentioned, but he didn't eat anything like white rice and white shredded things, and then thought about it for the past half a month, isn't it exactly, even if the kitchen is cooked with high-quality rice, beans are often dyed in it, and things like shredded chicken and bean skin are avoided by him. She didn't notice this for a while, she really shouldn't have been, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Cao Hao saw that she didn't pick up vegetables, and she didn't say anything, she lowered her head slightly, and didn't know what she was thinking, and asked, "But you're bored at home alone?" What's there to like? If you like to read, I'll ask someone to pick up some books from the study in the front yard in a moment. Or talk to Amethyst, she's boring enough! ”

Chu Yu smiled and nodded, and ate half a bowl of the dish that Cao Hao gave him. Cao Hao knew that she had a small amount of food, but thinking that she was growing up, he forced her to eat another half bowl.

After dinner, it was getting dark, and the two maids lit the lamps between the inside and outside.

Cao Hao wanted to reply to his father, so he asked someone to order the study on the east side, and said to Chu Yu, and went to write home to his father.

Even if these two fathers can't believe it, Cao Hao also plans to send a letter to Jiang Ning. Although his parents didn't ask anything about his family business in a letter a few years ago, he knew that the two elders must also remember it. He wanted to tell them that they had a good daughter-in-law with a gentle and well-behaved surname.

Cao Hao smiled and picked up a brush from the pen holder, and there was already a maid next to him who came over to wait for the ink to be polished. The brush licked the ink in the inkstone, but he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. "Red sleeves add fragrance", these four words suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but look up at the maid, but he was a little surprised, not the ones who were often waiting around Chu Yu.

It was Xiyu who came to wait for the pen and ink, and when he saw the forehead looking at her, he couldn't help but bow his head, a layer of blush appeared on his face, and when he secretly raised his eyes, he found that he was looking through the living room and looking at the west bedroom.

"Please come over and ask her to wear a big wool dress!" Cao Hao lowered his head and wrote on the paper, and casually commanded. I didn't hear any movement for a long time, so I raised my head and looked at Xiyu with a little suspicion.

The happy rain is like waking up from a dream, and it should go down.

After a while, Chu Yu came over from the West House, not only obediently wearing a big wool cloak, but also holding one on his hand: "Forehead call Chu Yu?" ”

"Hmm!" Cao Hao smiled and nodded, and when he saw that there were two maids coming in, he ordered: "There is no need to leave someone to wait here, you can go down!" ”

Chu Yu put the cloak on Cao Hao, and Cao Hao raised the pen in his hand: "My father has sent a letter, and my mother is very worried about our family affairs, and I can't come over, but I am sad." If you are a daughter-in-law, you should also write a few words and say hello to your parents-in-law. ”

Chu Yu nodded happily, because he saw Cao Hao holding a pen, so he took the ink by the inkstone to grind. Where did she do this? Although it was cautious, there was still ink spilled. She was a little uneasy and annoyed, and looked up at Cao Hao.

Cao Hao was mentioning Chu Yu's character and appearance to his parents, but he didn't pay attention to her, and when he went to dip the ink, he found that Chu Yu's hands were splashed with two large ink stains. He put down the brush and picked up a piece of rice paper to wipe her, but there were still faint ink marks.

Cao Haoyin asked, "Is this going to wash first, or writing a letter first?" ”

Chu Yu just didn't say anything.

Cao Hao felt that something was wrong, looked over, and saw that although she was already restrained, her eyes were red.

Cao Hao couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?" But I miss the palace again, and I miss your mother? ”

Listening to Cao Hao's concerned words, Chu Yu couldn't restrain himself anymore, lowered his head and nodded, tears falling down one by one.

Cao Hao sighed in his heart, although he looked like an adult, he was a child in the end, pulled her over, and while helping her wipe her tears, he called out loudly: "Is Xiyun here?" Because Xiyun and Xicai often waited by Chu Yu's side, he remembered their names.

Xiyun came over in response, and saw that he was hugging the county lord, and he was busy lowering his head and didn't dare to look.

Cao Hao said: "Send someone to Ermen and ask the front yard to prepare a carriage, and say that I will use it immediately." ”

Xiyun answered, but Chu Yu couldn't help but hold Cao Hao's sleeve: "Forehead wants to go out?" ”

Cao Hao wrapped her in his arm: "Let's go out together!" Don't you want to be on the other side of the palace? Although according to the rules, we can't go in, it's good to take a look outside! And bear with me, it's not like it's all over the small half month, just endure this month! ”

Although Cao Hao had the intention to take Chu Yu to the door of the county lord's mansion, he also knew that the most important rules of the Manchurian people would only make Chu Yu and Fu Jin embarrassed, so he came up with this compromise method.

Chu Yu hesitated for a moment, reached out to hug Cao Hao, and shook his head in his arms: "Don't bother them...... Chu Yu is thinking about it! The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, if it weren't for Cao Hao's attention, he would almost miss it.

Cao Hao hugged her arm and couldn't help but tighten, narrowing the distance between the two more and more: "I miss you too!" ”

This toss, but the letter was not written, Cao Hao led Chu Yu out of the study, passed the living room, and wanted to go back to the bedroom. Outside the west, Mama Ye was sitting on a chair, whispering something to Xiyu, and when she saw Cao Hao and Chu Yu coming in, she hurriedly got up and saluted.

Chu Yu was so ashamed that he couldn't do it, but he just lowered his head and didn't avoid it like he had done in the past.

Cao Hao nodded at Mama Ye, and then said to Na Xiyu: "Tell Xiyun, just say that I won't come out, bother her to send someone to say it again, and prepare a pot of tea to the upper room." After speaking, he said to Mama Ye again: "It's late, Mama will also go down to settle down!" ”

Mama Ye looked at the two of them holding hands, sighed in her heart, but she didn't move, and said with a smile: "Forehead, it's inconvenient for Gege today, so I have to ask you to rest outside!" As he spoke, he said to the maid next to him: "Why don't you go and bring the tea, and then wait for the forehead to be placed!" ”

Na Xiyu agreed, bowed his head and withdrew.

Chu Yu's body trembled, but Cao Hao's expression turned cold, and he looked at Mama Ye without speaking.

Mama Ye was looked at uncomfortable, and said with a smile: "Knowing that the forehead is pitying, she must know these rules!" ”

Cao Hao ignored her, and led Chu Yu to enter the bedroom, and Mama Ye hurriedly called: "E, this is not in accordance with the rules!" ”

Cao Hao was originally reluctant to give her no face in front of Chu Yu, but now he couldn't help it, and turned around and shouted: "Whose rules?" When you get to this house, you have to follow my rules!! ”

Thinking that Yu was uncomfortable at first, and the people who were waiting around them not only didn't take care of her, but also tossed these eyes that pierced her, Cao Hao was really annoyed, and when she saw that Mama Ye was going to say more, she scolded: "Get out!" ”

Mama Ye was originally good-tempered, but she hadn't seen him have a cold face these days, where did she think that it would be so fierce, she was so frightened, but she retreated.

Xiyun and Xiyu happened to come back together, Cao Hao saw that it was the one who was talking to Mama Ye just now, so he frowned, and said to Xiyun: "I'm impatient and annoying, when I'm here in the future, only you and Xicai, Zhu'er, and Huan'er are allowed to come in this upper room!" After speaking, he didn't look at them, and led Chu Yu in.

Back in the room, Cao Hao let Chu Yu's hand go. Chu Yu was annoyed by him and was uneasy. Cao Hao thought about the appearance of her and Fang Cai's study when she was eating, and she must not be willing to arrange it like this, her heart was soft, and she couldn't bear to blame her, but there were some things that she still had to say clearly.

This night, the husband and wife whispered a lot, but the content was unknown. It's just that Chu Yu returned to his cheerful appearance again, and he also asked someone to burn the kang outside, and the forehead was right, so the room was indeed a lot warmer.

* On the twelfth day of the first month, the Pingwang Mansion came to the Cao Mansion to report that the eleventh day (seven o'clock in the evening), Chen Guiren in the palace gave birth to a prince.

went to the palace to get the prince and princess, and the rest of the prince's mansion sent the washing and adding pots have a rough rule, and Chu Yuyuan also knew about it. But now she knew that Chen Guiren was a cousin of the Cao family, so she was afraid that this pot would be a little thicker, and she also needed to send some nourishing things, so she was a little undecided, and she was busy calling Amethyst to discuss it together.

Because when Amethyst learned that Chen Guiren was pregnant in September last year, she made a gift, and immediately found out the old year's gift list, and asked the rules and regulations of the Chuyu Prince's Mansion, and the two discussed and drafted a list.

After Cao Hao returned home that night, Chu Yu took the list and showed him the list and asked him if he wanted to add or subtract.

Cao Hao pinched the list, thinking about the newly born twenty-first son of the emperor, and couldn't cry or laugh. Speaking of which, the relationship between him and the Kangxi family is really chaotic, this Chen Guiren is his cousin, but he is from Chu Yu's grandmother; From his own side, he should call this child "nephew", but from Chu Yu's side, he should call him "uncle".

Chu Yu saw Cao Hao's strange expression, and said that the gift list was a little inappropriate, and hurriedly said: "If it is inappropriate, Chu Yu will plan it again." ”

Cao Hao said: "There is nothing wrong with the list. Did you draft it yourself, or did you discuss it with Amethyst? It turns out that the courtesies in the house are all dotted with amethyst, you ask her more. ”

Chu Yu smiled: "I discussed it with Sister Amethyst." ”

Cao Hao nodded and said casually, "Hmm." Then send it to King Ping's Mansion! ”

Chu Yu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Then Chu Yu, enter the palace with your sister?" ”

Cao Hao forgot about it: "I forgot." Originally, these were all sent to the palace from the side of the Laoping Palace. Later, you can send it. I also went to ask my sister over there, and it was good to enter the palace with her. ”

Chu Yu smiled and nodded in response.

* In the past few days, most of the court is talking about the newborn twenty-first son of the emperor, and the birth of his twenty-first son is five years apart, and everyone is inevitably speculating about the emperor's joy and whether Chen Guiren can take the throne and whether the Chen family can take the throne.

Naturally, the household department is also full of these remarks.

Cao Hao had no interest in analyzing these things, and because he was related to the royal family and the Chen family, it was not easy to talk about this issue, so he just listened to everyone's discussion and did not say a word.

Fu Xiangong is also an official position in charge who has been saved up for many years, and he somewhat looks down on those who are in high positions because of nepotism. Because his surname is straight, when he listened to a few pen-post chats, he interjected two sentences, and there was a lot of sarcasm in his words.

In fact, several people present didn't know that the Chen family and the Cao family were related, but there was no shortage of eyebrows in the pen style, and a man named Chade saw Cao Hao's embarrassed face, and hurriedly stabbed Fu Xiangong.

Fu Xiangong is not a fool, only then did he remember that Cao Hao also relied on the relationship between the powerful and the powerful. He was the first to get acquainted with Cao Hao, because he felt that Cao Hao was diligent, neat, and kind, so he ignored his prominent identity background. At this moment, I suddenly remembered this stubble, and I couldn't help but be embarrassed, the words that scolded the Chen family just now were carried by Cao Hao.

Although Fu Xiangong reacted, he didn't know what to do for a while. If he apologized, he felt that he didn't say anything wrong, and he was somewhat reluctant to show his face, and if he really wanted to apologize, it would seem that he really scolded Cao Hao as such a person, but it was obviously not appropriate to continue this topic. How can he pass quietly, he is in trouble.

Chade was quite clever, and when he saw this, he hurriedly took a page of accounts that had just been vacated, gave it to Cao Hao for review, and said a few more problems on the accounts, and then he passed the words.

Cao Haoyuan was not embarrassed by Fu Xiangong that he insinuated himself, he didn't have any feelings about the fact that he was a powerful child, and he didn't pay attention to this when he ran errands, but because he was related to the Chen family, he was not so comfortable after hearing Fu Xiangong denigrate the Chen family.

Fu Xiangong's embarrassed expression after Cao Hao also saw it, but he couldn't say anything, so he was naturally happy to see the round, so he followed the account and discussed those questions.

Fu Xiangong looked at Cao Hao's expression as usual, and then he put his mind at ease, he was not the first to know Cao Hao, and he also knew a thing or two about Cao Hao's temper, so he didn't expect him to blame, so he smiled and said those account problems.

While several people were discussing, Peng Zhu came in from outside, and when he entered the door, he asked Fu Xiangong with a smile: "Is the account finished?" I'm waiting for the account to come out and allocate food for disaster relief! ”

Because he was in charge of part of the affairs of the relief of the five cities, he asked this question about the allocation of grain to Fujian.

Fu Xiangong frowned and said, "Where is there such a quick finish." Why, the Holy Decree was given to allocate food? ”

Peng Zhu was familiar with everyone, and he was not polite, so he pulled a stool and sat down, and said, "The holy decree has not been issued, but it has been prepared, and it is necessary to allocate food according to the accounts of the losses that have been finally checked by your side." ”

"I'm already in a hurry." Cao Haoqi said: "Didn't they all allocate grain first, just last November?" Besides, this time the pirates robbed the grain a year ago, and they are still waiting for the accounts to come out before allocating food, so can the people still bear it? ”

Peng Zhu said: "My lord doesn't know. No, Jiangnan Division has started to check the accounts again, probably not ready to transfer grain from Jiangnan! It could be Huguang. I heard that the rain in Huguang was not good last year, and I don't know if there is not much grain, so I have to look at the account before allocating grain. ”

Cao Hao nodded, and asked again: "Did the former head Fu also say that the Jiangnan Division checks the salaries of the soldiers, and also checks the grain and grass?" ”

Peng Zhu smiled mysteriously, leaned his head over, and said in a low voice: "Not to mention the grain and grass, it is still under the hands of the Governor of Chacaoyun." ”

Cao Hao's face was silent, but he couldn't help shaking his head in his heart. This Kari is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, what does he want to do? stirred up the Jiangnan officialdom to muddy the waters.

Shi Dejin, the most open-mouthed of several people, interjected on the side: "It's checked, it's just a matter of the account, and the real thing has already been faked, how big can you do with this disaster relief?" Why bother to transfer grain from Huguang! ”

Peng Zhu snorted: "Who said it wasn't, it's very troublesome." I don't believe this. Look, is it trying to get a thorough investigation? Who knows! ”

Fu Xiangong smiled and said to Peng Zhu: "You kid is not afraid of the trouble of adjusting grain, but he thinks that Tu Ming'an of Hu Guangsi is not easy to get along!" ”

Peng Zhu also laughed, shook his head and said, "He's a big trouble." But don't talk about him, which one of the Hu Guangsi is good to get along with? It's all horizontal and vertical. ”

(To be continued)