On the side hall, Yi Duli, Bai Zhu, Feng De, and Feng Che are all there, as well as several other relatives of the Thirteenth Elder Brother. Although everyone said that they were greeting, they were also puzzled in their hearts.

In the past two years, the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion has been cold, how could there have been such a scene of princes and princes? If it is left in other princes' mansions, the little brother is full moon, and he has a side blessing or something, and there have been such scenes. But this is the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion, and this situation is really quite abnormal.

Seeing the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother follow Cao Hao in, everyone got up and saluted. The sixteenth elder brother and Yi Duli are also familiar with each other, and said with a smile: "Old Yi, oops, Cao Hao and you are now colleagues!" By the way, you're still relatives, so it's cheap to get along with. ”

Yi Duli laughed twice and said, "The Sixteenth Master is right, cheap, cheap, if it weren't for that, Lao Yi wouldn't know that Fu Ruo would pity the jade." Speaking of this, he looked at Cao Hao with a somewhat ambiguous expression.

Cao Hao's old face turned red, knowing that he was laughing at what happened to Yang Ruixue. Although Cao Hao explained again and again after that, he only said that he was an old acquaintance in the south, but where did Yiduli believe it? is only a little lover who is still Cao Hao's old name, and now that the two are married, such an encounter is also embarrassing.

Seeing that Cao Hao really had no intention of reviving the old love, Yi Duli thought of Yang Ruixue, and was a little moved. The woman of this color, although she is a good family, is just a businessman's portal, and it is very easy to get started. Therefore, he asked Cao Hao about Yang Ruixue's residence in Beijing.

Where did Cao Hao know this? Yiduli didn't believe that he didn't know, he just thought he was hiding his secrets, and now he deliberately ate two sentences from him, also to damage him.

The seventeenth elder brother didn't care, but the sixteenth elder brother heard Yi Duli's words mean something, and after sitting down, he asked with a smile: "If Fu Ruo still has the matter of pity for the fragrance and the jade, why doesn't the master know, and thinks that he is a wooden lump that does not understand the amorous feelings!" ”

Yi Duli just wanted to make fun of Cao Hao, and he didn't want to offend him, so he smiled and said: "Well, Sixteenth Master, this is what is going on, a few days ago, Lao Yi and Fu Ruo went to eat and drink, and met a handsome little daughter-in-law who was as handsome as a fairy, crying and shouting, saying that Fu Ruo was like her brother-in-law." If you are someone else, this cheap sister-in-law is also distressed. Fu Ruo also looked like a brother-in-law, and sent Xiao Er to call the little daughter-in-law's family to help her! If this were another man, the meat that was delivered to his mouth would still be able to run away like this! ”

These words, looking at the explicit depreciation and implicit praise, heard the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother laugh. The seventeenth elder brother looked at Cao Hao and said with a smile: "Fu Ruo is steady!" ”

Speaking of which, he is three years younger than Cao Hao, but because he is an elder, he is also old-fashioned.

The sixteenth elder brother looked at Cao Hao, shook his head with a smile, and said: "People are not romantic teenagers, you have let go of such an affair, it is really incomprehensible!" ”

I listened to Bai Zhu saying on the side: "No wind and no waves, flies are uncertain and seamless eggs, even if this woman is at the top of the wine, she will not recognize people indiscriminately!" Cao Hao, didn't you raise an outer room outside, and you have such a cheap sister-in-law with you? ”

Although Bai Zhu said it unintentionally, he didn't like it when it fell into everyone's ears.

Yi Duli regretted it a little, and frowned slightly, he really shouldn't have mentioned this stubble. Cao Hao just smiled and shook his head, without saying anything.

Bai Zhu thought that he had grabbed Cao Hao's sore feet, and couldn't help but feel a little proud, and laughed twice: "Look, isn't that the case!" But Cao Hao, you are not a man, looking at this is really afraid of guilt! Originally, I didn't believe it when I heard people talk about it, but now I know that it is the case! ”

Because he was the cousin of Cao Hao's aunt Zhao Jia's family, and he was the brother-in-law of the thirteenth elder brother, he didn't take Cao Hao very seriously. The two are of the same age, and relatives and friends also praise Cao Hao for how steady and sensible he is.

This time he seized the opportunity, how could he not be sarcastic?

Feng De, Feng Che brothers and Cao Song have always been good friends, and they have a close relationship with Cao Hao, and when they hear their uncle talk like this, they all know that it is inappropriate, but they don't know how to persuade them.

Yi Duli was old after all, and waved his hand at Bai Zhu and said, "Don't talk about these shadowless things." I heard that the ninth master brought the opera team over today, but he hasn't listened to the drama for several days! ”

Although the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother were annoyed that Baizhu's words were mean, Cao Hao, the main master, was not angry, and they were not easy to intervene.

Cao Hao's face was a little gloomy, not because Bai Zhu said that he was afraid of the inside, but because he thought of the reason why the prince gathered in the Thirteen Elder Brothers' Mansion.

I heard that the old lady in the palace was seriously ill, and the queen mother had issued a decree and ordered the thirteenth elder brother and Fu Jin to enter the palace. This old concubine is the sister of the Queen Mother, and in the eleventh year of Shunzhi, she entered Beijing with her sister from Horqin, Mongolia.

The old lady once raised the eighth princess, and the thirteenth elder brother, the half-brother of the eighth princess, has always been kind. The Queen Mother summoned the Thirteenth Elder Brother and the Thirteenth Fujin into the palace, also because of the old lady's affection.

Today, all the elder brothers gathered together, except for a few who have always been close to the thirteenth elder brothers, the others should all have their own plans. Or they feel that there is no possibility of reinstatement of the abolished prince, and the thirteenth elder brother, who has always been a little at odds with him, is about to turn over.

Cao Hao thought of Kangxi's suspicious surname now, and knew what he would think about when he heard the gathering in the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion today. In addition, the old lady is seriously ill, and the thirteenth elder brother is still listening to the play, and when it reaches the palace, it is inevitable that the queen mother will not be happy.

Thirteenth elder brother, I'm afraid that I will be cheated by these attentive brothers again.

Cao Hao is not the only one who wants to do the same thing.

In the flower hall, the seventh elder brother looked at the brothers and sisters, and sighed in his heart. In the past two years, he has been dealing with the thirteenth elder brother without avoiding suspicion, in addition to being influenced by Cao Hao, he mainly has a sense of hurting himself.

Since the eldest brother and the prince competed back then, the capital has not stopped over the years. However, no one cares about his elder brother at all. The maternal family is clothed and has a low status; He is also disabled, and he has no emperor's heart.

It was not until recent years that the imperial father was tossed and tired by those smart sons, and he was tolerant of these duties.

He doesn't want to fall into the trap, and he doesn't want to add icing on the cake, it's just a good fate.

Now, the ninth elder brother is framing the thirteenth elder brother so clearly, but the seventh elder brother is a little unable to sit still. He didn't want to offend people, and he was impatient to deal with the past like this, so he said goodbye to the thirteenth elder brother under the pretext that there was something in the house.

Except for the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother, the other elder brothers all got up, and the fifth elder brother said: "Seventh, I came with you, and I will go back together, there are many things waiting for me outside!" ”

The twelfth elder brother originally followed the trend, but when he saw that the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother had said goodbye, they also left together.

In the hall, only the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, the eighth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother remained.

The third elder brother held the teacup, smiling rather than smiling. The fourth elder brother still did not smile as usual, but occasionally looked at the ninth elder brother with a little coldness.

The fourteenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother are of the same age, and the two talk and laugh, and they look very close.

This is, the housekeeper of the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion came to report, but it was picked up in the theater.

The thirteenth elder brother smiled heartily, got up and said to the elder brothers: "Since the other side is ready, then the elder brothers and the fourteenth elder brother please move?" ”

Brother Jiu first smiled and echoed: "The most famous team in the capital, who was originally going to King Kang's Mansion today, was forced by me, they have two pillars, and the singing is authentic!" ”

The eighth elder brother hesitated slightly, looked at the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother with a smile and said, "What do the two elder brothers mean?" ”

The third elder brother knocked on the table with his finger with a smile and said, "Naturally, if you watch it, it will be a good show, if you don't watch it, isn't it a waste of a good show?" ”

The fourth elder brother turned his head, looked at the eighth elder brother and said, "Eighth brother, what do you mean?" ”

The eighth elder brother was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "The younger brother naturally listens to the arrangement of the two elder brothers!" ”

The fourth elder brother looked at the eighth elder brother, his eyes were a little deep, and he didn't say anything, and went to the theater by the garden of the thirteenth elder brother's mansion with everyone.

The female guests are in a few bays on the right side of the second floor, and the male guests go up the stairs on the left. Even Cao Hao and Yi Duli also arrived one after another.

Cao Hao was already sad about E Fei's death, but now that he thinks of the situation of the thirteenth elder brother, where does he still have the heart to listen to the play?

He came here mainly to remind the Thirteenth Elder Brother. He did not follow everyone upstairs, but found a secluded place to stand at the corner downstairs. He also called a familiar steward in the Thirteen Mansions, and asked him to quietly invite the Thirteenth Elder Brother to come down.

Seeing Cao Hao frowning and standing here, the thirteenth elder brother said with a smile: "What, you are also impatient to watch the drama and want to take the first step?" ”

Cao Hao said in a low voice: "Thirteenth Master, the Duke of Eguo has turned over, I heard that the old lady in the palace is not in good health, and the Thirteenth Master is ...... here."

When the thirteenth elder brother heard this, he said with a little embarrassment: "Efei is gone, when I was a child, I often pestered him to take me out of the palace......" Speaking of this, he sighed and said: "No matter what, I always have to give him a ride." ”

I heard the sound of drums, and a martial artist had already come out to warm up first.

"Thirteenth Master, this drama ...... Find a reason, let the big guy disperse! Cao Hao said earnestly.

Even if the thirteenth elder brother is open-minded, after all, he grew up in the palace, and he knows these charms and spirits.

Seeing Cao Hao like this, he was quite pleased, patted Cao Hao's shoulder and said, "You are a sincere person, it's just ...... It's just that since they have lined up the show, how can I be allowed to leave? Even if there is no this, there will be other troubles. If Huang Ama wants to lift me up, what is it to listen to the drama on my birthday? If Huang Ama is too lazy to pay attention to me, even if he kicks out the troupe, he won't be able to leave anything good. ”

"Thirteenth Master......" Cao Hao heard the gloomy meaning in his words, and didn't know how to persuade him.

There is no father and son in the heavenly family, if the thirteenth elder brother hopes that Kangxi can treat him with a loving father's heart, I am afraid that he will be disappointed again.

The thirteenth elder brother looked up at the sky and said to Cao Hao with a smile: "It's warm today, and the weather is in a small spring." I know you're impatient to socialize, don't stay up here, go home and rest! Even if they are old Yi, I will send them away in a while, there are some things, you can not get involved in the end, don't get involved, save anyone's eyes! ”

* Chengxi, Caofu, Wutong Garden.

Today, it is winter, according to the rules of the day, it is necessary to burn the kang. The peony courtyard on Zhaojia's side has been uninhabited for many years, and the kang road is a little blocked, and there are smoke in the house, so it is impossible to treat people. Therefore, Chu Yu invited Zhao Jia's family to come to Wutong Garden to sit here.

Like Zhaojia's family, there is also Tian's house, so Tian's two sons Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng are also on Chu Yu's side.

Hengsheng, Zuo Zhu, Zuo Cheng plus four and five children, and five children on the kang on the ground, Zhao Jia's couldn't help but have a headache.

Regarding Chu Yu's courtesy to Tian's family, Zhao Jia's family was very puzzled. It's just a relative of a staff member, how can it be like an aunt and grandmother who came back to the door?

However, now that she is attached to her nephew, there is no room for much talk.

Cao Hao sent her the title deed a few days ago, and Zhao Jia's heart was also quite moved. Spending money from the public is different from having money in your own hands. Therefore, she also reminds herself at all times to restrain her temper and not to make her nephews and nieces uncomfortable. In the future, the future of the sons will depend on Cao Hao, the eldest brother, to help him, and he really can't be offended.

Although he understood it in his heart, when he saw the silver rat skin robe that Tian was wearing, Zhao Jiashi couldn't help but pull down his face. She had seen this material last month, and she had chosen one piece and sewed two new clothes.

Isn't the Cao family's industry all in vain? Since there is no money in the public school, why is the capital government so lavish? Zhao Jia's thought about the several properties under Cao Hao's name, and he was really annoyed.

When who is a fool can't do it, this hasn't been separated yet, so they reversed their hands, and it wasn't their second room side to prevent it! Thinking of this, Zhao Jia's felt very blocked, even the field property he received a few days ago, now he thought about it, it was like sending her away and gagging her.

Zhao Jiashi thought of her dead husband, and only felt sad in her heart. Dafang relied on his power and dared to fool her like this, not because Cao Quan had passed away, and his sons were now speechless.

(To be continued)