Rehe, Sizhi Book House.

This is where the middle road of Rehe Xinggong is located, where Kangxi sits and lies. Except for Kangxi and the eunuch on the errand, there were only the Cao family's father and son in the house.

Cao Yin bowed down and stood on one side, while Cao Hao had just been summoned over and bowed his head to see the driver.

Kangxi looked at Cao Hao, who was kneeling on the ground, and there was no joy or anger on his face, and said, "I heard that you did a good job, get up and talk back." ”

Cao Yin was wearing an official uniform, and he thought that he was also coming from the yamen, looking at his son's pale face and blue lips, he couldn't help frowning, and his face could not hide his concern.

Cao Hao's side, after listening to Kangxi's words, responded to the call, and bowed his head and retreated behind his father to stand by.

The father and son, who are cautious in their words and deeds, are all generally obedient. Kangxi saw it in his eyes, but his heart was not very comfortable.

Standing too far, five or six paces apart. I don't know if the father and son of the Cao family are standing far away, or if his ears are a little heavy, he just feels that between the answers, he can't really hear it.

Kangxi raised his chin and motioned for Wei Zhu to move a stool for Cao Yin. Cao Yin thanked the Holy Grace again and sat next to the stool.

Except for the arrival of the former Ersheng, after Kangxi met Cao Hao among the officials who took over, this was the first meeting in Rehe.

In the end, he is old, and he is a little tired along the way, and Kangxi did not summon his ministers yesterday.

Looking at Cao Yin's thin appearance and difficult to hide his old appearance, Kangxi didn't feel anything; Seeing that Cao Hao was also sick and weak, Kangxi felt a little dazzling.

He coughed, cleared his throat, and said to Cao Hao, "How is Chu Yu's body?" What did the Imperial Doctor say? ”

Cao Hao came out of the ranks, bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, there is no surname to do with it." The doctor prescribed a prescription, but he just needed to recuperate. ”

Hearing this, Kangxi's expression froze, and he said "um", turned the conversation, and went to Cao Yin and said, "What did the Ministry of Rites say?" How's the rain going? ”

Hearing this, Cao Yin got up and presented the fold sent by the Ministry of Rites from the capital with both hands.

Wei Zhu took it and handed it to Kangxi.

Kangxi glanced twice, his face was a little ugly, and he frowned: "I just said that it was falling, but I didn't say a word about the rain, which shows that the thunder is loud and the rain is small, which is not satisfactory." Speaking of this, he said to Wei Zhu: "Go out and ask, has the excerpt of the governor of Zhili arrived?" If Song Zhu is here, pass him in. ”

"Huh!" Wei Zhu responded and bowed out.

Kangxi turned his head and said to Cao Yin: "From now on, fasting and praying for rain will also be held on this side of Rehe." From below me, from the following to the local officials, shall not disturb the people. ”

"The minions obey." Cao Yin bowed in response.

While speaking, Wei Zhu had already come in with an excerpt, followed by Song Zhu, a bachelor from Sui Hu Rehe.

The excerpt of the governor of Zhili has arrived, Kangxi has seen it, and sighed in his heart. Although it prayed for rain, it was "not yet wet", which was no different from not raining.

Kangxi put down the fold and said to Songzhu: "The rain in the capital is insufficient, and the order is that the capital will continue to fast and pray for rain from May 1." ”

Song Zhu received the order and went down to draft the decree.

Kangxi explained two more words of praying for rain to Cao Yin, then glanced at Cao Hao, and said, "Look at your bad complexion, is it hard to be on an errand?" I will rest for a few days, and then come out on an errand. ”

Cao Hao's side, naturally, looked like he didn't dare to take credit, and even said "ashamed", because of family affairs, he was a little lazy in official affairs, mostly because of the strength of colleagues in the Internal Affairs Office.

He was telling the truth, but Kangxi looked at his expression carefully, whether it was a look of indignation.

Seeing that Cao Hao was no different, Kangxi waved his hand and said, "Kneel down first, I still have something to say to your father." ”

Cao Hao withdrew from the bookstore, and he was relieved.

The sixteenth elder brother was already waiting not far away with his hands behind his back.

Seeing Cao Hao come out, the sixteenth elder brother stepped forward, frowned and said, "This repair errand is over, what are you still standing for?" Let's start taking leave tomorrow, who will show this half-dead appearance? Young, I boiled my body, but there was no place to take regret medicine. ”

Naturally, it was for the Ninety-Five Venerable to see, now that the face is over, and he can drink the medicine when he goes back.

Cao Hao thought in his heart, his face was not obvious, and he smiled: "It's okay, I'm tired from being busy driving these days, just rest for a while." ”

The sixteenth elder brother took the sixteenth Fujin to visit Chu Yu yesterday, and knew that it was the appearance of nine deaths and one life.

He stamped his foot vigorously, sighed, and said, "I'm going back early." If I'm in Rehe, let's continue to hunt for the murderer, and we can't let people take advantage of the loopholes. Fortunately, Da Gege came back, otherwise I am afraid that even you would have been ruined......"

Although more than half a month has passed since the incident, Cao Hao still feels chills in his back when he thinks about it. Not only did his back chill, but he felt that his palms were also sweaty, and his eyes couldn't help but turn black for a while.

Seeing that Cao Hao didn't squeak, the sixteenth elder brother gave him a punch and said, "It's still not a master, it's been a long time......

Before he finished speaking, his face had changed, he held the crumbling Cao Hao, and called loudly: "Cao Hao, Cao Hao......"

It just so happened that Cao Yin came out of the study room, and when he saw this scene, his face turned pale.

There were two little eunuchs next to him, and when they saw the appearance of the sixteenth elder brother's anxious white face, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to step forward, so they heard the sixteenth elder brother say angrily: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Don't lift people up yet. ”

In a hurry, the group supported Cao Hao to find the imperial doctor.

Wei Zhu stood at the door of the study room, and his face also showed a little worry. When everyone was far away, he collected his thoughts, turned around and entered the house, and said in a low voice: "Long live Lord Qiyu, it was Cao Hao, the head of Heshuo, who suddenly fainted, which caused the sixteenth elder brother to panic, and then made a disturbance. ”

Kangxi sat cross-legged on the kang, looking at other excerpts, and after listening to Wei Zhu's words, his body stiffened.

After a while, he said to Wei Zhu: "Go over and ask, how is the situation?" ”

Cao Hao miscalculated.

He just thought that he had boiled his mind and his face was a little bad.

In fact, because he was restless when he was taking care of Chu Yu some time ago, he was a little injured and his steps were weak. He just thought that he hadn't slept well and didn't pay too much attention to it, and he delayed it for so long.

Whether it is "liver and spleen imbalance", "old diseases have not gone away, worries hurt the body", the imperial doctor said a bunch of words, and there is only one meaning, that is, Cao Hao is sick, and he is not lightly ill and needs to be raised.

Cao Hao, who was on the bed, woke up and regretted it in his heart.

Chu Yu is not well yet, he is sick again, which makes his parents worry a lot.

When Wei Zhu came over by order, he heard Cao Hao say to Cao Yin: "Father, my son is fine, father doesn't have to worry." It's just because I've been doing a lot lately, and I've slept a little less. ”

Seeing Cao Hao like this, the sixteenth elder brother couldn't help but want to say a few words to him. Before he could speak, he saw Cao Yin take two steps forward, stretched out his hand, and touched Cao Hao's forehead, which was already red.

Seeing that their father and son were like this, the sixteenth elder brother hurriedly closed his mouth.

"The old father is incompetent...... I'm tired of my son......" Cao Yin said, already in tears.

I couldn't help but be surprised, and even Cao Hao was stunned.

has been a father and son for fifteen or six years, and it is the first time I have seen Cao Yin lose his temper like this.

"Father......" Cao Hao muttered: "It's the son who is not good, so that the father is worried......"

Wei Zhu stood at the door, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't help but stretch out his sleeves and wipe his eyes.

It's hard to be a man, it's even harder to be a courtier, and it's hard to be a capable courtier.

Wei Zhu sighed, turned around, and asked the imperial doctor in a low voice before turning around and going back to his life.

In the room, Cao Yin also seemed to react to his gaffe, turned around and wiped his tears, bowed to the sixteenth elder brother standing next to him, and said, "Weichen is out of shape, don't blame the sixteenth elder brother." ”

When the sixteenth elder brother saw it, he waved his hand and said, "It's not an outsider, and my cousin-in-law doesn't have to be polite." ”

Cao Yin glanced at his son and ordered, "You rest here first, arrange for your father to fast and pray for rain, and then send you back." ”

"The son is really fine, the father doesn't have to worry about it......" Cao Hao was already struggling and wanted to get off the ground, but he was dizzy in front of him and was held down by the sixteenth elder brother.

"The father is busy, the son will lie down for a while, and go to his own house." Cao Hao couldn't, so he had to say so.

Cao Yin looked at his eldest son, and his expression was still a little uneasy.

The sixteenth elder brother patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, uncle, I'll send him back later." ”

Cao Yin hesitated for a moment and said, "In this way, I will bother the sixteenth elder brother......

Seeing his father's figure go away, Cao Hao covered his eyes with his arm and said, "I'm really not sick...... Just a little tired......"

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he was already angry, pulled over a chair, sat down in front of Cao Hao's bed, and said viciously: "Do you have to have two more holes in your body to call it something?" Your body has almost become a sieve eye in the past few years, so you can't take care of it. ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he only smiled bitterly, put down his arm, looked at the sixteenth elder brother, and said with a little pleading: "Sixteenth master, discuss something with you, don't make a fuss about this." Chu Yu's body is not very good, and our wife is timid and small......"

Hearing that he wanted to hide his condition, the sixteenth elder brother glared at him and said, "Don't even think about it, is this a joke?" If you drag your hair out, you are really unfilial. ”

"I'll rest here, drink the medicine and go back...... It's just that I'm afraid that they will worry, thinking that it is a serious illness, and I will take care of it when I go back, and I won't be able to go to the Internal Affairs Office from the beginning of tomorrow......" Cao Hao discussed.

The sixteenth elder brother glanced at him and said impatiently: "I can't open my eyelids, what are you talking about?" Hurry up and go to sleep, and you'll talk about it when you wake up......"

When Cao Hao heard this, he was relieved and fell asleep groggily.

The sixteenth elder brother looked at the sleeping Cao Hao, sighed for a while, got up and came out, and hurried to the Sizhi Book House to see the driver.

Because of fasting, not only must you eat vegetarian, but also do not eat at noon, so today's imperial meal is used early.

When the sixteenth elder brother entered the house, Kangxi was eating.

There was only one side of the table, seven or eight dishes, all of which were vegetarian dishes.

"Huang Ama......" The voice of the sixteenth elder brother was a little eager, but the next words were glared back by Kangxi's eyes.

"As a prince, what kind of system do you have when you are panicked?" Kangxi put down his chopsticks, frowned and scolded the sixteenth elder brother.

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he knelt on the ground on his knees, bowed his head and said, "The son knows that he is wrong, and he leads the teachings of the emperor Amma." ”

Kangxi snorted coldly and asked someone to remove the dining table.

The sixteenth elder brother knelt for a long time, didn't hear the call, raised his head, and just happened to be facing Kangxi.

"Is it your turn to be wronged?" Kangxi saw that the sixteenth elder brother seemed to be resentful, and his face was deep and afraid.

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, his heart trembled, and he hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Erchen doesn't dare, Erchen is just ...... I'm just worried that Cao Hao will be injured too much, lose his longevity, and Huang Ama will lose a loyal minister......"

Kangxi had already heard Wei Zhu talk about the scene on Cao Hao's side, and now listening to the sixteenth elder brother say this, he knew that he was telling the truth.

If he was so close to the prince and brother, Kangxi would not be able to see him for a long time. But the sixteenth elder brother has long had a relationship with Cao Hao, and now he is an errand boy, such friendship reminds him of the scene when he was a teenager and Cao Yin's monarch and ministers.

"Are you asking for medicine? Seeking? Kangxi waved his hand and said, "You go and arrange it, you don't need to ask for instructions." ”

"The retainers are here to ask for a fake. Huang Ama, Cao Hao's side, exempt him from the errand of the Internal Affairs Office, let him rest for a while......" The sixteenth elder brother said with a little pleading.

When Kangxi heard this, he couldn't help frowning, looked at the sixteenth elder brother twice, and said, "How do you rest?" Chu Yu's injury is healed? Can you leave for Beijing? ”

The sixteenth elder brother was speechless for a while, and whispered: "I'm afraid that I can't bear the trouble of cars and horses, and the imperial doctor instructed that I must raise it for another month to get better." ”

Kangxi put his hands behind his back, walked a few steps, and said: "Spread my message, Cao Hao has done a good job on this errand, and since he is sick, he will take half a month off." After speaking, he waved his hand to the sixteenth elder brother and said, "Kneel down, I still have to see the excerpts." ”

Although it is half a month off, it is not the same thing as what the sixteenth elder brother is looking forward to. But seeing that Kangxi didn't mean to say anything more, the sixteenth elder brother had no choice but to come out according to the order.

It just so happened that Wei Zhu was also ordered to come out to summon the minister, and seeing the dejected appearance of the sixteenth elder brother, he couldn't help but step forward, lowered his voice and said: "Sixteenth master, don't worry, the emperor's master heard that Lord Cao was crying, and he also sighed several times, and he was afraid that he was also worried about Cao's ......."

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, his eyes lit up...... * Beijing, Qianmen Street.

Outside Daoxiang Village, there was already a long queue, with hundreds of people, winding to the end of the street.

The shopkeepers and men of other merchants looked at it, whether they were peers or not, they were a little hot-eyed. Speaking of which, there are a few more Nanwei dumpling shops on this street seriously, but they are just learning to form and picking up some individual customers.

There are people who don't know the details, but when they saw such a bustle, they couldn't help but stop and asked the crowd: "Isn't it just a dumpling shop?" Why are these individuals queuing? ”

Enthusiastic, he pointed to the red couplets newly posted on both sides of the shop in Daoxiang Village, and said, "Have you seen it?" 'Four o'clock flowers compete for ingenuity, nine sons of rice dumplings compete for new'! The zongzi in Daoxiang Village are only on the market today, and this Jiuzi zongzi is not available in the other family, and everyone is afraid that they will not be able to buy it......"

When the man heard this, he still couldn't figure it out, and said, "Isn't it just zongzi?" No matter what tricks you do, can you still succeed in the side? ”

The person in line saw that he didn't understand, pursed his lips, didn't look at him, and said, "This festival gift, which one has the dignity of Daoxiang Village......

(To be continued)