At the beginning of February 16 (7 o'clock in the evening), Cao Hao made friends, and Wanyan Yongqing's father Wan Jiha died of illness.

Cao Hao got the funeral letter, immediately entered the mansion to change into a stone green coat, galloped quickly, and went to Wanyan's mansion to visit the funeral. Although nominally, Wanyan Yongqing has been divided into other households, but the flesh and blood are rich, where can it be said that the points can be shared?

Every time Yan Yongqing wrote a letter, he mentioned his parents a lot, and he also mentioned that his younger brother was young, so he asked Cao Hao to take more care of him.

There are some things, even if Yongqing said, Cao Hao will also do it. Moreover, although Wanyan Yongsheng had some discord with him in the early years, the contacts in recent years have been quite close.

White lanterns have been hung up in the Earl's Court, and the plaques have been covered with white cloth.

The servants of the Earl's Court were already busy, and Cao Hao bowed before the funeral bed, and went to visit the lord of Fuhui again.

I have to ask Yan Yongsheng again, how is the funeral arrangement, but there is anyone who needs help.

Yongsheng is in trouble, it turns out that there is no longevity material here.

It stands to reason that Wan Jiha is already in the age of the sixtieth year, and he has been bedridden for a few years after a stroke.

Yongsheng mentioned it once, but he was slapped twice by the lord of Fuhui County. According to the meaning of the lord of Fuhui, he always wants her husband to pass his sixty-sixth birthday, and then prepare this thing to save taboos.

Although it is said that people go to the coffin shop to select materials, but in a hurry, there is no high-quality longevity material. There are two ready-made ones, and the price is a little higher.

Cao Hao listened to the meaning of his words, as if he didn't have the money, and said: "I'll go back later, send the tent to send some silver first, and you will use it first." ”

Yongsheng was a little grateful on his face, and Cao Hao said again: "Is Ming'er going to send people to the northwest to report the funeral?" ”

When Yongsheng heard this, with a look of pain on his face, he said in a deep voice: "Big brother, don't report the funeral for the time being, this is Amma's deathbed confession, saying that he will talk about it when the eldest brother comes back from the Northwest Army." He is an old man, looking forward to his eldest brother's achievements. I just wanted to talk to Fu Ruo about this, and I have already said hello to my sister-in-law, and my eldest brother has written to and from home in addition to Fu Ruo. I also hope that Fu Ruo will fulfill the heart of Amma's beloved son. ”

In the end, Rao is Yongsheng is a man, and he can't help but choke up a little.

Cao Hao also felt uncomfortable, and he paid attention to filial piety at this time. Yongqing can't see his father for the last time, which will make him regret it for the rest of his life.

However, Cao Hao can also understand Wan Jiha's loving heart. Finally, the Northwest War is imminent, it is the time to earn military merits, if you report the funeral to the front of the army, Yongqing will return to Beijing to mourn, Ding worry for three years, but it is a good opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Although Kangxi was fifty-one years old, it was Wanjiha who expelled Yongqing from the Earl's Palace. But the father and son are always worried about it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been worried about hurting my body and being bedridden after a stroke.

The clansmen and in-laws of the Wanyan family got the news and went here to visit the funeral one after another.

Cao Hao saw that he couldn't really help anything, so he stayed for a while and went home.

When he arrived at the house, Cao Hao instructed Zhang Yi to pay 5,000 taels of silver from the account and send it to Wanyan's family overnight.

When she returned to Wutong Garden, Tianhui had already gone to sleep in the East House. There was a lamp left in the upper room, and Chu Yu sat at the kang table, spreading pen and ink, and didn't know what to write.

Seeing Cao Hao coming back, Chu Yu got up and waited for him to change his clothes, and also asked about the funeral in Wanyan Mansion.

Wan Jiha's age is similar to Cao Yin's, even if his health has not been good in recent years, Cao Hao didn't expect that he would be gone if he said no.

Not only Wan Jiha, but Ma Jun's father's health is not good, and his parents' generation is getting old one after another.

Chu Yu knew that Cao Hao and Yongqing were close, picked up a piece of paper from the kang table, and said: "Just now I asked someone to take the gift book of red and white ceremonies in the house, and drew up a gift list for that side. ”

Cao Hao took it and glanced at it. Although I don't know what the ordinary examples are, there are all kinds of them, and they look rich.

"It's good not to be rude, these are just for people to see. Ming'er asked someone to go over and ask, if the dumplings in the house over there have been ordered by other people's homes, if they haven't booked, let the shop vacate a furnace and supply it to the house over there. Cao Hao put the gift slip aside, sat on the kang, and drank half a cup of tea.

"Poor Jian Wangfu Dafujin, it's still her birthday. In the future, when the birthday is celebrated, the old uncle will sacrifice, but he will never be happy anymore. Chu Yu sighed while collecting the pen and ink.

Cao Hao thought of what he had just heard in the small courtyard of King Jian's mansion, and Yang Zimo wanted to be famous. Prince Jian has always acted freely, this time he will take care of the Yue family's white affairs and suppress the news of the outer room?

Although he was already sleepy, Cao Hao couldn't sleep because of the tea. In a daze, it will be the third watch to close his eyes.

When it came to the fourth watch, Cao Hao was aroused again, and there was a morning meeting in Changchun Garden today, and he wanted to rush to Chouzheng (two o'clock in the morning) to go out of the city at Xizhi Gate.

The hangover was unbearable, Cao Hao only felt a splitting headache, and he had no appetite, so he drank half a bowl of egg drop soup and put down his chopsticks.

Out of Wutong Garden, when he arrived at the gate of the Orchid Courtyard, Cao Hao looked inside, and saw that the lights in the upper room were on, so he went in with Chu Yu to say goodbye.

Since Li became pregnant again, Cao Yin felt sorry for his wife, and whenever he went out of the city to meet the court, he told Li that he didn't need to get up early.

Where is Lee's pampered person? Except for the first few months of pregnancy, when she couldn't get up from sleepiness, she still got up early and served her husband to the court.

When Cao Hao entered, Li was dressing Cao Yinzheng, and when he saw his son's ugly face, he was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask why.

Cao Yin looked at his son with a little blame, and frowned: "What an adult, you don't know how to take care of yourself, so you need your mother to worry!" ”

The old couple is getting more and more tired.

Cao Hao believes that Cao Yin's concern for his wife at this moment is greater than that of his son. Maybe the old man was eating his son's vinegar in his heart, so he didn't give Cao Hao a good face.

Where will Cao Hao care about him, help his mother to sit by the kang, and said, "There were a lot of things yesterday, and I didn't rest well at night." It would be good to wait for his son to secretly catch up on sleep in the yamen at night. ”

Hearing this, Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want to ask your daughter-in-law to prepare a blanket for you?" Don't sleep and get cold, although the day is getting warmer, the house is also cold. ”

Cao Hao touched his clothes and said, "No, because I have to travel in the middle of the night, my son is wearing several layers of clothes." I'm not immortal, so don't worry, mother. ”

Li touched Cao Hao's sleeve, and saw that he was indeed wearing a lot, Fang breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "You are by the side of the old lady, like a little adult, if you want to ask a few words for your mother, you can't interject." No matter how big it is, it's just letting you suffer in Beijing alone, and it's all about us who are old and can't stand you. ”

These words are sentimental.

Cao Yin "coughed" and said, "In the middle of the night, what are you doing about this?" It made the children uncomfortable, the time is not in a hurry, it is time to go. Speaking of this, he said to Chu Yu: "It's still early, let my wife rest again in a while." ”

Chu Yu responded, and sent her father-in-law and husband to the porch with her mother-in-law.

When he arrived at the front yard, Cao Yin's carriage was ready, and Xiao Man also led the horse and waited for Cao Hao.

When he arrived at the carriage, Cao Yin turned around and said to Cao Hao: "I have something to ask you, get in the car." ”

Cao Hao was a little puzzled, and then got into his father's carriage.

One sentence in the east, one sentence in the west, but nothing special. Cao Hao suddenly realized that he was just tired when he saw him, so he asked him to get in the car together.

It is said that mother's love is as heavy as a mountain, and this father's love is just like the depth of the sea.

Cao Yin treats him like this, and Wanjiha treats Yongqing like this.

Sure enough, staying in Xizhimen and leaving the city, Cao Yin said: "For my father's eyes, you haven't slept well, so let's take a nap!" ”

The father and son received the voice, and Cao Yin closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. Cao Hao didn't feel sleepy, thinking about Yongqing, and thinking of his father Jiazi, he was already a little flustered.

Although he hid a lot of secret things and couldn't mention them to Cao Yin, he didn't rely on Cao Yin in his heart.

"Father, live a long life!" Cao Hao sighed softly, low and inaudible.

When the carriage arrived at Changchun Garden, it was already Mao Zheng (six o'clock in the morning), and many officials had already arrived here.

Everyone took the waist card, entered the garden, and waited for the holy car in the arrow hall.

One time less, the kings of the clan and the prince and brother also came to the court one after another.

The sixteenth elder brother called Cao Hao aside, his face was full of joy, and said, "There is already a letter of approval, you can be regarded as having fulfilled your wish." ”

Cao Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "Please approve the excerpt of Rehe?" ”

"Well, when I asked Huang Ama to say goodbye last night, Huang Ama specifically mentioned this matter, and he was already willing." The sixteenth elder brother patted Cao Hao's shoulder and said, "This, you want to thank me." I mentioned that your family doesn't have a house over there, and Huang Ama also said that he would ask the Internal Affairs Office and give the house down. ”

"Xie is to be thanked, just to give the house? Wouldn't it be too ostentatious? Cao Hao was really afraid of this stormy day, and weighed the way.

The sixteenth elder brother waved his hand and said: "Although it is an honor to give the house, it is nothing, you have made a great contribution, and you deserve it." You are young, you are already a high-ranking lord, and then you are promoted to an official before you can be called swagger, and it is better to get some benefits. The face is good-looking, and it can also deter villains. ”

Thinking that he was about to be able to go out of Beijing, Cao Hao only felt a lot happier in his heart.

"Sixteenth Master, do you have any letters, and the Sixteenth Master of Suihu Rehe will not leave this summer, right?" Cao Hao asked: "This half a year, if the sixteenth master is not here, I am afraid that I will get tired of living for a while." ”

"Almost, now Huang Ama is grumpy, and there are few people who can accompany his old man to talk. I don't care about the chair, and I don't be greedy for money, but I just want to make his old man happy and do his filial piety. Huang Ama knows this, and treats me dear. The sixteenth elder brother said, but there was a faint worry on his face: "If you don't hide it, I'm also afraid in my heart." In case of...... How many of us mothers, I don't know what the end is...... Now, I just hope that Huang Ama will live a long life......"

Whether it is the emperor's house or the eunuch's house, the father and son are still the father and son. In the son's heart, the father is the existence of the sky.

Seeing that the sixteenth elder brother was so uneasy, Cao Hao was a little unbearable, touched his chin, and said with a smile: "The sixteenth master forgot what I said?" ”

"What?" Seeing Cao Hao's strange smile, the sixteenth elder brother asked.

"The sixteenth master is full of heaven, the earth pavilion is round, and the appearance of blessings. Plus the sixteenth elder brother is not greedy, and if he has no desire, he is strong, Wang Zuozhi's appearance! Cao Hao lowered his voice and said with a bit of pretending.

Although the two of them were unscrupulous in their words and deeds in their early years, they have grown older and spoken in a regular manner, but it is rare to see Cao Hao like this.

The sixteenth elder brother couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's been a few years, it's hard for you to remember this." You have done it all for the good money boy, and you can't do it for this half-immortal. But it is borrowed from you, if the lord really becomes the king, it will ...... I'll give you a golden beauty, it's enjoyable to watch, and it won't affect your little couple's affection and love......" Speaking of this, he said with a little teasing: "Honestly, when I went to Rehe this time, did I really get tired of Jingli, or did I want to take Chu Yu to play because I was lazy with Yuko?" ”

Cao Hao's face showed seriousness, looked at the sixteenth elder brother, and said, "This, but it is a heavenly opportunity that cannot be revealed." Before the words fell, he couldn't help but laugh himself.

Seeing Cao Hao like this, the sixteenth elder brother pursed his lips and said, "Take your daughter-in-law with you, is it possible to take the female shopkeeper with you?" You haven't been in the capital for half a year, have you ever thought about it? Brother Jiu's surname, how long can he hold it? I heard that her silver, the thirteenth brother made it, so let her enter the thirteenth brother's door. Although the thirteenth brother does not have a title, he is the prince in the end. In these days, those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and those who wear shoes are afraid of those who are barefoot. ”

Cao Haoyuan also meant this, and mentioned it to Han Jiang.

However, the Han Jiang clan had already sent a letter to Yangzhou to adopt his mother's cousin as his heir. She wants to retire, but she doesn't want to be a slave. After all, it is not her business alone, and future generations will be slaves for generations.

Since Tian's accident, she was disheartened and thought about going back to Yangzhou to live in seclusion.

Although the matter has come to this point, there is a reason why the Han Jiang clan is exposed to wealth and causing trouble, but it is fundamentally still affected by the pond fish.

Even if Cao Hao doesn't like her, he won't put this fault on a little woman for peace of mind.

Fortunately in the capital, there is the protection of the Cao family and Chu Yu; If you arrive in Yangzhou, the emperor is far away, and the minions of the eighth elder brother want to occupy a little daughter-in-law, can the Cheng family still be strong?

For a while, I didn't think of how to settle the Han Jiang clan, and the Han Jiang clan stayed in Cao Mansion temporarily.

Now it seems that in the future, maybe there will be no need to worry about the Han Jiang clan. Cao Hao thought that when Yang Zimo talked about the Han Jiang clan, he was very close, and there seemed to be some kind of kindness between the two.

The Cao family is a subordinate, but Prince Jian's mansion is a clan.

Even if Brother Jiu is the prince, the title is only Gushan Beizi, which is several levels worse than Yaerjiang. Yarjianga is an iron hat that even the prince dares to contend with, and he is just a prince, so he naturally doesn't take it seriously.

Besides, for the Zongren Mansion Sect Ling Yaerjiang, the Eighth Elder Brother has always been wooed, how could he take the initiative to offend? Even if the ninth elder brother is greedy for money, I am afraid that the eighth elder brother will dissuade him.

Although Yarjiang also has a lot of property under the Mansion, he is not as greedy for money as Brother Jiu. In terms of money, he is much more generous, and he loves face, so he will not pull down his face and covet Han Jiang's net worth.

Speaking of which, it helped the Cao family reduce a burden.

However, the world has always been dependent on blessings and misfortunes, so it is the idea to let the fourth elder brother not misunderstand. Otherwise, the gains outweigh the losses.

One time less, at the beginning of Chen (seven o'clock in the morning), Kangxi arrived.

At the beginning of the court meeting, the first thing was the official book.

Officials in the world, 36 outstanding officials, 9 greedy officials, 33 unscrupulous officials, 12 weak officials, 53 old officials, 32 sick officials, 24 incompetent officials, and 19 impetuous officials, respectively, were rewarded and punished as usual.

Subsequently, there were the transfers of several provincial officials.

Bai Huang was promoted to the political envoy of Hubei Province, and Wang Peixin of Jianchang Province in Sichuan was promoted to the position of Guizhou envoy. Yin Wangyi of Shuntian Mansion is the secretary of Dali Temple, and Yu Zhengjian, the priest of Guozi, is Yin of Shuntian Mansion.

After the ministry was done, the Ministry of Rites followed.

Annan tribute has arrived in the capital, please hand it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for inspection.

Kangxi's mood seemed to be good, and after listening to this recital, he said: "Annan pays tribute to rhino horn and ivory every year, which is heavy and far away, and the transportation is not exempt from labor, so it is not so soft. Then he took the horns and ivory of the rhino horns, so that he would not pay tribute. ”

A few officials of the Ministry of Etiquette and a few scholars stepped forward to praise virtue.

Cao Hao stood in the queue, pricked up his ears, and waited for the military department to perform.

He only knew a rough idea of what the military situation was in the northwest, but he hadn't heard the news for a while. Because of the different yamen, this is not good to inquire too much, or it is not really eye-catching.

In the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi, the fourteenth elder brother led the troops to fight in the fifty-seventh or fifty-eighth year of Kangxi. There are still two or three years of work to be done, so do you have to keep the stalemate in the northwest?

Even if Wanyan's family does not let the army report the funeral, Wanyan Yongqing is hidden, but in the eyes of outsiders, some people will say that Yongqing is greedy for fame and fame and disappoints his relatives.

If the fourteenth elder brother goes on the expedition, it is the first half of the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi, and Yongqing is in the filial piety period, so he may not be able to catch up. If it is the second half of the year or the following year, then the Yongqing filial piety period has passed.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao pondered, and discussed with Yongsheng when he finished the Yan Mansion to "pick up three" to see if there was a proper way.

At the end of the court meeting, it was mentioned that the holy driver was out of Beijing, and the prince was the twelfth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother. The scholars and the officials of the six departments have people who follow them, and on the side of the Internal Affairs Office, the two directors of Guan Bao and Ma Qi are the two directors who listen to the messenger.

Cao Hao's intention to go to Rehe was not made clear, but Kangxi summoned Cao Hao after the dispersal of the dynasty.

It seems to be a business matter, mentioning the repair of several gardens in the Rehe Palace, which is nothing more than a careful errand. It wasn't until the end that he mentioned that he had already issued an edict to Ma Qi to pick a house from the Internal Affairs Office in Rehe's property and give it to the Cao family.

When Cao Hao heard this, he had to bow his head and thank him.

Kangxi didn't call out immediately, and after a while, Fang said: "You don't have to be sad, I have written down your grievances!" ”

In the words, there was a little helplessness.

Cao Hao said "don't dare" in his mouth, and he was already speechless in his heart.

It's not easy to be an emperor, and in order to maintain the royal system, it's not even good to teach your son a lesson. Maybe in his eyes, Cao Hao is really nothing, so he won't pull down his face and teach Brother Jiu a lesson.

Before it was over, Kangxi asked Cao Hao to go to the Empress Dowager's palace to ask for peace.

Although he is the son-in-law of the emperor's grandson, except for the newlywed and the annual Holy Birthday Festival, Cao Hao really has no chance to greet the queen mother, after all, he is a foreign minister.

Although he was instructed by Kangxi, Cao Hao was still a little awkward, so he went to the Queen Mother's Palace to ask for a meeting.

The Queen Mother was warm and said a few homely words before sending Cao Hao out.

Before he left the garden, he saw the sixteenth elder brother coming over, stepped forward and said, "I just went to look for you, why did you go to the Queen Mother's Palace again?" ”

"The emperor's edict seems to be also for the Rehe Palace." Cao Hao saw that the sixteenth elder brother had changed into his regular clothes, and said, "The sixteenth elder wants to enter the city?" ”

"Well, Ming'er left Beijing, the errands have been arranged, go to the thirteenth brother's side, and I am on the way with you." The sixteenth elder brother replied.

As they spoke, the two went out of the garden.

The two of them, together with the accompanying chief, rode together for a total of twenty or so, raising a puff of smoke and dust......

(To be continued)