Cao Hao is not a fool, he knows that Kangxi sent Wei Zhu out with him, so he wanted to say something to Cao Yin in private.

When the sixteenth elder brother went to Qingxi Study, when he met Cao Yin, who came out of His Majesty, although Cao Hao was very curious, he was not good at being asked by the sixteenth elder brother, so he had to endure it first.

Cao Yin knew that his son was close to the sixteenth elder brother, but he didn't say anything, only told him to take good care of the sixteenth elder brother and not to make any mistakes.

The sixteenth elder brother listened and said with a smile: "Uncle cousin, don't worry, we are all older, and we are not children!" ”

Hearing the sixteenth elder brother called him like this, Cao Yin just wanted to say that he didn't dare, but when he saw that the sixteenth elder brother had already turned around to laugh with Cao Hao, he didn't say anything.

When Cao Hao sent Cao Yin out of the garden, helped his father into the car, and sent Cao Yuan and them back on their way back, the sixteenth elder brother had already led the horse out.

In addition to Zhao Feng, there were seven or eight guards on the Sixteenth Elder Brother's side. On Cao Hao's side, only Xiao Man and Wei Hei were left.

The sixteenth elder brother was impatient and annoying, except for Zhao Feng and the two guards who were familiar with him, the others followed behind.

Cao Hao and the sixteenth elder brother walked side by side, talking about gossip in Shandong and Beijing.

The sixteenth elder brother remembered something and said: "By the way, the second son of the Li family has entered Beijing, and I heard someone talk about it yesterday, as if he was going to be on an errand with the guards." When I was a child, I toured with Hu Nan, and when I stayed in Suzhou, I saw him twice. It's a smile, but it's not close. ”

Not to mention the sixteenth elder brother, even Cao Hao, he has no intention of getting close to Li Ding. Thinking about the "power struggle" trick that the Li family made in Jiangnan a few years ago, Cao Hao only felt ridiculous.

Although they are not close, they are relatives in the end, and if the Li family really has any mistakes, the Cao family will inevitably be affected. Therefore, Cao Hao is still quite concerned about Li Ding. In case he goes to the party to attach the prince to the heir, the Cao family must always take precautions in advance, so as not to be dragged into the water inexplicably. If it was the sixteenth elder brother who he took the initiative to befriend, Cao Hao would not be afraid.

Thinking of this, he asked, "What did Niang Niang say?" I didn't explain that you are close to the cousin of the Li family, although I haven't seen him many times, but I see that he is a smart person. ”

The sixteenth elder brother sighed and said, "I know that you are afraid of trouble, and I don't want to talk to you, but I am also afraid that he will be too smart and implicate you!" ”

Cao Hao raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled, the Li family had only been in Beijing for a few days, could it be that they couldn't wait to make trouble in the capital like this?

The sixteenth elder brother said: "I heard that his family also learned from your family and dedicated the tea garden in Suzhou to the Internal Affairs Office." ”

The first time Cao Hao heard about this, the sixteenth elder brother said again: "He didn't say a lot about you on the side of the Internal Affairs Office, only said that it was the garden that was cleaned up by the people invited from your family in the early years, and also said that you have been smart since childhood. Years later, because of the winter tea, you were originally remembered by many people. It's good for him to be so pretentious, but it seems to confirm that you have something to gain from the tea garden, and some people have already speculated whether you are 'pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger', after all, you have always been an honest person in front of people when you were in Beijing before. ”

Cao Hao only felt that his scalp was numb, although he knew that the Li family was in Beijing, but because he came to see His Majesty today, he had not seen the Li family's father and son. Li Ding wanted to dedicate the garden, or if he wanted to show his loyalty, he couldn't pull him out.

Seeing that he was also unaware, the sixteenth elder brother said: "I heard that there are people in the ministry to protect you, according to me, you should go back to Beijing, or the whip is out of reach, there is something wrong, and there are places that we can't see." ”

Cao Hao is full of lawsuits, if I remember correctly, he has only been out of Beijing for a year and a half, and he came back half a year ago, and there is no such mess, where is it. Even if you want to find a soft persimmon to pinch, you can't find a thousand miles away to pinch it yourself.

After thinking about it for a while, he asked: "Look, I was in Beijing two years ago, which one did I offend to death?" ”

"Offended to death?" The sixteenth elder brother pondered for a moment and replied: "The Guishan of Guo Luoluo's family is counted as one, he became a cripple, and he was robbed of his title by Huang Ama and lost a lot of face. If you hadn't married Da Gege later, I'm afraid he would have done it a long time ago. It's just that when I saw that your holy family was there, I didn't dare to act rashly. ”

This Guishan is the one who had a dispute after Cao Hao entered Beijing, the nephew of Concubine Yi.

"Shun Cheng County King Bu Muba may be counted as one, the summer before last, he wanted to go out to take refuge, but was stopped by you. Although he didn't complain later, I heard that the favored boy next to him died of the epidemic. There is a rumor, I don't know if it's true or not, that the infantry lieutenant who stopped him from the city in the first place died, and it was the hand and foot of the envoy from the palace. Brother Sixteen continued.

Cao Hao's heart sank more and more when he listened, although there was only one side, but he was very impressed by that infantry captain. The middle-aged man, who was not tall, knelt down in the carriage of the Shuncheng Palace, and kowtowed in a series of ways. Although they didn't get along, they could see that he was an upright man, just for the face of the palace, so gone?

The sixteenth elder brother was also upset when he said it, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't talk about this, it's weird and crooked, you just have a number in your heart." No matter which one it is, we are not afraid of him. I don't like trouble, but I don't have to be bullied to the door. After a few days, let's discuss it carefully, hehe, don't let us catch the horse's feet, otherwise we will play with him. ”

Cao Hao also smiled, the sixteenth elder brother was right, he left Beijing to hide from right and wrong, but was chased and calculated, which was too boring. Come and don't be rude, for such a benevolent brother who takes care of himself, he must always "repay the peach".

By the time Cao Hao and his party entered the city, it was already close to midnight (nine o'clock in the morning), and there were gradually pedestrians on the road.

The sixteenth elder brother smiled and said to Cao Hao: "Let's go, let's go to the glass factory, I looked at a good thing over there a few days ago, and said that I would pick it up today." ”

But it happened that before Cao Hao entered Beijing, Mr. Zhuang's most precious inkstone was smashed by his daughter Niuniu. Although Mr. Zhuang was reluctant to train his daughter, he was really distressed, and sighed for several days.

Cao Hao kept it in mind, and thought about exchanging two good pieces for Mr. Zhuang after entering Beijing.

*Xicheng, Caofu, Lanyuan.

Li sat on the kang, took Cao Yi's hand, looked at it carefully, and saw that she was in good spirits, so he was relieved. Cao Yi's eyes were red, she couldn't speak for a long time, and the mother and daughter hadn't seen each other for three years.

Chu Yu hugged Wu'er beside her, looking at the girl who came back with Cao Yi, she was not the one who married at the beginning, and she was a little uneasy. However, in front of his mother-in-law, he couldn't say anything, so he had to be silent.

Cao Yi also saw her sister-in-law looking at her with a little question, and she was busy with a look, faintly pleading.

Li Shi saw Cao Yi's plain clothes, patted her hands, and said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death, old age, no one is inevitable, you don't have to be too sad." ”

Cao Yi listened, bowed his head slightly, and said, "Mother don't worry, my daughter is fine!" As he spoke, he raised his head and said to Chu Yu: "Sister-in-law, God bless, this ...... Is it Wu'er? ”

Chu Yu smiled and said, "Yes, it's Wu'er!" Then, he bowed his head and said to Wu'er: "Wu'er, call someone quickly, it's the third sister, and your little bracelet was given by the third sister." ”

Wu'er wrenched her fingers and said in a milky voice: "Third sister! ”

Cao Yi saw that she was in pain, so she hurriedly took it from Chu Yu's hand, held it in her arms, and looked at it carefully. Although it is good-looking, it is not worthy of his father at all, and he should be like his biological mother.

She sighed inwardly and gently touched her sister's head. Compared with this sister who has a hard life, she is a blessing to be home.

Chu Yu had already called ** to hug Tianyou over, and Cao Yi saw his nephew, so he let go of his sister, which was a rarity.

Tianyou is not afraid of people, just laughs and yawns occasionally. Although Cao Yi was reluctant to let go, he was also distressed, and just wanted to return it to his arms, he felt that his body was wet and hot, and he had been urinated by his nephew.

**Hurriedly picked up Tianyou, Chu Yu was very embarrassed, and said: "This is really sorry for the third sister, I will ask someone to take my clothes, the third sister don't dislike it, change it first." ”

Cao Yi touched Tianyou's little face, and said to Chu Yu with a smile: "What my sister-in-law said is that my sister-in-law doesn't take it, and my sister has to ask my sister-in-law to ask for it, where do you say what you don't dislike?" ”

Li just smiled beside him and said to Cao Yi: "This is the nephew's child's urine, which is a good sign." Since he likes children so much, when Yi'er is full of filial piety, he will give birth to one. ”

Cao Yi was so ashamed that she couldn't do it, and said angrily: "Mother, my sister is still there, where can I say this?" ”

Li said: "She is only a little bit older, and she doesn't remember anything, so what's there to taboo." Speaking of this, she also noticed the maid who came with her, and asked, "How many of them are Chunya?" Why didn't I wait for you to go out? ”

Cao Yi replied with a smile: "Two of them were released, they were on an errand in Zhuangzi outside the city, and Chunya and Xia Fu were helping their daughters. ”

Li Shi nodded and said, "Because I only entered Beijing yesterday, I was busy with work, and I didn't notice that it was Qingming today. Speaking of this, he asked Chu Yu, "Have you prepared all the sacrificial things in our house?" Although the ancestral tomb is not on this side of the capital, the ancestral hall also has to be worshipped. ”

Chu Yu replied: "The daughter-in-law has not forgotten, but it is Sister Amethyst who reminded the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law has saved it, and it has already been done." ”

While speaking, Xicai had already called Wutong Yuan and picked up a new set of plain clothes.

Chu Yu asked her mother-in-law to take care of Wu'er, and she took Cao Yi to the east house to change clothes.

When he arrived at the East House, Cao Yi sent all the girls who came with him, took Chu Yu's hand, and prayed in a low voice: "Good sister-in-law, even if you love your sister, don't leak in front of your mother about last year!" ”

Chu Yu nodded and said, "I don't need my sister to tell me, I can save it, even on the forehead, and I don't mean to let the old lady know." After all, it's a thing of the past, and I don't have to worry about the old lady. ”

Cao Yi sighed, patted his chest, and said, "Thank God! After this long distance, I can't often accept the knees of my parents, it is already unfilial, if I let the second elder worry about me, then my sister will be a big sinner! ”

Chu Yu asked: "Sister, it's not my sister-in-law who said you, you are all close relatives." Since the old lady can't say it, can't the brother and sister-in-law say it? How can you swallow all grievances in your stomach? Your brother has always loved you, I ask myself if I treat you closely, you are like this, how sad it is for us! ”

Cao Yi had red eyes and said, "Good sister-in-law, my sister knows it's wrong." Thinking about the big winter, my brother and younger brother came all the way to Beijing, my sister is ashamed, and I will not let my brother and sister-in-law worry about it in the future. ”

Chu Yu nodded: "That's good, in the end, we are flesh and blood, always your dependence, there is nothing to hide." Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Chunya and the two of them have opened their faces?" So, you didn't bring it back today......"

Cao Yi hurriedly shook his head and replied with a red face: "Where does my sister-in-law want to go?" My sister is telling the truth, in the end, it is Qingming, there are many things that need to be prepared at home, although my mother-in-law allowed me to come back to visit my mother, it is not good to be a hands-off shopkeeper, so I let the two of them take care of it at home. ”

Chu Yu smiled awkwardly, very sorry: "Sister, I'm really sorry." I don't know what's going on these days, I watched the maid turn around in front of me all the time, and I was very cranky, so I thought about it. ”

Cao Yi tilted her head and quipped: "It seems that my sister-in-law is a nervous brother, my sister-in-law is relieved, my brother is a serious person." In the end, he couldn't help but whisper: "Although he is not as good as his brother, he is not a bad person, and my brother and sister-in-law don't have to look down on him because of my sister." ”

Chu Yu helped her change her clothes and said, "The past is all over, and my sister doesn't have to take it to heart." As long as your brother-in-law treats you well, he will naturally be a distinguished guest of our house, or not your brother, and your sister-in-law will not be able to treat him. ”

Cao Yi lowered his head and said in a low voice: "He treats his sister very well, and he treats his mother-in-law more and more filial, he is not a bad person......

(To be continued)