Pingjun Palace, living room.

Cao Hao and his brother-in-law Nersu gossiped, nothing more than to ask Cao Jia's prenatal and postnatal situation. After a while, someone asked Qin to pass the word, saying that Fujin invited Cao Hao to come over to speak.

Because Cao Hao is still in confinement, she didn't plan to see her today.

When Nersu heard that his wife called Cao Hao over, he said with a smile: "You have been following Hu for the past few months, but your sister is so worried, often saying that you have never been out, for fear of a little mistake." Since she is waiting, you go and talk to her. I happened to have something to do to go to King Kang's Mansion, and when I come back, let's have a good drink. ”

"Brother-in-law, I have an old friend I met in Jiang Ning, and I am about to let go of my foreign office, so I will make an appointment to go to the VIP building at noon today!" Cao Hao said.

Nersu nodded: "In that case, let's talk about it again, anyway, it's not an outsider, there's no need to make those politeness!" ”

Cao Hao smiled, and then followed Wenqin into the inner house.

*

The inner courtyard of the palace, the main house is warm.

Cao Jiashi wrapped his head, draped in clothes, leaned on the head of the bed, and looked slightly tired.

Cao Hao called "sister", looking a little distressed, before the age of nineteen, he experienced the pain of childbirth twice, which is really inhumane.

Cao Jiashi only had the joy of being a mother again, stretched out her hand and beckoned Cao Hao to sit down in front of the bed, and looked carefully: "It's a lot stronger than in April, but now it looks like a guard." ”

Cao Hao sat down and looked around: "Where is the second elder brother?" ”

"I just cried, fell asleep, and asked ** to hug and place me. This little guy is not at all as well-behaved as his brother, and he must be a leather monkey when he grows up! Cao Jiashi replied with a smile, his face full of joy and pride.

The child is really hopeful, and Cao Hao's mood also improved, and then he couldn't help but joke: "Open the little guy, shut up the little guy, my sister is still a big child!" ”

Cao Jiashi glanced at Cao Hao with a smile: "You are like everyone like you, you have been spoiled by your grandmother since you were a child, and you are still worried about your mother when you are fifteen or six." Don't be complacent, if it weren't for Jiang Ning's letter asking your mother to go back, your family affairs would have been decided! When the bride is welcomed, you have to keep your eyes open and take a closer look at whether they are big children or small children! ”

Cao Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, hey, what's going on, why does everyone make fun of their own personal affairs? If you are really "old", it is better to say that you are only fifteen or sixteen now, what is the purpose of everyone doing this?

Cao Jiashi saw that Cao Hao was silent, but he was shy, chuckled twice, and stopped teasing him.

Because the room was not ventilated, and there were a few charcoal basins, Cao Hao was sitting a little stuffy, and was thinking about whether this way of confinement was healthy and reasonable, so he heard Cao Jiashi ask solemnly: "Brother, you two are going to send someone back to the south!" ”

"Sister?" Cao Hao looked at the slightly solemn Cao Jiashi and didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

At the end of August, my mother left Beijing in a hurry, saying that the housework was complicated and she needed to go back to take care of it. Although I tried everything to cover it up and only told me to wait for the birth with peace of mind, I saw that there were other reasons, and it was really difficult to rest assured. But after all, I am the daughter who goes out, and there is no reason to meddle in my mother's affairs, not to mention that there are always some rules to abide by in the palace. Cao Jiashi said a little helplessly.

When Cao Hao heard this, he remembered that he hadn't received Cao Yin's letter in September, and thought that his body had not been good in the past few years, and his heart sank. What else can a mother be able to leave behind her daughter who is about to give birth and rush back?

Cao Jiashi sighed: "My father is already fifty-two, and he has a lot of errands, which is really reassuring." ”

Cao Hao remembered that he heard Cao Yin and the Li family talk about the words that few ancestors of the Cao family had lived past fifty, and he was very sad. However, at the moment, Cao Jiashi is in confinement after all, and I am afraid that such worries will not be beneficial to the body. explained it again and persuaded her to take care of it before getting up and leaving.

*

Out of the Pingjun Palace, Cao Hao took out his pocket watch and looked at it, there was still a quarter of an hour until the beginning of the afternoon (eleven o'clock in the morning), it seemed that the time was a little rushed. Looking back, Xiao Man, the Wei family brothers, and the other two elders waved their hands and said, "I'm going to have a drink with my friends, I don't need these people to follow, you can go back to the house first!" ”

Xiao Man salivated, refused to move, and said with a smile: "Uncle, someone has to take care of the horses, right?" ”

The Wei brothers also refused to leave, making the other two elders not know whether to respond to the order or what to do, and their faces were full of embarrassment.

Cao Hao knew that this was the sequelae of the last time he was attacked alone, and even in Beijing, the Wei brothers did not dare to be careless. After all, it was a good intention, Cao Hao took out a silver ticket from his purse, handed it to Xiao Man, and said: "Since everyone wants to join in the fun, then go to the VIP building to see and understand, his signature dish is really good, and I will treat you today." ”

For the Wei brothers, Cao Hao always has a little respect. was the most impatient man bound by the rules, just because he repaid his master's kindness, entered Cao's Mansion as a servant, secretly protected Cao Hao for eight years, and now came to the capital with him. A man in his thirties, homeless and unemployed, alone. Cao Hao really didn't know whether to admire the loyalty of the two or scold them for being pedantic. It seems that we need to find two suitable people and give them a place to settle down. Since they are worthy of the Cao family, the Cao family should also be worthy of their brothers.

*

The front door, Dashilar, the VIP building.

Because it was not yet time for dinner, there were not many guests in the lobby, only a table of scholars, and a father and son.

Cao Hao dismounted a few times and handed the reins in his hand to the people in the restaurant. Xiao Er came up with a huff and said, "Oh, this son, please come in, are you in the private room upstairs or in the lobby downstairs?" ”

Cao Hao listened and looked at the Wei brothers. Wei Hei smiled: "Childe, we are in the lobby, here is bright!" ”

Cao Hao nodded and said to Xiao Er: "Find a place by the window for my family members, come to a few signature dishes, and they can order the rest." In addition, there is a young master surnamed Ning who seems to have booked a table, I don't know if it has arrived? ”

Xiao Er responded with a smile: "It turned out to be a distinguished guest invited by Ning Ye, Ning Ye has already arrived, and he asked someone to ask about it just now!" ”

This little two is too enthusiastic, is this one of the tricks of the VIP building's prosperous business?

*

When he went up to the second floor, Ning Chun had already received the letter and greeted him: "Xiao Cao has also arrived, and there is no one left!" followed by Ma Jun, and had another greeting with Cao Hao.

The three of them returned to the private room and waited for Yongqing while gossiping. Fang Cai Ningchun said "good surplus", which is the word of Yongqing.

"Where did Brother Tiancheng put it? I didn't catch up with the newlywed in June, and there were two more sisters-in-law at once, which is a three-happy coming! Cao Hao opened his mouth, and he really admired the surnames of the ancients in his heart. How good it is to use a unified name, but there are rules such as font size. "Tiancheng" is Ma Jun's word, the word given by his uncle after he became a jinshi.

Ma Jun's uncle's family has no heirs, Ma Jun is the only seedling in the two rooms, according to the clan inheritance system, it is a bit of a person shouldering two houses to inherit the heir. Newly married in June, Ma Jun married two daughters-in-law at the same time, regardless of size. One room is counted as the daughter-in-law of uncles and aunts, and one room is counted as the daughter-in-law of Ma Jun's parents.

Ma Jun has been married for more than three months, and his skin has become thicker, and he asked Cao Hao with a smile: "What is Xiao Cao asking these people for, isn't he thinking about women?" I heard that the girl outside the plug is very amorous, Xiao Cao was not trivialized? ”

Cao Hao looked at Ma Jun and couldn't help but roll his eyes, the capital is really a big dye vat, how did Xiao Xiucai, who kept saying "not for a good look, but a good doctor" back then, become this virtue, it is simply a representative of bad literati, insulting Sven, really insulting Sven. However, the most headache should be Ma Jun's stereotypical father like an old master.

Ning Chun poured tea for the two of them, and looked at the two of them with a smile, looking pure and harmless.

Ma Jun couldn't see it, and said: "Don't pretend to be a good person in front of Xiao Cao, just your little affair, you can still hide it from me and Yu Shan." The wife is not married, and the concubines have taken several, and there are a lot of fans outside. Even if it is Fengliu, you must have a degree, and you really can't do it when your body is iron. I've heard, you've been resting for several nights in Haitang Courtyard (xiu), which one did you comb the cage this time? ”

Ning Chun smiled and didn't say a word, and there was a sound of "oh" footsteps outside, it was Yongqing who had arrived.

Yongqing is still in filial piety, wearing a plain and white robe, showing a bit of Sven.

Cao Hao got up: "Brother Shanyu!" ”

Yongqing came in with a smile and patted Cao Hao's shoulder: "It's darker, it's stronger, it's a bit manly." I only hate that I can't get rid of my filial piety, or I will follow me to see and see outside! ”

Ma Jun listened and quipped: "I'm afraid you don't want to see, but want to compete with Mongolian men!" People in their twenties still like to fight fiercely, where is there the appearance of a half-cent earl! ”

Yongqing found a place to sit down at random, and stretched out his thumb to Ma Jun: "Those who know me, Tiancheng also!" As he spoke, he said to Ning Chun: "Jingming, are you going to stay in Beijing for a while this time?" Otherwise, discuss with your father and let you stay in Beijing!" With me and Xiaocao, everyone has a companion! ”

Ning Chun replied with a smile: "My father also has this intention, but his old man's lack has not yet been decided, and he can't consider my side for the time being!" According to the meaning of my Yue's family, they want me to stay in Beijing! ”

Ning Chun's future father-in-law is a member of the household department, although his official position is not high, but his family background is prominent, and he can be regarded as a big family in Beijing.

Ma Jun glanced around at everyone: "Now everyone is also older, and they all have to work hard in their careers, but I don't know what the future achievements will be?" ”

Yongqing smiled heartily and said: "People live for a lifetime, but they want to be free, just do as they like!" ”

Ma Jun glanced at Yongqing in surprise: "It's not unusual for you to say such a thing." Now, you and Xiao Cao are both martial artists, and Jingming and I have to mix civilian positions. After ten years, I'm looking to see where the four of us can go! ”

While a few friends were talking, they heard a noise downstairs and the sound of tables and chairs falling to the ground.

Ning Chun frowned, opened the door of the private room and went out, standing on the stairs on the second floor and looking down.

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, where did the mountain village man come from, who dared to beat people?" A man dressed as a scholar stood behind the table, covered his mouth, and tilted his head.

A man in his thirties, his face full of anger: "It's you who beat you, who made you squirt feces and grin!" ”

The scholar looked unyielding: "I'm just telling the truth, Cao Yin, the moth of the country, who doesn't know, who doesn't know?" Relying on the grace of the saints, he is powerful and blessed in the south of the Yangtze River, seeking the selfish interests of salt and tea to enrich himself, and it is not enough to get rid of the anger of the people, and it is not enough to correct the law! ”