Inside the Anding Gate, Prince Yong's Mansion, study.

The fourth elder brother sat down on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief. Dai Jin, who came in with him, saw it and said, "Looking at the fourth master's expression, I think the errand of finding a house for the second princess is over?" ”

The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "I made an order last month, let me and the third elder brother check the house residence for the second princess, at the end of last month, at the beginning of this month, I dialed the fold twice." First, he said that it was bad, and then he said that he would discuss it when he returned to Luan. It's not easy to approve the excerpt today! ”

Dai Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Long live the Lord is acting like this, it should be caused by pampering the second princess." Although the second princess is not from the middle palace, she has to be named 'Princess Gulun'. Presumably, Long Live Lord was afraid that the second princess would be burdened by the abolished prince and receive a cold reception in the capital, so he deliberately did it, so that the court and the opposition knew that the second princess was still favored. ”

The second princess is not only the "Princess Gulun Rongxian" from the same mother as the third elder brother, but her daughter is the imperial grandson and grandson of the elder brother Honghui Yuanfei.

The fourth elder brother smiled bitterly and shook his head, Huang Ama is really old, and this behavior is more and more strange.

Dai Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Fourth Master, in addition to showing his favor to the second princess, I am afraid that this move also has the intention of testing the third master and the fourth master?" ”

The fourth elder brother's expression froze, and he wondered, "What is there to tempt?" Can we still wait for the second princess? ”

Dai Jin said with a smile: "The fourth master has always been kind to his siblings, so he won't be like this, dare to ask the third master if he is so concerned about this errand?" ”

The fourth elder brother said: "Isn't he compiling a book on mathematics with the same person, and most of the people have been busy with that in the past two months!" At this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Dai Jin said: "It seems that the fourth master has also thought of it, and the third master has been cautious in the past two years, but he is too eager for fame and too greedy for merit." is not as good as the fourth master, and if there is no desire, it is rigid. After this round, it was the fourth master who won. The third master is the same brother, and the fourth master is a half-brother, which of them treats his siblings well. ”

The fourth elder brother coughed and asked, "Is that so?" ”

Dai Jin said: "As long as these are strung together, the fourth master also knows, but the current authorities are just confused!" ”

The fourth elder brother didn't respond, and after a long time, Fang asked, "What is the movement in other mansions?" ”

Dai Jin replied: "At the beginning of the month, Li Xu went to the Eighth Master's Mansion, and after being turned away, he still gave a generous gift a few days ago. A few days ago, Brother Jiu asked someone to call Li Xu's son to come over, as if to eliminate the suspicion. ”

The fourth elder brother snorted coldly, his face was so dark that he was afraid, and said: "What a Li Xu, under the nose of Huang Ama, he dares to do such a trick, what a boldness!" ”

Because of the mention of gifts, when Dai Jin remembered something, he frowned and said: "Fourth master, there is one more thing, Nian Qianyao also gave a New Year's gift to the eighth master's mansion...... Same example as the fourth master......"

The fourth elder brother laughed angrily and said, "What a good slave, I'm afraid I can't remember who his master is!" Two months ago, his brother went out on the platform, and I felt that something was wrong, but I didn't expect it to be hooked up over there! ”

The fourth elder brother factor is low-key, unlike other elder brothers, who can count the number of officials but only a few people, among which the officials who are released have the highest grade in a few years, and he became a governor before the age of thirty, and has been in business for three or four years now.

Nian Qianyao was born in a professional class and has been a Hanlin in Beijing for more than ten years. His younger sister Nian Kangxi entered the palace of Prince Yong in the forty-eighth year of his reign as a side blessing and was notoriously favored.

Dai Jin said: "In the past two years, Brother Ba has been in the limelight, and it is normal for Nian Qianyao to have a wait-and-see mind. The fourth master doesn't need to be too annoyed, just knock and knock him. ”

The fourth elder brother pondered for a moment and said, "Look, is the eighth elder brother really the most likely to inherit the throne?" ”

Dai Jin hurriedly shook his head and said: "'The extremes of things must be reversed, and the prosperity must decline', even the governor Fu entered Kyoto to send filial piety to the Eighth Master's Mansion, long live the Lord I am afraid that I will not be able to bear it!" ”

When the fourth elder brother heard this, his heart immediately brightened a lot. It's not just that he won the wrestling with the third elder brother, but also compared with the eighth elder brother, and the loser is not him.

Dai Jin saw that he was more interested, so he changed the topic and said, "Fourth Master, speaking of which, there is still something to make Fourth Master laugh." ”

The fourth elder brother raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, let's hear it!" ”

Dai Jin said with a smile: "Since the fourth master said that he saw Cao Hao in the Thirteenth Master's Mansion, there are a lot more characters outside Cao's Mansion. Cao Hao seemed to know, but he didn't seem to know, so he just let them follow. However, he was frightened by Li Ding's incident, and the length of travel was twice as long as in the past. A few days ago, Cao Hao was just from the yamen to the mansion, and from the mansion to the yamen, but these days he has learned to go around, blindly shopping aimlessly, and staying when he finds a historic site, as if he is looking at the scenery! Presumably it's because I'm tired of these tails, and I'm determined to freeze them! ”

When the fourth elder brother heard this, he didn't laugh, but asked, "What's wrong with these two Cao Mansions?" ”

Dai Jin thought for a moment and said: "There is nothing abnormal, it's just that a girl was killed violently, it was in the house of the second wife of the Cao family, because it was a sudden illness, she didn't enter the ground, and she was directly sent to the refinery." ”

The fourth elder brother believed in Buddhism, and after hearing about this dead man, he was busy twisting the Buddha beads in his hand, but his heart was quite unhappy.

The word "violent death" is the most ordinary, no matter which house in the capital, the next person dies, and these two words are mostly used. Now that this man has been refined, where will the cause of death be investigated?

"How is Cao Hao's aunt Bing's surname?" The fourth elder brother remembered that she seemed to be from Zhaojia Mansion, and asked Dai Jindao.

Dai Jin replied: "According to the news I heard, this second wife's surname is a little pungent, and she treats the concubine room without fake colors, and it is said that she abused her husband and concubine to death when she was in Jiangning, I don't know if it's true or not." However, according to the slave, there is no wind and no waves, and I think it is not as virtuous as Mrs. Li! ”

The fourth elder brother is the strictest in governing the family, and his adoptive mother Tong Jia and his wife Nala are both docile and virtuous people, so they look down on that kind of spicy woman the most.

Thinking that in the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion, Cao Hao rarely even touched meat and fish, presumably it was for the sake of the death of people in the mansion that he avoided outside. The fourth elder brother didn't know whether to praise him for his kindness, or should he scold him for not taking it.

He shook his head and said, "Since you know about this, then those other people must also know it." You see, but what are the mistakes, will there be any tricks left? ”

Dai Jin heard the concern in the fourth elder brother's words, and said, "The fourth master wants to help Cao Hao?" According to the slave's eyes, it is not necessary to do so. This is not a big deal, even if it is about to make trouble, it is just a reprimand and a fine for a year and a half. If you wipe him clean like this, it is better to keep it, and when the eighth and ninth masters think of Cao Hao, the fourth master will say two good words for him. In that case, Cao Hao also knows who is close to him. ”

The fourth elder brother nodded, remembering that Cao Hao was diligent in the household department, and he was a usable person......* Cao Hao didn't know that he had become a guinea pig and was remembered. When he entered the house, he glanced at Chu Yu, then at Zhao Jia's and said, "What does the second wife want to say to me?" ”

Zhao Jiashi couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that his expression was faint and he changed his name in words.

Chu Yu listened to Amethyst's words, felt sorry for Cao Hao, and thought about blocking Zhaojia's mouth in anger. Now, seeing that Cao Hao is back, she got up and stood up, but she was a little apprehensive in her heart. Where I am not docile, I let my husband see it right, how can this be good?

Cao Hao saw her uneasiness, stepped forward to help her sit on the kang, and said, "You have a body, be careful, don't be tired!" ”

Chu Yu smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry, Chu Yu is save." ”

Zhao Jiashi saw that they were like this, but no one cared about him, and he couldn't let go of his face, so he coughed vigorously.

Cao Hao turned around and said with some doubts: "The second wife is so sick and doesn't rest in her own room, why do you want to come to this courtyard, is it just to find Chu Yu to quarrel?" ”

Zhao Jiashi remembered the purpose of this, straightened his waist, but he had the confidence to say: "I am here to find you, your brother knelt in the ancestral hall for a night, what is the reason for you to ignore your brother?" ”

Because of Fang Cai Chuyu's words, Zhao Jiashi also knew that maybe he had screwed up. But even if Cao Hao didn't let him go, but as an elder brother, at least he had to care about his younger brother, how could he let him mess around.

"Cao Song kneeling in the ancestral hall?" Cao Hao listened, looked at Chu Yu with some confusion, and saw her nodding, feeling a little strange in her heart. At first, he really wanted to put on a parental style and send Cao Song to kneel in front of the ancestral tablet in the ancestral hall, but he felt that such a punishment for Cao Song was too light.

Cao Song will be twenty years old and can't be a child forever. This time, due to his negligence, he killed two innocent surnames, who can guarantee that there will be no next time.

Zhao Jiashi said: "In this cold winter, there is no fire in the ancestral hall, Song'er knelt for a night, how can he stand it?" At the end of the day, he took out his handkerchief and wiped his tears.

Cao Hao was too lazy to fight with her, and said to Chu Yu: "Just now, Ying Ying listened to the reckoning, what is the reason?" ”

Chu Yu wanted to explain a few sentences because Cao Hao had always been friendly to his younger brothers and sisters, and he was afraid that he would misunderstand his stinginess as a sister-in-law, but in front of Zhaojia's family, he was afraid that he would fall short. Therefore, for a while, I don't know what to say.

Seeing her like this, Cao Hao smiled secretly in his heart, reached out and took the account book in her hand, and opened it to read. Looking at it, he frowned, and said to Chu Yu: "This income is small, and the expenses are high, but it is a little beyond his means!" Speaking of this, he turned his head to Zhaojia and said, "By the way, second aunt, didn't you say that Zhuangzi Laba came to give someone a gift?" Thinking that the second aunt was busy, she was negligent and forgot that the money was returned to the public school! ”

Zhao Jia's family was speechless, and said for a long time: "How many Zhuangzi do you have, and you still need these small money?" ”

Cao Hao waved his hand and said: "The second wife's words are wrong, and now the family is not separated, and everyone spends money from the public." Who is called this, and there is no reason to call all nephews to supplement the public school. Cao Song's Yulu is now received by the second wife, and it stands to reason that the nephew's Yulu should also be collected here. It's just that there is only one Zhuangzi in the public service, and the income is small, so the nephew makes up for his own money. Although the son is tight, there is no reason to be alone with the nephew! ”

Zhao Jia's expression was a little stiff, and he pursed his lips and said, "Your brother only has a few dozen taels of silver a year, is it worth thinking about you as a brother?" ”

Cao Hao shook his head with a smile and said, "The second wife said that her nephew was confused, why is it not a concern to spend my silver, but to spend Cao Song's silver?" Speaking of this, he waved his hand and said, "That's it, that's it, since the second wife said this, the nephew has nothing else to say." In this way, although the younger brothers are still young and have not yet married a single family, Chu Yu is right, even if there is a yard to live, there is no reason to stir food in a pot. The nephew of the Zhuangzi did not share half of the income, and the second wife directly accepted it, and Cao Song's Yulu did not need to be returned to the public. In the future, in this courtyard, we will each spend our own expenses, and we don't need to worry about who takes whom, so wouldn't it be better to do both? ”

Zhao Jia's family was already stunned, although Cao Hao treated her poorly, but in her eyes, he was not a stingy person.

Cao Hao said to the maid who came with her: "The second wife is still sick, hurry up and rest, I'll go to the ancestral hall to see the second master!" After speaking, he didn't bother to look at Zhao Jia's, patted Chu Yu's hand, and walked out quickly.

"Shengmien, fighting Mi hatred", Cao Hao laughed at himself, he was originally just an elderly woman, and he was respectful and coaxed over, which is good, Baba'er's respectful revenge.

Looking at her between words, there is no half of the love of the elders, full of complaints and resentment, did she really do something that is not tolerated? It was a solid treat, but it ended up like this, it seems that the phrase "distance produces beauty" is common in ancient and modern times.

Cao Song knelt in front of the ancestral tablet, but his body was already stiff, and his lips were a little blue.

When Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang came to see him in the morning, they hugged him with a big wool cloak, but he didn't wear it, just kneeling alone.

Cao Hao saw that his face was pale, and he was afraid that he would freeze, so he was angry that he had ruined himself like this, so he couldn't help but give him a kick and shouted: "You poured out your breath, don't you have merit?" I have also learned this, why don't I learn that women 'cry, make trouble, and hang themselves'? ”

Cao Song sat on his back on the ground all of a sudden, gagged and cried, "Brother, I really know what is wrong......

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(To be continued)