On April 17, the seventh elder brother woke up once.

When he opened his eyes, he didn't say anything, drank the medicine in a daze, and fell asleep again.

Still, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Because it is necessary to rush to Rehe before the Dragon Boat Festival to accept the worship of the princes of Eastern Mongolia, the holy car set off from Changchun Garden on April 18.

Cao Hao's leave was approved, and he was allowed to go to Rehe after a month's delay.

Those who stayed in the capital were the fifth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, and the seventeenth elder brother, of which the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother have always been friendly, and the seventeenth elder brother was also an errand of the internal affairs office, so the two of them often went in and out of the seventh elder brother's mansion.

On April 20, after the seventh elder brother fell from the horse and the fifth day, he finally came to his senses, and there was nothing abnormal, but he was a little weaker, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Hearing that the emperor's father arrived, he also made a decree and ordered Hongshu to return to Beijing to serve the sick, and the seventh elder brother burst into tears. On the kang, he instructed his second son, Hongzhuo, to go to the thanksgiving fold on his behalf.

The fifth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother are all here, so they have to be comforted.

After they said goodbye and left, the seventh elder brother called Cao Hao to the kang, looked at him for a long time, and did not speak.

There were other people in the house, and some words were not easy to say, but Cao Hao spoke first and said, "My father-in-law is good at raising children, and it also saves the eldest brother from being sad when he comes back." ”

The seventh elder brother looked at Cao Hao and bowed his head slightly, and the two exchanged glances that only understood each other.

After that, he spoke: "I heard that these days, you and Da Gege are in this mansion...... Seeing that you are tired, go back and rest......"

"E-Niang is also sick, and Chu Yu went over there to wait...... She is worried about her father-in-law and her mother, and she will not feel at ease even when she goes home......" Cao Hao said.

When the seventh elder brother heard this, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Nara is sick?" ”

"I'm just worried about my father-in-law's injury. Now that my father-in-law has woken up, Eniang's heart is relieved, so it will naturally be fine......," Cao Hao said.

After saying a few words, the seventh elder brother was also tired, nodded, closed his eyes again, and fell into a deep sleep.

At this time, I saw Chu Yu helping Qifujin in.

"Fujin!" Cao Hao saw it sideways, lowered his voice and said, "After my father-in-law saw the fifth master and the seventeenth master, he slept again." ”

Qifu Jin looked at the seventh elder brother lying on the kang, turned around and walked outside with Cao Hao and his wife.

"Now that the master has woken up, Fang Fujin can also enter the rice water, you husband and wife don't have to boil like this anymore, let's go home first. Except for the wife of the family, even the children, no one can take care of the house for you. Qifujin patted Chu Yu's arm and said.

In the past five or six days, Cao Hao has returned to the palace once in the middle, and Chu Yu has been guarding the palace.

Chu Yu is also worried about his family. Seeing that her parents were all in danger, she let go of the heart she had been hanging: "Yes, Eniang, the daughter will go back with her forehead first, and come back in two days." ”

As he was talking, he saw the housekeeper trotting over, his eyes were full of joy, and after seeing it to everyone, he said to Qifujin: "Fujin, the five foreheads came to report the good news in person, and the little young master was born at the beginning of Wuge Ge (nine o'clock in the morning), and the mother and son are safe." ”

"Huh?" When Qifu Jin heard this, he didn't wake up for a while, and asked, "What little master?" ”

"It's Wugege, I gave birth to a little brother safely, and my mother and son are safe." The manager repeated.

"Is this true?" When Qifujin heard this, he was immediately overjoyed: "Thank God, I was finally born...... Oh, hurry up and prepare all kinds of gifts......"

She was a little flustered, without ordinary solemnity, dancing with her hands, one moment saying that she wanted to prepare this, and the other saying that she should prepare that, dancing with her hands, excited.

Because Wugege's birth date was approaching, Qifujin had already ordered that the news of Seventh Elder Brother's serious illness should not be transmitted to the Wendu family.

Despite this, even Kangxi personally visited the Seventh Elder Brother's Mansion, and the fact that the Seventh Elder Brother fell from his horse and was dying was not a secret among the powerful in the capital.

The five foreheads of the palace were guaranteed to enter Thailand, but they only showed their faces on April 15, and then they never came to the palace again.

This is guaranteed to enter the Tai family, and he is too close to the fourteenth elder brother. His father, Ehai, the former governor of Shaanxi, was relieved of his post in April and was ordered to be in charge of the food and salary affairs of the Northwest Army.

Qifujin was happy, and Chu Yu could only accompany him and talk for a while.

Because the five foreheads came, Qifujin did not urge Cao Hao and his wife to go back first, and instructed the housekeeper to take Cao Hao to the living room in the front yard to see Bao Jintai.

Hongzhuo was accompanying him in the living room, and he was talking to Bao Jintai without saying a word.

The flag people have always attached importance to their in-laws, and the in-laws' family, in-laws, and brothers-in-law are all considered "noble relatives", and when they invite guests to eat and drink, they must welcome them to the table.

Cao Hao and Bao Jintai's brother-in-law, but the relationship is mediocre.

Bao Jintai's father, who has been running Shaanxi for more than 20 years, can also be regarded as Kangxi's confidant. It's just that Bao Jintai served in Shaanxi with his father in his early years, and he returned to Beijing when he was nearly an adult, so he brought a Shaanxi accent.

For this reason, Bao Jintai is a little introverted, does not like to talk, and is not close to the palace and the Cao family. Cao Hao is not a surname with many words, two brothers-in-law, these three or four years of hard work, the number of exchanges, are limited.

Although it was a happy event that Wugege gave birth, Hongzhuo's face was not happy.

At the same time, Cao Hao, like their sons, guarded the bedside of the seventh elder brother for a few days; Except for the initial appearance, Bao Jintai never came back after that, and he didn't even send a woman to ask.

His happiness and unhappiness were written on his face, and as soon as Cao Hao came in, he saw that the atmosphere was not right.

He was afraid that Hongzhuo would have a dislike with Qifujin because he was not good to Baojintai, so he answered the conversation and mentioned the newly landed baby.

Bao Jintai replied with a glance, and seeing his restrained appearance, Hongzhuo secretly rolled his eyes at Cao Hao.

In Cao Hao's heart, he wanted to keep his relationship with the palace far away.

Their family may be suspected of being the "Fourteenth Party", and the relationship between the two families is more reassuring than close.

One less time, Qifujin came over with two mothers-in-law.

Because Cao Hao and Hongzhuo are there, Qifujin is not easy to ask about his daughter's birth, and only asks a few words about the situation of the little grandson, such as how many catties and taels, whether the fetal hair is heavy or something.

And after saying that, she said that she went to enter the Thai family and participate in her grandson's "baptism" ceremony.

Bao Jintai came over today, in addition to reporting good news to the palace, mainly for his son to "wash three".

It's a mess here in the palace, and he's afraid that Qifujin won't have the time to go to his house. After listening to Qifujin's words, he was finally at ease, even if he was dull, he could guess from everyone's tired and relaxed demeanor that the seventh elder brother had turned from danger to safety.

He didn't stay long, and after finishing talking with Qifujin, he got up and said goodbye.

Cao Hao didn't stay any longer, and after Chu Yu said goodbye to the Nala clan, the husband and wife went home together.

After returning home, the husband and wife first went to the Lan Courtyard to greet the Li family.

Hearing that the seventh elder brother had woken up, Li recited "Amitabha". Seeing that her son and daughter-in-law were all tired, she didn't leave them in more seats, and sent them back to Wutong Garden to freshen up and change their clothes.

Cao Hao took a bath, changed into homely clothes, and paced to the front yard, so that people passed on Cao Yuan.

Since Xiyao came to send the Dragon Boat Festival gift on April 17, Cao Hao instructed Cao Yuan to prepare a return gift according to the Nian family's etiquette.

"Have you inquired about it, when will Nian Qianyao leave Beijing?" Cao Hao asked.

"Ming said, this year, Qianyao has already wrapped Shichahai's rice village, and feasted on the old townsmen in the capital." Cao Yuan leaned over and said.

"Take my post and send it to Nian's house, and say that I will go over to say goodbye to the old lady." Cao Hao thought for a moment and said.

Cao Yuan answered, and Cao Hao sat behind the bookcase, looking at the letter written by Zhao An.

Zhao An was ordered by Cao Hao and the Li family to go to Suzhou with the Li brothers, and it has been nearly half a year. The letter was written by him in mid-March, mentioning that his uncle's family had arranged for a boat.

At the end of March, my uncle was going to help Ling go north. If there is no accident, I will rush to Beijing before the Dragon Boat Festival.

Gao Taijun has decided to go to Beijing with Fuling's ship.

In the early years, the courtyard where Gao Taijun lived was always empty, and the Li family decided to take his mother into Beijing, so he asked someone to repair the courtyard there, and waited for news from Suzhou.

It seems that when you explain it clearly to your wife, you should manage the inner house strictly, and don't have any private hiding and passing things under your nose.

Sycamore Garden, upper room.

The children looked at Chu Yu blankly, and Tianyou and Hengsheng were even more red-eyed.

In addition to worrying about my grandfather's safety, I also don't worry about my parents. The two brothers, one ten and the other nine, were like half little adults.

Seeing this, Chu Yu felt a little guilty.

These days, he thought about his father's safety and left the children behind.

She touched Tianyou's head, hugged Hengsheng in her arms and kissed her, and asked Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers if their mother was okay.

The mothers said homely words, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Cao Hao stood at the door, looking at Tianyou and Hengsheng's dependence on their mother, but he was a little worried.

These are all teenagers, and they look like young men, so they should learn to read.

The reason why the little ones didn't leave after asking Chu Yu to say goodbye was to wait for Cao Hao to come back.

As soon as he entered, several little ones had already rushed forward, and the words "father" and "father-in-law" were called together.

Chu Yu, a mother, sat alone by the kang, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Cao Hao asked about the homework of the past two days, and then said the news that the seventh elder brother had turned the corner. When the little guys heard this, they all showed a little excitement.

Except for Tianyou, the grandson of the prince, the number of times others have seen the seventh elder brother can be counted by one slap.

The reason why they are happy is not that they regard the seventh elder brother as important in their hearts, but that they intuitively don't want to make their parents sad.

These little guys also know that they feel distressed.

Chu Yu and Cao Hao glanced at each other, very pleased.

Rao is like this, and Cao Hao has not forgotten the major event of children's education.

When the children retreated, Cao Hao told his wife about the matter: "The children are obedient, they are too well-behaved, and they are heartbreaking." You can't let them think that they can rely on their parents for everything, and then they won't be able to really grow up at any time. ”

When Chu Yu heard Cao Hao say this, he was a little puzzled: "What does it mean?" ”

"Give them a yard first, Hengsheng and Tianyou can't always live in the same yard, and Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng can't stay by Tian's side. Let them learn to read first. After two years, twelve or three, they will be sent to the official school. Cao Hao said.

The front is okay, but the latter sentence, Chu Yu is a little hesitant, and said: "Didn't you say that Master Zheng's knowledge is excellent?" Then the children still go to government school? There are all kinds of children in the official school, and I heard that Mr. is also a hard worker. ”

"Aren't all other people's children coming over like this? The children are getting older, they can't be kept in captivity, they are raising a litter of lambs, and when they are older, we can't shelter them, and we can't let them swallow them. Cao Hao said.

The crooks on the field of this magnates, Chu Yu had heard and seen less of He Zeng, and knew that her husband was right, and said: "Just do what you say." ”

Thinking that there were not many days left before the end of the month, Cao Hao told his wife the news that Gao Taijun was coming. Then, the husband and wife went to the Orchid Courtyard together and mentioned the matter to the Li family.

The Li family was overjoyed, and when they heard that Wen Taijun's coffin had also arrived in Beijing, they were a little sentimental......

(To be continued)