Cao's Mansion, outside the gate, Ma Liandao was forced by his wife, and said that he was concerned about Cao Yin's dynamics in Beijing, and in the second year of junior high school, he got the news that he knew that people were in Beijing, and he was busy with official business and couldn't take a break, and in the third year of junior high school, he was busy for half a day before he was free.

Because the saint was not in Beijing, Ma Liandao expected that Cao Yin was going to rush to Xiaoling to face the saint, for fear that he would go back to Jiangning directly from there, so he hurried over. He thought in his heart that he had to meet Cao Yin before he left and finalize the matter of his children.

Before entering the alley, Ma Liandao first sent an entourage over to hand over the sticker, straightened his clothes, and slowly urged the horse to pass, so as not to be so eager.

The entourage arrived at the door quickly, turned over and dismounted and handed the post to the door, first reported to his home, and then said that Master Ma had come to meet Master Cao of Jiangning Weaving.

The little guy who received the porter first heard about the Ma family of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and was happy to come, but the God of Wealth woman came, but later I heard that it was Lord Ma who asked to see the master, and he retreated enthusiastically. This Master Ma has been here twice, but he has not been rewarded with a penny, and once he led the horse slower and was scolded by a follower of Master Ma, which is really resentful.

Thinking of this, this little guy's attitude was a little vague, and he only said that the adult was not there, so he wanted to send the entourage.

The entourage of the Ma family was arrogant, and said two words such as leaving a message and changing to come back to visit. The little guy casually took the sticker, and naturally it was generally polite without weight.

The man of the Ma family is quite decent because he is a close entourage of the third-rank official, and most of the housekeepers and deacons of the family treat him politely, but today he doesn't seem to be seen in the eyes of such a lowly porter in Cao Fu, and he is angry. However, because it was not good to follow the adults out, he sneered and glanced at the little guy, and was about to get on the horse and inform himself of the adults.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a black-maned horse galloped to the door, and immediately a man in a plain white satin leather robe came down, and greeted the little guy and said, "This little brother, please stay ......" said, took out a four-cornered gold-covered rosewood box, held it with both hands, and said that it was an invitation from the Yongwu Earl's Palace.

This little guy is the most familiar with the five words "Yongwu Earl's Mansion", and he is full of mansions, who doesn't know that his son-in-law and his three young masters are very good? Seeing that the man was dressed and mounted, and spoke politely, knowing that he was a steward, he hurriedly greeted Qian'er with a smile on his face, respectfully accepted the box, and politely said that the old man had left the house early in the morning.

The entourage of the Ma family watched from the side, and they were half angry, but the other party was the name of the Earl's Mansion, and it was very imposing - just the worship box, I am afraid that I will not come out of the corner if I look through the Ma Mansion. At the moment, I had to endure it, and I was full of slander, and I beat my horse to meet Ma Liandao, who was coming here, and returned to Cao Yin's absence with him.

Ma Liandao thought that Cao Yin was gone, and he felt a pity in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. Only now, I am only worried about how to deal with my wife if I didn't invite Cao Yin back.

Out of the alley, Ma Liandao was walking with a man in brocade clothes on horseback. Both sides felt a little familiar, but they couldn't remember who it was, so they passed by.

The man in brocade was a foreign steward of the Pingjun Palace, and he was ordered by Nersu to invite Cao Yin to come over the mansion. I just saw Ma Liandao wearing a three-grade official uniform at the entrance of the alley, and I couldn't help but look at it twice, I only felt familiar, and when I arrived at the door of Cao's house, I met an acquaintance seriously.

"Old E!" The man in brocade happily shouted at the person from Wanyan Mansion.

When Lao E saw him, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and called Qian'er to ask for peace: "Please Suo Ye'an!" "Wanyan Mansion and Heping County Mansion are also often moving around, so the stewards of the two families know each other.

The steward said with a smile that he was exempt, and asked him what he was doing, and Lao E replied that Cao Fu would send an invitation. The two exchanged a few words of goodbye, and went to the door of Cao's mansion. As soon as he reported the number, the porters were busy welcoming him in and told him about the old man's arrival.

When the manager heard that the old man of the Yue family was not there, he didn't stay, and only made it clear what the king of Pingjun had said to his father-in-law, and then he resigned.

When he went out of the gate, because he remembered that he met the familiar third-grade official at the mouth of the alley, the manager asked the little guy casually.

The little guy told him that he was Lang Zhong of the Guangchu Division of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and the manager thought about it, as if he had dealt with him once, no wonder he looked familiar, so he left it behind and went back to the house to resume his life.

* After hearing the report of the steward of Suo, the prince of Pingjun on Shijuma Street, Nersu went to the inner courtyard to tell the Fujin Cao Jia clan that he knew.

When Cao Jiashi heard that his father was going to meet the saint today, he couldn't help but redden. Nersu hurriedly took her and comforted: "I know that you miss your father-in-law, but you also know that your father-in-law is the most loyal, so he naturally puts public before private." His old man is still going to return to Beijing when he sees the holy driver, and we can't invite him, but it's just two days late! ”

Cao Jiashi also knows this truth, but he originally hoped to see his father today, but now he is inevitably lost. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and began to worry about her father's body again. In this cold winter, I came all the way to the south, and before I rested for two days, I had to run around again, how could I be a person in my fifties, how could I stand it? In addition to worrying about his father, there was also Cao Hao's side, I heard that he had a cold in the hot spring, and his illness had not yet recovered, so he accompanied his father on a trip.

Hearing that his wife was worried about his father-in-law's health, Nersu naturally had to persuade him; I heard that I was worried about Cao Hao, so I couldn't help but smile and said: "My good fortune, this heart is really too much." Our younger brother is a fine person, and he doesn't have to worry about being a sister, he will also think about taking care of his father-in-law. As for the boy, he is sturdy! It is not made of iron, and it is a little stronger than ordinary people. It's just that you always treat him as if he had eyeballs, afraid that he would knock and be afraid that he would touch it. ”

Cao Jiashi looked at her husband dissatisfiedly: "Hao'er is weak when she beats a child, and she has only slowly improved in recent years." My parents are not around, I don't care about him as a sister, who cares about him? ”

Nersu knew that his wife was unhappy, so he hurriedly changed the topic to make her happy: "You don't know, my father-in-law just entered Beijing, and there were people who visited the door to block the door!" Just now, Lao Suo said that he saw the Ministry of Internal Affairs Langzhong Ma Liandao go to visit him. In addition, Count Yongwu also sent someone to invite his father-in-law! ”

"The Ma family of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Cao Jiashi frowned slightly and snorted lightly: "He is delusional." ”

Nersu wanted to make his wife happy, but he didn't want to make her frown, and just as he wanted to coax a couple of sentences, someone came to report that a visitor had come to the door. He had to pat Cao Jia's back, soothe him with kind words, and go out to entertain guests.

Turning the book and twisting a hot hand towel and handing it over, Cao Jiashi took it and wiped his face and touched up his makeup. Thinking of Mrs. Tian Shi, who she had met in April, she shook her head lightly and couldn't help but say to herself: "It's really delusional! ”

Langshu said with a smile: "Fujin, don't be angry with irrelevant people!" ”

"I'm angry." Cao Jiashi said: "This Ma family is begging to stuff their daughter over in vain, it's not greasy!" At the beginning, their family was a little rude, but now it is becoming more and more unbearable. When my mother came over in April, Mrs. Ma took her daughter to our palace to visit my mother! ”

The book thought for a while: "Hearing Fu Jin say this, the slave and maid remember, but the lady who has a slightly higher volume and speaks very fast?" I don't think our wife likes her either. ”

Cao Jiashi nodded and said, "Isn't it her, like a cannonball!" Although she was always smiling, she didn't have an eye, and while others were talking, she crackled and plugged in, and talked about the marriage between the two families in a bent way. Although they mentioned it once when they were young, neither father nor mother replied. At that time, they were all milk dolls, where did they get married? Because of the old friendship between the two families, if her daughter is good and worthy of being a good girl, this family matter will naturally be discussed. However, right now, ......" said this, and shook his head: "It's a pity that the eldest girl of the Ma family is not outstanding in appearance, and she has such a mother!" ”

Langshu smiled and said: "Uncle is an outstanding person, where is an ordinary woman worthy of it!" ”

Cao Jiashi was very satisfied when he heard this: "That's! ”

However, thinking about the Ma family, it was difficult for Cao Jiashi to show his face: "Although my mother's words were tactful in April, her refusal was clear, and the wife of the Ma family should also know." Who knows if she really doesn't want to be decent, and she is confused again, I heard that she has been taking her daughter to the house over there for the past two months. Today, don't you come to your father again, if your father can't pull his face down and refuse, how can it be good! ”

Lang Shu persuaded: "Fu Jin don't be annoyed, I think that the master has known his family for many years, and he must know it in his heart." ”

"I hope so!" Cao Jiashi took a sip of tea, and was relieved, and Cao Hao's relatives remembered Wanyan's Mansion again, and sighed with a smile: "It seems that Hao'er has become fragrant, I don't know how many families have hit his idea!" ”

Without waiting for the book to answer, Cao Jiashi said to himself: "If you want to talk about it, in the Jizhu Club back then, this Yan Yongjia was also a top-notch child. He looks good, and he acts generously and politely, but he ......" she frowned, "It's just that he's tall, and he also practices riding and shooting, and his hands are hard, and he lacks the charm of his daughter's family!" The surname is not supple enough......"

Listening to Fu Jin's words, it was like a harsh sister-in-law counting down her brother and daughter-in-law, and she couldn't help but laugh and said: "The prince said very well, Fu Jin just treats the uncle like an eyeball, and no one is worthy of it!" ”

Cao Jiashi himself laughed and said, "Actually, if you talk about this person alone, it's fine." Her mother, Lord Fuhui, is not a troublemaker, and her eyes are on the top of her head. If she is the mother-in-law of Hao'er, I am afraid that she will be a lot picky! ”

* Xiaoling is in Zunhua, Zhili, 250 miles away from the capital. Cao Hao rode a horse, with more than a dozen servants, escorting his father's carriage from Dongzhimen, and marched all the way east along the official road.

Because he entered Layue and had to go out on the road, Amethyst helped Cao Hao choose a thick sweater, a fur hat with ear bags, and leather boots with a fur lining. Therefore, Cao Hao rode on the horse and did not feel too cold. Although Cao Yin once asked his son to get in the car, he was rejected by Cao Hao. The carriage at this time was made of wood, with no shock absorption, and it was not an ordinary bump. Even if you take the official road, it is fast to be able to travel ten or twenty miles in an hour, and it is bumpy and stuffy, but you should be more comfortable outside.

Arrived in Tongzhou that night and stayed at the post station. Just in time, Wang Yonglin, the governor of Shaanxi Grain Dao, also went to see the driver, and he was an official from the fourth grade. Although Cao Yin's Jiangning weaving is only a fifth-grade rank, he has the duty of inspecting the Liangjiang Yancao to supervise the imperial history, and he is also a second-class earl. In addition, the Cao family has been in Jiangning for 50 years, and Cao Yin's name is also well-known, where does Wang Yonglin dare to take it? Therefore, he sent the butler away, respectfully handed over the sticker, and wanted to set up an invitation to the banquet.

Cao Yin has always been humble to others, and when he saw that a colleague was at the post station, he also went to see the driver to report on his work, so he gladly responded and took Cao Hao to the appointment.

Wang Yonglin is in his forties, slightly burly, with two thin eyes on his big disc face, which looks a little incongruous. However, he saw that people were smiling, his head and face were shiny, and the whole person looked very festive. In addition, he was born as a Jinshi and spoke elegantly and humorously, so he was still in agreement with Cao Yin's father and son.

heard that Cao Yin also went to Zunhua, so Wang Yonglin made an appointment to go with him. Although Cao Yin was anxious to meet the driver, it was only two days away, and even if it was fast, it would be difficult to arrive in one day, so he agreed.

The next time, three or forty people in two rows were made together. Wei Hei saw that Wang Daotai's entourage was overjoyed, and asked a few words casually, only to know that their master was not an ordinary debriefing. It was the expiration of three years, and I got an "excellent" evaluation, and after meeting Long Live Lord, after reporting my job, I was at least promoted by one grade, but I don't know where the lack is.

Wei Hei said to Cao Hao, Cao Hao thought about the resume of this Lord Wang mentioned by his father last night, the twenty-seventh year of Kangxi's Jinshi, starting from the seventh grade of Zhi County, is now the fourth grade, and the third grade is now from the third grade. In contrast, Cao Yin, when Kangxi went to Jiangnan for 23 years to weave, he was the fifth product, and it is still the case 25 years later. If it is developed in the capital, with Cao Yin's talent and learning, it is not uncommon to mix with a chief official. But think about the party struggle back then, and the courtiers who were involved were innumerable. The Cao family has been a saint for so many years, and it is also one of the main reasons that they have always stayed away from the court disputes.

The problem of deficit is not worried now, how to persuade Cao Yin to agree to get out of the political situation in Jiangnan? Cao Hao rode a horse and began to think about it, as later generations knew, the stupid thing of three generations succeeding Jiangning Weaving still had to be avoided. The eyes and ears of the emperor are not so easy to be, and when the new emperor comes to power, how can he allow such a person to continue to exist?

On the evening of the fifth day of the lunar month, Cao Hao and others arrived at the Tangjiazhuang Post Station near Xiaoling. I don't want to, after the third day of the holy car temporarily rested in the temple and the filial piety tomb, he set off on the fourth day of the first month and went to the Qingshan camp two hundred miles away to inspect.

After resting for a night in Tangjiazhuang, everyone went on the road again, and it was not until the seventh day of the first month that they caught up with the holy driving team in Khanerzhuang.

(To be continued)