Cao Song had already handed over the errand and arrived home, and Cao Hao also returned from the banquet in Huifeng Hall.

Because after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather turned cold, and Zhao Jia's had a headache, so Jinghui's side has always been taken care of by Chu Yu. From the beginning of the labor pain, tossing until the second quarter of the evening (half past eleven in the evening), Jinghui finally loved a daughter safely.

Cao Songchu became a father and was overjoyed. On the side of the Zhaojia family, I still look forward to the eldest grandson of the long house, but the flag family, the girl is also noble, and she is also smiling and rewarding.

When Cao Hao and Chu Yu returned home, it was already the right time (twelve o'clock in the evening).

Although it was difficult to hide the tiredness on his face, Chu Yu was still happy for the safety of Jinghui's mother and daughter, and said: "Count, it's half a month early, six pounds in weight, and it looks sturdy." ”

"Just give birth smoothly. stayed up until midnight, and Xiao Er was already bluffing. If the younger siblings drag on for another hour, I'm afraid that the second side won't be able to stay up. Cao Hao said.

On the side of the Orchid Courtyard, the lights are still on.

When the husband and wife saw each other, they knew that the Li family was still waiting, so they came here.

Hearing that Shun gave birth to a girl, Li recited "Amitabha".

Late at night, Chu Yu was busy in Dongfu for a while, and Li asked a few questions, and then urged his son and daughter-in-law to go back to rest...... Because the eldest granddaughter of the Cao family's Dongfu was born on August 18, it is the tide of Qiantang, so Cao Song gave his daughter the name of the tide. Although Zhao Jia's family hated biting, he didn't say much when he saw that his son was happy and didn't want to ruin his interest.

The weather is getting colder and colder, but it is customary in the capital not to burn the kang until October.

There are many children in the family, and they can't stand the cold, so Chu Yu asked someone to prepare a brazier, and when it was cold in the morning and evening, fires were lit everywhere to keep warm.

Cao Hao is now willing to go to the seaside.

Sometimes the errands in the yamen were finished early, and there was nothing to do when they came out, so Cao Hao went around from the sea before going home.

Although he has been in Beijing for many years, his spirit has always been tight, and it is rare to have such leisure and ease.

The capital is now turbulent.

The turmoil has not stopped, only because the holy driver is not in the capital and has avoided it in many ways, so it seems to be more peaceful. When the holy car returned to Beijing, he didn't know what would happen. When the time comes, if you want to be idle, I'm afraid you can't.

Cao Hao knew this, so he let himself be leisurely. He just spends his time as he pleases, but it's confusing.

The fourteenth elder brother said that he was proud, and slowly gathered the "Eight Masters Party", and he already had the tendency to stand out. However, he also knew in his heart that if he wanted to achieve great things, he couldn't do it without money. On the ninth elder brother's side, he is the diehard loyalist of the eighth elder brother, and he has never been yin or yang.

Although he doesn't like Cao Hao, who else can he count on besides Cao Hao?

Pingjun Palace, inside the school grounds.

The fourteenth elder brother held the bow in his hand, looked at the target fifty steps away, turned his head, and said to Nersu with a smile: "Since we are interested, let's compare and compare, and we must always show some color." ”

Nersu said with a smile: "The fourteenth uncle is interested, and the nephew is accompanied. Only then did he get a jade claw sea holly, if the fourteenth uncle won the nephew, the nephew would honor the fourteenth uncle. ”

When the fourteenth elder brother heard this, his heart moved, raised his eyebrows, and said: "Although Hai Dongqing is good, it is just a thing, and it is really not rare." If you win, you will promise him one thing, how about it? ”

In the past few years, seeing the fourteenth elder brother flourishing, Nersu was not unmoved. However, with Cao Hao's warning, and the lessons of the eldest brother, the eighth elder brother, and the thirteenth elder brother, he also became a lot more vigilant.

Seeing that the fourteenth elder brother said this, he was already wary in his heart, and said with a smile: "Fourteenth uncle, who doesn't know that you are capable of wearing Yang in a hundred steps, how can your nephew be able to compare with the fourteenth uncle?" But what the criminal nephew can do is to listen to the orders of the fourteenth uncle; If the nephew is not capable, please also ask the fourteenth uncle to be considerate of the nephew. ”

Hearing what he said, the fourteenth elder brother snorted coldly, and the arrow in his hand had already been shot. In the middle of the red heart, I saw the arrow feather trembling.

The fourteenth elder brother then put aside the bow and arrow in his hand, looked at Nersu, and said, "When I was in the palace in the early years, I saw that you were also a blood surname, why did you live more and more?" Like those old men, he began to push Tai Chi. Speaking of this, he looked Nersu up and down, and said, "Why, the prince of the iron hat can't even hold a bow and arrows?" Didn't compete with the master, and lost morale? We love the masters of the Xinjueluo family, but they didn't die on a woman's belly. ”

When he said this, Nersu's face turned red and he said, "It's not that I'm timid, but that my nephew is self-aware." Speaking of riding and archery kung fu, who in the clan can surpass the fourteenth uncle? ”

This sycophant was on the spot, and the fourteenth elder brother's face was better.

He patted Nersu on the shoulder and said, "Who else can I rely on?" In the future, there will be a time to beg you, and when you give the master some face, the master will thank you. As he spoke, he watched Narsu's reaction.

Nersu is also a human sperm, so he didn't hesitate at all, and responded with a smile: "If you can serve the fourteenth uncle, it's too late for my nephew to rejoice." ”

The fourteenth elder brother saw that he had no intention of shirking, and he was in a good mood.

There are other things to do today, but I am just passing by the Pingjun Palace, thinking about Lala's friendship. So the fourteenth elder brother didn't stay for a long time, said a few words, and went back first.

Nersu personally sent it outside the gate, and the guards brought the mount of the fourteenth elder brother. The fourteenth elder brother did not immediately take the reins, but looked at Nersu with sideways eyes and a smile.

Nersu was already annoyed in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face, took two steps forward, took the reins from the guards, and served the fourteenth elder brother on the horse.

The fourteenth elder brother took the guards away, and Nersu stood respectfully outside the door, his expression unchanged.

It wasn't until he returned to the inner house that Nersu showed his anger and slapped the table hatefully.

When Cao Jiashi saw her husband go back to the inner house, she wanted to ask her third son about "catching the Zhou banquet". Seeing that his expression was wrong, he swallowed what he was about to ask, served him to change his clothes, and served him with a cup of warm tea.

Seeing his wife so gentle and considerate, Nersu's heart calmed down a little, and his expression eased slightly.

Regarding the visit of the fourteenth elder brother, Cao Jia's family has already received news in the inner courtyard. I probably know in my heart that there may be something that is not satisfactory to my husband.

But she was obedient, and Nersu didn't say anything, and she didn't take the initiative to ask.

It's still Nersu's side, who usually treats everything as his wife, and he didn't hide it from her today, and told the fourteenth elder brother about what he had just done.

Cao Jiashi listened to the front, it was nothing, and when he heard the back, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and said, "Why does the fourteenth elder brother take it?" According to the seniority, it is true to call him Uncle Fourteen; But the identity of the lord is placed here, that is, when the eighth elder brother is there, he is not polite to the lord. ”

Seeing that his wife was annoyed, Nersu looked away, took two sips of tea, and said: "Now the capital is a little weird, Haidian is recuperating from the one who was completely rejected by the emperor, and there are many people who have no hope of saving the position, and they have made do with the fourteenth elder brother. Although he is proud, I am afraid that he has no bottom in his heart, otherwise he would not have made such a scene. They want to hear my loyalty, and they want to subdue me. ”

Cao Jiashi took the teapot and poured half a cup of tea for her husband, and said: "This has attracted people since ancient times, some have made profits, and some have made names. With an identity like Ye, he doesn't want fame or fortune, if the fourteenth elder brother is smart, he should say some soft words in order to make friends. How can there be such a thing, come to the door to charge the uncle? It's too unlikely. ”

Nersu was also slanderous about the fourteenth elder brother in his heart, but he was a man in the end and didn't want to be verbose. Listening to his wife's words, he was thinking the same as he was thinking in his heart, smiling slightly, and his mood was different.

Although the prince's elder brother is of the blood of the heavenly family and has a noble status, it is understandable to be arrogant. But those who achieve great things must have something good.

In addition to being at the bottom of the ranking, not as strong as the brothers in front, the word "pride" also made the fourteenth elder brother fall behind.

Thinking of this, Nersu tilted his body, lay on the bed, looked at his wife, sighed, and said, "Is the master old?" ”

When Cao Jiashi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Look at what the master said, the master is not yet in the age of establishment, where is he old?" ”

"If it had been two years earlier, I wouldn't have had to be wooed by Brother Fourteen, I'm afraid I'll have to think about it myself. Now, he is too lazy to participate and is willing to watch a play. Watching them on the sidelines and watching them appear on the stage is a special taste. Narsu replied.

"This is the ...... of the master's open-mindedness" Cao Jiashi said: "Turning over the clouds and raining the hands, this world belongs to the emperor, whether it is cloudy or sunny, the emperor has the final say." No matter how many others jump, as far as the grandfather said, it is just a powder debut, a scandalous show......"

* Fangjia Hutong, the outer residence of King Jian's mansion.

Yang Zimo looked at the wishful box on the kang table and couldn't help frowning. This was sent to the Han Jiang clan a few days ago, and now the Han Jiang clan sent it back, and the intention is self-evident.

"Hey!" Thinking of Han Jiang's great youth, spending it like this, Yang Zimo sighed heavily. At this time, I heard someone outside the door: "What's the matter?" Alas, sighing? ”

It's Yarjana who has returned.

Yang Zimo didn't get up, glanced at the box and said, "What else can it be?" Invite Cao Hao to come over for a drink, you don't need to arrange it. That stupid girl is an unenlightened person. If you want a nephew, I'm afraid it's difficult. ”

In Yarjiang's heart, he felt that it was a little inappropriate to borrow seeds to have children. It's just that I saw Yang Zimo's joy and didn't want to ruin his interest.

Now, seeing that he valued the Han Jiang clan so much, Yaerjianga felt a little embarrassed, picked the corner of his mouth, and said: "The last time I saw the Han Jiang clan, the appearance of the three chastities and nine spirits is not like having other hearts. It's Zimo, who cares more about children than Han Jiang, why is it? ”

Yang Zimo grew up in the Wangfu Opera Troupe since he was a child, and he was used to looking at people's faces, but when he saw Yaerjianga say this, he was afraid that he would have a problem in his heart, so he smiled and said, "What else?" My sister's appearance is also outstanding among women, giving birth to a pink-carved doll, and she can also play with Qigege in the future, which is so lively. ”

After listening to Yang Zimo's words and looking at Yang Zimo's Danfeng eyes, Yaerjianga remembered his appearance when he was a teenager...... * Forbidden City, the main hall of the Internal Affairs Bureau.

Cao Hao sat behind the bookcase and looked at the imperial court newspaper. The overseers of each pass have reached the time of replacement at the end of the one-year period. The household department has already been put on a fold, and there are many people who have applied for the extension of the limit due to the shortage of money and food, and those who have been falsely claimed to have been short-handed in the future, please be dismissed according to the example of drowning. Kangxi has already put on an excerpt, from the title of the household department, and the world is clear.

However, the excerpt is the excerpt, the limit is the limit, Suzhou Li Xu is still continuing to serve as the two Huai salt government this year, the reason for the extension of the title, is "the weaving treasury silver deficit".

As an old minister who has always been treated favorably by Kangxi, Li Xu also has the title of household servant. Nowadays, it is the two Huai salt administrations with the most oil and water. In the eyes of outsiders, the Li family, like the Cao family, is still standing.

When Cao Hao saw the news, he only smiled bitterly.

He has been to the Li family twice, and has seen the pomp and circumstance of the Li family, and he has even lived a luxurious life, and the silver is spent like flowing water.

Because Cao Yin is famous in Jiangnan, he has dealings with celebrities in the world; Li Xu's side is not far behind, and he treats people extremely "boldly". If anyone encounters a difficulty, go to Li's house and pay a respect, and it can be solved.

Li Xu's nickname "Li Fo" came from this. If the silver is not piled up, where can Li Xu still be "bold"?

The bigger the oil and water of the Lianghuai Yanzheng, the bigger the hole of the Li family. demolished the east wall to make up the west wall, and when the imperial court remembered it, the Li family had no chance to turn over.

Cao Hao went to the mansion to report, contemplating and pondering.

From an outsider's point of view, the Cao, Li, and Sun families are in close contact, and they are both prosperous and humiliated, which is also a big problem. In his father's reply, he did not reply to the matter mentioned by Li Nai's last visit to Beijing. What he thinks, Cao Hao still doesn't know.

This year is the fifty-fifth year of Kangxi, and until the Yongzheng Dynasty, Cao Hao's biggest crisis is that the fourteenth elder brother led the troops to the west. can not have anything to do with him, which will cause the fourth elder brother to be jealous; It is not yet possible to touch its edge and bury the root of the bane.

"Or static braking, if the fourteenth elder brother is forced, do you want to strike first?" Thinking of this, Cao Hao tapped the table with his index finger and pondered.

Kangxi is getting older, and now his suspicion is getting more and more serious. handed over to the fourteenth elder brother to lead the troops, not necessarily because he believed that his son was handsome, but because he was afraid that he would not be at ease to hand over the hundreds of thousands of troops to others.

What would happen if the fourteenth elder brother didn't lead the troops?

This is really a challenging idea, Cao Hao patted his head, a little timid. If history is gone, he will have to be blinded, can he handle it?

The room was dark, Cao Hao took out his pocket watch, and glanced at it, time passed so fast, before I knew it, it was already the second quarter of Shen Zheng (half past four in the afternoon).

At this time, I saw a subordinate official come in and say, "My lord, Manager Dong is here." ”

"Oh?" Cao Haoyuan was an open-minded person when Dong Dianbang was in the office, but he also knew that in his official career, there were a few people who could really make money and profit into dung. For his planning, understanding is understanding, but the hearts of the people are back, who wants to be used by calculations?

Cao Hao pouted, "Please", and stood up. Dong Dianbang had already come in, thinking that he was traveling all the way, and his forehead was already oozing sweat.

"Lord Cao, Eighth Elder Brother is sick. The Eight Blessings Jin sent people into the palace to ask for instructions, and asked the imperial doctor to come over for diagnosis and treatment. Concubine Fang Cai passed down the edict and ordered the Internal Affairs Office to ask the Zongren Mansion for instructions, and then make a decision. Dong Dianbang was in a hurry, so he didn't greet him and went straight to the point.

Although the eighth elder brother is in an embarrassing situation now, after all, he is the body of a prince, and he can't afford any mistakes. Just like the seventeenth elder brother, he has never heard of the government and the opposition, and a serious illness in the first two months also caused the two medical officers on the side of the Tai Hospital to lose their heads, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also reprimanded.

With lessons from the past, Dong Dianbang naturally did not dare to ignore it.

Cao Hao was a little confused, since he asked the Zongren Mansion to ask for instructions, then he went to find the Prince of Zonglingjian, Yaerjiang Acai, and rushed to find him what to do?

"Prince Jian is not in the Internal Affairs Mansion, and there are also officials from the Zongren Mansion who have asked for instructions in the palace, and they have not ......" Speaking of this, Dong Dianbang hesitated for a moment and said: "In other places, the subordinate officials don't dare to bother ......"

This is talking about Yarjiang's outer house, and with an identity like Brother Jiu, he naturally dares to enter the house without scruples. If someone else is replaced, no one can weigh it.

"My lord, how is this good? The people from the Bafujin envoy are still waiting in the Tai Hospital, if it is dark early today, if it is delayed any longer, the city gate will be closed. Dong Dianbang said with a little worry.

Although he was estranged from the eighth elder brother, but one yard was one yard, Cao Hao stood up and said, "Since this is the case, then bother Lord Dong to go with this official and go everywhere to find Prince Jian." ”

Dong Dianbang is looking for Cao Hao for this. Brother Jiu and Cao Hao's festival, who doesn't know in the capital? Regarding the matter in the eyes of the ninth elder brother due to the bidding of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Dong Dianbang knows the most about it.

The eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother are in the same group, and Dong Dianbang was still worried that Cao Hao would hold a grudge and casually shirk it.

When he saw that he had answered, he rejoiced.

The two came out of the yamen of the Internal Affairs Office, and Cao Hao instructed Zhao Tong to go to Fangjia Hutong to inquire about him, and he and Dong Dianbang also rode a horse and went over there.

Yaerjiang's side has already made people set up a banquet and eat wine with Yang Zimo.

On the wine table, Yarjana persuaded the wine to be diligent; Yang Zimo's side, afraid that he would have dry vinegar, is also a petty welcome.

Although Yang Zimo was born in an opera, when he was in the limelight earlier, he was also a forbidden person in Yaerjiang, and he didn't go out to socialize, and he didn't drink much.

After two jugs of wine, he was already too drunk to wake up, lying on the table.

Yarjana looked at him, picked up the wine in the cup, and drank it all. As soon as he wanted to open his mouth to call people, he heard someone under the corridor tell him that it was Cao Hao, the head of Heshuo, who had sent someone to ask for peace, saying that he had official business to ask for instructions, and he would come here with Dong Dianbang, the head of the Internal Affairs Office.

Cao Hao is not a person who talks about the river, Yaerjiang heard this, got up and called a mother-in-law, whispered a few words, and glanced at Yang Zimo again before leaving the house and going to the front yard.

When he came out and saw the wind, Yarjianga was also a little heavy-headed. When I got to the living room in the front yard, before I could ask anyone, the steward came in and said: "Lord Wang, Cao Hao, the head of Heshuo, and Dong Dianbang, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, are here, and they have dismounted outside the door." ”

Yarjana nodded and said, "Call them in." ”

One time later, Cao Hao and Dong Dianbang followed the steward and entered the living room.

Seeing that Yarjianga was in the hall, the two were busy with a thousand salutes. Yarjiang's body was weak, his head hurt a little, he waved his hand, and said, "Get up, what kind of official business, chase here?" ”

Cao Hao got up and briefly said the matter of the eighth elder brother's illness and the matter of the eight blessings for treatment.

When Yaerjianga heard this, he couldn't help sneering, and said, "When will the prince's mansion pass on a imperial doctor, and the Zongren Mansion will be the master?" ”

Concubine De's move looked cautious on the surface, but in fact, it was just a matter of pushing it to the side of the Zongren Mansion.

Thinking of this, Yaerjianga was naturally angry, looked at Cao Hao and Dong Dianbang, and had no good intentions, and said: "Bother the two managers, and return to Concubine De Niangniang, just say that the stakes are important, and this king can't be the master." Delay the matter of inviting the imperial doctor, or ask the mother to decide......"

That's it, run for nothing.

When he returned to the palace, it was already dusk, and Dong Dianbang said in a low voice: "My lord, even if I asked my mother, it's time to close the city gate......

Cao Hao was also stunned in his heart.

Is this the so-called "loss of ground"? Even if it is the prince's elder brother, how can it ......

(To be continued)