On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, according to the old practice of previous years, the Korqin, Naiman, Ordos, Songqite, Zalut, Uzhumuqin, Wengniut, Khalkha, Bahrain, Aba, Aohan, Tumut, Sunit, Alu Korqin, Karaqin King, Beile, Beizi, Gong, Taiji, etc., as well as the ministers of the interior, scholars, Shangsanqi Commander, Deputy Commander, Shangshu, Shilang, Bachelor, Guard, etc.

The banquet was set up in the Taihe Palace, and the three fathers, sons, uncles and nephews of the Cao family went to the banquet together, which can be regarded as the dignity of the Cao family.

Although it is not uncommon for the powerful in the capital to have a father and son as officials in the same dynasty, it is rare to see a father and son like the Cao family who are both officials.

The three-rank hall official who is weak in his age, and then relies on the saints of the Cao family for decades, and he really has a bright future.

But in the past few years in Beijing, Cao Hao has attended every year's banquet, and it is not unusual. Although Cao Song participated in the banquet for the first time, he was interested, and he was not excited, and he looked a little more stable.

Although Cao Yin said that it was only a month since he returned to Beijing, few officials from the six departments dared to snub him.

The daughter is the iron hat Fujin, the son is Heshuo forehead, the emperor's henchman, the close minister of the Son of Heaven, the Cao family has prospered for three generations, and the honor and favor can be seen in general.

Even if they are university scholars and scholars, these grades are higher than Cao Yin, and they greet each other very politely.

Minjue, in addition to a few founding fathers and descendants, those who can be promoted to the rank of Earl can be regarded as prominent.

Cao Hao's side, it is still the old rule every year, and he sits with his colleagues in the former guards.

Speaking of which, it has been five or six years since I left the guard, and many of my colleagues have gone out to serve as officials.

Fortunately, Nalan Fusen was here, and several other guards who went to Outer Mongolia together last year were also there, and everyone sat down at a table, and it was not too boring to talk.

During the conversation, everyone talked about Cao Hao's adopted son Hengsheng the most. Cao Hao's biological son Tianyou, because he was in Jiangnan before following his grandparents, there are fewer people mentioned.

From Outer Mongolia to Zhangjiakou, Hengsheng walked with everyone for most of the journey, and it was also from this arms to that arms at that time. Such a sturdy and unafraid little guy, how can everyone not like it?

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hang Seng caught the week, but the guards sent congratulatory gifts. Among them, Heshan just added a daughter this year, and mentioned it with a joke that the two families will be in-laws in the future.

It's just a joke, the flag woman wants to be drafted, so she doesn't want to kiss the doll. The father-in-law is not easy to recognize, and there are several who want to be the godfather of the little guy.

When it comes to Hang Seng today, some people have volunteered to be the little guy's riding and archery master.

Cao Hao just laughed, and after hearing it, he didn't take it to heart.

Even if Hengsheng wants to be enlightened, it will take another three or four years, but everyone here may have to be released to be deputy commanders, generals or something.

After all, guards are a shortcut to promotion, especially the guards of the Qianqing Palace who are on an errand in front of the emperor.

Normally, the first-class guards are released for the deputy capital of the Eight Banners; The second-class guards were released, and most of them were general soldiers or staff leaders.

Cao Haoxi's two bosses, Shu Ming and Detehei, were successively released to be deputy commanders, and they were no longer on errands in the palace.

Ten or twenty years later, these people are the commanders and deputy commanders of the Eight Banners.

In addition to being on an errand in front of the emperor, there are also reasons why they are from their own families.

Cao Hao still remembers that when he first joined the guard office as an errand in his early years, many guards knew that he was born in Baoyi, and there was disdain in his eyes.

With the promotion of the status of the Cao family, the Cao family has still been favored over the years, but many big families have been implicated by the abolished prince and the eighth elder brother, which is not as good as in the past.

For Cao Hao, even if they didn't have any friendship earlier, now they have to come over to toast a glass of wine and recount their friendship with them on an errand in the palace in the past.

The world is like this, Cao Hao is not a dustless person at the moment, and naturally he is happy to greet everyone.

Not only is someone else thinking about using him, but he is also worried about the day when he can't be useful, which is the so-called interpersonal relationship. Living in the same capital, there is not much difference in the number of years, and I don't know which one will get ahead in the future.

When others calculate, he also thinks about it in his heart.

I still remember last year's banquet, and some people mentioned Li Ding, this year is a time has passed, and no one remembers that there is such a person.

People's hearts, reality is like this.

is full of prosperity, but it doesn't make people feel any warmth. After greeting the others, Cao Hao sat next to Nalan Fusen, lifted the wine jug, and filled Nalan Fusen.

Naranfusen was not yet forty, and his body was a little fat, and he already had gray hair in his braids.

Although he has become a first-class guard, because he has no family support, he has never been given the opportunity to be released. Among the various gossip in the capital, there are many related to the Pearl Mansion of the former ministers.

Although Nalan Fusen is middle-aged and his son is not young, he still exists in the Nalan family without embarrassment.

Cao Hao also wondered at first, even if this was the case, why didn't Nalan Fusen split up early, and each had its own way, why did he have to cling to the family and see his uncle's face?

Nalan Fusen once said that it was nothing more than that every family had a scripture that was difficult to read, and there was also an aunt's nurturing grace or something.

Although they are friends, but after all, it is a Nalan family matter, and Cao Hao has no room for talking, so he can only complain in his heart that the current family members of Nalan Mansion are short-sighted.

After all, it's a nephew, so it's not very good to support and help. What's the use of trying to cling to the Eighth Elder Brother's side?

In addition to Cao Yin, Cao Hao, and Cao Song, Li and Chu Yu, one is Mrs. Yu, and the other is He Shuogege, who also dressed up according to their grades, and went to the palace to greet the Queen Mother and the palace concubine.

The edict did not give a banquet, except for greetings, it was nothing more than a waiting, accompanying the palace lords to say a few words or something.

The Li family is considered to be the relatives of the queen concubine, and after asking the queen mother and the concubines to say goodbye, they also have the opportunity to sit on the side of the princess.

Chu Yu was invited by Sixteen Fujin to the Elder Brother Institute to see Little Brother and Little Gege.

Because of the New Year, there are many women who go to the palace to ask for peace, and the Li family didn't sit at the princess's place for much effort, and didn't say a few words.

In the meantime, Chen Guiren heard that Li had arrived, and made a special trip to visit.

This Chen Guiren is the biological mother of the twenty-first elder brother and the niece of the Sun family of Hangzhou Weaving.

Speaking of which, she used to call Li "cousin aunt", but now that she has entered the palace, she no longer dares to respond to this title of Li.

The men were eating and drinking in the previous court, but the women were busy for a long time until the afternoon, when they returned from the palace.

Back at Cao's Mansion, Li hurriedly replaced the flag outfit with the bottom of the flower pot.

In the south these years, although the Li family has also socialized, it is not as good as Beijing. Moreover, with her identity, there are few times when she needs to make rules to speak.

Chu Yu thought of this early, afraid that her mother-in-law would be tired, so when she made shoes before, she recommended choosing a short one.

Rao is like this, after returning to the house, Li still complains about sore legs.

Chu Yu saw that her mother-in-law was lacking and was afraid that the children would make trouble, so she asked Wu En and them to lead Tianyou and Hengsheng to play in the East House.

Li Shi changed into soft-soled shoes, leaned on the soft couch outside, knocked his legs, and said to Chu Yu with a smile: "In the end, I am old, and after standing for a long time, my body is a little unbearable, and I am old!" ”

Chu Yu pulled a small pestle, sat on the edge of the kang, beat Li's legs, and said: "Mrs. looks young, looks like a person who is thirty, and is better maintained than the mother in the palace." ”

Li sighed, half-closed his eyes and said, "It's not easy for us to be women; Being someone's daughter-in-law is even more difficult. In the early years, I couldn't let go of my heart, and I was easy to think and ponder when I had nothing to do. Later, when there were two sisters and brothers, Yan'er and Hao'er, there was nothing else in my heart, only the two of them. In this way, my heart is much brighter. If you have any worries, think more about your children, and you won't be able to take care of them! ”

It is rare for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to talk about their hearts, but Chu Yu just listened quietly.

I have long heard that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not easy to get along, but Li and Chu Yu are special cases. In the early years, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were far apart, and it was rare to see each other once, but it was polite.

This time in Beijing, due to Tianhui's eye disease, the Li family had compassion and was very kind to his daughter-in-law.

The love of being a mother-in-law and the deference of being a daughter-in-law, the two mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law get along comfortably with each other.

While talking, I listened to the little maid's report, saying that it was Xiyun from Wutong Garden who came to invite the eldest grandmother back.

When Li Shi heard this, he opened his eyes, waved his hand at Chu Yu, and said, "I think it's a trivial matter in the house, you can go back quickly." I also changed this outfit earlier, it's weird, and my feet hurt at night! ”

"Yes!" Chu Yu got up with a smile and asked, "It's about to be dinner, the uncle and the master are in the palace, if the wife is not too troublesome, the daughter-in-law will accompany the wife, right?" ”

Li Shi said with a smile: "It's good to use it for two people, and it's not good to eat alone." I heard that two days ago, I called the greenhouse to deliver small vegetables. If you have a rape heart, add shiitake mushrooms and rape in the evening. ”

Chu Yu responded, and said: "Mrs., in addition to the rape heart, there was also a palm-sized vegetable melon sent two days ago, which is also tender and watery, fried in vegetable oil, and the most refreshing." ”

Li Shi nodded and said with a smile: "I also added it, under the New Year, it is a succession of happy events, and the chicken, duck and fish meat in the whole day, the appetite is tired, and it is best to eat these light ones." Speaking of this, he remembered something and said: "By the way, when I was in Jiangning, Tianyou loved to eat small pancakes made of vegetable melons, and let the kitchen make a plate for the children to eat for a while." ”

Chu Yu answered, leaning over.

Xiyun waited in the outer hall and returned to Wutong Garden with Chu Yu.

Chu Yu was a little strange and said, "Amethyst looking for me?" Do you know what's going on, why don't you go to your wife's house? ”

Xiyun shook her head and said, "The slave maid doesn't know either, but she just looks at the Amethyst girl this month, except for talking to Gege, she easily doesn't show up in front of people." Gege ......" Speaking of this, she couldn't help but lower her voice and said, "Gege, is the Amethyst girl unhappy with his wife...... Why do you seem to avoid that ......?"

Chu Yu didn't pay attention, listening to Xiyun's mention, thinking about this month, except for the initial greeting to the Li family's house, Amethyst had not stepped into the Orchid Courtyard.

An old lady has to use a girl by her side, and the other is the wife of the house, both of them are reasonable and gentle people, what can be unpleasant about each other?

Thinking of this, Chu Yu shook his head and said, "Xu is Amethyst thought that his wife was going to be in charge, and he was afraid of violating the taboo over there, so he retreated." It's not that I'm thinking too much, or my wife can only boast about her. ”

While speaking, the master and servant returned to Wutong Garden.

Amethyst stood by the kang, looking at the cradle, humming nursery rhymes, and coaxing Tianhui. Hearing Chu Yu's return, she turned around to salute.

Chu Yu nodded in return and invited Amethyst to sit down.

Tianhui is in good spirits, not crying or making trouble, Chu Yu reached out and touched her daughter's little face, and then said to Amethyst with a smile: "Sister looking for me, what's the matter?" ”

Amethyst hesitated for a moment and said, "There is one thing, seeing that the uncle and grandmother didn't mention it, the slave and maid were afraid of negligence, so they thought about it and said more." ”

Chu Yu said: "I'm still young, there must be something I can't take care of, my sister remembered, just mention it." ”

Amethyst replied: "Grandma, next year will be forty-five years old, according to the older generation, it is the 'dark nine' year, and in the first month, I want to find a temple to do a ritual to go to Doom." ”

"Ahh When Chu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised.

The elders who are older, although the "Ming Nine" and "Dark Nine" are not the whole life, they are also big words. These people are busy with happy events and preparing for the New Year, but they forget about this.

Chu Yu's face was a little more grateful: "Thanks to my sister's mention, my uncle and I really forgot about this stubble." Yes, it is better for people to go to a clean temple. ”

"Uncle doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, and there are people who don't pay attention to these; Grandma's children are not half idle, and they should be well maintained. Amethyst said with a smile.

Chu Yu said: "Anyway, I thanked my sister, if Sister Amethyst didn't mention me, I forgot about this, my wife is not picky, but it also seems that I am too unsatisfied as a daughter-in-law......"

(To be continued)