On February 12, the holy driver returned to Changchun Garden from Tangquan Palace.

Regarding the incident in the Cao family on the eighth day of February, many people have heard some news, but it is not true. But the subsequent decrees of the imperial court gave direction to this speculation.

Fang Baikui, a Fujian tycoon who was originally active in the capital, has been arrested by the Criminal Department on charges of fornicating with bandits, and his property and money in Beijing have been confiscated and confiscated. If the crime is implemented, it will not only be a matter of money, but also a matter of robbing the family and destroying the family.

Who doesn't know that Fang Baikui is a subordinate of the Ninth Elder Brother, and now he is being publicized tightly, holding a huge amount of money, and getting involved in the bidding of the Internal Affairs Office.

In the past few days, there have been a few businessmen who can't resist it, and they have already borrowed tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of silver money from Fang Baikui. Now, they don't dare to rejoice in the slightest.

Even if the Fang family enters, it will be strange for Brother Jiu to be cheaper?

They were afraid of the power of the Nine Elder Brothers, and they didn't dare not pay back the silver, but there were also people who didn't dare to ask for the silver.

In fact, this is a headache for the triangular debt.

The most wronged are those big money houses in the capital.

The silver money was borrowed by the Fang family under the banner of Brother Jiu, and the Fang family went in, and the silver money was overcharged and confiscated into the official, but the money village was jumping straight to its feet.

If the backer is not hard, he can only cry and scold his mother; Those who have backers are looking for their respective masters to discuss and ask for silver.

In the Nine Elder Brothers' Mansion, there is no way to stop, and people have begun to come to the door one after another to ask for silver.

Brother Jiu was annoyed, but he didn't dare to be too tough, so he could only deal with it anxiously.

After all, there is no bit of power, who can do money business in the capital. It's not this palace, it's that clan, and there is also the property of the Nine Elder Brothers' mother Guo Luo Luo clan.

With a total deficit of four or five million taels of silver, how can Brother Jiu deal with it?

He was depressed while thinking about how to get Fang Baikui out. Only by washing away the Fang family's crimes can the property in the south of the Fang family be saved, and such a toss and toss can also fill the hole on the side of the Qian Village.

The Criminal Department was originally in charge of the Eighth Elder Brother, but due to the silence of the Eighth Elder Brother in the past two years, a number of officials from the Criminal Department have been replaced.

Nowadays, for Brother Jiu, fear is fear, but he also does not dare to show favoritism. There is no other reason, just because this case was personally inquired into by Kangxi, who dares to do something from it, isn't that death?

Although I don't know what happened to the Cao family on the eighth day of February, anyone can see it. The Cao family "fought" with Brother Jiu, and the result was naturally a fiasco for Brother Jiu.

Brother Jiu's words made Fang Baikui chaotic in the capital for a while, and it also made many people look at it. As a result, there are many people who gloat.

Since the eighth day of the second lunar month, Cao Hao has taken sick leave and has not been out.

There are door-to-door visits, and few people see Cao Hao's true face of Lushan, so few people know what the truth is.

On the side of the ninth elder brother, he knew it in his heart, and he already knew from Ah Ling's side that Cao Yin was carrying out the affairs of the palace with his son. It's just that he didn't take it seriously before, and Alinga's account was vague.

In Ah Ling's heart, it was also the hand of Brother Jiu that the wound on Cao Hao's face was moved. Although it is difficult to say anything, he does not approve of Brother Jiu being so reckless.

Hitting people doesn't slap their faces, and exposing people doesn't expose their shortcomings, this is an old saying.

The identity of Emperor Cao Hao's grandson-in-law did not say, but he raised 10 million taels of silver in March as the head of the Internal Affairs Office, which solved the emperor's urgent need.

If the emperor doesn't make decisions for him, won't it make other ministers feel cold?

When Brother Jiu heard the rumors and knew that Cao Hao was "recuperating from his injuries" in the house, he knew that something was wrong, and when he asked Ah Ling'a carefully, he knew that there was another hidden story.

"Bastard thing, you dare to frame your master!" The ninth elder brother was like thunder, and he couldn't wait to go to the palace immediately to find Kangxi to make it clear.

But he was stopped by the eighth elder brother and said: "Whether it is your hand or not, it is true that Cao Hao is injured, and now that you have arrived in front of the palace, can you still take advantage?" Ninth brother, let him go to the Fang family. Huang Ama took care of your face, so he only took the Fang family's method, which can be regarded as an explanation to the father and son of the Cao family. I'm afraid that after a while, the punishment on your side will come down. Either way, bear with me. ”

"That's not right, Brother Starling......" Brother Jiu's face was indignant: "Cao Hao, that little Wang Balamb, where is he injured, but he walked in front of me......"

"It's really ......" Eighth Brother was quite surprised.

Brother Nine stomped his feet and said, "Can I still be Brother Meng?" At that time, I was very angry, but I didn't have a knife or dagger on my body, and Fang Baikui was a businessman. At that time, only Shanduo had a knife by his side, and it was stained with his blood, I didn't think it was too late to be filthy, how could I pick it up? Cao Hao's injury was added by himself, in order to slander me in front of Huang Ama! The eight lambs of the king, they deceive people too much...... I'm going to find Huang Ama to make it clear that they are guilty of deceiving the king......"

"Slow ......down," Eighth Elder Brother stretched out his hand again to stop, frowning and said, "Cao Yin's father and son have always been cautious, how can they give people a handle like this?" There may be other hidden secrets, and I can't prepare for it. After all, it was Huang Ama who summoned him privately, and no one else was present except for Xiao Sixteen, and I don't know what their father and son said. The ninth brother went rashly, and then aroused the anger of Huang Ama, but the gains outweighed the losses. ”

Brother Jiu was so annoyed that he sat down in the chair, patted the chair handle and said, "You can't do this, you can't do that, you can't do it, you can't suffer this bird's anger?" Starling, if this Fang family can't get out, my younger brother will not only lose face, but I am afraid that the hole of millions of taels of silver will also fall on my younger brother. I'm afraid I'll spit out all the money I've saved in the past few years. ”

"Breaking wealth and eliminating disasters, Huang Ama is short of silver, so he values the Cao family so much. Ninth brother, the gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late. It's not that you have to wait for ten years, if the water is full, it will overflow, and the Cao family will still be able to live forever? Speaking of this, the eighth elder brother thought for a while and said: "I still have a sum of silver there, which was sent by Nian Qianyao a year ago, and it is also left on hold, if the ninth brother is tight, take it and use it first." ”

Brother Jiu waved his hand and said, "No, can you still go bankrupt?" It's just an idea to see where we can get some more money......"

*Xicheng, Caofu, Inner Courtyard, Northwest Corner.

Cao Hao stood there, looking at the scene in front of him, with a little smile on his face.

He has been building playgrounds for children, but he has never been free, but these days are just leisure, and he will be concerned.

The address I chose was a corner of the garden.

Today, there are wooden horses, slides, seesaws, swings, pommel horses, and a single-goal soccer goal. The swings and slides are made of iron, but the handles are all covered with thick coarse cloth to prevent children from bumping.

Originally, Cao Hao still wanted to get single parallel bars and uneven bars, but the sketch was shown to Chu Yu, but it caused Chu Yu to worry. I was afraid that the children would be small, and they wouldn't know how heavy they would be when they were naughty, and they would fall off again, so the two were denied by Cao Hao.

It's really not big enough, otherwise, he really has the urge to build a football field. It's also very pleasant to think about leading my sons to play football.

When the playground was completed, not only Tianyou and Hengsheng were happy, but also Niuniu and Xiangyu were also happy. Before it was built, he told the fourth sister and the fifth son bably, and they also came to see.

A couple of little boys, it's time to kick the ball.

Niu Niu greeted a few little girls and played with seesaws, slides and so on.

Seven or eight children, plus the little maids and little followers around them who have only been selected to follow in the past two years, this is like a children's paradise in front of them.

Cao Hao stood there, looking at this scene, in a trance.

When he first came here, he was not much older than these children, and in the blink of an eye, he was already a child.

Cao Yin stood aside, touching his beard and watching the juniors play, his face full of love.

"God bless you is five years old, and you have become a big name!" The old man looked at his grandson and somehow remembered this sentence.

Cao Hao's heart moved, turned around, and asked, "Father has a name?" ”

According to the Cao family tree, Tianyou is in this generation, and the model word in the middle is the word "Yan". At the beginning, Cao Hao went to Yizhou to serve as a Taotai, and among the clan relatives who accompanied him, there were two nephews, Cao Yanxiao and Cao Yanwei.

Later, Cao Hao returned to Beijing, and the two of them returned to Jiangning.

After Cao Yin went north, Cao Yanxiao's family accompanied him, and Cao Yanwei was filial piety in Jiangning because of his mother's funeral.

According to the rules, the name of Tianyou should be chosen and connected with "Yan".

Cao Yin thought about it for a while, but he looked at the clear sky and said: "The rain and dew of the sky, the name of God's blessing, is called 'Zhan'!" ”

Cao Hao heard this, but was dumbfounded.

It has been 20 years since he came to this world, and many things in his previous life have become blurred, but for "Cao Zhan", Cao Hao does not dare to forget it.

Cao Zhan, whose name is Xueqin, left behind the immortal masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions".

What's going on, I've worked hard so far, thinking that I want the Cao family to get rid of the fate of copying the family, and my son has become Cao Xueqin again?

Or is it just the same name, Xiao Xueqin's fate has also changed with the fate of the Cao family?

"Father, although Tianyou is the eldest grandson of our branch, but there is a 'Yan' model in front, shouldn't it be named according to that?" Cao Hao was shocked and expressed the doubts in his heart.

Cao Yin's eyes were a little resentful, sighed, and said, "It's a long story, since it is empty today, then I will tell you about it." Among them, there is also your grandfather's unfulfilled wish. ”

The father and son paced to the study, and Cao Yin talked about the past of the Cao family.

Cao Hao's grandfather Cao Xi is not Cao Zhenyan's son, but the step-son of the side branch. After arriving at Cao Zhenyan's side, he had already come out of the family tree and became a small sect of his own.

Before Cao Xi's death, he took care of the Fengrun people; In Cao Yin's generation, he also had a lot of contacts with the brothers over there. Later, when repairing the genealogy, Cao Yin adhered to his father's last wish and wanted to return to the sect with a branch of Jiangning, but was rejected by the patriarch of Fengrun's side.

After that, Jiang Ning's contacts with Fengrun Cao's family faded.

As he spoke, Cao Yin was a little lonely, and said, "I'm afraid that it will be difficult to fulfill your grandfather's last wish for my father, and I will see you in the future." The current patriarch of Dazong is your brother, named 'Ji', his father was originally an errand boy in the Internal Affairs Office, and Kangxi died of illness in the 48th year. Cao Qi has not yet gone to Beijing to take up his post, and he is at his mother's funeral, and he has been delayed so far, and I heard that he will go to Beijing in March. ”

Cao Haoyuan also heard that some members of the Cao family had served in the Internal Affairs Office, but he didn't expect that there would be such a involvement.

Fengrun's hometown, he only went to the funeral of the old lady with his father. It was a mess at the time, and I didn't think it was inappropriate. Now that I think about it, there is no ancestor worship or ancestral hall.

However, Cao Hao is different from Cao Yin after all, and he does not regard the status of his relatives as heavy.

In his eyes, relatives are relatives, if they get along, if they don't, they will be far away, and they don't need to live in a yard.

The clansmen over there in Fengrun, although they have not produced five suits, but after all, they have never seen many faces, where can they give birth to the meaning of closeness?

"If your generation is still unable to fulfill your grandfather's wish to return to the family, then ...... Then you will revitalize your family so that future generations will be proud of you! Cao Yin looked at his son's gaze, full of expectation.

"Father......" Cao Hao's face was flushed by this hot gaze: "My father is erudite and talented, filial piety and loyalty, and he is the person of the Zhongxing Cao family." ”

These words are not flattery.

Although Cao Yin is not a good father, Cao Hao once witnessed his hard work in Jiangning for official business. I have also seen him correspond with celebrities, and he sings and harmonizes accordingly.

The reason why Cao Yin was never satisfied with his son may also be related to Cao Hao's lack of progress in poetry.

Cao Yin listened to his son's words, but he was a little embarrassed, waved his hand, and said, "It's nothing, it's just doing everything for the emperor." It's not beneficial to the family, if you hadn't spoken out about being a father back then, I'm afraid that you would have to deceive yourself as a father. When the sky changes, it is difficult to escape the luck of stealing the family and destroying the family...... In the past few years, you have worked hard in the capital to maintain the dignity of the family, and you are very ashamed of your father......"

"The son didn't do anything, but he was adhering to the ...... of his father and ancestor Yu Meng" It is rare to hear Cao Yin say so many words, and Cao Hao also has more intimacy here.

"You are old and serious, and you should rest assured for your father. It's just that in the officialdom, there are many ghosts in the ghost domain, and there are some lessons from the past, and if you know it, you can also take fewer detours. Cao Yin said with a pleasant face, looking at his son's gaze, he was unabashedly appreciative, and there was no longer the pickiness of the past: "As a father, I have figured it out, although you are deficient in Confucianism, but you are generous and have no greed, as long as you meet a famous master, it is not difficult to achieve a meritorious career." ”

Although he doesn't like Cao Yin's usual pickiness, such a straightforward compliment also makes Cao Hao a little awkward.

It's embarrassing to say, but he has to admit that he is like a child when he gets his father's affirmation, and he has a faint joy in his heart.

"Famous master......" Cao Yin muttered in a low voice: "That grandfather is notoriously moody, but you are not in the limelight, you must be able to enter his eyes." No matter what, on the emperor's side, you have to be more and more respectful......"

* Changchun Garden, the Queen Mother's Palace.

Li and Chu Yu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law respectfully saluted the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother was sick in the first month, and she raised these in Tangquan, but it was still a little clear.

However, seeing that the Li family was coming, the Queen Mother had a smile on her face, and her spirit was much better. Hurriedly called the palace maid next to him to help Li up.

In the first month of the Li family, because of the longevity of flowers, she did not enter the palace to ask for peace, and the queen mother had not seen her for several months, patting the edge of the kang to beckon Li to come forward.

Li has been learning Mongolian for more than a year, and although he is clumsy in speaking, he can understand many commonly used words.

Seeing that Concubine De and Concubine Yi were both sitting on chairs under the kang, how dare Li sit on the kang, and hurriedly resigned.

The queen mother saw that she was scrupling about her identity, so she asked someone to move the small pestle and put it next to the kang.

Only then did Li dare to step forward, sit next to each other, and listen to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother chattered, as if she were to her own children and nephews, and asked about family life.

Concubine De watched her nose and nose and heart, and listened with a smile on her face; Concubine Yi also had a smile on her face, looking at Li's gaze, but it was a little complicated.

Li listened hard, some could understand, some couldn't, so he looked back at Chu Yu.

Chu Yu is young in the end, although she can't speak Mongolian fluently, but she is much better than her mother-in-law. Seeing that her mother-in-law was puzzled, she took two steps closer and mentioned it in a low voice.

Between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it looks very harmonious.

The Queen Mother saw it in her eyes, her face was filled with joy, and she asked Chu Yu to step forward, rub her hand, and said in Mongolian language: "I know how to honor my elders, I don't hold my identity, and I am a good child." ”

Chu Yu hurriedly leaned over and said, "The granddaughter is a daughter-in-law, this is her duty, and I don't dare to boast of Lafayette!" ”

The Queen Mother nodded with a smile and said to the Li family: "You are a blessed person, but you have to live comfortably." If anyone dares to give you anger, don't bear it, and say it as a mourner. ”

In and out of the words, it is undisguised love and care.

Concubine Yi was beside her, and her smile was already frozen on her face. The matter between the Cao family and the ninth elder brother is in an uproar, and she naturally knows about it.

As a mother, she naturally complained to her son, complaining that the father and son of the Cao family did not know what to do, and went to the palace to complain and make enemies of the prince. Now she is afraid that the Li woman will be ignorant and nag something in front of the Queen Mother.

She has been in the palace for more than 40 years, and she knows the temper of the queen mother, and she is used to protecting her shortcomings. Whoever values it, that is, it must be protected to the end, and there is no reason to talk about it.

The Queen Mother said this, but the Li family only listened, where did she dare to trouble the old man with her own affairs?

However, the Li family remembered his daughter-in-law's entrustment and talked about Han Jiang's affairs.

only said that the distant relatives in his hometown, who were widowed and difficult, were forced by the clansmen, and had no choice but to come to the capital, and now he is helping Chu Yu look at a few industries. But it was exposed, which attracted the eyes of others, and they wanted to force their relatives, and they got both people and money.

The Queen Mother entered the palace in her teens and was widowed in her twenties. Although there is the Empress Dowager on it, and there is no suffering, the old man is kind, and it is inevitable that he will have pity for the lonely and widowed.

Listening to Li's words, the old man couldn't help frowning.

Annoyed is annoyed, but it is not that he is annoyed that someone hits Han Jiang's attention, but that Han Jiang's family is protected by the Cao family and is bullied like this. In this way, it shows that others do not take the Cao family seriously.

The old man frowned and thought about it, and asked Li, "Which yellow belt is the master of the designation?" Those things that have no interest know how to eat and drink all the time, and they have the idea of beating other people's little widows. Don't be afraid, if anyone doesn't have eyes, tell the mourning family, and the mourning family will ask the emperor to clean them up! ”

Hearing this, Li Shi hurriedly got up and thanked him.

She didn't know the details, and she also knew that this matter was not really investigated, so she slurred a few words and changed the conversation.

Concubine Yi was on the side, her hands were full of sweat, she roughly understood the reason for the dispute between her son and the Cao family, and she was already thinking of a way to resolve it.

Looking at the Queen Mother and the Emperor's treatment of the Cao family differently, at this time to be the enemy of the Cao family, is it not that you can't open your eyes?

(To be continued)