Chapter 955: "Gift-giving"
In a blink of an eye, it was the first day of the seventh month, which was Cao Hao's twenty-ninth birthday.
According to folk sayings, this year is Cao Hao's fierce year. Since Chinese New Year's Eve, all of Cao Hao's insoles have been embroidered with villains, meaning "stepping on villains", just to be safe.
On his left wrist is a bracelet carved with eighteen Arhats, which was opened by a high monk. This is what Li begged for him at the beginning of the year, let him wear it, and he was not allowed to leave it.
Cao Hao knew in his heart that this year was indeed a "fierce year", not necessarily his own "fierce year", but the "fierce year" of this country.
The emperor is about to collapse, and the situation is alarming step by step.
is out of the house, and it is not a whole life, Cao Hao did not think about Zhang Luo. However, the household officials who came with Hu did not dare to break the rules and shorten the filial piety of "three festivals and two longevity".
As soon as they tossed to Cao Yuan, others remembered it, and the sixteenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother came over with a few little elder brothers to have fun. Hongli also heard about it, and after class, he came with Hengsheng.
In addition, Laxi, Yiduli and Cao Hao's colleagues in the guard office in the early years also gathered two or three tables. The guards who were with Cao Hao back then, after more than ten years of officialdom experience, mostly served in the army.
The twentieth elder brother is a little older, he is seventeen this year, and he usually follows the sixteenth elder brother on an errand in the internal affairs office, and now he will sit at the same table with the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother; Twenty-one elder brother and twenty-second elder brother, the same age as Hongli, is only twelve years old this year, and there is Hang Seng as an east host.
Brother Fupeng, the eldest brother of Pingjun Wangfu, although he also followed Hurehe this year, was taken to Mongolia by his aunt Bao Yagege, so he did not show up today.
For these princes and grandsons, Hengsheng has been on duty for more than a month, and they are already familiar with each other.
Twenty-one Elder Brother is a good-natured person and has relatives with him; Twenty-two elder brothers don't like to talk, and his surname is a little anxious; As for Hongli, in the eyes of Hengsheng, it is not only unapproachable, but even a little hateful.
It's good that he remembers his surname, but what happened a year ago is still in his mind.
Brother Hongli played with himself, Hongli knew the truth, and he still wholeheartedly defended his brother and only regarded himself as noble, which made Hengsheng remember his grudge. And the reason why Hang Seng can read with him seems to be inextricably linked with this little brother.
Partial birth is such a Hongli person, there is no shortage of etiquette before and after the person, and it is stunned that people can't find out what is not the same.
Even if Prince Yong's Mansion and the children of the Cao family interacted with each other, there were occasional childish petty fights, but most of them fell on Hongday's head.
Today, the so-called "birthday greetings" are just under the guise of Hongli, in fact, Hongli wants to take the opportunity to go home. Even in the nurturing palace, the foundation of his foothold is still Prince Yong's mansion. He is neither a grandson nor an elder, and only when he is pleased with his father and mother-in-law can he win among his brothers.
Therefore, after Hongli entered the table, he used two chopsticks and had to get up and say goodbye.
Hengsheng has been by his side for more than a month, and he has not seen much else, and he has seen the scene of secretly going home two or three times.
This kid was so anxious that he always felt that he couldn't afford to be cheap. If you don't do your own business in the past, you don't bother to pay attention to it; Today, under the guise of his father's birthday, Hengsheng can't help it.
It was really a blessing, and Heng Sheng's mind suddenly thought of the "gift" that Brother Jiu gave him.
Thinking of this, Hengsheng stood up, pretended to be a little adult, picked up the teacup, and said to the three in front of him: "Three masters, Hengsheng has always been reckless, and his mouth is stupid, the three masters are not stupid, and they still take care of Hengsheng, and Hengsheng is grateful." prepared a small gift for a few masters, and asked a few masters to give a face, and smile and accept. ”
Some of the Cao family's things can't be bought outside. This cognition is clear to the twenty-first and twenty-second elder brothers in the palace.
Therefore, although they said "You're welcome", the two of them couldn't deceive people, and they looked like they were about to get a toy, and they couldn't wait to ask something immediately.
But Hengsheng refused to say any more, but said that he would serve it later.
Although Hongli is also curious, he can't resist the desire to go home.
Hang Seng no longer kept it, and sent it out in person.
Hongli rode on a horse, surrounded by guards, and drove away, bringing up smoke and dust all the way.
Hengsheng looked at Hongli's back, but it was rare to show a little smile, and he didn't forget to go back to accompany him.
Brother Twenty-One and Brother Twenty-two have been guessing for a long time, but they really don't know what the gift is on the whim of Hengsheng.
It's just that Hengsheng didn't say anything, and accompanied the two elder brothers to eat with a smile, and then ordered a mother-in-law to give a salute to the two masters.
Seeing the two young girls in Hanfu, the two elder brothers were a little dizzy, and they just felt that they couldn't pull out their eyes anymore when they saw it.
Hengsheng was surprised, could it be that these little feet were so good?
However, it was not the two girls who gave it to the two little brothers, but the small box in the girl's hand. Inside are a few Western objects, things that children love.
Compared with the doubtful Hengsheng, Hongli is even more of a head and two big at the moment, because he only entered the house with his front foot, and he was talking back to his grandmother with Hongday, and the "thank you gift" prepared by Hengsheng for him arrived.
This "thank you gift" is not the side, it is the youngest of the small-footed beauties.
Sifujin saw the greeting post that came with the people, looked at the two concubines, and was a little confused about the regulations, so he asked someone to bring the two little maids up.
Hongli only felt that he had suffered a dumb loss, but Hongli was curious, it seems that even if he was born in the palace, he was not as casual as others, and it was the first time in his life that he accepted someone as a gift.
At this time, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law has already brought someone in.
At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he has a weak body, a young appearance, a slender body, and sweat on his forehead due to walking sickness.
Seeing this, Sifujin's eyes became even darker. The most favored year side of the palace is such a delicate state.
She asked someone to take the two maids down, and then said to Hongli and Hongday: "It's really bold enough, dare to accept anything, if it reaches the ears of the prince, I'm afraid it will be another whip." ”
In a word, it made Hongtian sober up a lot.
"Hengsheng, this bastard, he specified that he couldn't handle it himself, so he brought disaster to the east!" Hongsun cursed in a low voice, but there was no anger.
He just felt that Hengsheng, how suddenly he opened up, was better than the situation of only promises, and he was a little less rusty.
Sifujin was a little unhappy, Prince Yong's mansion, how could he enter casually. It looks like a child's playfulness, but I don't know how many invisible curves there are behind it. Hengsheng is a child, I can't think of this, Cao Hao, as a father, is not easy to manage.
If it involves other families, Sifujin is afraid that it will have a seizure a long time ago. Because it is the Cao family, and the teenager who is handling it, she doesn't have much to say...... * Cao Yuan, go to the room.
Hengsheng took the decanting soup and sent it to Cao Hao. Cao Hao said that he drank a few more cups today, and his head hurt a little.
Seeing that his son was attentive and careful, Cao Hao immediately saw that something was wrong, and said with a smile: "What's wrong?" Having a hard time? ”
Hengsheng raised his head, the corners of his mouth drooped downward, and said, "Father, my son just gave a gift to Brother Hongli and Brother Hongday......" Speaking of this, his voice turned smaller, and after reflecting for a few hours, he seemed to understand that he had gone too far.
Seeing Hengsheng's weak expression, Cao Hao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "What courtesy?" ”
Hang Seng was the least accustomed to lying, and he was next to his father and honestly told the answer.
Thinking of Hongli's romantic surname, Cao Hao couldn't help but smile. Then I thought that these women were sent by Brother Jiu, and I didn't know what was behind the scenes. It was a bit hasty to send it to Prince Yong's mansion like this.
However, he didn't want to be too harsh on Hengsheng because of this, but he explained him a few sentences.
The father and son said a few more words, and Cao Hao was a little tired, so he fell into a deep sleep.
Compared with the tranquility of Cao's Mansion, the garden of Prince Yong's Mansion can be described as thunderous.
When the fourth elder brother saw his son, how could he have spoken softly; Today, I heard that two beautiful maids were sent to the door, and the fourth elder brother became popular.
Look at that, where can I listen to my son's begging for mercy, I can't wait to break his leg immediately, and be honest and peaceful.
Hongli felt that he had died unjustly, and began to grind his teeth by chanting Hengsheng's name.
After this "painful experience" reprimand, Hongli's legs were straight, and he returned to the palace listlessly.
Hengsheng didn't know that he couldn't bear it at this time, and he was stingy, waiting for him was Hongli's many tricks, but Cao Hao, not only did not blame his son for "giving gifts", but because of this, he thought of the placement method of the remaining two women, and directly gave it to Horqin Prince Bartma.
I thought of it and did it, naturally in the name of Hengsheng.
Bart Ma just helped Hengsheng get a few foals from Korqin, and Hang Seng's thank you gift was also timely.
These foals were prepared by Hang Seng for his elder brothers.
Earlier, Bart Ma gave him a foal, and he was a little uneasy in his joy. For he alone has, and others do not.
Later, in his brother's family letter, it was mentioned that several of them might be in the hospital after the examination, and Hengsheng consulted with his father that Tobat's hemp would prepare a pony for them.
Now, the foal has been sent and is enclosed in the garden.
Regarding the news from the Cao family, Brother Jiu only learned about it a few days later, and he asked the "nephew" to pass on the gift to others.
He couldn't hold back a little, and complained a few words to the tenth elder brother, but he didn't know what to do.
Those four virgins, although they were raised by his people, are no worse than the authentic "Yangzhou Thin Horse". Because he knew that the tenth elder brother did not bring his wife and concubine with him, he originally sent someone to Rehe to warm his brother's bed.
Brother Ten doesn't want any of them, but now he is gradually healing from his hidden illness and is still recuperating.
He is already in the age of no confusion, and he is not in a hurry. He just wants to take care of his body, take a few concubines in a serious way, and add a few little brothers. How is this prostitute qualified to be the mother of his children?
Brother Jiu saw that he didn't want it, and the number of concubines around him was huge, so he half-jokingly pushed it to the Cao family.
Even if I didn't expect these women to be able to fill their eyes and ears, they still wanted to see the excitement of the Cao family. Unexpectedly, Cao Hao was shameless, and in the name of his son, he swept all these four women out of the house.
Brother Jiu didn't see it as lively, and he felt depressed.
It was the tenth elder brother, who went to be impetuous in his early years and persuaded the ninth elder brother......
(To be continued)