Xidan archway, a teahouse.

Some words are not good to say at the entrance of the yamen, and Cao Hao didn't want to take the liberty of leading people back to the house, so he took Ge Keyan Pile and his party to find a quiet teahouse to talk.

"Is Concubine Khan in good health? The Khan did not enter the court for several years. Cao Hao drank tea and asked about the situation of Zasaktu Banner.

As far as he knew, the old Khan King was still alive, and the person in front of him had not yet inherited the title of Khan and the title of county king.

"Grandma is still healthy, Abba ...... I had a stroke the year before last, and I don't know much about people......" Ge Keyan Pile looked at Dunhou, but he was surprisingly a clever person, and he knew what he meant when he heard the strings, and he only said this sentence, and he explained the situation of Zasaktu Banner clearly.

Since the old Khan was in a coma stroke, the current Khan Palace's master is naturally his son who was pardoned by the court.

"Who is the father of the child?" Cao Hao looked at Ge Keyan Pile's eyes and asked lightly.

Although Hengsheng is not the flesh and blood of the Cao family, their husband and wife have been hurting like parents and sons, and they have been hurting for eight or nine years, so naturally they will not let others arrange the fate of Hengsheng for the sake of a so-called bloodline name.

Ge Keyan Pile straightened his back, and said without hesitation: "It's me, he's my eldest son." I don't want to defend myself, but Changshengtian testifies that I didn't know about his existence, I was not in the palace back then, and when I went back, I only heard that their mother and son died. It wasn't until the year before last that Abba had a stroke that Grandma told him. ”

Seeing that his answer was crisp, without hesitation or shirk, Cao Hao finally felt more comfortable.

"What does the son mean?" Cao Hao then asked.

At this time, I saw Ge Ke Yan Pile stand up and said solemnly: "Lord Cao, your Ndeg Ke Yan Pile will always be in my heart, and I came to Beijing to see him at this time just to take him back." The bloodline of the golden family must always soar on the grassland in order to become an eagle in the sky. ”

When Cao Hao heard this, his expression became more and more gloomy.

If the sixteenth elder brother was around, he would definitely be able to see that he was extremely angry.

Why? Because of a moment of indulgence, the evil fate is planted, and the eternal life and loneliness are harmed; Now that the old Khan King is paralyzed, he has no scruples, so he said loudly that he wants to take Hengsheng away?

"Isn't there a concubine?" Cao Hao asked.

When Ge Keyan Pile heard this, he was stunned, and said for a while: "Kangxi gave marriage to the court in the fifty-third year, and it was Dorogge of Prince Su's Mansion. ”

"The little princess is out of nowhere?" Cao Hao asked again.

Ge Keyan Pile seemed to understand Cao Hao's intentions, and his expression became solemn, and he said, "Give birth to two sons." ”

Cao Hao lowered his eyes and said, "Is the intention of the prince of the world to add a concubine to himself?" ”

Cao Hao does not look at people by his descendants, but this society is clearly distinguished.

Northwest Mongolia is not greatly influenced by Confucianism, retains the ancient Mongolian style, and even if the title of family property is not left to the eldest child, it is also left to the young, where is the business of others.

Cao Hao thought that he could protect his children for a lifetime, but he refused to let his adopted son go to the northwest to eat sand and be an embarrassing "concubine" in the palace.

After saying these words, Ge Keyan Pile did not have the same righteousness as before, and after a long while, he said in a deep voice: "Lord Cao, can you let me meet that child?" ”

Cao Hao looked at him and nodded.

Seeing that he did not object, Ge Keyan Pile was very pleased, and hurriedly said: "Can you go to your mansion to disturb you tomorrow?" ”

Cao Hao said: "If the prince is free, Cao will pick up the wind for the prince in Hongbin Building." ”

Although he did not object to taking Hengsheng to see him, Cao Hao did not expect to let him come to his door. It's really that his appearance is a bit similar to Hengsheng, if he enters his own mansion, I don't know how the next person will be arranged behind it.

As long as he can see his son, he doesn't necessarily have to go to Cao's house, so he is busy responding.

Cao Hao didn't want to entertain him more, so he got up and arched his hand, and the two parted ways.

After getting into the carriage, Cao Hao's face darkened.

I only hope that this Gekyan Pile is a person who understands, and does not act arbitrarily because he is the biological father of Hengsheng.

Cao Hao can sympathize with his beloved son's heart, but he also despises this guy in his heart, which is really itchy, and he wants to punch this kid a few times.

Back in the mansion, Cao Hao heard that the two little brothers in Prince Yong's mansion had just left.

Hearing that these two little elder brothers not only came to visit Hengsheng, but also took the order of Fujin to ask for peace to the Li family, Cao Hao was a little surprised.

The future emperor and the prince combined, this is in and out of his own mansion, should he clean up the calligraphy and paintings, let Hong Xiaosi stamp his private seal now, and put on two strokes, maybe it will be worth silver in the future.

After coming out of the Orchid Courtyard to greet the Li family, Cao Hao went to the Aoi Courtyard.

As soon as I entered the yard, I heard the sound of children chirping in the house.

In the room, seven or eight children gathered around the kang table, not knowing what they were looking at. Seeing Cao Hao coming, the children all stopped and began to call people.

Cao Hao nodded, took a few steps forward, and saw a fist-sized red copper lion on the kang table. He picked it up and looked at it, and it turned out that there was a twisted clockwork under the lion's belly.

He twisted the clockwork twice, rested the lion cub on the table, and saw the lion cub go forward on his own.

Similar clockwork toys, Cao Hao is no stranger. In my previous life, I had a green iron frog when I was a child, and the principle was the same as that of this little lion.

This thing, left in three hundred years, is a few dollars of stuff; But now, it's a rarity.

This is handmade in the West, thousands of miles to China, without one hundred and eighty taels of silver, absolutely impossible to get hands; Even if you have a hundred and eighty taels of silver, you may not be able to find a place to buy it.

"Father, this is from the fifth elder brother. I don't accept it, he gives it partially, and if he says he doesn't give it, he holds a grudge. Shouldn't my son take it? Hengsheng saw that Cao Hao didn't speak, and said in a low voice.

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "Even if you can't excuse yourself, you can accept it." It's just that you have to know that if you come and don't be rude, and if you accept a gift from someone else, you must have a proper gift in return, otherwise you will lose the courtesy. There is also a rare thing, it must be the fifth elder brother's beloved thing, although it is not easy to accept the gift, but it also wins the love of the gentleman, and it is good to give back a portion that suits people's hearts. ”

Heng Sheng nodded vigorously, and Cao Hao saw that it was getting dark outside, waved his hand, and sent the children away.

There were only two Tianyou and Hengsheng left in the room, looking at Hengsheng looking at him with attachment, Cao Hao couldn't say anything.

Tomorrow is still casual, Hengsheng is still too young, and after two years, he will wait until his heart is more mature, and then he will share his life experience.

Back to Wutong Garden, Cao Hao had dinner with Chu Yu.

After the table was removed, Chu Yu sent a gift slip to Cao Hao, there were not many objects on display, but they were all of the highest quality, and they were worth seven or eight hundred taels of silver.

"The gift of the two little brothers?" Cao Hao raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

The courtesy with Prince Yong's mansion has been exchanged for many years, and the weight of this ceremony is counted.

"It was brought by the two little brothers, and I heard that it was prepared by the fourth uncle." Chu Yu said: "The fourth aunt is showing goodwill with the old lady, how to return the gift?" Is it a New Year's gift plus 30%, or let God bless and Hengsheng them 'return the gift'? ”

"Let God bless them and send them over." Cao Hao said.

After saying this, Cao Hao sent the maids out and told him of the intention of Ge Keyan Pile.

When Chu Yu heard this, his face turned white, and he raised his head and said, "This ...... This...... It's so unreasonable, don't say you don't want it, and if you say you want to go back, you have to go back? Hengsheng is a child of our family, why don't you stay in the capital and go to Mongolia to eat sand? ”

When Hengsheng hugged her, it was when she missed Tianyou the most, full of maternal love, and empathized with Hengsheng, which was really the same as her own flesh and blood.

Cao Hao held his wife's hand, but he was not worried that Ge Keyan Pile would take Hengsheng away. He was afraid that one day, when Hengsheng learned of his background, he would choose to return to Khalkha.

It is true that the adoptive child knows the kindness of his parents.

Just thinking about it, it's uncomfortable, I don't know what kind of life and suffering Cao Hao Li endured when he sent his son to Beijing.

"And rest assured, you won't let Hengsheng go." Cao Hao patted his wife's hand and comforted...... In the blink of an eye, it was time to say.

When Cao Hao and Ge Keyan Pile made an appointment with Shen, he told his wife and arranged for the party to go to the yamen.

In today's yamen, there is already a bit of the meaning of running a company in later generations, and everyone has to swallow clouds and spit fog when they take a break.

Most of them use cigarette holders, and some use cigarettes directly, saying that they are flavorful.

Cao Hao inhaled second-hand smoke and couldn't cry or laugh. Although the little wings of this crossing cannot stir up the waves of the Western Ocean, they have added these.

Even Jiang Jian now has a cigarette case in his purse. He doesn't have a habit of smoking, but in order to fit in better, he will follow the crowd to find a quiet place to smoke during a nap.

Although he bears the name of a clerk, he is actually Cao Hao's personal staff, and he is responsible for acting as Cao Hao's eyes and ears.

After entering the wax moon, there is only reconciliation and accounting left on the side of the household yamen.

Cao Hao didn't rest at noon, and was busy until the afternoon, before he took out, came out of Yanmen, and went to Hongbin Building to make an appointment.

The carriage of the Cao family had already arrived, but when he heard that Cao Hao had not yet arrived, Cao Yuan did not let the two little masters get off.

Standing in front of the carriage, staring straight at the curtain of the carriage, he was a little homesick, reluctant to look away, and cautiously did not dare to step forward.

"Cao is late, and he asks the prince to forgive his sins." Cao Hao said, motioning for Cao Yuan to call the children to get out of the car.

Although the two boys got out of the car, Ge Keyan Pile's eyes fell directly on Heng Sheng's head. He didn't need to be introduced, he knew that this was his son.

Hengsheng was stared at uncomfortably, his little hand grabbed Tianyou's sleeve, and refused to let go.

Tianyou turned sideways to block his younger brother, and looked at the figure of Ge Keyan Pile, with a little vigilance.

Gryan was silent until everyone was seated, and he couldn't tell why.

He only felt sour in his heart, and looked at Tianyou and Hengsheng's reverence for Cao Hao, and felt more and more uncomfortable.

In his eyes, Hengsheng is by no means a simple "concubine", but the most intimate relationship between him and the woman he loves the most.

Hengsheng's eyes fell on the waist of Gryan Pile. There's a Mongolian knife pinned to it, and it looks very imposing.

On the side of Tianyou, he glanced at Ge Keyan Pile, and then looked at Hengsheng, but the more he looked at it, the more uneasy he became.

Apparently sensing Hengsheng's attention, Ge Keyan Pile immediately took off the Mongolian sword and sent it to Heng Sheng.

Hengsheng didn't continue, only tilted his head sideways and looked at Cao Hao: "Father......"

(To be continued)