On October 2, the 48th year of Kangxi, Cao Hao went to the Qianqing Palace to hand over the thanksgiving fold outside the Qianqing Palace. As a result, I heard that the holy driver went to Changchun Garden.

The sixteenth elder brother did not return to the elder brother's office, and followed Cao Hao's side. He heard the fifteenth elder brother talk about Cao Hao's reward last night, and he was very happy for Cao Hao. I heard that Cao Hao was going to Changchun Garden to thank him, and the sixteenth elder brother went to the Queen Mother to ask for a decree, and found a reason to see the driver to go out of the palace with him.

The minister on duty, Ba Hund, transferred eight guards and asked for fifty people to be transferred from the guard camp, and then arranged for the sixteenth elder brother to leave the palace.

These people, plus the sixteenth elder brother and his personal little eunuch, plus a few Cao Hao's master and servants, the team of more than sixty people is quite a bit imposing.

Cao Hao watched everyone guard the sixteenth elder brother in regular clothes in the middle, and thought in his heart that whether he watched those TV series or novels in his previous life, let alone the prince and elder brother, it was the emperor Lao Tzu, and he only took three or two people to walk around the street. However, the little sixteen in front of him finally seized a chance to get out of the palace, and was surrounded by these sixty or so people, where is there any freedom at all.

The sixteenth elder brother was surrounded uncomfortably, and pulled the reins of the horse to Cao Hao's side. This is good, even Cao Hao's master and servant are surrounded by everyone.

The sixteenth elder brother complained a few words to the leading guard, but the other party just said "It's hard to do it", and refused to disperse at all. The prince's status is precious, although there is no danger in the capital, but he is not afraid of 10,000, he is afraid of what happens, if he encounters a little mistake due to slackness, then everyone's net worth and surname will not need to be wanted, so they are naturally extraordinarily conscientious.

Fortunately, Changchun Garden is not far away, and it will take more than half an hour to go out of the city from Andingmen and gallop north.

The sixteenth elder brother will be delivered safely, and the officers and soldiers of the guards and guard battalions will be considered to have completed the task. Next, whether the sixteenth elder brother will stay in Changchun Garden or return to the palace, there will be an arrangement for the adults here.

Cao Hao instructed Xiao Man and the others to wait outside the garden, and he followed the sixteenth elder brother into Changchun Garden. According to the rules, he can't enter the garden, he needs to hand out the thanksgiving fold outside the garden, and wait for Kangxi to summon him before he can enter. However, the sixteenth elder brother was troublesome, so he asked Cao Hao to accompany him, went to the guards to wait, and when he went to see Kangxi, he helped Cao Hao hand over the fold.

Tai Pu Xuan, the place where the Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Guards is on duty in Changchun Garden, and the Minister of the Inner Department on duty today is E Fei and Guisheng. When the two saw the sixteenth elder brother coming, they both got up and saluted.

Cao Hao originally followed behind the sixteenth elder brother, but when he saw this, he hurriedly retreated to the side. Both of them are first-class members, and one is still a clan, where is the sixteenth elder brother willing to accept their courtesy, he smiled and held on, asked where the holy car was, and knew that it was in the Lanning Palace, so he went to see the driver first.

After the sixteenth elder brother left, Cao Hao gave E Fei and Guisheng a salute, although he is the companion of the sixteenth elder brother, but he is still in the position of the guard battalion, and the two in front of him are his top bosses.

Both of them have seen Cao Hao many times, among which Guisheng still has friendships with Cao Yin, Li Xu, etc., and asked him to sit down and talk. It's just that E Fei lost his temper when he saw Cao Hao for the first time, but he didn't look different in the future. When I was outside, I saw Cao Hao a few times, and he was lukewarm, which was very in line with the attitude of a boss, but the eyes that inadvertently looked at Cao Hao were always very complicated.

Guisheng was still as kind as ever, so that Cao Hao had time to go around his mansion and not be too foreign.

Cao Hao complied, and said that in the future, if adults are free, they will come to visit.

With a book of positive colors Efei beside him, Guisheng and Cao Hao were silent after greeting each other, and the atmosphere in the room was a little strange. Fortunately, Kangxi sent someone to deliver the decree and summon Cao Hao Ningdian to see him.

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Changchun Garden, Lanning Palace.

This is one of the main buildings located on Yuanzi East Road, with five main halls and a gilded dragon chair in the middle.

Cao Hao followed the inner servant who passed the decree and went to the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Lanning Hall to meet the driver.

Kangxi was dressed in royal blue clothes and sat on the kang in the East Warm Pavilion. The sixteenth elder brother sat on a chair placed on the east side, and there were several ministers standing next to him.

"The minion Cao Hao has seen the Long Live Lord!" Cao Hao was courteous according to the rules, but he was slandered in his heart. Who said that if you carry the flag, you can't be called a "slave"? The Eight Banners system fulfilled by the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a bit of a half-slave and semi-feudal surname, and the emperor was the co-owner of the Eight Banners. The courtiers of the Eight Banners, whether they were princes and magnates or ordinary people, were all servants of the emperor. Even the emperor's own brothers, as long as they set the status of monarchs and ministers, they can be regarded as royal slaves, sometimes called "ministers" in the excerpts, and sometimes called "slaves".

"Get up!" Kangxi's attitude is very gentle.

According to the rules, Cao Hao first got up, then knelt down again, and thanked God on behalf of his father. Kangxi's exhortation is nothing more than Cao Yin has been on duty for many years, loyal and upright, and unbearable hard work, and should be appreciated.

After thanking his father on behalf of him, Cao Hao thanked Zhuangzi again, what "the kid is stubborn, the heavenly family is gracious, and he is grateful" and so on, all of which Mr. Zhuang Xi helped formulate last night.

After Cao Hao's performance, it was Kangxi's, nothing more than "be a good errand, learn more, don't shame the family" or something.

After thanking him twice, Cao Hao finally got up, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that he can avoid driving in the future, a good man, he knelt three times in a blink of an eye, if he saw it more times, he was afraid that he would not be able to stand up. The evil feudal society, the evil feudal hierarchy, he muttered in his heart.

After Cao Hao thanked him, Kangxi called him to retreat. Cao Hao retreated to the door and came out, and listened to several ministers in the room report on the arrangements for Ming'er's Holy Birthday Festival, it seems that these are all officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites.

Not long after Cao Hao came out, the sixteenth elder brother also came out, he will stay here tonight, and Ming'er will return to the palace with the holy driver. The two said a few words and dispersed, the sixteenth elder brother went to his residence in the garden, and Cao Hao left the garden and returned to the city.

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Xicheng, Caofu.

When Cao Hao's master and servant returned, it was already the first moment of Shen Zheng (four o'clock in the afternoon). Since yesterday's holy decree, but in just one day, the plaque of Caofu has been changed, and the gate has been newly painted.

Knowing that Cao Hao was back, Cao Zhong greeted him, followed by a middle-aged man, who was He Maocai, the steward of Changping Grange. A few days ago, when Cao Hao had just returned from Saiwai, He Maocai had returned to the house to pay tribute. However, the current spirit is obviously better than then, and it seems that he is happy to know that the Cao family has Zhuangzi again.

Cao Hao went out early in the morning, and ran outside on horseback for nearly two hours, feeling a little sore, so he asked He Maocai to wait a while and go back to the yard to change his clothes first.

When passing by the front hall, Cao Hao was startled by the various gifts piled up in half a room, and after listening to Cao Zhong's explanation, he knew that since the morning, there have been congratulatory gifts from various prefectures, and more people have come in the afternoon. Among them, the palace of Shuping County is the heaviest, in addition to the various clothes materials for Cao Hao, high-quality pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and boxes of silver bills. In addition, King Ping Fujin also prepared a gift for his cousin who was temporarily living in Caofu.

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Aoi-in, main house.

Cao Hao called for hot water, took a bath, and changed into clean clothes to relieve fatigue. It seems that in the future, I still have to take some time out to exercise, otherwise I will sit in the study for most of the day, and the more I sit, the softer my body will become.

Although he was a little hungry, Cao Hao was still waiting for He Maocai, so he said to Amethyst: "I'll set up the meal later, Uncle Cai is waiting in the front yard, and I will talk to him about Zhuangzi before eating." ”

Amethyst said: "In addition to seeing Uncle Cai, I'm afraid that Uncle will have to see another guest first, and it will be inappropriate to wait until it's late!" ”

"Visitors? Who came, I didn't hear Uncle Zhong talk about it! Cao Hao straightened his cuffs and asked.

Amethyst replied with a smile: "It's Miss Cousin of the Ju Yuan, today Fu Jin sent Tingqin to bring a few mothers-in-law to give gifts, and also went to visit the Ju Yuan." Miss Cousin has been recuperating these days, her body is getting better, and she heard that there is a happy event in the house, so she wants to say hello to the uncle in person! It is rude to say that it is a lot of trouble, and he has not yet met the master! ”

"This ......" Cao Hao was a little worried: "There are no elders in the mansion, is it appropriate to meet?" ”

Amethyst pondered for a moment and said, "Please come to the hall to see you, it shouldn't be rude." Speaking of this, he looked at Cao Hao: "In this way, the uncle is going to change his clothes, this muslin home-style clothes, the guests seem a little sluggish, let's change my clothes!" ”

Cao Hao nodded in response, changed his clothes, and went to the front yard to see He Maocai first, and asked Amethyst to take the two maids to the chrysanthemum courtyard to invite the cousin to the main hall of the inner courtyard to meet.

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He Maocai took out the small abacus he carried with him and began to calculate the total amount of land under Cao Hao's name, and he was very happy. Having dealt with the land all his life, he has some unusual enthusiasm for the land. Cao Hao was still worried about his hot spring plan, and repeatedly instructed He Maocai to continue to look for barren mountains and fields with hot springs near Xiaotang Mountain, and strive to buy more.

Because it was not good to make the cousin wait longer, Cao Hao said a few words to He Maocai, and then went to the back hall.

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Inner courtyard, main hall.

Cao Hao just entered the inner courtyard, and there were two little maids under the corridor who opened the curtain and said: "Sister Amethyst, the uncle has arrived!" ”

Cao Hao looked at it but was angry, thinking about it, except for a few in the inner courtyard, he really didn't know the other little maids.

When I entered the house, there were four or five mothers-in-law at the door, some familiar and some new, all leaning down: "The old slave asks for the uncle!" ”

Cao Hao nodded, looked into the hall, and saw a woman sitting in the hall looking at him.

The woman has a small melon seed face, fair skin, thin lips and red lips, narrow eyebrows and eyes, and water vapor in her eyes. The whole body is plain, the moon white floating cloud pattern crepe silk jacket, the moon white hairpin dark flower silk skirt, the cover is covered with a stone blue silk gown, and there is no ornament, and a jade bracelet on the right hand is emerald green, which provokes the color of the whole body, which still looks elegant and refined.