Whether it was the crown prince, the third elder brother, or the ninth elder brother, they didn't wait for Cao Hao's greeting, because Cao Hao was sick. The journey was tiring, and when he arrived in Beijing, he was busy with errands, and he was visiting relatives and friends, Cao Hao's illness was reasonable, and no one could say that he was not here at all.

Cao Hao is not sick, this evil feudal society, the hierarchy is strict, no matter how the Cao family is in Jiangnan, now in the capital, in the eyes of the princes, he is just a little son of Baoyi. The little masters opened their mouths to summon, where did he have the capital to shirk, just as Ma Xinyu said that day, asking him to "think carefully, so as not to offend the nobles without knowing it." ”

If the big lama goes to the prince's mansion to ask for peace, it will inevitably have the reputation of a "diamond camp". Not to mention that he can't please the prince in front of him, even if Kangxi knows it, he won't have any good impression of him. The reason why the Cao family is relied on by Kangxi is that the Cao family is a pure minister and is only loyal to Emperor Kangxi.

The princes are going to see each other eventually, but it's not a good time in front of them. Always meet Emperor Kangxi, the master, and then find a proper reason to meet you. As long as there is the support of Kangxi's big tree, even if the three elder brothers are offended, they will not end well in the future anyway. At the moment, he didn't dare to have any intention of offending, "there is no distinction between respect and inferiority", which is also a big crime.

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Cao Mansion, west side courtyard.

Cao Hao lay on the bed, thinking about all this mess in his head. His head was wrapped in an inch-wide cloth belt, and his little face was full of red light because he had slept enough for these two sleeps, and if it weren't for the dark circles under his eyes, he really couldn't tell that he was sick.

Amethyst opened the curtain and came in, it was Cao Jiashi and Pingjun Wang who heard that Cao Hao was unwell and came to visit the patient, so they were going to the side courtyard.

After saying this, Amethyst looked at Cao Hao and said, "Uncle, the daiqing around the eyes has been wiped off a lot, do you need to make up for it?" ”

"Really? Bring me the mirror and I'll take a look! Cao Hao sat up and said to Amethyst.

Amethyst took a glass mirror the size of two palms placed on the Baibao grid and handed it to Cao Hao.

Maybe it was just lying down when I accidentally rubbed on the quilt, and the blue color of the eye circles was much lighter. Cao Hao handed the mirror to Amethyst: "Forget it, that's it, save my sister from worrying." When you see other guests, it's never too late to make up for it! ”

Even if it's pretending to be sick, it's technical. You can't talk about being sick here, but you're jumping around there, it's better not to pretend. The highest level of pretending to be sick should be that even if others know that you are pretending, they can't catch any tricks on you, your face is haggard, and your diet is light, these are the minimal.

Cao Hao is pretending to be sick very seriously. The face is haggard, easy to solve, leaving half of the amethyst green, and smearing around the eye circles; The diet is light, and after drinking wine for two days in a row, the stomach is uncomfortable, and it is good to clear the stomach. Even if it is the Cao Mansion, except for Amethyst and the big housekeeper Cao Zhong, everyone else is sure of the master's illness. Amethyst is Cao Hao didn't hide it from her, but Cao Zhong knows about several princes, and he should be able to guess a few points in his heart.

Even if they are close brothers and sisters, as Cao Jia's identity, they should not go directly to the bedroom to visit the patient. However, because Cao Hao is not yet an adult, he is alone in the capital. The eldest sister is like a mother, and she will not be criticized for doing so. So, the king of Pingjun, who came to visit him with his wife, saw his brother-in-law for the first time in Cao Hao's bedroom, and Cao Hao also saw his brother-in-law for the first time.

Nersu is one year older than Cao Jia's family, only nineteen this year, and he does not wear a python robe of the rank of a county king, and his dress is no different from that of an ordinary rich and noble family. He is neither tall nor short, not fat or thin, but has a faint royal demeanor in his gestures.

After Cao Jiashi entered the room, he saw his younger brother with a cloth belt on his head half leaning against the head of the bed, and hurriedly stepped forward: "What's the matter, my son was fine before, why did he get sick?" ”

Cao Hao didn't want Cao Jiashi to worry, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just a little uncomfortable, sister don't worry, just sleep for two days!" ”

Cao Jiashi saw that Cao Hao's face was ruddy except for the black spots under his eyes, which didn't look like a big problem, so he put his mind at ease. She touched Cao Hao's quilt, looked at the furnishings in the room, and said to Amethyst who was waiting next to her with a little dissatisfaction: "It's only the middle of March, why did you change the thin quilt and remove the charcoal basin." Now that her parents are not around, her younger brother's daily life is all entrusted to the care of the Amethyst girl, and the girl must be extra attentive! ”

"Yes, the slave has written it down!" Amethyst bowed her head.

Cao Hao saw that his sister was disgusted with Amethyst, and hurriedly said: "Don't do anything about Amethyst, I was too hot and asked someone to withdraw!" ”

Seeing that Cao Jiashi was going to say more, Cao Hao raised his head and looked at Nersu behind her, and said with a smile: "Is this my brother-in-law?" My sister doesn't introduce me either. ”

Cao Jiashi nodded with a smile, but Nersu was beazzled by the sound of "brother-in-law": "'Brother-in-law', you call me brother-in-law." I like this name, and it's more humane. ”

Cao Hao said that he had a headache because of the magnates in the capital, and now he saw this brother-in-law who did not have the shelf of the county king, and he was very appetizing: "Since you married my sister, you are naturally my brother-in-law!" ”

Narsu took advantage of Cao Jia's lack of attention, and smiled at Cao Hao very strangely.

Cao Hao's heart suddenly changed, what's going on, looking at it like this, it's as if Nersu is holding his handle, could it be that the murder of the two brothers Wei Hei and Wei Bai was revealed?

Cao Jiashi was pregnant, and her morning sickness was very bad, and she stayed in the room for a while before vomiting outside. Because there were two proper mothers-in-law waiting outside, Nersu was not worried. He stayed in the bedroom, sat on the chair next to the bed, and looked at Cao Hao with a smile: "For the sake of your face calling me brother-in-law, I won't break your little tricks!" Why did you pretend to be sick, but for the sake of Honghui Baylor's choice of companions? ”

Cao Hao was very surprised, and asked in a low voice: "How did my brother-in-law see this?" ”

Nersu pointed at Cao Hao's eyes: "This is the Dai Stone of the District Zhai Hall!" ”

All this is known, Cao Hao is speechless.

Nersu smiled and said, "Before I married your sister, I sometimes used this trick when I skipped classes in the sect. ”

"Haha!" Cao Hao couldn't help laughing, this brother-in-law is really good.

"Actually, if you want to get rid of the relationship with the prince, you don't have to pretend to be sick, you just need to walk around my house more often. I don't agree with the prince, you are close to me, he naturally can't pull his face down and call you again! Narsu suggested.

Cao Hao smiled bitterly, if it was just a prince, it would be fine, but now he is like a piece of fat that is not big or small, and everyone wants to find a chance to swallow it.

Nersu inherited his father's title when he was a teenager, and now he has been the king of the county for many years, and his mind is much more mature than that of young people of the same age. Seeing Cao Hao's expression, thinking that the current drama of winning the heir in the capital did not end with the prince's reinstatement, he guessed one or two, and couldn't help but worry about his father-in-law's family: "The situation in the capital is changing, and the contacts are complicated, although you are not very old, you are the eldest son of your father-in-law, and it is not surprising that they are all eyeing you." The father-in-law has returned nearly one million dollars in treasury silver in the past two years, which has long made the prince and elder brother in the capital red-eyed. If it weren't for what happened to Brother Jiu two years ago, I'm afraid that someone would have been tempted to attack the Cao family. ”

Two years ago, although Brother Jiu asked someone to go to Jiangning to "borrow" two cooks from the Cao family and open Tao Ranju in the capital, he was reprimanded by Emperor Kangxi. Although he was not asked to return the two masters to the Cao family in the end, he sent a message that if someone disregarded the royal face and plotted to seize the courtier's property, then he would not save face for everyone.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, if there is no accident, in a few days, the long live lord should be summoned, and then his back to the big tree is good to enjoy the shade, no matter what prince he is, whether he is a prince or not, and a brother is not a brother!" Cao Hao said.

Nersu nodded: "It's good that you have the bottom in your heart, if you dare to force you to be tight, my brother-in-law is not a vegetarian, and he can always protect you." 'People are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden', and you can't be blindly cautious in the capital, so people take it lightly. Grasp the measure, people don't offend me, I don't offend people; If anyone offends, I will sin. A few days ago, you and Dete Heibi archery is very good, and you are on an errand in the palace, in addition to your family background, you must also have real skills in your hands, so that people can afford it. ”

"Thank you, brother-in-law!" Cao Hao was very moved when he saw Nersu explaining in detail.

Nersu glanced at Cao Hao: "What's polite!" Originally, I saw you Sven and handsome, but I was worried that your surname was Zimian and you were easy to be bullied. Nowadays, it is rare to find that you are still a little clever, and it is rare not to bully others. ”

While the two were talking, Cao Jiashi came in from outside: "You guys get along, you talk and laugh, what do you talk about, so happy?" ”

Nersu got up, helped his wife to sit down in front of the bed, and then said with a smile: "I told my brother Fu Peng, yesterday I learned to speak with me, and I don't know when I will be able to call 'Amma'." ”

Cao Jiashi accompanied Cao Hao to gossip for a while, because of his heavy body, it was inconvenient to sit for a long time, so he instructed Cao Hao to go back to the house first.

Looking at the back of Nersu and Cao Jia's departure, Cao Hao remembered Wei Hei's reply yesterday. According to the investigation, the murder case on the side of Liufang Hutong has been closed, and the five gangsters and three companions in the market have burglarized and were detected by the guards of the Lu family, and the two sides fought fiercely, and finally each was killed or injured. It's so simple, so happy, I'm afraid it's also because one of the people involved in the case is the prince, and the other is the king of the iron hat.

Cao Hao wondered why this prince was taught by Kangxi himself, why was he so unbearable. "A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late", there are few people who don't know this truth. Even if you are reinstated, but the henchmen and minions are all disposed of by the emperor, why do such evil things at this time. Vaguely, Cao Hao always felt that there was something else going on in that case.

On March 22, the 48th year of Kangxi, the palace test list was released, and the new Jinshi was newly released, and Ma Jun, who saw the Jinshi Branch for the second time, was impressively listed.

Before the release of the list, Ma Jun and Yongqing went to Cao's house to visit the patient, because Cao Hao was just unaccustomed to the water and soil, and there was no major problem, so everyone was relieved of their worries. Although he and Yongqing are both a few years older than Cao Hao, because Cao Hao is young and old, everyone is friends. He once mentioned that if he is a Jinshi, he wants to go to the local government to become an official, learn from those blue heavens in history, and benefit the people. It seems that now it is a wish come true.