Not long after Cao Hao's attack on the lord, he arrived at Cao Hao's wife.

His wedding date was originally set for a year ago, but it was delayed until March because of Cao Yin's death. Cao Hao came to the door with filial piety, and it was not good to come to the door, so he went back to the city a few days in advance and personally went to the house to send gifts and congratulations.

After the Cao family moved their graves last year, Cao Ji finally understood the meaning of the Cao family's father and son. It's just that he has always treated Cao Yin respectfully, and there is nothing unusual about him after that. It was Cao Yin's funeral period, and he also went to Cao's mansion to fulfill his responsibilities as a nephew, and the marriage date was delayed.

He sold this favor to Cao Hao, and Cao Hao was not rude in front of others.

After all, in the eyes of the ancients, things between clans were inexplicable. knows, knows that it is the grievances of the ancestors, and the relationship between Jiangning and Fengrun's family is not harmonious; I don't know, I thought it was Jiangning's wealth, and I didn't recognize the old family.

Therefore, Cao Hao's face is also coming, saving outsiders from talking.

Cao Hao has already inherited the knighthood, and he is a super-grade uncle. Cao Ji never looked down on this cousin, and when he saw him visiting, he also received him seriously. It's just that between words, there is a little more politeness and less intimacy.

Cao Hao was dressed in a gray plain suit, with cyan cloth shoes under his feet and a cyan hat on his head. Although he is dressed in filial piety, he adds a bit of elegance, and he doesn't look like a dignitary, but like a scholar.

Cao Qi's family affairs are imminent, although they are remarried, but because the other party is also a famous family, the rules have not been reduced at all. There were many colleagues from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who came to Cao Qi's side to help, and when they saw Cao Hao, few of them recognized him.

When I heard that the young man who looked inconspicuous and dewy was Cao Qi's brother who had been the head of the Internal Affairs Office, everyone was speechless. If nothing else, it's too young.

Cao Hao just went through the motions, and the meaning was there, so that people couldn't find out what to do.

lived outside the city for half a month, and when he returned to the city, Cao Hao had nothing to do. Because it is decided to return to Zhuangzi tomorrow, what is the remaining half of the effort to do?

Thinking that the minister of Fang Chong brought a letter, saying that he wanted to take his daughter back to his hometown after a while, Cao Hao rode his horse to Goldfish Alley.

Fang Qiniang did not go to Changping Zhuangzi with the people of Cao Mansion, and lived in the Thirteenth Elder Brother Mansion with her father Fang Chonggong after the year. She is no longer the yellow-haired girl she was back then, she is already a fifteen or sixteen girl. Fang Chonggong has the intention of returning to his hometown, but also because of his daughter's family affairs, he wants to return to his hometown to find a suitable husband for his daughter.

Although the capital is good, it has never been a hometown.

The gatekeepers of the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion all knew Cao Hao, and when they saw him coming, they passed the word to the inside, and those who came up to ask for an appointment and a ceremony were invited to see an officer.

When Cao Hao was led to the living room, the thirteenth elder brother also strode out of the inner courtyard.

He looked at Cao Hao's eyes, nodded and said, "The mountain dwells for more than half a month, and I envy you when I look much better." ”

Cao Hao's side, he hurriedly bowed down and saw it. The thirteenth elder brother waved his hand and told him to get up, and the two guests sat down.

"You're here for Doctor Fang? Since he sent a letter to you, I think you should come. The thirteenth elder brother said: "It's just that I don't dare to be coincidental today, because of the funeral in Shangshu Mansion, there are a few female relatives who can't stand it, and Doctor Fang took Qi Niang over for consultation." ”

"Have you ordered a ship?" Cao Hao asked: "Their father and daughter have been in Beijing for many years, and they are also quite kind to our family, so it's not good to let them go out of Beijing like this, you must always do your best." ”

"Thanks to the sixteenth brother, it just so happened that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had a ship going south to Hangzhou on the eighth day of the first month of next month. When you arrive in Hangzhou, you have to change by land. The thirteenth elder brother replied: "Our Fujin also means this, and we want to reward Imperial Doctor Fang for a good life." Although it has been less than two years since Doctor Fang came to our house, in addition to my chronic illness, he also took care of several little brothers in our house. ”

Cao Hao remembered that Qi Niang had grown up in Cao Mansion in the past few years, she was a strong and intelligent little girl, and she got along well with Wei Hei and Vanilla. Wei Hei and his wife didn't know that Qi Niang was going back to their hometown, and if they knew, they would be reluctant to designate it.

While the two were talking, a housekeeper came to report that it was Yiduli who came.

When the thirteenth elder brother heard this, he hurriedly invited someone to the living room.

Yiduli was also dressed in plain clothes because of Marhan's funeral, and when he came in and saw the thirteenth elder brother, he said to Cao Hao: "Fu Ruo, I chased you all the way, and I want to see you, but it's not easy." ”

It turned out that he was helping his father-in-law with his father-in-law's funeral at Zhaojia Mansion, and when he heard his colleague who came to pay tribute mention that Cao Hao had gone to Cao Qi's house, he left Zhaojia Mansion and went to Cao Qi's house, but he was in vain. He then went to Cao's mansion, but Cao Hao had not yet returned.

Cao Hao has a number of people who have come and go, and Yidu immediately came to the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion with a foggy mentality, but fortunately he met it.

Seeing that Yi Duli was sweating on his forehead, Cao Hao was a little surprised, and said, "Is there something wrong with my lord?" ”

Yi Duli nodded and said, "I originally remembered that Xiu Mu went to Changping to find you, since you are back in Beijing today, then I will talk to you today." ”

The thirteenth elder brother saw that he had no intention of avoiding it, so he sat down and listened.

It turned out that he was looking for Cao Hao for an errand in the Internal Affairs Office. The business road that was bidding in the year began to expire one after another this year, and everyone in the Internal Affairs Office couldn't make up their minds about what to do next. There are those who want to take the business back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will send someone to take care of it; There are those who want to continue bidding.

Cao Hao is not in the Internal Affairs Office now, so he doesn't have much to say about things over there, after all, there are still sixteen elder brothers here. He didn't know what the sixteenth elder brother meant, and he couldn't say anything on Yiduli's side.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "Both paths are feasible, but they are cumbersome, and you have to think carefully about them." ”

The thirteenth elder brother was a bystander, and saw that Cao Hao was embarrassed, and said to Yi Duli with a smile: "The sixth brother-in-law is confused, this errand of the Internal Affairs Office, you should talk to the sixteenth master." ”

Yi Duli is not a confused person, seeing that Cao Hao was a little hesitant, he listened to the words of the thirteenth elder brother again, patted his head and said: "Oh, it's all mine, these people are busy and confused." Strange things, no strange things. In addition to this, there are private matters looking for you. ”

After dating for many years and being relatives, what can Cao Hao say, he said with a smile: "It's nothing, there is something wrong with adults, just say it." ”

"Speaking of which, this matter also has something to do with the Sixteenth Master." Yi Duli hesitated for a moment and said, "I am different from the Sixteenth Master, and some things are not easy to ask directly, so I have to find Fu Ruo to get an idea first." I have a younger brother who is an official in the household department, and Fu Ruo has also met him. In these words, he and several colleagues got together and started the idea of a 'bank', wanting to learn from the Bank of the Interior to raise funds, and then under the banner of the Ministry of Households. This matter is too involved, I'm afraid that he will make some mistakes, so let him stop Zhang Luo for now, and wait until he understands. To explain the white people, who else can I ask about this except Fu Ruo? ”

Zhang Luo of the household department runs a "bank", which is also a good thing. But it depends on who does it, and it also depends on whether there is a supervisor of this stall, so it saves someone the idea of leaving with a vote, which is easy to ruin the reputation of the bank.

"This is a good thing, I thought that there was a 'Daqing Bank' in front of the sixteenth master, and the household department had to open up a few years ago, but I didn't expect it to be silent. It's just that this deals with money, mainly depends on the person in charge, as well as the corresponding regulations. Otherwise, it's easy to do bad things with good intentions. To be honest, I also worked as an errand boy in the household department. Those uncles in the household department are all bold and big-eyed, and dare to make a profit. It's not as good as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is a sixteenth master watching from above, and he picks someone with no background. Cao Hao said.

For Yi Duli's younger brother Yi Erjin, Cao Hao's impression is average, and he is a typical child of the Eight Banners. Usually like to carry cage birds, call friends, because of the bachelor's house, it is not a straw bag, a little famous. But because he is a young son, he does not have the open-mindedness of Yiduli, and he is a little arrogant, and he is not a good person.

Cao Hao didn't believe that Yi Erjin could do any practical things, so he mentioned the bank and did not mention Yi Erjin.

Yi Duli nodded while listening, and said, "What does Fu Ruo mean, can this bank do?" ”

Cao Hao nodded and said, "It can be done!" It's just better that someone takes the lead and can calm the scene, so that people don't dare to be greedy at will. Otherwise, the bank would be a farce. ”

This bank, which is said to be under the banner of the Ministry of Households, is actually just a few powerful families, watching the Bank of the Interior make money before the New Year, and they want to get a piece of the pie. But he didn't dare to offend the sixteenth elder brother and the same clan in a clear way, so he thought about pulling the banner of the household department.

Yi Duli listened to Cao Hao's words and understood what he meant. This so-called person who can suppress the scene and "lead" must be able to compete with the sixteenth elder brother.

The heavyweight person who can be involved in the relationship, except for the fourth brother of the cold-faced king, which one else?

It's just that if this really involves the fourth elder brother, it will really become a household business, and the selfishness of those families will be in vain.

For a moment, Yiduli was a little hesitant. Come to think of it, he also knows his brother's level.

The thirteenth elder brother also knew Yi Erjin, and it sounded a little strange, and said, "Your brother is not a person who understands the world, how can he think of this?" ”

Yi Duli smiled bitterly: "What else can I do, I have a concubine who deposited a lot of silver in the bank last year, and after half a year, she received a lot of interest." Thinking that this bank mainly makes money by loans, there are a few people in the capital who have not borrowed from the bank before and after this year. I don't know how they are cost-effective, but they all think that this bank is a good way to make money. ”

"Your concubine is the one who opened the silver building? I heard that it is from the Jiangnan merchants, and the Zheng family in our house is a relative, how did I hear that it has something to do with the Li family of Suzhou weaving, is it a person? When the thirteenth elder brother heard this, he felt a little confused and asked.

This is talking about Yang Ruixue, Cao Hao heard it, and felt a little strange in his heart.

I haven't heard anything about Yang Ruixue in the past two years, and Cao Hao thought that she had become an inner house woman and kept to herself. Unexpectedly, because of the bank, Yang Ruixue was also involved.

Moreover, Li Nai, the son of the Li family, is now in the capital. If he makes trouble about the old things again, it will only hurt Yidu's face, and maybe it will make him angry and angry with the Cao family.

Yang Ruixue is used to enveloping people, and has a very close relationship with Yi Duli in recent years.

Speaking of this gentle and lovely concubine, Yi Duli couldn't help but smile and said, "It's all the same. Her mother's family is from Jiangning, and her family also opened a silver building earlier. The mother's side is a distant relative of the Li family in Suzhou, and her wife died of illness in Jiangnan two years ago, and it was sent by the Li family. Now she is a teahouse in the capital, which was also purchased by Li Weaving in the early years in the capital. Speaking of this, thinking of the Zheng family, after all, it is not a decent thing, and said: "Speaking of which." Zheng is her own sister, but because of her father's early years, the Zheng brothers and sisters are outcast, and the sibling relationship is also weak. Because of this, she also cried a few times. ”

The thirteenth elder brother sounded a little wrong, if this Yang family was really a relative of the Li family, there was no reason for her brother and sister to be servants of the Cao family. Even if it is a distant relative, for the sake of the Li family's affection, they will not set the name of this master and slave.

Cao Hao was just worried that Yang Ruixue's relationship with the Li family would be involved, but he didn't expect Yidu to say it generously. It seems that this is Yang Ruixue's statement, and Yi Duli also believes it.

Cao Hao didn't know that Yang Ruixue was seeing Li Nai at the Li Mansion at the moment.

When Li Nai heard that a woman was visiting, he was still strange in his heart, so he only sent the housekeeper and mother-in-law to accompany him to talk. Yang Ruixue also unintentionally heard that the uncle of the Li family had entered Beijing, and wanted to ask the truth, how could he die, so he directly said his identity and mentioned the death of his mother Bai.

The housekeeper's mother-in-law sent a message to Li Nai, and Li Nai knew that this Yang family was a member of the Jiangning Zhuchang family. Li Nai is not ignorant of his younger brother's plot to seize people's property in his early years. He disapproved in his heart, and persuaded his younger brother twice because of this.

Later, Li Ding died violently, Li Xu was not in good health, Li Nai assisted in handling family affairs, and also checked the accounts of the pearl field, but he only felt embarrassed. After all, it is not natural, it is acquired manpower, it is not easy for ten pearl mussels to survive two or three achievements, and the pearls produced are also very flawed, and there are few people who can really make a profit.

The Bai family with a young heir is under the control of the Li family in Suzhou, and Li Nai also knows. Later, it was only said that it was an epidemic, and both mother and son died of illness, and Li Nai didn't take it to heart.

Now, it is the daughter of the Bai family who comes to the door, and Li Nai is not good to see, so he doesn't care about the difference between men and women, and comes out.

When he saw Yang Ruixue, he found out that it was the outer room of his younger brother he had seen a few years ago, and Li Nai felt a little emotional. My brother is calculating, but what can he do? It's not all in vain, and it's lost a surname in it.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the deadly enemy that his brother had not yet found.

The woman in front of her was robbed of her property, and she was brought to the capital without a name, did she have any resentment in her heart? Before her brother disappeared, he was messing with her. If she has bad intentions and colludes with outsiders...... Looking at her now dressed up, looking at the non-rich and expensive, Li Nai's heart sank, her face was faint, she didn't know it, and said, "Is this grandma going to see me?" Ignorance...... When to call ......"

Yang Ruixue has been pampered in the university scholar's mansion for several years, and she is no longer the charming little widow she was at the beginning.

"The little woman's husband is on an errand in the Internal Affairs Office, her husband's surname is Ilgen Jue Luo, and her mother's surname is Yang. The first two sentences are quite dignified, with a bit of anger in the back, and in the flow of eyes, there is a bit of romance.

Li Nai's heart became heavier and heavier when he saw her so charming.

The younger brother is smart and clever, there is nothing unreasonable about the world, and there is no enmity with others in the capital, how can he be harmed?

Look at this woman, she is not a duty, if she attracts a husband, she will be interested in it...... Thinking of this, Li Nai only felt like an empowerment, and when he looked at the person in front of him, he already hated the root of his teeth......

(To be continued)