Chapter 1273: Return visit (Part 1)

The wedding banquet at the Prince's House did not last long. After all, it was in the palace ban. The place on the Prince's House was narrow. When it was time for the palace ban, it was not long before the foreign ministers stayed there.

Fortunately, the second Ganxi Institute, among the fifth Ganxi Institute where the Fourth Prince is located, is next to the Imperial Garden and not far from Xuanwu Gate. Everyone does not need to come from the front door like when they came, otherwise the long corridor will take half an hour.

Outside Xuanwu Gate, there were carriages from various families waiting for them.

Because it was dark, Cao Yong did not ride a horse, so he went home with Chu Yu in a carriage.

Tianyou rode a horse with Hang Seng in parallel until he escorted Cao Yong and his wife to Cao's mansion. Tianyou took the chief back to the county prince's mansion with the guards.

When he returned to Wutong Garden, Cao Yong's face turned red and his expression was a little dazed.

Chu Yu served her husband to change into auspicious clothes, sucked his nose hard, and the smell of wine was scented, and said, "I'm drunk? Do you want to eat a bowl of sobering soup?"

Cao Yong sat by the kang, picked up a bowl of warm tea, drank it all in one gulp, and said, "I only ate a few cups of wine, it's okay."

At the banquet in the palace, how many people watched, who could really eat and drink?

Chu Yu thought for a while and said with a smile: "I went there for a whole afternoon, and I was talking to people in a mess. Most of the things at the banquet were good. The heat in this afternoon would be better, otherwise I would make two bowls of mung bean porridge to relieve the heat and save me from hunger in the middle of the night."

Cao Yong nodded and said, "Okay."

After Chu Yu ordered, a maid brought food to him after using it for a while.

Two bowls of mung bean porridge, a plate of pretzels, a plate of door nail meat patties, and two plates of cold side dishes.

Cao Yong drank a bowl of porridge with side dishes, but he didn't even touch the door nail meat patties he liked.

When the maid took down the dining table, there was only a couple left in the room. Chu Yu couldn't help but ask, "Are you worried about your fifth sister?"

"Wu'er? What's wrong with Wu'er?" Cao Yong said in surprise.

Chu Yu secretly scolded herself for being confused. Her husband was a man, so how could he have the same vision as himself? He was limited to the inner house.

"The fifth sister is still good. Since I am not worried about the fifth sister, isn't that my uncle has any worries?" Chu Yu asked softly: "Looking at my uncle who is worried, is it because he encountered some accidents in the palace today?"

Cao Yong did not answer immediately, but looked at the door and listened to the movement outside.

When he was there, he never left anyone to stay at night in the room, but only a little maid who stayed at night in the room.

The yard is quiet and no one is walking around.

"I heard during the meal that the emperor gave the study room of Jingyang Palace to the Fourth Prince to make a study room." Cao Yong said.

"Ah? Jingyang Palace, isn't that one of the six Eastern Palaces?" Chu Yu said in surprise.

After all, the Fourth Prince is an older prince, but Jingyang Palace is one of the six palaces in the inner court. What is this called giving the inner court palace to the prince?

If one is not good, it will be a loss to reputation.

"The Zhongcui Palace in the west and the Yonghe Palace in the south are both empty, and Jingyang Palace is the residence of the inner court's books. It has not been a secret of the palace concubine for decades, so there is no hurdle." Cao Yong worked as a lie in the Interior Affairs Office and is more familiar with the layout of the Forbidden City than his wife.

"Since that's the case, is there anything wrong with it?" Chu Yu said.

Cao Yong smiled and said, "I'm afraid many people can't sleep tonight. The plaque of "Imperial Study Room" was hung in the back hall of Jingyang Palace. Now that it has been built, what will you think?"

"Is this going to be a crown prince?" Chu Yu hesitated and said: "If it is so urgent, why not before the Fourth Prince's wedding, and if it is a decent wedding in Liuqing Palace."

Cao Yong shook his head and said, "The emperor is the ruler of Gan Gang. The Holy Ancestor left a secret order to establish a throne. I am afraid that the establishment of a throne will not restrict him. But now he is eager to see Jingyang Palace pointing to the Fourth Prince, and he doesn't know what is going on in the royal family, which makes the emperor unhappy, and just hopes that the movement will be smaller."

When Chu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but shudder.

In the past few years since the throne has been ascended to the throne, the royal family has been living a life of carelessness, even like Prince Chun’s mansion, like those who are not a member of the party, they are still careful.

Among the Saint Ancestors, except for the princes who had been friends with the emperor, the fate of others was really miserable.

Chu Yu stroked his chest, a little worried.

Seeing his wife's disgusting expression, Cao Yong said, "With his father-in-law's personality and Hongshu's prudence, it cannot be involved there."

When Chu Yu heard this, he was confident, but when he saw that his husband looked particularly serious, he said, "Since it's okay for Ama, is that I worry about Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince Ping's Mansion?"

Cao Yong sighed and said, "Everyone has his own fate, what's there to worry about? I just...I'm just a little confused..." At this point, his voice gradually lowered.

He has been holding it in for too long these days.

Even though he knew that his wife was just a woman in the inner hut, he might not understand the military and national affairs, but who else could he tell him to go besides his wife?

Chu Yu saw her husband's care, put down the tent, and lowered his voice and said, "What are you confused about?"

"The Fourth Prince's journey to the crown prince is too smooth, and there is less tempering." Cao Yong said softly.

Although Chu Yu didn't understand why her husband said that, he still listened quietly.

Cao Yong continued: "The emperor is a diligent monarch. In the years since he ascended the throne, he has implemented several virtues that benefit the country and the people, enriched the treasury and rectified the administration. What was left to the Fourth Prince was a prosperous and stable Qing Dynasty."

"Is there anything wrong with this?" Chu Yu asked.

"The country is rich and the people are safe. Even if Zhungeer makes trouble every now and then, it is just a problem of scabies. There is no worries inside and outside, and there is no power in the court to balance the power of the monarch. What will happen over time?" Cao Yong whispered.

Although Chu Yu had some knowledge, he could also hear that her husband's worries were not in front of him, but in the future.

She felt that this husband, who was worried about the country and the people, was both novel and admired from the bottom of her heart.

Cao Yong just wanted to find someone to talk to, and he didn't expect his wife to help him.

I am not that great and will not regard the country as a matter of duty. What I think is how to do something for this country on the basis of preserving the Cao family.

But in an era when the monarchy is supreme, everything is empty talk without the emperor's permission.

The couple's voices were getting lighter and lighter. At some point, Chu Yu had already fallen asleep.

Cao Yong still widened his eyes. It turned out that Qianlong in history was really the root of China's decline, but he was unwilling to dance on the tip of the knife to participate in the destruction of the throne.

But his age and identity are not qualified to teach the prince.

It seems that we should have more contacts with our fourth brother Cao Xiang. After all, Cao Xiang's bachelor's degree must be in the palace and have more contact with the fourth prince; Tianyou and Hang Seng are also more influential.

The merchant ship led by the Ministry of Revenue of the Qing Dynasty had already been sent to Europe; the imperial merchants under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs went to see Russian jewelry and firearms through land avenues.

In the future, China will no longer be closed to the country, right?

The United States' War of Independence was still half a century ago, and Australia was still an uncolonial land.

Cao Yong had no intention of trying to open up the territory of the Qing Dynasty, but if he could combine it with the Federal Republic of Australia in the future, and gain the right to speak for the Yellow race, it would be exciting to think about it.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong couldn't help but squint his eyes and murmured in a low voice: "Wei Wu, Wei Wu, where are you? If you don't come back, you will have no share in this historical reputation..."

The prince's wedding is on three days off.

Even Tianyou and Hang Seng, the twenty guards who participated in the welcoming of the concubine, were able to take leave.

Tianyou was ordered by Cao Yong and followed Cao Yong to Li Rongbao to "visit".

The so-called "visiting sickness" is just a return visit to the Li family a few days ago.

Although I guessed that Li Rongbao was just a lifelong life, I also chose the best ginseng and deer antler.

"The Fucha family has strict tutors, and few of their children have dandy children. If that Fu Qing can get along, he will get one or two." After leaving Cao's mansion, Cao Yong said to Tianyou.

Tianyou hesitated and said, "Father, I heard that Fu Qing had accepted half a month off in the guard office. If he was just to marry a girl, it wouldn't be like this... General Fucha was afraid that it would be a bad place, otherwise he wouldn't even show up in the marriage. Is it true that he would be... "

"The post was sent yesterday, but it was not an uninvited guest. Just like Li Rongbao came to our house, he was just a formality and wanted to go over it. He acted in the capital, especially in a high position, and his actions were not necessarily out of his original intention, but more for others to see." Cao Yong taught.

Tianyou has some understanding.

The father and son's actions were not only to treat the Fucha family with courtesy, but also to show the world that the Cao family did not make friends with the Fucha family.

Otherwise, if you don’t talk about others, just talk about the Fourth Prince, if you think that the Cao family is in a bad relationship with your wife, you will make some choices; if the emperor, you may also think that the Cao family is arrogant and does not take the Manchu nobles seriously.

When they arrived at Li Rongbao's mansion, the father and son had just gotten off the horse and saw Fu Qing and a young man in blue coming out of the mansion.

When Fu Qing saw the Cao family's father and son, he hurriedly stepped forward to see him two steps.

The boy in blue looked at each other with Tianyou.

"Benefit?" the young man said in surprise.

"Borong?" Tianyou was also stunned.

Seeing that it was his son's understanding, Cao Yong couldn't help but look at the boy more.

The young man was wearing a blue-gray dress and a blue round hat. The bumps on the top of the hat were also blue, which was a dress in filial piety.

Cao Yong was surprised in his heart.

According to common sense, families with sick patients like the Fucha family should be taboo people who are filial to enter the house. But Fu Qing's expression was not dissatisfied with complaints.

"Brother Fu." Tianyou had met Fu Qing first, then pointed to the young man and said to Cao Yong: "Father, this is Shu Hede, his son's classmate and friend during his official school years, whose courtesy name is Borong."

Speaking of this, Tianyou said to Shuhede again: "Brother Borong, this is my father."

After hearing this, Shuhede stepped forward and bowed, "I have met Uncle Cao Shiwei."

Although he had never met him, Cao Yong heard his son mention Shuhede. Tianyou praised his knowledge very much. If he had not missed the provincial examination last year and this year's examination because of his mother's demise, he would have been above the apricot list.

In addition to his knowledge, Shuhede's family background is not inferior to God's blessing.

His father died early and his reputation was not obvious, but he had a famous grandfather, the second person in the cabinet, Xu Yuanmeng, the Grand Secretary of the dynasty.

Think about the origins of the Fucha family and the Shumulu family, Shuhede is also Fu Qing's cousin...

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