Chapter 136 Parents’ Heart

Early in the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, Cao Yin brought his brothers and nephews to open the temple and celebrate the new year and new ceremony, and also enjoyed fruits, mooncakes to the old servants of the Cao Mansion and the housekeepers at all levels. That night, banquets were held inside and outside, and the whole house watched the moon.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was also a ceremony to worship the moon. The terrace was set up in the courtyard to burn incense and display flowers and fruits to provide for the moon. At that time, the rule was that "men did not worship the moon, and women did not worship the kitchen". Therefore, after night, Gao Taijun took Li and his family to burn incense and kowtow, and then the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet officially began.

Cao Yin, Cao Quan and Cao Yong and others came first to give Gao Taijun a drink, and then took the outer courtyard to have a drink, leaving only women in the inner courtyard.

Old Lady Gao sat in the main seat, with Li sitting on the right hand, and Cao Yin's two concubines. Because Zhaojia, the Western Palace, had just given birth and was still in confinement, and Lu Mei was "reasing the baby", the two of the main house did not come here, and Baodie and Jade were on the table. Although Old Lady Gao politely gave in, neither of them dared to sit forward, so they pushed Cao Yi to sit on Old Lady Gao's left head, and the two sat down one after another.

Gao Taijun didn't speak much, but when he mentioned the new daughter of Zhaojia, whom he had just visited, the old man was overwhelmed with joy and started to speak too much.

Zhao Jia was not very happy because she gave birth to a daughter. However, when Gao Taijun followed Li to visit her, she saw that the baby girl was very quiet without crying or making a fuss. She also called Lao Taijun to make fun of her. Gao Taijun seemed to love her, and praised the child without any worries, and gave him a heavy gift for adding pots. Zhao Jia was a little happy after hearing the old man's praise and seeing that the old man liked her.

"Nannan is so good, don't make trouble, so worry-free." Gao Taijun smiled sincerely and pointed at Li's fingers and said, "I didn't realize it when I took her. Later, there were more nephews and nephews and grandsons, and they were all naughty. It was lively but it was so lively that it was so worry-provoking that Nannan was better."

Old Mrs. Gao said again and told him how some nephews and grandsons of the Li family were naughty. Although they complained, they were happy smiles at the corners of their eyes and eyebrows. As she looked, she knew that she loved those children very much. As she spoke, she couldn't help but mention a few interesting things about Li's childhood, and finally sighed: "You are good, you have never asked me to worry much. This is my blessing!"

Li's eyes were already filled with tears. He smiled and drank a glass of wine with his mother. He said warmly: "For so many years, my daughter has not been filial to her mother. Now my mother lives for a longer time to let her daughter be more filial."

Old Mrs. Gao patted her daughter's legs, and she was also a little sad. Cao Yi saw her, and quickly changed the topic, said some Buddhist scriptures, and mentioned the old man's happy things, which made the atmosphere pick up again.

The moon is in the sky, and everyone scatters with all their fun.

Because Cao Yi was going to follow Cao Yong to Beijing to get married the next day, Li could not leave and could not see her over to Beijing in person. On the fifteenth night, he rested at his daughter's place.

Li was also reminded to respect her mother and daughter, and her husband, and to be thrifty. After that, Li put Cao Yi's hair behind her ears, stroked her forehead, and smiled, "You don't have to say these words. You all know. You won't tell me to worry, but you just can't help but want to say it. My mother said that I'm worry-free and her blessing. Now, you are also excellent, and this is my blessing."

Cao Yi's eyes were red and he whispered: "I have been carefully taught by my mother for so many years. My daughter has been blessed in several lifetimes. I just marry far away and can't share my mother's worries in front of her..."

Li's eyes were wet, and he reached out to wipe off Cao Yi's tears: "Silly girl, my daughter's family has come here from generation to generation. If you marry into your husband's family, you can serve your mother-in-law and husband. There is no need to worry about the parents' family. Fortunately, your sister and your brother are both in the capital, so you won't be too lonely." Speaking of this, she picked up a three- or four-inch square brocade box from the pillow and opened it. Inside was a gold bracelet with various gems.

Seeing that the bracelet looked familiar, Cao Yi seemed to have seen it somewhere, he heard Li pick up the bracelet and smiled and said, "Don't think it's fancy. This was the one passed down to me by your grandmother when I was married. I heard that it was a pair of eight-treasure bracelet that had been opened in Wutai Mountain. I would be blessed by the Buddha with it. It was originally a pair. When your elder sister was married that year, I gave her one, but the remaining one was left for you." As he said, he pulled Cao Yi's hand and wanted to wear it on his wrist with his own hands.

"Mother..." Cao Yi gently stopped Li's hand and said hesitantly: "This bracelet is so expensive and is a family inheritance of my mother. Let's leave it to my future sister-in-law!"

Li glared at Cao Yi with a angrily look: "Silly child, aren't you my daughter?" As he spoke, he helped her put it on his wrist: "Although you were not born to me, in my heart, you think you are the same as your sister and brother. Speaking of which, you are the one who is most worried about. Your sister is strong-natured, so there is no need to mention it; although your brother talks little, he is unwilling to suffer losses. Only you, the noisy he had when he was a child, was wiped out, and everything was kept in his heart."

"Mother..." Cao Yi felt warm in his heart, but he was sobbing that he couldn't speak, and just leaned against Li.

Li rubbed Cao Yi's hair: "All the past is over! There is no father in the world who doesn't expect good children? But he has not been in charge of his family for many years, so he has no choice but to blame him too much." The "he" here refers to Cao Yi's biological father Cao Quan. Li knew that this was Cao Yi's knot and had always wanted to persuade him, but he was afraid of hurting her heart. Now, Cao Yi is about to marry far away, and she can't let her get married with resentment towards her biological father, so she still spoke.

Cao Yi raised his little face, looked at Li, and shook his head: "Daughter has nothing to blame! I have parents, brothers and sisters, and my blessings are too great. How can I be much greedy? Now, my daughter has only one wish, that is, her father, mother and grandmother are healthy and live a hundred years old, and her sister and brother's life are smooth and beautiful."

"Silly children, the greatest wish of parents is to have a good life. As long as you know that you are living well, we elders will naturally be in a happy mood, and even if we are sick, we must remember that in this world, the ones who can accompany you to grow old together or your future husband. This man, whether older or younger, is like a child, is unstable. You should not be too restrained by him, otherwise he will deliberately play against you; you should not let him down, and develop his old temper in that way, and you will suffer in the future. If the couple has any quarrels in private, but do not bring them outside the house, and must not give him shameless in front of others. No matter what kind of temperament, they are all very good-looking. Never touch him, you must not make him bad, otherwise he will not be able to get out of the Taiwan Strait, and I am afraid he will also hold a grudge in his heart!" Li said with a smile.

This time it was a "master of husband control". Cao Yi blushed and wrote it down one by one, but he couldn't help thinking in his heart. Seeing that his mother and father were so blessed, could it be that his father was like a child and asked his mother to convince him.

The mother and daughter said a lot of intimate words until the third day of the day fell asleep.

*

Cao Yong followed his father to the front yard study after the banquet. Cao Yin's body had healed, and his eyes gradually returned to his previous sharpness. Cao Yong felt very relieved. As time passed so long, both the wounds on his body and the heart had gradually healed.

In the past two months, Cao Yin began to come back slowly, and Cao Yong also learned some official power techniques with his father.

As the conflict between Governor Gali and Governor Zhang Boxing became increasingly serious, the officials of the two factions below also had conflicts. On June 17, Liu Hangao, the general general of Langshan, Jiangnan, belonging to the Governor, was dismissed for being "old". On June 24, Chen Pengnian, the governor of Suzhou, belonging to the Governor, was involved in the case of dismissal of former Jiangsu Governor Yu Huai who was impeached by Governor Gali last year, was found guilty of "fear of favoritism" and handed over to the Nine Ministers for Yanzhang.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, Li Rusong, the general of Jiangning who was dependent on the Gali, was demoted to three levels because he "cannot restrain his soldiers and opened a dictionary shop in his post." On the thirty day of July, Kui of the guerrilla Tang was demoted to three levels for "invading military pay".

In the mid-July month of the leap month, Jiangsu Governor Zhang Boxing surrendered to the Jiangnan Phantoms and submitted the "Republic of the Jiangnan Phantuan Tuan to make up for the deficit" to send the title of the Governor of Jiangnan Jiangxi Governor Gali Association. According to the rules, the Governor and the Governor could only draw a conclusion after discussing with Governor. Zhang Boxing wrote a conclusion later, but before he could discuss it with Governor, he wrote a conclusion later, and only handed it to Governor Gali to co-brand. Governor Gali did not make him do it as he wished, and the original manuscript was sent back. Zhang Boxing wrote a detailed memorial to apologize for the crime. Kangxi issued an edict to instruct Governor Gali and Governor Zhang Boxing to "be a minister, state affairs should be taken as the priority" and should not "two officials and officials give shields" due to "disagreement". The dispute between Governor and Governor finally came to the front of the imperial court.

The Cao family was very peaceful. Cao Quan detained Lu Mei in the inner courtyard to "rescue her baby" and secretly monitored whether there were people who were in contact with him; Cao Yinze sent someone to follow the line of the road platform to check his relatives and family.

This Lu Daotai was originally from Wuhu, Anhui. Although it is considered a scholarly family, its family has little wealth. His parents died early and their relatives withered. He grew up beside his grandparents. He was born in poverty and became a local magistrate. When Gali was appointed as the governor of Shanxi, he happened to be the prefect in Shanxi, and the two had a connection. The so-called Lu family daughter is nothing but nonsense. The six women including Lu Mei were collected by his favorite concubine Liu. This Liu family was in his twenties and was taken in by the Hou Hou in the capital. Naturally, he was also a good girl who claimed to be the best. His true identity cannot be verified.

When they were about to enter Beijing, the father and son briefly decided on it. The position was to reach a unified state, which means that the Cao family would never disturb the battle for the throne. Originally, Cao Yin still sympathized with the prince, but after listening to his son's advice, he thought about the current situation of the prince, as if he was like a puppet, and he was afraid that he would no longer be the heir of the Sacred Heart.

Cao Yong was still worried about Cao Yin's health, so he persuaded him again and again. Since there were not many chores in Jiangnan, he still needed to take good care of himself.

*

On August 16th, Cao Yong took his sister to return to Beijing.

Cao Yin's father was used to being a singular father and was unwilling to show his sadness in front of his children, so he and Li only sent their children out of the house. It was Cao Yuan who escorted them to the pier with a group of housekeepers.

The dowry luggage was already loaded in the morning. Cao Yi, supported by the maid, got on the big boat and entered the inner cabin. Cao Yong said a few words to Cao Yuan. Just as he was about to get on the boat, someone called him, but Cao Quan brought the servant there.

Because Zhao Jia was in confinement and ignored everything at home, Cao Quan was able to get convenience and rushed over to see his daughter and nephew. He strangled his horse and turned over. Seeing that Cao Yi had already entered the inner cabin, he sighed secretly. He pulled Cao Yong over and said a few words "Be careful on the road".

Seeing that he was willing to come and see him off, Cao Yong felt a little bit changed and said with a smile: "Don't worry, second uncle, my nephew can save you. You're going to board the boat now. It's windy by the river. Please come back!"

Cao Quan nodded, pulled out a soft seal from his sleeve, and quietly stuffed it into Cao Yong's hand.

Cao Yong was stunned: "Second uncle is this?"

Cao Quan was a little embarrassed, coughed lightly, and whispered: "This... is a little dowry for Yier. Just turn around and give it to her. Well, don't say it was given to me."

That was the more than a thousand taels of money he had saved privately without Zhao Jia's family. Today he brought it all to his daughter as a dowry. Seeing Cao Yong pinched the silver bill, he paused and sighed: "Actually...ah, it's useless to say this now. Yi'er is in Beijing, so you have to worry about taking care of him. I...well...thank you."

Cao Yong pinched the silver notes, and was speechless, and finally put away the silver: "My nephew will take good care of the third sister; Jueluo family is a good family, brother-in-law, and wife are all kind and will never let the third sister down. Please rest assured, second uncle."

Cao Quan nodded: "That's good, get on the boat quickly, don't miss the time." As he said that, he sent Cao Yong to the boat.

When I walked to the riverside, I suddenly saw Cao Yi being helped out of the cabin.

Cao Quan still didn't know that his daughter knew her life experience, but Cao Yi had never seen Cao Quan and Zhao Jia's couple and didn't go to see each other. Today, he stood opposite him. Cao Quan didn't react for a moment, and forgot the blessing words he had thought in his mind in his first thought in his tone.

Cao Yi took a deep breath, calmed his mind, lifted the corner of his clothes and knelt down on the deck, kowtowed three times respectfully to Cao Quan, then lowered his head, bit his lower lip, and said nothing, and then held the maid's hand back to the inner cabin.

Cao Quan stayed there, his heart was a few times more, shocked, sad, regretful, guilty, and mixed feelings. These three heads were clearly the marriage daughter saying goodbye to her father. Obviously, her daughter knew her own life experience? But she didn't know when she knew that for so many years, he owed too much to this daughter, but this daughter was...

Cao Quan's eyes were red, he was stunned for a while, and opened his mouth, and finally said nothing.
Chapter completed!