Chapter 176: Seeking

The lives of the people in the Cao family gradually returned to peace. Cao Yong and Cao Song both went out early in the morning, and those who worked as jobs and those who went to school; Chu Yu and Zi Jing talked about family matters every day and discussed housework; Mr. Zhuang still went out for a walk every day, drank tea in the teahouse, and bought a small item in Liulichang.

Wei Hei's right eye was blinded by an arrow, which was Cao Yong's most guilty thing. Wei Hei didn't care about it, but was afraid that his appearance would affect Cao Yong's demeanor, so he wanted to protect him secretly as if he was in the south.

Cao Yong did not agree. For him, the Wei brothers lived a life of dark people for several years in his early years. How could he bear it now?

Due to hunger riots a few days ago in Fujian, the holy people ordered Zhang Shijue, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to go to Fujian for the same class as the guards Bahai, and Lai Xi, the third class guard, to recruit people. The former governor of Anhui Ye Jiusi was promoted to the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Cao Yong has been in the Ministry of Revenue for less than a year. The Minister of State and Minister of the State Council have changed several times, but now he doesn't feel anything. Anyway, he doesn't plan to stay in the Ministry of Revenue, just do his own job well.

The people in the Sili were also open-minded, knowing that their young boss was afraid of being promoted again. This was a great contribution to the Fourth Prince's epidemic prevention. Because Cao Yong was not here a few days ago, he entrusted the Sili's errands to Fu Xiangong and Peng Zhu, so everyone regarded them as the favorite candidates for the doctor. Even if they were not the doctor, if Cao Yong recommended him, he would probably be able to find a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At this moment, there would be two lacks in charge. How could the Sili's pens not be eager to try?

Fu Xiangong and Peng Zhu have a broader vision. If Cao Yong has any contribution, he will be given a title or a Zhuangzi at most. If he is promoted, there will be fewer people in the fourth rank in Beijing. They were originally from the top and were always disdainful of engaging in the camp. Although they are close to Cao Yong, they are still unwilling to rely on Cao Yong and promoted. Therefore, they are still doing their own business steadily.

Cao Yong didn't think so much. Now that the Holy Lord is not in Beijing, he can only take a break if he has any thoughts. No matter whether the exile can be fulfilled or not, he will have to wait until Kangxi returns to Beijing before he can see the truth.

*

Prince Yong’s mansion, study room.

The fourth prince looked at the letter of condolence sent back after the imperial order, and felt anxious. At the end of June, Kangxi had an order to order these princes in the capital to take their families and their children to take turns to Rehe to escape the summer heat.

There are five princes in the capital. Because the imperial pen did not name anyone who went there, and after discussing with the third prince, the fourth prince and the third prince submitted a memorial, saying that it was the third prince and the tenth prince, the fourth prince and the thirteenth prince, and who went there in the two squads, "Immediately waiting for the emperor's father's order", and the remaining group will follow the entourage next year.

The third prince and the fourth prince both had selfish intentions when submitting this memorial. The third prince was wary of the ninth prince and did not want him to go to Rehe to meet the eighth prince; the fourth prince wanted to win an opportunity for the thirteenth prince to ease the relationship between father and son.

The imperial pen is a comment: The Empress Dowager is here, so the fifth prince is allowed to stay here, the twelfth prince and the fourteenth prince are returned, and the fourth prince is changed to the fourth prince and the ninth prince is here, so the third prince does not have to come, but next year.

Kangxi didn't even mention the Tenth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince.

Of course, the Fourth Prince would not worry about the Tenth Prince, but just felt uncomfortable for the Thirteenth Prince. He couldn't help but blame himself. If he hadn't asked him to come out for help, there wouldn't be any of the subsequent changes.

He has never avoided his confidant Dai Jin, so Dai Jin also knows some of these things.

In the past, among all the princes, except the crown prince, Kangxi had always favored the Thirteenth Prince the most. From the 37th year of Kangxi to the deposed crown prince in the 47th year of Kangxi, Kangxi would take the Thirteenth Prince with him whenever he left the capital. In addition to the crown prince, the Thirteenth Prince was the prince who had been with Kangxi for the longest time. But now, it has changed from being extremely favored to being extremely cold.

Dai Jin was thinking for a long time, but still had doubts in his heart. He couldn't help but ask: "As far as the Fourth Master sees, this order is to appease the royal family and eliminate the impact of the murder of the Thirteenth Prince's city gate, is there any other reason?"

"Other reasons?" The Fourth Prince was puzzled: "What else can there be? The Emperor Ma's thoughts are really unpredictable... They all blame me. They were only busy preventing the epidemic at that time, and didn't think so much. If they could think carefully, they wouldn't have dragged down the Thirteenth Brother like this!"

Dai Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Fourth Master, although the Thirteenth Prince handled this matter a little recklessly, it was more merit than faults. Master Long Sui knew this. Look, Master Long Sui was so alienated from Master Long Sui, it might be a disguised protection!"

"Protection?" The Fourth Prince became a little anxious, "Where is there such a protective person?! The Thirteenth Brother doesn't even have a title, and the population in the mansion is no less than other families. It's better now. It has the money allocated by the founding mansion, but what about next year and the year after? How can the little money from the idle royal family raise this family? Even if there is a farm, it's somewhat of an investment, but it's not spacious!"

Speaking of this, the fourth prince couldn't help but stand up, walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, as if he had made up his mind: "No, I can't let the Thirteenth brother be wronged because of me. When I arrived at Rehe, I would plead with the emperor's father. Even if I didn't think about the Thirteenth brother himself, the Min Concubine who had gone, and for the sake of the two emperor girls who died on the grassland, the emperor should be kind to the Thirteenth brother."

The two emperor sisters mentioned by the Fourth Prince refers to the eighth princess Princess Heshuo Wenke and the tenth princess Princess Heshuo Dunke. The two of them were born with the same mother as the Thirteenth Prince and married various Mongolian tribes one after another. They died of illness in the 48th year of Kangxi.

"Fourth Master thinks twice!" Dai Jin couldn't help but speak and advised, "Fourth Master, don't act irritating for a moment. Whether it's cold or alienated to Thirteenth Master, he did not express his order to punish or punish him. The Fourth Master begged so rashly and opened this layer of window paper, afraid that it would be a bad idea. That's forcing Long Sui to express his opinion! The holy heart is unpredictable. It would be fine if it is beneficial to Thirteenth Master, otherwise, wouldn't it make 'the relatives hurt and the enemy be happy'? And now, it's time for this unstable position and the current situation is unclear! Fourth Master thinks twice!"

The fourth prince frowned: "What should I do? You can't just stand by and watch, which makes the Thirteenth brother's heart cold!"

Dai Jin said: "Fourth Master, 'The ice is not cold for a day'. The knot between the Lord and Thirteenth Master cannot be resolved day and night. The Fourth Master still needs to be calm. After these two months, it may be more appropriate to plead for Thirteenth Master if the epidemic is less affected. It may be better if you can't plead for Thirteenth Master. If Long Live misunderstood it is to invite rewards with merit, it will be really not worth the loss!"

The fourth prince thought about it, and gradually calmed down, and finally nodded. Dai Jin said it was reasonable, "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable", and these four words alone could make him alert at any time. The eldest prince, who was encircled, was the eldest son of Kangxi, who was the most powerful son of Kangxi, fought south and north, and had outstanding military achievements. What would be the end now? If Kangxi had not been to reduce the influence of the crown prince, curb the power of the Sony family, and build up the eldest prince's mother tribe, how could the eldest prince get to where he is today?

The emperor's father is the emperor first, and then the father. If you forget this, then the eldest prince is probably the lesson of the past.

*

Although Kangxi did not order the Thirteenth Prince to be banned, everyone saw the instructions to "strictly control" for the several princes in the capital. Since then, the Thirteenth Prince has rarely gone out. And fewer families who came to visit when the Thirteenth Prince first broke through the mansion have gradually come.

Some people who did not intend to stay in Beijing and had fewer concerns; some people who appreciated the character and spirit of the Thirteenth Prince and were unwilling to be depressed by Kangxi's coldness, but Cao Yong has now become a regular visitor to the Thirteenth Mansion.

On that day, the Ministry of Revenue finished its errand early, so Cao Yong sent someone back to his house to pick up two packs of Tieguanyin new tea that had just been sent to the south and a box of pearls.

Because Cao Yong often comes these days and is a junior, the Thirteenth Prince is not polite and invites him to the garden to enjoy the cool air.

After all, it is the prince. Although there is very little silver and rice for not being awarded a title, the Ministry of Internal Affairs provides a lot of seasonal supply. This is the end of July when fruits and vegetables are in full bloom.

The Thirteenth Prince was wearing a semi-old silk shirt and was sitting in the pavilion in the garden, playing chess with his wife Zhao Jia.

When Cao Yong came over and met, Zhao Jia wanted to avoid it, but was stopped by the Thirteenth Prince: "What are you avoiding? You are not an outsider? Even if you don't talk about it from the big princess of Prince Chun's mansion, he still calls you "aunt" with Cao Song!" As he said this, he laughed and said to Cao Yong: "I am still your "uncleman". I remember this today!"

Cao Yong just laughed and asked for his blessings, but he was still the "Thirteenth Master" and the "Father King" shouted. You know, when he first met the Thirteenth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince was still a young man, and now he was only about the same age as Cao Yong had traveled through time. How could Cao Yong think he was an elder in his heart?

The Thirteenth Prince pointed to the stone bench opposite and asked Cao Yong to sit down. In his heart, Cao Yong was unwilling to call his brothers "uncle" and "uncle" because of his character and unwilling to cling to the powerful. To be honest, since he married the eldest daughter of the Seventh Prince, he was a real relative of the princes. What is valuable is that he was as low-key as before. Except for his father-in-law Chun's Mansion and his brother-in-law Ping's Mansion, the other princes' mansions are not engaged in the business.

Seeing the thing in Cao Yong's hand, the Thirteenth Prince's eyes lit up: "But the new tea has arrived?"

Cao Yong nodded with a smile, pushed the tea bag in front of the Thirteenth Prince, and pushed the wooden box containing pearls to the side of Zhaojia: "It was all delivered from the south. I arrived yesterday. I thought that the Thirteenth Prince would give you this, so I will deliver it today!"

The Thirteenth Prince smiled and thanked him, while calling someone to make tea immediately.

Zhao Jia looked at the wooden box with a simple smile and asked with a smile: "Why, besides our master, I also have a share? There is also jasmine tea sent from spring, but this time I changed it to the box!" As she said that, she opened the box, but was stunned.

The box looks flat on the outside, but it is covered with velvet satin inside. It is divided into several grids of different sizes, and each grid is filled with pearls. Beads as big as a small finger cover take up half the box, and the remaining few grids need to be smaller.

"It's indeed a good bead!" Zhao Jia praised with a smile, then pushed the box back in front of Cao Yong: "But this is too expensive, and we can't accept the reward without any merits. Where can we take advantage of it? There is no reason to take advantage of the younger generation!" Speaking of this, she looked at the Thirteenth Prince: "Master, am I right?"

The Thirteenth Prince nodded at Zhaojia, his face full of pride "If you have a wife like this, what else can your husband ask for?" Seeing Zhaojia can't help but blush.

When he turned to look at Cao Yong, the Thirteenth Prince was a little annoyed and frowned and said, "What are you doing to do this? Put it away quickly. How long has your family been deficit? Just be so generous? These items are not worthy of food and drink. You must know that your livelihood is difficult. Even if you have money on hand, you have to save some!"

After saying these words, the Thirteenth Prince found the feeling of being an elder. He immediately said "tsk" twice and continued to teach, "After all, I don't have parents in front of you. I'll let you go like this. In the future, I'll talk to Brother Seven, and I should keep you a little bit!"

Cao Yong was amused and cried, so he waved his hand: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Thirteenth Master, don't disturb my father-in-law!" It was not because he was afraid of the Seventh Prince, but because he was obviously not old, he raised him in an old tone again and again. This feeling was really not very pleasant.

Seeing that Cao Yong seemed to be considering the seventh prince, the Thirteenth Prince said to Zhao Jia with a smile: "Look, you can see that he is afraid of him! I believe he is also careful in the mansion and in front of the big princess!"

Zhao Jia was afraid that Cao Yong would be uncomfortable, so she pushed the Thirteenth Prince with a smile and said, "I don't look like an elder, so how can I joke about my niece like this?"

The Thirteenth Prince smiled and said, "What can I do if I joke with him? I haven't asked Brother Qi and Sister Qi to repay the Fourth Brother and I. If it weren't for us, how could they have this good son-in-law?"

Zhao Jia only knew that Cao Yong was close to the Thirteenth Prince, and did not know the reason. She originally thought that it was because of the Sixteenth Prince that the two started to interact. She also said that the snake oil spirit sent by Cao Yong came from this. At this moment, she was curious and couldn't help asking: "It seems that there is an allusion, but I haven't heard from you!"

The Thirteenth Prince just said something tremblingly. After hearing Zhao Jia's question, his expression froze and he didn't respond. However, he remembered that the boy followed his brother to work, traveling around the world, and now he is in his twenties, but he can only stay at home.

Cao Yong also thought of this, sighed in his heart, and took Zhao Jia's words with a smile: "What the Thirteenth Master said is true. If the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Prince did not have the help of the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Prince, let alone I am alive, I am afraid there will be no bones left!"

Zhao Jia just shook her head and didn't believe it: "If it's the Fourth Master, it's a bit more concise; how old is our master older than you, how can we afford to be a benefactor?" She said while looking at the Thirteenth Prince. She also found the strange appearance of the Thirteenth Prince, so she deliberately said this, trying to make him refute it.

The Thirteenth Prince just smiled and listened without responding. The atmosphere was really dull, so Cao Yong had to say again: "But it is true, I dare not tell lies and deceive the concubine..."

In order to divert the attention of the Thirteenth Prince, Cao Yong told the story of his kidnapping in detail. Among them, the Thirteenth Prince knew about it, and the Thirteenth Prince heard of it for the first time.

When he heard that he was covered in his mouth and was filled with fragrance. Zhao Jia and the Thirteenth Prince both diverted their attention and listened intently.

Cao Yong talked about the helplessness of being hit by mute medicine and cartilage medicine. He was first taken to Suzhou, and then thrown on the road by the inn owner's friend; then he fell into the beggar's hands and his legs were broken to beg; while thinking about running away, he witnessed the tragic deaths of other beggars. Until he finally met the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Prince, he climbed in front of the two of them with a rotten peach and stuffed the rag with a blood letter.

After hearing this, Zhao Jia was already in tears. Even the Thirteenth Prince knew that there were so many twists and turns. When Cao Yong was rescued, Cao Yong was still hoarse, and they were anxious to return to Beijing, so they left after Cao Yin arrived in Hangzhou and did not ask for details.

The Thirteenth Prince couldn't help but sigh, and didn't care about being sad about himself. He sighed and said to Cao Yong: "'If you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future'. This sentence seems to be good! Although I experienced some twists and turns in my childhood, it was over. Isn't you so good now? Who doesn't envy your father for having you, a good son? Not only do you have a good character, but you are also meticulous in your errands. How can those playboys compare to you!"

"Thirteenth Master is too proud! I am really ashamed and dare not take it!" Cao Yong shook his head quickly. He said this, not to ask him to praise him, but to persuade the Thirteenth Prince not to just look in front of him.

Zhao Jia wiped her tears and said, "When I was at my parents' home, I heard from relatives mention you. They all acted as being led by my grandmother and the eldest son and grandson. I don't know how to pamper you. I didn't expect that you had suffered such hardships and suffered such crimes. I can't blame you for your daily behavior, which is completely different from Song'er and others. You don't have the impetuousness of the powerful and noble children, and sometimes you are more steady than our grandfather's words and actions!"

Cao Yong was a little embarrassed by the couple's praise, and hurriedly pointed to the box containing pearls and said, "In addition to sending tea, I have something to ask for, which is related to this bead!"

The Thirteenth Prince was puzzled: "Please beg me? This is strange. You are not an outsider. I know all about my situation. How can I help you?"

Cao Yong frowned slightly and said in a false anger: "However, Master Thirteenth is going to stand by and watch?"

The Thirteenth Prince took it seriously: "Look at you, what are the difficulties you have encountered? Then let me tell you, if I can help, then there is no need to talk nonsense; if I can't help here, you don't have to worry, and there is also the Fourth Brother!"
Chapter completed!