Chapter 287: Suspicious

The news of the Cao family's father and son entering Beijing may be paid attention to by some people, but the Third Prince Cheng did not take it seriously at first. It was the time when he was in high spirits. On the ninth day of the first lunar month, he respectfully invited him to the King's Garden and to have a banquet. The father and son were in a family and had a very happy meal.

The reserve position is empty. As the leader of the princes who have the chance to obtain a treasure, how can the third prince have no ideas? But he has read too many Confucian classics and has always been seeking peace and unwilling to act easily, so as not to become a leader and a target for his brothers to attack. He ends up being trapped like his two brothers.

However, if the third prince doesn’t care about it, it doesn’t mean that the rest of the royal family doesn’t care about it. Several aides mentioned this in front of the third prince.

As the prince, the third prince had a salary of 10,000 taels of silver every year. When he opened the mansion, there were several farms. In a year, the investment was always 20,000 taels of silver.

However, the income is higher, the expenses are even greater. Not to mention the communication between the various governments, the third prince is famous for his good popularity and has a high reputation among the scholars. He often helps some great scholars to publish books, and is very generous.

In the past two years, because of the plan to throne, the Cheng Palace has more people, and the Third Prince also rewarded his disciples with a lot of rewards.

If I hadn't had some savings in the past few years, I was afraid that the palace would have been empty and my life would be very tight. Even if I built a garden, I still needed to allocate money in the warehouse to start construction.

Thinking of this, the third prince envies the fourth prince from the bottom of his heart. The family is deserted, and it is better to have a deserted family, at least it is less social money.

The cold-faced fourth brother, who was "wine, sex, wealth and power", had no choice but to burn incense and worship Buddha, but he didn't know who he was showing it to?

If the Fourth Prince had no intention of fighting for the throne, it would be just a joke, and the Third Prince didn't believe it at all. In his heart, the Fourth Prince was so cautious and cautious, just like him, who was afraid of leaving any verbal controversy.

Before the crown prince was abolished, he was said to be "This person is the king, and the royal family has no other bad habits!" The reason why the emperor's father abolished the crown prince may not be affected by this sentence.

The third prince felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of the fourth prince and then thought of Dongchayuanzi under the name of the fourth prince's mansion.

The scholar loves tea and is naturally elegant, but he prefers tea but cannot. He doesn't like other people, puts down his skin and searches everywhere.

Then he heard the staff member say, "Prince, when it comes to the scene, Cao Yong has protected Mr. Chen in our mansion, and he is here to thank him, but he is also making it."

Mr. Chen, whom he mentioned, was an aide to Prince Cheng's mansion and Chen Hongdao, the former governor of Qingyang Mansion.

Hearing his name, the third prince smiled contemptuously, feeling a little sympathetic to his wife Wang.

Chen Hongdao was locked and taken to Beijing because he was involved in the "post station arson case" the winter of the previous year. After investigation by the infantry yamen, he was cleared of the suspicion and was acquitted.

Because Chen Hongdao was a Jinshi, he was also well-known in the scholars in his early years. In the past two years, he became famous all over the world because of his wife Wang's "Kowtow" and became a person who is upright and proud in the eyes of the world.

The Third Prince and the Eighth Prince both wanted to take him to their subordinates, so they secretly mediated, which prompted the infantry yamen to quickly settle the case.

Because one of the staff members was Chen Hongdao's fellow villager and had some personal relationships in his early years, the third prince finally succeeded.

Chen Hongdao was originally a down-and-out person, and was favored by the prince and took him to compile Confucian classics in the mansion, which was just in line with his thoughts of doing academic research, so he joined Prince Cheng's mansion as an aide.

Last year, after the anniversary celebration of Wang, Chen Hongdao was matchmaker by the third prince and married a daughter of the old master Bo as the second wife. The couple was very compatible, so how could they remember the death of his first wife Wang? In order to be afraid of getting in the eyes of the newcomer, Chen Hongdao was not very close to several legitimate sons and daughters.

Although he acted like a gentleman, there were many people who joked about him privately. Dong E, the prince's wife, also complained to the third prince while gossiping, saying that the jokes in the mansion had been spread outside. The relatives and female relatives outside mentioned that they looked down on Chen Hongdao very much, and asked repeatedly if the lady of the Bo family was a fairy-like figure. Otherwise, how could Chen Hongdao be so confused that she forgot the kindness of Wang's wife.

The third prince was disgusting as if he had swallowed a fly. He originally wanted to borrow Chen Hongdao's reputation to give himself a face. Who would have thought it would become a joke?

The Pansheng is a family matter of the Chen family and a mediator he guarantees, so it is really hard to speak. Because he is afraid that the Eighth Prince will make fun of it, the other staff members are cold-hearted. No matter how disgusting they are, they still have to keep them in the mansion.

Now, after hearing the suggestion of this staff member, the third prince naturally understood that his "written by the drunkard is not about wine". "Thank you" is just a cover, but it is actually to make Chen Hongdao go and find a secret. If there is a relationship, it will not make the royal family suspected of having a private relationship with foreign ministers.

After all, the Cao family and Prince Cheng's mansion have never had any contact. If they rashly summoned the Cao family's father and son to the mansion, or if they were to leave any words, it would be better if they were to leave any words.

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On March 11, Cao Yongzi woke up at the second half of the night (30:30 in the middle of the night).

It was still pitch black outside the window. Although he was really nostalgic for the warm bed, he still held on to get up. Although it was not the sun, he wanted to accompany his father to Changchun Garden to hand over the sign and wait for the meeting.

The Piansheng City Gate will be opened until dawn, and it will be too late. In order to hand over the sign before Kangxi uses breakfast, he needs to go to Xizhimen before Chouzheng (two a.m.).

This is the Water Gate. It brings spring water from Yuquan Mountain to the palace. Open the city gate once at Chouzheng (two a.m.), and you can just leave the city.

Chu Yu had already cleaned up the lilac flag dress, a blue-green armored jacket, and two pairs of hairs. It looked very refreshing.

Seeing Chu Yu getting up so early, Cao Yong couldn't bear it and said, "I'll just wash myself. You hurry up and go back to the kang and sleep for a while. I haven't rested on the boat these days."

Chu Yu smiled and said, "It's getting late, and the wife is designated to get up early. We also want to pay tribute to the master and the wife!"

While talking, Xiyun and Xicai had already brought in hot water and waited for the two masters to wash.

Because they did not see Xiyu and Xixue, Chu Yu was a little lost. It seems that the two of them did not go upstairs to serve the room because of their previous taboos. However, Wutongyuan had kept them and two rough mothers to look at the house before. Who served the prince back to Beijing before the New Year?

Chu Yu suddenly felt irritable. Although she knew she shouldn't think about it, she still felt a little uncomfortable and felt uncomfortable. However, she didn't show any signs of her face and served her husband with a smile.

Cao Yong wanted to wear official uniforms to see him, but there were several sets of military officers in front of him, first-grade Heshuo'er Mansion, fourth-grade Taoist refills, and fifth-grade third-grade guard uniforms.

After thinking for a while, Cao Yong still put on the third-class guard uniform. He was not afraid of wearing the fourth-class civil servant's replenishment uniform and was afraid of meeting colleagues in the guard department's replenishment uniform, but felt that wearing the fourth-class civil servant's replenishment uniform was too annoying.

This year, it was nothing far away in Yizhou. When he went to Jinan Prefecture, Cao Yong received many strange gazes.

Although some of the children of officials who entered the government early, most of them started from small officials of the seventh and eighth ranks. In comparison, this fourth rank official is too high for Cao Yong, who was in his prime.

As the birthday is approaching, almost all the heroes and governors from all over the country came to Beijing. They wore a fourth-rank top dress and went to the emperor with their father. They were a bit silly, so where could they wear guard uniforms and act as a young man?

Chu Yu knew that her husband was not a fool, so he touched the dress of the gentle prince and sent someone to take it down. He personally helped him wear the court beads and put them on.

After Cao Yong finished dressing, the side dishes were already served.

Two-grade porridge, green rice porridge and old yellow rice and red bean porridge; a few plates of snacks, fire-baked doors, mutton meat, milk-white steamed buns, honeysuckle rolls; and a few side dishes, mustard, blue shredded beef, ginger juice, pineapple eggs, red oil-sliced ​​shredded beans, old vinegar peanuts.

Cao Yong drank two bowls of green rice porridge, burned it with a few door nails, and ate it full. After a while, he also rode a horse to Changchun Garden. He didn't know how long it would take for Hou to see him. If he was hungry, he would only suffer by himself.

Chu Yu accompanied him to drink a bowl of porridge and used two small steamed buns. Seeing that Cao Yong had used up, he put down his chopsticks, thought about it for a while, and asked, "Mr., should you put some girls out in the mansion? How many of them are so old."

Cao Yong was rinsing his mouth with tea. After listening to Chu Yu's words, he thought she was talking about Zhu'er and Cui'er. They had been serving Wu'er since last year. Later, Wu'er came to Chu Yu's side and followed him back to Chu Yu's eyes.

Cao Yong also knew some of Zhu'er and Cui'er's little thoughts. He had discussed with Amethyst and sent them out. However, because they were children from the southern mansion and were the ones Li pointed to, Amethyst was not easy to talk to, so the matter was delayed.

After pondering for a while, Cao Yong said, "In theory, you should make the decision on the inner house. But now that my mother is here, it is inappropriate for you to come forward. I'd better wait for me to come back from the garden and report to my mother quietly!"

Chu Yu was puzzled and sent his maid out, why did the prince say it? Is the prince also afraid that his mother-in-law misunderstood and does not want to make himself famous as "jealousy", or is he jealous of his wife in his heart?

Seeing Chu Yu frowned slightly, his face was confused, and his little face was very cute, Cao Yong couldn't help but stretched his arms and pecked her on the face.

When Chu Yu saw Cao Yong's expression was hot, his face turned red. He gently pushed Cao Yong down and said coquettishly: "Mr.... We should go to pay tribute to the master and wife!"

Just as Xiyun and a few people picked up the curtains and came in to remove the table. Cao Yong let go of his hand, helped Chu Yu up, and asked, "Where is Wu'er, why didn't you see her?"

Chu Yu replied: "When I got off the boat yesterday, Wu'er felt a little wind and felt a little uncomfortable. There was no kang in the west room here, so I asked Sister Amethyst to take her to the Kuiyuan."

"That's right. The room over there is empty and it's empty. It's not too late to stay. It's a waste of empty space." Cao Yong nodded and said.

However, after hearing what she said, Cao Yong noticed that her clothes were thin, so he asked Xiyun to pick up a thin shawl and put it on her with his own hands. Then, the couple carried a glass lamp and went to Lanyuan.

Lanyuan, the upper room is on.

It just so happened that Xiu Er, Xiu Ying took the little girl down from the dining table. Seeing Cao Yong and his wife coming, they quickly shortened their bodies and said, "Uncle, Grandma, Grandma!"

Cao Yong nodded and looked at the dining table. He thought that his father and mother had already used breakfast, so he asked Xiulu to report it inside.

Cao Yin was in the room and had heard the movement outside. He knew that it was his son and daughter-in-law who came, and sang: "Come in!"

Xiu Er picked up the curtain, Xiu Ying took over the glass lantern in Chu Yu's hand and invited the two masters into the house.

Cao Yin was dressed neatly and went out with Li, and went out to the hall to accept the greetings from his son and daughter-in-law.

The father and son, one in the fifth-rank civil servant uniform and the other in the fifth-rank guard uniform, looked at each other and laughed.

Under the imperial power, the title and rank are just false names. Even if he is the prince of Manchu, he is just a slave to the emperor.

That's it, it's just right. Even if you're a dish, there's no need to put it high and be roasted on the fire.

Although Li and Chu Yu didn't understand why the father and son were laughing, they saw that their father and son were in a good mood and were happy.

It was already 11th, and the moon was half round, shining on the road, looking very cold.

According to the rules, except for the princes and princes in Beijing, they use sedan chairs, other civil servants, Beile, Beizi, Gong, and Bo, who are second-rank or above, unless the elderly can use sedan chairs, and other civil and military officials must ride horses.

Although Cao Yin was not young, he was not yet as old as a stalwart. He rode a horse and took the doctrine of the mean and rode a carriage.

Cao Yong rode a horse, Cao Yuan and Wei Hei accompanied him with a few servants, and the group came to Xizhimen.

Inside Xizhimen, it can be said that there are cars and horses gathering, and they all want to go out of the city to Changchun Garden, just waiting for the city gate to be opened.

Because the Cao family has a small population and the carriage is inconspicuous, it does not attract attention.

There were two families, such as the governors from other places who came to Beijing, with a large number of people, surrounded by a carriage, which looked very majestic. The personal soldiers of one of the families had an argument with the manager of the Beizi Mansion next to him, so they asked the manager to bring a lot of slaves over, chased the soldiers, and beat them to death. In the end, the official came out in person and compensated him, which made the other party calm down.

Under the shadowy light, the official was wearing a second-grade replenishment uniform. He heard that the person on his side was called "Master Zhongtang", and he thought he was the governor who came to Beijing to celebrate his birthday.

Cao Yin heard the noise outside in the car, raised the curtains and asked Cao Yong in a low voice. After hearing the general situation, he couldn't help but frown.

Although I don’t know that the governor was attacked, in full view of everyone, the local official was forced to avenge him by the royal slaves, which really made people feel.

Cao Yong just watched coldly, looking at the arrogant and rudeness of the governor's personal soldiers, I think he was used to being arrogant in the local area. If he had just met not from Beizi Mansion, but a family with low access, he wouldn't know which one was bullying? The crow fell on the pig, and it was just black, and no one was pitiful.

He sat on the horse and waited for a long time, but the city gate was not open. He took out his pocket watch and looked at it for a quarter of an hour, so he had to continue waiting. At this time, he saw someone coming over and said, "Mr. Is it really you who came to Beijing? I have greeted you!"

However, it was the manager of the Prince Chun's Mansion who was waiting for Prince Chun to go out. Cao Yong got off his horse, helped him with a helping hand, and asked, "It's you! Why, the prince is also going to the garden?"

The manager replied: "Reply to the prince, the prince is busy with the ceremony in a few days and wants to report to Master Long Sui. Just now, the noise ahead is too loud. Send the servant to come and take a look, and he also sees the prince."

Since it was already afternoon when Cao Yong had not yet greeted Prince Chun's Mansion, he met him and couldn't wait for the other party to come. Therefore, he greeted his father, and the father and son went with the manager and greeted the Seventh Prince.

The Seventh Prince sat in the eight-carrying sedan chairs with red covers, red curtains and red curtains. When he heard that the Cao family had come, he came out of the sedan chair and greeted him. Speaking of which, this was the first time that the Seventh Prince and Cao Yin met after the two families got married.

When the Seventh Prince saw Cao Yin's replenishment, he looked at Cao Yong's guard uniform and thoughtful.

Since it was about to open the city gate, Cao Yin and the Seventh Prince exchanged greetings and went back, leaving Cao Yong to speak here.

The Seventh Prince greeted him and got into the sedan chair. The sedan chair was very spacious. The Seventh Prince sat in the middle, with two glass lamps on both sides of the handle, and two side stools on both sides. He pointed to his right and asked Cao Yong to sit.

When I heard that Chu Yu brought Xiao Tianyou to Beijing, the seventh prince was very happy and said that he would send someone to pick up his daughter tomorrow and his grandson would return to his house to visit.

Cao Yongyuan also planned to send his wife and children back to the county prince’s mansion tomorrow, so he naturally nodded in agreement.

The Seventh Prince asked about some errands on the local area, and finally looked at the guard uniform that Cao Yong was wearing, and asked, "Shandong is not rich, and Yizhou is a poor place. Does Furuo want to return to Beijing?"

Cao Yong was puzzled and shook his head and said, "The son-in-law doesn't have this intention. How could his father-in-law think of this?"

The seventh prince touched the ring on his hand and said, "You are the only son in the family. I think you are a child and have grown up spoiled. You are young and young, and you can't endure hardship."

Cao Yong was confused when he was said and whispered: "Father-in-law, the son-in-law is already twenty!"
Chapter completed!