Chapter 352: Winter Cold (Part 1)

Outside Xihua Gate, Jueluo Mansion.

Although Xitara was restrained on her face, her hands twisting the beads couldn't help but tremble slightly. Cao Yi was also in the curtain, thinking about the words her sister-in-law joked the day before yesterday, and her heart was hanging high.

She stretched out her wrist, and the old doctor outside the curtain sat on the chair, reached out to put his hand on Cao Yi's vein, pondered for a while, moved his hand away, and asked a few more questions. It was nothing more than words like "upset and vomiting".

When Cao Yi answered one by one, the old doctor nodded and said to Xitara: "Congratulations to the old lady, although the time is short and the pulse is a bit weak, it is undoubtedly a 'slipping pulse' for the daughter-in-law, and it makes her have a happy one!"

No matter how calm Raoshi Tara was, she couldn't help but look happy and chanted "Amitabha" directly. While she asked the old doctor to prescribe the prescription in the outer room, she ordered someone to prepare the medical treatment fee.

When she arrived at the main hall, Xitara saw the old doctor frowned and seemed to have something to do, and her heart sank. She was afraid that she would ask something bad about it, Cao Yi, who was calling the inner room, was sad, so she asked the old doctor to go to the yard in front to serve tea.

Xitara thought well. After the old doctor went to the front yard, he thought about it and said to Xitara, "Old lady, Ling's daughter-in-law has hurt her body and is not easy to get pregnant. You have to be careful in the first few months. You should avoid sadness, joy, crying and laughing. When the first month of the year, the placenta is stable, it will be appropriate! I will prescribe a warm and tonic prescription here, which can be used to recuperate for Ling's daughter-in-law first."

When Xitara heard what the old doctor said, he remembered the old things and couldn't help but sigh. If his son had not been fooled the past year and his wife's first child was saved, his grandson could have been called his grandmother.

I had to ask a few more dietary taboos, and then Xitara's prescription asked someone to pay a medical fee and drove the car to take the old doctor back.

However, Cao Yi was lying on the bed and couldn't hold back her tears after listening to the old doctor's words. After three years of marriage, except for the first time when she was pregnant, her stomach was still silent. Although her mother-in-law and her husband didn't say anything, the elder sisters and sisters were also anxious when they returned to visit relatives.

She was not a lucky person to be able to meet her brother in her, and her father and mother raised her. However, she was so unlucky with her parents and her first child.

There was also a faint fear in her heart, fearing that she would not be able to conceive a child, which would disappoint her mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law treats her like a girl, she respects her mother like a mother, and can also be sympathetic to the elderly's concern for her grandchildren when she gets old.

She was very reluctant to children in her heart, and she couldn't open her eyes no matter who she saw the child from.

Chunya and Xia Fu, who were serving in the room, are now full of joy. When the imperial physician went out with the old lady, they came forward to pick up the curtains and wanted to congratulate Cao Yi.

Seeing Cao Yi's face full of tears, the two of them were frightened. Xia Fu used the hook to make a good tent. Chunya had already taken out a veil and delivered it to her: "Girl, this... is a big joy..."

Cao Yi sat up and nodded with tears in her eyes. She gently touched her belly, feeling warm in her heart, as if something was different. She was about to be a mother.

When Xitara turned back to the backyard, she saw her wife sitting on the edge of the kang like this, her eyes were a little sore.

Seeing her mother-in-law come in, Cao Yi quickly got up and whispered: "My mother!"

Xitara took her hand and sat on the edge of the kang, and said with a smile: "This is a great joy. My mother has already sent someone to send a letter to Tu'er. If you have anything to eat, tell me!"

Cao Yi shook his head gently and said, "Mom, my wife is fine... the days are short... this is not obvious..."

Xitara patted her hand and said, "This woman is a big deal for giving birth. Now we should be careful. The kitchen is smoky and can't go there anymore. The windowsill and the edge of the grinding table should not be touched. You can't sit twisted and sit, and you must be more upright when walking. You can't speak badly, whether it's in your mouth or in your heart, it's not bad for delivery."

Cao Yi heard his mother-in-law talk about these taboos, and his eyes were red. He answered in a low voice while listening.

After a while, he heard footsteps in the yard. Seshtu picked up the curtain and came in. After seeing the gift to his mother, he looked like Cao Yi, with a little hope on his face and said, "I really have it... are you really pregnant?" As he said that, he looked at Cao Yi's belly.

Cao Yi blushed. Seeing his son's appearance, Xitara smiled and said, "It can be so fast, it will take a few more months to show her conceit!"

After hearing what his mother said, Seshtu confirmed that his wife was indeed pregnant, and was so happy that he couldn't stop. He walked around the ground, very excited. He asked, "Do you want to eat sour?" and then asked, "Do you want to vomit, do you feel uncomfortable in your chest?", which was so noisy.

Xitara could not see her son's incredible appearance, and looked at him with a angrily voice: "Look at you, you are arrogant. This child will take eight or nine months to give birth!"

Seshtu smiled and said, "Mom, my son is happy. You don't know, people outside say that their son is..." Speaking of this, they don't have to say anything. They laughed awkwardly twice and changed their mouths: "People outside say that their son is a pomegranate, and they have many children and grandchildren!"

Xitara and Cao Yi just laughed when they heard this, but they knew the reason for his previous words. The two had been married for three years and there was no movement. In addition to the relatives who suspected that Cao Yi was unable to have children, some people laughed at Seshtu as a "silver wax gun tip" and were not useful.

The couple has been together for three years. Although Cao Yi has blamed him in his heart, he has to sigh in his heart because he has not been easy for him.

Xitara looked at her son, and her wife's face was stiff. She was afraid that they would remember the unhappiness of the past, so she smiled and said, "I have to ask someone to report the good news to your family and a few of you, so that everyone can be happy."

*

Xidan Archway, Taipu Temple Yamen.

Cao Yong looked at Dethei and Nalanfusen who came to the door, and they were wearing guards to serve, and was quite surprised: "Brother De, Brother Nalan, why do you have time to come here?"

Det's underworld: "What else can I do for? It's not because of that Li Ding!"

When Cao Yong thought of Li Ding, he felt strange in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

Naranthusen was afraid that Cao Yong would not understand, so he said to him: "Mr. Li, the master of Suzhou weaving, wrote a letter to Mr. Fu, saying that Li Ding had not returned to the south, afraid that there would be any accidents, so please help me investigate!" Speaking of this, he looked at Cao Yong in surprise and said: "By the way, he is your cousin, didn't he send you a letter?"

The Lord Fu he mentioned refers to Fu Erdan, the Minister of the Guards. He is a member of Zhengbai Banner. Among the guards of the guards of the guards, the guards from Zhengbai Banner were under his control.

Cao Yong shook his head and replied, "Uncle has not sent any news yet. If my cousin hasn't returned to the south, this..."

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little solemn.

Dethei couldn't help it and said calmly: "Old man, who is brave enough to eat Xiongxin Leopard? How dare you attack our guards?"

He was so angry that he was not angry. No matter what his opinion was about Li Ding in private, everyone was a colleague of the Guards. The guards in the inner court were retainers of the emperor and guarded the palace to protect the safety of the Emperor.

In the important part of the capital, at the foot of the emperor, a dignified third-class attendant was not seen, and the body was not seen when he died. Isn’t this the face of beating the guards?

Seeing that Det was annoyed and didn't know how to persuade him, Cao Yong calmly said without saying anything. "It's not the time to be annoyed now. Since the superiors have given their errand, they always have to investigate first. The government office of the Infantry Army has filed a record, and the Shuntian Prefecture Office has also asked someone to ask. Although several corpses have been found since the eighth day of the lunar month, they are not even in line with them."

Dethei also avoided this, so he raised his head and said to Cao Yong: "Little Cao, are you busy with your yamen? See if you can let it go, and accompany your old brothers for two days. It's your cousin, so you should do your best!"

Cao Yong nodded and said, "Brother De is right. The two brothers are waiting for a moment, and Brother Rong will explain to his colleagues first!"

Cao Yong asked someone to serve tea and asked the two to wait. Tang Zhiyu and Yidu had gone to do their jobs.

Hearing that the two guards were looking for Cao Yong, Yiduli couldn't help but feel curious and asked Cao Yong in a low voice: "Sir, this is..."

Because it was Li Ding's affairs, Cao Yong was unwilling to say more, so he said vaguely: "Some private matters may take some effort in the past two days!"

Tang Zhiyu Xiatian and Cao Yong were on his side. He knew that many people in the guard office were very close to Cao Yong. Although Cao Yong had always been open-minded, it was difficult to keep the attention of those who were interested. He couldn't help but persuade: "Sir, although he has worked as a lie in the guard office, it is already time to change. I hope he can take care of himself!"

Cao Yong heard his concern and felt a little grateful in his heart. He thanked him: "Thank you, Lord Tang, I know!"

After giving the errand, Cao Yong rode his horse to Li's house in Dongzhimen with Dethei and Nalanfusen.

Because he heard Cao Yong mentioned this matter roughly the day before yesterday, Detshe said: "Old Hei remembered that according to what Rifuruo said, the number of missing Li family is not three, but four, and there is still the servant who went to send a message to Li Ding in the middle of the night. Can four living people still go to heaven and earth?"

Nalanfusen also echoed, "I have asked someone on Xizhimen. Since there was no court meeting on the ninth day of the lunar month, although there were officials leaving the city, there were not many people, and there were records to check, and there were no records of Li Ding leaving the city. I think he was still in the city..." At the end, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

It has been more than half a month since Li Ding disappeared on the night of the eighth day of the lunar month. Even as it is said by the outside world, Li Ding is dissatisfied with the marriage of the Fucha family, and he will not be confused about the importance of it and delayed the work of the guards. This is a crime of "great disrespect".

Cao Yong thought about it in his mind, but he was the "four people" mentioned by Dethei, who had four lives. Although he thought about these things now, it seemed very hypocritical, but he could not be as calm as water.

After half an hour, the three of them arrived at Li's house in Dongzhimen.

There are only two managers in the gatehouse here. It is said that the old man has come, and the butler has accompanied him to Haizi's private house. The "uncle" he calls him naturally refers to Li Ding's brother and Li Xu's eldest son Li Nai.

Cao Yong was a little surprised. Although he thought that someone in the Li family might go north, he didn't expect that he would arrive in Beijing so early.

Dethei and Nalanfusson were relieved when they heard that the Li family came. Although they were taking errands, they were outsiders after all. It was really inconvenient for the Li family to have no one in charge.

However, Cao Yong was thinking about his big cousin. His initial impression was that after he was kidnapped in the 40th year of Kangxi, he followed his mother to visit Suzhou on his way back to Jiangning from Hangzhou.

The eldest cousin Li Nai was a slightly dull and honest man. At that time, the ten-year-old Li Ding followed Li Nai to the dock to pick up the people. The ten-year-old Li Ding loved to act coquettishly. He was very close to Li's aunt and was very friendly to Cao Yong's cousin. He took him to the schoolyard to see those little bows and arrows.

Why did he reach this point? Cao Yong couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

Neither Dethei nor Nalanfusson had seen Li Nai before. Thinking that Li Ding was a smart and slick person, he thought his brother was the same. They asked Cao Yong a few questions about the Li family's current situation, and Cao Yong's knowledge was limited, and it was already unreasonable to answer one of the three sentences.

Detehei was a little surprised when he heard this, and smiled and said to Cao Yong: "It seems that you can't believe everything you say outside. Everyone says that you, Cao and Li, are like family members, and that's not the case!"

Nalanfusen also said: "I thought so in my heart, and I thought that your cousins ​​didn't interact much, because they didn't like to be eye-catching in the capital! Judging from now on, there are only one generation apart, and you have grown up from two departments, so there are still people who are not close to each other!"

Cao Yong nodded without saying much. He also knew about those words of "contact and have relatives". Perhaps it was because of this that he finally made up his mind.

Everyone beat the Taipu Temple Yamen to Dongzhimen, and then hit the Dongzhimen and turned back to Shichahai. They were all sweating a little. The side of the seazi seemed a little colder because there was water next to it.
Chapter completed!