Chapter 395 The Important Cases (Part 2)

At the end of February, the city was full of corpses from Shichahai. Some said they were dozens of them, some said they were dozens of them, and some said they were hundreds of them, and they all said they were noses and eyes, just like seeing them with their own eyes.

Now, if a child from someone is naughty, when the mother just says one sentence, "If you cry again, you will throw it to the sea." The child immediately calms down.

On February 27, Sima Jinliang, a soldier in Beicheng, was dismissed from his post and checked.

On February 28th, the clan mansion wrote: Lai Shi, the Duke of the Assistant Kingdom, was not quiet and kept a secret. He ordered his eunuch Li Shou to intervene in the local eunuchs and spread rumors everywhere, and acted very misconduct. He also ordered people to kill the subordinates of the subordinates, and to retreat to the Duke of Lai Shi, imprisonment, and to go all out to the subordinates.

Kangxi personally wrote a letter to the imperial pen: Lai Shi was demoted and imprisoned, and his duke and those who were supposed to attack were inherited, and his subordinates were given to those who inherited the duke.

Smarter officials have seen that cleaning up Shichahai is a cover, and purging the inner city is real.

Those who were thinking about the shortcomings of the Infantry General Office and Shuntian Prefecture Office were honest, and those who wanted to take advantage of the situation were also honest. There were only a few nerd censors, who were foolishly trying to impeach Longkodo and Wang Yi for their "miss supervision".

Among the salvaged corpses, Li Ding, who disappeared a few months ago.

Qian Zhongqian, the butler of Li’s house, had already brought people to identify the body. Through the clothes and the remaining waist signs, he confirmed that this was his young master Li Ding.

It was just because the corpse was incomplete and had been in the water for a long time, it was mostly rotten and swallowed by fish and shrimps. Now only bones and residual flesh are left, so it is impossible to tell the cause of death.

The news was sent to Cao's mansion, and Cao Yong had to walk to Xizhimen again.

Because the young man died suddenly, how to handle Li Ding's funeral? Qian Zhongqiu, as a servant, could not make decisions and had already sent someone to send a letter to Suzhou, and had to wait for Li Xu to inform him.

Looking at Li Ding's tragic situation of incomplete corpses, Cao Yong couldn't help but sigh. It was not that he was fake, but that this was really scary and the taste was disgusting.

Since he has become a suspect in Shuntian Prefecture and the Infantry General Office, what else can the butler Qian Zhongqiu rely on? He can only hope to see if the master is wise and powerful, and find out the Li family's feud.

Cao Yong left the Li family, immediately took out his sachet, put it under his nose and sniffed it hard for a few sips to make his chest feel more comfortable. This was made by Chu Yu himself, and it contained herbs that exuded the fragrance of rhubarb and Atractylodes.

In February, there were many people who dug deep wells and ditches in the city. They tasted the stench on the road. Those who dug the ditch were often smoked and dead things often happened. People who often went out often brought sachets to wake up their minds.

Wei Hei followed Cao Yong on a horse. Seeing Cao Yong's expression, he couldn't help but laugh twice, saying, "I heard that no one in the city dares to eat fish anymore, and the fishmongers are crying and crying!"

Cao Yong was better. When he heard Wei Hei mention "fish", he thought about Li Ding's body that was almost chewed, and he couldn't help but feel sick in his stomach.

"The bun shop has become very popular these days, and many people are vegetarians to pray for blessings!" Wei Hei saw that Cao Yong's face turned pale, and stopped teasing him, so he said differently.

"Oh!" Cao Yong felt a little moved when he heard this: "It's just fish, why can't he even get pork and chicken?"

Wei Hei smiled and said, "The people are ignorant. They all say that there are evil spirits in Shichahai. They borrowed catfish's belly to show their lives, and wanted to make aware of their grievances. The people living in Haizi, who were afraid of being entangled by evil spirits, all hired gods and Buddhas at home to prepare private offerings to conquer them."

Cao Yong thought about his life. It has been several days since he last talked about the snack shop with Han Jiang. I don’t know what Han Jiang thought about. Regardless of whether she did it or not, Cao Yong was already concerned about the business of the snack shop.

"Daoxiangcun", a time-honored brand that was popular in the future, would have been established in advance for more than 200 years in the morning. Thinking about it, he would have some expectations.

From Daoxiangcun, I remembered what Liubiju, Quanjude, and Neilian was promoted. However, the Cao family is an official family after all, so we should not be too greedy, otherwise it would be difficult for the censor to deal with it.

Nowadays, there are many children in the mansion, and in the future, there will be more and more. There is a snack shop at home. It is also quite fun to make some new snacks for the children if you have nothing to do.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong was in a better mood and no longer thought about Li Ding's affairs.

Li Ding's brother Li Nai is a kind-hearted person. I just hope that Li Xu can make less trouble and rely more on this eldest son. He should have a good fortune.

Cao Yong never regretted Li Ding's affairs at all, nor did he blame himself hypocritically. If he did it again, he would have made the same choice, who would make him a person who cherishes his life?

Those who kill themselves and achieve success are Buddhas, not Cao Yong.

When he returned to Cao's mansion, Cao Yong had just gotten off the horse at the door when he saw a person coming out of the door, kneeling on one knee, and said, "I've seen the uncle!"

When Cao Yong saw that it was Zheng Hu who came.

He quickly turned over and got off the horse, pulled Zheng Hu up, and smiled and said, "Since I received the letter, I knew you were coming, so I counted the days, this has arrived!"

Those who came out with Zheng Hu were Cao Fang who escorted New Year's goods back to Jiangning before the New Year.

Cao Fang stepped forward to pay tribute to Cao Yong, and Cao Yong asked, "Master, are you all good? Last time my father's letter said he was going to Suzhou, have you gone?"

Cao Fang replied: "The master and the wife took the fifth master and the eldest master to Suzhou on the fifth day of the second month, and the younger ones also went to Beijing on the fifth day of the second month!"

Cao Yong nodded and asked again: "The old butler is very strong. Have you ever talked about the retirement in the capital?"

Cao Fang's father Cao Fu was the old housekeeper of Jiangning Weaver Mansion. Because he was old, his eldest son Cao Yuan took over the position of housekeeper. Now he is at home.

Cao Fang is Cao Fu's second son, and now his family is following Cao Yong in Beijing. In addition to delivering New Year's goods to the leader's family last year, Cao Fang also wanted to see if he could take his father to the capital to fulfill his filial piety.

Cao Fang replied: "Uncle Xie is concerned about it. My young father is quite tough, but he is used to living in the south and is unwilling to come to the north. He said that it would be better to pay his respects to the master and his wife after coming to the north."

When Cao Yong saw him, he advised: "There is also the old man who doesn't want to leave his hometown. If you have such filial piety, the old man will be relieved. If you stay in two years, if it really doesn't work, wait until Xiaoman grows older and takes on your job, you can go back to the southern mansion."

After hearing this, Cao Fang shook his head and said, "Don't say that, the young man is being lifted by the old man, and he has no effort to do his best. How can he forget his public because of his own private life? Besides, the younger father has a brother to serve him, so it doesn't take a small worry."

While talking, everyone entered the yard. After Cao Yong talked to Cao Fang about Jiangning’s family affairs, he asked Zheng Hu again: “Is your sister married? Should she settle down in Guangzhou or should she follow your brother-in-law back to her hometown in Shandong?”

Zheng Hu sent New Year's goods to Yizhou in the twelfth month of the year before. He wanted to stay with Cao Yong as a servant. Because his sister's marriage with the Wang family was decided, he had to prepare a dowry or something, Cao Yong did not keep him and asked him to go south to handle the girl's major affairs.

Zheng Hu rubbed his hands, smiled twice, and said, "The little one and Wang Quantai meant that they wanted to set the new year before the New Year. The younger girl refused and said she would talk about it until the twelfth lunar month this year! When they came back from Guangzhou, or back to their hometown in Shandong, or maybe they came to Beijing."

Zheng Woxue is two years older than Cao Yong, and now she is twenty-three. She is already a big girl, why has the wedding date been pushed for another year?

Cao Yong calculated his days and realized it in his heart.

Yang Mingchang died in September of the previous year, and the filial piety in the 27th month happened to be the 12th month of this year. Even if he abandoned his wife and children during his lifetime, Zheng Woxue still insisted on keeping the 27th month of filial piety period for his father and then remarrying. This is the blood-related connection that cannot be left.

Seeing that Zheng Hu and Cao Fang's clothes were wrinkled, Cao Yong felt a little faint on his face. It was obvious that he had arrived at the mansion and had not had time to wash and rest, so he said to them: "You go down and wash first, take a rest, and make the kitchen prepare dishes later, and welcome you tonight!"

The two of them responded, but Cao Yong did not return to Wutongyuan immediately, but went to Rongyuan first and Xunshang spoke.

Mr. Zhuang sat on a chair under the corridor, basking in the sun while squinting his eyes and teaching Niu Niu to recite Tang poetry.

"At noon, sweat drips into the soil on the ground, but who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard!" He shook his head and looked a bit like an old master.

Xiao Niu Niu sat on the little mat, shaking her head, her little look was very rare.

Niu Niu first followed and then when Mr. Zhuang asked him to recite, he only said, "Every grain is hard-working."

Cao Yong stood at the gate of the yard. Seeing Mr. Zhuang so leisurely and comfortable, he couldn't bear to bother him with these trivial matters, so he stopped moving forward.

Xiao Niu Niu had sharp eyes. When she saw Cao Ying, she immediately got up from Xiao Shao and rushed towards Cao Ying like she was flying: "Brother, brother, hug me!"

Cao Yong squatted down, picked up Xiao Niu Niu, and weighed it, "What is Niu Niu eating? Why is it heavy again?"

Xiao Niu Niu laughed, hugged Cao Yong's neck, and said with a slight slight voice, "Niu Niu loves to eat the buns given by the second brother!"

Cao Yong touched her braid and said, "Well, if you like it, eat it. Choose a few unsweet things. Be careful not to break your teeth!"

Xiao Niu Niu held his hand and nodded with a smile: "Niu Niu knows that my mother and aunt talk about this all day long, brother don't say it!" At this point, he lowered his voice and said: "Niu Niu ate secretly, so that she would not let her mother and aunt see it, brother is not allowed to say it!"

Seeing her ghost spirit, Cao Yong smiled and said, "Well, okay, I'll listen to Niu Niu!"

Mr. Zhuang had already gotten up from the chair. Seeing Cao Yong doting on Niu Niu so much, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "She is naughty enough, you still spoil her like this!"

Cao Yong listened to these irresponsible words and said to Mr. Zhuang: "Sir, are you talking about me? Who would have followed my daughter's butt all day long and wished she could pick the stars and the moon? That's not to be spoiled. As a brother, I'm spoiled by eating a few more snacks?"

Mr. Zhuang was choked and laughed, saying, "This daughter is a debt. Tianyou is not in front of you, don't you think. When the little one in the princess's belly comes out, you will also go and pick the stars and the moon!"

Seeing that Cao Yong was still wearing an official uniform, he knew that he had just come back from beating outside and decided that he had something to say. Mr. Zhuang called a maid and carried Niu Niu to find the two concubines.

Niu Niu couldn't bear to let Cao Yong go, and Chu refused, so she leaned on Cao Yong and looked at her father. Mr. Zhuang pretended to be stern and said, "If you don't obey, then the almond crisps will be gone!"

After hearing this, Niu Niu let go reluctantly. As if she also realized that she was unrighteous, she said to Cao Yong with a little apology: "Brother, the almond crisp is delicious...

Seeing her childish and cute appearance, Cao Yong nodded with a smile: "Well, I understand, Niu Niu go and eat!"

When Niu Niu was carried down, Mr. Zhuang asked someone to come over again, and the two of them sat in the corridor and talked. Everyone in the yard was sent to the back room, and they were the only two of them, and they had no scruples to speak.

Recently, there was always a feeling of "a storm is coming and the wind is filling the building", and Cao Yong felt a little confused. He told Mr. Zhuang that he was confused and could not believe what the outside world said that the Eighth Prince would lose power.

It was only the fifty-third year of Kangxi. The 14th Prince has not yet shown any sign of it. At this time, the Eighth Prince is about to fall?

After hearing Cao Yong's doubts, Mr. Zhuang sighed and said, "Honor He is old and cannot tolerate any force that threatens him. Since the second half of the court officials recommended the Eighth Prince, the two have broken the relationship between father and son. In the eyes of Emperor He, the Eighth Prince has become an enemy that is incompatible and no longer a son.

But the Emperor Long Live is becoming more and more cautious, and he is like this to the eldest prince, the second prince, and the eighth prince. He will first cut off his wings, and wait until he is left with only a lonely person, and then he will be charged with a crime.

The Eighth Prince, the eldest prince and the second prince are different. The two masters of the eldest prince are supported by their respective relatives. The Eighth Prince loves fame too much and is burdened by fame. The disciples are mixed with good fortune, and they are not as strong as the eldest prince and the second prince.
Chapter completed!