Chapter 686: Make up for fun

Cultivating a garden is like cultivating the mind. It cannot be said that the garden is like the person, but the subtleties can also show the host's sentiment.

The same Wang Garden, the gardens in Prince Yong's Mansion are completely different from those in Prince Cheng's Mansion. Although they are planted with green onions, they are mostly pine and cypress, with thick shade covering the ground and leisurely artistic conception.

Only a few magnolia plants were planted under the inner hall corridor, but because it was not the flowering period, the scenery was not outstanding.

The small lake in the garden was built only by the way. On the lake surface were graceful lotus flowers.

Although the whole garden is not as magnificent as the Summer Resort, nor is it as elegant and unique as the Chengwang Mansion Garden, it has another kind of casual grace.

Cao Yin walked behind the crowd, looked at the scene in front of him, thinking about his son's different treatment to the Fourth Prince, thinking about the Fourth Prince, who was called the "Cold-faced Prince".

Compared with the third prince who pretends to be leisurely, the fourth prince is better than "no external things in his heart".

Whether it is true indifference or false indifference, at least it can make people feel the "strongness if there is no desire".

Just like the fourth prince is now accompanying the Shengjia to visit the garden. He looks respectful and filial piety, but he is more calm and less deliberate and flattery.

In this way, the third prince who was determined to please Kangxi was already compared.

Cao Yin was thinking, and heard the call from the front: "Master Cao, Master Cao..."

Cao Yin looked up and saw that the person who stopped and waited for him was Ma Qi, a major secretary of Wuying Palace who had been re-employed.

Now that Rehe is walking, the most popular person is Ma Qi, the Grand Secretary.

A few days ago, on Ma Qi's 65th birthday, Kangxi gave him a collection of poems for the imperial summer resort, selected Tang poems, and a chapter of morality.

How many old ministers in the dynasty can have this honor?

"Master Zhongtang..." Since the horses were calling each other, Cao Yin took two steps and walked forward.

Ma Qi smiled warmly, pointed to the nearby lake view and the pavilion in the distance, and asked Cao Yin: "Sir, what do you think of the scenery here?"

Cao Yin's heart moved, and he did not answer, and asked back, "What do you think of Master Zhongtang?"

Ma Qi looked around and said for a while: "The blessed land and cave heaven, the waters and mountains are bright, and the scenery is beautiful."

Cao Yin nodded and said, "What Master Zhongtang said is that it is indeed a good scene."

Both of them were old officials in the officialdom. They said something, and the rest was silent. They looked at each other and smiled, and they were already talking about elegant poems and essays...

In front of the water pavilion, Kangxi had already sat down, and several princes stood and spoke.

The third prince smiled and felt very hurt. Well, I learned to invite the Shengjia to visit the garden by myself.

Just visit the garden, and it will make the place bare and reveal a bit of shabby. Several royal gardens were jointly built by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prince's Mansion.

There is no reason why there is no place for lakes, stones, plants and trees.

What is the purpose of the Fourth Prince deliberately revealing this shabby feeling?

The war in the northwest was short of silver, and it is well known that before the war was fought, more than 10,000 horses had been killed in the military camps waiting to fight in the northwest. With food and military pay, I heard that the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War were in a mess.

The third prince became more and more hated the more he thought about it. Occasionally, he glanced at the fourth prince and also gave him some inquiry.

They are all the masters from the palace, so who is a fool?

The sixteenth prince looked at Ma Qi and Cao Yin not far away. Because he was cool and pleasant by the lake, he had already put away his folding fan and just looked at him with a smile.

On the other hand, Kangxi talked to the Fourth Prince in a mess.

The Fourth Prince is going to set off for Beijing tomorrow. Kangxi must give some instructions on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue. There is another thing Kangxi made a special order, that is, the Seventeenth Prince's condition.

Although he had already issued an order to the Imperial Hospital for careful diagnosis and treatment, Kangxi still couldn't hide his kind father's heart and asked the Fourth Prince to report in detail after returning to Beijing.

Although the Seventeenth Prince is already in his prime, he is still a young prince compared to other older princes.

Although Kangxi was so doting to him, he was so doting on the 14th Prince and the 16th Prince, he was also a little bit of love.

The Fourth Prince responded respectfully and said a few more words to encourage the emperor's father to be at ease, as he was destined to be affectionate and righteous.

The third prince was by his side, and when he saw the interaction between the father and son, he felt his brain hurt. Why was it not him who returned to Beijing this time, but the fourth prince...

Di'anmen Street, Fufeng Hall.

What kind of business is the best place to do in the capital? It is the business at the entrance. Halls, villages, gardens, buildings, yards, and residences are all places to eat.

When the Eight Banners entered the pass, some families with foundations were all borne by their masters, and those with some military achievements would have titles passed down from generation to generation. Even if a commoner, a male person would receive a piece of money and food when he reached the 16th.

Such a comfortable life has enabled these Eight Banners to develop a luxurious living habit and pay attention to eating and drinking.

Restaurants like Fufengtang are also numerous in the capital, and are a business of a sergeant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Cao Yong had come to eat with Yiduli and others twice before, and they were authentic Shandong cuisine. The master of the scoop was an imperial chef from the palace. He was not very famous, but his craftsmanship was very exquisite.

However, today Cao Yong took advantage of the autumn mu to come to buy the hall, not for the delicious food here, but because there is a large theater in the hall.

Now, the drums and music are already ringing on the stage, and the dan player comes out and sings the show.

There were only two tables sitting in the audience. Men and women.

At the table, there were Cao Yong, Cao Song, Wei Hei, Zheng Hu, Wei Xin, Wang Quantai, and at the table were Chu Yu, Vancao, Aida, Zheng Woxue, and Zheng Hu's wife Cao.

In the past few days after arriving in the capital, Wei Xinyuan wanted to take his wife around, but Ada's appearance was different from ordinary people and almost caused trouble, which made the couple less interested in going out.

When Cao Yong saw that they had been in the mansion for several days, he heard that they wanted to go to the opera, so he asked someone to book a house like this and took them to come to see the opera.

Ada could only listen carefully to Chinese, but he could not understand the songs on the stage. It was just a fresh and lively view.

Cao and Zheng Woxue spent their time in Guangzhou in their early years. I will accompany you and talk about the style of Guangzhou with you.

Vanilla sat on the edge of the stick, her eyes occasionally moved towards Ada and quickly moved away. She really didn't understand why there were people in the world who looked like ghosts.

Chu Yu was only wearing an ordinary flag dress with a smile on his face, listening to Zheng Woxue talking to Aida and others.

After a while, after a play was sung, someone came up to report that the table had been set up in the garden.

Everyone moved to sit again, just like here, men and women sat in separate seats.

The ones ordered were eight liang a table of swallow wing mats, casserole fish lips, three-silk shark fins, pearl-stewed bird's nests, diced crusts, etc., which were placed in extremely exquisite utensils and served one after another.

Ada has learned a lot of kung fu and knows that Chu Yu is the most respected on the table. Seeing Chu Yu move the chopsticks, he used the chopsticks to pick up the dish a little clumsyly, put it in a bowl, and ate it politely.

The man had already poured lotus white on the table.

Except for Wei Hei and Wang Quantai, the rest of the few were all friends with young people and had more than ten years of friendship. A lot of rules were reduced on the wine table, and they were drinking happily.

Both Wei Hei and Wang Quantai were acquaintances with Wei Xin. Wang Quantai stayed in Guangzhou for a few years, and Wei Hei was already following Cao Yong when Cao Yong made friends with Wei Xin.

Cao Yong envied Wei Xin but was only in his heart; Cao Song was hanging naked on his face.

"Wuror, I didn't expect that you are really successful. Not only will you marry a foreign wife, you have to learn from the Eight Immortals and cross the ocean. Now you have seen the world." Cao Song poured a glass of wine for Wei Xin and said.

"Thank you, the second young master." Wei Xin smiled and drank the wine in the glass, looked at Cao Song's guards serving, and said, "It's just a waste of time. It's not as decent as the second young master. The guards in the palace are close ministers of the emperor. Two of the military officers in Guangzhou are from guards. That style is really amazing."

Some palace guards are quick to get the order, but they must be guards in the inner class, so they have the opportunity to be in charge of the imperial office; guards like Cao Song are going to endure hard.

Fortunately, Cao Song was not a person who was keen on fame and fortune. He glanced at his nail cover and said with a smile: "What is decent or not? It's just a guard and a wardrobe, and a share of money." Speaking of this, he looked at Wei Xin and said: "By the way, Wulang, have you made up for the lack of the fourth-rank magistrate? Since he came to the capital and was engaged in activities, he could even get his sister-in-law's imperial edict."

"The imperial edict? What's the use of? You have to pay attention to the young master." Wei Xin waved his hand and said, "Spend some money and buy two sets of clothes from the front door. You are still a fourth-rank respected man."

When Cao Yong heard this, he was a little concerned and said, "Since I came to the capital, I don't have to leave early, so I can handle this. When you arrive at Europa, you may be able to use the royal family over there to get some good treatment."

Wei Xin hesitated for a moment and said, "Young Master, will it be too troublesome?"

Cao Yong smiled and shook his head, saying, "Nothing is needed, I will send someone to the Ministry of Personnel tomorrow. But the Holy Lord is in Rehe, and it will take some time to go back and forth, and it will be almost the end of July. At worst, you can hurry up on the way back and forth."

After hearing this, Wei Xin smiled and thanked him.

As everyone was talking, they saw Zhang Yi coming in and reported, "Uncle, the Fourteenth Master is here, waiting in the front hall."

When Cao Yong heard this, he was stunned. He really didn't know how the 14th Prince had the leisure and became an "uninvited guest".

If you have any legs, then going forward so hard is too arrogant; if you say it is a chance encounter, then the 14th Prince is too fond of making fun of it.

Cao Yong thought to himself that he had already put down his chopsticks and asked everyone to eat first, so he got up and came to the front yard.

Instead of sitting honestly in the front hall, the 14th prince walked out, stood in front of the fish tank in the yard, grabbed a handful of bait next to feed it, looking very leisurely.

Seeing Cao Yong coming, the 14th Prince turned around and smiled and said, "I took the liberty to come over, didn't disturb your interest, right?" He raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that your family has come to visit recently. Is this a guest?"

Cao Yong stepped forward to see the rituals, and said behind him: "It's an old friend of Jiangning. He first arrived in the capital, so he set up a table here."

The 14th Prince's face was flushed and a little drunk on his body, and he said with a smile: "This Fufeng Hall is fine, but there is a place better than theirs. The Qingxi class is the leader of the Beijing opera troupe. I asked you to invite you to have a meeting today. I haven't heard of you, but it's obvious that you are a distinguished guest. I'm curious about what kind of person he is, and you can be so valued by Cao Yong. Why? Please come here and ask me to follow me."

This is what I was full, but when I saw him drunk, Cao Yong was afraid that he would pretend to be crazy by drinking, and instead became more and more disappointed.

After a little thought, he whispered to Zhang Yi to come and ask someone, but he did not forget to give a special instruction to ask Zhang Yi to explain the identity of the 14th Prince to Wei Xin.

Seeing that Cao Yong did not refuse, the 14th Prince looked much better and sat in the two halls with Cao Yong.

A servant brought tea, and the fourteenth prince picked it up and took a sip.

Perhaps because of the spring breeze, the tea tastes more fragrant than usual.

"I have eaten this Fufengtang for a while. Not to mention anything else, just talk about their vegetable leaves, the stewed claw tips, the heat is sufficient, the taste is good, the taste is smooth and tender, and the mouth is fragrant." The 14th Prince said with a smile.

He was in a good mood, but Cao Yong couldn't get better.

It's really annoying to have to deal with this master when I finally had to take a break all day.

But no matter how reluctant it is, I have to listen with a smile on my face, and occasionally I have to echo a few words.

Fortunately, we didn't use much effort, so Wei Xin turned from the inner courtyard.
To be continued...