Chapter 826: Mistakes

Changping, Caojiazhuangzi.

After using up dinner, it was already evening and it was too late to return to the city, so Sun Jue could only stay at the village.

Seeing the simplicity of the guest room and the two servants who were serving him, Sun Jue remembered Xia Chan and thought about what would happen if his father received the letter from home. He tossed and turned, and fell asleep in a daze late at night.

The next day, Sun Jue left the village first. Cao Yi and his wife, Cao Fu and his wife stayed with Li for another half a day before returning to the city with Han Jiang.

Li was reluctant to part with Cao Yi, but thinking that their old lady was old, she didn't keep her again.

As for Cao Wu, he had decided to move to Zhuangzi to live for some time. This time he returned to the city, he asked for leave from the official school and packed his luggage.

Yesterday, Sun Jue arrived and interrupted Cao Yong's conversation with Seshtu. When they left today, Cao Yong remembered this matter, and Zheng Hu was there, so he told him that he would pay attention to the rumors of the defeat in the Northwest.

If this matter is true, the situation in the northwest is even more urgent than expected. I heard that several royal families who went to the expedition had already stationed in separate places, and Nersu was far away from the central army, and he was not sure whether it was safe or not. If this matter is false, it would be a "killing two birds with one stone" strategy, which not only hit the prestige of the 14th Prince, but also pushed Sichuan Governor Nian Gengyao to the forefront.

There are only a few princes and grandchildren who are capable of achieving this level.

Cao Yong decided to temporarily observe the situation, but he also wanted to be clear in his mind, so as to avoid becoming a deaf and blind man and losing his ability to protect himself.

That Cheng Mengxian and Cao Yong had already told Han Jiang that he would come here to visit in three days.

Cheng Mengxing and Cheng Mengkun are both knowledgeable people, and I don’t know what Cheng Mengxian is like.

Sun Jue is Li Nai's brother-in-law. A concubine of the Sun family married Li Nai's cousin. The two families are in-laws.

In order to get back two children, the Li family was able to plot against Sun Jue in this way. It can be seen that the Li family did not attach as much importance to the Sun family as they showed. They just didn't know that the one who made the decision was Li Xu, who was far away in Suzhou, or the butler of Li's house in the capital.

As for Li Cheng, Cao Yong's impression is just a clever child who can look at his face.

Because of this understanding, Cao Yong was surprised when he saw Cheng Mengxian three days later and knew that Li Cheng was the decision of Sun Jue's entry.

There are not many words on the paper in my hand, but the shady "Nine Thousand Tails of Silver" still nakedly points out the root cause of Sun Jue's silver raising in the past few days.

Cao Yong remained silent and looked up at Cheng Mengxian.

There was no anger or blame, but Cheng Mengxian felt that this look was about to pierce his bones, which made people feel cold.

"Master Cao, the villain has no intention of committing guilt on the noble family, but Li Zhizao is now in charge of the salt affairs of Lianghuai, so it is difficult to commit crimes..." Cheng Mengxian pretended to be calm and said earnestly: "When the matter is over, the villain knows that the person who entered the game is Mr. Sun Jue-sun, the aunt of the Cao family. Speaking of which, Wen Qi can live a safe life in the capital over the years, all depends on the care of the Cao family. Even if the villain is humble, he knows that the grace of a drop of water should be repaid with a spring, and he will never do such an ungrateful act. In the past few days, the boy is even uneasy and is here to apologize to Mr. Cao today."

While speaking, Cheng Mengxian had already stood up from the seat and knelt down on both knees.

Seeing that his posture was so low, Cao Yong smiled in his heart, and did not want to get up and help him.

He has no hobby of being close to others, and is quite wary of being close to others.

After living for two lifetimes, you must always know some truths. For example, those who can really hurt you are mostly people around you, because they can understand your shortcomings when they stand close; close distances can easily make people lose their guard and make them more likely to be fatal to one blow.

On the contrary, strangers have higher safety factors due to distantness.

Regarding the Cheng family, Cao Yin may have some friendship in his early years, but when he arrived at Cao Yong, he was just a gentleman's friend.

Cao Yong told himself that it was just to avoid suspicion and avoid the impression that the imperial court left the big impression of the Cao family. After all, in the decades in charge of the Jiangning Weaving Mansion, the Cao family's popularity in Jiangnan was too strong.

Cao Yin was ordered by the emperor to win over the wealthy families in Jiangnan. The outsiders didn't know that, so they just thought the Cao family was in great power.

The real reason is that Cao Yong is very cautious. Except for his close relatives, others are willing to interact with him.

Even though he protected the Han Jiang family, it was just because Han Jiang family was Han Jiang family, and he looked at the love between the dead Wenxiu and did not expect the Cheng family.

However, Cheng Mengxian drove Han Jiang to test, and now he is taking the show of apologizing for guilt, which makes Cao Yong quite funny.

The relationship between Cao, Li and Sun families is not a secret, and others may not pay attention to it. If Cheng Mengxian, who came from Yangzhou, did not know, would be the real lie.

"Mr. Cheng Qi, although it is a family matter to Li and Sun families. It is not related to Cao. Why did Master Cheng Qi say this with Cao?" Cao Yong said slowly.

Cao Yong's identity is no better than Sun Jue. Even if Cheng Mengkun, the head of the Cheng family, could not afford to be the word "女".

When Cheng Mengxian heard this, he showed a little panic on his face and said, "I dare not call him Master Cao like this. Master Cao calls the villain Cheng Qi, or the name Lida."

The name "动" is not as close as it is. It is called Cheng Qi, Cao Yong has always been used to being humble, and he rarely has a moment of being arrogant and rude.

Cao Yong glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty should get up. Let's not talk about those who apologize for not apologizing for the crime. Cao is still waiting for you to resolve your doubts."

It was only one round, and Cheng Mengxian knew that the information he had received was wrong. The Cao family member in front of him did not have the good temper as he was as legendary.

He stood up, pointed to the statute on Cao Yong's hand, and said, "Although this matter is not bright, it is because the Li family's order that the villain is not easy to disobey, he acted. The villain thought that the third son of the Li family was just for money. When he ordered him to copy the statute and copy the copy to Mr. Sun, he left it to him. Only then did the villain know that something was wrong. In this way, the matter was not finished, and I don't know when to make trouble again. The villain was timid and afraid of things. In case of precautions, he copied two copies and left the original in his hand. After finding out the identity of Mr. Sun in the past two days, he became more and more shocked. Is this Sun the uncle of the third son of the Li family or the noble relative of Mr. Cao? Although the villain did not know the grudges between the noble relatives, he also knew that this was not something that a villain could intervene. Now that the matter has come to this, he can only tell Mr. Cao and ask Mr. Cao to forgive the villain's reckless crime."

Cheng Mengxian's words solved his doubts over the past two days, but Cao Yong was still feeling uncomfortable.

It turned out to be Li Cheng, not Li Nai.

Li Cheng, who was twelve years old, even when Cao Yong was twelve, he was just thinking about how to make money. He never thought about calculating people.

The vicious side of Cao Yong's body was forced by the situation after entering Beijing and understood step by step.

Twelve-year-old Li Cheng was still under the protection of his grandfather and father, and did not recognize the external storms, so he had such vicious thoughts.

Li Ding's shadow appeared in front of Cao Yong. Because of the word "jealousy", Li Ding, who had to plot against him, was the one who ruined his reputation.

The descendants of the Li family are like this. Is it because the feng shui of the ancestral tomb is not good?

In addition to the Li family, there is also the Sun family.

Later generations because of the popularity of Redology, he also visited the Redology Forum. He knew the reason for the Cao family's two house searches and the tragic ending of the Li family, but no one mentioned the outcome of the Sun family.

Whether it was the Cao family, the Li family broke the clan, the Sun family was hiding, and there was no legendary contact or relatives. They prospered and lost, which was quite consistent with Sun Wenqi's personality.

As early as after the old lady passed away, the Sun family had indifference with the Cao family. I wonder if Sun Wenqi was afraid that the trees would attract the wind and implicate him, so he retreated. But I wonder why he still had a relative with the Li family?

Questions that I never thought about in the past have all rushed into Cao Yong's mind.

Cheng Mengxian felt more and more unsure when he saw Cao Yong not speaking for a long time.

Speaking of which, Cheng Mengxian is not unfamiliar with the twists and turns of these wealthy families.

Although he was a branch of the Cheng family, he was also a local big family. When he was a young man, he had been bullied by his brothers and experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature. He knew that the so-called friendship between relatives was just a piece of paper. It was very glamorous when it was covered, but it was broken with just a poke.

The Cao family is not close to the Li family, and the Sun family is not close to each other. Is it a big deal to talk to the Li and Sun families?

Cao Yong had calmed down and looked up at Cheng Mengxian and said, "The Sun family and Li family are all Cao's cousins, one is the cousin's family and the other is the cousin's family. If things are exposed, Cao would not be willing to help. Today's matters, Cao Quan thought that Cao had never heard of it, and he hoped that the Lord could compassionate Cao's helplessness." As he spoke, he picked up the piece of paper and handed it to Cheng Mengxian.

After a few words, Cheng Mengxian was stunned and looked at the words in her hand and couldn't speak.

Before coming to pay homage to Cao Yong, he thought about Cao Yong's various reactions, but he didn't expect that Cao Yong would push the matter back to the Cheng family with both hands.

Cao Yong said this and his expression became solemn, and he continued, "Although you are the uncle and nephew of Han Jiang, you are not the only one in the Cheng family in the capital. If you don't want others to attack her, you still need to think twice before you act."

Before this, although Cao Yong was not close to Cheng Mengxian, he was polite and polite. Now these two sentences are a bit sharp.

Cheng Mengxian's face was flushed when she was said, and she said embarrassedly: "As Mr. Cao's warning, the villain knows."

Cao Yong glanced at him lightly and said, "If it is wind, frost, rain and snow, it is from outsiders, it is not heartbreaking. If it is relatives and elders who bully through blood and status, how can they be loved by others? The mother's pity makes her niece lonely and helpless, and it is difficult for her to live in the world, so she comes forward to take care of her. She also hopes that the mother's care will be sympathetic."

Cheng Mengxian asked Han Jiang to give gifts to the Cao family on his behalf, but he really had the intention to use it. Cao Yong told him that he was extremely ashamed and said, "The villain is not very considerate, so he will not be the case."

Although Cao Yong didn't like his sleekness and worldly style, he saw that he was ashamed and felt a little sincere to Han Jiang. His expression was a little slow and he nodded.

At this point, the two of them had nothing to say about.

Cheng Mengxian looked at the letter in his hand and whispered to leave.

After leaving the Cao family Zhuangzi, Cheng Mengxian's mind was clearer. He looked back at the simple and unpretentious Zhuangzi built, and knew the saying "There are people outside of people, and there is heaven beyond heaven."

He already regretted that if he had less calculating and sincerely came to thank the Cao family, would the situation be better?

Cao Yong sat in the living room, silent for a long time.

Even if he is vicious, he is a twelve-year-old boy. A scam that cannot stand scrutiny will cover Sun Jue tightly, which proves Sun Jue's stupidity.

You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must be careful of others.

Even if you understand a little, you won’t be fooled by these scams, but what about Tianyou, Hang Seng and others?

They were doting with their relatives, and their enlightenment mentors were Qian Chenqun, who was quite ancient gentlemanly. How could they resist these ghost tricks?

There is not only one Cao family in this world, nor one Li Cheng.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong couldn't sit still.

It seems that starting today, children should add a "course" that they teach themselves, that is, how to distinguish people's hearts, how to defend... and how to fight back...

For a moment, Cao Yong understood the intention of his father to let him go to Qingliang Temple to "Biography of the Flattered Ministers". It was not to learn to be a Flattered Minister, but to be familiar with the tricks of villains, be clear-headed, and be more self-reliant.

As for the Li family, Cao Yong is not interested in interfering now.

He still has to wait and see how Li Nai reacts to his son's "awesomeness"? See if Li Xu from Suzhou really follows his grandson and treats the Sun family as meat on the board...

Fangjia Hutong, Duke’s Mansion, inner house.

Looking at the two Ruyi in front of him and several boxes of familiar head and face jewelry, Cao Ying's face was flushed, his trembling lips were trembling, and he couldn't speak.

Cao Yi said: "Big sister, don't blame my sister for being troublesome. After all, it's the elder sister's dowry, so I always keep some thoughts. My sister did not redeem those big sweaters or something. The jewelry that died in the early years was no longer found. The ones that could have redeemed were one step late, and they were redeemed by that man two days ago."

Cao Ying's face turned red and turned red, and she said embarrassedly: "I dare not help my sister spend money. Since it was my sister who used the money to redeem it, I'll keep it for rewarding people."

When Cao Yi heard this, he couldn't help frowning, but seeing her inadequate appearance, he couldn't bear to blame her, so he said, "Don't worry, big sister, even though he had redeemed it, he didn't plan to take it back. In that case, it would be a cheaper person to be treated as another one."

When Cao Ying saw Cao Yi's "brother-in-law" not calling him, he looked up and said, "Sister, it's because I'm not good at stewards. You can't blame your brother-in-law for being a tough guy. The Beijing officials are difficult, expensive, and life is tight, and there is no way to do it."

Seeing that she was still protecting Sun Jue, Cao Yi felt pitiful and irritable, and said, "As a seven-foot man, he can't support his family. Is it reasonable to live as a wife with a dowry? Life is tight, and he can still buy a new sister and set up a house with a house? Before the eldest sister got married, she was also the second master and the second wife cared for. After being bullied, wouldn't she have no temper?"

"Outside home?" Cao Ying showed that it was the first time he heard about this and looked up and asked.

Cao Yi snorted coldly and replied, "I heard that the man has not returned home for three days since he went to Changping to pay his birthday to his elder brother. Why didn't the elder sister ask?"

"He said that the war was busy, and there were many chores in the yamen..." Cao Ying bit her lip and said with a little confusion: "The family has been in a difficult financial situation in the past two months and has no spare money. What's going on with this foreign house..."

Cao Yi sighed and said, "If there is no remaining money, can't you lend it? I don't know what he used to borrow nine thousand taels of silver from my elder brother. The eldest brother's mansion was insufficient, and he even alarmed my sister-in-law's parents' home and then got it."

This is not Chu Yu was making trouble in front of his sister-in-law, but Cao Yong mentioned it to Cao Yi in private and asked her to wake up Cao Ying.

It was Cao Ying who lived with Sun Jue. Even if the Cao family was her backer, she had to wake up first.

Cao Ying was still listening quietly. When she heard her husband and her parents' family borrowing money, she suddenly raised her head and said, "What? Is this true?"

Cao Yi nodded and said, "Can my sister still lie? The eldest sister, brother and sister-in-law, can borrow the money for that person at once, and it is also for the sake of the elder sister's face. They are outside the city and don't know the news about the city, but I am idle here and I can't help but get more trouble. Only then can I know that the man is using the money to arrange the house outside. Since the capital officials are in a difficult position and their salary is low, when will these debts be paid? Then it will still fall on my nephew..."
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