Chapter 908: True and False Nephew

Seeing the Sixteenth Prince fiddling with the cigarette holder in his hand and pretending to behave, Cao Yong couldn't help laughing and said, "The Sixteenth Prince has been playing with the jade cigarette holder for half a month, but hasn't he played enough yet?"

The sixteenth prince raised his eyebrows and said with a little pride: "Not enough, not enough, I always have to use the cigarette mouth of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to cover the grassland, let's think about new tricks!"

Seeing Cao Yong confused, Yidu stood beside him and said, "Fru, it's only less than half a month since the Interior Affairs Office has recorded this amount because of the cigarette holder business!" As he spoke, he slapped and flipped it over.

Although Cao Yong knew that there were many people using cigarette holders recently, he was surprised when he heard this: "So many? Didn't he use craftsmen in the capital? Is there still a delay in his journey?"

Seeing Cao Yong like this, the Sixteenth Prince became more and more proud and raised his chin high.

Iduli knew the friendship between the Sixteenth Prince and Cao Yong. Seeing that he had no intention of hiding it, he whispered: "To the outside world, he was actually using the craftsmen from the palace. The Sixteenth Master said that this job is not very detailed. You can't make good things first, and you are used to their eyes, so you won't be able to sell the price in the future. Use the ones here first, and when they buy it almost, the ones in the capital will be better. Then the carvings are well done and the styles are more, so they won't help paying the money the second time."

These words were all about Cao Yong's admiration for the Sixteenth Prince.

The Sixteenth Prince was a little embarrassed, looked up at the sky and said, "It's so hot outside, so I'll still talk to you at the table."

Cao Yong personally led the Sixteenth Prince and Yidu to the upper seat. In order to be quiet, this place was located on the innermost side of the flower hall, separated from other seats with a screen.

There must be guests who know the Sixteenth Prince and Yiduli. When they heard that they were coming, they came to greet each other.

At this moment, the sixteenth prince remembered that there was something he hadn't said to Cao Yong, and called him over and whispered: "I saw Fu Peng in the morning. You know that you would come here on your birthday. I had agreed to come with me, but somehow Hongming knew that he wanted to come with Fu Peng."

Fu Peng is Cao Yong's nephew, with blood connections. The uncle and nephew meet for a limited number of times, but they are really close to each other.

In addition, Baoya was also reading Fu Peng, so Fu Peng did not come with the Sixteenth Prince, and Cao Ying was a little disappointed. However, when Cao Ying heard the name "Hongming", he had only a headache.

Although Hongming was not awarded a title, as the legitimate son of the "Great General King", he was in the limelight in Rehe.

In addition to the filial piety prepared for the emperor, the Mongolian princes and princes who came to the court were the princes and princes of the supreme princes. Among the emperor's grandson, Hongming was the only one. This treatment was only comparable to Prince Hongxi when he was in the supreme princes a few years ago.

There were even Mongolian princes who brought their families to investigate Hongming’s marriage. I heard that he was the wife of the concubine, but he had never married him, so he was even more enthusiastic about him.

Because of this, more and more Mongolian princesses have brought Mongolian princes to pay homage to Concubine De these days.

If it were someone else, he knew that this hot prince came to celebrate his birthday, so he would feel that there was something light on his face, but Cao Yong avoided it.

Seeing that Cao Yong frowned, he could even squeeze the flies to death, the Sixteenth Prince couldn't bear it and said, "He is not a child, and he knows how to avoid it. Even if he comes here, he won't be able to stay for a long time. Just bear it."

Cao Yong smiled bitterly, what else can he do if he can't bear it?

At this moment, Wu Sheng came quickly and reported, "Master, the eldest prince is here, and the prince from the 14th Master's mansion is also here."

Buxiao said that this is Fu Peng and Hongming’s arrival.

Cao Yong stroked his forehead and took a step to welcome the guests in person.

As soon as we arrived in the yard, we saw Fu Peng and Hongming coming towards us. When it comes to Cao Yong's side, the Sixteenth Prince also comes often, but they always wear regular clothes.

Fu Peng and Hongming are in gorgeous clothes, with golden belts shaking under their waists, and their identities are clearly visible.

Seeing that there were a few guards behind them, Cao Yong couldn't help but sigh. But now it was not the time to say this. He stepped forward and wanted to greet the two of them, but was supported by Hongming.

"Brother-in-law, they are not outsiders. What's the reason for making trouble for these false things? It's called Fu Peng uneasy." Hongming smiled so hard that he was close to him, as if Cao Yong was his brother-in-law.

Fu Peng was originally a junior, but when Cao Yong greeted him, he had already sideways and avoided him.

After hearing Hongming's words, he also said, "Yes, uncle doesn't have to be too polite. Today, my nephew is late for my uncle's birthday." As he said that, he held the courtesy of his son and nephew seriously and said, "I wish my uncle a blessing as good as the East China Sea and a long life as the South Mountain."

Fu Peng has a father with a good figure and a mother with a good appearance. Although he is only fourteen years old, he is almost catching up with Cao Yong. His childishness fades away from his face, leaving the heroic spirit of a boy.

Not to mention that Baoya was so in pain when she saw this nephew, even Cao Yong felt happy when he saw this nephew.

He nodded and said, "Brother Cheng, Ji Yan, your aunt has been talking for a while, and your aunt has also sent someone to the front yard to ask a few questions. You can go and see your aunt and your aunt first."

Fu Peng responded, looked at Hongming who was here with him and said, "Second uncle, my nephew will go and pay tribute to the elders first..."

Hongming waved his hand and said, "Go, go, and take me to say hello to the two princes. He said I'll go see Uncle Sixteen first and then go back to say hello to you."

Chu Yu is his cousin, Bao Ya is his sister. Everyone is a peer. Even if you don’t have to pay a greeting, you should meet him. However, because of marriage, Hongming has met many female relatives recently and cannot bear it long-winded. If he can’t see him, he will disappear.

When Fu Peng heard this, he responded respectfully, but he felt relieved.

It has been half a month since Baoya arrived in Rehe, and the aunt and nephew only met twice, and they met in a hurry every time. Today, in addition to paying birthday to his uncle, Fu Peng also thought about saying more words with his aunt.

If Hongming followed him, it wouldn't be cheaper if his aunt and nephew wanted to talk more.

After Hongming gave Fu Peng instructions, he said to Cao Yong: "Uncle Sixteen has arrived, right? Before leaving the palace, I went to the office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said that Uncle Sixteen has come out with several officials."

Cao Yong signaled Wu Sheng to lead Fu Peng to the second gate, and then replied to Hongming's words and took this cheap brother-in-law to the flower hall.

Even if the Ministry of Revenue and the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who were eating the table did not know Hongming, they would have to take a few more glances when they saw the bright yellow belt around his waist.

He was smart and thought he was smart, and whispered to his fellow man: "That is Lord Cao's nephew, the eldest prince of the Prince Ping's Mansion..."

"Huh? Didn't it mean that the prince of the Prince of Ping was in his prime and raised in the palace? This person looked less than fourteen or five?" Another person said in confusion.

"It's just a young man who is steady. If it weren't for Prince Ping, how could he be so close to Lord Cao?" The first man said, "Everyone said that his nephew, Uncle Xiao, is it true. Looking at his eyebrows, what else can I say..."

He swore with him, Cao Yong and Hongming passed by and heard it.

Hongming couldn't laugh a little, holding the folding fan in his hand, neither shaking nor shaking. He looked at Cao Yong and wondered how he would introduce his identity to everyone.

However, Cao Yong only did not hear or see, but still looked as usual, leading Hongming to the table.

Although Hongming was embarrassed, it was difficult to stop Cao Yong. He told him that he was regarded as Fu Peng and needed him to explain it to others, so he had to follow Cao Yong in.

Finally, an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs knew Hongming. When he saw him passing by, he stood up to salute him, calling him the "Second Prince".

As a result, when others heard this, they would have to say a few more words, "It is not the prince, but the second prince of the prince's mansion", and "The second prince is born in a gangster, not the prince's concubine", etc.

For a moment, even He Hongming had a speech as he looked older.

"It is said that the Prince Ping and the Concubine Jin are in harmony. It seems that they are unwilling to let the eldest son of the Concubine Jin cause trouble..." Many people speculate that after all, the common people of the people, regardless of age, are written under the ranking of the legitimate sons.

But they forgot that the royal family is different from the common people. The Ministry of Internal Affairs records the important matters of offspring and family affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs burns jade discs. The elders are older, and young are younger. How could they not distinguish between elders and young for the sake of legitimate and illegitimate children?

Hongming's expression became more and more stiff, but Cao Yong almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Unexpectedly, in this moment, he got a cheap "nephew".

The ignorant people are fearless. If these people knew, they would not be the "unofficial prince" of the county prince's mansion, but the emperor's grandson Hongming who was in the limelight, and a few of them dared to whisper.

In the screen, the Sixteenth Prince and Idu stood attentively and talked lively. From the Mongolian princes, he had already obtained business opportunities and wondered if he would ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to increase production and sell cigarette holders to Russia.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs buys a large amount of fur and gems from Russia every year and sells them tea, silk, porcelain, etc. It would be great if you could use a cigarette holder and cigarette to change more items from Russia.

When I heard about Russia, Iduli's eyes shone.

As long as it involves trade with the Gentiles, the amount of oil and water is not a small part. Although Iduli is not short of money, he is not a saint. How could he not be happy when he sees a fat man?

You should know that a real "fatty" does not have to take the initiative to take the initiative to be greedy. In that position, you can be full and decent by eating filial piety everywhere.

When Cao Yong was in charge of the Office of Internal Affairs, he implemented bidding and "contracted" all foreign trade. Now, although he is no longer in the Office of Internal Affairs, he has the sixteenth prince in charge, and the "tendering" is still underway.

Therefore, most of the foreign trade are controlled by the imperial merchants below.

"Sixteenth Master, since the cigarette and mouthpiece are all made in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is better for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare the fabrics for this business, so as to save those merchants from losing weight. It would be useless to have such a good idea for Master Sixteenth Master." Yiduli hurriedly said.

"If the person in charge is not clean, it will make people feel uneasy. It would be better to 'tell' out, which will make people happy." The sixteenth prince said casually.

It’s not that he couldn’t believe in Yiduli, but that it also involved cigarettes, which were cooked under the name of the Ninth Prince.

With Prince Ninth's greed, how can I let go if I know this business opportunity?

The Sixteenth Prince was unwilling to fight with him, so he thought it would be better to go for "tendering" and "contract" the foreign trade between cigarettes and cigarette holders to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the foreign trade routes.

Yiduli wants to say something else, Cao Yong has already arrived with Hongming.

He worked in the Interior Office for several years and knew Hongming. He hurriedly stood up and said, "I have met the second prince, please help me."

Hongming knew that he was the brother-in-law of the Thirteenth Prince, but the one in this capital was the most inseparable relatives.

If Idori's Grand Secretary's father was alive, Hongming would be a little polite. Now he just waved his hand and said, "Go down..."

Yidu has been appointed as the Minister of the Office of the Internal Affairs for several years, but he is only a "department". His official position is still a doctor of the Office of the Internal Affairs. He is naturally not in Hongming's eyes.

He was also annoyed by his mistakenly thought of Cao Yong's "nephew". He did not notice that Yiduli was sitting at the head of the Sixteenth Prince before the meeting, and only thought that he was an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was concerned about the Sixteenth Prince, so he sent someone down.

At this moment, Hongming had turned to the Sixteenth Prince and shouted "Uncle Sixteenth" to greet him warmly.

Iduli was so despised, his face turned red, he clenched his fists hard, and walked out.

Seeing Hongming being so rude, Cao Yong was already furious.

After all, he was kept in the palace and was so clever that he was also disgusted with life. Although Yiduli was of low grade, he was a guest of the Cao family at the age of time. Where could he let him drink?

Cao Yong took a step sideways, stopped Yiduli, and said, "Uncle, stay..."

After hearing the word "uncle", Yiduli did not recover. It was not until Cao Yong spoke again that the sixteenth prince and Hongming stopped greetings and looked at Yiduli. He woke up and understood that the "uncle" was calling him.

"Ah? Furuo?" Yiduli was a little puzzled.

Although it is common for Cao Song to call him "uncle", they are both officials in the same yamen, and Yiduli is a subordinate. They don't like to show off their elders' prose and feel shivering. They are all friends with Cao Yong.

Although Cao Yong never left the word "master" and was respectful in private, Yi Duli did not dare to be a great master.

Now, after being looked down upon by Hongming, I got Cao Yong's "uncle" twice, and Yi Duli felt his eyes sore.

Cao Yong had already pulled his sleeves and pulled him down the table, saying, "I made a special trip to prepare Lotus White. Today I want to have a drink with my uncle..."

The sixteenth prince saw Hongming sending someone without any hesitation, and he was surprised without even having sex with Yiduli. You know, Hongming is usually smart, why did he come to celebrate his birthday today and seem to be full of energy?

The Sixteenth Prince was puzzled and looked at Hongming, guessing that something had happened.

He didn't know that Hongming was regarded as a cheap "nephew" and was reduced to his generation for a lifetime, and he was feeling annoyed.

Now, Cao Yong's two crisp "uncle" sounds, reminding the Sixteenth Prince that Yidu came, felt something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "Yes, Lao Yi, why are you going? Sit quickly, I will also send Cao Yong to you. I have given you a lot of money to prepare his birthday gift, and I feel sorry for him. Today we have to let Cao Yong spend money and spend money."

Cao Yong could not see anything on his face. The Sixteenth Prince had a deep friendship with him, but he knew that he was annoyed.

Even the sixteenth prince spoke, and Yiduli couldn't be ashamed anymore. He bowed and smiled, "Since that's the case, it's better to obey your orders than to be respectful..."
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