Chapter 942: Advancement

Regarding Cao Yong's inquiry, Fang Zhonggong was silent for a while and said, "Master Cao, the little old man promised the fifth master to banish the matter. The little old man can only say that the fifth master is a good man and the fifth wife is a blessed person."

With this sentence, Cao Yong didn't understand anything else.

He really has to treat his little cousin differently.

Because it was the first day of the first lunar month, he wanted to take his sons out to pay New Year's greetings, so Cao Yong did not stay in Fangzhong Public House for many years.

After that day, I ran several places, and it was not until late that Cao Yong took Tianyou and Hang Seng back home.

After dinner, Cao Feng came and said to Cao Yong with a smile on his face: "Brother, Su Xin answered Tian Hu's adoption, should she choose a good day before the fifteenth?"

Cao Yong nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll find someone to choose an auspicious day."

This year, Kangxi is 69 years old. According to folk customs, he must hold a birthday, which is counted as the 70th birthday.

A "Thousand Old Man Banquet" was held in the palace. On the second day of the lunar month, he was the civil and military ministers of the Mongolian Han army in the Eight Banners and the retired officials and retired officials. On the sixth day of the lunar month, he was the civil and military ministers of the Chinese civil and military officials and retired officials and retired officials. They were all over 65 years old.

For this "Thousand Old Man Banquet", Li Xu made a special trip to Beijing with orders. For this reason, Gao brought Xiangyu back to Li's house for the New Year.

When it was the sixth day of the lunar month, it was the day when the married daughter returned to her parents' home, Li Xu sent someone to go to Cao's house to take Li to watch the show.

Chu Yu's health was inconvenient, so Li took Niu Niu with him, watched the show for half a day, and then returned with Gao and Xiangyu.

Cao Yong didn't say anything more about his cheap uncle.

No matter what, for Li, the Li family’s grace for more than ten years of raising them cannot be erased.

He was a tough person after all, and knew that the Li family was in danger and had no intention of helping him.

The more you care about outsiders, the more you care about your own people. Cao Yong made a special trip to ask someone to choose a good day and auspicious time.

Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the eighth day of the lunar month was only a good day, so the Cao Mansion opened a ancestral hall, written by Cao Yong, and added the three words "Zhangzixiao" to the genealogy Cao Feng.

Cao Xiao is the name of Tianhu, and Cao Yong accepted the request of his cousin for his nephew.

Zhao Jia initially disagreed with this matter, and then Cao Feng responded, which made her nod.

Su Xin looked plain and couldn't tell whether she was happy or something. She just asked someone to clean up the three rooms in the east wing in the yard to protect her living place.

After worshiping ancestors in the ancestral hall, Tian Hu kowtowed to Cao Fu and Su Xin, and changed his words from "Fifth Uncle" and "Fifth Aunt" to "Father" and "Mother".

Cao Fu was obviously extremely happy. He ignored the strict father's brochure and personally helped the heavenly guard and sent it to his wife.

When Su Xin held Tianhu's little hand, she suppressed the sourness in her heart and said with a smile: "Good child, I will love you in the future."

It was obviously a happy scene, but the couple also had smiles on their faces, but it was inexplicably sad.

Cao Yong knew the causes and consequences, looked at Su Xin and sighed in his heart. This woman had been in the palace for ten years and had a very good impression of the lady in the house. Perhaps, she was more thoughtful than Cao's.

Chu Yu looked at her and touched her belly, making Su Xin even more pitiful.

Jinghui's eyes were a little flustered, and she felt a little uneasy, wondering if she had done something wrong; she felt a little reluctant from the bottom of her heart. Tian Hu was raised by her side in recent years.

Li didn't think much about it, just thought that Cao Fu felt sorry for his nephew.

Zhao Jia's mind was very complicated. She looked at her younger son and then at her younger daughter-in-law, not sure whether she was feeling distressed or guilty.

Seeing that Zhao Jia was so quiet, Cao Yong knew that Su Xin was closer to her daughter than her daughter. It seemed that Cao Feng also confessed his "hidden illness" in front of his mother, which made Zhao Jia completely lose complaints about his wife who had never been able to come out for many years.

The children are not as much as the adults think, but they are still confused. Why did Tianhu go from the son of the third uncle's family to the son of the fifth uncle's family?

When the ceremony was over, Zhaojia took her children back to the East Mansion, and Cao Yong and his wife also returned to Wutong Garden.

"It seems that Uncle Wu really loves Tianhu. I heard from the second old lady that he asked someone to clean up the west wing into a study, saying that he would teach Tianhu more in the future." Chu Yu said.

After hearing this, Cao Yong said, "After fifteen years, Tianyou and Hang Seng will go to Zhengbai Banner Official School. The Book Tong and Changsui should also make a reservation. Bala and Chi prepared for Hang Seng. The few people sent by his father-in-law, picking two outstanding ones by Tianyou's side, and the remaining two for Tianhui."

Chu Yu also made such a plan in his heart, just to praise him.

The couple talked for a while, and they went there.

Although the 14th Prince did not open a house, he had too many social engagements before the New Year. In order to invite him back in the first lunar month, he booked a restaurant near Xidan for a banquet. He sent a lot of posts to invite him to the ninth day of the lunar month.

Cao Yong also received an invitation and asked for a while. He knew that almost all the relatives and in-laws had received the posts, so he went there calmly.

Yiduli, who was in-laws with the 14th Prince, was there, and Cao Yong sat down at their seat.

After seeing the 14th Prince, he made a big deal and invited several teams. The table was also authentic Shandong cuisine, seafood shark fin, and most of them were rich dishes, but the atmosphere during the table was not as enthusiastic as imagined.

The fourteenth prince, who was originally proud of his youth, smiled stiffly, which made people feel uncomfortable when he saw it.

Seeing this, Cao Yong secretly felt funny, afraid that it was because of the fourth prince's visit to the tomb outside the pass.

If he can jump out of the game, the 14th Prince will be deemed to discover that in recent years, the emperor has emphasized the third prince and the fourth prince in public. In fact, the third prince has faded out, and the fourth prince is getting more and more important.

It was just that he was in the game, coupled with his arrogance as the emperor's "most favorite prince", which blinded the mind of the 14th Prince, making him unable to see these things.

Yongsheng has been in the army for many years, and has a murderous aura on his body, and is not as active as before when he treats people.

Others only thought that he was getting older, but Cao Yong saw that he pushed his cousin, the brother-in-law of the 14th Prince, to the front, and he was a little evasive.

On the surface, it was for the sake of the 14th Concubine, and it was praised for her cousins; in fact, it was not just keeping a distance from the 14th Prince.

Seeing this, Cao Yong was happy for him.

Now it is the 61st year of Kangxi, and the 14th Prince is the grasshopper after autumn. It can't jump for a few days, so stay safe.

Yidu immediately saw that Cao Yong was in a good mood, remembered something and said, "Furuo, I heard that you found a few masters from Liulichang at home before the New Year. Are you repairing ancient paintings?"

Cao Yong nodded and said, "It's true."

It is the calligraphy and paintings of the goods transported from Mongolia. Because of the serious damage, Cao Yong asked someone to repair them.

It took two or three months to repair it.

The two ancient painting repair masters were both celebrities in antique industry. After staying in Cao's house for these days, they could not hide their actions. Before Cao Yong asked them, he told them not to reveal the details of calligraphy and paintings.

Both masters agreed, and did not promote it after leaving Cao's mansion.

However, as early as when the Cao family's property was transported back to the capital, many people were watching it. After two masters of calligraphy and painting, those who are interested can guess it.

"Furuo, I have a cousin who is a painting crazier. I don't know how I heard that you have ancient paintings in your hand. I ask me to ask you if I can look at them? If he is optimistic, he still wants to ask Furuo to give up his love." Yidu said.

Cao Yong thought for a while and said, "I should not refuse this to tell me about this. It's just that those things are given by the Empress Dowager. My mother wants to keep them as a memory. It's disrespectful to show them at will, and I have no right to deal with them."

Yiduli nodded and said, "What Furuo said is exactly. I also said this to my cousin. He refused to give up and insisted on begging me to pass the message. Now that I can also reply to him if I have the words."

In the officialdom, these antique calligraphy and paintings are good things.

When socializing, sending gold and silver is a bribe, which violates the Qing Dynasty's laws; when sending antique calligraphy and paintings, it is elegant and without any trace.

Through consignment and pawn shops in major antique shops, these antique calligraphy and paintings are converted into silver, which is really convenient.

According to Cao Yong's original intention, the calligraphy and paintings of this celebrity are kept as gold, but it is not convenient to take action now. In addition, the Cao family does not lack gold and silver for the time being, so they will not set a precedent for a temporary favor.

As long as Iduli’s cousin sees it, others will make the same request in the future. If they refuse, they will offend them; if they don’t refuse, they will be troublesome.

Yiduli has been intimate with Cao Yong for more than ten years and knows his nature, so he is not upset because of his refusal.

After eating the table, the two came out of the restaurant, and rode on horseback. Not long after walking, they encountered the Thirteenth Prince's sedan chair.

It was inevitable that the Thirteenth Prince had to get off the horse and exchange greetings. Seeing that they came back from drinking, they were free and wanted to take a break to the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion.

Yiduli was slightly drunk, his tongue was a little big, and he also had a bit of wantonness as he chatted: "The Fourteenth Master thought he was the most favored prince. Isn't this self-deception? Let him have a reputation and go to the northwest to eat sand to eat. That was the spoil of the Thirteenth Master back then."

When Cao Yong heard this, he was stunned and turned his eyes to the Thirteenth Prince.

These old things were originally a pain in the Thirteenth Prince, but now on the table, Yidu Li is really rude and embarrassing.

When the Thirteenth Prince heard this, his expression was as normal, but his eyes became deeper.

Cao Yong had already received news from the 16th Prince, knowing that the 13th Prince was on the list of escorts who were patrolling the capital after the fifteenth month of the first lunar month.

The Thirteenth Prince is finally going to return to the imperial front.

Is Kangxi's move sad for the Thirteenth Prince or paving the way for the Fourth Prince?

"Thirteenth Master, is it better to have a leg fast?" Cao Yong asked with a splitting away Yiduli's words.

The Thirteenth Prince nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, it's okay to ride a horse and shoot archery. I heard from Xiao Sixteen that there are two good-skilled guards in your mansion, and I will also go and meet them another day."

He straightened his back, with a little sharpness in his eyes, and he no longer saw the decadent look of his early years.

Cao Yong couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.

There is no secret in this capital city. The Cao Mansion has never been tolerated by the servants outside, so he accepted the gifts from the Mongolian princes and always had an explanation to the outside world.

Hang Seng's biological father, I wonder if he was afraid that the Cao family would stop him from knowing him, so he was not private about seeing Cao Yong and giving gifts to others.

It is true that the Thirteenth Prince and Cao Yong are close, but they rarely involve two private affairs in their conversations.

I don’t know if he was really curious or asked for someone else’s words.

Cao Yong had only one choice, which was to explain it truthfully.
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