In November, Cao Song went to study at Zhaojia Sect. In addition to the two little servants and two long-term entourages brought by Jiang Ning, Cao Hao asked Cao Zhong to find two neat and skilled people in the Fuzhong nursing home to escort him to school.

After Yongjia followed Cao Hao and others to pay respects to Seshtu, he asked someone to send a letter to Wanyan Mansion and asked them to send a car to pick him up, but he did not get a reply for a long time. She was originally a person with a clear mind, but it was really unexpected that her parents allowed her to recuperate in Cao Mansion this time. But she thought it was because of Baoya, and the second brother said good things about her parents because of her own little abacus. Because she has been in Cao Mansion for ten days, Yongsheng has to come every two or three days under the guise of visiting his sister. She never thought of herself, let alone that her parents had already saved their minds about marriage.

At present, Wanyan Mansion refused to send a car to pick it up, and only a few mothers-in-law came to persuade the young lady to recuperate from her injuries with peace of mind. Yongjia thought of the reason, and suddenly didn't know whether to be ashamed or angry. I coveted the warmth of the house here, and deceived myself into being a fool, I am afraid that it will become a joke in the eyes of others.

Where does Yongjia have the face to live again? immediately begged Baoya to come here, and went back to Yan's Mansion on the same day.

After that, Bao Ya and Cao Yi visited Yongjia twice, and it was good to pull her out to go out again, but if she was invited to go to the gate of Cao Mansion again, she couldn't. After a hundred days of breaking her muscles and bones, Yongjia used recuperation as a prevarication, how could Baoya and the two of them strengthen her again?

In order to reward the Cao family for taking care of their daughter, Wan Jiha specially set up a family banquet and invited the three Cao Hao brothers and sisters. Even his county lord's wife came out to meet the three juniors in person. When she saw Cao Hao, she looked at it carefully, and her face was a little more warm.

Although the three brothers and sisters of the Cao family grew up in the south, they have cultivated a good upbringing since childhood and are no less than the children of the powerful in Beijing. Speaking and acting, there was no rudeness, and the Wanjiha couple saw it and were secretly satisfied.

Perhaps it was the demeanor of Wan Jiha and his wife who looked at their son-in-law too eagerly, which made Cao Hao's heart hairy. Although he has a good impression of Yongjia, he is not at the point where he wants to marry her. Yongjia is a typical Manchurian noblewoman, different from Baoya's coquettishness, but there is always a little nobility in her smile. There are many inconsistencies in the Manchu and Han dynasties, and Cao Hao has no plans to marry Miss Manchu.

Fortunately, Wanyan Mansion is in the filial piety period, so it is not appropriate to socialize too much, so Cao Hao does not have to deal with Wanjiha and his wife. If it is Ma Liandao and his wife, Cao Hao can also excuse himself; But the words of Wan Jiha and his wife, he must consider it again, after all, it also takes into account the love between Yongqing and Yongjia's brothers and sisters.

Yongjia left, and Baoya had no reason to stay in the Cao family, so she reluctantly took someone back to the palace. However, he still came over in three or two, and his relationship with Cao Yi was deep. At present, Cao Jia's family has been out of confinement, and her health is getting better, and when she sees that her sister-in-law and sister-in-law are getting better, she often sends a car to pick her up and live in the palace for a few days.

Every time he studied in the study, Cao Hao's grades were quite good. Many of his classmates have been subjected to Mr.'s hand, but he has never been caught. His homework was good, but it wasn't of the same class, and it didn't cause jealousy or sideways glances from others. In this way, Cao Hao's study life is repeated in a low-key manner.

* In mid-November, Jiang Ning came and brought letters from Cao Yin, Li and others.

Cao Yin mentioned in the letter about the cultivation of pearls in Taihu Lake, and the first batch of pearls this year has been harvested, with a total of more than 5,000 pearls, including nearly 1,000 high-grade pearls; In addition, he also mentioned that he will enter Beijing at the end of the month.

Li is earnestly caring, and repeatedly tells his son to pay attention to his body and take care of his younger siblings wholeheartedly. mentioned Cao Yi again, and heard that she was healed and very peaceful. Cao Hao mentioned it in his family letter in October, so the Li family knew about it. In addition, Li also mentioned Zheng Woxue, saying that he came to the house in October to greet him, and now he is very good and treats people gently.

Although he has been in the Cao family for many years and has little communication with Cao Yin, he is a family of flesh and blood after all, so Cao Hao couldn't help but feel a little happy when he heard the news that Cao Yin was going to enter Beijing. In his heart, he still trusts his father's ability very much, and there are many puzzles that he can't see clearly, maybe Cao Yin can know the key.

As for the matter of Zheng Woxue mentioned by his mother, Cao Hao suspected that it was his father's intention. Since Zheng Woxue is familiar with the secret of raising pearls, how could Cao Yin let her leave the Cao family? Thinking of the girl who dressed up in men's clothes and cried to be a slave for her brother, Cao Hao faintly felt a little guilty. I was too thoughtful at the time, and I inexplicably tied my brothers and sisters to the Cao family's boat. However, in order to keep the secret of raising pearls, he had to take Zheng Woxue as a concubine, and Cao Hao strongly disagreed. If you act like this, if you need it again in the future, will you still have to marry your daughters-in-law one by one?

With the arrival of Cao Yin and Li's family letters, there are also all kinds of clothes and food prepared by Jiang Ning for the three brothers and sisters. Among them, there is also the snake oil essence that Cao Hao specially named a few months ago. Because this is from Fujian, and the output is very small, I searched for several months before I got a few palm-sized bottles.

In addition, Cao Fang still has a belief, mainly to reply to the inquiry about Wenxiu's family. Because it has been more than ten years, it is not easy to explore. Because the locals in Jiangning like osmanthus flowers, almost every family has to plant a few trees, and there are not a few people who have osmanthus gardens. Therefore, in the past half a month, there has been no useful news, and it is necessary to continue the investigation.

Amethyst took a few housekeepers and took an inventory of the clothes and food sent by Jiang Ning. According to the list over there, it was assigned to the courtyard of Cao Hao and others.

Now in the capital mansion, there are two sons, a young lady, inside and out, a bit of a home. These two are the sons of two rooms, the pillars of the Cao family in the future, and the people in the family are waiting for them, and they are also very dedicated. A young lady, although in the name of an adopted daughter, no one dares to slack off. When Cao Yi first entered Beijing, there was a mother-in-law who didn't open her eyes and said a few words that were not salty or light, and was kicked out by Amethyst. The people of her family begged Cao Zhong to intercede with Cao Hao, and when Cao Hao heard this, his face was very ugly, and he even sent the family away. Since then, no one has dared to look down on this young lady.

Just this one sister, Cao Hao was afraid of wronging her. Among the eight maids bought by his mother Li, except for two who served Mr. Zhuang, the other four were given to Cao Yi and two to Cao Song. In addition, all kinds of supplies can be found on the side of the bamboo courtyard, and there is no fixed amount on the money.

Amethyst was also afraid that the girl would be bored, so after beating Yongjia, Baoya and others left, she went to the bamboo courtyard several times every day to discuss housework with Cao Yi, accompany her to do some needlework, and so on.

This time, Cao Yin and the Li family also had a letter to Cao Yi, and Cao Hao personally sent it to the Bamboo Courtyard.

When Cao Yi heard the letter from his parents, he took it from Cao Hao's hand with a slight tremble, thought about it for a while, opened Li's first, and after reading only one sentence, tears flowed.

"Ping'er?" Cao Hao was a little worried, and looked at her with concern: "But what is written in my mother's letter?" ”

Cao Yi cried and said, "Mother is complaining about me! It is said that he has taught me carefully for many years, but he is so unscrupulous, and when he encounters a little twists and turns, he will take his life lightly, which is really unfilial! He also said that when I returned to the south, he would discipline me well, and he would never let me be so confused again! ”

Cao Hao listened to it and hurriedly comforted: "Mother is just scared of you, she has always loved you the most, where is she willing to punish you!" ”

Cao Yi shook his head slightly: "My brother wants to be left, I'm not afraid that my mother will punish me, I'm happy!" Mother she didn't blame me, she finally regarded me as her daughter! ”

"Silly girl, what's there to blame you for! It's not your fault, where is there so much resentment in the family! Cao Hao took a sip of tea and said.

Cao Hao gently wiped his tears, picked up Cao Yin's letter nervously, and sent it for a while before opening it and reading it.

Cao Yin's letter contained only a few sentences, asking her if she was in good health, and feeling guilty that she had not taken good care of her daughter because she had been seriously ill a few months ago, and then mentioned that she would take her back to Jiangning after entering Beijing.

Whether it was his mother's blame or his father's non-blame, it caused Cao Yi to feel sentimental.

Cao Hao saw that although his sister was forced not to cry, her face was faintly joyful, and she was relieved.

*Forbidden City, East Road, Brother Place.

After going to school from the study, Cao Hao followed the sixteenth elder brother to visit the thirteenth elder brother who was recuperating. Since the thirteenth elder brother returned from Saiwai, his health has not been good, rheumatism is extremely serious, and if there is no one to help him, he will not be able to walk.

Kangxi is a little partial to this son, whether it is the southern tour or the northern tour, but whenever he leaves Kyoto, he will take him with him. In addition to the crown prince, he spent the most time with the thirteenth elder brother and had the deepest relationship. Hey, this is "the depth of love and the cut of responsibility", in last year's turmoil of the abolished prince, the thirteenth elder brother was also punished very severely. The illness of the thirteenth elder brother was when he was imprisoned in the beekeeping trap.

Now that the crown prince has been reinstated, it seems that last year's turmoil over the succession has disappeared. Kangxi thought of this son, and paid special attention to his condition, and ordered the hospital to treat him wholeheartedly many times.

Helpless, the thirteenth elder brother is damp and cold to the bones, where is it so easy to treat? The hospital prescribed several prescriptions, but they had little effect, so they had to focus on conditioning.

Seeing the few small bottles sent by Cao Hao, the thirteenth elder brother was overjoyed: "This, I can find it again!" The last time you gave me, I used it very well, because I knew that it was an occasional dirt in the mountains, so I didn't say anything to you again. The person who used to call the Tai Hospital refined a few bottles, but the effect was not obvious. It's hard for you to have a heart, I really should thank you! ”

Cao Hao hurriedly said that he didn't dare to thank him, and then took out Zhang Fangzi from his arms and handed it over: "Thirteenth Master, this is the recipe I found this time, because this snake oil is refined by a golden snake." That thing was already small, and it was highly poisonous, and few people caught it, so there were not many snake oils, but the refining method was simple. This krait is not unique to Fujian, but also has in Guangdong and Guangxi, and if you inform the officials of the three places, it is not a rare thing to get some! ”

The thirteenth elder brother smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I am considered to be in that ranking, dare to bother the officials of the three places to refine medicine for me?" I'm afraid that the medicine has not yet been obtained, and the impeachment of the imperial envoy and the instruction of the Zongren Mansion are about to be issued! ”

From Kangxi's favorite prince to the current identity that is not embarrassing or embarrassing, such ups and downs are indeed not something that anyone can bear. Now, even the fourteenth elder brother, who is two years younger than him, has been sealed Gushan Beizi, and the thirteenth elder brother has become the only one among the adult princes who does not have a title.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao and the sixteenth elder brother didn't know how to persuade them, and the room fell silent.

After a long while, the thirteenth elder brother smiled and said: "I forgot just now, the fourth brother has a disciple who is the prefect of Fujian, it seems that the fourth brother can also ask the fourth brother for help in this matter!" ”

As he was talking, he heard a little eunuch at the door say: "Master, Lord Yong has come to see you!" ”

(To be continued)