When Cao Hao and his wife arrived in Beijing, it happened to be September 11, and the laurel list was released.

Although with the current family of the Cao family, there is no need for children to add icing on the cake, but Chu Yu feels sorry for his son, and he is still concerned about Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng's two righteous sons.

Although the Zhu family is now a marquis, Zhu Zhilian, like Ma Jun, is from a Jinshi. has to be the uncle of the two of them, even if he can't be a jinshi, he has to be a lifter, so that he can look good on his face.

Therefore, after entering the city, Chu Yu's mood when he returned home was a little urgent.

Cao Hao, according to the usual practice, first went to the Old Summer Palace to hand over the sign.

After waiting for a while, Yongzheng did not summon him, but only ordered the thirteenth elder brother to meet him.

Hearing the summons of the chamberlain, Cao Hao was secretly surprised.

Since Yongzheng ascended the throne, he must bow down to everything, not to mention a second-grade member like Cao Hao, who is sent by the seven-grade Zhengyin official, and must be passed to the front of the emperor, and he has been instructed to read it before he can use it with peace of mind.

Although Cao Hao is "exempted from office", he still has the title of Shangshu, and Yongzheng should understand in his heart that such a pressure is just because Cao Hao is young and it is not good to be rewarded again.

Cao Hao has been operating Zhili for two years, and it seems that there is no drastic reform on the surface, but in fact, the spring breeze and rain have a deep impact on Zhili.

It is only said that last year and this year, although there were also states and counties in Zhili that were affected by natural disasters, they did not ask the court for a penny of silver, and this alone saved hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for the imperial court.

Cao Hao had already rated himself as the governor in his heart, even if it couldn't be a perfect score, he could be considered a winner. After all, there is a cycle of progress in agricultural water conservancy, and it will not be achieved overnight.

If this is the case, the emperor will still be picky and dissatisfied, then Cao Hao can only be speechless.

According to what he thought, since the emperor was transferring him from Zhili in the form of "dismissal", he would definitely have some appeasement after arriving in Beijing.

What is the situation today?

The moment he saw the thirteenth elder brother, Cao Hao knew the reason.

"The emperor is not in good health, and he is recuperating in bed these two days, and he has not summoned his courtiers. I still heard that you were back, and I was worried about it, so I told my lord to come to see you. The thirteenth elder brother's face was haggard, and he was in a strong spirit.

It's about the dragon body, it's not something that the courtiers can inquire about, otherwise it's a sin to the scene, Cao Hao can only say: "Looking at the prince's expression, he is also very tired, and the prince needs to take care of himself." ”

The thirteenth elder brother rubbed his eyebrows and said, "These two days, I have been in the garden, and I am a little tired. On the emperor's side, with the queen guarding, you can also rest for a few days. Presumably, it will not take two days to return to normal. I just hope that the emperor will have a good night's sleep these days, in the past few years, he has rested for less than two hours every day, and even his iron body and bones can't stand it. ”

These words seem to be scratching casually, but they are also telling Cao Hao.

The emperor's dragon body owes peace, but it is not a big deal, you can hand over the sign after two days to see.

Cao Hao knew it in his heart, and probably mentioned a few words about the matter of Zhili. The thirteenth elder brother was busy with errands, and after a few words of praise, he asked Cao Hao to leave the garden.

In the garden, when Cao Hao returned to Cao's mansion, it was already the beginning of Shen (three o'clock in the afternoon).

Before I got to the door, I saw the front of Cao's house, red and full of firecracker debris.

Seeing this, Cao Hao was both happy and a little worried.

As early as before Tianyou and the Zuozhu brothers went to Beijing, Cao Hao had a sincere conversation with Mr. Feng about the studies of the third elementary school.

According to Mr. Feng, among the three, Tianyou has the best qualifications and the most down-to-earth homework, followed by Zuo Cheng and Zuo Zhu.

In this autumn, God bless and Zuo Cheng are not a big problem, and Zuo Zhu is between the two.

"The master is back......" The little guy at the door saw Cao Hao and his party, cheered loudly, and stepped forward.

Immediately, Cao Yuan, Wu Mao, and Wu Sheng also came out of the gate and greeted Cao Hao's return home with joy.

Cao Hao turned over and dismounted, and asked Cao Yuan, "How did the three young masters do in the exam?" ”

Cao Yuan bowed and said, "The master is overjoyed, the three young masters have all been hit." Uncle won the ninth, Second Master Bai won forty-two, and Uncle Song won one hundred and thirty-seven. ”

Cao Hao listened, and his face couldn't help showing joy.

In the early years of Shunzhi, there were 168 people per subject, and in the 35th year of Kangxi, it was changed to 141 people.

One hundred and thirty-seven on the left is the fourth from the bottom, which can be described as good luck.

"Did you send someone to the Ma family and the Zhu family to report the good news?" Cao Hao asked with a smile.

"My wife ordered me to do so, and I have already sent someone to go." Cao Yuan replied.

Cao Hao nodded, asked two more questions about housework, and went back to the inner courtyard.

The upper room of the orchid courtyard is full of joy.

Chu Yu and Tian were both here, and Li looked at Tianyou and Zuozhu with a smile, and his heart was very happy.

Three children go down at the same time, and they are most afraid that there will be up and down, in that case, even if there is, it is not too lively.

Now, there are no regrets.

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers "double happiness", and Tianyou's middle move also gave the Cao family "icing on the cake".

Tian's eyes were wet, and he smiled with tears, and kept wiping the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

Seeing Cao Hao come in, everyone stood up except for the Li family.

Cao Hao asked the Li family to say goodbye, and the Tian family saw it, and praised the children twice, and then went back to Wutong Garden first.

After Cao Hao finished grooming and changed into homely clothes, Chu Yu took Tianyou and them to Wutong Garden.

"The children want to go to the glaze factory to prepare for the Ming Thank-You Ceremony, I think that thanking the teacher is a big deal, and the things outside, it is difficult to distinguish between the good and the bad, and it is better to prepare from the house." Chu Yu said with a smile.

"That's exactly how it should be." Cao Hao nodded.

Seeing that Tianyou wanted to speak and stopped, Cao Hao said: "It's going to be busy tomorrow, you can leave the house if you want to go out of the house today, just remember not to come back too late." ”

Tianyou hurriedly responded: "Follow my father's orders." The sons went out, not to wander around, but to promise a few classmates in the academy to buy thank-you gifts together. Even if they are preparing for their own home, they are afraid that they will have to go once, and after those classmates arrived in Beijing, they studied hard in the guild hall, and they were very unfamiliar with the city, and their sons always had to do their best to be landlords. ”

The children are getting older, and in the future in the officialdom, what they are doing is networking.

As long as it is not a fox friend who eats, drinks and gambles, of course Cao Hao will not stop him, so he said: "The hall is full of people, and it is not cheap in the end." Regardless of whether you are in the middle or not, if you have a good relationship with your brother and want to stay in Beijing, you can ask you to settle in the house. Speaking of this, he paused and said, "Before leaving the house in a while, go to the account office to pay a hundred taels of silver." If there are poor scholars who don't want to come and live, you can help one or two. ”

The three of them answered in unison and retired happily.

Between husband and wife, the mind is figured out.

When the children went out, Chu Yu smiled and said: "This time, the master doesn't have to worry anymore, and he can happily prepare family affairs for Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng." ”

Cao Hao said: "Ma Jun is already the fourth grade, Xiangjun's grandfather released the Anhui political envoy last year, if the left residence is a showman, Ma Jun will not say anything, and the relatives over there have to be picky." ”

Chu Yu said: "Yes, people in the world have a pair of rich and noble eyes, rather than marrying a talented person, it is better to donate a background to be more decent." ”

While the husband and wife were talking, a maid replied: "Master, wife, the fourth master of Dongfu is here, waiting in the living room of the front yard." ”

Cao Hao listened, looked up at the clock, and it was only four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was not yet time to fall.

He wondered in his heart, and when he went to the front yard, he saw Cao Xiang wearing an official uniform and sitting and eating tea.

Seeing Cao Hao coming in, he got up and said, "Big brother." ”

Cao Hao nodded in return, and the two sat down separately.

Cao Xiang looked at it carefully, Fang breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I heard that the eldest brother returned to Beijing, and the younger brother couldn't stand the Luoya, so he came back one step earlier, and the eldest brother looked fine." ”

Cao Hao was relieved when he heard him, and he was very ironed in his heart, and said: "After two years outside, I said that my son was very moisturized, and I was at ease." In the past two years, Hengsheng has taken care of the fourth brother in the house here, and the fourth brother has worked hard. ”

Cao Xiang waved his hand and said, "My nephew is sensible, and the big housekeeper is capable, so I don't need my brother to do anything." Speaking of this, he added a smile and said: "I haven't congratulated the eldest brother yet, there are three more people in the Kecao family today, and I, as an uncle, feel glorious." This time, it's going to be a good job, and it just so happens that the house is also lively. ”

Cao Hao's dismissal this time was unclear and well-informed, and he knew that he would have another important use when he returned to Beijing; Some people who have pink eye also say that the Cao family is in decline, and as the former ministers of the first emperor, the Cao family will be purged.

Cao Xiang was depressed in his heart, afraid that the gossip would spread too much, which would cause the elders to worry, and he thought that he would take advantage of the incident of a few nephews to invite a guest and break the rumor.

Although Cao Hao is usually not ostentatious, he does not object to this proposal.

He didn't think of refuting the rumors or anything, but wanted to let a few children appear more often in front of relatives and friends.

Although before, the relatives and friends who were familiar with it also knew that Cao Hao had two nominal sons in addition to his biological son and adopted son. But because Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng were young at the time, they rarely appeared in front of people.

Now that the son of the left residence has been decided, Tian's mother and son will move out of Cao's mansion soon, so that their brothers will appear in front of relatives and friends, and look back at Cao Hao's face, which can take care of one or two.

After saying this, he talked about the matter of worshipping the master and worshipping the master, the master was okay, and he was a colleague of Cao Xiang Hanlin Academy; The teacher is Zhang Tingyu, a university scholar and a scholar of the household department.

Although Cao Hao is not only the governor of Zhili and the governor of Zhili, he also has the title of secretary of the military department.

In addition, he is in Beijing, and Bacheng has to enter the household department, and Zhang Tingyu is a colleague, so it is not appropriate to take God to bless them out to thank the teacher.

Cao Xiang took the initiative to invite Ying, and said, "Big brother, Ming'er will let me take my nephews to thank the teacher, right?" ”

Cao Hao said: "I just want to bother the fourth brother, so please." ”

Cao Xiang said with a smile: "The son and nephew of the family are interested, this is a very decent thing, and it is not what you want." ”

Seeing that Cao Hao's face was colorless, Cao Xiang did not sit for a long time, and after discussing the matter, he left ...... * Zhang Jia's house and went to the room.

Mrs. Ning sat on the kang with a look of surprise on her face, and said, "That's right, those two hits?" ”

There was a fifty-year-old steward standing on the ground, who bowed down and replied: "The little one has looked at it three times, Young Master Yuan Song is one hundred and thirty-seven lifters, and Young Master Yuan Bai is forty-two lifters. ”

Mrs. Ning nodded, and instructed the maid who was waiting in front of her to reward the steward with a penny and send it away......*

(To be continued)