"Adult...... The young woman's voice was soft and sweet, her eyes were clear, with a bit of hope, and she looked at Cao Hao.

Nalan Fusen coughed lightly, glanced at Cao Hao narrowly, and said, "I'm a little drunk, I'm going to find someone to ask for a bowl of sobering soup to ......" and then got up and went out.

Cao Hao's heart felt quite strange, this fair lady did not have the smell of wind and dust of a happy woman, and her whole body was clean and refreshing. Although her eyes were eager, they were not like the obsession of ordinary women, but there was something else in them.

This kind of look is not unfamiliar to Cao Hao.

In the eyes of Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng, in the eyes of Niuniu and Tianhui, it is a kind of admiration.

Cao Hao became more and more confused, and he didn't let the girl in, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said, "Have you heard of me?" ”

"Hmm." Miao Niang replied softly: "My lord is an important minister of the imperial court, and my aunt has heard others mention the name of my lord. As she spoke, she already had red eyes and said: "Everyone says that Lord Cao is the most righteous, sincere and kind-hearted...... Treat a few adopted sons and adopted sons, no less than biological ......"

Cao Hao is not a hairy boy without eyes, so naturally he doesn't feel that Slender Niang is so demeanorful, but he is moved by his so-called "righteousness" and "kindness".

He couldn't help but look at the fair girl carefully, looking at the docile and weak girl, but there was a gloom between her eyebrows.

Here's the trouble.

"Come in and talk." Cao Hao glanced at the little girl and said.

When the fair lady heard this, she nodded vigorously and entered the house.

Cao Hao didn't close the door, pointed to a stool, and sat down with the fair lady.

The fair lady did not sit down immediately, but knelt down in front of Cao Hao...... The women of the Han family, without the custom of Manchurian girls not kneeling to their parents, fell to the ground and said: "My niece has seen Uncle Cao." As he spoke, he bowed to the ground.

This is a very heavy gift, but Cao Hao didn't feel any relief, but looked at the top of the slender girl's head, and there was a trace of coldness in his eyes.

Even "uncle" was called, who knows what shocking words this fair lady will say next.

Cao Hao was shocked in his heart, but he didn't dare to pack the ticket, what this woman said was false.

Recently, it has been rumored that there is a vacancy in Dali Temple, and the most likely to be promoted to the throne is Ma Jun, the young secretary of Dali Temple, who has been praised by the emperor himself.

Ma Jun's father-in-law is a local magistrate personally promoted by Yongzheng; His own uncle, who was also an official in the household department in his early years, had an old relationship with the emperor.

With such a background, coupled with his willingness to endure hardships, he has been in the office for 17 or 8 years, and his performance evaluation is excellent, and the emperor's liking is no exception.

Although the emperor had the intention of attacking Han officials, he not only looked down on the high and powerful positions of Han officials, but also feared "fame" and "popularity" the most.

If any of the courtiers really "responded to every call", then he was afraid that he would not be able to sleep.

Although Ma Jun is the son of an official eunuch, his family is withered, and there is no one in the family to respond; Although he was born in the imperial examination, he has been working hard to be outside and keeping filial piety for a long time, and he is not close to those "same years" and "fellow villagers".

Promoting such courtiers and sharing the hopes of those old ministers, Yongzheng is naturally not happy.

At this time, a Hunan girl appeared, calling Cao Hao "uncle", how could Cao Hao not be surprised.

"The girl has passed the salute, please get up and talk." Cao Hao's voice was faint, and he said.

When the girl heard this, she raised her head suddenly, her face showed a little stubbornness and misery, and she choked up and said: "Could it be that Lord Cao thinks that the little girl is not raised in the boudoir, and she is contemptuous...... If it weren't for the fact that her mother was seriously ill and spent all her money at home, there would be no way to borrow it, and the little girl would not have been deceived and sold by an unscrupulous blind date. The little girl's words also clearly explained the reason why she fell into this embarrassing realm.

This woman is not unintelligent.

Looking at her carefully, there is indeed some kindness between her eyebrows and eyes, and the corners of her eyes are slightly raised, a little like Ma Jun.

Cao Hao was a little uncalm in his heart, and asked, "Fair Lady is your real name?" ”

The girl shook her head and said: "This is the name changed by the master of the qu skill class, the little girl's surname is Ma, the name is Yuan, the success of the 'Cheng', the 'Yuan' of Shuyuan." ”

Although it is not "Sijun", "Nianlang" or something, Cao Hao does not feel relaxed at all.

Ma Jun, the word is natural.

The daughter of Ma Tiancheng's family?

Cao Hao's eyes were a little deep, and he said, "Why do you call me 'uncle'......"

When the little girl heard this, she immediately burst into tears, bit her lip, and said: "The little woman is shy and considers herself an adult's junior, because she knows that the adult is the eldest friend ......of the little woman."

Seeing that her body was like a sieve of chaff because of her excitement, and there was a bit of confusion and resentment in her eyes, Cao Hao already believed in what she said.

Thinking of Xiangjun and Yuanjun, who were well educated, and then looking at the stubborn and helpless girl in front of him, Cao Hao really couldn't harden his heart.

It's just that from an emotional point of view, he is not a saint at all, and compared with a poor girl who may be Ma Jun's illegitimate daughter, he is still more biased towards Ma Jun.

He thought for a moment and said, "Have you mentioned these words to others?" ”

The fair lady shook her head and said, "I don't dare to say it." ”

Cao Hao just wanted to ask her if she had any tokens, if she was so empty and white-toothed, wouldn't it be a joke if she made a fuss.

I saw that the little girl turned around, tinkered in front of the placket for a while, and then turned around, and already held a handkerchief in her hand, and offered it to Cao Hao with both hands.

It is a plain square with two blue moire stripes in the lower right corner. Such a simple thing is not like a boudoir, like a man's habitual square handkerchief.

Where can Cao Hao see anything?

Even though he and Ma Jun have been old friends for many years, they have always been less together and more apart, and he is a man, where would he think of paying attention to what kind of veil the other party uses.

The veil is eighty percent new, with needle eyes at the four corners, and there is a silk thread that falls on the veil in half of one place.

It seems that the fair lady takes this veil very seriously, and usually uses needles and threads to decorate the inside of her clothes.

Her "dare not say", coupled with the careful custody of this veil, seems to be afraid that others will have bad intentions and take away her "token"; is also full of pitiful lack of confidence, afraid that without this veil, the Ma family will not recognize her.

This is Ma Jun's family matter, even if what this woman said is true, it is indeed Ma Jun's blood, Cao Hao will not recognize his niece without going through Ma Jun.

But if you leave the fair lady in the tiger and wolf's den, and let the class master arrange to serve the powerful, it is really inappropriate.

Even if he knew that it was a little tricky, Cao Hao could only put things down first.

He raised his hand, told the fair lady to get up, and asked two more questions. It's nothing more than why she didn't go directly to Ma's house to find someone since she knew her father's name.

It turned out that when Miao Niang's biological mother died of illness, Miao Niang was only ten years old, she only knew her father's name, knew that her father was a Beijing official, and originally also had the idea of looking for relatives.

As I grew up in the music skill class and understood more, I realized that I was not a real official daughter, but a maiden, worse than a concubine.

There is a little friend in the class who is similar to the slender girl, who is the concubine of a wealthy gentleman in Sichuan, who is not allowed by her mother-in-law, and when her father is not at home, she is quietly taken out and sold to passing traffickers, and is directly taken thousands of miles away.

In addition, over the years, what I have seen and heard, and the dispute between the concubines and concubines are the causes of various incidents, the most important of which is the vicious means.

Although the slender mother has never seen her mother-in-law, but in her opinion, her mother's weak duty is not allowed to enter the door, and the mother-in-law is also the legendary "fierce woman", after her father entered Beijing, she lost her news, and it makes sense, presumably she was controlled by her wife.

How dare she throw herself into the net, she can only inquire about the affairs of the Ma family in private, she has heard people mention the friendship between the Ma and Cao families, as well as Cao Hao's ......personality in the corner of the flower hall, Heshan was a little embarrassed Nalan Fusen said: "Don't worry, big brother, my brother is really helpless...... The eldest brother of the court also knows, where are the three melons and two dates chewy? The partial emperor couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, and the big guys didn't dare to stretch out their hands, so they had to think of another way. The brothers arranged this banquet, thinking that the big guy would eat two more wines, and get closer to the friendship before speaking, Lord Cao couldn't wipe off his feelings, maybe he would be willing to help...... And there are no other bad intentions, trying to calculate which ......"

Nalan Fusen shook his head disapprovingly, and said, "Fu Ruo is not a rigid person, you have to ask him for help, just say it." If he can help, he will help, if he can't help, he can't help with two meals. If you want to send a woman? In this way, it gave birth to a different way, which damaged the love of being on an errand together back then. If Fu really has the heart to accept foreign favors, he will not guard the county lord for all these years. Even if you know that he doesn't care about women, what's the use of making this scene? ”

Heshan knew that Nalan Fusen was right, and he regretted it a little in his heart.

If he generously spread out the conversation with Cao Hao, even if he didn't help, he would just complain in person, and he would not leave a mustard; came out with such a vain head, Cao Hao refused again, it was not only a loss of face, but also a loss of feelings.

With a bitter face, he scolded the buddy who proposed to have a friendship with wine in his heart.

He was hesitating, whether to immediately look for Cao Hao and show what he wanted, when he saw his housekeeper come in, his expression was a little weird.

"Aren't you eating with the others at the porter?" Heshan asked.

Everyone came to the banquet, and there were many long-term servants around them. Heshan sent two tables of food to the porter, and asked his housekeeper to arrange for the servants to be entertained.

The steward glanced at Naranfusen and did not answer directly.

Seeing this, Nalan Fusen got up to avoid it.

Heshan couldn't see this, so he hurriedly stopped him, and said impatiently to the steward: "If there is a fart, let it go, this is Uncle Nalan, and he is not an outsider." ”

The steward didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly lowered his voice and replied: "Master, Lord Cao sent someone to call Steward Zhang of Cao's Mansion, but I don't know what to order, Steward Zhang didn't return to the table, and took people back to Cao's Mansion on horseback......"

The manager Zhang in his mouth is the old man Zhang Yi next to Cao Hao.

Nalan Fusen and Heshan have known Cao Hao for many years, and they know that Zhang Yi is not an ordinary servant.

"Why is that?" Heshan was a little confused.

If it wasn't for the Cao Mansion to send someone over, it wouldn't be a matter over there, otherwise, it would not be the housekeeper who went back, but Cao Hao himself.

Heshan and Nalan Fusen looked at each other, and suddenly remembered that Cao Hao had not come back after so long since the Slender Niang.

Doesn't that mean, then......

(To be continued)