Seeing that Cao Hao didn't say anything, Su De had already begun to greet the ancestors of the Cao family for eight generations.

Thinking about what he had seen and heard in the capital several times, he understood that he would not be able to rely on his own empty mouth and white teeth to beg for people.

After all, Cao Hao is kind to the Khan's palace, not the Khan's palace has the Cao family, and there is no reason to call him plainly because the other party is a benefactor.

It's just that the Han people are really hypocritical, and if they want to benefit from it, they have to pretend to be humble gentlemen.

He felt contempt in his heart, but his face became more and more respectful, he took out a gift slip from his sleeve, got up and said, "Look at the official who was in a hurry for a while, and almost delayed the business. I heard that it was the birthday of the lady of your mansion, and the next official prepared a birthday gift on behalf of the prince, and asked Lord Cao not to dislike the courtesy. ”

In this sentence, the filial piety to Cao Fu was said to be a birthday gift, and he came to the door to beg for a birthday.

turned a little stiffly, but it also made Cao Hao not easy to refuse.

Cao Hao looked at Su De with a smile, but he really admired him.

"The son of the world has a heart, Lord Su is also hard, Cao Mou thanked the son for his mother's birthday gift." Cao Hao took the gift list and said to Su De.

Seeing Cao Hao's smile, Su De thought that he had scratched his itch, and he was full of regret. If you knew this was the case, you should have come to give a gift, maybe the matter has already been seen.

He couldn't help but think about it, wondering if he should go to the Guojun Palace.

In Beijing, he has inquired clearly, and now the prince who is in charge of the domain, although he is the king of the county, he is very relied on by the emperor, and he began to eat the prince Yulu last year, and I am afraid that it will not take two years to become the prince.

Just to give a gift to Cao's mansion, it will cost thousands of taels, if you give a gift to the palace, if this scale is not well mastered, maybe it will not be successful, but it will be counterproductive. In addition, there is a lack of introductions.

"Now the princes and ministers are busy with the affairs of the Halloween, and they don't care about Lord Su's side. Master Su is calm and impatient, and after the Halloween Festival, there may be news. Cao Hao picked up the teacup and said lightly.

In the end, Su De was full of joy, and thanked him very gratefully, and then said goodbye and left.

Out of Cao's Mansion, his smile disappeared, and there was a trace of solemnity on his face.

The prince originally wanted him to avoid the will of the Cao family to attack the lord in the capital, but now he is acting like this against the will of the prince, but what can be done......* Cao Hao took the gift list and returned to Wutong Garden.

Su De's gift list is very simple, two golden Buddhas with a height of feet, a handle of gold and jade Ruyi, and four sets of silver pots and silver tableware.

"Huh?" Chu Yu looked at the gift list, the Buddha statue Ruyi didn't feel anything, and when he saw the silver pot and silver tableware, he couldn't help but say: "So much silverware? If it is really as good as the one that Hengsheng brought back, the house can have less silverware. ”

Among the things that Hang Seng brought back, there were also four sets of silverware.

Hengsheng didn't care about any of this, and all of them went into the treasury and presented the booklet to Chu Yu.

Chu Yu thought that these were all given by Hengsheng's biological father, so he carefully collected them for him.

Now that she saw that there were four more sets of silverware on the gift list, she couldn't help but feel a little moved.

In the palace of the prince of the capital, gold and silver utensils are common, and the number of people who really take this call is limited, and most of them are used to entertain distinguished guests or sacrifices.

When the bride leaves the court, she has to bring gold and silver utensils to her dowry.

is not only decent when giving makeup, but also in order to use it cheaply in the future when the in-laws are not able to get by.

The Cao family married a girl, and they married into the clan, so they didn't worry about being sad, but this silverware was also indispensable.

I really didn't expect that the silversmiths in Mongolia were more exquisite than the silversmiths in Beijing.

Su De's gift list was sent to Cao Hao first, and not long after he left Cao's Mansion, the "birthday gift" was also sent to Cao's Mansion.

According to the custom, Cao Hao and Chu Yu first sent the birthday gift to the Orchid Courtyard for her mother-in-law to see.

The Li family next to him didn't care, but the two Buddha statues were brought to the front of people and looked at them a few more times.

This Buddha statue is very different from the Buddha statue in the house, and it is not like the common Shakyamuni or Guanyin, Manjushri and the like.

One is a thinly clothed female bodhisattva, twisting her waist and hips, standing on a single-layer lotus platform; One is a monster with a minotaur, trampling among the buffaloes, waving white bones in its hands.

Li Shi "tsk" twice, pointed to the female Bodhisattva, and asked Cao Hao: "This is the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva?" It looks like Green Tara, but the color is wrong. ”

The world says that Guanyin has thousands of hands and thousands of eyes, thousands of incarnations, and the female Buddha statues that appear in the world are mostly named Guanyin.

Cao Hao nodded and said, "Although it is not green, it is in the form of a girl, with one head and two arms, and both hands holding lotus flowers and nodules, which is Green Tara." ”

When Li heard this, his face was solemn, he bowed to the Buddha statue, and then looked at another one.

This time, she didn't recognize it.

Cao Hao had seen it in the lama temple on the side of the summer resort, so he said: "This is the protector god of Tibetan Buddhism, if you are in the temple, there will be a statue of the Ming concubine behind you, holding a bowl filled with blood in her hand." ”

"I can't complain that my eyes are born, it turns out to be the law of the Yellow Sect." Li said that he felt that this Buddha statue looked fierce, but he did not dare to slack off, and still bowed respectfully.

In the end, she couldn't get used to it, so she ordered Chu Yu to accept the Buddha statue. The remaining two ruyi, she looked at it carefully, asked Chu Yu to put away the gold, and left the jade and said: "I am looking for a ruyi to add makeup to the fourth sister, this is just right." ”

As for the silverware, Lee did not stay.

She has several sets of silverware made inside, all of which are pressed at the bottom of the box, and are rarely used.

"One set for four sisters, one set for Niuniu, and the remaining two sets for first." Chu Yu looked at the silverware, thinking in his heart, very satisfied.

Although there are only four sets of silver pots and silver bowls and chopsticks written on the gift list, in fact, there are hundreds of pieces of silverware in each set, which are used to add makeup ......and be decent.

Cao Xiang also took leave from the yamen, prepared to be ready, and waited for someone from Prince Yu's mansion.

Guanglu's biological mother and mother-in-law are not alive, and when it comes to the elders, there are only two brothers and sisters-in-law, who are now Prince Yu and Fujin, and they are only twenty-five or six years old.

The decision should have been done by these two people, but these two people were noble, and they may not be in person, most of them invited their clan relatives to come forward.

Chu Yu went to the inner house to accompany Zhao Jia's family, and Niuniu and Tianhui went to the fourth sister.

Tianyou and Hengsheng are in front with their father and uncle, and if the envoy of Prince Yu's palace comes to make a decision of high status, they will be entertained by Cao Hao and Cao Xiang brothers; If the identity of the person who came is insufficient, they need to be greeted by the two little brothers with the steward.

Prince Yuxian Fuquan is the first king of Prince Yu's mansion, and he has six sons under his knees, and only three sons and five sons live to adulthood.

The fifth son was the father of Guanglu, and his life was not long, and he died of illness when he lived to be twenty-three. left three sons, and the two sons grew up Chengren, that is, the posthumous son Guanglu and his second brother Guangling.

The third son is Baotai, the prince of Geyu, who is in his forties this year, and already has more than 20 elder brothers and more than 10 Gege, and has the most prosperous descendants in the clan.

Bao Tai was robbed of the title, this branch was rejected by the emperor, Guang Ling should not be so uninteresting, and asked them to come forward to take care of his younger brother's family affairs.

The rest is hard to say, so Cao Hao and Cao Xiang can't guess who it will be.

is a marriage in the palace, and this is just a formality.

I don't want to, from the beginning of the morning (seven o'clock in the morning) to the beginning of the morning (ten o'clock in the morning), I haven't seen anyone from Prince Yu's mansion.

Cao Hao couldn't help frowning, and Cao Xiang was also a little uneasy.

Originally, the time agreed upon by the two families was this morning.

Now it is almost noon, and there is no shadow of the people in the palace.

"Big brother, do you want someone to go over and inquire?" Cao Xiang couldn't help but ask.

Cao Hao waved his hand and said, "Wait and see, Guanglu doesn't look like an ignorant person, even if there is really something to delay, he will send someone over......"

Before the words fell, I saw the housekeeper come in and said, "The eldest master, the fourth master, the third elder brother of Prince Yu's mansion is here." ”

This "third elder brother" is talking about Guanglu, he has not yet been knighted, and he has not made a ceremony with the fourth sister, so he can neither be called a knight nor an uncle, so everyone will be called according to the ranking.

Cao Hao and Cao Xiang glanced at each other, and they both felt puzzled in their hearts.

Could it be that Guanglu's brother and sister-in-law are dissatisfied with this family business, otherwise how could Guanglu make up his own mind?

The two brothers got up and went out in person.

Outside the gate of Caofu, there was only one person standing, and that was Guanglu. He was dressed in new clothes, but his forehead was covered with sweat, his body was wrinkled, and his boots were full of mud.

He looked a little frightened, and he was a little embarrassed.

Seeing Cao Hao and Cao Xiang come out in person, Guanglu hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "I've seen two brothers." ”

Cao Hao and Cao Xiang both changed their faces, looking at him alone, with no long things, if he said that he came to make a decision, it would be too child's play.

Today is a big decision, and at the same time tell the Cao family to marry Ji said.

What is the reason that the palace has no movement, and Guanglu needs to come over in person?

"Third elder brother, this is ......" Cao Hao looked at Guanglu and said with a puzzled face: "The decision ...... made"

Guanglu's face was flushed, and he said: "It's really something in the palace, I'm afraid that the decision will be delayed for a few days, and I ask the two brothers to forgive ......."

Cao Hao and Cao Xiang's faces are not good-looking.

Cao Xiang couldn't help it, and said angrily: "Marriage is a big event, isn't it child's play?" What's the big deal that you can't even care about? ”

Cao Hao was also very angry in his heart, but he still had a little bit of the city government, so he suppressed his anger and said coldly: "It's more important than your family affairs, isn't it related to the survival of the palace?" ”

He was just dissatisfied in his heart, and said this casually, after all, Guanglu was dressed normally, if it was really a white thing in the palace, then it would be obvious in the dress.

When Guanglu heard this, he was stunned, looked at Cao Hao's gaze, and pleaded a little: "Could it be that the eldest brother heard some news, and asked the eldest brother to advise ......" Speaking of this, his eyes were already red.

Cao Hao looked stunned and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Cao Xiang didn't care about getting angry, and looked at Guanglu with a little worry.

Guanglu choked up and said: "The emperor sent someone to detain my second brother this morning, and also made someone circle the palace. There was a mess in the palace, and naturally he couldn't take care of what he had decided. Only when I remembered this matter, and was afraid that my brothers would wait and worry, I begged the guards guarding the palace for a while, and I was able to leave the palace. ”

He is only twenty years old, he is a posthumous son, raised in his uncle's house, and sent people under the fence, and his surname is inevitably a little cowardly.

encountered such a big event, he just thought at first that he had to tell the Cao family no matter what, otherwise the Cao family would wait for nothing, and the two families would not have any more suspicions.

Now that he went to the Cao family, after telling the Cao family about the delay in making a decision, he was a little confused and didn't know what to do next.

Looking at the silent Cao Hao, he was a little dependent, and said, "Big brother, how should the little brother behave?" Have you heard the rumors, why did the emperor have a seizure of the younger brother and the second brother? ”

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "I have never heard of the prince's affairs......

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but ponder.

It is said that his news has always been well-informed, but he has never heard any rumors about why Yongzheng suddenly broke out in Prince Yu's mansion.

From this point of view, most of the taboos committed by Prince Yu are the privacy of the heavenly family, and they cannot be heard on the surface.

"Third elder brother, you better go back to the palace first......" Cao Hao said.

After all, brothers are not father and son, even if Guang Ling really commits any taboos, he may not be implicated in Guanglu, so chaotic, it is easy to be disgusted.

If Guanglu is really among the guilty, then even if he wears out his mouth, the guards of the palace will not dare to let him out.

"Back to the palace?" Guanglu hesitated a little and said, "In that case, I'm afraid I won't be able to come out for a while, how can I find out about my second brother?" ”

Cao Hao shook his head and said: "Even if the emperor wants to detain people, it is futile to investigate, no matter if you release people, or whatever, there will always be a will to the palace, and the third elder brother should go back to the palace first." ”

Seeing that Cao Hao was calm, Guanglu, who was originally a little flustered, also calmed down, nodded, and said, "Listen to the eldest brother." ”

Since he wanted to go back, he didn't delay, just looked at the shadow wall of Dongfu, and said softly: "Mrs. Tai came with the four girls, and asked the two elder brothers to help break down one or two, and the younger brother will go back......

Cao Hao didn't nod, but said to Cao Xiang, "Let someone find a horse for the third elder brother." ”

Cao Xiang responded and instructed the steward to lead a horse.

Guanglu gratefully hugged his fists at the two before taking the reins, turning over on his horse, and drifting away.

As soon as Cao Hao and Cao Xiang turned the shadow wall, they saw a grandmother coming, it turned out that Zhao Jia's was impatient and began to make people rush to the front.

Cao Hao waved his hand to the grandmother and told her to go back to the inner house first, and she and Cao Xiang would arrive later.

"It's really a big deal, I haven't heard of any movement." Cao Xiang said in a low voice: "Pingsuli, I haven't heard of any bad deeds in Guanglu. In addition to some disagreements with Guanglu, he had a very good relationship with the cousins of Baotai's branch, and did not forget his uncle's nurturing grace, and the clan praised him as 'benevolent and righteous'. ”

It's not that he is gossiping, it's just because the fourth sister is pointing out that he is married to Guanglu, so he pays more attention to the news from Prince Yu's mansion.

Cao Hao picked the corners of his mouth, and somewhat understood the reason for the change in Prince Yu's mansion.

Even siblings can't tolerate it, so how can they sincerely share cousins? It's just "Dong Shi imitates".

That "Xi Shi" is not someone else, it is the sixteenth elder brother.

After the sixteenth elder brother was ordered to attack the title of Prince Zhuang, he took care of the nephews and nephews of the late old prince, and deserved a lot of praise.

What Guang Ling did, he wanted to emulate the Sixteenth Elder Brother and make a good name for himself, but he forgot that he was different from the Sixteenth Elder Brother.

Prince Lao Zhuang's nephews, although they are more qualified to inherit the title of prince, but because the emperor is not pleased, the title falls to the sixteenth elder brother.

And that's just the surface.

The actual situation is that at the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, in order to expand his influence in the clan, he could only increase the weight of a few brothers.

An iron hat prince, the court meeting is a few times ahead of the prince, which is much more important than the first prince.

The sixteenth elder brother treats the side branch of Prince Zhuang's mansion well, not so much that he is "benevolent and righteous", but that he is appeasing those people for the emperor.

After all, the princes and princes of the clan have corresponding systems, even if they are the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, they can't do what they want, otherwise they will cause the clan to be guarded against and fearful.

Guangling gave Baotai, who had lost his title, a room, but he committed Yongzheng's taboo.

Yongzheng, the emperor, is a little paranoid in joy and anger.

He not only took Baotai's prince, but also his eldest son's viscount, and directly transferred the title to Guangling, which shows that he is completely disgusted with Baotai.

Guang Ling is biased for fame, and he is close to Baotai's room, isn't it a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs?

As he spoke, the two brothers had already entered the inner house, and Zhao Jiashi could no longer sit still, and was pacing on the ground with a gloomy face.

Seeing that Cao Hao and Cao Xiang brothers came in, and there was no one behind them, Zhao Jiashi gritted his teeth and said, "Seeing that it is about to drag on until noon, there is no one in sight, is this deceiving no one in the Cao family?" ”

Cao Hao sympathized with her love for her daughter, so she didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "Guanglu just came to accompany me, it's not that the palace is lazy, it's really temporary." Prince Yu seems to have caused trouble, and the emperor wants to attack him, and the palace can't take care of it for the time being. ”

As for the palace being circled or something, Cao Hao skipped it, afraid that Zhao Jia's family would worry about Guanglu.

One person and one house, after all, is not the same meaning.

When Zhao Jiashi heard this, although he was still frowning, his anger decreased a little, and he sighed: "What is this called?" It should have been a good son of the fourth sister, but there was an incident, if they blamed the fourth sister in the future, wouldn't they be wronged? ”

Cao Hao persuaded: "No, it's a matter of the palace, and it can't be related to the fourth sister." The second old lady should not worry too much, the fourth sister still needs to be relieved, don't tell her to be too careful. ”

Zhao Jiashi nodded and said, "It's this Li'er, I'll take a look at the fourth sister first." Even if the fourth sister is picked by the palace in the future, he is not afraid, and the fourth aunt will be knighted next year......"

Chu Yu and Chunhua were originally with Zhao Jia's and waited in the upper room, but after this change, the two of them were also full of questions.

Cao Hao only took a half-day leave in the Yamen, and when he saw that the hour was not early, he and Chu Yu took the children back to the West Courtyard first, and went to the Yamen after lunch.

* Orchid Courtyard, upper room.

The Li family sent the maids down, leaving Chu Yu alone, and sighed: "Okay, why did this incident happen again?" The fourth sister is very painful, but she is always uncomfortable. It was three years ago, and it's like it now. ”

"It's called 'good things are grinding'. The old lady doesn't have to worry too much, since this family business is pointed out by the palace, there will be no ......changes," Chu Yu said with relief.

Is that so? The world is unpredictable.

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(To be continued)