From the capital to the imperial tomb, the funeral procession walked for five days, and arrived at Jingling on the second day of the first month of April.

This place is majestic and magnificent, it is the imperial mausoleum of the Daxing Emperor, it was built from the fifteenth year of Kangxi, the completion of the twenty years of Kangxi, the late concubine of the Daxing Emperor, are buried in the Jingling.

First, the emperor led the princes of the clan and the ministers of civil and military affairs to pay homage to the palace temporarily, saluting, drinking, mourning, and worshipping the mausoleums and supporting halls of several queens, and finally kneeling in the south of the Jingling Tablet Pavilion.

In the low and mournful sound of ritual music, Cao Hao also had a sentimentality in his heart. In this Zigong Palace, it is difficult to judge the merits and demerits of later generations, and it is also an elder who has expressed love and kindness to him.

With the arrival of Zi Palace, Yongzheng cried loudly, and the kneeling princes and officials were naturally compatible. For a while, hundreds of princes and ministers, thousands of Eight Banners Protectors, wailed in unison, and the cry was really shocking.

Cao Hao knelt on the ground, only feeling the "buzzing" of his eardrums, and thought that the original sentimentality was only the absurdity of watching a big play. But he didn't dare to be a maverick, so he had to follow the crowd and rub the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.

The spicy ginger juice stimulated the tears in the eyes, and suddenly tears welled up...... When the Zigong Palace is enshrined in the palace of enjoyment, it is necessary to mourn and mourn again. Many of the old ministers were crumbling, and their voices were hoarse when they wept. After the ceremony, you need someone to support you.

Cao Hao also supported one in his hand, which was Zhang Boxing, the household servant.

His body was already shaking, but he insisted on falling behind the hundred officials, looking at the Xiangdian, and respectfully kneeling and bowing three times and nine bows, his mouth was full of words, and he didn't know what he was saying.

Cao Hao helped him up and said, "The spirit of the first emperor is far away, please mourn on the birthday of the adults!" ”

Zhang Boxing nodded and said, "Let Lord Cao suffer, old and out of shape!" ”

Cao Hao didn't speak again, silently accompanied him, followed behind everyone, and walked back to the palace. He had already wiped away his tears, and if it weren't for the fact that his front was wet and his eyes were bloodshot, he wouldn't have seen that he had cried so gaffe.

After sending Zhang Boxing off, Cao Hao returned to his residence, feeling a little trance.

Even though he knew that Kangxi was his blood relative and had been a monarch for more than ten years, Cao Hao still regarded himself as a bystander most of the time.

Most of the time, you're on the lookout, right?

He rubbed his forehead and called Xiaoman: "Is there any news of the old lady and his wife?" ”

Xiao Man replied: "Mrs. sent a message to her, saying that the old lady and the wife will follow the queen mother and the queen to pay homage and salute. ”

Hearing this, Cao Hao nodded, thinking in his heart that he didn't know that the Queen Mother had nothing to do this time, and she came to perform the ceremony obediently, I don't know if it was because of the deference to Emperor Daxing, or because of concern for the fourteenth elder brother.

In known history, the fate of the fourteenth elder brother in the Yongzheng Dynasty was "guarding the tomb".

Cao Hao thought of this, looked out the window, surrounded by green mountains, heavily guarded place, if he could stay calmly, he would be able to cultivate his own self.

At this time, the Queen Mother was not as calm as Cao Hao imagined.

In the palace residence, she grabbed the back of the chair, the back of her hand was full of green muscles, and glared at Yongzheng fiercely: "What about the old fourteenth, it's not that he is here, the palace wants to see the old fourteen!" ”

This is the first time that mother and son have met since the new year.

The dress on the Queen Mother's body was solemn and heavy, her hair was not messy at all, and her eyes were as sharp as knives.

She was originally plump, but at the moment she was thin and weak, full of white hair, and she was obviously only in her sixties, but she looked even older than a seventy-year-old woman.

After all, it is the mother of the biological body, Yongzheng couldn't help but be a little soft-hearted, and just wanted to speak, he saw the queen mother hatefully and said: "If he has the slightest mistake, I will go underground and curse you for not dying well!" ”

When Yongzheng heard this, his body staggered, and he felt that his heart was like a knife.

When the Queen Mother saw Yongzheng's gaffe, she thought she was right, so she panicked all of a sudden, got up and grabbed Yongzheng's arm, and said sharply: "What happened to your fourteenth elder brother?" ”

Her face was full of horror and uneasiness, as well as deep concern and longing, and tears had already fallen. All this is for the sake of the young son.

Yongzheng's heart hardened suddenly.

He picked the corners of his mouth, revealing a bit of mockery, and said: "I have a golden mouth, and those who promise it will not lose their words; As long as the Queen Mother does what she should do, of course she will see the fourteenth brother. ”

The Queen Mother glared at him, struggled for a moment, put down her arm, and said lightly: "This palace knows!" Don't disturb the emperor, please kneel down to the emperor. ”

Yongzheng listened, turned around and left, without stopping for a moment.

In the courtyard, the queen led people to wait, and when she saw him coming out with a hesitant face, she stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, it's time to pay homage to the tomb and salute, the queen mother is ...... old man."

"Let someone invite the Queen Mother, she should be almost ready." Yongzheng said.

When the queen heard this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if the queen mother didn't come out again, she could only ask the imperial doctor to come over to "ask for pulse", and then in the name of the queen mother's "phoenix body is sick", she, the queen, took the internal and external women to salute.

In that case, there will inevitably be speculation about what kind of discord between the queen mother and the emperor's mother and son.

After all, it is related to filial piety, even if you are the king, you must also take care of the words "people's words are terrible".

Next, although the Queen Mother did not give the queen any good face, she finally completed the implementation of etiquette under the guidance of the ceremonial officer.

When I returned to the palace, the Queen Mother finally saw the fourteenth elder brother...... Although no one knows what the mother and son said, the queen mother fell ill after meeting each other, and the fourteenth elder brother received the order to live in the soup spring near the mausoleum after returning to the palace in the second holy car.

Because this news was not deliberately concealed, it quickly reached the ears of the princes and ministers.

Some gloated, while others breathed a sigh of relief. The "first evil" is all left, so can the ministers who have flattered the fourteenth elder brother over the years also escape?

Compared with the heaviness of the journey, the journey back to Beijing made everyone feel much happier.

Cao Hao's good mood was not happy for a few days, and as soon as he returned home, he got news from Wu Sheng that Wang Gui, the manager of the Li family's envoy to the capital, had been detained by the Admiral of Jiumen.

Cao Hao's heart sank suddenly, not for the fate of the Li family, and then thought of Yongzheng's sticky pole.

Wang Gui was just an inconspicuous steward, how could he be detained shortly after he left the Cao family? How many emperors' eyes are there in his own house?

On the Li family and Chu Yu's side, Su Xin took the maid and the maid to greet them outside the second gate.

Li was a little tired, and when he returned to the Orchid Courtyard, he was ready to take a nap and send the juniors down; Chu Yu took Su Xin and returned to Wutong Garden.

Seeing that Chu Yu's expression was still good and there were no symptoms of fatigue, Su Xin told him about the affairs of the ten heavens, and then returned the cards.

Chu Yu thanked Su Xin again, although the two of them did not have the same relationship as Chu Yu and Jing Hui, they also spoke similarly, and talked about the details after parting.

While talking, there was a little maid, and the eldest aunt and grandmother came back.

Chu Yu didn't feel anything, Su Xin's expression had moved slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said to Chu Yu: "Sister-in-law, aunt and grandmother are a little wrong......

"What's wrong?" Chu Yu was a little puzzled: "Did the people of the Sun family bully her again?" The Sun family needs to beg our family for a lot of things, how dare they bully their aunt and grandmother? ”

"It's not this, since the eldest brother and sister-in-law went out of the city, the eldest aunt and grandmother have come three times, and each time they come to Xifu......" Su Xin replied.

"Huh?" Chu Yu listened and was surprised. The first time I returned it, maybe something came to the door; Then I knew that the master was not there, and it seemed strange to come back a second or third time.

Although Cao Ying is the daughter of the Cao family, her mother's family is in Dongfu, and she has come over one after another, so she has no intention.

At this time, Cao Ying has arrived, and Chu Yu and Su Xin greeted each other under the corridor.

After eating half a cup of tea with him, Chu Yu discovered Cao Ying's abnormality.

Cao Ying lost weight for a while, not to mention, her face was abnormally pale.

"Auntie, how are you doing, is there anything uncomfortable?" Chu Yuxuan thought for a while and asked, "Look at the great reduction, now that the season is changing, if there is something uncomfortable, it is better to ask the imperial doctor as soon as possible, and don't delay." ”

Cao Ying shook her head and said, "It's not uncomfortable, I just hope you can come back soon." ”

Chu Yu saw that she didn't want to say it, so she diverted from the conversation and chatted casually.

Cao Ying was a little anxious, hesitant, explaining that she was borrowing ginseng. The fifth son and grandson of the Sun family received the family law ten days ago, and was beaten badly, which was very bad, and he needed ginseng to raise, and he couldn't buy good ginseng outside.

Su Xin was beside her, watching Cao Ying say this, and couldn't help frowning.

Chu Yu smiled, didn't take it to heart, called Le Chun, and gave two orders.

Seeing this, Cao Ying held the tea, but she yawned, and the corners of her eyes were a little moist.

After a while, Le Chun came in with a brocade box, and there was a ginseng in it.

Cao Ying held the ginseng and looked at Su Xin with a little dissatisfaction, and Su Xin could only smile bitterly.

Cao Ying got the things, didn't sit for a long time, and left the house.

Chu Yu and Su Xin glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of worry.

"When I came back, I saw that my aunt and grandmother were wrong, and I knocked on the side a few times, only to know that it was my aunt and grandmother who were taking 'Fushou Cream'" Su Xin said.

When Chu Yu heard this, he frowned and said, "Fushou ointment? That's a damn thing, how could my aunt and grandmother get this on us? ”

Su Xin didn't answer, what else could it be, most of it was Sun Jue's relationship. It's just that Cao Ying is her eldest sister, so she doesn't have much to say.

Chu Yu shook his head and motioned for Le Chun to step forward. She was holding a brocade box in her hand, bigger than the one she had given to Cao Ying just now.

Chu Yu took it, pushed it to Su Xin, and said, "The first few times she asked for ginseng, she also asked for ginseng!" With the actions of his younger siblings, he must not be willing to pay from the account, and most of them are filled by himself. There are a few ginseng here, so put them away and use them. ”

Su Xin refused to accept it, couldn't bear Chu Yu's begging, and finally nodded ...... * Sun Zhai, the front hall.

I heard that it was from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Sun Wencheng personally accompanied him.

Although he didn't know the other party's intentions, he was still careful to agree.

Then, the news I got was overwhelming. The three girls from the Sun family were on the roster of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the 15th of this month to participate in the selection......

(To be continued)