Because he was worried about going to Tongzhou, after Cao Hao changed his clothes, he ate a few bites of breakfast and went out of the yard.

Outside the second gate, Zhuang Xi was wearing a bamboo green robe, with cloth boots with a thousand layers on his feet, and his waist was straight, with a sense of elegance, and he was completely an old pedant who read poetry and books. Behind him, followed by the slightly cramped Wei family brothers.

"Morning, sir! Brother Wei, Second Brother Wei early! Cao Hao smiled and said good morning to a few people.

Zhuang Xi nodded as a return gift, and then glanced at Cao Hao from head to toe a few times, saw that he was dressed as a going out, and asked, "Childe plans to go to Tongzhou?" ”

Cao Hao was stunned when he heard this "son", since Zhuang Xi entered Beijing, he has always carried out the student ceremony, and Zhuang Xi also has the posture of a teacher, and he talks about his homework every once in a while, and he is called "Hao'er" in ordinary times.

Cao Hao decided to go to Tongzhou after listening to the confessions of the two ruffians last night, and he wanted to look for clues, maybe he would find something. Looking at the appearance of the Wei family brothers, it must have been Zhuang Xi who asked from their mouths.

"Yes, sir, I'm going to go over there!" Cao Hao replied.

Zhuang Xi frowned slightly, and wanted to say something, but saw a small servant coming not far away, and did not speak.

The little guy came to pay tribute, and it was the housekeeper Cao Zhong who knew that Cao Hao was on vacation today, so he asked someone to come to Ermen to ask if the uncle wanted to leave the house, and whether he needed to prepare horses and carriages.

Without waiting for Cao Hao to speak, Zhuang Xi ordered the little guy to go down to the stable and prepare two fast horses.

After the little guy left, Zhuang Xi turned his head and said to the Wei brothers: "What I said just now, have you all written it down?" First go to the money bank to ask a few words, and withdraw a thousand taels of silver, the guys will be a little impressed. If you don't get anything, ask the big families near Tongzhou to see if there are any pawn houses that have recently sold land and collected a large amount of money! However, it is important to remember that you cannot confront the officials of the Shuncheon Mansion, and if you know that they are gone, you will withdraw. ”

"Yes! Write it down, Mr. Zhuang! "The two Wei brothers responded.

Cao Hao was stunned when he listened, why didn't he seem to have his own business? Puzzled, he looked at Zhuang Xi: "Sir?" ”

"After reading these books, Hao'er should understand what is the explanation of 'the son of a daughter, who can't sit down'! Not to mention that Tongzhou is a place to buy murderers, if you go so rashly, wouldn't it be in line with the other party's wishes? You shouldn't be unable to figure it out! Zhuang Xi said solemnly: "Although you are young, you are very measured, why are you so reckless now?" ”

A series of questions made Cao Hao speechless.

The Wei brothers watched Cao Hao grow up, and although they called him "son", they had already treated him as a nephew in their hearts. Before returning home in the early morning, Cao Hao said that he would go to Tongzhou in person next time, and the two felt that it was inappropriate and dissuaded them several times, but to no avail. Now that Mr. Zhuang is so reasonable, he follows suit.

Wei Hei said: "Mr. is right, those people are aiming at Gongzi, if their eyes are black, they will go like this, maybe they will suffer!" ”

Wei Bai also persuaded: "Yes, Childe, you have to take care of the Shuntian Mansion outside the mansion to catch fast, Childe went like this, if they had a few clever followers, then we would be suspicious of last night's incident!" ”

Everyone said this, how could Cao Hao still insist on going to Tongzhou? I had no choice but to nod and let the Wei brothers go. At the same time, I feel a little empty in my heart, I don't have to go to school, I don't have to investigate the case, and I don't seem to have anything to do.

Zhuang Xi saw that Cao Hao was not as calm as before, his eyes were slightly confused, and he thought of the group of killers mentioned in the Wei brothers' story. Although the Wei brothers did not specifically talk about the process of fighting, Zhuang Xi is not a fool, since he can turn over the brand from several people on the other side, the possible surname of a living person is very small. Cao Hao is a noble son who grew up in the house, where has he ever had the opportunity to see the scene of fighting and killing? I'm afraid I'm scared.

As for Cao Hao's murder, Zhuang Xi didn't expect it at all. It is estimated that even if the Wei brothers mentioned it, he would not believe it. There is no way, Cao Hao's appearance is too deceitful, and no one who sees it will associate him with murder.

"If Hao'er is fine, accompany the old man out to drink tea, this teahouse in the capital is different!" Zhuang Xi's expression was kind, as if the dignified, shrewd and capable old man just now was not him.

Cao Hao couldn't go to Tongzhou, and he had to be empty now, so he responded casually.

* The two of them went out of the house, and they did not ride horses, but walked to the front door.

Today is a sunny day, the sky is blue, and the sun is transparent and clean, which makes people's mood brighter.

Because they came out early, when the two teachers and students arrived at the front door, it was not yet 9 o'clock in the morning. There are not many pedestrians on the street, but the shops on both sides of the road are open to welcome customers.

The teahouse that Zhuang Xi took Cao Hao to was called "Ruyunxuan", and the location was on Qianmen North Street.

Cao Hao thought that in the morning, there would not be a few people drinking tea, but he didn't expect that the seats inside were half full. Some people have bird cages on the tea table, and it seems that the birds come directly after slipping away in the morning.

The two entered the teahouse, found a seat on the side, and asked for a pot of Pu'er.

In the six months since Cao Hao entered Beijing, it was the first time that he came out so leisurely, and after taking a sip of hot tea, he only felt that he was full of Tai. Although the taste is not as good as at home, it has its own leisure and fun.

After sitting for less than a quarter of an hour, I heard someone shouting loudly at the teahouse guy: "Come here, come here, what's going on, why hasn't the Three Kingdoms started today, and I heard it yesterday at a critical time!" I'm impatient! ”

The people in the other seats listened and agreed, and some said: "Yes, yesterday I was talking about Zhang Fei making trouble at Changsaka Bridge, but I don't know if I scared off the Cao thief?" ”

"And the white horse will ride the Savior alone! This section is really hilarious! The other shouted.

The guy smiled and said to the guests: "Yes, yes, you guys just look at it!" ”

As he spoke, a middle-aged man in a blue robe turned from the staircase, followed by two teenagers carrying things.

There was already an open space near the north wall of the teahouse, with a three-foot-high platform in the middle and a few chairs.

The middle-aged man was Mr. Storyteller, stood still behind the platform and hugged his fists to the guests. Two teenagers sat on the chairs on the side, one in front of the drum, and the other with a three-string in his arms.

Cao Hao saw it and suddenly felt strange, it turned out that the storyteller of three hundred years ago was not like the kind of shocking wood in later generations. It seems that there is a drum and string accompaniment.

Sure enough, as soon as the storyteller began to speak, the two teenagers began to beat the drum and pluck the strings, aptly showing the killing atmosphere on the battlefield, and the audience in the teahouse were enthusiastic and applauded. At the end, the storyteller sang a few more lines, which counted as the end:

The head of the Nagasaka bridge was murderous, and the horizontal gun immediately opened its eyes.

There was a thunderous sound, and the millions of soldiers of the Cao family retreated alone.

After listening to a piece of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Hao's heart was much happier, and men should be like this! Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are not big heroes, and who has killed fewer people? I just killed someone who should be killed, and it would be too much of a girl to remember it in my heart like this again.

Zhuang Xi saw it, flicked his beard, and said, "Go to Fushun Zhai to cut a piece of sauce beef, let's go home?" ”

Cao Hao remembered that Amethyst also loved to eat that beef, and nodded yes.

The two walked out of the teahouse, leisurely, all the way to Zhengyangmen.

Along the way, Zhuang Xi casually pointed to some famous shops on the side of the street, and gave Cao Hao a few words, or commented on the famous products in the shop, or talked about the background of the business, the content of what he said was interesting, and from time to time quoted scriptures and classics to add some vivid words and sentences, it was interesting and thought-provoking, Cao Hao listened to it with relish, and admired Mr. Zhuang more and more in his heart.

Just past the Dashilar, he saw Sukhbaru with a few followers, Cao Hao hurriedly confessed to Zhuang Xi, and beat his horse to greet Sukhbaru.

Sukhbaru was originally pale and listless, but when he saw Cao Hao, he had some energy, and dragged him and said, "Little ...... Xiao, Xiaocao, go, drink...... Drink and go. ”

Cao Hao looked at him, as if he was not very happy, so he nodded in response, turned back to Zhuang Xi and said, "It's almost time to eat, Mr. will also eat out together." ”

Zhuang Xi smiled and declined, bowed his hand to Sukhbaru, and went back to the house by himself.

Cao Hao and Su Hebaru found a nearby restaurant, entered the private room, ordered four or five dishes, asked for a jar of wine, and drank it.

Sukhbaru seemed to have something on his mind, but he refused to speak, and he rarely ate food, just drank wine bowl by bowl, and in the blink of an eye, a jar of wine reached the bottom, and he shouted to Xiao Er to ask for wine.

Although Cao Hao knows that he drinks a lot of alcohol, it is really not good for his health to drink like this, and he is afraid that the more he drinks, the more he will be bored. So, while persuading Sukhbaru to eat food, he asked what was going on.

Sukhbaru raised his wrist to dry the contents of the cup, his eyes were red, and he smiled bitterly, "I...... I...... I'm going to...... Want...... Yes...... Married. ”

Cao Hao's first reaction to the surname was Daoxi, as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly remembered the matter of Sukhbaru Simubaoya, and when he saw him again, he looked depressed, and he understood the reason why he was sad, and the word "congratulations" swallowed back again, turning into an inaudible sigh.

Sukhbaru didn't look at his reaction at all, only said "Queen Mother's grace", then buried his head again, drank water and poured wine.

Cao Hao had the experience of falling out of love in his previous life, and he also used wine to drown his sorrows, so he understood Sukhbaru's mood very well. Speaking of which, Sukhbaru was even more helpless than him, after all, he had gotten the woman, but Sukhbaru had not had a chance to win the heart of his beloved girl, and all hope was cut off by a decree of marriage.

Thinking of the old things, and thinking about the present, Cao Hao also drank a bowl of wine in one go, now, how can he be the master of his own marriage? Even if he can disobey his parents' orders and matchmakers' words, he can bargain, what about Kangxi's marriage? Can he resist it? Who knew that Sukhbaru's present was not his future?

Theoretically, if you don't have a loved one, it's not too difficult to spend your life with a woman who doesn't love each other. Cao Hao is not a person with emotional cleanliness, at least he can respect each other like guests and not hurt each other; But if he meets a woman he loves, but he can't give his wife a title, what will happen to him? Having stayed in the house for many years, Cao Hao knows how low the status of concubines in this era is, and he also knows what kind of turmoil a favorite concubine may bring to a family, and he himself will never allow such a thing to happen.

The two of them thought about their own thoughts, and they both drank without saying a word. Sukhbaru was full of sorrow, and his alcohol consumption was greatly reduced, and he soon fell drunk, and he lay on the desk and could not get up. Cao Hao's alcohol consumption is not weak, and he doesn't drink as fast as him, but he is clear and clear at this time, and there is no big problem.

Cao Hao called Xiao Er to settle the bill, and then set up Sukhbaru out of the private room and went downstairs. Downstairs, Sukhbaru's entourage was sitting at the top of the stairs in the lobby, and when he saw Cao Hao and the others coming out, he hurriedly came up to take over his master.

Sukhbaru suddenly called out in a very low voice, "Baoya......"

This voice carried a sense of depression, two points of helplessness and seven points of sadness, which made Cao Hao's heart tighten, and several entourages also shook their heads secretly. Cao Hao patted one of his relatives on the shoulder, told them to take care of Sukhbaru, and watched them leave.

Cao Hao wanted to buy the beef for Amethyst, so he was embarrassed to let Zhuang Xi piggyback. At this moment, he thought of Sukhbaru's "Baoya", and he didn't know how much Sukhbaru had in Baoya's heart, so he planned to bring some food back to Baoya and them.

* Cao Mansion, Bamboo Courtyard Cao Yi held an embroidery job, while walking the needle and thread, while chatting with Yongjia leaning on the back of the lock brocade. Bao Ya lazily half lay on the soft couch, fiddling with a purse embroidered by Cao Yi, looking bored. The little maid outside came in and said, "Uncle is coming this way." ”

Baoya heard this, and immediately got up: "Wow, I can't catch him, I won't take us when I go out to play, look at me and tell him to go!" As he spoke, he jumped off the soft couch and ran to the yard, and when he saw Cao Hao, he went over and pulled his sleeve: "Where did you go?" ”

Although Cao Hao changed his clothes, he still smelled of wine, Bao Ya smelled it, wrinkled his nose, and pretended to say: "I actually went to drink!" Don't call us either! Penalties! ”

Cao Hao pointed to the food box held by the maid behind him: "I brought some fine snacks back, and I don't know if it's right or not." ”

Baoya's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly rushed over, opened a food box, and said happily: "Walnut sticky, candied golden dates, chrysanthemum bergamot crisp?" Well, well, I love all of these things. You have a conscience! Saying that, he took the food box, ran into the house happily, beckoned the maid to carry the kang table over, put the food box away, and said to Yongjia Cao Yi with a smile: "Cao Hao has a conscience and brought us snacks back." Third sister, there is your favorite candied water chestnut and wood rhino cake. There is also Sister Yongjia's favorite jade bean cake! ”

While speaking, Cao Hao also entered the house. Yongjia and Cao Yi both smiled and thanked each other, and then Fang washed his hands and ate his heart.

Baoya took a bite of cake, took a piece of candied fruit, smacked her tongue with satisfaction, and asked Cao Hao, who was sitting on a chair drinking tea: "Which one did you go to drink with, and you are so idle in broad daylight?" ”

Cao Hao put aside the teacup: "I met Sukhbaru." After a pause, he added, "The palace has appointed Sukhbaru to marry, so he went to drink." With that, he glanced at Bao Ya as if he had not yet done so.

Bao Ya was pleasantly surprised, with big bright eyes and a happy look: "I won't be called for such a happy event!" Turn around and want him to look good! You have to make up for my drink! Which lady are you referring to? ”

Cao Hao didn't expect her to react like this, shook his head and said, "I don't know...... I only know that the Queen Mother gave marriage. ”

Bao Ya's little face fell, and she pouted: "You actually said you don't know?!" Hmph, it's so confusing!! How can anyone drink other people's favorite wine and still don't know which family to marry?! Then he excitedly folded his fingers and counted, "The show girl has already finished pointing out, Sukhbaru is a little Mongolian prince, she must be a clan girl, I can't see that Sister Yierha or Sister Samusu can't run away, and then it's Yala!" Sister Yongjia, did you say no? No one else to think about it......"

Yongjia wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth with a silk, and smiled without saying a word. Bao Ya was still immersed in her own happiness, and began to excitedly think about what to give.

Cao Hao looked at Bao Ya so happy, knowing that this was the falling flowers deliberately flowing ruthlessly, somewhat sorry for Sukhbaru, and then thought that it was better than beating the mandarin ducks, which made the two people sad, and only lowered their heads to drink tea at the moment.

Yongjia looked at Baoya's innocence and sighed secretly in her heart. She and her second brother Yongsheng are close in age and have the best relationship, and Yongsheng also has a love for Baoya and does not hide it from his sister.

Yongsheng Yuan also praised his sister in front of Baoya, and later complained to his sister that since Baoya came back from the grassland, there was an extra Sukhbaru by his side, and he couldn't go out with Baoya to play, so he was estranged and gave Sukhbaru a chance.

In the past few days, whenever Baoya and Yongjia talk about the grassland, they must mention Sukhbaru, not that Sukhbaru helped her hunt, that is, Sukhbaru gave her good things, and Yongjia also knew something about Sukhbaru's interest in Baoya.

At this time, seeing Baoya's situation, she couldn't help but think about herself, didn't that person also know like Baoya? I have been filial piety for three years, and my filial piety has expired, and at that time, I am afraid that the person has already found a good match and a good match. Perhaps, she is not as good as Sukhbaru still has a friendship in Baoya's heart, and from beginning to end, she has left a little trace in his heart?

For a time, Yongjia was soft and self-conscious.

(To be continued)