After a few days, the twenty-first elder brother finally got his wish and took over a pair of Zheng Xie's calligraphy and paintings from Tianyou.

Judging from the time left on the calligraphy and painting, it is Zheng Xie's proud work made during his early stay in the capital.

In addition to rejoicing, the twenty-first elder brother couldn't help but be a little sneering.

Although Zheng Xie is only a little famous now, looking at the high-quality binding of this painting and keeping it new and intact, it can be seen that it was once cherished and collected, and it was also Cao Hao's favorite thing.

He is an untitled elder brother, his mother family is not obvious, and his future is limited, but Cao Fu has never been slacking off over the years.

The eldest son was full of moon, and Cao Hao and his wife gave a heavy gift.

When he opened his mouth to ask for a painting when he received the gift, he really got a little bit of an inch.

He is just obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and he is not completely ignorant of human feelings, but he knows that he is enthusiastic for a while, and he is a little unkind.

No matter what the Cao family thinks, he can't help it, so he thinks about how to return a heavy gift.

But Cao Hao and his wife are still far away, and Tianyou's wedding date is also after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Immediately, the twenty-first elder brother thought about the emperor's house last year, so he sent people to the Internal Affairs Office to inquire about the housewarming period of Cao's mansion.

It sounds like it is set around the Dragon Boat Festival, counting the days, and it will take more than a month of hard work, and the twenty-first elder brother instructed the Guerjia clan to prepare a heavy gift.

He has not yet married Chang Fujin, and the daughter of the elder brother has a concubine of Fu Jin and two Gege, that Shu Fujin is the show girl pointed by the queen after the draft the year before last, and the other two Gege are the palace maids who have served the twenty-first elder brother since childhood.

In fact, the Guerjia clan of Shufujin is also from a famous family, but it is a side branch of the family, and the grade of the father and ancestor is not high, and it is only Shu Fujin when he gets married. She has an older sister, who is the fifteenth elder brother Fang Fujin, who also married as a concubine and asked for a seal after giving birth to a son.

Originally, the internal affairs of the elder brother were taken care of by the Gege Zhao family, and the Zhao family was the biological mother of Da Gege. Waiting for another Gege Wu clan to give birth, the twenty-first elder brother thought about it, and then let the Guarjia clan take over the internal affairs.

On the one hand, the housekeeper of Shufujin is more justified than the housekeeper of Gege, and there is also the meaning of beating two Gege, don't think that giving birth to the eldest daughter and eldest son will lose the respectful surname, and there is a serious master on it.

It is precisely for this reason that the Guerjia clan is not familiar with the previous personal relations between the twenty-first elder brother and the Cao Mansion.

Hearing that it was a return gift to the second-class Bo Cao's family, and it was the joy of congratulating the housewarming, Guerjia's heart couldn't help but move slightly.

"Master, but is that Lord Cao who is the secretary of the household department?" Guarga asked.

Twenty-one Elder Brother raised his eyes to look at her and said, "Have you heard of Cao Hao?" ”

Guerjia said with a smile: "Master forgot, the slave Ama is on an errand in the household department, and the top boss is this Lord Cao." Sister Slave also mentioned that among the several families who came and went from Baylor Mansion, the concubine Niangniang treated the Cao family the most differently. ”

Hearing her mention her sister, Brother Twenty-One couldn't help frowning.

Although he is in the palace and has not yet divided the government, he knows some news from the outside.

Although the fifteenth elder brother did not spoil his concubine and kill his wife, everyone in the clan knew that his sister was very beautiful in Baylor Mansion.

Seven children were born within ten years, except for the two years when the Holy Grandfather was filial piety in the middle, and he had children almost every year.

Although a few died early, but the current few Agogeges in the Fifteen Baylor Mansion, except for one from Shu Fujin, the rest are from the side Fujin.

When the ladies of the clan mentioned this side Fujin, they were all envious and jealous, so naturally they had no good words.

Although the twenty-first elder brother is also from the concubine, because of his emphasis on Sinology, he attaches great importance to etiquette in his bones.

He squinted his eyes, thinking of his fifteenth sister-in-law from a famous family, who had taken great care of their little brothers in the palace before opening the mansion in the early years, but now she was old and haggard.

Thinking of this, Brother Twenty-One's gaze suddenly turned cold.

Guerjia was unaware, rubbed his handkerchief and said, "Lord Cao must not know my Amma identity, otherwise he will treat me differently." ”

Twenty-one Elder Brother snorted coldly and said, "I don't know, what identity does your Ama have that others don't know?" ”

Seeing the twenty-first elder brother's face change, Guerjia also knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly said: "Slave maid...... Slaves...... It's thinking about the slave sister's side, how much is it related to the Cao family......"

Twenty-one elder brother saw that the more she talked, the more unscored, his heart was disgusted, and he stood up at once, and said: "It is said that your sister is arrogant and unruly, and the master should be a woman's jealousy, don't be gullible." How? When did Fang Fujin's maiden family also become a serious relative of Baylor Mansion? Do you still want to say that because you are waiting for the master, your old son has also become the Taishan of the master? ”

Guerjia was ashamed and afraid, where could he dare to distinguish, and he fell to his knees in a hurry, trembling and speechless.

Brother Twenty-One was already impatient to listen, and he didn't look at it, so he raised his legs and went out...... The Gualga clan had been in charge for less than a month, and was taken back.

This time, it was not the two Geges who took over, but the eunuchs in charge beside the twenty-first elder brother.

In the end, the Guerjia clan felt wronged, and they didn't dare to blame the twenty-first elder brother, but they had to be angry at Cao Hao.

She thought that her two daughters, the prince and elder brother, were still in office for nearly half a hundred, not because of their lack of talent, but because they didn't know anyone else.

Even if you don't look at the twenty-first elder brother's side, just look at the fifteenth elder brother's side, Cao Hao should be a good student and promote her Ama is.

She is young in the end, even if she is snubbed by Brother Twenty-one, she still does not give up. Thinking that with his own background, if his father is not promoted, I am afraid that he will not be able to mention Fang Fujin for a while.

Like my sister, I was pampered, and I had the good luck of giving birth to children one after another.

Twenty-one elder brother is not concerned about beauty, and he is indifferent to the concubines of the elder brother, and he does not favor any of them too much, so the Guerjia clan has to plan for himself...... Cao Hao didn't know that there was such a turmoil on the side of Brother A's office in order to return the gift to the Cao family.

Although there are many household officials, as a court official, he is really clear about the background relationship of the people below.

The officialdom of the Chinese is not so much about being an official, but about relationships.

The capital is full of powerful people, who knows which little grasshopper is a local snake behind it.

The higher the position, the more you need to be careful.

Therefore, Cao Hao is not as unfamiliar with Wailang Bose, a member of the Shanxi Division of the Household Department, as Guerjia thinks.

Bose is a well-known beautiful man in the household, even if he is not confused by the age, he is still extremely handsome.

People are visual animals, and for good-looking people, it is inevitable to have a good impression of it.

Earlier, Cao Hao thought that Bose was a talented person, after all, as early as the last years of Kangxi, when he was a waiter in the household department, Bose was a foreigner; Seven or eight years have passed, and it is still standing still.

The iron-clad yamen, the flowing soldiers, like Bose who are in the prime of life, have qualifications, and there is nothing wrong with the errand, but there is no hope of promotion, Cao Hao is inevitably a little curious.

In addition, Bose is from a big family after all, and he has two daughters tied to the prince and brother, so there is no reason to keep going around in the position of a foreigner.

I don't want to, it's okay not to ask, but when I inquire, Cao Hao only felt unappetizing.

Just one sentence was read for Yarjiang's companion when he was a teenager, and it is not true.

Although Cao Hao is not a gullible person, Bose has been a man for more than 20 years, and he is no longer a teenager, if it weren't for his flawed character, he would not still be sitting on the outsider.

With such a family style, it is really incomprehensible that the daughter can still leave a sign in the draft and point it to the prince and brother as the concubine.

I don't know if it's because the two sisters are stunning, or because the fifteenth elder brother and the twenty-first elder brother are both little elder brothers born from concubines and are not taken seriously, so they pointed people down at will.

Cao Hao put down the person and didn't pay any more attention.

I don't want to be good, he will have something to do with the Bose family.

On this day, when Luo Ya came back, he received a post from the fifteenth Baylor Mansion, inviting him to come to the mansion to eat and drink in the third day.

Cao Hao read the post and knew that the fifteenth elder brother must have made someone inquire, because it was his turn to rest after three days.

Speaking of which, he really couldn't get close to this fifteen Baylor.

It was only because Concubine Mi was out of the palace in the past two years that she had to move around in two miles.

Since Yongzheng ascended the throne, he sent the fifteenth elder brother to guard filial piety for the first emperor, and he was only allowed to return to Beijing in the past two years, but he was still idle and had no serious errands.

Cao Hao held the post, a little puzzled.

This is not a year, not a festival, the fifteenth elder brother is looking for himself to eat wine, so why did he come?

Although he had doubts in his heart, for the sake of Concubine Mi, it was not easy for him to break off his relationship with Fifteen Baylor, so he sent someone to send a reply to the past, only saying that he would go to the appointment as scheduled.

In a blink of an eye, three days later, Cao Hao rested, Cao Hao dealt with a few chores at home, and when he saw that the time was almost noon, he went to the fifteenth Baylor Mansion.

In Cao Hao's impression, the fifteenth elder brother is taciturn, and his surname is a little gloomy.

It's rare to say today, but the fifteenth elder brother is smiling, and he is also polite and close to Cao Hao.

If something goes wrong, it must be a demon, and being flattered and more than frightened, Cao Hao couldn't help but get nervous.

These princes and elder brothers, which one is compatible, and they must ask for something when they are courteous to others.

To be able to condescend to the fifteenth elder brother, the son of the first emperor, must not be an ordinary dilemma.

After greeting each other, after the guests and hosts took their seats, the fifteenth elder brother said: "I asked Fu Ruo to come over today, because I want to entrust my cousin with help." Although it may not be effective for the master to open his mouth, he still has to beg for shame. ”

He said it bluntly, and Cao Hao could only say tactfully: "I really don't dare to be so polite as Lord Belle, please give me orders if I have something to say, and if I am inexhaustible, I ask Lord Belle to forgive me." ”

The fifteenth elder brother said with a smile: "If you can deliberately embarrass Fu Ruo, it is definitely not a difficult thing, for Fu Ruo, it is just a gesture." With that, he sent the little eunuch standing beside him down.

One time later, the little eunuch brought in a young man.

The boy was about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a royal blue robe, and had handsome features. Speaking of appearance alone, it is much stronger than a few teenagers in Cao Mansion.

It's just that his bearing is a little lacking, and after being introduced, he lowered his head and saluted fifteen honestly, and his voice was a little restrained.

Cao Hao looked at the young man and speculated about the intentions of the fifteenth elder brother.

I listened to the fifteenth elder brother and said: "Fu Ruo, this is the younger brother of the grandfather Fujin, the Guerjia clan Changsong, last year's lifter, and now he is preparing for the next examination." ”

After that, he instructed the young man again: "This is Lord Heshuo and Hubu Shangshu Cao, and he has not come forward to pay respects." ”

The young man obeyed the order, and greeted Cao Hao again.

The identity of the other party is here, and Cao Hao has nothing that he can't stand it, so he politely praised it.

Among the children of the Eight Banners, there are few motivated, and they can make a name for themselves, which shows that they have some real talent and real learning.

Just knowing the identity of this young man, thinking of his father's experience, and looking at this young man's unparalleled appearance, Cao Hao's heart was a little strange.

The fifteenth elder brother waited for Changsong to be very enthusiastic, beckoned him to take a seat, and then said to Cao Hao: "This Changsong is considered to have grown up, and now that he is about to become a master, he wants to take care of one or two, but he is powerless, so he has to beg Fu Ruo's head......

(To be continued)