Cao Mansion, front yard, main hall.

Watching the housekeeper Cao Yuan's attendant who sent the message leave, Li and Chu Yu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other.

Li Shi was a little stunned, and always felt that he had heard it wrong, so he asked: "Daughter-in-law, what does the emperor's edict mean?" ”

Chu Yu's heart was also surprised.

Before Emperor Daxing died, he took back the three ruyi, which was to protect the Li family, and at the same time to cut off the entanglement between the Li family and the imperial family.

After the death of Emperor Daxing, the new emperor only gave the relics, and did not pass on the Li family to worship in front of the spirit, which seemed to be a tacit acquiescence to Emperor Daxing's decision.

Now, the new emperor seems to have changed his mind and asked the Li family to send the spirit with the frame of several eldest princesses.

"Xu is the emperor's compassion for his mother-in-law, so he made this decree." Chu Yu pondered and said.

Li's expression changed, he took two steps back, sat next to a chair, showed a little tiredness, and said in a low voice: "Make a good fuss about this, and make people see jokes again." ”

Chu Yu stood beside him, and he didn't know whether the emperor's "grace" was good or bad for his family.

Li shook his head and said, "The first emperor...... Is it a hundred days to trigger? ”

Chu Yu thought for a while and said, "The daughter-in-law doesn't know the specific arrangements. It's just that when the time comes, you have to sacrifice to the Xiantai Temple and the family temple, and you have to wait for the auspicious time to be auspicious. I don't think it will be delayed for a few days, and it is estimated that Mo will leave Beijing before the end of the month. ”

In April, the weather is hot.

"So it's not long before you go." Li said: "If you want to go out and do trivial things, you have to work hard for your daughter-in-law." ”

Chu Yu saw that her face was not good, so he accompanied her back to the Orchid Courtyard first.

Li returned to the Orchid Courtyard, hesitated for a while, and said, "This is going out for more than ten days, I'm afraid I can't hide it from your grandmother." It was said that I would go to Haidian Garden in the next few days, but it was going to be delayed. That's it, if she asked, she only said that the foreign women should follow. ”

Chu Yu responded, and followed the two Xiuhe to serve the Li family to the clothes outside.

Li sat on the kang, Chu Yu confessed, and went back to Wutong Garden to arrange travel.

Although Chu Yu was not mentioned in the emperor's edict, her mother-in-law always had to serve her as a daughter-in-law when she went out.

"The old lady and my carriage cover should be replaced with plain colors, and the carriage should be made of blue muslin." Chu Yu sent a few housekeepers' daughters-in-law and commanded them one by one.

"The girl who went with me also had to make a few sets of plain clothes."

"The luggage and articles brought with you must not be covered with silk or embroidery."

"Prepare two boxes of silver, and two boxes of silver hairpin rings for the old lady to appreciate."

Chu Yu arranged it in an orderly manner, and then held his forehead, thinking about what else would fall.

Thinking that I have to go out for ten days, there must always be someone in charge of the house. Cao Hao is a second-class waiter, if there is no accident, most of them will follow the holy car.

Chu Yu was a little hesitant, everyone else said, just tell the housekeeper to close the door, and ask the uncle of Dongfu to help take care of the things outside.

In the inner courtyard, there is a Gao family, who is an elder.

If the Li family and her were not there, the Gao family would not be very good when they heard about the Li family.

Although it is rare to see outsiders in the house, you must also prepare in advance.

It's just this, I have to wait for Cao Hao to come back and let my husband call the shots. She is a daughter-in-law, and she has to take into account her mother-in-law's emotions, so it is not good to directly make decisions to arrange this matter.

When Cao Hao came back, he listened to Cao Yuan and heard a decree from the palace to let the Li family send the funeral with several eldest princesses.

Speaking of which, this can be regarded as a "grace".

Thinking of Yongzheng's cold voice outside Yonghe Palace today, Cao Hao couldn't guess Yongzheng's thoughts.

It's obviously a mother-son fight, why do you think of the Cao family at this time?

Although he was surprised in his heart, he was still thinking about the affairs in the yamen, and instructed Cao Yuandao: "Let people inquire about what happened to Hecheng's family...... Or what is the movement of their clansmen who are working outside the home......"

He Cheng's forehead is an old man in the household department, who is used to working on errands in the sixth department, and he will not inexplicably hinder the emperor's eyes, and there is always something wrong. Cao Hao and his colleagues have been in the same league for several years, and they know a little bit about how he behaves, and it doesn't seem like he has the courage to violate the law.

Is Yongzheng going to rectify the six departments, or is it purging dissidents?

Cao Yuan, as the head of Cao Mansion, is usually in charge of interpersonal contacts, and he also knows who He Chengyi is.

"Master, He Cheng'er has a younger brother who is in Sichuan." Cao Yuan thought for a while and said.

"Sichuan ......" Cao Hao suddenly remembered Nian Qianyao, and felt a little uncomfortable: "Well, that makes people inquire about these two good students to see what is wrong." Prepare a hundred taels of silver, and then prepare two catties of fine tobacco leaves, and find out the pipes of the white jade mouth sent by the sixteenth master a few years ago, and hand them over to Xiaoman tomorrow morning and take them to the yamen. ”

He Cheng's forehead is a smoking gun, and he never left his cigarette bag and pot in his early years, but in recent years, he has changed his pipe.

Brother Sixteen launched pipes and cigarette holders a few years ago, and He Cheng bought several sets.

As a colleague of a gentleman's friend, Cao Hao prepared this Cheng Yi, which was enough.

After arranging these, Cao Hao returned to the inner courtyard.

Li had just returned from the Peony Courtyard, and he met Cao Hao at the gate of the Orchid Courtyard, and the mother and son entered the courtyard together.

When she arrived at the upper room, she pulled her son to sit down by the kang, touched the auspicious clothes on his body, and said, "It's weird, but it's dressed, and it shows its spirit." ”

Cao Hao saw that she had no different color, and said, "The sixteenth master is making glass, why don't you replace the glass window with your mother as soon as possible?" ”

"Glass is too expensive to make windows, how can ordinary people use it? The window paper is freshly pasted at the beginning of the month, and the window screen is changed in May, where can I use the glass? Li waved his hand and said.

The summer in the capital is hot, and the screen windows are changed in the summer.

Cao Hao said with a smile: "In this way, the sixteenth master's plan to make a fortune will not work until after the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”

When Li heard this, he had to ask a few questions.

Cao Hao told the sixteenth elder brother about raising money, Li listened to it, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Hao'er, how can there be gossip outside, saying that the sixteenth master donated the wealth of the palace, you see ...... here."

"Mother, if it's gossip, why bother with it. Anyway, it was a matter between the sixteenth master and the emperor's brothers, what does it have to do with our family? Cao Hao said.

Li Shi listened to this, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Who is rare about those Laoshzi, as long as you are safe, I will be happy to eat chaff and vegetables." ”

Cao Hao knew that she was frightened by the changes in the Li and Sun families, and comforted: "The emperor can think of sending people to deliver the decree, which shows that he is a caring person." Mother and peace of mind, even if it is my uncle's side, it will be peaceful in the end. ”

Li didn't want to mention this to her son, and when she talked about traveling, she said, "Do you want to follow the honor guards of several eldest princesses all the time?" are not familiar with it, wouldn't it be embarrassing to encounter it? ”

Cao Hao roughly mentioned the situation of several eldest princesses, among which the eldest princess Rongxian and the eldest princess of Yujing, who married the Sun family, lived in the capital for a long time, and the Li family had also seen it in the Pingjun Palace.

Li thought for a while and said, "Can you not follow the princess and follow the women's class?" ”

Cao Hao didn't understand the intention of Yongzheng's move, and said: "Ming'er, I'll find out from the Thirteenth Master to see the emperor's intentions and then make arrangements." ”

Emperor Daxing went to the funeral, and the clan ordered many women to go to the funeral.

Like the Seven Fujin, the Thirteenth Fujin, the Sixteenth Fujin, and the Seventeenth Fujin are all familiar with the Cao family, and the king of Pingjun Fujin will also go.

However, even if the Li family does not follow the princess, according to the rules, they are not qualified to walk with these princes and county kings Fujin, and they must be listed behind everyone.

"Say hello, change if you can, otherwise, I always feel apprehensive, it's not easy to see people......" Li sighed and said: "With a few of you, I have long been satisfied, and I really don't have the heart to cling to wealth and ......"

The mother and son said this, and Chu Yu also came over.

It is rare to mention the township test in April, Tianyou begged Cao Hao early and registered his name in Shuntian Mansion in advance. Although Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng are greedy, they are not eligible to directly participate in the township examination because they have low scores in the academy examination.

Love is deep and longevity, and wisdom will hurt.

It's a good thing for his son to be motivated, but Cao Hao is also afraid that he will be tired.

"Calculate it, and I'll almost be back from the imperial tomb by then. It's just that you should take care of these words, and don't make him too tired. Cao Hao said.

Chu Yu nodded, and he was also a little worried about his eldest son.

While everyone was talking about their daily routines, they heard hurried footsteps in the courtyard.

It's Cao Fu who is here.

He was still wearing a robe, and it seemed that he had just returned from the Hanlin Academy.

He entered the house and greeted everyone first, and Li asked, "I rushed over in such a hurry, but what happened to Dongfu?" ”

Cao Fu smiled and said: "What can I do, but my nephew misses my uncle, come over to say goodbye to my aunt, and tell my eldest brother about Brother Li'er's fate by the way." ”

Seeing him like this, Li thought that he had heard that there was an inner servant who was worried about him, so he came to visit, and said with a smile: "It's okay." ”

Cao Fu has always been close to the Li family, and he said a few words with him, but the corner of his eye kept looking at Cao Hao.

Seeing this, Cao Hao got up and said, "Mother, I just happened to have something to talk to Xiao Wu, let's go to the study first." ”

Li waved his hand and said, "Go, go, it's just that the meal will be set up in a while, and Xiao Wu is not allowed to leave." Today, Changping Zhuangzi sent a lot of wild vegetables over and asked someone to make wild vegetables for you. The latter sentence was said to Cao Fu.

Cao Hao and Cao Fu answered, picked up the curtain and went out.

Out of the Lan Courtyard, Cao Fu said urgently: "Big brother, trouble is coming, but what is good?" ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he "chuckled" in his heart and said, "Tell me carefully, what's wrong?" ”

"A woman came to the door, looking for the second brother." Cao Fu blushed and said, "What is this called?" With a big belly, looking at it like that, I'm afraid it's been six or seven months...... The second brother is on duty today, not at home, the housekeeper didn't dare to report it, and placed it in the gatehouse, so that someone greeted me......" said, with a little complaint: "The second brother is also confused, the second sister-in-law has been suffering for the past few years, and he is still like this, isn't this a slap in the face of the second sister-in-law?" ”

Cao Hao listened, frowned, and said, "Where did the woman come from?" Who is the surname, but have you inquired clearly? ”

"I only said that I was from Xining, and the others refused to say it, saying that they would only say it until they saw the second brother." Cao Fu said.

Cao Hao rubbed his eyebrows, annoyed.

Cao Song went to the northwest to serve in the army, and he accommodated women, and it was still a crime to pick it up. If it's just a dew marriage, how can it be recruited into the family?

Jinghui has been childless for ten years, if the Zhaojia clan knows about this, no matter what Cao Song and Jinghui think, I am afraid that she will have to settle this woman......

(To be continued)