Although the Empress Dowager's decree did not stipulate that Su Xin could not go home and must stay at the Cao family, she did not dare to be self-absorbed here.

Su Xin said that if he was not expelled from the Internal Affairs Office, he was the identity of the palace maid, and everything she said and did was decent in the palace.

However, just in time for the Chinese New Year, the girl was alone here, which also made people unbearable.

Li discussed with Chu Yu and asked Su Xin to go home in the morning and come back in the evening on the 27th.

Su Xin was in Cao's Mansion for ten months, except for the Li family's house, and the rest of the time he was closed in his own room.

Chu Yu was still watching coldly before, afraid that she would have other thoughts.

Seeing her like this, it can be regarded as a relief.

Su Xin is a quiet surname, which is the kindness of the Li family and Chu Yu, so he also thanked him.

picked two stable mothers-in-law to follow, as well as a maid in Suxin's house with the car, plus some gifts from here, Suxin went home.

When Cao Hao came out, he happened to see Su Xin getting into the carriage, but he was a little stunned.

It is difficult to say whose rights and interests will be harmed by the bidding of the Internal Affairs Office in February next year, but on the surface, it is the Dong and Shang families who will be the most affected.

The parents of these two families are old foxes who can't slip their hands, and every time they see Cao Hao, it's called an intimacy. is only as close as his own son and nephew, but he is respectful when he gets along.

Rao is Cao Hao's two lives, and he is a little bottomless in his heart, and he doesn't know what these two people think in their hearts.

However, he didn't want to be a "lonely minister".

He still knows the truth of a hero's three gangs.

If he really had to do it alone, he would not be able to make the entire system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs move.

Know it with affection, and tempt it with profit.

What Cao Hao can do is nothing more than to occupy the identities of each other's worldly interactions, and he is also a little close to the Dong Shang family.

For businessmen who are related to the same two families, Cao Hao also intentionally or unintentionally revealed a few useful words.

After that, the smiles on the faces of the two old foxes were even better.

socializing, and Cao Yin seems to be much closer than before.

Cao Yin's side knows it in his heart, so he is naturally happy to be this bond and become his son's help.

In this way, Suxin's identity is more and more embarrassing.

Neither can they truly obey the command of God and be a slave; can't be seriously recognized as an adopted daughter, so you can only spend it like this.

Cao Hao and Chu Yu talked about this matter in private, and they were also quite worried.

If the palace forgot Su Xin, the girl, wouldn't she have to stay in the Cao family until she was old.

But there is no charter, and it is not good to go to the palace for her, otherwise it will seem that she does not know what to do.

Cao Hao sighed and watched Xiao Man take someone to load wine into the car.

When I saw that there were two jars of "ten miles of incense", which were made by Mr. Zhuang in his early years, Cao Hao was like a knife, and his eyes were already crazy.

"It's so fragrant...... Xiao Man said as he put his arms around the half-human-high wine jar and sniffed vigorously.

Wei Hei and Zheng Hu were beside him, looking at Cao Hao's strange appearance, and followed his line of sight to look at "Shili Xiang".

This ten miles of incense is the wine recipe that Mr. Zhuang bought in his early years.

Use a large flower carving wine jar, which is filled with 50 catties of white dry, and then put in longan, bergamot, papaya, aged grass, mung bean three catties each, rock sugar five catties of wine, mud paint sealed into the cellar.

In the past few years in Beijing, Mr. Zhuang has to make it every year.

Judging from the seals on these two jars of wine, this is made by Kangxi for 50 years and has been cellared for five years.

Wei Hei frowned slightly, stepped forward, took the wine jar in Xiao Man's arms, put it on the ground again, and complained in a low voice: "Why did you think of bringing these two jars over?" ”

Xiao Man was a little stunned, and muttered: "The gift at the Thirteenth Master's Mansion, isn't there this every year?" ”

As he spoke, he also remembered the difference between this year and previous years, and closed his mouth and looked at Cao Hao cautiously.

Cao Hao approached and touched the wine jar, but his face was sad and joyful.

Even though Mr. Zhuang had been dead for a month, Cao Hao still had the illusion that he had not left.

"Whew!" Cao Hao let out a long sigh, waved his hand at Xiao Man, and said, "Let's send this back to the wine cellar, and ...... the champagne sent by Wei Xin a few days ago" Speaking of this, thinking that the thirteenth elder brother now has his own foreign goods shop, and there is no shortage of champagne and wine, he paused and said: "Exchange the peach dry wine sent by Xiaotangshan for two jars." ”

Xiao Man answered, Cao Hao rubbed the wine jar, and the seal on it was still written by Mr. Zhuang himself.

"This, move down, keep it." Cao Hao said to Zheng Hu.

Zheng Hu took a few people and sent the two jars of wine back to the cellar.

Wei Hei looked at Cao Hao's face, a little worried, took a step forward, and said: "Childe, after running for a few days, I got up and entered the palace before dawn, and I was tired, and the thirteenth master was not an outsider, why don't you take a car over?" ”

Cao Hao shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Although the Thirteenth Master can't pick on it, it's not easy for me to hold it up. Otherwise, it would be a terrible sin to not know when. The left and right are also close, not far away, and I can't get tired of going anywhere. It's Brother Wei, who also got up early in the morning, and now that it's the New Year, don't let your sister-in-law sell New Year's goods alone. ”

Wei Hei smiled heartily and said, "It's not a year, it's just a meal." It's a son, if you feel bored during the New Year, and you have a reunion banquet, you will come to Lao Hei's side to eat and drink, and we will be chattering. ”

Cao Hao nodded and said, "Well, I know." ”

While talking, Zheng Hu and Xiaoman had already returned and reloaded the wine jar.

Zhao Tong led the horse over, Cao Hao turned over on the horse, and led people to Goldfish Alley.

There are many people coming and going on the street, mostly buying New Year's goods, and there are a lot of scattered red confetti on both sides of the road, which are the scattered wreckage of firecrackers.

Many shops are hung with red lanterns.

Cao Hao was riding on a horse, but he was thinking about the bidding battle in February next year.

Although the hole card is in his hand, and Kangxi is pulled on it as a shield, but where the benefit lies, how many people can be calm?

But I don't know how those people will move, this is the businessman who came to the door to probe Cao Hao's tone and bottom line.

Then, it's time for the powerful to hand over the note, right?

Throughout the ages, this relationship is really a cliché, and there are no new tricks.

Half an hour later, I arrived at Goldfish Alley.

Before I arrived at the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion, I saw a sedan chair parked at the door, and someone was getting off the sedan chair.

Cao Hao's heart went down, and he hurriedly urged the horse to step forward, turn over and dismount, and salute closely.

The person who got off the sedan chair was the fourth elder brother wearing regular clothes.

He held a string of sandalwood Buddhist beads in his hand, looked at Cao Hao, glanced at the carriage behind him, and asked, "Why, the New Year's gift was delivered?" ”

"Yes! Thinking of coming over to say hello to the Thirteenth Master, he didn't ask someone to send it first. Cao Hao responded, thinking that the New Year's gift to the fourth elder brother was given on the day of the New Year, and he also gave it himself.

This master, he shouldn't be able to find any rudeness about himself, right?

The fourth elder brother nodded, and said with a straight face: "Go in, you went to the palace a few days ago, but I was not there, and I wanted to ask you a few words." ”

Cao Hao's mouth responded, and he entered the gate of the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion with the fourth elder brother.

Cao Hao was a little afraid to look at the face of the fourth elder brother, not because he was afraid of his cold face, and he didn't want him to be on guard.

On the day of Xiao Nian's New Year's gift, Cao Hao made people stare at Prince Yong's mansion, knowing that the fourth elder brother was going out, so he brought people over.

As a result, he only said two words at the gate of the palace, and Cao Hao handed over the gift list and returned.

It's not that he doesn't want to hug the thick legs of the fourth elder brother, but Cao Hao's current identity is more sensitive than before.

Kangxi's suspicion is stronger than in the past, and Cao Hao does not want to bear any suspicion. Otherwise, there is no need to wait for Yongzheng to come to power, Kangxi will not be able to spare him.

The fourth elder brother is not a fool, and he understands this in his heart.

knows that Cao Hao is an understanding person and acts in a measured manner.

But watching Cao Hao enter and leave the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion without avoiding suspicion, the Fourth Elder Brother still felt a little apprehensive in his heart.

Speaking of which, for Cao Hao, he, like the Thirteenth Elder Brother, has the grace of saving his life.

However, because of his high title, Cao Hao is respectful, but he always keeps his distance; The thirteenth elder brother is here, but the contacts are much more intimate.

Even if he knew that Cao Hao's approach was right, the fourth elder brother was still a little angry.

The thirteenth elder brother came out, saw the two of them walking together, and said with a smile: "It's really better to come than to come by chance, the weather is fine today, it's a good time to drink, the fourth brother and Cao Hao can have a meal and go back." ”

The fourth elder brother's expression was already soothed, and he looked at the thirteenth elder brother carefully a few times, and said, "How is your health lately?" Does your leg still hurt? Otherwise, find a doctor and prescribe two more prescriptions for you. ”

When the thirteenth elder brother heard the word "Fangzi", he couldn't help but tremble, waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, brother, do your best." The medicinal soup three times a day made my brother vomit when he drank it. The fourth brother must not mention the recipe again, otherwise the younger brother's stomach will start to sour water again. ”

The fourth elder brother's face was undisguised love.

Cao Hao stood aside, looking at the fourth elder brother's doting expression, he was really a little unaccustomed.

But I also envy the thirteenth elder brother in my heart, this brother did not do it in vain, and when Yongzheng came to power, in addition to an iron hat prince on the thirteenth elder brother's side, his son also pointed to a county king.

Since the founding of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the thirteenth elder brother is the first prince who has no military merits and has to be awarded an iron hat.

An iron hat here, plus an iron hat on the sixteenth elder brother's side, Cao Hao glanced at the back of the fourth elder brother, and when he would eat and drink, he had to find a way to show favor to him.

Finally, I can see it here, even if it is passed to the front of the palace, Cao Hao is also very frank.

Even if you don't expect it to be an iron hat, it is still a very good opportunity to find an opportunity to seal the prince and bless the health of the family.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao couldn't help but be vigilant.

His utilitarianism seems to be getting stronger and stronger.

Even if he is respectful to the thirteenth elder brother, it is mostly because he is the fourth elder brother's sworn friend.

Compare your heart to your heart, how much smarter are you than anyone?

If there is no true affection, the other party will not be a fool, how can you not feel it?

* Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Kangxi sat on the kang, touched his right hand with his left hand, and said to Cao Yin, who was sitting on the small stool opposite: "I used a lot of medicine, but it didn't get better, the bracelet you sent had some effect, it didn't seem like numbness in the morning." You bothered, how should I reward you? ”

When Cao Yin heard this, he got busy, bowed his body and said: "If you go back to the emperor, the slaves don't dare to take credit, this is the folk recipe that the dog bought after learning that the Holy Body was not hesitating." ”

"Little Cao Hao...... Kangxi groaned and nodded: "Humane, this is his strength, but also his disadvantage, and he still needs to be experienced......"

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(To be continued)