Luo Ya came back, and as soon as he entered the gate of Cao's Mansion, Cao Hao saw Cao Xiang spinning in front of the shadow wall.

Seeing Cao Hao, he was a little excited: "Big brother......"

Seeing that he was wearing a patch suit, his face was eager, and he was not at all calm, Cao Hao couldn't help but wonder: "Fourth brother, is this something looking for me?" ”

Cao Xiang nodded vigorously, but he looked around, and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Cao Hao knew what to expect, and took Cao Xiang to the study.

Sending the little guy waiting in the study down, Cao Hao said: "What the hell is going on, so urgent?" ”

Cao Xiang said: "Big brother, Bachelor Cha's family was arrested and put in the prison of the Criminal Department......"

"Bachelor Cha?" Cao Hao read it again, remembering that this refers to Zha Siting's second brother, Zha Siying, who has already given a lecture.

Cao Hao's expression couldn't help but become solemn, looked at Cao Xiang and said, "It's come to this point?" The fourth brother is so concerned, could it be that he has an old relationship with the bachelor?

Both of them are Hanlin officials, and their ancestors have an old relationship, so some friendships are normal.

Cao Xiang said with sincerity on his face: "When the younger brother first entered Hanlin, he had to be taught by a bachelor. In the past few years, although Cha Bachelor has become a scholar, his son Hanlin Academy revised Cha Ji is the same year as the younger brother, and in the past two years, he has been an official in the Hanlin Academy, and he has been introduced as a close friend. The younger brother often went to Cha's house, and he had to check the bachelor's teachings a lot. Although there is no name of teacher and student, there are teachers and students. ”

When Cao Hao heard this, his face became a little dignified.

He didn't know how many Cha family members would be involved in the investigation case, but he was shocked by the word "text case".

Wang Jingqi's case was only his own death, his wife and children were enslaved, and his brothers and uncles and nephews were exiled to Ningguta.

The case of the Cha family, even if he does not know the details, he also knows that it will not be smaller than the case of the Wang family.

After all, three hundred years later, maybe no one will know about Haining Chajia, but when it comes to the literary prison of the Yongzheng Dynasty, everyone will think of the four words "Weimin stopped".

The Cha family is the source of these four words, and these four words are regarded as Yongzheng's head, which is already a major crime of disobedience and immorality, and can be executed by Ling Chi and punished by the nine clans.

Seeing that Cao Hao was silent, Cao Xiang gritted his teeth and said, "Big brother, Bachelor Cha is too old, old and weak, and now it is the ninth day...... Little brother, little brother......"

He struggled very much in his heart, for the grace of the teacher's teaching, for the righteousness of his friends, he should have received the news, he immediately brought the silver money, and dredged it to the prison of the Criminal Department, so that the teacher and his friends could get better, and then try to do something else.

But when he hurried back to the house to get the silver ticket, and reflexively stepped out of the gate of the East Mansion, his footsteps hesitated.

Although he is not yet in the age of establishment, he also has some insight because he entered the office early.

Since the case of the investigation of the family involved relatives, it would not be a small case.

Woe to the Clan!

Cao Xiang thought about the Wang family that had fallen last year, and he was still a little hesitant, so he came to Xifu to find his cousin for an idea.

At this time, Cao Hao had already thought about it clearly, and said, "Fourth brother, if you care, you will be chaotic." Now that the case of the Cha family has just begun, even if the relatives of the Cha family are imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, before the case is decided, the Criminal Department will not dare to abuse people at will. ”

The Cha family is not like the family next to it, if the family is in trouble and there is no one to help them, they will fall.

"One door seven jinshi, uncle and nephew five Hanlin" has become an old saying, as the descendants of the Cha family grow up, the number of this jinshi has increased to more than a dozen.

The remaining older sons and nephews are also famous; The young son has also been unable to release the book since he can remember.

Unless it is really a crime of extermination, even if the Cha family suffers a heavy setback in front of them, as long as the seeds continue, there will be revival.

Cao Xiang listened to his cousin's words, took a long breath, looked a little sneered, and said: "The younger brother is really a cowardly person, and now, he has many scruples and lost a righteous word......

Cao Hao waved his hand and said: "There is no need to blame yourself, you must be responsible, you can worry about your teacher, worry about your friends, but you can't act recklessly...... Investigating the case of the court, there is a suspicion of slandering the king, and it also involves the matter of forming a party that the emperor is afraid of, how can he participate in it at will? ”

Cao Xiang's face was ashen, and he muttered, "Then don't do anything?" ”

Cao Hao shook his head and said, "Although it is not the time to send charcoal in the snow, the 'charcoal fire' can be prepared. This case will not be lighter than Wang Jingqi's case, and it will be more streamed. Now that the case has just begun, the palace and the court are watching, just for peace of mind, putting themselves in, and it is useless to help others; It's better to wait for the right time and wait for the case to be closed, and then lend a hand. ”

Cao Xiang solemnly listened, bowed down and said, "What the eldest brother teaches is that the younger brother knows how to do it. ”

For the elderly Cha Siyu, a thousand miles of exile is much more dangerous than a prison sentence.

Medicine, silver, and penal care in the penal colony should not be missing.

"If you don't have the money, come here and get it. Tonic pills or something, you can go to Tong Ren Tang. Cao Hao said.

Cao Xiang hurriedly said: "The silver money is enough, and my younger brother still has some silver money in his hand." It's a tonic pill, so you have to let Lejia prepare more. ”

When it was time to eat, after talking to his cousin, Cao Xiang made up his mind, so he didn't stay any longer, and went back to Dongfu first.

Cao Hao does not have a deep relationship with Cha's family, so he can't empathize with Cao Xiang like him. However, seeing his cousin calm down, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since he mentioned the matter of the investigation family with Jiang Jian at noon, Cao Hao had a faint premonition.

The case of the Cha family is not only a taboo in words, but also not just the fact that the Cha family was attached to Long Keduo, there are other things in it.

It's more like a follow-up to Li Fu and Tian Wenjing's mutual attack.

Yongzheng began to attack Han officials and Shilin.

These people are the people who reacted most strongly to Yongzheng's new policy.

Cao Hao didn't want his cousin to be reckless at this time and get involved in this matter.

After entering the inner courtyard, Cao Hao went to the Lan Courtyard to greet his mother as usual.

The Li family was not there, only Changsheng and Tianbao's uncle and nephew were in the upper room.

On the kang table outside, there are pen and ink and red drawing booklets, and Changsheng is teaching Tianbao to paint red hand in hand.

Seeing Cao Hao come in, both uncle and nephew stood up.

"Where's the old lady?" Cao Hao was a little curious and asked.

"The ancestor is sick, and the old lady went to the ancestor yard." Changsheng said.

"Did you invite the imperial doctor, what did the imperial doctor say?" When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but be a little worried and asked.

"Please, the doctor said that the external wind is evil, let me take care of it. I was there to see my grandmother, but my mother brought me back. Changsheng replied.

While the two brothers were talking, they saw someone pick up the curtain and come in, it was not someone else, it was the big girl next to the Li family, named Xiuyu.

It turned out that the Li family ordered her to come back and pass the word, so that Changsheng and Tianbao didn't have to wait for him anymore, and had dinner first.

Cao Haoyuan only thought that Gao Taijun had a common cold, and when he heard the embroidered bird say that the Li family would not come back for dinner, he felt that something was wrong.

Cao Hao instructed Xiuyu to arrange dinner for the two children, and went directly to Gao's courtyard.

As soon as he walked to the bottom of the porch, he faintly heard Chu Yu's voice coming from the West House.

Gao Taijun's courtyard, there are only three upper rooms, the east room is Gao Taijun's bedroom, the west is Xiangyu's house, and now it is empty, and a few Buddha statues are invited.

When a maid saw Cao Hao, she tiptoed to say goodbye, and her voice was low.

Seeing her behaving like this, Cao Hao said in a low voice: "The old lady is asleep? ”

The maid nodded and said, "Mrs. Gang personally served the medicine, and she didn't rest until she finished eating." ”

At this time, the people in the inner room also heard the movement outside, and Chu Yu picked up the curtain and came out.

Her eyes were red, and she whispered to her husband: "The old lady has been crying for a while, and the old lady should hurry up and persuade her." If she continued to cry, the old lady's body couldn't stand it. ”

Hearing this, Cao Hao gasped, glanced at the East House, and said softly: "Could it be ......?"

Chu Yu nodded and said softly: "The imperial doctor said that it was an old illness, let me prepare for a big event, and say ...... I'm afraid it's not good, and I ...... after the year."

Cao Hao's footsteps were a little heavy, and he slowly entered the Westinghouse.

Li sat by the kang, his eyes were red and swollen, and his face was full of tears.

"Mother......" thousands of words of comfort, unable to speak, Cao Hao walked to his mother's side, and also felt that his nose was sour.

Although Gao Taijun's surname was a little colorful in his early years, he was rigid and blunt, but as he grew older, he became more and more loving.

In Cao Hao's heart, even if he can't treat her as Sun Taijun, he still has a little love for his ancestors.

Seeing his son, Li pulled Cao Hao's sleeve as if he saw life-saving grass, and cried and said: "My son, I hired a quack doctor today, and I don't believe it." Your grandmother is sick, let's ask a good doctor to come over and take a look? ”

"Okay, son, then let someone tell Zhang Yi to take his son's name card to ask the imperial doctor." Cao Hao nodded.

Not to mention inviting a doctor, it is to invite three or five, as long as the mother can feel more comfortable, as long as there is still a glimmer of life on Gao Taijun's side, Cao Hao is not too troublesome.

When Li heard this, he burst into tears, shook his head, and said, "Forget it." ”

Seeing that she changed her mind, Cao Hao was puzzled, looked at his wife standing next to him, and listened to her explain in a low voice: "In addition to Imperial Doctor Chen, I invited two more imperial doctors to come over in the afternoon......

In the final analysis, Gao Taijun is old.

After returning to Beijing from Qingyuan, she was bedridden every once in a while.

When Xiangyu came back, knowing that Concubine Mi promised to take care of this hard-working great-nephew, Gao Taijun once said to the Li family that there was nothing to let go of in this life, and he could go with peace of mind.

"The old lady is an understanding person, how can the mother hide it from the old lady when she is so sad? If the old lady is depressed, maybe he can recover quickly and have to be delayed. Only when the old lady is in a good mood can this disease be cured. Cao Hao said.

Li nodded again and again, but he didn't know whether he heard it or not.

Chu Yu remembered that her mother-in-law hadn't had dinner yet, so she ordered someone to set the meal and wait for her to eat.

Where can the Li family eat, seeing that his son is still wearing an official uniform, he waved his hand to Chu Yu and said, "I have a maid here to serve, you go back to your own yard first." It was also dark outside, and the errand man could not be allowed to go hungry at home. ”

Chu Yu was having something to say to her husband, so she obeyed the instructions and returned to Wutong Garden with Cao Hao first.

"What? The old lady said that she wanted to go back to Li's house...... "After listening to his wife's words, Cao Hao couldn't help frowning: "Mo Fei, the old man already has a ...... in his heart"

(To be continued)