In Li's room, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking.

Chu Yu was holding a purse in his hand, with a dark blue bottom, embroidered with a pattern of five poisons in gold silk. The golden scorpions, toads, etc., but the size of the thumb cover, are lifelike. On the eyes, there are also small rubies the size of rice grains.

The gold wire is easy to break, and doing the work is the most boiling. Even if there is gold embroidery, it is mostly done with edging or color matching, like this all with gold embroidery, even if it is only half a palm-sized purse, it will take ten days and a half months.

Chu Yu touched the purse, with envy on her face, and said, "In the end, it is the old lady who has made the daughter-in-law insightful." When will it be nice for a daughter-in-law to do such delicate work......"

Li said with a smile: "You have to raise your sister again, and you have to preside over the feed, where is the kung fu to get this?" I'm just idle, and I'm using it to pass the time. It's rare that the sixteenth master is here, and my little heart also responds to the festival. ”

There are two more days, that is, the Dragon Boat Festival, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talk about the festival.

It's just that I'm afraid that the sixteenth elder brother will be bored here, so he has already set up a troupe, and he will set up wine and hold a family banquet during the Dragon Boat Festival to be lively for a day.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking about the excitement, and the maid Lelan next to Chu Yu came to look for Chu Yu and said, "Old lady, wife, a female family member came to ask for peace, and the lord asked his wife to come over." ”

When Li Shi heard this, he hurriedly said to Chu Yu: "You go and be busy with you, I happen to be tired of energy, so I want to take a rest." ”

Chu Yu got up and answered, and came out with Lelan.

With Le Chun and their successive matches, Lelan and Le Lian became the first of the big girls around Chu Yu.

"What is the lord looking for me?" After going out, Chu Yu asked Lelandao in a low voice.

If it is really a female family member of the officialdom, she has to ask someone to send a post in advance, how can she not send a post, and go directly to the Governor's Mansion as an "uninvited guest"?

"The slave and maid don't know, the slave and maid are going to the kitchen to deliver today's menu, and when they meet the master, the master will send the slave and the maid over to invite the wife." Le Chun replied.

While talking, when he walked out of the courtyard gate, he saw Cao Hao waiting here.

Chu Yu walked a few steps quickly, stepped forward and said, "Master! ”

Cao Hao let out a long breath and said in a low voice: "Go back and change your clothes first, the ninth elder brother is gone, and the sixteenth master will call you over." ”

Chu Yu was startled, didn't care about asking questions, went back to the upper room, hurriedly changed into plain clothes, and removed the jewelry on his head and wrists.

At this time, Cao Hao also changed out of his official uniform and wore a cyan cloth dress.

The husband and wife went to the courtyard where the ninth elder brother was.

On the way, Cao Hao explained the events before and after the death of Brother Jiu in a few words.

As soon as I finished saying this, I arrived at the place.

Outside the courtyard, several people stood. In addition to Hengsheng, who is in the dust, there are also several guards of Hongli.

"Father, mother." Hengsheng saw his parents and greeted him.

"Fourth Elder Brother is back?" Cao Hao asked.

"Well, just came back, just come over here." Only then did Hengsheng notice the clothes on his parents' bodies, and his face couldn't help but change.

Cao Hao nodded and said to Hengsheng: "If the fourth elder brother doesn't explain to the side, you will go back to freshen up." The thing here is not to say that you will participate in the cooperation. ”

On the Hongli side, it was a letter sent by the sixteenth elder brother.

Even though Hongli is only sixteen years old, he is the honor of the prince. He is in Zhili, and the affairs of the ninth elder brother are more than him.

In addition, the intention of the sixteenth elder brother is also to prevent himself from having to send a doctor, and if he pulls a prince, he can also have multiple opportunities.

Hongli seems to be quite concerned about this matter, so he rushed back so quickly. It's just that most people in the world are unsatisfactory, if it is two quarters of an hour earlier, maybe you will be able to see the last side of Brother Jiu.

In the room, the sixteenth elder brother sat on a stool with red circles under his eyes, and Hongli stood on the side, looking at the kang.

Hearing the footsteps, both uncles and nephews turned their heads and looked at the door. The sixteenth elder brother's face was blank, and Hongli still had a look of shock on his face.

The sixteenth elder brother nodded at Cao Hao and Chu Yu, stood up, and said to Hongli: "How to take care of his posthumous affairs, you must follow the order." It can go from Qingyuan to Jingli, and it will take three days at the earliest...... Although he is out of the clan, he is still the blood of the former emperor and the Aixin Jueluo family, so he can't be allowed to wait so sloppily...... I plan to bury him, I wonder if the fourth elder brother thinks so? ”

The dead are greater.

Hongli not only did not question and object, but also took the initiative to mention being a helper for the sixteenth elder brother.

He admired the emperor the most, and he also had benevolence in his heart, seeing that Brother Jiu was so miserable, he couldn't help but blame the emperor for being too harsh on Brother Jiu.

The sixteenth elder brother looked at Hongli and said, "Your identity is precious, just look at it, you don't have to mix." ”

Hongli blushed and said, "My nephew knows that Uncle Sixteen loves my nephew, but my nephew also wants to do his best. ”

Seeing his resolute gaze, the sixteenth elder brother didn't say much, turned to Chu Yu and said, "He Rui, I want to ask you to help him comb his hair, if you are afraid, arrange a clever maid." ”

Chu Yu was soft-hearted, and she was already in tears, and choked up: "My niece is not afraid, when my niece and mother leave, my niece also combed her hair......

The small funeral is the "clothing burial", and the deceased should be dressed in a longevity dress.

Before the burial, it is necessary to clean the face, comb the hair, cut the nails, and clean up the deceased before wearing the shroud.

The sixteenth elder brother did not send someone to buy the ready-made longevity clothes in the red and white shop, but ordered someone to go back to the Yin Hotel to get a new set of clothes that he had not left.

Cao Hao took care of the funeral, personally buried Mr. Zhuang and Cao Yin, and knew that the shroud is not divided into four seasons, and cotton jackets and cotton pants must be worn inside.

No matter how many clothes there are in Brother Sixteen, they are all summer clothes.

When Chu Yu sent someone back to the upper room to comb the hair box, Cao Hao said: "I remember that the two sets of cotton clothes I added last year did not have an upper body, so people turned out a set, and this way." Be more thoughtful, and the sixteenth master can feel better in his heart......"

After half an hour, everything that should be prepared was ready.

In this small room, a seemingly shabby but grand small funeral ceremony was held.

There were only four people who carried out the small burial.

But it includes a prince, a prince, a county lord, and a governor of the world.

The sixteenth elder brother sat on the kang and shaved his head and beard for the ninth elder brother, Chu Yu stood aside to cut his nails and comb his hair, Cao Hao turned the "shroud" over and put it together, and then Hongli took it and put it on for the ninth elder brother.

After cleaning up these, Brother Jiu finally lost his previous dirty and sloppy appearance, revealing a bit of wealth.

Chu Yu took out a perforated pearl from his purse, threaded it with red thread, stuffed the bead into the mouth of the ninth elder brother, and then tied the red thread in front of the placket of the ninth elder brother's clothes.

Courtesy.

When the sixteenth elder brother got off the ground from the kang, his body staggered, and he was already unstable.

He took two steps against the wall, and then said to Cao Hao: "Let someone gather some ice and come...... Wait......"

Before the words fell, the others had already softened and slid down the wall. Looking at his pale face and sunken eyes, it seems that he has been taking care of Brother Jiu for the past few days, and he has been tired.

Cao Hao hurriedly hugged it and said, "Sixteenth master, you should have a good rest......

The sixteenth elder brother nodded, was helped by others, and went back to the Yin Hotel...... The arrangement of the Dragon Boat Festival was finally over. Cao Hao and Chu Yu's excuse was only that the sixteenth elder brother was uncomfortable, so they canceled such excitement.

Li didn't think much about it, originally arranged like this, most of them were happy for the sixteenth elder brother. Even since the sixteenth elder brother is not in good health now, he is not in the mood to listen to music and watch the play, and it is reasonable to cancel the previous arrangement.

On the second day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor's second will arrived at Qingyuan with the two late imperial doctors.

The emperor decreed that the sixteenth elder brother would send the coffin of the ninth elder brother back to Beijing ...... * Yuanmingyuan, next to Yutian.

Yongzheng stood at the edge of the field, looking at the wheat stubble left after harvesting in the imperial field, and did not speak for a while.

The thirteenth elder brother stood aside, quietly accompanied, and did not speak.

After another cup of tea, Yongzheng turned his head and said, "Go to Prince Heng's Mansion to pass the decree and order him to take care of Yun Yu's future affairs." ”

When the thirteenth elder brother heard this, his heart was relieved, and he hurriedly bowed down.

He said that His Majesty is here for the sake of how to arrange the future affairs of the ninth elder brother.

The emperor's previous decree only said that the sixteenth elder brother should return to Beijing, and did not mention the follow-up after returning to Beijing.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't want to see the desolation behind the ninth elder brother, and he didn't want the emperor to do too much, and he was infamous ...... * Qingyuan, the governor's mansion.

With the sixteenth elder brother leaving, Hongli couldn't sit still, and hurriedly took someone to find Tang Zhiyu and continue his "errand".

On the Governor's Palace's side, except for Chu Yu, who was sad for a few days, everyone else didn't know about it, and everyone was still talking.

The hurried departure of the sixteenth elder brother made the Li family a little sad, and complained several times: "I knew that the sixteenth master would return to Beijing so early, so I should have prepared as soon as possible, and I could also bring some things back to the concubine." In such a hurry, I didn't have time to prepare anything. ”

Cao Hao persuaded: "Wait until August 15, the concubine will be able to leave the palace." At that time, it is cheaper to send a few more cars than to send things to the palace. ”

Li listened to it, so he didn't mention it anymore.

Cao Hao is now looking forward to returning to Beijing.

Originally, I thought of taking my family outside, and I was a little at ease. Everyone else is fine, the children have made new classmates and new friends, and Chu Yu is like a fish in water to deal with the officialdom and the female dependents.

There are only Li family, there are few people who can speak, and it is better to be in Beijing, where there are many relatives and friends, and there are peers or relatives who are more than old to socialize.

If it weren't for that, the Li family would not have been obsessed with Concubine Mi.

However, fortunately, not long after the Dragon Boat Festival, Cao Hao received Cao Song's letter.

This year is the year of the draft, and the fourth sister is on the roster of show girls and wants to enter Beijing to read the selection.

Zhao Jia's family was worried about her daughter and wanted to return to Beijing with her daughter.

Because there are still a few months left in the draft period, Zhao Jia's family decided to take her daughter to live in Qingyuan before returning to Beijing.

The mother and son set off after the Dragon Boat Festival, calculated the son, and went to Cangzhou to get off the ship and change the land route around 15 years.

When Li heard this, he was really happy.

The distance between Cangzhou and Qingyuan is about the same as the distance from Qingyuan to the capital.

When Cao Hao received the letter, he asked Zhang Yi to take a few people to Cangzhou to pick up people.

After May 15, the Li family began to talk about where Zhaojia's mother and daughter were, and how many times they could arrive.

waited until May 21, when Zhao Jia's family and the fourth sister followed Zhang Yi to arrive at Qingyuan ......*

(To be continued)