In the Yangxin Palace, the lights are brightly lit.

Cao Song knelt among his colleagues, feeling his calves trembling and his body could not hold back. He didn't feel it before he got off the horse. He realized that his body was disintegrating, and he felt as if he had fallen apart. He felt sore in every place and pain in every place.

Apart from fatigue, the rest is fear.

Cao Song was a guard in his early years and knew the rules of facing the king.

Now, after thousands of miles of travel, everyone is in a mess.

Yongzheng looked at the kneeling people on the ground, and could not tell his joy or anger on his face.

It is now Chouzheng (two a.m.), and it is the first year of Yongzheng.

Thinking of his reign, Yongzheng felt a little proud in his bones.

No matter who the emperor's father had established or who he had favored, he is now the lord of the world. It is not someone else on the dragon throne, but Emperor Yongzheng.

"When will you leave from Ganzhou and arrive in Beijing?" Yongzheng spoke slowly and asked the two deputy governors.

One of these two people is Alna and the other is Alina. Among them, Alna is under the command of the 14th Prince, and Alina is under the command of the Prince of Ping County Nersu.

When he heard Yongzheng's question, he saw Alna lifting up and saying, "When he returned to the emperor's words, I took the 14th Beizi and others from Ganzhou with him on the 15th day of the 14th Beizi and ran 800 miles a day. Because there were not enough horses on the way, the number of horses changed was missing, and the number of times he changed horses was delayed. Today, the official arrived in Beijing."

When Cao Song heard the four words "Four Fourteen Beizi", he was shocked.

He had already received a warning from his cousin and had always avoided the Fourteenth Prince. In recent years, with the protection of Nersu, he had limited dealings with the Fourteenth Prince in the Northwest Army.

Even so, Cao Song has heard of the situation of the 14th Prince.

This vice-president Arna is one of the most trusted confidants in front of the 14th Prince's tent.

Although the 14th Prince has not been formally enthroned, he has already received the prince's salary and used the prince's ceremonial guard. Whether in the northwest army or the court officials, he has to call him "Prince".

Cao Song remembered clearly that just before everyone followed Longkodo into the city, Arna also called out a "prince" and followed the fourteenth prince in front of the saddle.

In less than an hour, the "Prince" was replaced by the "Four Fourteen Beads".

Yongzheng was thinking about the day Arner said and said he was glad.

Fortunately, I informed Nian Gengyao in advance that the news that he was about to go to the Northwest Army was delayed by 20 days. As a result, Emperor Daxing's posthumous title and temple name had been decided, and Emperor Daxing's harem also posthumously titled posthumous title, and all matters were settled.

Otherwise, with the character of the 14th Prince and the Queen Mother, I don’t know how to make trouble.

In fact, even if the 14th Prince comes back twenty days early, it will not affect the overall situation. It just embarrasses everyone and cannot live a peaceful New Year.

After coming back twenty days late, there was no room for him to play.

Thinking of this, the Fourth Prince only felt that the depression in his heart was almost dissipated, and his irritability gradually calmed down.

He looked at the guards kneeling behind Arna, and saw them leaving their hats and wearing plain clothes, saying, "You are all ministers trusted by the Emperor of Daxing. The northwest is hard and cold. In recent years, you have received your child, and you will all be rewarded with one level. From now on, one month off will be held. After the holiday is over, you will be transferred to the imperial office, regardless of the internal or external offices, and you will be transferred to the imperial office to serve as a member!"

For a moment, several people thanked for their grace, but two people were frozen there and did not thank them.

Seeing this, Yongzheng's face drooped, and he felt a breath of turbid breath coming out of his chest.

He knew that the 14th Prince had been in the northwest for several years and had thought that he had used means to make friends and win over everyone, but the few people in front of him were palace guards, and they should only have one master, that is, the master of the palace. He was the Emperor of Daxing before, but now he should be him, the new emperor Yongzheng.

If you do not accept his will, is it necessary to show "loyalty and righteousness"?

Yongzheng showed a little sarcastic look on the corner of his mouth and said, "You two want to resist the order?" He did not hide his anger.

The one who was dead there was no thanks was Cao Song and a third-class guard named Guixi.

After hearing Yongzheng's words, the two hurriedly kowtowed and said in unison: "I dare not, I have a love for you!"

Both of them had waist signs, one second-class guard and the other third-class guard.

"Report!" Yongzheng's eyes fell on Cao Song.

Although Cao Song did not look up, his scalp was still numb by Yongzheng's gaze.

He swallowed and spitted, calming his heart and said, "Return to the emperor's words, the extraordinary grace, and I am grateful in my heart..." At this point, he raised his broken finger's palm and said, "It's just that the slave is disabled. If he stains the emperor's eyes in front of the emperor, it will be a death sentence..." As he said that, he kowtowed several times.

After just a few words, Cao Song's back was already wet.

If he angers the new emperor and ruins his own future, he will be a sinner in the family.

His head was knocked loudly, and he never failed to show his suspicion and loyalty.

Sure enough, when Yongzheng saw Cao Song like this, his expression was a little slow.

He looked at Cao Song's broken palm, saw that his little fingers were broken, and said, "Is this injured in the northwest?"

At this time, Cao Song was left with fear, ashamed, and bowed his head and said, "I dare not speak lies. This is because of the absurdity of the young man... The slave is useless, and with the light of his father and ancestors, the grace of the cute emperor, he was able to serve in the outside of the guard office..."

Such honest words made Yongzheng look at him a few more times and only felt that he was kind-hearted.

Yongzheng frowned and said, "Whose family are you? Have I seen you before?"

"Slave Cao Song, my grandfather and uncle were the weaving staff in Jiangning during his lifetime. I was fortunate to see the saint at the Thirteenth Master's Mansion. At that time, the slave was still young, and the emperor had asked about his homework." Cao Song replied.

Yongzheng was in a daze and had some impression. He remembered that the second wife of the Cao family had a marriage with the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion. Cao Yong's cousin seemed to be the Thirteenth Prince's inner relative, so he was closer to him.

If you don’t have the will of him, you won’t be so annoyed.

"I am not that delicate, I just cut off my finger and can't scare me. You should just accept the order with peace of mind." Yongzheng's voice had already softened.

"I received the order, and I thanked the master for his kindness!" Cao Song again thanked his grace with a little "excited" and thanked him for his grace.

Yongzheng nodded with satisfaction, turned his gaze to another guard Guixi, and said lightly: "Do you have any inside story?"

Guixi kowtowed and said, "If you go back to the emperor, I am also disabled and dare not accept the order. Two years ago, I was not withstand the severe cold in the northwest and had frostbite, which damaged the two toes on my right foot."

The wound on the hand is clear at a glance; the one on the foot is hidden in the boots, and there is no chance of being exposed to the outside world.

Yongzheng stared at Guixi for a while and ordered the eunuch Chen Fu, who was standing beside him, to take Guixi down to check.

When Guixi withdrew, Yongzheng looked at his right leg and couldn't see any inappropriate appearance while walking.

After a while, Chen Fu brought Guixi back to report his life to prove that what Guixi said was true.

Yongzheng didn't say anything, but he felt that this noble and joy was good in his heart. If it were someone else, since he was hurt and could not hide his feelings, he might have been happy to accept the order.

The grudges just now had already disappeared, so he ordered someone to give me gold, and then asked everyone to thank him.

The two deputy commanders each had thirty taels of gold, and the seven guards each had twenty taels of gold. Although the number was not large, they were given by the emperor's father and were all covered with yellow silk belts. When everyone held them, they felt extremely decent.

Although they were tired, everyone was excited about the additional official and the granting of gold. They left the palace gate and dispersed.

When Cao Song returned home, it was already the second hour of the lunar calendar (3:30 in the morning).

At this time, after the hustle and bustle of New Year's Eve, it was the time of silence.

Cao Song's knocking on the door was particularly clear and far away.

Even Zhaojia, in the inner house, could hear the movement vaguely, muttered, turned over and then fell asleep.

Jinghui also heard it.

Because of the news, she learned that her husband had returned to Beijing recently, and she had many concerns. She was afraid that the road would be difficult, the weather would be cold, and that her husband would suffer on the road; she was also afraid that she would be angry with the new emperor as the 14th Prince came back.

She faintly heard the noise in the front yard, and sat up and listened.

The movement in the front yard stayed again. She sighed and thought she had heard it wrongly. She muttered "Second Master" and lay down again.

Cao Song had already made great strides into the second door at this time.

When he passed by Zhaojia's main courtyard, his steps slowed down. However, seeing that the yard was dark, he went straight back to the East Cross Courtyard where he was.

Jinghui was tossing and turning, and heard the "double" footsteps in the yard, and murmured: "Is it another illusion?"

It was not until Jinghui heard the sound of pushing the door that she woke up suddenly and quickly got up and got off the kang and took the lights.

The maid who was on duty in the outer room also heard the noise and stood up in her clothes.

Jinghui was already pulling her shoes out at this moment, holding the lights up to the door, and asked through the door: "Second Master?"

"Open the door quickly, I'm very tired!" Cao Song said.

Jinghui was excited and felt her hands tremble and the candlestick almost fell.

She hurriedly opened the door bolt, her eyes red, and looked at her dusty husband.

Cao Song didn't care whether there was anyone or not, so he put it on Jinghui's shoulder and said, "I'm so sleepy!"

Jinghui half-helped him and sent him into the inner room, and ordered the maids who followed him to prepare hot water.

Cao Song could no longer open his eyes, so he waved his hand and said, "I can't stand it anymore, let's wash it tomorrow." After that, he lay on the kang, and in a moment, he started snoring.

It was not a big deal for him to be exhausted. He walked for half a month and knelt in front of the emperor for more than an hour. He exhausted his blood and answered the emperor for a long time, which made him physically and mentally exhausted and could no longer bear it.

Seeing this, Jinghui showed a little distress on her face and waved her hand to send the maids down. She leaned over and gently helped Cao Song take off her boots, and then took her own quilt to cover her husband.

Then, she turned sideways and looked at her husband's sleeping face, feeling much more at ease, as if something was overflowing...

It was the morning of the first day of the lunar month and was about to take Tianyou and Hang Seng out to pay New Year's greetings when Cao Song was learning that Cao Song had returned.

Thinking of the long separation of his brothers, he didn't care about anything else, so he hurried to the East Mansion and was having a meeting with Cao Fu.

"Where is your second brother?" Cao Yong looked behind Cao Fu, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see, and asked, "Why didn't you see me?"

Cao Feng said, "I just saw it with our old lady and was asleep. Maybe I was so tired that I was snoring so loudly. I heard from my second sister-in-law that my second brother returned to the mansion at the time of Yin, so I had to sleep until noon."

Cao Yong nodded and asked Cao Wu a few more questions. He knew that Cao Song had nothing unusual except for the black spots, so he felt at ease.
To be continued...