Chapter 1276: The Dilemma of a Filial Son (Part 1)

Imperial Palace, Ganxi Two Institutes.

Wu'er, the Wu'er, sat on the kang, and in front of him was a blue and white enamel-painted nine palace box, with beads of large and small sizes in the box.

She is wearing beads.

Because Cao Yong raised pearls in his early years, the Cao family’s most inseparable beads were all kinds of beads.

In addition to jewelry made directly by craftsmen, there are also loose beads with holes that have been made for girls to play with.

After Wu'er entered the palace for the talent show, the Cao family sent two boxes of various beads to the palace every year. Chu Yu used it to be polite to his sister-in-law and used it to pass the time for Wu'er.

But the queen had previously valued it and wanted to take care of the internal affairs of the Second Institute of Xi'an, so she didn't have much spare time.

It was not until Fujin entered the door and Wuer handed over the account book and keys that life was free.

This beads are also a fine grinding skill. After wearing them for more than half a month, I only wore two pairs of hairpins.

One pair is a ruby ​​stamen beads and a pair is a golden phoenix beads and a pearl hairpin. The former is pretty and festive, while the latter is rich and graceful.

Putting the bead hairpin in the brocade box, Wuer smiled with satisfaction.

In another half a month, it will be the birth date of the fourth sister. The sisterly affection is deep, which is Wu'er's intention.

Chuncheng, the palace maid standing next to him, looked at Wu'er's smile and couldn't help but stay there. After a while, murmured: "Master's appearance is getting better and better."

Wuer was born in the first month of the 50th year of the Kangxi reign. He entered the palace at the age of fourteen and was seventeen this year, which is the best age for a woman.

After hearing Chuncheng's words, Wu'er frowned slightly, got up from the kang, and sat in front of the dressing table.

In the glass mirror, there is a slightly plump melon-shaped face.

Although she has a good appearance, she looks rich because of the word "fullness", but not as charming as a girl. In addition, she usually dresses with thick eyebrows and often has a stern face, which adds a bit of silly spirit, which makes her look a little less.

But in the past half month, the concubine was in front of her, so she didn't need her prince and concubine to show up in front of the empress everywhere. She was a little negligent.

All the butter fried noodles I had added to my meal every night stopped, and my originally "full" face also recovered most of it.

Chuncheng saw Wu'er's unhappiness, followed him and whispered: "Master..."

Wu'er had already spread her eyebrows and said, "Start today, I will make an extra bowl of noodles tea every night..."

The two places in Ganxi have entered the main houses, and the Fucha family lives in the main houses in the inner courtyard.

Now, Fu Cha was lowering his head, tears falling down.

The nanny Gui stood in front of the window and looked out. Seeing that there was no one around, she walked to Fucha and whispered: "Good concubine, I'm about to stop my tears, but it's not easy to reveal my travels. The people in this palace are so irrelevant, so I have to endure it."

"Madam!" Fu Cha raised his head and cried, "I really can't do it, I really can't do it. As a child, I can't not only be able to keep mourning for Ama, but also wear bright colors. I will laugh and flatter the empresses every day..."

Madam Gui hesitated and said, "But the second master gave the order, and we will wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival..."

Fu Cha wiped his face with a veil, and his eyes showed determination: "This is just fooling others, how can I hide it from the emperor and the fourth master? If I am really indifferent and good at dancing with my sleeves, I am afraid that they will think that I am unfilial."

Madam Gui knew that Fu Cha was an idea and asked, "What does the concubine mean..."

Fu Cha said: "Go and invite the imperial physician. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, I want to recuperate..."

Before Madam Gui sent someone to the Imperial Hospital, Chuncheng came over to report to Wu'er's "wind evil invasion" and "occasionally infected with wind and cold".

Although Fu Cha was a little surprised that such a coincidence, he didn't say much and asked Madam Gui to send someone to the imperial physician.

So, starting from the first day of August, the Fucha family and Cao Jia family in Ganxi Province began to recover from illness.

In order not to pass the "illness" to the nobles in the palace, naturally, there is no need to pay tribute to everyone else.

The Queen and Concubine Xi both sent people to visit the hospital. Concubine Xi was fine, so she only sent valuable tonics. In addition to the first tonic, the Queen also sent two palace maids two days later, and directly called them to serve the Fourth Prince.

These two palace maids are both sixteen or seventeen years old. Although they only wear palace maid costumes, they can't hide their prettyness.

Especially the Su family, who is beautiful and beautiful, compares all the women in the prince's house.

No matter how good Fucha is, he is still here, and he is so angry that his heart hurts. He still has to bear to thank the queen for his kindness.

When the nanny in the queen's harem left, the two new palace maids also asked someone to take them down. Fucha gritted his teeth at Madam Gui and said, "Madam, the queen is always good to treat me, why did I get this happen when I get sick?"

Madam Gui was also caught off guard by this incident and said worriedly: "Yes, why is the queen like this? Could it be that she is dissatisfied with the concubine bringing the three princesses into the palace?"

Fu Cha couldn't think of other reasons, and felt a little aggrieved.

It was not what she wanted to bring her clan sister into the palace to be a mother, but her second uncle made such arrangements not only for the Fucha family, but also for her, and she could not complain...

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Cao Yong knew about the new palace maid given by the prince that he had given him that day.

It was not that he was spying on the palace ban, but because of the beautiful palace maid Su.

The Su family is not a person, but the girl Huang Xiaoyi, who was taken in by the Fourth Prince in Zhili before.

Cao Yong was promoted to the Minister of Revenue, and the Cao family returned to Beijing. Huang Xiaoyi also went to Beijing and lived in Haidian Garden.

Unexpectedly, Fucha said he was sick this time, and the fourth prince brought Huang Xiaoyi into the palace and arranged to go to the prince's office in the name of the queen.

Huang Xiaoyi's identity also changed from an orphan girl from Zhili to a girl from the Baoyi Su family.

Finally taking off the hot yam and leaving the Cao family cleared. Cao Yong was happy.

Even if the Su family was favored, Cao Yong was not worried when the Fucha family investigated it to the end. Because after the investigation, they would know that everything was arranged by the Fourth Prince.

As long as the Cao family is not allowed to bear the reputation of "sending beauty".

In that case, it would be a naked slap in the face of the Fucha family. There would be no room for action for the two families.

The queen's move means "slap in the face".

Didn’t your Fucha family bring her mother into the palace? Then, if she is her legitimate mother, she will give her concubine a room and prevent her daughter from leaving her room.

At least to outsiders, that's what it means.

The old and new families competed for the competition.

Cao Yong was not interested in these palace gossips, and he was worried about Cao Song's re-election.

By the end of the year, Cao Song came to his family's letter. With the light of Li Wei, his evaluation was "Zhuoyi", and he was worried that he would be transferred back to Beijing.

The rich lands in Jiangnan are all fat and in short supply, and many people are staring at them.

Cao Song came back after writing a letter from his family and discussed with his cousin that he didn't want to return to Beijing so soon. Even Ren Man wanted to seek re-election again. Li Wei was there in Jiangnan, and it was easy to enjoy the cool under the big tree.

Cao Yong also supported Cao Song's idea.

With Cao Song's age and qualifications, it is a blessing to be promoted to this position. He has not been promoted to the first rank for a while. Even if he is transferred back to Beijing, he is still fighting for the second rank.

Although the "Beijing Inspection" had not yet come out, and it is still early to ask who is thinking about Jiangning's shortage, Cao Yong still went to the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion first and greeted the Thirteenth Prince.

The Thirteenth Prince smiled and said, "You brothers are too careful. Even if someone really plots to be the shortage of General Jiangning, they will not bypass the Cao family. At that time, you, the Minister of Revenue, come forward and talk to your cousin. Who will lose your face?"

Cao Yong smiled and said nothing.

He knew his own weight, and perhaps he could say a few more words in the court, but in the local and military forces, the Cao family really had no weight.

All those who can arrange their children to serve in the army are Manchu tribes.

Instead of directly opposing them at that time, it would be better to ask the Thirteenth Prince to go directly to the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of War broke the arrangement.

Seeing Cao Yong silent, the Thirteenth Prince smiled and shook his head, saying, "Okay, it's rare that you can speak back, so I'll agree. With you, your cousin, you will take care of him everywhere, and the waiter and his brothers are really blessed."

Speaking of this, Cao Yong was also very content.

There were several days when there were so many wealthy families in Beijing. Brothers were either fighting for property or power.

As harmonious as the two cousins ​​of the Cao family, it is also a good talk.

After all, it was because the elders of the two houses left early, and Cao Yong's elder brother was like his father, and his cousins ​​followed his teachings and were also successful.

After leaving Prince Yi's mansion, I happened to meet Wang Quantai.

Cao Yong remembered Wang Lusheng and couldn't help but say something more: "Some things happen in Shandong are in need, I want to inquire with Lord Wang. If Lord Wang is free, you can go to the humble house."

When Wang Quantai heard this, he was stunned.

What’s going on in Shandong?

Although he was confused, he still agreed.

After saying goodbye to Cao Yong, Wang Quantai entered Prince Yi's mansion.

The thirteenth prince's face no longer had the warmth he had when facing Cao Yong.

He threw a note into Wang Quantai's arms and said impatiently: "Look, this is the third note to impeach you this year!"

Wang Quantai's face turned red, he took the note and gritted his teeth to look at it.

It is nothing more than clichés such as "serving your mother is unfilial" and "unfriendly or kind".

In the memorial, the original words of his old lady and his second brother were quoted, and the original words of indulging his wife to be rude to her mother, living with her mother, and treating her brothers and nephews mean.

Wang Quantai's face suddenly turned ashen and he couldn't help but tremble.

Seeing him like this, the Thirteenth Prince was not more harsh in his criticism and frowned and said, "In the officialdom, reputation is the most important thing. You are also a second-rank official, so why can't you control your family's mouth?"

Although the family scandals should not be made public, the Thirteenth Prince is not someone else and knows a little about the Wang family, so Wang Quantai did not hide it.

Wang Quantai smiled bitterly and said, "I have given up all the mansions and stayed in the old house. I didn't expect it to be the same as it was, right? But they didn't accept my brother's request and made up for his job, so they forced him to do it."

It is not uncommon for parents to be partial to this world.

The Thirteenth Prince couldn't say anything about the old lady of the Wang family. After thinking about it, he said, "With your best share, it is not difficult to find a background for your brother. What can he do if he can do it? He will give it up early and be clean?"

Wang Quantai said helplessly: "Thirteenth Master doesn't know that my brother is too ambitious and valued wealth. After failing the spring exam, he said that he was not the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue would not enter. The water in the capital is deep, so how could I let him make trouble? If I wanted to send him back to my hometown, my old lady was trying to stop him. Now, my nephews have all entered the Beijing school and acted like they were settled in the capital. How could I chase people?"

The Thirteenth Prince said with a grudge: "Peasy! You are a military officer, and you have broken out thousands of troops, but you still have to fall into your own small river? Even if you are protected by your old lady, you are the head of the family, and you can't do anything to him? If he wants Jingque, Jingque. Who do he think he is? You spend a few taels of silver and arrange an assistant officer from another province for him. If you send him far away, he dares to resist the order and not take office? As for your old lady, she is old and will not go out in the future, and she will save her madness and ruin your reputation..."

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