Chapter 1304 Qingyu

That day, the dinner at the Wenquan Village was not only Cao Yong's family, so there was no separation between men and women, and everyone gathered around the round table.

Because Chu Yu is the birthday star, everyone must celebrate their birthday first after the banquet.

Li and Concubine Mi are elders, and they often say the old sayings of wealth and peace; the children have more ways to do it. Starting from Tianyou, they all joined the four Hang Seng, Tianhui and Tianbao, and all knelt down with great tribute and celebrated their mother's birthday with all their hearts and respect.

Changsheng also held the warm wine and handed it to his sister-in-law himself, and he also spoke auspicious words.

Seeing Li and Chuyu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law being in harmony, the children were filial and sensible, Concubine Mi was envious.

The rules in Beile Mansion are good, but they are less warm.

The Concubine Mi didn't know what the situation was in the Zhuang Palace, but there was a married eldest son and a legitimate daughter who was young. Even if the Sixteenth Concubine was generous, she had to consider it carefully.

Cao Yong had no concubine and had no concubine in his family, so naturally he could be the same as his husband and wife.

Chu Yu also looked at the children, and the kindness that could not be concealed on his face.

At this time next year, Tianyou and Hang Seng will marry each other, and Tianhui's marriage will be almost settled. She is looking forward to her children getting married and starting a business, but she is also reluctant to let go.

She clearly remembered her birthday and the other side of the hairpin. It was her last birthday at her parents' home. Now, in a blink of an eye, nearly twenty years have passed.

Chu Yu felt that his eyes were hot, so he quickly lowered his head and pressed his eyes with a veil.

Cao Yong sat next to his wife and saw that the assorted meatball she liked was placed a little far away, so he picked up a small plate in front of his wife.

Chu Yu raised his head, his eyes curled, and he could gently water out of his husband's eyes.

After dinner, the couple talked.

Chu Yu was worried about the only housework in the mansion.

However, Cao Yong only cared about his wife's health. After carefully looking at his wife, he said, "Looking at her complexion, it's better than before. It seems that this hot spring farm is right. Take advantage of this opportunity to take a good rest here."

Since giving birth to Tianbao, Chu Yu has had some minor symptoms of irregular qi and blood, and it will be worse every autumn and winter. I invited the imperial physician to see him, and it was not serious. I was taking medicine to regulate it. In addition to abdominal pain during menstruation, my face was also a little dim.

Chu Yu hesitated and whispered: "It's okay for the old lady and the children, how can I get out for so long? I originally thought I'd go back with the master tomorrow."

"There was no big deal at home before the New Year, so there were so many things to worry about. Before Laba, I could still take some time. After Laba... the concubine had to go back to the city. You can serve the old lady and go back together." Cao Yong said.

Chu Yu hesitated and wanted to say something else.

Cao Yong had already made a final decision: "Just that's it, I haven't been able to soak in the hot springs. When I take a break, I will come back again. Although I'm running around on the road, I can also relieve my fatigue after soaking in a pond."

Chu Yu knew that her husband made such arrangements for himself and did not want to go against his kindness, so he nodded and agreed.

When Cao Yong saw his wife listening to the advice, he felt relieved.

It’s not that he was worried about it. The average life expectancy of people in this era is not long. Chu Yu’s biological mother, Wang Fangxian, died of illness in her early forties. The Hongshu brothers’ health is not very healthy. Who knows if there are any genetic genes?

He also hoped to help his wife until he was old, but he didn't want to become a widower early...

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Outside, in the rabbit garden.

Tianyou and Hang Seng went out for a walk, and Tianbao was eager to follow him, but in the cold winter, the two of them dared to take Tianbao outside, so they asked Changsheng to take Tianbao to the Rabbit Garden to see the rabbit.

The so-called rabbit garden is just a short house in the northwest corner of the village, where a few rabbits are raised.

The servant who accompanied him was named He Shan, who was the son of Zhuangzi's manager. He was thirteen and fourteen years old and looked very clever.

His great-grandfather was He Maocai. He had managed the old manager of the hot spring village for the Cao family in his early years and had passed away.

In the 48th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, when Cao Yong integrated Zhuangzi in Changping, he was grateful to He Maocai and loyal, so he once set up seven acres of land to give it to the He family.

Compared with the wealthy families, the land of Qihe may not be worth mentioning, but when it is placed in the homes of ordinary people, it is a considerable property. When you rent out, you can rent a bank every year of 2 or 300 taels.

He Maocai refused to forget his roots and still asked his descendants to take up the job in the Cao family.

But his son was in poor health and went there early. Until his grandson grew up, Cao Yong felt that he was a steady and appropriate person, so he handed over the village here to him for his care.

Although He Shan lived in Changping and did not work in Cao's mansion, he often followed his son to the city to deliver vegetables and flowers to Cao's mansion, and also invited Changsheng and Tianbao to the peace, so the few of them were quite familiar with each other.

Seeing that Tianbao was looking at the rare rabbit, He Shan looked around and found a young rabbit that had just been born a few days ago. He opened a rabbit cage and took it and placed it in Tianbao's hand.

Tianbao then held it in his arms and pulled the rabbit's ears with his hands.

"Uncle Seven, why didn't my grandmother bring my sixth brother here? My sixth brother likes rabbits the most. The last time the pair of rabbits he raised died, he was still sad for several days. If he saw the little rabbit, he would be happy." Tianbao looked at the rabbit, remembered Tianyu and asked.

Changsheng raised his eyebrows and thought about how to answer his nephew's questions.

Not only Tianbao was thinking about Tianyu, but Changsheng also thought of bringing Tianyang over.

But when he heard that Chunhua was not coming, Li and Chuyu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law tacitly did not mention the matter of bringing the children of the East Mansion over there.

In the house of Cao Xiang of the East Mansion, there are three children. The eldest son of Lu Ju is born in Tianyang, and the cousins ​​are ranked fourth; the two sons of Chunhua are born in Tianyu, the eldest son of Tianyu, the sixth, the eldest daughter is the youngest, and the uncle is the fourth.

The reason for not taking Tianyu is naturally because the child is young and is afraid that Chunhua will be concerned about it, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Li is unwilling to be troubled.

As for not mentioning Tianyou, I also thought about it.

Changsheng also asked Li about this question.

Li replied with great thoughts. She said this: "Changsheng, you must remember that although Tianyang and Tianyu are different from their mothers, they are brothers from one father. Among your younger generation, they should have been the closest brothers. Because of your age, you are the same as Tianyang and your nephew are closer to Tianyu, but they are also distant. Tianyu is still young, and your fourth sister-in-law is worried about leaving her in front of you. Since Tianyu cannot take care of it, it is naturally not good to take Tianyang with one another. In the future, you should also remember this. Your uncle and nephew are companions as companions, but the closest one in your heart is your brother's family, and Tianyang's closest one should be his younger brother and sister. If you are far away and confused, even if you are in your own blood, it is easy to cause trouble."

After hearing what Li said, "I have gained something forever."

It's just a mess of the word "legitimate and illegitimate". If Tianyang was also born in the legitimate family and was older, he would not have such concerns when his grandmother brought it out for a few days.

Moreover, Li reminded him that he was far away from his elder brother, not because he was worried that Changsheng would be alienated from his elder brother, but because he reminded him not to let Tianyang rely on the Western Mansion.

In that case, Chunhua's situation as his mother will be in an awkward situation, which will also affect the harmony between the four families and the family.

Although Changsheng complained in his heart that his mother and sister-in-law were thinking too much, he didn't have to take Tianyang with him.

In his opinion, the fourth brother was born in a vassal family and heard that he had suffered a lot when he was young. If the fourth sister-in-law was really arrogant to the eldest son, then the fourth brother would not agree not to others.

Maybe I feel sorry for Tianyang's identity, and the fourth brother will feel a little bit more painful.

But he didn't know that the Hanlin Academy was the place where the rules and ethics were the most important. At this time, Cao Xiang was sitting at home, holding Tianyang's homework in his hand.

Taking a mother and maid as a concubine and having a child before marriage is not uncommon in the eyes of the world.

But for scholars who pay attention to etiquette and morality, these two things are both detrimental to virtue.

The Cao family has always been low-key in Beijing, and Cao Xiang let go of two other jobs and did not have much communication in Beijing, so the private affairs in the family are not known to outsiders.

He is now studying for a bachelor's degree from the fourth-rank Hanlin Academy. If he wants to be promoted to the third-rank Jingtang, or a local official, and when he is transferred back to the Hanlin Academy, he must be promoted to the bachelor's degree from the school.

Whether it is a third-rank Jingtang or a place where the career of the government is good, it will attract more and more attention. By then, without the need for political enemies to provoke, the censor stares at him, and it will not be concealed.

When Cao Xiang thought of these in his mind, he felt a little complicated when he looked at Tianyang.

If he said that he did not regret his youthful recklessness back then, it would be self-deception; but if he took his anger on Lu Ju and his son, he would not be such a conscience-lost person.

He glanced at the door and his wife took Tianyu in the east room and vacated the west room to give him Tianyang's homework.

Looking at Tianyang now and focusing all his attention on his homework, Cao Xiang remembered himself when he was young.

His father died early, and his mother was unkind and suffered a lot of face, which made him full of resentment and determined to take the imperial examination so that he could break free from this family as soon as possible.

He thought that he was the most unpopular son of the Cao family, and he had already established himself early and left this family, so he could also avoid the annoyance of his mother. Everyone was really worried.

He insisted on Lu Ju as his concubine because he was grateful to Lu Ju for his gentle care for him.

For a young man who is angry, that kind of tenderness makes him grateful.

It was not until he first went out and gained knowledge that he realized how naive his so-called plan to leave the family was.

It was not until the second time that he had seen the intrigues in the officialdom and listened to the secrets of the inner house, that he realized that the Cao family gave him more protection than he had imagined; although his mother, Zhao Jia, was mean and sarcastic, was not very bad-hearted.

He grew up without illness and disaster, and his daily life was not much worse than his brothers. He suffered nothing more than his mother's expression and rudeness, and his family's slight arrogance.

Compared with those methods that can cause damage to the muscles and bones at the worst, and at worst, it will ruin reputation and ruin life, Zhao Jia's face is nothing.

At the beginning, he was too sensitive and did not understand why the son of his father was different from the legitimate wife, so he felt that the expression of his mother was so unbearable.

But he knew his wife. His wife was kind-hearted and never blushed with others. She was very harmonious with Lu Ju and her son.

Thinking of this, Cao Xiang looked at Tianyang and looked at him.

Tianyang lost his mind at such a young age and focused all his attention on his homework. What is the purpose of?

Could it be that he was like he was in the past, because of his sensitive identity and inferiority complex, and he had resentment?

Tianyang looked up at his father, looking forward to receiving affirmation and praise from his father.

What welcoming was a stern face and an unsolvable gaze. Tianyang couldn't help but swallow and felt uneasy.

Seeing that his son was so frightened that his face turned pale, Cao Xiang was panicked and felt a little unbearable. He eased his darkness and said, "It's better than the previous few days, and we need to work harder."

When Tianyang heard the words of affirmation, his eyes shone brightly and nodded vigorously.

Cao Xiang asked a few more questions about his homework and sent the sun down.

He sat in the small study, listening to Tianyang going to the east room to say goodbye to his mother, and then he faintly heard his wife's gentle voice...

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Haha, take medicine early, go to bed early, get rid of the cold, it's good luck.^_^.
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