Chapter 1021 Tiger Bone (Part 1)

Inside Andingmen, New Year's house.

Nian Xialing brought his grandson Nian Xi to dress up in a rank and kneel down to receive the imperial edict. The person who came to announce the imperial eunuch Chen Fu.

Since mid-February, Nian's family was named the Imperial Concubine, less than a month have passed. Chen Fu has traveled several times in his home in previous years and has passed several decrees.

Two years ago, although Nian Xialing made the decision to let his two sons separate, Nian Gengyao was not in the capital, but wrote to oppose the matter.

Nian Xialing insisted on it, but Nian's second family only has one son Nian Xi in the capital, and she is also weak and has been plagued by illness.

After thinking about it, the old man couldn't bear it, so he bought a house on the back street and registered Nian Gengyao's family and grandchildren in the office of the Infantry General Office.

In this way, even if you live in a separate house, you can take care of your grandson.

He is the patriarch of the Nian clan and the head of the family. Although Nian Xiyao and Nian Xi do not agree, they are powerless to stop it.

Age is just a plan to avoid disasters from the clan. It is impossible to know whether it can accomplish something. After all, the power of heaven is difficult.

Last year, the eldest son of Nian Xiyao, who was exempted from his official position and was resigned from his spare time, became the governor of Guangdong. Before leaving, Nian Xiyao was worried that his 80-year-old father in his family would make a decision to move his nephew back to his old house.

With Yongzheng ascending the throne, Nian's family was named a concubine, and Nian's family was in a unique state of glory.

The only drawback is that Nian's grandson, Nian Gengyao's legitimate son, and Yongzheng's favorite nephew Nian Xi, suffered from an old illness in the first month and was recuperating at home.

Chen Fu knew that the Nian family was a popular man in front of the imperial court. After announcing the order, he asked someone to help Nian Xialing and Nian Xi’s grandchildren to get up.

After kneeling down for a while, Nian Xialing, with white hair, was nothing. Nian Xi's forehead was already covered with cold sweat, panting, and her body was as dry leaves as in the wind, and she couldn't stand firm.

Seeing this, Chen Fu was shocked and said hurriedly: "A few days ago, did the imperial concubine point to the imperial physician? Why didn't the Censor's illness recover from the past?"

Nian Xi was so weak that she held on and said, "It's already great. I slept late last night... I felt a little tired..."

Seeing that he was like this, Chen Fu did not dare to leave him to speak, and said to Nian Xialing: "Sir, I often come. The imperial edict has been announced. Let the Censor Nian go down and rest."

Nian Xialing saw Nian Xi sweating coldly, and felt sorry for her grandson, and said, "I will be disrespectful." As she said that, she asked someone to help her grandson go down to settle it.

Chen Fu looked at Nian Xi's back and showed a little embarrassed on his face, saying, "I know that I am here to pass the imperial edict, and the noble prince will definitely summon me to ask Nian's Censor's condition. What should I do?"

Nian Guifei was already weak and now she is seven months pregnant, so she can't make any mistakes.

"I would like to ask my father-in-law to help hide it. Nian Xi took the imperial physician's medicine a few days ago and was optimistic. The weather was a little uneasy because of the sudden cold and hot weather these two days. I will get better after a few days of resting." Nian Xialing said.

Seeing Nian Xialing's calm expression, Chen Fu thought that Nian Xi was indeed fine, so he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I will respect the old master's instructions."

There was a housekeeper next to him and handed over the silver seal. Chen Fu was anxious to go back and replied to the imperial edict. He talked to Nian Xialing for a few words and then took people back to the palace.

Nian Xialing stood in the hall, looking at the imperial edict placed in front of the incense table, with no expression of joy on her face.

This decree was granted Nian Gengyao the third-class Duke.

The housekeeper Du Zhong was by his side and said happily: "Old Master, the second master is now a third-class man. Will you still have to be promoted to the old master in some days? Our family is the mansion?"

Nian Xialing shook her head and said, "Don't say anything nonsense. The second brother was awarded the title because he was able to do so, so he might not have been awarded the title for three generations."

Du Zhong heard this and said a little confusedly, "Old Master, isn't it because of the Imperial Concubine? Before we welcome Eunuch Chen into the mansion, I asked inquired that he came from the Empress's house and the Tong family."

What Du Zhong said was that Nian Xialing had heard of it before.

The emperor posthumously named Fei Yanggu, the former minister of the Empress, the Infantry Commander, was the First Class Duke, and delivered a sacrifice to repair the tomb. His descendants were awarded the First Class Duke. They were posthumously named Tong Tulai as the Grand Tutor, Tong Guogang, and Tong Guowei were both the Grand Tutor.

What Nian Xialing is worried about is the imperial edict today.

The empress's brothers and nephews only inherited the first-class marquis and was also a relative of the family. The son was named the third-class duke as the brother of the imperial concubine, which was too eye-catching.

Before this, Nian Gengyao had been awarded the title of second-class light chariot supervisor, and was appointed as Taibao, and he also added the title of Shangshu, which showed that the emperor's grace was great.

Today, this decree of the Duke of Feng has pushed the Nian family to the forefront.

Nian Xialing sighed, feeling exhausted. He did not talk to the old housekeeper anymore, and went to see his grandson with a cane.

Nian Xi's condition worsened these days, not because of the changing seasons, but because he was dragging his sick body and wrote several long letters to his father Nian Gengyao, which was exhausted and tired.

Nian Xi was now leaning against the kang, and the sound of coughing kept coming from his mouth.

There was a maid in pink clothes beside the kang. She was in her twenties, with thin eyebrows and gentle expressions. She held warm water in her hands. Whenever Nian Xi's cough stopped, she would send it to Nian Xi's mouth to moisten his throat.

"The uncle is too serious. It is a good thing for the master to be decent. Although the second and third masters are valued by the master, no one can beat the uncle..." She was a close maid next to Nian Xi. She knew that the reason for his serious illness was because of his excessive concern, so she whispered.

After hearing her words, Nian Xi could only smile bitterly.

In the past half month, he struggled to write letters from his father, writing seven or eight letters, and spreading tens of thousands of words, just to persuade his father to restrain himself, hand over the military power in the northwest as soon as possible, and seek the capital's shortage.

The Nian family has now become a hot cooking force, second only to the Tong family, surpassing the Empress Dowager and the Queen's family and becoming a prominent relative of the foreigners.

The Tong family had two descendants, one family and two princes, and Empress Xiaoyi was still the adoptive mother of the current generation, and she had the capital to be so beautiful.

The ancestor of the Nian family was Baoyi. The Shunzhi Dynasty was named Jinshi because Nian Xialing's father passed away from his slavery and entered the Han military flag. Compared with the nobles of the Eight Banners, the Nian family's foundation was too thin.

In the eyes of others, he, as a son, didn't want his father to be decent.

Nian Xi thought of her stepmother and several half-brothers, and she felt that she couldn't speak anything.

When Nianxialing entered the house, she saw her grandson frowning and wondering what she was thinking about. She stepped forward and said, "A hundred-year-old, don't forget the doctor's advice, don't worry!"

"Grandfather!" Nian Xi saw him come in, got up from the kang, and wanted to put his shoes on the floor.

"Sit down very well!" Nian Xialing said, making a gesture, not allowing Nian Xi to make trouble.

Nian Xi was anxious and dizzy, and her body fell to the side. The maid hurriedly helped her and did not fall to the ground.

Seeing that the eldest grandson was like this, Nian Xialing felt so distressed that she waved her hand to send the maid down, and then said, "Don't scare yourself, the Nian family is not that far. I, the old man, are not in a hurry. Why do you worry about these useless things? Starting from today, you are not allowed to write a letter to your father again!" At the end of the talk, he was already a little stern.

Nian Xi raised his head and asked, "Did my grandfather think... the grandson's move is to compete with the second brother and the third brother and the others for his father's favor?"

Nian Xialing listened to this wrong and said with a brow, "What are you talking about? You are the eldest grandson of the Nian parent, who is already in his twenties. Will you still be a three-year-old boy? I know what you are worried about, and I am also frightened and uneasy. But your father's temper is the most stubborn. He still takes a few words from my father. What can your son's long-windedness do? How can you do it if you are so useless and exhaust yourself?

Nian Xi retorted speechlessly, just looking at her grandfather without reducing her worries.

Nian Xialing wanted to persuade him again, so he saw the maid coming in to report to the guest in the front yard, and the housekeeper asked the old man to give instructions outside the second door.

Nianxialing asked her grandson to rest, and then went to the front yard to meet guests with a cane.

The visitor in the front yard was not someone else, but Cao Yong who was resting today.

Cao Yong really didn't want to get involved in the same family in the same year, but Nian Xialing posted twice, asking him to pass by the mansion. If he didn't come again, it would be a bit unreasonable.

The two of them greeted each other and the guest and the host sat down. Nian Xialing bluntly stated the intention of asking Cao Yong to come: "I heard that there was a pair of tiger bones in my nephew's mansion. Can I give up my love? I was supposed to come to my house, but because I was unable to move, I could only invite my nephew to come over with shamelessness?"

Although the old man couldn't be said to be flushed, he was also energetic, so he didn't look like he was "mobile inconvenience"?

The so-called mobility inconvenience is just that the Nian family became a relative of the foreigners, and it is difficult to get along with the court officials for too close contacts. The emperor's eyes became a mistake.

Cao Yong knew it well, and didn't say much, but said: "The servants of my younger family sent a secondary tiger bone from Guangdong a few years ago, but asked the Thirteenth Master to ask for a lot of them. The remaining relatives were divided, so there was not much left. Since you want to use it, I will send them to you later."

Seeing that Cao Yong was happy, Nian Xialing was a little grateful and said, "For this reason, thank you nephew. You also know that my eldest grandson's body is not strong. It is said that tiger bones can strengthen the body. As a grandfather, I must arrange for him."

Although Nian Gengyao was always grateful, the huge Nian Mansion was only left with Nian Xi, who was sick and sick Nian Xi, and his dusk was still in a deep state.

Cao Yong sighed in his heart, his face remained calm, and he said a few words with Nian Xialing, then found a reason to say goodbye and leave.

Nian Xialing wanted to see him off in person, but was kept by Cao Yong.

Nianxialing is the father-in-law of the country, so Cao Yong dare not be entrusted.

When he got home, Cao Yong asked Chu Yu to find a few better tiger bones and planned to send them to Nian's house as soon as possible.

Cao Yong knew Nian Xi and had a good impression of him. Nian Xi did not have the style of a playboy or the arrogance of his father. He was a rare young talent.

"Master, there are only two pieces left. My aunt is back today and asked for two pieces. I heard that the old lady of the Sun family has rheumatism, but now the seasons are changing, and she has become the root of the disease. My aunt is begging two pieces to go back to make wine to cure the disease for the old lady of the Sun family. The second lady followed and picked two pieces to go over." Chu Yu hesitated for a moment and said to Cao Yong.

After hearing this, Cao Yong frowned and said, "Didn't you send it to the East Mansion earlier? Why do you still want the second old lady?"

Cao Song, Nersu, Hongshu and others went to the northwest to stay in the bitter and cold areas for several years and suffered from rheumatism. Cao Yong got tiger bones, and except for the Thirteenth Prince, he picked a few good deals and sent them to the three of them.

I didn't leave much in my hand, so I made some tiger bone wine.

"It is said that it is to soak wine to protect Tianyang, and Tianyang will use it to strengthen his body!" Chu Yu replied.

After hearing this, Cao Yong shook his head and said, "Absurd, is this something a child can drink? Say hello to his second brother and sister, don't call the second old lady to make a fool of herself, it will be counterproductive."

"I thought so too, but I wanted to ask the imperial physician. After getting the letter, I told my second aunt that it would take a while to soak wine, and I couldn't drink it in a while." Chu Yu said: "But the remaining two tiger bones are not big, and they add up to one or two pounds."

When Chu Yu brought up the remaining tiger bones, Cao Yong felt that it was a little too little.

The bones of tiger bones are hard, and the amount of two pounds is only half a palm-sized size.

"The old man from the Nian family is still looking forward to this to cure his grandson's illness. He just picked out two jars of the prepared wine and sent them together." Cao Yong said.
Chapter completed!