Chapter 1225: Hongmen Reappearance (1)
Chapter 1225: The Hongmen Reappears (Part 1)
It is not a comfortable thing to travel in the twelfth lunar month.
But Cao Yong didn't care about these things. He and Cao Song were nominally brothers. In fact, this little cousin was considered a big deal and regarded him as a son and nephew.
He could persist in the journey of more than 200 miles a day, but Le Kangxi, the third son of the Le family who was traveling with him, could not stand it anymore.
Le Kangxi is the first person in the third generation of the Le family. He is a disciple of an old doctor in the Imperial Hospital and majored in the trauma department. Although he is young, he is already well-known in the capital.
Cao Yong was worried that the doctors in Jiangning were not good, so he went to Le’s house in person and invited Le San to accompany him.
In addition to horses, they are carrying various types of damaging medicines and supplements that replenish blood and qi.
The sixteenth prince knew that Cao Yong and Cao Song had a deep brotherly relationship, so he specially exchanged a lot of good things from the Interior House.
I entrusted all the family affairs to Chu Yu and Tianyou, but Li's side, I heard that my son went south in the twelfth lunar month, but he refused to believe any words about the emperor's mission.
The destination is Jiangning. There is Cao Song in Jiangning. Li can't help but be worried, afraid that Cao Song will have something.
After repeated inquiries, Cao Yong had to tell him about Cao Song's injury. He did not dare to say that he was seriously injured and was only saying that he was recuperating.
Even so, Li was too scared and said many words of giving and seeking blessings.
On the side of Gao Taijun, she sent people to donate a lot of silver in the temple and did a lot of rituals.
She was willing to believe this, and Cao Yong was also not opposed to it.
The old man is old and even though he is accompanied by his children and grandchildren, he is lonely and has a thought in his heart, which is always good.
Just carrying Li, Cao Yong said to Chu Yu: "Li Cheng came to pay his respects two days ago. I asked the old lady about the current situation. Although he is more energetic and can get off the kang, his stomach is not good, and he only relies on some soup to maintain it every day. This is not a long-term solution... If the old lady really has something to do, I am not here, and my mother and the Li family will beg for the wife to worry."
Chu Yu naturally responded without hesitation, and Cao Yong was relieved to travel...
Two days after leaving Beijing, Cao Yong left behind and accompanied Le Kangxi on a car. He took other followers and continued to gallop to Jiangning.
A few days later, when Cao Yong saw the gate of Jiangning City, he felt a little timid.
This was not the first time he had lived in half his life.
Once, his father was seriously ill in February of the 49th year of Kangxi, and the other was when Uncle Xia, Cao Quan died in the 51st year of Kangxi.
It seems that every time you gallop, it is not a good thing.
I haven't returned to Jiangning for more than ten years, and Jiangning has not changed much.
Yongqing's father once served in Jiangning General Office. When Cao Yong was a teenager, he was also a regular visitor to the General Office. He still remembers the way to the General Office.
The General's Mansion is located in the north of the city, and Cao Yong entered the city from the north gate, so the distance is not far.
But the short road was so harsh that Cao Yong sighed until he saw the lacquered gate of the General's Mansion.
There is no white paper door or white cloth hanging, which is very good.
Cao Yong did not delay for a moment and quickly rode his horse to approach.
At this moment, Wei Hei had already sent someone to call the door.
"Who?" The side door opened with a creaking sound, and half of the fat body poked out.
Looking at the dusty people, the man looked shocked, stretched out his fat claws, rubbed his eyes, and his flesh on his face trembled. He asked in disbelief: "Master Wei, Master Wei?"
Cao Yong turned over and dismounted, Wei Hei had already punched the fat man and said, "What, Zhao Laosi, I have been out of Beijing for less than two years and I can't recognize anyone..."
This is one of Cao Song’s former servants who once learned fists and kicks from Wei Hei.
He immediately opened the side door and smiled and said, "It's really the master and the master, the young man really dare not recognize it..."
He was born in the Cao family, and my mother was Cao Song's nanny. She grew up with Cao Song. She just looked at the big camel, but she was actually one year younger than Cao Song, and she was only thirty years old this year.
The joy in his eyes was true, and his rosy face did not seem to be fake.
Seeing this, Cao Yong was very surprised, but because he was anxious to see Cao Song, he did not study it with Zhao Si in detail.
Zhao Si blinked his little eyes, but did not mean to lead the way. Instead, he asked carefully: "Master, the master is out for drinking. Should you go to the living room to have tea first, or go to the guest room to wash first? The villain will ask someone to go to find the master."
After hearing this, Cao Yong was so angry that he raised his neck.
Looking at the calm general's mansion and the smiling Zhao Si, when he heard that Cao Song went out for a drink, Cao Yong didn't understand where he understood.
This must be something wrong.
In the cold winter, Cao Yong was running on the horse for several days, and he was also exhausted.
Although I felt a little annoyed, nothing happened to me, and it was better than anything else.
"Arranging a wash first." Cao Yong said.
Although the two families have been separated for more than ten years, Cao Yong's elder brother is so majestic that Zhao Si and others are also aware of it. They dare not regard it as a guest, but only treat multiple masters and arrange personnel very conscientiously.
Of course, it is necessary to report to the inner house first, and then ask someone to go out and ask Cao Song to turn around.
When Jinghui heard that Cao Yong was coming, she spoke in surprise, her face was red and white, and she showed a little uneasiness.
Nongchao and Nongyu were following her to learn the housekeeper. Seeing this, Nongchao couldn't help but curiously said, "It's time for the New Year, why is the uncle free to come here? It's not that something happened in Beijing, right?"
Tianwang is already three years old. After hearing his sister's words, he waved his hand and learned to speak according to "uncle" and "uncle".
Jinghui heard this and smiled bitterly, saying, "It's all mine, it's not. It's nearly two thousand miles away, and it's a strange thing to suffer..."
She was ashamed and grateful.
The day after she sent the first letter to ask for help, she learned the truth about her husband's "serious injury". She immediately asked her husband to write a letter to report the details, because she was afraid that Cao Yong would shock the elders of the two palaces.
It seems that my uncle received the first letter and immediately set off to go south, otherwise he would not have missed the second letter from his family.
When he heard that Cao Yong had gone to the guest room to wash, Jinghui hurriedly ordered the kitchen to buy a banquet, and then took his three children to the front yard to greet Cao Yong.
Although the bannermen do not talk about the customs of Han Chinese, they do not have the reason for brothers and sisters-in-law to see people in their uncle's room.
Jinghui took the child to wait in the living room, and then told the servant to go to the guest room to wait. After Cao Yong finished washing, he would invite him to come and meet him.
When I left Beijing with the trend, I had already remembered it; Tianwang was still young, so after waiting for a while, he pulled the wet nurse's sleeve and started to vent his anger.
After waiting for two or three quarters of an hour, there was still no movement in the guest room. Cao Song was already sweating profusely and rushed back from outside.
Seeing that the door in the living room was open and there was a flash of figures inside, Cao Song couldn't help but raise his voice and called out loudly: "Brother, brother!"
Li Wei was left behind, and he was excited to see Cao Song so excited. His brotherly relationship had not changed for many years, and he couldn't help but feel a little envious.
"Master..." Jinghui called out.
"Father." The voice of the three children.
Cao Song stood at the door, nodded to the children, then looked around and then said strangely, "Where are the eldest brother, why haven't you seen me?"
"Uncle is exhausted and the journey is exhausted, so I went to the guest room to clean up first." Jinghui said.
Cao Song couldn't bear it. He immediately turned around and walked out of the living room and strode towards the guest room.
Seeing that Jinghui was in the living room, Li Wei knew that it was not cheap, so he nodded and followed Cao Song away.
After entering the yard of the guest room, Cao Song began to call people until he picked up the curtain and entered the room, he did not hear Cao Yong's answer.
Cao Song's voice was a little uneasy. When he walked around the screen, he saw his brother sitting in the bathtub, with a flushed face and a tightly closed eyes, and quickly walked forward a few steps.
Because I was anxious, I didn't see the wooden basin under my feet, so I tripped up.
The wooden basin flew out and hit the bathtub with a "clang".
Cao Yong opened his eyes only, his mind was still a little confused and his expression was very ignorant.
Looking at him slim in his eyes, his face also diminished due to the fatigue of the journey. Cao Song felt his chest blocked and his voice was inaudible: "Brother..."
Cao Yong had returned to Qingming Festival. He looked at Cao Song twice from beginning to end, and indeed his arms and legs before he looked away and looked at Li Wei behind him.
Although everyone has just been together and has not talked in detail yet, Cao Yong has arrived in a hurry. Besides worrying about Cao Song, why else can he be?
Li Wei couldn't help but feel guilty and squeezed out a little smile and said, "This is really not a place to talk. Lord Cao should dress first, dress first..."
In fact, Cao Yong was happy in his heart.
It is better to have a false alarm than to be worried about the safety of a close relative.
But he was extremely tired. When Li Wei pulled Cao Song out, Cao Yong took a lot of effort to get out of the bathtub.
By the time he was dressed neatly, he had already passed a cup of tea when he arrived in the living room.
With Li Wei here, Jinghui couldn't wait in the living room in a big way, and took the children to the inner room to wait.
"This is a blessing for you to have such a long journey and having such a brother." Li Wei sighed.
Fengyang is the name Cao Song, which was the origin of Cao Yin during his lifetime.
Cao Song showed a little bit of self-blame on his face and said, "Brother is in the Ministry of Revenue and has many responsibilities, but now because of my poor thinking, my brother has been traveling thousands of miles. What's that?"
"It's my idea, and I can't blame you. I will apologize to Lord Cao later." Li Wei said.
Cao Yong walked to the living room door in a daze and heard the two of them scrambling to apologize. He felt irritated and irritated. He held the door frame and said, "What's going on? You have to say to me first to relieve my confusion... Cao Song was seriously injured when he was attacked. It was not only a letter from his family, but a matter of the Cao family. He also went to the court residence to report. The emperor also knew that it is good to be safe, but he can't commit a crime of deceiving the king..." At the end of his speech, he was already solemn.
Li Wei and Cao Song also curled their smiles and looked at Cao Yong quietly, talking about the details of the attack.
It is true that the "Jiang Bandits" are sent to surrender the "Jiang Bandits" and the difficulties in food and clothing are also true.
It is true that Cao Song was injured by the "Jiang Bandits" head-on.
Pretending to be seriously ill, he has no other purpose, just to lure the snake out of the hole.
Chapter completed!