Chapter 550: The Thief (Part 1)

"After a few years of hard work, has the strength of the Fourth Brother has grown to this point?" Cao Yong left the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion and rode on the horse. What he could not hear was the whisper of the Thirteenth Prince after he was drunk.

Both of them are smart people. Before drinking, no one continued to talk about the topic of "Fourth Prince".

After listening to Cao Yong's analysis and knowing that Kangxi was not targeting him alone, the Thirteenth Prince's frustration unknowingly reduced a few points.

This is the reason why "not worry about lack of people but not equality".

The rice and water have not yet entered for two days, and the Thirteenth Prince is really hungry.

When the Thirteenth Prince brought people to deliver food and drinks, the Thirteenth Prince had already returned to the inner house to change his clothes and cleaned it up briefly.

Cao Yong had breakfast early, and at noon, he fucked in the yamen and was a little hungry.

Both the guest and the host are open-minded people and do not talk about those false rituals.

They surrounded the kang table, and first they were like wind and clouds, and they were half full, and then they started to eat wine one cup after another.

The Thirteenth Prince had already put aside his self-pity and talked about the fact that the emperor personally led the army to attack Galdan.

At that time, he was in his teens and was already half a boy.

Among all the princes, except for the second prince who was the crown prince at that time, who was in charge of the capital and was in charge of the country, all the princes over fifteen years old followed the imperial court to fight.

"I wish I could have been born a few years earlier", "I wish I could have been born a few years later", one night, the Thirteenth Prince just said these two sentences.

He would be able to catch up with that Western Expedition a few years before he was born, and he would be able to take revenge in his heart; in the next few years, he would not have to get involved in these messy things, and would be a free prince like the Sixteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince.

It was not until he was drunk that he could no longer hold on. When he closed his eyes and fell on the kang, the Thirteenth Prince said in a low voice: "After a few years of hard work, has the fourth brother's strength developed to this point?"

He seemed to be asking Cao Yong, and he seemed to be asking himself again.

In this voice, there is confusion, happiness, and the entanglement of not being able to speak out...

The night is dark and the evening breeze is coming.

Cao Yong rode on the horse, thinking about the Thirteenth Prince's words, and squinted his eyes slightly.

As the prince, the Thirteenth Prince has ever thought about that position?

The ninth son fought for the throne, and the fourth prince first relied on the prince, and later became acquainted with the eighth prince. Kangxi misunderstood as the "Eighth Master Party". It was not until the second deposed the prince that he became even more lonely, and he worked hard when he was a servant, and "devoted" to worship Buddha at other times.

The Eighth Prince was so gracious that Kangxi denied him several times over the years, but he still comforted him a lot.

The only one in the circle is the eldest prince, the one who is deposed is the prince, and the one who is completely neglected is the Thirteenth prince.

There are various arguments about the reasons for the Thirteenth Prince's crime that year, including "handwriting and military training", "pacifying the prince", and "preserving the Thirteenth Prince".

Only Kangxi and the Thirteenth Prince and his son knew the truth.

"There is no better father than his son"? The Thirteenth Prince's spirit and the strength of the Thirteenth Prince have become Kangxi's heart. Is he so neglected to protect him?

Kangxi, who is so humane, looks like a loving father, but he doesn't look like an emperor anymore.

Perhaps the so-called truth is not "protection", but real and true disgusted.

Emperor, what I value most is the high position of the Nine Five Lord.

Kangxi ascended the throne at a young age, and the opportunities for other emperors were different. Since he was a teenager, he could no longer tolerate others challenging his autocracy.

In the early years, Oboi, Wu Sangui and others, Soetu, Mingzhu in the middle, and the princes who emerged in the late years.

The Thirteenth Prince is not a fool. In addition to being sad about being refuted and requesting a letter of war, what made him desperate was that he could no longer continue to deceive himself.

For a moment, a ridiculous thought arose in Cao Yong's mind.

He suddenly wanted to use the desire to write down what he saw and heard, the characters and events of the Kangxi Dynasty. In that case, people from later generations could have a deeper understanding of this dynasty based on his words.

Kangxi, who was praised by later generations as the "Eternal Emperor" and also had a stubborn side.

It seems to be "benevolence and filial", and has a world-renowned mind, but in fact it is hidden under its "tolerance" mask, and is a moody and disliked and liked and disliked.

However, thinking of the increasingly intense literary inquisition in the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, Cao Yong shook his head quickly.

The so-called historical books are written that are licensed to record on the bottom line of the emperor's tolerance. Those among the people who dare to reflect the civil style and political affairs of "a certain dynasty and a certain dynasty" can only change their words and become novelists' words.

The Cao family's crisis has been resolved, and the soil for "Dream of Red Mansions" is gone.

The Cao Xueqin in history, whether it is Tianyou or Xiaowu's son, will never write about this glory of the end of the world.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong touched his forehead. Even if he remembered the general plot of "Dream of Red Mansions", he would not have the ability to write it down, right?

Before I knew it, I had already entered the alley and was about to reach the gate of Cao's mansion.

At this time, Xiaoman said, "Uncle, I just entered the side door of the East Mansion, like the Third Master!"

When Cao Yong heard this, he looked forward.

Under the red lantern in the East Mansion, the side door just closed.

After returning to the mansion, Cao Yong went to Lanyuan to meet his parents, and then returned to Wutongyuan.

Chu Yu sat under the lamp, holding needles and thread in his hand. When he saw Cao Yong coming in, he stood up and waited for him to wash.

"Why are you doing needlework and thread at night? You're so tired that you have to light up a few more lamps. Our family doesn't have that little bit of money for lamp oil." After changing clothes, Cao Yong washed his face and sat by the kang to watch Chu Yu's needlework.

He originally thought it was Tianhui or Tianyou, Hengsheng and others' bellybands, front panels, etc., but he didn't expect it to be a pair of red satin women's shoes.

The sole of the shoe has not yet been put on, and most of the flowers on the upper part of the shoe are embroidered. It is a pattern of Ruyi peonies. A circle of peonies of all sizes, plus Ruyi cloud patterns, looks very graceful and elegant.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the peony petals, it uses about ten colors from deep to light.

The pins are so dense that they cannot be seen, it can be seen that they have used their hearts.

"Why do you think of making embroidered shoes? You can't wear this?" Cao Yong remembered the purse embroidered by Chu Yu for the first time, and looked at the exquisite embroidery work in front of him. He asked his wife with a smile, but felt a little distressed in his heart.

Over the years, Chu Yu never used Cao Yong's close-fitting clothes. They were made by themselves by stitching and threading. Later, when there were children, Chu Yu even refused to let go of needles and threading.

How many times have these ten fingers been stabbed before they reach their current level?

Chu Yu arrived at the bowl of tea and personally delivered it to Cao Yong. Then he replied with a smile: "It's not mine, it was sewn for his wife. I asked the nanny who had been in the mansion for many years that in the "Dark Nine" year, in addition to doing rituals, he also had to wear red clothes and red belts. The wife had red belts, and I wanted to sew a set of clothes, shoes and socks before my wife's birthday."

Although he was not superstitious about this, Cao Yong felt a little uncomfortable when he thought that the meaning of "Dang Jiu" was unlucky.

He took a sip of tea and looked up and asked Chu Yu, "How is my mother today? What are you uncomfortable with? When I went over and saw her, the wife was lying in the inner room. Even if she was a good person, it wouldn't be enough to lie down like this. Tomorrow, you will take your mother out for a walk."

When Chu Yu heard this, hesitated for a moment and said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent two old nannies here. Tomorrow, my wife will start raising her baby and protecting her baby. Maybe she has to obey their arrangements. They have served noble people in the palace in their early years, and I heard that there are some regulations on the baby."

"Interior Affairs Office?" Cao Yong couldn't help but speak in surprise and frowned: "How could this Interior Affairs Office send someone to our house? Our place is not the Prince's Mansion Beile Mansion..." He couldn't continue to say this.

According to previous speculation, Li's true identity is either the princess who was wandering away from Kangxi or Kangxi's niece.

Whether it is the princess or the niece, it is reasonable to take care of it in the face of old friends.

"I heard that it was sent by Concubine Wang and various precious medicinal herbs given by the Empress. The wife was still embarrassed. Although she was impatient to meet people, since there was a reward in the palace, she had to go over to thank her for her." Chu Yu said while closing the needle and thread on the kang.

Because he gave birth to three princes in a row, he had some status in the harem.

In recent years, there was almost a place for the concubines of the palace.

In the harem, in addition to the four concubines of Guifei, De, Yi, Rong and Hui, the most decent concubines were also counted on the Wang Concubine.

Although Wang was treated as a "concubine" and was the lord of the palace, he had not been granted the imperial seal of the Jin Book and was not justified, so how could he interfere in the palace affairs?

If the Sixteenth Prince is now in charge of the Interior Affairs Office, it is not difficult for Wang Pin to summon people. However, after all, she has been in the harem for more than 20 years, so she should not be so rash.

It was just a matter of using the name of Concubine Wang, which contained Kangxi's "holy relative" to the Cao family, so he was rewarded with such kindness.

Thinking of the thirteenth prince's predicament, Cao Yong was also a little excited about Kangxi's "gratitude".

He was too lazy to think about it anymore, so he went to the kang and changed the topic: "I just came back and seemed to see the third brother. Didn't he say that he went to the Minister's Mansion to apologize for the past few days? Is there any reply? This late night is enough for him to make trouble."

Chu Yu shook his head and said, "The second wife has come all the time and the next day. She raised her head when she talked to her. He listened to the meaning. This time, the one who stopped Ruhui from coming back was the in-laws. The second wife didn't say it clearly for the reason. She just said that the in-laws had already let go, and let the third brother come over to revenge."

Cao Yong thought about Cao Shuo's young age and was now busy with his wife and concubines. He couldn't help but frown and said, "The third brother looked steady in the past, why did he look like this now? Getting married as a virtuous person is indeed correct."

As he said that, he still felt a little slanted with Cao Shuo.

There was a strong mother like Zhao Jia who remarried Ruhui, a powerful wife, and she couldn't stand it.

It’s a bit odd, and it’s strange where it should be. It’s too indifferent to women at a young age.

Cao Yong was also in a complicated mood when his cousins ​​had sex with his concubines. He seemed a little jealous and a little envious.

Although he was a little lazy, every man still hoped to be a blessing for all others.

Chu Yu glanced at Cao Yong, but disagreed with his opinion and said, "Ru Hui is not angry. If this matter is left in anyone's house, it will be a mess for a while. After all, the new wife has to leave some face to enter the house. Besides, this place is not as good as others, and Ru Hui's aunt's house, so naturally she never thought she would suffer such grievances."

Chu Yu said something reasonable, and Cao Yong didn't say anything else.

Although the eldest uncle and his brother and wife were able to meet for a limited number of times, Cao Yong had long heard of Ruhui's "strong" name.

He thought about it and said, "The appearance and conversation between husband and wife are secondary. The most important thing is to be consistent in one's temperament, which is the way to last. The third brother and Ruhui are the third brother, the outside is round and the inside is square. Ruhui is the child's nature. It is not easy to get along well."

After all, they have already split up. Zhao Jia is the one who decides Cao Shuo’s affairs, so their cousin and sister-in-law are almost unable to interfere.

After a few words, the couple mentioned that Tianyou and Hang Seng moved their houses.

Now the children are all placed in the east room. Although it is lively, it is difficult to catch up with one, and all three children cannot rest.

Cao Yong discussed with Chu Yu and decided to place Tianyou and Hang Seng in Kwai Hospital.

In addition to wanting the children to live in a spacious place, I also hope to make Amethyst more popular.
To be continued...