Chapter 604 Foreplay (Part 1)

Cao Yong had two sons and one daughter. Wang Lusheng knew that every time he prepared a gift, the young master and the lady had a share.

This time, he brought out four little boys and lined up to perform the ceremony of Wang Lusheng as his son and nephew.

"Brother Wang, these are my younger brother's dog sons. They are my younger brother's eldest son Tianyou and my second son Hengsheng. These are my younger brother's two adopted sons Zuozhu, Zuocheng." After Cao Yong finished speaking to Wang Lusheng, he looked at the children and said, "The gadgets that were assigned to you before the New Year, the little tiger of willow weaving was sent by your uncle Wang from Shandong. Why don't you come forward and give the gift quickly."

Several children were confused, and some remembered and some didn't, responded, bowed to Wang Lusheng and said, "My nephew has met Uncle Wang, so I wish Uncle Wang's kindness."

Wang Lusheng's face was flushed and he didn't dare to sit down and suffer.

This looks like a family friendship. I think he is just a gentry, but the Cao family is the Earl's Mansion. How could Cao Yong do this, so why didn't this man feel excited?

He bowed and returned the tribute, but couldn't hide his excitement and said, "I really don't dare to accept it. I'll treat you to the young masters."

He was tall, like an iron tower, and his words were "buzzing".

The others were fine, but Zuo Cheng was frightened and took a step back, with blood on his face.

Seeing this, Wang Lusheng showed some embarrassment and apologies, and said to Cao Yong: "Master Cao, I am really sorry. When I saw several young masters, I was happy and my voice was a little loud."

Cao Yong waved his hand and said, "Brother Wang said this is a heretic, but it's still a lack of dogs. They grow up in the hands of women, so they are too weak." As he said that, his eyes looking at Zuo Cheng were a little blamed.

Although Zuo Cheng was young, he also realized that he was rude and quietly leaned against the left and did not dare to look up at Cao Yong.

Seeing this, Wang Lusheng hurriedly smiled and said to Cao Yong: "There are still some who have never seen a rough man before. Master Cao doesn't have to blame him. It seems that I won't like him anymore. Although the young man in my family is in his cradle, he will cry when he sees me. The young master was not scared to cry, he already gave me the face of Lao Wang."

Speaking of this, he whispered to the servants around him to present the meeting ceremony.

They are two gorgeous black gold daggers with scabbards, without blades, just to make a meaning; there are also two top-quality inkstones, both of which are from Yizhou.

It was originally prepared to be the two brothers of Preparation, Tianyou and Hengsheng each had one set. It was not until this time that I realized that Cao Yong had added two adopted sons, and Wang Lusheng had no time to prepare temporarily.

If it is a piece for each person, there are daggers and inkstones, and I don’t know how to distribute it.

He hesitated, looked at Cao Yong, pondered, and said, "Master Cao, look at this..."

The dagger is inlaid with gold and jade gems, which looks very valuable; these two inkstones look not good, but they are not ordinary.

Although Cao Yong did not play with the Four Treasures of the Study, Mr. Zhuang used to like playing with this, so Cao Yong was influenced by his knowledge and knew a lot.

"Brother Wang has made money again. Every child's family has really ruined good things." Cao Yong said.

"Oh, Master Cao must not say this. It's just a little filial piety and can't take action. But I didn't think about it before. I don't know how to allocate this thing to several young masters, and I also asked Master Cao to make the decision." Wang Lusheng said with a silly smile.

Looking at the dagger and inkstone on the red suede tray, Cao Yong looked at Tianyou and the others and said, "Since it was your uncle Wang's gift, you can accept it, and discuss it and see who will choose first."

A few little radish heads, look at me, look at you, everyone's eyes fell on Tianyou.

Tianyou took a step forward and said, "My father, the second brother is the youngest, so I will choose first."

After hearing this, the brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng both tried their best to get their little heads.

Everyone looked at Hang Seng, who had already turned red and looked up and said, "Father, the child is tall and strong, and no one dares to bully him. Not to mention Brother Zuo Cheng, even Brother Zuo Zhu is not a match for him. The child is not the youngest. Let Brother Zuo Cheng choose first."

Zuo Cheng's face had recovered from calmness. After listening to Hang Seng's words, he whispered: "Brother, choose first."

Left lived next to him, and agreed, saying, "Yes, brother, choose first."

Looking at the children and being humble to each other like little adults, Cao Yong and Wang Lusheng couldn't help laughing out loud.

"In the past, Kong Rong gave up pears, but today there were a few young masters giving gifts. With such a son, Master Cao was very lucky!" Wang Lusheng stretched out his thumb and praised him repeatedly.

Cao Yong waved his hand and said, "Brother Wang is too proud, but he still needs to be disciplined, so he should not praise him."

As he said this, Cao Yong couldn't help feeling a little proud, and at the same time he felt a little worried.

Will there be more rules and regulations that make several children lose their children's nature?

Cao Yong was thinking that several children had already pushed forward, Zuo Cheng stepped forward, took a dagger first, then bowed his head, thanked Wang Lusheng.

When Cao Yong saw it, he was a little strange.

Because of his poor health, Zuo Cheng has always been caring for everyone in the mansion. He is a little cowardly and is not as solid as the other children.

I thought he would choose an inkstone, but I didn't expect that he chose a dagger, probably because he was attracted by the colorful gems on the dagger sheath.

Next was Hang Seng. He touched the remaining dagger, but hesitated a little. He looked at his brother like Zuo Zhu, and when he saw that both of them shook their heads, he happily picked it up.

The remaining two inkstones are divided by Tianyou and Zuozhu.

The children thanked Wang Lusheng before they were taken down.

Wang Lusheng still praised Cao Yong for his good education, so that his brothers could be so friendly.

Cao Yong's side remembered that he had not yet looked for Master Wu for the children.

The Ren brothers, Ren Shuyong and Ren Jiyong, have been involved in the Cao family for many years. They are not old, but they are doing things safely. It is not easy for them to become subordinates of the Cao family as sons of the country gentry.

Even if he has the intention of fame and fortune, he can be said to be conscientious and responsible for Cao Yong.

Now two people are not old. After two years of training in the capital, they can be the martial arts masters for the children. After two years of filling in the gap, it will be considered a waste of money.

Wang Lusheng and Cao Yong talked about the old things in Yizhou, and it was inevitable that Mr. Zhuang would be mentioned, but the atmosphere became quiet.

Wang Lusheng couldn't sit still and stood up and said, "Master Cao, although he was just a meeting with Master Zhuang, I have always respected those who are knowledgeable. This time I went to Beijing and made a special trip to prepare two jars of good wine, intending to worship Mr. Lao. If it is cheap, I want to give him three incense sticks in front of Mr. Lao's spiritual seat, which can I do?"

Cao Yong was naturally speechless, so he sent someone to Rongyuan to report the news first, and then took Wang Lusheng over to pay homage.

In the main hall of Rongyuan, Mr. Zhuang's spiritual seat is enshrined on the table.

Mr. Zhuang has no son, Lianqiu and Xiqiu are both concubines, so it is difficult to come out to entertain guests, so only an old woman came out with Niu Niu's hand.

Speaking of which, this is also a matter of Mr. Zhuang’s regret.

For Niu Niu, he originally planned to help Lianqiu straighten him, but he passed away before he could handle it.

The news of Mr. Zhuang's death reached the south. His two married daughters just sent people to attend the funeral, without mentioning the placement of the concubine's mother and weak sister.

Only Mr. Zhuang Chang, the elder brother of Mr. Zhuang Chang, sent a son to Beijing to deliver a letter, and mentioned that he wanted to take Lianqiu and his son back to Jiangning.

Although Zhuang Chang was a serious relative, he had never known each other. Lianqiu and Xiqiu were not serious brothers and sisters-in-law, so he naturally had many concerns and stayed in Cao's mansion.

Niu Niu was already like a little adult, giving Wang Lusheng a gift.

This little adult appearance made Wang Lusheng feel sad.

The ritual he prepared for here was real. A box of pearls was given to Niu Niu for the future dowry, and a box of gold and pocket money for the two concubines.

Although he was very kind, Cao Yong was grateful to his thoughtfulness and did not let him put it away with him. Then he returned to the living room with Wang Lusheng.

Zheng Hu got the news and had already come.

Starting from Zheng Ruixue's side, he and Wang Lusheng are in-laws.

Although he is not as senior as his seniority, Wang Lusheng is not a person who is polite. When he speaks, he is like an old friend, which makes people feel comfortable.

After a while, Wang Quantai also arrived.

It was just the second day of the second month. I thought my cousin could not get there, but he was still anxious. Unexpectedly, he arrived by chance, which made Wang Quantai overjoyed.

Please give me a gift, and you don’t need to make detailed statements.

When Wang Lusheng heard that Wang Lusheng was staying in an inn run by a Wang clan in the Qianmen, Wang Quantai refused and said that he wanted to ask his uncle to move to his side, but Wang Lusheng refused.

Regarding this bidding, Wang Lusheng wanted to see the situation and get some stuff.

Although Wang Quantai is his cousin, he also participated in the bidding.

Wang Lusheng was not afraid of him, but was unwilling to establish relationships with the prince's mansion.

Wang Lusheng could not let go of the matter of his cousin abandoning the Cao family and turning to the prince's mansion.

Even if Wang Quantai mentioned it in his letter, Wang Lusheng did not believe it.

Until now, seeing that Cao Yong was treating Wang Quantai as usual and Wang Quantai did not look guilty, Wang Lusheng believed his previous words.

I am only more grateful to Cao Yong.

He was far away from the capital, so he didn't know that the prince and the prince were different. He only knew that he was a prince, with a noble status and became more prominent than the Cao family.

Cao Yong's actions really meant to fulfill his nephew's promise.

This is how people look at it. If they like it, any words and deeds of the other party will be good. If they look at it, then the same thing will make you think of something else in your heart.

This is also a kind of "prejudgment".

That night, the Cao family held a banquet to welcome Wang Lusheng.

Everyone talked happily, and Wang Lusheng was so stunning that he was sent back to the inn by Wang Quantai.

Cao Yong was also drunk a little and his head was a little heavy. He returned to Wutongyuan to wash and then fell on the kang.

Chu Yu sat in front of the dressing table, put down his hair, and happened to see two boxes of gems that he had just sent during the day.

She glanced at her, closed the gem box, and said to Cao Yong: "Mr. Wang Qiye, the gift that he sent this time is very heavy. The New Year gift before the New Year is extraordinary. We have not returned the gift yet, and we have come again."

Cao Yong closed his eyes and said, "After all, it is a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. It has a wealth of wealth. People in Yizhou call him "Wang Baiwan". Although he spoke humbly, looking at that look, I am afraid that he is prepared this time and wants to win a business road."

Chu Yu doesn't understand these things outside.

She got on the kang, went to Cao Yong, rubbed his head for him, and said, "When talking about business, Han Jiang seems to have mentioned it. I'm going to make an idea. Can our Daoxiang Village participate in the business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

When Cao Yong heard this, he shook his head and said, "Not to mention that I am working there, I have to avoid suspicion; even if I do not avoid suspicion, I cannot get involved. What kind of business is Daoxiangcun? It is all food at the entrance. Even if I only enter the raw materials and enter the palace, if there is any relationship, it is not something you and I can take responsibility. Let her rest assured, but in the bidding charter, I will ask someone to sort out a copy with her in the future, and make a small bid at the shop, so that the foreign affairs officers can avoid making fake accounts."
To be continued...