Chapter 676: Investigation

Until he returned to the Cao family courtyard, the sixteenth prince was still indignant and said to Cao Yong: "One acre of tea garden has two or three taels more, which is so easy. How much is the total annual profit of my family? It is fifty kilograms a year, ten kilograms per hectare, and one acre of tea garden has less than two taels evenly. This slave is so brave, and he is more than half of it."

Cao Yong's side was also an accident.

The sixteenth prince was in the palace and didn't know how to make a living. The one named Li was the brother of the concubine Li. It was not surprising to take advantage of the opportunity to get a few kilograms of tea.

What’s strange is that there are more than one family. Although I don’t know which houses tea flows out from the other five families, if dozens of kilograms are left, it will be a few thousand taels of silver every year. Who can not be moved?

The sixteenth prince said something, his voice tightened. He picked up the teacup and was about to drink it. He remembered that he had not bought the winter tea just now, so he said to Zhao Feng: "Go and buy half a pound of winter tea from that teahouse. I also want to take a walk."

Zhao Feng responded, and the sixteenth prince sneered and said, "I can tolerate things that deceive the superiors and conceal their subordinates and plot against the master. Someone can't tolerate them. I always have to let out this anger."

"Money is moving, and profit is the first thing to do. How many people can control it? Master Sixteenth is better to be more open and don't be upset." Seeing him like this, Cao Yong advised.

The sixteenth prince glanced at Cao Yong and said, "There is nothing to do with your relationship. Apart from Daoxiang Village, don't you have any business in the south? The sky is high and the water is far away, be careful that you will be cheated."

Cao Yong smiled and shook his head, saying, "I have earned back several times the capital in my early years. The rest is just as free as I want, and it's nothing more to make more money."

In fact, as early as two years ago, after the ten-year agreement was over, Cao Yong sent a letter to Wei Xin, mentioning the transaction in Guangzhou.

Although it was Cao Yong's capital, Wei Xin has been doing it for more than ten years and has made great contributions. The earlier profit was four or six cents, Wei Xin Si and Cao Yong Liu.

Cao Yong meant to give Wei Xin 60% of his shares to him for his service over the years.

After all, with the financial resources of the Wei family, it was nothing to just take out a piece of money to do business. At the beginning, the Wei family didn't use the money to take up shares, but they were unwilling to share the profits explicitly.

Wei Xin was only willing to accept 40%. He had been in Guangzhou for ten years and saved a lot of money. In addition, the real estate in his hometown in Jiangning could not be spent on several lifetimes.

Nowadays, he does business not for money, but just likes the freedom of life in Guangzhou.

Cao Yong reciprocates his favor, so he entrusted his connections and gave Wei Xin a prefecture. Although it was not a real flaw, he changed his body and his status was extraordinary.

Even Wei Xin’s parents have a royal title.

The Wei family is a local rich man in Jiangning. What else is more decent than fame?

Wei Xin is working harder and makes the transaction bigger and bigger, and the profits sent back every year are becoming more and more considerable...

Capital City, Cao Family, Dongfu.

Jinghui walked with her waist, Chun'er followed behind with a little maid holding a gift box.

When Zhao Jia saw this, she put down her pipe and said, "Are you ready to do it?"

"Yes, madam." Jinghui turned her head and asked someone to put the box on the kang table and opened it in person.

Inside is a pair of red satin purses, a pair of tidy silk eight treasure collars, a pair of dragon and phoenix gold bracelets, gold ear pliers, and gem rings.

Seeing that the gift was quite decent and exquisite, Zhao Jia nodded and asked, "Where is Ruyi, why didn't you meet?"

Jinghui hesitated for a moment and said, "Madam, there are a few Ruyi in the warehouse. The gold ones are grinded with patterns, and the two three-inlaid green ones look a little old."

When Zhao Jia heard this, she frowned, pointed to another holding box and said, "What is not Ruyi here?"

"When it comes to my wife, my wife thought that the marriage of the fourth uncle may have been decided soon, so she prepared two copies." Jinghui said, while opening another box, which was roughly the same as the one in front, except that the collar and bracelet were slightly different.

Zhao Jia curled her lips and said, "It is indispensable for this Ruyi. If the eldest wife is at home, we can still arrange it with her. It's just a courtesy. Who can't eat and drink with this? Find a craftsman, carry out gold utensils that you don't need, and put them in a few pieces. After a few days, you need to use jewelry. In addition to two Ruyi, you have to put some gold jewelry on the left."

Jinghui responded. Zhao Jia remembered something and frowned and said, "Why haven't you heard that the Dong family has taken the girl back? This is Xiaoding, and you can't go to Xifu. This is about the Dong family's girls, not our big house."

Jinghui was also surprised, but she was embarrassed to say something.

Zhao Jia said a few words, feeling upset, and said to Jinghui: "Write a letter to the eldest wife and ask how to deal with it..."

Just as he said this, he heard the footsteps of "dengdeng" outside the yard, and then he heard a maid outside say, "Fifth Master..."

Before he finished speaking, someone had already brought in the curtain, and it was Cao Fu who was sweating profusely.

"Why did this make me sweat?" Zhao Jia looked at it, and couldn't help feeling distressed. She hurriedly ordered Hongmei to throw a handkerchief to wipe his face.

Cao Fu's eyes fell on the open holding box. Looking at the purse and jewelry inside, his face turned red and frowned and said to Zhao Jia: "Mother, didn't you say to kiss the fourth brother first? Why is it good to be my son's turn to get engaged again?"

"You have to say it early and late, and you have to say it, and you are old." The marriage was settled, and Zhao Jia lost her previous interest.

Cao Fu fisted hard and stomped his feet and said, "Who is not good to say, why did he say that?"

"What's wrong with her? Do you think anyone can tell me about the eldest granddaughter of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Although Zhao Jia was not satisfied with this marriage, Dong Dianbang was promoted to head of the head and felt that there was a bit more decent on his face.

In the capital, officials cannot be said to be as numerous as cows, nor are they rare. The third-rank chief executive of the Interior Affairs Office is indeed not high in terms of grades, but the importance is that they are close ministers of the emperor. Speaking of which, they are not less powerful than the six ministers.

"Just a palace maid, what's so rare?" Cao Fu said anxiously and bluntly.

Zhao Jia was also picking this in her heart, but seeing her son doing this, she added a little bit of resentment to Su Xin and scolded: "What's this? The Cao family has only been carrying the flag for a few years. Have you forgotten your ancestors and become the master? If it weren't for leaving the relationship, your sister and your sister would be the daughter of the palace. The old lady was the nanny in the palace when she was alive, and your uncle was the emperor's companion. You were just a little slave, and you really thought you were precious?"

"But..." Cao Fu stared at him and wanted to say something else.

Zhao Jia was already impatient and waved her hand and said, "Your uncle decided on the marriage. If you want to ask your uncle, I am a woman, and I can't be your leader."

When Cao Fu heard Cao Yin mentioned him, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mother, why did the uncle tell her to me? If he wanted to say that our family would still have a fourth brother?"

Zhao Jia glared and said, "You think you are picking pumpkins in the market to buy whatever you want! It's not because you came out of your stomach, but you have taken advantage of this. I heard that the Dong family has many children and nephews, and there are many relatives who have had great families. What kind of wife do you want to say?"

After hearing this, Cao Feng's expression changed. He approached Zhao Jia and begged, "Mother, the left and right Xiaoding has not yet been removed. Let's go and discuss with the uncle. Let's talk to the fourth brother, should you tell me who is the fourth brother?"

Seeing that he said this, Zhao Jia lowered her face and said, "What are you talking about? Your uncle made a decision with the elders of the Dong family. How could there be a reason to replace people? What is this girl?"

Seeing that there was no turning point, Cao Feng looked sad. Looking at his sister-in-law standing next to him, he couldn't help but speak, "Sister-in-law has seen that person, what kind of person is he?"

Jinghui heard this and couldn't help but wonder, "The fifth master went to the eldest lady, but I haven't seen him before? When the eldest lady got up to go to Rehe a few days ago, didn't the fifth master go there too?"

"I just met once, but I didn't see her looking up." Cao Feng muttered in a low voice: "I dressed up as old as a pillar."

Jinghui was afraid that Cao Fu would leave a knot in her heart. Later, the bride entered the house and the couple had a rift. After thinking for a while, she replied: "Miss Dong is both good-looking and gentle. The eldest lady likes her very much, saying that she is a daughter and is also worried that she will not be willing to watch her go out. The eldest master personally promoted this marriage, perhaps for this reason."

Cao Feng heard this and his eyes couldn't help but shiny. He leaned over to Jinghui, pulled her arm and said, "Second sister-in-law, what's the uncle really saying?"

Jinghui nodded and said, "Of course it's true. I've heard more than once. The eldest lady also said that she would pass all the Su embroidery skills to Miss Dong. The eldest lady said that this was originally intended to pass it to Sister Fojin. Sister Fojin loved books since she was a child and did not love these; she wanted to pass it to Miss Three, but Miss Three was lively and was a careful job, but she didn't learn it all."

When Cao Feng heard this, his face was a little bit better. He sighed and said with some regret: "Since it was decided by my uncle, I can't say anything. But according to the rules of the palace, the palace maids are illiterate. What if they are better? They are blind, it's a pity."

Zhao Jia originally thought that her son loved face and thought that Dong Suxin was a bad person in the palace, so she was better than a decent lady in the boudoir. Unexpectedly, after making trouble for a long time, she despised Dong Suxin for being illiterate.

She was also illiterate. When she heard this, she couldn't help but get furious. She stood up, picked up the cigarette pot in her hand, and sucked it on Cao Feng's shoulder, saying, "A bastard, I've lived for half my life, but I don't know when I've become blind..."

Cao Fu grinned his teeth in pain, quickly avoided dodging, and said, "Mother, my son didn't say to you..."

Zhao Jia was annoyed, and she was reluctant to let go and chase him.

The mother and son were having a happy fuss. Jinghui stood by the kang, looking at the things in the box, thinking that Dong Suxin, who was disliked by her husband before she came in, sighed in her heart...

Rehe, Cao Family Garden.

Li and Chu Yu were originally scheduled to visit Chunwang Mansion Garden on the 25th of this month, and also booked a opera troupe, planning to invite the female relatives from Chunwang Mansion to celebrate their birthday on May 29th.

However, it has not been done.

Because Kangxi was sick.

On May 20th, after returning from the Third Prince's garden, Kangxi "once the cold of the wind" and his dragon's body was ill.

At first, no one said anything, but for three consecutive days, even the Grand Secretary and the Minister of the Interior could not see the priest, so some people began to speculate.

Kangxi's sixty-three year is the year of "Dark Nine". Although no one dares to say anything, they all make plans.

Among them, the third prince is the most important.

He was already regretful.

If the priest really made mistakes due to the "Happy King Garden", how could he have something to do with it?

Not to mention the throne, I am afraid that Prince Heshuo on his head will not be able to keep it.

If the Eighth Prince is in Beijing, if he gets news and moves, he will have money in his hands and the tenth Prince's mother tribe in the army, which will become the momentum of winning the championship.

Thinking of this, the third prince didn't care about his own fault and stayed at the palace all day long, and together with several ministers in charge of the guards, secretly blocked the news that Kangxi was in bed.

There was nothing unusual about the Fourth Prince, but he became more and more taciturn and stayed in the palace for longer and longer. He was already a little bitter and had been working harder these days. Whenever he met Cao Yong, his attitude was not cold.

Cao Yong has nothing else to do with the Fourth Prince, and he is still respectful as always.

The atmosphere was a little depressed, and the civil and military officials were also a little panicked.

The emperor was not afraid of leaving the capital, but was afraid that if he died outside and did not leave a will, he didn't know what would happen.

If the court changes, some of them, civil and military officials, will certainly become successful because of their bets, and some may have been implicated and their lives will be sacrificed.

Even the Sixteenth Prince was a little confused and became taciturn. He had previously vowed to catch a few "big borers" and made a fortune, but now there is no movement.

When the two of them walked to the lake and there was no one around, he told the truth to Cao Yong and said, "Furuo, I'm afraid. What will happen to me in the future?" At the end of the conversation, he was already a little confused.

Although he favored Kangxi, he did not have a title. If he really wanted to change his life, he still didn't know what would happen.

Seeing him like this, Cao Yong smiled and said, "Sixteenth Master forgot that I gave you a look at him in my early years. Sixteenth Master is the talent of Wang Zuo. He wants to be rich and powerful, and wants to be powerful."

After hearing this, the sixteenth prince gave him a blank look and said, "When is it now? I've used this to coax my master? I've asked my mother. No one in the harem has been summoned in the past few days... I asked Concubine Yi to see him, but he didn't see him..."

Hearing this, Cao Yong was a little worried and whispered to the Sixteenth Prince: "The Sixteenth Master should avoid inquiries, as this is easy to violate the emperor's taboo."

The sixteenth prince nodded and said embarrassedly: "I can't do anything, I'm scared..."

Cao Yong patted his shoulder and said, "Sixteenth Master, please relax. Maybe the emperor will be fine in a few days. What are you thinking about these useless things?"

When the sixteenth prince saw Cao Yong calm and relaxed, he felt unconscious and said, "How many people outside are not afraid? Furuo is so calm?"
To be continued...