Chapter 884: Death

Although Zhao Jia had been tangled for a few days, Cao Xiang still did not take Lu Ju out of the capital as she wanted.

Chunhua did not object to her husband taking the concubine out of the room, and even took the initiative to persuade her husband to follow her mother-in-law's wishes. After all, he had been away for three years and had to be served by others.

After thinking about it, Cao Xiang privately told Lu Ju that he would take Chunhua out of the capital. He did not do anything else, but because Chunhua married in for three years and was not born, because of his mother's expression.

In Lu Ju's heart, although she was guarded against her legitimate wife, she had been at peace for three years and was only fortunate. Seeing Cao Xiang thinking about Chunhua, she could only feel sad and still had a virtuous and gentle face.

Because of this, Cao Xiang finally left the capital, leaving behind his eldest son and concubine, and took Chunhua to office.

Zhao Jia was so angry that she thought Cao Xiang did not bring green chrysanthemums because Tianyang was young, and she regretted it. Instead of giving Chunhua a favor, it would be better to give Cao Xiang the red plums around her, so that she could feel more at ease.

Except for Jinghui who gave birth to two daughters, the other two married for three or four years and were not pregnant.

Although she was picky in her two daughters-in-law, she also hoped to marry her grandson as soon as possible; Chunhua, who was born in illegitimate, did not want her to have a legitimate son.

This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies, but Jinghui is rigid in nature and has nothing to choose from. She is an orphan, and occasionally makes people feel sorry for her. Su Xin's mother's family has many uncles and uncles, and she is a rule-oriented person, so she can't pick anything.

Only Chunhua, although Zhao Jia chose it herself, was increasingly unable to see it. The reason was that she was too "behaved and sensible" and too "metic and virtuous", and Zhao Jia was unhappy.

Cao Yong saw his cousin away, and two more people were welcomed into the mansion, including the children Mengwen and Manwen masters.

This was proposed by the Seventh Prince. Although Wuen had taught several children Mongolian before getting married, it was just a few spoken words used in daily life.

Not to mention others, just Tianyou, because his identity is here, there is a great possibility that he will become an official in the future. As Cao Yong's legitimate son, the possibility of being a guard or a companion is also quite good.

Even if you don’t need to be proficient in Mongolian and Manchu, you still need to know more so that you won’t be fooled in the future.

Before he knew it, half a month passed, the new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was selected, and the Zuodu Censor Tian Congdian was appointed as the Minister of Revenue.

This Han Shangshu, from Shanxi, was a Jinshi. After serving as a magistrate in the local area for three times, he served as a censor. He has been an official in Beijing for more than ten years. He served as a senator of the Tongzheng Department, a minister of Guanglu Temple, a left deputy censor, and a minister of the Ministry of War. He was promoted to the left censor last year. The case of Nian Xiyao was investigated by him in Jiangnan.

Although Cao Yong was not familiar with him, he was a Beijing official for several years and was not unfamiliar with him. In terms of qualifications, Zuodu Imperial Envoy and the Minister of Revenue were both first-ranked, which was considered a rank and was not eye-catching.

But everyone knows that the Ministry of Revenue is a yamen with complicated business affairs. Although the Han Shangshu is not the Secretary of the Secretariat, he is the one who does practical things. Today, the Minister of Revenue Man is Sun Zhaqi. He was originally appointed as the governor of the Eight Banners and was transferred to a civil servant. It was just a decoration. Tian Congdian has enough qualifications, but he is not young anymore. This year is already in his seventies.

Many people pinched their fingers and counted the Grand Secretary and Shangshu in the court one by one. Those who were over 70 years old were not enough to count a single slap.

I really don’t know what these breathless old men can do.

Most people wonder if the emperor is old and cannot stand the young and strong ministers wandering in front of them; only those who are thinking about it, thinking about Kangxi's intention to order the land to be the Minister of Revenue.

Someone who is very interested in thinking about Cao Yong, who is about to recover, begins to speculate on the holy heart.

Even the sixteenth prince, who left the palace and went to Cao's mansion, said, "This Tian Congdian had a little 'iron-faced censor' in his early years. He has become older in recent years and has also started to practice Tai Chi. Otherwise, Nian Xiyao's case last year would not have been investigated in a mess. What could he do when he went to the Ministry of Revenue? The Ministry of Revenue is not like the Ministry of Rites, but it is a yamen for elderly care. It seems that the Emperor Ama left a place for Furuo." In the end, he was already a little excited and said, "Isn't Furuo paying attention to the national economy and people's livelihood in the past few years? He can also achieve great success when he becomes an official in the Ministry of Revenue. The second-rank minister also sounds majestic!"

Cao Yong has been in the officialdom for many years, and he cannot say he is disdainful to those officials who are under the "righteous" sign, nor can he respect them.

"It is easy to break even if you are too tough in the officialdom", if you are truly strong in the officialdom, you can't be long-lasting; if you are still under such a banner, you are mostly those who seek fame and reputation.

This Tian from Dianneng went from Dianneng to a first-rank official, and was also a veteran in the officialdom.

These days, Cao Yong is also thinking about his recovery.

Speaking of which, the Ministry of Revenue is the best choice because the Ministry of Revenue is now in charge of the Fourth Prince. Cao Yong joined the Ministry of Revenue as an official, and happened to be under the Fourth Prince.

But the Ministry of Revenue is good, but it is not easy to sit in the minister. If you do more work and take heavy responsibilities, you are not as comfortable as a lieutenant.

"Sixteenth Master, I, Ding Youqian, have been in the fifth grade. I have been promoted to the sixth level in a row, but I have passed a little. Maybe the emperor has made arrangements, so I can't keep it all. Let's just wait and see what the changes are." Cao Yong said.

Upon hearing this, the sixteenth prince gave him a blank look and said, "You, you've been a little cautious..."

As the two were talking, the butler Cao Yuan came to the door to report that the Li family's cousin had come to report the death.

Hearing the word "reporting death", Cao Yong sat upright, a little confused, and asked, "Has Li Cheng been almost as good as the days ago?"

Then Cao Yuan said, "Uncle, what's wrong with the third cousin is not the old lady in Suzhou. Both cousin masters have come. In addition to reporting the funeral, they also come to share the same wife. The old man said goodbye and is now waiting in the side hall."

Is this Wen Taijun gone?

Cao Yong was a little stunned. It was November of the 59th year of Kangxi. If Li Xu Dingyou, even if he could not avoid the fourth prince's liquidation, he would be able to temporarily avoid the edge and would not become the "chicken" that the fourth prince would "kill the chicken and scare the monkey" after ascending the throne.

"The old lady of the Wen family in the Li family? My mother was taken care of by her in the Li family before entering the palace." Seeing that Cao Yong didn't say anything, the sixteenth prince said, "If I remember correctly, the old man is over 90 years old, which is considered a long life."

Cao Yong woke up and nodded, then waved his hand to Cao Yuan, saying, "Let someone take them to see his wife first."

Cao Yuan responded and the sixteenth prince said, "If there is something wrong with Fu, I will go back first and take a look at the Thirteenth prince."

Cao Yong hesitated for a moment and asked, "Sixteenth Master, will the emperor allow Li Zhi to make Ding You?"

The Sixteenth Prince did not pick on Cao Yong's unfamiliar title for his cousin, after all, he never had closeness to the Li family.

"Although Suzhou weaving is not an important position, Li Xu has been in Suzhou for nearly twenty years and has always been relying on the Emperor Ama. In addition, there are few people who can use it now, so I am afraid it will lose my love." The Sixteenth Prince thought for a while and replied.

Yes, after Sun Taijun passed away, even though Cao Yin was in filial piety, he did not step down as a weaving official.

There are previous examples to follow, and it is not uncommon for Kangxi to let Li Xu down.

After all, Kangxi was old and his suspicious illness became worse and he only trusted his ministers. And those young and strong officials were affected by the storm of throne in their early years, Kangxi was really worried about using it...

Inner house, orchid courtyard, upper room.

Looking at the Li Yu brothers kneeling on the ground, Li was already crying, and raised his hands to help his two nephews and grandchildren, and said with a sob: "It's all your own flesh and blood, get up quickly. The old lady is old, so you should also be mourning. At this time, you will be punished if you are on the road."

Li Cheng also blushed his eyes and said, "The grandchildren are fine, but they can't be filial to their grandmother. The grandmother takes good care of her and her grandfather, so that she can't worry about her."

In addition to being sad about Wen Taijun's death, Li was most worried about his mother Gao Taijun.

When Wen Taijun was there in the early years, Gao Taijun stayed in Suzhou and his sister-in-law was not alone. Now Wen Taijun is gone, Gao Taijun is also in his seventies and has a bad temperament. He can't blame Li for being worried.

But the two nephews in front of me were young and could not tell anyone else about them. Li just asked when he would leave Beijing or something.

When Li heard that their brothers would go on the road tomorrow, he looked at the thin Li Cheng and was a little worried. He ordered the maid: "Go to the big grandma's yard to get two ginseng, and said I want to send it to someone."

The maid responded and was just in the door with Cao Yong. She hurriedly went to the side, picked up the curtain, and bent her knees to ask Cao Yong to come in.

Li was reminding Li Yu: "You are your brother, so take care of your brothers more on the way. Although attending funerals is the way for children and grandchildren to fulfill their filial piety, it is not easy to hurt their bodies because of rushing to the road, which makes the elderly uneasy, that is unfilial."

"Yes, grandma and grandson have written down, and I will take care of my third brother for a long time." Li Yu bowed and responded with a very sincere attitude.

Seeing his son coming in, Li wiped his tears with a veil and said, "Yinger, the old lady is gone, your two nephews will return to their hometown to attend the funeral tomorrow."

The two brothers Li Yu greeted Cao Yong. Cao Yong waved his hand, called them up, and said, "Isn't it okay before, why did you say it's gone?"

The Li brothers had just said this to Li, but it was just the old man who had external evil and other diseases.

Cao Yong thought for a while and said to Li Cheng: "When I go back and see my uncle, I say hello to me. My uncle said, if my uncle Dingyou will help me to go north and send someone to the capital as soon as possible, I will prepare myself."

When Li Cheng heard this, his heart moved. This sentence sounded like an ordinary response, but also seemed to have other meanings. Could it be that this cousin got some news and wanted to mention the Li family?

He raised his head and happened to be right opposite Cao Yong.

After Cao Yong said this, he regretted it.

The Li family is in Suzhou, after all, it is far away. Even if they have relatives, the Fourth Prince will not burn his anger to the Cao family. If he really arrives in the capital, it may avoid the danger of the Li family scouting the family, but maybe he can take the Cao family to the river gouge.

I am a little too idealistic. After all, the deficits of the Li family are not the main ones. The main thing is that I have done the Eighth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince's wallets, which is a matter of political stance. The Fourth Prince's taboo is to protect my own family first.

Cao Yong thought to himself, and had turned his eyes and said to Li: "Mother should also be mourning. The old man is over 90 years old and has not suffered any pain during his lifetime. This is a joyful and funeral..."

The Li brothers will leave Beijing tomorrow, and there are still many things to do today, so they didn't stay much, so they said goodbye and left.

Seeing that her mother was worried and brought two ginseng plants for Li Cheng, Cao Yong thought she was worried about Li Cheng's health and advised: "Mother, don't worry too much. Li Cheng's illness has been cured, but she just looks thin."

Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Ying'er, the old lady is gone. Should we also ask a few people to follow Brother Cheng and the others to Suzhou to mourn?"

Cao Yong nodded and said, "This is natural, so Wu Sheng and Zhao An followed their two cousins ​​to Suzhou to mourn... It is also good to pay tribute to grandmother. If they can take grandmother to their homes, they will save their mother from worrying..."

The last sentence was said by Cao Yong after seeing Li's expression.

No matter how people outside guess, in Li's heart, Gao Taijun is her biological mother, and she is inseparable from family and can't give up.

Sure enough, after hearing his son's words, Li's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "They look safe, but if they want to see their subordinates, they should still make two rude women."

Cao Yong responded, and Chu Yu came here at this moment.

Li discussed with his wife and chose two capable women...

Suzhou, weaving house, inner house.

Because the front yard is an official yard, a mourning hall cannot be installed, the mourning hall of the old lady Wen family is located in the old lady's yard.

Wang, Sun, took Li Nai's concubine daughters and cried behind the mourning hall. In front of the mourning hall, there were three generations of male members of the Li family's grandchildren.

Next door is Gao Taijun's yard.

Gao Taijun and Wen Taijun are peers, so they only need to take Xiaogong's patronage and do not have to go to the front of the spirit to guard it.

She hugged Xiangyu in her arms, but her complexion was not good.

Since Li Ding's twins returned to the Li family, Xiangyu's situation has become embarrassing.

Earlier, Li Xu thought that his second son had only this kind of blood, even his daughter's grandson was very loving, and the same was true for Wang's side.

When twins enter the mansion, the weight of fragrant jade becomes lighter.

In addition, she and Li Xu's old child and mother looked not obvious in her early years. In recent years, the two aunts and nephews have become more and more similar, which makes Li Xu frown and told people not to bring Xiangyu to others.

When Wang thought of his granddaughter's life experience, he was like eating a fly and no longer liked him.

Xiangyu is already seven years old. She can see how old the adult looks. She can naturally notice that her grandparents hate her and feel sorry for her older children. Fortunately, she has the protection of Gao Taijun, otherwise even the maids and the old men will be bullied.

After Wen Taijun was gone, Li Xu also sent someone to pass on the message, not allowing Xiangyu to go to Ling.

Today is the day of "Erqi" burning. From the morning next door, there have been various movements of rituals. Xiangyu, the great-granddaughter, does not even have the qualification to keep a watch.

She was raised by Gao Taijun, and others don’t feel sorry for her, Gao Taijun will feel sorry for her.

She felt sorry for Xiangyu and scolded Li Xu thousands of times in her heart. She had already begun to worry about the miserable situation where Xiangyu had no one to rely on a hundred years later.

"It's a sin, a sin!" Gao Taijun was indignant and said to himself that the thought of Xiangyu's in this embarrassing situation was either someone else or her own grandfather.

Xiangyu was young and was already sleeping heavily in Gao Taijun's arms, showing a small face in Chizhen, and her little hands tightly grasped Gao Taijun's front.

Seeing this, Gao Taijun sighed in his heart, pulled a pillow from the side, and gently put the fragrant jade on the kang.

At this time, I heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, and someone said through the curtain: "Second old lady, granddaughter-in-law has something urgent to ask for a meeting..."

It was Li Nai's wife Sun who came. When Gao Taijun saw her loudly, she was afraid of disturbing Xiangyu, so she said a little unhappy, "Why don't you go to find your wife in an urgent matter? Instead, I came to my lonely woman's house and talked to me?"
Chapter completed!