Chapter 293: Regret or not

Li knew that his brother and nephew had come to see him in the front yard. After talking for a while, he kept the Li family and his son to have dinner at Cao's mansion.

The wine and food were placed in the front yard. After Li took the people to set up the banquet, he went back to the inner house to take care of Chu Yu.

Cao Yin and his son stayed in the front yard to entertain guests. During the meal, everyone looked smiling and looked very intimate with each other.

As for the two elders Cao Yin and Li Xu, they want the children to get close to each other.

Speaking of which, the younger generation is different from them. Although they were all working with Emperor Long Sui, they were just colleagues and friends, and later became in-laws; when they came to Cao Yong and Li Ding’s generation, they were cousins ​​with blood dependent cousins.

There are not many sons in the Li family, and Cao Yong is the only son. Both of these cousins ​​are the pillars of the family, so we should get close to each other.

Li Ding and Cao Yong were not as intimate as the older generation thought. Although they were at the dinner table and before kissing the elders, they were quite happy, but they both thought about it.

Cao Yong thought about the words of the Sixteenth Prince and couldn't figure out the reason why Li Ding made himself famous in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He wouldn't really think he was good, for fear that others wouldn't know? This reason was too nonsense. Cao Yong couldn't feel his kindness, but he couldn't figure out the reason why he wanted to deal with him. No matter what frictions there were in the past, to the outside world, the Cao and Li families were inseparable from each other.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong raised the teacup in his hand and said to Li Ding: "Cousin, I want to give you a cup here. Thank you for your praise. Although my cousin is kind, we are closest relatives. If you praise me, it is difficult for outsiders to take these words seriously. It is better to avoid it in the future!"

Li Ding was stunned when he heard this, his expression was a little stiff. This was the first time Cao Yin and Li Xu heard this, and they were a little curious and looked over here.

Cao Yin said with a smile: "Xincheng is an outsider to praise your cousin? He is in his prime and is not civil or martial, so where is it worth praising him in front of him?"

Li Xu shook his head at Cao Yin and said, "Dongting is a mistake. Not to mention that few of the young people today can compare with Furuo. Even when we were young, we might not have done better than him. We have been socializing in Beijing these two days, and I also heard that Furuo made great contributions in Shandong's bandit suppression victory!"

Cao Yin hurriedly said, "Brother, don't praise him! He is a civil servant. Even if he is a bandit suppression, it is still a matter of the Green Camp. He is just a co-sponsor. How can he get any credit?"

Li Xu pointed to Cao Yin and said, "You, you are afraid that people will know that Furuo is good! Why isn't this place of appeasement not a great contribution? Shandong people are strong in their customs, and evil people often gather in the mountains and forests, endangering the people's livelihood. Furuo can make such contributions in just over a year!"

When Cao Yin heard this, he just smiled and asked Li Ding: "Xincheng also heard about the bandit suppression and talked about it?"

Li Ding stood up and was about to respond randomly. He looked up and saw Cao Yong looking at him with a smile. He felt a little impatient to lie. He smiled and said, "Uncle, it's not for this reason. When my nephew handed over the tea garden to the Interior Ministry, he praised my cousin. That year, I was not borrowed from my uncle's house? I heard that they had said it was my uncle's tea garden, as if I had received guidance from my cousin. Now, it is said that my cousin is a 'tea boy' in the capital, and that he had received the sages of the Tea Saint, but it was just nonsense. When the Interior Ministry talked about this, it seemed that he was quite unworthy of his cousin. My nephew was angry, so he praised my cousin."

Although Cao Yin and Li Xu were still smiling, the atmosphere during the meal suddenly became cold.

Cao Yin looked at Li Ding for a while, pondered for a while, then turned around, sighed, and said slowly to Li Xu: "It seems that we are all old and the children are older. We have our own plans. I'm afraid it's not our turn to worry about it!"

Li Xu was a little embarrassed and forced a smile and said, "It's all for my brother. I have always been abusing them and have lost their composure in their actions."

Cao Yin smiled and said, "The wind is strong in the north and it is hard to support it alone. It's good if you know it."

Li Ding, relying on Cao Yin's attitude to value him, said so cleverly, turned black and white, and said his mistakes as "righteous indignation", just to be gently erased. Unexpectedly, Cao Yin seemed to see through him, ignored him and said such words.

He stood there and saw his father laughing apologize to Cao Yin, which was very annoying.

After hearing Cao Yin's words, Li Xu knew what he meant. The Cao family and the Li family were still worthwhile in Jiangnan, but it was not a big deal to come to the capital. Only by supporting each other can we be better off.

He smiled and scolded Li Ding, "I'm not going to blame my cousin for a compensation! I'm in my twenties and still be so rude! Where is the capital? Where is the turn of a family like us to show off? Your cousin has always been cautious in his actions. You've said this unclearly and don't know how much trouble it will cause him. This is not a praising, it's just a disaster!"

No matter what Li Ding was thinking, he was taught by his father like this in front of the Cao family and his son, and he couldn't hold back his face. He was so embarrassed that his face turned red. He lowered his head and clenched his fists hard, and could not speak for a long time.

Cao Yong remembered the incident in Wangfeng Villa a few years ago, and knew that Li Ding looked kind, but he was a cruel person. After all, it was difficult to break up with him because of Li's face, so Cao Yong spoke to Li Xu: "Uncle doesn't have to do this. I think my cousin is also unintentional. It's just a few words of truth, which is not a mistake."

Li Xu nodded comfortably when he heard this, and said excitedly: "If Fu could think so, great kindness! We are the closest relatives, can we still have bad intentions? Your cousin first arrived in the capital, but he didn't know that this place was different from the south, and his uncle didn't remind him, so he had such a thing, so it would be better if you didn't misunderstand it."

Cao Yong glanced at Li Ding and said to Li Xu: "Don't worry, uncle, nephew understands."

Because of this scene, the meal was also depressed. Although everyone still smiled and spoke, it was a little difficult to bear.

After a while, everyone put down their chopsticks. Li Xu and Cao Yong exchanged a few greetings, and then took their son to say goodbye.

After sending Li Xu and his son out of the gate, Cao Yin turned around and glanced at his son beside him, and said, "You come to the study with You Father, have something to ask you!"

"Yes!" Cao Yong responded and followed his father into the study room in the west of the front hall.

Cao Yin sat down, raised his head, frowned and asked Cao Yong, "You will tell me about Yangzhou in May of the 49th year of Kangxi, from beginning to end."

Cao Yong breathed a sigh of relief, and was still worried that his father would be deceived by Li Ding's gentle appearance. It seemed that his father was also alert. Then, he told Cao Yin truthfully without adding any qi to the matter of Wangfeng Villa.

Cao Yin thought about it for a while, and said, "It's because of my father! The waiter of the Li family is no better than his father. It seems that he has a positive idea. You will get along with each other in the future... Alas! Let's take a look, don't force it!" Speaking of this, looking at Cao Yong, his eyes became sharp. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "After all those people died in those days, there may be innocent people in it. I don't know how many families left orphans and widows. No matter how hard Li Ding was, it was because you forced too much. Have you ever regretted it?"

Although Cao Yong didn't know why his father thought of asking these questions, he knew that he had never regretted it. He had never thought of being a saint. If it endangers his family and his life, no matter it is ten or hundreds of lives, he will not regret it. Even if it is not uncomfortable and even if it is uneasy, he will never regret it.

After all, he is just a selfish ordinary person. When there is no danger, he is willing to be a kind-hearted person and do things within his ability for those suffering. If it is dangerous, the little man in his heart will grow wings and flap.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong shook his head and whispered: "Son doesn't regret it!"

Cao Yin stood up, held the table, and paused word by word, saying, "What did you say? I didn't hear it clearly for my father!"

"Son doesn't regret it!" Cao Yong raised his head and increased the volume.

Cao Yin raised his head, stared at his son fiercely, and asked, "If it were a hundred lives, a thousand, would you not regret it?"

Cao Yong was a little puzzled, wondering why his father asked this question, and murmured: "Father..."

"What if there are ten thousand lives and ten thousand lives?" Cao Yin continued to ask in a deep voice: "If it were a matter of a moment, if you could save the lives of these people, the price... the price is our Cao family... what would you do..."

Cao Yong wanted to say ten thousand people, and what did 100,000 people have to do with him, but he couldn't say it, and he felt uncomfortable with his chest.

If that time really comes, he himself doesn't know what choice he can make. He has the courage to do it for the sake of the Cao family, 100,000 people, and 100,000 lives? He is afraid of guilt and can't survive; if he is for the sake of ten thousand people, 100,000 people, and 100,000 people, he can't do it.

Seeing Cao Yong so confused, Cao Yin felt a little worried, and with a cold face, he shouted, "Kneel down!"

Cao Yong was frightened by his voice until Cao Yin asked him to kneel down again, and he knelt down.

Cao Yin held his hands behind his back and stopped looking at Cao Yong, and said in a deep voice: "You must think carefully about what you want! Should you want your family to be healthy or achieve the great cause of helping the world and loving the people? You must think clearly, think carefully, and figure it out, and don't hesitate at all. When you know what you want, you will get up and talk to your father!" After that, he took a big step and left the study.

Is it the health of my family? Or is it the great cause of helping the world and loving the people? Cao Yong wanted to laugh at himself. What kind of dynasty is this? It was the Kangxi Dynasty with extremely high imperial power and common people as much as grass. Do you still have to think about leaving your name in history? Why did my father ask this?

However, he did not get up, and even after Cao Yin left, he still knelt on the ground.

My father is right, and he must think clearly what he wants. On the one hand, he pretends to be a good person and on the other hand, he does selfish things. This two-faced person is ridiculous.

If the so-called people's livelihood is contrary to their family and their own safety, should he learn to be a good person, or pull a mask and show his vulgar face? The answer is obvious.

No matter how good he pretends to be good, he is just a selfish villain after all. Cao Yong bowed his head to the ground, his heart was confused.

*

Inside Dongzhimen, the Li family’s mansion.

No matter how angry he was, Li Ding still knelt obediently under Li Xu's anger.

Li Xu suppressed his anger, pointed at his son, and cursed: "Don't say you are unintentional, you can't hide your charm! You are still an ignorant child in your twenties? No matter how dissatisfied you are with the Cao family or how jealous you are with Cao Yong, how can you act like this?"

Li Ding listened to the person in front of him. When he said that he was "jealous" Cao Yong, he was very dissatisfied. He straightened his neck and said, "Father, why should my son be jealous of him? He just relied on the power of the Prince Ping County Mansion and the Prince Chun County Mansion, what are his real skills!"

Seeing his son's attitude, Li Xu was furious and raised his leg and kicked him, cursing: "You slap, I've told you in vain along the way! What did you say to you? You need to be careful when you go to the capital, and you can't make mistakes in half a step! The Cao family is our in-laws, and it's the help of each other. You can't be considered an outsider. You're good, you're so angry when you see Cao Yong's reputation is so famous, right? You deliberately say these words to attract others to beat Cao Yong. You think you can watch the fun yourself, and Cao Yong is so dirty, but you don't know that you have become a joke! Big joke!"

Speaking of this, Li Xu sighed and said, "Although the people from the Interior Department are close to the Eighth Master, the current manager is the Sixteenth Prince! They are also cousins. How can you, who have dealt with both sides, compare to those who have been with them for several years? I am afraid that you can see that you have hidden evil intentions. Who will dare to get close to you in the future? If you don't understand this knot, when the birthday holiday is over, you will still be sick and go back to the south with me. The province stays in the capital and is used by those who are interested, and makes a fool of yourself, and you will be happy with your relatives!"

Li Ding was already stupid when he heard this, his eyes were straight, and he couldn't say whether he regretted it or not.
Chapter completed!