Chapter 40: Rehabilitation

Whether it was the crown prince, the third prince or the ninth prince, they did not wait for Cao Yong to pay his respects, because Cao Yong was sick. He was tired from the journey and was busy with errands and friends when he arrived in Beijing. Cao Yong was ill and was reasonable, and no one could tell that he was not here.

Cao Yong was not allowed to be sick. This evil feudal society was of strict hierarchy. No matter how the Cao family was in Jiangnan, now in the capital, in the eyes of all the princes, he was just the son of a little Baoyi. The little masters summoned him, but he had no capital to shirk. As Ma Xinyu said that day, he asked him to "consider carefully so that he could not offend the nobles without knowing it."

If Dalala went to various princes' houses to pay tribute, it would inevitably lead to a reputation as "love to camp". Not to mention that he could not get good in front of the prince, even if Kangxi knew, he would not have any good feelings for him. The important reason why the Cao family was relied on by Kangxi was that the Cao family was a pure minister and was only loyal to Emperor Kangxi.

The princes will finally meet, but it is not a good time. After meeting Emperor Kangxi, he will find appropriate reasons to meet you. As long as the big tree of Kangxi is supported, even if the three princes offend all of them, they will not have a good ending later. At present, he dare not have any intention of offending, "not distinguishing between superiority and inferiority", which is also a serious crime.

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Cao Mansion, west side courtyard.

Cao Yong was lying on the bed, thinking about these messy things in his mind. His head was covered with a cloth belt, and his little face was slept well in the past two days. It could be said that his face was flushed. If it weren't for the dark circles of his eyes, he wouldn't have seen that he was sick.

Amethyst lifted the curtain and came in. It was Cao Jia and Prince Ping who heard that Cao Yong was unwell and came to visit the hospital. He was about to come to the side hospital.

After saying this, Zijing looked at Cao Yong and said, "Uncle, a lot of Daiqing in the circle of her eyes has been wiped down. Do you need to repair it?"

"Is that so? Come and take a mirror and I'll take a look!" Cao Yong sat up and said to Amethyst.

Amethyst took a two-palm glass mirror placed on the Bowl Grid and handed it to Cao Yong.

Perhaps when he was lying down, he accidentally rubbed against the quilt, and the blue color in his eyes became much lighter. Cao Yong handed the mirror to Amethyst: "Forget it, let's do it, so that it won't be too worried about my sister. When you meet other guests, it's not too late to make up for it!"

Even if you pretend to be sick, you have technical content. You can't tell the public that you are sick but are roaming around and showing off. It's better not to pretend. The highest level of pretending to be sick should be that even if others know that you are pretending, they can't catch any handles you, and have a haggard face and a light diet. These are the minimum.

Cao Yong was just pretending to be sick very seriously. His face was haggard and easy to solve. He left half of the blue green of Amethyst and smeared around his eyes. He had a light diet and had a stomachache after drinking for two days. His stomach was uncomfortable and his stomachache was clear. Even in the Cao Mansion, except Amethyst and the butler Cao Zhong, others were sure of the illness of his master. Amethyst was not hiding from her, and Cao Zhong knew about the affairs of several princes and should be able to guess what was happening in his heart.

Even if she is a close sister and brother, as Cao Jia, she should not go directly to the bedroom to visit her. However, because Cao Yong was underage and was alone in the capital. Her eldest sister was like her mother, and she would not criticize her for doing so. So, Prince Ping, who came with his wife to visit her, saw her brother-in-law for the first time in Cao Yong's bedroom, and Cao Yong also met his brother-in-law for the first time.

Nersu is one year older than Cao Jia, and this year is only nineteen. He does not wear a python robe of a prince. It looks no different from the young masters of ordinary wealthy families. He is neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, but he has a royal style in every move.

After Cao Jia entered the room, he saw his younger brother tied a cloth strap on his head and leaned against the head of the bed, and hurriedly walked forward: "What's going on? The previous one was fine, why did he get sick?"

Cao Yong didn't want to worry Cao Jia, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just a little unacceptable. Sister, don't worry, just sleep for two days!"

Cao Jia felt relieved when she saw that Cao Yong had a dark circle and a rosy face, which was not like a serious injury. She touched Cao Yong's quilt, looked at the furnishings in the room, and said to Amethyst, who was serving next to her with a little dissatisfaction: "It's only mid-March, why did she change the thin quilt and remove the charcoal basin? Now that her parents are not around, my younger brother's daily life is all entrusted to Amethyst girl to take care of. The girl should be extra careful!"

"Yes, I have recorded it!" Zi Jing bowed her head and responded.

When Cao Yong saw his sister scolding Amethyst, he hurriedly said, "I thought it was because I didn't do Amethyst, so I asked someone to withdraw!"

Seeing that Cao Jia was going to say something else, Cao Yong raised his head and looked at Nersu behind her, and smiled and said, "Is this brother-in-law? My sister won't introduce her."

Cao Jia nodded with a smile, but Nersu was so beautiful that he was "brother-in-law": "'Brother-in-law', you call me brother-in-law. I like this title, and it has a more human touch."

Cao Yong was suffering from the powerful people in the capital these days. Now he saw his brother-in-law who was not arrogant and was very satisfied with his appetite: "Since he married my sister, he is naturally my brother-in-law!"

However, Nersu took advantage of Cao Jia's failure to pay attention and smiled at Cao Yong strangely.

Cao Yong was so surprised that what happened? Seeing this, it was as if Nersu held his handle. Could it be that the murder of the two brothers Wei Hei and Wei Bai were exposed?

Cao Jia was pregnant and had a very bad morning sickness. After staying in the room for a while, he went to the outside room to vomit. Because there were two proper women outside, Nersu was not worried. He stayed in the bedroom, sat on a chair beside the bed, and looked at Cao Yong with a smile: "I won't expose your tricks because you call me brother-in-law! Why do you pretend to be sick, but to choose a companion to read for Hongxi Beile?"

Cao Yong was very surprised and asked in a low voice: "How did my brother-in-law see this?"

Nersu pointed to Cao Yong's circle of eyes: "This one is using Daishi from Qu Zhaitang!"

All of this is known, Cao Yong was speechless.

Nersu smiled and said, "Before you got married with your sister, you sometimes use this trick in the courses in sects."

"Haha!" Cao Yong couldn't help laughing out loud. This brother-in-law is really good.

"Actually, if you want to separate your relationship with the prince, you don't have to pretend to be sick. You just need to walk around our mansion more often on weekdays. If I don't have a relationship with the prince, you will be close to me, so he will naturally be unable to hold back and call you!" Nersu suggested.

Cao Yong smiled bitterly. It would be fine if he was just a prince, but now he is like a piece of fat, and everyone wants to find a chance to swallow it.

Nersu inherited his father's title in his teens and has been a prince for many years. His mind is much more mature than that of young people of the same age. Seeing Cao Yong's expression, thinking that the current drama of fighting for the throne in the capital did not end with the reinstatement of the prince, he guessed it and couldn't help but worry about his father-in-law's family: "The capital is changing and the relationship is complicated. Although you are not old, you are the eldest son of your father-in-law. It would not be surprising that they all target you. My father-in-law has paid nearly one million treasury silver in the past two years, which has long made the princes and princes in the capital red. If it weren't for the Ninth Prince's affairs two years ago, someone would have been unable to help but attack the Cao family."

Two years ago, although the Ninth Prince asked someone to go to Jiangning to "borrow" two chefs from the Cao family and opened Taoranju in the capital, he was scolded by Emperor Kangxi. Although he did not ask him to return the two masters to the Cao family in the end, he sent a message saying that if anyone else ignored the royal face and wanted to seize the property of the ministers, he would not give everyone a face.

"Don't worry, brother-in-law. If nothing unexpected happens, the emperor will be summoned in a few days. It's time to lean on the big tree to enjoy the cool air. No matter what prince is not a prince, prince is not a prince!" Cao Yong said.

Nersu nodded: "It's good that you have a clear mind. If you dare to force you to be nervous, your brother-in-law is not a vegetarian, and you can always protect you. 'You are bullied by others, and your horse is riding by others' good horses'. You can't be cautious in the capital, so that people will be looked down upon. Grasp the right position, if you don't offend me, I won't offend others; if you offend others, I will offend others. A few days ago, you were very good at shooting archery with Detheibi. You are a job in the palace. In addition to family background, you must have real skills in your hands to be respectful."

"Thank you brother-in-law!" Cao Yong was very moved when he saw Nersu explaining carefully.

Nersu glanced at Cao Yong: "Why are you polite? I saw you gentle and handsome, but I was worried that you were awkward and easily bullied. Now, I found that you are still smart, so it would be rare not to bully others."

As the two were talking, Cao Jia came in from the outside: "You guys are talking and laughing, what are you talking and talking about? Are you so happy?"

Nersu stood up, held his wife and sat down in front of the bed, and then smiled and said, "I told you about Fu Peng. Yesterday I followed my 'aa' to talk. I don't know when I could call 'Ama'."

Cao Jia accompanied Cao Yong to talk a little while. Because he was heavy and it was not convenient to sit for a long time, he told Cao Yong to go back to his house first.

Looking at the backs of Nersu and Cao Jia leaving, Cao Yong remembered Wei Hei's reply yesterday. According to inquiries, the murder case in Liufang Hutong had been closed. The five rogues in the city and three companions burgled and were noticed by the guards of the Lu family. Both sides fought fiercely, and each suffered casualties. It was so simple and so happy, I am afraid that it was because one of the cases involved was the prince and the other was the Iron Hat Prince.

Cao Yong wondered why the crown prince was the crown prince taught by Kangxi himself, so why was it so unbearable? "It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years." How many people don't know this principle. Even if you are restored to the throne, the emperor will deal with all the party members and minions, so why do such evil things at this time? It's vaguely, Cao Yong always feels that there is something else in the case.

On March 22, 48th year of the Kangxi reign, the palace examination was released, and the new Jinshi was released. Ma Jun, who participated in the Jinshi for the second time, was listed.
Chapter completed!