Chapter 448: Filial piety

Iron Shizi Hutong, Jiubeizi Mansion.

The Ninth Prince looked at the sparse visitors and his face was a little gloomy. His birthday was over every year, but it was not as deserted as this year. Once upon a time, there were crowds of people here. Now, most officials just sent people to send birthday gifts.

Since it was the birthday of the Ninth Prince, the Tenth Prince was not good enough. He sat on the side and held a purple clay teapot in his hand to drink tea. There were a few masters who knew how to do things and couldn't help but feel a little envious when they saw it. Who doesn't know that the Tenth Prince loves antiques and treasures? There are so many good things in this mansion.

The 14th Prince was chatting and laughing, and was chatting with several officials of the Ministry of War on the other side of the hall. The 9th Prince looked at him coldly and couldn't help but snort in his heart.

The fourteenth prince has not stopped these days after the Holy Lord left Beijing. The fourteenth prince’s mansion invited a gentleman, the scholar Chen Wance. The fourteenth prince called him "sir" and treated him with courtesy.

Now, there have been some news in the scholars’ community, and they are all "the fourteenth prince's silencer."

The bullshit Xianming just had another idea. The Ninth Prince picked on the corner of his mouth and cursed in his heart.

Chen Wance was just a candidate who took the exam in Beijing. It was just because of an unusual teacher that he attracted the attention of the 14th Prince. He was a disciple of the Grand Secretary of the dynasty Li Guangdi.

Although Li Guangdi was in his seventies and was already in his old age, he was one of the most trusted old ministers of Kangxi.

When the Ninth Prince felt irritable when he thought of this, perhaps because of the fatigue on the road, the Eighth Prince got sick before he arrived in the capital. He dragged his sick body back to the capital and did not come here today.

The 14th Prince was talking to these two officials when he saw the servant beside him coming and whispered: "Master, Lord Yi has just sent Changsui to present the birthday ceremony, saying that there is an urgent matter at home, so he will not come in today. Please speak to Master Jiu."

When the 14th prince heard this, he couldn't help but frown. He had agreed to meet this morning, why didn't he give face to him like this?

At this time, the butler from the Ninth Prince's mansion walked in quickly and went to the Ninth Prince and said, "Master, the Fourth Master is here!"

When the fourteenth prince heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little lost. Where did the sunstone come out today? Why shouldn't you come? What shouldn't come, but you came to the door instead...

*

Xicheng, Cao Mansion, Songyuan.

Cao Shuo took medicine after breakfast and fell asleep in a drowsy way again. He didn't wake up until noon. When he opened his eyes, he saw Cao Song and Cao Xiang sitting by the kang. He felt a little uncomfortable on his face and struggled to get up.

Cao Song held it down and said, "I'm so lying down, why do you do when you get up? I and Xiao Si will come over to see you, say a few words and leave."

Cao Shuo still sat up, his face full of shame. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke to Cao Song: "Brother, why don't I go back to Jiangning to serve my uncle and uncle? It's cold in the north, and my brother can't stand it." At the end of his speech, he lowered his head and his voice was already low.

After hearing this, Cao Song turned around and said to Cao Xiang, "Xiao Si will go out first, I have something to say to your third brother."

Cao Xiang looked at Cao Shuo with some concern and whispered: "Second brother, third brother is not in good health."

Cao Song waved his hand and said, "What's mom? I'm from here!"

Cao Xiang then went out. Cao Song looked at Cao Shuo and said, "Third brother, you tell the truth with your brother. Is it cold in the north that the weather is cold, or are you impatient for taking the exam?"

When Cao Shuo heard this, his face turned pale and lowered his head and refused to respond.

Seeing that he was so unhappy, Cao Song reached out and pounded his shoulder hard, saying, "Look at your beautiful woman, who forced you to take the exam? You have never loved studying since you were a child, but you always refused to say that. Brother and I have no imperial examinations? What's the point of not taking the exam?"

Although Cao Shuo was calm all day long, he was only sixteen, and he was just a half-aged child. After hearing Cao Song's words, he could no longer hold back. Tears had already come out and whispered: "My father was right when he was alive. I was just a waste, I couldn't do anything well. Even if I beg for food, I had no place to go!"

Cao Song was impatient when he heard this, and the words "nons" were put to his mouth and swallowed it up again. After all, it was said by the deceased father, so he seemed disrespectful. Therefore, he frowned and said, "In my father's eyes, who is the best brother, but we brothers? Not to mention you, I, Xiaosi and Xiaowu, who have never heard of these words? I just hope that we will make a comeback, but you will take it as the truth."

Cao Shuo was a little disbelief, raised his head and questioned a little, "His father also told his brother?"

Cao Song looked sad and said, "Of course I have heard of those words, but there are only those words left and right. There are not ten experiences, but eight experiences." At this point, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Now, he is not good at martial arts and will rely on his brother for everything. He is not a waste, but what is it?

Not to mention the room, Cao Song and Cao Xiang brothers had a sympathy. Cao Xiang stood outside the pine courtyard, but he was a little anxious. The second brother had a bad temper, so what if the third brother had angered him when he spoke...

Thinking of this, Cao Xiang shook his head again, probably not. The third brother was sick, and even if he had any worries, the second brother would not care. At this time, someone behind him said, "What are you thinking about here?"

However, Cao Yong came back. He was thinking about Cao Shuo's condition, so after entering the second gate, he came to Songyuan first. Unexpectedly, he was about to come to the front of him. Seeing Cao Xiang talking to himself, he couldn't help but ask.

Cao Xiang was frightened, and it turned out that he had just said to himself. He quickly turned around and greeted Cao Yong.

Seeing that his complexion looked much better than yesterday, Cao Yong said, "You should have to rest for a few more days and always keep your body well."

Cao Xiang nodded and responded respectfully.

Seeing that he was not entering the yard, Cao Yong walked around the door, raised his chin and said, "Let's go, come in with me."

Cao Xiang shook his head and said, "Brother, the second brother is talking to the third brother inside, and then he sent me out."

"Oh?" Cao Yong was quite surprised when he heard that Cao Song was talking inside. Waiter was going to comfort his younger brother?

Just now, when I entered the mansion, I saw many visiting posts in the front yard, including scholars handed it to Cao Xiang. Because Cao Yong didn't know what the rumors in the market were like, and did not know whether Cao Xiang was good or bad, he did not send the post in.

Perhaps some scholars admire Cao Xiang's virtue, but most of them came to the Count's Mansion with Cao Yong's high position.

Many of the visits were directly voted for Cao Yong. The above names were varied, but the signatures below were similar, mostly "Who was the student in the same field" or "Who was the scholar in the same field" or "Who was the scholar in the same field"

Cao Yong flipped through a few pictures, but was a little amused and crying.

Cao Xiang's homework was praised by Mr. Zhuang. If he failed this subject, he could only wait for the next subject until he was impatient to take the exam.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong said to Cao Xiang: "When you have to rest for a month, you should go out to school. In the future, with classmates and more friends, your life will be easier. Should you go to the Eight Banners School or to learn from the Zhaojia clan? Do you have any plans in your mind?"

Cao Xiang heard it a little confused and said, "I don't know if my elder brother is cheap. If it's better to go to the Eight Banners School. After all, it's different from the second and third brothers, so it's better to go to the official school."

Cao Yong nodded and said, "I know, I will let someone plan in two days. Although studying is important, you must also maintain a good body. You have seen this ending. This is not a good physique, and it is really not easy to survive these three games."

When talking about the imperial examination, Cao Xiang couldn't help but stick out his tongue and said, "What the big brother said is that these days were quite good. In the next few days, the doctor's room was indeed carried over six or seven."

While talking, Cao Song picked up a curtain from the room. Seeing Cao Yong standing at the door, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother is back!"

Cao Yong nodded and asked, "What's the situation of my third brother?"

Cao Song said: "He has been thinking about this and that all day long. I have already scolded him just now. Now I ask him to lie down and sleep."

Since this was the case, Cao Yong did not go into the room anymore, went to Shaoyuan for a walk, said hello to Zhaojia, and went back to Wutongyuan.

Cao Song and Cao Xiang also followed Cao Yong to the main room of Shaoyuan.

In the morning, Zhao Jia had already sent Cao Xiang to come and asked Cao Shuo about the symptoms of the disease. Therefore, now seeing Cao Xiang, she had nothing to say. She waved her hand and said, "You are tired these days, so you can have a baby and rest!"

After hearing this, Cao Xiang responded, but Cao Song sat in the chair and did not leave.

When Cao Xiang went out, Cao Song turned around and said to Zhao Jia: "Mother, the third brother is not a material for studying. I asked him just now, but he didn't want to become an official."

When Zhao Jia heard this, she was very surprised and said, "Why is this so good? Why are you doing something wrong? Can he drink the northwest wind in the future if he doesn't go out to work as a businessman? I have already thought about it and don't have to take the imperial examination for that. It's just the right thing to ask your uncle or your brother to walk around the six ministries and make up for your brother's post-style errands."

When Cao Song heard this, he sighed in his heart and said, "Mother, this job is not something you can do with your mouth! I don't know how many favors you want your brother to give. Although my father is gone, my uncle and brother take good care of us, this should not be the responsibility of my brother."

Zhao Jia just mentioned it, and she hasn't thought about it yet.

Today, the Minister's Mansion sent a post, and it was Mrs. Wu Ya, who invited her sister-in-law to go to the mansion to listen to the opera.

This "listening to the opera" is fake, I am afraid that the marriage of Ruhui is real.

Zhao Jia and her brothers have a relationship with each other, and they have a good relationship. The brother can't dislike their family and agree to marry his daughter to Cao's mansion, just love his sister.

Now, Ruhui's illness has faded away, and those who used to worry about meeting relatives with the Minister's Mansion have long been away.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jia sighed and said to Cao Song: "Your aunt is sending someone to send a message today. I'm going to go there tomorrow. Which lady do you like? Tell me earlier that I'll have something to say in front of your aunt tomorrow." Speaking of this, she took a sip of cigarettes in a depressed manner and said: "If it really doesn't work, just do what you said and tell your cousin to the third brother!"

After hearing this, Cao Song waved his hand and said, "Mother, my cousin is sick. Say this to the third brother. How can I live a life with a pair of sick children? For my third brother, I always have to find someone to take care of."

Zhao Jia glared at Cao Song and said, "This is not something you made. If you hadn't liked someone's lady, Ruhui wouldn't have had someone else's turn. It's just that your uncle only has this only daughter. It would be fine if it was normal. If it was to go to someone else's house like this, why wouldn't it be suffering?"

Cao Song knew that his mother's stubbornness was not allowed to persuade him. A few days ago, when she mentioned the incident of Tong Ruhui in the Assistant's Mansion being sick, she also complained about Wu Yashi several times, but now it seems that she has indeed changed her mind again...

Cao Yong returned to Wutongyuan and entered the house. Chu Yu was wearing his regular clothes and sat on the edge of the kang, coaxing Hengsheng to turn the nine-game series.

Seeing Cao Yong come back, Hengsheng immediately kicked his short legs and wanted to get off the kang. Cao Yong was afraid that he would fall, so he stepped forward and took him into his hand. Without seeing Tianhui's cradle, Cao Yong asked, "Is my daughter sleeping in the east room?"

Chu Yu nodded and said, "Well, square milk took a while before he could coax him to fall asleep!"

Cao Yong weighed the Hang Seng in his hand and smiled at Chu Yu, "This little guy is growing fast enough, you can't even hold him, right?"

Chu Yu said: "Fortunately, I just hugged it for a long time and my arms were sore."

While speaking, Xiyun and Xicai had already sent Qingshui over. Cao Yong put down Hang Seng, washed his hands, and changed his clothes. The side asked Chu Yu: "Are you back early, or haven't you gone?"

Chu Yu said: "It's not over, and the things were sent to people early. I saw that Su'er-Prince Su didn't like to interact with those mansions. It's not interesting to me to go there like this. I'm just fine with all the etiquette."

"If you don't go, don't go. It's not good to stay at home all the time. Before winter begins, go out for a walk more often. A few days ago, didn't my elder sister send a post? Sun Jue's concubine's son has been full moon these days, so you can take this opportunity to go out and have a breath." Cao Yong sat by the kang and said.

Chu Yu took nine series and said, "When I talked about going out, my second aunt told me that I wanted to accompany her to the Minister's Mansion tomorrow. I guessed that my second aunt wanted to push the marriage there, but it was hard to speak, maybe it was to push it on us. They are close relatives, and we juniors are not easy to get involved, so I found a yuzi and pushed it..."
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