Chapter 801: The Betrayal Family

Rehe, Summer Resort.

The Holy Driving Returned to Rehe on the seventh day of the ninth lunar month. Kangxi took a few days to relieve his spirits. Looking at the white seal memorials placed on several tables, Kangxi sighed in his heart.

Who is gone? Since the beginning of autumn, there have been a memorial to report the deceased in front of the imperial court in three or five days. The old ministers in the early years of Kangxi had already withered, and even the ministers who were inaugurated in the middle of Kangxi were at the age of retirement.

He is becoming more and more like a lonely man.

When he saw the five words "Second Class Bo Cao Yin", Kangxi couldn't help but open his eyes wide, supported the kang with one hand, and leaned forward with his upper body, shocked.

In addition to the Ministry of Rites' report to the former Minister of Rites and the second-class uncle Cao Yin died of illness, the remaining one was Cao Yin's legacy. The Ministry of Personnel reported to the memorial that Cao Yin's eldest son Cao Yong handed over the seal of Ding You. Cao Yin's eldest son Hu Ke was the chief secretary of the minister, and Cao Yong handed over the seal of his father's death on the eleventh day of September (15 am).

Kangxi only felt that his eyes were dark and his mind was messy.

The last time I saw Cao Yin was on the day of the funeral of the Empress Dowager Daxing. Cao Yin stood among the lords. Although he was thin and looked at the old man, Kangxi still saw him at a glance.

After more than fifty years of friendship, Kangxi could understand the worry in the eyes of this confidant minister.

He was both sentimental and funny at the time. How many years younger than him, did Cao Yin worry about it by using him?

Yes, he doesn't need to worry.

The emperor who ascended the throne at the age of eight has the pride of unrivaled rivals.

In his heart, he never looked down on Cao Yin. Treating his ministers like "brothers and feet" is also the way for young emperors to be a gentleman. Even when his face is warm, is there the pride in his heart that the emperor plays with people's hearts and applauds?

Cao Yin was the son of a nanny and a slave who could be used with confidence.

Just as he was wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the cold dragon chaise, looking carefully at the face of the minister, do you also envy Cao Yin's freedom in his heart?

When his emperor's authority was forced by the Three Feudalists and lost half of his country, did he also envy Cao Yin's youthful talent and reputation?

He was able to pity Rong Ruo's talent and promote him to his side, and favor him; but he didn't want Cao Yin to be proud and be on the list. What is the reason for him to be transferred before the imperial examination?

One was born in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the grandson of Aisin Gioro, the direct descendant of the Yehe tribe of Manchuria; the other was born in the surrender of the previous dynasty, the royal family, and the emperor's slave. This is the difference between the two. The former was slow to "love" and treated him with sincerity; the latter was slow to "grace" and promoted him to the end, which is the emperor's mind.

When he looked at Madam Sun who was dependent on her, and praised Cao Yin, who was a few years younger than her, the young emperor also felt a faint jealousy in his heart.

The emperor's emotions are domineering. Even though he was still young and could not take power at that time, he longed for all the attention of the people around him to be the inevitable willful willfulness of every child.

Even though he got older, even though Madam Sun later left the palace, he did not want Cao Yin to spread his wings and become Madam Sun's proudest son.

In his heart, there is only one person who I hope is proud of.

When he pacified the "Three Feudalists", recovered "Taiwan", defeated Galdan, and transformed into a mature emperor. The jealousy hidden in his childhood has long been like smoke and has no trace.

Even when he dreams of midnight, he will not admit that he was a little "jealous" of a slave.

The kindness to the Cao family has brought the loyalty of several generations of the Cao family.

It was not until this time that Kangxi truly classified the Cao family as "his own person".

That was the nanny who had been caring for him for more than ten years and gave him countless love; that was because of his words, the father and son of the Cao family who had been stationed in Jiangnan for more than fifty years.

After learning that Li was older, Kangxi pointed out that she was married to Cao Yin because of his whole heart.

Now, Cao Yin, who has been looking up to him all his life and is loyal to him, said that he would be gone, and only the old emperor is left, feeling this boundless loneliness...

Capital City, Cao Mansion.

On the gate, there were already white tents hanging, flying in the autumn wind, with a bit of solemnity. More than a dozen drummers wearing mourning clothes would blow and play the funeral every two or three quarters of an hour, which made people feel even more sad.

In the yard, there was a spirit shed and was filled with tables and chairs. The housekeeper in Quanxiao followed the skills of several men from the host family to entertain the guests who came to the door for worship.

Monks, lamas, and Taoists worked three shifts day and night, chanting scriptures constantly. The cigarettes in the shed broke out, making people's eyes turn red, which made them feel a little sad.

This is September 13th, the third day of Cao Yin's death.

According to the funeral ceremony, the family will have a lot of work today. It is the day of "clothing", "coffin burial", "receive three", "sending three", or "family sacrifice", and the day of "first sacrifice" is the ceremony at the funeral.

After working hard for half a day, the "clothing" and the "coffin" have been completed. I only waited for the "receive three" and "send three" ceremony at dusk.

Since Cao Yin died for two and a half days, Cao Yong has been working tirelessly for three days.

Now that his eyes were completely red, he was talking to the Sixteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince who came to worship in the study. He said "accompany" the Sixteenth Prince. In fact, the Sixteenth Prince saw that he was too tired and forced him to come over to rest.

"Furuo, you can't make a living in funerals. My uncle only has your year-old son. If you are tired and sick, who will take care of the major issues inside and outside?" Seeing that Cao Yong's face was dark, the sixteenth prince shook his head in disapproval.

After not sleeping for several days, Cao Yong felt his temple hurt. He stroked his forehead and said, "Thank you, Master Sixteen, and you can still bear it."

This is the pain of losing his father. Even if the Sixteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince and Cao Yong have a good relationship, they will have both parents and cannot empathize with each other. They have no idea how to persuade him for a while.

If you say it is light, you will be disrespectful to the dead; if you say it is severe, you will only add to your grief.

"Think more about your aunt and children, and take care of yourself. From now on, you will be the pillar of the Cao family." The sixteenth prince sighed and said.

Because the Sixteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince were both private sacrifices, wearing regular clothes, they took Cao Yong to the study after drinking in front of the spirit, and there were no officials outside.

When a speculative official saw them, he wanted Yuzi to invite someone to see him, saying that he would pay his respects to the two princes. At this moment, three or four groups of people came.

The Sixteenth Prince was very impatient, but because they were Cao's sluts, he hesitated and pushed a few people.

Now that I heard that someone wanted to pay my respects, the Sixteenth Prince was hesitating whether to have a social engagement to support the Cao family.

Cao Yin died of illness, Cao Yong was worried. The Cao family was destined to be silent for two years. Maybe there were some people who were blinded to think that "the tea was cold when people left" and opened their snobbish eyes and wanted to "bully" a little.

At this time, the Cao family housekeeper came to report: "Uncle, Prince Yong and the Thirteenth Prince are here. Just at the door, the second master went to greet him and told the younger one to come and invite the old man over."

Everyone stood up, and the sixteenth prince saw that Cao Yong was still hesitant and said, "If Fu is going to welcome him, I will go to the other end of the spiritual shed with my seventeenth brother to avoid the grandsons' worries."

The words were not clear, but Cao Yong was not a fool. He understood his intentions and was very grateful. He clasped his fists and said, "In this way, I'll go to welcome the Fourth Master, the Thirteenth Master first, and invite the Sixteenth Master, and the Thirteenth Master, and the Thirteenth Master will come back later to accompany you."

The sixteenth prince responded and went to the spirit shed with the seventeenth prince.

Cao Yong followed the butler and quickly walked towards the door. Halfway through the way, he saw Cao Song accompanying the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince.

These two are like the sixteenth prince and the seventeenth prince. They are wearing plain clothes and look at their solemn faces with sword-carved faces, which look like two brothers of their relatives.

Cao Yong rushed forward and was about to greet him when the fourth prince dragged him down.

The Fourth Prince was rarely moved, his eyes were filled with concern, and his voice was rarely warm: "No need to be polite today, I will take me and the Thirteenth Master to worship in front of Lingzun Ling first."

The Thirteenth Prince also stepped forward and helped up his other arm.

Cao Yong couldn't help but feel ashamed. Most of the time he was afraid of being too close to the two people in front of him and seeking profit.

The group walked through the spirit shed and arrived at the spirit platform.

The slingers in the spirit shed were talking in groups of three or three, and there were also surrounding the Sixteenth Prince and the Seventeenth Prince. When they recognized that the fourth prince and the Thirteenth Prince came in, everyone gradually extinguished the sound.

The sixteenth prince touched the sparse beard on his lips, and he felt very funny.

This fourth brother is really a "iceberg" on duty. No matter how lively the place is, he immediately became quiet as soon as he appeared. Even when the second prince was on the throne of the crown prince, he might not have been so majestic.

It's a powerful and unoffensive momentum.

Thinking of this, the Sixteenth Prince's heart moved, and his face had already turned relaxed. He looked at the Fourth Prince, then at Cao Yong, holding a face, but his heart was filled with storm and countless thoughts arose.

"Brother Sixteen?" The Seventeenth Prince was beside him. Seeing that the Sixteenth Prince looked wrong, he pulled his sleeve and whispered: "It's time to come forward to pay 4th Brother, 13th Brother."

"Ah? Ah!" The sixteenth prince woke up and said casually: "Don't worry, wait for the fourth brother, it's not too late for the Thirteenth brother to come forward after worship..."

Among the princes and princes in the capital, in addition to the four princes in the current spiritual shed, the seventh prince came to Cao's house to pay homage. He came in the morning, and after the worship, he went to the Ministry of Rites, and told Cao Yong that he would come again in the afternoon when the "induce the third place" was introduced.

Needless to say, the other Beizi and Duke.

The chanter in the spirit shed saw this and the scene, he could only envy Cao Yin for his grief after his death. Now, I just don’t know what the Rehe side means, whether there is a posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous post

Inner house, orchid courtyard.

Because he was afraid that Li would lose his body, he did not entertain guests in Lanyuan, but instead entertained his female family members in Wutongyuan.

After all, it was a family, and at this time, everyone was able to see their service. The elder daughter was accompanied by Zhao Jia, and Cao Jia; Jinghui was a good person in dealing with people, so she followed Cao Yi to entertain the imperial edict; Chunhua was young and lively, so she entertained the young female relatives from relatives' families; Su Xin was careful and took care of Li next to Li.

Chu Yu is a filial wife, who brings Changsheng, Tianyou and others to stay behind the coffin and return the gift, but he cannot leave it for a while. Amethyst is the inner housekeeper, and he has no time to stay in one place.

As a filial family member, Li cried in the mourning hall for half a day and was helped back to Lanyuan for rest half a day. Although he was in poor spirits, everyone tried to persuade him and used ginseng soup to support him, but he finally did not fall down.

After finally ending, it will be time to "Spirit the Three".

Chu Yu looked at everyone and felt that one person was missing. Only then did he think that Han Jiang, the "adopted daughter" placed in the name of her parents-in-law, had not yet appeared.

She frowned slightly, a little strange. After years of interaction, Han Jiang was not a person with short politeness. Now that she has caught up with the old man's funeral, even if she is not her biological daughter and is just an adopted daughter, she should not have arrived for three days.

Will there be any accidents?

She was thinking about it all, and she saw that the wife in charge led a young wife who was full of filial piety to come over. Who was not Han Jiang?

Han Jiang's face was as capable and calm as before. Her small face was as thin as a palm, as terrifyingly pale as she was, with only a pair of almond eyes left. When she saw Li and Chu Yu, she showed sadness and guilt in her eyes.

"Madam, big grandma." She came to her, bent down, and whispered to her, but she used the old name.

In the grief, Li didn't pay attention, so he helped him and said, "Go to worship the master first."

Han Jiang responded, led him to the spirit and gave a great gift.

At this moment, Chu Yu had recovered from his senses and knew that Han Jiang was too worried. She sighed in her heart, led Han Jiang aside, and said, "Why should aunt suffer? The master is a chronic disease. Being able to survive until now is a result of many years of health preservation. Who would blame her aunt?"

On the Han Jiang family, tears as big as beans had already rolled down, and he lowered his head and said, "Grandma is a generous person, but the little woman dare not be ungrateful. I am a person who is lonely and I am grateful to you for being pityed and protected by Grandma. If it is because of me that I will bring bad luck to the noble house, the little woman can even die to her sins."

Chu Yu is not an ignorant woman, so how could he inexplicably take his anger on Han Jiang?

She shook her head, took out a veil, and sent it to Han Jiang's hand, and said, "Don't be like this. If this is true, wouldn't it be a wife... Why bother to curse herself like this? Look at you, you have become a foolish woman, and you are not as clever as usual. It is filial piety to collect the golden lumps and help them."
To be continued...