Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 615

People have animal attributes.

Too many times, the dispute between men and men is to reveal all kinds of cloaks, and the essence is to compete for "food" and "women".

Just like father and son are natural enemies, usually in a field, there can only be one man who speaks.

If one's own domain is violated, it will easily arouse a man's blood, which can also be said to be animal.

Cao Yong only felt that there was a fire in his chest, which made him uncomfortable.

Tian is Ningchun's widow, in Cao Yong's mind, she is no match for Ningchun.But at this moment, Tian's disappearance also made him lose his composure.

In front of his eyes, he vaguely remembered the two cases that were stirred up in the society before the accident happened in his previous life.One was an innocent young man who was killed by a speeding gang. Before the case was revealed, the parents of the young man accepted the financial compensation from the perpetrator; the other was a girl who killed a girl in self-defense and was falsely accused of being mentally ill. The one who cooperated with this statement was her biological mother.

He was very bored at the time, so he put himself in his shoes and thought about it, and said to his mother in a serious manner: "If I am killed by a collision, you should stop arguing, choose forgiveness, accept financial compensation, and take care of the old age; if my son is killed Once locked in, you just grit your teeth and don't compromise, or the good people will go crazy."

This is Cao Yong's seriousness about "life" and "death". For the sake of the dead, he is in pain, and he would rather take care of the living and let the dead feel at ease under Jiuquan.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a prophecy, he really died in a car accident.Cao Yong didn't know if he got retribution because he didn't have a backache when he stood and talked.

Right now, he just wants to find Mrs. Tian.

Ning Chun's death, he was still able to deceive himself and others, saying that he could not quench his thirst from a long distance away, and that he was unable to redress his grievance for the time being due to Wanquan; but because of him, Tian's innocent was implicated, if something happened, what else would he have? Face considers himself the friend of Ning Chun, Zuo Zhu, and Zuo Cheng's adoptive father?

The two nearby alleys lead to the intersection, but for a moment, it makes people feel at a loss.

How should it be done, how should it be done?Cao Yong's mind was running fast.

"Master, do you want to report to the official..." Wu Sheng asked after hesitating.

Just as Cao Yong was about to nod, he thought of the conservative world, which was especially harsh on women.If there is a commotion, even if Tian is found, gossip can kill her.

Therefore, he waved his hand and said: "Don't say anything, just say that you got lost and got off the car. Tell the people below to keep their mouths shut, and don't talk about it, or the family will deal with it." At the end, he was already a bit harsh .

How could a carriage fly out of thin air?
If there is no internal response, how could they cooperate so well and leave quietly.

"Which is the coachman? Where is he?" Cao Yong asked with a frown.

Wu Sheng bowed and replied: "Grandma Tian has never been out of the house very often, and she didn't have a dedicated coachman. Today it's Zhang Jin's turn."

"Zhang Jin?" Cao Yong felt a little familiar when he heard the name: "Zhang Quanyou's kid?"

"Yes, it was him. He was usually very lazy, but fortunately he was good at driving, so his father went to the housekeeper to intercede and asked him to work in the carriage and horse stable." Wu Sheng replied.

Zhang Quanyou is an old man brought over by Jiang Ning, one of the housekeepers.

Cao Yong was deeply impressed by him, but also because he was the uncle of Zhang Liuli who died of illness.

After Liuli gave birth, the Zhang family has followed the scenery for several years.It wasn't until Cao Shun died and the Zhang family lost their support that they fell silent.

"Send a message to the steward, let people find out, who Zhang Jin has been dealing with recently, but there is something strange." Cao Yong thought for a while, and ordered: "Zhang Quanyou also needs to check clearly."

Wu Sheng went down, but Cao Yong knew that he couldn't wait any longer.

Brother Jiu already has bad intentions, if the Tian family is in his hands, there is no time left for Cao Yong to find out the truth.

Unknowingly, the wind picked up.

February in the capital is just when the willows are not yet relaxed, and it is a good time to enjoy the scenery in spring.However, the wind and sand in the capital is also notoriously severe.

Because it is the time when the cold is still cold, the wind at this time is also called "frozen wind" by the people.Not only is the sand and gravel flying, but the spring cold seems to be freezing people into ice.

"Benefactor Cao..." Seeing Cao Yong standing in the wind, Zhi Ran couldn't help asking.

Although in the wind, Cao Yong's impetuous heart gradually calmed down.

He said to Zhiran: "The little monk will watch here first, and I will go to the Ministry of Rites for a while." After speaking, he had already turned around, pulled the rein of the horse from the side, got on the horse, and galloped away.

The Ministry of Rites is the yamen where Cao Yin is located, "father and son in battle"?Zhiran lowered her eyelids slowly, thinking of Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng brothers.Wouldn't it be pitiful if he lost his father once again and lost his mother again?
Brother, they are brothers...

Seeing Cao Yong getting on his horse and leaving, Wei Hei hurriedly asked Zheng Hu to follow him with a few long entourages, while he himself stayed here, looking for clues about the disappearance of the carriage.

Others don't know Tian's identity, but Wei Hei does.

Cao Yong's temperament, if he has been wronged, most of them will not take it to heart, and bear it if he can; if someone around him has an accident, it will offend his Ni Lin, and I am afraid that there will be another storm.

Wei Hei is not a person who is afraid of things, but the other party's status is special, so it can't be solved just by solving it.

If it is not done well, it will be a big trouble.Even if he vented his anger, it would be difficult to injure the other party, but the enmity would only grow stronger.

After the bidding, Cao Yong chose to let the Fang family stir up trouble, and he also didn't want to tear himself apart with Brother Jiu on the face of it.

But it's just wishful thinking, brother Jiu has already made progress.

Tian's safety has become the top priority.

If Tian's made a mistake, there would be no room for relaxation.

The inner city can't gallop, but because of the wind, there are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, which makes Cao Yong a lot more convenient.

The gust of wind that rolls grain of sand hits Cao Yong's face, making him unable to open his eyes.

Fortunately, his mount has been used for a long time, but it ran very steadily.

After a while, I arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

Cao Yong turned over and stepped into the gate of the Ministry of Rites directly, regardless of posting posts and asking for an audience.

He was wearing regular clothes, and there was a handyman at the door trying to stop him from asking.

Cao Yong randomly touched a sign, made gestures, and went in without stopping for a moment.

The handyman was still pondering what kind of yamen's badge it was, but the young master seemed kind-hearted.

Cao Yong had stayed in the Ministry of War earlier, and the structure of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites was similar to that there, so he stepped directly into the main hall.

Because I haven't arrived at Luoya yet, there are a lot of papers holding official documents in this hall.There are also Langzhong, Yuanwailang and others who came to find the hall officials to report.

They all wear official uniforms according to their grades. In comparison, Cao Yong's ordinary clothes are very eye-catching.

Several Lang Guan who had seen him wanted to come forward to pay his respects, but Cao Yong had already passed by.

When Cao Yong entered, Cao Yin was sitting behind the case, rubbing the two pieces of ink on the case.

In the first noon, an old man from Jiangnan came to visit, and the "country instrument" he brought with him was the ink in front of him. This is the famous "Cao Sugong" ink.

Cao Sugong is a master of ink making. Although he has passed away for nearly [-] years, his reputation is still unfailing, and no one can compare with him.

When Cao Yin was in Jiangning in his early years, he used to make ink from Cao Sugong's ink shop.

However, the pieces of ink in front of me are different from those custom-made in the past.

These two pieces of ink were made by Cao Sugong himself during his lifetime. They are named "Qinglinsui", which is named after borneol and Linsui.

These two pieces of ink, one side is filled with blue Yin script, with the three characters "Qinglinsui", and the other side is Yang script, which reads "Cao Sugong ink, owner of Kangxi Wushen Yi Su Zhai".

This is the ink of the seventh year of Kangxi, and it has been nearly 50 years.

Such a piece of ink on the market costs at least seven or eight thousand taels of silver.

It was a "generous gift", Cao Yinyuan didn't want to accept it, but the other party said a lot of good things for the Fang family.

Cao Yin heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, and knew that it was the Fang family who entrusted someone to intercede.

Now, the Fang family looks at the scenery, and relying on the influence of Brother Jiu, although they did not win the bid, they still divided several shares in the business by virtue of their strong financial resources.

They were also afraid, especially the Cao family.

This time, they offended the Cao family severely.Of course the Cao family didn't dare to tear themselves apart with Brother Nine, and they wanted to deal with a merchant.

Not to mention that the Cao family has been in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, even if they went to Beijing, there are still many old relatives in the south.

Apart from those in Fuzhou, most of the Fang family's properties are in Jiangnan.

If the Cao family wanted to be ruthless, it would not be difficult to uproot the Fang family.

Fang Baikui, the head of the Fang family, also sent gifts to Jiangning in the early years, how could he not know the details of the Cao family?I thought I was afraid, and because of Brother Jiu, it was not easy to come to the door to make amends, so I begged others to intercede.

Regarding the movements of the Fang family, Cao Yin always waited and watched.Seeing that his son could hold his temper, he was somewhat relieved.

For the prince elder brother, if you let Kangxi investigate without a sense of awe, it would be a crime of great treason.No matter how hard Brother Nine struggles, it is still within the border of the capital after all, so what can be hidden from the eyes of the person above?
Cao Yong is limited by his status, so "helpless", not only will he not be guilty, but he is afraid that he will be praised.

The dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and Cao Yin didn't want to make an enemy for his son, so he took the two pieces of ink along the way.

"Father..." Cao Yong stepped forward, looked at Cao Yin, and called out.

Cao Yin saw his son directly entering the hall regardless of the rules and etiquette, with a strange look on his face, he couldn't help but "thump" in his heart, stood up, and said, "What's the matter?"

"Father, Tian's carriage was robbed..." Cao Yong didn't bother, he said the matter in a few words, and then cut straight to the point: "Father, the person who did it is probably arranged by Brother Jiu. Brother Jiu The mansion has already sent people to check it out, I'm afraid it's the Three Caves of the Rabbit, how many other private houses does Brother Jiu have outside the city?"

Cao Yin was still a little confused at first: "Why did the well-behaved Tian family get involved? Was it the wrong person?"

Cao Yong nodded, and said anxiously: "Father, it has been two quarters of an hour, but effort waits for no one. Father, please tell me frankly, Tian's side..."

"Be safe and don't be impatient!" Cao Yin got up from his seat, looked a little more solemn, looked at Cao Yong and said, "It must be Brother Jiu? Is there any other reason?"

In the inner city, the blue sky and white day looted the official family members.

Except for the prince Jiu who is expensive, even if others have such a big grudge against Cao Yong, they dare not do anything.

Cao Yong nodded without hesitation, looked at Cao Yin and said, "Father, the Tian family is the mother of Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng, and also a member of our family. A man of seven feet can't protect the safety of his family. How can he stand in the world?" .”

Cao Yong knew his father's "loyalty to the emperor" was very serious, and he was afraid that he would disregard Tian's family, so he said this.

Cao Yin looked into his son's eyes, apart from anxiety, there was also an incomparable firmness in it.

Cao Yin sighed inwardly, and said: "Besides Beizi Mansion, Brother Jiu also has two private houses in the city. It's just that he is proud and wanton, but he rarely leaves anything to others. Even if it is robbery , and won’t put it in your own yard, most of them use other people’s yards.”

"Fang's family..." Cao Yong thought of Fang Baikui's marriage proposal, and realized something. He glanced at Cao Yin, turned around and walked away quickly.

There are two houses of the Fang family in the capital.

One is outside the front door, and the other is on the Shichahai Sea.

Although there are regulations, all the people living in the inner city are banner people, and the Han people live in the outer city, but there are still many Han officials and wealthy businessmen who live in the inner city.

In addition to loving money, Brother Nine is also a famous person who loves to enjoy himself among the princes.I seldom travel, because I can't bear the fatigue of cars and horses.

Even if he used the Fang family's house, it was probably on Shichahai's side.

If it were Fang's private house, it would be less scruples.When Cao Yong came out from the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, he first sent a long follower to Wei Hei to pass the message to prepare manpower, and then took the rest of the people to Shichahai.

But he didn't see it, Cao Yin had already followed out, looked at his son's back, called out another person, and gave orders in a low voice.

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Shichahai, Fang Zhai.

Fang Baikui was sitting in the flower hall, his back was already cold, and his hands and feet were shaking non-stop.

Not to mention the crime of robbing people during the day, the matter has come to this point, even if the Cao family is a vegetarian, they will open their mouths to bite people.

Brother Jiu didn't choose other places, but chose this place. I don't know if it was to cut off the Fang family's back, or to use Fang's family to top the tank in case something happened.

No matter what kind, there is no good fruit for the Fang family.

Fang Baikui rejoiced at his decision for a few days and sent his only son back to Fujian; while thinking about the solution in his heart.

In the past few days, most of his hair has turned gray, and he spent 7000 taels to buy two pieces of Hui ink, and spent thousands of taels to ask for favors from Cao's family.

This has not yet received a reply, and this incident came out again.

Could it be that he really committed crimes in his previous life and was destined to end badly, so he is going to be sent to the capital this time?
Although their Fang family was able to have what it is today thanks to Brother Jiu's influence, but in the past ten years, how has their filial piety decreased?

It would be a lie to say that he doesn't complain in his heart, but even if he has a lot of money, he is still as low as an ant in front of the current prince, how can it be his turn to speak.

It's not that elder brother Jiu wanted to use his house, so he directly occupied the main room. Why did he ever ask him what he meant?
Fang Baikui was panicking when he heard footsteps outside.

It was Brother Jiu who arrived, Fang Baikui got up hurriedly and bowed to greet him: "Master Jiu..."

Brother Jiu went straight to the main seat in the hall and sat down, frowned and looked at Fang Baikui, and said, "Old Fang, your vision is not bad, how can you see that Han Jiang's beauty is good? I'm afraid it is The girl in the master's mansion is also a bit better looking than her."

Fang Baikui knew that elder brother Jiu was a fierce ghost, and among the concubines in elder brother Jiu's mansion, there was a beauty he respected.

But when it comes to Han Jiang's appearance, he can't be blamed either.When he met Han Jiangshi, Han Jiangshi was still in her natal family, her father was still alive, and she was a little girl in her teens.

After doing business, the two families have all contacts, but they can't meet each other.

"Perhaps it's a woman's eighteenth change, and she lost her aura when she was a child; Xu is born from the heart, and Xu is caused by the loss of her father and husband." Fang Baikui bowed back, but his heart moved, and said: "In the business field, Speaking of the female treasurer of Liuhe Bank, everyone said that she had a tough character. She lost her mother at birth, lost her father when she was young, and lost her husband before entering the bridal chamber. In the early years, there were people from the Jinzhi tribe who wanted to compete with her, but they all died of illness. "

Brother Jiu frowned more and more, sat up straight, waved his hands, and said: "Wait, what are you talking about, you lost your husband before entering the bridal chamber? In this way, isn't the Han Jiang family a virgin?" Is it?"

Fang Baikui nodded, and said: "It should be so. Although the Han Jiang family is a merchant, both his mother and father have been wealthy for several lifetimes, and the family style is strict..."

"Haha... Hypocrite, I've misjudged him, Cao Yong is an out-and-out hypocrite..." Hearing this, Brother Nine couldn't help but patted the handle of the chair and laughed out loud.

The women he got his hands on were not one hundred, but eighty, whether they were good or not, one could tell at a glance.

This "Han Jiang family" is dressed as a young daughter-in-law, this brow has diverged, how does it look like a virgin?

With a smile on his mouth, brother Jiu was also a little depressed.

Robbing a treasurer from Cao Yong is not the same as robbing a woman from Cao Yong.

He wanted to show Cao Yong some color, so as to get rid of the bad breath in his heart, mainly to show merchants inside and outside the capital, his ninth elder brother still has the final say.

In his eyes, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is just a fart.

No matter how noisy Cao Yong is, can he still go to heaven?If one is not good, there are countless little shoes waiting for him.

Robbing Cao Yong's woman, isn't that nonsense?

If you are a beautiful woman, you can feel good if you are fascinated by beauty; for such an ordinary person, why don't you still wear Cao Yong's broken shoes?

Brother Nine's expression became weird and vague, as if he had neglected something.

Wait, what did Er Niang tell him...

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In the main landlord's room, two women were bathing and changing clothes for Mrs. Tian under the order of Brother Nine.

Brother Nine came over just now, seeing her ordinary appearance, he lost interest.It's just that she wants to occupy her property in a legitimate way, so she wants to deal with it and "get on the horse".

Unexpectedly, Tian's body and hair were dyed with sandalwood after half a day in the temple.

Brother Jiu is not a good man and a believer, he only likes ambergris, and he is most impatient with the smell.

Therefore, he asked someone to tidy up the Tian family, walked out by himself, and went to talk to Fang Baikui.

Tian Shi was still in a coma, the two women looked at the clothes that had fallen off the ground, and thought of Tian Shi's plain dress, which showed that he was a good family in the filial piety period.

This is a crime.

The two women looked at each other and said "Amitabha" in their hearts.

At this time, someone whispered: "Ms. Xing, Mrs. Gao, who is this woman?"

The voice was a little immature, and before the words fell, a small head poked out from the door.

But it was a handsome young boy, wearing a cap with a big red pompom on his head, and wearing a half-worn gown, he was looking at Tian Shi in the bathtub and giggling.

When one of the women saw this, she hurriedly waved at the young man and said, "Oh, Qiniang, there is a nobleman here. Aren't you sick? Let's get up more. Let the aunt feel if her forehead is still hot." ?”

It turned out that it was not a kid, but a girl of eight or nine years old.

The little girl stuck out her tongue and leaned forward, but her eyes were looking at Tian's face, spinning around.

When she got closer, seeing that Tian's body was not covered with a single thread, the little girl hurriedly moved her eyes away, her face blushing and she didn't dare to look any more.

She is none other than Fang Qiniang, the daughter of Deacon Fang Zhonggong invited by the Fang family.

Although it looks like she is only eight or nine years old, in fact she is just young, and she is twelve years old this year.

A few days ago, when her father escorted Fang Baikui's son back to Fujian, Fang Qiniang caught a cold from playing and felt unwell, so she stayed in the capital.

Because Fang Qiniang is lively and kind-hearted, everyone here likes her.

This time she was ill, Fang Baikui also invited several doctors and arranged a lot of people to take care of her.

A woman touched Fang Qiniang's forehead and felt relieved when she saw that the burn was gone.

Although they didn't know the identity of the "Ninth Master", but she didn't seem to have a good temper. The women were afraid that Qiniang would be punished for being mischievous, so they coaxed her to go back to rest.

Qiniang smiled and listened, but her gaze finally fell on Tian Shi, but her gaze was a little more probing.

Her father, Fang Zhonggong, is not only good at martial arts, but also quite accomplished in medical skills.

Qiniang is his only daughter, so she has received her father's true inheritance.The blush on her face had dissipated, she walked to the barrel, raised her hand, and rolled Tian's eyelids.

"Qiniang, don't be naughty..." Seeing this, a woman hurried forward, trying to stop her.

Fang Qiniang had already raised her head, and said, "Madam Gao, take out her arm, and Qiniang will give it to her."

Aunt Gao shook her head and said: "Qiniang, go back quickly, otherwise, the old lady will go to the master."

Once Fang Baikui beat his son hard, and Qiniang saw him. After beating, Qiniang became a little afraid of Fang Baikui.

Therefore, whenever she is naughty and disobedient, women will use this trump card.

However, this time it didn't work.

Fang Qiniang moved a small stool to the side of the barrel, stretched out her hand, and fished out Tian's arm from the water, her little face was tense, and there was no smile at all...

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Outside the gate, Cao Yong has arrived.

He turned over and got off the horse, looked at the words "Fang Zhai" hanging on it, raised the corner of his mouth, took two steps forward, grabbed the door knocker, and knocked vigorously.

"Who is it?" The concierge opened the door, looked outside, and asked through the door.

Where is Cao Yong in the mood to grind his teeth with him, and nodded at Zheng Hu.

Zheng Hu has already brought people to squeeze the door open.Seeing that the situation was wrong, the porter wanted to shout, but his mouth was already covered and he slipped aside.

At this time, I saw another person turned around from behind the screen wall, dressed up as a young servant, and said: "My master asked, who is here..."

In the middle of speaking, he was also strangled and dragged to the screen wall.

Cao Yong's eyes fell on the carriage parked on the east side of the yard, with a half-smile on his face, he didn't know whether he should be happy or furious.

Mrs. Tian, ​​in this house...

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