Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 864 Disrespect
On this day, outside the Changchun Garden, colorful flags are waving.

Prince Baylor, civil and military officials gathered outside the Changchun Garden to send the saint out of Beijing respectfully.Among the entourage princes, the third elder brother, the ninth elder brother, the fifteenth elder brother, and the sixteenth elder brother are often in front of the imperial court. The 15th elder brother, and the 21st elder brother and the 22nd elder brother who appeared in front of courtiers and officials for the first time.

These two young elder brothers were both born in the 50th year of Kangxi, and they are only ten years old this year.The former was produced by the nobleman Chen, and the latter was produced by the nobleman Sehetu.

In addition to the elder brother who followed the prince, several elder brothers who stayed in the capital also went to Changchun Garden.Among them, the thirteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother are two elder brothers who have "recovered from illness" for a long time. Although they are "recovering from a serious illness" now, they seem to be somewhat clear.

Most of the other adult princes have been knighted, and they all dress up according to their rank.The thirteenth elder brother is just over the age of [-], but like other little princes, he wears royal blue princes to serve him, which attracts many people's attention.

The thirteenth elder brother just pretended not to see him, with a little indifference on his face.The seventeenth elder brother has always been close to him, and brought a few younger elder brothers in the palace to meet and talk with the thirteenth elder brother.

God is sorry, among the three underage elder brothers, only the twenty elder brother had seen his thirteenth elder brother when he was two or three years old before the "abandoned prince", but he didn't remember anything at that time.It was the first time for the two little ones, Brother 21 and Brother 22, to meet their elder brother.

For ordinary people, ten years old is still a child; for those who come out of the palace, ten years old is not considered young.

The two little princes, looking at the thin-faced middle-aged imperial brother in front of them, really couldn't equate with the legendary "Desperate Thirteenth Prince" who was most favored by the imperial father.

21 Elder brother is still good, with a cute little face, he listens respectfully to the thirteenth elder brother and seventeenth elder brother; A little weird.

Even if people occasionally mentioned this "Thirteenth Brother" before, they were vague, "circle" or something, why are they here now?
Besides, since he is the "thirteenth brother", shouldn't he be about the same age as the "fourteenth brother", why does he look older than the fifth and seventh brothers?
The child just didn't hide his curiosity well, but he didn't mean anything malicious.

It fell into the eyes of the fourth elder brother who came over from the side, but there was a little anger in his eyes.He only thinks that 22 elder brother has bad conduct, and he sees people as snobbish at a young age, which makes him feel a little bit displeased.

At this moment, the thirteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother both saw the fourth elder brother, they hurriedly stopped, turned around, and the brothers had seen each other.

The fourth elder brother never liked to laugh, he looked stern, and the younger elder brothers all trembled and saluted respectfully.

The fourth elder brother swept across the faces of the 22th elder brother and the 21nd elder brother, and finally landed on the face of the [-]st elder brother. He asked a few words about who was following this time, and whether he was ready to ride the pony.

21 Elder brother was articulate, and answered one by one with a crisp voice.

The fourth elder brother's face became more and more gentle, and the several elder brothers felt that it was rare, and the 22 elder brother was even bolder, calling "fourth brother" a few times in a fawning manner, and took the initiative to mix in a few words.

The fourth elder brother responded with a smile, he was quite critical of this little brother's upbringing, he already blamed the concubine Xuan who raised the 22nd elder brother; on the contrary, because the 21st elder brother responded well, he had a good impression of the concubine He.

The birth mothers of these two little princes were not of high rank, so they were raised in the palaces of Concubine Xuan and Concubine He respectively.

There was the sound of ceremony and music in the distance, Elder Sixteen came with two young eunuchs, picked up a few little princes and returned to the team.

As the sound of ceremonies and music approached, the emperor ascended his chariot, and left Changchun Garden in a mighty manner with his retinue of clan, civil and military officials...

Everyone knelt to send them off, and when the chariot was out of sight from a distance, the eunuch in charge of ceremonies called out with a male duck voice.

Prince Zhuang Bo Guoduo was getting old after all, and after kneeling for a while, his legs and feet felt a little numb, and he kept humming, and was supported by two young eunuchs.

Among the clan kings, he was the oldest and had the highest seniority, so everyone had to stop and wait for him to go first.All the princes Baylor stopped, and the civil and military ministers who came to see him off were naturally even more reluctant to move first.

But Boguoduo was not in a hurry to leave, holding the hand of the little eunuch, he wobbled and stopped in front of Elder Brother Thirteen, and said with a fake smile: "Oh, could it be that you are dazzled, isn't this Thirteen Brother? Is this illness cured? That’s right, after more than ten years, the young man will grow up to be an old man. No matter how bad it is, I’m afraid it will be... cough... No wonder the emperor misses you, precious brother, us Immortals should also make room for you. Since it is so important, the decree of conferring titles has to be issued, how about it? At least you have to be a prince and county king. At that time, brother thirteen must remember to support me Just wait."

They all said, "You don't slap people in the face, and you don't expose people's shortcomings." Now, Boguoduo's words are full of thorns, and he refuses to leave the slightest room in front of the clan and officials.

I can't complain that Bo Guoduo would rather offend the prince than try to speak quickly, and he really felt angry in his stomach.

In the first month of the first month, when the bank was bidding, Thirteenth Brother took Shandong Wang's family to intercept the Ministry of Internal Affairs' cloth, ruining the business of Cheng's family, making Bo Guoduo lose face, which already made him unhappy.However, that was just to save face, and didn't make Bogoduo suffer financially. He just said that Elder Thirteen didn't understand world affairs.

In March, Elder Thirteen's old illness got better.Kangxi wanted to let this son come back, and finally "compassionate" Boguoduo's old age, so he ordered the thirteenth elder brother to take his place in the household department.

Regarding the emperor's "sympathy", Boguoduo naturally did not dare to complain; for the thirteenth elder brother who insulted him, he hated his teeth so much that he kept saying that he should drink the northwest wind next year.

But he didn't want to think about it. Under the name of the palace, there are more than a dozen Zhuangzi and tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land to support his family, and the cost is no worse than that of the palace.In the final analysis, it is still a word of "greedy".

However, these days, the emperor has no court, and the two have no chance to meet each other.

Now, with great difficulty, the fire in Bogoduo's belly burst out.After finally waiting for Sheng Jia to leave, he no longer has a door opener.

A prince with an iron hat and a comeback prince elder brother, this is a direct match.Many people looked at Elder Brother Thirteen secretly, some deliberately wanted to see the excitement, while others were worried.

Elder Brother Thirteen's expression remained the same, he looked at Bo Guoduo, smiled a little for a while, and said slowly: "Your Majesty is not blind, Yinxiang is indeed back..."

His voice was not loud, but because of the silence around him, it was clearly heard by everyone.

Without the slightest complacency or timidity, he just said this sentence in a flat tone, but for some reason, Boguoduo's heart trembled.

He suddenly remembered that more than ten years ago, even as a prince, he would send a small object to please the prince twice in three days, and he felt a chill down his back.

He turned his head and glanced at the crowd, seeing that even the usually good-tempered fifth elder brother, seventh elder brother and others were frowning with dissatisfaction, knowing that he had gone too far just now.

Regardless of whether the emperor really wants the thirteenth elder brother to come back, regardless of whether the thirteenth elder brother is knighted or not, the thirteenth elder brother is still the prince.The people standing in front of him are all his brothers.

It is true that the royal family has no family ties, but not to mention the intrigue among the princes, not many princes can bear to see their brothers being humiliated by others in front of everyone.

Boguoduo's face was a little stiff, he squeezed out a little smile, stretched out his hand, patted Elder Brother Shisan on the shoulder, and said lovingly: "Just come back, the errands of the household department are trivial, don't worry too much about it." It's hard work, it's good to take care of it, and it won't make the emperor worry about it."

The thirteenth elder brother responded with a smile, and Boguoduo laughed twice, supported the little eunuch's hand, and walked quickly on his feet, not at all like a rare old man.

The clan kings, civil and military ministers also left in twos and threes this time.

The seventeenth elder brother looked at the thirteenth elder brother, and originally wanted to go with him, but seeing the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother, he walked a few steps quickly and talked with the seventh elder brother.

It is true that he is close to the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother, but it doesn't matter if he is alone with any one. If a threesome falls into the eyes of outsiders, he will be suspected of "forming a party". .

The thirteenth elder brother followed the fourth elder brother until he got into the fourth elder brother's carriage, and his smile froze.

The bamboo curtain of the carriage was lowered, and the fourth elder brother was already furious, and said with a dark face: "This old man, he doesn't know how to live or die!"

Seeing him like this, Elder Thirteen was quite disturbed, and hurriedly said: "It's just that I lost my errand to vent my anger, and I don't see him very often throughout the year, so it's not worth being angry with Fourth Brother."

The fourth elder brother looked at the thirteenth elder brother, and said for a long time: "How about, I will make an offer in a few days? The thirteenth brother has passed his thirties, and he should have been knighted long ago... Among the brothers, even the twelfth younger brother was the late one Some, the first seal at the age of 26..."

The thirteenth elder brother waved his hands vigorously when he heard the words, and said: "Fourth brother loves my brother, and I know it all. But now there are many people waiting to see my brother's jokes. If there is trouble, please seal it. In the eyes of everyone, my brother is nothing but a bad luck Star, he is still a brazen and greedy person... Huang Ama may not have forgotten this on purpose, but the brothers did not confer titles in the same way as the sons of the clan. The conferring in the year of the weak crown is just a catch-up. That's all. Now the fifteenth brother and the others have already surpassed the weak crown, haven't they been sealed, and there is no news of the opening of the mansion..."

The two brothers have always been close, and the fourth elder brother also knew that what the thirteenth elder brother said was true, nodded, and said: "You are right, Huang Ama didn't just forget you... The prince's conferment is, after all, Big things, Huang Ama has been busy with the Northwest War for the past two years, so there are times when she can't take care of it..."

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Guangzhou, Wang Family Courtyard.

Looking at the blond beauty in a tutu skirt in front of him, Cao Yong was a little stunned.

I think it is because there is no appreciation for thinness as beauty in future generations. This little beauty is round and smooth, with two or three chins. She doesn't look like a 17-year-old girl, but like a doll one size bigger.

"Your Excellency is the Earl that my brother-in-law often talks about? Zhang Yi's master?" She looked immature, but she was not short, and she was wearing high heels, which made her look like Cao Yong. She asked aloud.

The voice was a bit stiff, but the articulation was still clear. Xu was learning Chinese with Wei Xin, with a Jiangning accent.

As expected of a pirate ancestor, the little girl has a bit of arrogance all over her body.It seems that there is a reason why this second young lady of the Ai family can become her father's support and compete with several uncles.Just talking about the aura of talking to people is enough.

Cao Yong nodded and said: "Miss is right, this is Wei Xin's good friend Cao Yong."

Seeing that Cao Yong treats people warmly and does not put on airs of aristocrats, she is a little embarrassed to speak out again, stretches the hem of her skirt, and performs a Western court ceremony, saying: "It is an honor to meet you, Earl, my name is Gina, Ada is my sister."

Cao Yong was not familiar with the Western etiquette 300 years ago, how to return the gift, so he nodded, as if he had seen it before, pointed to the chair next to him, and said: "Miss Gina, please sit down."

While talking, a servant has already brought tea.

Seeing Cao Yong's unmoving appearance, Gina was a little impatient, and asked without caring about the tea in front of her eyes, "Is the Earl's visit to Guangzhou this time to prepare for the Europa voyage?"

Cao Yong listened, shook his head, and said: "I don't plan to go to sea, Miss Gina wants to go to Europa?"

Gina looked at Cao Yong puzzled, and said: "Don't you Chinese pay attention to 'loyalty' the most? My brother-in-law has been missing for more than a year. As his good friend, why are you not in a hurry?"

Cao Yong didn't reply, to be honest, Wei Xin is very important to him, but apart from friends, he has other moral obligations to bear.

Cao Yong has always admired the person who stabs the enemy for his friends, but all he can do is to do his best.

Seeing that Cao Yong didn't speak, Gina bit her lips and said: "I'm sorry, it's the earl's private matter whether to go to Europa or not. I'm being rude. I'm worried about my sister and brother-in-law, and I want to go to Europa to find them, but I leave again. I didn’t open it, so I thought it would be great if the Earl went.”

Cao Yong was not in the mood to explain to a little girl what step he would do for Wei Xin.

"The ships coming from Europa this year will arrive one after another in May. Maybe your brother-in-law and brother-in-law are on board. Miss Gina, it's useless to worry, let's wait and see." Cao Yong said.

Although she knew it was comforting words, Gina thanked Cao Yong sincerely and drank her tea gracefully.

In Cao Yong's heart, he never knew that whether Wei Xin is safe or not is in the hands of God.

From May to August every year, it is the summer monsoon climate, and ocean-going ships come back at this time.

If it's Mid-Autumn Festival and Wei Xin hasn't come back, and there's no news about him, then the boat he took last year may be in bad luck.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong didn't know whether to hope that the days would pass quickly, wait for the monsoon weather to come, and look forward to Wei Xin's return; or come later in May, so as not to hear bad news...

At this moment, Gina had already drank half a cup of tea, stood up, and said, "I will not bother Mr. Earl today. My father will come to Guangzhou in a few days. There will be a reception at a foreign company. If you have time, I hope Being able to come here is also a good way for us to talk about our hearts."

Cao Yong got up and said: "Thanks to the invitation, I am deeply honored, and I will not bother you."

Gina bowed her body, said goodbye and left.

Cao Yong asked Zhang Yi to give it away, and drank two sips of tea by himself.

It is obviously the first-class Yuqian Longjing, but the taste is only bitter.

This feeling of not being able to control the development of the gaffe, and only resigning to fate, is really uncomfortable...

(End of this chapter)