Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 928
When Cao Yong returned to the mansion, he was helped out of the carriage and brought into the yard.

Today, the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother both went to the fourth elder brother's house, and the fourteenth elder brother who was in the limelight also went over to pay the fourth elder brother's birthday in person. ", so even Cao Yong was poured a few more cups.

The most embarrassing thing for Cao Yong is that Brother Shi, who usually doesn't like to talk to others, personally offered him a cup of wine today, which meant "thank you".It seems that Fang Zhonggong's acupuncture and moxibustion therapy these days has achieved initial results.

To say that this tenth elder brother has a heart, outsiders only say that he is reckless, but in fact he knows it in his heart.

He also knew that Cao Yong had no grudges against himself, and the epidemic that sealed his palace was also to curb the spread of the epidemic.Although it hurt his face, it's meaningless to talk about it after all these years.

Now, after the emperor's father's "chasing the title", he knows that Cao Yong is not only his niece and son-in-law, but also his own nephew, and he is really close.

Even the idea of ​​"sealing" Fang Zhonggong earlier faded away.

Elder Brother Ten showed his favor, but Elder Ninth was disgusted.

Earlier, he just thought that Cao Yong was not a simple kid, which made people quite scrupulous, but now he has become a relative. If he wants to clean up Cao Yong in the future, he will be "bullying the small with the big".

For Li's life experience, he personally asked his biological mother Yifei, and the answer he got was yes.

Seeing that the ten elder brothers who usually don't wait to see Cao Yong softened their colors towards Cao Yong, the ninth elder brother snorted a few times and followed suit.

Anyone who asked Cao Yong to drink would put on his face, with a look of "too much to drink", which made Brother Jiu have bad intentions and wanted to get him drunk and make him make a big fool of himself.

The patriarchal princes Baylor who came here to have a drink, saw that these two were "lovely" to Cao Yong, so some people inevitably joined in the fun.

These people, in terms of status, are more noble than Cao Yong; in terms of seniority, they are all higher than Cao Yong, and there is no room for Cao Yong to refuse.

So, drinking and drinking, Cao Yong was "drunk".

It was the sixteenth elder brother who came forward, talked to the fourth elder brother, and asked someone to send him back.

Brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng saw Cao Yong like this, they hurriedly stepped forward and called out: "Father!"

Cao Yong wasn't really drunk, but seeing that brother Jiu couldn't get around, he "wine escaped" and escaped.

Now that he entered his yard, he pushed away the person who was helping him, and he stood upright.

"How did you two come here? Have you used your dinner yet?" Cao Yong touched the heads of the two little brothers and said.

"Father... son..." Zuo Cheng raised his head and faltered.

Although Cao Yong was not drunk, he drank a few more cups and felt a little thirsty.Seeing that the two adoptive sons had something to say, he took them to the front hall to talk.

Hearing that he wanted to go out of Beijing with Zheng Xie, Cao Yong frowned and said, "Is this your idea, or did Master tell you?"

At this moment, he was a little annoyed.

It was because of Zheng Xie's flawed conduct that would affect the reputation of the child's dream that he wanted to send him away in the name of donating an official. How could he let Zuo Cheng follow him?

It's just that Zuo Cheng is ten years old, can he have such an idea?
"It's my son who wants to learn painting from his master." Zuo Cheng replied without hesitation.

"Oh? What did the master say?" Cao Yong picked up the teacup, took two sips, and asked.

Zuo Cheng blushed, and said in a low voice, "I haven't told my master yet, but I told my mother yesterday. My mother said, I need to listen to my adoptive father."

Cao Yong glanced at him, but he was quite relieved. Fortunately, the child didn't go straight to study in front of Zheng Xie.

He put down the teacup and said, "If you want to learn painting, your adoptive father will not stop you; but it is not appropriate to go out of Beijing with your master. My master is a county magistrate, and he is a parent in the same place. He is busy with business, so there is no time for teaching." ?” At this point, he paused, and said: “Now there are several enshrined in the inner court, all of whom are masters in the painting world. If you really want to study, the foster father will help you.”

Zuo Cheng heard this, but he didn't see any joy. He said cautiously, "Father, why don't you just talk to Master about it? My son won't make trouble for Master. It's fine to serve Master's pen and ink, and be a book boy."

Cao Yong listened patiently in front, and after hearing the word "book boy", Cao Yong's face turned dark and he stared at Zuo Cheng.

If Zuo Cheng really became Zheng Xie's "book boy", then it would be fine.Whether Zheng Xie likes men or women is a personal virtue, and Cao's Yong doesn't care, but if he dares to involve his children, he doesn't care whether he is a historical celebrity or not.

The atmosphere froze all of a sudden, and after a while, Cao Yong said: "My parents are here, so I don't want to travel far. This is the case for adults, let alone children? You are so old, although you are not afraid of long distances and hard work, you must also be sympathetic to your parents. Besides, next year There is still a boy's test, and learning cannot be delayed."

These days, he also made up his mind to let brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng take part in the boy's examination so that they can enter the official school of Shuntian Prefecture.Speaking of it, it is more legitimate than the Eight Banners Official School. Even if you don't take the imperial examinations and get a name for yourself, no matter whether you choose to be an official or choose to serve the people in the future, it will be cheaper for both.

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng heard this for the first time, looked at Cao Yong, speechless.

Speaking of which, among the Cao family's children, no one in Cao Yong's generation participated in the boy's test, and they all donated to become supervisors.Even Cao Xiang, the Tanhua Lang of Dongfu, has not passed the boy's test.

"Study hard, get a good name in the exam, and earn your mother a royal order." Cao Yong said to Zuo Cheng: "As you get older, you must distinguish the priorities. The focus is on schoolwork and painting. From now on, you must be filial to your mother. , and have to marry a wife and have children, so I can’t make a living by painting.”

It's not that Cao Yong is old-fashioned, but that the status of professional painters at this time is low, and the paintings are not worth much.Only those famous scholars, ministers and eunuchs will occasionally be generous and earn a lot of money for their brushes.

After hearing this, Zuo Cheng's little eyes dimmed, and he nodded.

Zuo Zhu tried to pay attention to the boy, and asked, "Father, will elder brother and younger brother Heng Sheng also participate?"

Cao Yong smiled and nodded, and said: "Naturally, I just heard that the exam is not easy for this boy. There are still ten months until next autumn, so you have to work hard!"

The heirloom of the imperial examination is the foundation of the undefeated family in this society.Relying on the emperor's favor and in-law relationship, it is only a generation of wealth.

Zuo Zhu listened, his eyes lit up.

The two uncles in the Dongfu are both Jinshi, and his future father-in-law is also a Jinshi, which makes the little guy very strong in the past two years, and he is determined to be a Jinshi.

I thought I would have to wait until after the [-]th or [-]th day before I could take the provincial exam like my uncles, but I didn't expect to have the exam next year.

Zuo Cheng bowed his head, knowing that what his foster father said was serious.

These days Cao Yong is hesitating to invite someone to build a museum at home. If he is a scholar, he is afraid that he will not have enough knowledge;

Those who are too young are afraid of being restless, and troubles will happen in the future, which will damage the reputation of Cao Mansion;

Although it is homeschooled, it is very important for children. In "Dream of Red Mansions", Daiyu's husband is Jia Yucun, who lost his official position, and he is not the same as a fallen scholar.

After talking with the two adoptive sons, he had an idea.

If you want to invite, please invite the best ones, and ask people to inquire about officials with leisure money tomorrow.Those who have passed the examinations for boys, township examinations, and Jinshi subjects, and have experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom, will give the children stereotyped examinations, and they can also talk about officialdom, which is very good.

His heart is settled, but Zuo Cheng's heart is heavy and uncomfortable.

Back in the Meiyuan, Zuo Zhu directly pulled him to his small study, and said, "Why don't you understand, didn't the adoptive father make it clear just now? Even the adoptive father, he left his parents and went out on the [-]th or [-]th."

"However, I want to learn painting from my master, but I can't bear Yanxiang. Usually after school, my master will teach the two of us to learn painting. Now he has appointed me to go with my master." Zuo Cheng muttered.

Hearing "Yanxiang", Zuo Zhu frowned, and said: "What is there to be reluctant to do? See that he is usually eccentric, don't play with him!"

Zuo Cheng sighed, but he didn't fight with his brother...

*
Dongfu, South across the hospital.

Mrs. Zhao Jia stood in front of the door of the west wing, opened the door and took a look inside. Seeing that it was neatly tidied up and ready to accommodate people at any time, he put a smile on his face and walked in.

There are two small rooms, divided into inner and outer rooms.

She looked at it carefully and found it quite satisfactory.After all, the house was empty and unoccupied, so she came out after taking a look.

Su Xin followed behind her mother-in-law, knowing that she wanted to repeat the old story.

I'm afraid it's because I went to Xifu to have a drink, and seeing Chu Yu and Cao Yi's stomach irritated me.

Su Xin felt sour in her heart, feeling a little sad.Day after day, it was like a dry well.She is really looking forward to having a child, regardless of gender, so that she will have hope in the future.

Back in the upper room, Zhao Jia said as expected: "Since the first half of the year, your master has said that he wants to add more people. It's been half a year, why hasn't there been any movement? Daughter-in-law, it's not easy to delay this important matter. You can also relax." Xin, in this family, as long as I have breath, I will not allow my sons to "dote on concubines and destroy wives". A wife is a wife, so what is a concubine? That man's thing, a mare that gives birth to children, don't let it go. In my heart."

"Daughter-in-law understands." Su Xin lowered her eyelids and responded lightly.

Zhao Jia's mind was full of Jiang Hui's small appearance, and she pulled Su Xin to sit down, which added a bit of enthusiasm.

"Didn't your master just want to take a concubine from a good family? Have you got a candidate? A girl from a decent family, who will come to be a concubine? It can't be that there is a vicious girl out there who hooks up with Xiao Wu?" Zhao Jia asked. road.

Su Xin was speechless. In the past six months, she had watched with cold eyes, but her husband had no intention of taking a concubine. The husband and wife were busy with "children and grandchildren", but the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Last month, her menstrual period was delayed for three days. Cao Fu was so excited that she didn't sleep well for several nights.When it was time to eat, I would stare at her and ask her if she was sick, and if she wanted to eat something sour.

As a result, the imperial physician did not invite her, and she began to menstruate.Although Cao Fu didn't say anything, one can imagine the disappointment.

Thinking of this, Su Xin sighed faintly.

Because her husband was younger than her, and handsome and coquettish, she refused to give up her sincerity, but she didn't want to be a bitter wife.

It's been five years, but her husband has really impressed her.

Even the two dowry girls prepared by her natal family, he confiscated one of them.

She didn't know whether she was lucky or unlucky, she had no sincerity in the early years, and when she wanted to take a concubine for him, he didn't accept it; now, the relationship between the couple is getting deeper, but they are troubled by childlessness, how can this problem be solved?

(End of this chapter)