Chapter 1631: Look down upon (asking for double monthly votes)
Cao Shun could no longer tolerate the Li family.
He picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Cao Yin. He did not mention the Li family's suspected "complaint". He just wrote it down truthfully every time Li Can saw him.
I am quite concerned about my nephew's future, and so on.
After finishing the envelope, Cao Shun fell into deep thought.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Cao and Li families are related by marriage and help each other.
This is indeed the case.
But in fact, his uncle and Li Xu acted very differently and had different temperaments.
The Li family loves camping too much.
This is not Cao Shun's business, but the Li brothers seem to be behaving mildly, but they are showing signs of being rampant, and even the prince does not take them seriously. This is a way to bring disaster...
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When He Yuzhu came back, the tenth elder brother also came back. This was because he was worried about the ninth elder brother.
Shu Shu made room for their brothers to talk.
In front of the Tenth Elder Brother, the Ninth Elder Brother naturally didn't hide anything and told his Majesty what happened today.
The tenth elder brother also looked very ugly when he heard this.
He was not thinking about Li Xu, but about the manpower of Baylor Mansion.
Haha, the eunuch Zhuzi, the palace maids, and the bodyguards may all be manpower deployed by the emperor.
And there are not two eyes and ears.
This news may not have been brought to the imperial court by someone specifically.
But in front of Brother Ninth Brother, he did not reveal the matter and continued to curse: "That slave Li Xu is so courageous. He dares to chew Brother Ninth Brother's tongue. The next time my brother sees him, he will definitely slap him!"
Brother Jiu was worried after hearing this, and said hurriedly: "Don't be reckless! It depends on the owner to beat the dog. That is the person commanded by Khan Ama, so why not just do it? I will do it myself. He can use his tongue, but I can't.
What? If I catch his pigtails, it won’t be as good as his..."
The tenth prince frowned and said: "Khan Ama is nostalgic..."
The old cabinet ministers were rewarded again and again; the official coat used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was used to make the official official a world official.
Brother Jiu said: "Don't be in a hurry, take your time. If you retaliate directly, Khan Ama will know and be picky."
Brother Ten nodded, but he was thinking about finding an opportunity to tell Sister Ninth about the manpower in Baylor Mansion.
Always have a rough idea of who is ventilating.
Only when you know yourself and your enemy can you feel more at ease...
As for the Li family, if it’s not easy to deal with it directly, why can’t we deal with it in a roundabout way?
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On the canal, on the boat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Li Xu was in the cabin, sitting close to the ship, looking at the spring scenery outside.
The two sides of the Taiwan Strait were filled with pink flowers and green willows, but he didn't feel relaxed, only heavy.
He was busy running his business in Suzhou, but his family was holding him back in the capital.
My aunt refused to continue to live in Tongzhou and insisted on living back in the city.
However, the Li family only has a second-level official house in the imperial city. Now they are living with the stewards and servants arranged by him. They cannot squeeze in a large family, so they can only buy a house in Nancheng or rent a house.
What is the meaning of aunt-in-law?
This must have been instigated by my brothers and nephews.
This is trying every possible way to squeeze money out of him.
If no restraints were left, who knows who the Li family would go on a rampage and offend?
Also, he was in his fifties, and Li Ding was the only one there, so there was no room for failure.
He has lived for most of his life and has seen the evil in people's hearts.
He had no choice but to keep Li Can and let him restrain his mother and his brothers and nephews.
This younger brother has been with him for many years. He is a smart man and knows what his evil intentions are...
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The next day is the day when Dunjun Prince’s Palace entertains guests.
Although there were not as many posts as those sent by Chengjun Prince's Mansion, and it was not as novel as the one in Jiubele Mansion, we did invite acrobats and jugglers, and it was lively and went on for most of the day.
Except for uncles, brothers and other close relatives, the clan relatives were changed to Zhenghongqi.
The in-laws who came here were the heads of several households in Niu Hulu's family.
Although the tenth elder brother is not close to his mother's family, the person appointed as the chief minister of the palace is still a child of the Niu Hulu family, and he looks pretty good on the surface.
The banquet at Dunjun Prince's Mansion was also successfully completed.
Several princes' banquets were held at the same time, so everyone saw the eighth prince come out several times in succession, and they got used to it.
On the first day of April, when everyone saw Brother Ba at the gate of Changchun Garden, they were not surprised, but they were a little confused as to why he was standing at the gate of the garden instead of entering the garden directly.
In the morning, Kangxi went to the North Garden in a chariot to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.
"Enie, the Rehe Palace has been repaired. In the summer, I will go to Rehe with Enie. At that time, the prince of Horqin can go directly to Rehe..."
Kangxi talked about the arrangements for summer vacation.
The Queen Mother was happy after hearing this and said: "It's auspicious for the princes. They can come to Beijing every now and then to celebrate the new year. But it's not easy for the princess and the princess to return to court. The emperor remembers to ask them to come over. Then the female relatives will also gather together."
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The old man was kind-hearted, he married far away, and he also felt pity for his eldest daughters who were married far away.
Horqin currently has two princesses, in addition to Princess Duanmin, there is also Princess Chunxi.
There are also county lords and several county lords.
Kangxi said: "Now that Eni has passed, the female relatives will naturally go over to pay their respects to Eni."
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "When the time comes, we will be reunited with our brothers and sisters, and we can stay here for a while longer."
At her current age, she also likes to be quiet and not active.
But now her body is still strong, and the emperor is filial, so she can live with it.
Kangxi was really happy to see the Queen Mother, and his mood relaxed a lot.
He has been on the throne for forty-one years, and all the old men in the Taizong and Shizu dynasties are withering away.
There are not many serious elders in the royal family.
Seeing the Queen Mother's ruddy complexion and thick black hair, Kangxi looked forward to giving the Queen Mother a seventy or eighty birthday.
When he left the North Garden and passed by the North Fifth Institute, Kangxi took a look.
It's empty now.
That's fine too.
When I see my grown-up children and grandchildren, I feel old.
When he is in front of Enie, he can remember his childhood.
His good mood lasted only half a cup of tea.
Kangxi narrowed his eyes when he saw the figure outside Xiaodong Gate.
The eighth elder brother had already heard the noise and saw the holy driver approaching. He hurriedly stepped aside and called Qian'er, saying: "My son, please pay your respects to Khan Amma..."
Kangxi looked at the eighth prince, thinking about his pretentiousness in Jiubele Mansion, and felt disgusted.
He didn't even want to scold him anymore. He nodded and motioned to Luan Yiwei, who was carrying the chariot on his shoulders, to continue marching.
The eighth prince didn't expect Kangxi to react like this and couldn't help but hesitate.
He thought of Prince Gong's words again.
Can I still stand firm and not apologize?
Khan Amma is a person who takes soft things rather than hard ones.
He hesitated for a moment and then entered the small east gate.
Kangxi had already entered Qingxi Bookstore.
At the door of the duty room, many foreign officials were waiting to see me.
The Eighth Prince knew that if he wanted to see him at this time, the emperor would not have time to see him, so he paced to Wuyizhai.
At the entrance of Wuyizhai, Brother Fourteen was talking to Nersu. The two of them bumped into each other, looking very close to each other.
The eighth elder brother slowed down, and he didn't know why he wanted to come over to find the fourteenth elder brother.
In his eyes, the fourteenth elder brother is not someone he can be friends with in terms of his behavior.
But the eighth prince had no other choice.
You can't wait for your fifteenth brother to grow up.
During the past few days, the close relationship between the princes was also in the eyes of the clan and nobles.
He became a loner.
Among the princes, only the seventh prince acted like this, and his "isolation" was well known.
The eighth prince doesn't want to be known as "unsociable", nor does he want his clan members and nobles to doubt his popularity.
At this time, the fourteenth elder brother had already seen the eighth elder brother, and hurriedly brought Nersu over and said: "Bag, why are you here, are you looking for my younger brother?"
Seeing that the fourteenth elder brother was still as close as ever, the eighth elder brother also brought Wen Xu with him and said: "Well, come here to see you, I just wanted to come and have a look at you..."
Speaking of this, he thought that the Fourteenth Brother was not included in these banquets, so he said: "I gave away a few horses, and one of them has four hooves in the snow. This is what the Fourteenth Brother said when he was a child. I will call someone later."
Brought to you!"
From the moment they enter the study, they must learn to ride horses, and the good horses outside also have their own filial piety.
The fourteenth elder brother has a small nose, doesn’t show up much in public, and receives few horses as gifts. However, he loves to collect good horses and wishes he could have one of every color.
After hearing this, Brother Fourteen was really happy and said: "Red and white hooves, or black and white hooves? Dark clouds walking on snow are more majestic!"
The eighth prince said: "Black with white hooves."
Brother Fourteen laughed and said: "That's great, I want to think of a good name for it!"
Seeing this, the eighth prince told him: "Even if you get a good horse, you must exercise some restraint to avoid rubbing your thighs. It's hot today..."
Brother Fourteen nodded and said: "Don't worry, I can ride a horse in the afternoon, but I still have to spare half an hour to practice target setting..."
The eighth prince nodded, said a few more words to Nersu, and then left Wuyizhai.
Seeing the eighth elder brother's back heading towards Qingxi Bookstore, the smile on the fourteenth elder brother's face faded, leaving only a deep look.
Nersu, who was nearby, noticed his unhappiness and was a little confused.
Aren’t you happy to receive this gift?
Brother Fourteen saw his confusion and said: "You are not young anymore. In the future, you will leave the palace and support the palace by yourself. You must be able to distinguish what is really good and what is fake."
Nersu hesitated for a moment and said, "Master Ba is treating you...isn't this really nice?"
The fourteenth elder brother said with ridicule: "That's great. He is a good brother, and I am a naughty brother. I am not a generous person. How can I give something for free? I am giving it this time to Khan Ama."
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Nersu had been in the palace for several years and had the closest relationship with the fourteenth prince.
He knew that Brother Fourteen was in a bad mood recently, so he thought about it and comforted him: "Master Four and Master Thirteen are really kind to you..."
The fourteenth elder brother rolled his eyes and sneered: "Is that rare?"
No wonder people outside say, "It's easy to add icing on the cake, but it's difficult to provide help when the time is right." They just say nice things, but really want to feel sorry for him, but don't know his embarrassing situation?
In the end, who helped?
Brother Fourteen's eyes were filled with dark clouds, and he was filled with hatred.
The other princes didn't care about him, so he couldn't complain, but the fourth elder brother was his biological brother, and the thirteenth elder brother had grown up with him. As a result, the two of them seemed like good brothers when they got together...
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Outside the Qingxi Bookstore, the Eighth Prince saw that there were fewer officials on duty waiting to see His Majesty, so he stepped forward to ask for an audience.
The eunuch at the door did not dare to delay and went in to deliver the message.
Kangxi was reading a report from the Ministry of Punishments, and what he was reporting was the matter of keeping the only son of a prisoner in custody.
Kangxi had already agreed to such a trivial matter on weekdays. Now he looked at the attached case details and wrote down that he was not allowed to keep him.
It turns out that the death row inmate beat his relatives to death and was sentenced to hang in prison.
The instigator was the prisoner's father, and the person they beat together was the father's nephew and the prisoner's cousin.
It is evil and disobedient to humiliate someone with dignity.
It is not unjust for this son to be hanged and imprisoned.
But his father is not a good person either and is now in prison.
You must know that among the cases of the Criminal Department, this is only a small case.
The facts of this case are clear and there is no mercy. This old man is also hateful and a criminal himself. There is no need to keep him...
Kangxi put down his pen, feeling increasingly irritable.
The murderer and the deceased in this case were both close relatives, and they died just for the sake of two old houses when their families were separated.
This is a fight for property by the common people, and it is so brutal. If it were replaced by the royal family...
Kangxi didn't dare to think about it.
Hearing the eighth prince's request to see him, he wanted to expel someone who was unfilial and unfriendly...
