After the banquet started, Yuzhu accompanied Qingtai and drank happily.
Until an hour later, Qingtai slapped his forehead fiercely and sighed: "I was negligent, I should be beaten, I should be beaten."
After Qingtai came to his senses, he quickly sent someone to summon Guarjia and asked Yuzhu to visit his aunt.
The wife of Xu Xian was also the wife of the royal family. Yuzhu did not dare to neglect at all, tidied up her clothes and paid homage to Guarjia.
"My nephew Yuzhu pays homage to my eighth aunt. I wish my eighth aunt good luck and good health."
Guarjia smiled and said: "Your eighth uncle and I have talked about it many times, saying that you are the only Qianliju in the next generation of our Tong family, and you will definitely have a great future. I heard that you were coming to Jiangning, and I also came to Jiangning in advance.
I’ve prepared a gift, but I don’t know if you like it or not? Come on, bring it up.”
Yuzhu always adhered to the principle of "don't look at anything inappropriate" and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Guarjia.
Soon, a maidservant appeared in front of Yuzhu holding a tray.
Yuzhu calmed down and took a look. Good guy, Guarjia was so generous. She actually gave him a top-quality purple pine flower inkstone.
Songhua inkstone is the royal inkstone personally designated by Kangxi, among which purple pine flower inkstone is the most valuable and rare.
The purple pine flower inkstone given by Guarjia was a gift from the emperor.
"Eighth Aunt, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to reward your nephew with such a gift from the emperor, right?"
Yuzhu knew how powerful it was. Emperors and ministers of the Qing Dynasty had the bad habit of withdrawing gifts when they fell out with each other.
Qingtai said cheerfully: "If it is a gift from the emperor, such as pearls and agate, I naturally cannot give it to you. However, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are different. Your eighth aunt's heart and soul, you can just take it."
Qingtai was very pleased with Guarjia's generosity. He felt that he had gained face and was even happier than if he had received one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Now that Qingtai had spoken, Yuzhu had no choice but to thank Guarjia and accept the generous gift.
Since he was a close uncle and nephew, Qingtai felt that there was nothing to be taboo about, so he arranged for Yuzhu to live in the backyard of the General's Mansion.
Guarjia, who has continued her marriage, has been married to Qingtai for two years, but there has been no movement in her belly. Not only that, none of Qingtai's concubines and wives have ever been pregnant.
Nowadays, Qingtai is already over forty years old. I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to have a son of his own, so he will have to give up on this idea.
Qingtai and Longkodo had a deep relationship. Originally, he had been thinking about adopting Yuzhu to the eighth room of the Tong family as his heir.
In the past, Longkodo was indeed moved. After all, it was much better to let Yuzhu be Qingtai's son than to bear the name of a bastard.
Unexpectedly, Li Si'er refused to agree, and Longkodo was a strict concubine, so there was nothing he could do against her.
In desperation, Qingtai had only two options. One was to let Yuzhu take over the third and eighth bedrooms of the Tong family. The other was to keep an eye on Yuzhu's unborn son and bring one over to inherit the family.
They are the heirs of the eighth room of the Tong family.
With this connection, no one in the General's Mansion, from the chief steward Zhao Shan to the rough envoys and wives, dared to neglect Yuzhu.
On the morning of the next day, Yuzhu was still reading and practicing calligraphy in the study room as usual. Zhao Shan came to report in person, and Cao Yong was waiting in the concierge.
Yuzhu smiled slightly and told Zhao Shan: "Invite him to the West Flower Hall for tea. I will come after I change my clothes."
"Hey." Zhao Shan bowed his waist and said with a flattering smile, "Second Master, your status is valuable. I think Cao Yong will definitely give you a big gift when you meet him."
Yuzhu smiled, the Cao family's money is very hot, how can it be so easy to get?
If the Cao family's affairs were just about huge losses, then that would be fine.
But the problem is that the Cao family secretly curry favor with the prince Yinreng, hoping to protect the wealth of the Cao family forever.
Prince Yinreng sent people to ask for money from the Cao family ten times, and the least one time was fifty thousand taels of silver.
That's all, after Prince Yinfeng was deposed twice, the Cao family was on the wrong team again and actually chose the eighth prince Yinhu.
The ninth elder brother of the poisonous snake took nearly one million taels of silver from the Cao family without even leaving a written receipt.
If you stand in the wrong team, you will be struck by lightning. Objectively speaking, it is really not unfair for the Cao family to be confiscated by Yongzheng's order.
Yuzhu didn't keep Cao Yong waiting for long. He appeared in front of the West Flower Hall in the time it took to drink tea.
Zhao Shan, the chief steward, nodded and introduced, "Mr. Cao, this is my nephew, the Second Master Yu from the family of Lord Longsan, the Admiral of the Nine Sects."
Cao Yong hurriedly called Qian Qian to say hello, and said extremely respectfully: "Slave Cao Yong, please be kind to Mr. Yu."
No matter how rich the Cao family is, no matter how much Cao Yin wins Kangxi's favor, it will only be the old foundation for covering Aha under the Three Flags of Manchuria.
But the Tong family is the top eldest cousin of the Three Banners in Manchuria. They are not only the maternal family of today, but also the in-laws of today.
The Tong family was supported by Concubine Tong in the palace, and there were a number of first-class princes outside the palace. They led the minister of bodyguard Tong Guowei and his eight sons. They lived in various important positions inside and outside the court. The disciples and former officials of the Tong family were all over the world.
The head of the Cao family, Cao Yin, is just Jiangning Weaving with the title of general envoy. He is not worthy of a seat in front of Longkodo, the nine-door admiral!
The Cao family and the Tong family are so different in terms of power and status that they cannot be compared at all.
What's more, Cao Yong's uncle Cao Quan, who secretly borrowed money and forced the Han army's bannermen to death, was still in Qingtai's hands.
Who dares not to bow his head under the eaves? Cao Yong had no choice but to pinch his nose and worship the jade pillar as a living ancestor.
Yuzhu was by no means arrogant and domineering. He sidestepped Cao Yong's greetings and politely said: "Master Cao is too polite. You and I are roughly the same age, why don't we treat each other as brothers?"
Cao Yong was very grateful to Yuzhu. If Yuzhu regarded him as a slave, no matter how uncomfortable he was, he would have to hold his nose and admit it.
However, Yuzhu insists on treating him like a brother, which is a big reward.
Now, after the two of them met, Cao Yong was born in the 31st year of Kangxi. He just turned thirteen this year, more than one year younger than Yuzhu.
"Cao Yong pays homage to my brother." Cao Yong bowed to the ground and confirmed his identity as his younger brother.
Yuzhu helped Cao Yong up with his own hands and said gently: "My dear brother, you are too polite. Please sit down and talk."
Cao Yong had two important things to do here. One was to invite Qingtai to attend the birthday banquet of Mrs. Sun of the Cao family, and the other was to force the Han army's bannermen to death for Cao Quan's loan sharking.
In this Jiangning city, the highest-ranking local official, besides General Jiangning, is the Governor of Liangjiang. If two people jointly submit a memorial, as usual, General Jiangning will lead the memorial, and the Governor of Liangjiang will be ranked second.
The Cao family is under Zhengbai's banner. General Jiang Ning, who specializes in banner affairs, did not show up at Mrs. Sun's birthday banquet. The Cao family simply cannot afford to lose face.
Now, Qingtai actually claimed to be ill. Cao Yong felt that Qingtai really didn't want to go, so he had to do the next best thing and invite Yuzhu to the banquet in person.
Yuzhu was a little curious about the Grand View Garden where the Cao family welcomed Kangxi, and was planning to go for a walk in the garden. He didn't make any excuses and readily agreed.
Cao Yong couldn't help but feel overjoyed and quickly thanked him with great respect.