In the morning, I ate some hot breakfast, and Wen Xi also drank a cup of almond cheese. Shandong is already much warmer than Beijing, and the weather is sunny again. I watched the waves of the river rolling on the deck, and the bustling ships coming and going. It was so lively.
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It was broad daylight and I didn't want to feel bored in the cabin anymore, so I moved the tables and chairs to the deck to drink tea and chat together.
Cao Yin smelled the fragrance of Junshan Silver Needle tea and said in surprise: "Why does it smell like tribute tea to me?"
Cao Yin was a member of the royal family, so he had naturally enjoyed the tea in the palace. Wen Xi could only laugh and said: "It's the package that my mother took care of. I don't know where it came from."
Cao Yin immediately showed an expression of sudden realization and said: "Although Concubine Tong is gone, the relationship between the Tong Jia family and the emperor is extraordinary."
Wen Xi also laughed and brushed it off.
Cao Yin was still wearing the sea dragon skin cloak lent by Wen Xi. After drinking several cups of hot tea, he was sweating on his head, but he did not dare to take it off for fear of catching cold. He suddenly raised his head and said: "Little brother Wen last night
Why is the one I lent to Brother Kong missing?"
Wen Xi smiled and said: "Early in the morning, before he woke up, I stuffed him into his trousers." Kong Shangren was also pitiful. He was already a seventh-rank official after all, and his cotton coat was old. He was almost forty years old.
What a miserable man! It just so happened that she didn’t like the dark color of sable fur either.
Cao Yin couldn't help sighing: "Brother Wen is such a generous person!" A brand new sable fur cloak cost at least five thousand taels of silver. Naturally, the one he was wearing cost seven or eight thousand taels.
! The five thousand taels of skins were given away as soon as they were said to be given away, and the face of the poor scholar was taken into consideration. If it were given directly, Kong Shangren would definitely not be willing to take it because of his noble nature! He was in a hurry to go home to visit his mother, so he would not pay attention to whether there was anything in the bag.
There are too many things.
Wen Xi sighed: "It's extremely cold in Shandong in the middle of winter. I think the cotton clothes on Brother Kong's body are not as thick as those of Lao Guan, Xiaoguan and his son!"
Cao Yin nodded and lamented: "There are so many poor scholars!"
"Brother Yong, slow down!" Cao Yin's wife, Mrs. Li, hurriedly supported her one-year-old child. The little chubby child stumbled and walked toward the deck. He screamed softly and clearly.
: "Chacha——"
Cao Yin immediately had a smile on his face. He hurriedly picked up his son and said with a smile, "This is Cao Yong, the dog son!"
Wen Xi asked casually: "I wonder which brother Cao's son he is?"
Cao Yin suddenly looked sad and sighed: "The eldest son."
Wen Xi couldn't help being surprised. Cao Yin was already twenty-nine years old! He had been married for at least ten years. He went to Beijing to become an imperial guard at the age of seventeen, and his wife Li also came to Beijing with her. After so many years
Did he only give birth to one son?!
Cao Yin sighed and said: "There were two in front, but they both died early!"
Wen Xi sighed, but it was a pity that she asked the wrong question. In this era, the medical level is backward, and it is common for children to die young. Even in the royal family, didn't Kangxi's sons die so many? No wonder Cao Yin
I love my son so much.
Later, Qing Lan also came out with Yu Ludai in her arms, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Mrs. Cao. Bi'er has always been picky, but I didn't expect that she and Mrs. Cao would get along so well!"
Wenxi took Yuludai from Qinglan's hand. Yuludai had already woken up, with big black eyes, babbling, her little hands grabbed the skirt of Wenxi's clothes, and rubbed her chest! Wenxi smelled it.
The milky smell on her body. You've already fed her, why do you still rub it?! And Cao Yin and his wife didn't think in that direction!
In winter, I wear thick clothes. Her chest is slightly restrained by Wen Xi, so she still looks flat.
Cao Yin looked at Wen Xi holding the child, and couldn't help laughing, and said: "A gentleman embraces his grandson but not his son. It seems that neither you nor I can be regarded as a gentleman!" Cao Yin looked at the cute child Yuxue in Wen Xi's arms, and said
After looking at his son, an idea suddenly occurred to him and he hurriedly looked at his wife Li.
Mrs. Li smiled and nodded: "I also like Bi'er very much!"
Cao Yin smiled and said: "Brother Wen, Bi'er also got engaged?"
Wen Xi immediately heard the meaning of his words! Even though Cao Yin's sister was Kangxi's concubine, if Kangxi knew that Cao Yin wanted his son to kill his daughter, the man named Cao would definitely die miserably! Wen Xi would definitely die miserably!
Xi hurriedly smiled and said: "I'm going to marry Bi'er's cousin on my fingertips."
Cao Yin immediately showed a look of regret, and hurriedly congratulated him: "That's a good marriage!" Wen Xi's mother is Tong Jia, so the cousin must be a descendant of Tong Jia, not a descendant of Cao.
Compare!
Li said hurriedly: "My husband and I both like Bi'er very much, and we are thinking about getting married to each other!"
Mrs. Li is a very social person, and she saved the embarrassment with a few words. Cao Yin immediately nodded in approval and said: "Exactly, my wife and I only have one son, and we are looking forward to having a daughter!" We couldn't find a wife!
, I asked for a girl instead!
He said this, and it would be too shameful for Wen Xi to refuse, so she hurriedly smiled and said, "Brother Yong is lively and lovely. I am also looking forward to having such a son!"
In this way, it was done in one shot. Li hurriedly took the golden lock and the jade Buddha and hung them around Yulu Dai's neck to recognize his daughter. Naturally, Wen Xi and Qing Lan also wanted to give Cao Yong double recognition gifts, in addition to the unicorn gold.
The lock, and the white jade pendant with the auspicious character knot were given to his godson. Anyway, they were just acknowledging his godson. Wen Xi didn't plan to go to Jiangning anymore, so it didn't matter.
For Wen Xi, the best thing is that she can finally share a room with Qinglan. Wen Xi smiled and said: "Fortunately, I didn't go to the Yangxin Hall before, Cao Yin didn't recognize me."
As an imperial guard, Cao Yin was often at Kangxi's side. Fortunately, I only visited Wenxi once in these years, and it seemed to be Cao Yin's holiday. When he was on Kangxi's southern tour, Cao Yin was visited by Kangxi again.
He was sent out to make arrangements south first, and then went to Zhizao Mansion. Naturally, the imperial guards did not dare to set foot in the place where the concubine lived. What was even more fortunate was that Cao Yin's wife Li Shi had been living in the capital, and Wen Xi was also pregnant when she was in Jiangning Zhizao Mansion.
In the capital, otherwise Mr. Sun would definitely have brought his wife to visit her. In short, what a blessing!
"However, I always feel that something is not right???" Wen Xi murmured.
Qinglan curled her lips and whispered: "Of course it's not appropriate to get married. What if the emperor finds out???"
Wen Xi raised her eyebrows and snorted: "What can he do if he knows? I'm afraid we will have gone to the ends of the earth by then!" I just hope that Kangxi will not spread his anger on Cao Yin.
Wen Xi was able to breastfeed Yu Ludai, but her breasts had been restrained all day and night, and she felt uncomfortable! She used to think they were too small before giving birth, but now they are too big! Moreover, after holding back her milk for a whole day, Wen Xi felt it was early.
It's hard and uncomfortable.
Watching Yulu Dai eating happily, Wen Xi was also very happy.
Along the way south, the climate became warmer, and when we arrived in Jiangning, we no longer needed to wear furs. Cao Yin invited her many times, but Wen Xi only said that she had something urgent to do in Hangzhou. Jiangning Weaving Mansion was definitely not allowed to go.
Qinglan also wondered: "Is it really urgent for you to go to Hangzhou?"
Wen Xi stretched and said: "I want to collect all the top ten famous teas! I just happened to take a boat to the West Lake for a tour." West Lake Longjing is naturally among the mountains beside the West Lake, and it is the top one.
Many of them are owned by the government, but if you break off a few branches secretly, there is still no problem.
Yangzhou. Kong Shangren hurriedly hurriedly and finally came to meet up with the envoy Nalan Rongruo. He was still wearing the sable fur cloak. He couldn't help but be moved while sighing. It was such a precious thing, and he thought that he would return it if he encountered it in the future.
Give it to others!
"Dr. Kong, this dress -" Nalan Rongruo couldn't help but frowned.
Kong Shangren said with a smile: "When I returned to Qufu, an old acquaintance secretly stuffed it into the lower official's robe! I was also careless, and I didn't realize it until I got home. When I ran back to return it, he had already left."
Nalan Rongruo stared closely at the sable fur cloak, and his frown deepened.
Kong Shangren asked doubtfully: "Is there anything wrong?"
"The style looks familiar? Can you let me take a closer look?"
Kong Shangren hurriedly took it off and handed it to Nalan Rongruo, saying: "Such a valuable good thing must be returned to others in the future."
Nalan Rongruo hurriedly turned over the black mink cloak, touched the lining and said, "Yes, this is the lining of the gold-woven damask, a tribute from the Hangzhou Weaving House!"
Kong Shangren couldn't help but be startled, and suddenly thought of "Wenxi" who mentioned his in-law relationship with the Tong Jia family. He said: "The owner of this thing is related by marriage to the Tong Jia family's branch of Cheng'en Gongfu, maybe -"
Nalan Rongruo said: "It is common for palace officials to reward foreign ministers!"
Kong Shangren couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but he became more determined. When he got to Jiangning, he must contact Cao Yin, find this little brother from Wenxi, and return the things to him. The cloak lined with palace satin would be natural to him.
I don’t dare to use it anymore!
"It's just -" Nalan Rongruo couldn't help but change the subject, and tore the piece to pieces with a stab, and immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Sure enough!"
Kong Shangren also heard the unusual tone in his tone and asked hurriedly: "Master Nalan, what's wrong?"
"Look!" Nalan Rongruo pointed to the five-clawed dragon pattern embroidered inside and said, "This is the mark of the palace manufacturing office! This cloak comes from the palace!"
Kong Shangren asked hurriedly: "Isn't it unusual for people to be rewarded with things from the palace?"
Nalan Rongruo said: "You don't know something. The things used in the palace to reward foreign ministers are all made by the House of Internal Affairs. The mark is the four-clawed dragon pattern, and the things in the manufacturing office are only used by the inner palace and are only given to
A descendant of the clan!"
Kong Shangren asked in surprise: "Could it be that the person I met is a member of the royal family?"
Nalan Rongruo suddenly remembered the emperor's instructions before leaving. In addition to banning blessing and longevity drugs, there is another more important thing! He hurriedly asked: "Is that person a boy or girl? What does he look like? How old is he?
Are you bringing an infant daughter with you?!"
Nalan Rongruo's series of questions made Kong Shangren a little weird, but he still said: "He is a scholar from Tong County, his surname is Wen, he has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and slightly dark skin. He is nineteen years old this year, and he does have a child who is not yet one year old."
Daughter, how do you know this?"
Nalan Rongruo hurriedly took out a picture scroll from the drawer, unfolded it in a hurry and asked: "Look carefully, is it this person?" The picture scroll is an oil painting made by a Western painter. The degree of realism can be seen, and the painting is extremely lifelike.
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Kong Shangren looked at the person in the painting and couldn't help but be surprised: "This is a woman!"
"Don't care if it's a boy or a girl, just see if it looks like it!" Nalan Rongruo said anxiously.
Kong Shangren nodded and said: "It is indeed very similar! The eyes, nose, and mouth are all similar! It's just that Wen Xiucai's eyebrows are thicker and darker, and his face is not as fair!"
Nalan Rongruo took a long breath and said: "Nine times out of ten! Where is this person now?!" The eyebrows can be thickened, the face can be darkened, and there is something to be said for it!
Kong Shangren said: "I didn't ask him where he was going, but Guard Cao was also on that ship, so he must be going to Jiangning."
Naturally, Nalan Rongruo couldn't wait for a moment and said, "Let's set off immediately. Let's go to Jiangning!"
Kong Shangren said in surprise: "But there are quite a few Fushou Halls here in Yangzhou, and you need me to take charge of the overall situation!"
"Just leave it to the people below. This matter was explained by the emperor himself, and it is more important than banning longevity ointment!" Nalan Rongruo said as he rolled up the scroll and started to pack things.
Confused, Kong Shangren raised his hands and asked: "Sir, who is that Wen Xiucai? The Emperor of Labor actually ordered the search for him?"
Without raising his head, Nalan Rongruo collected the pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table and said, "You'd better not ask any more questions. This is the emperor's secret decree and must not be leaked. When it comes to the palace, it's better not to know!"
After Nalan Rongruo said this, Kong Shangguan did not dare to ask any more questions. The palace must be a household matter for the emperor, and indeed it was not something that foreign ministers should ask about. Nalan Rongruo's identity was unusual. His mother was Heshuogege.
, the maternal grandfather is Azig, Prince of Heshuoying, the twelfth son of Nurhachi, so Nalan Rongruo is Kangxi’s cousin.
Nalan Rongruo folded up the sable fur cloak again and said, "This thing must be sent to the capital as quickly as possible and handed over to the emperor for inspection."
Naturally, Kong Shangren did not dare to veto it. It was better to get rid of things coming out of the palace as soon as possible! Poor Kong Shangren finally arrived at Yangzhou in a swaying boat and was about to set off again. Fortunately, Yangzhou was only a day's journey from Jiangning.
The official ship travels quickly and steadily.
When the imperial envoy and his entourage arrived in Jiangning, they went straight to Jiangning Zhiman Mansion where a funeral was being held. Nalan Rongruo and his entourage could only worship Cao Xi before going to the back hall to meet Cao Yin.
"Little brother Wen? Although I tried my best to persuade him to stay, he still didn't stay in Jiangning and left without even getting off the boat."
Nalan Rongruo gritted his teeth, but he still missed a step?! He stamped his feet and said anxiously: "Then where did she go?!"
Although Cao Yin was surprised by the imperial envoy's strange behavior, he could only say truthfully: "Hangzhou, he said that an old friend has an appointment and he must go there in a hurry."
"Old friend?!" Nalan Rongruo frowned and said, "She doesn't have any old friends in Hangzhou at all!" Then he thought to himself, "The emperor once said that he went to Bao'en Temple. Did she go to Bao'en Temple?"
Listening to the imperial envoy's words to himself, Cao Yin's heart shuddered. This Wen Xiucai's background is not simple!
Nalan Rongruo hurriedly issued an order: "Immediately 800 miles away, I will send an order to the prefect of Hangzhou to impose martial law throughout Hangzhou. No one is allowed to enter or leave!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it.
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