Chapter 099 Full of Spring
Chen Cao and Tian Ergen felt boring after they separated. The family members of this kind of prison officials thought it was pretty good at first, but after a long time, they realized that they were actually very pitiful.
"Uncle Dingwu, your letter..."
Someone delivered a letter in the dark night, and Zhao Xin handed it to Chen Cao. When Chen Cao saw the signature, he sank for a moment, but thinking that he had already done things with her before, he had no scruples: "Lead the way." He said and looked at Zhao Letter: "Old rule, pay attention to see if anyone is following you."
"yes..."
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Chen Cao was shirtless and said after a long time: "Mrs. Guest, I don't know what happened last time..."
Keshi covered her mouth and said with a smile: "You are a capable person, otherwise His Majesty and Old Wei would not think so highly of you. Since what you do is perfect, I think you can complete other things."
Chen Cao thought about it and felt that it was impossible for Mrs. Ke to give away her body so simply. The relationship was a benefit before, but this time it was a practical matter: "I wonder what Mrs. Ke wants?"
"My incompetent son," Hakka lay gently on Chen Cao's chest: "A few days ago, His Majesty rewarded you with the position of Commander of the Imperial Guards, but you also know that the most famous commanders of the entire Northern and Southern Divisions of the Ming Dynasty are That means there are not even one thousand but eight hundred. There are very few people who are able to get real jobs. I think you are both civilized, Taoist and military, so I would like to ask you to make it easier for me to accept my son and see if he can get a good job. ..."
I see...
Chen Cao thought that he even dared to take in Liu Zeqing, but he didn't dare to take in your son of the Hakka family?
"Of course your son can do it, but I don't know where you want him to go. Nansi? Or Liaodong?" Chen Cao touched her face.
Keshi looked up at Chen Cao: "New Army."
"New army?" Chen Cao couldn't help but squint his left eye. As soon as he made this move, there was a little murderous intent.
Keshi also clearly felt it, but she was not afraid of Chen Cao at all. Instead, she became even more enthusiastic: "Are you feeling embarrassed?"
"It's not that..." Chen Cao shook his head: "The New Army has a heavy task, and he is your son. If he cannot endure hardship, what do you want me to do with him?"
"Hit him when he should be beaten, scold him when he should be scolded. As a mother, I just hope that he can become successful..." Keshi said, pretending to be aggrieved.
Chen Cao thought for a while: "It's okay to go, but he has to listen to me in the future."
"That's right..." Keshi smiled and said, "You are the commander-in-chief. If I don't listen to you, who will I listen to?"
"Who is better, Your Majesty or I?" Chen Cao couldn't help asking this question that he had been struggling with for a long time.
Keshi covered her mouth and laughed: "Each has its own advantages, but you are more powerful..."
As Chen Cao said this, he glanced down at himself with an evil smile. When Hakka saw this, he moved his head down very skillfully...
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"It seems like she is betting on multiple sides..." Xia Yunyi touched her green beard and then looked at Huang Chunyao.
The experienced Huang Chunyao thought for a moment and then handed over his hand: "Uncle, you have to take this move," he said in a lowered voice: "As long as the emperor lives long, her honor and favor will not fade. If...
Therefore, she was still worried about her own safety and handed her son over to her uncle. From this point of view, it was regarded as a surrender. "
Chen Cao drank a cup of purgative tea. He still hasn't recovered from last night. The Hakka family is really good at personnel: "These troublesome people don't dare to go out. They will be useful in the future. We will leave Beijing tomorrow." He was with us at that time, so Mr. Huang did the work for us."
Huang Chunyao cupped his hands in understanding: "Student understands, please rest assured..."
Chen Cao couldn't wait for the great dynasty at all, because he received the news that Bai Xinlan was about to give birth. Even if he rushed back now, his child had already been born. Plus Bai Xinlan's body, Chen Cao couldn't help but swallowed. He originally planned to I had to leave the capital after two days of imperial court, so I had to change my plan temporarily and take the people with me to leave the capital first.
Eight days later, Chen Cao and his party, who were hurrying slowly, got off the boat at the mouth of Longjiang River, and then rode straight to their home.
"Welcome uncle..."
Chen Cao ignored the etiquette of the crowd and took Li Xiang's hand and said: "Xiang'er, how is Xinlan?"
Li Xiang said softly: "Will your husband only care about sister Xinlan when he comes back?"
Chen Cao sighed secretly, then picked up Li Xiang in public and went straight back to the room. Perhaps it was because he hadn't seen Chen Cao for a long time. Li Xiang, who was already a mother, not only accepted to do business in broad daylight, but also screamed quite loudly. If it weren't for the courtyard If it is loud, others may be able to hear it clearly.
Even so, the maids and others waiting outside the master bedroom in the backyard blushed with embarrassment.
"Sister Xinlan gave birth to a daughter for my uncle, and she hasn't given her a name yet?" Li Xiang lay in Chen Cao's arms, and the little bird said sweetly: "By the way, my little sister was also happy a few days ago... "
"So fast?" Chen Cao said with a smile: "Shi Xiu's ability is not small."
Li Xiang punched Chen Cao: "Why do you always say irrelevant things? You are talking about business..."
"Daughter, although women don't have seniority, they do in my Chen family. The first character of seniority is called 'Yong', and the name is Chen Yongxiang..." Chen Cao was thinking of Qi Yuanxiang, who is Just say it casually.
Li Xiang nodded after hearing this, and then whispered: "Husband, why do you always like women who are no longer women? They are very attractive?"
Chen Cao was a little embarrassed. He knew the reason for Li Xiang's visit. When he came back this time, he not only brought a magistrate's daughter, but also a commoner's woman. This woman had been insulted by others in prison.
"Our family is also an Earl's Palace after all. Husband, aren't you afraid of the ridicule of other nobles in Jinling City by doing this?" Only Li Xiang dared to say these words. He could say that in a place with strict hierarchy like the Ming Dynasty, even ordinary wives did not dare to say it. These words.
Chen Cao took a deep breath, and then thought of a lame excuse: "They are all women, and your husband can't see those bad things. We are all pitiful people. I really can't do it if I don't care about them."
"Then why didn't you bring back the woman you went out to drink wine with?" Li Xiang couldn't help blurting out. Then he saw Chen Cao's expression change and realized that he had said the wrong thing: "Husband, I made a mistake..."
"Xin Zhao, you bastard..." Chen Cao cursed in his heart, but seeing Li Xiang's expression, he quickly hugged her to apologize: "No, there are many women in the family, but if you look closely, you can feel it. Yes, I love you the most and love you the most, don’t I?”
Seeing that Chen Cao was not angry, Li Xiang leaned into Chen Cao's arms lovingly, and then said: "I know that your husband loves me the most," and then said: "Then when will you marry Wan?" Is your son or sister visiting?"
"I was about to tell you about this," Chen Cao informed Li Xiang about Zhu Youxiao's marriage.
"That's good, so that Sister Wan'er won't be gossiped about." Li Xiang nodded.
"Hurry up and choose a good day to marry Wan'er tomorrow. The new army will start training after the new year. You will have less time at home. You have to make the final decision on everything at home." Chen Cao stroked Li Xiang's hair. said slowly.
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The most important thing a year ago was to arrange housing for the new army, followed by food. Chen Cao was rich now, but he was still more concerned about his real estate in Shandong.
"Uncle, here are the accounts," Zhao Xin handed a large stack of account books to Chen Cao: "The harvest of the land in various places in Yanzhou is still good this year. All the corn was shipped back according to the uncle's request, and most of it is now in the cellar. , a small part was ground into powder, and the soldiers of the right guard ate it first, and it tasted very good."
"Isn't there a severe drought in Shandong this year?" Chen Cao asked with a frown.
"Drought has occurred in Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, including some prefectures in Henan, and Shaanxi is the most serious. Except for Yanzhou Prefecture and some counties along the canal, Shandong has suffered from disasters without exception. The uncle turned it over to the state treasury After the money arrived in the capital, the Ministry of Household Affairs allocated three million taels of disaster relief money." Zhao Xin slowly explained: "I think the Donglin Party members have done a good job in disaster relief."
"Bullshit..." Chen Cao immediately refuted Zhao Xin: "If there were vassal kings in the disaster-stricken areas, how could the money be distributed so quickly? Besides, if the money goes down, it will be exploited layer by layer, and those who have fallen to the local area will not know what to do with it. How much is left?"
"That's true..." Zhao Xin had to nod and admit this: "The feudal prince's palace has to eat some."
"How is the implementation of the cement matter going?" Chen Cao asked.
Zhao Xin handed over his hand: "Wang Xiaojie from Guangning City has sent a lot of reports back, and the construction is relatively stable. The construction of the entire city wall of Guangning will not be completed until June next year. It is snowing heavily in Liaodong, so it is more difficult to collect stones. Fortunately, the three military camps under construction here will be completed by February next year."
"It's too slow," Chen Cao shook his head: "Although the snow in Jinling is not heavy, it will be difficult for them to live in a tent."
"My uncle is a kind-hearted person," Xin Zhao admired him very much: "Everyone of those people praised them for living in tents. Some people's houses in their hometown leaked rain in summer and let in wind in winter. They are not even as good as tents."
"Hey..." Chen Cao sighed: "Our Ming Dynasty appears to be strong and prosperous on the surface, but actually it is rotten to the core..."
"Uncle, be careful..." Although he was at Chen Cao's home, Zhao Xin still looked around cautiously, as he was used to it.
"Even Emperor Taizu killed millions of untouchables." Chen Cao's sympathy suddenly rose: "They are all human beings. Do you see how pitiful those children are?"
"Uncle, your ability can't help..." Zhao Xin whispered, for fear of being scolded by Chen Cao.
"Yeah..." Chen Cao stood up and looked at the slowly falling snowflakes outside the house: "I'm just thinking of ways to help one by one... By the way, how is Lao Xu?"
Zhao Xin said: "It's much better, but the weather is cold and the wound is not healing well. My uncle has only visited him before."
"Well, let him have a good rest and come back to work when he recovers."
"Yes, my subordinates know."
"Xin Zhao..."
"Uncle..."
"Come here..."
Chen Cao kicked Xin Zhao in the butt: "How dare you accuse me..."
"Uncle... I know I'm wrong... I know I'm wrong..."
