amaotonovel Chapter 192 Trip to the Cao Family
Chapter 192 Trip to the Cao Family
Chapter 192 A Trip to the Cao Family
Jiangnan is beautiful, and its scenery is familiar. At sunrise, the flowers on the river are redder than fire, and in spring, the river water is as green as blue. How can I not miss Jiangnan?
Entering the south of the Yangtze River and heading south along the Grand Canal, they first arrived at Suzhou, the old residence of Cao Yin, the former confidant of the emperor, and where he had stayed for more than ten years before his promotion.
Before leaving, Yinreng told them that although you may not be able to find out many things in Jiangning, it does not mean that you will not gain anything in Suzhou. However, they came here this time not only to look for clues in Suzhou, but also to visit Madam Cao on behalf of the Emperor.
Speaking of Old Lady Cao, one will think of the wet nurse incident a few years ago. Because of that incident, Kangxi checked all his wet nurses. In the end, only Old Lady Cao was let off lightly because she made the smallest mistake. However, her privileges in the royal family were also revoked. So now Old Lady Cao is just Cao Yin’s biological mother and the current wet nurse. As for other identities, she no longer has any.
This trip to Suzhou was also arranged by Kangxi before leaving. Perhaps because of his old age, Kangxi actually asked someone to bring a lot of rewards for this old lady Cao.
The arrival of the three princes Yinzhen, Yinsi and Yinzhi made the Cao family, which already had a respected status in Suzhou, even more prosperous, and also made the women of the Cao family become more active.
Their Cao family had begun to decline, especially as the old lady grew old and Cao Yin began to have difficulty in Jiangning. At this time, the family needed external help. In this feudal era, what was the best external help? Of course, it was the royal family!
Originally, because of their relationship with the emperor and the close nobles in the palace, the Cao family was able to get along well. However, some things happened in the middle, causing the Cao family to offend people they shouldn't have offended, and they were suddenly caught in a dilemma.
If Cao Yin had the courage to burn his boats at that time, the Cao family might have been able to get out of trouble. However, the most difficult thing to buy in the world is the medicine for regret, and the most infuriating thing is hindsight. The Cao family did not avoid it at that time, so they could only bow their heads and accept their fate.
This time, the prince's visit to Suzhou gave the Cao family a glimmer of hope. They could no longer count on Concubine Mi. She was still a concubine even after giving birth to three princes. Even if she was made a concubine now, she would not pose a threat because the princes had not grown up yet. However, the princes who came today were different.
Let’s ignore the Fourteenth Prince for now. Whether it’s Prince Yong or Prince Lian, as long as we can deal with either of them, the Cao family will be saved.
Of these two princes, the women of the Cao family preferred Lian Beizi, not only because his age difference was the smallest, but also because Lian Beizi had the best reputation in the court. He was gentle, generous, and helpful. As a court official, who wouldn't want their master to be such a kind monarch?
On the contrary, although Prince Yong has a high title and is still the legitimate prince, it stands to reason that he has a greater chance of becoming the king in the future. However, the reality is just the opposite. Because he follows Prince Chenyuan wholeheartedly, his competitiveness among the princes becomes the smallest.
Not everyone has the ability to predict and guess that Kangxi, this old coin, would depose and enthronize the crown prince twice, and use the method of raising poisonous insects to decide the final winner.
Now that the crown prince has been deposed, Yinreng's right of inheritance has been directly ignored in everyone's mind. Looking at the princes, the most competitive ones now are Prince Yong and Beizi Lian. As for Prince Cheng, I'm sorry, no one takes him seriously, and no one wants to play with him.
As for the other invisible man, Yinzhen, our Fourteenth Prince, there is no need to mention him. As the saying goes, a man without any knowledge can't do anything. The Fourteenth Prince has not yet married and has no residence. It can be said that in everyone's mind, he is just a child who cannot play this game of chess and has no possibility of even becoming a chess piece.
In this way, during the three princes' trip to Suzhou, the girl from the Cao family met with Prince Yong and Prince Lian privately through chance encounters, heroic rescues, rescues, and visits. Then, a girl from the Cao family disappeared in Suzhou, and when the princes returned to Beijing, she followed them back to the capital.
Of course, that was all a story for later. The current situation was that they discovered something on the day they entered Suzhou to visit Old Madam Cao, something that was both surprising and not surprising at all, that is, the Cao family was truly rich, extremely rich.
The same thing will have different results in the eyes of different people. Yinzhen saw that the Cao family had evil ambitions, while Yinsi saw that the Cao family would be a capable assistant. One wanted to eliminate the other to win them over. The two sides had different goals, but their performance was the same, that is, they did not refuse the Cao family's courtesy and at the same time maintained respect.
Of course, Yinzhen also let all the young ladies of the Cao family see the legendary coldness and tactlessness of Prince Yong, which once again made them give up the idea of entering Prince Yong's backyard. The Cao family wanted to bet on both sides, but when one side refused to cooperate, or cooperated but would not give the female family members any chance at all, they quickly gave up Yinzhen.
The next step is to focus on Lian Beizi. In this life, because of Yinreng's interference, there are no girls of high status in the Cao family to marry Narsu, the son of Prince Pingdao Nerfu, as his principal wife. Now, even the most outstanding girl in the Cao family is just a bondmaid.
The person Yinsi was in contact with this time was Cao Jia, the princess of the county in his previous life. How did Cao Jia take care of all of Narsu's descendants in his previous life? It must be because of her strong ability.
And what would be the reaction of such a woman after meeting Yinsi? Of course, it would be a chance encounter, a hero saving a beauty, and a confidant. The whole process was that the hero could not resist the beauty. Yinsi directly reached a cooperation with the Cao family.
Of course, no one cares whether they were truly in love with each other, but Cao disappeared after entering Yinsi's residence.
Why doesn't he do it openly? He dares to do it?
First of all, he came here with a mission. If the emperor knew about this, it goes without saying what his impression of Yinsi would be.
Secondly, can the cooperation with the Cao family be made public? No! You must know that the Cao family is now the emperor's confidant, and everyone knows it. You are now openly betting on Prince Lian, are you trying to win the Nine Clans Elimination Game?
But how can we reassure the Cao family and Yinsi? That must be through marriage. A woman that Yinsi falls in love with is also the best bet.
Finally, Yinsi now dared to expose Cao Shi in public. Wasn't he afraid that the Eighth Lady would directly deal with her? Of course he was afraid. Not only was he afraid, he was also worried that because of this Cao Shi, he would lose the support of the Anjun Prince's Mansion.
You must know that Prince An's Mansion is his last resort and his most solid backing. As long as the Eighth Lady loves him for one day, this backing will always be indestructible.
In summary, this Cao disappeared without a trace the night she entered Yinsi's residence, and a large maid suddenly appeared by Yinsi's side.
But these have nothing to do with Yinzhen. He is now about to set off for Jiangning to meet Cao Yin, because the main purpose of this trip is to find evidence of Mingzhu's impeachment!