Return to the Qing Dynasty(6)

Hongli had regrets all the way back. If he had met his cousins ​​from his thirteenth uncle's family today, would he still have handled the matter like this? Absolutely not! Even if he had come from his third uncle's, fifth uncle's, and seventh uncle's family, he would have

It won't be like this. He will buy it himself, treat the other person to a drink, and then send the rare book he likes to make friends.

In the final analysis, it is just a toy, not something essential.

Why bother?

But this person happened to be Hongwang from the eighth uncle's family.

The Eight Wise Kings, who have been in power for half the dynasty, are full of fawning people. This also leads to the fact that Hongwang is very popular when he walks outside. Even those who do not support him will not offend him. In addition, the Ba Ye Mansion

With this one single Miaomiao, his status can be said to be almost guaranteed. Of course, unless the eighth aunt's iron tree blooms and suddenly gives birth to a legitimate son. In his opinion, this difficulty is no more difficult than the queen's current desire to give birth to a legitimate prince.

Small.

Therefore, Hongwang will at least have a prince's title to inherit in the future. What's more, the Eight Wise Kings are living well and living a comfortable life now. They are protected by Amma. What can happen if the sky breaks through?

Compared with Hongwang's comfortable life, he and Hong Zhou were not treated so well.

Why?

Because Ama is the cold-faced king and the iron-faced king, and doesn’t give face to anyone. He is a master who is strict with others, and even more strict with himself. Not to mention being strict with his own brothers, and not asking them to hang out when they are free.

It's even less likely that he would be allowed to get into trouble. Even if he loosened his grip, he wouldn't dare to go out and get into trouble. Even if Hong Zhou was out of control at home, he wouldn't dare to entertain cats and dogs outside. Why? It's not the person whom Ama has offended.

If there are too many, there might be an eye hidden somewhere waiting to grab someone. These people want to stir up trouble for nothing, let alone if there is something to grab.

Therefore, it is not easy to be the fourth master’s son.

Sometimes when I think about it, I actually quite envy Hongwang. We don't know what the eighth uncle is like in the house. But at least outside, this can be called the 'powerful dandy circle of the capital'.

No matter what trouble he got into outside, Uncle Eight took care of it. Who had ever heard anyone say that Uncle Eight was harsh to Hongwang?

Aunt Eight felt better. If Aunt Eight was better, Hongwang's life would be easier. After all, I still thought more about Hongwang.

Besides, Hongwang was standing in front of the emperor with his calves trembling. In his opinion, this fourth uncle was a god. He made Amma and Uncle Jiu so angry that he scolded them in the house every day. But

To be honest, it's not like you have let others win. Now you are dissatisfied with all kinds of calculations, but after all, it is not the time for Huang Mafa to do things. The calculations at that time were the prince's "duty". But now you dare to scheme against your brother.

, that’s called rebellion.

The properties are different!

But then again, who said it was his own Amma?

As Amma's son, he was prepared to be angered.

The fourth master glanced at Su Peisheng, then waved his hand, "Take a seat."

He himself got up and lay down on the recliner next to him, shaking it leisurely.

Hongshi was the first to sit down, but his eyes kept glancing at the big bookshelf next to him. Hongzhou followed Hongshi's line of sight, still thinking about what kind of good book this was that Lao San remembered so much. In his heart,

The little devil couldn't help but wonder, could it be the kind of thing seen in Hongli's study that could be called a 'goblin fight'?

Ouch! Does Huang Ama also see this thing?

He glanced at Fourth Master furtively, but he couldn't tell that Huang Ama was lucky enough.

Will I find some rare books like this at some point?

Forget it! Someone will make arrangements for me after the filial piety period.

What should I do if I’m so shy?

The fourth master first asked Hongshi, "How is Hongzhou's homework today?"

"Returning to Emperor Ama..." Hongshi quickly looked away, glanced at the fourth master, and then glanced at Hongshi with his peripheral vision. Now that the boy knew that he was scared, he flexed his index and middle fingers and was using his fingers to give himself

Kneeling down. Are you scared now? You look so pitiful! Unable to help, a smile flashed in his eyes, "Fifth brother has completed his homework very well today..."

"That's good." The fourth master seemed not to notice the quarrel between the two of them, "As an elder brother, you are also a good teacher." He pointed to the bookshelf, "Go. I know you have worked hard these past two days.

Touch around."

Hongshi's eyes lit up and he ran over in a few steps.

Seeing that Fourth Master ignored him, Hong Zhou followed him.

Hongshi found the book and couldn't wait to find the place where he last read and continued reading. Hongzhou huddled next to him, secretly fidgeting with the cover, and then couldn't help but press Hongshi under his hand to read.

Open the pages of the book you passed and find the first page, and look through the gap.

I couldn't stop myself at this sight.

It can annoy Hongshi, who is in a state of trance, to death. It's okay for two people to read a book, but it's very uncomfortable if the progress is different. And this is in Huang Ama's study, Huang Ama is still sitting next to him.

Can you reprimand me?

He's just a twelve-year-old boy.

So he put the book in the middle, and he sat with his face on the table and read it. The middle of the book had to stand upright. Hong Zhou stood on the side and half-bent, with his face on the table and his head tilted.

Each of these little brothers have been taught to sit as they should and stand as they should, which is a virtue that cannot be displayed under normal circumstances.

Hongwang was stunned when he saw this. His own mother would definitely not be able to see this. He carefully glanced at Long Live Master, only to find that the eyes of this father who was said to be very stern passed over the two of them. Although his expression was

Serious, but with gentle eyes and even a smile.

The Fourth Master did indeed smile. This reminded him of Zhensheng and Yesheng. The two of them often did this, reading books together that they didn't want adults to know about.

He calmed down his thoughts and looked at Hongwang, who was still full of interest at the moment. I have to say, this kid is really brave.

Although he didn't like Lao Ba very much, he really didn't have any evil thoughts towards the fifteen-year-old child.

"Tell me, you two brothers, what are you doing this for?" He said, only glancing at Hongli and then at Hongwang. The meaning was obvious, asking Hongwang to speak first.

Hongwang glanced at Hongli, and then knelt down in a very polite manner, "If you return to the emperor, I, slave..."

"Don't be a slave. Just like Hongxi and others, call him Huang Ama." Fourth Master called him up, "Don't be afraid, just say whatever you want."

This Emperor Ama is no ordinary grace.

The current Prince Yu Baotai and Prince Jian Yaerjiang'a have always called the late emperor Huang Ama. Now the two sons of Prince Li, Hongxi and Hongpu, call the emperor this way.

And this time I want to add myself?

Showing favor to yourself? Do you want to be on good terms with Amma?

If these two people can get along well with their legitimate mothers, they can have legitimate children.

The show of kindness for some unknown reason made him feel a little uneasy, but he still thanked him and stood up, briefly explaining the matter, "...My nephew is also anxious, thinking that Ama will send someone to find..." He glanced at

He glanced at Hongshi on the other side. At this time, Hongshi was looking at him in fascination. Little did he know that Hongwang had already complained on the side. "It must be something extremely important to be so anxious, so I had a conflict with Fourth Brother...

…”

Hongli originally thought it was unfair for Huang Ama to ask this guy to speak first, but when he saw that Hongwang didn't know what was wrong, he had to fight Hongshi. Who knows what happened to Hongshi and his eighth uncle? Hongshi went up The first time you were almost scolded to death because you were close to your eighth uncle. Now you are complaining because you think Hong Shi's death was not miserable enough. But giving Hong Shi maggots is only good for you. In an instant, you feel This guy is much more pleasing to the eye.

The fourth master watched the children's tricks with great interest. He thought of Jiang Lin. That child was very jealous. In the end, it developed to the point where no matter who in the family, as long as he hugged Lin Yiwen and let him see it, he would not stop for a long time. Manage people.

Today, Hongwang is feeling unbalanced because he sees Lao Ba being kind to Hongshi, and must find Hongshi's bad luck.

"Oh!" The Fourth Master said with a clear look, "Is it Hongshi who is bothering your Amma again?"

When Hongshi heard his name being called, he seemed to have forgotten where he was and responded with a casual 'hmm'.

The fourth master glanced over there and chuckled, then turned to Hongwang and said, "Hongshi has troubled your Ama, and you can also trouble his Ama. If you have anything you want or have any requests for, You can say anything.”

This grace is so great.

Hongwang was dumbfounded, "Can you ask for anything?"

"You can ask for anything." Fourth Master looked at Hongwang with interest, waiting for him to speak.

Hongwang knelt down with a pop, "Thank you, Emperor Ama, for your kindness. My nephew wants to go to Green Camp..."

Hongli's eyes were wide open! You really dare to ask! You are going to join the army.

"Green Camp?" Fourth Master didn't expect this. He glanced at Hongwang and then thought about the child's situation in Lao Ba's house. It didn't matter where he went. The important thing was that the child wanted to leave home. .Standing in your own home is like living under someone else's roof, which is also pitiful.

"Well..." Fourth Master tapped the table with his fingers, "To go to Green Camp, you have to go to Jiangnan or the suburbs of Beijing. You may not be able to come back even once in three or two years in Jiangnan, and it will take at least three months in the suburbs of Beijing. ... Even if you want to go, your Ama probably won’t be able to part with it.”

A trace of sadness flashed in Hongwang's eyes. The bigger the house, the more like a prison this house is. If only Amma is willing to pay back, he knows how much Amma loves him. But that house is not only Amma's house, but also Fujin's house. In the mansion, I know better than anyone how important Fujin is to Amma. I could still see my mother-in-law a few years ago, but then she gradually became ill and died quietly. Dai Viet knows why. Isn't it because Amma is afraid that she won't be close to Fujin and only thinks about her mother? There are so many such things in the world, who can she blame? Who can she blame?

I just thought that when I grow up, I will be able to fly high in the sky. But when I grow up, I realize that Ama is an insurmountable mountain, and I can't fly out of his shadow no matter how I fly.

"Let's go to the firearms camp."

Everyone thought there was no chance this time, but who knew that a majestic voice reached their ears.

Hongwang thought he was hallucinating.

Firearms camp?

He also heard that this was the personal guard camp that the emperor planned to set up by himself. Just two days after the news was released, there were countless Eight Banners disciples who were eager to establish connections and wanted to submit their names to the emperor for selection. They were from the Thirteenth Uncle's family. The two sons wanted to go in directly, but the thirteenth uncle did not directly agree. The fourteenth uncle's family were also thinking about whether they should go into the palace to pay greetings to the queen mother and ask the queen mother to speak. Why did such a good thing happen to them now? ?

"My nephew is scared." Hongwang knelt down again with a puff, and kowtowed as he lay down.

"What are you afraid of?" Fourth Master stood up directly and helped Hongwang up with his own hands. "My child is not an outsider." He patted Hongwang on the shoulder and said, "Come to dinner with me."

Hongli was never asked from the beginning to the end.
To be continued...