"Does it look a bit like deliberately killing both of us in the name of robbery?" Who would have thought that Yinzhen opened his mouth to take over Ling Ruo's words without even raising his eyelids, "I had thought about this when Lao Shisan and I were on the road.
This is possible, but unfortunately by the time Lao Shisan and Jiangning Magistrate led troops to encircle and suppress them, all those bandits had already escaped, as if they had already expected this to happen."
"Who is so bold and dares to plot against us? Let me know that I have to break his neck!" Yinxiang gritted his teeth.
Yinzhen stood up and said solemnly: "Just wait, there will be a day." This action in Jiangnan has affected the interests of too many people, and it is inevitable that some people will take risks with grudges in their hearts. It is not a gentleman to refuse to retaliate, and he, Yinzhen, has never been a good man or woman.
, if you dare to touch him, you must be mentally prepared to pay the price.
"Well, let's not talk about this for now, let's eat noodles." Yinzhen waved his hand, pointed at the swollen silver noodles and said: "This is the sweet-scented osmanthus honey noodles I told you about last time."
Yinxiang took a bite of the noodles with osmanthus honey and nodded as he was told, "It's really sweet and delicious, mixed with the aroma of osmanthus. It's delicious." After finishing both himself and Yinzhen's bowl of noodles,
Then he wiped his mouth and said exaggeratedly: "My sister-in-law's noodles are even more delicious than those made by the royal chef in the palace. It makes people want to eat them again."
"If the Thirteenth Master likes it, just come and eat more in the future. A few bowls of noodles won't make me stingy." Ling Ruo pursed her lips, smiled, put away the bowl and chopsticks and said, "The Fourth Master and the Thirteenth Master are talking slowly, I'm not stingy."
I resigned first.
After Ling Ruo stepped back, Yinxiang picked up the glazed paperweight on the desk and played with it: "Fourth brother, when we met yesterday, Huang Ama wanted to clear up the money owed by the household department. Who do you think will take over this job?
"
"This is another offending job!" Yinzhen touched the neatly combed braids behind him and sighed: "In my opinion, no one will take this hot potato. By the way, Lao Ba will be back soon, right?"
The glazed paperweight was thrown up and down in Yinxiang's hand, "Well, it just happened in the past few days. I heard that he did a good job in the disaster relief work in Henan. The victims were properly settled, and there were no
An epidemic broke out. According to the news I got, Huang Ama intends to make him the county king. Oh, now he is even more proud.
." Among all the elder brothers, Yinxiang is only close to Yinzhen, and the others are just average. When he said this, he said with a little disdain: "The reason why he has money to provide disaster relief is because we skinned those salt merchants in Jiangnan.
I finally came back after a near-death encounter, but Emperor Ama didn't receive any reward, which is really annoying when I think about it."
"We are not doing this for the purpose of giving rewards, so there is nothing to be angry about. Besides..." Yinzhen looked at the gold and silver patterns on the roof and said: "I believe Huang Ama knew it well, and he has his own reasons for not giving rewards.
.”
Yinxiang shrugged nonchalantly. He was an indifferent person, but he just didn't deserve it for Yinzhen. He paused and said solemnly: "Fourth brother, if Huang Ama asks you to collect the money you owe, you must not accept it.
"
"Why, Thirteenth Son of God is sometimes afraid of offending others?" Yinzhen looked at Yinxiang with a half-smile.
Yinxiang threw the glazed paperweight on the table and said nonchalantly: "What am I afraid of? I'm just alone anyway. I'm just afraid that once Fourth Brother takes over, it will be difficult for the prince to explain, and he won't be allowed to repay the Yin Baiguan's dissatisfaction.
But do you think he will be willing to pay it back? Do you have the money to pay it back? Besides, why should you, Fourth Brother, be the only one to bear the infamy, while Lao Ba and the others have to live up to their virtuous reputation?"
Yinzhen didn't know this. He sighed and said, "If everyone refuses to accept the job for fear of offending others, then who will do the job? Are we going to let the treasury become empty? This time the Yellow River flood has passed, then what will happen?"
What about next time? It’s always got to be solved.”
"But in this case, the infamy on the fourth brother's back will only become worse." Yinxiang shook his head, always disapproving of Yinzhen taking this job.
"If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? As long as we can really accomplish something practical, it doesn't matter if we suffer a lifetime of infamy. I believe that justice will be revealed in the course of the ages."
"After an eternity?" Yinxiang, who has been brothers for many years, knew that Yinzhen had made up his mind, and it was useless to try to persuade him. He smiled bitterly and patted Yinzhen on the shoulder and said: "That's it, brothers have this life and no next life. If the fourth brother really wants to do it,
Please don't drag me down, Thirteenth, in this matter."
"I, Yinzhen, am truly blessed to have such a good brother as my thirteenth brother in this life!" Yinzhen laughed loudly and held Yinxiang's hand tightly. All words were not enough to describe the friendship between the two at this moment.
A few days later, Yinhu returned to Beijing. In order to reward his contribution to disaster relief, Kangxi promoted him to the county prince and gave him the title of Lian. He was the Lianjun prince. I wonder if he had been too tired in the past two months, but Yinhu fell ill as soon as he returned to Beijing.
Although he was determined to recover the money owed to him by the household department, he was unable to do so.
In front of the civil and military officials of the court, Kangxi promised that whoever could recover the owed money would be promoted to prince, but no one dared to respond. In the end, it was Yinzhen who took the job, and Yinxiang collaborated on the mission to recover the owed money as soon as possible.
Silver is used to fill the shortfall in the national treasury. You must know that the Ministry of Revenue still owes the Ministry of War a whole year's food and salary. If a mutiny is really triggered, no one can resist the consequences.
A violent storm is about to sweep across the entire capital, and everyone, both civil and military, is in danger, worried about when the storm will hit them.
That night, Ling Ruo brought ginseng soup to the study and saw Yinzhen taking a nap on the table. Knowing that he must have worked hard for days and not having a good rest, he took the cloak on the side and carefully covered Yinzhen. Her movements were very light but
Still, Yinzhen woke up. He stroked his face and said, "You're here."
Ling Ruo handed the ginseng soup to his hand distressedly and said: "The household has been suffering from chronic illness for a long time, which cannot be solved overnight. It is useless for the fourth master to rush, not to mention that the fourth master is injured and should not be too tired." He was injured because of the female relatives in the house.
Only Ling Ruo knew about it. Although he went to Nian's place that night when he returned to Beijing, he did not stay overnight, nor did he call anyone to sleep with him after that.
Yinzhen took a sip of the ginseng soup and said with a bitter smile: "The national treasury is almost out of money. How can I not be in a hurry? It would be better to finish this task earlier and get rid of this worry earlier. I will go to Jiangnan this time, Ruo'er, you
Do you know what I saw?"
"I don't know who I am." Ling Ruo pulled out the silver hairpin on her head and flicked the candle wick, and said slowly: "But I can see that the Fourth Master is quite touched."
Yinzhen stared at her and nodded solemnly, "I passed a place called Jiangxia Town on the way back to Beijing. The whole place was bought and turned into a manor. As a gentry, he did not have to pay taxes or grain. The entire Jiangxia Town
They all became the slaves of Mr. Liu, and we walked for three days before we walked out of his territory. This is the first time for me to see such a rich man." A faint light danced in his eyes, "The country is in such a difficult situation, but those people
But people
They are still living and drinking and spending money like water. Compared with that, the two million taels I took away is nothing to those individuals. The government has reached a point where it has to be reorganized. Huang Ama also knows it in his heart, otherwise he will not die.
I'll take over this matter." He suddenly held Ling Ruo's hand with such force, as if he wanted to integrate her into his body, "Ruo'er, maybe I will be reviled and hated by countless people on this trip, will you always stay with me?
"
Ling Ruo was deeply moved by that kind of determination. Do you have no regrets even if you are reviled for the rest of your life? Yinzhen, actually, why do you need to ask anymore? No matter you are glorious or in despair, I will never leave you.
She held his hand and gave him a peaceful but tenacious smile, "No matter whether the road ahead is difficult or bumpy, I will walk with Fourth Master until the end of time and the end of the world!"
The interlaced light and shadow of the stars and the moon penetrated through the densely spaced carved window edges, and there was a quiet tenderness in it. Yinzhen was deeply moved in his eyes. He stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, using his soft body to remove the last trace of
Uneasy, "Yes, I want you to be by my side until the end of the world and the day when the seas dry up and the rocks rot.
However... in the darkness that Ling Ruo had never seen, there was sadness across Yinzhen's eyes, Mei'er... Mei'er... he called in his heart over and over again, no matter how warm the body in his arms was, his
My heart is cold, Ruo'er... It would be great if you were Mei'er...
[Author's digression]: The baby is still not doing well. He still coughs and vomits, but? It was so frequent before. He vomited several times before going to bed tonight. When will he be completely healed? I'm worried.