The twenty-seventh chapter: Stop picking melons and let my brother cry, borrow the piano with jealousy
After Kangxi finished dealing with the matter of releasing the prince and imprisoning Yinhu, he felt a little calm. He leaned over and read for a while. Suddenly Zhang Wanqiang came in and said: "Long live, you are always leaning like this. Even good people are sick from boredom. It's better to move around."
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"Okay," Kangxi said with a smile, "I have thought it through. If things are not annoying, everyone will bother themselves. In fact, they are all looking for unhappiness. I even told Zhang Tingyu that I would go to Jiangnan next year. I am troubled by the housework here.
I'm so worried!" After saying that, he and Zhang Wanqiang came out together, without calling for any followers, and walked towards Cining Palace.
The sky was very dark, and the ground in the palace seemed to be uneven. The lights and candles far and near seemed to flicker. From time to time, the eunuch's cry came: "Put down money and food - be careful of the lights!" Kangxi was thinking, but he did not think about the key to the palace.
Why is it called "Qianliang"? When I looked back, Zhang Wanqiang was missing. As he was wandering, a team of palace lanterns came over there, guiding a carriage to meander over. Kangxi took a closer look: Ah! Queen Hesheli was actually sitting on top.
Shi!
"Oh!" Kangxi rushed forward in surprise, holding on to the sedan chair and shouted: "Why is it you? Where have you been all this time?" Hesheli smiled dumbly and said nothing, Kangxi said with a mixture of sadness and joy: "
Queen, why are you ignoring me? We have been together since childhood, listening to Mr. Wu's lectures in your house, watching ants drag flies, weaving grasshopper cages, fighting crickets, catching fireflies... you talk!"
Hesheli lowered his eyelids and said after a long while: "You are the emperor, haven't you heard that mother is more valuable than son? Yinreng is not the prince, and I am not the queen. Your Majesty, we two have no fate!" Kangxi didn't know why.
He felt sad and sighed with tears: "Don't say such things. Yin Reng is unfilial and has betrayed my heart. You have seen it. I didn't close my eyes for six days and six nights because of this... Isn't this already released?"
Did you kill him? Come down and let's play chess and cards!" As he said this, he went to grab Hesheli's hand, but he saw Kong Sizhen and Sumala Gu coming hand in hand, followed by the eunuch Xiao Maozi.
Everyone entered the Cining Palace without even looking at Kangxi.
Kangxi was confused and followed them in. People in the palace were sitting or standing and ignored him. In the distance, it looked like mist and a curtain. In the middle sat his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, who also had a gloomy face and said nothing. While hesitating, he saw him again.
Wu Ciyou and Sumala Aunt came over holding hands. When they saw Kangxi, Wu Ciyou nodded and said with a smile: "Long'er, how are you? I remember that when I gave a lecture in Shangu in the past, I once talked about the virtuous emperors of ancient times. I thought that a generation of
Your Majesty, it is easy to establish a country, but difficult to maintain peace; it is easy to maintain peace, but difficult to regulate chaos; it is easy to regulate chaos, but difficult to choose a reserve - what happens now?" After saying this, he walked away.
While he was horrified, Kangxi suddenly thought that all the people he saw today were dead! He waved his hand quickly and said: "Zhang Wanqiang, take me back! Go back!" The group of eunuchs and maids instantly turned into ghosts and snake gods, some dancing wildly, and some
Hehe and snickered, some bared their teeth and claws and rushed towards him. He saw that Obai's face was full of flesh and blood was dripping from his eyes, and he was approaching step by step. Kangxi was so anxious that he shouted: "Wei Dongting, where are you, the murderer? Why don't you come to protect him? Come on!"
quick!"
"...Long live, long live!" Xing Nian, who was guarding the imperial couch, saw that Kangxi was in a nightmare. He hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Slave Xing Nian is waiting here! The Fourth Master, the Fifth Master and the Ninth Master are here to see you!"
Kangxi suddenly opened his eyes, but saw that the window was bright and clear, and the sun was shining slantly. He was still in the bustling world among the beautiful flowers. Thinking of the scene in the dream, his heart was beating wildly. It took him half a day to calm down and asked: "Do they have any?"
What's the matter? Call me in!"
The three brothers Yinzhen looked at each other under the Danqi, filed in, bowed, and bowed to the side. No one said a word for a while. When Kangxi looked at the three of them, Yinzhen looked sad, and Yiqi looked sad.
With an embarrassed look on his face, Yinzhen pondered and said nothing. Saying hello didn't feel like saying hello, and doing something didn't feel like doing something. He didn't think it was funny, "What's wrong with you guys?"
"Go back to Ama." Yinzhen said, "Ama is not in good health. The sons should not have come to make trouble. But now the Ministry of Internal Affairs has taken away the eighth brother..." Kangxi couldn't help but be startled: Why, you, the fourth son, came forward to say it?
Qing? Then he sneered and said: "I thought it was because of your filial piety that I came to see your sick Amma! It turns out that I am afraid that the eighth child will be wronged! Since I have been unwell, it has been more than half a month. Except for you, the fourth child has given me
I have tasted two bowls of soup and medicine, and all twenty-four of my sons seem to be fine! As soon as something happens to Lao Ba, a swarm of bees will come!"
The three sons knelt down with a plop, not daring to express their anger. Yinzhen just wept silently. The fifth elder brother, Yinqi, stammered: "What the father blames is that the sons are unfilial! But the sons all look up to Yinqi."
You are so pitiful, so I specially recommended the three of us to come to ask for mercy from the old man..." Yinzhen also said: "I always ask my father to show mercy, be generous and spare Brother Batsu..."
Kangxi saw the three of them bowing their heads and weeping. They were very sincere and moved. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a noise outside. It seemed that someone was about to enter, but was blocked by the fifth brother. He only heard a crisp slap in the face.
, followed by Yin's voice: "Who are you? How dare you fight with me? Asshole, this is my home, and my father lives in it, do you understand?" Then I heard the fifth brother say: "I
All I know is that the emperor lives inside, and this is a place with rules! Fourteenth Master, just kill me. I can’t let you in without obeying the order!" Kangxi thought about it and suddenly understood: his sons are going to cause trouble again.
The blood all over his body surged up, his face turned purple, and he shouted: "Wu Dan, Wu Dan!"
"The servant is here!" Wu Dan didn't know what to do because the prince had beaten the guard, so he hurriedly came in and said, "Brother Fourteen..."
"Call that beast in," Kangxi said in a hoarse voice, "Listen to what he farts!"
The fourteenth elder brother Yin came in with a majestic and majestic face, knelt down angrily, pointed outside and said: "Please, father, punish fifth brother Zhang for obstructing the prince's entrance!"
"Did he block your grand mission?" Kangxi was so angry that he was shaking all over, "...Okay, let's forget it! What's the point of forcing your way into the palace to see him?" Yin said without looking at Kangxi, squeezing his neck.
: "My son, I would like to ask my father something."
"Huh?"
"What kind of crime did Eighth Prince Yinsu commit that he was bound by an iron chain?"
"Didn't you listen to the edict?"
"These are all unfounded charges, how can we serve the people of the world?"
"Why...do you think it's 'unnecessary'?"
"Back to the emperor." Yin said calmly, "My father personally praised the eighth elder brother in Rehe for his "knowledge of the general situation and winning the hearts of the people." In the study room, he also said that the eighth elder brother was magnanimous in public, and he said the eighth elder brother again when he was criticizing the eldest elder brother.
Hello, brother. Regarding the recommendation, there is a clear edict from the father, and there are officials recommending it, and the memorial is on record. Is it true that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty are traitors? It is difficult for my son to understand that the eighth elder brother suffered disaster because of his recommendation!"
Kangxi was choked by his harsh words, and after a while he shouted angrily: "You are arrogant!"
"If things are unfair, the husband will cry. This is how my father teaches the emperor." Yin kowtowed and said, "Although you are crazy, you are not arrogant!"
Kangxi's face turned green and red, and he said with a ferocious smile: "You are so arrogant but not arrogant -" Without saying a word, he turned back to the wall, took off his sword, raised his hand, and pressed towards Yin. The whole palace was suddenly frightened and turned pale.
.Yinqi was honest and kind, but he woke up quickly. He cried out "Huang Ama", threw himself on him, put his hands on Kangxi's knees, looked up and cried, "...I don't dare to expect you to always show your favor. I just want to see."
In the face of the Empress Dowager...the fourteenth younger brother was raised...in the Lafayette Palace..."
Yin was aroused by him and cried loudly: "Ask the emperor to kill me... It's so boring to live..."
"That's all..." Kangxi's face turned sallow, he put down his long sword, and fell slumped on the couch, tears rolling down like beads. At that moment, all the father, son, monarch, and ministers in the Nuange Hall of Yangxin Hall burst into tears. The people in the palace also shed tears and mourned.
For a long time, Yinzhenfang cried and played: "Long live, my eighth brother is really innocent. If you want to be punished, the crime must be clear. In the past, the Queen of Heaven killed her son, which lasted for hundreds of years. There was a song at that time, "Grow melons under the yellow platform.
, the melon is ripe and the seeds are separated. One pick makes the melon good, another pick makes the melon thin. Three picks are still good, four picks return with the vines.'...Long live, you have 'picked' the prince, and 'picked' the big one.
Elder brother, thirteenth elder brother, do you want to 'pick' the eighth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother again?"
Kangxi had never heard of what Yinzhen said before. After savoring it carefully, he found that it was full of flavors, and his anger turned into ice water. He waved his hands in frustration and said: "...I won't pick a melon...
...Except for the eldest brother, who will be imprisoned to study, the rest... should be released..." After saying this, tears fell like rain.
Regardless of their respective wishes, the news of the prince's restoration became more and more popular day by day. He "study" in the newly granted mansion in Chaoyangmen for a month, and Kangxi summoned him seven times. Every time they met, the relationship between father and son deepened.
On the first floor, Kangxi's body and mind also improved rapidly. By the end of February in the 48th year of Kangxi's reign, Kangxi simply issued an edict ordering Yinreng to enter the palace to recuperate from illness. Everyone felt that it was only a matter of time before he was restored to the throne.
Yinreng was ordered to re-enter the Yuqing Palace, and stared at the large bronze tripod weighing more than ten thousand kilograms. It is said that Kangxi captured Obai forty years ago and tied him to the feet of the tripod to wait for Wu Liu, the nine-door admiral.
As soon as he entered the palace, the passage of time passed by, and this historical fact became more and more mysterious. It was difficult to understand the real scene of that day. The young eunuchs even rumored that it was the bronze tripod that appeared to protect Ao Bai when he assassinated Kangxi.
He suddenly fell down and knocked Oboi unconscious. Looking at the scar on the ear of the tripod, Yinreng couldn't help but smile, breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "It's been a long time, Yuqing Palace! Thanks to the spirits of my ancestors in heaven, the artifact will be mine again.
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"Second Master, what are you talking about?"
Suddenly a familiar voice came from behind. When Yinreng looked back, it was Zhu Tianbao and Chen Jiayou, two companions, who accompanied Wang Juan to see him. He had not seen Wang Juan for more than five months, but at first he saw this man who stood up for justice in times of crisis.
, desperately trying to protect his master, Yin Reng's heart became hot, and he actually hit a Qian'er, choking and saying: "Master... you look much older!" Wang Juan was also very sentimental, and hurriedly knelt down with both hands.
Holding her hands tightly, she only said: "See you, second master..." Old tears came out silently. The two of them helped each other stand up, and Yinreng said: "I miss you the most. Both Tianbao and Jiayou
Tell me, the master has not made it difficult for you, that’s good! I’ll write a letter to Shi Shilun in a few days, and let me know when I come to Beijing... I have worked together for a while, and if I leave, it will really make people miss me..."
"Second Master," Zhu Tianbao was different from Chen Jiayou. Chen Jiayou was blindly loyal, but Zhu Tianbao couldn't hold back his words, "It's not appropriate for me to write letters to foreign ministers at the moment. Long live asking me to study. Why don't you invite Hao Weng back to the palace and live in peace?" It’s better to study.”
Although Zhu Tianbao didn't say it clearly, he was actually admonishing him not to act rashly and win people's hearts. After hearing this, a trace of displeasure flashed across Yinreng's face, and he just smiled calmly and entered the study room and sat on the couch. He saw Wang Duan groping around his waist. , knowing that he was going to smoke, he hurriedly shook the cigarette, lit the cigarette for him, and said: "Old Master, just sit down. You were given to ride a horse in the Forbidden City. You will be exempted from all courtesy when you see me in the future - God forbid, I will also I understand. But this time I suffered a loss because I was too honest and timid. I have done many good things in the past, and Lao Ba always said that he did it when he went out. He bought people's hearts with nothing. If he did something wrong, he put the shit basin on my head, but I actually No excuses! I am sincere and work hard, but I am marrying someone else. Now that I have narrowly escaped death and escaped from the tiger's mouth, I am not afraid of anything. Besides, what is the use of being afraid? ?”
"What Tianbao said is still right." Wang Tuan puffed out a puff of smoke. He had not chewed Yinreng's words carefully, but they seemed to have the taste of a broken jar, so he said slowly, "A gentleman cultivates virtue, please For oneself. Therefore, the most important thing in order to maintain peace is to be careful and independent. If you can be cautious and independent, all evils will not invade. Second Master, things are not what they used to be. You must not hold grudges. The external situation is completely different from half a year ago. You cannot If something goes wrong again, if another disaster strikes Xiao Qiang, I'm afraid it will be difficult to turn the tide."
Chen Jiayou has always felt that Yinreng has a surly temper these days, so he said worriedly: "Second Master, what Master Wang said is true. Although one gains wisdom from one's mistakes, I always feel that harmony can lead to good fortune. I wonder if you have thought about it. No, what happened this time was not entirely because Banzai was dissatisfied with your cowardice. I think it was because Banzai saw that you were kind-hearted and suffered injustice for no reason, so he released you again."
"I understand." Yinreng smiled coldly, "If I do nothing, I might be devoured by these younger brothers. I want to be a hermit or a rich man, but it is impossible!" At this point, he felt depressed. I already shed tears again.
"——When I cleared up the deficit, if I had cheered up and been less indecisive, even Lao Ba secretly dug ginseng outside the willow branches, and privately collected gold taxes to investigate and deal with it, what would have happened later?"
None of the three people knew about these two things, and they couldn't help but be shocked when they heard about it. It is certainly a crime to collect gold taxes privately, but it is ginseng. During the Shunzhi period, the law clearly stated that ginseng was a prohibited item for the country's money accumulation. No matter who dug it, he would die! Zhu Tianbao smoked He took a breath of air and said, "No wonder Master Ba has so much money!"
After another conversation, when it was almost noon, Yinreng suddenly remembered that he had made an appointment to see Yinxiang. He was afraid that he was already impatient, so he said that he had something to do when he left the palace, and asked the three of them to stay in the palace and give them food. Who among the three Ken was busy eating here, and then he resigned and went out together.
Thirteen Baylor Mansion is not far from the Fourth Archway. This is the first time for Yin Reng to come back. The people here are very mixed. It turned out that the people in Baylor Mansion were scattered like birds and beasts because of Yin Xiang's accident. When Yin Xiang came back, not one of them was included or reused, all were new. Recruited. The leader, Lao Wen, saw that Yin Reng was wearing a yellow belt around his waist and knew that he was a member of the clan. He hurriedly came over and bent down to say goodbye: "Wen 74, please kowtow to Lord Jin'an, Lord, good luck!"
"Is Old Thirteen here?"
One sentence of the question made everyone look at each other, and they became more and more confused about where they were coming from. Wen Shisi hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Excuse me, Master, in which mansion should I congratulate you?" Yinreng smiled and said: "Me? Not any yamen. You go in
Just give me a message and say that Yin Reng is here to visit." "Ouch! It's Tai--Second Master, you!" Wen Seventy-Four was startled and hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Our Thirteenth Master went to Fourth Master early in the morning.
The house is here. I heard that the fourth master had some errands and asked him to help with the cooking. I'm afraid he will have dinner there. Second master, please go in first and sit down to have a cup of tea. I will ask someone to go there.
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"I came here to disturb him for a meal," Yin Reng said with a smile, "I didn't want him to go to Lao Si's place for dinner. Since that's the case, I went back." When Wen Qisi heard that he hadn't eaten yet, he
Whoever was willing to let him go left, repeatedly giving instructions: "Let the second master do it, not too much, keep it light and clean - go in and report to Miss Zi, and take the second master to the thirteenth master's study to rest!" As he spoke, his face was full of things.
He smiled and said to Yin Reng: "You never have time to come here. Now you are going back on an empty stomach. What will you do to the Thirteenth Master when he comes back? At least give me some face, and the Thirteenth Master will be back!" He said and guided him.
Then he walked inside and entered the study. He brushed the chairs and wiped the table, made tea and served snacks. Zigu had already brought Sister Qiao and Alan in to wait on him.
Yin Reng picked up the lychees on the plate and tasted them, and then asked about the situation in the house: "Seventy-four! Why did you come up with such a strange name?" Wen Seventy-four smiled and said: "I am a slave of Baode who followed the Mongolian customs. Grandpa
I'm on top of Seventy-four, so I randomly named him Seventy-four. Hehe!" "Baode?" Yinreng frowned and thought for a long time, "Is it Baode, Hetao? It's close to Hequ County, so it's hard for you to go all the way.
We came to Beijing to make a living." Wen Qishi, while helping Alan and others with the dishes and wine, said with a smile: "It's an insult to our ancestors to say it. The times were not good, so in the 30th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the land was named to Mr. Niu.
, I wanted to save my mother Ding’s money by using the Jinshi brand. Who would have thought that after Master Niu passed away, the eldest young master had no conscience and blackmailed this land. If he didn’t sue, he would have no way to survive, so he went to Beijing to make a living...
...I have been in the Thirteenth Master's house for almost ten years. Not long ago, my master was wronged and everyone left, except the villain. When the Thirteenth Master saw that the villain still had a conscience, he promoted him to be a housekeeper when he came back..." Yinreng had no intention of doing so.
Listening to his chatter, he picked up the cup and took a sip, and said: "Okay, the real Sanhe Lao Xing!" Seeing the three Zigu, one is dignified and solemn, one is quiet and pretty, and the other is enchanting, he smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Lao Xing
Thirteen will be blessed, and after being released for just a few days, he will be surrounded by fine wine and beautiful women!"
"Second Master can really make fun of us. We are both from village girls. What kind of beauties are we?" Sister Qiao poured her wine and said with a smile, "Aunt Zi was originally from the Thirteenth Master. Alan and I were from the Ninth Master. The Eighth Master gave us a gift.
A rough messenger girl for the Thirteenth Master..."
When Yinreng heard this, he immediately realized that the people here in Yinxiang were very mixed. They were smiling and laughing, but they refused to talk casually. At that moment, he saw Yinxiang walking in quickly with the hem of his robe in hand. Before Yinreng could speak, Yinxiang said
: "Hey! I had been thinking that my second brother was coming, but it was my fourth brother who had a visitor, and I wanted to stay. I said that my second brother had agreed to come today, and they thought I was tricking them into escaping from drinking. Fortunately, the family members were gone.
Otherwise, we have to escape!" Yinreng offered his seat and asked, "Who is here?"
"Nian Gengyao, he is the disciple of the fourth brother and his brother-in-law." Yinxiang sat across from him nonchalantly, took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "The same goes for the fourth brother. When he saw him coming, he had an attack first.
After a while, he said that the etiquette brought by Nian was not respectful, and that he should not go to the official department first before meeting the fourth prince. These were all trivial matters. He scolded the murderous Demon King Nian until he sweated. Later, he said
Treating each other with wine and talking about common things makes me unable to stand or walk away." Yinxiang laughed, took the vegetables to Yinreng's bowl, and said with a smile: "It's rare for my second brother to come and say something rude.
, while you haven't reset for the time being, I'll fawn over you first - Alan, Sister Qiao! Why do you ask the second master and me to drink too much? Come on with a good song!" Yin Reng said with a smile: "You still haven't changed your nature.
, I just love how refreshing you are! These three girls served you in times of difficulty. Now that you have escaped from the disaster, why not just show mercy to them?" Zi Gu remained silent after hearing this, "Alan, Sister Qiao is ashamed.
His face turned red. Sister Qiao was playing the zither, and Alan took off the pipa on the wall to tune the strings.
After a while, Alan waved his five strings, looked at his eyes, danced, and sang:
My fate is unlucky! There are tens of thousands of fireworks over the mountain, and the remaining makeup is scattered for who? I sigh that the poplar flowers are powerless, and they are speechless and follow the east wind! Ruan Lang does not understand the meaning of the rooftop, and even the bright moon is sad.
Before the song was finished, Sister Qiao pressed the strings and sang:
Concubine is unlucky! Wuling is the Purple Terrace Palace, and the pipa music is about to end. However, the scenery of Liang Garden is so good, it is better to pick chrysanthemums and lie on the east side of the fence! A song of humor is heartbreaking, how dare you blame the king and grandson for not being infatuated?
The piano stopped and the song stopped, and the lingering sound was still lingering. Both of them had tears in their eyes. Yinxiang suddenly remembered the past of that night in Jiangxia. He glanced at Alan quickly and saw Alan and Sister Qiao looking at each other. He hurriedly took pictures.
But I heard Yin Reng sigh: "The song can penetrate the stone, and the dance is like a fairy - I haven't heard this elegant sound for a long time."
"Second brother, how can there be mountains and rivers in this world?" Yinxiang sneered, "Although you sing well, it's just for fun, why do you have to be so sentimental?" He pursed his lips and smiled again, and ordered, "Second Master and I want to talk about something.