Although the child was fine and passed the test safely, Lin Yutong was still punished by the fourth master. As a result, he could not get up the next day.
"You are too bold, have you ever thought about what might happen?" When Fourth Master said this, his voice was trembling. He held her hand and squeezed her tightly.
She suddenly understood that he was not only worried about his children, but also worried about himself. If something happened to Li's child who was worried about him, he would not be able to escape it even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"It's okay, Master!" Lin Yutong nestled in his arms, "Since I sincerely prayed to God to return Honghui to us, I am not afraid anymore. As long as I really don't have any evil thoughts towards Mo Yaqi and the others, I will
God will see it. Buddha will see it."
Fourth Master stared at Lin Yutong and scolded, "Stupid!"
This woman is so stupid! Have you never thought that someone would use these three children to bring you down? What if someone really has a wrong idea? Even the Li family cannot be completely trusted. In history, Wu Zetian also gave up
Why is her daughter just trying to overthrow the queen? Why doesn't she take care of herself?
Although he believes in Buddhism, he is not stupid enough to think that Buddha is omnipresent. Buddha can save the next life, but in this life, he will probably never be as powerful as the evil thoughts in people's hearts.
Lin Yutong repeatedly promised that he would never take matters into his own hands in the future, and then revealed the matter.
The successful vaccination of a child is a big and happy event.
The Fourth Master even went to the Zhezi to report the good news to the emperor. In the Zhezi, Lin Yutong's care of several children was also written down, especially the care of the concubine who was getting older but was extremely weak.
Lin Yutong blushed with praise for keeping vigil in person, giving food and medicine, not borrowing any help from others, treating children equally, etc.
It was only later that the palace learned the news that Concubine De was unprecedentedly unafraid of what others said and gave very generous rewards. Especially to Lin Yutong, she received many gifts from the emperor when she was favored.
Half a month later, Kangxi's instructions were sent back. There were only three words on them.
OK OK.
Although the words are concise and concise, they fully express Kangxi's great joy when he saw the news.
"Look, even the Emperor praises you, so no one will dare to say anything bad about you from now on." Fourth Master said with a smile.
Lin Yutong curled his lips, this man is really good at taking advantage of loopholes. Is he praising himself for being good? This obviously means that the children are all well, and the emperor expressed his joy. How can he be sure that he is good?
We are not that thick-skinned yet.
However, if it must be misinterpreted in this way, it is not impossible. It can be regarded as an affirmation.
But he said: "As long as I think I'm successful, it doesn't matter what other people think."
"Nonsense." Even though Fourth Master said this, judging from his expression, he must have been pleased by his words.
Honghui and Hongyun are rarely at home, and Mo Yaqi looks full of energy after being nursed back to health by Lin Yutong.
The disaster relief work in the hands of the fourth master has been completed, and he just happened to take the children to live in Zhuangzi for a while.
This time, even Hongshi was brought out.
The Fourth Master had just left the city gate when the Eighth Master received the news.
"Fourth brother runs really fast." Mr. Ba said angrily.
Master Jiu said: "Why are you pretending to be a rich and idle person? What bad ideas are you holding back?" He casually leaned on the back of the chair, then turned to ask Master Eight: "Some time ago, Brother Eight didn't look for the fourth brother, now.
What's going on, son? Is the fourth child so important? He doesn't care what happens, so the eighth master can feel more at ease."
The eighth master glanced at the ninth master helplessly and said: "Why do you think I am in such a hurry to find the fourth brother? The holy driver is walking halfway, where should the money come from?"
"Is this a rare thing? It's the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Master Jiu glanced at Master Eight, "If the Ministry of Internal Affairs can't get it, let's go to the Ministry of Revenue. Is it possible that the emperor can't keep up with the expenses on the way?"
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"Hubu? Can I get the money from the Hubu?" Master Ba glanced at Lao Jiu and rolled his eyes in a very disgraceful manner.
Master Shi answered: "Go to Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother doesn't care what he says. He is never ambiguous on important matters."
Fourteen chuckled, "If the household department has money, why would the fourth brother run away?"
These words are quite to the point. Master Ba thought to himself, after all, they are brothers, they are different. They understand a little more than others.
"What do you mean, the household department is out of money?" Master Jiu opened his eyes in disbelief. "Let me tell you, the Fourth Brother may be holding something in his heart..."
"I'm talking about Ninth Brother, how can I talk?" Old Fourteen didn't like what he heard. No matter how bad the Fourth Master is, he is still his brother. What does it mean to say it in front of him? Is he looking down on others?
"Hey... I mean, Fourteenth, they are brothers after all, so they are different." Master Jiu laughed mockingly.
Fourteen curled his lips, "If there's anything you don't like, you can say it in front of Fourth Brother. Why are you shouting at me here?" I felt very disdainful. My brother's face is so scary to look at. I don't believe you have it.
courage.
Lao Jiu was also a bachelor. He tapped his fan on his palms and said, "Don't tell me yet. I really... don't dare."
Several people laughed at the same time.
Master Jiu was anxious, "Don't talk about me, who of you dares? Go and try."
Lao Shixin said, isn't that making you feel uncomfortable? Who is too busy to panic? It's too late to hide, who rushes to hit the top?
The eighth master said: "Okay, okay. It won't be easy for Fourth Brother to talk well in the future."
What should I do if I don't run away? We can't watch the emperor have no money to use, and we can't use his money without authorization.
The only way is to go to Zhezi and ask the emperor what to do? But if you really ask this, what will the emperor think?
On the one hand, I feel that they are incapable of doing things and cannot coordinate this matter well. On the other hand, the emperor is just afraid that he feels uncomfortable. Are you accusing me of spending money on my southern tour in disguise or something else.
Whatever you do is wrong.
Therefore, the fourth master was also very decisive. As soon as the emperor left Beijing, he gave up. The emperor called for disaster relief, so he worked overtime and only took care of the disaster relief. After finishing it, he left immediately.
As for the Eighth Master, it was only just now that he suddenly realized the dilemma he was going to face next. But I am afraid he had anticipated all of this before the emperor left the capital.
"Then what is Brother Bage going to do now?" Master Jiu asked with concern.
Master Ba smiled bitterly, "What can we do? No matter how hard we squeeze, we have to squeeze out money."
Therefore, this year, except for the hostess, who still has a few decent clothes to wear, there is really no one else. If the material is given to the little palace maid, I'm afraid she will be rejected.
Not to mention the jewelry, ornaments, furniture and porcelain from the past. They were rouge, gouache, and tea candied fruit. Their quality has dropped more than a little.
The fourth master looked at the letters sent from the capital and sat under the lamp at night, sighing.
Lin Yutong just looked at it twice and wrote a letter quietly and sent it to the old lady in the mansion, asking someone to buy things and send them to the queen in the palace. Whether it was clothing materials or candied fruits, they were all given regularly.
Send it over. If you don't need it, you might as well reward it yourself.
Women in the palace raise sons and look forward to having a son, not just to have a son to rely on. Now it is no time to use a son.
"You're still attentive." Fourth Master looked at Lin Yutong's list and praised it.
Lin Yutong said: "They say a penny can't be a hero. I don't think a man as versatile as Master Ba was forced to use such a method. In the past, he would never do anything that offended others." What she didn't say was that four times in a row.
Wouldn’t a person like me quickly hide away?
The fourth master sighed and said: "The amount of money depends on the emperor's will. It is estimated that the emperor's southern tour will take a longer time. The emperor wants to return to Luang, but he has no money."
Lin Yutong was so embarrassed that he didn’t even know what to say. This meant that Kangxi came back without travel expenses. Is that what he meant?
However, the pomp of this southern tour is a bit grander.
Listening to the Fourth Master say again: "...But it's not okay if the emperor doesn't tour the south. We Manchus are small in number after all. If we want to rule the Han people, we must first win over the hearts of the scholars. The literary style in Jiangnan is flourishing, so appeasing the scholars is indispensable.
In addition, after three rounds of pacification, the people's hearts in the south were unstable for a long time. It would not work if they did not stabilize the people's hearts. The emperor paid homage to the Confucius Temple and inspected the river works, not to win the hearts of scholars and the good people. At least.
, In recent years, there have been more fields in Jiangnan. The river engineering has also achieved some results. When it comes to these, in fact, no matter how much money is spent, it is worth it. And these cannot be measured by money. "
Lin Yutong felt that Fourth Master was actually growing up little by little.
He was watching Kangxi's every move, and then carefully trying to figure out the intentions behind it. And these require talent.
The fourth master understood Kangxi's difficulties, but that didn't mean that he would rush forward and carry these burdens on his back. At night, he still thought about half of the night, and during the day he still took his children to farm.
On this day, the fourth master took a few children to fish in the ditch in the village. Lin Yutong and Mo Yaqi followed on the shore. Hongzhao was eager to catch grasshoppers in the haystacks on the side.
When Hongshi was still young, he only dared to stand in the small ditch in the shallow water and touch the loaches from inside.
The family was having a good time, and Su Peisheng came over in a hurry.
Lin Yutong rolled his eyes at him, disappointed.
Su Peisheng smiled and said, "Master, it's the Fourteenth Master who is here."
Fourteen? What else does he do?
The fourth master was stunned for a moment and said, "Bring it here." After saying that, he continued to play with him. He picked up a half-pound crucian carp and threw it towards Lin Yutong.
Fourteen saw it from a distance and thought to himself, he really saw a ghost. Is this still the fourth brother with a coffin face?
If it stays like this, it won’t be scary to look at...
Lin Yutong picked up the fish, turned around and saw Fourteenth coming, and said with a smile: "It's Brother Fourteen who is here. Today I just have a chance to taste the fish that your Fourth Brother touched." (. )