"Yes!" Li Dequan replied, "Ever since Brother Honghui fell ill, Fourth Master sent people to light the everlasting lanterns, and there are special personnel to take care of them. If there are elderly people who are willing to pray and recite sutras, they can learn from them.
Bring out a bowl of thin porridge and two steamed buns."
Although the food is vulgar, it is precisely because of its vulgarity that those who do not need alms are excluded. Being able to alms those who really need alms can also be done for a long time. It has nothing to do with the people's hearts.
Kangxi nodded. Thinking of what happened yesterday, he said, "That sauced pork elbow is pretty good. Give it to Concubine De."
Therefore, the concubine of Yonghe Palace had to face this dishonest thing on the table.
An elbow weighs two or three kilograms, and the emperor's reward must be eaten. She couldn't finish the elbow in three days by herself.
Honghui and Hongyun entered the palace with Fourth Master today to deliver strawberries to Concubine De. They stayed in the palace that night. It cannot be said that after entering the palace, they did not plan to attend classes for the whole day. By the way, they took a lesson in the palace.
The lesson of time also has its due meaning.
In the evening, the two brothers wanted to have dinner with Concubine De. As soon as the meal was served, the emperor gave her a big elbow.
Hong Hui really smiled bitterly in his heart, this dish was so delicious... but how could he fix it? With a face full of joy, he said to Aunt Ping who was serving him: "Cut the elbow in half and set it aside. It will be just right for Hong Yun and I to have a late-night snack."
The meat given by the ladies is quite limited. Don't give me more. Today, with the help of the queen, we can also satisfy our greed." This is a pure lie. They have just entered the palace from the palace, how can they be greedy? Besides, let's talk about it.
, the imperial kitchen will not embarrass their brothers, they will naturally give them whatever they ask for. Is it too late to fawn over and serve them? How can they be greedy for meat? They are just trying to save her from the siege.
Hongyun added, "Cut the elbow into slices, mix a few bowls of spicy and sour sauce, and let's eat it with the sauce. If there's any leftover, cut it into cubes and stir-fry it into sauerkraut. Aren't we going to have noodles tonight?
?Let’s make noodles and eat them.
Such a point is really not much.
The two children are both young men and there is no problem at all if they finish half the plate of meat. From yesterday to today, Concubine De has been worried and hasn't eaten much. I don't dare to ask her to eat so much.
I ordered a bowl of silver noodles, topped with sauce and diced pork ribs, and filled the bowl with water. Honghui and Hongyun ate the rest.
After sending the two children away, Concubine De whispered to Aunt Ping, "Give the two children some tea to digest. They have eaten a lot today."
Her grandchildren were filial, and the depression in her heart was relieved. In addition, the emperor was able to send people to give rewards, which meant that yesterday's words did not carry her own meaning. She felt calmer.
But in my heart, I still can't feel at ease.
The fourth and the fourteenth brothers, if these two brothers really get into trouble, the one who will feel the most pain will be my mother-in-law.
"Your Majesty, please rest early. You didn't get a wink all night last night." Aunt Ping whispered.
Concubine De nodded, "Then rest."
She has been afraid all her life, afraid that the emperor will say that she is not responsible. Therefore, the fourth child was raised by Concubine Tong, and she did not dare to get close to her. She just did her own thing. The fourth child stayed with her until she was six years old.
When I went to the study, I didn't dare to say a word except for food and clothing.
With her own background, she never dared to have other ideas. Including her two sons, whether they wanted to or not, they were all born of her own daughter.
Because the eighth prince was born to a good concubine, the emperor said that the eighth prince had no ambition.
So in the eyes of the emperor, do the children born to the two undercover slaves, Lao Si and Fourteen, also feel uneasy?
The emperor is in good health, and the little brothers below are also up. The emperor does not only have the either-or choice of the fourth and the fourteenth. If that day comes, what will these two children do?
In her mind, many thoughts came into her mind because of the emperor's rebuke to the eighth master. She felt that the emperor might not be interested in the fourth and the fourteenth. After all, their origins were there.
For a mother-in-law, there is nothing more uncomfortable than hurting her son because of herself.
She thought that Liang Fei wished she could die immediately to wash away the stain on the Eighth Master.
For a moment, why didn't she have such an idea?
Concubine De spread her hair and was about to take a rest when there was a noise outside.
Aunt Ping hurriedly came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor will be here soon."
It's already this time, so I'm definitely going to spend the night here. Concubine De's grandson is going to have a wife, so it's really not necessary to sleep with him or something.
"Get up and clean up." Concubine De stood up again and dressed simply.
After a while, the emperor arrived at Yonghe Palace. When he saw Concubine De, he helped her up with a smile and said, "Get up. I'll come over and talk to you."
Concubine De responded meekly, not saying anything unnecessary.
"These two sons you gave me... ugh!" The emperor sat down and sighed.
Concubine De smiled bitterly and said: "It's all careless and makes the emperor angry."
The emperor shook his head. "They say it's not up to the mother to grow up, but actually it's not up to the father either." As he said that, he pointed to the seat next to him and asked Concubine De to sit down. "Today, I saw that the pickled elbow had a smell, so I asked someone to give it to me.
You brought it here, is it still to your liking?"
Concubine De understood. It wasn't that the emperor didn't take the reward for granted, but that the emperor was older and his taste was heavier. The sauced pork ribs were more flavorful, so the emperor found it delicious.
She smiled and said, "I don't know what happened, but in the past two years, I have been eating more of this strong flavor. Today, the pork elbow is very flavorful, and I asked Honghui and Hongyun to take half of it as a midnight snack. The rest was cut up.
A plate of delicious food."
"Has this boy Honghui entered the palace?" Kangxi asked with raised eyebrows.
Concubine De pointed to the strawberries on the desk and showed them to the emperor, "People either send fruits or flowers. The fourth family is so honest that they treated the fruits as flowers and sent them to me."
There is a hint of yellow-red color in the green leaves, which means it is almost ripe.
"People are all about gold, silver, jade, treasures and antiques. The fourth child is always looking for these free things to please me." There was a hint of ridicule in the emperor's tone. It didn't sound like he was angry.
Concubine De smiled and said: "Yes. This is because the parents only care about their feelings. It would be really inappropriate to give this to others like this."
The two talked for half the night before taking a break.
The emperor closed his eyes and fell asleep. Concubine De slowed down her breathing as much as possible and closed her eyes, but she couldn't fall asleep.
She was thinking, what did the emperor mean?
Are you really just trying to appease yourself? Or maybe you want to praise the fourth or the fourteenth child, which is the same as praising Prince Zhi, praising the eighth prince, and praising the Tong family.
The emperor's anger scares people, and the emperor's smile also makes people uneasy.
When it was almost dawn, Concubine De couldn't tell whether she didn't dare to breathe or couldn't breathe at all.
At dawn the next day, Fourth Master found out about the news in the palace last night.
Lin Yutong popped his head out from under the quilt, "What's wrong?" Can you still sleep peacefully for a while?
The fourth master lay down again with his clothes on, "It's okay. Go to sleep. The emperor rested at the empress's place last night."
Lin Yutong was stunned, "What does this mean, Your Majesty?" In recent years, the Emperor has been more fond of those little wives and little ones, all of whom are fresh and young girls. These concubines, who are almost great-grandmothers, can only be seen a few times a year.
Most of the time, I go there to have a cup of tea and talk during the day. Or I want to show respect to one of my sons, so I go to meet my son’s mother-in-law, which is considered an honor. But this time, I have been living in Yonghe Palace for several years.
It’s nothing. No wonder he reported it to Fourth Master as if it was a big deal.
However, this matter is still quite embarrassing.
My biological father spent one night with my biological mother, and the Fourth Master had to know about it immediately. It was awkward to think about such a thing.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep," the fourth master sighed. He could not guess the emperor's thoughts.
Lin Yutong covered his shoulders and asked: "The emperor did this to say that treating the empress is different from treating a good concubine?"
"I can't tell." Fourth Master shook his head. He was afraid that he would think too much and lose his original caution.
Fourteen was in the mansion at this time. When he heard the news, his eyes lit up. What does this mean? It means that the emperor has no intention of accusing him. Could it be that he said good things for Lao Ba and made the emperor see his loyalty?
Or was it because he dared to speak out that the emperor took a fancy to his character?
But no matter why, if the emperor can give face to the empress, he will naturally give face to himself and the fourth child.
But what did the fourth child do to make the emperor give him face?
Fourteen thought for a while, but he really didn't do anything except block the blade with his hand. Or did he do something that he didn't know?
He felt that it was necessary for him to go to Lao Si's house and ask him if he knew anything about the emperor and his empress.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the mansion, I got off my horse and saw Lao Jiu coming over on his horse.
Fourteen frowned slightly, but smiled widely on his face, "Brother Ninth, why didn't you go and see Brother Eight?"
Master Jiu snorted in his heart, what does this mean? Does he mean that he sees that the eighth brother has lost power, and he wants to stick to the cold butt of the fourth child? He thought disdainfully, even if he sticks to the cold butt of the fourth child, he doesn't want to see your hot face.
But he smiled and said: "I have to go on an errand, so I can't wander around anymore. I came here to talk to Fourth Brother about serious business. I haven't asked you yet? What's the reason for you coming here?"
Fourteen was angry in his heart. This was to show off that the fourth brother had found a good job for him and to deliberately make him angry. He also laughed: "Isn't that right? I also wanted to ask the fourth brother about the errand to see what he meant?
"
Master Jiu curled his lips secretly: Are you, Fourteenth, the one who listens to what Old Four has to say? Stop being ridiculous.
The two of them had different thoughts, but they both went inside with a smile. The fourth master looked at the two people who were led in by Su Peisheng, and did not get up. He only raised his hand to tell them to sit down.
Without any hesitation, Master Jiu asked Fourteenth: "Are you going to Qinghai?" (. )