This year, the atmosphere in the capital is a bit weird again. Not to mention the collapse of the Tong family. The famous Master Ba, who was unanimously seen by everyone, also collapsed. It was the Holy Lord who returned from Rehe in March, and it seems that he also fell ill this time.
Already.
Not only did he fall ill, but he also went to Changchun Garden to recuperate.
Changchun Garden is a place where the emperor is happy to live. In this way, it is actually equivalent to taking the focus of the entire imperial court.
The fourth master took his whole family and moved back into the Old Summer Palace, which was closest to the emperor.
The weather has entered May and is slowly getting hotter. The Emperor's instructions are still followed, but there are fewer and fewer imperial meetings.
The fourth master was a little anxious. Is the emperor's health really in bad condition? Or is he drawing a snake out of its hole again?
With a big belly, Lin Yutong poured the steamed cold cake with honey and pushed it in front of Fourth Master, "Try this first. The cold cake is cooked in the well. It's very cold. The honey is also delicious."
Fourth Master glanced at Lin Yutong helplessly. She had passed the stage of being happy and started to enter another mode, eating like crazy. No matter how much she ate, she couldn't seem to get enough. She spent the whole day thinking about how to cook. Eight meals a day
The words "meal" are not an exaggeration. Not only did she eat it herself, but she also helped her to eat it. During this period, he really gained a lot of weight. When everyone was worried about the emperor's health and the current situation of the court, she
My face is red and I have gained a few pounds. This is not because I don’t care, but because I am heartless.
But when I looked down, I saw that the cold cake was sparkling white, with a layer of honey beans, raisins, and candied dates sandwiched in the middle. It was dotted with jam and then drizzled with honey.
You don't need to taste it, just look at it and know that it must taste delicious. I didn't want to eat it at first, but once I started losing control of my mouth, I didn't work hard and finished the whole plate.
"You can never feed me like this again." Fourth Master said to Lin Yutong.
Lin Yutong pinched Fourth Master's waist, "I'm watching, I won't tell you to get fat. If you don't pay attention to taking care of your body when your heart is not calm for a moment, will you still lose your body?"
The fourth master couldn't talk to her and didn't argue. Now he has learned not to be stubborn with a woman on small matters, as she won't get it right anyway.
He had to change the subject and said, "Why do you think of eating this?"
"It's the Dragon Boat Festival. When I was making rice dumplings, I happened to think of it. I thought the cold cakes were more delicious than the rice dumplings." Lin Yutong remembered the cold cakes that Lin's mother steamed every May. She was probably still traveling around, and her daughter's departure was only yesterday.
Same. But only God knows, for Lin Yutong, it has been too long. It’s easy to remember, let’s make a meal. In the Lin family, we can’t eat such good rice, and we can’t buy such high-quality dried fruit preserves.
The cooking method is still the same as Memory Lin’s mother’s method, but the taste is unreasonably better by more than one level. Needless to say, everyone knows that the ingredients are taken advantage of.
In Fourth Master's opinion, there is really not much difference between cold cakes and rice dumplings. They are the same glutinous rice, honey and white sugar. Fujin said they are different, so they are different. He glanced at Lin Yutong's big belly and nodded: "Yes, cold cakes are better than rice dumplings."
The rice dumplings are delicious.”
Lin Yutong rolled her eyes at him. It sounded like a lie at first sight. But it's also happy to be false. If a man is still willing to coax you, this is something worth celebrating.
"There are no decrees from the palace during this year's festival?" Lin Yutong asked. She had already sent gifts from each family. The family also received a lot of gifts, and there were rules for how to deal with them. So did she.
Just look at the gift list. But can the palace banquet be held? These are all questions. Now I don’t know how many people are staring at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet? After all, many people have not seen the emperor for a long time, including the fourth master.
Not even Honghui was seen.
The fourth master shook his head. The emperor has been playing with the truth and lies for many years, but no one has ever been able to get it right. He dare not say that the emperor is real this time. "Whether there is a will or not, prepare more things for the empress."
, ready to reward people."
"I've got everything ready. I can't go wrong." Lin Yutong pinched the cherries and stuffed them into his mouth again. His mouth seemed to never stop...
After Lin Yutong took a nap, Fourth Master called Aunt Yuan and asked quietly, "Is Fujin really okay if he eats like this? Let's just watch it. I would rather give more fruits, such as today's sweet candy cake."
It’s better to eat less.”
Aunt Yuan reluctantly agreed, but in her heart she felt helpless towards Fujin's behavior of speaking without restraint and being full of reason.
The fourth master did not wait for the news of the Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet, and was suddenly summoned to the garden by the emperor.
When Lin Yutong heard that the emperor was called, she was frightened. Whether it was called Fourth Master or Honghui, she felt uneasy. She knew the result, but faced an old, powerful person with a temper that was unclear.
, how can we not be afraid of people who can still control the life and death of others?
Fourth Master patted Lin Yutong comfortingly, "It's okay! It's okay. I'm going to go back. You can just wait and see. Otherwise, go for a walk in the garden."
"I'm waiting in the room." Lin Yutong packed his clothes, "I'm getting older, so I'll take it easy. Old kid, old kid, I just treat the emperor as our Hongzhao, love him, pamper him, and give in to him.
, probably almost done.”
I rambled on and on, and in the end, I didn’t know what I was talking about.
When she looked up, she saw Fourth Master looking at her with an embarrassed face.
Lin Yutong suddenly looked a little embarrassed. I guess no one would dare to say that to the emperor. She said that her IQ has plummeted since she became pregnant. "Go ahead. I'm just telling you nonsense. Don't take it seriously."
The Fourth Master looked at Lin Yutong with emotion on his face, hugged her gently, and then turned to go out. However, on the way, he couldn't help but think of Lin Yutong's words.
Treat the emperor as Hongzhao, love him, pamper him, give in to him...
He couldn't help but ask the guard beside him, "Is your father also over sixty this year?"
The guard Mingjiao Antai is only in his twenties this year, but he has been with the fourth master for seven or eight years. Hearing this, he said, "Yes! I am my father's old son, and he is about the same age as my nephew."
."
"Oh?" Fourth Master turned around and asked, "Then how do you get along with your father?"
An Tai scratched his head, "My father is strong and strong, and he can still push me half a street with the soles of his shoes. But I don't dare to really tire my father. I always try to get him caught,
Just give it a few hammer blows. The old man became more angry and became tougher."
The fourth master nodded, thoughtfully. When he arrived at the gate of Changchun Garden, he asked Su Peisheng to give An Tai a hundred taels of silver as a reward for his filial son.
The sky was already getting hot. The emperor was wearing a sky-blue homely robe, leaning on the couch. The fourth master came in, pointed to the stool on one side, and asked him to sit down.
Fourth Master bowed and sat down.
"I called you here today because I have something on my mind these past two days, and I am really undecided at the moment." The emperor lowered his eyelids and never took his eyes off the book in his hand.
Are you planning to listen to yourself? The fourth master didn’t know what the emperor wanted to say, so he just interrupted: "Is it Honghui’s marriage? It’s up to the emperor to decide this matter. My son has no objection. You always have a good taste.
Not to mention his son, Fujin, there are several sisters-in-law and younger siblings, and there is nothing to choose from. However, Hongyu from the eldest brother’s family and Hongxi Hongpu from the second brother’s family are both about the same age. In the blink of an eye, these younger ones are also
I’m going to get a wife.”
The emperor was stunned again at this. This was not what he wanted to say just now. But when it came to discussing with the fourth child, it was not surprising that the fourth child would think of this matter. After all, the only thing that could be discussed was Honghui's marriage.
"You decide this matter. I have brought back all the wives for you, and have worried about you all my life. When it comes to your son, I will no longer care about it. You can decide what to do in the future." The emperor shook his head.
The Fourth Master's heart trembled when he heard these words. The emperor's grandson's marriage has always been granted by the emperor, but now the emperor has said that he doesn't care about it. Isn't that scary? Who dares to take care of this marriage? Without the emperor's grant of marriage, where would it come from?
marriage?
The fourth master smiled and said, "My son looks at people with such a way of looking at people that he is really afraid of delaying the child."
The emperor said: "Honghui's marriage, let's put it aside first, it's not urgent. On the contrary, your second brother's matter..."
Wasted prince?
The Fourth Master knew that nothing good would come of calling him here for nothing. So the look on his face became solemn, "Whatever Emperor Ama wants, my son will do it."
The emperor glanced at the Fourth Master and said, "Whatever I say, you will do as well?"
The Fourth Master's heart skipped a beat, but he still said calmly: "The Emperor's mother is his own mother, how can he still treat his second brother badly? Is there anything my son dare not do?"
The emperor snorted coldly and said nothing for a moment.
Fourth Master thought to himself, it looks like he is just like Hong Zhao, saying he is annoyed because he doesn't know anything.
"Look, you said this halfway, and my son's heart has been lifted. You didn't say it again." The fourth master sat over and took the pine nuts on the table and peeled them for the emperor to eat. "These pine nuts are quite good.
Eat more, it’s good for your health.”
"I'm not old yet!" The emperor threw away the book in his hand and said.
Everyone in the room was shocked.
This pine nut is a longevity fruit, and the fourth master meant well, saying that it is good for the body. However, the emperor could not help but remember that it was because of his age that he valued longevity more.
Li Dequan and a room full of slaves knelt down.
The fourth master almost knelt down to plead guilty. But for some reason, he suddenly thought of Hong Zhao, so he smiled and said: "Okay, okay! It's my son's fault. He said the wrong thing. The former Honghui also said that Huang Ama can eat by himself."
After two big bowls of stew, my son no longer has such a good appetite. My son's Fujin also said yesterday that this person's age is not based on his age, but on his physical condition. How can an old man in his sixties still survive?
There are some 20-year-old scholars who go up the mountain to chase rabbits, and they are panting as they walk. There are many people like this who are 60-year-old, with the body of a 20-year-old. Emperor Ama has not failed in bowing, horse riding, and shooting in these years. You
This physical condition cannot be said to be the same as that of the fifteenth and sixteenth brothers, but compared with my son, it is still no worse. When the twentieth brother can marry his daughter-in-law, you can still propose marriage."
Brother Twenty is only a few months old now.
That person is really ten years old, almost a hundred years old.
I didn’t say any false and empty words like long live long live. If you can live a hundred years, you have a long life.
The emperor felt a little more comfortable, "You are all too lazy to move. In the early years when I was in the palace, I looked at you and you really didn't dare to be lazy. How tired are you now?"
The fourth master immediately nodded in agreement and continued peeling pine nuts to the emperor.