After a person dies, it seems that in an instant, when you think of him again, you will always see his good side.
It's snowing outside, and people who are blown by the wind feel uneasy.
Lin Yutong likes to huddle in Fourth Master's arms in such weather and draw warmth from him. Even if she is not cold at all.
Fourth Master put his arms around her and recalled the past, "When Lao Ba was little, he was more well-behaved than Lao Jiu and the others."
That's because he doesn't have the confidence to be naughty. Lin Yutong added in his mind.
"I know how to read people's faces. What I do or say has never made anyone uncomfortable." The fourth master's voice was low, with a hint of sadness. "Huang Ama even asked me to watch Lao Ba write. It's just that
, Later, I discovered that every time I assigned homework, he would find someone to write it for me."
"Didn't I train him?" Lin Yutong asked.
"Taught me! But I refused to admit it." The fourth master's tone slowly became colder, "He acted like he refused to admit it if he couldn't find any evidence. He tried his best to make excuses."
Lin Yutong understood that from that time on, the Fourth Master no longer liked the Eighth Master.
"I still feel bad," Lin Yutong asked.
The fourth master was silent for a long time, "I never wanted to ask him to die. I never thought of putting a knife on my brother's neck." His tone was a bit sympathetic, "I asked him to reflect on his life in front of Huang Ama.
What have you done? It's a good thing that he made a fool of me before he died. He really felt unwilling to do so until his death." After saying that, he said bitterly: "Lao Ba is the most cold-hearted person I have ever seen in my life.
Why doesn't he think about the child? It's certain that I won't do anything to the child? In this world, people who are soft-hearted always suffer. Others say that I am hard-hearted, but compared with Huang Ama and Lao Ba,
Is my heart really hard?"
Lin Yutong stroked the fourth master's chest, "If you force yourself to be hard-hearted, you can harden yourself. But after that, if you feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself out of trouble."
Fourth Master nodded, "You are right. For the sake of this world, sometimes I really have to be hard-hearted."
Lin Yutong patted him gently. He felt that he was more fragile than ever.
Ba Ye died so suddenly that his heart was still shocked.
Master Jiu confirmed the news and was paralyzed at the time. He wanted to get up and see Lao Ba's remains, but he had no strength at all in his legs.
He lay on the kang, tears still streaming down his face. Half asleep and half awake, he still heard what Lao Ba said that day.
He said: "Lao Jiu, when we have free time, we two brothers still drink together. When we get drunk, we even sleep together."
The words are still ringing in my ears!
So gone! All the resentment and hatred were gone at this moment.
Master Ten sat next to Master Nine and comforted him: "Brother Nine, everyone has to go." He couldn't help but sigh. The brothers really spent more time together than with Ama's mother, Fujin and their children.
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Master Jiu sighed, "Old Shi, do you think my brother is quite hopeless?"
Master Shi grinned, his smile uglier than crying, "It's not that I'm hopeless, it's that Brother Ninth is very affectionate. But Brother Ninth, these friendships are all mutual. Look at Master Long live and Fourteen, and then look at you
You and Bage, you should be more open-minded. Don't act like this, it won't be good for others to see you." You are so sad, you haven't been like this even after Emperor Ama passed away.
"I know! I'm going to be sad for Bage... for the last time." Master Jiu closed his eyes.
This is sad to hear.
Master Ten was worried about Master Nine, so he leaned against the kang on the other side and stayed with him silently.
The funeral was held in a low-key manner, but all the brothers went there. The fourth master also asked Hongyun to go on his behalf.
He Zhuo finally stopped Master Jiu and asked him if he could intercede with the emperor and give Hongwang a title.
Master Jiu pondered for a long time and then shook his head.
"Ba Ge has a lot of money and property in his hands, and the emperor will not take it back. As long as you work hard, no one will bully you. I guarantee this. The titles are all fictitious, and growing up in peace is the most real thing.
Yes." Master Jiu gave some instructions, got up and left.
When he reached the door, he turned around again. This was the place he had visited the most before, but from today on, he might never come again.
In the past, in front of the eighth master's house, there were cars and horses constantly coming and going, and people were coming and going. But now, things have changed.
No one expected that he would be the first to leave.
The eighth master's departure seemed to make the fourth master feel a little more apologetic towards these brothers.
Later, the imperial decree came down that Lord Nine was named Baylor and Fourteen was named Baylor.
Two days later, Master Shi was granted the title of King of Dunjun by the Jin Dynasty.
The fourth master's generosity made these masters feel a little uneasy.
In fact, Fourth Master just lamented the impermanence of life.
In the past two days, I have been traveling all the way to give rewards to Prince Zhi and Prince Li every day. If I see a good book or eat a good snack, I have to send someone to deliver it to these two brothers.
Not to mention this, people were also transferred from the Imperial Hospital to diagnose and treat Prince Zhi's illness. He had to check the pulse records every day.
At night, I held the pulse case again and sighed.
Lin Yutong didn't know how long the fourth master would be melancholy. She was so worried that she didn't know how to solve it. The next day, the fourth master found a girl from the Zhang Jia family among the famous ladies mentioned above, and gave it to Prince Zhijun.
Got a successor named Fujin.
Because the death of Dafu Jin happened not long ago, and the one-year period of filial piety has not yet passed. Then the late emperor died again. This was another three years of filial piety, so this matter was delayed.
In addition, in this year's draft, they only focused on selecting Fujin for Hongyu and forgot about the fact that King Zhi is now a widower.
Now, the date of Hongyu's marriage has been set. You are so bold that you have given me a stepmother!
Please stop making trouble, okay?
Hongyu is probably on the verge of tears right now. What the hell is this?
Not only did he compensate his eldest brother, he also had to compensate his second brother. The method of compensation was also very simple and direct, and he gave two Han army flag princesses with good looks.
Lin Yutong just wanted to say, I want to thank you on behalf of Prince Li Fujin! You are so free.
After compensating the brother who was imprisoned, and others, we must also show mercy. How to show mercy?
As agreed before, they were asked to pick up the concubines and their mothers and concubines to go back to their homes. Now that the period of filial piety is over, you can each pick up your own wives.
Of course, this also has to go through procedures. First, you need to submit a request for support. Then, after the fourth master approves, you have to prepare a place for the concubines to live in the palace. After preparation, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Etiquette have to go
After checking, if you feel it meets the standards, you can ask Qin Tian to calculate the auspicious date before you can take it back.
Lin Yutong counted on his fingers and realized that he wouldn't be able to pick up anyone in less than a year.
Painting and repairing the yard, transplanting flowers and trees, etc., can't be completed in less than a year.
If you accidentally make any mistakes during this period, haha, I'm afraid Fourth Master won't approve it.
Anyway, Changchun Garden is big and can accommodate as many people as possible. Living in the palace is no longer as tight as before.
To be honest, these gentlemen are happy to pick up the concubines, but these blessings may not really be that happy.
After so many years without the pressure of my mother-in-law, I really can't get used to having to serve my mother-in-law all of a sudden.
In the past, the inner house was bigger than that of the Fujins, but what about now? My mother-in-law is suppressing her, so maybe she really won’t be able to calm down.
The quarrels and quarrels in the past have passed. The couple quarreled, and in their own house, who dared to talk and who dared to take care of it.
But when the mother-in-law came, the good days for the Fujins came to an end.
Wu Fujin looked at the excited Fifth Master and felt a little worried. His mother-in-law was considered a good mother-in-law, and she was also generous.
But isn’t there a saying that says it smells far away and smells near?
She looked at the fifth master who was busy preparing the yard, and reminded: "You have to ask E Niang what she wants first. E Niang has lived in the palace all her life, and things in the palace can't be changed. It depends on what E Niang wants.
How to arrange the yard, we can do it again."
The fifth master responded and hurried to say hello and ask questions by the way.
"Mother, don't be in a hurry to go out." Concubine Yi rolled her eyes at the Fifth Master.
The fifth master was anxious, "Can my son still treat my mother badly? Or do you want to wait for Lao Jiu..."
Concubine Yi nodded the fifth master's forehead, "Why do you always care about your head and not your buttocks? The Queen Mother is still alive, where can I go? As a daughter-in-law, if I don't serve my mother-in-law, how can I leave her mother-in-law and enjoy happiness with my son?
go?"
After Wu Ye had such a meal, he really forgot about this.
He felt sorry for his mother-in-law, who had to flatter the Queen Mother every day. It made him feel uncomfortable, and he always felt that his mother-in-law had been wronged.
After all, one of them was the former concubine Yi and the other was the former concubine De.
Don't say don't deal with him. But there must have been competition. Now that he is old and old, he has fawned over his enemies for the sake of sons like them. Whenever he thinks of this, he feels uncomfortable in his heart.
"Everyone else can leave, but E Niang can't leave first. After all, the Empress Dowager has always raised you in name. E Niang has to serve her until she grows old." Concubine Yi sighed, feeling a little sad. What if?
It's so good that the late Emperor is here. Even though we can't see each other for a year, my heart is solid and stable, and I never feel that life is sad. Now, it is definitely a lie to say that I miss the late Emperor so much. As long as I think of this garden
None of the little big promises left here will feel comfortable. But I really have to say that there is still a big difference between having this person and not having him.
"It's hard work, mother." Fifth Master sniffed and whispered.
"What's the hard work?" Concubine Yi smiled and said, "The supplies in this garden are all good. To be honest, they are better than the supplies in the years when the late Emperor was here."
The Fifth Master thought to himself, that's because Lao Jiu will not lose to anyone in the House of Internal Affairs.
Concubine Yi glared as if she understood the fifth master's thoughts and said: "That must be due to the kindness of Lord Long Live. If Lord Long Live hadn't been willing to give Lao Jiu a chance, there would be no good things happening now."
Hearing what E Niang said, Mr. Wu felt even more uncomfortable.
"It's because the sons failed to live up to expectations..." Fifth Master choked and could only watch E Niang trying to make ends meet.
After all, they originally had the same status, but were simply inferior to others.
"Peace is a blessing!" Concubine Yi thought of Lao Ba and sighed more and more. If Lao Si hadn't stretched out his hand to help, Lao Jiu would have been tied to Lao Ba. Today's Lao Ba's ending is Lao Jiu's.
The ending.
For this reason, she was grateful and never dared to feel wronged...(.)