Return to the Qing Dynasty(31)

This year's annual banquet, the fourth master did not come out, but grace arrived first, and gave Prince Zhi and Prince Li a grace - do not kneel in front of the king!

This is rare!

These two people were so glorious back then. When they grow old, they have to be knelt down by others. If nothing else, their self-esteem cannot bear it. Grace has been given to them and they have been released, so why not give some more.

Because of this decree, the status of Prince Zhi and Prince Li in the banquet became more delicate.

Thirteenth held the pot for Prince Li, while Eighth Master went to toast Prince Zhi. The brothers were crying and laughing for a while, and Fourth Master looked at them without paying any attention. This way, the brothers are really going through the 'Jiebo' wave. Now, when we meet, we smile and let go of grudges.

The juniors below are not restrained. When Hongshi talks to the older Hongxi, they are all married men, so they have common topics. Then Hongshi greets the younger ones, and he can play with children of all sizes. , and he was also playful and high-spirited. However, Hongli toasted his uncles and invited the anti-corruption team to play dice and gamble, and everyone laughed. Hongtun and Hong Zhou were in Jiangnan together. I floated on the boat for a few days, and my feelings started to come out. In the past, I even secretly reminded Hong Zhou, "Don't tell me to go out and show your face." Hang around with the kid and see what happens.

Hong Zhouxin said, "Don't you understand what Huang Amana meant? He didn't think about himself at all. It's not appropriate for him to go out and wander around again. Besides, those uncles are all as smart as monkeys, and they are as smart as monkeys." Those who came through the actual battle back then. All of them had piercing eyes. If they came up to get close to each other, they would know exactly how many intestines they had in their stomachs when they showed up. What were they doing there? Looking for abuse.

Hongli went over and toasted to one and the other. Prince Zhi and Prince Li looked like they didn't know which nephew they were. The third master seemed to be drunk and narrowed his eyes. He pulled him and called Hong Zhou, saying, "Why are you so good today?" As he said this, he smelled the wine Hongli handed over and murmured: "It's not old jealousy. I think you have a conscience."

These words made Hongli's face stiffen for a moment, "Third uncle, my nephew is Hongli."

"Hongli!" The third master squinted his eyes to look closely, and then a head popped up on his forehead, "You kid, why are you causing trouble here? You also said that you are Hongli..." As he said that, he hit him again and again. Several people said, "Say! It's not Hongli anymore."

This really makes no sense.

In front of everyone, Hongli could only grit his teeth and smile, "Yes! I am Hongzhou! I am Hongzhou."

"Admit it." The third master laughed, "Your third uncle, my eyes are sharp even when I'm drunk." Then he raised his hand as if he was going to hit someone again, "You're not leaving yet? You want to cause trouble again, right?"

Let’s go! Can’t I leave?

But this does not mean that you should toast your uncle instead of toasting your uncle. When you arrive in front of your fifth uncle, you still have to toast him.

He said that his nephew Hongli would like to propose a toast to you. The fifth uncle said that Hongzhou, you are not an honest boy and could not deceive your third uncle, so he came to deceive your fifth uncle. Your fifth uncle is honest but not stupid. Although he drank the wine he offered, But I'm not happy to see it.

When we got to Uncle Qi, Uncle Qi said, "Hello, Hong Li, you are so sensible." Then he talked again before he drank the wine, saying that you are too old to be naughty like Hong Zhou. How can you lie to your elders? You are Hong Zhou. This is not good!

Hongli held the wine glass and said, "Haha", what else can he say?

Fortunately, the eighth uncle took the tenth uncle to apologize to Prince Li, but the ninth uncle was not there. The twelfth uncle drank sincerely, and the two had no chance to talk. As they walked down, the thirteenth uncle and the fourteenth uncle were not even at their seats.

The thirteenth uncle poured wine for Prince Li and chatted with the emperor. The fourteenth uncle followed suit and never left the emperor's side. Then the uncle downstairs toasted to others by himself, and they were even more polite than him.

The uncles from the 20th uncle on down were all flattered. Holding the wine glasses tremblingly, it was Hong Zhou who came over, took the wine glasses from their hands, shouted, and dragged them out to play.

He patted his head and remembered. These uncles were still young and were not suitable for drinking. What was going on today? Everything was not going well.

How can it be smooth?

Twelve shook his head inwardly. Hongli was still too eager. These people don't have their own attitudes. They only depend on the emperor's wishes. If the emperor wants to imply that you are the prince, then you will be fine wherever you go. If the emperor implies that you are not the prince,

, I'm sorry, I'm afraid you won't go smoothly wherever you go. Hongli is like a donkey wearing a blindfold at the moment, his eyes are turning black but he still thinks that he is walking on a straight path. Yes.

Find an opportunity to have a good talk with him. It is not good for him to maintain too many people now. But there is a lesson learned from the past, Master Ba. If he follows his mother's old path, there is no telling what chance he will have. Now

Just look at the queen's belly. If the queen is so old, she would have given birth long ago. Even if she is pregnant now, it is hard to tell whether it will be a boy or a girl. Even if it is a boy, what can be seen from a baby with milk. The emperor is not a fool.

A person would not choose a younger son who is obviously unsuitable just because of the queen. As long as he is himself, that is enough. The fourth child is a pragmatic person, and he must remember this.

The first year of Yongzheng passed in a noisy way, and the second year of Yongzheng ushered in.

The New Year's Eve was lively for most of the day, but it dispersed in the middle of the afternoon. First, everyone was asked to go back and have a rest, and secondly, everyone was asked to spend the New Year together at home.

After a tiring day, Lin Yutong didn't want to move. The two of them kowtowed to the Queen Mother with their children, and then asked the Queen Mother to rest early. There was no need to pay attention to these formalities, because they had to get up early the next day. For three days in a row, they waited until the Queen Mother

You can really take a break on the third day of the new year.

The Queen Mother waved her hand, "Let's all go to bed. If we want to be reunited, we can get together every day, not this day."

Yes! The old man is now in his sixties. He got up at three o'clock in the morning this morning and stayed with me until now. He will have to get up at three o'clock in the morning tomorrow. In this palace, when there is a festival, not to mention the person who manages it,

It's so tiring to just stay with someone and get sick all the time.

After going back and taking a hot bath, Lin Yutong slumped on the hot kang and just kept mumbling, "It will be nice to cancel formalism sometime."

What formalism?

Fourth Master patted her, but his voice was very low, "According to what you say, then the national leaders' televised New Year greetings, and state banquets of all sizes can be cancelled?" Form is also a method, and cannot be generalized. Without this form, you said

Everyone is busy all year round, so when and what excuse can we use to bring people together to connect and bond?

In other words, Lin Yutong also knew that he couldn't take it seriously. Who asked us to do this tiring job?

Of course, you really can't say this, it's too hateful.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was as busy as ever. In other words, it was even busier. Because all those who entered the palace on New Year's Eve were clan members, and on the first day of the Lunar New Year, in addition to clan members and noble ministers, those who entered the palace were also busy.

Lin Yutong sat in the main hall, watching waves of people coming to kowtow, and then presenting them with a list of New Year gifts. Lin Yutong just had to smile on his face and say a word of appreciation.

After these female relatives paid their respects to the queen, they went to Cining Palace in twos and threes. The queen mother might be seen or not, just depending on her wishes. When she saw her, it was a favor. When she disappeared, she kowtowed outside and no one dared to say anything.

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Afterwards, we went to Shufangzhai, where there was a stage with half a floor for men and half a floor for women. Sitting there watching the show, eating melon seeds and drinking tea was considered entertaining.

Lin Yutong's natal family also had people coming today, and her mother-in-law Jue Luo was among them. Lin Yutong directly arranged for someone to take her to the side hall to rest. She was too lazy to care about the others. However, her sister-in-law Tong Jia took the family with her.

Several girls from inside came, and Lin Yutong rewarded them with special gifts. He didn't even take a closer look at their height, short, fat, or thin.

When changing clothes, Bi Tao said: "Ms. Xibin met the girl from Cheng'enhou Mansion outside, and she seemed to like her very much."

That's what he said all the time!

"Don't worry about it, let him be." Lin Yutong took the opportunity to lie on the couch next to him and stretched his waist.

Bi Tao carefully looked at what her master meant, and when she saw that she really didn't care, she added: "Sister Zizhu has also entered the palace today. I couldn't listen to what the people below said, so I said a few words to a girl in front of Empress Yu."

Lin Yutong's hand paused. Yubi? Geng!

Why did she contact Zizhu?

"Let Concubine Yu know." Lin Yutong directly ordered.

Bi Tao nodded in agreement. After sending her master to the front and then coming down to arrange things, she finally figured out that giving it to Yubi was the best solution. If the little girl who met Zizhu was really Yubi's person, this could be regarded as a warning.

, tell her that the empress already knows. It would be even more lively if this little girl wasn’t Yubi’s. Who could it be if she wasn’t Yubi’s? It’s Si Age’s! It’s Xibi’s! Then the rest of the matter is Yubi’s.

How they choose is not their business.

With this thought in mind, she looked back at the main hall, where her master was talking to the family members. She had not been serving her master for a long time, but it had been five or six years. In the past few years, the little girl could not get close to her master.

After getting close, she saw her master as an extremely cautious and tolerant person. She would always ask the master what he wanted no matter what. No matter how much Fujin below tried to toss him, she could bear it. She originally thought, master

It's been like this all my life. I'm older, have less love, and don't even have children. How else can I live like this? But who would have thought that the master is like this now. Before, I only found the master to be bold, and the master and Long Live

My relationship is good, and my master is getting younger and younger. Now I realize that my master’s wisdom and skills are also admirable. When Yu and Xi concubine involved two elder brothers, I thought they would cause trouble, but the master did not hesitate at all.

The situation was broken in one word. It turned out that the master didn't know how to fight with the woman in the backyard, she just didn't bother to fight and didn't need to fight.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw another noise at the gate of Changchun Palace.

She frowned slightly, who dared to act wild here? Just as she was about to send the girl over to take a look, she saw Zhang Qilin coming over in a hurry. She hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty is talking to the Duke..."

Zhang Qilin understood that this lady-in-law was the Queen Mother’s natal sister-in-law. The Wuya family had created several first-class dukes. They were all hereditary. The current first-class duke is the Queen Mother’s younger brother and Long Live Lord’s biological uncle.

Bo Qi, this princess is the aunt of Long Live Lord. In terms of closeness, she can be regarded as an absolutely close elder.

Well, this is really a coincidence. There is also someone outside who claims to be Long Live Master's aunt making a fuss.

As soon as he whispered, Bi Tao's face changed, and she spat in the direction of the door of the palace, "...If you are in a hurry, you won't choose the right time..." She cursed, but she still hurried in.

Lin Yutong was thinking about genealogy at the moment. The relationship between the clans was getting more and more complicated. Now she was talking about some people and events in the Queen Mother's family, and she went through some of the relationships again. It turned out that there were many previous relationships.

She had never cared about the relationship at all. For example, the seventeenth-year-old Fujin Niugulu was the daughter of Aling'a, and this daughter was born to Aling'a's step-sibling. This step-sibling turned out to be of the Wuya family, too.

After asking, I found out that she was the Queen Mother's sister, but she was not born to the same mother. There was an age difference between the two. In other words, the fourth master's aunt and the tenth master's uncle were husband and wife, so these seventeen siblings were not only

The tenth master’s uncle and cousin are also the fourth master’s second aunt and cousin, and they are also their younger siblings.

This relationship is so complicated. Thanks to the royal family, the relationships are so complicated that sometimes it’s too confusing to figure out. If we try it in modern times, who has such complicated family relationships and just remembers these relationships?

It can tire people to death.

The lady went around for a long time before Lin Yutong understood what she meant. It turned out that Seventeenth Fujin had found her mother-in-law, but there was a big age difference between her mother-in-law and the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother entered the palace as a maid, and her mother-in-law was still

They were not born. They were said to be sisters, but they have never been seen before. No, the seventeenth-year-old mother-in-law found her mother-in-law's sister-in-law, who is also the Queen Mother's younger brother and sister-in-law. What is the reason for this princess?

Intercession. What kind of love is it? It's just that Shiqi Fujin has never given birth to a child. He told the palace in advance that he would be paying filial piety in the future. Don't be in a hurry to give them a beautiful girl or something.

Lin Yutong responded hurriedly, "Long live the Lord, I often worry about the health of the seventeenth brother. As long as the younger brother and sister take good care of the seventeenth brother, nothing can be said. Besides, she is too out of touch. No matter where she is, she is close to everyone.

You see, I still have to work for you..." He looked very polite.

The lady felt at ease and had dignity.

Seeing that the two of them had a good conversation, Bi Tao went to Lin Yutong and told the story, "...that concubine of Mr. Tong's family, I don't know how the people below do things? She actually welcomed her as a princess."

Entered the palace. Now we are at the gate of Changchun Palace... clamoring to come in... It’s so ugly to see so many people coming in and out..."

Lin Yutong's face turned cold instantly. On this side of the face, everyone in the hall fell silent. During this silence, the sounds from outside came in faintly.

"That's unreasonable!" Lin Yutong's face seemed to be covered with frost. "A concubine can just enter the house, but she dares to follow the ordered wife in and out of the forbidden door..." As she said this, she looked at Zhang Qilin waiting at the door.

"If you tie someone up, do whatever you want to do..."

There was no sound in the hall, but after hearing these few words, you knew who the queen was talking about.
To be continued...