The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 10 The First Pot of Gold
When Su Peisheng reported, the Fourth Lady was sitting beside the Fourth Prince's bed.

The fourth brother thought about it carefully and said to the fourth wife: "Then you should meet them. After all, they have good intentions. Don't let them feel disappointed."

"Yes." The Fourth Lady, whose feet were on the bottom of the flower pot, squatted and accepted the order.

The Fourth Lady met with Yinyou and the Sixteenth Prince in the West Flower Hall.

When Yinyou entered the room, he saw a huge screen in the middle of the room.

According to the rules of this dynasty, after the age of seven, uncles and sisters-in-law must avoid taboos when meeting each other.

Of course, if the fourth brother was there, that would be a different story.

"My younger brother Yinyu, my younger brother Yinlu, please greet my fourth sister-in-law."

Yinyou brought the Sixteenth Prince and bowed to greet him through the screen.

According to the palace rules, peers must bow to each other and the recipient must return the greeting.

Through the screen, the clear and pleasant voice of the Fourth Lady could be heard: "I am Ulanara, greetings to my fifteenth and sixteenth uncles."

After the greeting, Yinyu said softly across the screen: "Fourth sister-in-law, I heard that Fourth Brother is ill, Sixteenth Brother asked me to go visit Fourth Brother..."

The Sixteenth Prince couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yinyou. The Fourth Prince was kicked unconscious. It was clearly Yinyou who sent someone to inform him, so how come he became the protagonist?
However, there is no need to worry about these details between brothers.

The Fourth Lady said softly, "Fifteenth and Sixteenth Uncles, you two are the first to come to visit our master because of our past friendship. I really don't know what to say. Please accept my greetings, uncles."

Through the screen, the Fourth Lady actually squatted and bowed.

Yinyou quickly pulled the Sixteenth Prince and moved sideways to avoid the Fourth Lady's greeting.

There is always a great deal of separation between uncle and sister-in-law. Even with Su Peisheng by their side, they cannot stay in the same room for long, lest they attract criticism for their innocence.

Yinyou briefly asked about the fourth son's condition, expressed his condolences with warm words, and then quickly took the sixteenth son and said goodbye and left.

After leaving the house, the Sixteenth Old Man saw that there were no outsiders around, so he whispered to Yinyu: "Brother, if the Crown Prince also retaliates against us violently, he will have to be carried back to the prince's residence to recuperate."

Yinyu smiled slightly and said, "We are neither officials nor in charge of the ministry, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is definitely out of reach!"

The Sixteenth Prince was still a little worried, and asked Yinyu again: "But, when the Crown Prince ascends the throne and becomes the Emperor, it will be easy for him to control us brothers!"

Yinyu couldn't help but laugh. He raised his hand and patted Old Sixteen's shoulder. He deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry. When the time comes, just say it was my idea. I will bear the wrath of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince alone."

"How can that be possible?" Old Sixteen shook his head like a rattle. "You and I are brothers. We share happiness and difficulties together."

Yinyou couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. Although he didn't know what would happen in the future, at least at this moment, he was very touched.

After Yinyou and the Sixteenth Prince left, the Fourth Lady came to see the Fourth Prince with the list of gifts they had sent.

The fourth child opened the gift list and took a closer look, and found that they were all his favorite foods.

The Fourth Lady had already looked at the gift list. She couldn't help but sigh and said, "Master, the gifts sent by the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Uncles don't exceed ten taels of silver in total. But everything is your favorite food, which shows that they really put a lot of thought into it! Especially the braised pork elbow from Fanglinju, which is a long way from Zhengyang Gate."

"I know what's going on." The fourth brother nodded and didn't say much.

Su Peisheng, who was standing aside, understood clearly in his heart that the fourth brother must have remembered the kindness shown by the two brothers Yinwei.

The two brothers Yinyou risked offending the crown prince and were the first to visit the Fourth Master. What kind of brotherly love is this?

In addition, the amount of gifts given is naturally closely related to personal income. The annual salary of Yinyu and the Sixteenth Prince was only about ten taels per month.

This time, Yinyou and the Sixteenth Prince each contributed five taels of silver, which was more than one-third of their monthly pocket money.

A gift from afar may be small, but its friendship is profound!

Yinyou returned to Qianxi Sansuo and had just sat down to drink a sip of tea when he heard the crying and screaming of Laojiu who was being beaten with a stick from the opposite side.

"Sigh..." Yinwei couldn't help but frown, feeling somewhat unhappy.

It's like, your neighbor next door on the same floor has a dog that barks at all times of the day or night. Would you be annoyed?

Lao Jiu is a truly talented person.

However, Laojiu has a bad temper and will easily explode if he is not satisfied with a word.

To be honest, Yinyou had long wanted to stop being neighbors with Laojiu.

However, the ideal is full, and the reality is very skinny.

There are still a few years before the ninth prince is conferred the title of Beizi and moves out, so Yinyou can only endure it for the time being.

After all, the quarrel between brothers would definitely make Kangxi angry.

Moreover, the Ninth Prince has the support of the Eighth Prince, the Tenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince. If they really fall out, Yinyou will suffer a great loss sooner or later.

Anyway, the ninth brother beat his own servants, so Yinyou just had to play dumb.

Yinyu had just finished half a cup of tea when the maid Chunxi came in and squatted down and said, "Master, it was the little Li across the street who broke the porcelain vase that Master Jiu loved, and was punished by the Ministry of Punishment with twenty boards. Although he didn't kill him, his buttocks are broken. I'm afraid he can't work for a while."

Without rules, how can there be order?
The palace was taboo against the abuse of lynching. If palace maids and eunuchs committed crimes, they would be tried and executed by the Ministry of Punishment.

In the palace, if the maids or eunuchs made mistakes, there were many ways to punish them, such as holding a bowl on their head, kneeling, hitting the palms, hitting with a stick, pinching the thighs, etc. There were too many to list.

However, slapping is an absolute taboo in the palace. Palace maids and eunuchs are not allowed to be slapped even if they make serious mistakes.

Yinyu smiled slightly and waved his hand, signaling Chunxi to stand up and talk.

When Chunxi stood up straight, Yinyu asked her in a low voice: "Little Li was beaten, isn't Lihua sad?"

Chunxi blinked and whispered, "My Lord, although I didn't see Lihua crying secretly, I noticed that her eyes were red."

Yinyu smiled knowingly and ordered: "When you entered the palace, you learned the rules from Lihua. If you have the chance, go and comfort her."

"Yes." Chunxi nodded and agreed. She was about to leave when she suddenly remembered something. She squatted down and said, "Master, the thing that Lihua asked me to get..." She was a little shy and couldn't continue.

Yinyu thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I have brought it back from outside, but I have been busy recently and forgot to give it to you. I will ask Wulin to give it to you later."

Lihua is already 26 years old. Due to urgent physical needs, she and Xiao Lizi secretly become a couple.

Because Little Plum has no eggs, but Pear Blossom is in great demand, so an old item is needed to relieve boredom - the jade pestle!

In order to get close to Lihua, Chunxi pretends to be a couple with Wulin.

Wulin often followed Yinyu out of the palace and secretly helped Lihua bring back forbidden items. It was so convenient. As a result, the relationship between Lihua and Chunxi became closer than that of aunt and nephew.

(End of this chapter)