The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 13 There are many famous people and right and wrong

That day, after school, when the Tenth Prince walked past Yinyou, he stopped unprecedentedly and extended a friendly invitation.

"Fifteenth brother, we brothers haven't gathered together for a long time. When you are free, come to my place to enjoy the moon and drink tea."

Yinyu quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, brother Ten. When I have time, I will definitely come to bother you."

Who doesn't say polite words? Anyway, it's just a perfunctory gesture to save face.

Unlike the ninth brother, the tenth brother, because of his noble birth, even though he has no title yet, he has moved out of the palace and lived alone.

Perhaps out of some concerns, Kangxi did not do anything too obvious and never clearly announced the annual salary of the Tenth Prince.

However, Yinyou also knew that all expenses in the Tenth Prince's mansion were allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

They are all sons of Kangxi, but who can blame the fact that the tenth son’s biological mother is Consort Wenxi, Niuhulu?
One of the four famous ministers of the Shunzhi Dynasty, the first-class duke Ebilun, was the tenth brother's Guo Luomafa (maternal grandfather).

Alinga, the current Minister of the Imperial Guard, who is a staunch supporter of the Eighth Prince's party, is the uncle of the Tenth Prince.

What is more interesting is that after the death of the tenth prince’s wife, his second wife, Hesheli, was actually the maternal cousin of Crown Prince Yinreng.

However, even with this relationship, the tenth brother still unhesitatingly supported the eighth brother and ignored the crown prince.

On the way back to the prince's residence from the shooting hall, Yinyu was chatting and laughing with the Sixteenth Master, when he heard Wu Lin report, "Master, Sixteenth Master, Twelfth Master is catching up from behind."

Yinyou turned his head and saw that the Twelfth Master was indeed not far behind him.

Alas, it is true that when you are famous you are prone to gossip!
Yinyou sighed secretly, and led the Sixteenth Prince to stand at the edge of the palace wall, waiting for the Twelfth Prince to come.

The twelfth prince is already married, but his mother's family is of humble origin and he still lives in a cramped residence.

In terms of age, the Twelfth Prince is eight years older than Yinyou and can be considered the eldest brother.

However, the twelfth brother had always been a loner before. He neither fawned on the crown prince nor got close to the eighth brother. He was considered a lone ranger.

When the twelfth brother approached, he was the first to bow and said with a smile: "Fifteenth brother, sixteenth brother, in a few days, it will be my little birthday, Guo Luomafa. When the time comes, let's go there to have a drink and help me show my support, okay?"

It was not a big deal. Seeing that the Sixteenth Prince had no objection, Yinyu nodded and agreed.

After they parted, Old Sixteen frowned and said, "Fifteenth brother, Twelfth brother's Guo Luomafa is a heavy drinker and has done very poorly. He has always been a fifth-rank doctor. But I heard that his uncle is actually Tuoheqi?"

Yinyou couldn't help but smile slightly. The news that the Sixteenth Prince knew was already old news.

The situation of Old Twelve is actually quite strange.

His grandfather Tuoerbi had no talent and was not favored. He was only a fifth-rank doctor. However, his uncle Tuoheqi was the current commander of the infantry.

As everyone knows, in the capital, the commander of the infantry is considered the emperor's absolute confidant.

If the commander of the infantry is unreliable, the emperor will definitely not be able to sleep well.

What’s even more interesting is that Prince Twelve’s wife, Fu Cha, is actually the daughter of Ma Qi, the current Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace.

To be honest, if any adult prince had such a strong background as the Twelfth Prince, he would definitely covet the throne.

However, perhaps because his adoptive mother, Su Malagu, taught him too well, the Twelveth Child has always been law-abiding and never tried to stand out.

Objectively speaking, Kangxi didn't care much about his twelfth son.

The Twelfth Master is now twenty-two years old, but he has never held any responsibilities, let alone been in charge of a ministry. He has always been studying quietly in the Shangshufang.

Although it is said that one has flesh and blood, Kangxi, who had more than a dozen sons, only had eyes for the Crown Prince Yinreng, the Eighth Son, and a few other sons.

Although the other princes enjoyed a life of luxury, they were essentially insignificant figures in the palace.

To be honest, if the invitation was from a troublemaker like the eldest brother, even if Yinyou had all the free time, he would never take the Sixteenth Brother to get involved in such muddy water.

As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, each one is different.

The third, fourth and thirteenth brothers all belong to the East Palace Party, while the ninth, tenth and fourteenth brothers all belong to the Eighth Master Party.

The fifth, seventh, twelfth, Yinyou and sixteenth were all considered to be spectators who did not cause trouble.

No matter who has the last laugh in the end, they are all willing to be wise kings!
Back at the prince's residence, Yinyou was drinking tea. Chunxi came in and whispered, "Master, it was you who asked me to remind you that Aunt Li's adopted son is getting married tomorrow afternoon. You said you wanted to go in person to join in the fun."

Yinyu nodded repeatedly, and praised Chunxi with a smile, saying, "Very good. If it weren't for your timely reminder, I would have almost forgotten such an important matter."

Aunt Li was originally the head aunt of Yinyu. She was released from the palace because she was seriously over the age limit.

Aunt Li, who was nearly 40 years old, had no chance of getting married, so she adopted her nephew as her adopted son so that he could take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life.

Anyway, her brother has five sons, and he was always worried that he wouldn't be able to collect the five betrothal gifts to marry his daughter-in-law.

Because Aunt Li was Yinyu's nanny and had been serving him since childhood, Yinyu planned to give Aunt Li a big favor.

The next afternoon, after school, Yinyou left the palace through Shenwu Gate, surrounded by Yuzhu and Li Ding.

Outside the Shenwu Gate, there was an inconspicuous carriage parked. This was the carriage that Li Ding had prepared in advance.

Yinyou walked slowly to the front of the carriage. Yuzhu and Li Ding supported his arms on the left and right, and helped him step onto the long bench and get into the carriage.

After Yinyou sat firmly in the carriage, Yuzhu and Li Ding mounted their horses and stood by on both sides of the carriage to serve him at any time.

In today's capital, the royal gardens and the palaces of the princes and nobles are almost all concentrated in the west of the inner city, so there has always been a saying that the west city is noble.

Aunt Li belonged to the Manchu Plain White Banner, and her home was located in Songguniang Hutong, south of Dongzhimen Street.

The carriage drove slowly towards the east. Yuzhu saw Yinyu lifting the curtains and admiring the street view outside, and hurriedly reminded him, "Master, it's dusty outside and the road stinks everywhere. Don't get yourself covered in dust."

Yinyou did smell a strange mixture of feces and urine, which was disgusting, but there was nowhere to hide.

In today's Beijing city, because there are no public toilets, passers-by urinate and defecate anywhere.

After a long time, the streets and alleys in Beijing were filled with stench.

Therefore, when the emperor travels, Shuntian Prefecture and the two counties of Daxing and Wanping will dispatch a large number of people in advance to bring loess to pave the road and then sprinkle water to clean the streets.

Li Ding was quite experienced. He had lit agarwood in the carriage in advance to prevent Yinyou from vomiting.

To paraphrase the conversation between Lu Su and Sun Quan: "All the ministers can surrender, except the lord!"

The four Hahazhuzi around Yinyu were all close friends with "Fifteenth Master" engraved on their foreheads. Unless they were forced to death by Kangxi, they were all the most trustworthy younger brothers.

Because, even if they betrayed Yinwei, the Hahazhuzis' future would be ruined, and they would be worse off than dead because of being stabbed in the back by others.

Back then, Kangxi captured Oboi thanks to the concerted efforts of the Haha beads.

(End of this chapter)