The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 142 Don’t Be Rude
"Please be well, Master Fifteen!"

Starting from the Qianqing Gate all the way to the west warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, the greetings of the guards along the way were many times louder than usual!
Yinyou knew it in his heart. This was to express his gratitude to him for saving their lives and future!
The guards in the palace are actually divided into different levels.

The guards who were truly from the royal family or the eight major surnames, such as Nuolobu, Yarjiang'a, Longkodo and others, were, after all, a minority among the minority.

Although most of the guards were of Manchu origin, they were merely from noble families with military merits.

Outside, the children of noble families with military merits appear to be very valuable.

However, it is completely incomparable to the world-shaking scandal of the crown prince stealing the emperor's woman.

Not to mention anything else, even Yinyou himself was not happy to see the prince's ugly naked appearance.

There was no way Yinyou and the prince would see each other every time they looked up or down. How awkward was that?
Upon hearing that Yinyou had arrived, Kangxi summoned him immediately.

When Yinyou entered the room, the mischievous Old Eighteen was sitting on Kangxi's lap.

"Your Majesty, I, Yinyu, respectfully wish you the best of health."

"Get up."

"Have you completed the task?" Kangxi asked Yinyou with a smile while holding the Eighteenth Prince, as if the scandal last night had never happened.

Because the Eighteenth Prince was present, Yinyu said vaguely: "My Lord, I have been out of the palace and have taken care of everything!"

How could Kangxi not know that Yinyou left the palace with so many guards and imperial guards?

"Well, you've worked really hard. I'll give you ten days off to enjoy Changchun Garden and ride horses."

"Shekhan Amma Grace!"

Last time, Kangxi rewarded Yinyou with the privilege of riding a horse in front of the Qianqing Gate, but that was too ostentatious, and Yinyou didn't have the courage to enjoy this special treatment.

However, Changchun Garden is different. The rules are more than ten times more relaxed than those in the palace.
For Yinyou, who was in charge of the Imperial Household Department, enjoying horseback riding in Changchun Garden was much more cost-effective than giving him 500,000 taels of silver.

Since Changchun Garden was repaired, Kangxi spent most of his time in Changchun Garden throughout the four seasons of the year.

For the rest of the time, Kangxi took his trusted ministers to Rehe to escape the summer heat, and then went to Mulan Paddock to hunt.

It is no exaggeration to say that out of the twelve months of a year, Kangxi spent no more than one and a half months in the Forbidden City.

The father and son tacitly agreed not to mention the prince's scandal.

As long as Kangxi didn't mention this huge scandal, he would never mention it even if Yinyou's head was stuck in the door.

Kangxi praised the Eighteenth Prince for his intelligence and love of learning. Yinyou knew that this was a disguised way of praising him for being loyal and filial, and knowing how to share a lot of worries with his emperor and father.

When the conversation was in full swing, Yinwei's stomach started to growl.

Kangxi thought, from last night till now, almost noon, Yinyou might not have eaten a single grain of rice, right?
"Liang Jiugong, first get two steamed buns for your fifteenth master to fill his stomach." Kangxi said while holding the eighteenth master, "Today, the three of us will go out to eat and drink our fill, and then go to the opera together."

"Whoo."

Yinyou knew that Kangxi's fatherly love had suffered a severe blow from the crown prince, and he was trying to make up for it from him and the Eighteenth Prince.

After the father and his two sons slipped out of the palace, they found Ma Ji Da Lu Mian outside the front gate.

In the stew, black fungus, mushrooms, and pork belly are sliced thinly, topped with dried fringe flowers, a sprinkle of frangipani, some thinly sliced chicken breast and duck breast, some refreshing magnolia slices, and finally some braised shrimp oil. Guess what, that's a very particular and authentic dish!

Among the three father and sons, except for the Eighteenth Brother who was young and had a limited appetite and only ate half a bowl, Kangxi and Yinyou each ate two bowls of very solid noodles with gravy.

What Yinyou didn't expect was that Kangxi, who was in his fifties, actually ate up the leftover noodles that Old Eighteen hadn't finished.

While wiping his mouth, Kangxi burped and said, "I am far worse than Lian Po!"

There is a famous story about Lian Po being old, but still unable to eat. Who among the princes who have studied in the Shangshufang doesn’t know this?
Yinyou knew what Kangxi meant, that even though he was over 50 years old, he could not only eat two big bowls of noodles with gravy, but also have sex with ten women at night.

To be honest, the first four emperors of the Qing Dynasty must have had much better physical fitness than most emperors of the former Ming Dynasty due to their frequent practice of archery and horse riding!

The only drawback is that Kangxi's diet was mainly high in fish, meat and carbohydrates, which probably caused him to suffer from high blood pressure, high blood lipids, high cholesterol, and even high blood sugar.

More importantly, Kangxi had suffered a mild stroke. Although continued horseback riding alleviated the symptoms of the stroke, a stroke is a stroke and it is impossible to fully recover.

After eating and drinking their fill, the father and his two sons followed Lao Shiba's request and went to the teahouse to listen to storytelling.

Kangxi was more familiar with Beijing than Yinyou. He led his sons and found an ancient teahouse after many twists and turns, and went straight to the elegant seats on the second floor.

"Hey, Mr. Huang, you haven't come to drink tea for a while." The head shopkeeper who came to receive him personally greeted him and shouted loudly, "Three gentlemen, top-quality skimmed tea, 80% hot water, make three bowls!"

Yinyou nodded secretly. In a busy place like Qianmen where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, anyone who dares to open a teahouse must have some real skills!

Soon, two plates of watermelon seeds and some dried fruit preserves were brought in by the shopkeeper himself. Old Eighteen really liked to crack watermelon seeds, but he was almost eight years old and had just started to change his teeth.

"Crack." Old Eighteen just cracked a watermelon seed and cried out, and his front teeth fell out.

Kangxi personally raised the prince for decades, so he naturally knew that it was a normal physiological phenomenon for children to change their teeth.

Lao Shiba particularly liked the storytelling of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so he ordered the play "The Execution of Ma Su with Tears".

When the storyteller mentioned that Ma Su had set up camp on the mountain, Kangxi suddenly sighed and said, "Zhuge was cautious throughout his life, but unfortunately, he was not as good at judging people as Zhaolie."

Liu Bei's posthumous title was Emperor Zhaolie.

However, Kangxi always believed that Emperor Xian of Han was still alive, but Liu Bei had proclaimed himself emperor without authorization, which was obviously a hypocritical usurper!

Cao Pi usurping the Han Dynasty and Sun Quan proclaiming himself emperor were both understandable from Kangxi's perspective!
After all, it was beyond reproach that the Han lost its power and the many heroes chased it.

The Qing Dynasty's entry into the Pass was also the Ming Dynasty's destiny of losing its power to the rebels!

However, Liu Bei, under the banner of being a relative of the Han royal family, usurped the throne before Emperor Xian died. What a traitor!
"I don't agree with what this brother said!"

At this moment, a pale-faced scholar stood up from the next elegant seat and said passionately: "Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty is a foregone conclusion. Emperor Zhaolie personally continued the Han Dynasty's ancestral temple. This is the greatest good."

Yinyou had no interest in the boastful scholar. He just glanced at the scholar, saw his appearance clearly, then lowered his head, too lazy to look at him again.

Kangxi had been in power for decades, and he had been tired of seeing boastful people like Gao Shiqi accompanying him for more than twenty years.

The scholars of this era, if they do not participate in handling actual government affairs, are in most cases no better than Ma Su!
However, seeing that no one paid attention to him, the pale-faced scholar became more excited and said confidently: "The ancient Han Zhaolie is not to be feared, but I am afraid that the current Cao Pi is sleeping soundly beside me!"

Longkodo, who came with him for protection, was a typical warrior who didn't like reading. He simply couldn't understand what the modern Cao Pi meant.

However, Kangxi and Yinyou were both great scholars with extensive knowledge.

Especially Kangxi, who often embarrassed the Hanlin lecturers in the imperial court lectures several times a year. It is not an exaggeration to describe his academic level as a library full of books.

Yinyu was about to speak up for the pale-faced scholar, lest this fool get himself killed, but Kangxi said, "Ma Su's wife and sister are both beautiful, and they are all given to you!"

Alas, once the words came out of Kangxi's mouth, there was no going back!
No matter what era it is, we must control our mouths and never be mean!
"Long Lao San, arrest him!" Yinwei had no choice but to order the arrest.

Kangxi was actually in a very bad mood, and at this critical juncture, Yinyou really didn't dare to provoke him.

"Yeah." Longkodo didn't understand literature, but he knew that since Yinwei had given the order, he must execute it resolutely.

Now that the person has been arrested, it is obviously impossible to continue sitting there drinking tea and listening to storytelling.

When they left the teahouse, Kangxi told Yinyou: "Some arrogant people, relying on their education, dare to talk nonsense about state affairs. They must not be forgiven easily. The whole family will be demoted to your Aha, and no one will be pardoned without special decree."

"Whoo."

Yinyou thought to himself, OK, Kangxi really understands him. This has completely blocked the scholar's escape route.

Alas, in the Qing Dynasty, it really is true that you cannot speak carelessly!
Kangxi got on the carriage and returned to the palace. Longkodo brought a large number of people to raid the scholar's house.

When Longkodo finished his work and came back to report, he said with regret: "My Lord, this thief's wife has been dead for several years. He only has a widowed pretty sister at home. I brought her to you."

Yinyu waved his hand and ordered, "Take it to the backyard to wash clothes!"

To put it bluntly, Yinyou was used to seeing stunning women, and he had developed a high immunity to so-called beauties.

Given Yinyou's noble status and the supreme power he held, ordinary so-called beauties were simply not worth his attention.

Since Kangxi gave him ten days off, Yinwei simply stayed in the Prince's Mansion and refused to go out.

The first three days, I stayed in Cuiqing's courtyard. The middle three days, I stayed in Huixiang's courtyard.

For the remaining four days, Yinyou stayed in the main courtyard, hanging out with Lin Qianqian and Nian Guanyin.

Lin Qianqian, wearing a red bellyband with a mandarin duck pattern, is indeed a good student of Yinyu. She can learn almost any moves as soon as she is taught.

Lin Qianqian hugged Yinyu's neck tightly and said in a sweet voice, "Master, my legs are weak and I can't stand it any longer."

Yinyu was overjoyed and was about to put Lin Qianqian on the desk when he heard Wu Lin report from outside the window, "Master, your grandmother is here with your cousins to visit us."

Oh, what a bummer!

Yinyou had no choice but to change his clothes and come out to meet his grandmother.

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