The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 143 Helping Long Keduo

According to the visiting customs of this era, when a guest comes to visit, he should first hand in a visiting card and then make an appointment before visiting.

However, Yinyu's grandmother sent people to deliver messages several times, but Yinyu either refused to respond by staying in the palace or going to the government office.

This time, after Huang entered the palace and met Concubine Mi, she finally learned the exact news that Yinyou was awarded ten days of leave.

If Yinyou dared to avoid his grandmother when she came to visit him in person and Kangxi found out, his image as a filial son would be ruined!

Yinyu led Cuiqing and Huixiang to the gate to greet them.

Seeing ten sedan chairs parked in front of the door, Yinyou couldn't help but feel a tingling sensation on his scalp.

After Huang got off the sedan chair, Yinyu hurried forward to pay his respects and said respectfully, "Grandson Yinyu, I pay my respects to my grandmother."

"I am Huang, and I am here to meet the Fifteenth Master!"

Huang and Yinyou avoided each other's courtesy, each went their own way, and had nothing to do with each other.

"Meet my cousin!"

The nine cousins, all dressed up beautifully, stood in a row and squatted to salute Yinyu.

Cuiqing and Huixiang were both asked by their mother-in-law, Concubine Mi, to help the Wang family turn one of their cousins into Yinyu's concubine.

In fact, whether Yinyu took concubines or how many concubines he had had no impact on Cuiqing and Huixiang!
Yinyou's concubine, even if she was his cousin, was not included in the imperial genealogy and had a very low status!

Moreover, if Yinyou grew up with his cousin as childhood sweethearts, that would be a bit threatening.

However, Yinyu made it clear that he did not want to take his cousin as a concubine. Cuiqing and Huixiang also smiled as they watched the cousins from the Wang family, each of them vying with each other for beauty.

After Huang sat in the main courtyard, she deliberately said, "You live so comfortably here. I don't want to leave after coming here!"

Yinyou just felt a headache. How could this be so unreasonable?
To be honest, it didn't matter to Yinyu whether he had one more concubine or one less.

Not to mention the concubines, even Cuiqing and Huixiang were well behaved and did not dare to cause trouble in the backyard.

However, Yinyu was disgusted by the Wang family's efforts to preserve their wealth.

If it were just the Wang family, Yinyu would have ten thousand ways to deal with them.

However, there was a mother in the middle who loved to support her brother and her mother's family, which gave Yinyu a headache.

Since Huang is here, Yinyou must accompany her to play in the back garden.

However, when they were halfway through the tour of the back garden, Kangxi, accompanied by his concubine and the Eighteenth Prince, also arrived.

"Fifteenth brother, Khan Ama has been nagging, why haven't you come to the palace for so many days?" Old Eighteen had lost his front teeth and his voice was lisp.

Yinyou told him everything about how the cat lived happily at home.

Kangxi also knew that Yinyou never formed a clique.

"What are you doing in the mansion today?" Kangxi asked Yinyou casually.

If Kangxi didn't ask, Yinyu could have kept silent. However, since Kangxi asked, Yinyu had to tell the truth about his grandmother and cousins coming to their house to play.

"Oh, you actually have nine cousins. Then call them all over and let me take a look at them?"

To be honest, except for one who was pretty, the rest of Yinyou's cousins were not good-looking and were not afraid to be seen by Kangxi.

The current Kangxi hid many beauties offered from Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions in Changchun Garden. His aesthetic views had long been similar to those of the literati in Jiangnan.

All nine cousins came, standing in a row in their graceful dresses!
Kangxi looked at them carefully. Well, it was obvious that all the essence of the Wang family had been absorbed by Concubine Mi alone.

"Sanlang, I plan to pick one from among them to be a concubine for Xiao Shiwu. Your vision must be impeccable, so please help Xiao Shiwu pick one?" When Concubine Mi said this, Yinwei secretly thought that something bad was going to happen.

However, in the Qing Dynasty, it was natural for a mother to take a concubine for her son, and it could not be refused in person!

Kangxi had always been in a bad mood, and it was only after being served by Concubine Mi that he felt relieved that he agreed to take her out for a walk.

"Well, I think she's the one!" Kangxi pointed at the most beautiful Wang Yingyue, and it was decided!
In fact, Kangxi also heard some things about the Wang family from Yinyou.

But, who doesn’t have a few weird relatives?

Not to mention others, just look at Kangxi's maternal clan, the Tonggiya clan, which is simply a base camp for weird relatives.

Last time, Orondei openly fired a gun while hunting in the royal forbidden garden. If Kangxi had taken it seriously, he would have been ordered to commit suicide!
Yinyou knew that as long as his mother was determined to be a brother-supporting woman, he would be unable to escape her clutches sooner or later.

Concubine Mi is only in her early thirties, and Kangxi can still live another ten years!
Forget it, why make my own mother unhappy?

So, Yinyou accepted it with a pinch of his nose!

The Wang family finally got what they wanted, and Concubine Mi was extremely happy.

That night, Kangxi stayed overnight at Yinyou's place. Concubine Mi did her best to serve Kangxi and made him feel very comfortable.

Perhaps, the Wang family was worried that the longer the night went, the more trouble there would be. After only a few days, they prepared a sedan chair and sent the girl from the Wang family to the Beile Mansion through a side door.

In the Qing Dynasty, the first wife and the second wife of a prince were married through formal marriages, while the concubines were married through marriage.

Historically, when Qianlong's biological mother was carried into Prince Yong's mansion, she was only carried in a sedan chair. However, Qianlong's biological mother, Niuhulu, was so ugly that even though she took care of the sick fourth son and made great contributions, the fourth son only touched her once.

However, just after that one time of sex, Nianhulu became pregnant with Qianlong.

On the night that his cousin Wang Yingyue entered the mansion, Yinyu did not consummate the marriage with her, but instead made love with Lin Qianqian.

The next day, not long after Yinyou entered the Imperial Household Department, he was called by Kangxi.

"Alas, your uncle is ill, please accompany me to visit him!"

In today's Qing Dynasty, who else could be Yinyou's uncle other than Tong Guowei?
The Tong family has two dukes in one family, and their two first-class dukehouses are right next to each other, occupying an entire alley.

This is actually quite similar to the Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion in Dream of the Red Chamber.

Kangxi sat in the carriage, Yinyou rode a horse, and Longkodo followed outside the carriage on foot.

As for Wu Shi, the most favored first-class guard, he was sent to Xi'an by Kangxi to serve as deputy governor under the Xi'an general.

There was no way. Whenever Kangxi saw Wu Shi, he would inevitably think of the ugly appearance of the prince exposing his eggs.

The emperor now had a shadow in his heart, so Wu Shi had no choice but to leave the glamorous world of the capital.

To be fair, Kangxi was not as mean as Yongzheng, and he really did not treat Wu Shi unfairly.

The first-class guard in the palace was of the third rank, while the deputy governor was a red-topped official of the second rank.

However, Yinyou knew that as long as Kangxi was alive, Wu Shi's future would be over.

This guy's rise in the officialdom really depends a lot on luck.

Yinyou glanced at Longkodo who was running fast. If this guy had switched shifts with Wu Shi that day, haha, the person who went to Shaanxi to serve as deputy governor-general would be Longkodo.

Tong Guowei was so sick that he could not get out of bed. After Kangxi got out of the car, he walked and ran to the main house of the Tong family.

Yinyou was worried that Kangxi would fall, so he quickly called Longkodo to support the emperor on both sides.

Tong Guowei, lying on the sickbed, burst into tears as soon as he saw Kangxi.

Kangxi hurriedly sat down beside the bed and held Tong Guowei's hand tightly, squeezing it very hard, fearing that if he let go, death would take his only uncle away.

"Your Majesty, I am almost dying..." Tong Guowei gasped for breath and couldn't even finish his words.

At this time, Kangxi had completely forgotten that when he reinstated the crown prince, Tong Guowei actually took the lead in opposing him.

In fact, when Tong Guowei was seriously ill, the most important issue for the old Tong family was who would inherit the hereditary first-class Cheng'en Duke.

As for the Minister of State Council and the Minister in Charge of the Imperial Guard, these were official positions and responsibilities, and it was impossible for them to be inherited by the Tong family.

Tong Guowei finally managed to even out his breathing, and said with great difficulty: "Your Majesty, I would like my title to be inherited by my eldest son Ye Keshu. Please grant me your approval."

When Yinyou heard this, he deliberately moved his feet and looked at Longkodo calmly.

Longkodo's face turned pale, his lips were trembling, and his hands were clenched tightly!
Haha, Yinyou had also heard about the affairs of the old Tong family.

Tong Guowei had eight sons in total, among whom the first three, including Longkodo, were born to his wife Hesheli.

To put it bluntly, Longkodo was also a legitimate son, but he was born later and was only the third legitimate son.

Yinyou and Kangxi were both very clear about Tong Guowei's thoughts.

The eldest son Ye Keshu and the second son De Kexin were both incompetent, but Longkodo was favored by Emperor Kangxi. If Ye Keshu inherited the title, he would have a stable life!

As for Longkodo, if he relies on his own hard work in the future, he can at least become a provincial governor!

However, the parents helped the weak and helped the strong, mistakenly thinking that they were treating everyone equally, so their sons should be satisfied, right?
In fact, strong children will think that their parents are deliberately suppressing them, and weak children will think that it is a well-deserved benefit and will not be grateful for their parents' help!
Once their parents leave, brothers will become enemies in the blink of an eye!

In particular, Tong Guowei's first-class Cheng'en Duke is a hereditary title.

As long as the title was given to Ye Keshu, Longkodo's branch of the Tong family was immediately kicked out of the Manchu noble family.

Without even a title, what’s the point of being a noble?

Others certainly didn't know, but Yinyu used this incident to understand a mysterious case in history.

In a flash, Longkodo, who could gather 30,000 soldiers, finally defected to the fourth brother. This was probably closely related to Tong Guowei's favoritism towards Ye Keshu.

Just as Kangxi was about to agree to Tong Guowei's request, he suddenly heard Yinyou cough twice.

Turning around and seeing Longkodo with a very unhappy expression on his face, Kangxi understood everything almost instantly.

If he just agreed to Tong Guowei's request, then all the time Kangxi had cultivated Longkodo over the years would have been in vain.

"Uncle, you should rest assured and recuperate. I have brought a few imperial doctors and ordered them to stay here..." Kangxi began to play dumb and practice Tai Chi.

After Tong Guowei fell asleep, Kangxi sat beside the bed for half an hour before returning to the palace.

From that day on, whenever Longkodo saw Yinyou, he would wag his tail and show his courtesy to him!
PS: The two regular updates are delivered on time. If you have received a lot of monthly tickets, there will be an extra update tomorrow morning! During the Spring Festival, not only have I not stopped updating, but there may be extra updates. Sikong has worked very hard!

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