The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 147 Stubborn Bull
In the blink of an eye, it was Concubine De's birthday.

The current Defei is no longer the little palace maid who lived in fear and watched the face of Concubine Tong Jia.

Defei's two biological sons and one adopted son all hold real power.

The powerful prince, the powerful beile and the powerful beizi, three powerful sons, lined up in a row, who can compete with them?
Among all the women in the palace, even Concubine Mi who had three biological sons was far less glorious than Concubine De!

"Master, the birthday gift for Master De has been prepared." Cui Qing, who was in charge of the housekeeping, said with a smile, "One thousand taels of silver, plus a box of pearls from the seaside. Your thoughtfulness is already very generous!"

Cuiqing was talking about Dezhu son, not Defei mother.

Don’t underestimate it, there is only a difference of two words, but the meaning is as different as heaven and earth!

Yinyou clearly heard it, but pretended not to understand.

Defei's attitude towards her own son, the Fourth Son, was just like this, let alone Yinyou, the sham adopted son?

In the palace, who else but Concubine De could be the woman who turned her own son, the Fourth Son, into half her enemy because of her partiality?

Although Yinyu's biological mother, Concubine Mi, was partial to her natal family, she only forced Yinyu to take his cousin as a concubine, and that was the end of it.

It was different with Concubine De. She wished she could empty out the Yonghe Palace to compensate for the Fourteenth Prince's partiality. Even the usually virtuous Fourth Lady couldn't stand it.

On Concubine De’s birthday, Yinyu would definitely pay the heaviest price among all the expenses in the Prince’s Mansion.

Cuiqing, on the other hand, just made a set of top-quality jade headpieces as a token of her appreciation, to celebrate her adoptive mother-in-law's birthday.

Huixiang is the cousin of the Fourth Lady, and her relationship with Concubine De is even closer than Cuiqing's.

So, Huixiang contributed a completely white jade Guanyin.

Concubine De is a Buddhist, and few people in the palace don't know this.

When Yinyou was about to make some comments, the fourth son and his fourth wife came to the door angrily.

As soon as they met, the fourth brother angrily cursed: "That dog slave Nian Gengyao is so arrogant. How dare he pretend that he doesn't know about my mother's birthday?"

Tomorrow is Concubine De's birthday, but Nian Gengyao is still indifferent. It is obvious that he really does not take the fourth brother seriously.

Yinyu could only persuade him: "Fourth brother, forget it, everyone has their own aspirations, you can't force them!"

Nian Gengyao has already been appointed as the governor of Sichuan. Even if the fourth brother wants to bring him down, he must find a suitable reason!

The fourth brother was so angry that he took a gulp of the hot tea. His tongue was burned and bounced. He said, "That dog slave, sooner or later, one day..."

The Fourth Lady quickly coughed lightly to remind the Fourth Master not to speak ill of him.

The fourth son ignored the fourth lady and continued to curse: "That dog slave should be cut into pieces..."

His words came true. The overly arrogant Nian Gengyao was later ordered to commit suicide in Hangzhou!

Huixiang took the Fourth Lady's arm and comforted the Fourth Lady: "Forget it, brother-in-law, why bother getting angry with a slave?"

Whether it is the crown prince or the fourth prince, they both care particularly about the kinship on their wife's side, and this is definitely not a coincidence.

From the fourth brother's perspective, Yinyou was his good brother.

However, the fourth brother’s younger brothers, there are more than a dozen of them, and they are not worth anything at all!

Judging from the relationship with the Fourth Lady, the only one who is qualified to call her brother-in-law is Huixiang!

Yinyou knew the fourth brother's thoughts best. The fourth brother's followers finally had a provincial governor, but the governor refused to pay any attention to him. How embarrassed was the fourth brother?
Although he cursed, the fourth brother was not willing to destroy Nian Gengyao, and instead set his sights on Nian Gengyao's youngest sister.

The fourth brother had already informed Yinyu privately that when Nian Gengyao's third sister took part in the selection the year after next, Yinyu must secretly help her and send her to Prince Yong's Mansion.

There was no reason for Yinyu to refuse!

Among the three sisters of the Nian family, Concubine Nian is not only extremely beautiful, but also has superb skills in winning over men.

In the old drama, the fourth prince was so angry that he asked Concubine Nian to take off her armor, but it was actually a nonsense interpretation.

In real history, it was not until Concubine Nian passed away that the fourth prince murdered Nian Gengyao!

Early the next morning, Yinyu brought Cuiqing and Huixiang into the palace with a sign to congratulate Concubine De on her birthday.

It was also a coincidence that I ran into Old Fourteen's family on the road.

"Hello, Fourteenth Brother..." Yinwei was waiting by the roadside in advance. He bowed to him only after the Fourteenth Brother came closer.

The Fourteenth Prince didn't even look at Yinyou and just walked straight past him.

Fourteenth Concubine Wanyan came over and explained, "Fifteenth brother, don't bother with him. Alas, he is so angry so early in the morning, as if he had taken some medicine."

Yinyou would never bother with the Fourteenth Prince!

In the future, after the fourth brother ascends the throne, he will definitely need Yinyu’s assistance when dealing with his younger brother!

Hehe, even though the fourteenth brother is having fun today, I’m afraid that the fourth brother will put himself on the list in the future!
The fourteenth prince's concubine, Shushujueluo, had a good relationship with Huixiang because of their father's good relationship.

The Manchurian aunties, before participating in the talent show, as long as they can keep their virginity intact, they can do almost anything!

Shushujueluo bit Huixiang's ear and whispered, "The Fourth Master's birthday gift is rather meagre, and our Master is not happy!"

Huixiang smiled slightly and said, "According to what you said, our master's birthday gift will be even less." It's impossible for the adopted son's birthday gift to exceed that of the fourth son, the biological son, right?

Take a look at the gift list, the birthday gift cannot be hidden from others!
It is actually quite normal that the Fourteenth Prince received a very heavy gift alone, while the Fourth Prince and Yinyou received less.

Since the mother dares to openly show favoritism, the stubborn fourth child might as well let the fourteenth child take the limelight.

Alas, there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. These six words just show the fourth brother’s true feelings at this moment.

After arriving at Yonghe Palace, surprisingly, the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Lady had already arrived and were talking to Concubine De.

"Your Majesty, please be well, Mother."

After the formalities, Yinyu immediately stood behind the fourth prince. Cuiqing and Huixiang followed suit and mixed with the fourth prince.

After all, today is Concubine De's birthday, so she said happily, "Bring some stools over, and everyone can sit down and talk with me."

The fourteenth prince was used to sitting next to Concubine De, and when the eunuch brought a stool, he ignored the fourth prince and sat down next to his mother.

The fourth brother looked at the fourteenth brother coldly, but deliberately did not sit down.

Hey, if the fourth brother doesn’t sit, Yinyou definitely won’t be able to sit.

As a result, out of the whole room of people, only Old Fourteen sat down, while the others stood and did not dare to sit down.

The Fourteenth Prince immediately became furious and shouted at the Fourteenth Lady: "My mother asked you to sit down, why didn't you sit down?"

Hehe, the implication of indirect criticism is very strong!
The Fourteenth Lady felt very aggrieved, but she did not dare to lose face for her husband in front of her mother-in-law, so she had to sit there obediently.

Cuiqing and Huixiang were both very calm and would only sit down if Yinyu asked them to.

When it comes to life and a man’s love, it’s the most important thing for Cuiqing and Huixiang!
To be honest, whether or not they please Concubine De is not that important to Cuiqing and Huixiang.

Concubine De was originally in a good mood, but how could she feel comfortable when her two sons were throwing tantrums in front of her?
"Fifteenth son, sit down and talk." Defei knew that the fourth son was a stubborn person, so she decided to attack Yinyou first.

Yinyu cupped his hands and said, "How can I have a seat in front of my mother's carriage?"

In the royal family, as long as it comes to the relationship between the emperor and his subjects, Yinyou’s words are absolutely correct!
Yinyou was not stupid. He always maintained an attitude of standing together with the fourth prince and was not afraid of angering Concubine De.

Even though the Fourteenth Prince is the Fourth Prince's younger brother, he doesn't understand the Fourth Prince's temper as well as Yinyu.

The fourth brother is a very narrow-minded person when he gets into a fight.

At this time, no matter whether it is reasonable or not, Yinyou must follow the fourth brother's wishes!

The so-called meanness and ingratitude are inevitably related to whether one has a broad mind.

To be honest, the fourth brother's mind is far worse than Kangxi's!
If Ma Qi dared to fight back during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, he would have been killed by the Fourth Prince!
After all, Defei had seen the world, so she suppressed her anger and said a few polite words before sending the Fourth Prince and Yinyou out, using the excuse of feeling unwell.

The fourth brother deliberately stood near the Yonghe Palace for about a quarter of an hour, but he never saw the fourteenth brother being kicked out.

"Oh, Concubine Mi is still the best!" The fourth brother's sigh is unforgettable.

Yinyou knew what the fourth prince meant, that although Concubine Mi favored the eighteenth prince a little, she did not do it too obviously.

Hehe, it is very common for mothers and children to have disagreements.

How dare Yinyou, an outsider, interrupt?
Seeing that Yinyou didn't say anything, the fourth brother stomped his feet in hatred, and led the fourth wife out of the palace angrily.

On the way back home, Cuiqing comforted Yinyou and said, "Master, when we get back, I will ask Ziqiang to take good care of you while you take a bath."

Yinyou held Cuiqing's hand. Well, this wife is not only extremely beautiful, but also really considerate!

Yinyou, who had always liked to have sex with women, was taken care of by Cuiqing and Ziqiang after returning home, and he felt very comfortable.

In the backyard of the Prince's Mansion, thanks to Yinyu's foresight, Cuiqing and Huixiang were separated at the beginning of their marriage. No matter how big the conflicts in the family were, they were just a storm in a teapot.

As the saying goes, even a fair judge cannot settle family disputes!
It is obviously impossible to keep things completely even-handed when it comes to household chores.

However, Yinyu had mastered the art of adding more water to the noodles and more water to the noodles.

Cuiqing got an extra jade hairpin today, and Huixiang will have an extra gold bracelet on her wrist tomorrow.

The next day at noon, Yinyou had just returned to the signing room of the Imperial Household Department when he heard shocking news.

Prince Ping Narsu was whipped several times by the angry prince.

The cause of the incident was actually not complicated. Prince Ping drank too much and wanted to send the guests of the palace back.

As a result, during the night curfew, the Eight Banners soldiers guarding the fence refused to let in.

Prince Ping Narsu was very angry and whipped the Eight Banners soldiers who were in charge of the night curfew.

Now, the prince has also beaten Narsu, haha, things are more complicated!
Yinyou guessed that Kangxi would most likely seek him out to discuss countermeasures, so he deliberately left the palace and went to Shangsiyuan.

However, when Yinyu was halfway there, he was caught up by Liang Jiugong.

"Fifteenth Master, the Emperor has ordered you to appear before the Emperor in the Palace of Heavenly Purity!"

PS: Happy New Year to all of you gentlemen. I wish you all a happy new year, good health and a good job!

(End of this chapter)