The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 204 Go to Jiangnan again
The second day of the Lunar New Year, according to the customs of the Bannermen, is the day when the husband accompanies his wife to return to her parents' home.

Yinyou had already agreed with Cuiqing and Huixiang that he would go to Cuiqing's parents' home in the morning and Huixiang's parents' home in the afternoon.

After the Crown Princess was deposed again, Cuiqing's brothers from her natal family all behaved themselves and did not dare to cause any trouble.

After all, Cuiqing was the legitimate wife of a prince, so Yinyou's arrangement was fair.

However, when Yinyou finished his breakfast and was about to go out, he suddenly received the good news that Nian Guanyin was pregnant.

In the Qing Dynasty, whether a woman was pregnant was mainly determined by whether her menstruation came. If her menstruation did not come, people would think she was pregnant.

Due to the backward conditions of the times, married women in ordinary families could only sew narrow strips of cloth and stuff some incense ash inside to resist the outflow of menstrual fluid.

Yinyou's conditions were extremely favorable, and all his women used extra-wide cotton menstrual underwear.

Menstrual panties are briefs made of cotton cloth and filled with a large amount of cotton.

One pair of menstrual underwear is definitely not enough. So prepare a hundred pairs and have your personal maid carry them so that they can be replaced at any time.

To be honest, no matter what era, as long as you have money and knowledge, many things can be handled flexibly.

Pregnancy was definitely a big deal, so Yinyu hurried to see Nian Guanyin.

To be honest, among all the women around Yinyu, Nian Guanyin had received the most love and should have been pregnant long ago.

The reason is actually very simple. Yinyu wanted to take advantage of Guanyin.

Ever since Concubine Nian entered Prince Yong's palace, as expected, she has enjoyed the treatment of being the exclusive favorite of the Fourth Prince.

As far as Yinyou knew, the fourth prince would sleep in the concubine's room every night.

Even during his menstrual period, the fourth son could not do anything and could only fall asleep soundly by hugging his concubine.

The emperors of the Qing Dynasty actually had a tradition of being loyal to one person for a certain period of time.

Huang Taiji favored Concubine Hai Lanzhu alone, Shunzhi only loved Concubine Dong E, and Qianlong was devoted to Empress Fucha.

Since Nian Guanyin was the second sister of Concubine Nian, it would be foolish of Yinyou if he did not take advantage of this relationship.

In addition, if Nian Guanyin gave birth to a son first, it would be of great help to Yinyu's future plans.

The Nian family’s ancestral home is Huaiyuan, Anhui, and they are authentic Han Chinese.

Later, although the Nian family raised the flag, their basic ancestry was still Han Chinese.

If Nian Guanyin gave birth to Yinyu's eldest son, she would naturally have the basis to attract Han officials.

The three emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong all had a serious tendency to favor Manchus over Han people.

Unfortunately, the Nian Guanyin is the flag of the Han army, so this does not bother them.

After all, Yinyou is the soul of a modern man and knows a lot of things.

Whenever it was Guanyin's estimated ovulation period, Yinyu would deliberately call her into the study and sow seeds in a targeted manner.

Hard work pays off, and Guanyin finally became pregnant.

After Yinyu entered the house, he held Nian Guanyin on his lap and said with a smile: "Take good care of yourself. Walk around more often and don't stay in the house stupidly. If you give birth to a big fat boy for me, I will guarantee you the title of concubine in the future."

Nian Guanyin had very bad luck. She was a concubine awarded by Kangxi to Yinyou.

The concubines in the Prince's Mansion are worthless and their status is only slightly higher than that of a maid.

It’s different for a concubine. She is considered one of the legitimate masters in the palace, and her value has skyrocketed to above the nine heavens.

After comforting Nian Guanyin, Yinyu accompanied Cuiqing to her parents' home.

Cuiqing's parents' home was deserted, with few cars and horses coming, and not even a single person coming to pay New Year's greetings could be seen.

Yinyou had long been accustomed to the fickleness of the world, so he naturally didn't take it seriously.

Cui Qing sighed, "Sir, in the past, during the New Year's Day, the front door of my mother's house was packed with people."

Yinyu knew that Cuiqing was speaking from her heart, so he took her hand and said, "There are crowds of people in front of our palace, but what's the use?"

As for these people, most of them have a mentality of seeking profit and avoiding harm. They will side with whoever is strong and help to step on whoever is weak. This has never changed in thousands of years.

The three Fudali brothers had been waiting obediently on the roadside in front of the gate.

Seeing Yinyou's carriage coming, they hurriedly bowed.

"Please be well, Prince Yu!"

"Get up." Yinyu took Cuiqing's little hand and walked towards the door.

Fu Dali secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Crown Princess was deposed, as long as Yinyou still loved Cuiqing, no one would dare to openly bully their Shi family.

Cuiqing's uncle Shi Wenzhuo has been working outside Beijing. There are no elders in the family, so there are not so many taboos between siblings.

It was winter and sitting on a chair would make your butt cold, so Yinyou simply pulled Cuiqing to sit on the warm kang.

The three Fu Dali brothers did not dare to act rashly and stood obediently by the kang.

Seeing that they were too reserved, Yinyu smiled and said, "I like lively atmosphere, please come up and sit down."

Now Yinyou is the only big backer that the Shi family can count on. How dare Fu Dali and the others disobey?

So, Fu Dali took the lead in taking off his boots and getting on the kang, and the three brothers sat around Yinyou.

Yinyu knew Cuiqing's family situation very well. Fu Dali was kind and never caused trouble.

Guanyinbao, it was Yinyou who suggested that he get a lucrative job as a horse breeder in the Imperial Household Department, and he was relatively law-abiding.

The only exception is Cuiqing's second brother Qingde, who spends his days carrying bird cages, flying hawks and running dogs, and flirting with other women.

Last time, Qingde seduced a little actor that Shou Beizi liked.

Shou Beizi caught Qingde cheating in bed and was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils, but he didn't dare to touch a hair of Qingde.

Nowadays, the important thing is that when beating a dog, you must first look at the owner!
Even if Shou Beizi bit his lips until they bled, he had to endure it and dared not lose face for Yinyu.

The Eighth Concubine's cousin, Prince An, was sent to the small dark prison of the clan house by Yinyu, so what was Shou Beizi to him?

A boss like Qingde, who is idle all day long, is bound to cause trouble.

Yinyu deliberately did not whip Qingde because he regarded him as a weather vane in the political arena.

Whoever touches Qingde is disobedient to Yinyou. There is nothing to say and he will just retaliate!

However, there is an essential difference between hooking up with a little actor and raping a decent girl.

In simple terms, Qingde can play pranks but cannot commit serious crimes!

Yinyu stared at Qingde and said coldly: "If you dare to break the law that will cost you your life, don't blame me for not saving you!"

Qingde lowered his head and whispered, "Master Jiu has been sending people to secretly watch me, trying to find something to hold against me and kill me. To be honest, I'm not stupid, so how could I dare to do anything reckless?"

Yinyou couldn't help but smile slightly. As long as you know what to fear, nothing serious will happen.

If you are not afraid of anyone, hehe, you will soon lose your head!
Qingde is very self-aware. He is not the Sixteenth or Eighteenth Prince. How could Yinyou risk everything to protect him?
Yinyou sat in the Shi family for about an hour, then left Cuiqing and got up and left.

At his father-in-law Nomuzi's place, Yinyou unexpectedly met the fourth son and the fourth wife.

The fourth brother smiled and said, "Your fourth sister-in-law insisted on dragging me along, saying that she was backing Hui Xiang up so that you wouldn't bully her."

The fourth lady pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "Master, it's you and the fifteenth brother. It feels like a long time since we last met. What does it have to do with me?"

Yinyou knew the truth. The truth was that the fourth concubine's three brothers and one younger brother were all mediocre and incompetent. The only relative from her mother's side she could rely on was her cousin Nuogang.

The fourth lady's father, Feiyanggu, was a good general and an important official, and was highly appreciated by Emperor Kangxi.

However, the Fourth Lady's brothers really lived up to the old saying, a good father produces good sons.

With the support of Yinyou, Nuogang not only took over Nomuzhi's position as the commander, but was also promoted to deputy governor-general due to his solid achievements.

Among the fourth brother's maternal family and his wife's family, the only high-ranking official who holds certain military power is Nuo Gang.

The Fourth Brother can use Nuo Gang, and it is even more impossible for the Fourth Lady to neglect her own cousin.

As long as you really want something, the relationship can't be bad!

This moment, that moment!

Different from the Shi family who behaved in a humble manner, Huixiang's family members all held their heads high.

With the support of the fourth brother and Yinyou, they are full of confidence!
After dinner, the Fourth Lady wanted to stay a little longer, but the Fourth Master was in a hurry to go back.

How could Yinyou not understand?

Concubine Nian is still at Nian's house, waiting for the fourth son to pick her up.

However, the more the fourth prince favored his younger concubine, the more beneficial it would be for Yinyu.

Huixiang is only the cousin of the Fourth Lady, while Nian Guanyin is the biological second sister of Concubine Nian. How can they be the same?

It just so happened that Yinyou also wanted to pick up Cuiqing, so he said goodbye to the Nuo family with the fourth brother.

On the way to pick up Cuiqing, Huixiang suddenly sighed and said, "My brother-in-law is just doing a favor to my cousin."

Yinyu nodded secretly. Huixiang was indeed very observant and could see the essence through the phenomenon.

"What about the master?" Yinyu took Huixiang's hand and asked her deliberately.

Hui Xiang smiled and said, "There are always five nights a month when the master always stays in my room. I am already satisfied!"

Yes, it is important to be content!

Yinyou had many women, and each of them was prettier than Huixiang. What could they use to compete for his favor?
However, Yinyou really did not treat Huixiang badly.

On the 30th of every month, Yinyu was like a hard-working bee. He would spend six nights making love with Cuiqing and five nights making love with Huixiang.

On the first day of going to court after the New Year, the palace issued an edict ordering Yinyou to inspect the military and political affairs of Jiangnan, with the Sixteenth Prince assisting him.

After boarding the ship from Tongzhou, Lao Shiliu, who was on a business trip for the first time, said excitedly: "This is the first time I have seen so many ships."

Yinyou smiled in silence. He was a prince, but it was his first time out of the capital. How pitiful!
This time when he went to the south of the Yangtze River, Yinwei specially brought Lin Qianqian with him, intending to revisit the old place.

Lin Qianqian’s maiden family is the Fang family from Wuxi.

Under tremendous pressure, the Fang family has expelled Lin Qianqian from the family.

As for Lin Qianqian’s ex-husband’s family, the Jiangning Lin family, hehe, it had collapsed long ago under the iron fist’s blow.

"Master, there are many pretty young wives in Jiangnan who are prettier than me." Lin Qianqian sat on Yinyou's lap and made a sour remark about the man's bad habits.

Yinyou smiled slyly. He was just like A'man, both of them liked other people's women!
(End of this chapter)