The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 68: There are informers everywhere (more updates, please give me a monthly ticket)
Yinyu did not want to win over anyone present. If everyone toasted him, he would drink. If no one toasted him, he would drink alone.

The most important thing for people in government is to clearly know their position and fundamental interests.

You can drink more, but don’t talk nonsense.

Seeing that Yinyou spoke very little, Tulihai racked his brains to liven up the atmosphere at the table, and the topic gradually turned to women.

These days, telling the truth can easily get you into trouble, and telling too many lies can easily cause your guests to be disgusted.

Tell dirty jokes and vulgar words, even if the emperor hears them, he will just laugh it off at most and will not take them seriously.

Tulihai told dirty jokes, and when Yinyou found them funny, he would laugh and clink his glasses with his own without saying a word.

Yinyu was a seasoned politician. He only wore his ears and pretended to be interested.

The imperial palace is the most cruel place in the world. If Yinyou doesn't watch his words and actions carefully, he will be imprisoned and die sooner or later.

After the banquet, under Tulihai's thoughtful arrangement, Yinyou moved into the main courtyard of the luxurious private residence.

After Errent returned to the military camp, he immediately wrote a secret letter and ordered it to be delivered to the palace as soon as possible.

At the same time, Tulihai also wrote a long letter of thousands of words to the fourth brother overnight, reporting the entire process of receiving Yinyou in detail.

After Shi Shipiu returned to the barracks, he first patrolled the night with a lantern, and then returned to the big tent and began to write a secret memorial to Kangxi word by word.

Before his death, Shi Lang repeatedly reminded his sons to stand firm in their loyalty to the emperor and not to compete for the top spot in anything.

After Yinyu bathed, he just sat down and drank half a cup of tea when he saw Wulin come in and whispered, "Master, Tulihai sent two little beauties to sleep with you. I didn't dare to agree and blocked them outside the courtyard gate."

"Well, very good, you did a great job." Yinyu praised Wulin with satisfaction, "There are still many good days in the future, and you must not be too careless."

Wu Lin, who was praised, became bolder and said with a smile: "Although I can't read a few words, I know that you, my master, don't care about beauties from a small place like Tongzhou."

Yinyou glanced at Wulin. Well, this kid has been serving him for quite some time. Even though he has no roots, he is smart and knows that Wulin doesn't like ordinary women.

As the assistant prince of the Ministry of Revenue, because of his huge influence on the fourth prince, it is no exaggeration to say that as long as Yinyou is willing, there are many people who want to flatter him and offer him money, gifts and beauties.

However, Yinyou had been accustomed to the stunning beauty of Concubine Mi since he was a child. To put it bluntly, he was almost immune to the temptation of beauty.

So far, the few women who have been married to Yinyu were all passive in their acceptance.

Yingyue and Qiutong were the princesses chosen for trial marriage according to palace rules. If they were not accepted, they would have no choice but to die. In addition, Chunji was given by the fourth prince, so Yinyu had to accept her as well.

Apart from this, there has been no woman who can catch Yinyu's eye.

After the formal wedding, no matter whether it is the principal wife or the concubine, there will definitely be at least one beautiful maidservant.

Damn, Yinyou is not a stud who will have sex with any woman he sees. How many women has he had?
Take the fourth brother for example. He really enjoys the feeling of being in power and is not that greedy for beauty.

However, it was common for Kangxi to force a few princesses on the fourth prince when he was selecting concubines.

Alas, Yinyu did not like Kangxi's bad habit of giving women to his sons. However, he had to admit the objective reality that this kind of thing was very likely to happen to him.

Have a good night's sleep.

The next morning, Yinyou had breakfast in the yard before walking to the inn next door.

When the servant of the Wang family was leading Yinyu inside, suddenly, a woman of outstanding appearance appeared on the side of the road. "My humble concubine Wang, greetings to the fifteenth master." The woman was stunned and seemed a little panicked, but she still knew to squat and salute.

As soon as Yinyu saw the goose-heart-shaped bun on the woman's head, he knew that she must be an unmarried daughter of the Wang family, and one of his cousins.

"Get up." Yinyu didn't even look at her, but took big steps and walked very fast as if he was avoiding the plague.

In the Qing Dynasty, where ethics and morals were strictly enforced, if Yinyu had even the slightest unclear connection with his unmarried cousin, under the tremendous pressure from Concubine Mi, he could not escape the fate of taking his cousin as a concubine.

From the perspective of the Wang family, they would definitely be happy to give their daughter to Yinyou as a concubine, so that they could maintain their wealth and status for a long time.

But Yinyou was not happy!

Damn it, I'm not a punk who can't get a beautiful woman. Do you, the Wang family, have to force an unmarried girl to show up in public?

In this era when women generally marry early, the so-called unmarried beauties are just little beauties whose bodies have not yet matured.

Well, everything is flat, how can there be any beauty in it?

Cao Aman, why do you like someone else’s wife?

Isn’t it because a beautiful married woman is mature in every way?
When Yinyou entered the room, Wang Guozheng and several of his sons had been waiting for a long time.

After the formalities were performed and after some tugging, Yinyou sat in the first seat below Wang Guozheng.

While tea was being served, Yinyu stood up from his chair and said, "Grandfather, according to the rules of the court, officials returning to the capital from other posts must first hand in their name cards to the palace and wait for an audience with Your Majesty. They cannot enter the capital without permission."

Wang Guozheng stroked his graying beard and nodded, saying, "Master Fifteen is absolutely right. I have already sent someone to Beijing and presented a sign requesting an audience."

After all, it was a private occasion, and even if there was some incongruity between Wang Guozheng's "Fifteenth Master" and Yinyou's "Grandfather", it was no big deal.

Since Wang Guo was present, Yinyou's uncles had no seats and could only serve on both sides.

Wang Guozheng was very concerned about Concubine Mi's recent situation and asked very detailed questions.

Yinyou also answered very clearly. In a nutshell, Concubine Mi's life was relatively peaceful and happy.

To be honest, if it weren't for his grandmother Huang, who was qualified to enter the palace to pay homage to Concubine Mi, Yinyu really intended to exaggerate Concubine Mi's situation to make it seem dark.

The two chatted for more than an hour, and Wang Guozheng finally felt relieved. He sighed and said, "Alas, I am sorry to Concubine Mi."

This statement was somewhat taboo, but it won Yinyou's favor.

There was obviously something else behind Wang Guozheng's words, which was to say that if he had not given Concubine Mi to Kangxi in the first place, they could have shared the happiness of family life now.

After all, having been a county magistrate for many years, Wang Guozheng is very familiar with the rules of officialdom, and there are some things that cannot be said openly even if you kill him.

In the government, it is common for everyone to pursue profit.

However, Wang Guozheng actually felt a little regretful for sending Concubine Mi into the cannibalistic palace. At least he still had some humanity in him.

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