The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 74: Ten Dragons Conference
The whole morning, all the guests were princes and their wives from the royal family. Except for the Sixteenth Prince who had asked for leave in advance, Yinyu's brothers were still studying in the Shangshufang.

As time went on, the number of guests increased.

It was still the same old rule, Yinyou stayed inside to entertain the guests, while the Sixteenth Prince sat at the gate.

Shortly after the time of leaving the government office at 3 p.m., a voice suddenly came from the gate, announcing, "Eighth Master, Ninth Master, Tenth Master, Fourteenth Master, here we are!"

Yinyou wanted to laugh a little. The Four Dragons Group of the Eighth Prince’s party finally made their debut.

At the gate, Yinyou just walked down the stairs and saw the eighth brother coming out of the sedan chair.

"Greetings, my dear brother." Yinyu quickly bowed and saluted.

The Eighth Elder personally helped Yinyu up and said with a beaming face, "Fifteenth Brother, congratulations, triple happiness has come to you. Today is your housewarming celebration, and it's all my fault. I'm really too busy and couldn't spare the time to help. However, I only dared to come to your house with the grace of Khan Ama."

Wow, the Eighth Prince is worthy of being the Eighth Wise King. Yinyou really didn’t expect what he would do.

Yinyou quickly gave orders, opened the central door, set up the incense table, and prepared to receive the order.

After everything was ready, Lao Ba stood in the middle of the main house in the middle of the hall and said in a deep voice, "The Khan's father has ordered that the fifteenth son of the emperor, Yinyou, be rewarded with six thousand taels of silver, five hundred pieces of silk, and a blue-and-white imperial horse. This is the decree."

"Your son Yinyu, I accept your order and thank you!"

The Eighth Prince rarely makes a move, but when he does, it's a powerful move. I wonder how he convinced Kangxi?
"Fifteenth brother, you have just moved out of the palace, so you should not be well off, right?" The Eighth Brother said sincerely, "If you are short of money, I will lend it to you."

Although the gifts were awarded by Kangxi, the favor fell on the eighth brother.

What is a wise king? The old eight in front of us is one.

Three women are a play, and the dragons in the house are also a play.

The gift that Old Thirteen brought was very shabby, but his words were very heartwarming.

"Fifteenth brother, I am a poor brother without a proper job, and I never save money, so I can only take out fifty taels." The Thirteenth Brother spread out his hands, looking as if it was just that much and he couldn't do anything about it even if he was disgusted.

Yinyou already knew what kind of person the Thirteenth Prince was.

Ever since Concubine Min died, no one has cared about this kid. He has been used to spending money lavishly and is a complete moonlighter.

"Brother Thirteen, what are you talking about?" Yinyu held Old Thirteen's arm and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "There is good wine, which I specially saved for you."

Lao Shisan is a freak. He doesn't like rice wine or grape wine, but likes the white wine that the dock porters drink.

Rice wine is too mellow and not spicy enough, and Lao Shisan really can't get used to it.

Hearing that there was good wine, the Thirteenth Old Man's eyes lit up and he asked Yinyu in a low voice: "White?"

"White." Yinyu smiled slightly and added, "Very strong, one pot will do."

Since the separation of the palace, Yinyou has tinkered with the primitive equipment for distilling liquor and got a few bottles of liquor with a concentration of about 30%, waiting for the Thirteenth Prince to come.

This guy, Old Thirteen, is not lustful or money-loving, he just loves liquor.

"Really?" Old Thirteen immediately perked up and asked Yinyu, "Where is the wine?"

Yinyu turned around and told Wulin: "Go, pour a cup for your Thirteenth Master. Don't pour too much, just one cup."

"Yes." Wu Lin took the order and left.

When welcoming the seventh brother into the house, Yinyou suppressed his strong curiosity and deliberately did not look at his feet.

Alas, the seventh child was even more miserable than Yinyou. When he just came out of his mother's belly, he was disabled with one leg long and the other short.

The seventh brother, who had a crippled foot, lost his right to inherit the throne at an early age, and his personality was somewhat eccentric.

However, Xianfeng, who also suffered a leg disability from the fall, was much luckier. He was actually chosen by Daoguang as the new master of the empire.

Objectively speaking, Daoguang's judgment was very accurate. If he had chosen Guiziliu as the crown prince, Xianfeng would definitely not live long. On the contrary, Xianfeng would not kill his brother.

When they were about to enter the main courtyard, Lao Qi suddenly stopped and said coldly: "I don't need anyone's sympathy." It was a bit inhumane.

If it were an ordinary person, his brain would definitely freeze and he wouldn’t know how to deal with it.

Yinyu still didn't look down, and said calmly: "Seventh brother, if you need me for something, you must give me a benefit." The seventh brother stared at Yinyu's eyes for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "Same here!"

Helping for free is an overabundance of compassion.

Giving benefits before doing things is the natural rule of the temple. Why would you sympathize with me?
The fifth brother brought two Mongolian horses. He stroked the horses' manes and said reluctantly, "Alas, my fifteenth brother, if it weren't for your happy housewarming, I really wouldn't be willing to give them away!"

He spoke Mongolian every time he opened his mouth. Alas, the Empress Dowager had such a profound influence on him that he lost the opportunity to inherit the throne at a very early age.

"Fifth brother, when you renovate the palace, I will also give you a good horse." Yinyu knew that the fifth brother only loved horses.

The fifth brother immediately smiled and said, "That's great. Thank you in advance, brother!"

When the banquet was about to start, the fourth brother hurried over.

"I have wanted to come for a long time, but Khan Ama summoned me at the last minute, so I really can't get away." The fourth brother was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and was summoned by Kangxi alone almost every day.

"Fourth brother, you just go about your business. With the help of fourth sister-in-law, my big problem has really been solved." What Yinyu said was absolutely true.

Without the Fourth Lady to help keep things under control, Yinyou would be in big trouble.

None of the wives and concubines of princes, dukes, and beiles are easy to deal with!
"Well, I won't delay your reception. I'll go in and help you watch them."

With the arrival of the fourth prince, Yinyu's originally anxious heart was finally put at ease.

After all, the Sixteenth Brother was too young and had no title. He could only control the side branches of the royal family, but he didn't have many good ways to deal with his brothers.

The fourth one is different. He is famous for not being afraid of offending others!

When a member of the royal family holds a banquet, the most important thing is not what to eat or drink, but that the seating arrangement must be correct.

Now, with the fourth brother in person in charge, Yinyou can rest assured.

Anyway, when Yinyu is holding a banquet, if you dare to take the opportunity to cause trouble, hehe, don't blame Yinyu for not giving you face on the spot.

To put it bluntly, the power of the prince in charge of the Imperial Household Department over the royal clan members is incredibly great, and they are always in trouble.

To put it bluntly, if relatives dare to find fault with you, it means they look down on you!

After the banquet started, although Yinyou was the younger brother, he was the host and had to sit at the first table with the guests.

Throughout the banquet, Prince Zhuang naturally sat in the chief seat, Prince Kang Chuntai sat second, and Yinyu sat last.

Chuntai and Yinyou are of the same generation, but he is a hereditary prince and his status is particularly noble.

Prince An Yuele of the Shunzhi Dynasty and Prince Kang Jieshu of the Kangxi Dynasty were both great favorites of the emperor.

Kangxi loved Chuntai as much as he loved his family, and he always looked at Chuntai with a special eye.

After drinking a pot of yellow soup, some people at the table started talking nonsense.

Yinyou clearly heard it, but pretended to be deaf.

Some things are not worth mentioning as long as you don't pursue them.

Once you really get on the scale, hehe, the punishment will be unpredictable!

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, a voice suddenly came from outside, "Someone is coming from Yonghe Palace."

After the incense table was set up, Zhang Haide, the eunuch in charge of the Yonghe Palace, loudly announced: "The Empress Defei has given her the order to reward the fifteenth prince with one hundred taels of silver and ten pieces of silk."

"Your son Yinyu accepts your instructions and expresses his gratitude."

Yinyou moved to a new house, but Concubine De remained silent.

Unexpectedly, Concubine De was really good at dealing with people. She wanted to make Yinyou proud at the critical moment.

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(End of this chapter)