The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 94: Heroes Appreciate Heroes

Chapter 94: Heroes Appreciate Heroes (Additional Update, Please Give Me a Monthly Vote)

It was early in the morning and Yinyou, who had just finished his shift, had just returned home.

"Master, Wantai, the Hahazhuzi who is beside Master Seventeen, is asking to see you outside the mansion."

Well, the Seventeenth Prince, who is four years younger than Yinyu, used to be in a similar situation as Yinyu. Both of them were invisible princes in the background.

Yinyou still had the sixteenth brother to rely on for warmth, but the seventeenth brother was very miserable. He was bullied by his older brothers and dared not say a word.

"Let him in." Out of sympathy, Yinyou wanted to hear what Wantai was going to say.

"Your servant Wan Tai wishes you the best of luck, Master Fifteen."

"Get up." Yinyu waved his hand and asked gently, "Did your master ask you to come?"

Wan Tai bent his waist and whispered, "Yes, my master has just saved up enough money, and he wants to treat you to a simple meal and a play, just to have some fun."

The Seventeenth Prince had just saved up enough money, and this sentence really brought back many unpleasant memories for Yinwei.

Alas, the invisible little prince in the palace, although he has no worries about food and clothing, he is always short of money for gifts and rewards.

The biological mother of the Seventeenth Prince, Chang Zai Chen, was born into the Han army of the Bordered Yellow Banner, and her status was much higher than that of Mipin, who was a purely Han woman.

Chen Changzai's father was Chen Bingzhi, the former governor of Zhejiang. However, Chen Bingzhi died of illness early, and the Chen family also fell into decline.

If Yinyou remembered correctly, the Seventeenth Prince had an uncle who served as a second-class guard in the palace?
"There's no need to eat or listen to the opera. Just tell me, what kind of difficulties have your seventeenth brother encountered?" Yinyu saw that Wan Tai was reluctant to speak, so he decided to be a good person and went straight to the point.

"Hey, Master Fifteen, I'll tell you the truth in front of you. This is what happened. Our uncle Chen Ximin offended the Minister of the Imperial Guard, Orondai, and has been suppressed in his career. Recently, Chen Ximin just committed a minor offense, and his superiors found an excuse to dismiss him from his post."

Yinyou understood immediately. If a bannerman was dismissed from his post or lost his job, he would immediately lose his source of income, and it was conceivable that the family finances would be tight.

If so, Chen Ximin had many children, they might be too poor to afford meat.

Haha, although Old Seventeen is young, he actually has the ability to judge the situation.

Chen Ximin offended Orondei, which led to his dismissal from office.

Unfortunately, Orondei offended Yinyou to death.

The logic of interest is that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so it makes sense that the Seventeenth Prince took the initiative to ask Yinyou for help.

Alas, Old Seventeen, at such a young age, he has been forced to mature precociously.

"Go back and tell my Seventeenth Brother, and tell him I know."

Yinyou was the prince in charge of the Imperial Household Department and held great power. He was clearly confident that he could help Chen Ximin get a good job, but he deliberately did not say anything definite.

Things in officialdom are unpredictable. Who knows when Kangxi’s mood will be bad?
Wan Tai clearly understood Yin Yu's hint that he was going to help, so he quickly knelt down, kowtowed three times, and said with great joy: "Please forgive my courage, on behalf of our master, I thank you for your great kindness!"

"Go ahead." Yinyou was of such high status that even if he wanted to express his gratitude, it should be the Seventeenth Prince who bowed in person.

After Wan Tai left, Yinyou finished his breakfast and went to the school in the mansion.

The teacher that Yinyou hired for the eighteenth son was none other than the fourth son's teacher, Gu Badai.

Gu Badai was a man of great knowledge, but he was a bad person and spoke too directly, which repeatedly offended Kangxi.

However, this person has always been as clean as water. When he was in office, he refused to take dirty money or accept dirty money.

After Gu Badai lost his official position, his family was so poor that they could barely afford to eat, let alone eat meat.

It happened that the eighteenth son was given to Yinyu for upbringing by Kangxi, so Yinyu asked the fourth son to come forward and invite Gu Badai to be the teacher of Beizi Mansion.

To be honest, there are indeed some issues with Gu Badai's character.

This old guy would rather die in poverty than accept charity from anyone. Even the gifts from his student, Lao Si, he refused to accept them.

However, with the temptation of Lao Shiba's golden signboard, Gu Badai was finally tempted.

Being a teacher to a prince is the lifelong honor for most scholars!

Gu Badai had many quirks. When he taught, even Yinyu was not allowed to enter the school without permission.

There are innumerable learned scholars in the capital, and Yinyou's request for the eighth generation Gu to come out of retirement was just an active recommendation from the fourth generation.

Yinyou stood outside the school for more than half an hour until the break, when he went in to pay his respects to Gu Badai.

Gu Badai frowned and said, "A rotten tree cannot be carved!" He ignored Yinyou and walked out of the school.

Yinyu knew that Gu Badai was a bad person, so he didn't bother to argue with him. Instead, he took Gu Badai to the back garden and played the game of "Eagle Catches Chicken" for a while.

It is children’s nature to love playing!
However, Kangxi kept a close eye on the Eighteenth Prince's studies, so Yinyou could only do his best to make sure that the Eighteenth Prince had fun and enjoyed himself.

In the back garden of the Beizi Mansion, in addition to recreational facilities such as see-saws and slides, there are also horse-drawn carriages pulled by manpower.

The so-called horse-head cart is a small tricycle that is available in every household in modern families and that children love to ride.

In order to avoid Kangxi's surprise, Yinyou deliberately asked the craftsmen to carve a horse head on the front of the carriage, tie a rope to it, and have the eunuchs pull it.

Combine work and rest, and enjoy both learning and entertainment.

To be honest, the Eighteenth Prince is much happier than Yinyou was when he was a child!
After the Eighteenth Prince entered the school again, Yinyou went back to his room, changed his clothes, sat cross-legged on the kang, drank tea, and chatted with Chunji about household matters.

The Beizi Mansion was so big that it had to support quite a few people. There were three ceremonial officials, more than 20 guards, and dozens of eunuchs, maids, aunts, and palace maids.

However, the money and food for these people were distributed by the palace, and Yinyou only needed to pay the rewards.

In addition, there were nearly a hundred servants in the Beizi Mansion, including grooms, sedan chair bearers, gardeners, cooks, firemen, maids, servants, and housekeepers.

Only when you become the head of a household do you realize how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are!
"Master, the expenses of feeding horses are very high. I am worried that the money in the treasury will not be spent by the end of the year." Chun Ji spread her hands and said meaningfully, "I am also in a difficult situation. Master, why don't you ask for help from others."

Yinyou pursed his lips and smiled. Chun Ji was originally proud of her beauty, but who would have thought that after Nian entered the mansion, she would crush her in all aspects.

More importantly, Nian was a bannerwoman with natural feet. Even if she wore high heels, it was as easy as walking on flat ground.

Because of her bound feet, Chun Ji had no way to deal with the problems in the mansion, so she began to think about quitting.

Yinyu shook his head and said, "She can neither use an abacus nor keep accounts. You have to continue to manage the affairs of the mansion."

Anyway, we are just making do with what we have now.

After the principal wife and concubine were married into the family, it would be impossible for Chun Ji to be the housekeeper even if she wanted to.

The news that Yinyou appointed "Yangzhou Skinny Horse" as his housekeeper had already spread throughout the capital.

To be honest, the wider the news spreads, the more beneficial it is to Yinyou, and there is no need to explain the reason.

The ridiculous thing that Yinyou is doing now is similar to what he did when Hongzhou was buried alive!

Only Wang Mang and the Eight Wise Kings needed a good reputation. The more absurd things Yinyou did, the more stable his position would be.

After school in the palace, Old Sixteen came.

To Yinyou's surprise, the Thirteenth Prince also came.

In fact, except for the tenth prince who was of noble birth, the ninth, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth princes were all old and still squeezed in as neighbors in the princes' residence. It seemed that Kangxi was treating them badly.

The ninth brother was good at business and had endless money in his pocket. The tenth brother had a very rich family background and was not short of money either.

The Twelveth Brother had the generous inheritance left to him by Su Malagu. As long as he didn't spend it recklessly, it would be enough for him to live a comfortable life.

You know, Kangxi really has feelings for Su Ma.

When Su Ma was still alive, she enjoyed the same preferential treatment as the four concubines De, Rong, Hui and Yi.

The Fourteenth Prince received private subsidies from his uncle's family and Concubine De, so he was not short of money.

The only exception is the Thirteenth Prince. Although he is the most popular prince in front of the prince, he is the poorest one.

Yinyou knew that the sudden arrival of the Thirteenth Prince must be related to the Crown Prince.

As expected, after Yinyou sent the Sixteenth Prince away, the Thirteenth Prince dipped his finger in tea and drew two words on the table: Brother-in-law.

Yinyu understood it immediately. When he searched the Eastern Palace, he did not go too far, and the Crown Princess was very grateful.

Old Thirteen then wiped away the words on the table without leaving a trace.

Yinyou couldn't help but nod secretly. The Thirteenth Prince did have a talent for conspiracy and trickery.

When the crown princes were deposed twice, what on earth did the Thirteenth Prince do to make Kangxi treat him as air and forget about him completely?

To be honest, Yinyu was full of anticipation, waiting for the good show to begin.

The political situation in Kangxi's later years was extremely turbulent and undercurrents surged, which started with the dethronement of the crown prince.

Since Old Thirteen is here, it is essential to treat him to white wine.

During the banquet, Old Thirteen got drunk and simply took off his fur vest and exposed his chest.

Yinyou couldn't help but smile slightly. The chivalrous king, Old Thirteen, was indeed a person who didn't care about trivial matters.

After the Sixteenth Prince went out to change his clothes, the Thirteenth Prince raised the wine jug and clinked it with Yinyou's.

"Thank you for helping me vent my anger. I had been holding it in for years!" The Thirteenth Prince finally couldn't help but thank Yinyou.

Yinyou only intended to have a tacit spiritual relationship with the Thirteenth Prince, but was not willing to have too close a relationship with him in private.

To be honest, what the Thirteenth Prince did during the reign of Emperor Kangxi was extremely dangerous, and if he was not careful, he would likely be trapped.

"Thirteenth brother, drink it." Yinyou deliberately avoided talking about the matter of tricking the third brother into demotion, raised the wine pot, and clinked glasses with the Thirteenth brother.

As a result, Old Thirteen got drunk that night. He was so happy that he actually fell on the table and cried out loud.

Alas, heroes have no tears, only because they have not yet reached the point of being sad.

As the host, Yinyou arranged for sobering soup to be served and prepared the guest house for the Thirteenth Prince to live in.

It was curfew outside, so it was obvious that Old Thirteen would stay overnight.

The next morning, when Yinyou slowly woke up from Chunji's gentle embrace, the Thirteenth Master had already left and gone to the palace to study.

The next day, just as Yinyou sat down in the signing room of the Imperial Household Department, he saw Liang Jiugong coming in with a happy look on his face.

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(End of this chapter)

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