This palace comes back in this life, only to be Nian Shilan

Chapter 151 You are such a bad old man

This was the second time I knelt down during this lunch.

Yongzheng looked at the brother and sister kneeling on the ground and was silent for a moment. For a moment, he felt a little choked up in his chest.

The emperor thought that things would develop according to his speculation, but he did not expect that Nian Gengyao would become so cautious.

Such a submissive appearance made the emperor even more suspicious.

Could it be that one of the counselors of the Nian family gave him this idea of ​​retreating in order to advance?

Yongzheng didn't have time to think too much and once again wanted to help Nian Gengyao get promoted.

Nian Gengyao didn't dare to ask Yongzheng to help him personally. When he saw the emperor's hand extended, he quickly stood up.

Yongzheng had no choice but to help Concubine Hua up.

"It's just a family dinner, but I'm sorry for disturbing you and your sister from enjoying your meal." Yongzheng returned to his seat.

"Your Majesty, what are you saying? Every dish on this table was prepared by the imperial kitchen specially for my brother." Concubine Hua returned to her seat with a smile.

Seeing the servants outside bringing the pot to the table, he said to Nian Gengyao:

"Brother, starting from October 15th, the palace will add more pots for every meal. Because of your coming, even though today is the 14th, the emperor still specially ordered the imperial kitchen to add this assorted pot. Brother, every drink and every meal must be considered as a token of the emperor's grace."

"I am extremely grateful for your kindness, Your Majesty. Thank you very much."

Nian Gengyao: I am tired of performing the fist-clasping salute today. It is more satisfying to kill enemies in the northwest than to go to the palace to meet the emperor. I have to endure it for my sister.

"Eating from the pot will warm your body. You and I are of one mind, which makes me feel even warmer. Eat quickly." Yongzheng said.

The three of them picked up their chopsticks and started eating no more than three times before the emperor wiped the corners of his mouth with his handkerchief.

Hua Fei: Not finished yet? I just ate a few bites of food!

"Is the Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu and Shaanxi areas peaceful now?" The emperor looked at Nian Gengyao.

"Your Majesty, you need to discuss state affairs with my brother. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. It is not appropriate for me to listen to you and my brother discussing state affairs here. I will take my leave first." Hua Fei was about to stand up, salute, and slip away when she heard the emperor speak.

"It's okay. This is a matter of state as well as a family affair. Please sit down. You haven't even had a few bites of lunch yet. How can you go back with an empty stomach?"

Concubine Hua: You also know that you haven’t eaten much for lunch!

Nian Gengyao looked at Concubine Hua and said slowly, "Everything is fine in the northwest. With the emperor's mighty power and the emperor's benevolence, those bandits dare not cause any more trouble now."

"But I heard that the Shersu tribe in the Zhuozi Mountain area is not very stable. I'm afraid there will be trouble."

Nian Gengyao's eyes flickered as he listened to the temptation in the emperor's words.

"Before entering the palace, I also heard about this. They are causing trouble in Zhuanglang, Gansu, but they are just a mob. I think they can be suppressed quickly. Your Majesty, don't worry."

"If we only talk about the Shersu tribe, they are indeed a mob. But I have received secret information that the Shersu tribe has been conspiring with the Galdan tribe in Xinjiang to support each other. We must be cautious." Yongzheng twisted the corner of his handkerchief with his index finger and thumb and looked at Nian Gengyao inquiringly.

"Your Majesty's strategic talent is something I admire, but I have never heard of this before."

"Your Majesty, you and my brother are discussing the statecraft here. It is not appropriate for a young woman like me to stay here. I will take my leave first."

After listening to what Xie Ersu and Galdan said, Concubine Hua wanted to sleep. She didn't want to be Empress Lu, so why should she stay here?

"Hahaha, didn't I say this is also a family matter? I want to send Nian Fu to attack the Shersu tribe. What do you think, General Nian?"

"Although my second son Nianfu has followed me to the battlefield, he is young and hot-tempered and needs to be tempered. The battle on the border is urgent. Your Majesty may wish to consider other mature and steady veterans."

If the former Nian Gengyao had heard that the emperor was willing to promote his own son, he would have recommended himself without waiting for the emperor to say anything. But this time after returning from the northwest, Nian Gengyao just wanted to take his whole family to make trouble.

"Hey~" The emperor leaned back slightly, indicating that everything was under his control.

"Xiersu is just a small tribe. If you send a general to fight, it would seem too important and lose your dignity. Nianfu followed you to fight in the northwest and made military achievements. Now the young general is famous and is the most suitable."

Although the tone was one of negotiation, it was an order from the emperor, and Nian Gengyao knew that he could no longer refuse.

He had no choice but to kneel down again to thank the emperor for favoring the Nian family and promoting Nian Fu.

Hua Fei also knew very well that it was impossible to quit the court just by saying so.

"If I am too old and unable to do so, Your Majesty may punish me." Nian Gengyao could only take a step back.

"Hua Fei has served me for many years and has always been attentive and considerate. You have been fighting outside and are my loyal minister. If a child grows up by your side, he will not be much worse. If I had another family as loyal and capable as your Nian family, I would not have to worry about not being able to govern the country well."

Hua Fei: I don’t believe you, you old man are such a bad guy.

"Empress Hua is devoted to the inner court, and I am loyal to the outer court. My brother and I are only doing our best for the Emperor, and we are just serving him like dogs and horses. It is really not worth mentioning."

Nian Gengyao: Fighting for a month is not as tiring as I am today.

"Come, this cup is for you and your sister."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The meal was so hesitant that Nian Gengyao and Concubine Hua simply lost their appetite.

Fortunately, Yongzheng still had some conscience and granted Nian Gengyao permission to send Concubine Hua back to the harem so that the two siblings could be alone together for a while to ease their homesickness.

On the empty long street, Nian Gengyao and Concubine Hua walked on the white marble floor tiles, step by step towards Qianqing Gate, the dividing line between the front court and the harem.

"Last year, Songzhi and I picked a lot of osmanthus flowers, brewed osmanthus wine and buried it under the osmanthus tree in Yikun Palace. I just took out a few jars and asked my brother to take them home to taste with my sister-in-law and a few nephews."

"I love the wine you brew the most. Don't worry, I will not let my sister down."

"Your Majesty appears to have lost a lot of weight. You must take good care of yourself in the harem." Nian Gengyao clenched his fists.

"Don't worry, brother. Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai took good care of me. Now I get along well with everyone in the harem."

"Well, I dreamed before that you accidentally hit the wall and cried in the palace. When I woke up, it felt so real, as if I saw it with my own eyes. So let your sister-in-law ask for permission to come to the palace to see you. We will be relieved to see that you are safe."

"Haven't you heard it, brother? Dreams and reality are opposites. Isn't my sister fine now?"

Concubine Hua smiled with her eyes curved, just like when she was talking to Nian Gengyao before she got married.

After just a few words, they arrived at Qianqing Gate.

"Brother, just send it here. I have asked Zhou Ninghai to deliver the osmanthus wine to the servant of the Nian family. Brother, remember to open it and taste it yourself."

Nian Gengyao stood outside the door with his hands behind his back, "Go back. If you need anything, write back and ask your sister-in-law to bring it to you."

Concubine Hua walked towards the Yikun Palace, looking back every few steps. Nian Gengyao watched her until she disappeared at the end of the long street and then turned back.

If it weren't for the need to make the most of today's drama, Nian Gengyao would have wanted to go back home and taste a cup of osmanthus wine brewed by Concubine Hua.

The study room of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"That's all you said?"