Chapter 26 Chapter 25 Family Rituals

The day passed quickly, Yinxiang didn't go anywhere, just stayed in the inner garden to accompany me, and didn't care what other people thought of him, I naturally felt very warm, but I was a little confused.Among other things, in the year when I first entered the palace, I saw Brother Seven's reunion one by one.Qi Fujin is the old daughter of the master of martial arts. If you want to be successful, it is the most painful. Brother Qi only spends one night, so he can do what he should do the next day, let alone those married people in the palace. rattle.From looking around, I can only understand one thing, no matter how sweet honey is mixed with Coptis chinensis, it is still a cup of bitter water after all... But if Yinxiang doesn't mention it, I can't drive him out, let alone at night There is still a Hongmen banquet waiting for me there, and I don’t know what to do in my heart. I have someone to talk and laugh with me, so life is better.

Yinxiang took me to play chess after breakfast.Playing chess, Yinxiang is a well-known chess king, but my level is only to know "the phase walks the field, the horse walks the sun".But Yinxiang was very happy. Although my level of chess is not high, I am more devoted. I have never had such a good cultivation of playing chess without talking. I have always shouted from the beginning to the end.I used to live in a courtyard house, and my grandfather would take me to play chess at the entrance of the alley from time to time. The old men are not very skilled, but they are also very angry. They often end in a scolding battle, and the old stories from 30 years ago are exposed. , I have always been very happy, just like watching a play, but the end result is that I have not learned the chess skills, but the chess quality is really bad, so although I like to play chess, I have never played it with others, so as not to ruin my image.Today Yinxiang brought it up, but there was no one to refuse, so he had no choice but to take the reins and go into battle. At the beginning, he still controlled his emotions, but he became addicted to killing. How can he remember the word temperament in his heart, slashing and killing, taking out regret chess... … Yinxiang was a little surprised when he first came, but then he threw himself in, let out a loud cry, and then killed me to the point of throwing away my armor.The eunuchs Qin Shun'er and Qixiang who were serving on the side were dumbfounded for a long time, and they may have never seen such a generous master like me until now.Five or six sets were played back and forth, until Qin Shun took a moment to come up and say that lunch is ready, I suddenly realized that it was already noon, I looked at Yinxiang with a smile, nodded slightly, and said in a hoarse voice : "Then put it here, it just happens to be convenient." Qin Shun'er saw that I was gentle and indifferent, and there was no trace of madness just now, so I couldn't help being taken aback. , is there anything else?"

"Ah." The little eunuch trembled, "It's nothing, the slave will do it now." After speaking, he hurriedly retreated. Seeing the confusion on my face, Yinxiang burst out laughing, I turned my head to look at him, he leaned on the recliner stretched and smiled and said: "I've never seen someone change his face so quickly, he was frightened." I was taken aback , and then realized that he was talking about me, curled his lips: "I said I wouldn't play, you don't do it, and now you're making fun of me, that won't happen again." After speaking, he turned and went to pack up the chess pieces.Yinxiang paused, stood up, moved a chair and sat beside me, stretched out his hand to pick up the chess piece and handed it to me to put it in a box, and said with a smile: "Don't, this is the first time I have played chess. You must be so happy." I tilted my head slightly and gave him a sideways glance: "I won the happiness by winning, right?"

"Hehe!" Yinxiang laughed lowly, but didn't speak, just took a chess piece in his hand and fiddled with it casually.I packed everything, but found that a "car" was missing. I turned my head and saw that it was in Yinxiang's hand, so I reached out to take it, but he turned his wrist and held it in his hand. I froze, thinking that he was still making trouble. , raised his eyes to look at him, and was about to speak, but Yinxiang was looking at me seriously, and I swallowed the words unconsciously. After a while, I suddenly heard him whisper, "It's been a long time since I saw you smile like that. The last time I saw you was at the Ministry of Internal Affairs..." I was stunned, and I couldn't help lowering my eyelids. Is it the Ministry of Internal Affairs... …It seemed so far away. At that time, there were so many things on my mind. The only thing I thought about was to look at the characters in the book, and then try to find a way to go home...I couldn’t help but smiled wryly when I thought of this, It seems that people still don't know the future.Among other things, if I saw today at that time, I am afraid that I would not be able to laugh at that time... My thoughts fluctuated for a while, but I suddenly felt a gaze on me, and when I looked over, I realized that Yinxiang didn't know what Shi Shi leaned closer, so close that we could hear each other's breath, Yinxiang's thick eyebrows frowned: "Is it because..." I shook my head lightly, interrupted his words, thought for a while, and said to Yinxiang seriously: "Maybe everyone will gain something and lose something in the process of growing up. It's not about other people's business, and there is nothing fair or unfair. It's just a matter of letting nature take its course in life..." Yinxiang was stunned for a while , he may have never heard of such a theory, he looked at me with piercing eyes, but there was a hint of deep thought on his face...

"Huh..." I took a deep breath, looked up and smiled at Yin Xiang who was frowning and thinking, "If I exchanged those missing smiles for you, it's still a good deal, isn't it?" He was startled, but his eyes lit up, and after a while, the corners of his mouth were pulled apart, and he lowered his head and slowly leaned over... "Crash!"As soon as the bead curtain at the door rang, Yinxiang and I turned our heads to look at the same time. It was Qixiang who was holding a plate and was standing at the door in a daze, unable to advance or retreat.I was a little embarrassed, but Yinxiang didn't care, just nodded and waved her to come in, Qixiang hurriedly brought a tray over to set it up, and then there were footsteps outside, it was Qin Shun'er leading the eunuch Sula and the others Came in with a food box.Qixiang came over and rolled up my sleeves and returned the bracelet so I could wash my hands. Seeing her acting weird, I couldn't help thinking about it, and forgot to refuse for a while, so I just let her do it.In a blink of an eye, I saw Yinxiang looking at her, but there was a glint of coldness in my eyes, and I couldn't help being stunned. Could it be that the origin of Qixiang is even weirder than I imagined... Yinxiang saw me in the blink of an eye. Looking at him blankly, his face brightened up, as if the darkness just now had never appeared, he made a face at me, startled me, and couldn't help but glared at him with a smile.Turning around, I saw Qixiang staring at me, I looked back indifferently but firmly, no matter what, I couldn't let her explore me so casually, I saw her face froze, and hurriedly lowered her head.

Yinxiang didn't say anything, and I didn't want to ask, but I felt a little more scruples about Qixiang in my heart.Such a person, instead of taking her away, Yinxiang stayed by our side to serve her, which is too unreasonable.As the saying goes: "Anomalies are demons." I just don't know if this girl is a time bomb or a bulletproof vest... But no matter what, I can only choose to believe in Yinxiang, but I still have some doubts in my heart. It's just tough. I had a very pleasant lunch. Yinxiang told me about the customs and customs of his travels. I was very interested. People at that time must have a different perception of travel than now... Seeing that I was very interested, Yinxiang promised to say He insisted on taking me to enjoy the scenery of various places. Although I knew it would not be easy, I still agreed with a smile.First, it’s hard to refute his face; second, I really want to go, not to mention whether this possibility will happen in the future is unknown.

After dinner, we casually had some refreshments and fresh fruits. In order to repay Comrade Thirteen's generous promise, I told him a cross talk "Pearl, Emerald and White Jade Soup" by Master Liu Baorui. Lianlian, the people on the side also covered their mouths and turned around, giggling non-stop.I feel a little proud in my heart, it turns out that I still have the potential to talk about cross talk... Just talking and laughing like this, Qin Shun'er came over and said that it was getting late, and had to go to the Crown Prince's Yuqing Palace to pay a family ceremony in the evening.Yinxiang stopped laughing, and I immediately lost the mood to joke. If he didn't mention it, I almost forgot, at least I thought I forgot, but now, the feeling of flatulence surged up again, and my chest He was bored, but he still had to put on a calm look on his face, not wanting Yinxiang to be overwhelmed.Yinxiang was afraid that I would be tired, so he asked me softly if I wanted to take a nap.Of course I went down the donkey, nodded in agreement, Qixiang accompanied me back to the inner room, and Yinxiang took Qin Shun'er to the study to read the official documents.

When I got back to the house, I just wanted to lean on the bed and take a rest, but I fell asleep unexpectedly, until Qixiang gently woke me up, I sat up and rubbed my neck with my head down, and found that I had no dreams at all. He was refreshed, as if he hadn't slept so soundly for some days.I feel better, and I can't help but forget about the night's affairs temporarily, and let Qixiang take the girls to dress me up.Knowing that he had to go to Yuqing Palace tonight, he had to dress according to the class, so he closed his eyes and followed Qixiang and the others in dressing up.I wore a peach-red palace dress on the upper body, with a milky white butterfly wearing a flower bijia, a snow-white sash embroidered with lilies Ruyi wrapped around my neck, a flag head with a large peony on it, and a golden phoenix with a pearl in its mouth. Green emerald earrings... I stood in front of the big dressing mirror, staring blankly at the luxurious and luxurious person in the mirror, but once again deeply experienced what it means to be "a man needs clothes"... The maids serving on the side also I kept flattering, but I just smiled lightly, not because I was so noble, but the pink color on my body, which was specially designed for the concubine, was enough to wake me up from my slumber... What's up and down, it's nothing more than the emperor That's all.

"Squeak!" The door opened, and I looked in the mirror. Yinxiang walked in with high spirits. He was dressed in court clothes of a child, with oriental pearls on his head and a jade belt around his waist. Demeanor, it seems that the background is different, the training is different, the so-called temperament is really different from me, a commoner...Yin Xiang didn't know my self-pity, walked over, looked up and down, the surprise in his eyes made me feel The vanity that was left has recovered a lot, and I was dizzy. This guy came up regardless and took my hand and walked out. Everyone in the room was laughing. I couldn't break free, so I could only Pretending to turn a blind eye and followed him out.

Yinxiang's hand was hot, and the grip was not heavy but made me feel very firm. As soon as my heart warmed up, I shook it back. He turned his head and smiled slightly. We just walked silently in the quiet corridor like this, but there was something in our heart. I am calm, knowing that I am not alone... Yuqing Palace is not far from the palace where Yinxiang lives, and it is already close in front of him.Scattered at the entrance of the palace are the personal long-term attendants of the princes Baylor. I saw Wang Yi, the personal eunuch of the eighth master, and Qin Fuer, the little attendant of the fourteenth master, and suddenly felt that Qin Shun'er who was following behind me became excited I followed his gaze, and a little eunuch was stretching his head and stretching his neck to look at this place. It was Qin Quan'er, Qin Shun'er's brother, the fourth master's personal companion.My steps faltered, and I sighed slightly in my heart, faintly feeling that tonight seemed to be an end...

"Thirteen Beizi, Fujin is here!" The eunuch waiting at the door saw us coming in, and hurriedly announced to Li Tong, and I walked behind Yinxiang.This is the first time I have entered Yuqing Palace. The yellow tiles with flying eaves are square in size and slightly smaller than the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but it is self-contained. Under the radiance of the evening lights, it loses a bit of the majesty of the day, but it is It was faintly more vague and ambiguous.I shook my head secretly, Kangxi never lived in a prince's womb, but in the Yongzheng era, there was no crown prince. Although Yinfeng's fate was not good, he was the only one who was famous and had a role as a prince.Suddenly, he discovered that Emperor Taizu Huang Taiji doted on his concubine Hai Lanzhu, and wanted to make the newly born eighth elder brother the crown prince, but the child died at the age of one year; Shunzhi Emperor Fulin deeply loved his concubine Dong The E family also wanted to make her fourth elder brother the crown prince, but the child died unexpectedly, and the result was also in a state of confusion... Looking up at the brightly lit main hall in front, the crown prince inside was also born by Kangxi’s beloved woman Hesheli. As a result...he was imprisoned to death...My heart suddenly became tangled, this palace is really a very Terrible place, the deeper the love, the more it hurts... "Xiaowei, are you cold?" Yin Xiang, who was walking beside me, noticed that I was shaking, and asked me with a slight tilt of his head.Seeing that he seemed to be about to stop, I shook my head with a busy smile, and said in a low voice, "I'm fine, I'm just a little nervous." "Hehe!" Yinxiang laughed lightly, "Then you are still walking so fast?" I couldn't help but smiled wryly to myself, clenched my fist subconsciously, raised my eyes and glanced at Thirteen: "Sooner or later, it's a knife. early." "Haha!" Yinxiang laughed out loud, which startled me, and the people around him also turned their heads and peeked. I hurriedly tugged on his sleeve to signal him to restrain himself.Yinxiang smiled "chichi"... Seeing that at the entrance of the main hall, the little eunuchs had already raised the curtain, Yinxiang suddenly reached out and squeezed my hand tightly, only then did I realize that my palms were full of tears. Khan, shook hands lightly, let go of each other, Yinxiang poised, walked in with big strides, I lowered my head to follow, but the moment I stepped into the threshold, the thought just now appeared in my mind "the deeper the Love, the more it hurts..." As if there was no time to sigh, our eyes lit up, we had already entered the house, and the chief eunuch He Zhu'er beside the prince led us forward.I lowered my head and followed Yinxiang forward. Although I didn't know how many people were in the room, but I saw a lot of boots on both sides from the corner of my eye, and my mood was unavoidably depressed.On the ten or twenty steps of the road, there was a sound of "buzzing" from both sides. I have discussed everything from my appearance and figure to my family background. I secretly slandered him in my heart, but I could only pretend that I didn't hear it. The crown prince is sitting on the right seat, and there are also bright yellow visors and pillows. I suddenly feel that the yellow color is a bit dazzling, and there is no softness in it. But the princes and relatives around, just to wear this color, Fight to the death.Thinking about their tragic end, although I was a bit perverted, my mood recovered a bit, and I calmly knelt down with Yinxiang on the designated mat, "Chen Yinxiang sees His Royal Highness, the crown prince, thousands of years old." Yinxiang Said loudly.I held my breath subconsciously, and said in a clear voice: "The concubine greets the prince, the prince is auspicious." After speaking, I kowtowed my head. "Okay, Thirteenth Brother, you don't need to be polite, you all get up." The prince's gentle voice came from the head, and a little eunuch came up to help me get up.I smiled and stood beside Yinxiang. "This is Thirteenth Brother's newly-married side Fujin? He really looks good." A voice I had never heard before rang out, and I raised my eyes to glance over, and a man with a noble face and a rough face reflected When I saw him, he was looking me up and down, seeing me looking at him, he suddenly squinted his eyes, I was startled, and quickly looked back.Looking at his age, and listening to what he said just now, could it be that he is... I was guessing, Yin Xiang who was on the side had already stepped forward two steps, and slapped Qianer, "I didn't know that the elder brother was back, and I heard it before." Saqige from the military department said, you will only arrive in Beijing at the end of this month." "Haha!" Big Belle Yinti laughed twice, "I was supposed to come back at the end of the month, because I had to report some front-line military information to Huang Ama, so I hurried back, but I didn't expect it, but I caught up with you." You can drink a cup of tea from my brother-in-law and my daughter-in-law." The people around also laughed, but there was a faint glint of displeasure on the prince's face.I know very well that Big Baylor was old, and he went to the battlefield with Kangxi early on, especially in the battle against Galdan. He contributed a lot and sealed Baylor early.In the past two years, he was also stationed in Qinghai area, and Esau quelled the remnants of Junggar, but the crown prince had never gone to war, so he had two scruples about this elder brother who had military achievements.Everyone in the room has different thoughts, Yinxiang and Da BeiLe exchanged greetings, the prince also smiled and listened, the third prince, eighth master, ninth master, and even the fourteenth prince were all there, but the fourth master was missing, I secretly spit out I took a deep breath, I don't know if I was relieved or what, I feel a little weird... "Master, it's almost time." He Zhu'er's voice came suddenly, and the room became a little quieter. The crown prince smiled loudly: "That's right, then..." There was a girl standing beside me with a teapot and cup. Beside me, I bowed my head and took a deep breath, and the group worship activities officially started... He raised his head and walked forward, stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea, lifted his clothes and knelt in front of the prince, raised his hands above his head, and said in a clear voice: "Prince, please have some tea." The prince reached out and took it, sipping it slightly After taking a sip, he said: "Okay." Before the voice fell, He Zhu'er had already come up, "The crown prince rewards the thirteen blessings, Jinyu Ruyi couple." I kowtowed and went down, and the girl beside me came up to help I got up. It is still the old custom to walk to Big Baylor, but there is no need to kneel. I bowed and handed the tea respectfully: "Brother, please have some tea." "Well, thank you, sister-in-law." His voice was a little hoarse... He was also imprisoned to death, and I couldn't help but think of his ending... I didn't even lift my head, and blessed my body, just Withdrew.On the side, someone came forward to receive the reward from Big Baylor. This is true for three Baylors, five Baylors, and seven Baylors. In a blink of an eye, it was my turn. I paused, bowed and handed over the tea according to the rules: "Myna, please have some tea." "Thank you." Ba Ye's gentle voice came, and I couldn't help but look up at him. There was still a gentle smile on his delicate face, and he was unrestrained, but the word "Aqina" suddenly flashed in my mind. In my mind, looking at his current appearance and thinking about his ending, my heart softened, and my usual hatred of him suddenly faded... Suddenly I felt that the surrounding voices became quieter, and I realized that, I stared blankly at the eighth master, but the eighth elder brother was looking at me with a little bit of inquiry in his eyes. I frowned, saluted as if nothing had happened, and turned around to go to the ninth elder brother's seat. I still feel Ba Ye's scorching eyes on my back.It was just a momentary loss of focus, and I don't really want to take it to heart, it's up to Ba Ye to think about it. Ninth Brother was still gloomy, Xu Shi saw me staring at Eighth Brother just now, he was a little puzzled, and also stared at me twice, I pretended not to know, saluted and left . Pour tea again, bend down again, and say respectfully: "Brother Ten, please use tea." After saying this, I felt a little strange, I always felt that Brother Ten was taking advantage of me, maybe because I never took Look at him as an adult, this guy is always a bit unreliable in doing things, so... I was thinking, but Elder Brother Shi was not in a hurry to pick up the tea, so he just let me stand there for a while. Although I thought that this guy would not make me feel good, but when I saw it, I still wanted to pour this cup of tea from his bald forehead.I couldn't bear it... Suddenly, I saw Yinxiang's face was ugly and was about to stand up, and I cried in my heart, but before I could think of a way, the eighth master on the side had already said: "Tenth brother, want to What, why are you stupefied?" Although the voice was gentle, it implied two points of oppression, Brother Ten laughed, and reached out to take his tea: "Myna, I was thinking about not seeing you for a few days, but this thirteen daughter-in-law seems to be He's changed, he's more handsome, and he's more noble. Hmph..." Shi Ye said with a dumb smile, although it was a compliment, it implied a bit of frivolity, and Yinxiang's face turned paler and paler. He glanced at him with a smile, turned his eyes to Master Shi who was staring at me and said lightly: "Master Shi made fun of it, it's just a change of clothes." how to think. I pondered while pouring tea, if I was not sure that Kangxi didn’t know me before, I would even wonder if he deliberately gave birth to so many sons to torture me. Elder brother, I really have a sore back, backache, leg cramps, and I can’t help but smile wryly. I don’t know if there’s that kind of “one piece is worth five pieces” here... Zheng Fu was about to step back from Twelfth Elder Brother when he suddenly felt A gust of cool wind blew by, I looked back subconsciously, outside the opened curtain, Fourth Master stepped in, I froze... How long has it been since I saw him, how could he become so pale, It seems to be much thinner. When was the last time I saw him? It seemed that he was still at Biyun Temple in Xiangshan. It was three months ago. All kinds of images in the movie spun like a spinning top, and fourth master was like the whip that beat me desperately, making me unable to stop my thoughts... "Fourth, why did you come here? Does Huang Ama have any orders?" The voice of the prince sounded, and the footsteps of the fourth master passed behind me: "My younger brother has met the prince, eldest brother, third brother." Fourth master's voice sounded, but there was a hoarse sound. The surrounding eighth masters and ninth masters also hurriedly got up to greet him, and the room was a little chaotic for a while. "Greetings to fourth brother." Yinxiang's voice suddenly sounded, and the room became much quieter. "Get up quickly." Fourth Master's voice paused, and said softly, "This is a reward from the concubine, take it quickly." "Yes, thank the concubine for the reward." Yinxiang thanked the gift, "Xiaowei." I shuddered and hurriedly turned around to look, Yinxiang was smiling and waving to me, "Come on, see the fourth brother." Startled, he walked over slowly.Seeing the fourth master slowly sitting next to the third elder brother, his face was pale, his lips were not even a bit bloody, but his pale fingers were clenched tightly to the jade pendant around his waist and kneading... I looked at it happily and smiled Yin Xiang, who was watching, even flashed in his mind whether he was a little cruel, but when he got closer and looked at him for the second time, my heart trembled. His eyes were like a gambler, begging wildly in his heart Seeing the result he wanted, but still showing a look of indifference on his face. My mind suddenly cleared up a lot, I swallowed dry foam, turned around and stretched out my hands to pour tea on the tray, restraining my hands from shaking again, but in the corner of my eyes, I found that eighth and ninth masters were all thinking Staring at me intently, Fourteen looked at me sarcastically, as if he could see through my turmoil.But his gaze made me react suddenly, if these people with ulterior motives see something, neither Yinxiang nor fourth master will end well... But my heart suddenly became calm , hands stopped shaking, calmly poured tea, turned around, and said loudly: "Fourth brother, please use tea." As soon as the "fourth brother" came out, the entanglement that had surrounded me for a long time seemed to be severed by a sharp knife...