Chapter 58 Chapter fifty-seven

He patted the back of my hand, smiled warmly, took a sip of wine and said, "I used to hope that you and my fourth brother would be together, after all, one is the most important person in my heart, and the other is the confidant I really admire But then you didn't want to. Although I can't understand your inconsistent words and deeds, I don't want to force you. Although the fourth brother pays more attention to you, it doesn't have to be you. When you return the hairpin and chain, four My brother laughed at himself, and joked to me, "Even if you don't marry for life, you will be accompanied by the ancient Buddha's green lamp. Next time, you would rather die than marry, right? That's all! Don't force her!" Throw things away, and I don't care about you anymore. But after returning from beyond the Great Wall, the fourth brother changed his mind again and found the chain again."

I asked, "For the jade pendant?" Shisan glared at me and said, "Do you think everyone is a prince?" I bit my lip and said with a smile, "You are such an idiot! Min is amazing, but it is you who are really admired by those with a heart. You composed the music, arranged the dances, and the dreamlike scenes are all written by you. Even now I think of you if you dance How shocking should a song be? And the most rare thing is your heart for Minmin. In the Forbidden City, how many girls as old as you don’t change their tricks to compete for beauty and favor? It's just 'retreating to advance'. But you really just make Minmin beautiful, and sincerely admire and maintain the beauty of another woman with care and appreciation. To be honest, I have never seen it, and I guess the fourth brother has never seen it either! He took a sip of his wine and said with a smile: "And what you have done to protect the fourteenth brother, you deserve the word 'loyalty'."

I smiled wryly and shook my head.The thirteenth elder brother continued: "Fourth brother always has his own plans in mind when doing things, calm and unruffled, but when the fourth brother has been wearing a hairpin chain for several days, but has been hesitant to give it to you, I was shocked. It’s not just a matter of thinking about you. That’s why I felt relieved when I saw you wearing a hairpin that day. When Brother Ten kicked you, I saw Brother Four’s eyes full of tears for a moment. Distressed." "The fourth elder brother's house has always been strictly governed, and no one dares to mess around arbitrarily." He imitated the fourth elder brother's solemn face, looked at me coldly and said, "If you don't mention the family law, the fourth elder brother's face and eyes are enough to make me feel ashamed." Everyone is stunned." I patted him and said with an angry smile: "Enough, you don't have the aura of the Fourth Prince, and you are like a tiger instead of a cat." He laughed and said: "The time you played tricks on him, I really didn't like it." I was worried about you, but when I asked my fourth brother how to deal with you, he said flatly, 'It's not a big deal, let her go! It's rare to see her so happy.'”

I stared at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, feeling a faint sense of warmth flow, I suddenly picked up Shisan's wine bowl, and poured it all down 'gudong, gudong'.Thirteen took the empty bowl and filled it with wine, and drank a few swigs himself. Thirteen put his hands on the table, leaned over to face me, and said solemnly: "Ruoxi, no matter whether you are afraid of Huang Ama's marriage or you have fourth brother in your heart, anyway, you have already given fourth brother a promise. You have to treat him well, if you hurt the fourth brother because of the starling, I will not forgive you. If you waver, you hurt others and yourself, I despise such a woman!" After finishing speaking, she stared at me.

I immediately replied: "Since I have made my choice, I will never have an affair with Brother Eight again, because I also hate entangled relationships between men and women." Thirteen slowly sat back, took a sip of wine, and said, "Ruoxi, fourth brother is a person who hides his thoughts deeply, and it is extremely difficult to get close to others. Everyone only sees his coldness, but they don't know The heat in his heart. His words are sharp and cold. His wife and children are quite afraid of him, but they don't know the warmth of his sharpness. Such a character is easy to suffer from himself. Although I can talk to him about anything, but I can only share his concerns, not his sorrows, he is still lonely. I always look forward to someone, to cheer him up when he is upset, to hold his hand when he is lonely, to let him know that there is someone beside him Accompanying you...Although you always say that you haven't read any books, I know that you will never read fewer books than us. It’s not a woman raised in a deep boudoir, it seems that I have visited those famous mountains, great rivers, rivers, lakes and seas.” He stared at me and said word by word: “As long as you want, you and fourth brother will definitely be able to talk to each other, because you Can understand his ambition, his suffering, his pain!"

I was in a daze, the thirteenth elder brother bowed his head in silence for a while, and suddenly called out: "Ruoxi, there are a few words, you must remember them carefully, you may not have the opportunity to say them carefully in the future, so let's say them all today .” He stared at me sympathetically and said, "Huang Ama has loved you so much for so many years, it is certainly because you are clever and clever, and serve you wholeheartedly, but more importantly, it is because you are a rare person in the Forbidden City who has never had the desire for profit. I have never had the heart to fight for power and profit, I have never favored anyone, I have never suppressed anyone, I just serve Huang Ama wholeheartedly. You will also do the same in the future."

"You seem to have had a lot of glory on the surface these years. Li Dequan and you, not to mention ordinary ministers, even us elder brothers and empresses always smile when we see them, but I don't know how many people secretly hate you in the Forbidden City. You. You have been safe and sound, not because the starling is your brother-in-law, nor because you and I, the tenth brother, and the fourteenth brother are close, but because of Huang Ama's favor. If you participate in our fight, you will You will lose Huang Ama's trust and love for you. If you lose Huang Ama's favor, all the resentment accumulated over the years will be vented. Ruoxi! How can you bear the pain by then? "

"Besides, this is a battle between us men. We do this for our own desires and selfishness. We want more honor, more rights, and want to sit on the highest position. No matter the result, It is the price we should pay. But why do you sacrifice for our desires? This is not what you should pay." I held my head in my hands and asked in pain: "Why? Why do you have to remind me of this? I don't want to know!" He said softly: "The starling is your brother-in-law, let alone you..., even the tenth brother and the fourteenth brother It is difficult for you to let go of someone, but you have already promised fourth brother, I am afraid that you will get involved in our fight temporarily. I know that watching everything happen makes you painful, but it will be even more painful if you join in. "

Thirteen drank silently and sighed: "This is the emperor's family! Unavoidable struggle and pain! No one can stop it! Ama who is as wise as the emperor can only helplessly witness everything happening, let alone you? Ruoxi! I just want you to follow Fourth Brother in the future and treat him well. Don’t bother with other things, whoever wins and who loses is a matter between us." Thirteen patted me on the back and said: "We agreed to get drunk today, stop talking about these mundane things, and drink!" I was drinking until I was about to dry, and I just wanted to get drunk and die quickly, so that I don't have to face these things again. Shisan also seemed to want to get me drunk on purpose, pouring me bowl after bowl of wine.

I don't know how to work hard, my eyes are already blurred, I only know how to mumble and drink.Then it was my usual style of drunkenness, my head turned black and I fell into a deep sleep. When I got up the next day, I found myself lying on the bed with my clothes closed. I hurriedly lifted the quilt and tried to sit up. My head hurt and I sat back down again.After a while, I got up and took a shower.She asked Yutan with a smile, "When you came back last night, was I in the house?" Yutan smiled and said, "When I came back, I saw that my sister had already fallen asleep." I nodded and didn't speak any more.

It was already late when I went to be on duty, but fortunately, the Lord Long Live has not returned from the court, so being a little late will not cause serious problems.After drinking a strong cup of tea, my mind became clearer.While the water was being boiled, Wang Xi ran in quickly, with a solemn face, and said in a low voice: "Sister, pay attention to everything today, Lord Long Live is in court." I saw that his face was not right, and wanted to ask a few more questions, but he had already turned around and left in a hurry . I chose Kangxi's favorite tea set, and after brewing it, I cooled it down for a while, and only when the temperature was slightly higher than Kangxi's daily favorite, I walked into the hall with the tea tray Xiaosha. At the entrance, from the third elder brother to the seventeenth elder brother, Kangxi's cousin, Gong Erlundai, the minister who led the bodyguard, Gong A Ling'a, the minister who led the bodyguard, Mingzhu's son, Kui Xu, the head of the Hanlin Academy, and other important Manchu officials Hei knelt down on the ground.Kangxi's face was livid, although the room was full of people, he could hear a needle drop. With a thought, is it possible that today the prince will be abolished?Gently put the tea cup on the table, before people had time to salute and retreat, Kangxi suddenly picked up the tea cup and threw it at the fourth elder brother. I immediately fell to my knees, feeling pain and fear in my heart, and I didn't dare to breathe. The fourth elder brother didn't dare to dodge, and let the tea cup bring all the tea soup on his body, his upper body was immediately wet, the tea cup rolled down his robe and fell to the ground, dripping in circles, the crispness of the celadon hitting the ground in the dead silence The sound hit people's hearts, and the sound was the anger of the emperor, which made people tremble. I bowed my head and knelt on the ground, feeling hurt and thankful that the tea soup was not too hot.Thinking about the past carefully, but have no clue, only know that the prince will be abolished this year, but what will happen to the fourth elder brother?Then I was surprised, brother thirteen!If the current history is the history I know, in the end it will be Thirteen, not Si Age.On the one hand, I let go of my heart, but on the other hand, I feel uncomfortable. Kangxi said coldly: "I have already made a decree, 'If any elder brother seeks to become the crown prince, he will be a thief of the country, and the law will never tolerate it', but you ordered people to spread rumors through various channels, and publicized the crown prince Yinreng His bad deeds created public opinion among the Manchu and Han officials, the capital, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River. He also threatened that Yinreng’s position as the crown prince is not stable, and he may be deposed again at any time. What a prince Yong. As Kangxi said, the fourth elder brother kowtowed, and replied: "This matter was definitely not done by my son!" Kangxi stared at Gong Ling'a, the Minister of the guards, and Kui Xu, the head of the Hanlin Academy, and they both kowtowed Said: "I'm guilty! I'm guilty! But this matter really has nothing to do with the fourth prince, it's the minister who acted on his own." As he spoke, he looked at the expression of the fourth elder brother evasively. Kangxi slapped the table suddenly and said angrily: "You are so loyal! Do you still have me in your eyes?" Pointing at the fourth elder brother angrily, he said, "They have been with you in secret for the past two or three years. Where do you meet and who is present? Evidence. If it is not for you, is it for themselves? Are they seeking the crown prince?" The fourth elder brother glanced at A Ling'a and Kui Xu with serious eyes, kowtowed and said: "Although I have had contact with them, I have never ordered them to do this." My heart moved slightly, and I looked at the eighth elder brother. His face was solemn, his eyes were like water, and he was staring at the ground in front of him lightly.What he said suddenly flashed in my mind, 'Don't be the fourth child!Otherwise, I will only suffer, and my current efforts will be wasted instead! 'Everything is clear in an instant.This is his game for the four princes, so that he kills two birds with one stone, hit the prince, and can eradicate the four princes.With the help of the fourth elder brother to understand the prince's movements, and to overthrow the prince, the prince's situation is gone, so he immediately attacked the fourth elder brother.And A Ling'a and Kui Xuding are not only responsible for spreading rumors everywhere to create momentum for the action of the eighth elder brother to overthrow the prince; they are also responsible for the exchange of news between the eighth elder brother and the fourth elder brother.At this time, the fourth elder brother is hard to argue, because he has indeed had private contacts with A Ling'a and Kui Xu, and the contents of the contacts are not disclosed, and it may even be more serious than spreading rumors.First someone reported to Kangxi that the incident was done by the fourth elder brother, and then A Ling'a and Kui Xu's hypocritical appearance of defending the fourth elder brother made Kangxi even have no doubts. The more they refused to admit that it was the fourth elder brother's instigation , Kangxi became more convinced and angrier.Affected by the case of the prince forming a party for personal gain, coupled with his fear and hatred of his elder brother seeking the throne, how could Kangxi not be angry?Although there was no treasonous act this time, Kangxi would never spare the fourth elder brother lightly.After thinking through this verse, I really understood that the ten-year confinement of Brother Thirteen was for this reason. I stared at the eighth elder brother. This bureau was definitely not arranged in a short period of time. Spreading rumors to shake people's hearts will not be effective in a short period of time, and the exchange of news between him and the fourth elder brother had already begun when the fourteenth elder brother resisted the decree and went to the grassland. , he was afraid that he had already thought of everything two or three years ago.Even A Ling'a and Kui Xu must have been induced step by step. If they confessed to be the eighth elder brother at this time, they would be convicted and have no chance of turning over. But if they planted the blame on the fourth elder brother, the eighth elder brother would It is their turnaround capital.These are just my inferences at this moment. As for whether A Ling'a and Kui Xu have other handles in the hands of the eight princes, or other transactions, I am beyond my knowledge. The clearer the thinking in my mind, the more I am amazed. I know that Yongzheng's methods are cruel, and I understand that people who can be regarded as opponents by Yongzheng are by no means ordinary people.But I have always seen his tender side, and gradually ignored that he is the "eight sage kings" in history. Only today did I really face the other side of him. He suddenly cast his eyes on me, and the two of them touched lightly , He was calm, swept me indifferently, and stared at the ground again.