However, Yinreng did not suspect anything.

"Sit down, sit down. I just heard your laughter. Old Ten, your laughter is the loudest. Tell me, what did you say?"

Yinreng sat down first, looked at his tenth brother and said jokingly: "If you don't tell the truth, I will go to the emperor to complain."

Noble Consort Wenxi was the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhaoren. She was from the Nianhulu clan. Although she has passed away now, she was very much loved by Emperor Kangxi in her time.

"Oh, dear brother, please forgive me."

As soon as he heard the three words "Royal Father", Lao Shi felt a headache and ran over to pat Yinreng's shoulders diligently: "Royal Father, I also have a headache when I hear this. You said that in this hot summer, it is better to let the Royal Father see me less often, so as not to get angry, don't you think?"

"You, you really did make the Emperor angry a lot when you were studying."

Yinreng waved his hand with some disdain: "Okay, I'll let you go."

Several people clinked glasses and Yinzhen also raised his glass. When he drank it, he buried the resentment and regret in his eyes.

Among these people, the academic performance of the second brother, the eighth brother and the fourteenth brother were highly valued by the emperor.

Although the ninth and tenth sons were of average talent, their mother was a favorite concubine, so the emperor couldn't help but pay more attention to them.

It’s okay to get used to being alone, I just feel that the wine today is a little cold.

Yinzhen put down his wine glass and didn't want to drink anymore.

"Hey, why doesn't the fourth brother drink anymore?" Yinreng saw Yinzhen put down his wine glass and said, "This is only the first glass, pick it up quickly."

"Brother, I have a stomachache today. Do you have hot milk with sugar? I want to drink that first."

Yinzhen smiled and said to Yinsi, "Could you please help me get some, Eighth Brother?"

"Hahahaha, what's wrong with Fourth Brother? He's the same as the woman in my house..."

The tenth prince Yin? spoke heartlessly, and Yinzhen finally couldn't help but frown. Yinsi quickly rolled his eyes and said quickly: "I'll tell the servants to do it right away."

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After lunch, the party ended.

Yinzhen forced Yinsi and Yinxi to go with him.

Seeing that there was no one around, Yin? couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with Fourth Brother today? He doesn't seem to be happy to play with us?"

Yinzhen pushed Yinsi with his arm and said, "Eighth brother, you see what I said was right, even Tenth brother saw it, and you are still speaking for him!"

"Okay, next time, at most we can call Fourteenth Brother, and we can get together in private, so that everyone can relax a little."

Yinsi responded casually, but he didn't know that this last sentence happened to be blown by the summer breeze that had just blown and into the ears of Yinzhen who came back to get something.

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"Xiao Yi, why am I inferior to Lao Jiu?!"

As soon as he saw Yixiu, Yinzhen started questioning her as if he had a fly in his mouth.

"What's the matter? You are naturally better than the Ninth Prince in every way."

Yixiu's words were absolutely sincere.

After all, Yinzhen, that idiot, didn't even have the qualifications to compete for the throne, so he just followed behind the Eighth Prince and helped out.

Why is Yinzhen always thinking about comparing himself with the ninth brother recently? He has only lowered his own status.

Yinzhen panted and told Yixiu what had just happened at the banquet.

Yi Xiu said: "My Lord, I recently heard a saying, 'Even if you try to blend in, you are still an outsider.'"

Yixiu asked Jianqiu to take an orange, and then took the garlic cloves that had been taken from the table and said, "Look, if we force the garlic into the orange cloves, won't it still look out of place?"

"You mean, I am just like this garlic, an outsider?" Yinzhen said dissatisfiedly: "Are you comforting me or provoking me?"

"Oh, Lord Beile, don't be anxious."

"But if you break off the orange segments one by one and place them next to the garlic, it won't be strange anymore. People will just think it's an art."

"Of course. If you don't like some orange segments, just throw them away. There's no need to put them up here."

As she spoke, Yixiu threw the orange with the smallest petal in the middle down at her feet.

"Puchi" Yinzhen finally couldn't help laughing: "How could you come up with such a metaphor? You really treat me like a child."

Yixiu’s inner thoughts: Yes, aren’t you men young men until you die?

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As the couple was talking, Xiuxia said, "My Lord Beile, Madam, my fourteenth brother is here and is waiting at the door."

Fourteenth brother? I thought of Yinsi’s last words, “Call the fourteenth brother and have a private gathering.”

Yinzhen felt that his mind, which had just been stretched open, was about to shrink again.

But you can't just drive people away.

Yinzhen came in with a food box and looked at Yinzhen and said, "Fourth brother, I went to pay my respects to my mother yesterday and happened to see that she had just made some mung bean cakes. I tasted them and they were good, so I brought some for you."

As he spoke, Yinzhen opened the food box, took out the plate of cakes and said, "Fourth brother and sister-in-law, please try it. Is it delicious?"

Yinzhen took a bite and nodded, "Well, it's really good. Mother's income is getting better and better."

"Have you given this fruit to other people, such as the eighth, ninth, and tenth brothers?"

"Hmm?" Yinzhen looked up and felt puzzled: "Why should I give it to them? My mother is not their mother."

"This fruit was made by my mother herself. Fourth brother, do you want to tire my mother out?"

"Ahem..." Yixiu suddenly felt that the mung bean crisp in her mouth was a bit choking, so she quickly drank a sip of flower tea and continued, "Fourteenth brother is so thoughtful."

"I told you, whether they are brothers from the same mother or not, and whether they are close or not, all depends on the details. Brothers are better."

"Fourth sister-in-law is still good at talking!" Yinzhen was satisfied and prepared to say goodbye.

"Brother and sister-in-law, please eat slowly. I am leaving first."

Yinzhen had already taken one step forward, but suddenly turned back and added:

"By the way, my mother said she will make red bean cakes in a few days. If I miss it, my fourth brother and his wife will see it, don't forget to save some for me."

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Yinzhen's mood improved a lot.

However, his half-brother, Fucha Li Rongbao, encountered a difficult situation in the capital.

Li Rongbao was originally qualified to come to the Rehe Palace to escape the summer heat.

However, he did not go with them because he had a crush on the proprietress of "Heshun Teahouse" and wanted to give her a surprise to express his feelings.

But after working hard for half a month, the surprise turned into a shock. Not only did he not get any praise from the beautiful woman, but he was scolded for delaying her business.

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