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He was talking and laughing while walking, but suddenly a person rolled out from the nearby bushes and jumped on the road in front of the two of them.Yin Qi was startled and took a step back, but Hong Zhou immediately put on guard and stood in front of Yin Qi.

Just taking a closer look, the man was dressed in gray-blue satin clothes with a yellow belt around his waist, it turned out to be Hongshi.

Yin Qi poked his head out from behind Hong Zhou and saw that Hong Shi's head was covered with mud and grass. He couldn't help being angry and funny, and asked, "Brother San, what are you doing? It’s true that you are going to plant trees in the spring, but you don’t need to do it, right? Where did you get the pickled stuff on your head?”

Hongshi's face was red and white, he patted the dust all over his body with his hands, and said with a shelf: "What did I do, don't you need Duan BeiLe to care about it!? Anyway, I didn't do anything to you, so don't meddle with it." and my business."

After the incident with Gao Hui last time, Hong Shi hated Yin Qi.Originally, he was a little indifferent to Yin Qi, but now he is even more disgusted, and his words are all yin and yang.

And now that Yinqi was not originally entrusted, but his status as a prince was higher than that of a prince. Naturally, Hongshi couldn't take his small title of Baylor, which was everywhere in the capital, into his eyes.

Instead of being angry, Yin Qi smiled, stretched out his hand to stop Hong Zhou, and stopped him from speaking. He took two steps forward, raised his chin and said to Hong Shi: "Brother San, what you said is wrong! Why can't I care about it?" You? Although I am younger, but in terms of status and seniority, I am your uncle, why can't I control you as a nephew as an uncle?"

Without waiting for Hongshi to reply, Yinqi said again: "You didn't do anything wrong to me, but if I remember correctly, you should still be in the capital at this time, thinking about copying books? How can you copy books and think about it?" , was able to copy it into the garden? This is really a new thing, why don't we go and talk to the emperor, and let him be rare?"

Hongshi's complexion changed immediately, he raised his eyebrows, and shouted: "I am the eldest son of the emperor, why can't I come and walk in the garden? You are just an outsider, so it's too lenient! You still have to talk to the emperor. Say, are you threatening me!?"

Yinqi sneered and said, "I'm just threatening you, so what can I do? You say I'm an outsider, that I'm too lenient? My surname is also Aixinjueluo, and I'm the emperor's younger brother. Just ask the emperor , Am I an outsider or my own family? I help the emperor to ask about the affairs in the garden, shouldn’t I? It involves the safety of the emperor, and everyone can take care of it!"

As soon as the words fell, Hong Zhou also said: "Third brother, if you walk upright and stand upright, are you afraid that Uncle 23 will ask you something? You are clearly still in confinement, the emperor didn't let you out, but you came out, Uncle 23 is asking you this for your own good. I'm afraid that you will cause some trouble again, so when you come back, don't you think it's better for yourself?"

Hongshi snorted, and said disdainfully: "All of you think I'm a fool, can't you see those wolfish ambitions hidden in you? Huh! What are you talking about from your own family! You don't even look at your identity, which name tag is on it? People, are you worthy of telling me that you are from my family? Today I am not afraid of tearing up my face with you, so I will tell you. You should pretend that I don’t know what happened last time, and you are plotting against me? Hong Zhou, Hong Li , and you, Yunqi—you one by one, wait for me!"

As he spoke, he spat at Yin Qi, Hong Zhou hurriedly pulled Yin Qi to hide, Hong Shi had already turned his head and left.

Looking at the puddle of spitting on the ground, Hong Zhou gritted his teeth angrily, but Yin Qi reached out and patted his arm, saying: "Don't be angry, I can't even reason with someone like him, so why bother? He thought Whatever you think, let him think. Anyway, we are upright and not afraid of the shadow, and it is not our fault in front of anyone."

A trace of surprise flashed in Hongzhou's eyes, and he turned his head to say something to Yin Qi, but saw a figure approaching from the side of the bushes obliquely behind him from the corner of his eyes, Hongzhou swallowed the words that just came to his mouth, and changed his words: "But nephew What a grievance! It is clear that the third brother himself is immoral after drinking, and he even blamed his nephew! He is just taking advantage of his age to bully me and the fourth brother from time to time!"

Yin Qi said helplessly: "This is something that can't be helped. After all, the third elder brother is your elder brother, and the emperor has always doted on him. What else can you do to him? Didn't the third elder brother return the favor last time?" The emperor was so angry that he fainted, but he didn't see how the emperor punished him afterwards. If you go to sue, could it be bigger than the emperor's fainting?"

When Hong Zhou lowered his head and looked depressed, Yin Qi patted him on the shoulder again, and said, "It's my fault too, I couldn't hold back for a while, and bickered with the third elder brother. It's better for you brothers to be more harmonious." .When you see him again in the future, stay with him, and apologize to him for me, and say something nice."

Hong Zhou nodded, and then looked up on guard, looking to the side.Yin Qi also followed his movements and frowned immediately.

The two looked at each other, and then saluted and greeted each other.Yinqi waited for someone to call, then straightened his back, put a smile on his face, and said: "Prince Lian looks a little lighter, but he looks good, and the job is hard work? My brother also wants to thank the prince, I worry a lot about the late emperor's affairs."

Prince Lian smiled slightly, and said: "This is what I should do as a son of man. No need to thank the 23rd brother. I haven't seen you for a long time, and the 23rd brother has grown a little bit and changed his appearance. The fifth elder brother looked at it, also like It's an adult."

Yinqi laughed and said, "I don't know what's the matter with the prince entering the garden today? If you're not in a hurry, talk to your brothers and nephews before leaving. It's been a few months since I talked to the prince last time. Yes, I miss my younger brother very much."

Prince Lian thought for a while and said with a smile: "That's fine. But just say a few words, I still have something to go back to the emperor."

Yinqi then hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what about going back to the Palace of the First Emperor? Can you also say a few words to my younger brother? It's about the late Emperor, and my younger brother is also very concerned about it."

Prince Lian shook his head and said: "This is an important matter for the court, I can't tell you. If you want to hear it, you can go with me to see the emperor. If you ask the emperor, he will agree to listen to you."

Yinqi was a little frustrated immediately, and lowered his head and said: "That's unnecessary, the emperor is the most important rule, so he won't let me listen. No way, I have to reprimand you."

Prince Lian smiled regretfully and said, "Then you can also wait for the emperor's edict. When the matter of the former emperor is settled, the emperor must have an edict. Then you can listen to what the edict says, that's all." .”

Not everyone can go to sacrifice to the emperor's mausoleum, so Prince Lian didn't ask Yinqi to see it by himself.Yin Qi naturally knew this too, so he leaned against Hong Zhou listlessly with his head down.

Prince Lian showed a look of unbearable expression, reached out and touched Yin Qi's head, and said: "In a month or two, the Emperor Daxing will be in peace. At that time, there is nothing wrong with begging the emperor to go and have a look." Yes. At this time, making such an aggrieved appearance will make people think that my brother is bullying you? Don't be so frustrated. "

Only then did Yinqi nod his head, pursed his lips and said, "The prince is right. I'll talk about it when the time comes."

Prince Lian smiled and touched Yinqi's head again, took out a pocket watch from his pocket and looked at it, and said: "It's time, if you delay, I'm afraid the emperor will reprimand me again. I'll go there first If you still want to ask me to say something, just ask someone to wait for me at the gate of the garden, tell me, and it will be over, I will go to find you. Anyway, I am free, so I don’t need to be afraid of being disturbed.”

Yin Qi nodded with a smile, and watched Prince Lian leave with Hong Zhou.

Then the two turned around and walked towards Taohuawu where they lived.

After walking two steps, Hong Zhou couldn't bear it after all, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle 23, are you trying to get close to Prince Lian today? What reason are you talking about? Are you really not afraid of any misunderstandings from the emperor?"

Yin Qi smiled, and without lowering his voice, he spoke to Hong Zhou as if he was talking normally: "Prince Lian wants to drag us into the water, so I can't just follow the trick? Today I call it alienation, the emperor is the most wise However, I can naturally understand the reason for this mystery. Just wait and see, Hongshi will thank Prince Lian for us today and tomorrow. Prince Lian will also reciprocate by teaching Hongshi for us, what? It's called rules!"

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Sure enough, news came from Beijing on the second day that after Hongshi returned to Beijing from the garden, he went to Prince Lian's mansion and made a big fuss. The sound of beating bowls can be heard clearly.Yin Qi's first prophecy was fulfilled.

But Prince Lian really had a good demeanor, he didn't even reprimand Hong Shi for it, but comforted him with nice words.When Hongshi left the gate of Prince Lian's mansion, he didn't look like he just lost his temper.In the second sentence of Yin Qi's words, the prophecy made failed.

So, as if to prevent Yinqi's second sentence from falling through, Yongzheng taught Hongshi a lesson instead of Prince Lian.

After hearing about Hongshi's interactions with his two uncles—Prince Lian and Duanbeile—and his younger brother, Yongzheng immediately issued an edict to reprimand Hongshi.Disrespect, disobedience, reckless behavior, etc., have a lot of hats on them.

Then he ordered Yinlu, the sixteenth elder brother of Jiajun King, who was in charge of the internal guards, to sneak him over from the capital, pointing his nose and reprimanding him for dereliction of duty and the like.Then he said that the guards of the Forbidden City should be strictly required to keep a tight watch on the door, and the third elder brother should not be allowed to step out of his own courtyard. Only when he really repents, or there is a decree from above, can he be allowed to come out.

After hearing the last sentence of this decree, Hongzhou put the book in his hand on the table, sneered, and said: "This time, the emperor will imprison third brother to death."

Then he frowned and said, "It's just...does Uncle 23 know? After we met Hongshi yesterday, the fourth child was behind. He didn't make a sound, just hid behind and watched. If it wasn't for the garden sweeper Little Sula is my eyeliner, I don't know that he is so good at being a thief! Hmph, I don't know how much he has seen and heard, how can I learn to talk to the emperor?"

Yin Qi glanced at Hongzhou, and said: "There is no need to worry about this. When I went to pay my respects this morning, since the emperor didn't say anything to us, what did the fourth elder brother say to the emperor, what does it matter? You must know, It's not that the emperor will believe what the fourth elder brother says. The emperor doesn't trust him that much. Besides...the emperor also has his own eyes and ears. "

Hong Zhou naturally understood, nodded his head, and said with a smile: "That's right. It's almost noon, let's go to the Empress's place to say hello. By the way, see if the Empress wants to save a meal. The vegetarian food here is enough for me. There's sour water in my stomach."

Yin Qi laughed, nodded as well, and whispered: "Don't say it's you, I'll see, the emperor himself can't hold it anymore. But who made him make a wish? I just have to eat it gone."

While talking, he called people in to serve and change clothes.Hongzhou saw that the two court ladies Yongzheng placed next to Yinqi came in, he frowned slightly, raised his chin, and asked, "You two look familiar, are you from the emperor's side? What's your name? Report it up so that the Lord can get to know you."

These two court ladies are about fourteen or fifteen years old, petite and exquisite, with soft faces, when they look up at people, their four eyes are watery, and they look cute and cute.Originally, the two of them were serving by Yongzheng's side, so they naturally picked the appearance that Yongzheng liked, soft and weak, and well-behaved.

It's just that Hongzhou didn't like it when he saw it, so he put on a straight face and saw that he had five parts of Yongzheng's stern aura.

The two little maids were startled, and hurriedly bowed to salute.The one on the left said: "If you go back to Fifth Master, the servant girl Xia Rong was serving in the Hall of Mental Cultivation." The one on the right also quickly replied: "My maidservant Ming Ying was also in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

The two of them behaved fairly well, but Hong Zhou found it even more annoying.After thinking about it, he pulled Yinqi aside, and whispered: "What does the emperor mean by putting these two people by your side?"

Yin Qi was a little puzzled, but still replied: "I didn't say that, because Gao Hui left, the emperor sent two maids to pay me. This is the emperor's grace, how can you not know?"

Hong Zhou pursed his lips and said, "These two look like demons at first glance, and they are in the same pattern as that Concubine Nian. But what did the emperor think, and gave you two such things?"

Yin Qi was a little amused, and said: "These two girls are just weaker, they have good rules, their tempers are also plain, and there is nothing coquettish about them. Don't just look at them and think of Nian Shi, it's different."

Hong Zhou opened his mouth, but he hesitated to speak.After all, he sighed, and said: "It can only be put here. Is it from the emperor... It's like the red fragrance and the green fragrance, half a master in the yard."

Yin Qi smiled, pointed at the two little maids and said: "They are different from Hongxiang and Bixiang. They are just ordinary palace people, and they even got promoted to the second grade when they came to me. Waiting for a court lady, how could she be so delicate."