Drunk Qingqiu

After the caravan affairs were settled, Yinzhen resumed the leisurely life before leaving Beijing.During this period of time, the relationship between Yinhu and Yinhu has eased again, and Yinhu was a little taken aback, but the improvement of the relationship between the two is always a good thing.After Yin Qu couldn't figure out the reason, she simply put it aside.

It was too late that day, Yinhu left two people to live in the mansion.

Yinhu asked Qin Hai and Xiaoxi to settle Yinhu first, and then made Yinhu's bed by himself.But he didn't intend to go out, Yinhu's eyes flashed a little helpless and then became cold again, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and he looked at Yinhu provocatively: "Why, the starling has to make a choice?"

Yinhu stretched out his hand, gently pushed Yinyu onto the bed, imprisoned him, and said in Yinhu's ear: "Xiao Jiu, I've thought about it, I know what I want... I want it, even if you If you don't want to, I have countless ways to get you to come back and beg me to let you stay by my side obediently, and you can't go anywhere!"

Yinzhen's heart felt cold, and many mean and vicious words were on his tongue, but he was too lazy to say anything with him.

Yinhu gently stroked Yinhu's face, and said softly but domineeringly: "But until I get that chair, I won't touch you again, I don't want you to feel bad. I just want to tell you, I don't It's not that I can't touch you, it's just because I don't want to." He paused here, as if he couldn't bear the temptation, he bent down and licked Yinzhen's red and tight lips with the tip of his tongue.

Yinhu had mixed feelings in his heart, he lay there quietly and let Yinhu play with him.After Yinhu gnawed his neck, he suddenly raised his head.After a while, he gently hugged Yinzhen again, buried his face in Yinzhen's neck and fell asleep.

At the end of July in the 40th year of Kangxi, Yinzhen and others returned to Beijing.Following the Jiangnan embezzlement and disaster relief case, he began to investigate the deficit and arrears of the household department by order.What comforted Yinzhen was that he had already told Yinfei that he should not use the money from the treasury, and if it was inconvenient for the family to get the money, just go to Jiu Age's house to get it.

Moreover, the 5 taels of silver that Yinzhen took from Yinji before, the annual dividends can be 8000 taels, plus several prospects of Zhuangzi. when.Ever since Shi Fujin knew about this level, he came to thank him several times.

But Yinyi said that she was troublesome, and when Shi Fujin was too angry to say anything, Yinyi murmured, "Since I was a child, Myna and Ninth Brothers have taken care of me more than others. Besides, Ninth Brother has always been careful..." Yinzhen, who always felt that Yinzhen was weak and incapable and needed others to protect him, suddenly realized that all these years, it was Yinzhen who protected him both openly and secretly.

For some reason, this matter spread to the ears of other elder brothers and the clan, and they were a little jealous of the elder brothers who had a good relationship with Yinzhen.The fifth elder brother is Yinzhen's same mother and brother, needless to say; the tenth elder brother's mother clan is very powerful, and the ninth elder brother is helping, which makes people even more envious.As for the eighth elder brother, although I haven't heard that he and Yinzhen are in partnership, but based on the relationship between the two, no one knows if there is anyone behind the scenes.Of course these older brothers looked down upon Yinzhen's business career.However, Yinzhen's money and comfortable life made these people secretly sour.

People in the capital always feel that they are nobler than people in other places, but at the same time, they are more or less fundamental: others are not as good as themselves, and they will look down on others; others are better than themselves, and they will be jealous of others.

In September, Kangxi returned to Beijing.Yinzhen brought Jiahui and his son into the palace to pay his respects.

After entering the palace, Jiahui went to Concubine Yi, and Yinzhen went to Qianqing Palace.Yinzhen entered the room and greeted Ann, then stood aside with his head bowed.Kangxi was sitting on the edge of the desk writing something, and he raised his head after a while.He raised his chin to Yinzhen: "Sit, you sit here."

Yinzhen was sitting next to the desk, and seeing that there was not much ink, she stood up, rolled up her sleeves, and helped Kangxi grind the ink.What Kangxi wrote was an excerpt for exempting Jiangsu, Gansu and other provinces from taxes next year.When mentioning Jiangsu, Yinzhen couldn't help thinking of the dry and cracked land like spider webs he saw on the return journey, and his heart suddenly became depressed.

"You and your fourth brother, this trip is well done." Kangxi said while bowing his head and writing.

Yinzhen hurriedly replied: "Thank you Huang Ama, it's the emperor Ama who teaches well on weekdays."

Kangxi smiled slightly: "Speaking of archery, horseback riding and archery, you haven't even learned one-tenth of me! But," putting down the brush, Kangxi walked two steps towards Yinzhen and patted Yinzhen. He said, "Dare to break into the rebel stronghold alone, and recruit the rebels without a single soldier. Good job! You are worthy of being a descendant of my Ai Xinjueluo family."

"You little Jiu, speaking of it really makes me proud and also makes me worry. Why are you so bold? Do you have to go in person? Do you know that when I heard this, my heart trembled." Hanging up. As for Concubine Yi, I didn't dare to tell her!"

Yinzhen was afraid after thinking about it, and hurriedly said: "My minister is not filial, and Huang Ama has to worry about it."

"You, I'll think about it myself in the future. I've never heard of a group of servants staying in the yamen well, and you, a serious master, go out and work hard." Kangxi reprimanded, seeing that Yinzhen agreed honestly.After asking about the caravan going to Eros, Yinzhen replied that it had been settled, and thanked Kangxi for the 20 taels of silver.

Kangxi nodded, and said: "After you took charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the past two years, I have managed the internal treasury in a decent manner. Why don't I issue an edict tomorrow, and you will be in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Yinzhen was originally in charge of the Accounting Department and the Guangchu Department, but now Kangxi wants him to take charge of the Seventh Department and the Third Court of the House of Internal Affairs.Yinzhen actually thinks that this is just right now, with errands and not too tired.But Kangxi said, and he couldn't refuse, so he could only agree.

After leaving Qianqing Palace, Yinzhen went to pay her respects to Concubine Yi.

The room was lively, fifth elder brother and Wu Fujin brought their eldest son Hongsheng, Jiahui brought his first son Hongjia there.Concubine Yi asked Hongsheng to sit beside her, holding Hongjia in her arms, teasing her two grandchildren.

Right now he was sighing, "Looking at Hongsheng, Hongjia, I just feel that I am getting old."

Yinzhen heard this, and said with a smile: "Even if Erniang is a grandmother, she is also the most beautiful grandmother. I am afraid that Fifth Sister-in-law and Jiahui are not as good as you."

Concubine Yi raised her head and scolded with a smile: "You are poor-mouthed, you already have a son, and you don't know how to improve."

Several other people listened and agreed with Yinzhen one after another.In fact, it's not an exaggeration. Concubine Yi pays attention to maintenance and has nothing to worry about.In his early forties, he looked like he was in his early thirties.She used to look good, and she loved brightly colored flag dresses, many women in the harem who had just entered the palace might not be able to compare with Concubine Yi's amorous feelings.

Concubine Yi pursed her lips and smiled, and asked Hong Jia who was in her arms: "Good grandson, tell grandma, which of the adults here is the prettiest?"

Hongjia didn't understand very well, looked at his own Ama, Yinzhen quickly looked at Concubine Yi, and then winked at him.

Hongjia bit her finger for a while, and replied loudly, "It's Ama!"

For a moment, everyone burst into laughter, Yinzhen's face turned red and white, wishing to bring Xiaodouding over and spank her ass.

Concubine Yi suppressed a smile and asked again, "Is that you, Ama, or you who are good-looking?"

Hongjia didn't hesitate this time, and quickly replied, "I'm pretty!"

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Yinzhen covered her face.Who does this peacock look like...

Only then did Yinzhen come over to greet everyone, Yifei smiled and said: "It so happens that both of you brothers are here, I have two instructions for you."

Yinqi and Yinzhen hurriedly got up and stood up, Yifei said: "Your little aunt Tong came to the palace specially two days ago, begging me to tell you two to take care of Wenyu. I have been spoiled since I was a child, and I am not used to it when I first entered the Imperial College. If the two of you are cheap, I will take care of you."

Yinqi and Yinzhen agreed. To Wenyu, the two brothers have always treated each other the same as other cousins, but they both have complaints about this little aunt.Because Mrs. Tong was instigated by that distant niece Chu Ying, she often complained about the two of them.

Before leaving, Concubine Yi asked her two grandchildren to pack a lot of gold and jade beads, small purses containing golden nudes or amulets, and a few packets of snacks from the palace.

After leaving the Palace of Yanxi Palace, Yinqi took two steps too late, and when Yinzhen caught up, he said, "Ninth Brother, if there is nothing wrong, go to Fifth Brother. Since you and I have gone to Jiangnan, I have followed you again. Been gone for a while."

Yinqi has a kind and gentle personality since he was a child, and has always taken care of Yinzhen. The relationship between the two brothers is incomparable to others.Yinzhen said: "I haven't seen fifth elder brother for a long time, and my brother has a lot to say." Then Yinzhen sent Gao Wen to send Jiahui back to the mansion, and went to fifth elder brother's mansion by himself.

Seeing that Yinqi was in high spirits, Wu Fujin went to the kitchen and arranged for people to prepare food and wine after returning home, so that the two brothers could talk.

Yinqi only left Liu Fu in the room to wait on him. Yinzhen looked at the table, there was duck with eight treasures, braised straw mushrooms in oil, all of which he liked to eat before, so he didn't wait for anyone to let him go, and ate it by himself with a smile. kang.

Yin Qi laughed and said, "I see that you behave well in front of other brothers, but you lose all appearance in front of me. It seems that you are used to it."

Yinzhen nodded and replied: "That's not true, Wu Ge still wants to set up some rules for my younger brother."

Yinqi laughed at him once and sat across from Yinzhen.When the two of them were [-]% full, they both put down their chopsticks.

Yinqi looked at Yinzhen, hesitated for a moment and said: "Xiao Jiu, brother came to ask you something."

Yinzhen raised his eyes and said, "Fifth brother, if you have anything to say, you can't ask younger brother directly."

Yinqi nodded, "Then I'll just say it straight. Since you were young, you have been friends with Lao Ba and Lao Shi because you are about the same age. When I left the study, only Lao Ba took care of you. My brother is also grateful to Lao Ba. , I will also support the decision you make. Recently, you and the fourth brother have gotten closer. These two people, one is the elder brother, and the other is the prince..." Yin Qi said, eyes There is worry in it.

Yinzhen saw that Yinqi was really worried about him, so he was silent for a moment and said, "Fifth brother, if it is possible, I don't want this. Since I was a child, I planned to be a rich and idle person, even now. But only The relationship between people is not in my plan."

After hearing this, Yinqi also sighed, and no longer tried to persuade her, she just said: "If there is something wrong, don't support it alone, there is fifth brother."

The two took time to go to the Imperial Academy to watch Wenyu, and also helped him to have a few words with those masters.Let some managers take care of Wen Yu more in the future.

Wenyu is already a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. He just met the two of them, and he was a little cautious, so he came to meet him.Later, the two of them took him out for dinner. During the dinner, they saw that the two cousins ​​treated him very kindly, and gradually showed their youthful disposition.

Yinqi said: "Wenyu, if you want to be promoted faster, I will greet the palace and recommend you to be an imperial guard like Qingyu; if you want to learn some practical things and accumulate experience, you should study hard and pass the time." In a year or two, I will try to find a job for you outside."

Wenyu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Big cousin, I don't want to be released to other places. Er Niang always said that it is too hard to be an official outside. As for the guards, Brother Qingyu is already a second-class guard. No matter how tall I go in He can only be a third-class bodyguard from a foreign class, he can't even see the emperor, and he doesn't know when he will be promoted."

Yinqi and Yinzhen looked at each other, frowned slightly, and asked, "Then what's your cousin's plan?"

"I've thought about it a long time ago. The second cousin has a big business, so it's good to help the second brother manage the business. I'm not afraid that people will make fun of me. After all, I can earn money. I heard that the second brother's business used to be from my family. One of the servants I bought is in charge of it. My own people are more at ease than outsiders. As for the errands, the second cousin is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Why don't you let the younger brother in and take care of a few people, so that the errands can be more leisurely, I would have asked Well, there is a lot of oil and water in the House of Internal Affairs." Wen Yu talked about her own thoughts, as if she had thought about it a long time ago, and talked about it with eloquence.

Yinzhen was speechless when he heard it, and Yinqi said lightly: "My cousin is wrong. The ninth brother's shop has been managed by Su Yang very well. I heard that there is no shortage of people. If my cousin wants to take care of it, he can do it himself." The same is true for several shops. If you are short of money, just tell me. But after all, you are a bannerman, and the earl is no match for others, so your career is the most important thing. Ninth Lord is under the protection of Huang Ama, so I don’t dare to say anything about him, but What about you? Besides, although the House of Internal Affairs is full of money, your second cousin has been under very strict laws in the past two years. How many people are staring at him now. How will you manage the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the future?"

Wen Yu's face turned red, she was speechless, and reluctantly said a few more words to accompany her, and left first.Seeing this result, the two brothers sighed twice.Yinqi said: "You don't have to worry about him, I will greet the people in the Imperial College, and someone will take care of him. I don't know how my little aunt told him, why do you think so."

Yinzhen tilted her head and thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Maybe it's my aunt's idea. She always blamed me and didn't let them buy shares. If you want to buy shares, just agree."

Yinqi smiled and said, "You are thinking of them."

Yinzhen smiled and thought it was feasible, so he went back and told Jiahui about his plan.

Jiahui was really pleasantly surprised, now men don't like women to show their faces in public.In addition to taking care of everything in the house, it is husband and son.There is Chuyun in the inner courtyard, Ding Lan and Yuzhu are helping, Jiahui is actually not too busy.Hearing what Yinzhen said, she happily said: "That's a good relationship. If I can help the Lord with anything, Jiahui will naturally be happy."

Yinzhen waved his hand and said, "No, I bought this shop for you to earn some money for cosmetics, so don't confuse it with mine. So don't feel pressured, if it doesn't work once, it's a big deal to open it again."

Jiahui's face was flushed with excitement, and her eyes were shining brightly.She is not very old, and her cheeks are pink now, adding a bit of charm.

Yinzhen watched from the side with a smile.

Jiahui herself had several dowry shops, all of which were in good locations, and Yinzhen gave her another 2 taels of silver.Because Jiahui was Jiufujin after all, it was inconvenient to show her face in many places, so Yinzhen decided to find a suitable person to help her.

It just so happened that Guan Lin had arranged for the private kiln in the south of the Yangtze River, and had already called a proper person to take care of it.If there is no accident, porcelain will be sent to Beijing starting next month.Yinzhen had long felt that Guan Lin had some talent for business, so he handed over to Guan Lin the task of helping Jiahui open a store.

Caring has always been taken care of by Jiahui, the usual clothes for the four seasons are the same as Ding Lan's son, and the monthly allowance is two taels a month.Guan Lin was grateful and cared about things.

Because Yinzhen had too many things to do and wanted them to let go and do it by themselves, she didn't intervene any more.Of course, if there is any difficulty, Yinzhen will still help.

Jiahui asked Wufujin, Bafujin, Shifujin and the prince Fujin who got along well, and Yinzhen also sent someone to ask the two aunts.Both Wufujin and Shifujin expressed their intention to join the gang, and Bafujin had a lot of shops and dowries, so he found excuses and refused.What surprised Jiahui was that Sifujin, who had always been indifferent, also joined the group.

Yinzhen's eldest aunt was grateful for Yinzhen's care for Jiayu and Qingyu, even though she didn't have much hope for Jiahui, a kind man, to start a business, she sealed 200 taels of silver and sent it over.Little aunt Tong has been annoyed since Yinzhen rejected Wenyu last time, and now she and Chu Ying will think together that Jiahui and Yinzhen are not the same person after all.They were afraid that if the money got into her hands, they might lose it all at some point, so they all agreed to ignore this problem.

Yinzhen heard Tong's decision back, and was silent for a while, then said to let them go.

In a blink of an eye, it was the 41st year of Kangxi.

It was only when Yintang was talking to Yinhu and Yinhu that he realized that his shop in Fujin had begun to generate income.Yinbi laughed and said, "Brother Nine, that is, if you have the leisure, let Sister-in-law Jiu play around. Last month, Sister-in-law Jiu sent my wife 50 taels of silver."

Yinhu smiled and said: "Accumulating a little makes a lot, the siblings are already very good." After finishing speaking, the smile on his face faded again for some reason.

It was only then that Yinzhen remembered that Jiahui had never told him about this shop, thinking that it was too difficult before, and now it is getting better.

After returning home, when Yinzhen went back to the inner courtyard to see Jiahui, she remembered and asked, "How is your shop doing now, what is it running?"

Jiahui smiled and blinked, and said: "Master, it was difficult at the beginning, but now it's much better. I was really worried a while ago. If it wasn't for Guan Lin always saying yes, I would have quit a long time ago. The business is Restaurant."

Yinzhen asked casually, "What's the name of the shop?"

Jiahui looked at Caring who ran in to deliver the account book, and said, "It was taken by Guan Lin, and the name is Quanjude."

The cup in Yinzhen's hand became unsteady and fell to the ground.

Jiahui looked up suspiciously: "Master, what's wrong?"

Yinzhen was shocked for a long while, then shook his head again, maybe it's the same name, how could it be such a coincidence.Then he asked tentatively, "Aren't you selling roast duck?"

Caring rushed to answer at this moment: "Of course not."

Yinzhen wiped off his sweat, sure enough, how could such a thing happen.Caring tilted his head and thought for a while, and replied: "But my brother said that the housekeeper Yang from our house has been found, and he seems to be really in the chicken and duck business."

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