The Manchurian royal family has had the custom of entertaining officials on New Year's Eve since the Later Jin Dynasty. After Kangxi came to the throne, except for those years in San Francisco, it has never stopped.For the court ministers, it is an extremely honorable thing to be invited by the emperor to attend the New Year's Eve dinner.

On New Year's Eve, the fourth elder brother came to Jingren Palace early. He thought he came early enough, but he didn't expect that Tong's family had already arrived.After being dazed for a moment, the fourth elder brother saluted the imperial concubine, "Yinzhen greets Emiang."

The professional smile on the imperial concubine's face became sincere in an instant, she waved at Yinzhen, and waited for someone to come forward and take his hand and rub it, "You see, you are obviously very chilled, and you don't know what to say." Hand warmer, your hands are cold."

Yinzhen felt unnatural for a moment, can he say that his brothers have divided up his hand warmer?He was surprised, although his hand stove is exquisite in workmanship, the brothers are not without it.Leaving aside the crown prince, he saw that the elder brother's hand stove was more delicate than his.However, these people were like sparrows, grabbing him and arguing over a hand stove.

Taking his hand stove is not counted, and the brothers will give him several one by one, which is called "replacement".There are many hand stoves in the palace, but he can't use any of them. No matter whose one he uses, the others must be weird and quarrel after a while.

If the brothers were making noise, he simply didn't use anyone's, and put them all away for ashes.Anyway, he only takes these few routes every day, and it won't be too cold to hold his hands when the time comes.

Yinzhen doesn't know, but there is a kind of coldness called Erniang thinks you are cold.

Even if he came all the way with the stove in his mouth, he would suffer in the eyes of the imperial concubine.

The mother and son got bored for a while, and the imperial concubine seemed to have just remembered that there were other people in the room. With a faint smile on her face, she said in a flat voice: "Zhen'er, this is the Duke's wife and the two young ladies and daughters of the Duke's mansion." Tong Gege."

A look of surprise flashed across Mrs. Tong's face. Last year when they entered the palace, her daughter introduced them like this. At that time, she affectionately called them mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and asked the fourth elder brother to call her grandmother and aunt.Although they didn't want to admit the fourth elder brother in their hearts and had been clearing up their relationship with the fourth elder brother, but now that their daughter really introduced him like this, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Not only Mrs. Tong, but the fourth elder brother was also a little surprised. He also didn't expect Er Niang to introduce him like this.But he has always been obedient, even if he doesn't understand, he still does what Er Niang says.

So, "Yinzhen has met Mrs. Guo Gong." He saluted Mrs. Tong for a while, and then nodded to the rest of the people, "Mrs. Tong Young Madam, Tong Ge Ge An."

Madam Tong's mouth froze, "Si elder brother, you're being polite. Grandma didn't bring anything good. You can show this to others." Then she took off a ring from her finger.

Ladies like them always wear a lot of jewelry every time they go out, not for appearances, but often for the sake of appreciating people.The ring that Madam Tong took off is suitable for both men and women.

The fourth elder brother didn't answer, but turned to look at the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine's expression was still calm, she was sipping tea from a teacup as if she hadn't seen it.It took her a long time to raise her head, "Mrs. Duke has a heart."

Mrs. Tong had a sad face, she used her eyes to signal the imperial concubine to turn away, but it was as if the imperial concubine hadn't seen it.Helpless, she finally said with trembling lips: "Are you still blaming me?"

"Where is Madam speaking, I am just telling the truth."

Isn't it strange?There must be resentment in my heart.

Back then, she entered the palace without hesitation for the sake of the Tong family. Now that more than 20 years have passed, how much she has paid, she thought that in the eyes of Ama Erniang, she had no credit but hard work.The results of it?Knowing that they can no longer have children, they can't wait for a moment to send their sister to the palace.

This is not the most chilling for her.There are three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem, and there are bound to be countless women. There are many sisters in the palace, and there are still her own sisters living in the palace of the Empress Yuan, the Empress Yi, and even Concubine Yi.

Tong's family wants to block people, she can't stop it and can't control it, but they shouldn't, they still want to help their sister to give birth to a dragon child as soon as possible.

Putting aside the fact that when Wu Yashi climbed into bed, she was vomited to death, but the emperor is the ruler of a country, why do they think that he can be controlled by themselves?They never thought about what this would bring them?

It would be fine if only Ama said these words, it was Er Niang who she couldn't accept.The biological daughter and the concubine, she actually chose the concubine.

In the past, when the Tong family entered the palace, the imperial concubine was always polite and still treated them as her own family, and never put on airs.Today, when she put on the airs of imperial concubine, her brother-in-law's first reaction was not to reflect on whether she was at fault, but to silently condemn her, as if she had done something wrong.

He stretched out his hand to touch Yinzhen who was standing next to her, and only Zhen'er, the only one who could make him feel warm.

Her son Zhen'er was only six years old this year, and when he learned that she was sick and couldn't take off his clothes, he was so tired that he fell ill.After she woke up, she washed her hands and made soup, and she would never forget Zhen'er holding a bowl of porridge with a dusty face.

"Emiang, I just came back from Qianqing Palace. Ama said that I studied well this year, and even rewarded my son with an inkstone." Yinzhen gently wrapped his arms around the waist of the imperial concubine, and said cautiously.

He never said that he is very sensitive to people's emotional changes, and he can feel that my mother is not happy.Thinking about what he overheard before, Yinzhen didn't understand something.

Reaching out to touch his little nose, the imperial concubine made a serious face on purpose, "Are you proud of just achieving such a result? Er Niang, but I heard that your progress in riding and archery is very slow, and you almost failed the exam." Her face Although it was disgusting, there was a smile and pride in the depths of his eyes.

Don't look at her saying that Yinzhen is not good, but she can't allow others to say the first half of it. When the emperor said that Yinzhen was poor in riding and shooting, she blocked her back.

The two talked nonchalantly, embarrassing the Tong family sitting below. Ye Keshu's wife is a clan daughter. After receiving the signal from her mother-in-law, she said flatteringly: "Emperor Noble Concubine, don't worry, the fourth elder brother is still young. Just learn slowly. The slave's natal brother is also studying in the study room, and I will let the slave know when I go back, so that he can take care of the fourth elder brother."

She thought she was flattering, but she didn't know that she was slapping the horse's hoof.Others don't know, how can the imperial concubine not know that her so-called brothers followed Longkodo to bully the fourth elder brother.She didn't even think about it, because Longkodo had been reprimanded by the imperial concubine several times for this matter, so how could her brother have a good impression on the imperial concubine?

Casting a cold glance at her, the imperial concubine sneered, "No need, our fourth elder brother has poor luck, but we can't bear it."

The fourth elder brother agreed in a very sensible way: "Thank you Madam Luanyi for your kindness, my elder brother said he would teach me." Ye Keshu's wife is just an ordinary ancestral daughter without a title, so Yinzhen called her Madam Weiluanyi.

The envoy of Luanyi, the official of the Taiyuan Hospital, belongs to the official position of a general.Although the name sounds good, in fact, the position of Luan Yishi is very low, the highest is only the eighth rank.

The lowest person who can enter the palace at the New Year's Eve dinner is a fifth-rank official. She can enter the palace with the title of wife of an eighth-rank official, relying on the big tree of the Tong family.

Listening to the fourth elder brother calling Mrs. Luanyi envoy, Aixinjueluo felt a little unhappy. She always felt that the fourth elder brother was mocking her.It's just that she didn't dare to do anything in front of the imperial concubine, she could only curse Si elder brother in her heart as the son of a handmaid who can't stand on stage.

[No evidence is needed, I'm sure this lady is scolding our king. 】

[More than that, look at the wife of the Tong family, she speaks nicely and calls herself my grandma. Whose grandma would give such a gift to her grandson? 】

Do they think that the Azure Stars don't understand the etiquette of the ancients?The jewelry that these ladies carry are either for the people they meet for the first time, or for those who are unimportant and have to be given to them. When did the gifts for grandchildren become so shabby.

They followed the king, but they all saw that there were more than a dozen large boxes of congratulatory gifts from Hesheli's family to the prince, and those from Nala's family to the elder brother did not show much. Eighth brother, they have also received two or three boxes of good things from the 'foreign family'.

Tong's family is a big family, so if they give a broken ring, who will be embarrassed?

Their own cubs are in pain, their king doesn't need others to pity them, isn't it just gold, silver and jewelry, which is what their Azure Stars lack most.

Yinzhen didn't know, in just a short while, the Azure Stars gave him dozens of large pearls. These pearls are as round as Dongzhu, and they have bright eyes. Any one taken alone is worth a lot.

Not only pearls, but also countless other silks and satins.

Of course, not everyone gave these treasures. Some people felt that their own things could not be sold and gave some very special things in other ways.For example, 'a liar who can't tell a lie', 'a bitter face who can't laugh' and so on.

They felt that the incident was caused by the Tong family, and they used everything on the Tong family.Among them, Mrs. Tong and the eldest wife of the Tong family were the ones who were dumped the most 'negative emotions', followed by the seemingly harmless Tong Gege.Although this person has been acting innocent and helpless, but who are they? They are all-powerful Celestials, so how can they not see the pride and gloating under the skin of this daughter.

Apart from the three of them, even Mrs. Tong Er, who was watching from the sidelines, was not spared a few 'big gifts'.

The conversation in the house was still going on while the Celestials were 'giving gifts'.Tong Gege asked knowingly: "The fourth elder brother is talking about the elder brother? I heard that the elder brother is very good at riding and shooting. I think with the help of the elder brother, the fourth elder brother can catch up with the riding and shooting soon. The servant remembers the elder brother He was born in the 11th year of Kangxi, and he will marry a wife in the next general election, and he may not be able to take care of the fourth elder brother by then, so the fourth elder brother should work harder."

Once the princes get engaged, they will become adults. Will they be able to study in the upper study with the younger brothers?The last showgirl election was in 21st year, and if nothing else, the next election will be in May of 24th.

Tong Gege was born in the seventh year of Kangxi, and should have been the show girl of the previous session, but the general election was suspended for three times during the San Francisco period. There were too many show girls in the last session, and the emperor had to decree that the show girls under the age of 15 Stay for one more year and share it with the next year.

In the next session, she will be seventeen, which is just the right age.

Tong Gege is very smart. She knows that as long as her sister is still there, even if she can enter the palace, she will not be able to get a high position. If she wants to become a favorite and give birth smoothly, she still has to rely on her sister.Isn't it just flattery, since she was a child, she relied on this to defeat other sisters to win her father's favor. No matter how you say it, the fourth elder brother is also the emperor's elder brother, and it is not shameful to flatter him.

She thought well, but unfortunately she miscalculated the fourth elder brother's mind.The fourth elder brother is really young, and she has never seen anyone in the palace. Her ability is very clumsy in the eyes of the fourth elder brother.What's more, he didn't forget that the culprit who made Er Niang sad was Tong Gege in front of him.Therefore, even if Tong Gege intends to please her, the fourth elder brother still has no affection for her at all.

Giving her a supercilious look, Yinzhen said coolly, "How do you know that elder brother doesn't care about me? Could it be that you want to be my sister-in-law?" After finishing speaking, he gave Tong Gege a critical look.

Well, she is not as good-looking as she is, and as good-natured as she is, she is full of heart and thinks she is smart.

Tong Gege's face turned pale when the fourth elder brother said this, and even Mrs. Tong felt displeased, "Si elder brother, please be careful with your words." Even if the fourth elder brother is young, some things can't be said nonsense. Do you want the reputation of Tong's daughter?What's more, this daughter still has to be sent to the palace.

Yinzhen tilted his head and looked at her, "Isn't it? Then why did she say that my eldest brother can't continue to teach me riding and archery after he gets engaged? Seeing how determined she was, I thought she wanted to be my sister-in-law, and then held my eldest brother, Why don't you let big brother play with me?"

The Tong family who asked why three times in a row had a very bad face.Tong Gege managed to calm down, and she said with the corners of her mouth: "Si elder brother thinks too much. As a daughter of Manchuria, she is strictly speaking the emperor's woman before the emperor issued the edict of marriage. As a son and daughter of the Duke's mansion, it is natural You must abide by this rule. As for what you said just now," she chuckled, "I am just worried that the elder brother is too busy to take care of the fourth elder brother. I have heard from my younger brother that the emperor's daily homework is very difficult. Busy, it's normal for big brother to be busy with his own affairs."

The fourth elder brother pouted, he turned his head and buried his face in the arms of the imperial concubine, this woman from the Tong family is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, so she can be rounded back by her.But it doesn't matter, he will go to his elder brother later.Anyway, he is still a child, stubbornly admitting to death, it is normal for him not to understand what you are saying.

Originally, he wanted to find an opportunity to ask Tong Gege, if she was also forced to help her, it would save Er Niang from being sad.From what she said, she also wanted to enter the palace, so don't blame him for being cruel.

The imperial concubine looked at Tong Gege with a fake smile, "As expected of being raised by the Duke's wife, she really knows the rules."

Should it be said that they are mother and son? In fact, the imperial concubine also has such plans. She thought that she was the daughter of the Tong family anyway, and she didn't want to harm the youth of a good girl.The fourth elder brother can understand, and the imperial concubine naturally understands the other party's attitude towards entering the palace.

She gave the Duke's wife a cool look, and she really wanted to ask, what is the most important thing to Er Niang?Are the Tong family's interests really more precious than her own daughter?

Close your eyes so that no one can see the fragility in her eyes.

"Emiang?" Yinzhen looked up at her worriedly.

She hugged Yinzhen tightly. After all, she was too naive. It turned out that she and Yinzhen were both lonely, and they only had each other to rely on.

Forget it, since that's the case, what is she still insisting on, isn't she just wanting to enter the palace, so what if she 'helps' them?

A sneer twitched at the corner of her mouth, she wanted to see if the emperor would be as they imagined.Is it 'can't wait' to bring people into the palace or marry people away in anger?

Although the imperial concubine's attitude was a little bit wrong, everyone was very happy that she let go and agreed to help.After she was happy, Mrs. Tong continued: "There is one more thing. Longke is not young and it is time to get married. I see that her niece Hesheli is not bad. Can you..." Help me mention it together?

Madam Tong's natal family, the Hesheli family, still has some connections with the Prince's surrogate family. The two families are relatives who have not been married yet. In front of the forehead map.

If she hadn't been able to look up to her natal niece before, when she married Tong Guowei, the Tong family was just a Han army flag and not well-known, and the two families could be regarded as a good match.Now Tong's family is the Duke of the state, as the son of the Duke's mansion, not to mention the clan members, no matter what they want to marry a noble daughter.

It's a pity that Longkodo didn't know which gods he had provoked. Some time ago, he stepped on a lot of shit in public and made a lot of jokes.I talked about several companies in a row, and everyone almost had the same idea, and the one with a strong temper even said bluntly, 'I don't want to spend my whole life with someone who smells like shit'.

Mrs. Tong was angry, but there was nothing she could do about it. The Tong family was the Duke of the state. Compared with them, the foundation was still shallow.In the end, she picked and picked, and it turned out that this niece from her natal family had the best background.

The imperial concubine opened her eyes suddenly, and a sharp look flashed in her eyes. "Mrs. Duke, I advise you to stop with some words." Do you really think that she can do whatever she wants as an imperial concubine?She would take a big risk with a Tong Gege, and with a Hesheli, they never thought about the consequences of talking about two things together?

At this moment, she was completely disappointed with Er Niang and the Tong family and let go.

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