[Qing Chuan] Yongzheng's embarrassing empress

The empress dowager talked to the emperor with a smile, and seeing their mother and son pointing fingers, it seemed that they were discussing the birthday gifts presented by the princes.

Soon it was Eighth Brother's turn to offer gifts, and the eunuchs brought up the gift boxes.

The eighth elder brother stood up and smiled and said the birthday speech. The eunuchs opened the box and took out the birthday gifts one by one. There were eight pieces in total.

The prince glanced at the third elder brother, and the third elder brother smiled immediately after receiving the signal: "It's really interesting for the eighth brother to give gifts. Everyone gave nine birthday gifts, why did the eighth brother only give eight?"

Nine is the highest number, implying auspiciousness and dignity. The [-]th birthday of the Queen Mother is really rare, so everyone defaults to giving nine birthday gifts.

Eighth Prince's face remained the same, and the angle of the smile at the corner of his mouth did not change.

"I have eight teeth, so I gave eight of them, and the emperor's grandmother thought of me when she saw these few!"

The third elder brother laughed, "In terms of speaking to be likable, you have to be the eighth brother. We are not as good as him."

The eighth elder brother pursed his lips and smiled, as if a little shy, "Third brother was joking."

Brother Nine and Brother Ten looked at Brother Eight worriedly. They knew that Brother Eight had spent a lot of effort to get a beautiful Kesi screen. Now that the screen is gone, there must be something wrong in some link.

At this time, the second elder brother smiled, "I heard that the eighth brother specially sent someone to Jiangnan to order a silk screen to congratulate the queen mother on her birthday. Why didn't you see it today? Could it be that the screen is so beautiful that the eighth brother can't bear it?"

The eighth elder brother looked up at the second brother, "The second brother lives in the palace, so he is well informed."

The second elder brother glanced at the younger brothers in the palace, and he pointed at the fourth elder brother with a smile.

"I heard what the fourth child said."

The fourth elder brother and Shuwan felt depressed, and the second elder brother managed to make a move to bring disaster to the east.

There must not be many people who know about the custom-made tapestry screen by the eighth elder brother. The fourth elder brother knows this, which means that he has been secretly paying attention to the eighth elder brother's affairs.What did he mean by secretly telling the second elder brother about it?Could it be that he, like the third prince, is a loyal supporter of the deposed prince?

The fourth elder brother didn't dare to take the blame, he hurriedly denied it: "Second elder brother remembered it wrong! I didn't know about it."

The second elder brother looked at him with a half-smile, "Oh, maybe I remembered it wrong!"

Brother Nine rubbed his fingers, his thoughts changed sharply, he stood up and said: "Brother indeed spent a lot of money to order a screen, I have seen it before! It is very exquisite and extraordinary! But it was not included in the birthday gift. Did someone destroy it on purpose?"

Eighth brother looked embarrassed, "Ninth brother!"

He stopped Ninth Brother, "Stop talking about the screen!"

The eighth elder brother bowed to the empress dowager and saluted, "That screen had some flaws, that's why I took it down, please forgive me for my negligence."

The emperor smiled and nodded, "It's okay, it's fine as long as it's on your mind."

The eighth elder brother offered his birthday gift and went back to sit down, and the prince continued to offer gifts afterwards, as if nothing had happened.

Leaving aside the episode of the eighth elder brother, the queen mother's birthday banquet went smoothly.

After the banquet, the clan and royal family left the palace, and the emperor personally sent the queen mother back to Ningshou Palace.

"Have some wine and meat, let's drink some hot tea to digest the food!" The queen mother ordered someone to make tea, "Let's talk to each other, too."

The emperor nodded in agreement, and the maid served hot tea and snacks and left.

The queen mother sighed: "You have worked hard for the past two years..."

The emperor laughed and said, "What did Er Niang say?"

Queen Mother: "The children are grown up, it's hard to manage. You have been angry because of the children in the past two years. It hurts your body. You have to take care of your body. I am seventy, and you are not young anymore."

The emperor's heart softened, although the queen mother is not his own mother, but at this age, he should be content with elders caring about him.

"What Queen Mother said is very true, I will pay attention to my body."

The queen mother sighed: "I am old and useless, and I don't know how many years I can live. I don't trust you, and I don't trust the princes. These children are fighting for each other, and there is no end to it.

The screen that Lao Ba is going to dedicate to me today is ruined, right?I don't like to worry, but I'm not stupid!I can see through the little thoughts of the children at a glance!

I have everything in the palace, I don’t lack a screen, but there is something wrong with Lao Ba’s screen, you have to send someone to check it out, and give Lao Ba an explanation! "

The emperor hurriedly praised: "You can't hide anything from the queen's mother, I will send someone to investigate, and the old man will not be wronged."

The queen mother loves her grandchildren equally, but she has a simple mind and can't see through the dark tide between the princes.

The emperor will think more, eighth brother's screen is gone, did the second elder brother do this, or the fourth elder brother?

Maybe...it was a play intentionally designed by Eighth Prince?With Eighth Prince's disposition, it's very possible.

At the banquet, the emperor sat on top of the eyebrow-eye lawsuit between the second elder brother and the third elder brother.The second elder brother was imprisoned in the palace, and the two still kept in touch, which the emperor didn't want to see.

In fact, the emperor is not willing to investigate in detail at all, so what if the truth is found out, no matter which son designed this play, the emperor will be sad when he finds out.

He would rather ignore the past and pretend that this incident was an accident, so that he would feel better in his heart by deceiving himself like this.

Leaving Ningshou Palace, the emperor did not take a sedan chair, but walked slowly back to his bedroom step by step.

The emperor thought carefully about the arrangements for the princes. The second elder brother should be more strictly controlled. He must cut off his contact with the outside world, and the third and fourth children should not even try to contact him.

The third child is still obedient and filial, but he is a bit soft-hearted and not decisive enough in his actions.The second elder brother is no longer the prince, he is still helping the second elder brother with things, he is so confused, he wants to beat him later.

The fourth child is considered to be the most stable and down-to-earth among the adult princes. He is conscientious in his errands outside, but at home his children are filial and his husband and wife are harmonious.He takes good care of both at home and outside, and is currently the emperor's most admired prince.

But the emperor can't be sure whether the fourth elder brother has tampered with the screen incident.

The emperor sighed with his hands behind his back. Speaking of which, the fourth child is a bit unpredictable.There are many cats and dogs in the family. When resting and bathing, I take the children to play, and occasionally ask the monks for scriptures.

You say he is weak!He is also very active in the court, and he is not afraid of hardship or tiredness when doing errands, and it is right to entrust the errands to him.

You want to say that he is utilitarian?He has many hobbies and doesn't like to make friends with ministers, which is very unpredictable.

The emperor returned to his bedroom and sat cross-legged on the couch in a daze.

He has to try the fourth child, and it seems that he can arrange some more important errands for the fourth child.

As for the eighth...

The emperor called the personal eunuch and ordered him to investigate the matter of the screen.

"You don't need to investigate too carefully, just find out who broke it, and just fine it. Everyone has their hands and feet." The emperor ordered.

The eunuch quickly responded, and hearing the emperor's tone, he knew what to do.

The emperor doesn't care much about the screen, he just needs to find a scapegoat to fool this matter and give Eighth Brother an explanation.

The eunuch pretended to be a thorough investigation, and finally caught two young eunuchs who were carrying boxes, tied them up and beat them with a board.

The queen mother didn't say anything when she heard the result. She felt that the truth should not be like this, but the emperor has his own reasons for doing things. She is not as smart as the emperor, so it is better to pretend to be confused.

Others in the palace also understood that the emperor really didn't like Eighth Prince, and he wouldn't even check carefully.

The eighth elder brother was dissatisfied with the result, but he was helpless. Unexpectedly, the second elder brother was also very unhappy when he knew the result.

He had already arranged it, and as long as the emperor checked carefully, he would find out that the screen was a play made by the eighth elder brother himself to gain sympathy.As a result, the emperor didn't even check, and the trap carefully designed by the second elder brother just failed.

Not long after the Kesi turmoil passed, the emperor suddenly reused the fourth elder brother and entrusted the fourth elder brother with many important and difficult tasks.

The fourth elder brother was both happy and terrified.The emperor entrusted him with an important errand, which was his trust and affirmation, but on the other hand, he was afraid that he would mess things up and fail the emperor's expectations.

The fourth elder brother suddenly became anxious. He left early and returned late, and he had to think about errands when he got home.He was afraid of going back to the main room too late and disturbing Shuwan's rest, so he actually slept directly in the study room. This was something they had never done before as a husband and wife for many years.

In the first few days, Shuwan was quite happy staying alone in the empty room, but suddenly the bed became bigger, and she could roll back and forth, which was really comfortable.

After a few days, Shuwan was not very happy, not because she missed a man, but because the weather was getting colder, the fourth elder brother was not around to warm the bed, and her feet were cold every morning when she woke up.

It finally came to the day when the fourth elder brother was taking a bath, and the fourth elder brother was bored in the study reading and writing, and Shuwan went to see him with sweet soup.

The soup cup was placed on the table, and Shuwan stood behind the fourth elder brother, gently pinching his shoulders.

"The errands are endless, don't work too hard, don't wear yourself out. It's hard to take a break, why don't you take a rest!"

The fourth elder brother smiled and patted Shuwan's hand, "The errand that Huang Ama entrusts to me now, only the prince was qualified to do it before. What does this mean? It means that Huang Ama values ​​it, how can I let him down?"

Shuwan said: "I can understand, but it's not bad to do things in a day or two! Take a break today, and you work with lamps and oil, can you finish the work? After finishing this matter, there is still the next one." You should also pity the boss who follows you on errands! They are not as energetic as you, so please let them slow down!"

Fourth elder brother: "You never cared about my errands before, what happened today?"

Shuwan thought in her heart: You didn't work hard to this extent before on errands!

"You are bored in the study every day, either writing or drawing, or looking for someone to discuss things. How many days have you not returned to the backyard? Good boy is young and forgetful, he almost doesn't know you."

Shuwan poked the fourth elder brother's shoulder, "There is also a problem with the way you handle things. Why do you have to do everything yourself? What do the people below do for food! Look at me, I take care of a lot of things in the family, and I still take care of them. Outside business, since when have I been as busy as you? Do things with a certain degree of relaxation, you will not be able to bear it if you are too tense. "

The fourth elder brother turned his head and held Shuwan's hand, he smiled and said: "I understand, Fujin thinks that I have neglected you recently."

The fourth elder brother bowed his head and kissed Shuwan's hand, "Okay, I won't do anything today, and I will concentrate on being with Fujin."

Shuwan: Maybe the fourth elder brother is a little old...feeling a little greasy.

Shuwan rolled her eyes and suddenly had a good idea.

She shook the fourth elder brother with a smile, pinched her throat and said, "Brother is so kind, I have a new thing today, specially prepared for you to relieve your fatigue."

The fourth elder brother can easily think wrongly, "Okay, okay, take a rest today, let's recover from fatigue!"

The old couple held hands and walked stickily to the back garden.

The fourth elder brother was walking on the road, feeling a little uneasy.The garden is open-air, and people come and go, isn't it good?However, it is not impossible to surround the garden and prevent people from entering or leaving.

His palms were hot, and he felt a little hopeful.

Shuwan took his hand and came to an open space. The fourth elder brother looked at the bare open space and was a little dazed.

There's not even a place to sit in this place, this...

Shuwan pointed to the open space and said, "Don't you like growing vegetables? We haven't been to Yuanmingyuan a few times this year. I'm afraid you won't be satisfied with planting, so I pulled out the peonies planted here. This land is handed over to Elder Brother, I I believe that next year the vegetables on this field will definitely look better than peony."

Fourth elder brother: "...It's almost winter, what else is there to plant!"

"Let's dig through the ground first! There are peony roots and some broken stones under here. Hurry up and work, brother! Don't be dazed!"

Brother Si: It’s almost winter, come to farm, it’s really fresh!