AWB Chapter 139: Xiaowei Xiao9 stays away from Xiao8
Chapter 139: Xiaowei Xiao9 stays away from Xiao8
Chapter 139 Xiao Shi advises Xiao Jiu to stay away from Xiao Ba
By the time the four brothers had almost discussed the next plan, dinner was ready. Buerhe also came over. Seeing that Yinzhen and Yin? were there, he simply told them not to drink too much and then took the servants out, leaving the place to the four brothers.
"Second brother is so lucky. Second sister-in-law is virtuous and considerate, and she thinks of everything carefully." Yinzhen said sourly after seeing Buerhe arrange everything here perfectly before returning to the main courtyard.
Instead of being modest, Yinreng was smug: "That's right, you wanted it but didn't. I really have to thank the Emperor for marrying your second sister-in-law to me. I now have a son and a daughter, and my husband and I are in harmony. My life couldn't be better."
After Yinreng finished speaking, Yin'er became even more envious. Of course, he hoped that Buerhe would live a good life, but he hoped even more that his future wife would be like his second sister-in-law, who would not only be good at managing household affairs, but also understand him, know him, and support him in everything he did.
Yinreng knew that Yinzhen had no other intention when he said this. He just regarded Buerhe as his sister. His eyes were very clear and he could still tell. However, he said, "You don't have to envy me too much. I heard from your second sister-in-law that Zhang Jiage is also very beautiful. Not only that, she has a good personality and should be compatible with your personality. Anyway, your second sister-in-law is very optimistic about the two of you."
When Yinreng talked about his future wife, Yin'er was very interested, especially since he was highly praised by his second sister-in-law. This made Yin'er feel warm and happy in his heart, and he looked forward to his married life even more. He planned to go to a jewelry store in a few days to pick out a few boxes of popular styles that the noble ladies in the capital liked now as gifts for his future wife.
When Yin heard the Crown Prince's second brother talk about his future ninth sister-in-law, he became curious about his own legitimate wife and quickly asked, "Second brother, did my second sister-in-law mention Borjigit? What was she like?"
Yinreng looked at Yin's anxious expression, which was beyond words. Tenth Brother hated marriage so much? I'd never heard that he was lustful, hadn't he? However, Buerhe did talk about this Tenth Brother's wife, but her appearance, how should I put it, really couldn't compare to the girls in the capital, let alone the beauties of Jiangnan.
I heard about the story between my tenth brother and the girl from the Guo Luoluo family. That girl was a charming beauty, but even the vicious Yin? couldn't like her. How could my tenth brother be attracted to the much lower-class Borjigit?
Thinking of this, Yinreng spoke tactfully: "Your second sister-in-law said that Borjigit is lively and cheerful, a typical Mongolian grassland girl."
Well, there was no mention of color at all, which made Yinzhen and Yin'er beside him understand immediately that she was just ordinary looking! However, men marry virtuous wives and concubines with beautiful women, and as long as the wife is good-looking, that's enough. Look at the wives of the princes who married above. Except for the third sister-in-law, which one looks charming? All the sisters-in-law have full foreheads, which are good-looking for their husbands!
Tenth Prince Yin? After hearing this, he didn't care: "As long as she's not ugly, it's fine. Beauty is fleeting, and only a few years pass. I want to marry, not take a concubine. The key is to see if she can work with my brother and support my mansion."
This time, Yinreng really looked at Yin? with new eyes: "I didn't expect that my tenth brother is so insightful. It is my second brother who is superficial. I am sorry for misunderstanding you as being lustful before." Who would have thought that Yin?, who lost his legitimate son because of Guo Luoluo in his previous life, would have such awareness in this life. This also made Yinreng once again sigh that the situation has changed and he can no longer look at the problem with the old perspective.
Yinzhen also stepped forward and put his arm around Yinzhen's shoulders: "My dear brother, you are right. A real man should not waver in his position just because of his skin color. We should all be good men and not learn from Fifth Brother."
Speaking of the fifth brother, Yinzhen frowned subconsciously. With so many brothers, which one of them didn't have anyone in the backyard? But the fifth brother was the only one. A lowly concubine who came from a brothel made the backyard a mess, which made his younger brother look down on him and bring shame to him.
Yin Xi knew that Yin Chen disliked his fifth brother, so he quickly changed the subject: "Second brother, when will Second Sister-in-law give birth? I must prepare a gift for my nephew in advance."
As for what was going on in Yinqi's backyard, except for a few younger princes, the older ones all saw through it but kept silent. In particular, Yinreng and Yinzhen had previously discussed privately when the emperor would close the net, so that the common people would stop laughing at the royal family.
But now it seems that the emperor should have other plans. However, now the ninth and tenth brothers have begun to have opinions. Yinreng feels that when he has the chance to meet them, he should remind them and ask Yinqi to be more restrained.
Yinzhen was of course aware of Yinzhen's good intentions, so he stopped dwelling on the issue and turned to discuss the gift he was going to give.
Yinreng watched his two younger brothers discuss and laughed, "If you really count it, it should be the end of June this year. But I think you will need to prepare more than one gift. My eldest sister-in-law and my third sister-in-law will also need to prepare gifts around that time. My ninth brother's family is wealthy, so I will ask for more for your nephew when the time comes. He will need money to marry a wife in the future."
After he finished speaking, he was the first to burst out laughing, and then Yinzhen couldn't help laughing either. Yin'er and Yin? looked at their two brothers who were so happy and started laughing too.
Several personal servants who were sitting at a separate table in the outer room heard the laughter of their masters in the room, looked at each other, and then smiled as well. Since their masters were happy, their future lives would be easier. As their masters' confidants, they had been getting along well recently and respected He Zhu as their brother. Although there was no wine in the outer room, there was tea, and for a while they also treated each other as brothers and toasted each other with cups.
The dinner lasted quite late, and we drank a lot of wine. Most of the dishes were eaten, especially the Buhl and newly developed dishes, which were very popular and were almost all eaten.
Yinreng did not let them leave and asked the servants to pack up the princes. The four brothers rested directly in the front yard. As for the inner house, the Fourth Lady had already told the Fourth Master about his whereabouts when He Zhu went to find him. The ninth and tenth brothers had not yet married, so there was no need to notify the women. In this way, the brothers slept until noon.
In other words, the next day was a normal day off. They drank so much and got up late, so there was no big impact. Otherwise, they would definitely have a huge headache, not to mention they would have to go to court to handle official business.
After they woke up, the first thing the servants did was give each of them a bowl of sobering soup. This was something the Crown Princess had instructed them to do long ago, and the recipe was obtained from the Imperial Hospital. Knowing the Crown Princess's status in the masters' hearts, Burhe's instructions went smoothly.
The hangover soup was quite effective. After just a cup of tea, the people who had been complaining about headaches gradually felt more comfortable, and the dizziness disappeared.
Although it was a bath, there were still things that needed to be done. After bathing and changing clothes in the front yard, the three brothers said goodbye to Yinreng and returned to their own house.
When the three of them parted, Yinzhen also instructed them to go together to see how the house should be renovated in the future. Although this was the business of the Imperial Household Department, the house was theirs after all, so they needed to take a few more looks at it. It would be where they would live in the future, and being satisfied with it was the most important thing.
Yin? Fortunately, he went to see it several times during the construction period, but Yin'er had never been there once. However, what Fourth Brother said was right. That was his future mansion, and the current problems that needed to be worried about had been solved. It would be right to go and take a look later. So, he returned to the South Third House with Tenth Prince arm in arm, muttering to himself.
Yinzhen didn't care what Yin'er was mumbling. Anyway, he had reminded him of what he needed to remind him of, and he had been doing what he needed to do seriously. If he was dissatisfied with anything in the future, he would definitely scold him if he brought it up.
Yinzhen, who was still mumbling about not wanting to waste time dealing with meaningless matters like renovating the mansion, suddenly sneezed violently, causing Yinzhen to stumble along with him. Fortunately, Yinzhen was steady. In just a moment, he immediately regained his balance and straightened Yinzhen up. "Okay, Ninth Brother, Fourth Brother is right. You can't just leave everything to Fourth Brother. He's very busy every day. Besides, we'll be living in the mansion in the future. If there's anything we're not satisfied with, won't you complain to Fourth Brother? You're just asking for revenge."
Having his mind poked at, Yinzhen glared at Yinyu unhappily. "It was someone who asked him to cut my braid when he was a child. How can I ask him to help with the renovation of the mansion? How can that be considered revenge? My hair and body are given by my parents. My braid is not that easy to cut."
Yin? rolled his eyes at Yin'er and said, "Alright, Ninth Brother, that's our fault too. That was Fourth Brother's mother's puppy, a token of our remembrance. We were too careless to cut its fur. How could Fourth Brother not be angry when he saw the bloodied and ugly puppy? I also lost my mother, so I know what it feels like. I want to preserve everything that my mother left behind."
Seeing Yin'er's mood growing increasingly depressed, Yin'er quickly gave up his thoughts of mischief and went up to admit his mistake: "Good brother, I was wrong. I will go to Fourth Brother to check out the mansion soon. From now on, I will definitely not let Fourth Brother work any harder."
He also knew that the incident had happened so many years ago, so he shouldn't pursue it any further. But then, wasn't he petty? However, Fourth Brother had been attentive to him during this period. Although he hadn't visited the mansion, he had secretly sent Li Dejin to monitor it several times. He heard that the construction was now very satisfactory. So, he wouldn't use that matter to embarrass Fourth Brother again.
After a while, Yin Yu's emotions gradually calmed down, but he raised a new question: "Ninth Brother, have you ever thought about why we had to shear the hair of the little white dog that Fourth Brother raised when he had just lost his mother and was in the most heartbreaking time?"
Yinzhen didn't expect his brother to ask this question so suddenly. He thought about it for a while, recalling his thoughts from back then. After a long pause, he spoke uncertainly, "Is it my brother who proposed it?"
Yin?: "Ninth brother, I haven't said anything all these years, and I haven't been too close to Eighth brother because of this. Then one day, I suddenly remembered that when Ninth brother wanted to cut the puppy's hair, he didn't choose Fourth brother's, but suddenly, for some reason, Eighth brother offended Fourth brother, and he scolded him. I remember that we seemed to want to avenge Eighth brother, so we stole his little white dog while Fourth brother wasn't paying attention and cut its hair bald in the imperial garden."
Hearing Yin'er's recollection, Yin'er's thoughts also went back to that time: "Yes, after I succeeded, my mother and the emperor asked me to admit my mistake, but I refused to admit it. In the end, my fourth brother cut off the end of my braid in anger."
Yin asked: "Ninth brother, do you still remember whether Eighth brother was the one who pleaded for us?"
Yinzhen suddenly turned his head to look at Yinyang. He didn't say a word, but his eyes revealed the answer - no.
Yin Yu: "Nineth brother, do you remember when mother passed away and you went to Yongshou Palace to visit me? At that time, my brother was very emotionally broken and couldn't get over the news of mother's death for a long time. You and eighth brother went to visit me often."
Yin'er's mood changed and he followed Yin'er's thoughts: "Yes, at that time, I was afraid that you would not be able to figure it out, and I wanted to follow you every day. If you had not been reluctant to leave Yongshou Palace, I would have brought you back to Yikun Palace long ago."
Yin?: "Yes, at that time, I really wanted to follow Mother and Sister and leave. If it weren't for Ninth Brother, I would have given up on staying in this palace long ago. But then one day after you left, I suddenly discovered that Eighth Brother not only didn't leave, but was also chatting and laughing with one of Mother's personal maids. At that time, I kept my distance and didn't speak out.
Sure enough, the maidservant then used her status as my mother's confidant to interfere in my brother's affairs, and she always told him how good my brother was to me. At that time, my brother knew that my brother was unreliable and that his love for me was not sincere.
Yinzhen didn't expect that such a thing would happen in the meantime. His tenth brother was only a child at that time.
"So how did you solve it in the end?"
Yin?: "She wasn't the only one my mother left behind. Even if she wasn't loyal, there were still others who were loyal to her. Later, my brother had someone find an opportunity to cripple her legs and expel her from the palace. As for her, her body should have been completely destroyed by now."
Yinzhen couldn't help but step forward and pat Yinzhen on the shoulder: "Tenth brother, you did the right thing. A servant who betrays his master like this shouldn't be kept. Eighth brother actually did this, and Ninth brother didn't even know about it. Ninth brother is really careless."
Yin? patted Yin'er's shoulder and said, "Wasn't Ninth Brother also busy trying to start a business at that time? Second Sister-in-law invested a lot in you at that time. You were busy at that time. Besides, I can handle such a small matter."
At this point, Yinzhen suddenly remembered the recent gossip about Yinzhen and Princess Guoluo: "Tell me the truth, brother. What happened between you and Princess Guoluo some time ago?"
Yin Xi had no intention of hiding anything. "It's just as you think, Ninth Brother. That Guo Luoluo Gege was also plotted by Eighth Brother and his future Eighth Sister-in-law. If you hadn't been so lucky as to see through it, there would have been a concubine named Guo Luoluo in the mansion by now. If the concubine had married into the family in the future, you wouldn't have ended up well either."
Yinzhen was completely furious this time: "Who the hell is he, and who the hell is that woman, Eighth Sister-in-law? To plot against you like this is truly beyond belief. And that Guo Luoluo, just thinking about the fact that she shares the same surname with my mother's family makes me feel sick."
Yin Yu, in turn, comforted Yin Chen: "Alright, Ninth Brother, it's all in the past. Let's not pursue it any further. Anyway, you should be careful of Eighth Brother from now on. If he comes looking for you, he definitely has no good intentions."
Yinzhen nodded heavily: "Don't worry, brother understands."
At this moment, Li Dejin's voice came from outside the door: "Master, Master Ba has sent you a letter. Do you want to bring it in?"
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Yinzhen suppressed all his emotions and said, "Bring it in."