Chapter Seventy-Five: A Divine Decree
After resigning from Kangxi and the Queen Mother, Ruo Ying got into the carriage of Prince Kang's mansion and left the palace. Recognizing the ancestors and returning to the ancestors, if the eagle has no intention of being extravagant, after all, it is not a meaningful thing, but back to Prince Kang's mansion, Chuntai still made a big move, and the relatives who should be recognized have seen it one by one, and the people in the house have also been called to kowtow to the little master of Ruoyu, and the worship is even more indispensable.
When the ritual program was over, Ruo Ying sat on the chair and didn't want to get up at all.
"Sister, let's go, brother will take you to see your yard!" It's also a toss, but Tsubaki Tai looks radiant.
"Fifth brother, you are a big man, although you are a brother and sister, where is it good to always run to the yard of a girl's house, let me take the ninth sister there!" It was Ruoyu's sixth sister Hajilan who spoke, and when people looked at it, they remembered a poem, "Delicate and soft, thin and timid, forbidden to dance." Prince Kang Jieshu has nine daughters, but nearly half of them died young, and the rest either married far away or died early, and only the sixth and eighth sisters lived in the capital, and the eighth sister Shushen had a small birth in her youth, and her body has not been well adjusted until now.
"Our sons and daughters have never been taboo about those ones!" Tsubaki didn't care too much, and pulled up Ruoyu and was about to go to the backyard.
"Fifth brother, you can rest first, let the two sisters go to the room and whisper!" The sixth sister smiled and pulled Chuntai's hand away.
Seeing that Chuntai still wanted to reach out to pull himself, Ruo Ying also helped: "Fifth brother, I'm so hungry, can you help Ruo Ying see when you can eat?" ”
"You girl, you have no conscience!" Tsubaki nodded the tip of her nose and turned to order the meal.
If the eagle comes back this time, only with the cuckoo, Shisu still stays in Fengyin Pavilion to watch the house, and there are not many things to bring, as Chuntai said, just bring a few things that are satisfactory, with Chuntai's person, he said that the purchase is complete, then there will only be more and not less.
"Ninth sister, do you still like it?" Hajlan let Ruo Ying into the house, looked around with Ruo Ying, and said, "The house was arranged by Aunt Su, Fifth Brother and me. You see, this bow was brought back from Qinghai by the eldest brother. The fourth brother heard that you love to read, so he specially picked some from his own study to pass the time in your spare time, this is a lonely book, the fifth brother's youngest grandson Batu has been thinking about it for a long time, and the fourth brother is not willing to give it to him! Hajlan said as he showed Ruo Yu around the house.
"Let me worry about you, in fact, you don't need to be so polite, just keep it simple." Ruo Ying pulled Hajlan to sit down on the edge of the kang beside him, "The eldest brother, the fourth brother and the fifth brother have all met these days, and the second brother ...... It's a pity that I left early, but I haven't heard anyone mention the third brother, I don't know ......"
"Don't mention him! Ama is such a heroic character, and Aunt Wan is such a good person, how could she give birth to such a son! Hajilan's appearance is more delicate, because of her mother-in-law, Fujin Li, so that she has half Han blood, but her temper is full of temper, and even her third brother is unambiguous when she scolds her.
"Third brother, what's wrong with him? No one has ever mentioned him to me, but I'm a little curious, Sixth Sister tell me about it! Ruo Ying took Hajran's arm and said coquettishly.
But Hadiran, who has always been a good talker, refused to let go this time, and if the eagle asked several times to no avail, he gave up.
By the Chinese New Year's Eve, the sisters naturally lived in their husband's house, and several brothers had also started a family and set up another door, and the current Prince Kang's mansion was actually the fifth brother's. There were only daughters and no heirs in the Fujin beside Prince Kang, and they still opened a courtyard to live in Prince Kang's mansion. Fujin has a son under his knees, but if he likes it, he can live with his son and stay in Prince Kang's mansion. The eldest brother's Eniang Hesheri clan, the fourth brother's Eniang Wang Jiashi no longer lives in Prince Kang's mansion, the second brother went early, and the third brother is not successful, so their Eniang is still supported by Chuntai.
When the people arrived, Ruo Ying was amazed, since this Ama is really unreliable, this is not counting the deceased, but she has accepted so many Fujin, and her skills in remembering people that she practiced in the palace are also a little difficult to rest.
There are a lot of old Fujin who have met with Ruo Eagle for the first time, which is also polite. Ruo Yu thinks that thanks to the fact that he is a daughter, if he is a boy, maybe these people here are thinking, the first one who does not give a good face is afraid that it is the fifth brother's mother, after all, he is a relative, if the sister-in-law comes back, her son's prince seat may not be very stable, but I don't know the fifth brother he ...... Somehow, my heart was a little panicked.
"If you are a bird, what kind of god is stunned? Didn't you shout about eating roe deer hooves just now, why didn't you move the chopsticks? Tsubaki Tai pinched the chopsticks and roe deer hooves for Ruoyu, but when he saw that Ruoying was stunned, he bumped her arm and said.
"That's it, if you are Gege, try it, our prince has resigned all the invitations outside in order to beat Gege!" It was Jieshu's concubine Liu, who entered the door late, and didn't get half of the children, it seems that she is trying to tie up Chuntai, so that she can continue to live a good life in Prince Kang's mansion in the future.
Ruoyu nodded to Tsubaki, and then smiled at Liu, "Aunt Liu is right. After tasting a bite of roe deer hoof tendons, Ruo Ying praised, "It tastes really good!" ”
Putting down the chopsticks, Ruoyu motioned to the cuckoo to fill himself with a glass of wine, then got up and walked to the front of the porch, and said loudly: "Ruoying left home when he was young, and he can't remember the appearance of Ama and Eniang. 'The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, the son wants to raise but does not wait', a glass of wine, and temporarily send my daughter to think about it. "The cool wine dripped on the ground, reflecting only the moonlight.
Walking back to his seat slowly, Ruo Ying did not sit down in a hurry, but stood up to respect the aunts present, and said: "Ruo Ying is a junior, and he has not been able to honor all the aunts well after all these years outside. Thanks to the emperor's holy grace, he took Ruoyu back to the palace to recuperate, and now he recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestors. If you are young and ignorant, if there is anything that you don't do well, please forgive your aunts and give you some advice. After speaking, Ruo Eagles drank the wine in the cup.
Laughing at the various expressions on the seat, if the eagle gave a look, the cuckoo stepped forward to fill it again.
"This third cup of wine, if the eagle salutes the brothers. In the past, Eniang lingered on the sickbed, thanks to the care of all the brothers, and did her filial piety for Ruoyu. In front of Amma, if the eagle did not bow down, after Ama went, Ruoyu also failed to wear linen and filial piety. This Prince Kang's Mansion was originally supported by all the elder brothers, and if the eagle has not been able to grow here in the past ten years, if the eagle will not be delusional or anything in the future. He took a deep breath and spit out softly, and the words came out anyway.
People often say that there are many people in the family and there are many things, and in just one month after she came, she has seen this kind of face, repulsion, ridicule, ridicule, flattery, and beware...... She never wanted to get anything from here, when Chuntai asked her to go back to the house, she was worried about this after delaying, but she couldn't bear to brush Chuntai's good intentions again, so she moved in.
A few brothers are good to themselves, but Ruo Ying can also see that the brothers don't look at each other well, and the relationship between those old Fujin is even more delicate, which makes Ruo Ying big for a while. knew that this was the case, but it was better to be a "fake Gege" with no way out to make her worry.
In the hall, there was silence, and none of the slaves and maids waiting on the side dared to come out of the atmosphere, and the atmosphere was strange and abnormal. Ruoyu also felt a little guilty in his heart, after all, Tsubaki Tai had been busy for more than a month for his arrival, and today's reunion occasion should have been lively and happy, but he destroyed the atmosphere as soon as he came up.
"Ruoyu, did someone tell you something?" Things have developed to this point, Chuntai also put on a smile, Ruoyu looked at Chuntai's expression at the moment, and realized that he was the prince Kang of the current Qing Dynasty! After staring at Tsubaki Tai for a long time, his eyes lost focus, and the person in front of him overlapped with the figure of an elder in a trance, and the person suddenly turned around and smiled lovingly at himself.
"Ama ......"
"Amma? Wakayu? Wakayu! Tsubaki Tai was originally talking to Ruoyu, but when he saw that Ruoyu lost his mind, he stretched out his hand to shake Ruoying awake.
"Fifth brother?" Ruo Ying pulled out a smile, looked down and saw that the plate was full of roe deer tendons that Chuntai had given her, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, chewed it carefully, and said with a smile, "This roe deer hoof tendon is really chewy!" Fifth brother, don't pretend to be stupid, if someone really says something to me, then it's not you, fifth brother! ”
"Me?" Tsubaki was a little puzzled.
"Now the elders and several elder brothers in the family are here, but they have to make decisions for Ruo Ying!" Ruo Ying smiled like a little girl, completely lost the calm and calm just now, "Fifth brother, he has to let me live in the palace, but Ruo Ying has been outside for so long, and he is not used to it, you can help Ruo Ying persuade the fifth brother well, Ruo Ying doesn't want to be locked up in the mansion!" ”
"Let's not look at the Eagle Gege people are not very old, but they are quite thoughtful. Prince Kang, don't use your own hot face to stick to other people's cold butts again! "Big Brother Nitaha's mother, Heschelis, has a sour tone.
Hearing his mother's words, Nitaha's face was not very good-looking, and when Hesheri saw Nitaha bowing his head, he remembered that his son was obviously the eldest son, but he failed to win the title, and now he was like this again, and he was angry, and he snorted and didn't start.
"Ruoyu, ah......" Chuntai wanted to persuade Ruoyu, but was interrupted by his mother.
"Ruo Yu is right, Tai'er, catch Ming'er and ask the emperor for a will, ask Ruo Yu for a title, as for returning home, you don't have to force her." Sakda's words were not light or heavy, and Tsubaki Tai was also a filial person, so he answered his mother's voice and didn't make a sound anymore.
"It's still my sister's good thoughts, although the Gege in our mansion are all county lords, I haven't seen any of them have titles, not to mention that they are given by the emperor, our prince really has a big face!" I don't know which aunt said with a smile.
As soon as the lively people at the table greeted him, the atmosphere began to slowly heat up again.
After a while, the housekeeper ran in to report that Kangxi's reward had arrived.
Although Tsubaki Tai was deeply loved by his subordinates in the army, he was peaceful and prosperous, and even if he attacked the throne, he had no chance of meritorious service. Since the old Prince Kang went, although Kangxi's old feelings for Prince Kang's mansion are there, he has never been specially rewarded on the New Year's Festival.
When he left, Kangxi said that if he was angry, he would tell him, and if he guessed that he might make some statements, so that the people in Prince Kang's mansion would be jealous of him, but she didn't expect that the person who came was Li Dequan.
The front hall was originally wide open, and when the housekeeper came to report, Li Dequan and his entourage had come in with their heels, and the people in the hall all hurriedly got up to meet them, headed by Chuntai, Chuntai's Eniang was on the side, and the rest of the people followed in order.
When she saw that the person who came in to announce the decree was Li Dequan, Ruo Ying smiled helplessly in her heart, and she knew that in this Chinese New Year's Eve, Kangxi would give her a "big gift". Ruo Yu was silent, but only got up with the crowd and stood in place, and in this way, she fell behind the crowd.
After setting up the incense case and receiving the holy decree, after some busyness, everyone got up scattered.
What should be rewarded, what should be given, this old fox will win people's hearts, a will, so that a group of people in the house who do not deal with it are happy in their hearts, happy in their brows, and shouting long live.
"Gege? If you are a good bird? After saying goodbye to Chuntai, Li Dequan raised his voice to find the truth.
"Gonggong Li, let's Gege here!" If the eagle didn't answer, the cuckoo on the side "fluttered" and responded loudly.
"Oh, my good Gegeyo, why are you hiding here!" The crowd automatically moved out of the way, and Li Dequan was able to walk quickly to Ruoyu unimpeded, and then asked for peace.
Ruo Ying hurriedly helped Li Dequan up, and asked with a soft smile: "Why did Chenda come in person, and the emperor is not afraid of tiring you?" ”
"Come, Gege, you take this holy decree well, the emperor said it, Gege doesn't need to salute and thank you." Li Dequan handed a scroll of holy decrees to Ruo Ying's hand.
Ruo Ying took the decree, but did not open it, but handed it to the cuckoo, and said, "There is a hard work." If you know your temperament, you won't stay longer, and you will go back and give the emperor a good hand. ”
Li Dequan first saw that Ruo Ying didn't look at the holy decree, so he handed it to the cuckoo behind him, and he was already a little surprised, although this Gege did not necessarily guess the content of the holy decree, but he had already seen through the emperor's thoughts. When Ruo Eagle said that he let himself go back to the palace, he was even more amazed in his heart, and if he was a little surprised by Ruo Eagle Gege's exquisite mind that he could immediately guess the holy will, then she dared to refute the emperor and let herself go back now, and she was even more bold. Then he laughed, it seems that someone finally dares to do it against the emperor.
After Li Dequan returned to the palace, everyone accepted the restraints, and Ruo Ying was about to tell the cuckoo to take the holy decree back into the house and put it away, but when he saw Chuntai's side Fu Jin Guerjia clan coming over, he smiled and said: "Good sister, I don't know what the emperor wrote in this holy decree for his sister?" My sister will also show us, we are all curious! ”
Guerjia is getting Chuntai's favor, and people are also arrogant, seeing Chuntai glaring at her, she only didn't see it, staring at Ruo Ying.
Seeing that the incense case had just been removed, several subordinates were still busy sprinkling and sweeping, but the trouble had already begun. Ruo Ying thought that he had already stiffened the atmosphere on the table, he was a member of Prince Kang's mansion, and he was a junior, so it was not good to repeatedly contradict him, and although the Guerjia clan was a side Fujin, it was the fifth brother's Fujin, and he was also his own sister-in-law, and he didn't look at her face, the fifth brother's face still had to be taken into account. Smiled and nodded, counting as a gesture, Ruo Ying said softly: "The little fifth sister-in-law has been raised, and the emperor did not let Li Yanda read it in public, thinking that it is not suitable for others, if the eagle is embarrassed, please forgive the little fifth sister-in-law." ”
The blame of the Guerjia clan has not subsided, and the Hesheri clan over there also took the opportunity to attack: "If you are a bird, I will give you a look at your little fifth sister-in-law!" Didn't my sister say it, I want our prince to ask you to go to the emperor to ask for a title, since there is a sister and the prince to support you, what are you afraid of? Isn't it, sister? ”
After all, this Gege was brought back from Jiangnan by the emperor himself, and he once lived in the Qianqing Palace, and then he waved his hand and gave a courtyard in the palace. Now this Gege has returned home, but it is just a carriage, a burden, and only a yellow-haired girl who has not yet reached the end of the year to serve, and now the palace is rewarding, and her share is not as good as anyone on this one. From this point of view, the emperor's previous actions were just for the outside and Prince Kang's mansion to see, so as not to lose any name. Now, this Gege has been sent back, and I'm afraid he won't be able to get any more favors. Look at the words and deeds before and after this grid just now, it seems that she was arrogant before, but now that the holy decree is made, she is also wilted, I am afraid that she knows that she has no status anymore. Thinking like this, a few bold people were also active, and their words were not polite.
The cuckoo was angry when he heard it, and he wanted to speak for Ruo Eagle, so he took a step forward, and asked Ruo Ying to stop him, and when he saw Ge Chong shaking his head, although he was unwilling in his heart, he endured it in the end.
Ruo Ying also has her own plans in her heart, first, she wants to see everyone's thoughts, and second, she is really lazy to argue about something, which is not a big deal. However, she didn't say it, it was for their own good, if she guessed correctly, as soon as this holy decree came out, it would only lift herself, and they would just bring shame on themselves.
As soon as Hesheri's words came out, Sakda couldn't open one eye and close one eye, so he was silent for a moment and said leisurely: "Ruoyu, since all the mothers and brothers and sisters-in-law want to take a look, you can also show everyone." ”
Ruo Ying slowly glanced at the people in the room, and finally lowered his head, saluted Sakda, and said softly: "If Ruo Ying is rude, the meaning of the aunt and the sisters-in-law, I'm afraid that Ruo Ying will not be able to comply, and please forgive the aunts and sisters-in-law." ”
In the end, Wakaho did not take out the holy decree. After going through so many things, how can I who have always regarded food as my life have such a hard time swallowing this table of delicious food?
When I came to this world, it was the first time I heard so many people say so many harsh words, and threw so many disdainful or mocking glances at her.
"Amma, Eniang, have you seen it? They all bullied me, but none of them spoke for me, none of them protected me. Walking on the way back to the yard, there was a lot of snow falling in the New Year, and it creaked when I stepped on it, and it lit up all around, but it couldn't light her heart.
"Gege, don't be sad, you still have the cuckoo, the cuckoo will always be by your side! Besides, it's not comfortable to live here, so let's ......" The cuckoo followed behind Ruoyu, holding the robe that Ruoyu refused to put on.
"Don't say anything like that again." Ruo Ying interrupted Du Juan's words, sighed and said, "After all, Prince Kang's Mansion is the place where I was born, and there is always kindness, how can I say that it is not?" When the first month is out, I will keep filial piety for Ama and Eniang, and when the matter is over, I will take you back. ”
Hearing Ruo Ying say that he would go back, the cuckoo said happily: "It turns out that Gege has a plan, don't you know, the slave maid always wants to ask Gege these days, but she is afraid that Gege will blame, so she hasn't spoken for a long time." Let's go back, and we won't come again, these individuals, it's really annoying! ”
"It's all said, don't say it!" Ruoyu smiled and glared at the cuckoo, and the cuckoo hurriedly covered his mouth, causing Ruoyu to laugh.
"Xiao Gege of Prince Kang's Mansion?" Ruo Ying turned around and saw a man with a raw face leaning against a large rock beside the road, looking at himself.
Seeing that the man looked at himself without scruples, Ruo Ying simply looked at him generously, and after looking at it for a while, Ruo Ying said loudly: "Third brother? ”
Hearing Ruo Ying call himself like this, the man was obviously stunned, then straightened up, patted his robe casually, and asked with a smile: "Have you seen me?" ”
"The embroidery on the waist seal of the third brother, Ruo Fei has seen it at Aunt Wan." Ruo Ying smiled back at him.
Zartu flashed for a moment, then slapped his hands and smiled: "Good girl, but a little clever." ”
"The third brother compliments." Ruo Ying smiled and gave him a salute in return.
"Play with me?" Zartu shook his head and gestured.
"Where?" Ruo Ying was a little curious, listening to the meaning of the sixth sister, the third brother Zartu was not welcome in the entire mansion, and he was nowhere to be seen all day long. I hadn't seen him before, so why was he so interested in taking him out to play?
"I didn't think about it, I thought of it wherever I wanted!" Zartu is also honest.
"Gege, don't go, it's so late, and it's so cold." The cuckoo whispered behind the eagle.
"Do you have a horse to ride?" This third brother is a little interesting, but Ruo Ying is interested.
"Let's go!" Zartu beckoned.