In any case, the New Year is still a joy, although there are a bunch of cumbersome etiquette to observe, and there are a lot of exchanges to socialize, but everyone will take this rare opportunity to rest and relax, in this regard, the heavenly family and the people are the same.

Needless to say, the juggling of filial piety in the palace is needless to say, and many of the ladies and ladies of the palace have ordered a play to greet those who are close to them on weekdays in their own palaces, and they come to their palaces to close the door and be lively.

Like Yinxiang Yinyu, these elder brothers who have not opened a mansion, if they don't go to their own Eniang Palace, they are really idle and useless except for specific rituals and sacrifices every day. So it was indispensable to run outside every day, and go to the brother's mansion to drink and watch and eat.

Yinxiang made an appointment to meet on the Shangyuan Festival, and he was afraid of the rules inside and out, so he didn't dare to go to her easily now, and after thinking about it, he was going to take Yinyu to the Sibeile Mansion together.

Yinyu felt that his brother's face was too cold, and it was boring to not want to look for it for the New Year, "I won't go, I won't mix it up when I turn around, and let the fourth brother chatter again." Going to go, you're going! After thinking about it, he said, "Why don't you come with me, and let's go to Starling?" ”

Yinxiang was afraid of running into Yinyu and them, but he was uncomfortable, "That's it, you go to the Starling Mansion, I'll go to the Fourth Brother's Mansion, and see you outside the Donghua Gate before the lock." ”

The two said yes and went together, and only after leaving the palace gate did they go their separate ways.

Yinzhen's mansion is really not as lively as other places, Sifujin called a female music team to serve the female dependents in the backyard, and Sibeile himself read more leisurely in the study. Listening to the slave's report, saying that the thirteenth elder brother was here, Yinzhen asked people to invite him directly into the study.

Yinxiang is smaller, listening to the sound behind him, he naturally can't help but want to see the excitement, and before he moved a step, he was caught by Yinzhen who came out to greet him.

"Thirteen, didn't you come to me? Why don't you forget to come to the study? Yinzhen stopped Yinxiang.

Yinxiang stuck out his tongue with his back to Sibeile, and then turned his face to Yinzhen embarrassedly and said, "Fourth brother, this Chinese New Year, didn't I think I had to go and ask the fourth sister-in-law to say goodbye?" ”

Yinzhen didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and beckoned Yinxiang to his side, "If you come here today, you will stay for dinner and then leave, and then let your fourth sister-in-law come over." ”

"Aren't there other sisters-in-law?" Yinxiang was a little unwilling, God knows what his fourth brother is going to talk about when he enters the study, no wonder Yinyu says that he doesn't want to come.

"Where are they in that position? When I see you, I should bow to you. In Yinzhen's heart, except for his own concubine Fujin, the rest of the concubines are just a little more decent than their subordinates, how can they let their younger brother go to greet them.

The two entered the study, and as soon as the guests and hosts sat down, and waited for the next person to serve tea, someone came to report and said: Mr. Wu's son-in-law has arrived, and he has come to pay New Year's greetings to Sibeile.

Yinxiang didn't know who it was, but joked: "Come here this morning and evening, where is the New Year's greeting?" I'm afraid I'm here to fight the autumn breeze? I said, fourth brother, do you still have such poor relatives in your house? ”

Yinzhen naturally knew who the person was coming, and he couldn't help but feel a little weak, but he still smiled reluctantly, and followed Yinxiang's words and said, "Who doesn't have three poor relatives?" You are all those sisters-in-law who popped out of the cracks in the stones? Saying that, he had already gotten up and beckoned Yinxiang and said, "You sit by yourself for a while, and I'll send him away." ”

Yinxiang wondered in his heart, what kind of poor relatives still want Yinzhen to greet him personally, but he didn't say anything, just asked Yinzhen to do it himself.

Yin Zhen instructed his subordinates to invite Mr. Wu's son-in-law to wait for him in the side hall, and then walked out of the study.

Yinxiang took the book from the bookshelf and turned two pages, thinking that when he finally had a happy New Year, he came out of the palace and entered such a boring place, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for himself. When I was bored, I listened to the backyard and it seemed to be even bigger, and I couldn't help but feel itchy in my heart, so I thought that it would be better to take a sneak peek in the past than to sit like this now.

Yinxiang got up after thinking about it, although he was not familiar with the backyard in Yinzhen's mansion, but he always knew the general direction, and it was not difficult to listen to the gongs and drums to explore the past.

Who knew that Yinxiang not only did not find the way to the backyard, but went around to the main courtyard. Thinking that this main courtyard was Yinzhen Fujin's daily residence, Yinxiang wanted to let his fourth brother know and talk about himself in order not to let his fourth brother know, so he wanted to slip away when he smeared oil on the soles of his feet.

Here, Yinxiang hid outside the courtyard wall with his front feet, and heard someone talking inside the courtyard wall with his back feet, and then listened carefully, he knew that it was Yinzhen who sent people out. Yinxiang couldn't help but be curious, wanting to see what the description of the person who came out to fight the autumn breeze during the Chinese New Year, so he found a hidden corner where he could see the courtyard gate and hid in, just waiting for people to come out.

As soon as Yinxiang was hidden, he saw that Yinzhen politely sent out a son who was dressed in a moon-white robe and looked very graceful. The two not only talked and laughed, but Sibeile was even more polite to send people to the gate in person.

Looking at the back of the two leaving, Yinxiang only felt that the son in the moon white robe was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was. After pondering for a while, Yinxiang was shocked to realize that something was wrong, his fourth brother was going back to the study after sending someone, and he was afraid that if he didn't go back, he would be difficult to explain.

As soon as he thought of this, Yinxiang didn't think much about it, picked up the corner of his robe and ran all the way to the study.

Fortunately, Yinzhen and the visitor said a few more words at the door, otherwise Yinxiang might not be able to run in front of him.

When Yinzhen returned to the study, Yinxiang had just sat down for a while.

Yinzhen saw that he was flipping through the book, and felt that this younger brother had really grown up, and he couldn't help but be very pleased, so he didn't teach any more lessons, but took the government affairs that were not handled a year ago and discussed with Yinxiang.

Although it's not fun, it's better than being talked about, so Yinxiang is very content to cooperate with Sibeile and deal with the matter.

It was easy to wait until the sky was dark, and Yinzhen felt that the matter could be temporarily stopped, and instructed his subordinates to invite him to Fujin, and asked Yinxiang to go with him to have dinner together.

Yinxiang laughed and got up and stretched, and joked with Yinzhen: "It's naturally good for the fourth brother to keep food." But I have something to say in my head, this year, if you send me with the three or four dishes you eat on weekdays, I will really say unpleasant things in front of my fourth sister-in-law. ”

Yinzhen lives a very frugal life, and he doesn't care much about his diet. Yinxiang has eaten in his mansion a few times, and there are few times when he is better than that of his brother.

Hearing his younger brother say this, Yin Zhen couldn't help but smile, "Don't worry, I want to be frugal today, and your sister-in-law won't give me good food." ”

"Fourth brother, whose family is it that just came to fight the autumn wind? Can you really have a poor relative in your house who didn't last year? Yinxiang remembered the figure just now, and became more and more sure where he had seen it, so he wanted to ask his fourth brother clearly.

Yin Zhen's smile stiffened on his face, and then he said a little unnaturally: "When I was reported just now, didn't you hear it, it was Mr. Wu's son-in-law." ”

"Who is Mr. Wu? Why have you never heard of it? Yinxiang sensed that something was wrong with his fourth brother, so he was even more reluctant to let him fool him easily.

"This Mr. Wu was actually introduced by someone else. I only entered Beijing the year before last, and I also have a good reputation, but because of some disabilities and older age, it is inconvenient to go out, so I was introduced to my house to be a teacher. Yinzhen thought about it, and picked out the words to Yinxiang, "You know that your nephews are stubborn, the old man has a big temper, so he actually resigned by himself." I think he still has some ability, so he has the intention to stay as a staff member. Who knew that he was still a hard-tempered person, and he refused to live or die. ”

Hearing this, Yinxiang couldn't help but smile and said: "Readers, sages read too much, it is inevitable to be rigid, and it is normal to be a little weird." ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Yin Zhen sighed lightly, "Later, he took his family to settle in the capital, and I arranged some help from time to time to help him a little." He felt that he couldn't help it, so he asked his son-in-law to come to me from time to time to say goodbye, which can be regarded as a bit of communication. Although Yinzhen understood what he said, he knew in his heart that his words were half-true and half-false, and he couldn't stand up to pondering, so he was inevitably a little weak-hearted.

And Yinxiang was afraid that he would ask too many questions and arouse Yinzhen's suspicions, and if he accidentally said that he had just sneaked out, it would be terrible, so he used other things to divert the words away.

The two brothers talked about something else with their own hearts, and went into the hall to wait for the meal.

Sifujin took care of the people as usual and put the dishes on the table, and then walked to the table to greet Yinxiang, "Thirteenth brother, don't be restrained, today I specially made a few dishes that I heard from Concubine De Niangniang that you like to eat, you can taste whether there is any delicious food in your fourth brother's mansion." ”

Sifu Jin is gentle and virtuous, very sister-in-law, Yinxiang has always respected her very much, so when he heard her say this, he smiled and said: "The cook in the fourth sister-in-law's house is actually not bad, but my fourth brother is too stingy, always lacking oil and sauce, and does not give meat to eat, so he ......"

Yinzhen just picked up the chopsticks, but after listening to Yinxiang's words, he put down the chopsticks, looked at him seriously and asked, "Tell me, which one of these is short of oil and sauce?" ”

Yinxiang smiled and said: "I'll just say that, you have the right to be my ......" Thinking about saying these things at the dinner table, he changed his words and said: "Is the right to be nonsense?" ”

"You can't stop eating it!" Yinzhen rarely hurt Yinxiang with some childishness, so he beckoned him to eat quickly.

Sifujin gave them vegetables and wine from time to time on the side.

provoked Yinxiang a little embarrassed, "Fourth sister-in-law, don't be like this." I'll do it myself. How can I bother you? ”

"What's the bother? At the moment, you are not married, and when you become a relative in the future, you will naturally have your blessings to serve. Sifujin remembered his voice as he spoke, "Tell the fourth sister-in-law, how is the matter between you and Miss Zhaojia?" But do you have any eyebrows? ”