Chapter 165: Seven Inches

In the capital in November, the wind was fierce and roared. The first heavy snow in winter, half a month after the emperor's fourteenth son Yinzhen (Yunyu) left Beijing, suddenly swept the entire capital, the heavy snow seemed to be cheering for the young general in his prime, and the roaring wind seemed to be shouting for the ambition in the heart of this proud son of the sky.

Forbidden City - inside the Yonghe Palace

Concubine De's eyebrows danced and gossiped with five or six daughters-in-law, but no matter what she said, the word Yinzhen could not be left and right, and she praised and praised him, as if she had seen the scene of Yinzhen's triumphant return.

Huizhu sat next to the Li family, opposite Yinzhen's side Fujin Yiergen Jue Luo, and on the upper warm kang sat the happy Concubine De, and on both sides of the Wulanala clan and Wanyan clan.

Huizhu listened to Concubine De go back to the original words, and she was a little tired between her eyebrows, and she couldn't raise any interest. When she came to ask for peace on the fifteenth day of last month, Concubine De talked about Yinzhen all morning, and at first she felt fresh, so she listened patiently. came again later, but Concubine De still picked up the same words for a long time, and that's it; I don't want to come to say hello today, that's all I said. In this way, although Huizhu pretended to have an expression of pleasure on her face, she was also a little fusque in her heart.

At this time, Concubine De suddenly looked at Huizhu with a smile and said: "Hongli has been out of the palace for more than half a month, and the palace thinks of him, so he just ordered someone to go to the study to pass the word, let him get out of school, just come over for lunch." When Huizhu saw that everyone was looking at her, she was busy and replied: "Don't worry about him, it's almost past noon after he gets out of school, so he can't let Niangniang and Fujin wait for him." Since Hongli was sent back to the palace for fighting, the relatives were estranged and close, and Huizhu began to call Concubine De "Niangniang", and Concubine De also laughed.

Concubine De smiled indifferently: "It's okay, but it's just half an hour late to eat, this palace can still wait for this time, do you say?" Concubine De said it, and everyone could only echo it. Seeing Concubine De doting on Hongli like this, Li couldn't help but feel sour in his heart, but he held Concubine De and said: "It's still Eniang who loves her grandson the most, in the end, we don't know anything about being a daughter-in-law, it's better for Eniang to feel sorry for the juniors." ”

Wanyan's family doesn't like the Li family very much, from the past when the Li family was favored, he felt that the Li family had no one in his eyes, and he was favored and coquettish, but now he was replaced by the Nian family, and he was very disdainful of the horse everywhere. However, Huizhu feels much lighter and more pleasing to the eye, and I can't help but feel a little more good; And Emperor Kangxi has some favor for Hongli, if a few years later, the possibility of Hongli Jin becoming the son of the world is obviously more likely than Hongshi, the son of the Li family. In this way, Wanyan's heart was a little careful, and the high and low levels were immediately visible, so he also praised: "Hongli's child is clever, smart and clever, don't say it's a mother, even I like him like that, I wish he was born to me, but this is also a sister-in-law who is a proper person and teaches well." ”

Huizhu hurriedly said modestly: "Fourteen Fujin, you have a good reputation, the concubine is coarse, she is a little woman without foresight, how can you teach people?" Besides, Hongli is not as good as you say. Ulanala quipped: "Sister Niu Hulu is a humble person, but your good, we all see it in our eyes, and my sister can't shirk it." Everyone rested and laughed.

After talking again, the palace maid came in to speak, Dao Hongli and they still have half an hour to get out of school, Concubine De groaned, and ordered: "The hour is about the same, go and set up a meal." The palace maid retreated. After the youngest half of the time, the palace maids and eunuchs rushed in, put dishes and bowls to eat, and the brothers Hongli and Hongyang, the concubine of the Wanyan family, also came over for lunch after school.

Outside the main hall, the palace maid and eunuch asked for peace and sound, Hongli and the other three people have walked into the hall like flying, kneeling down on one knee and asking for peace: "Sun Erhong (calendar, time, 暟) to Ma Ma please An, Ma Mo auspicious." Concubine De smiled and narrowed her eyes, said "Okay" three times in a row, and then hurriedly beckoned to Hongxuan: "What are you doing here?" Slippery roads in snow, watch out. Come, it's cold and snowy outside, and your hands and feet are frozen, let Ma cover your hands. As he spoke, he had dusted off the snowflakes on his body with his own hands, and then took his hand and kept poking and rubbing it.

After a while, Concubine De seemed to notice that something was wrong, and hurriedly raised her head and blamed: "One or two don't have a look, don't you get hot water quickly, give Brother Hongli their faces and hands, if you are cold to the precious grandson of the palace, you can afford to accompany them." The palace maid and eunuch who were waiting in the palace shrugged their shoulders and responded busily.

Huizhu looked at Hongjun, who was tired of being in Concubine De's arms, ten years old, but she was very outstanding, but at first glance, she knew that she was a spoiled child, and her eyes were full of arrogance and domineering. Thinking of this, Huizhu shook his head and secretly mocked: It's just that a few years ago, he had a fight with Hongli, but he let himself remember it.

Li Shi followed Huizhu's gaze, smiled deeply, and sighed in his ear: "Hey, E-Niang has always loved the fourteenth brother, and now among the grandchildren, it seems that only the fourteenth brother's grandson is the tip of E-niang's heart, baby pimple." Huizhu smiled back and whispered: "The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and the mother hurts." After hearing this, Li raised his eyebrows, and looked at Huizhu with a smile, but he didn't make a sound.

Before long, Hongli and they cleaned up, and everyone moved to the side hall to eat the table. Subsequently, the daughters-in-law and grandchildren accompanied Concubine De to finish lunch, and talked about gossip, about to say goodbye and leave, Concubine De said: "Niu Hulu, this palace knows that you are good at needlework, and I want to tell you a few tricks, so that you can help the palace embroider, and let Hongli accompany the palace again, is it feasible?" Huizhu hid her surprise in her heart, and said with a smile: "It's all the concubines that the mother looks at, and it's the blessing of the concubines, and the concubines can't be happier." "Everyone's hearts are like mirrors, and they know that Concubine De has something to say, so they leave first.

Concubine De sent Qin Hai to take Hongli down to play, and then retreated left and right, Fang affectionately pulled Huizhu to sit beside her, and said as if she had a heart-to-heart relationship: "Good boy, this palace has wronged you for nearly a year." Baolian was burned, but it was you, the mother, who was punished, and she must feel uncomfortable. Huizhu hurriedly said: "Niangniang is serious, the concubine is not wronged, and it is the responsibility of the concubine to not take care of Bao'er." Concubine De sighed: "If you want to call this palace Niangniang, this palace will not force you, just know that you respect this palace in your heart." Huizhu didn't know what Concubine De meant, so she didn't dare to make a sound at will.

Concubine De glanced at Huizhu and said something else: "When your mother's brother was transferred to the rich place in Guangzhou for two months, he was promoted to three levels in a row, but? When Huizhu heard this, she looked up at Concubine De in astonishment.

Concubine De patted Huizhu's hand and said with a soothing smile: "Don't be afraid, I still heard about this matter from my nephew who was transferred to Guangzhou in the same palace." After a pause, he said with deep meaning: "The fourth person is just a little colder on his face, and he can't speak, but he is actually still a person who knows cold and heat." Now there are only Hongli and their three elder brothers in the house, not to mention Hongday, this is said by the son by the mother, Hongli and Hongshi are quite, as long as the other one does not have a brother, just by virtue of the love of the long-lived lord of Hongli, Hongli will have a great future in the future. After speaking, his eyes instantly became very sharp, as if he could directly see into the bottom of people's hearts.

Huizhu did not change her face and was looked at by Concubine De, but her heart fluctuated greatly, I don't know why Concubine De suddenly mentioned this point, although since Hongshi accepted the show girl, you can know that the canonization of the prince is a matter of a few years, but it is a little strange for Concubine De to mention this matter, and it is even more strange to mention it to her with a sympathetic look.

His mind flipped very quickly, and before he could come up with a clue, he only heard Concubine De sigh and say: "You, you are the one who has no words in your mother's family, if you have more confidence, the scenery of your mother and son is more than that." Fortunately, although the other person was a little harder, fortunately he had no children...... Alas, it's better to let Hongli get the knighthood earlier, after all, the fourth child is almost forty people. ”

Huizhu heard Concubine De say this, and she had already guessed what was going on, Yinzhen led a large army to aid Tibet, Sichuan is next to the south of Tibet, and it is bound to need the support of Nian Qianyao, the governor of Sichuan, and it was rumored in Beijing before yesterday that Nian Qianyao was promoted, which was the reason for Yu's use of troops against Tibet. Now Concubine De is talking like this, isn't it related to this matter, if Hongli is crowned the son of the imperial court, it will cut off the thoughts of the Nian family; Or Nian's has never given birth, and it is also the thought of breaking the Nian family.

Thinking of this, Huizhu panicked, and didn't dare to answer casually, so as not to get into trouble in this matter, she Concubine De was in a high position and did not need to be responsible, but she did not have such an identity and power as Concubine De.

Concubine De looked at Huizhu with satisfaction, although she tried her best to hide her surprise, but her expression was unnatural, and she knew that Huizhu had listened to what she said. In this way, Concubine De has always been a scheming person, and she knows the meaning of stopping at the point, so she doesn't say much, and resumes the kindness of the first meeting, pulling Huizhu to gossip for a while, and then letting Huizhu's mother and son leave the palace to say goodbye.

In winter, when I came out of the palace and got into the carriage to return home, it was dark and sunk, and the north wind blew more and more tightly with the remnant sun, and even if I sat in the carriage with a charcoal basin and a thick leather mattress, I could feel a chill coming.

Huizhu wrapped the mink cloak on her body, wrapped Hongli in the cloak lined with fur, and clearly recalled Concubine De's words in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. It is worthy of Concubine De, who has been immersed in the deep palace for many years, grabbing a person's seven inches, taking advantage of the palace woman's desire to let her son attack the lord, let her do her own tricks, or let Hongli attack the lord, or let Nian's not give birth, so as to draw a rift in the relationship between Nian Qianyao and Yinzhen. Afterwards, even if her deeds were revealed, it was only because she was jealous of Nian's favor for Hongli, or because she was jealous of Nian's favor, and jealousy hurt people, so why couldn't it be related to Concubine De.

Huizhu let out a deep breath, and couldn't help but thank her for her vague memories of her past life, if she called other women in the house today, maybe ......