That's all, as long as he's happy, that's fine. Those depressing words are really not something she, a mother, should say.

Concubine De's heart turned over and over again. Tears welled up in her eyes and she quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

In fact, Emperor Kangxi was also extremely happy and his eyes were wet: "Okay, just come back. Just come back. Go and take a seat quickly. See where there are vacancies and find a seat for Brother Fourteen."

After saying that, Emperor Kangxi calmed down a little and deliberately looked at Brother Si with cold eyes: "Did you already know that he was coming back today and didn't tell me on purpose?"

I didn't understand this at first, but seeing that Brother Four stood beside Brother Fourteen without much emotion, I knew that the two brothers must have discussed it long ago.

When Yinzhen heard this, he smiled.

The fourteenth elder brother quickly defended his brother: "Huang Ama, you have wrongly blamed the fourth brother. In fact, he was not sure whether I would be able to arrive today, so he did not dare to say it in advance. Just now, my son worked hard to get there, so that was

We arrived a long time in advance. As for the other soldiers, I’m afraid they won’t be able to enter the capital until the second or third day of the Lunar New Year.”

The Fourteenth Prince won a battle some time ago and took advantage of the excuse of "returning to the capital to celebrate his victory" and took the generals and soldiers back to Beijing.

It's a pity that there was heavy snow along the way, which really delayed it for many days. Only then did we have to rush over for the New Year's Eve banquet before we could have a bite of the hot meal.

Emperor Kangxi was very happy, with a calm expression on his face, and said a faint "Yes".

The fourteenth elder brother was still wearing armor at this time, so it was not easy to stay at the banquet for a long time. After chatting with Emperor Kangxi and Concubine De for a while, he planned to return to his mansion and change his clothes before coming back.

"Why is it so troublesome?" Emperor Kangxi said displeased: "How can such a huge palace still be short of your clothes? Come, follow me to Qianqing Palace and find you something to change into." He stood up as he said that. Supported by the little eunuch, he slowly left the table.

Before leaving the banquet, Emperor Kangxi specifically told Prince Yong: "I want to take the fourteenth old man to change into regular clothes. You can help me guard here. If there is anything needed at the banquet, you can arrange it yourself."

The Yinzhen bow ceremony should be.

Emperor Kangxi walked slowly and took his fourteenth elder brother to his Qianqing Palace.

Not long after, Brother Fourteen came out wearing regular clothes.

In fact, this set of clothes belonged to Brother Si. At that time, he changed the clothes here because of something. After changing and washing, he put them in Qianqing Palace without taking them away. He came and went again, so he kept them.

"Yin Zhen is a little taller than you, and your clothes are a bit too long. But it's okay, I can see it." Emperor Kangxi said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you two brothers haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's drink and eat together today. When you eat meat, the love you had when you were a teenager comes back."

After hearing this, the fourteenth elder brother was dumbfounded: "Huang Ama, my son has not been away from Beijing for many years, and he is no stranger to the fourth elder brother."

Emperor Kangxi was stunned and thought for a long time before nodding: "That seems to be true."

At this time, the fourteenth elder brother ordered someone to bring the two small boxes he had brought with him when he entered the palace and gave them to Liang Jiugong. He then said to Emperor Kangxi: "Huang Ama, my son collected these medicinal materials from the west. Their local medicine is not available here in the capital. Do you think you should let the imperial doctors take a look at it and see if it works or not?"

Speaking of this, Brother Fourteen was quite proud: "I have collected a lot of these good things, and there are three big boxes on the road, coming back with the army. These two small boxes are brought back urgently for you to use first, ride fast I tied it to the horse and brought it back. I heard it has a good effect on paralysis, so I thought it would be a good idea to give it to you sooner."

Emperor Kangxi was so happy that he called all the imperial doctors over and asked them to take these good things and see how they could be used.

To be honest, the medicinal materials from the west brought by Brother Fourteen have never been seen or heard of in the Central Plains.

He said that these medicinal materials were effective in treating paralysis, but after the imperial doctors looked at each other, no one dared to answer the question.

——They are all medicines with uncertain properties. If they are used casually, it will be fine if the emperor gets better. But what if the emperor does not get better but it will become more serious?

Even if the Emperor gets better, it will only be the Fourteenth Brother who gets the Emperor's approval. After all, the Fourteenth Brother found the medicinal materials.

If the emperor's condition worsens, the doctors like them will not be able to be considered "good", and they may have to sacrifice the lives of their whole family to compensate for the emperor's health.

No matter how you look at it, this "deal" is not a good deal. They have been working for their masters in the palace for a long time, and each of them knows better than the other. They absolutely do not want to do such a thankless job.

So all the imperial doctors avoided this job one after another, and no one was willing to take it.

Emperor Kangxi could not help but be a little unhappy.

Brother Fourteen hurriedly said: "It's better to do this. I'll have people study the specific uses of these medicinal materials and send them to the Emperor's Majesty in two days. What do you think?"

Emperor Kangxi nodded slowly and said: "If you don't understand, ask your fourth sister-in-law. She knows everything, so you are right to ask her."

Brother Fourteen responded with a smile.

At the banquet.

Because today is the New Year's Eve family banquet, the people who come are basically the royal relatives, basically their own family members. Therefore, under the intentional arrangement of Concubine De, the two good sisters Mi Concubine and Concubine Ding intentionally or unintentionally treat Sister Chen's son

The matter of getting engaged after the new year was revealed.

However, they only said that Concubine De and Princess Yong had chosen the "ideal husband" for Sister Chen, and that the emperor liked this prospective grandson-in-law very much.

Concubine Mi and Concubine Ding adhered to the purpose of helping their sister Concubine De to promote her effectively, and praised Sister Chen's future husband fiercely.

They both said that this good boy was really a talented man. He was handsome and came from an official family. His father was an important minister in the court, and he was the eldest son. He was very hard-working and studious, and he was a very good person.

Zhang Tingyu turned pale after hearing these words.

He came from a family of officials, which he reluctantly dared to admit. But "his father was an important minister of the court"... When did he become an important minister? Why didn't he know it?

Zhang Tingyu is full of knowledge and has always been able to talk to other scholars without fear. At this time, he was so praised that he could not hold his head up. He did not dare to take the title of "important minister" and could only lower his head and drink wine.

Zhang Ruoxing, who was beside him, saw his father's appearance in his eyes, but had another interpretation.

Ever since he heard the news that Sister Chen had been betrothed to someone else, Zhang Ruoxu's heart was up and down. When he thought that Sister Chen would be protected by other young men in the future, his heart was filled with confusion.

The pain is unbearable.

Looking at Zhang Tingyu's appearance again, Zhang Ruoxing became even more miserable.

Zhang Ruoxing understood that his father knew about his thoughts. Could it be said that his father heard that Sister Chen had been married to someone else, and was also feeling upset for him?

Zhang Ruoxing felt so uncomfortable that he simply took a bottle of wine, ran to the unoccupied table in the far corner of the room, and started drinking alone.

Just when he was tipsy, a crisp young voice suddenly came from next to him: "Brother Shu, what are you doing here? You should be eating and drinking inside. What are you doing in the corner of the room?"

Zhang Ruoxing stared blankly at the child in front of him.

...Oh, it turns out to be Yuanshou from Prince Yong's Mansion.

"I didn't do anything." Zhang Ruoxu said in a sullen voice and poured himself another glass.

He doesn't usually drink alcohol, but after drinking two glasses of wine, he suddenly gets drunk and everything he sees has a halo.

Hongli is now an adult, a young boy who is only nine years old. There is cunning in his eyes, and it is clear that he has his own plans in his heart.

Hongli pulled up a chair and sat next to Zhang Ruoxing, and asked with a smile: "Why are you drinking? Is it because I heard that the family my sister promised to you is very good in everything?"

Zhang Ruoxing's breathing stopped momentarily.

Hongli continued: "Have you never considered that there is a one in ten thousand chance that that is your home?"

He deliberately increased the number "one in ten thousand" to show that the possibility of it being the Zhang family was very low.

How could Zhang Ruoxing be as good as Hongli's petty calculation?

Hearing that Hongli mentioned that "very good family", Zhang Ruoxing couldn't help but get wet at the corners of his eyes.

As an important minister of the court... his father may be considered as such for the time being.

The eldest son of the family... Although he was named in his wife's name, he was born as a commoner after all. Even though he was given the title of "eldest son", he did not dare to recognize the word "legitimate son".

Zhang Ruoxing subconsciously looked at Honghui.

He is the heir apparent to Prince Yong. He has a good family background, good looks, handsome appearance, and good academic performance.

Sister Chen is Brother Hui's biological sister. She must be almost as good as Brother Hui to be worthy of Sister Chen?

Zhang Ruoxing was so sad that he couldn't help but burst into tears. He held the wine glass and stopped drinking, slamming it on the table to vent the pain and anxiety in his heart.

Sister Chen was passing by. She saw Zhang Ruoxu crying so hard that she burst into tears. She was so focused on crying that she didn't notice her coming.

So Sister Chen couldn't help but shook her head and asked Hongli: "Yuanshou, have you bullied Brother Shu again?"

Hongli felt very pleased with himself and raised his chin very high, very proud of himself.

In fact, after listening to the words of Concubine Mi and Concubine Ding, he basically guessed that Zhang Ruoxing was the one his sister promised.

But Zhang Ruoxing didn't hear it.

Does this mean that he is smarter than Zhang Ruoxing?

That's good.
Chapter completed!