The little eunuch smiled and said: "Master knew you were going to say that. He asked me to tell you. You will never think that Master puts you beside the virtuous master. That's just it."

Eunuch Meng looked at him quietly.

The little eunuch shook his head slightly, looking like a child who cannot be taught: "Master is also doing it for your own good. The more my virtuous master is favored by the emperor, the higher your status will be."

Meng Gonggong asked: "Are you the master's new recruit?"

The little eunuch said: "My name is Wei Zhu, and I am indeed the master's new disciple."

Wei Zhu smiled and said: "Master said that there is a senior brother in front of me, named Meng Deyi, who works beside Master De. He asked me to walk around more with him."

After hearing this, Meng Deyi took his hand out of his sleeve, handed over twenty taels of silver, and said, "I came out in a hurry today and didn't bring anything with me. I'll give you a meeting gift next time."

Wei Zhu said: "It doesn't matter, I have to rush back."

Wei Zhu added: "Master also said that although senior brother is currently serving Master De, our master is still the emperor. You must clearly distinguish the priorities."

Meng Deyi sighed: "Tell Master, I understand."

Lian Xin handed over the food box, and Wei Zhu asked the young eunuch standing far away to come forward and take the food box away before leaving.

Lian Xin asked him: "What are you talking about?"

"I'm saying that my master is so stubborn, how could he be so good?"

Lian Xin laughed: "Although you have known Master for a long time, after all, you don't have as much time to serve Master as we do. Master, she has such a temperament."

"Lianxin." Liuli shouted.

"Here we come." Lian Xin went in.

Meng Deyi put his hands in his sleeves and looked at the sky.

The weather in the Forbidden City is getting colder and colder.

Lian Xin came out soon and asked Meng Deyi to take the eunuchs to share the food sent by Kangxi.

Lian Xin shook her hands and said, "Master has a bad appetite, so he only took one or two bites of the same dish. Let us divide the rest."

Meng Deyi nodded.

Lian Xin said: "Master said today is New Year's Eve and gives us a holiday. Just let me and Liuli stay. You all go down and have a rest. I will call you if anything happens."

Meng Deyi agreed and asked people to prepare all the things that should be prepared tonight before leaving.

Umaru had the door closed and invited them in to warm themselves by the fire.

There is a fire in the house.

Umaru leaned on the couch, flipping through a book, and said with a smile, "You have worked hard these days."

"It's not hard work." Lian Xin said with a smile, "It's not hard to work for the master."

Uma Lu nodded: "Liu Li, you and Lian Xin go to my private vault and sample what you like."

Liuli hurriedly stood up and said, "Master, this is inconsistent with etiquette."

Umaru smiled quietly: "You two have been busy for a year, and you deserve all this. Tomorrow I will pay the reward, and you two will have to work hard."

Liuli said: "This is what slaves should do."

Umaru nodded: "You have been with me for so long and you have done your duty. You deserve it."

Lianxin pulled Liuli, and Liuli responded.

Uma Lu saw it in his eyes, and then said: "Let Meng Deyi choose one with you."

"yes."

Umalu paused and said, "I remember that in the gift list you showed me a few days ago, there was a horse with light blue and white flowers. Send it to Yin Shuang'er. She has followed me and has been doing her duty."

"yes."

After thinking about it, it seemed like there was nothing to say.

Umaru continued to flip through the book.

The next day, the first day of the first lunar month in the 19th year of Kangxi's reign, Liuli asked people to prepare the rewards early in the morning.

Reward according to position.

Ordinary servants in the palace are worth ten taels; those who walk in front of the master are twenty taels; if they serve the master personally, or are in charge of the palace servants, they are thirty-five taels per person.

As for the extra reward the master gave them yesterday, that is a private matter and does not need to be brought to light.

Umaru was in poor health, so naturally he didn't show his face, but he still wanted them to remember his master's kindness.

Liu Li said: "In the past year, there were merits and demerits. My master was kind and did not care about it. He just wrote it off. I hope everyone can fulfill their duties in the coming year."

"yes."

Liuli led everyone outside the house and saluted inside.

Only then did people leave.

Liuli stopped Yin Shuang'er and asked her to follow him to get the light blue cloth.

Yin Shuang'er was surprised and at a loss: "Master... Master is still thinking about this slave..."

Liuli nodded: "Master values ​​​​love and has us in his heart, so you must not let him down."

Yin Shuang'er hugged the cloth and nodded firmly: "Yes."

Liuli waved her hand and let her go down.

Lian Xin looked at her back and sighed: "The circles under her eyes are red."

"It's good to be young."

Liuli patted her: "Let's go."

Although Lian Xin followed, she kept mumbling: "I heard that the fifth elder brother will be raised under the name of Master Tong."

"The most respected person in the palace is Master Tong."

Lian Xin sighed: "Master Tong comes from the emperor's mother's family after all."

Liuli advised: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

She changed the subject: "Our master is now more than eight months pregnant, so we should let the nun who delivers the baby prepare more."

"Don't worry, I've already asked someone to register."

Liuli nodded, and the two returned to the room. They saw a palace maid waiting in the room. After looking at each other, they nodded slightly, stepped forward, and asked the palace maid to exit.

On the fifth day of the second lunar month, Umaru gave birth to an elder brother. After the confinement period, Liang Jiugong personally came to visit and delivered some rewards, including a screen with a hundred blessings inside.

Liang Jiugong glanced around.

Umalu asked Liuli and others to step back.

Liang Jiugong sighed: "Master De, this world belongs to the emperor, why are you doing this?"

Umaru was silent for a moment and then said: "I don't know what Mr. Liang means."

Liang Jiugong sighed: "The Emperor has you in his heart. If you are like this, how can you make the Emperor feel comfortable?"

"Orchids grow in the empty valley, and no one has their own beauty. If you are not a ghost, who can be like the general." Umaru said softly, "I know Mr. Liang's good intentions, and I have spared you this life."

Liang Jiugong shook his head slightly and retreated.

Liuli stuffed it and gave a reward.

Liang Jiugong glanced at the door and said, neither salty nor cool: "You guys, please give me more advice, my virtuous master."

"yes."

Liang Jiugong turned and left.

When he returned to Qianqing Palace, Kangxi had just finished practicing calligraphy and asked him: "How?"

"Thank you, my dear master."

Kangxi said calmly: "Liang Jiugong, what I like is your honesty."

When Liang Jiugong heard Kangxi calling himself this, he knew in his heart that Kangxi was angry. He lowered his head and said with a humble smile: "The virtuous master said, "The orchid is in the empty valley, and no one has its own beauty. If you are not a secluded person, who can be the general?"

, I didn’t know what it meant, so I didn’t say anything.”

Kangxi smiled half-heartedly and said, "You don't understand, but she does."

Kangxi threw away the pen in his hand and sneered: "She compares herself to Yu Lan. I want to see how noble she can be."

He sneered: "Just a concubine."
Chapter completed!