bookcurios Chapter 106: Silly 1
Chapter 106: Silly 1
As the elder, Malhun just spoke once and then sat down quietly. The four remaining sons of Yue Le's lineage were brothers from the same mother, all from the second wife Hesheli. Even if there were conflicts between the brothers, they were still brothers. Since Yue Le's eighteenth son Yunduan was deposed from the title of prince, the relationship between his lineage and the royal family seemed more harmonious, but he also kept standing on the side of the princes.
Especially since Marhun was wavering between the Eighth Prince Yinsi and the Crown Prince Yinreng, he was trying to please both sides and would not express it clearly. After all, his mother was Hesheli, the daughter of Sony, and the Eighth Lady also had some relationship with her.
But Malhun, his younger brother Prince Xi, and his younger brother Duke Zhenguo Urzhan would basically be invisible at such banquets. They would occasionally show their heads to stir up trouble and then quickly disappear, like just now.
After all, he is the elder now, and the rest of the things should be left to the younger generation.
For example, the prince of Prince Jian, Yaerjiang'a, who was captured by Yinzhen and Yinzhen, and the prince of Prince Hui, Bowenguono's family, Yitai and his two brothers.
Yaerjiang'a had a very good relationship with Crown Prince Yinreng, whose wife was also from the Guargiya clan. He couldn't keep silent any longer, "Prince!" Yaerjiang'a saw an opportunity and quickly ran to the side of the Crown Prince, "Prince."
Raising his glass, Crown Prince Yinreng glanced at Yarjiang'a and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Prince, you want to toast me?" Haven't drunk enough?
"Hehe... misunderstanding, misunderstanding." Yaer Jiang'a didn't care whether it was a misunderstanding or not. He quietly looked up at Yin'er and Yin'er, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down next to the prince. He didn't care whether the position was appropriate or not. Anyway, he would not sit back. "Prince, don't you care?"
"You respect my elder brother, and I and my younger brothers respect him in return. This is also a kind of respect. Why do you have to care?" The prince smiled. I bully my elder brother myself, and you can't bully him!
Moreover, the prince suddenly looked at Yarjiang'a. Who is this guy from? He is so stupid!
The lineage of Prince Hui has always been on good terms with Prince Anque. He originally thought that these two lines were following him. However, after his ninth brother's wedding, he investigated and found out that these two lines were also secretly supporting his eighth brother!
What was happening at the dinner table had nothing to do with the backyard. In the backyard, the Crown Princess and her wives were receiving members of the royal family and court officials, and they were all having a good chat, especially Wen Yao, who was able to get along with everyone.
Regardless of whether it was out of good intention or bad intention, Wen Yao always praised them in various ways. Wen Yao herself had thoroughly checked everyone's information and memorized it by heart, just to avoid being at a loss when faced with difficulties in such situations.
Even though Wen Yao was able to please everyone, there were naturally some who disliked her, such as Prince Anqu Marhun's second wife, Tong Jia, who was the daughter of Tong Guogang and the cousin of Empress Xiaoyi. She also had a cousin who was also a royal concubine in the palace. The only two surviving sons of Prince Anqu, the current crown prince Hua Qi and the third son Hua Bin, were both born to Tong Jia.
Prince Anxu's second wife Tong Jia had the capital to be arrogant. At this moment, she smiled and looked at Wen Yao who was chatting and joking with Prince Jian's wife Guaerjia, "I am also a mother who is honored by her son, but I can't compare to the Ninth Wife. The Ninth Prince dotes on the Ninth Wife so much that people envy him. On the day of the wedding, he broke up with the Eighth Prince brothers for the Ninth Wife."
Wen Yao was poked by Guaerjia. She turned to look at Princess Tong Jia of Anxu County. The eyes of everyone around her were suddenly focused on Wen Yao. Princess Guaerjia of Prince Jian's wife next to Wen Yao was already a little uncomfortable, but when she saw Wen Yao's calm look, she calmed down instantly.
Wen Yao was thinking at the moment whether she should call her Aunt Huang or Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang didn't sound good, so she should call her Fu Jin. As long as she called her Fu Jin, it wouldn't be wrong. "Fu Jin, you misunderstood. As we all know, the relationship between Jiu Ye and Ba Ge is quite good. He just couldn't bear Ba Ge and Ba Sao to take a detour. After all, the position of the crown prince is stable now, and it is not advisable to bribe the court officials openly. Fu Jin, don't you think so? Or do you think Jiu Ye did not do well?"
The Eighth Lady looked calm, "What Ninth Brother's wife said is true. The Eighth Master was pushed by certain people and had no choice. If it weren't for Ninth Brother's reminder, the Eighth Master would have gotten deeper and deeper into trouble. How could he have made such a great contribution as he has now? The help of my aunt and uncle was indispensable. Only then could the court officials repay the debt owed to the Ministry of Revenue one by one."
"Sister-in-law, Wen Yao is really envious of you now. I heard from Master Jiu that Brother Ba even went to collect nine different kinds of flowers, each with two colors. This means that Brother Ba and Sister-in-law, you two will be together forever."
The gentle and calm expression of the Eighth Lady finally became a little shy, "You, you're still teasing me. I have to tell my Ninth Brother about this later and ask him to prepare it for you. See if you dare to tease me again."
"No, no, no, this is different. Myna was the first one to think of it, and he thought of it specifically for Sister-in-law. No one can compare to this," Wen Yao smiled, "Sister-in-law blushed~"
The Eighth Concubine didn't even look at her aunt Tong Jia's face. After the Emperor ordered Hesheli Hengruo to be Yinsi's concubine, her aunt's face changed completely. The Eighth Concubine knew very well that this place was no longer what she expected in the future.
In fact, she should have thought of it earlier. She had been at odds with the old woman Hesheli, and now they were all her sons. How could she allow Prince Anque and others to support her and the Eighth Master?
But the Eighth Master would not listen to this, and the Eighth Lady did not want to say anything either. She just wanted to slowly let him notice it imperceptibly. But now the Eighth Lady did not want to give Tong Jia face.
Tong Jia was not trying to vent her anger on behalf of the Eighth Master and herself, but was instead trying to embarrass them along with her ninth brother and his wife. Her ninth brother and his wife did a good job this time.
Princess Tong Jia of Anxu County Prince's expression and smile were a little stiff, but she recovered after a moment, "I said those rumors must be wrong. After all, who doesn't know the relationship between the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince? This swaggering medicine lead, my master thought something had happened? This rumor has spread like wildfire, so it must be that one of the rumors is wrong."
"The Emperor said that the court officials who accepted the money from my brother must have accepted bribes from others before. My brother has done a great deed this time because the Emperor wants those court officials to pay back the money owed to the Ministry of Revenue, otherwise we will investigate them one by one. Did Uncle Wang also steal the money? We must pay back the money owed to the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible, otherwise we will investigate them thoroughly."
Wen Yao smiled and looked at Tong Jia's worried face and continued, "I heard that some families now spend a thousand taels of silver on a meal, which is several times more luxurious than the imperial palace."
[Anyway, I'm not exaggerating. Honest officials eat coarse food, while corrupt officials are all fat and have lots of problems. For example, your Prince Anqu's Mansion has a lot of money, and even lends it out, yo...]
The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Princes were originally in the front yard, but they came to the backyard after hearing that their Ninth Sister-in-law was bullied. They were not very old, and they pretended to be pulled here by the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Princes. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the yard, they heard their Ninth Sister-in-law's voice.