The brothers took two carriages out of the palace and headed straight for the Prince's Mansion.
Yinreng took a look at the mansion and felt it was a little unfamiliar.
He had also been to the eldest brother's mansion in his previous life, but at that time the eldest brother was already the Prince of Zhi. The mansion of a prince was naturally different from the mansion of a beile.
Now this mansion seems a little small in his eyes, but it is amazing in the eyes of the other three little ones.
"Brother, will this be your residence from now on?"
Xiaoqi opened his mouth wide with a look of surprise on his face.
Yinzhi knocked his head and said, "This is my residence now."
Xiaoqi touched his head and laughed.
Xiao San and Xiao Si were more reserved, their eyes wide open, looking curious at everything they saw, but they didn't say anything silly.
When Mingzhu heard that the eldest brother had brought the prince and three brothers to the mansion, he immediately sent someone to ask whether they wanted to have dinner at the mansion or go out to a restaurant.
The current mansion is relatively simple in configuration, and the standard of meals prepared may not be enough to entertain His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If these brothers insist on staying in the mansion for meals, Mingzhu can only send all the chefs in his own mansion to help.
The eldest brother discussed with the prince and others and decided to have dinner in the mansion to experience the comfort of living outside the palace.
So Mingzhu hurried over with all the chefs in the mansion, and after greeting everyone, they sat down.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Grand Prince, and the three princes rarely leave the palace. I was afraid that the Grand Prince's kitchen wouldn't be staffed enough, so I brought all the chefs from my own house. I'll let you all taste the cooking skills of these folk chefs later."
Yinreng smiled and nodded, "Okay. Since Master Mingzhu is here, let's stay and have dinner together later."
Mingzhu was somewhat flattered, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness."
Mingzhu naturally did not stay with his brothers all the time. He just talked for a while and then made an excuse to go to the kitchen to keep an eye on things.
The main thing is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is present at this meal, and it is the first time for these brothers to dine at the Grand Prince's residence. If something really happens or they are unhappy, it will be troublesome.
As a result, before dinner even started, Soetu came uninvited with two jars of fine wine.
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Great Prince, and three other princes were dining at the mansion, so I came here uninvited."
Mingzhu glanced at Yinreng, so she waved her hand and said, "Sit down. It's a good thing Mingzhu is here too, so you two will have some company."
Suo Etu looked at Ming Zhu, who looked unhappy, with a smile, "I followed you because I knew you were coming."
Humph, trying to get close to these masters secretly is impossible.
Therefore, the originally leisurely dinner became unusually joyful and weird with the blessing of Soetu and Mingzhu.
The two of them were bickering with each other openly and covertly, and in order to please their masters, they would occasionally tell each other some embarrassing stories.
The three little ones naturally just treated it as a joke, while Yinzhi and Yinreng looked helpless. Occasionally, when they heard the three little ones laughing foolishly, they could only shake their heads and sigh.
After finally finishing their meal, they returned to the palace without any reluctance.
As soon as the carriage entered the palace, it was stopped by Liang Jiugong, "Your Highness, the Emperor invites you to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
Yinzhi winked and said, "Father Huang, this shows that you have left the palace."
Yinreng rolled his eyes. How could the emperor not know something that even Soetu knew? It was good enough that he didn't chase him to the Prince's Mansion.
Sure enough, as soon as Yinreng entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he saw Kangxi sitting on the dragon throne with a bitter face, looking quite lonely.
【Hey, what happened to the Emperor? 】
[Is it because I left the palace that you are angry? ]
[Sure enough, the Emperor still likes to control me like in the last life.]
Yinreng sighed silently and was about to pay his respects when he saw Kangxi's expression change quickly and a bright smile bloomed on his face.
"Baocheng, did you have enough to eat tonight? Do you want to eat some more?"
"How is the boss's mansion? Do you like it?"
The words that Yinreng was about to say were stuck. He looked at the emperor's sudden change of expression in astonishment, and was a little at a loss for a moment.
"Father, my son... I have taken my three younger brothers to my eldest brother's residence. I should have told you in advance, but..."
"It's okay, you're already an adult, you don't have to tell me everything you do."
Yinreng was completely shocked.
[Has the Emperor been possessed by something? ]
【Why did you change your expression so suddenly?】
Kangxi took a deep breath, still smiling, but his attitude was much calmer.
"Baocheng, tell me how the boss's mansion is."
Yinreng walked up and sat down next to Kangxi, and told him in detail how they left the palace, entered the eldest brother's mansion, and then came to have dinner with Mingzhu and Soetu.
When talking about the jokes about Mingzhu and Soetu disparaging each other, even Kangxi couldn't help laughing.
"These two bastards are really trying to sabotage each other all the time."
Yinreng smiled, and as he smiled he suddenly thought of something.
"Father Emperor, who are you planning to send to negotiate with Tsarist Russia?"
Tsarist Russia had been causing trouble and harassing the border for the past two years. After the beginning of the new year, Prince Yu led his troops to directly attack the other party's lair, forcing them to surrender quickly.
But surrender is only the first step.
Next, the imperial court would send envoys to negotiate an agreement with the other side. If no agreement could be reached, the fighting would continue.
But this person is important.
This is obviously a great achievement, and anyone who goes there will benefit from it.
It was precisely because of this that Mingzhu and Soetu had been arguing in the court for several days.
"Who does Baocheng think should be sent?"
Yinreng was a little hesitant.
[In his previous life, Soetu negotiated with Tsarist Russia and signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk with them.]
[But if I were to suggest that Suo Etu go in this life, it would inevitably make the Emperor think that I was helping Suo Etu gain credit.]
【If this matter is not handled properly, it will backfire. 】
[But if I choose someone else just to avoid suspicion, it seems a bit unfair to my uncle.]
[I can't always push the Hesheli family out every time the Emperor asks me to recommend someone.]
Kangxi felt that Yinreng was right in what he said next, and naturally he also understood his dilemma.
"What does Baocheng think of Suo'etu?"
Yinreng's worried little face immediately blossomed with surprise, "Does Your Majesty think that my uncle can do it?"
Kangxi laughed. "Suo Etu is very good at talking nonsense, and he has always been arrogant. Letting him go to the negotiations can also intimidate the other party."
Yinreng couldn't help laughing.
If my uncle knew that he was entrusted with such an important task not because of his ability but because of his nonsense and arrogance, I don't know whether he should be happy or terrified.
"If my uncle knew he could go, he would be so happy that he would fly away."
Kangxi also laughed, "I'm afraid your uncle will brag to Mingzhu the first time he finds out."
Sure enough, after the announcement was made at the morning court the next day, Soetu gave Mingzhu a proud glare after expressing his gratitude.
Seeing this, Kangxi and Yinreng looked at each other and couldn't help laughing in their hearts.
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