Chapter 38038 Arrange her to be the fourth brother's wife...
It would have been fine if Master Kang didn't ask, but as soon as he asked Yinzhen, he felt even more depressed.
In fact, facing this rare concern from Master Kang, he should have been flattered. After all, the old man rarely showed such loving care for him.
Usually this kind of "honor and favor" is given to the crown prince, or the younger ones like the thirteenth and fourteenth princes. Occasionally, the eighth prince, the eldest prince, and the third prince can enjoy the opportunity, but it is really rare for him to have a share.
I don’t know why, compared to those brothers with different personalities and identities, he is always the least noticeable one, always living quietly alone in a corner where no one pays attention.
Not to mention that Master Kang doesn't care about me on a daily basis, he doesn't even see me very often.
If it were usual, Yinzhen might really get excited for a moment if asked this question by Master Kang, but unfortunately today is different.
He had just been humiliated by the father and daughter of the Wang family and was feeling upset, so even though he received care and concern from Master Kang, he did not feel very happy.
Because, although Master Kang did care about him, he still had questions for him to answer.
The key point is that it’s hard to say what happened today.
It wasn't that he wanted to hide something from Master Kang, it was mainly because he didn't know where to start.
Should we just say directly that he tried to learn from others how to form cliques and pursue personal interests but ended up failing?
You would only say this if you really don't want to live, right?
Although this is indeed the answer closest to the truth.
It was so real that even he himself didn't dare to face it.
In the past two years, Yinzhen has indeed seen too much of the eldest prince and the crown prince fighting and oppressing each other. Each of them has gathered a large number of supporters, and they also have their own battles with each other. They quarrel every day, which is really lively.
But no matter how fiercely the fight between these two men and their followers was, Yinzhen remained unharmed.
At first, I really didn't want to get involved in these things.
However, strictly speaking, he has never been able to escape from these disputes, and he is even on the side of the prince - after all, in the eyes of most normal people, the prince is the orthodoxy of the world. Yinzhen has been a law-abiding person since he was a child, so it is normal for him to support the prince.
In addition, the prince was not much older than him, and they had a good relationship when they were young. Naturally, Yinzhen defined himself as a "virtuous younger brother", and after the prince ascended the throne, he naturally took on the role of a "virtuous minister".
To this end, he not only studied hard, but also helped the prince do a lot of things. It can be said that he was a standard prince of the prince's faction.
But recently he also felt that the prince's behavior was becoming more and more unreasonable. Not only was his words and actions utterly disordered, he was completely different from before, and his temperament became more violent, as if he was possessed by a demon.
In addition, when he saw that even a brainless and reckless man like the eldest prince had a group of people supporting him and clearly wanted to compete with the crown prince, he couldn't help but feel shaken - if the eldest prince could do it, why couldn't he?
Is he less than them?
It’s just that no one is better at reincarnation than them.
His biological mother, Uya, was not of high birth, but he was raised by Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia since he was a child and received a lot of teachings from her. Although she unfortunately passed away five years ago, she was canonized as empress the day before her death.
Queen Tong Jia was the emperor's cousin, which was a high enough status. He also had a good relationship with the Tong family. They kept in touch frequently when Queen Tong Jia was alive, and the contact continued even after her death. At least from his side, he basically regarded the Tong family as his own in-laws.
Compared with the Tong family, he was less familiar with the family of his biological mother, Uya.
These experiences sometimes inevitably made him feel that he was the grandson of the Tong family, born to Queen Tong Jia.
But when the critical moment came, he still knew that there was a difference between his adoptive mother and his biological mother.
He was different from the eldest prince and the others, and was only slightly better than the eighth prince. However, the eighth prince knew how to please the emperor better than he did. In the end, he was the only one who was incompatible with them.
Thinking about it this way, I feel even more depressed.
Because he had a lot on his mind, Yinzhen kept his head down and didn't speak for a while. Master Kang saw that he didn't speak for a long time and lost interest. Fortunately, Liang Jiugong next to him said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you really asked. The Fourth Prince is so angry that he can't speak. Why are you still asking him? You might as well ask me. I will know why the Fourth Prince is angry today."
After hearing what he said, Master Kang perked up and asked, "Oh? Then tell me what's going on?"
Liang Jiugong smiled and said, "I dare not say this, I have to ask the Fourth Prince to forgive me for being too talkative."
Yinzhen also came back to his senses at this time, and said with a smile: "Liang Zongguan is too polite. You have served the emperor for many years, and you have watched us grow up. If you have anything to say, please feel free to tell me."
Liang Jiugong then said, "Fourth Prince, you are really embarrassing me. Now that you have come back to your senses, why don't you just speak for yourself?"
Come on, after going around in circles, I still have to say it myself.
But Yinzhen also understood that his behavior just now was actually quite wrong, and could even be said to be somewhat dangerous.
What kind of person is his royal father? He can't tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes.
Whenever there is something, it is better for him to speak up himself than to let the Emperor figure it out himself.
Liang Jiugong might not really know what happened to him, he just wanted to smooth things over for him so that his father wouldn't be so angry.
As for helping him, it was just a matter of convenience. The main reason was that they were afraid that his royal father would get angry and get sick. This was what professionalism was all about. No wonder this eunuch had been able to serve his royal father since he was six years old until now, for more than thirty years without any mistakes, and had steadily served as the chief eunuch.
He deserves to be so steady.
Seeing Liang Jiugong winking at him to speak quickly, Yinzhen immediately followed his advice and honestly told Master Kang all his plans for the day.
But he was a little too honest, even telling about his meeting with Wang Ziteng and Xianyu.
In fact, even if he didn't say it, Master Kang would probably be able to find it out. However, he didn't even have the slightest bit of luck. I have to say, he is really powerful.
Perhaps it was because of this that Master Kang, who was extremely capable but even more suspicious, finally felt confident in handing over the throne to him.
It is true that "everything is determined by fate and we have no control over it."
If the eldest prince, the crown prince or even the eighth prince met with the ministers' families in private, Master Kang would definitely think that they were forming a clique for personal gain.
But if the Fourth Prince did this, he would think that this boy was really honest and couldn't even pick up a girl... That's right, at this moment, Master Kang's old father soul suddenly awakened. He didn't put himself into the role of the emperor at all, but just an ordinary old father who was worried about his son who had just become an adult.
How come seventeen isn't considered an adult?
In the Qing Dynasty, boys could have a maid at the age of twelve and could marry and have children at the age of fifteen.
For example, Kang himself got married at the age of twelve, and married Empress Hesheli, who was the same age as him. He had his first child at the age of thirteen, born to Concubine Rong. Although the child did not survive, it shows that among the Manchus, it was quite normal to marry and have children at this age.
On the contrary, the fourth child is already seventeen years old and still hasn't figured it out, which is really driving his old father crazy.
Fortunately, God has a good vision and this kid finally got it.
What I mean is that the girl from Old Wang's family is pretty good, and she really deserves to be their daughter-in-law.
The more Master Kang listened, the more delighted he felt. He even regarded Yinzhen's previous angry look as childish flirting - isn't it normal to be rejected by the girl you like? The fourth brother is still too young and has no experience at all. It seems that he has only grown in height but not in brains.
But it doesn’t matter, the Emperor will help.
Do you like the Wang family’s daughter?
No problem, I’ll arrange a selection for him next year and assign the little girl from the Wang family to be his wife.
Master Kang happily teased his son a few times, and was satisfied to see that the usually cold-hearted and sullen Fourth Son blushed and ran away. He couldn't help laughing.
When he had laughed enough, he remembered to ask Liang Jiugong: "Jiugong, what do you think? Is it okay for the girl from the Wang family to be the wife of the fourth master?"
Liang Jiugong replied, "I'm here," but did not immediately answer Master Kang's subsequent question.
This chief eunuch had been serving Master Kang since he was six years old in the palace. The two had been together day and night for more than thirty years, so their tacit understanding was naturally extraordinary.
Liang Jiugong didn't say anything, which meant that he disagreed with Master Kang's opinion.
However, given his status and position, it is not easy for him to say it directly, but he cannot lie either - so, this is somewhat like being arrogant due to his favor. How is not saying anything a way of expressing his intention?
Master Kang even had to guess what he meant. He was really too proud. So Master Kang should not love his chief steward Liang too much, okay? Otherwise, he would never be able to do that.
Fortunately, Master Kang didn't care about it at all and even seemed to condone it. The onlookers could only regard it as part of their play.
Seeing that Liang Jiugong didn't say anything, Master Kang spoke up, and said it quite directly: "You don't say anything, which means that you think it's inappropriate for the daughter of the Wang family to be the wife of the fourth master?"
Now that Master Kang has said this, Liang Jiugong can no longer play deaf and dumb.
He hesitated for a moment and then said honestly: "This is about the lifelong event of the Fourth Prince, so I dare not speak rashly. But... I don't know if you still remember that the Empress Dowager said last time that the girl from the Ulanara family is good and she wants to marry the Fourth Prince."
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