Chapter 10: Good Dogs Are Worse Than Dogs

Yinxiang still felt that something was inappropriate.

Yinzhen said, "Your Fujin is pregnant. When things were not going well before, it was your fourth sister-in-law who sent a doctor to see her. You are also thoughtful. You have always said that you want to thank your fourth sister-in-law. Now it is the right time. We are brothers by blood. Why can't we meet?"

The Thirteenth Concubine Jin is now older and had always been feeling unwell. It was just as Yinzhen said. She felt better after the doctor we recommended was sent to see her.

Yinxiang was a man who valued friendship and loyalty, so he certainly remembered this friendship in his heart. When his fourth brother said so, he no longer hesitated. Fu Jin could not come, so he should indeed thank his fourth sister-in-law on behalf of Fu Jin.

The news reached Yu Yan.

When Yuyan heard that Yinzhen had brought Yinxiang back and asked her to go, she also felt that it was inappropriate.

Yinzhen had already told Su Peisheng about it.

Seeing that Fu Jin did not accept, Su Peisheng followed his master's instructions and said, "The master said that this is a family banquet, Fu Jin does not need to think too much. Last time when Fu Jin was ill, the Thirteenth Master found the best ginseng from the north and sent it to him, and Fu Jin also said that he should be thanked. This time we meet and talk, and it is also the affection between brothers."

Yuyan remembered that this was the case.

She was not seen during that half month, but someone sent her ginseng specially, saying that it was found by the Thirteenth Master.

Yuyan didn't dare eat the ginseng, fearing that it would not be able to replenish her body. But the ginseng was really good, and it was old, and had grown into a human shape.

It is reasonable for her to leave.

Besides, as a sister-in-law, it’s no big deal if she goes out to talk to her brother-in-law while her husband is still around.

Yuyan said to Su Peisheng, "Tell Lord Beile that I will be there immediately."

Su Peisheng agreed and went back happily.

The two brothers are now young men with strong voices. Yuyan has also heard that Kangxi has assigned a task to Yinzhen, to offer sacrifices to heaven on behalf of the emperor on the Dragon Boat Festival. This is a very honorable task, and other princes have not even had a chance to do so.

Yuyan was afraid that they would drink when they were happy, so when she left, she instructed the kitchen not to send any wine up.

Yinzhen said that he wanted to eat and live with her. His daily schedule could not be fixed due to his work, but his meals in the mansion were all up to her arrangements, and Yuyan arranged them for him without hesitation.

Eight-treasure porridge served in a small bowl made of a small pumpkin, steamed buns stuffed with sesame oil, steamed dumplings in small baskets, egg, tomato and meatball soup, corn cakes, and today's green leafy vegetable is juicy Chinese cabbage, and as usual, there is the daily indispensable roasted sweet potato.

Yinxiang looked at the table full of dishes and was a little confused: "Fourth brother, what are you doing——"

How could he not know that Fourth Brother's taste had changed? Although Fourth Brother didn't care much about food, he wouldn't eat these things.

Yinxiang, who loves meat, wondered which prince's house still eats this nowadays.

The last time he came to his fourth brother's house, the two brothers drank for more than an hour and were drunk. But today, not even a drop of alcohol could be seen.

Yinzhen personally served Yinxiang the food, looked at Yuyan who was sitting next to him, and said to Yinxiang with a slow smile, "Keep healthy."

"Thirteen, you also need to take care of yourself. Do you understand?"

Yinxiang looked at his fourth brother, then at his fourth sister-in-law. Both of them looked at him and smiled slowly. Yinxiang became more and more confused. What was going on?

Is his fourth brother still the fourth brother who likes to make barbecue and stew meat?

Yuyan felt very sorry for the Thirteenth Master, who was both talented in literature and martial arts and had a handsome appearance.

Looking at him, it was like looking at the pity and love of one's own younger generation.

Yuyan watched as Yinxiang only ate the meat dumplings in a small basket and the eight-treasure porridge in small bites. He didn't touch the pumpkin at all and didn't even look at the green leafy vegetables.

She smiled and said, "Meat is very good. But pumpkin is also very good. Although you are young, Thirteenth Brother, your blood lipids and blood sugar cannot be too high. You must take good care of yourself when you are young. Although the princes are all pampered, they are often worried about their internal organs. When the Qi is stagnant, the circulation up and down is not smooth, and it will stagnate in the weakest part of the body."

Although we don't have such sophisticated instruments at the moment, and can't monitor blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids all the time, it's definitely right to pay attention to maintenance in daily life.

In ancient times, ordinary people were busy making a living, and their living standards were not that good. Most people would not be troubled by the three highs in their lives. But the princes lived a wealthy life, and the Manchus loved to eat meat, so they needed to pay attention to this aspect.

Yinxiang had a disease called hemiplegia, which he contracted when he was in his twenties or thirties.

[After the crown prince was deposed, the Thirteenth Prince lost the favor of Emperor Kangxi. Not only did he lose favor, but he also took a lot of blame for the deposed crown prince. Many things were blamed on him, and while he was hit hard, his living standards plummeted because he was not favored. He didn't have a title to begin with, so life in the mansion was difficult. This was the root of his illness.]

[Then, the emperor remained silent for ten years during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. It was not until Yinzhen ascended the throne that the emperor re-employed his brother, the Thirteenth Master, and the emperor became prosperous. But the Thirteenth Master was already seriously ill at that time, and he was struggling to hold on while carrying out his duties.]

Yuyan couldn't help but look at Yinzhen and sighed.

[Not only was Yinzhen a workaholic, but Yinxiang was also a workaholic. In order to repay his fourth brother for his kindness, Yinxiang worked very hard and did everything himself. One of the brothers wrote essays and reviewed memorials in the palace, while the other worked day and night outside. In the end, he worked himself to death.]

[Yinxiang died at the age of 40. He died four or five years earlier than Yinzhen, who also died shortly afterwards. It was all due to overwork.]

[We have to make up for this while we are still young. Yinxiang is still young, and his legs are a little bit weak. As long as he takes good care of them, he won’t get sick again.]

Yinzhen's hand trembled, and this time the soup bowl did not fall to the ground. He held it, but the soup bowl hit the table heavily, causing Yuyan and Yinxiang to look over.

Yinzhen smiled slightly: "It's okay."

But his heart was aching.

Thirteen also had a short life! And he had such a serious illness! When Thirteen passed away, wasn't it very painful?

He fought hard to death, and as a result, Thirteen also fought hard to death. What about others?

What about the prince, the third, eighth, ninth and tenth brothers?

Yinzhen knew his own character too well. He was closest to Thirteenth Prince, so whenever there was any errand, he would do it with Thirteenth Prince.

Even though Concubine De had mentioned it several times, he had never taken Fourteenth with him.

The Crown Prince has been noble since he was young. In addition to being loyal to their father, the Emperor, these princes are also respectful to the Crown Prince. This is a habit they have been trained to have since childhood.

He and Thirteen treated the prince just like this, without any second thoughts. In the past, they did their best to do what the prince asked them to do, which saved the prince a lot of trouble. Now it seems that the two brothers did too much!

It actually allowed others to take great advantage.

Yinzhen thought that he would never call Old Thirteen during this sacrifice to heaven. Old Thirteen had to have a good rest.

How can they only trouble their brothers? The other brothers should also do more work.

Yinzhen was thinking about who to call.

Yuyan looked at Yinzhen's quiet appearance and thought, is this what you call nothing? I don't know what he is thinking, why is he unhappy when he is having a good meal?

Could it be that he didn't like her saying these things? Could it be that he thought Yinxiang was young and blamed her for saying these things in front of Yinxiang?

But he himself said at the beginning that it was for Yinxiang's health preservation.

Alas, this man's mind is becoming increasingly difficult to understand.

Yinzhen heard it.

He hurriedly looked at Yuyan, then at Thirteen. Although he couldn't read Thirteen's thoughts, the worry clearly written in Thirteen's eyes was the same as Fu Jin's.

Yinzhen quickly collected his thoughts, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "I'm really fine."

Fu Jin was talking about things that would happen in the future. Right now, everyone was fine and had time to make amends. He couldn't reveal anything, as it would make Fu Jin and his thirteenth brother more worried.

After Yinzhen recovered, everything at the dinner table returned to normal.

It was Yinzhen who implemented the health-preserving policy from beginning to end. He watched Yinxiang drink a whole bowl of eight-treasure porridge and made him eat most of the cabbage. He only stopped when he felt that the nutrition was balanced.

Yin·Twenty years old·Forced to maintain health·Xiang: All the green leafy vegetables that were missing in the past twenty years were replenished today!

Perhaps the person who ate the meal most peacefully and contentedly was Yuyan.

After finishing their meal, the brothers wanted to talk more, so Yuyan went back first.

When he came out, the dog raised by Yinzhen ran out from somewhere. When it saw Yinzhen, it barked and ran over to hug its owner.

Yinzhen had many dogs, but he rarely got close to the rest, only using them when he went out hunting. The two dogs he liked the most and was closest to were both puppies.

One is a big adult and the other is a small one that is only a few months old.

The one running over is an adult white puppy named Baifu.

This dog is one of the handsome ones. The lines on its body and the color of its fur are all top-notch. After all, it has a special person to take care of it.

Yinzhen himself was also very good to dogs.

Yinzhen remembered that Fujin didn't like dogs and usually didn't like to get close to them. Seeing Baifu rushing over, Yinzhen hurriedly stood in front of Yuyan.

"Fujin, you go back first." Yinzhen was afraid that Baifu would scare Yuyan. After all, Yuyan had just recovered from a serious illness.

Normally, Fu Jin would have turned around and left long ago, but this time there was no movement for a long time.

Yuyan also saw Baifu and thought that this dog was well-raised.

Baifu has been with Yinzhen for ten years, but she still looks the same as when she was young. You can't tell that she is already ten years old. She is still very lively.

She was not afraid of dogs, and seeing that Baifu was well-fed, she wanted to take a closer look.

The dog was very clever. Seeing that the person it had avoided in the past was not leaving today, the dog moved flexibly and actually broke through the defenses of the brothers Yinzhen and Yinxiang and went straight to Yuyan.

"Fu Jin--" Yinzhen was afraid that something might happen, but when he looked again, his Baifu rushed to Fu Jin, made two sounds, and then exposed his belly, asking Fu Jin to touch it.

"Bai Fu~" Yu Yan smiled and reached out to touch him, her tone was gentle and soft, "What a good dog."

I took this opportunity to stroke Baifu's body and found that his bones and hair were all very healthy, without any problems.

[Ah, occupational disease has come back. Professional examination shows absolutely no problem. On the surface, Baifu is very healthy. He can live straight to his twenties!]

For the first time, Yinzhen didn't care what Yuyan was thinking or what he heard.

Looking at Yuyan's white and tender hands falling into Baifu's soft hair, her slender and soft fingertips pinching and touching, and her gentle smile like a spring breeze, Yinzhen felt very sad.

Fu Jin hadn't touched him like this recently.

Fu Jin smiled even sweeter to his Baifu than to him.

What's going on? Are humans worse than dogs?