Chapter 165: Granted Marriage
The grand selection was over, and the beauties who had stayed in the palace for more than half a month returned home. Yuying could finally breathe a sigh of relief. The next step was to wait for Kangxi to grant the imperial decree of marriage.
On this day, Yuying built a flower vine swing in Yongshou Palace. She sat on the swing, and Qingtao gently pushed the swing for her from behind.
It was a beautiful spring day and Yuying was about to fall asleep leaning on the swing.
"Aunt...Aunt..." Yinsi's voice came from far away, and then there were sporadic footsteps. From the sound, it seemed that there was more than one person looking for her.
But since Yinsi is here, then Yinlu and Yinye must have come too.
Sure enough, when Yuying opened her eyes, she saw Yinsi walking in front, followed by Yinlang and Yin.
However, what surprised Yuying was that the two of them were each holding one of Yinzhen's arms, and it seemed that they were dragging Yinzhen over.
Looking at Yinzhen again, his face was red, probably because he was angry.
Haha, Yuying laughed out loud in her heart, and even a little bit of it showed on her face.
Historically, Yongzheng was also troubled by the gathering of the eighty, ninety and ten. Unexpectedly, Yinzhen was also helpless with this trio.
However, the fact that they can get along so well now is inseparable from Yinsi's contribution. Yuying looked at Yinsi, who was sweating slightly because of his hurried walk.
Regardless of Yinzhen's reluctance or not, the four men quickly came in front of Yuying, followed by their respective servants.
"What are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry?" Yuying asked curiously, and asked someone to bring them water and towels to wipe their faces.
Several people finished wiping their faces.
"Hurry, hurry, bring me some snacks." Yin, who now looked like a little fat boy, felt as comfortable as if he were back in Concubine Niohuru's Jingyang Palace. He turned around and gave orders to the palace maids waiting on the side.
It can be seen that he often followed Yinsi to Yongshou Palace.
Hearing that he came for Yongshou Palace's snacks, Yuying joked, "Xiao Shi, if you keep eating like this, your mother will come to trouble me later."
Yin came over and begged, "Mrs. Jin, just don't tell my mother. If my fourth, eighth, and ninth brothers don't tell her, my mother won't know."
"Ahem..." Yu coughed, "I can promise you, but I don't know if the fourth, eighth, and ninth brothers will agree to it?"
As soon as Yuying finished speaking, Yin looked at Yinsi, who was the best at talking. Yinsi avoided her and looked away.
Yin was anxious, "Mynah brother!"
"Okay, okay, I promise you, but you can't eat too much. Three pieces at most."
"Thank you, mynah!"
Yin looked at Yin'er again, and Yin'er stretched out a hand and waved at him.
Yin understood what he meant and reluctantly took out a silver ingot and put it in his hand. Yinzhen immediately withdrew his hand without even giving him a chance to regret.
He looked at Yinzhen's stern face one last time and was a little scared, but he still mustered up the courage and spoke in a flattering tone, calling him "Fourth Brother" in a heart-wrenching way.
Yuying was happy to watch the fun from the side.
Seeing that Yinzhen really couldn't bear it anymore, he spoke up to rescue him.
"Okay, follow me into the hall. The snacks are ready." Yuying walked in front, and the four people followed closely behind.
After everyone sat down, Yuying spoke up: "Enough of your show-offs, now can you tell me what you are going to do today? Did you pluck the flowers in the imperial garden again? Or did you scare Concubine Xi's cat?"
It’s no wonder Yuying made such a guess. Something bad must happen when they get together.
"Aunt! You are wronging us!" Yinsi complained, "We are all grown up, how could we still do such a thing?"
"Really?" Yuying was very unconvinced. "Then who of you can tell me what you came to Yongshou Palace for today? Are you really craving for the snacks in Yongshou Palace?"
Eighty, ninety, and ten looked at each other, then said in unison, "Let Fourth Brother speak."
So, Yuying looked at Yinzhen.
His face turned red again and he stammered but couldn't say anything.
Yinsi was anxious at the side, and then he couldn't help but speak: "Aunt, my fourth brother wants you to ask Khan Ama for a marriage for him!"
"A marriage of convenience?!"
"Hachi!"
Yuying and Yinzhen's voices sounded at the same time.
Yuying opened her eyes, her face full of disbelief, and even stared at Yinzhen, trying to see something from his face.
Yinzhen was stared at by Yuying, and his already red face was now completely ripe. Yuying admired this scene that could be called a world-famous painting with great interest.
After all, Yinzhen has never lost his composure like this in his life.
The young man Mu Ai falls in love for the first time.
It’s no wonder that Yuying was surprised. After all, Yinzhen had vowed a few days ago that he had no plans to get married for the time being. How could he change his mind after just a few days?
Yuying temporarily stopped thinking about who made Yinzhen change his mind. She asked, "Xiao Si, is what Xiao Ba said true?"
However, although Yinzhen felt embarrassed, he still nodded.
Yuying perked up, "Oh? Then I wonder which princess you're attracted to, Xiao Si?"
As soon as Yuying finished speaking, Yinzhen and Yin, who were watching the fun on the side, spoke up one after another.
"I know, I know."
"I know that too!"
The two men were very excited and seemed even more anxious than Yinzhen, the person involved.
Yuying looked at the two naughty kids with confusion in her eyes. They came to join in the fun, and it was unclear whether they really knew something or were pretending to know it.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and said in unison: "Madam Jin, I really know!"
Seeing Yuying doubting him, he almost blurted it out.
Both of them were very excited. After all, there were not many opportunities to see Fourth Brother being so lively. It was worth it that they had followed him all the way, even though Fourth Brother couldn't chase them away.
The two men ignored Yinzhen's glare and were still immersed in the excitement of watching Yinzhen's lively life.
These two silly kids.
Yuying kindly spoke up to excuse them: "Okay, let your fourth brother speak for himself." She was afraid that if the two of them spoke out, Yinzhen would kill them both at night.
"Okay." The two men deflated and looked at Yinzhen.
Seeing that Yinzhen was still hesitating, the impatient Yinzhen urged him: "Fourth brother, if you don't say it, I will help you say it."
Then he got the warning from Yinzhen as he wished.
Yinzhen straightened his sleeves, looking extremely serious, he knelt on one knee and saluted Yuying, "Aunt, I want to marry Fucha Gege as my principal wife."
Seeing that Yinzhen finally spoke out, the other three also joined in.
"Yes, aunt, please help Fourth Brother!"
"Yes, yes!"
"Madam Jin will definitely be able to do it!"
…
They chattered away without giving Yuying a chance to speak.
"Alright, alright, shut up!" Yuying raised her voice, "Xiao Si, you get up first too."
Fortunately, Yuying still has some authority, and the four of them will listen to her.
"Okay, sit down first. I have something to ask you." Yuying gestured to everyone to sit down first.
"First, tell me where you met Princess Fucha?" Yuying put away her smile. After spending so much time with Kangxi, Yuying also learned to be a bit dignified from him, and looked a bit intimidating.
A few people realized it later and felt guilty.
After all, this matter could be a big deal or a small one. The concubine has not been officially married yet, and in the final analysis, she is still Kangxi's person. If these princes secretly go to see the concubine and the petty-minded Kangxi finds out, they will inevitably be punished.
No one spoke, but it was obvious that Yinzhen and Yin were the most guilty. They both wished there was a hole in the ground for them to crawl into.
Finally, Yinzhen stood up and apologized: "Aunt, I took my brothers to watch the palace selection secretly."
Yuying glared at him and said, "Xiao Si, your aunt is not a fool. You can't do this."
Yinzhen opened his mouth, as if he wanted to speak something else.
"Um?"
Yinzhen shut up completely.
"If you confess, you will be treated leniently; if you resist, you will be treated severely. If you don't want to tell me now, you can tell me in front of your Khan Ama later!"
As soon as Yuying said this, Yin quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, I can't go and tell Khan Ama."
Yinzhen also spoke up hastily, with a look of willingness to die, "It was me! I took my fourth brother, eighth brother, and tenth brother with me. It was all my idea!"
"No! It was my ninth brother and I who came up with this idea." Yin was not a treacherous person, and he immediately stood up and admitted his mistake with Yinzhen.
Even Yinsi stood up to apologize, "Aunt, it's my fault. I knew that Little Nine and Little Ten were playful, but I still followed them in making trouble, and even dragged Fourth Brother into it."
"You brothers are really affectionate." Yuying still had a stern face. Could it be that because life is too comfortable now, these brothers have no place to put their energy and are causing troubles every day?
Yuying slammed the table and said, "Tell me the truth!"
Several people had depressed faces, but in the end, Yinzhen told the story.
Time goes back to the day of the palace selection.
"Brother Jiu! I'm so bored!" Yin lay on the table in the upper study and said sullenly, "Shall we go out and play?"
His words immediately received high approval from Yinzhen.
So the two of them put their heads together and whispered to each other for a long time.
"I heard that our mother and the others are watching the show today, why don't we go too?"
"This isn't a good idea, is it? If Khan and Mother find out, we'll be finished." Yin hesitated.
Yinzhen was so angry that he gave him a slap on the head.
Yin covered his head with his hands and asked aggrievedly: "Nine Brother! Why did you hit me?"
"Of course I know this isn't a good idea, why don't we just go in secretly? And call mynah bird! Mynah bird is smart, he will definitely be able to lead us in."
Yin's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay, let's call our fourth brother too! I heard from mother that our fourth brother is going to marry a legitimate wife, let's ask our fourth brother to show us his fourth sister-in-law!"
The two action-oriented people took action as soon as they were told. They went to find Yinsi first. Before skipping class, Yinsi did not forget to tell his younger brother, Xiaoyi.
"Yinzhen, handle this for my brothers!"
After saying this, without waiting for Yinzhen to agree, they ran away with Yinzhen, leaving the lost Yinzhen to only watch their backs.
Yinzhen had been in poor health since childhood, and it was not easy for him to grow up to his current age. Concubine Yi had repeatedly warned him not to play around with Yinzhen, and it just so happened that Yinzhen didn't like to play with his sickly brother.
After the two men found Yinsi, they persuaded him for a long time before he agreed.
Then the three of them went to find Yinzhen again. At first, Yinsi did not agree, but after the two of them kept nagging him, Yinsi agreed to go with them to find Yinzhen.
As expected, Yinzhen refused and told them that there was no such thing as a fourth sister-in-law.
Well, the rumor has been debunked by the real person.
The two were disappointed for a while, but they immediately cheered up.
Just let Fourth Brother pick one and we’ll have Fourth Sister-in-law!
Then several people surrounded Yinzhen and followed him in everything he did. He couldn't concentrate on reading and looked like he would not give up until he achieved his goal.
Whenever Yinzhen made a move, he would hide behind Yinsi, regardless of whether Yinsi's body could block the two of them.
Yinzhen sighed and put down the book in his hand, "Let's go."
Yinzhen and Yin looked at each other.
The plan succeeded.
Even if Khan Ama blames them, they are not afraid because there are so many of them.
So the four of them sneaked into Baohedian.
They were delayed for a long time and had to hide from people, so by the time they arrived, the draft was almost over.
But Yinzhen and Yin were still very excited. They quietly hid behind the pillars and watched the concubines whispering in the distance.
"This is nice, do you like it, Fourth Brother?"
As they watched, they did not forget their goal of finding a fourth sister-in-law. So, they pulled Yinzhen's sleeve and motioned him to watch too.
Yinzhen had never behaved so rudely before. At this moment, his brows were furrowed and he had no intention of listening to them. Instead, he kept urging them to leave quickly.
But who knew that these two people refused to leave.
"Look! Look! This is beautiful!"
Just at this time, a group of beauties including Princess Fucha came up.
Yin kept showing it to everyone.
"Fourth brother, take a look! Do you like this?"
Yin's strong recommendation was so strong that even Yinsi couldn't help but look over there.
The four concubines were all pretty good-looking, but Princess Fucha stood out among them.
Her bright and flamboyant appearance made the other three princesses look dull. Along with Princess Fucha, the faces of the other three princesses looked much darker.
Yinsi nodded in agreement, which was rare, and joined the camp of Yinlu and Yin, motioning Yinzhen to look.
So, Yinzhen rarely refused and glanced casually in the direction of the concubine.
But just this one glance made Yinzhen, who was usually calm, blush.
The other three people who had been observing him immediately started teasing him when they saw this.
"How is it? Does Fourth Brother like it?" This is Yin.
"I just saw that this princess has been left with a name tag. Fourth brother, do you want to ask Han Ama to issue an order to grant her marriage?" This is Yinzhen.
"If you feel embarrassed, you can go and talk to your aunt first." Even Yinsi joined in.
Yinzhen did have some feelings for that princess, but what these three people said made it seem as if he couldn't live without her.
"Okay, we've finished looking! Let's go."
In the end, Yinzhen left Baohedian first without caring whether they followed him or not.
From beginning to end, no one noticed that they were there.
After they finished explaining, they looked at each other and then looked at Yuying with pleading eyes, hoping that Yuying would not tell Kangxi.
After listening to them, Yuying couldn't help but knock on their heads, "How old are you? Do you only know whether a concubine is pretty or not? Why don't you go to heaven?"
Even Yinsi, who was always well-behaved, did not escape.
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