The Biography of Concubine Xi of Yongzheng

Chapter 598 Eavesdropping
Yinzhen was discussing matters with ministers in the Xinuang Pavilion, Su Peisheng whispered to Yanhua: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor quietly went over to listen and take a look, but please don't make any noise to disturb Mr. Zhang inside. "

"Which Master Zhang?" Yanhua was confused, not knowing what Yinzhen was trying to trick.

"Ma'am, it's Zhang Tingyu, Grand Master Zhang."

Zhang Tingyu holds several positions and is an important minister.When Yinzhen set up the Military Aircraft Department at the beginning of the eighth year of Yongzheng, Shisan's leg disease was already very serious, so Yinzhen didn't let him worry too much.Yinzhen felt that the Military Aircraft Department was first established, and many job systems were not clear, so he ordered that all be followed by Zhang Tingyu.

The Military Plane Department is the place where the imperial power is concentrated, and it draws up its name and participates in military affairs. Yinzhen obviously prefers to discuss matters with the ministers of the Military Plane Department, and the role of the cabinet is gradually being weakened.This shows how important Zhang Tingyu's position is.

Su Peisheng brought Yanhua to Xinuang Pavilion, this pavilion is the same as Dongnuan Pavilion, divided into two rooms, front and back, and there is a small room between the two rooms.After he brought Yanhua into the small room behind, he repeatedly told her not to make a sound, the emperor told her to just listen and watch quietly.

Yan Hua didn't know what the purpose of this arrangement was, but she still nodded her head several times.

Not long after, she saw Yinzhen and Zhang Tingyu walk in through the door curtain.Zhang Tingyu followed Yinzhen through the narrow passage and entered the middle room in front, but Yinzhen was only separated by two curtains, so Yanhua could hear them talking.

It was only then that she understood Yinzhen's intentions, it turned out that she was asking her to listen to the corner.Since the conversation was with Zhang Tingyu, it was naturally Zhang Ruoai, the second son of the Zhang family.

"Hengchen gave birth to three good sons, all of whom are brilliant, so you can teach well." Hengchen is Zhang Tingyu's name, and Yinzhen will call him this way when he is in private with the monarch and his ministers, which means that they are close.

As soon as Yinzhen's words fell, Zhang Tingyu's old voice sounded: "The emperor is too famous, and he is only nine years old in his second year. He is really not talented. The eldest son is strong in martial arts, and the son is fond of writing. Hehe, the emperor really can't praise them. , if you say you are talented, the old minister sees that no one can match the fourth elder brother."

"Hey, Hengchen is not just gossiping with me like this. Hongli still needs to practice, so I can't praise it. When I was selecting the best girls in July, I wanted to point out a marriage for your second child, but after much deliberation, How about my little princess, how does Heng Chen feel?" In fact, Yinzhen had planned to propose marriage to Zhang Tingyu's son when he was selecting the show girls.

Zhang Ruoai is now double ten years old, talented and courageous, she is indeed a talent.

However, after he found out about Zhang Ruoai's talk about Zhang Ruoai with a smile, he immediately changed his mind.Fortunately, he hadn't decided which woman to refer to Zhang Ruoai before, so changing his mind now would have no effect.

He has always relied heavily on Zhang Tingyu in the court, and marrying a princess to be his family's daughter-in-law is simply the best choice to connect the feelings of the monarch and his ministers.

He had also worried that after his power was too high, there would be a second Nian Gengyao who would be overwhelmed by his complacency and achievements.But the Zhang family has always been a civil servant, and since he has reused Zhang Tingyu, Zhang Tingyu has never violated the rules. He has always been generous and quick-witted, and he is a rare talent. reused.

When Yinzhen promised Yanhua not to marry Xiaoxiao to Mongolia, and asked himself who should Xiaoxiao marry, the first thing that came to his mind was Zhang Tingyu's son.

Now when Zhang Tingyu heard Yinzhen saying that he wanted to marry the little princess to Zhang Ruoai, he hurriedly bowed down in panic: "Princess, golden branches and jade leaves, is a dog worthy of it? I hope the emperor thinks twice."

"Hengchen doesn't want to be in-laws with me?" Yinzhen glanced at him indifferently, and slowly withdrew the smile on his face.

"I don't dare, the dog has not achieved anything yet, I am afraid that I will wrong the princess." Zhang Tingyu was actually unwilling to let Zhang Ruoai marry Xiaoxiao, but how could he dare to refuse, so he could only retreat ten thousand steps and belittle his son better.

Besides, being a son-in-law is not easy. From now on, the princess will live in the princess' mansion, and his son will not be with the princess every day, so it may be difficult to carry on the family line of his Zhang family, isn't it?Besides, his son's temper is as stubborn as that of ordinary literati. If he really got married, he might have the temper of a little princess and would quarrel with him as soon as they met.

"Hey, when he comes over later, I'll see for myself how his paintings are. With a father like Hengchen, I believe he won't be far behind." Yinzhen chuckled again, The meaning is quite obvious: I have taken a fancy to this son-in-law.

Yan Hua, who was hiding in the small room behind and eavesdropping on the corner, gave a wry smile silently.This emperor is really embarrassing others.

But having said that, if that Zhang Ruoai is really good, she would hate to let Yinzhen embarrass Master Zhang so much.Now that we have found an excellent person, we should naturally keep Xiaoxiao.

"Your Majesty, the Second Young Master of the Great Scholars' Family has arrived and is waiting outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation." At this moment, Su Peisheng went in and announced.

Yinzhen nodded, and raised his voice with a smile: "Has the second child of Hengchen's family arrived? Hurry up, hurry up, bring him in."

Zhang Tingyu knew that the emperor wanted to see Zhang Ruoai a few days ago.He had told Zhang Ruoai many times in the mansion that he should obey the rules when he saw the emperor and avoid being arrogant.This son is good at calligraphy and painting, and he appreciates it very much, so he hopes that everything will be fine for him.

This was the first time Zhang Ruoai met the emperor, and Zhang Tingyu was much more nervous than Zhang Ruoai herself.

After Zhang Ruoai saluted in a neither humble nor overbearing way, she answered a few questions from Yin Zhen. Yin Zhen was happy in his heart, but his expression was not revealing.

"Su Peisheng, show me Qinglan's calligraphy and painting."

What Zhang Ruoai brought was a painting of the Three Friends of Suihan, in which the pine trees are tall and straight, the green bamboos are tough, the red plum blossoms are proud, and clusters of white snow are piled on the pine leaves, bamboo leaves and plum blossoms. It is so lifelike, it is really a good painting .It's just that the brushwork is a little immature, and the color matching is a little bright and vulgar.

After Yinzhen made a comment, Zhang Ruoai didn't show dissatisfaction on his face, Yinzhen nodded slightly, and asked a few more questions about reading, and admired Zhang Ruoai even more.This person is more than enough to be worthy of a smile, Yinzhen thinks so, and even feels that this marriage, in terms of talent, is simply wronged by Zhang Ruoai, but his smile is like a princess, so this aspect naturally puts talent to the test It made up for the weakness in the field.

After Zhang Tingyu and his son left, Yanhua came out from the back room.This Zhang Ruo'ai is indeed a good-looking talent, she felt that Hongli's words were true, she kept saying with a smile that Zhang Ruo'ai had stolen her money, she had always lied, but in fact she had stolen her heart.

It's really a girl who doesn't want to stay, she looks like a child who hasn't grown up yet, how can she already know how to be tempted?Yanhua shook her head helplessly, completely forgetting that she had already learned what to be tempted when she was ten years old.

"Has Chanchan looked at people? Are you satisfied?" Yinzhen just came out, and when he saw her head-on, he curled up his mouth and smiled.

"This piece of Ruoai is already twenty, and Xiaoxiao is only thirteen. Isn't it too early to get married?" In fact, Yanhua couldn't bear to smile. When she married Yinzhen, she was as old as Xiaoxiao. , I know the reason why ignorance is easy to hurt.If Yinzhen didn't like to tease her so much, she and Yinzhen would have been strangers to each other long ago. You know, she made him very angry when she served him for the first time, so it should be the same if she smiled. what to do?
"Make this marriage first, and we'll wait two years for the marriage. Zhang Ruoai spoke to me calmly and in an orderly manner. She's really a good candidate. I think it's settled like this, lest Hengchen regret it. "

Yanhua rolled her eyes, then pursed her lips and smiled helplessly: "You are the emperor, and you are still worried that he will go back on his word? You speak as if you are very open-minded."

Yinzhen frowned, pretending to be angry and said, "Chanchan thinks I'm not enlightened? Huh?"

In the past, she would have immediately put on a smiling face and denied it with a too good tone.But she is different now, she has long been used to his tricks, so naturally she won't give him a good look.So she rolled her eyes and cast a sideways glance at him: "The concubine dare not, the emperor must have heard wrong."

"Hmph! Chanchan knows, who do you look like in such a rascally manner?"

Yan Hua looked at him puzzled, and said suspiciously: "You didn't learn from Zhen Lang, aren't you just like Zhen Lang?"

The corners of Yinzhen's eyes twitched a few times, and once again he felt that Yanhua's verbal skills were getting better and better, always refusing him speechless.He originally wanted to say that when he was joking and playing rascal, he was just like her just now, and he liked to open his eyes and talk nonsense.But when Yanhua said that, he immediately shut up.If she said that again, Yanhua would definitely say that she learned everything from him, and it's not the fault of the son teaching the father.

"Your Majesty, Mr. An, please see me."

Yinzhen was talking happily with Yanhua, when he heard this, he waved his hands impatiently: "No, let her go back."

Su Peisheng hesitated for a while, and then said: "The nobleman is kneeling outside and crying... said yes... he won't leave until he sees the emperor."

Yinzhen hates others to threaten him the most, and threatening him with emotion is also threatening!

So he immediately turned cold, and snorted softly: "Then let her kneel, I won't stop you from kneeling as long as you want. If you want to kneel more sincerely, you can kneel down the stone steps. It’s okay to kneel all night.”

After Su Peisheng retreated, Yanhua shook her head helplessly: "How can the emperor be so merciless? The concubine listened to this, but Mr. An has come to cry many times? How come no one knows what happened to Yu?" Where are the concubines?"

After all, she is in charge of the six palaces, if those concubines were wronged and went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to trouble the emperor, what would happen?
She didn't mean to ask, but Yinzhen's face immediately became embarrassed.He laughed dryly, pulled Yan Hua and wanted her to go into the middle room to see the painting and calligraphy left by Zhang Ruoai.But who is Yanhua?Working with him for more than 20 years, I have already figured out his temperament, so I naturally know that he hides something and doesn't want to say it.

"Since the emperor has something to do, the concubine will not be an eyesore here. Mrs. An is still waiting outside, the emperor don't want her to wait too long." Yanhua deliberately put on a straight face, and then she wanted to retreat after she was blessed.

(End of this chapter)