The little lady in the palace

Chapter 71
Early the next morning, Meng Junhuai packed up and went to Qi County Prince's Mansion to pay New Year greetings to his fourth brother.

At this time in previous years, brothers from various prefectures did not pay New Year greetings to each other.The main reason is that there are too many outsiders visiting each mansion, and the head of the family can't leave, so the princes and concubines stay in the mansion for a day, which is a commonly known rule, and no one should think it's rude to be brothers.

This year is an exception.King Qi's return almost attracted the attention of all the clan members, and the fact that Prince Jin was rejected made all the brothers even more worried.

The carriage stopped outside Qi County Prince's Mansion, Meng Junhuai got out of the carriage, looked up and stopped.

He carefully identified another carriage at the gate of the Bian Mansion, and when he saw the eunuch from the mansion coming out to welcome him, he opened his mouth and asked, "Is the elder brother here?"

"Yes." The eunuch bowed and said apologetically, "Your Highness, forgive me, our master is talking to His Highness Prince Jin about the old days, and he told us that he will not be seen today."

Meng Junhuai stopped and stared at the gate of the mansion in front of him for a while, wondering if he could feel relieved.

Meng Junhuai didn't know what was going on between the two of them before, but now that the fourth brother is willing to see the eldest brother, it should be considered a good thing.But having said that, it is the eldest brother who came to greet the fourth brother in person in the end. It is also possible that the fourth brother is just out of face and doesn't want outsiders to see the joke.

In the same way, after letting the elder brother shut the door, the fourth brother simply didn't even see other people who came to visit, probably because he didn't want to embarrass the brothers too much.

So this meeting now may mean that the conflict has eased, or it may not mean anything.Meng Junhuai couldn't rush in to check the situation right now, all he could do was wait quietly.

He took a short breath and told the eunuch who was waiting in front of him: "Tell fourth brother that I have been here, if it is convenient for him, I will come to visit another day."

"Yes." The eunuch bowed, Meng Junhuai thought for a while, and added: "Tell brother too."

The eunuch agreed again, and he turned back and got into the carriage.As the carriage drove up, Meng Junhuai closed his eyes and meditated, full of anxiety.

In the Duke's mansion of Qi County, the two brothers were silent for a long time, and the Duke of Qi who was recuperating on the couch finally said, "What do you want me to say, brother?"

"I want to know what you think." Prince Jin was sitting by the table with tea, and looked at him with burning eyes, "Recently, the father is not in good health, and you know the ambitions of Dongxichang. Right now, it is the most important thing for us brothers to do." When you were separated. You left me for a few months, and when you came back, you rejected me. For what reason, you have to give me an accurate sentence. "

King Qi Jun stared at the carvings on the top of the couch for a long time without saying a word.Prince Jin waited patiently, for a while, until he said: "I just ask my brother, the number of rebels is three times the number that my brother told me, why?"

Prince Jin was surprised: "What?!"

"That's all." Qi Junwang seemed to feel uninterested suddenly, closed his eyes and sighed, "Pretend I didn't ask. I understand what the elder brother said, and I won't disturb the overall situation for my own selfishness."

"Fourth brother..." Prince Jin wanted to explain something, but he didn't know where to start.I deeply feel that no matter what I say now, it sounds like trying to cover up, and I am afraid that it will become more and more black, so it is better not to say it.

"Then I'll go back home first." He said.

"Brother, walk slowly, happy new year." King Qi Jun's voice was calm, and Prince Jin stared at him for a while before turning and leaving. Son, will there be a fight?"

Prince Jin turned his back to look at him.

King Qi Jun smiled weakly: "It's not worth the surprise. Let's talk about the father, even our houses, all value the sons. The concubine of my sixth younger brother before leaving Beijing is pregnant, and he bought stuttering food for her." It has never been possible to ride a horse and run all over the capital in person.”

Prince Jin shook his head: "Talk about him from left to right, what exactly do you want to say?"

"It's nothing, I..." King Qi coughed several times in a row, "I want to say, brother, you are right to worry. The child born from the first line has been given more attention since he was still in the mother's womb. The sixth brother is, father The emperor, you and I are both. If there is one, it will attract everyone's attention, and if there are two, disputes will be inevitable. But I hope that you will not have any grudges against me because of this. All brothers respect you as the elder, and I do the same. It doesn't matter if my biological mother is a queen or not, it doesn't even matter if my father thinks highly of me."

"Fourth brother." Prince Jin sighed long and heavily, turning thousands of words in his heart for a long time, and only one sentence came out, "I have never thought about it like this, I hope fourth brother will not have this kind of heart."

King Qi Jun lay down peacefully as before, and replied "Yes".

Prince Jin finally left the Duke's Mansion of Qi County. In the room, Prince Qi Zhengfei came out from behind the screen and wiped away her tears: "Master..."

"You don't have to say anything." Duke Qi's expression remained unchanged, "I understand the seriousness of the matter, I won't be defenseless, and I don't want to hear you say anything wrong with your brother. Let's avoid seeing visitors from now on, let's An'an If you stay alive, the lineage of Qijun Wangfu can always be passed on. The hereditary titles are placed here, you and I are content, and the higher-level seats are indisputable."

When he left Beijing in a fit of anger, he also thought that it would be better for him to give it a go if he was so plainly suspected, but this dangerous incident made him dispel this idea.

If he is alone, he can say "the barefoot is not afraid of the shoe", and fight for the highest position.But he is a man with a son and a daughter, no matter how tempting that glamorous seat is, it is not worth his wealth and life to change it.

In the midst of being busy, the New Year's Day was quickly turned, and in a blink of an eye it was the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.At this time last year, Yuyin was bored waiting to watch the lanterns in the mansion at night, but this year, she found other pleasures.

Ah Zuo, who made a fuss on August [-]th, will be five months old on this day, and Ah You, who has been in the belly for a few hours, will be five months old tomorrow.

Yu Yin felt that time passed so fast, it seemed that these two little guys were still hugged ugly in their arms yesterday, and now they can already sit on the couch with someone's support.

She enthusiastically fed them the rice noodles mixed with egg yolk, which was very interesting!
Ah You's body has been fully healed, and she eats obediently, looking at her with bright eyes, and laughs when she is happy.A Zuo, who is stronger than A You, is a little more difficult to feed. He often makes a bad move to hit a spoon.

"Hey, look at you." After Yuyin was attacked again, she picked up the wet handkerchief and wiped his hands again, "Can you be good? I haven't eaten enough, my brother is going to laugh at you. "

Ayou grinned in a particularly face-saving way, and Azuo frowned: "Yeah..."

At the same time, He Jing was fighting wits with Ari at the door.

She wanted to go in to see her brothers, and Ari also wanted to go in with her.But she didn't dare to let Ahri go with her, for fear that it would scratch her younger brother if it had fun.So she ran outside again and again to fight Ari out, but as soon as she entered the main room, Ari followed him in again.

After going back and forth seven or eight times, He Jing almost cried angrily, held on to Yuyin's door and scolded Ah Li: "I'm going to open the door! You can't go in, you go!"

Ari sat on the ground and tilted his head: "Meow?"

"Hurry up! I'll play with you for a while!" He Jing stomped her feet anxiously, and almost knelt down for it helplessly, and was supported on the shoulder from behind.

She looked up and immediately asked for help: "Father, help me!!!"

"Who told you not to ask others to control Ari?" Meng Junhuai hugged her into his arms and scratched her nose, He Jing lay on his shoulder in aggrieved way: "They are always vicious about Ari!"

Before, the servants in the yard would help her when Ahri was pestering her, but she felt that they were too aggressive, so she let them do nothing.

Meng Junhuai smiled: "Ah Li doesn't hold grudges, so I have to take care of it when it's time to take care of it, you know? When you see that you are disobedient and your younger brother is disobedient, does the mother and concubine also say the same about you?"

"Yes..." He Jing kicked her feet in her father's arms reluctantly, looking at Ari, still not wanting others to be cruel to it.

So she struggled and asked Meng Junhuai to put her on the ground, looked up at him and said, "Father, will you hold Ari? Don't let him hurt Azuo Ayou!"

Meng Junhuai carried Ari up as he said, and the father and daughter... and a cat were able to enter the house.Yuyin, who was still continuing to feed the child with great interest, didn't notice anything at all, until a face suddenly appeared in front of her, eating the spoonful of mush she was about to feed Ah You!
Yu Yin: "..."

She glared: "What are you doing! Why are you still grabbing food from the child?!"

Meng Junhuai smacked his lips and tasted it, sat down on the edge of the couch, picked up Ayou and put him on his lap: "I know how to take care of the child with all my heart, why don't you go to the front to find me in a few days?"

...Four or five days.

Yu Yinan stuck out her tongue and explained: "Anyway, you come over at night, and I will accompany the children during the day. They are growing up now, so it's fun... Hey Ayou?!"

She lowered her eyes and saw Ayou sitting on his lap with a wrinkled face, obviously about to cry.

"What's wrong?" She immediately leaned over to coax him, Ah You seemed to understand, tears welled up, and at the same time as a "wow" burst out, her little hand pointed at Meng Junhuai angrily!
"Wow--" Ah You cried hard, grinning at Meng Junhuai, his little face was red.A Zuo next to him stared blankly at his younger brother for a while, then fell on the nanny, but smiled: "Hee hee hee..."

Meng Junhuai looked at Yuyin innocently.

Yu Yin raped him harshly: "Who told you to rob him of his food?"

"Hey brat, are you still protecting the food?!" Meng Junhuai lifted him up and stared at him, Ah You: "Wow, ah——"

"Still crying? Don't cry!" He put him down for a moment and lifted him up again, Ah You: "Wooahahah——"

"Cry again, Father, let go!" He stood up and held him up.

Ayou looked around for a while in a daze: "Hey? Hehehe..."

The husband and wife burst out laughing at the same time, Yuyin looked at Ah Zuo who was crookedly sucking his fingers, and lifted him up too, Ah Zuo looked at the height of his younger brother, and kicked his legs hard when he thought he was not lifted high enough.

"Hey, hey, I can't hold him anymore!" Yu Yin was a little flustered, Meng Junhuai reached out to catch him, and hugged the two children, one left and one right, in his arms.

"Hee hee hee." Ah You stretched out his small hand to grab his brother, while A Zuo reached out to wipe away his tears for his younger brother, whether it was intentional or unintentional.

"These two are for fun." Meng Junhuai sneered after looking left and right, and then said to Yu Yin, "Brother sent a message to let the concubines of all the mansions go into the palace together to accompany the mother tomorrow."

"Mother?" Yu Yin's expression tightened, "What happened?"

"It's hard to say." Meng Junhuai sighed, "Recently, the fourth brother is not feeling well, and it is inevitable for the queen mother to be worried. Before, he and the eldest brother seemed to be... a little unhappy."

As he spoke, he put the child down, then took her into his arms, and comforted her, saying: "You don't have to worry about anything. If the concubine mother asks you, you can say what you want. If you hear or see anything else, come back in time." Just tell me, after all, they are still my family, so don’t be too nervous.”

"Okay..." Yuyin replied hesitantly, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that since the Chinese New Year, the atmosphere in Beijing has gradually become difficult to describe.

(End of this chapter)