Indulgence in the Red Chamber

Kangxi 34 years.The fortune of the Qing Dynasty was prosperous, but the grasslands in the western part of Galdan were troubled, which was a heart disease of Emperor Kangxi.Thinking about how I am getting older, the western expedition to Galdan may be the last chance to go to the west.Born as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he would immediately become the emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. How important it is in the annals of his life to have his imperial conquest in person!

As for the imperial conquest, only victory is allowed, not defeat.Must be foolproof!Therefore, in order to raise 2000 million taels of military pay, he has been planning for many years.

In the south of the Yangtze River in February, the smoke willows are flourishing and the dark fragrance is floating.

Yangzhou Xunyan Yushi Mansion is located at the east end of Tongque Street in Yangzhou City.Two fast horses turned in from the west corner of Tongque Street, followed by four masters.The four of them followed closely and were cautious, they were Ouchi's first-class secret guards.The two sons slowed down when they entered the alley, but the streets of Yangzhou were paved with bluestone slabs, and the sound of horseshoes was crisp and sweet.Until the gate of Xunyan Yushi's mansion, the leader of the man in green shirt took the reins of the horse and got off the horse.

Although it is an official residence, it is extremely simple with blue bricks and white walls.The young prince couldn't help but frowned, "Fourth brother! Is this Lin Ruhai's mansion? Why is it so dilapidated?"

The ten-year-old boy in white also jumped off the horse, acting swiftly and without hesitation.It is Kangxi's No.13 son, Aixinjueluo? Yinxiang.

"If all the high officials in the imperial court below are masters who are greedy for enjoyment, our Qing Dynasty will be in danger." The one who was made the fourth brother by Yinxiang was naturally the fourth son of the emperor, Yinzhen. He pulled the reins of the horse, He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was an old family member in their 40s. Seeing the extraordinary manners of the two gentlemen outside, naturally they didn't dare to neglect, so they hurried forward to salute and say hello.

"The two young masters are happy, are you looking for our master?"

"Yes, we are from the capital, and we have something important to do with Mr. Lin." Yinzhen's expression was calm, making it difficult to see the expression on his face.

"We came from the yamen. They said that Mr. Lin didn't go to the yamen today. He simply found his home." After all, Yinxiang was a child, and he followed behind Yinzhen, adding.

"Okay, the two young masters, please, this old servant will go back to our master." The old servant politely let the two of them into the study, and naturally some girls served fragrant tea for guests, and some younger girls carried them in to deliver letters.

It turned out that Lin Ruhai's wife, Mrs. Jia, was seriously ill recently, and she didn't get better after taking medicine for several days. Lin Ruhai and his wife were deeply in love. Seeing that his wife was sick and depressed day by day, he felt restless. It's the same for saying hello, and sending official documents to your home to handle if you need something.

Yinzhen sat in Lin Ruhai's study for a while, took two sips of tea, then got up and went to the bookshelf to look at the Lin family's collection of books.Yinxiang is a child, and when he came in, he was attracted by a green peach blossom in the yard, so he went out immediately, hopping around to catch the butterflies flying on the green peach blossom.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother! Come and help me catch it! This butterfly is so beautiful, I have never seen such a long tail before." Yinxiang called Yinzhen to help while jumping and running.

Yinzhen frowned, and read the book to himself, naturally ignoring him.

"Be careful, knock your teeth, you won't catch it." A clear voice came from the corner of the corridor, which startled Yinxiang.

"Who are you? Standing there sneakily, you startled me!"

"That's a phoenix-tailed butterfly. It's rare in the north." The man was stunned for a moment, but avoided Yinxiang's question.

"Cocktail butterfly? No wonder—its tail really looks like a phoenix tail! Hey, help me catch one!" Yinxiang waved his little hands, hopping around under the peach blossom tree, but even the one Even the shadow of the Pteris can't be caught.

"All things have spirituality, why do you have to catch them and play with them?" The faint words, without any emotion, are as gentle as jade but have a strong voice.Yinzhen in front of the bookshelf in the house felt his heart tremble, as if a thick thing hit him continuously, and an inexplicable sadness surged in his heart.

"Lin Ning, don't be presumptuous! This is His Highness the Thirteenth Highness, why don't you hurry up and apologize to His Highness the Thirteenth?" Lin Ruhai hurried over from the inner house, just in time to hear what his book boy said to Yinzhen, he was horrified, and rushed forward to scold him.

"Haha, it's all right. I just got up by accident and wanted to catch it to play with. He's right. Everything has a spirit. Such a beautiful butterfly must be very spiritual." Yinxiang didn't care, waved his hand and said .Yinzhen had already heard the sound and left the door, Lin Ruhai saw him and hurriedly kowtowed.

"Chen Lin Ruhai greets the fourth elder brother, and the thirteenth elder brother!" Lin Ruhai said, and kowtowed to Yinxiang again.

"Master Lin, please get up quickly. We came here in low clothes, but you were caught off guard. I heard that Mrs. Zun is in a little sick, but is she better now?" Yinzhen was very polite to Lin Ruhai, greeting Lin Ruhai lightly, while using Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at the man named Lin Ning.

Wearing a green shirt, wearing a black soft satin cap with melon skin, and a Tibetan blue palace sash around his waist, he looks exactly like a study boy.But his face was open, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if mocking, he didn't look at this side, but only looked at the green peach blossom.So he was secretly surprised that this person looked very familiar, as if he had known him for more than ten years.

Lin Ruhai stood up, but saw Yinzhen staring at Lin Ning in a daze, and hurriedly smiled and said: "He originally came from the capital, and said he came to Yangzhou to visit his relatives, but he hasn't contacted his relatives for many years, and he has not heard from them for a long time. Yu lives on the street. He is also a child who can read and write."

"Lin Ning?" Yinzhen seemed not to hear Lin Ruhai's words, and called out lightly.

"Greetings to the fourth elder brother." Hearing the call, Lin Ning turned around. Although he greeted him in a dignified manner, there was no trace of humbleness in his eyes.

Lin Ruhai frowned, and thought to himself, this guy is usually arrogant, why did he put on such a flirtatious face when he knew the identity of the fourth elder brother?Dragon son and phoenix grandson, if this is not pleasing to your eyes, it will kill you immediately!

"How old is this year?" Yinzhen carefully looked at the neither humble nor overbearing young man in front of him.

"16 is old."

"Fourth brother!" Yinxiang suddenly said, as if he had discovered some big secret, he turned around and grabbed Yinzhen's arm, dragging him down the steps, "fourth brother, he looks just like you! Look at your nose, eyes, and this chin..."

"Thirteen!" Yin Zhen shouted suddenly, stopping Yin Xiang's words.

Of course he found out, since the first time he saw this boy, he had found out.

Not only does he look alike to himself, but even the aura exuding from his body is so similar.

Moreover, he is also 16 years old! 16 years old!

Sixth brother——you are alive in heaven, are you really here to see brother?

Yinzhen sighed deeply from his heart, walked forward slowly, and took Lin Ning's hand.

"When is your birthday?"

"The fifth day of February. It's today." Lin Ning's gaze met Yinzhen's, calm as water, reflecting Yinzhen's shadow.

"Scattered roses stand beside the road, even more worthy of the lingering fragrance of the rain! Where is the person like the jade ruler on the bed? The heartbroken new brocade." Yin Zhen muttered these four lines of poetry, holding Lin Ning's hand, but he couldn't help let go.

The fifth day of February, the fifth day of February...

The birthday of the sixth son of the emperor, Yinzuo!

Lin Ruhai's mind was spinning rapidly, his eyes were looking back and forth between the faces of Yinzhen and Lin Ning, when he suddenly thought of something, he couldn't help but let out an "oops" in surprise, breaking the tension between Yinzhen and Lin Ning. peaceful.

"Master Lin, what did you think of?" Yinzhen woke up from grief, anger and sadness, his eyes no longer looked at Lin Ning, but slowly turned to look at Lin Ruhai, and walked into the room as he asked. .

"No—I'm just thinking, the two elder brothers have traveled thousands of miles to Yangzhou to be ministers, but they are so negligent, they really deserve death." Lin Ruhai dared to say more.

Yinzhen smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, waved his hands, and said: "You book boy, you are very similar to an old friend of mine. It's strange to say, but there are sextuple resemblance. Unfortunately, that old friend has been dead for ten years! Seeing him, I still feel very uncomfortable. Anyway, this is also a kind of fate. No matter what, you have to treat him well. Naturally, I will not treat you badly. "

"Yes, the fourth elder brother is a person who values ​​love and righteousness. How dare I not be beautiful?" Lin Ruhai was relieved. After all, it is the fourth elder brother who speaks and acts in an impenetrable way!

sextant!But it has been dead for ten years!

In one sentence, Lin Ning's sex was determined, and no one can talk nonsense in the future.

Just, let yourself treat him well...

What can I do with myself?