I am a ruler in troubled times

Lu Jihe greeted Chong Yi and Song Peiyu casually, and left with a worried face.

Song Peiyu was covered in the quilt by the servants of the Eastern Palace, and several Tang Pozi were stuffed in it. It was not until she left the Eastern Palace that her body stiffened by the wind and snow was relieved a little.

That night, Song Peiyu developed a high fever.

Not only the first room and the second room on both sides of Tianhuju were alarmed, even the imperial physicians in the palace were invited to Tianhuju.

After two full days of commotion, Tianhuju finally calmed down.

The palace specially gave Song Peiyu a [-]-year vacation, so that he could rest at ease and recuperate from his illness, so he didn't have to rush back to study.

Aunt Liu is not like Mrs. Ye, who has to take care of the family affairs of the whole family every day.He simply moved to the backyard of Tianhuju temporarily, and watched Song Peiyu eat and drink medicine in person every day.

Song Peiyu, who hadn't been in bed for a long time and thought she was in good health, was miserable.

It's okay to drink at least six bowls of inexplicable Chinese medicine every day, and you can't even touch oil or water.There is only porridge and vegetables every day, which can really make people crazy.In particular, his appetite has increased sharply recently, often just after eating, and within an hour, he is so hungry again.

Song Peiyu briefly regretted countless times, why did he produce out-of-season vegetables.

Therefore, when she learned that Eunuch An not only brought the promised reward, but also dishes from the small kitchen of the East Palace, Song Peiyu wished she could go to the door to greet him in person.

However, the servants of Tianhuju were scared out of their wits, how could they let him get out of bed, Song Peiyu could only lie on the bed and stare at the door eagerly.

After waiting for a long time, Eunuch An entered the door. His body was no longer cold, and he looked at Song Peiyu with distress, "It's all our fault. We didn't notice that the window frame was blown out a long time ago, which made Shaoyin suffer." This innocent disaster. I haven't seen you for a few days, and I lost a lot of weight for nothing."

Song Peiyu leaned against the head of the bed and said with a wry smile, "It's all because I'm not up to date, so don't mention it. Your Highness also had the wind that day, but did you have a cold?"

"Your Highness also took a break for two days and didn't go to the school. He also specially asked the old slave to go to the warehouse to find some medicines that are suitable for you." Eunuch An sat on the stool brought by Jin Bao, slowly talking about what happened in the East Palace these days "His Royal Highness just went to school last time. It was only three days ago that the Palace of Qinzheng issued a decree, saying that it was inconvenient to move in the cold weather. He didn't have to go to the East Palace to study a year ago, and even the teachers also took the holiday. "

"Your Highness is thinking about Shao Yin, so I let the old slave come to see you when he is free. By the way, he can rest assured that you don't have to worry about going to school. When you recover from your illness, you can go to the court with your Highness as before. Once every three days." Eunuch An took out a small brocade box from his sleeve pocket, held it in his hand and handed it to Song Peiyu, "By the way, this old slave also brought the reward His Highness promised that day, and put the other two directly into the warehouse. It's not too late to go see Yin when he's better, but this one just happens to be useful to you now."

Song Peiyu focused on the brocade box. The small box carved with red sandalwood is of great value, and the things inside are worth mentioning by people like Mr. An who read countless treasures...

Opening the carved box, the delicate and moist white jade becomes clearer and clearer against the black silk cloth. The two natural blue marks in the jade pendant carved into the shape of mountains are the finishing touch, adding a little bit to the jade pendant, which is already of extraordinary value because of its material. Aura.

"This..." Song Peiyu hesitated.

Even if Song Peiyu didn't see such a good jade, even if there was no mark of exceeding the limit, it shouldn't flow into his hands.

Eunuch An smiled and took out the jade pendant and put it in Song Peiyu's hands, "The eldest princess got a rare piece of jade by accident, and originally planned to create a handsome face for the eldest princess, but I didn't expect the rest of the material to be a piece of jade The beautiful jade pendant is actually better than the top face that the craftsmen have exhausted, so I asked someone to send it to His Highness."

"Your Highness sees that this jade pendant is warm on the touch, it is the most nurturing warm jade, and its charm is in line with Shao Yin's appearance, so he specially ordered this old slave to bring it to Shao Yin." Eunuch An also took the initiative to promise, "Don't worry, Shao Yin, Eldest Princess I have always doted on His Highness, and I will never be dissatisfied because of a mere piece of jade, maybe even happy that His Highness will care about others. You just take this piece of jade out."

After hearing these words, Song Peiyu, who had been looking forward to extra meals since seeing Eunuch An, suddenly became alert.

He didn't believe that Chong Yi was in the mood to specifically ask what he wanted to reward him. Even if he really felt that this jade pendant was suitable for him, someone must have given Chong Yi a message at the right time.

Chong Yi himself was only responsible for nodding perfunctorily.

The most likely candidate is Eunuch An.

Soong Peiyu acted as if she hadn't noticed something strange, she took the jade pendant and put it on the bedside, and got up to meet Eunuch An's next greeting.

After Eunuch An left, Song Peiyu still felt a headache when she thought about it again.

It's not that he is narcissistic. According to the customs of this era, it is likely that someone wants to match him with the eldest princess, and then sends out such a signal.

This person may be the eldest princess, King Su or Princess Su, or even Emperor Yonghe.

It's just that the matchmaker didn't make up his mind, so he chose such a shameless approach.

Put the jade pendant back into the red sandalwood box, and let Jinbao show it to Song Jinyu.Song Peiyu finally got his wish and ate a full meal.

Before falling asleep, Jin Bao came back from the big room, and handed the box containing the jade pendant to Song Peiyu, "The Patriarch said that since it is a gift from His Highness, you can keep it as it is, and whether you wear it or not depends on your will."

Song Peiyu stretched her eyebrows, waved her hands, and said softly, "Register and store, there will be a happy event in Su Wang's mansion in the future, remind me that there is still such an item."

Jin Bao nodded, and saw that Song Peiyu had no other explanation, so he left the room silently.

After a few more days, Song Peiyu never had a fever again, finally got Aunt Liu's permission, and her diet returned to normal.

It is rare to have free time, Song Peiyu spends most of her time thinking about soap.

Chongyi fulfilled his promise and rewarded him with three things, except for the jade pendant that had been shelved, the other two were decorations, so coincidentally, there was a pure gold gemstone tree placed on the table for decoration.

Within a day, the pure gold gemstone tree was taken and dismembered by Song Peiyu's entrusted person, and turned into broken gold and gemstones of various colors. These days, it was gradually turned into silver and copper coins that can be spent directly.

Song Peiyu also didn't know much about soap, and only remembered that plant ash and animal fat could be used.

Plant ash is easy to say, but animal fat in this era is very rare.

Ordinary people have to count on their fingers the days when they can eat meat throughout the year, and the price of fatty meat is a little higher than that of lean meat.

After thinking about it, even if soap and scented soap are made, it seems that they can only earn money from wealthy businessmen or official family members, and cannot bring tangible changes to the people.

But at present, Song Peiyu has no better way. According to the list he rearranged, the simplest ones are soap and printing.

If you start with printing, you must first improve paper.Otherwise, based on the current paper price, there is no difference between printing and hand-copying.

Compared with improved paper that has no clue, soap and scented soap whose raw materials are known are much more certain.

Racking his brains to list a few feasible soap making solutions, Song Peiyu's eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, so he simply gave up struggling, and put the charcoal sticks wrapped in cardboard on the bedside cabinet, closed his eyes and squinted for a while .

After an unknown amount of time, Song Peiyu was suddenly awakened by the loud noises outside.

He was stunned for a while with sleepy eyes, and then he called someone to ask what happened outside.

"It seems that there is a movement from the second room. The second master wants to start a family law against Brother Jue, and the second wife will not allow it." With the experience of Lihua Village, Jin Bao and Song Jingjue always have a little bit of love, and worries appear on their faces unconsciously.

Song Peiyu came to her senses, Song Jingjue was going to be on duty now, how big of a deal could be violated the mobilization law?After much deliberation, there was only Miss Murong whom Song Jingjue could never forget.

"Give me some clothes, let's go to the second room to have a look." Song Peiyu put away the scattered papers in a small box, and flipped off the bed neatly.

Subconsciously, Jin Bao wanted to dissuade him, but after seeing Song Peiyu's face, he closed his mouth again, silently looking for the thickest cloak.

Since entering the palace as a companion, Song Peiyu's majesty has become more and more serious day by day, and the ones who touched me the most were Jinbao and Yinbao.

They are also learning to change together with Song Peiyu, treating Song Peiyu as their master, not the master's young master.

After Song Peiyu was fully dressed, the noise outside became quieter.

Song Peiyu was afraid that Song Jingjue would already be beaten, so she wished she could take three steps into two steps, and when she reached the door of the second room, she ran out of sweat in the cold winter.

The scene of the farce was in Song Er's study. When Song Peiyu entered, Song Er and the second wife had calmed down their emotions. Although they could still see the anger, they did not lose their composure.

It's just that with the study that looks like a ruin, the dignifiedness of Song Er and the second wife is even more weird.

The most outrageous one was Song Jingjue, who sat on the ground exhausted and reeking of alcohol, chattering about something.

Song Peiyu listened intently for a while, her face gradually became embarrassing.

Isn't this how Song Jingjue fell in love with Miss Murong at first sight the other day...

Everyone is here, even if it's embarrassing, Song Peiyu can't just stand there, she can only ask knowingly, "What kind of mistake did Jing Jue make? colleagues."

The second lady pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm also wondering what happened, he was about to break Jue'er's leg, could it be that the little one in the backyard couldn't stand still and started to dislike me Jue'er is an eyesore."

As soon as these words came out, Song Peiyu didn't know how to answer.

Song Er was so angry that he couldn't even speak, he grabbed the log on the table and was about to hit the limp Song Jingjue on the ground.

Song Peiyu quickly hugged Song Er's arm and tried to dissuade her, "Second brother, second brother! If you really break Jing Jue's leg, don't say it's hard to explain to King Su. If you disturb mother, you How can I compensate her grandson?"

"Okay, you're still in good spirits!" Mrs. Song threw the handkerchief on the ground, opened the window and said loudly, "Prepare a carriage for me. Since the Song Mansion can't accommodate our mother and child, we'll..."

Song Peiyu, who was devastated, looked in the direction of the second lady.

Song Jinyu was standing outside the window in his official uniform, with unmelted snow on his shoulders, presumably he heard that there was a commotion in the second room just after returning home, so he rushed over specially.

The second lady covered her face with a handkerchief, and said in a muffled voice, "Brother"

Song Jinyu nodded, followed the window to look into the house, took a panoramic view of the situation, and said slowly, "Don't rush to leave, tell me what's going on, even if you want to break the law, you must abide by the rules. There is a law."

Seeing the second lady nodding, Song Jinyu walked around to the door again, entered the room under Song Peiyu's earnest eyes, and sat straight on the only intact chair.

Song Peiyu went out in person and ordered Jin Bao, who was guarding the door, to bring a pot of hot tea, and stood obediently behind Song Jinyu.

Both Song Er and the second wife were unwilling to speak, so Song Jinyu focused on Song Jingjue who was still lying on the ground, talking nonsense, and carefully discerned what he was talking about. Is Mu's daughter involved?"

"No," Song Peiyu quickly explained, "It's not the daughter of the Mu family, but the daughter of the Minister of War."

Song Jinyu looked at Song Peiyu, "You know?"

Song Er and Mrs. Song Er also set their sights on Song Peiyu.

Song Peiyu suddenly felt like a dumb man eating coptis, but she was afraid that her second brother and sister-in-law would start a fight again, so she hurriedly started from the Lv Mansion, found Song Jingjue abnormal, and then arrested Song Jingjue to Tianhuju for interrogation. The content that will add fuel to the fire has been said.

"Jue'er did tell us about this according to Li Nu's account." Mrs. Song Er pointed at Song Er, "He also told me the day before yesterday that Jue'er likes the daughter of the servant of the Ministry of War, so he wants to find out."

"I've also met Miss Murong. She is first-class in appearance and character. It just so happens that her family is the right one. She told me yesterday that the marriage would not work out. Although I felt sorry, I also knew that I couldn't force it. The Second Madam Song wiped the corners of her eyes again, "Who would have thought that Jue'er drank too much wine and said something stupid when he was sad, and he would actually break Jue'er's leg."

Song Er's face twitched, and he still looked fiercely at Song Jingjue.

Relying on Song Jinyu's presence, Song Peiyu boldly snatched the log from Song's second-hand hands, threw it far into the corner, and persuaded, "What did Jing Jue say that made the second brother sad? Second brother just say it. Even the second sister-in-law will not let Jing Jue go easily."

"I remember when we were playing around when we were young, Jing Jue would injure or break things for a long time because of his natural supernatural power. Every time, the second sister-in-law asked Jing Jue to kneel down angrily, and the second brother became lawless. My son's plea. A few days ago, Jing Jue was appreciated by King Su at the banquet at the Princess's Mansion, and the second brother was overjoyed. The second brother cherished the folding fan that his father personally inscribed when he entered the court. Keep it close by at all times for introspection, and passed it on to Jing Jue that day." Song Peiyu has a deep memory of that folding fan, because the only time he was punished since he was a child was when he messed around with Song Jingjue and didn't pay attention to his surroundings, so that the bones of the folding fan A small gap appeared.

The second brother didn't blame him, but the elder brother didn't let him go,

He and Song Jingjue met again the next day, one with a swollen buttock, and the other holding a half-inch-high blank paper and "The Doctrine of the Mean", waiting to copy the book.

Song Er's expression eased with Song Peiyu's words, and he was finally willing to speak, pointing to Song Jingjue who was still on the ground, "What do you think this evil person is telling me? He is going to be the son-in-law of the Murong Mansion!"

Knowing that his son liked the daughter of the servant of the Ministry of War instead of Mu's daughter, Song Er did not refuse as before. He first went to talk to Song Jinyu, and seeing that Song Jinyu did not object, he deliberately found an opportunity to contact Murong Jing and test him out. the meaning of.

At the banquet at that time, Murong Jing did not doubt that he was there, and really told Song Er what was in his heart.

He wanted to find a son-in-law for his only daughter, and he didn't want to recruit a son-in-law related to the Mu family. He was afraid that when he was gone, the only daughter would be bullied by the son-in-law instead, so he specifically asked Song Er to introduce him to a family with many brothers.

Song Er almost suspected that Murong Jing had already seen what he meant, that he was politely rejecting him, and casually pointed out a few suitable candidates to the other party, and asked someone to investigate this matter carefully later.

In the end, they really didn't lie. As early as a few years ago, Murong Jing said that he wanted to find a son-in-law for his daughter.

After the banquet that day, the Murong Mansion sent people to secretly investigate the few people Song Er casually recommended the next day.

This marriage has come to an end in Song Er's heart.

He has worked so hard to raise his eldest son, who is about to stand on top of the family, definitely not for Murong Jing to raise him.

Moreover, there is a son-in-law among the young masters of the Song family, not to mention whether he will have the face to face others from now on. His brothers, even Song Peiyu and Song Jingming who have not yet entered the court, will follow the dwarves for half their heads.

Song Jingjue didn't say anything when he knew the answer yesterday, but today he started to go crazy after drinking, so he came to the study to block Song Er, and said some incomprehensible words.

Unexpectedly, Murong Jing regarded Song Er as a good person. When he met Song Er during the day, he specifically told Song Er the results of his investigation of those people, and told Song Er a lot about how to restrain the son-in-law from committing suicide. demon' way.

Song Er's face turned blue and pale when he heard it, it was hard not to bring his own fool in, and it was hard to get angry at Murong Jing who didn't realize it.

He had already made a mess of himself, but when he returned home and was harassed by Song Jingjue, and dared to say that he was going to be a 'husband-in-law', how could Song Er not be so angry.

After hearing the whole story, the second lady finally stopped being angry with Song Er, and said angrily, "He's just drunk and confused, why do you want to break his leg when he's drunk?"

Then suddenly his expression changed, he looked down at Song Jingjue who was chattering all the time, his voice was hoarse and gritted his teeth, "When he wakes up tomorrow, if he still talks nonsense like this, I will personally break his legs!"

Looking at the expression of the second wife, Song Peiyu suddenly remembered that when she was in Lihua Village, the second sister-in-law committed suicide for Song Jingjuan who was injured in Qingshan. The process was extremely bloody...

Bringing the scene back then to the situation when Song Jingjue's leg was broken, Song Peiyu felt bad all of a sudden, shivered silently, and said in a trembling voice, "Actually, this marriage is not impossible to discuss."

Facing the disapproving gazes of his eldest brother and second brother and second sister-in-law, Song Peiyu spoke quickly, "General Murong wants to recruit a son-in-law for two reasons. One is that he is a military general and he doesn't know when the war will start. There is an accident, Miss Murong has nothing to rely on. The second is that she is not reconciled to the fact that there is no heir to his surname in such a large family business, and someone else who is just cheap."

"If the second elder brother and the second sister-in-law still want to become Quan Jingjue, the second elder brother might as well talk to General Murong in detail. If the marriage between Jing Jue and Miss Murong is successful, we are willing to ask His Majesty for a marriage order to guarantee Miss Murong's status in the Song family." If General Murong still disagrees..." Song Peiyu raised her eyes to see the expressions of her eldest brother and second brother and second sister-in-law. Seeing that their expressions were no longer as serious as before, she dared to continue, "Second brother and second sister-in-law don't mind if Jing Jue and Miss Murong's second boy is named Murong."

Of course you mind!

Song Er was no longer obsessed with breaking Song Jingjue's leg, and the second wife's rationality also returned, and she immediately realized that Song Jinyu and Song Er did not immediately object to this outrageous suggestion, but were seriously thinking about the possibility.

She bit her lower lip and silently exited the study.

She has always been clear that she can only give advice but not make a decision on her son's marriage, which involves too many factors from the previous dynasty.

After all, the girl from Murong's family is a good girl, she likes it very much.

Song Jingjue was also carried away by the servant, Song Peiyu hid behind Song Jinyu, and kept her gaze on Song Er motionless.

Fortunately, Song Er didn't care about Song Peiyu at this time, his mind was full of his own incompetence,

"Brother, tell me, what does Your Majesty think of the Mu family? Can this Yue family make Jing Jue reliable?" Song Er looked at Song Jinyu with fixed eyes.

Ever since Song Jingjue was allowed to enter the court as a military force, Song Er had made up his mind to find a father-in-law who was prestigious in the army for Song Jingjue.

Although their brothers have also been on the battlefield, most of them are in the name of supervising the army. Even Song Si, who has a lot of dealings with military officers, got a seniority in the name of Yonghe Emperor's guard before he served as a civilian in the Five Armies Commander's Mansion. .

Song Jingjue's natural aptitude is there, Song Er, as a father, how can he bear to see him wasted.

Song Jinyu was silent for a while, and only said, "If there is another war in the future, Luo San and Murong Jing will definitely be able to go one step further."

Song Er's heart skipped a beat. Luo San is only serving as a general in the army so far, while Murong Jing is concurrently serving as the Minister of the Ministry of War. If the two of them advance at the same time, in terms of qualifications, it must be Murong who has already experienced in the Six Departments. Jing is the main one.

"As for the Mu family." Song Jinyu pointed to the empty teacup.

Song Peiyu, who was listening to the class with her ears upright, froze for a moment, and hurriedly went to find the teapot.

Song Jinyu drank his tea and leaned back in his chair, his brows and eyes were exhausted, "The raccoon slave has been in the East Palace for so long, can you see signs of it?"

Song Peiyu blinked cunningly, "Your Majesty accepted the marriage offer, so we just focus on preparing for the marriage. Your Majesty didn't agree, and we tried our best. We can only say that Jing Jue and Miss Murong are not destined."

After staying in the East Palace for so long, Song Peiyu had long discovered the subtle attitude of Emperor Yonghe towards Mu.

It's not that he has drifted so far that he dared to inquire about Emperor Yonghe, but the distance between Qinzheng Palace and the East Palace is too close, and Emperor Yonghe has always favored the East Palace, so the palace staff of Qinzheng Palace took the initiative to send news to the East Palace.Song Peiyu was close to the water, and naturally heard more comprehensive news than many people.

For example, after the imperial decree to confer Miss Shengda as a concubine was issued, Emperor Yonghe ordered the Ministry of Rites to designate a title for Concubine Mu, and the Ministry of Rites drafted 'rong', 'zhao', 'li', and 'he', specifically choosing words with good meanings.

In the end, when the imperial decree came to Liangyi Palace, Concubine Mu became Concubine Shun.

I don't know whether to ask Concubine Mu to obey, or to ask others to obey Concubine Mu.

According to Emperor Yonghe's unabashed dislike of Concubine Mu Gui, Song Peiyu boldly guessed that it was the former.

In addition, when Concubine Shun forced Chongyi for Mu He, she insisted on letting Mu He enter the court.He would rather give Mu He the official appointed by Mu Qing, and then Mu Qing will be Chong Yi's new companion.

Mu Qing occasionally came to the East Palace to pay his respects, and never mentioned the Mu Clan with Chong Yi, on the contrary, he had a lot of admiration for Emperor Yonghe in words.

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Although Song Jinyu didn't disclose the news to him, Song Peiyu also smelled something unusual.

Song Jingjue's marriage just proved his conjecture.

Song Peiyu would not feel that he took advantage of Song Jingjue because of this. If Song Jingjue hadn't been obsessed with Miss Murong first, he would never have taken advantage of Song Jingjue's marriage.

It can only be said that they were born in the center of power, and many things happened just at the right time.

Song Jinyu looked at Song Er, who was still in a trance, and remembered that he had spent all his thoughts on Song Jingming in the same way a few days ago. When he returned home and heard that the second room was in trouble, his unhappiness faded a lot, "How many years have you been doing this? Concerned about the chaos, it is even worse than a raccoon slave. Think about it, as long as Jing Jue's marriage is decent, there will be no second thoughts in the clan. You and your wife can find it slowly, or Jing Jue will change after a while Heart. If you and Murong Jing have discussed it, come to me."

Knowing that Song Er still had to think about it, Song Jinyu got up and prepared to go back to the big room.

Recently, he has been dealing with the official duties of years ago, and his head problems are showing signs of recurrence. He even entrusts his wife to handle his son's marriage, so he really can't devote too much energy to his nephew.

Song Peiyu slipped away with Song Jinyu, walked halfway, and skillfully pulled Song Jinyu's sleeve, "If the second brother and General Murong are both interested, can the eldest brother let me try first?"

"You want His Highness to ask His Majesty for a marriage proposal." Song Jinyu stopped in surprise, and said with a smile when he stepped forward again, "If it can be done, let the third brother get you two land deeds for Xianyang shops."

Song San is the only one among the Song brothers who is doing idle work, and is mainly responsible for the general affairs of the clan on weekdays.

Asking Song San to give Song Peiyu the land deed means that the clan recognizes his meritorious service.

The corners of Song Peiyu's mouth rose uncontrollably, eating a mouth full of wind and snow, and even acting good when he got a bargain, "If the third brother fools people with the shop next to the city gate, I will not accept it."

Song Jinyu was so annoyed that he couldn't help it, so he stretched out his hand angrily and held the monkey beside him in his arms, "Let the third child take out the account book, you can pick whatever you want, it's over, right?"

The servants who followed Song Jinyu and Song Peiyu far away did not dare to listen to what they were saying, but they could feel the relaxed atmosphere between them.

While lamenting the close relationship between the two masters, they both feel much closer to each other.

Song Peiyu waited at home for three days, and finally Song Er appeared at the door of Tianhuju.

Song Er thought a lot, and after discussing with his wife several times, he was still reluctant to part with Murong Jing, a promising father-in-law, so he asked Murong Jing out alone, and straight to the point expressed his desire to get married.

Song Er was repeatedly pissed off by Song Jingjue, but he didn't care about the result so much, and turned into Murong Jing who was shocked.

Fortunately, since Song Jingjue came into King Su's eyes, he is also a good young man in Xianyang, so Murong Jing has never heard of this person.

The two talked in secret throughout the afternoon, and finally reached a consensus that both parties were satisfied with.

In terms of marriage, Murong Jing is willing to back down and does not require Song Jingjue to marry him, but the marriage must be granted by the imperial decree of Emperor Yonghe.

Murong Jing also didn't want Miss Murong's second boy to be named Murong. He decided to wait for Emperor Yonghe to give him a marriage, and then ask Emperor Yonghe to give him a house near the Song Mansion. Song Er and his wife can't stop him from going home thoughts.

In this way, both families are very happy, only the marriage bestowed by Emperor Yonghe is needed to get married.

Song Peiyu immediately delivered a letter to the East Palace, saying that his illness has recovered, and he will enter the palace tomorrow to accompany the third prince to the court meeting.