Although Yongzheng is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, Prince Zhuang Fujin is an elder, so Yongzheng took her very politely and made someone set up a chair for her.

Prince Zhuang Fujin put down his braids, wore filial piety clothes, his face was a little haggard, but his attitude was still respectful, thanked for his grace, and sat on the edge of the chair.

"Fu Jin, I asked you to come over today because I want to ask about the heir. The old prince had no children, and in his early years, he talked to the emperor about his death. Looking at what he meant, it didn't seem to be in favor of the Itai brothers. Yongzheng thought for a while and said.

Prince Zhuang Fujin heard this, but he was stunned.

Prince Zhuang has seven nephews and nephews, and now only Yitai and Fucang are alive. The two brothers, in order to inherit the heir, have been fighting for more than ten years, doing everything they can, and the lawsuit has reached the front of the emperor.

Later, it was Kangxi who ordered Yaerjianga to reprimand their brothers, so that their brothers were more honest.

Although Prince Zhuang Fujin looked at these two nephews unpleasantly, he was also prepared in his heart, his husband had no children, and most of the titles would fall to their brothers.

These two brothers, Yitai is the elder, but Prince Zhuang was more optimistic about Fucang during his lifetime. What he meant was that if the nephews were not angry, it would be up to the nephews and daughters-in-law. Find a virtuous and filial wife, but also the old wife of the province is angry.

Prince Zhuang Fujin didn't think so, but felt that Fucang's wife was from a humble background and was not worthy of being the mistress of the palace. Yitai's wife, although the surname is crisp and spicy, she is from a big family, and she knows more about rules and etiquette.

The husband and wife disagreed, and they never made up their minds about the matter of establishing an heir.

When Prince Zhuang was seriously ill, he handed over the testament and asked Yongzheng to choose one of the two nephews.

What he meant was that there was a layer of imperial order, which was also regarded as a restriction on his nephew, so that Lao Fujin said that his son would live more comfortably.

Lao Fujin knew this, so he was surprised now, and he didn't know that Yongzheng reconciled with this. Is it not just a near branch, but also a distant branch?

She was in her prime, and she was also an old man, trembling slowly, and followed Yongzheng's words: "Those two are not angry, how many incidents have occurred over the years, and it makes people shudder when they say it......"

Yongzheng nodded and agreed: "Fujin's words are true. Even when Huang Ama was alive, he also annoyed their brothers. I heard that the old prince's previous illness was almost recuperated, and his illness worsened because of their brother's disobedience......"

When Lao Fujin heard this, he couldn't help but change color.

"Disobedience" is a big crime, the one who said this is still the emperor of the Ninety-Five, if this crime is implemented, the two Yitai brothers don't say that it is the future, whether they can save their lives or not, no matter how they usually dislike the two brothers, they are all husband's nephews, how could Lao Fujin fall into the well at this time?

To say that their brother is also an elder brother from the county king's mansion. It was only later that his father, King Bo Wengguono of Huijun, lost his title and became an idle clan.

Although Prince Zhuang was disgusted with his nephews' troubles, he did not really annoy them in the face of his deceased brother Boongono. Otherwise, repairing them is just a matter of words, where can they be allowed to jump for all these years.

"Your Majesty, this is also a mistake...... The prince is ...... old" Lao Fujin said with a little sentimentality: "Before the prince was alive, he didn't worry about these nephews and grandnephews, and he had to ask the emperor to teach him more in the future......"

Yongzheng snorted coldly and said, "Didn't Yitai hold Jiubeizi's thighs, where do you need me to teach?" I heard that Jiubeizi once visited Fujin, but is there such a thing? ”

It was only a moment's work, and his face changed, where could Lao Fujin still sit still.

The ninth elder brother is the hardcore of the late eighth elder brother, and he relied on the power of Concubine Yi Niangniang, and acted recklessly in the early years; After the eighth elder brother, he supported the fourteenth elder brother to seize the throne.

Speaking of which, it is the sworn enemy of the new emperor.

Thinking of this, Lao Fujin felt frightened, and said: "If you go back to the emperor, Jiubeizi has indeed come to me, and looking at what he means, he wants to intercede for Yitai." ”

Yongzheng nodded, his expression softened slightly, and said, "Old Fujin still sits down and talks." ”

Lao Fujin sat cautiously, feeling that his palms were full of cold sweat, and he was afraid. I still thought about following the meaning of the Ninth Elder Brother and advocating the establishment of Yitai as the heir, but I forgot that the Ninth Elder Brother was no longer the arrogant and wanton Nine Emperor Princes, but the new emperor's thorn in the eye and flesh.

"The sixteenth elder brother is doing the affairs of the old prince in the palace these days, how does the old Fujin look at him?" Yongzheng lowered his eyes, touched the blue and white bowl in his hand, and asked.

Lao Fujin only felt a "buzz" in his head, but he squeezed out a little smile on his face: "The sixteenth elder brother is naturally good, he is thoughtful, and he is also careful...... Worried that I was getting old, I made a special trip to arrange for the imperial doctor to ask for a pulse three times a day...... I was afraid that I would be overly sad and eat poorly, so I sent a lot of vegetables and fine fruits from the Ministry of Internal Affairs......"

Yongzheng listened and said: "The sixteenth elder brother is filial piety, and the emperor also praised him during his lifetime. Yitai and Fucang are not used, the old prince's major affairs, someone must always take care of it, if the old Fujin nods, I will order the sixteenth elder brother to take care of this matter. ”

Although it is a tone of discussion, where is there room for Lao Fujin to say no.

Lao Fujin stood up again, and said with a little excitement: "The emperor's great grace, the old slave thanked the emperor on behalf of the prince." "When you speak, you have to kneel.

Yongzheng was busy with Chen Fufu's help, and comforted him a few more words before taking people away.

Lao Fujin personally sent it to the second door, and when he returned to the room, he felt a burst of blackness in front of him.

At this moment, she wished she was dead. I lost my husband's title like this, how can I see my husband after I die?

At this moment, the sixteenth elder brother is the second monk who is confused.

He heard that Yongzheng saw the old Fujin, so he came to send the emperor out of the house. Yongzheng was in a good mood and asked a few words about the funeral.

The sixteenth elder brother was ordered to come, and he was busy with this for the past few days, and when he came back, he was naturally in good order.

Speaking of which, there is no need to think too much about it, after all, there are precedents for how to treat the funeral of the prince.

Yongzheng praised him a few words, and then explained to him, and from then on, he came forward to deal with the funeral and prepare for the funeral of Prince Zhuang.

This is not the same thing as doing a funeral and coming forward to mourn. The former was on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and came on an errand; The latter represents the palace of Prince Zhuang and acts as a filial son and grandson, entertaining relatives and friends who come to mourn.

Although Prince Zhuang has no parents, he has two relatives and nephews, more than a dozen nephews and grandchildren, and several great-nephews and grandchildren, all of whom are dressed in heavy filial piety and keep watch in front of the spirit.

Although the sixteenth elder brother is also the nephew of Prince Zhuang, he is a cousin, and when it comes to intimacy, he is not as good as Yitai and others. Therefore, after listening to Yongzheng's words, he felt confused.

Seeing his chaos, Yongzheng felt a little better, and said very gently: "Not only do you have to take care of the old prince's affairs, but also serve the old Fujin well, and do more to fulfill the responsibilities of the son of man!" ”

The words have already pointed out, where is there anything that the sixteenth elder brother does not understand.

He raised his head suddenly, looked at Yongzheng in disbelief, his eyes gradually turned red, and he choked up and said, "Your Majesty, your brother, your brother, your ......"

Yongzheng only thought he was excited, nodded with encouragement, and said, "Do a good job, don't live up to my wishes." ”

The sixteenth elder brother shook his sleeves, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "Brother knock to thank the emperor for his grace." ”

His body trembled slightly, and his voice was already crying.

Yongzheng looked down at him, as if he understood his touch.

From the prince without a lord to the prince with an iron hat, there are few who can be calm. is the thirteenth elder brother, when he was crowned the prince, he was as excited as the sixteenth elder brother.

Thinking of the thirteenth elder brother, the fourth elder brother was a little hesitant.

It can be said that he was able to successfully ascend to the throne, and the thirteenth elder brother can be said to be the number one hero.

Now the thirteenth elder brother is also the prince of Heshuo, but it is still one level worse than the hereditary iron hat inherited by the sixteenth elder brother. If the thirteenth elder brother has a mustard in his heart because of this, it will affect the brotherly feelings.

The fourth elder brother thought in his heart, helped up the sixteenth elder brother, and explained two more sentences, before taking his entourage and leaving Prince Zhuang's mansion.

Regarding the big pie falling from the sky, the sixteenth elder brother couldn't tell whether he was sad or happy in his heart.

If you want to say that you have won a prince for nothing, it is fake not to be happy, but this opening of the mansion and the inheritance of the lord are not the same thing at all.

Yesterday, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor had a decree to come down, and the emperor had a uterine concubine to leave the palace and go to the house.

For this matter, the sixteenth elder brother also made a special trip to visit his biological mother, Concubine Mi, and asked her to be calm and not to be bored.

After a while, he became someone else's son, and if he wanted to welcome his mother out of the palace, he was already unjustified and unspeakable.

The sixteenth elder brother is familiar with Cao Hao and knows about Seshtu's family affairs.

Even if it is a biological mother and son, after this succession, if they want to do their filial piety, they have to be separated by a wall. That is still in the case that there are no elders in the Guogong Mansion, and now Prince Zhuang Fujin is still here, even if the sixteenth elder brother wants to live in the same house as his biological mother, it is not polite.

Thinking of this, the joy of the sixteenth elder brother turned sour, and for some reason, he remembered what Cao Hao had said on the side of the rice field in Changchun Garden many years ago, and muttered: "I told him to say it, and he really got a prince......

The next time it was said, it was the "first seven" sacrifice of Prince Zhuang, and the princes of the clan and the civil and military officials of the court came together to pay tribute.

The sixteenth elder brother was dressed in filial piety costumes, standing in front of Prince Zhuang's nephews and nephews, entertaining visitors.

Since the fight against Prince Zhuang, there are many people outside who pay attention to the succession of the palace, and there are some boring ones, and they have started the game in private, who can win bet Yitai or Fucang.

Unexpectedly, the sixteenth elder brother who suddenly rose up and took care of Prince Zhuang's major affairs on behalf of the bereaved family.

Everyone was surprised, some were envious, some were jealous, and some hurried to stammer, so that the sixteenth elder brother saw a lot of forces.

Only Cao Hao had already known about the sixteenth elder brother's succession, and he looked very calm, and when there was no one, he said two congratulations to the sixteenth elder brother.

Brother Sixteen and Cao Hao have known each other for many years and know each other very well.

Seeing Cao Hao's reaction like this, the sixteenth elder brother felt that something was wrong.

He succeeded to the prince of the clan as the son of the former emperor, which was the first time since the founding of the country. The emperor didn't have any warning before, and now he is still in a dream, how can Cao Hao be so calm.

The sixteenth elder brother took Cao Hao to a secluded place in the remote courtyard, looked Cao Hao up and down for a while, and his expression on his face was unpredictable.

Looking at Cao Hao's hair, he looked down at himself, his clothes were plain, his boots and the purse around his waist were cyan, it was the costume of the hanging sacrifice, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Seeing him like this, the sixteenth elder brother "fluttered" and laughed out loud.

Since there was no outsider, he collapsed in his chair and complained, "After standing for a long time, my waist will be broken." ”

"An iron hat is in hand, no matter how tired it is, it's worth it." Cao Hao said truthfully: "It's just that pie falling from the sky is a good thing, and you have to swallow it slowly." Everyone outside knows that Prince Zhuang's family is the most rich, and the sixteenth master must also think of a way to deal with it well. ”

He said this because he had seen the Nine Elder Brothers who had come to pay their respects.

The ninth elder brother stared at the sixteenth elder brother's gaze, not without resentment.

The sixteenth elder brother stretched out his hand, knocked on his waist, and said, "Where to use ideas, isn't this obvious?" Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said: "I have no great merit to the emperor, why did the emperor reward me with a title for no reason?" Rest assured, I am not greedy for money, and I know how to behave. ”

Cao Hao listened and nodded.

Right now, the backer of the sixteenth elder brother is Yongzheng. It is much better to please Yongzheng than to keep Boguoduo's legacy.

Bo Guoduo has carried a lifetime of money, many of which are greedy for ink when they are on duty in the Sixth Ministry. There are more than a dozen silver vaults in Prince Zhuang's mansion.

It is rumored outside that the silver money of Prince Zhuang's mansion is in the millions.

Yongzheng arranged for the sixteenth elder brother to inherit, and it was by no means just a brother of Jiaen.

The prince opened a mansion and built a government, and even the house took Zhuangzi and his subordinates, etc., to say the least, it cost more than 100,000 taels of silver.

The sixteenth elder brother not only saved the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but also enabled Yongzheng to receive Bo Guoduo's legacy in disguise, which was to kill two birds with one stone.

The sixteenth elder brother straightened his waist, looked at Cao Hao, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Fu Ruo really has the skill of being a person?" ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he looked at the sixteenth elder brother quite ungroundedly.

"That year, Changchun Garden, by the edge of the rice field...... Those words that say I am king......" said the sixteenth elder brother.

Cao Hao's heart moved, he couldn't tell the truth, his face was as usual, and he said: "The sixteenth master is the beloved son of the first emperor, and it is reasonable to be crowned a prince." ”

"Just for that sake? Then what are you talking about...... "Brother Sixteen is still a little unwilling.

Cao Hao looked at the sixteenth elder brother and said: "I'm not wrong, the sixteenth master's face is really good, the sixteenth master looks for a few photo books to see, and he can also see people say a three, six, nine." ”

The sixteenth elder brother snorted, rolled his eyes and said, "Master knows that you are talking nonsense......"

A few words of laughter with Cao Hao, the depression before the sixteenth elder brother has also gone a lot.

He felt that he couldn't be too hypocritical, after all, he was taking a big advantage, but when he faced the nephews and nephews of the old prince, he still felt a little weak and blushed.

Since King Huijun was taken away, his children and grandchildren have all attached themselves to Prince Zhuang's mansion. originally thought that as the descendant of King Chengze, the nephew and nephew of Prince Lao Zhuang, the title of Prince Zhuang would always fall to one of them.

Unexpectedly, in the end, it was cheaper than the sixteenth elder brother.

Not to mention the busyness and appeasement of the sixteenth elder brother in Prince Zhuang's mansion, in Prince Chun's mansion, the seventh elder brother also began to get busy.

According to Yongzheng's decree, the seventh elder brother can also deliver his biological mother back to his home to support.

Naturally, the selected dwelling should be completely renovated and furnished with the best possible furnishings.

In a hurry, he couldn't find a suitable wood, so the seventh elder brother asked his daughter and son-in-law to help.

In Cao's mansion, there are a lot of high-quality wood, which were transported back from Guangzhou by the Cao family, and Chu Yu was asked to put them away and keep the furniture for Tianhui to marry for a few years.

I heard that it was used to support the concubine, and Cao Hao and Chu Yu had nothing to say.

Regarding Sun Wencheng's dismissal, the Li family already knew about it.

The older generation of people pay more attention to their relatives, so they have to nag a few more words in front of Cao Hao, so that he can take care of them one or two in the future.

Cao Hao responded, he was not short of silver, as long as the Sun family's butt was clean and he didn't get into trouble, he was willing to help the late old lady in love, but it was just a gesture.

Before the Sun family arrived in Beijing, something happened to the Li family......*

(To be continued)