Chapter 244 Who gave you the courage?

“Khan Ama, the two small courtyards in my house have been newly renovated. However, I am not well-educated enough, and I would like to ask Khan Ama for some advice!” Yinyu reminded Kangxi in a roundabout way that the courtyard had been renovated and was waiting for the Korean maid to move in.

Kangxi looked up at Yinyu and suddenly sneered, “Who gave you such courage?”

“Khan Father, if you didn’t favor me, how could I dare to be so presumptuous?” Yinyou smiled playfully and was fearless.

Kangxi was stunned for a moment, then sarcastically said: “Sooner or later, you will die on a woman’s belly!”

“Alas, to die under the peony flowers, even as a ghost it would be romantic!” Yinyu was not worried at all that Kangxi would be really angry.

To be honest, Kangxi’s tolerance is more than ten times greater than that of the narrow-minded fourth brother.
At Yinyou’s level, being a little lustful and greedy for money is not a big deal at all.

On the contrary, if Yinyou was a perfect moral role model, Kangxi would have sent him home without hesitation and continued to grow sweet potatoes in peace!
“The Fourteenth Prince is fighting in the front, and he needs to be served by someone. How about you show some courtesy to him?” When Kangxi said this, Yinyou understood instantly.

“Okay, I know that the overall situation is important!” Yinyu added, “However, when Korea pays tribute to its beauties next time, let them exchange them for the minister’s wife, okay?”

Kangxi smiled silently. This kid really likes that!

“I have sent someone to deliver the Korean maidservant awarded to the Fourteenth Prince to Xining. You can take the two back with you!” After probing him for a while, Kangxi was very satisfied with Yinyou’s performance.

“By the grace of Shekhan Amma!”

Although Yinyou and the Fourteenth Prince were not on good terms, Kangxi had to put the overall interests of the Qing Dynasty first. This was Kangxi’s bottom line.

Facts have proved that Yinyou has a good sense of the overall situation and does not hold him back just because of his bad relationship with the Fourteenth Prince!
After leaving Kangxi, Yinyu returned to his duty residence.

Inside the duty room, Zhang Tingyu was still busy writing the summary. As usual, Yinyou ignored him, drank a sip of tea, and continued to stamp his seal to indicate that he understood.

At this time, Wulin came close to Yinyu’s ear and whispered, “Sir, Liu Shijie, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, has just entered the garden.”

Yinyu nodded and ordered, “Keep a close eye on him. When he finishes his audience with the emperor, bring him to see me.”

“Whoo.”

Yinyou wanted to see Liu Shijie mainly because of the jade pillar.

Yuzhu fell in love with Liu Shijie’s youngest daughter and wanted to marry her.

Longkodo went to the bride’s house in person to propose marriage, bringing generous gifts, but was met with a cold shoulder and was rejected on the spot.

Yuzhu refused to give up and knelt down to beg Yinyou.

After all, Hahazhuzi had served for many years, and even if she had not made any great contributions, she had worked hard, so Yinyu agreed to give it a try.

Liu Shijie, although his name sounds like a Han minister, is actually a genuine Han army bannerman.

In the first year of Chongde, Liu Shijie’s Mafa served as Gushan Ezhen of the Han army of the Bordered Red Banner.

In the early years of Emperor Kangxi’s reign, Liu Shijie’s father served as the Minister of War.

That’s not all. Liu Shijie was not only a hereditary commander, but also had the title of first-class light cavalry commander.

Three generations of a family were high-ranking officials, which was rare even in the Qing Dynasty where nobles were everywhere!
With such a family background, it is understandable that Liu Shijie looks down on Yuzhu, the illegitimate son of a concubine.

Yuzhu’s biological mother, Li Si’er, was originally the concubine of Longkodo’s father-in-law, but was snatched away by Longkodo.

Alas, the bad reputation of serving two husbands made Li Si’er’s reputation extremely bad.

Although Longkodo was extremely powerful, all the dignitaries with a little status in the capital city kept their distance from Yuzhu.

There is no way, the notorious Li Si’er makes everyone avoid him as much as possible!
In the Qing Dynasty, it was easy for a mother-in-law to control her daughter-in-law. I would like to ask, who would like their good daughter to be a punching bag in front of Li Si’er?

Of course, Yinyou knew very well that the fundamental reason why Liu Shijie did not agree to Longkodo’s proposal was because Tong Guowei was a core member of the Eighth Prince’s party.

As Kangxi grew older, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the empire was about to have a new master!
At this critical juncture, some people took the initiative to join Lao Ba, while others chose to wait and see. Liu Shijie happened to be the latter.

In fact, the more profound a family is, the less likely it is to place a bet too early.

Because, if you appear too early, you can easily become cannon fodder!

Xie Jin, a great talent in the former Ming Dynasty, revealed his firm support for the Eastern Palace too early, and was framed by Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu, who eventually sent him to the underworld.

However, after meeting the girl from the Liu family, Yuzhu lost his appetite for tea or food, as if he had lost his soul.

In the world of the Eight Banners, there are actually quite a lot of romantic people.

Longkodo disregarded his dignity and insisted on snatching Li Si’er into his arms, causing the Tong family, the richest family in the Qing Dynasty, to lose face in front of the world.

His third son must be a romantic man!
Like father, like son!

Now, Yuzhu is determined to marry no one other than a girl from the Liu family. Alas, he is also a little romantic!

If Liu Shijie was the current Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, or the Commander-in-Chief of a certain banner, no matter how much Yuzhu pestered him, Yinyou would never agree to help him arrange a marriage.

The post of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works was very lucrative, and the money was plentiful. However, his subordinates were all craftsmen, which did not offend Kangxi.

Last year, after the Empress Dowager passed away, Kangxi, in order to show his filial piety, collectively dropped the names of the beauties who had been kept for selection.

If not, with Liu’s beauty and family background, she would definitely become Kangxi’s woman, and Yuzhu would have been dreaming about her in vain.

However, when Yinyu had stamped the small seal, he received very surprising news.

Wu Lin whispered, “Master, Liu Shijie told me that it is not right for an important official to meet the prince in private. After saying this, he actually walked out of the garden directly.”

To be honest, Yinyou originally had the mentality of giving it a try. If it works, it works. If it doesn’t, it’s no big deal.

However, Liu Shijie’s noble behavior made Yinyou very interested in him.

“Go tell Yuzhu that Liu Shijie doesn’t even give me face, so let it go.” Yinyou said this deliberately to see if Yuzhu would really give up.

Soon, Yuzhu knelt straight down at Yinyu’s feet and whispered, “Master, please help me. I really like her and I don’t want to see her marry someone else.”

Alas, can the trait of love be inherited?

Yinyu was speechless for a moment!

“Well, your father has many informants under his command. Let them carefully inquire about all the situations of Liu Shijie!”

Hearing what Yinyou said, Yuzhu was immediately delighted and said with great joy, “Sorry for the trouble, I will go find my father right away.”

Looking at Yuzhu’s receding figure, Yinyou couldn’t help but laugh.

Some people, really, won’t cry until they see the coffin!

PS: Sorry for the late reply.

(End of this chapter)