Dreams of Jianghu

Chapter 106 – Qing Transmigration Tale (15)

The thunder rolled through the skies.

Lin Yu Tong suddenly opened her eyes and saw Si Ye’s hand immediately come over. “Were you frightened? Do not be afraid.”

“I am fine.” Lin Yu Tong saw a servant girl going to close the window and waved her hand, saying, “It is good to have the natural wind. It has been very suffocating in these days.”

Si Ye stretched comfortably and said, “Do not be too greedy of the cool.”

Lin Yu Tong was about to respond when multiple bolts of lightning lit up the dark sky. Then, the thunder seemed to explode by her ears.

“Do not call Eldest A-ge and Second A-ge over to eat,” Lin Yu Tong instructed the servant girl. “Tell the grannies to keep them company, and do not let them out of their rooms.”

Si Ye looked at the sky and suddenly laughed coldly. “I do not know if Eight will prepare hot food and umbrellas for the officials on duty.”

Lin Yu Tong was embarrassed inside. This ye only allowed him to plot against others. But if someone else used plots, he would be angry. However, what puzzled Lin Yu Tong was that Si Ye did not seem to have any ill feelings toward Commandery Prince Zhi but looked down greatly on Eighth Prince.

But she did not dare to ask this and just said with a smile, “He will try to sell his goodwill, we will live our own days. I think that those scholars all say ‘One has to be fair in order to govern wisely. One has to be incorruptible to be able to have authority among the people.’ ¹, I have never heard of someone able to gain respect by gathering goodwill. People all say he is very good, just because they have benefited. Ye, why be angry because of this? No one is stupid. It is not enough to win over people with this little bit of goodness.”

Si Ye pulled Lin Yu Tong to sit by his side and said, “If Ye is angry because of this, it will be too much. The Imperial Household Department does not have a lot of ice stored this year. He became the hero, but the allowance for the palace is less. It is fine for the a-ge, but the younger princesses did not get ice, not to mention the other consorts not in favor in the palace. What do you say of this matter……”

“Niangniang is fine?” Lin Yu Tong asked.

Si Ye snorted. “With Eight’s personality, he naturally will make sure that Niangniang has the best of care. With Ye and Fourteen present, he does not dare to do anything. But one day, if we lose power, you will see Eight’s face.”

Lin Yu Tong soothed his anger and diverted, “Touch, the child is moving a lot these days.”

As expected, Si Ye’s attention was transferred. “It seems this is a boy, he likes to move so much.”

Lin Yu Tong stilled. He was right. Lin Yu Tong took her own pulse. It was a boy.

“A boy is good. Boy is good, less worrisome than a daughter. If it is a daughter, we have to worry about her future days,” Lin Yu Tong said, “It is cool now, have the kitchen prepare hot pot.”

In a little while, Si Ye was diverted and forgot about being angry.

The days passed like this. When the weather turned cool, and it reached the eighth month, the emperor was returning to the capital.

Si Ye was busy preparing the welcome for the imperial procession.

To Lin Yu Tong’s disbelief, the emperor would send an imperial edict on the road back telling which son to welcome him.

This time, he was still in Jiangnan, not having departed. But the imperial edict said he missed Commandery Prince Zhi, and ordered the other to welcome him.

Such an honor. To express his desire to see the emperor, Commandery Prince Zhi would have to race all the way to Jiangnan. Having to welcome him all the way in Jiangnan was very ridiculous.

After Si Ye came back, he did not eat much, and went to the outer courtyard.

Dai Duo heard what Si Ye said, and looked at Wu Si Dao. Wu Si Dao looked at Si Ye, and dipped his finger into the tea to softly write on the table. Si Ye looked and it was “lure the tiger away from the mountain.”

He inhaled in shock.

Based on this, the emperor had taken the crown prince along because he was wary of the crown prince. Now, Commandery Prince Zhi was summoned to his side, this was to guard against Commandery Prince Zhi in the capital setting……

The more he thought, the faster his heart beat. Was Khan A-ma already so wary of his sons?

He waved his hand for the pair to leave. He had to ponder this carefully. How to walk the future paths?

Khan A-ma did not want sons who posed a threat to him. Then he could not be a son who was a threat.He also could not have the emperor feel that he was not a threat, but also incapable. The degree was not easy to control.

Only after midnight did Su Pei Sheng dare to remind Si Ye to rest.

Lin Yu Tong had went to rest a long time ago. Feeling someone next to her, she opened her eyes to look, and then closed her eyes. She was truly too tired.

When she was half-asleep, she suddenly heard Si Ye say, “You say, as a father, what do they hope for their sons to be?”

“What does Ye hope for Hui’er to grow up to be?” Lin Yu Tong answered and then went to sleep. The fathers of the world were the same. If one changed their point of view, it was not hard to understand.

Si Ye felt a light in his mind. He seemed to understand.

The next day, Si Ye went out. Lin Yu Tong thought of Si Ye’s words during the night and said to Hong Hui, “In this life, do not dare to plot in front of your a-ma. Just say what you think, understand?”

It was not that Si Ye was not good to the children, nor that they were not cunning, but just in terms of years of experience, no matter how many years Hong Hui practiced, he would not match Si Ye. It was better to be a good child.

Seeing away Commandery Prince Zhi, Si Ye called the palace physician and asked in concern about Eighth Prince’s health. The next day, Eighth Prince appeared. Four could not be the only person in charge of the capital.

But when Eighth Prince took on the duties, Si Ye returned home, and left the merit of welcoming the imperial procession into Eighth Prince’s hands.

Looking at Si Ye who was calmly practicing his calligraphy in the study, Lin Yu Tong seemed to understand his intentions a bit.

Power, if it was given, he would take it. If not given, he would not try to take. Regardless of whether it was the older brother or the younger brother, if they wanted the power in his hands, he would give it to them, without any reluctance.

Kangxi received the memorandum that Eight wrote asking to leave the city to welcome him and asked Commandery Prince Zhi who had already arrived, “Is Four in charge of the matters of the capital?”

Commandery Prince Zhi read Eight’s memorandum and understood. After he left, Eight came back out, and Four was doing something else, very happy to play ‘if you advance, I retreat, if you retreat, I advance’. He smiled and said, “Khan A-ma, Eight has been ill for a while, and likely has recovered now.” As to who was in control, he was far away and would not know.

The crown prince listened at the side, and his lips imperceptibly curved. Four was much smarter than Eight. He seemed to understand something.

The crown prince saw Thirteen not saying a word on the trip like he was dumb. He felt a bit of pity for his younger brother who did not have a mother from a younger age and had to take care of his younger sister. Today, the emperor called Thirteen to see him back to his own cabin. Taking advantage of the chance, he said softly, “Thirteen, listen to the advice of your second brother, in the future, be in more contact with your fourth brother.”

Thirteen did not know what this meant, but he could sense the goodwill in this. Seeing that an eunuch was coming with a invitation again, his tears almost came down. The crown prince of a country did not have the freedom of movement. He even had to hide to say a word. Thirteen was almost unable to suppress his emotions. He called out in a low voice, “Second Brother.”

The crown prince stopped in his steps, but left without a word.

His cabin was right next to the crown prince. His mission was to report when the crown prince met other people and what he had said when Khan A-ma asked.

He was not keeping the crown prince company, but watching over him.

He was so frightened he was not able to sleep at night.

Commandery Prince Zhi saw the dazed Thirteen on the deck and walked over. “You look like this. In the eyes of people who have other thoughts, what would they think? Put away your tears.”

Thirteenth Prince wiped his face and looked into the distance. He heard Commandery Prince Zhi whisper, “You only think that your crown prince brother is pitiful, yes? Then, you do not think your big brother is pitiful?”

Then he laughed mockingly at himself and returned to his own cabin.

Thirteenth Prince felt it was difficult to even breathe.

Si Ye had to wake up at three in the morning in order to go for the welcome. He likely would not be able to have a good meal during the day. No one knew when the emperor would arrive, and it was not good to have to constantly go to the toilet.

She had people make the five spice beef jerky the day before. She packed a pouch for Si Ye to wear. In the other pouch, Lin Yu Tong filled it with mint candy. It could ease thirst, and also eliminate other smells.

Among the imperial sons who had stayed behind, Third Prince was the oldest. He led the imperial sons and the important officials to travel thirty miles outside the city, standing under the sun for the imperial procession to arrive.

When it was noon, the sun was still poisonous. All of them felt parched, but did not dare to drink more water.

Si Ye kept on eating the mint candy. Su Pei Sheng came with a cup of tea. It was light green. No one knew what it was made out of. Everyone present smelled something sour, and they could not help but swallow.

Seeing Si Ye drain it in a gulp, everyone swallowed.

The light sour fruity taste and the coolness of the mint was more delicious than tea.

“Four, you are not good. From young, you liked to eat on your own. Now, you do not bear to give a cup to your third brother?” Third Prince whispered to Si Ye.

Si Ye glanced at Su Pei Sheng and said, “Pour everyone a cup, did you not hear?”

Su Pei Sheng whispered, “Ye, Princess Consort made it personally. There are not many bags. This servant does not know if there is enough?”

Si Ye stilled. “Princess Consort told you to bring this?”

“Princess Consort made it herself. This servant does not know what is in here.” Su Pei Sheng was on the verge of tears.

Seventh Prince said from the back, “Get a large pot, does not matter if it is faint, it is better than this stupid hot tea. Do not just do single cups.” If there was not enough, he could not fight with his older brothers, and had to yield to his younger brothers, he would be the one to suffer. Big bowls of tea were pretty good.

Su Pei Sheng hurriedly responded.

Fourteen held the tea and looked at the faint green water. With a sip, he said to Si Ye, “Fourth Brother, give me the recipe?”

He wanted everything! Si Ye’s face turned black. This person did not just want to pluck the peaches from the tree, he wanted the tree as well. He was too spoiled. But he was grown up now. Would he embarrass his younger brother in front of so many people?

So he said, “Your sister-in-law made this with her own hands. There is no recipe. The recipe changes with the weather. Where can I find the recipe for you? Later, have your princess consort go learn from your sister-in-law.”

Table of Contents

• Grafting Life Chapter 105 – Qing Transmigration Tale (14)
• Grafting Life Chapter 107 – Qing Transmigration Tale (16)
• Grafting Life Chapter 108 – Qing Transmigration Tale (17)