Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 217: Dispute and Shooting

When I arrived at the banquet venue, before I could even catch my breath, trouble came.

The Eighth Prince brought his Eighth Lady to greet the Fourth Prince.

"Fourth brother, the whole family is so neat and tidy today. It makes people envious."

The Fourth Prince didn't want to pay attention to the Eighth Prince, but Kangxi was sitting there, so he couldn't help but respond, "Eighth Brother, thank you for your compliment. You and your sister-in-law are a perfect match. But why don't you see Hongwang?"

Speaking of Hongwang, the Eighth Concubine's mouth, which had been upturned due to the Fourth Prince's praise, immediately turned down. Prince Yong, knowing full well that Hongwang was not his own child, still brought it up to cause trouble for him.

The eighth prince's smile also became forced. Every family has its own problems.

Hongwang was the only son of the Eighth Prince, and his birth mother was not even a princess. It was not good to say this to others. The Eighth Princess did not like Hongwang, so Hongwang was naturally won over by his birth mother Zhang.

Now that Hongwang has grown up, he wants to ask for a position for his mother, which really hits the heart of the Eighth Lady. If the Eighth Prince had not disapproved, would Zhang still be alive today? Not only does she not know how to be grateful, but she also wants to climb up?

When the Eighth Lady heard Hongwang's request, she said directly, "If not, I will give the Eighth Lady's position to your mother, and I will give up and become your concubine!"

Hongwang had just turned six years old, and his filial piety, coupled with Zhang's instigation, led to today's disaster.

The Eighth Prince complained in his heart that when Hongwang was born, he said he would give him to the Eighth Lady to raise and cultivate the mother-son relationship, but the Eighth Lady was unwilling. Now the child is on the side of his biological mother and is making you angry. You must not bear it.

But behind the Eighth Concubine is Prince An’s Mansion, and everything that the Eighth Prince has now depends on the arrangements of Prince An’s Mansion, and the Eighth Prince still has to coax the Eighth Concubine.

"Mrs. Zhang instigated my brother to stop walking around in the yard for the sake of his biological mother. As for Hongwang, he is already six years old, so he should follow me to the front yard!

Ai Lanzhu (the name of the Eighth Lady, which means the Daughter of Gold), it is not worth getting angry over someone who does not matter to you. "

"It's irrelevant to me, but to you, the Eighth Prince, is it? She's your concubine! Your son!" The Eighth Lady was full of grievances.

"My lovely Lanzhu is my beloved wife. No one is more important than you. I am sorry that you have been wronged today." The Eighth Prince took the Eighth Lady's hand and placed it on his heart.

"It's good that you know." The Eighth Concubine always gives in to the Eighth Prince.

Hongwang was suddenly separated from his biological mother and was not able to adapt to the situation in every way. The Eighth Prince also had to consider the Eighth Lady's feelings, so he left Hongwang in the mansion and did not bring him to the Dragon Boat Festival banquet.

"Hongwang is still young, and I was afraid he would lose his sense of proportion, so I didn't bring him here." The Eighth Prince made up an excuse.

The Fourth Prince deliberately said in shock, "I remember that your Hongwang is already six years old, not young anymore. Wasn't he born in the same year as my Miaohan?" It was indeed a bit inappropriate that Hongwang, who was the same age as Miaohan, did not come.

Hearing the ill intentions of the Fourth Prince, the Eighth Lady took over the conversation directly, "No one can compare to the broad-minded Fourth Sister-in-law, who treats all the children as her own."

Yixiu was originally listening to the fight between the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince, but who would have thought that she would be dragged into the battlefield by the Eighth Lady.

Being beaten at her doorstep, Yixiu naturally wanted to fight back, "The prince's children are all precious. As the legitimate mother, I must fulfill my duties conscientiously. I guess the eighth brother's wife treats Hongwang the same way, right?"

What I'm saying is, you only have one child in your family and you don't know how to cherish him. Are you really not afraid that the Eighth Prince will have no descendants?

The Eighth Concubine wanted to fight back, but the Eighth Prince was defeated by Yixiu's words and pulled the Eighth Concubine away.

The Fourth Prince smiled and said, "Xiao Yi and I are indeed in tune with each other."

Yixiu also lightly hit the Fourth Prince, "It's all because of the Eighth Brother's wife's dirty mouth. There are so many troubles in their house, and she still has to come here to get scolded."

The Fourth Prince caught Yixiu's fist and said, "This is how we, as husband and wife, can achieve our goal with one heart and one mind."

The Eighth Lady, who was dragged away, pinched the Eighth Prince's arm and asked, "Why don't you let me continue talking?"

The Eighth Prince was furious at what Yixiu said, while the Eighth Lady was still immersed in the verbal battle. The Eighth Prince took a deep breath and said, "It's just a verbal dispute, so what if I give in to them? They're going to have a hard time today."

The Eighth Lady knew that the Eighth Prince had already made preparations, "What good idea have you come up with?"

The Eighth Prince just smiled back, hoping that his good Fourth Brother would still be so calm tomorrow.

The time came and Kangxi presided over a banquet.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the Qing imperial court ate almost nothing but rice dumplings, which was called "Zongzi Xi". The number of rice dumplings on the feast decreased according to the rank of the emperor, empress, and concubines.

Before the banquet begins, a game called "shooting zongzi" is played, where zongzi are placed on a plate and palace maids shoot the zongzi with small horn bows and blunt arrows. The one who hits the target can enjoy it first and receive a reward. If the nobles are interested, they can also try it, but usually children come forward to play.

Miao Han couldn't hide her curiosity and interest when she saw such an interesting game. No one could stand the look in her eyes. Hong Hui consulted the Fourth Prince, and then he and Hong Shi took Miao Han to play.

Although Miao Han was small and weak, this kind of small horn bow for shooting zongzi didn't require much strength. With the help of his brothers, Miao Han tremblingly pulled the bow and arrow, followed Honghui's instructions, aimed at the zongzi, shot the bow and arrow, and hit it!

"Big brother, third brother, I hit it!!!" Miaohan said excitedly. She would take the hit rice dumpling back for her mother to eat.

The Fourth Prince was also paying attention to the children. When he saw Miao Han was so accurate in his first experience of horse riding and archery, he clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Great."

Not only the Fourth Prince, Kangxi also saw Honghui, Hongshi and a little girl beside him. The little girl shot the zongzi and jumped up excitedly, which made Kangxi laugh. "That little girl, I think she is the Second Princess of the Fourth Prince's family? I remember her name is Miaohan?"

Liang Jiugong also smiled and said, "She is the princess of Prince Yong's family. She is six years old this year and I brought her here to let her experience more."

Kangxi was generous with his rewards. "Although the fourth child himself is not good at riding and shooting, all the children in his family are very talented. Give this plate of rice dumplings to their family!"

Everyone was paying attention to Kangxi's movements. When they saw Liang Jiugong bringing a plate of rice dumplings to Prince Yong's table, they were so angry that their teeth were itching. How could the fourth brother get the first place again?

Everyone was talking and laughing, and Kangxi stood up again and raised his cup to greet his ministers. The utensils used to drink realgar wine in the palace were quite exquisite, often made of precious materials such as agarwood and rhinoceros horn, and the cups were carved with various allusions and anecdotes, which were elegant and refined.

Kangxi had always been moderate in his drinking, and even less in order to maintain his health after he got older. If he wasn't really happy today, he wouldn't raise his glass, so everyone was very cooperative.