Chapter 916: Kids (Part 2)

As Cao Yong thought, the sixteenth prince had a "close" as soon as he saw Prince Zhuoliketu.

At the evening reception banquet, the third prince chatted and laughed, and met Prince Zhuoliketu happily; the sixteenth prince was the same prince and "received too late" and sang cups and it was very lively.

The two Grand Secretary who came with him were both old and smiled as decorations.

There were several princes here, and the Minister of the Lifan Academy and the Minister of Rites were not qualified to come forward and accompanied him.

Among all, Cao Yong, the Minister of Revenue, seemed a little prominent.

Cao Yong's seat was set under the princes and above the two great scholars. Originally, he was embarrassed to be the leader of the two great scholars, but the sixteenth prince said that there was a difference in superiority and inferiority and did not allow him to sit down.

The fourth prince and the fifteenth prince are adjacent to each other, and the two are not as busy as the third prince and the sixteenth prince, so they have some gossip. Occasionally, they continue the third prince's words and say a few words to Batma.

The Mongolians don’t need wine cups and wine glasses to drink, but they all use bowls. At present, the chief puts a half-palm jade bowl to make wine utensils.

After a few bowls of wine, Batma was already feeling a little bit over his face.

Although it means that we can only meet the emperor in Japan, these princes and senior officials have been very decent for banquets. Every year, the reception banquets this year are the most important.

It seems that it was right to submit a memorandum last month.

It has been four or five years since the instructions from his elders, and he has no idea. He is afraid that people from the capital will urge him, and the emperor thinks that it is the prince's mansion that is greedy.

Thinking of this, he felt a little ashamed.

Because Concubine Hui died young, and then no one mentioned the property until the Empress Dowager died, so the prince's mansion began to embezzle one after another.

He had never seen that aunt, who had left Korqin before he was born. However, when he was a child, he heard his mother mention the aunt who came to the palace to raise.

There are different opinions about that aunt's life experience.

Some say it was his grandfather's daughter, some say it was his grandfather's niece, but he was raised in Korqin anyway.

The two empresses of the late emperor's life were both from Korqin. The deposed Empress Yuan was his aunt, the cousin of his great-grandfather, and the elders entered the palace at the same time as the elders' sister Concubine Shuhui.

I heard that these noble ladies of Korqin were not pleased by the First Emperor. Concubine Hui was sent to the capital and wanted to be named the Noble Concubine when she became an adult, just to prevent the First Emperor from deposing the Queen again.

At that time, the Empress Dowager was there, and the position of this queen was the noble daughter of Korqin.

The aunt Hui had an extraordinary status and prepared a very generous dowry. I heard that the Empress Dowager personally prepared it, with countless gems, jade, antique calligraphy and paintings, and only gold was about 100,000 taels.

These are all the words left by my parents when they were alive and when they were talking about the aunt.

Batma always felt something was wrong. Since this aunt was destined to be a noble person, why did the Empress Dowager send such a large amount of money from the capital to Korqin?

Just to add a dowry to this aunt, should it be more grand?

He is a casual person and can't figure it out, so he doesn't think about it anymore.

He is a free prince, with limited annual income and high expenses.

In order to be afraid that the palace would ask for this property, he did not dare to act rashly about the precious jewelry and jade. Only gold was misappropriated.

Thinking of this, he felt his face burning more and more. He held the wine cup and pretended to look at Cao Yong inadvertently.

Cao Yong was pulled by the sixteenth prince and fell down the prince's seat.

"Altan, don't you want to know Cao Yong? Let me introduce it to you." The Sixteenth Prince said with a little drunkenness, and then pointed at Cao Yong with a smile: "This is my niece. According to relatives, I should also call you a cousin."

Just now, Altanghule mentioned Cao Yong several times during the meal intentionally or unintentionally.

Who is the Sixteenth Prince? How can I not see the "extraordinary" attention of this Mongolian prince to Cao Yong.

He had already suspected that the emperor's father had ordered Cao Yong to come out to welcome the prince and his son, so he wanted Cao Yong to recognize his relatives. Seeing Altangehule's actions, he was not ignorant of Cao Yong, so he was somewhat inspiring to fuel the fire.

"Cousin?" When the prince heard this, he looked at Cao Yong with a smile, and became interested.

Although it is a property temporarily kept by the royal palace, it is always unhappy to hand over a huge amount to strangers.

If you become your junior and have relatives, it will be a bit better.

In addition, when he heard what his father said yesterday, he knew that Cao Yong was valued by the emperor, so he was a little proud of his sudden rise to his elders.

After all, he had never left Korqin, and under the protection of his father, he had no scheming.

When Cao Yong saw that the Sixteenth Prince was talking lively, his expression was a little stiff.

What's the matter if you really recognize your relationship?

In addition to being a prince of Heshuo, he is also a court official and a Jingtang. If this is passed to the censor, he would be a crime of "unpredictable intentions".

"Master Sixteen, you're drunk too much..." Cao Yong moved his body, approached the Sixteenth Prince, and whispered.

The sixteenth prince said twice, but did not hear it, and said to Altanghule: "Criminal, don't look at Cao Yong's gentleness. He used to be a guard in front of the imperial court in his early years, and riding and shooting is the best. It's not me that I brag, you will know when someone comes to the Darhan Palace tomorrow. I heard that Beizi Sukhbaru's archery skills are also ranked in Korqin, and Cao Yong's archery skills are not inferior to him."

After hearing this, Altangehule felt a little unbelievable.

Although he was two or three hundred miles away from Sukhbaru, he had seen several encounters during the Nadam alliance, and the two of them had even competed. Sukhbaru's equestrian and archery were well-known, and only wrestling was slightly inferior to him.

Seeing that he didn't believe it, the sixteenth prince raised his chin and said, "It's too late to go to see the real seal on our school ground tomorrow morning!"

"The Sixteenth Master said this, the designation is true. If Prince Cao had no Mongolian style, he would not have been favored by the Empress Dowager." Altanghule said with his tongue wide.

This sounds a bit meaningful. The sixteenth prince personally poured a bowl of milk wine for Altanghule and said, "What the prince said is that the emperor's grandmother was very good to Cao Yong's great-grandson-in-law during his lifetime. We emperors must be behind."

Altangehule seemed a little puzzled. After looking at Cao Yong for a while, he asked the Sixteenth Prince: "Does the ancestors of the Cao family also come from Korqin?"

The sixteenth prince raised his eyebrows and said, "Why did the prince remember to ask this? I didn't pay attention to this, I only knew that the queen mother treated Mrs. Cao as her own and often summoned her to the palace."

After hearing this, Altangehule nodded, thought he had the answer, and said, "That's right, she designated it as our Korqin's bloodline. The people of Korqin are the most protective of their shortcomings. If it weren't for their own flesh and blood, the empress dowry would not have left behind to hand over the dowry left by Concubine Hui to the Grandma of the Cao family."

As he said this, he saw that Cao Yong was less alienated. He stretched out his palm as big as a dustpan, patted Cao Yong on the shoulder with great strength, and said with a smile: "We are really relatives. Maybe when it comes to it, you should also call me my cousin."

He is simple in mind and just speaks it casually, but it is the answer closest to the facts.

Cao Yong looked as usual, but his mind was stunned by the word "no end".

The Sixteenth Prince was also a little stunned. Although Li's life story has been spread in Beijing for many years, because it involves royal secrets and there is no clear evidence, many people just regard it as a rumor.

After all, except for the empress dowager who treated Li differently during her lifetime, the emperor did not recognize his daughter, and no one in Prince Yu's house came forward to recognize his relatives. The rumors about the queen's daughter were finally left unresolved.

Now, why are Concubine Hui coming out again?

That is clearly a person who has faded out of the public's sight and has been forgotten. Now he is being mentioned in front of others because of the so-called queen mother's will. What is the purpose of this?

After saying the warm words, Altangehule was looking at Cao Yong. Seeing that he didn't say anything, his face was a little unconscious. He stared at him and shouted, "Does Lord Cao not want to recognize our relatives of Korqin?"

Originally, everyone was talking about their own words in the tent, but his voice attracted everyone to look at the table.

Prince Zhuoliketu frowned slightly, looked at his son with a little blame.

The fourth prince's expression was dark and unclear. The third prince was smiling and had already explored more in his eyes. The fifteenth prince's mouth was raised and he would sarcastically.

The two Grand Secretary were accustomed to pretending to be deaf and dumb. They just took a look and returned to normal.

The two ministers who sat in the last seat were not bad enough to eat.

They are also second-rank ministers, because Cao Yong has a high title, and they are only slaves.

Cao Yong had already woken up, took the wine pot from the sixteenth prince, placed several jade bowls on the mat in front of Altangehule and himself, filling them one by one, and then held a wine bowl and said, "The prince misunderstood. Cao Yong did not have any frivolous heart. It's just that the prince is so kind, Cao Yong was really flattered. I heard that in Korqin, when new friends meet, they have to do three bowls of wine. Cao Yong is a junior, so he only does six bowls!" After saying that, he raised his neck, gudong Gudong, and drank the bowl of wine in his hand in a few mouthfuls.

Then, he put down the empty bowl and drank the remaining bowls of wine one by one.

Mongolians are generous in nature and like generous friends.

After drinking these six bowls of wine, not only did Altanghule's annoyance disappear, but even Prince Zhuoliktu's face also added a little appreciation.

"Good man, I said the wrong thing, don't bother me. Don't bother me. If you are not of seniority, I will make up for you, my friend!" Altangehule drank all three bowls of wine in front of him, and said with a little excitement.

These nine bowls of wine emptied both wine pots on the mat.

The sixteenth prince waved his hand and signaled the eunuch to drink again, then looked at Cao Yong, afraid that he would get drunk.

Although this horse milk wine is not as spicy as the soju, it is not as soft as the rice wine. After Cao Yong drank these in one breath, he was a little too heavy.

But Altanghule was intrigued and wanted to return to Cao Yong, which was naturally three bowls at a time.

If it were at the wine table in the capital, Cao Yong would not have been sick and had been fighting for wine. He would have been looking for Yuzi to get off the table long ago. However, if he had a relationship with the Mongolians, if he could not do it at the wine table, he would be despised.

Cao Yong did not show his fear, so he raised the wine bowl very generously and said, "Thank you, my son, do it!"

After a while, Altangehule looked at Cao Yong, and his eyes were no different from his brothers. He was happy to drink, and he was reluctant to give Hui Concubine Hui's dowry to the Cao family. He wanted to fill the seniors, and his mind was also restless.

The sixteenth prince was worried when he saw two more wine pots empty in front of him. If he continued to drink, even if the prince could stand it, Cao Yong could not stand it.

Thinking of this, he quickly inserted it and turned Altanghule's attention from Cao Yong to himself. From the drinking mode that had just been paired, he and Cao Yong were two-on-one.

The front of Altanghule was wet and his arms could no longer be lifted. When he was lying down, there were a few empty wine pots on the table.

At this time, the others in the tent had long dispersed. I guess they were watching the three of them drinking so much that they didn't disturb them.

The sixteenth prince and Cao Yong looked at each other, and both of them smiled bitterly.

After all, they were filled with the wine, and both of them became weak.

The Sixteenth Prince still maintained a hint of tranquility, and Zhao Feng changed a few people and sent everyone to various places.

In the early August, the temperature in the grassland is much lower than that in the capital, and it is particularly obvious at night.

Cao Yong was supported by the two of them. He was originally weak and his mind was still clear. When he saw Ye Feng, he felt like his stomach was in a state of turmoil. He could no longer help but push the two of them away, squatted on the ground, and vomited wildly.

When he ate a mat at night, he mostly drank alcohol, but didn't use a few chopsticks and vegetables, and there was not much filth. After vomiting for a while, he had nothing.
To be continued...