Chapter 85 Yinsi Seeks Peace
Since taking over the Imperial Household Department, the Eighth Prince has deeply felt the importance of having a capable helper.

There are many factions in the Imperial Household Department. These bondservants look respectful, but they actually don't take you seriously at all. If the Tenth Master can come forward and make a scene at this time, the process of taking power will be much smoother.

Therefore, taking advantage of his day off, the Eighth Prince formally sent out an invitation a few days in advance, inviting the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince to come over for a chat.

After all, they had been intimate before. The Ninth Prince thought about it, sent his trusted confidant to report to the Fourth Prince's residence, and then went to the appointment with the Tenth Prince.

The Eighth Prince prepared a family dinner, which was personally arranged by the Eighth Lady. There was a whole table of dishes. "Ninth and Tenth Brothers, you haven't come for a long time, so I'll prepare according to your previous tastes. Ninth Brother likes the West Lake Vinegar Fish, and Tenth Brother likes the Braised Pork. Try them and see if they still taste the same as before."

"Thank you, brother and sister-in-law." Yinzhen bowed. Yinyin lifted his robe and sat down directly. He took a sip from the wine jug and his eyes lit up.

"This is the finest Yuquan wine, which is in short supply."

Yinzhen took a bite of the side dish and said, "Old Ten, you are ignorant. My eighth brother is now in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These are just normal things."

Yinsi picked up the wine glass and said sincerely, "Old Nine, what you said shows that you still have resentment towards me, your brother."

"Today, we brothers are drinking freely. If my eighth brother did something wrong in the past, please forgive me, my ninth and tenth brothers." Yinsi said with tears in his eyes, "My mother was born in a poor family, and no one looked up to me since I was a child. Only you two, the ninth and tenth brothers, were so kind to me from the bottom of your hearts. I will remember the friendship we have had over the years and will not forget it for even a moment."

When talking about the time when they grew up together, Yinzhen was a little moved. He pursed his lips and just drank without saying a word.

Seeing this, Yinsi continued: "Before, I had no job and no ability. It was rare for my brothers to ask for something, but I, as an elder brother, could not help. Old Nine, I know you are sad, and I, Eighth Brother, am also sad. During those days, I tossed and turned, unable to sleep day and night. So I said to myself, I must stand out and ask for a job from the Emperor."

"I finally did it. The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were all difficult to deal with. Now I have finally sorted out most of them. I am here today to apologize to my two younger brothers."

"Isn't it a pity that the friendship we grew up with has become distant?"

Yinsi was in tears and his words were so touching that it was hard for anyone who heard him not to be moved.

Is it a favor? Yinzhen suddenly remembered the conversation he had with his fourth brother after his business started to pick up.

"Fourth brother, are you really not afraid that I, your younger brother, will lose these two hundred thousand taels?"

"Investment is risky. The greater the return, the greater the risk." He remembered that his fourth brother replied, "If you make a profit, I can not only get back the principal but also get a lot of dividends. I can get the dowry for Honghui and others."

“For me, this is a decent return.”

"If you lose, then you, Old Nine, will have to pay off the debt with your body, and Old Ten will be given as a gift, which means the profit will be huge."

"Perhaps, Fourth Brother, I should pray that you lose everything you have invested?"

Yinzhen remembered that his fourth brother had no expression on his face when he said these words, which were not much different from what he had said to the emperor. Between the lines, his intention to use the two hundred thousand taels to buy his loyalty was clearly expressed.

The fourth brother didn't mention a word about brotherhood, but Yinzhen felt more at ease.

The Tenth Prince was a good-for-nothing who had already started eating to his heart's content. He listened to the Eighth Prince's words with one ear and let them escape with the other, not taking a single word he said to heart.

He is different from his ninth brother. His mother died early and he grew up alone in the palace. He has long understood that one should judge a person by his actions rather than his heart. If everyone only looks at what he says, it would be more lively than a play.

Therefore, these words of Eighth Brother did not move him. Instead, Ninth Brother was born with a chivalrous heart and was most easily bewitched.

Thinking of this, Yin wiped the oil from the corners of his mouth and said, "Since Brother Ba said so, I really need your help on something." "Now I have been arranged by the Emperor to work under Brother Ba. Brother Ba thinks I am a fool and doesn't want to pay attention to me. The followers in the Ministry of War also look down on me. Brother Ba and I have been friends since childhood. Why don't you talk to Brother Ba and ask him to take good care of me? I also want to experience the thrill of being a general."

Yinsi hesitated when he heard this. Because of Concubine Hui's demotion to Concubine Hui, Prince Zhi and he became much more distant. In a word, he could not speak in front of Prince Zhi now.

Even though he thought so, Yinsi still agreed: "This is what Eighth Brother should do. But Tenth Brother also knows that Eighth Brother has always only been a runner in front of Big Brother. I can't guarantee that Big Brother will listen to me."

Yin smiled inwardly and offered a glass of wine to Yinsi: "I am very grateful that my brother is willing to speak for me. Come, let's drink this glass and then we can continue!"

Yinsi drank one pot after another with his two younger brothers without changing his expression. Most of the dishes on the table were eaten, leaving only leftovers.

Yin was already drunk and fell asleep on the table.

Yinsi held Yinzhen's hand and said, "Ninth brother, I really want to apologize to you. Will you forgive me?"

Yinzhen shook his hand back and said, "Eighth brother, brothers should settle accounts clearly. I understand. I drank to my heart's content today. Another day, I will invite Fourth Brother to come, and we will get drunk again."

When Yinsi heard this, his smile paused for a moment, and after a while he nodded: "Of course."

Yin'er supported Yin, waved his hand to refuse support, walked crookedly, and stumbled into the carriage. Yinsi watched the two brothers go away, turned around and saw the Eighth Lady brought him a cup of sobering soup with a distressed look.

"Master, your stomach is not in good condition to begin with, and you are still drinking like this, so take it easy."

Yinsi drank the hot soup and calmed his burning stomach a little: "Today's drinking was in vain."

Guo Luoluo opened her beautiful eyes and asked in disbelief, "My grandfather, as the elder brother, has already prepared a banquet to apologize, why are the ninth and tenth brothers so fussy about it?"

Yinsi thought, that was two hundred thousand taels, not two thousand taels.

He really didn't expect that the fourth brother would invest 200,000 taels without blinking an eye, and he didn't expect that the ninth brother would one day be bribed by money.

At that time, he was indeed not well-off, but he could still take out tens of thousands of taels of silver. However, he always felt that business was a minor matter and his silver had more important uses.

Besides, Lao Jiu’s business was already very big, and in his opinion, there was no need to go to Jiangnan to get involved in the muddy waters.

It was only after he took over the Imperial Household Department that he felt for the first time that money was being spent like water. However, in just a few months, most of the money accumulated in the Eighth Prince's Mansion had been spent.

Although Lao Jiu still gives dividends now, the money is much less and it is just a drop in the bucket.

That's what happened today.

"Forget it. I was planning to give it a try anyway. After all, our relationship has become so distant in the past year or two." Yinsi enjoyed Fu Jin's head massage service.

Guo Luoluo was cold and aggressive to the outside world, but she was tender and affectionate to the Eighth Prince, and she was devoted to her husband: "Yinsi, my dowry has many valuable things, why don't you use them first for emergency, and we can redeem them later."

Yinsi shook his head: "Not yet."

"Since they have sided with Fourth Brother, it will be easy to deal with. Let's not talk about the Ninth Brother, let's talk about the Tenth Brother, who has a lot of braids." Yinsi said slowly, "I wonder how many times Fourth Brother can clean up the mess for the Tenth Brother with his temper?"