Chapter 1735: When Have I Not Dedicated Myself to You?

They didn't speak, they just accompanied each other quietly, walking around and around the plum garden.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Ruoyin was tired and she leaned against Fourth Master's arms as soft as a bone.

"Master, let's go back." Ruoyin stopped and looked up at the man.

Fourth Master helped Ruoyin tidy up the thin snow on her long eyelashes, "Do you know why I brought you here?"

Ruoyin: "I didn't know it at first, but now I know, well... I guess you know that I like to appreciate plum blossoms. In previous years, we would go out in the snow to enjoy plum blossoms, but this is the first time this year, so you took me with you. Come enjoy the plum blossoms, am I right?"

Fourth Master: "That's not entirely true."

Ruoyin raised her eyebrows: "Then I can't guess, why don't you just tell me."

The man still didn't say it directly, but just asked: "It's your birthday this year, do I give you a gift?"

"I gave it as a gift. It's a beautiful pendant. I like it very much!" Ruoyin replied.

Then he heard the man continue to ask: "Look at how you behave on my birthday today."

The fourth master is so dignified and has given the entire treasury to Ruoyin, so he is naturally not someone who cares about gifts.

What he wanted to express was that she had changed.

Because she used to give him gifts on his birthday, but now she doesn't even bother to give them.

Then there is another meaning in his words: Do you not love me anymore?

This is a arrogant request for attention in front of Ruoyin.

However, Fourth Master is too arrogant to show it, let alone say it directly.

"Me?" Ruoyin pointed to her nose and turned her eyes slightly, as if she remembered something.

She suddenly realized and said "Oh", "I understand, you mean that I haven't sent you any more birthday gifts in recent years, right?"

"No." The man rejected it arrogantly without even thinking, "I am a grown man and I don't care about gifts. Only women like gifts."

Ruoyin: "..."

It was obvious that he was, but he was too embarrassed to say it directly, and he wouldn't admit it even if he asked.

A man's mind is like a needle in the sea. If she didn't know him well enough, she really wouldn't be able to guess the little Jiujiu in his heart.

Ruoyin had no choice but to hold Fourth Master's arm and coax her softly: "Sir, in the past in Qiandi and the Forbidden City, my concubine did give you birthday gifts every year. That was because other women gave them to you. If I didn't give them to you, It seems that I am not very virtuous, and I have less opportunities to compete for favor."

"Since we lived in the Old Summer Palace, I no longer give you gifts. That's because I feel that our feelings and relationship no longer need to be maintained by such frivolous things."

"But every time you celebrate your birthday, I stay by your side, personally cooking longevity noodles and making pastries for you to eat. Are these things I make not as precious as those gifts?"

From Ruoyin's point of view, the life of a couple is just a steady flow of water, so there is no need to think about so many things.

It's okay to say that one or two years is fine, but there are really no new tricks or gifts to give every year.

When she said this, it seemed that it was the fourth master's fault.

There was no way for him to vent his anger on her, so he would naturally try to coax her. "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You know that's not what I meant."

After saying that, he hugged her in his arms, wrapping his arms around her uncontrollable waist.

However, Ruoyin twisted around reluctantly, "Isn't that what it means? Besides, every time you celebrate your birthday, I never...dedicate myself to you..."

She was too embarrassed to say the last sentence, so she had to keep her voice very low.

It was as if a random gust of wind could blow her voice away.

But it still fell into the ears of Fourth Master.

In an instant, Ruoyin and Fourth Master completely changed their identities.

From the beginning, Fourth Master took the initiative, but now she accuses him and she takes the initiative.

In a relationship, it is impossible to say who controls whom. It is never that one party always dominates the other, but it changes randomly.

Normally, Ruoyin listens to Fourth Master.

After all, she lived in the Qing Dynasty where men were superior to women, and the Fourth Master was the Supreme Emperor.

Everyone in the Qing Dynasty and even the emperor respected the fourth master, so she naturally took his face into consideration.

But a man is like a car. Even if his performance is good, you can't let him do whatever he wants. You have to take the initiative to control the speed and direction of his driving.

If Ruoyin asked before, "Are the things she made not as precious as the gifts?"

So at this moment, her words had a vague meaning of "Am I not as good as those gifts?"

The meaning behind these words was absolutely fatal to Fourth Master.

But Fourth Master didn't know how to coax her at the moment, he just held her face and lowered his head.

The moment the man lowered his head, Ruoyin felt him leaning down, his breath blowing warmly on her face.

The next moment, his lips fell on her red lips...

For a moment, in the plum garden filled with wind and snow, men and women were kissing, like a romantic and beautiful picture.

And this kiss lasted enough time for a cup of tea.

Snowy days are inherently cold and can easily cause breathing difficulties.

Coupled with the man's blizzard-like kiss, Ruoyin's brain quickly became deprived of oxygen before she was let go by the man.

After he let go of her, he leaned over and took a step closer, whispering in her right ear: "Since I've offered it so many times, I might as well offer it again..."

After saying that, he hugged her sideways and walked out of the plum garden...................... .................................................................

The next day, Ruoyin slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up.

After getting up, she wrote a letter and ordered someone to take it to the emperor in the capital.

She said that both she and Fourth Master were opposed to the fifth elder brother’s marriage.

She and the Fourth Master had made an agreement last night, and the Fourth Master said that the fifth elder brother and the second elder brother had the same virtues.

As long as the emperor is well, these two sons will go with them.

However, Ai'er's future marriage must be approved by him, the emperor, and must be obeyed!

He also said that since she liked plum blossoms, she would plant plum blossoms in the Old Summer Palace and the capital.

Of course, the marriage between Mei Hua and Ai'er is a matter for later. Anyway, Ruoyin agreed to it first.

However, although the fourth master agreed to the matter, it was she who spoke to the emperor.

Because in these years, except for the emperor who took the initiative to discuss matters with the fourth master, the fourth master would only give a few words.

The rest will not interfere in the emperor's affairs.

Fourth Master will not interfere in any major political affairs.

Now about the fifth elder brother's marriage, the fourth master, as a great man, would naturally not speak to the emperor about this matter.

After Ruoyin's intervention, the emperor immediately canceled the fifth elder brother's marriage.

In February of the following year, the fifth elder brother still had a beautiful woman in his arms and married the most beautiful woman in the capital.

Of course, the good thing is that the other party is not only beautiful, but also the most talented woman in the capital and the daughter of a civil servant.

Therefore, this marriage came to pass.

On the eighth day of the second lunar month in the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, the fifth elder brother married Cao, the legitimate daughter of a great scholar, and became his legitimate descendant.

That night, the fifth elder brother saw off the guests and walked to the door of the wedding room.