"good!!"

Old Jiu, having had a few drinks, watched as Ba Wang sang well on stage and couldn't help but shout "Bravo!"

Besides him, the Tenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince were also a bit tipsy, their faces flushed with excitement. The two of them, arms around each other, became quite talkative.

"Your Highness sang quite well, reward him!" The Crown Prince also set aside his usual solemnity.

"Go and give that man fifty taels of silver!" Prince Heshuo walked in and happened to hear the Crown Prince's words of reward. He immediately ordered a servant to give the actor who played the role of the Overlord a reward.

"Wait, why did I only give him fifty taels? Give him five hundred taels!" The Crown Prince seemed to have drunk a bit too much and said to Prince Heshuo.

Everyone was somewhat surprised, thinking that the Crown Prince's gesture was a bit excessive, especially since it was done in the Prince Heshuo's residence.

"Yes, give him this jade pendant of mine. It's worth more than five hundred taels. Take it!" The Crown Prince took a jade pendant of excellent quality from his waist, threw it on the table, and gestured to the servant to take it and give it to the person who sang "Overlord".

Prince Heshuo looked awkwardly at the jade pendant of the Crown Prince. He had just offered to give it to the person on behalf of the Crown Prince, but now the Crown Prince was asking for five hundred taels of silver and even offering a jade pendant bestowed by the Emperor. He looked embarrassed, but in his heart he was contemptuous.

"Your Highness, why not bestow this jade pendant of mine upon him? I also think that person sang quite well." The Fourth Prince took a jade gourd-shaped pendant from his waist and handed it to the Prince of Heshuo. This jade pendant of the Fourth Prince was not a royal gift and was much more ordinary than the one given to the Crown Prince.

“Alright, we’ll take the fourth prince’s.” Prince Heshuo immediately chimed in when he saw the fourth prince offering him a way out.

The servant took the jade pendant shaped like a gourd and left. The group then resumed their drinking games. Prince Heshuo offered a cup of wine to the Fourth Prince, saying, "Fourth Brother, we haven't met often, but I think you're a wise man. Come, let's have a drink together."

Fourth Master raised his wine cup and said, "Elder Brother is ten years older than me, but I have always admired you greatly. When you were fighting for Father Emperor on the battlefield, I was just a kid climbing trees and stealing birds' nests. Come, Elder Brother, drink this cup!"

The two drank three cups of wine, exchanging toasts, before finally stopping. Fourth Master inwardly cursed Su Peisheng; had this servant forgotten his instructions? He'd been told to find an excuse to come in so he could leave early, but why hadn't he made a move yet?

Just then, two servants brought in a large, steaming hot pot, which was a stew of yam and radish made with venison.

"Come, this venison was hunted by me at the estate. It's delicious, and it's from a young fawn." Prince Heshuo instructed two servants to place this large pot of hot venison in the center of the table.

At this moment, a servant entered carrying a wine pot, which was the very wine pot that Yinti had arranged. The servant placed the wine pot beside Yinti and then withdrew.

Everyone rushed to grab the venison, and no one noticed that this jug of wine was different from the others when it was served. It looked no different from the many jugs of wine that had just been drunk from.

Prince Yinqi hesitated for a few moments before picking up the wine pot, walking over to the Crown Prince, and personally adding another cup of wine for him.

"Big brother, you're being unfair! You only added wine for the Crown Prince, I want some too!" the tenth brother suddenly grumbled, his eyes red.

"You, you wait a minute!" Yinti's heart skipped a beat, and he glared at the tenth prince.

After he finished pouring wine for the Crown Prince, he took the wine pot and went to the Tenth Prince's side, personally pouring him another cup of wine.

"Big brother, me too!" Fourteenth Brother also finished his drink.

"Alright, brother, there's plenty of good wine here for you all!" Yinti poured another cup for the Fourteenth Prince.

After another round of drinking games, Yinti noticed that the Fourth Prince's cup seemed to be empty, so he picked up the wine pot and quickly said, "Fourth Prince, let me refill your cup."

Fourth Master slammed his hand on the wine glass and said, “Brother, I can’t drink anymore today. If I drink too much, my little rascals will complain that their father smells bad when we get back.”

"Haha, Fourth Brother, you must be talking about your twin sons. You're so lucky, getting two at once. You must be overjoyed holding your sons in the mansion every day," Third Master teased.

“Yes, Fourth Brother, have another drink, just one more. You’ve got two at once, which makes us brothers very envious. You should drink!” Yinti said.

"Yes, Fourth Brother, I really envy you. Unlike me, Father Emperor said I'm childless!" Eighth Prince, who had also drunk too much, revealed his bitterness.

"It's strange, really. What's wrong with all of our brothers' wives? It seems like none of them have given birth to sons. Apart from the fourth and fifth brothers, which family has an eldest son?" Third Master said, also a bit drunk.

“Yes, my Crown Princess has never given birth to a prince. Third Prince, your Hongwen is not the eldest son, is he?” the Crown Prince added.

It's true that none of Kangxi's sons' principal wives bore him an eldest son. The only exception was the Fourth Prince's son, Honghui, who was the eldest but died young. Furthermore, the Fifth Prince's eldest son was born to his principal wife, while the first sons of the other brothers were not born to their principal wives.

"So, come on, let's drink another toast to our eldest brother. Fourth brother, fill the cup!" Yinti said.

Fourth Master had no choice but to let go of his hand and let him fill his own cup.

Just then, a servant boy suddenly ran in and said to Yinti, "Your Highness, the servant boy Su from the Fourth Prince's household just said that something has happened in the manor, and the concubine requests that Your Highness return to the manor immediately."

Yinti glared at the servant, his gaze so intense it seemed he wanted to kill him.

"Brother, Your Highness, I must go back and see, I must go back and see, I really can't drink anymore." Fourth Master cursed Su Peisheng in his heart, this excuse was too clumsy.

"It's not too late to leave after you've drunk this cup of wine!" Yinti insisted.

"I'm not drinking anymore. I've already had a bit too much to drink. If I keep going, I'm afraid I won't even be able to find my way back home. You all continue. I'll host a banquet another day, and all of you brothers, we can drink there at my residence then." Fourth Master stood up and said to everyone.

"Alright, Fourth Prince, if you have something to attend to, you can leave now. I'll definitely come to your residence for a drink another day!" the Crown Prince said.

The Fourth Prince immediately seized the opportunity to stand up, bowed to the Prince of Heshuo and the Crown Prince, and then left his seat.

As he watched the Fourth Prince walk out of the door, Yinti felt a pang of anxiety. His plan to use the Gu worms given to him by the old man from the mountain to eliminate the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince was probably doomed.

Forget it, getting two princes poisoned at once might just arouse suspicion. Fourth Prince, you're lucky this time!

Yinti thought to himself, but he didn't stop. He said to the Crown Prince, "Fourth Prince is really boring. Come on, let's drink this cup."