Chapter 261 Emperor Kangxi: The fourth brother stays here, you all go down.
Wen Shoucai was immersed in a feeling of loss when he suddenly heard someone talking. He was startled and turned around to see the Fourteenth Master. He immediately knelt down and said, "I am Wen Shoucai, the head of the Construction Department. I am honored to meet the Fourteenth Master."
As he knelt, the things in his arms fell out with a crackling sound. Even the oil paper wrapper of a bag of spicy strips fell apart, and the aroma became even stronger.
Wen Shoucai was startled, but he didn't dare to pick it up. He just lowered his head even lower.
I didn't have time to think about these things just now, but now I realize that these things in my arms smell extremely fragrant.
What food did my daughter bring him?
"People from the Construction Department?" The Fourteenth Master frowned and looked at Wen Shoucai. "What are people from the Construction Department doing here? Why are you holding so much food in your arms?"
The Fourteenth Master could not help but move closer when he smelled the fragrance: "What is this?"
"In reply to Fourteenth Master, this servant...this servant also just got these things. They are presented to me as a filial gift from the younger generation."
The Fourteenth Master glanced at Wen Shoucai and said, "Have I seen you before? Look up."
Wen Shoucai looked up nervously. After seeing his face clearly, Fourteen smiled and said, "I told you that I had seen you before. You had been to my mother's palace."
If I remember correctly, this person often goes in and out of my mother's palace, so he must be my mother's servant.
Wen Shoucai immediately smiled: "Oh, Fourteenth Master, you have a really good memory."
Afraid that Fourteen would ask him what he was doing here, Wen Shoucai took out a bag of food from his arms and presented it to him with both hands: "Fourteenth Master, these are some small new snacks. If you don't mind, you can take them back and try them."
As he spoke, his heart was bleeding. The snacks his daughter brought him smelled very delicious.
Even though he was crying just now, the chicken leg tasted very good and he wanted to keep it for himself to eat slowly when he got home.
The eunuch beside Fourteenth heard this and frowned. He was quite familiar with this gentleman, a close confidant of our Empress. Why did he lose his temper today? How dare he offer such food to Fourteenth Master? Just when he was about to open his mouth to scold him.
Then I heard the Fourteenth Master say, "Okay, then take some."
The eunuch was stunned: "Master..."
Fourteen ignored him and squatted down to pick and choose among the various oil paper packages, taking out the two most fragrant ones: "These will do."
"Master, we have to go to the Ganqing Palace later, so it may not be appropriate to bring this thing..." The smell was so strong that it could be smelled from far away.
After hearing this, Fourteen waved his hands impatiently: "I understand."
He glanced at Wen Shoucai, who was staring at him blankly, and said, "Go and do your thing."
Wen Shoucai kowtowed to the Fourteenth Master as if he had been pardoned. He quickly picked up the things on the ground and stuffed them into his arms. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.
Seeing his expression, Fourteen curled his lips, but didn't really care. There were more than one or two palace maids who ran away when they saw him.
I originally wanted to ask the eunuch to take the two bags of food back to the yard, but when I took them in my hands and smelled them, I felt my stomach start to rumble.
After hesitating for a moment, Fourteen opened the oil-paper bag.
Suddenly, a strange spicy aroma filled the air. Fourteen sniffed and asked, "What is this?"
The eunuch was also confused: "This... I have never seen this before."
Fourteen hesitated, then took a piece and put it in his mouth. The eunuch was immediately startled and fell to his knees: "Master, you must not do this. This thing has not been tested for poison, and it smells a bit off."
Fourteen frowned, "I think this stuff tastes a bit like the instant noodles that Ninth Brother sent me. Both have a spicy, pungent smell, and a strange aroma."
Upon hearing this, the eunuch said with a worried look on his face, "Master, didn't you eat that noodle so spicy that your tongue became numb? Your health is important, you must not eat like this again."
After hearing this, Fourteen rolled his eyes at the eunuch and said, "What do you know? That smell... is truly amazing!"
After smacking his lips, he suddenly rolled his eyes and said, "This thing is quite new. What do you think if I take this to trade with Brother Jiu for instant noodles, would Brother Jiu agree?"
Ninth Brother was so stingy that he only gave me a piece of bread! He had just tasted it that day when it was gone! Later, I wrote to him and asked him to send more, but he pretended to be deaf and dumb and refused to send me any.
He wrote another letter to Thirteenth Brother, but Thirteenth Brother didn't reply to him!
He had been missing these instant noodles for a long time and was looking forward to their return.
Today is the day that my fourth brother and his group will return to Beijing, so I went to the Cining Palace early to wait for them.
Who knew that before they had time to talk to their brothers, they were called to the Qianqing Palace by the emperor again.
He had already finished his meal and changed his clothes, and he didn't know whether the emperor and the others had finished their conversation.
Thinking of this, she clapped her hands and said, "Pack this thing up, let's go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity!"
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"It's getting late. You guys should go back and rest early. The fourth brother stays here." Emperor Kangxi said to his sons who looked a little tired.
"Yes." The Prince of Zhi and his companions clasped their fists in response.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard Emperor Kangxi say, "The newlyweds have been carried into your house. Go back and take a look."
As soon as these words were spoken, several princes stopped in their tracks.
Prince Zhi frowned deeply: "Father, I have no shortage of people in my backyard..."
Jiu Ye's eyes lit up: "Father Emperor, is that true? Does it look good?"
The Tenth Master was also excited: "Father Emperor, does your son have one too?"
Thirteen: ...Should I say something too?
Emperor Kangxi felt a headache when he looked at his sons! Some were unhappy when they should be happy, and some were happy when they shouldn’t be happy!
"Except Thirteen, all of your people have been carried into the mansion. Go back and see for yourself whether it looks good or not."
Seeing that Prince Zhi wanted to say something more, Emperor Kangxi put down his teacup with a bang: "If someone could give me a bunch of grandchildren, why would I bother taking concubines for you? The generals at the border still can't find wives!"
The words that were on the tip of Prince Zhi's tongue were blocked. He finally clasped his fists and said "yes".
Emperor Kangxi didn't bother to look at his troubled eldest son. Instead, he turned to look at the Crown Prince: "Your backyard is short of people. I have selected two for you. You can bring them into the palace later."
The prince smiled faintly and said, "Thank you, Father Huang."
Emperor Kangxi waved his hand at them and said, "Go down, Fourth Brother, you stay."
Soon, the Fourth Master and Emperor Kangxi were the only ones left in the room.
Emperor Kangxi looked at the frown on the Fourth Master's face and narrowed his eyes. "Why? Do you also think that no one should enter the mansion?"
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