Chapter 350: Fourth Master: I Lost!
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned. Ulanara was surprised. Why did the empress dowager go to the warm wine next to her when she was talking to her peacefully? She even asked her if she saw the words?
Like Concubine De, she was born into a maid family. How many words could she read? What could she possibly see?
Concubine De was actually worried about Wen Jiu. The Queen Mother's question was clearly a way to test Wen Jiu's character. Normally, the Queen Mother preferred sincere children, and Jiu'er was quite clever, so she was worried that she might be thinking too much.
Wen Jiu knocked his head to the ground and said seriously, "In reply to the Queen Mother, I didn't know many words before, but the Fourth Master said that serving by his side, I must not be blind and blind, so he allowed me to learn to read. I really can't understand..."
Wen Jiu thought that one shouldn't be too full of things. It would be awkward for a half-baked person like me to evaluate the Queen Mother's calligraphy. If I were to praise her, it would feel a little wrong. If I didn't praise her, it would feel even worse. So, he simply said he didn't know her.
The Queen Mother was taken aback. She had expected some words of praise, but she hadn't expected her to say something like this. She glanced at Wenjiu again and said, "You are quite honest, girl. Actually, I happened to see your copy of Zhu Xi's Family Instructions, and it's really not very good."
The empress dowager thought at the time that it was the first time she had seen such a lazy person. Not only did he miss out on the weights and measures when writing, but he also missed a few words from time to time when copying Zhu Xi's Family Instructions. She thought that the emperor had dug out this genius from somewhere, but she didn't expect that it was actually the concubine in the backyard of the fourth prince.
The Queen Mother actually knew how to warm the wine. The Ninth, Tenth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth kept calling them "Fourth Sister-in-law" all day long.
At first, she thought it was the fourth master's wife, then she thought it was the fourth master's concubine. Now she saw the real one.
Her grandchildren also brought her food. I remember there was a kind of noodles that was magical. It could be eaten by just soaking it in hot water and it tasted great.
The Queen Mother thought that the person who could make such a delicious meal must be a smart child.
I never thought that I would grow up to be like this.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely practice more in the future." Wenjiu immediately responded respectfully.
Was the Empress Dowager irritated by her own handwriting? So irritated that the heart shape on her head turned black?
Is her handwriting really that ugly?
Actually, the Fourth Master had written for her several times earlier. It was then that Wen Jiu realized that the Fourth Master had an incredible mimicry skill. He could imitate her modern handwriting perfectly.
However, it was very difficult for the Fourth Master to imitate, and he was very busy during the day, so he started writing it himself after drinking some wine.
"Well, it's time to practice." The Queen Mother responded, then casually said, "Get up."
After hearing this, Concubine De breathed a sigh of relief.
After warming up the wine, he looked at the empress dowager again and saw that the wisps of black smoke on her head had disappeared. He was puzzled at the moment. It was really hard to guess what this old lady was thinking.
"Empress Hui has arrived, Empress Rong has arrived, Empress Yi has arrived..."
At this moment, he suddenly heard the voice of the eunuch outside, and Wenjiu immediately walked obediently behind Concubine De.
While everyone was greeting each other, Wenjiu subconsciously looked at the other concubines.
Concubine Hui is the eldest prince's mother. She doesn't look like the eldest brother, but she has a similar aura. Her cheekbones are high, and they look extremely sharp at first glance, with a bit of heroic spirit.
Rong Fei was the mother of the Third Prince. She had a fair complexion and, though there were some wrinkles around her eyes, it was easy to tell she was a cool and elegant beauty with a touch of scholarly grace. She and the Third Prince truly looked like mother and son.
Concubine Yi, on the other hand, looked like a beautiful woman, with a complexion so gorgeous that even at her age, there wasn't a single wrinkle around her eyes. Tsk tsk, it's no wonder such a woman could give birth to a son like Master Jiu.
At the same time, they were followed by the wives of various families. There were so many people that Wenjiu was dazzled. Just when she was about to be fainted by the fragrance of these women, Li Dequan, who was beside Emperor Kangxi, walked into the room with a smile.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager. Empress Dowager, the Emperor has arrived at the martial arts arena. Please come and see the excitement."
"Okay," the empress dowager responded with a smile, and let Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong support her on both sides, and went out with a room full of beautiful women.
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In the martial arts arena, sweat had already broken out on the Fourth Master's forehead. It wasn't from fatigue, but from anxiety.
The Fourth Master has not stopped since early morning.
Emperor Kangxi attached great importance to this major examination. He only said a few words to them at the morning court today, and then went to see them with all the civil and military officials.
Earlier, most of the exams were written, but now the exam has entered the military part.
The women often came to watch the fun while they were fighting.
The Fourth Master is now the one standing in the middle of the excitement.
They had competed in archery before. During the competition, the Fourth Master could handle it quite well. As long as he could control himself to be on par with his eldest brother, it was not difficult.
And now, it’s time to start the real fighting.
"bump!"
Suddenly, a muffled sound was heard, and the Tenth Master was knocked out of the arena by a punch from the Fourth Master.
All the officials were in uproar: "The Fourth Prince actually beat all five princes out!"
"What's so strange about this? I heard that the kung fu of these masters is supervised by the Fourth Master."
"But it's said that the Tenth Master is incredibly strong and can overturn a carriage with a single blow. How could the Fourth Master possibly win against so many people alone? Besides, there are also the Third Master and the Ninth Master! The Fourth Master may look taller, but he's also thinner."
"Rumors are not to be believed. It's better for us to see for ourselves. This Fourth Prince should not be underestimated!"
"Yes, yes, no wonder His Majesty asked him to test and teach the princes this year. Now it seems that his fists and feet are more powerful than those of the Prince of Zhi."
“That’s right…”
"What did you say?" The Prince of Zhi suddenly came closer with his eyes narrowed. The two white-bearded ministers looked at each other and immediately smiled and said, "Uh... nothing, nothing."
The next second, the two old men slipped away and disappeared almost instantly.
The Prince of Zhi looked at the Fourth Master in the middle, squinted his eyes and jumped into the middle of the martial arts arena: "I will test the Fourth Master's skills."
The Fourth Master glanced at the Prince of Zhi before him, frowned, and turned back to say, "Father Your Majesty, I cannot defeat you, Big Brother. How about you let me go?"
The Fourth Master didn't show it on his face, but he was actually quite annoyed.
Two days ago, he was accidentally caught by the Emperor while he was beating up some guys in the martial arts arena. The Emperor told him not to hold back today. He wanted to see his true abilities.
But in fact, the Fourth Master has always been holding back. His boxing skills have improved recently, and sometimes he can't control it well.
It was originally a round-robin battle, with each person attacking one by one. After being defeated by himself, the emperor suddenly had an idea and asked several people to come and besiege him.
The Fourth Master was really fed up. Today he had to take Jiu'er to the Imperial Hospital. He didn't know how long the fight would last.
He simply gave up and threw all of them down.
Unexpectedly, he, the eldest brother, stood up again.
Now he has lost count of the visiting cards handed over by the ministers at his desk. If he defeats his elder brother again today, he will probably have no peace in the future.
"How do you know we can't win before we even start fighting?" Prince Zhi frowned and looked at the Fourth Master.
Back in Jinyang, he was captured alive by the Fourth Brother! Now, after returning to the capital, he has done nothing else these days but practice, thinking only of avenging his previous humiliation today!
"Come on, Fourth Master!" said the Prince of Zhi, and punched the Fourth Master in the face.
The Fourth Master frowned and dodged immediately.
Then, the most dramatic scene in many years took place on the field.
The Fourth Master was on the run and the Prince of Zhi was chasing him, but the Prince of Zhi couldn't catch up with the Fourth Master and kept cursing him behind him.
The Fourth Master in front had no intention of fighting back at all and kept dodging.
"Oh, Boss, that's the same thing. The Fourth Prince is still young. How could he be so disrespectful to the Fourth Prince on the court?"
When the female relatives came forward, they saw this scene. Concubine Hui immediately looked at Concubine De next to her with a smile.
The smile on Concubine De's face could hardly be maintained. She clenched her fists tightly and ignored Concubine Hui. She just frowned and looked at the field.
"Why should we save face in the martial arts arena? Prince Zhi has done nothing wrong." Rong Fei looked at the Third Master, who was rubbing his face with a grin in the distance, with heartache, and was very dissatisfied with the Fourth Master, the instigator.
After all, the Third Brother is the Fourth Master's brother, so why did he hold back so much? He even hit him in the face?
Seeing the Fourth Master being chased on the field, she felt relieved. She smiled at Concubine De beside her and said, "Sister, why don't you ask the Emperor to let our Fourth Prince come down? Instead of running around like this, we might as well have a fair fight."
Concubine De looked at the two people beside her and smiled coldly, "Don't worry about it, my two sisters. Just focus on the scene."
Wenjiu behind her couldn't help but look at the Fourth Master on the field. She didn't understand why the Fourth Master was running away now. Inadvertently, she met the Fourth Master's eyes, and saw that the Fourth Master was smiling at her from a distance.
Wen Jiu: "..." At this time, you still have so much leisure time?
Emperor Kangxi frowned and said, "Fourth brother, what are you doing? Don't run away. Fight with your eldest brother."
Emperor Kangxi had previously witnessed his fourth son's one-on-five battles, and he had deeply realized his inadequacy in understanding his sons. He had decided to use this exam to see exactly what level they were at.
However, he had a vague feeling in his heart that the eldest brother might not be able to gain the upper hand against the fourth brother.
As soon as he finished speaking, the next second, the fourth brother was beaten out of the training ground by the eldest brother.
Below the stage, the Fourth Master solemnly clasped his fists and said, "Father, I have failed to live up to your expectations. I have lost."
As he said this, he walked straight towards Concubine De.
The Tenth Master was truly shocked by the scene before him. He immediately came forward like a madman, his face filled with admiration, and said, "Big Brother! You are even more powerful than Fourth Brother! Let me experience your fists and feet!"
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