Chapter 547: Men’s Desire to Win
"Fourth Brother, why did you come just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time." The Third Master said this with resentment, and immediately turned to Liang Jiugong beside him and said, "Hurry, hurry, Anda, go in and tell the Emperor that we are all here and waiting outside."
Liang Jiugong responded, then immediately turned around and went in to answer the call.
"Greetings to the Crown Prince. How are you? How are my eldest and third brothers?" The Fourth Master greeted his brothers calmly. He added, "Well, I received an imperial edict, so I was a little slow. Look, I didn't have time to change clothes and ran out with only a face towel covering my face."
As he spoke, the Fourth Master raised his chin, revealing his face mask completely in front of everyone.
"Fourth brother, where did you get such a rare thing?" Tenth Master asked again.
The Fourth Master was surrounded by the other princes. Even though he didn't show off, everyone was curious about the kerchief on his face.
Most of the face towels everyone brought looked the same, but this time there was a different one, hanging so blatantly on the Fourth Master's face that it was hard for everyone not to look.
The tenth master even reached out to touch it.
But when he stretched out his hand halfway, he was slapped away by the Fourth Master.
The Tenth Master immediately retracted his hand, grimacing in pain and saying, "Fourth Brother, don't be so stingy. Just take a look."
The Fourth Master simply said, "It's nothing special. It's just that the little girl was afraid that I would feel depressed, so she made a face towel for me with her own hands."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of sighs all around.
"Isn't it just a face handkerchief? What's there to show off? Look, this is the purse that my wife embroidered for me herself." Upon hearing this, Prince Zhi immediately took off the purse from his waist and waved the purse in the crowd with his chin raised.
The Eighth Master beside him immediately chimed in: "Sister-in-law's embroidery skills are superb. These two puppies are embroidered to be so lifelike."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Prince Zhi's voice suddenly rose: "What are you looking at? This is a mandarin duck!"
Eighth Master: “…”
Everyone: “…”
"Hahahahaha..." The Third Master took a look and laughed out loud: "So, big brother calls this a mandarin duck, hahahaha."
He thought it wasn't even a duck. It actually looked a bit like a dog...
Then, he proudly took out his folding fan from his bosom and opened it with a snap: "Come and take a look, this landscape painting of ours was embroidered by Fang'er. Look at the brushwork, look at the artistic conception, wow..."
"This painting is indeed extraordinary. Third brother is very lucky." said the Fifth Master.
The Seventh Master also nodded: "That's right, the brothers and sisters-in-law have a very good relationship, which is really enviable."
Speaking of which, his wife also made him some clothes, but it’s not easy to take them out now.
The Eighth Master was also furious at the moment. Other wives would give him something at least once, but his wife, on the other hand, only knew how to wield swords and sticks all day long. When had she ever been so virtuous as to make him something? Thinking of his wife's indulgent way of cracking the whip from time to time, the Eighth Master immediately gritted his teeth and turned his head away, pretending not to hear anything.
Jiu Ye curled his lips and rolled his eyes, saying, "What's so great about that? I'll marry Fu Jin and let her dress me from head to toe!"
The Third Master finally won first place in the competition and was very happy. He curled his lips and said, "Let's talk about it after you marry your wife."
Jiu Ye was so angry that he just stared blankly for a long time without saying a word.
The Tenth Master said quietly, "What's so great about that? Count it carefully. How much money have you spent on your wife? How can they buy you off with just a few little things? With all the money you've spent on them, I wonder how many handkerchiefs, sachets, and even fans you could buy! You don't even know how to count!"
As soon as these words came out, Ninth Master looked at Tenth Master beside him with a look of shock: "Hey, Old Ten, I haven't seen you for half an hour. You look at me with new eyes."
The Tenth Master patted his chest and said, "That's right, Ninth Brother, I have a younger brother, and I will never let you lose."
"Tsk, you silly boy, you have a lot of energy and sleep on a cold kang all day. There's no one to warm the bed for you when you go home at night, and you even ask for money for your wife. What do you know?" The Third Master rolled his eyes.
"That's right." Prince Zhi immediately joined forces with the Third Master. "Fourth Master, do you think that's right?"
The Fourth Master nodded silently: "After all, you are still too young."
Jiu Ye: “…”
Tenth Master: “…”
"Fourteen, do you think it's better for us to not have a wife, or for them to have a wife?"
Jiu Ye was a little angry after all, so he dragged Fourteen into the battle and asked with his hands on his hips.
Fourteen was silent for a moment: "It would be better to have a concubine like the one who warms the wine."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around him fell silent.
Isn't it? She really can't compare. Not only can she cook, but she also makes face towels for Fourth Brother. Not to mention, she also gave birth to four sons for him in one go.
"Hey, Little Fourteen, why do you always boost other people's morale?" said the Tenth Master.
"Stop it," Fourteenth ignored his tenth brother and immediately approached the Fourth Master: "Fourth Brother, please ask the fourth sister-in-law to get me one later. I also want a face towel like this."
This thing looks different from the others, like it's made with extremely intricate craftsmanship. But I've never seen anything like it before.
"No," the Fourth Master said, "This thing took a lot of thought and effort. It's extremely difficult to make. Jiu'er made it for me. It's one-of-a-kind, you know."
Just kidding. If I make another one, what if I get too tired and drunk?
Besides, he hadn't shown off enough yet, so what if Old Fourteen wore the same thing as him? That would be impossible!
Fourteen curled his lips in resentment: "Fourth brother, you are so stingy. It's just a piece of cloth. Can it be that I can't make it without Fourth brother's help? Tomorrow I will bring you the same one as you, do you believe it or not?"
The Fourth Master glanced at him and said silently, "If you have the ability, then do it. This face towel was tailor-made for me by the little girl. It fits me perfectly. No one else's can compare." As he spoke, he shook his fingers.
Shisi was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "I want it tailor-made too, and it has to be just right!"
He stared at the Fourth Master's face towel, wishing he could copy it for him.
"What's so great about that? My Fang'er can also make face towels!" The Third Master immediately became dissatisfied. He secretly memorized the shape of the face towel worn by the Fourth Master, thinking that he would ask his Fang'er to make one for him later. It must be better than the fourth master's, so that the fourth master can show off!
"My wife can do it too!" Prince Zhi was unwilling to be outdone.
"Hahaha, brother, you and sister-in-law have agreed that you can do the work but don't let her embroider." said Master Jiu.
Prince Zhi glared and said, "Why not embroider flowers? I want her to embroider the most eye-catching ones!"
Jiu Ye: “…” Why do I feel so inexplicably excited?
"Okay, don't keep the emperor waiting too long, let's go in quickly." The prince said, nodded to everyone, and walked ahead with his hands behind his back.
It was impossible not to feel aggrieved. After all, his Crown Princess was proficient in everything, from music, chess, calligraphy, painting, embroidery, and cooking. In the early years, before he married into the family, he could still receive some of her calligraphy and paintings, but since he married her, he hadn't received a single piece of her handmade work!
The point is, I've spent a lot of money on her over the years! I'm simply outclassed in every way. It's best to end this conversation quickly before I get pissed off!
The Fourth Master raised his eyebrows and followed. The Third Master was not willing to be left behind and walked forward side by side with the Fourth Master.
The Fourth Master looked at him and suddenly said, "Third Brother, does my handkerchief look good?"
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