Chapter 832 You Are Really Smart
"I've already said that I still have one more calamity to overcome. It's caused by the donor. If the donor kills me, then it means that I don't have the ability to survive the calamity."
Wen Jiu: "...Are monks so stupid?"
"Donor, be careful with your words. I know I'm not stupid. And I have a handsome appearance. Why do you find my face so unpleasant?"
Warming the wine: "..."
Come on, I just realized that this monk is quite narcissistic.
"Alright, Fourth Master, come and eat. Don't bother with him. He can just follow along. Since we're all watching him, he can't do anything." Ninth Master said, picking up a pair of chopsticks. Tenth Master pushed the bowl forward.
Just as Wen Jiu sat down, he saw that the little monk opposite him had also found a place to sit down. At that moment, all three of them looked at him.
"Hey, you monk! You actually eat meat!" Master Shi widened his eyes in shock.
"That's great! I respect you as a man. Would you like some fish?" Master Jiu pushed the fish plate towards him.
The young monk nodded slightly. "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha remains in the heart. Tanluan has never abstained from eating since he was a child. Thank you all for your support."
He really picked up a piece of fish and slowly put it into his mouth. It tasted sweet.
Wen Jiu and the others looked at each other in confusion for a moment.
"Oh, it's so lively today? It seems I'm not too late."
Seeing the visitor, Wenjiu raised his eyebrows, stood up and saluted: "Eighth Master."
The Eighth Master glanced at Wen Jiu, then glanced at the Ninth and Tenth Masters, and nodded with a smile.
He glanced at them, and his expression became even more strange. Why did he feel that the scene of these three people sitting together was strangely familiar?
Wen Jiu's face unconsciously emerged in his mind. Looking at the Fourth Young Master in front of him, his pupils suddenly shrank and he said straight out, "Old Nine and Old Ten, don't you think that the Fourth Young Master's face is very similar to Wen Jiu's?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Jiu Ye, who was trying hard to eat, suddenly stopped his chopsticks and raised his eyebrows to look at his starling.
The Tenth Master also froze, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Wen Jiu: "You...finally figured it out."
At first, I didn't plan to deceive him for long.
The Eighth Master frowned and looked at the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master: "You two already knew it!"
Jiu Ye: "...You could say I knew it from the very beginning."
He was the one who picked this outfit for Sister-in-law Si.
The Tenth Master nodded: "...To be exact, all of us brothers know about it."
The Eighth Master's eyes were filled with disbelief: "You...you...why are you hiding this from me?"
Wen Jiu: "I didn't mean to hide it from you. Looking at my face, no one would have thought that you wouldn't know it."
Eighth Master: "You actually fooled me, I never thought of this! You are actually Wenjiu...'s brother!" Eighth Master slammed the table and said.
Wenjiu: “Hmm…Hmm???”
The Ninth Master and the Tenth Master looked at each other, and then looked at the Eighth Master like fools.
After a while, Jiu Ye gave a thumbs up and said, "Myna, you are really smart."
The Tenth Master agreed: "Yeah, very smart."
Then he lowered his head and continued eating.
Wen Jiu was silent for a long time, then suddenly said, "How could you... guess such a secret?"
The Eighth Master suddenly laughed and found a place to sit down. He picked up a cucumber with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. "Your little cleverness can really hide it from me? I have checked everyone in Wenjiu's family.
Wenjiu had said earlier that she knew the Fourth Young Master, but I didn't believe it at the time. But now I remember that Wenjiu has a brother from the same family who also serves in the military. So, this time, it was Wenjiu who introduced you to the Emperor, right?
The Eighth Master thought to himself, Wen Jiu has a good plan!
The fourth young master in front of him is Wen Jiu's brother, but it seems that it is impossible to win him over.
The Eighth Master was somewhat self-destructive, but that was understandable. It was surprising that a family of bannermen could produce people like Wen Jiu and her brother.
He let out a breath, picked up his chopsticks and started eating: "This fish is good. Did you send it with warm wine?"
Let’s talk, and he glanced at Wen Jiu and said straightly: “She is very nice to you as her brother.”
Wen Jiu immediately put down his chopsticks and gave Eighth Master a thumbs up: "Ninth Master and Tenth Master are right, you are really smart."
Mr. Ba: "...There's no need to keep praising me like this."
I don’t know what happened today, everyone came forward to praise him.
And the way they looked at themselves, they always felt like something was wrong.
Wenjiu was too lazy to explain to them. After the meal, he went out again.
When I came back, it was already late, so I naturally had no time to practice with Ninth Master and Tenth Master.
After running around all day and sweating all over, Wenjiu just wanted to go back and freshen up.
Unfortunately, when he arrived at the door of his house, he was summoned by people serving Emperor Kangxi.
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"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is currently serving as Regent, and I'm sure he's too busy to handle the affairs of the court. The other princes aren't enough right now. How about this ancestral worship, where the Fourth Prince goes on His Majesty's behalf?"
An old minister said in Emperor Kangxi's tent.
"I second the motion. The Fourth Prince is calm and composed, setting an example for all the other princes. It would be best if he could go and pay homage to the ancestors."
"Lord Zhao is absolutely right. The Fourth Prince is extremely capable and has made remarkable achievements since entering the court. This old minister also believes that the Fourth Prince is a very suitable person to go."
"I second this motion."
Emperor Kangxi closed the memorial in his hand, his eyes swept down indifferently, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table at a rhythmic pace. He did not speak for a long time.
Li Dequan glanced at Emperor Kangxi silently, feeling puzzled for a moment.
In the past, His Majesty personally went to offer sacrifices to the ancestors, and the Crown Prince only went once. This time, all the ministers unexpectedly nominated the Fourth Master. Does this mean that things are going to change in the court?
"We'll discuss this later. I'm tired. I hope you all can leave."
The ministers looked at each other, then bowed and left.
Emperor Kangxi then turned around and went to the back, washed his face, and saw Li Dequan bringing a bowl of ice.
"Your Majesty, the bowl of ice that Concubine Wen sent earlier has been placed on top of the iceberg. You just complained about the heat. Would you like a bowl now?"
Emperor Kangxi took it casually and stirred it twice, but before the spoon reached his mouth, he suddenly stopped and looked up at Li Dequan.
"You've been getting pretty close to Old Four and the others lately."
Li Dequan met Emperor Kangxi's expression, which was neither happy nor sad. Sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, and he knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty, this servant deserves to die.
Today's bowl of ice was brought to you by me because I heard Your Majesty say that he felt hot inside and guessed that Your Majesty wanted some ice, so I had the guts to bring it up.
This Fourth Master and Concubine Wen do know each other. It's because when Concubine Wen gave birth to four little princes, Your Majesty was concerned about them and asked me to take care of them.
I was fortunate enough to witness the birth of several young princes and report it to His Majesty.
The Fourth Master and Concubine Wen are very kind to me, but they rarely say a word to me on a daily basis. I hope Your Majesty will understand."
As he spoke, he started to kowtow.
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