Chapter 929: Fourth Brother! Are you okay?
Tenth Master: "No, I have to tell Little Fourth Sister-in-law that Fourth Brother is not the only one riding outside. Don't forget us."
The Fourth Master glanced at the two of them, his face suddenly cold: "You are not allowed to go. You two, take your men and go ahead to scout the way."
"Fourth brother, we've walked this route countless times, what are you exploring?" The Tenth Master muttered somewhat dissatisfiedly.
"Just go if you're told to. I'm feeling uneasy today, and I don't trust others."
"Oh, okay." After saying this, the Tenth Master rode his horse ahead.
Ninth Master glanced at Tenth Master's back and asked, "Fourth Brother, what did Big Brother and Eighth Brother do when they came over just now? They looked like they had bad intentions."
Fourth Master: "This matter...cannot be explained in a few words. Let's return to the capital first and talk about it slowly."
Jiu Ye nodded and said, "Fourth Brother, I'm going to go ahead first. Don't forget to tell Little Fourth Sister-in-law when you have time to make a pair for us."
"I know, I know."
Wenjiu lifted the car curtain and responded.
Jiu Ye laughed with his big teeth showing, then rode away on his horse.
The Fourth Master still warned: "Be careful in everything."
"knew!"
After the Fourth Master finished speaking, he turned around and glared at Wen Jiu: "Aren't you too cold?"
Wenjiu stuck out his tongue and lowered the curtain.
The carriage started to move slowly. Wenjiu, holding a cup of hot tea, looked at Shanzha with a smile, "How is it, have you made up your mind? If you choose Thirteenth Master, you can keep this hairpin. If you choose Buyu, I will give it back to Thirteenth Master."
"Master, this..." Shanzha bit his lip: "How can this servant be so worthy of such a reward?"
"What's the merit?" Wen Jiu smiled and pinched Shanzha's cheek. "I raised you to be fair and tender, like a lotus emerging from the water. Even if you were the prince, you would be worthy of him. But, I'll see if Shanzha is willing."
"Master... Your servant, I will do whatever you command." Shanzha seemed to have made up his mind. He suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "Without you, I don't know where I would be now. I will obey you."
Wen Jiu saw the worry in Shanzha's eyes and said with a smile, "I won't let you choose when it comes to marriage."
"Hawthorn, if you're worried about getting into trouble for me, then just keep your heart to yourself. I hope my Hawthorn will choose someone who is truly devoted to you. This person is the one you'll spend your life with, so your feelings are always the most important."
"Master, this hairpin is really beautiful." Shanzha touched the hairpin, then placed it in the box, closed the lid, and put it back: "Thank you for your hard work, Master. Please send it back to the Thirteenth Master."
After saying this, Hawthorn breathed a sigh of relief.
Wen Jiu looked at her with a smile: "Then I really accept it. Give me another chance. Will you regret it?"
"Master, please take it quickly. I'm afraid I'll regret it if I look at it for a second longer. Master, I'm not a good person. I might change my mind."
Wen Jiu smiled and rubbed Shanzha's head: "Silly girl, such an opportunity is here, and with my successful example, who wouldn't be tempted? But, I think you made a good choice."
Shanzha was stunned for a moment, tilting his head to look at Wenjiu: "Only the master understands Shanzha, I'm afraid he will scold me for being stupid and not wanting a good future.
However, Shanzha knew that for so many years, the master had not had a single day of rest. Others only saw that the master was born into a harem, but now she was the favorite of the palace, pregnant with four sons, all favored by the emperor. I don't know how majestic she must be.
But behind all this, what I saw was that my master was always worried about the whole family, and had to run around in the court like a man. He also had to find different ways to send food to the emperor and the empress dowager.
It is said that the master is the most favored by the nobles in the palace, but how can others know how much effort the master has put in behind the scenes?
Shanzha asked herself that she definitely did not have the ability of her master, and she also knew that the greater the ability, the greater the task. The prince's concubine, I am just a bannerman, how can I not be tempted? However, that is not my position, there is nothing to expect. Bu Yu, he is very good, marrying him would be too high for me.
Wen Jiutou and Shanzha leaned against each other and laughed as they listened, "Shanzha, you are much more insightful than I was back then. Buyu is a good man, just marry him, he's your legitimate wife.
Your master didn't have much ability in the past, but now that things have come to this, you can't let everyone around me become a concubine, right?
Shanzha, even if she is a concubine, she is still a concubine."
Wenjiu helped Shanzha tidy up her hair. "Girl, you have to remember this: from now on, hold your chest high. If you marry him, you will be his legitimate wife. To put it bluntly, when he becomes an official, you will be his imperial consort. Even if he dies on the battlefield, the money he receives will go to you. Your name will be inscribed in his family's ancestral hall, and even after he dies, your tablets will be placed together. If you become someone else's concubine, even if that person is the Thirteenth Master, will he be so open about it?"
Wen Jiu's voice was slow and exceptionally gentle: "In this world, people are divided into different classes from the moment they are born, but who doesn't live for a moment or a hundred years? We all come naked and we will leave naked, we are all the same."
But, before, we were trapped in it and had no choice. Now, my Hawthorn has a choice, and I look forward to the days in the future when you can live upright and hold your head high.
Shanzha stared blankly at the warm wine, his eyes unconsciously reddening: "Master, I have taken note of your words."
At that time, the still young Shanzha felt that what her master said was absolutely right, but she also felt sorry for her master because she was afraid that she would never be able to be the prince's legitimate wife in this life.
Little did she know, her master's words had unknowingly sunk into her heart. For years to come, she would take them as her guiding principle. Even when she reached the rank of First Rank Imperial Official, with children and grandchildren, she would still remember the seed her master had planted in her heart.
...
The Fourth Master brought everyone to the valley where they were returning to the capital.
After crossing the mountain pass, it wouldn't take long to reach Beijing. This road was narrow, the most difficult to travel, and the perfect spot for an ambush.
The Fourth Master frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong.
Just as he was waving his hand to ask the team to stop, something strange happened suddenly. A cold arrow whizzed towards them.
The Fourth Master's pupils shrank, and he immediately reached out, pulled the Ninth Master off his horse, and threw him onto his own horse, barely avoiding the hidden arrow.
"Be alert, there is an attack!" With the Fourth Master's cold shout, countless arrows flew through the air.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Jiu Ye immediately swung his arrow to knock down the incoming arrow, and said coldly: "How audacious! In this capital, there are still people who dare to assassinate me!"
The Fourth Master squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. He saw a familiar figure. His pupils shrank immediately and he wanted to fly over.
But when he took a breath, his whole body tilted and he almost fell off his horse.
"Fourth brother!"
"master!"
Jiu Ye and Buyu were both shocked.
The Fourth Master covered his chest with his hands, and suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out. He fell backwards.
"Fourth brother! What's wrong with you? Are you okay? Someone, come, where is the imperial physician?" Ninth Master immediately supported Fourth Master and turned around to shout angrily.
"Master! Master! Please say something." Buyu's face was also pale. How could he not know what the master was capable of? "I will go find the imperial physician right away."
"No need. The imperial physician is useless." The Fourth Master wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Send people to attack the southwest quickly. I saw Guangci."
At this moment, the Fourth Master found that he could not use his internal energy and his body was getting heavier and heavier.
Something was wrong. He subconsciously thought of the wine that Mr. Ba had sent him. He didn't want to drink it at all. Why was this happening?
But he didn't have time to think about it, and immediately frowned and said, "Laojiu, help me get to Jiu'er."
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