Chapter 53: What wrong have you done?
In Yonghe Palace, the Fourteenth Master still threw himself at the feet of Concubine De in the same posture.
Tears welled up in his eyes as he said, "Mother, I miss you so much. I am finally able to come back to see you."
Fuquan behind him: "..."
I knew it would be like this again.
Defei's reaction was much greater than the other two bosses. She immediately helped Fourteen up and looked at him from head to toe.
"Oh, my dear little Fourteen, what happened?
What injustice have you suffered?
Who made you like this?
Ouch, what's wrong with this hand?
What's wrong with this knee?
There's blood!
Who is serving you? Don’t you want to die?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the servants around him fell to their knees again.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Without waiting for Fourteenth to show off the wounds on his hands, Concubine De found all the injuries on his body, even the two broken skins on his arms. Her hands were shaking with heartache: "Go call the imperial physician!"
Seeing his mother about to cry, Fourteen hurriedly comforted her, "Mother, mother, don't worry. I was just practicing horseback riding and archery and accidentally fell down. It's nothing serious."
Concubine De frowned deeply. "There's blood, how can you say he's alright?" "Who was that Anda who practiced horseback archery with you today? Tell Mother! Mother, can you teach him a lesson? These guys are getting more and more unreasonable. They even hurt my son!"
This was something I really loved to hear, but at this moment, I inexplicably felt very ashamed.
He waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, mother, don't worry. This little injury is nothing to my son. Don't worry."
Concubine De glared at her and said, "Don't be afraid. Just tell me. Mother will definitely help me get relief."
The words "Fourth Brother" were on the tip of Fourteenth Master's tongue, but he didn't say them out loud.
Mother and fourth brother often quarreled, so logically, he hoped that mother would scold fourth brother.
It's just...the relationship between the two of them has never been good.
Once I tell it, I won’t be able to escape the punishment from my fourth brother.
But, my mother would probably be even more unhappy, right?
In the end, no matter how Concubine De asked, Fourteenth just didn't mention the Fourth Master.
He is not keeping silent about brotherhood, he is keeping silent for his mother's sake!
When he staggered out of Yonghe Palace with his head down, all his energy seemed to be drained away.
Fuquan, who was standing nearby, saw the situation and immediately advised, "Master, don't be discouraged. It's not like there aren't any complaints. Why don't you go to the Crown Prince and file a complaint?"
The prince also loved his master very much. After saying a few words to the Fourth Master, the master felt relieved and the matter was over.
When the Fourteenth Master heard this, he rolled his eyes and said, "The Crown Prince? He and Fourth Brother are of the same mind! Have you forgotten? When I was little, because I broke Fourth Brother's pen, Fourth Brother secretly took me to a corner to scare me, and the Crown Prince even helped to keep watch.
He is completely obedient to Fourth Brother. If you don't know him, you would think they were born from the same mother!"
"Hey? Master, please be careful with your words!" Fuquan was startled and immediately wanted to give him some more advice.
Seeing the vicious eyes of the Fourteenth Master, he shrank his neck in fear and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The Fourteenth Master narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth: "Humph, I won't admit defeat. Just wait for me. If I don't make him turn the world upside down, I won't be named Aisin Gioro!"
"Master, please don't be impulsive," Fuquan finally advised. "To be honest, being in the presence of the Fourth Prince is not entirely without benefits. Master, although our Fourth Prince may not be known for his literary talent, he is a master in riding, shooting, and studying. If you can learn a few of his skills, wouldn't the entire court, both civil and military, look upon you with a different eye?"
"Fuck that bullshit, look at it differently." Fourteen glared at him, "You think I haven't been punished enough, right?"
Fuquan shrank his neck and thought to himself, from what it seems now, their master is obviously not on the same level as the Fourth Prince.
Besides, in the beginning, it was the master who asked the Fourth Prince for a concubine. What do you think, is this reasonable?
No matter how you look at it, neither of them is right.
Furthermore, it is obvious that neither the Empress Dowager nor the Emperor is on the master's side, so how can he get the upper hand?
But he didn't dare say this in front of his master.
My master is probably not going to listen to me considering his behavior.
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
During the morning court session, the princes in the front row entered the hall and stood in line, waiting for the adults to file in behind.
Fourteen stood beside the Fourth Master, his neck tilted back and his eyes wide open, just like a little rooster ready to fight.
Facing him like this, the Fourth Master felt even better, and even nodded and smiled at him for the first time.
The Fourteenth Master was so angry that he almost jumped up. If Emperor Kangxi had not come in and had to follow everyone in paying his respects, he might have jumped in front of the Fourth Master and shouted at him.
The Fourth Master was naturally not afraid of him. He was in a good mood and simply ignored him.
If the two of them looked like this in front of everyone, it would lead to different speculations.
Emperor Kangxi, who was sitting at the top, noticed the two brothers' expressions and couldn't help but look at the Fourth Master several times.
The fourth child has made progress recently. Even though the fourteenth child provoked him to this extent, he was still lenient with him and acted like an older brother. It was not easy.
How could Emperor Kangxi's subtle movement be hidden from the shrewd ministers? Everyone began to look at the Fourth Master vaguely.
I secretly speculate that the emperor seems to have taken a fancy to the Fourth Prince recently. Not only did he place the important task of going to the disaster area on the Fourth Prince, but I also heard that the emperor even personally inquired about the affairs of a maid in the Fourth Prince's mansion.
After the court officials pondered over it, they looked at the Fourth Master with a bit of heat in their eyes.
So when the court was dismissed, the Fourteenth Master had no time to settle the score with the Fourth Master, as the Fourth Master was already surrounded by court officials.
His eyes rolled and he turned around and walked towards the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master.
"Two brothers, my younger brother is in trouble, will you help him?"
Jiu Ye looked nonchalant and asked with considerable interest, "Who dares to mess with our Little Fourteen? Tell me, and let your Tenth Brother help you deal with him."
The Tenth Master immediately showed his big fist: "Yes, say it!"
He pounded his chest twice with his fist, looking very reliable.
Fourteen was quite moved and hugged his two brothers: "This is my real brother!"
Much better than his fourth brother!
Looking at the people coming behind him, Fourteen's eyes lit up: "Hey? It's Big Brother and Big Eight. Haha, there's strength in numbers!"
"Big... Ugh..."
Before Fourteen could say a word, Master Ten immediately covered his mouth.
The Ninth Master gave a wink, and the two of them, along with the Tenth Master, quickly hid behind the pillar.
"Hey? I just saw Lao Jiu and the others over here, why are they gone now?" Mr. Ba looked around in confusion.
There was a bruise on Prince Zhi's cheek, and his face was as black as ink, as if a sign saying "No Trespassing" was written all over his face.
"It's alright if you can't see it. Let's go, we have something important to do!"
The Ninth and Tenth Masters behind him held their breath and watched the two of them leave. Then they let go of Little Fourteen, looking relieved.
Fourteen frowned at them and said, "What are you doing sneaking around like that?"
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