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Fourth Master Jiang had originally planned to take his daughter back to the Jiang Residence as soon as the palace banquet was over, but he did not expect that Emperor Zhaowu would not let go once he caught her.
He said that he had traveled thousands of miles in recent years and had broadened his horizons, and his attainments in calligraphy and painting must have improved a lot, so he insisted on having him paint a picture for him.
What kind of nonsense is this? If you let someone who can't draw travel around the world and break his legs, he won't achieve much.
Not only did he get asked to draw, he was also given different questions, he was just like an examiner.
If the person opposite him was not the emperor, he would have just turned around and walked away.
But Emperor Zhaowu is the emperor.
If you shake your sleeves, you may turn around.
Freedom is valuable, but brain is more valuable.
He spent three days, working hard and quickly, to paint a picture of the spring scenery of the mountains and rivers.
Painting is a matter of mood, but the emperor actually comes to supervise from time to time!
It is true that the emperor is a great person.
After finally finishing the painting, the only thought in his mind was to go home and rest.
If he were shown writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone again, he would want to poke his eyes out.
But I have to bring my daughter back to the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion.
Led by a eunuch from the palace, Fourth Master Jiang walked quickly to Shuxiang Palace.
A man in indigo clothes was waiting on the road. When he saw Fourth Master Jiang coming out, he quickly walked towards him.
The young eunuch said to Fourth Master Jiang, "Let me introduce you to this prince."
Fourth Master Jiang said, "Greetings, Fourth Prince."
The fourth prince greeted him with a smile and bowed, "Greetings, Fourth Master Jiang."
Fourth Master Jiang was waiting for the young man's next words.
Although the Fourth Prince had a gentle smile on his face, there was suspicion and scrutiny in his eyes as he looked at Fourth Master Jiang.
Rong Ting's return not only caught Empress Jiahe off guard, but also caught him off guard.
He had originally determined that he would die in Yecheng.
Unexpectedly, he not only came back, but also moved out of Empress Jiahe's Jinxiu Palace.
Nanny Ji said that it was Fourth Master Jiang who was helping him.
He came to test today to see whether it was Nanny Ji who was lying or whether Fourth Master Jiang really wanted to support Rong Ting.
If Fourth Master Jiang really wanted to support Rong Ting.
There are only two options before him: bribe him or find some way to get rid of him.
He catered to his wishes, holding a scroll in his hand, "It's rare to see you, Master. Could you please take a look at my writing?"
Mr. Jiang Si: Haha.
He had just said that he wanted to poke his eyes out when he saw a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and now the thing that made him poke his eyes out was delivered to him.
A headache.
He unfolded the calligraphy and painting handed to him by the Fourth Prince, knowing that the Fourth Prince came here not just for him to appreciate his writing.
People in the palace are like this. They always speak in a roundabout way before doing anything.
He had no intention of getting involved in the imperial palace fight, so he just made a few perfunctory comments.
The Fourth Prince thanked Fourth Master Jiang, slowly rolled up the scroll with his hands, and stared at Fourth Master Jiang. "I heard that Fourth Master came back from the north and returned to Jinling these few days. I wonder if he has adapted to the new environment."
Yecheng is in the north.
Fourth Master Jiang was alarmed.
However, he was also an old man, so he said slowly, "Where did you hear the rumor from? I just came back from the south and painted calligraphy and paintings for His Majesty. They are all small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River. If Your Highness is interested, why not go to His Majesty's study and take a look?"
This is different from what he had heard. The fourth prince narrowed his eyes slightly, "I remembered it wrongly."
"Yes, you just remembered it wrong." Fourth Master Jiang lied with certainty.
He talks a lot of nonsense but doesn't blush.
After the Fourth Prince left, he breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought that the better off I would be if I had less dealings with these people who might become emperors in the future.
Whoever takes one side is an enemy of the others.
Unless he forms a clique with a certain prince to keep his family safe, he will never wade into the muddy water of the fight for the throne.
The right thing to do is to stay out of it and protect yourself.
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When he thought about it, he suddenly felt that he was being a little too cruel to his daughter.
The Ninth Prince was indeed pitiful, but it was only because of his identity that he made him somewhat fearful.
My daughter has been staying at her aunt's house recently. I wonder if she is angry with him.
She didn't mention returning to Yecheng quickly, perhaps because she had guessed that he didn't want her to go back.
joyous.
After becoming a father, he became a little too cautious.
Thinking of this, he actually started to worry about the Ninth Prince who was far away in Yecheng, and whether his leg could be healed.
After all, her daughter had paid so much to cure his leg injury. If his family passed away and there was no one to take care of him, the leg would not heal. If they met again unexpectedly in the future and her daughter saw that the Ninth Prince's leg had not healed, her resentment towards him might be even deeper.
My conscience hurts.
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Rong Ting is holding the white cat Shi Liu.
The cat rolled over and over and tried to escape. He exerted two or three points of strength on his fingertips, pressed down its fat and stupid body, and walked towards Shuxiangyuan.
He looked listless and could not muster any interest in this noisy creature.
But the strength of the fingertips can be said to be gentle.
Because it's her cat.
He has figured something out recently.
Nian Nian was taken away by Fourth Master Jiang.
Send him a message.
The person who said that their family would never go back was also arranged by Fourth Master Jiang.
Fourth Master Jiang was fed up with him.
Who told him to covet the jewel in his palm?
Rong Ting held the chubby white cat under his hand, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, pulling out what he thought was a kind smile.
Holding the cat, he turned it around and smiled at him.
Pomegranate looked at his murderous smile and was so scared that it flapped its wings in the air and kicked its legs.
Rong Ting saw his own stiff smile in the cat's bright pupils, and the corners of his mouth drooped.
But looking at Shi Liu's eyes, I suddenly felt that they looked familiar.
After thinking about it, it’s like Nian Nian’s eyes.
Almond-shaped eyes, with slightly drooping corners, round and blunt, clean and naive.
Thinking of her, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
The pomegranate, which was getting angry, calmed down.
Rong Ting seemed to be thinking about something.
It seems like I have learned how to laugh when I don’t want to laugh.
I just don't know if this can change Mr. Jiang Si's mind.
However, Fourth Master Jiang might not know that he has already returned to Nanjing.
He had to plan out when to let Fourth Master Jiang know about this. Otherwise, Fourth Master Jiang would definitely start again and guard against him as if he were a thief.
Suddenly, several footsteps were heard from the other side of the bluestone road.
Rong Ting raised his eyes.
Fourth Master Jiang raised his eyes.
The pomegranate in Rong Ting's arms slowly raised its cat's eyes.
Six eyes met.
Two men and a cat looked at each other.
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Fourth Master Jiang is usually a leisurely and relaxed person, and he is not surprised by big or small things, no matter what he is praised or criticized. But this time when he saw Rong Ting, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
Shouldn't he be in Yecheng?
He had also never heard that the Ninth Prince was a twin.
Damn it.
"Why are you here?"
Rong Ting was also a little surprised. He didn't expect to see Fourth Master Jiang at this time. He calmed himself down and said, "My father asked someone to take me back to the capital to recuperate."
In Fourth Master Jiang’s heart, thousands of rivers were flowing and thousands of rivers were cut off, and mountains were collapsing on all sides.
Extremely shocking!
"When did you come back?"
"Twelve days ago."
Earlier than he came back...
When I thought about his arrangement in Jinling this time, it was just the right time to send my daughter to this brat again.
The old father's heart immediately felt like it was dropped into a frying pan, his body was shaking and seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
Just now I felt sorry for this kid.
Now all that's left is hate.
He glanced at the cat in Rong Ting's arms, and felt even worse.
Isn’t the cat Qin Yun raises a fat, round, white cat?
His daughter also likes this furry little animal.
How did she end up in Rong Ting's arms?
The possibilities behind this made the old father alert and yet collapsed.
"Is this the cat from Shuxiang Palace?" He pointed at the pomegranate and asked, his hands shaking.
If it were someone else, Rong Ting wouldn't even bother to say yes.
But he figured it out.
Nian Nian's family members are not outsiders to her.
For him, it shouldn't be someone else.
He lowered his eyes, and there was a hint of pity in his tone, "The cat ran into Shouhuai Palace where I live. Shouhuai Palace has been vacant for many years and is plagued by rats. There are only two eunuchs and a disabled person like me living there, and we can only let the rats run wild. Concubine Yun's cat ran to my place to catch mice."
Only the last sentence answered Fourth Master Jiang's question.
The first few sentences are all about gaining sympathy.
He lowered his head, his fingers clenched and white, as if he was afraid of being blamed. "The cat came here on its own. I'm trying to send it back now."
Mr. Jiang Si felt that the boy was hateful, but he also had to say that he was pitiful.
He couldn't lose his temper at a cripple, let alone a junior who was doing good things. He said to Rong Ting, "I just happened to be going to Shuxiang Palace. You can just hand the cat to me. You can go back to your Shouhuai Palace."
Rong Ting handed the cat over.
When Fourth Master Jiang looked down at the cat, he clasped his arms.
However, the fingertips dug quickly into the arm where no one could see, leaving two or three red marks on the pale arm.
"Fourth Master, be careful." He moved his hand, revealing the red marks on his arm that he had scratched himself, which looked like claw marks. He slowly slandered Shi Liu, "This cat's claws scratched people, and I got scratched."
Fourth Master Jiang frowned and looked down at the paws of the white cat in his arms.
It's not sharp, but it can definitely leave scars on people.
Looking at the boy's arm again, it was badly scratched.
He held its claws tightly to prevent it from scratching him, and couldn't help but ask Rong Ting one more question, "Do you have any medicine in your palace?"
Rong Ting looked slightly bitter.
When Fourth Master Jiang saw his expression, he knew that asking was the same as not asking.
There must be no medicine in his rat nest.
Think about how miserable this kid was in Yecheng. Now that he's back in the palace, he's under the noses of people who want to deal with him. It must be even more difficult for him to move. It's unlikely that the Imperial Hospital can prescribe medicine for him.
This kid is really pitiful.
"Then come with me." He sighed, turned around and left.
Rong Ting, however,
The pity on his face suddenly faded a lot, and a dark light appeared in his eyes.
Hands on wheelchair wheels
Go up and follow slowly.
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When Jiang Rao woke up from her nap, she called Ming Shao to tie her hair.
She is going out.
Although she had investigated the backgrounds of the two eunuchs accompanying Rong Ting and found them both clean, she had just dreamed that one of them was bribed by Empress Jiahe and became her spy.
It was the shorter eunuch she had never seen before.
That is Si Ying.
She had to tell Rong Ting about this as soon as possible.
As she was putting on her cloak, she heard a palace maid come in and say, "Miss, the Fourth Master is here to see you."
Jiang Rao's face fell.
She has been waiting for her father to finish the painting and come to her so that she can confess her decision to him.
But why, now?
Even with her aunt helping her, her father's side would definitely be a bit tricky.
The most important thing is that Daddy has always felt that the Ninth Prince is in Yecheng...
She hadn't figured out how to tell him that the Ninth Prince had returned to Nanjing so that he wouldn't be so surprised.
At this time, the palace maid said, "The Ninth Prince followed the Fourth Master and came together."
Jiang Rao was stunned.
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