Chapter 91 091 The ups and downs of happy times are always too short. …
[No, what is Doctor Wang? I just want to ask, do you have to act so pretentiously? It’s fine if you’re weighing plants at work, but this is clearly our holiday, and it’s our home ground. Is it really okay for Fourth Uncle Ning to be so serious? ]
[Although I know that Ning's character is a mature old man, but if I remember correctly, Ning is only seventeen years old this year, even if calculated by lunar age, he is only eighteen. Isn't he in the prime of his youth? How come he is so lifeless? ]
Xianyu was already very angry today because she was enjoying her meal but was asked by the butler Xiangbo to come and put out the fire. When the Fourth Prince mentioned this to her, the little flame of anger in her heart burned even more fiercely.
No, is that right?
You come to my house for dinner and you still act like a jerk in front of me?
Thank you so much for warming the four seasons...
Xianyu felt like a thousand horses were running through her heart, but the other party was a prince, and as the saying goes, the situation is stronger than the person, so no matter how angry she was, she could only complain quietly in her heart.
The bad news is that she expressed her inner thoughts outwardly again.
The good news is that only three people heard her.
But the bad thing is that among these three people, one is the Fourth Prince himself.
As seniors who were often able to hear Xianyu's inner thoughts, Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao expressed mixed feelings about the fact that today even the Fourth Prince could hear Xianyu's inner thoughts.
It was obvious that Xianyu's inner voice was full of disgust, but the Fourth Prince himself was able to hear it. This shows that their precious sister Xian has a special feeling for the Fourth Prince - you know, for such a long time, the people who could hear Xianyu's inner voice were basically people from their Wang family.
And they were the three or four people in the Wang family who were the best to Xianyu and the ones who suited her best. Well, let's be frank, they were actually the old lady of the Wang family, Feng Jieer, Wang Ziteng, and Wang Yao. The others, including Xianyu's cheap mother Liu and Feng Jieer's stepmother Li, could not hear.
Then there are the relatives outside.
Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao didn't know much about the female relatives. They heard that there were quite a few of them, but they were fortunate to hear it when they met for the first time. Perhaps there was something about them that immediately caught Xianyu's eye.
But among the male guests, the father and son were the most clear about it. It could be said that among so many relatives and friends, only Lin Ruhai had this honor.
Another special one is the Emperor. Although I don't know why Xianyu looks at their Emperor differently, and even has some admiration for him. Obviously, ordinary people would feel very awed when they see the Emperor. If they don't tremble in fear, they would probably stay away from him.
Only Xianyu, for some reason, was not timid even when facing their Emperor, and was quite willing to stand firm and not resist.
None of the other male guests had this honor.
Originally, Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao thought they were quite special. At least they were on par with His Majesty in terms of listening to Xianyu's inner thoughts. They had a feeling of "looking down on the crowd".
Until today, they saw with their own eyes another man enjoying this privilege, and it was the Fourth Prince whom they all disliked. This...
Actually, to be honest, it’s not that they dislike the Fourth Prince. They actually dislike all men of the right age - they always feel that the best cabbages in the house are about to be eaten by pigs, so as the family members of the cabbages, it should be normal for them to not have a good impression of these pigs, right?
Anyway, the Fourth Prince has no idea what they are thinking, so of course they just think whatever they want.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of being "frozen" while listening to the inner voices, Wang Ziteng and his son Wang Yao glared at the Fourth Prince "fiercely", but it was obvious that the Fourth Prince had no time to pay attention, as all his attention was focused on Xianyu.
So, what happened just now?
Is this the voice of the second daughter of the Wang family?
Emma, after so many days, I heard it again?
I was really moved to tears!
The Fourth Prince was quite overjoyed. After all, he had always been at the bottom of Xianyu's favorability rankings. But he didn't know what happened, but he was actually ranked in the top three today?
Oh, heaven! Oh, earth!
This is really cause for celebration!
Although Xianyu's words were all complaints about him, the Fourth Prince didn't mind at all. He even thought that what Xianyu said was very good.
Wasn't what he just said a little too serious?
But you really can't blame him for this!
I don't know why, he is usually very careful with his words and actions, and has never lost his composure like this.
In other words, in front of her, he would become unlike himself, like a little boy who had just fallen in love. It was so embarrassing.
However, since I can hear her inner voice, doesn't it mean that my position in her heart has become a little higher?
After all, I couldn't hear anything before, which meant that in her heart, I was nothing...
Although the Fourth Prince felt a little sad when he first thought about the past, hearing the inner voice for once today was enough to heal him.
He is such an easily satisfied person!
The Fourth Prince was very satisfied with himself and was delighted to be able to hear Xianyu's inner voice.
He was just thinking about continuing to listen to Xianyu's opinion of him, but unfortunately at this moment, his inner thoughts came to an abrupt end - because at this moment, Lin Ruhai sobered up and came back.
Today is a banquet to celebrate Wang Yao's success in getting admitted to the imperial examination and becoming a Jinshi. Of course, Lin Ruhai, the "famous teacher" must be present.
Not only did he show up, he also certainly had to drink a few more glasses.
Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao were both generous people. They were happy today, so they kept toasting him. Lin Ruhai was so happy that he couldn't help but drink a little too much.
Lin Ruhai, the only male god in the original world of Dream of Red Mansions and the perfect Uncle Lin in the minds of many readers, actually has one weakness, that is, he can't drink very well.
This matter is not mentioned at all in the original novel. After all, in the few scenes where Lin Ruhai appears, there are basically no scenes involving meals or banquets.
The main reason is that Lin Ruhai has too few roles. He only appeared briefly in the beginning of the book, but he already amazed the whole world. When he appeared again in the second half of the book, he had already donated the library to Yangzhou City, and he disappeared completely.
I have to say that Lin Ruhai was really miserable. He was born into a family of scholars and was rich enough to rival a country. He was also extremely intelligent, talented and handsome. He directly won the third place in the imperial examination. This was simply the pinnacle of his life.
Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long. His glory didn’t last long before it was gone, and his entire family was wiped out.
I don't know what the Lin family did to offend anyone, but they ended up with such a script that ended in total destruction of the entire family. Just for the Immortal Crimson Pearl Herb to come down to earth and repay its tears, they created such a huge tragedy. I really don't know what to say.
In short, given this situation, Xianyu had no idea that Lin Ruhai had a poor alcohol tolerance before.
After all, even though she had been here for more than a year, she had met Lin Ruhai several times and even had dinner together. But those occasions were ordinary family dinners, and men and women sat separately, so she really didn't know how much Lin Ruhai could drink.
This was the first time she realized that Lin Ruhai’s alcohol tolerance was really poor.
Apart from anything else, Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao must have drunk much more than him. After all, they were the hosts of the banquet and had to toast and entertain the guests.
So, they both drank definitely more than Lin Ruhai.
But now it seems that both Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao are still very clear-headed. Wang Ziteng drank more, so his face was slightly red, but Wang Yao was even more amazing. He drank so much, but his face didn't change, which showed that he had a rare physique of "not getting drunk after drinking a thousand cups".
In this comparison, Lin Ruhai's alcohol tolerance seems even more inadequate.
After a few drinks, his fair and elegant face turned red, and his usually clear and gentle eyes became blurred. Seeing this, the guests beside him hurriedly helped him to leave the table to change clothes, and went outside to the garden to get some fresh air and sober up. It took them half a cup of tea before they came back.
It was just such a coincidence that Xianyu came during this half cup of tea time.
Not only did she come, she also complained here.
Moreover, this complaint happened to be heard by the Fourth Master himself - it was all because Lin Ruhai left the table, so the Fourth Prince took advantage of the opportunity and his favorability ranking directly became third.
This is not to say that he has a high favorability in Xianyu's heart, but mainly because the people around him are even worse. How does the saying go? It's all thanks to his peers to set him off.
Apart from Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao, who were firmly ranked first and second among the male guests in terms of favorability with Xianyu, Lin Ruhai was originally ranked third, and the others had no chance.
Now that Lin Ruhai has left, the third place is vacant.
Then wouldn’t the Fourth Prince be the perfect fit?
After all, other people are even worse.
The Fifth Prince who is sincere but naive, the Third Prince who claims to be a spectator but whose real purpose is hard to tell, and the Eighth Prince whose personality is vague and no one knows what tricks he is playing.
Among these people, the Fourth Prince, who was a little mature beyond his years and looked very old-fashioned, immediately appeared amiable - well, he was the future emperor after all, so he should be given some face, just according to the standards of Master Kang, oh, no, the current His Majesty.
Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao accepted this well, but they still felt very uncomfortable in their hearts, as if "a girl should not be kept at home when she grows up."
The Fourth Prince looked very happy, and even his usually cold face seemed to have a little more warmth.
It was in such chaos that Lin Ruhai came back.
As soon as he came back, he found that the atmosphere on the scene was a little wrong.
Not to mention the nonsense between the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince, why did the Fourth Prince have such a weird expression, as if he was blaming me for stealing something from him?
Lin Ruhai observed calmly for a moment, and immediately understood what happened at the scene. He smiled and said, "Why did my niece come here in person? Is there anything you want to talk to us about?"
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