The Tenth Prince was enjoying his meal, but when he heard Jiang Ranli asking about Yinzhen, his handsome face immediately changed, and there was a look of inquiry in his eyes.
"Why are you asking my fourth brother what he is doing?"
Seeing this, Jiang Ranli smiled with curved eyebrows and raised lips, looking innocent. Her hands were not idle either, and she considerately added tea and served food to the Tenth Prince.
"Li'er, you don't like my fourth brother, do you?"
The Tenth Prince looked at Jiang Ranli suspiciously, and when he thought of what his Ninth Brother said yesterday, his brows furrowed.
Like his fourth brother?
Is he here to be funny?
Jiang Ranli thought the Tenth Prince's question was very funny. Although Yinzhen was the final winner of the Nine Dragons' Succession War and would be the future emperor of the Qing Dynasty, she didn't like him. She didn't want wealth and glory, she just wanted to live a worry-free life.
The Tenth Prince became anxious as he waited for Jiang Ranli's answer for a long time.
"Li'er, say something, do you like my fourth brother?"
Seeing the Tenth Prince looking extremely anxious, Jiang Ranli quickly came to his senses and shook his head, "I don't like it."
At this moment, the Tenth Prince breathed a sigh of relief. He and his Fourth Brother had never been close, and his Fourth Brother always helped the Crown Prince and looked cold every day. He didn't like him.
"Li'er, I'm telling you, even if you like eighth brother, ninth brother, and fourteenth brother, don't like fourth brother."
Listening to his rare serious words, Jiang Ranli thought of the intrigues between the brothers. Although it was only the 44th year of Kangxi's reign, they had already begun the open and covert struggle for the throne.
"Why?".
Although he remembered that the Tenth Prince belonged to the Eighth Prince's faction and had always been at odds with the Fourth Prince's faction, Jiang Ranli still wanted to ask why.
The Tenth Prince put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Fourth brother never smiles all day long, and he seems to dislike everyone. Moreover, he always helps the Crown Prince..."
As he was speaking, the Tenth Prince's voice disappeared. He stared at Jiang Ranli in a daze, looking annoyed.
"Li'er, I was just talking nonsense, just pretend you didn't hear anything."
Jiang Ranli looked at him and saw that he was so anxious that his facial features were wrinkled. He smiled in his heart and then nodded, "Well, I didn't hear anything."
After hearing what Jiang Ranli said, the Tenth Prince finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't forget the previous topic, "Remember what I said, don't like my Fourth Brother."
This time, Jiang Ranli couldn't help laughing, and sighed in his heart that this Tenth Prince was really not suitable for being serious.
"Stop using your rich imagination. I have no interest in your fourth brother at all."
"Since you are not interested, why do you ask my fourth brother?" asked the tenth prince.
Hearing this question, the smile in Jiang Ranli's eyes faded. He thought for a while and said, "You should have heard what Master Jiu said. When my shop opened a few days ago, Master Si gave him a few banknotes as a gift. Think about it, one cannot accept gifts without merit. He and I have no relatives, so I don't think I can accept his banknotes. That's why I asked you."
After hearing this, the Tenth Prince nodded repeatedly and gave Jiang Ranli a thumbs up.
"Li'er, I didn't expect that although you are a woman, you are very sensible. You are right that one should not accept rewards without merit. Come, I will toast you with tea instead of wine."
"Stop joking and let's get down to business. Have you seen your fourth brother recently? What has he been busy with these days? Where does he go every day?"
Jiang Ranli pushed aside the teacup raised by the Tenth Prince and asked him anxiously.
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