Chapter 458 Jiji Extra (1)
Gigi hesitated for a long time, but still walked out slowly.
He felt very embarrassed because he had been serving as the Grand Master in the palace for several years, but there were still some things he couldn't handle well and he needed to ask his brother-in-law for advice.
Fortunately, his brother-in-law never blamed him. He always taught him with all his heart and comforted him that he could not compete with those old officials because he was too young.
But he can't ask his brother-in-law to teach him for the rest of his life. He has to be able to take charge of things on his own.
It's okay now that he's in the capital, but when he and his senior sister go out and roam around the world and have a good time, who can I rely on?
It's such a headache.
…
While thinking this, Gigi walked towards Xiao Yu's villa.
Because I lowered my head, I almost bumped into someone.
Looking closely, isn’t that senior sister’s child, Xiao Wenyin?
"Uncle Jiji." Wen Yin called out obediently.
"That word is pronounced zhé." Jiji corrected it stubbornly, although it might be of no use.
"Where are you going? Xiao Wenyin, are your parents home?"
Wen Yin happily replied, "They are all here. Daddy asked me to go play with Brother Chen Mo!"
Silent is the son of Chen Zhaozhi and Xia Wanqing. Jiji has met him several times. He talks a lot and is not silent at all.
The senior sister never interferes with who her daughter plays with and basically lets her do whatever she wants.
Chen Zhaozhi, however, often instilled in his son the idea of "must pursue Xiao Wenyin". No matter how you look at it, it seems like he is trying to avenge the "snatching" he had done to Xiao Wenyin when he was young.
"Then go quickly and don't let Yanshe wait any longer." Gigi said.
"Okay, goodbye Uncle Jiji!"
Xiao Wenyin ran away, and Jiji knocked on the door of the new Xiao Mansion.
"Is this Lord Shen? Are you looking for our Young Master Xiao? Please wait in the guest room." The servant took him to have tea and rest.
Because Xiao Yu and Xu Chuchu are so famous now, there are endless visitors. They often pretend to be away and only let in acquaintances.
Gigi sat in the reception room, wondering how to talk to Xiao Yu.
"...Just when one leaves, another comes." A familiar mumbling voice came from outside the door. Gigi recognized the voice and tears immediately streamed down her face.
As Xiao Yu is cautious and smart, he would never do anything that would be heard by others.
He said it on purpose for him to hear!
"What's wrong, Gigi? Is there something wrong?" Xiao Yu said as he sat down on the chair next to him.
The corners of his eyes were slightly red and he reeked of alcohol.
It turned out that he was having a sweet drink with his senior sister when he was interrupted. Okay, it was his fault.
"Then, brother-in-law, let me make it short." Jiji started to tell Xiao Yu that since the New Year was approaching, the emperor wanted him to observe the stars at night and predict the situation of the Xia Dynasty in the coming year, and announce it at the sacrificial ceremony.
Jiji is now able to manage the Imperial Observatory in an orderly manner, and he does a good job in routine sacrifices, defensive barriers, etc.
But he doesn't know how to stargaze!
The ancestor of the Shen family might have known it, but no one taught him.
"So, brother-in-law, what should I do? Where can I find someone who knows how to stargaze right now?"
My senior sister and brother-in-law know so many people, maybe they can know one or two?
He will definitely come to visit!
"That's it?" Xiao Yu propped up his forehead and closed his eyes, looking like he was about to fall asleep at any moment. "I just made it up."
"How can I make this up?" Guiji said anxiously. "What if I make it up wrong? If something happens later that doesn't match what I've made up, how will people look at me? The emperor will blame me too!"
Xiao Yu sighed lightly and looked towards the dormitory a few more times.
"Jiji, you're too honest," he said. "Let me ask you, if you could tell astrology now and it predicted that the Xia Dynasty would have bad luck in the coming year, would you honestly tell the emperor? Would you say it at the sacrificial ceremony?"
"Ah this..." Gigi imagined the scene.
It seems that it shouldn’t be the case.
There were so many people at the sacrificial ceremony, all wishing peace and prosperity for the country and the people. He was the only one who came out to speak ill of the country. I guess people would think he was unlucky.
"So, I don't actually need to consult the astrology, because no matter what the result is, I can only say that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe?"
Xiao Yu didn't answer. He had already fallen asleep beside the table.
"Thank you, brother-in-law." Gigi clasped his hands together and felt suddenly enlightened.
He couldn't bear to see his brother-in-law sleeping in the chair and freezing, so he called a servant to help him to the bedroom. He made sure that he had changed his clothes, covered himself with a quilt, and drawn the curtains before leaving.
Hearing the footsteps completely fade away, Xiao Yu jumped off the bed.
"You little brat, why are you so busy every day?" He quickly put on his clothes and went to his and Chuchu's dormitory.
Wen Yin usually likes to stick to her mother and even sleep with her. Today, I finally chased her out, but she came back to cause trouble again!
I hope Chen Mo will play with Xiao Wenyin for a while longer.
…
After Jiji returned to the Imperial Observatory, he found the divination words used during the annual New Year sacrifice in the storeroom of the senior Grand Master.
Sure enough, it’s almost the same every year, saying that the people are enjoying themselves, the emperor, empress dowager, and concubines are in good health, and so on.
Gigi simply decided not to revise it. She found a copy from eight years ago, copied it, and submitted it without changing a single word.
Anyway, no one will remember what happened eight years ago.
Things passed so simply. Although it was easy, Gigi still had to learn to read the stars and couldn't just muddle through every time.
Unexpectedly, one day, the emperor asked the palace maid to pass on a message, asking Ji Ji to go to his study after court was dismissed.
Gigi was completely terrified. Could it be that someone had seen through what she said eight years ago? Could anyone have such a good memory?
He walked into the emperor's study with a deathly pale face, ready to face the storm.
"Chen Zhe is here?" I didn't expect the emperor to be smiling today, as if he remembered something happy. "Sit down, I want to tell you something."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gigi sat down properly.
"Hey, don't be so reserved! Let's talk about something light-hearted today," the emperor said. "How old are you this year?"
Jiji secretly said again, oh no, it’s over, asking about age is a sign of forced matchmaking.
He might as well have been told about stargazing.
"Your Majesty, I am twenty-one years old this year," he replied.
"How come you're still unmarried at this age?" The emperor slapped his thigh. "How about I point someone out for you?"
Gigi didn't get married, one reason being that he was busy and had a lot of things to do, and the other being that there was no one to officiate his wedding.
In this era, children cannot decide for themselves who to marry; they must obey their parents' orders and the matchmaker's words.
But the master didn't want to do these things and said she hoped he could fall in love freely.
So no one cared about it and left this to the emperor.
Jiji hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I have no plans to get married yet, and I am sorry to have failed Your Majesty's kindness."
The emperor curled his lips and said, "I knew you would refuse, but I didn't expect you to be so straightforward. Just like Xiao Yu back then."
"But this time is different," he added, "You're not like him who has a sweetheart. I'll find you a virtuous and kind girl to be your good wife, isn't that good?"
Jiji immediately felt "insulted": "Why does the emperor think that I have no lover, I..."
The emperor immediately interrupted him: "You spend all day in the Imperial Observatory, and when you go home at night you just sleep. Sometimes you don't even go home. You can't even see a girl, so how can you talk about your sweetheart?"
Gigi: “…”
Your Majesty, you have revealed the truth.
"Besides," the emperor said, jokingly, and then turned serious again. "The marriage I'm arranging for you this time is with the granddaughter of the Minister of Chancellery. You should understand what I mean."
Gigi was completely speechless now.
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