Chapter 48 Showing Off Your Skills
Yun Fu squatted obediently in Wei Rong's arms, raising her head from time to time to rub the man's palm.
Old Master Zhu, who was sitting opposite Wei Rong, felt a little uncomfortable when he saw this scene.
Wei Rong dropped a black dot, picked up the teacup with one hand, and took a sip.
Then he gestured to the old man, “It’s your turn now.”
Zhu Moshan placed his white piece down and took a black piece.
Wei Rong remained calm and placed a piece to block the old man's attack.
"Mr. Zhu's murderous aura is quite strong. As you age, you should focus on self-cultivation. I have a prescription for calming the mind, which you may need."
Zhu Moshan gritted his teeth, "Wei Ziyang! You came to Nanling just to piss me off, right? You're playing chess with a cat in your arms. Put it down and let it play on its own!"
When Yun Fu heard Wei Ziyang call out, she shuddered. When did her grandfather recognize Wei Rong?
Wei Rong was not surprised that Mr. Zhu called out his name. Uncle Zhu was there yesterday, so Mr. Zhu followed Wei Rong's words and pretended not to know him.
Wei Rong's uncle was once a student of Zhu Gong, who served as the chief academic officer of the Imperial College during the reign of Emperor Taizu.
During the reign of the previous emperor, although Zhu Moshan did not take part in state affairs and retired to Nanling, he would occasionally receive letters from his students.
Wei Rong, whose courtesy name was Zi Yang, was given the name by an old friend of Zhu Moshan, and he had also heard of it.
When Zhu Moshan heard the name Song Ziyang yesterday, he immediately became suspicious.
After a few words of probing, he was certain that it was Wei Rong, the eldest son of the Wei family who had died of poisoning in Jing'an City.
Perhaps the young man in front of him did not want to hide his true identity, otherwise Zhu Moshan would not have guessed it so easily.
Considering the current situation in the court, the fact that the young emperor asked him to come out of retirement proved that the young emperor would make big moves next.
Wei Rong patted the cat's butt in his arms, signaling it to go play by itself.
Yun Fu raised her eyes and glanced at the man lightly.
Haha~ A man who is thrown away after use.
After glaring, Yun Fu jumped out of Wei Rong's arms swiftly and ran towards the flowers where butterflies were flying.
Zhu Moshan stared at the cat that quickly ran away with his eyes wide open.
What he meant was that Wei Rong should stop holding him all the time and give him a hug as well. He didn't let the little thing play by himself!
"Mr. Zhu, please stop looking. I've sent Ah Fu, who's in your way, out to play. Come on, play chess seriously."
Zhu Moshan:......
The brat must have done it on purpose!!!
"You faked your own death and came to Nanling just to invite me to serve as an official?"
Zhu Moshan was far away in Nanling, but he had heard of the Prince of Wei a long time ago.
He is a genius of extraordinary talent, rarely seen in a century. He is in charge of the prisons and is one of the cabinet ministers who helped the cowardly and incompetent Sixth Prince ascend to the throne.
At the age of twenty-something, he was already manipulating the imperial power in his hands. This cannot be described as astonishing talent, but rather as being as intelligent as a demon.
If such a person had ambitions for the throne, the Ji family's kingdom would have been renamed long ago.
Therefore, Zhu Moshan did not believe that the person in front of him came to Nanling just to see him and invite him to the court.
Wei Rong held the black piece in his hand, which made his fingertips look even colder and whiter like jade.
His eyes fell on the little guy who was running and jumping after a butterfly not far away.
The black piece fell and took two of the old man's white pieces.
"The old man is really as foresighted as a god, but I came to Nanling just for you."
Of course, it was not just to invite the old man to the court, but also to confirm one thing.
Now, it has been confirmed that the fish has taken the line on its own, but it still plays dumb and thinks it has not been hooked.
Wei Rong was not in a hurry and was happy to confront the little fish.
Zhu Moshan carefully observed the changes in the boy's facial expressions and found that he really couldn't tell anything.
Finally, he sighed, "Every generation has its own talented people, and I am old~"
After Yun Fu had been chasing butterflies for a while, she saw a pond not far away and her eyes lit up instantly.
Looking at the two people still playing chess in the pavilion, his eyes finally turned to the old servant who was serving not far away.
This old servant looked very kind and amiable. I saw him guarding outside the house yesterday, which showed that he was someone my grandfather trusted.
Zhu Wen kept an eye on the pavilion, ready to add tea and water.
He felt something tugging at the corner of his clothes. He looked down and saw that the yellow kitten brought by the guest stretched out its claws and hooked the corner of his clothes.
Zhu Wen still likes this kitten very much, especially when he saw the old man holding it out with a smile on his face yesterday.
In previous years, on the anniversary of the eldest daughter's death, the old man would stay in the house all day long. Every time he came out, he looked very bad, and sometimes he would even fall seriously ill.
Not only did she smile brightly yesterday, she didn't even stay out too late.
Zhu Wen felt that this was all thanks to the cat in front of him.
He squatted down, a smile in his voice, "What's wrong? Are you hungry? I'll find you something to eat."
"Meow~" Not hungry, not hungry~
Yunfu, who had eaten two fried fish before going out, now has a full stomach.
Zhu Wen saw that the cat was still tugging at the corner of his clothes, as if it wanted him to follow it.
Yun Fu tugged at the old man's clothes and then walked towards the pond.
She took two steps, turned around, and called out to him twice.
Zhu Wen seemed to understand that it wanted him to follow it, so he raised his foot and followed it.
Yun Fu came to the edge of the pond, sniffed with her pink nose, and quickly ran to a corner of the pond.
"Slow down~" Zhu Wen looked at the kittens that ran far away with light jumps, and his old bones could hardly keep up.
Yun Fu stopped at a place where the fishy smell was the strongest and began to wait.
Zhu Wen followed the cat and watched it squatting beside the pond, staring straight into the water.
Several fish were swimming happily in the water, and Zhu Wen immediately understood that the little guy was greedy.
The pond is full of carp and common grass carp.
The old man likes fishing in his spare time, so he raises fish in this pond. Whenever he catches fish, he asks the kitchen to cook them and serve them as a side dish.
Since the old man rarely catches any fish, the fish in the pond are getting fatter and fatter.
The old man has a very stubborn temper. If he can't catch the fish, he won't let anyone else try to catch it, so he just keeps it there.
Now a cat has set its eyes on the fish in the pond. Zhu Wen thinks he should go and ask the old man if he can catch one to give the kitten as a meal.
It was a rare opportunity for Zhu Moshan to meet someone whose chess skills were comparable to his, so he actually played several games with the prince of the Duke's Mansion.
After hearing Zhu Wen's report that the kitten wanted to eat fish, he stood by the pond and waved his hand, "Have someone catch a few. There's no need to report such a thing."
Zhu Wen was surprised. The young masters in the mansion were not allowed to touch the fish in the pond, let alone catch them. Now the old man made an exception and caught them for the kitten, which was enough to show how special the old man was to this cat.
When Wei Rong heard the conversation between the two, the corners of his lips unconsciously rose.
"No need to ask for help, Ah Fu has probably been fished out by now."
When the master and servant heard this, they all looked at Wei Rong who was speaking.
Wei Rong looked up, a smile flashing across his eyes.
"Here~ isn't it coming."
Zhu Moshan and Zhu Wen turned around to look.
I saw the yellow cat holding a crucian carp that was almost bigger than its body in its mouth, walking towards the pavilion with a proud and confident look.
The fish was quite big, and its tail was dragging on the ground.
This scene was already commonplace to Wei Rong, but it was simply shocking to Zhu Moshan and the others.
Yun Fu took the fish in her mouth and brought it in front of Mr. Zhu, then threw it away casually.
The crucian carp, almost suffocating, was struggling on the ground.
"Meow~" Grandpa, take it~ to replenish your body!
Zhu Moshan’s eyes widened: !!!
Wei Rong had a smile on his face, showing a sense of pride.
Can other kittens catch fish? No, only his Ah Fu can.
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