"That's a coincidence." Fourteen chuckled, and came in and sat down.
He had cheated Lao Ba, and Lao Ba had cheated him.
The opponent who was still biting each other could no longer fight. Now, who is better off than the other. The only thing better than Lao Ba is that the emperor has not openly disliked him. At least he still has a job to give him face.
It looks better. But this is all due to the fact that I have a compatriot brother who has a very high chance of succeeding.
Even now I think it's ironic.
Regarding meeting Lao Ba here, Fourteen just wants to laugh. He is not smart, but he is not stupid enough to not understand the degree of officialdom. Will the royal family meet by chance? Don't be ridiculous! Even if you don't want to see him, he will meet you no matter what.
Can't catch it.
But similarly, when you want to see it, you can't avoid it no matter what.
Lao Ba came here to pretend to be a 'accidental encounter', but he was just giving two people who were almost at odds with each other a step down.
Can you not take this step yourself?
Lao Ba, he understands. This person is so shameful! He is really torn and the trouble is huge.
He may not be able to help himself, but if he wants to secretly ruin his affairs, it will be very easy.
Lao Ba has such a temperament.
Thinking that the garden he was supervising now was for the deposed prince to live in, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
No matter what Lao Ba's reasons are, he doesn't want to disgrace Lao Ba.
So, he sat over, took the teapot himself, and poured tea for Lao Ba. "It's such an unexpected surprise to meet Ba Lao here."
He raised the tea with both hands as if to apologize.
Ba Ye smiled kindly and took the drink. The two brothers suddenly felt a tacit understanding and put aside the unpleasantness between them for the time being.
"Sit down and listen together. The girl who sings has a good voice." Ba Ye pointed to the girl holding the pipa by the window and said.
Fourteen looked up and saw that he was in his prime when he was twelve or thirteen years old. But when it came to beauty, it was like that. The only thing he was curious about was that this girl was something he had never seen before. He often came here, and there were heads all over it.
Familiar. I believe the boss will not hide such a good thing from him. It can only be said that this girl was brought by Lao Ba. Why not call a stranger and bring someone here instead? It is obviously not possible to use a honey trap.
Maybe, their brothers could fall into anything. The only thing that was impossible was a honey trap. Fourteen thought in his heart that he was only letting such a trustworthy person go if he had something to say. These thoughts were also changing.
After thinking about what happened in an instant, he just didn't know. He turned around and smiled and asked: "Brother Bage is here, so it's better not to be known by Sister-in-law Eight. As for the Wanyan family, they don't know that my brother will come here on weekdays.
Please ask Brother Batsu to keep it secret for you."
"Then let's talk to each other, brothers." Mr. Ba laughed and pointed at the girl, "You can continue singing."
The sound of the pipa sounded, which turned out to be 'ambush from all sides'.
Fourteen couldn't help but glance at Master Eight. What does it mean to hear "ambushing from all sides" at this time?
Are you talking about his situation or your own situation?
Fourteen felt a little disdainful. Lao Ba had already fallen to the bottom, who had the energy to ambush him? Lao Si?
As long as the eighth child lives his life as he should, without causing trouble or fussing, the fourth child is too lazy to pay attention to him.
But Lao Ba is really not a peaceful person.
Of course, Master Ba is not willing to settle down.
Being calm means surrendering and being wronged. He has already experienced these in his early years.
He climbed from the lowest point to the highest point step by step, and it felt like he was only one step away from reaching the highest point. He was used to the scenery at high places, used to looking down below, and now he was asked to look up at people.
He can't do it anymore.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
This is actually a truth.
When Old Fourteen listened to this song, he only had one thought, that is, Old Eight was going to cause trouble.
Because he has errands recently, he often goes to see the emperor. The emperor has lost weight, but as the saying goes, it is hard to buy old age if you have money.
Tell him that the emperor's life is long.
He thought darkly, if the old man lived another twenty years, even the fourth child would be over fifty by then. All the brothers in front of him would have to give way. At that time, at the age of forty, he might really have a chance.
I don’t believe that after twenty years of experience, I still can’t develop some real skills.
The younger brothers have been suppressed by the elder brothers above and cannot get ahead.
The older brothers will all be old in another twenty years.
He and Thirteen are exactly the same age.
Therefore, he hopes that the emperor will live long. As long as the old man is here, these brothers above, who are so intelligent that they are almost demons, will have to stay at home and be filial sons.
The third child is now busy writing books and never leaves the house. People say that the third child is self-imposed.
The fourth child started chanting sutras, saying he was praying for blessings. People say that this man is now obsessed with Buddhism.
In addition to paying respects to the Queen Mother, Lao Wu now doesn't even go to Yi Fei's mother-in-law. He seems to be deliberately avoiding contact with Lao Jiu.
He didn't pay attention to Lao Qi at all. This brother had been supervising the Ministry of Rites. However, people in the Ministry of Rites rarely saw the seventh master.
Lao Jiu is currently in the limelight because of the Qinghai-Tibet incident.
Lao Ten used to be inseparable from Lao Jiu, but it is said that he recently got injured while wrestling and is recuperating at home.
Thirteen is the Admiral of the Nine Gates, so it goes without saying that he is in the limelight. But if you want to see Old Thirteen outside the Yamen, it is simply a dream. This man really does not leave the house except for official business. If you want to meet him, they will tell you
Two words - no time! He didn't even go to the fourth child.
In addition to the errand of gardening that I have, no one else is out to do the work.
Now that I think about it carefully, I feel very scared. Because everything that is busy has something to do with the fourth child.
Lao Jiu was recommended by Lao Si. Lao Thirteen was Lao Si's biggest fan, and he was Lao Si's younger brother.
It seems that the emperor's meaning is very obvious.
In an instant, sweat dripped from Fourteen's forehead.
Is this really the case?
Just as I was feeling frightened, I heard the concerned voice of Master Ba, "What's wrong? Brother Fourteen, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Fourteen wiped the sweat from his forehead and then smiled and said: "Good playing! Playing really well. It's ambush from all sides. My brother really felt that there was a chilling air all over his body." He wiped the sweat again and said, "
Look, I'm sweating." As he said this, he took out a gold nail and threw it on the table. He looked at the girl who was already standing by with her pipa in her arms, "I gave it to you."
The girl glanced at the eighth master, then reached out to take it, kowtowed to the tenth master, and thanked him for the reward.
Ba Ye smiled and said, "Then let's talk about a soothing song."
Fourteen nodded indifferently. He had something on his mind and didn't want to waste time here with Lao Ba.
The pipa sounded, but Fourteen had no intention of listening to what it was playing.
"Fourteenth brother, to be honest, fourth brother is really a filial son." Lao Ba's voice was so faint that no one could tell what he meant.
Shi Shixin said, here comes the topic. He chuckled, "Yes!" He could only say this now. If the emperor's mind has really been made up, if he were the fourth child, he could be extraordinary and become a
A pure filial son.
Immediately afterwards, Lao Ba sighed again, "But we brothers are unfilial." His voice sounded a little sad and a little self-blaming, "Every time I think of Emperor Ama being so angry with us, she clutches her chest, her face is pale, her lips are blue,
Brother, my heart aches. We are sinners!"
Fourteen was stunned. Lao Ba's tone was so sincere that Lao Fourteen was in a trance for a moment.
Before he could react, Lao Ba stood up with tears on his face and said, "Brother, I'm really worried. Let's go play at Fourteen. I'll take my leave now."
With that said, Zhen left first.
Fourteen looked at Lao Ba's back, a little stunned.
Feeling guilty? Then there is no point crying in front of yourself. You can still expect yourself to deliver a message to the emperor. Don't even shed a few tears. Tears fill the moat. If you go in front of the emperor, you won't say anything.
Lao Ba knows himself well, so he won't do such meaningless things!
So what did he want to say?
He thought over and over what Lao Ba said.
...Covering her chest, her face was pale and her lips were blue...
These words rose up in my heart like a curse.
The emperor's appearance when he was ill flashed through his mind. He didn't pay attention to it before, just thinking that the emperor was very angry. Now after comparing it again, he found out what the problem was.
The emperor is indeed ill, but this illness is also a serious illness.
Maybe a heart attack?
Fourteen was a little unsure. But thinking that Lao Ba specifically mentioned these symptoms in the open, he felt even more uneasy.
He urgently needed to find a medical book to see if it was true.
Fourteen complied with his temper and sat down. He told himself over and over again not to appear anxious. But when he heard the sound of the pipa in his ears, it was like a magic sound filling his ears.
He reminded himself that this girl belonged to Master Ba, and he kept her to see his reaction.
So, don't be anxious or have any other look.
However, how could I turn a deaf ear to this news, which was as if the sky was falling, and not be disturbed in my heart?
Finally, when the song was over, Fourteen untied his purse and threw it to the girl, "I've served you well today, I'll reward you."
After saying that, he deliberately slowed down, left the private room, went downstairs, and left the store. He got on his horse and walked back slowly.
But as soon as he entered the house, Shi Shi ran to the study.
Fourteenth Fujin was packing up the congratulatory gifts for Jiu Fujin. Hearing that Fourteenth was back, he wanted to discuss with him whether the gift should be a little heavier now that Jiuye was somewhat decent in front of the emperor.
I didn't want anyone to come back and went straight to the study.
Even the direct descendant of Fujin had no right to go to the important place of the study.
She sent someone to call, but she heard a reply saying that her father wanted to study hard, so don't disturb him today, no one would be seen.
Fourteenth Fujin looked at the sky outside and saw that the sun did not rise from the west today.
How did you work hard?
It's okay to work hard. But what do you mean by "don't bother me today"?
Are you just working hard today? Does that count as hard work?
What kind of nonsense is this!
It's not like I found some shameless picture album again. I want to study it for a long time and try it with those little goblins at night.