Chapter 1239: The Fourth Master Helps, Yinsi Thanks

Because it was a family dinner, the order of welcoming the emperor was arranged according to age.

Su Mingzhe and the three princes, the fifth prince, the seventh prince, and the eighth prince, five adult princes who already had the title of Beile, stood at the front.

The other princes, wives, concubines, and princesses followed in order.

Without waiting for Kangxi to arrive, everyone began to salute the dragon throne.

Everyone finished the ceremony.

Kangxi began his speech as usual.

The princes and wives listened to the lecture respectfully.

Only Ruoxi, the girl standing at the back, heard Kangxi's tone when he was lecturing, and found it was no different from that of her boss in modern times. Both were long-winded and full of 'umm, ahh'. She suddenly thought of the funny part and couldn't hold back her emotions, so she chuckled.

When Su Mingzhe heard the giggling sound, he quickly expanded his spiritual sense and found that the little girl behind him was peeking around and giggling sweetly at the people around her from time to time.

"This little girl is really fearless!"

Kangxi, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, couldn't stand it when he heard someone talking while he was talking. His expression instantly became serious and he pointed at the little guy:
"you--"

Everyone looked in the direction of the gesture and saw a bewildered girl standing there in a daze:
"...?"

Seeing that her sister hadn't reacted yet, Maertai Ruolan couldn't help but whispered a reminder:
"Go ahead..."

"Oh……"

The girl suddenly felt uneasy. The clogged-soled shoes on her feet were heavier than ever before, making it difficult for her to move forward.

In modern meetings, if she is suddenly called by her boss, she will feel uneasy, not to mention that the person who calls her name is the emperor above millions of people.

Su Mingzhe saw the girl's face turned pale with fear, and couldn't help but whisper a warning in his ventriloquy when the girl passed by him:

"Don't worry, the emperor is in a good mood today. As long as you don't talk nonsense, you'll be fine! Even if you make him unhappy, my thirteenth brother and I will help you..."

Maertai Ruoxi heard someone whispering in her ear, but when she looked around, she couldn't see anyone opening their mouth.

However, Su Mingzhe's last sentence immediately exposed his identity:
"'My Thirteenth Brother and I'... Could it be that the Fourth Master is talking to me?"

Although she couldn't figure out how the man could talk to her without letting others hear, with this assurance, the girl finally steadied her steps.

Just like in the plot, after the girl calmed down, she used the phrase "It's a pity that the emperors of Qin and Han were slightly inferior in literary talent; the emperors of Tang and Song were slightly inferior in charm. The great Genghis Khan only knew how to bend his bow and shoot eagles." to praise Kangxi as a saintly monarch.

Kangxi was very pleased, and since the Thirteenth Prince came forward to plead for her, he let the little girl go.

The lecture is over.

As usual, Kangxi gave some gifts to several princes and their wives, similar to the red envelopes given by bosses in later generations.

After all, today is Mid-Autumn Festival.

No matter how much gifts people receive, they will always feel happier.

Afterwards, Kangxi would test the princes' academic performance.

The wives of the wives, concubines, and princesses all said goodbye and went to the harem to pay their respects to the empress dowager and their mothers-in-law.

When everyone was taking the test, Su Mingzhe wanted to show off casually.

Unexpectedly, none of Kangxi's princes were fools.

Even the tenth prince Yin'e answered Kangxi's questions eloquently and with reasoning.

Su Mingzhe had no choice but to show off his skills a little in order not to be outdone by the fool Old Ten.

The same is true for the subsequent calligraphy session.

Su Mingzhe casually wrote the four words "the most benevolent and the most kind", which made Kangxi very happy.

Kangxi took Su Mingzhe's writing and read it over and over again. He couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Old Four, your words are written with strong and powerful strokes, and the style is clear and elegant, with some of the style of Yan style. They should be the best today. It seems that you have put a lot of effort in your daily life!"

"Tell us how you practice calligraphy on a daily basis?" "Reply to Ama's question."

Su Mingzhe cupped his hands and smiled:
"I am a foolish child, and I often worry about the busy work. In order to calm my mind, I like to copy Buddhist scriptures to calm my mind. Over time, it has achieved some effect."

"Not bad!"

Kangxi was quite impressed by Su Mingzhe's words and immediately said with a smile:

"Come and see which of the other people's handwriting is better or worse?"

Seeing that Kangxi actually asked him to find fault, Su Mingzhe naturally would not be fooled.

However, he also knew that since Kangxi asked him to make an evaluation, he had no choice but to do so.

After thinking about it for a while, Su Mingzhe came to the table, took a look, picked out two pieces of calligraphy, and said with a smile:
"Among these calligraphy, I like the calligraphy of my eighth and thirteenth brothers the most. As the saying goes, a person's calligraphy reflects his character. The calligraphy of my eighth brother is dense and elegant, while the calligraphy of my thirteenth brother is as flowing as clouds and water, unrestrained and unrestrained. They are both the realms I pursue but cannot achieve!"

"You're right. Although their writings are not as good as yours, they each have their own style!"

Kangxi highly appreciated Su Mingzhe's fair evaluation.

When the other princes saw that Su Mingzhe was the only one favored by the emperor, although they knew it was their own fault, they were still unwilling to accept it.

After all, this is the emperor's praise.

At this time, Su Mingzhe had no time to hide his shortcomings.

After all, Kangxi still has to live for another eighteen years. I can't just be a coward for eighteen years just to endure, right?
Afterwards, Kangxi wanted to have lunch and rest. After all, he was now over 50 years old and had long begun to lose energy.

Everyone saw Kangxi off respectfully.

With the help of Li Dequan, Kangxi returned to the harem to rest.

Su Mingzhe took the Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang and the Fourteenth Prince Yinzhen to Ningshou Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.

This Empress Dowager Borjigit was the empress of Emperor Shunzhi, the great-grandniece of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and also the biological mother of Kangxi.

Because she had no worries about food and drink in the palace, even though the empress dowager was already 63 years old, she still looked like she was in her youth.

Upon learning that her three grandsons came to pay their respects, the Queen Mother was in a good mood and gave each of them Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.

Not long after, the eighth prince Yinsi, along with the ninth prince, the tenth prince and others, came to pay their respects after realizing the situation was happening, and was one step behind the other three.

This elderly person can't stand being lonely, but he also can't stand being disturbed.

Later, the Eighth Prince and his companions kept telling jokes to show their filial piety.

The brothers chattered here and there, and soon, the noise made the old lady look sleepy.

Seeing this, Su Mingzhe winked at a few people and stood up to say goodbye.

After leaving Ningshou Palace, Su Mingzhe brought the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince to Yonghe Palace to pay a visit to Concubine De.

This is also because the Thirteenth Prince's mother has passed away due to illness five years ago. He has nowhere to go in the harem and can only follow Su Mingzhe.

Defei was delighted to see her two sons coming, but as she had a banquet in the evening, she did not let her sons chat with her. Instead, she asked the palace maid to clean up the room and let the children stay there for a nap.

When everyone woke up, it was already the end of the Shen time.

After washing up, everyone chatted with Concubine De and prepared to go to the Qianqing Palace to wait for the banquet at the hour of You.

Suddenly, a palace servant came in at the door and reported that the Eighth Prince had come to pay a visit with his concubine and Maertai Ruoxi.

Although Concubine De was curious about why the Eighth Prince came to visit her, she still invited him in because her youngest son Yinzhen had a good relationship with the Eighth Prince.

The Eighth Prince brought the sisters Ruolan and Ruoxi to the courtyard. When he saw the seated Concubine De, he immediately knelt down and said:
"Yinsi (Ruolan, Ruoxi) respectfully wishes the Empress Defei long life and good health!"

"No need to be polite, Eighth Prince!"

Concubine De smiled and asked the palace maids to bring soft stools and invited the three to sit down!
Unexpectedly, Yinsi did not sit down directly, but took the sisters Ruolan and Ruoxi to bow to Su Mingzhe and Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang beside them and said:

"I would also like to thank my fourth brother and thirteenth brother for their help in the hall this morning!"

(End of this chapter)