Futile Calculations

Chapter 25

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The same bright moon illuminates the joy of the four Ji family brothers and sisters sneaking out of the back door, and also illuminates the people drinking alone on the high cornices of the National Teacher's Mansion.

The full moon seemed to be hanging on the high cornices from a distance, and a man dressed in black ice silk stood Langlang in the middle of the moon, his solemn eyebrows were three points colder than that of the clear moonlight. His Royal Highness the Second Prince had just met Little General Ji Nan, and the tenderness in Tao Hua's eyes was still warm, and he could smile tenderly at such a national teacher: "In such a moonlight, junior brother drinks alone with the moon, I'm really very happy."

"Get out." Chen Yubai didn't even want to say another word to him at this moment.

Murong Yan sat down beside him with a smile on his own, picked up a jug of wine, took a sip, sighed softly, and said, "Good wine!"

Looking at the bright moon thousands of miles away, his expression was full of reminiscence: "I think the flowers and wine of the National Teacher's Mansion were the most famous in those days. Master was hospitable. Half of the people who went to the capital had seen the flowers and tasted the flowers and wine of the National Teacher's Mansion back then. The wine from the National Teacher's Mansion. It's a pity that in the hands of the younger brother, few people can enjoy this kind of fine wine now."

Chen Yubai really didn't want to talk to him, but he knew that if you ignored this guy, he would go around talking all night.

"I won't help the Ji family." He simply pointed it out directly, "The matters above the court are decided by the emperor, and other matters, each person has his own fate."

"You mean Ji Dong?"

"I just say: Everyone has his own destiny." Chen Yubai said coldly, "You and I come from the same school. Although you haven't practiced divination, you know it better than anyone else. When my master passed away, I asked me to take care of this Daye Tianxia and the National Teacher's Mansion, before I find the next national teacher, I need to live well. So put away your tricks, brother. I am Daye National Teacher, and I will do what I have to do I won't shirk, and I won't say a word more about the rest."

Murong Yan came here for two things: one is his beloved General Ji; the other is the throne he has planned for many years. No matter what it was, Chen Yubai was not interested in any of it, and he had no intention of revealing secrets to save his life.

Under the moonlight, His Royal Highness the second prince's peach blossom eyes, which had always been blissful in the spring breeze, also dimmed a bit.

"Yubai, back then when Master deduced the constellations for me and leaked the heavenly secrets, I only found out after the fact."

"I know, Master himself wanted to do that." Chen Yubai took a sip of his wine, "Otherwise I would have killed you long ago."

"You won't." Murong Yan laughed. Since he knew that there would be no answer to what he wanted to ask, he put it down instead and teased his junior brother wholeheartedly: "You seem to be cold-blooded and heartless since you were young, but you are the most affectionate in your bones." The master values you. Otherwise, with your heart, you would have been impatient to be the master of the country." He laughed, "Speaking of which, you have also accepted apprentices, your little apprentice... It's a pity that you are a girl."

Chen Yubai was in a trance in the evening wind and moonlight, and there was a faint shadow in his heart, which was suddenly revealed by Murong Yan, and suddenly it seemed that some secret in his heart had been turned over in full view, his face changed, and he said in disgust: " Have you finished talking? Get out!"

Murong Yan raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter? Why did your little apprentice provoke you?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Chen Yubai's voice was as cold as the black ice silk, "You have too much greed and worry too much, that's why you can't let it go and ask too much!"

Murong Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at him for a while, then burst out laughing, drank the wine in his hand, stood up, and smiled very heartily: "Who in the world is not like this? When you meet people and things you care about, can you not forget?" Don't worry about greed, let it go?"

This guy is really annoying, he talked so much, Chen Yubai didn't bother to answer him, and with a flick of his sleeves, several wine jars flew towards him, the crisp sound of broken porcelain and the smell of wine made this cold night lively, Murong Yan was in a state of embarrassment. Step back a few steps, smile and fly down from the cornice, gradually going away. That Yuebai robe finally disappeared in the distance, and Chen Yubai walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

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In fact, Chen Yubai felt that he could do the last question Murong Yan asked.

For example, he has never been very sad when the troublemaker is not in front of his eyes these days.

Thinking about it, she is no different from the housekeeper and Xiaotian. After staying around for a long time, no matter how disgusted she is, she will have some feelings. It just so happens that she is a girl.

Master Guoshi felt that his calamity was over, and he walked forward with a calm and expressionless face refreshed.

In the past few days, the court has been arguing over the war in Xili. Daye's people were tough, and most of them took the lead in the battle, but there were great differences in the dispatch of troops: some recommended Ji Nan, saying that General Ji had returned from a victorious battle in the Southern Kingdom not long ago, and that he would surely succeed if he took advantage of the victory!

Some people strongly objected: the eldest prince Murong Lei is a young hero, invincible, the emperor should send his own son instead of someone else's!

The emperor was dizzy from their quarrel, and looked around calmly, but he saw the calm face of the national teacher who had always been annoyed by this kind of noise.

Huh? really weird!

Chen Yubai was stared at by him with great interest, and he endured it for a long time, then gave him a faint look, and continued to remain expressionless.

There is nothing strange about this.

These old men are loud, but... not as much as someone.

The old men finished their quarrel for the time being, and the Master of the State Teacher was about to go back to the mansion. The palace guards outside the palace came forward to invite: The Empress Dowager Cixiao has invited the Master of the State Teacher.

Chen Yubai still had a bit of respect for the emperor's biological mother, unlike the Empress Dowager Duanmi who ignored her, and just followed the palace people there.

The Empress Dowager Cixiao was waiting for him in the palace, and the Empress Dowager was also there. When she saw the Master, she smiled and said, "I haven't thanked the Master for helping me with the matter of the sixth prince last time!"

"The empress is serious, this is a matter of the minister's duty." If the master of the state is not to be offended, he is still relatively polite on weekdays.

"Speaking of which, I have a very close relationship with Master Guoshi. The adopted daughter of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was the one who gave her a hairpin. It was also at the hairpin ceremony that I discovered the kit left by Master Guoshi. "The empress smiled and drew closer, "I heard from Princess Yanyang that Xiao Li was naughty and mischievous since he was a child, and got into trouble all day long at home, but how long has it been since he joined the master of the National Teacher? I heard that he has been Tune|teach follow the rules."

"It's better for a girl's family to be well behaved," said the Empress Dowager Cixiao with a smile, "Isn't that child too young? Now that the hairpin ceremony has been done, can we say we are kissing?"

"It is precisely for this matter that I invited the Master of the National Teacher to come here!" The Empress accepted the words, and turned to the National Teacher with a smile: "The Master of the National Teacher is good at stargazing, I don't know if you can help her when teaching Xiao Li See? Her red luan star... but moved?"

The empress never dreamed that her words even stepped on two sore spots of the national teacher.

Firstly, he can't deduce Ji Xiaoli's constellation, just like he can't deduce his own constellation. People are hitting and cannot be counted.

The second one, although he can't deduce it, he also knows: the one who moves... has other intentions.

The Master of the State Teacher suddenly turned pale, and did not answer. The Empress looked at her words and remembered the words of Princess Yanyang: "That wild girl hates dogs, and when she comes to the State Teacher's Mansion, she is always making troubles and making troubles. Master Guoshi is as eager to marry her as I am! The queen’s sister-in-law only needs to dial a few words, and when the time comes, the Shangshufu will send the horoscope, and Master Guoshi only needs to say that it is a golden and jade marriage, a match made in heaven, and the matter will be done. !"

The empress thinks back to how she wished to marry off her sister-in-law, Princess Yanyang, but couldn't express her feelings. People share the same heart and mind, and she can't help but understand the taciturn master in front of her.

The empress's tone was a little softer as she was also a fallen person in the world, "It's actually like this: there is a son of a similar age in Chu Shangshu's house, who is quite interested in Xiaoli from our family, but... that Mr. Chu has a reputation for restraining his wife. outer-"

"Is it just the reputation?" Chen Yubai raised his eyes and asked indifferently.

The queen's heart was inexplicably chilled by his gaze, and she stood there for a while. I only heard Master Guoshi say: "Chu Shangshu once brought the young master to the door, and asked the minister to change his horoscope. Is the Chu young master famous or worthy of the name? If the Zhennan Palace wants to marry a daughter, don't you ask in advance? "

The Empress Dowager Cixiao said with a smile: "Isn't there a master of the state teacher here? The master of the state teacher taught her that she would be a teacher for one day and be a father for the rest of her life. If you think about it, even if the son of Chu really restrained his wife, the master of the state teacher would have a way to change it." .”

The Empress Dowager Cixiao said this because she wanted to go back to the serious business of approving the horoscope, but the National Teacher didn't know what happened. After hearing her sentence "Teacher for one day and father for life", his face seemed to become even uglier...

It seems that that girl is really annoying. When the Master of the National Teacher heard that he would be a father for life, he was so displeased!

"Master Guoshi should also understand that Zhennan Prince's Mansion wants to marry this child... as soon as possible. Master Guoshi has taught her for a long time, and he understands it. Why don't you just say a few words and handle this matter Are you done?"

"What the Empress Dowager means is: it's rare for someone to be willing to marry her, and the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is eager to marry her?" Chen Yubai was silent for a long time, then asked suddenly.

The empress dowager and empress thought that he finally understood, and they all looked relieved. Chen Yubai looked at them with a look of leaving behind a big burden, his eyes flashed coldly.

The emperor's personal eunuch came over at this time and said that the emperor invited the master of the state.

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All the way, the eunuch who was frightened by the cold face of Master Guoshi walked far ahead, and when he arrived at the Hall of Precious Harmony, his back was covered with cold sweat, and when he opened the door to invite the Guoshi to enter, his hands and feet were numb.

The hall of Baohe was peaceful. The emperor was talking to the Minister of Chu, who was next to him. When he saw Chen Yubai coming, he raised his voice and said with a smile, "Yubai, I have received a happy event for you."

As soon as the words fell, the emperor was surprised: Why is his national teacher's face as cold as ice? Obviously, just now, the high priest still had a thoughtful face, and his brows and eyes were full of spring!

At the side, Chu Shangshu has really been smiling all the time these few days, and he bowed to Chen Yubai: "Master Guoshi, last time I contradicted the dog in the Guoshi mansion, and the old minister is here to apologize for the dog. Human Haihan!"

Chen Yubai turned sideways to avoid his courtesy, "Don't dare. But what I said that day might offend me, Lord Shangshu, don't take offense."

"No wonder, no wonder!" Chu Shangshu beamed, "If I hadn't visited the Master of the National Teacher that day, Gouzi would not have met Miss Ji's family! Speaking of which, it is really a great matchmaker made by the Master of the State Teacher!"

The Master of the National Teacher was silent, and his voice was a little bit lower: "Young apprentice is stubborn, because I have no way to teach you."

"The Miss Ji family is indeed..." Chu Shangshu thought of the miserable situation of his own house, and paused, then he turned to think about the golden grandchildren all over the ground, and became happy again: "But the dog's marriage is rough, and the old minister doesn't ask for anything else right now." , I only ask him to marry a wife safely and extend his heirs.”

The emperor also smiled and said: "Yes, getting a wife and having children is the top priority. After this catastrophe is over, I will marry as many virtuous concubines as I want in the future!"

Anyway, no one is looking for Ji Xiaoli so hard to marry him, isn't it just to have a child after marrying home

From the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to the Shangshu Mansion, from the Empress Dowager, Queen to the Emperor, no one regarded this marriage as an important decision that determined a girl's life.

Ji Xiaoli is just a pawn in these people's hands, some people discard it if they don't want it; others take it if they can rely on her for two games for the time being.

Chen Yubai understood this feeling too well.

Just like the position of the master of the Xuanwu order and the position of the national teacher, the world needs someone to inherit the Xuanwu order and guard the night, but no one needs Chen Yubai.

"Thanks to the favor of the emperor and the high regard of Chu Shangshu, I will take a trip to the Zhennan Palace." The Master of the State Teacher suddenly smiled and said.

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