Chapter 308: The Evil Official and the Foolish Boy
Chapter 308: The Evil Official and the Foolish Boy
Pei Dafu stood by the river, pointing at a few strong-looking men on the other side of the river. Then he saw a familiar kid sitting on a high place and moving slowly towards the bridge.
He thought to himself, "What a coincidence," then smacked his lips, a meaningful smile appearing on his face. He called Xiao Shunzi over and whispered something to him, then waved him to leave.
Xiao Shunzi took a look from a distance and then quickly walked to the bridgehead.
At this time, Wang Lin and Wan Niang had just brought the four children to the bridge. Seeing that there were soldiers guarding it, they could only smile helplessly at the children.
"Ayi..." Xiao Shunzi shouted, walked quickly to them, and looked at them helplessly, "Mrs. Lin, Mr. Wang, you are also official families, why don't you take another road, but squeeze here instead."
Several people who participated in the Yanjing event for the first time: ...
Xiao Shunzi didn't care what the others thought. He waved his hand and asked the soldiers to let them pass.
Xiao Yining and Wang Gungun were finally able to land on their feet.
Wang Lin's scalp was no longer damaged.
Wan Niang no longer has to protect two young boys.
Several people were brought to Pei Dafu by Xiao Shunzi.
Pei Dafu smiled secretly for a moment when he saw the two adults in such a mess, and then he praised them seriously, "Young Master and Young Lady are indeed good nephews of Your Majesty. All they want every day is not to cause trouble for Your Majesty. But it would be fine on normal days, but there are so many people here today, so you can't let the children suffer because of being strict with yourself."
As soon as these words were spoken, the two simple-minded adults blushed with embarrassment.
Pei Dafu seemed unaware. He looked at the four kids again, pointed to the stands on both sides of the drum tower, and said, "Wait, you guys, go sit there. It's not crowded."
Two big ones: ...
At this time, Pei Yi said, "Dad, I have no money, I want to bet on the dragon boat."
Pei Dafu couldn't help but glance at his adopted son in silence, but he had opened the floodgates and he just happened to take over the conversation.
He gave Xiao Shunzi a look and lazily sighed, "You can't bet anymore. Lord Lu has angered His Majesty this morning. His Majesty wants to change all the dragon boat racing teams. Now that the auspicious time is approaching, the civilian teams haven't found all the members yet, so the dragon boat race can't happen."
"Not enough manpower for the dragon boat race?" Wang Lin immediately became interested.
"That's right, alas..." Pei Dafu shook his head and sighed in distress, "Your Majesty has been thinking about it for a year, but I didn't expect that something like this would go wrong this year."
Wang Lin's hands rubbed unconsciously, and hesitantly said, "Eunuch Pei, do you think I can do it?"
"This..." Pei Dafu hesitated, and finally said regretfully, "I'm afraid it's impossible. Second Young Master, you are a clerk in the Dali Temple, your status is not suitable!"
Wang Lin's face immediately showed disappointment.
He had been idle at home for many days, waiting every day for the Dali Temple to call him back to work, but what he got was just to rest and recuperate.
Even Lord Chen Lang, who introduced him, was helpless.
This made him, a minor official, not live up to his title and he even felt uneasy about receiving his salary.
Wan Niang, who was standing by, also felt sorry for her second brother, but rules were rules. She sighed and said, "Second brother, let's take the children to the stage! We won't disturb Eunuch Pei from doing his work."
Wang Lin nodded dejectedly, and took the three boys to the stands for the men.
At this moment, Pei Dafu's voice of regret came from behind him again.
"Your Majesty, I was thinking of granting a small wish to the best performer, but now I don't know who that wish will be."
As soon as these words were spoken, little Yining, who was watching the show from the side, knew clearly that this person was setting a trap for his second uncle.
As expected, Wang Lin took a step back. He quickly turned back to Pei Dafu and said, "Eunuch Pei, can you please let me quit my job as a clerk in the Dali Temple and take this job? Then I can beg my cousin to let me go back to the Dali Temple."
Pei Dafu looked at him with surprise, raised his eyebrows and nodded, praising him, "Second Master is really smart. I didn't even think of such a wonderful idea. You are so considerate of His Majesty, His Majesty must be very happy."
Wang Lin scratched his head embarrassedly. "As a nephew, of course I have to be filial to my uncle."
Pei Dafu called Xiao Shunzi again and told him, "Tell Lord Lu that the second young master is no longer working at the Dali Temple."
Then the two looked at each other and both showed satisfied smiles.
Smart people present: …
Seeing his second uncle being plotted against without realizing it, little Yining felt a little heart-attacked, so he pulled his mother to the women's stand.
The stands were also very lively now, with many high-ranking wives of officials and their daughters chatting and talking. When those people saw Xiao Yining and her daughter coming over, they just glanced at them and stopped paying attention.
This was the first time that Xiao Yining had seen so many ladies of high rank, as well as countless young ladies. The older ones looked dignified and elegant, while the younger ones were soft and beautiful. As for their looks, she had no idea, as everyone had a veil covering their face.
However, she could still spot one or two old acquaintances, such as the wife of the Minister of Revenue, whose expression turned quite ugly when she saw her coming.
And her former good sister Pu Fanmeng couldn't hide her thoughts. When she saw her, she glared at her, and then cast her gaze on the lady in purple not far away, with a complicated and unwilling look in her eyes.
Little Yining looked at it curiously and keenly smelled a hint of melon.
But at this moment, she obediently held her mother's hand and came to the bottom of the stands.
Wan Niang glanced up casually, feeling uncomfortable for only a moment, then she calmly picked up her daughter and stood below with the women of lower rank.
After a while, a young eunuch considerately brought chairs for them to sit down.
Cutting in line temporarily also gives you VIP treatment.
"Mom, grandma doesn't seem to be here." Little Yining looked around and whispered to her mother.
"Mom heard from your grandma that she will sit upstairs with grandpa to watch." Wan Niang replied nonchalantly.
Oh...it turns out that grandma and grandpa are SVIPs.
Little Yining was annoyed: So mom didn't get a ride and had to take them through hardship.
At this time, Xiao Yining's shoulder was patted gently.
At the same time, she heard a familiar voice in her ears, "Sister Yining, you are finally here!"
"..."
Little Yining turned back in surprise, looking at the little sister behind him, and said in disbelief, "Sister Yu Ke, why are you here?"
Yu Ke replied as a matter of course, "Sister Liu said that you can pay to get in here, so I spent three thousand taels to get in! But I can't go upstairs."
Xiao Yining: It’s great to have money… woooo…
Wan Niang, who was standing by, also had an indescribable expression when she heard this.
Both of them are people who have money but are reluctant to spend it, and they are both stingy.
Yu Ke had no idea what kind of impact his words had on Xiao Yining and her daughter.
At this moment, she was still talking to herself, "Mrs. Lin, can I take Sister Yining to meet up with her classmates? I will send her back later."
After saying that, she pointed to the back, where a group of girls from the gossip school were gathered together, waving handkerchiefs at Xiao Yining.
Wan Niang frowned slightly, and looking at her daughter's hopeful face, she reluctantly said, "Yes, but don't let her eat anything careless, her spleen and stomach are weak."
Yu Ke obviously knew what she was talking about, and couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't worry, Madam Lin, we won't give Sister Yining anything she wants to eat this time."
As she spoke, she took Xiao Yining's hand and walked towards the gossip group.
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