Chapter Five Hundred and Eighty-Six The King of Qi is visiting, to discuss matters!
Di Xin went to the backyard to change his clothes and rinsed briefly before Shi Shiran came to the hall of the palace to meet his guests.
Changing clothes does not mean that you have to look solemn. King Yu himself has always been on good terms with his eighth brother, King Qi. Logically speaking, he doesn't have to pay so much attention to it, so there is nothing rude about wearing home clothes.
But Di Xin had just practiced martial arts in the courtyard. He was wearing cool and breathable training clothes. He was sweating profusely after all the activities, but he couldn't go directly to entertain guests. It was too rude to be covered in stinky sweat.
Fortunately, the eighth prince, Prince Qi, had a close friendship after all. After waiting in the front hall for a long time, he sat there leisurely drinking tea without showing any signs of being anxious.
The King of Qi was a fair and handsome young man, slightly stout, with two big dark circles on his face from staying up late all the time. His face was engraved with unconcealable tiredness, and he looked like he was wandering the flower fence and overindulging in lust.
Sitting there with his legs crossed and his body swaying, he looked carefree and cynical. He didn't have much nobility. He didn't look like a noble prince, but more like an unworthy scion and a playboy from a wealthy family.
At this time, the eighth prince, Prince Qi, was sitting in the living room drinking tea. Although Di Xin did not arrive, naturally there were servants from the palace waiting beside him.
King Qi took a sip of tea, and after just one taste he realized something was wrong, and said jokingly: "Old Tu, long time no see, fifth brother has been on the rise. I remember that when I came here before, every time I drank soup in your palace, it was not soup.
It's just the roots of leaves. What kind of fortune has this fifth brother made? With his stingy temperament, he is willing to use Longjing to entertain guests."
The old Tu mentioned by King Qi was naturally not an outsider. He was an old man from Prince Yu's Mansion, one of the stewards of Prince Yu's Mansion, Steward Tu.
King Qi has been here a lot, so naturally the two of them are familiar with each other.
Steward Tu was standing there, waiting for instructions. Hearing King Qi's ridicule, he was dumbfounded: "Eighth Master, look at what you said, who are you? Our Prince's closest brother! We Yu
If the palace has the conditions, it will naturally not fool you with any rubbish, right?"
"That's not necessarily true." King Qi curled his lips. He still didn't know the temperament of his fifth brother. He was a stingy rich man who never plucked a hair from his cock.
While he was talking, Emperor Xin arrived.
"What are you talking about?" Di Xin asked as soon as he came in and saw the two talking.
"There's nothing to talk about. Fifth brother, you asked me to wait." King Qi complained a little.
When Steward Tu on the side saw his prince arriving, he quietly withdrew. Before leaving, he also took away the maids and servants who were waiting on the side, leaving space for the two brothers to talk.
Di Xin laughed and said cheerfully: "Don't blame me, eighth brother. I set off immediately when I heard you came. I don't want to be delayed because of something."
King Qi murmured in his heart, what could hinder this idle prince who studies at home all day long, but he did not ask. Considering his relationship with King Yu, this kind of thing is not something worth worrying about.
It was such a big deal that he had to wait a little longer, but it was nothing.
Seeing Di Xin walking like a tiger when he came in, and seeing the majesty and dignity that Di Xin unconsciously revealed, King Qi's eyes widened. His fifth brother seemed to be very different from the low-key and restrained fifth brother before.
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King Qi cleared his throat, "No more nonsense, fifth brother, I came to you today for business!"
Serious business. In the memory of King Yu's original body, this eighth brother, King Qi, always relied on his status and financial resources to idle around. Today, he came to the door and said that he had serious business. This is quite curious.
Di Xin said in surprise: "Oh, eighth brother, what's the matter and you have to come to the door in person? Why don't you just write a letter and have it delivered to me by my subordinates?"
This is not because Di Xin looked down on his eighth brother, King Qi. Although the relationship between the two brothers, King Yu and King Qi, was indeed deep, the temperaments of the two brothers were not of the same dimension.
This King of Qi is famous for being able to sit but never stand, and even when lying down, never sit down. When he goes out, he will either go out in a big sedan chair or in a luxurious car or horse. He has never touched the ground a few times throughout the year, and he has never touched the ground in person.
Been there a few times.
Although the two brothers are close, this guy has only visited Prince Yu's Mansion in person two or three times a year. Other times during holidays, or if there is something like that, he just drags someone down to send a gift or a letter.
, so it is definitely not a small matter for him, a lazy guy, to come to the door in person and talk about serious matters.
King Qi looked around. At this time, the servants who were serving him had already retreated under the call of General Manager Tu. King Qi was still not at ease and came to the door of the living room. At this time, there were still standing people on both sides of the door.
The two maids were waiting for their master's orders. As long as they called twice in the room, they would naturally go and take care of it.
King Qi came to the door, waved to them, and said: "Fifth brother and I have something important to discuss, and I don't need your service. You can leave first."
"This..." The two maids were still hesitant. They were smart girls left behind by General Manager Tu in order to be afraid that the two masters might not be able to find the fruits and snacks they wanted later.
People come to call you.
At this time, Di Xin also spoke in the room: "Listen to my eighth brother, please retreat first. By the way, tell the other servants not to come near this living room unless there is nothing wrong."
When the two maids heard their master speaking, they immediately stopped hesitating. After a salute, they said yes and left respectfully.
King Qi looked around outside the door for a while to make sure that no one was passing by. Then he entered the hall and slammed the door of the living room.
Di Xin felt a little funny. What was going on? It was like he was dealing with a spy. His curiosity was aroused.
After King Qi finished all this, he came to the seat next to Di Xin, lowered his voice, and said to Di Xin mysteriously: "Fifth brother, I heard that you made a big fuss with the Ministry of Finance yesterday in order to collect unpaid wages.
I slapped their left servant, the left servant of the household, in front of everyone in the household, and forced him to kneel down. Is this a thing?"
Di Xin replied: "Why, didn't this happen yesterday? The whole capital knew about it?"
King Qi lowered his voice: "It's a bit exaggerated that the whole capital knows about it, but it's true that most of the capital is abuzz with rumors. There are a lot of discussions in the streets and alleys, and various versions and rumors are flying all over the sky! I heard that even the cabinet
All the ministers in the office were alarmed, and they even sent special personnel to investigate the whole story! Fifth brother, I want to ask you if this is true. Have you really done such a thing?
"
Di Xin took a sip of tea and said, "There is such a thing, why are you here just for this matter? This is not a big deal!"