Brother Jiu was surprised: "You want to go to the banquet?" ”

Si Jiepan showed a shy look on his face: "I heard Lao Wu say that when the time comes, the Yongwang Mansion will invite the opera troupe to sing, which is very lively." I want to join in the fun, too. ”

Brother Jiu looked at him quietly, and he could see that there was a trace of imperceptible nervousness hidden in Sjiepan's eyes.

"Don't you dislike Hongli?" Brother Jiu suddenly said, "Why do you want to go to his birthday banquet again?" ”

"Although I don't like Hongli very much, we owe the fourth master's love, right? If it wasn't for him last time, I would definitely have to be dragged out and cut down by the emperor. "I thought I should go and say thank you to him and, by the way, give the child a birthday present." ”

Brother Jiu said lightly: "What gift do you want to give?" ”

Sjepan scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "Actually, I really want to send a box of Yuha toffee." I like to eat that, and I think Hongli will like it too, but unfortunately it doesn't sell here. However, I made a gift myself. ”

As he spoke, he pulled Brother Jiu to the table, took out a wooden box from the drawer, and handed it to Brother Jiu.

Brother Jiu reached out to open the wooden box, but he didn't expect a small puppet to pop out of it, and his face was painted like a clown.

It's the kind of surprise toy called Jack-in-the-box.

Brother Jiu laughed: "This is what you did?" ”

Sjepan nodded: "The spring was bent by me with the wire, the oil paint was asked by Lao Wu, only the little wooden man was not cut by me, it was me who asked Lao Yu for help." ”

The little wooden figure is carved decently, the face is painted like the king in the playing cards, and the red and yellow paints are bright and dazzling, and at first glance, it looks very much like Ronald McDonald.

Brother Jiu smiled: "You, it's okay to give this thing to Hongli, but if I want my fourth brother to see it, I'm afraid I will hate you even more." ”

Sjepan was stunned: "What's wrong?" ”

"My fourth brother is most afraid of Ronald McDonald, and he breaks out in a cold sweat when he sees it." Brother Jiu sneered, "Why don't you be a clown like Ronald McDonald and give it to his son, he can't hate you to death?" ”

Sjepan also smiled: "Oops, what then?" I knew I should have asked you first. ”

Brother Jiu closed the lid: "It's okay." You didn't say it to me, and the fourth brother didn't want people to know about his weakness, so you didn't know about it. Let him break out in a cold sweat tomorrow. ”

Sjepan thought about it, simply took the brush and wrote a few words on the wooden box: Be careful! There's Ronald McDonald in it!

Brother Nine laughed even more: "Jack-in-the-box is a surprise toy, you have written the surprise on the box, what is the surprise?" ”

"It's okay, Hongli can't read anyway." Sjepan blew on the ink, "When he knows how to read, I'm afraid he will break this toy too." ”

Brother Jiu smiled and watched him wipe the surroundings of the box, and finally asked again, "Do you really want to go to the banquet?" ”

Sjepan wiped his fingers from the wooden box, froze slightly.

Then, without looking up, he hummed.

It's as if no one can see the turbulent and chaotic emotions hidden underneath.

Brother Jiu only felt sad, disappointed and sad like layers of ink, splashed on his head, and the moment became thicker and thicker.

He couldn't tell how sad it was, but it was so deep that it seemed to cover his entire life and make it impossible for him to avoid.

After a while, he finally nodded: "Okay, since you want to go so much." ”

The not-so-bright candlelight reflected Sjepan's blonde hair, which was a tinged shade of yellow, perhaps because of the light.

Brother Jiu stood up, he walked to the door, and suddenly heard Si Jie Pan behind him shouting to him: "Yinyu? ”

Brother Nine turned his head to look at him.

For some reason, Sjepan lowered his head again, and it took a long time before he whispered, "What you said that day, does it still count?" ”

"Which day?"

"That's it, when I was deaf and blind, you took me to the edge of the moat and promised me the thing......"

In the ears of the ninth elder brother, there was a bang!

Sjepan looked up and looked him in the eye, "You said you would always be with me." Yinyu, do you count? ”

Sjepan's eyes were calm, as if he was just asking a very simple question, yes or no.

Brother Jiu finally said softly: "Of course." I've always counted when I speak. ”

As if relieved, Sjepan nodded, and he laughed again: "Then I'll be relieved." ”

Back in his room, Brother Jiu sat under the lamp and didn't move.

…… I don't know how long it took before he lowered his head, grabbed the drawer in his hand, and opened it little by little.

Inside the drawer was a golden thing.

It was a pistol, a small golden Western gun, and its appearance resembled that of a later palm thunder.

Mu Jingyuan, a Portuguese who gave it to him, said that Westerners like to use it for duels.

"Ninth Master beware, there are still a few bullets in it."

Brother Jiu picked up the gun, opened the chamber, and poured out all the bullets.

Then he shoved one of them back into the gun.

Just one is enough.

He knows.

Brother Nine put the pistol back in the drawer, then stood up.

The window was open, and he could see the night outside. At this moment, it is the second watch day, and the night is as dark as a tunnel, and there is no light in the distance.

Just like his future life, Brother Jiu suddenly thought.

On Hongli's birthday, King Yong's Mansion was particularly lively.

Although he is only the son of Prince Yong who is two years old and is not the eldest son, firstly, Yinzhen has a noble status and holds great power, and secondly, he does not have many children under his knees, especially, Hongli is quite loved by Prince Yong, which is a well-known thing, even Kangxi, who has always been very light to his grandchildren, is rare to ask about it.

Therefore, on this day, there were many relatives and friends who came to congratulate, and Yinzhen called a group of actors to sing at home in order to be lively. In this way, it is even more noisy and lively.

Although only a few people know that this day is not the child's real birthday, everyone still gets a position on face, including the eighth elder brother, who has been calling himself sick to the outside world, and it is rare to come today.

Others are okay to say, Brother Jiu brought Si Jie Pan as well, which caused a sensation in a small area.

In fact, before coming, Brother Jiu greeted Yinzhen, and he said that Si Jiepan specially proposed to come to see the church, and he also prepared gifts. Yin Zhen didn't refuse, only said that when the time comes, let him stay away from Hongli, and don't make trouble about the last time he poked his eyes.

But the others have a bit of a weird expression.

It is rumored outside that Sjepan is the husband of Brother Jiu's family, and the public is actually unclear about his poisoning. But because Brother Jiu takes good care of him, and they often travel together without avoiding suspicion, it is also said that Sjepan has "that" function. This statement is very loud, once this was heard by the tenth elder brother, so angry that he scolded, but unfortunately it had the opposite effect of "there is no silver three hundred taels here", and outsiders felt that it was the case.

So today, Brother Jiu openly brought the "male pet" to Prince Yong's mansion to celebrate his birthday, and everyone's expressions were quite weird, so what it means, how can the plaything on the bed be brought to the public? Especially this is still the prince's mansion, where is this kind of pickled people can stay.

However, even the owner, Prince Yong, didn't care much, with a welcoming expression, it was even more difficult for idle people to say anything.

Brother Jiu gave a golden lock piece, which is decent, because it is not a real birthday after all.

But when Yinzhen got the wooden box given by Sjepan, he was stunned, and he saw the words on the box.

Brother Jiu smiled: "Fourth brother, you are mentally prepared. ”

Yinzhen opened the box, and the clown who looked like Ronald McDonald jumped out, so Yinzhen also laughed: "This is not to scare Hongli, this is to scare me." ”

Today's gifts are too grand, either gold or jade, neither can be eaten, and can not be played, in essence, they are all to pat Prince Yong's sycophants, and no congratulatory gifts are sincerely given to the little birthday star.

Only this one is a toy that really pleases children.

The troupe of the church babbled and sang very lively, and after greeting the eighth elder brother and them, the ninth elder brother did not avoid everyone's attention, and led Si Jie Pan to sit down in the pavilion, and the slave hurriedly offered fragrant tea and fruits.

“…… Entertaining, entertaining, thinking about yourself; Born away from suffering, born away from suffering, and will hate and endure, forming an inch of eyebrows. The incense is stained with green and is tightly bound. The medicine wrap box is all tear-stained......"

Sjepan couldn't help but ask, "What is this singing?" ”

"Peach Blossom Fan." After Brother Jiu finished speaking, he smiled helplessly, "Fourth brother, what's wrong?" What day is it? How do you get someone to sing this? ”

"What? Isn't this a good show? "Sjepan is even more confused.

"Through the feeling of detachment, talk about the sense of rise and fall." Brother Jiu sighed softly, "The song of the loser is sung to the winner." ”

Then, he told the story of Li Xiangjun and Hou Fangyu to Si Jiepan.

After hearing this, Sjepan frowned: "You Chinese, why do you always like to tell about such love?" ”

"What?"

"It's not human. In every love, there is a dead-eyed woman and a bad man. Women are not good, men are either ungrateful or weak and incompetent, it makes people angry to death! ”

Brother Jiu laughed: "It's like how strong your Western love story is, Romeo is not a reckless fool after all?" ”

"But he was willing to die for Juliet. Which of you Chinese emperors and generals is willing to commit suicide for the woman he loves? ”

Brother Jiu laughed even more: "You have to let the actor commit suicide to be happy?" ”

"Not really." Sjepan shook his head, "I don't have to kill myself. If you live, you will live in the light and light, and it is better to live than to die. ”

"I didn't see that you were so righteous." Brother Jiu said stupidly, "Why didn't you catch up with the October Revolution?" ”

Sjepan immediately retorted: "I won't die for any Rausch revolution!" ”

Brother Jiu also laughed and stretched out his hand to pat him: "Don't learn to speak in the Qing Dynasty!" ”

Sjepan held his hand down, "I mean really. I won't die for the sake of the great truth, no matter how grandiose the great reason is, it can't coax me. I'm very timid, but I'm not going to survive where I should die. Yinyu, I will only die for the people I love, and in that way, I will die happily. ”

Pressed by that warm hand, Brother Jiu's heart shook slightly like a butterfly's tentacles.

He restrained his smile and suddenly asked in a dumb voice, "Do you really think so?" ”

Sjepan's hand held Brother Jiu's hand.

His bottomless blue eyes stared at him quietly: "You don't believe it? ”

At this moment, the clear voice of the servant on the stage came: "...... Ahh Two idiots, where do you see the country? Where is home? Where is Jun? Where is the Father? It's just this little flower moon love root, do you keep cutting it! ”

This recitation, every word is heart-wrenching, every sentence is hard, and Brother Jiu is stupid for a while. (To be continued.) )