For the next week, Sjepan's condition was as usual, except that he would stay up under the lamp for a long time at night, and he said that he had to prepare a lesson plan, but Brother Jiu could see that he was just staring at the book in a daze.

Brother Jiu wanted to ask him what happened, but he didn't ask. He knew that Sjepan wouldn't tell him.

He could see it.

So on the weekend of the second week, he told Sjepan that the DPRK and China were busy with affairs, and he could not go out with him.

"Shall we wait until the summer is over? When it's not hot, I'll be able to take time off. ”

Unexpectedly, or rather, as Brother Jiu expected, this time, Sjepan didn't make any trouble.

"Then I'll go out for a walk alone." Sjepan said, "Don't ask Lao Wu to follow, I can do it myself." ”

Brother Jiu agreed.

On that day, the ninth elder brother accompanied Kangxi in Changchun Garden, and at the same time there were the third elder brother, the fifth elder brother and Yinzhen, Kangxi listened to Zhang Tingyu and the two old old Confucians talk about the left biography, and when it came to it, he mentioned the rebellion of the five sons of Qi.

Gong Qi Huan had a miserable end, he was dead for more than two months, he didn't bury or mourn, the children fought for power, and no one cared about Lao Tzu's corpse. Yinzhen They were depressed when they heard it, so decent, what are you talking about?

Kangxi seemed to feel nostalgic, and he sighed: "At the end of the overlord, it is still like this. "That means, even Qi Huan Gong can't escape this fate, what about someone else?

The third elder brother was busy on the side: "Huang Ama, according to the foolish opinion of the ministers, Duke Huan is old and faint, and he didn't arrange the aftermath well, and finally ended up like this." ”

Kangxi laughed: "When people reach old age, who can maintain the wisdom and resoluteness of twenty years old?" ”

Yin Zhen frowned, and interjected: "Huang Ama, although the ancient book is good, it's okay to listen to the story, don't compare it with the present." ”

Kangxi was a little surprised: "Fourth, don't you know the truth of learning from the past?" ”

"Yes, Erchen knows the truth of learning from the past, but Erchen believes that what is more important is the personal experience at this moment, reading is important, but the ancients only understood his situation at that time, the society is constantly progressing, the old experience can not catch up with the new changes, yesterday did not know the present, the development of the environment will change the overall thinking of human beings, there are not many places that can really be learned from the ancient books, let alone the records of one or two thousand years ago. At that time, the social system was not perfect, the influence of the remnants of primitive tribes was still very heavy, and human civilization was ......"

Suddenly, he stopped.

Brother Jiu next to him rolled his eyes, listen, human civilization has run out, next, it's time to talk about the May Fourth Movement, right?

Kangxi looked at Yinzhen in surprise: "Fourth, what are you talking about?" ”

Seeing that the situation was not good, Brother Jiu hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Huang Ama, what the fourth brother means, reading ancient books is very good, but after reading too much, his hair is stuffy, his eyes are dizzy, and Huang Ama's dragon body is very unsuitable. It's better to think about something to make a fortune......"

Kangxi shouted angrily: "Don't learn something that doesn't have skills!" I know the flies every day! It's a shame that I want you to read the books of sages since you were a child, Lao Jiu, the books you read for decades have now become copper plates! ”

Brother Jiu shrugged, and he knew that he had to be scolded.

Fortunately, with such a scolding, Kangxi forgot about Yinzhen's stubble just now, and simply grabbed the ninth elder brother and counted them repeatedly, including the eighth elder brother who was not present, and did not escape.

After chattering and scolding for a full hour, Kangxi was tired of scolding, he stared at Brother Jiu with disgust, and then waved his hand: "Let's go down!" Looking at a few of you, I'm angry! ”

That look was like picking up flies.

Brother Jiu didn't pay attention to it, and when he came out of the house, he whistled.

The fifth elder brother glared at the ninth elder brother angrily: "Tell you not to talk too much in front of the emperor!" Look! I'm scolded again! ”

Brother Jiu smiled and grinned.

The third elder brother said in a strange manner: "Lao Jiu, you just now, you saved the scene, right?" ”

Brother Jiu looked like he didn't care, he hugged his arms and said haha: "It's not!" Third brother, you also know, saving the scene is like fighting a fire! ”

Yin Zhen was very embarrassed, he knew that Brother Jiu was trying to cut off Kangxi's doubts, so he took the initiative to ask for this scolding.

"Lao Jiu, it's me who just talked a lot......"

Brother Jiu patted him: "Fourth brother, what about you, you have to remember in the future, Huang Ama is an original factory with win95 old machine, you don't put win10 him, there are too many generations, he can't run, and the system will crash if you force it." ”

Yin Zhen couldn't help laughing.

The third elder brother and the fifth elder brother next to him looked surprised: "Lao Jiu, what are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing." Brother Jiu laughed and waved his hand, "Brothers, little brother, I have to go back and get rich quickly!" ”

When he came back to his mansion, the sun was already in the west, and Brother Jiu went to the study to see that Sjepan had returned, and he was in a daze under the lamp as usual, and the books he was spreading out were placed there, as if he hadn't touched for a long time.

Finding that the ninth elder brother had come in, Sjepan hurriedly stood up: "Ah! You're back! ”

"Did you have a good day?" Brother Nine looked at him.

"Oh, that's good! Today I ran a long way into the woods to the west, and I saw a hare! ”

Although it was a joke, Brother Jiu could see that Sjepan's smile was a little reluctant.

But he didn't say anything, just nodded: "Since you've been playing for a day, let's go to bed early at night." I'm also exhausted. ”

He turned his head and went back to his room, drank half a cup of tea, and then ordered Wu Seventeen to call the little maid.

He was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, very thin, but his eyes were bright, and he didn't talk much, but he looked shrewd and resolute.

When he entered the house, he first asked Brother Jiu to say goodbye.

"How's it going today?" Brother Nine asked.

"Back to the master, the slave has been following from a distance according to the master's instructions today, and has never lost it from beginning to end."

Brother Jiu nodded: "So, what did you see?" ”

"Back to the master, Sjepan is indeed dealing with people in private."

This sentence made the cold hairs on the neck of the ninth elder brother stand up!

He suddenly lowered his voice: "What the hell is going on?" ”

At first, the servant followed his horse from a distance, and he walked two times around the road west of the city, as if to see if there was any follow-up. The minion hid himself well and did not let him notice it, and then he went to the wild forest, and the minions saw him dismount and look for him tree by tree......"

"Looking for a tree?"

"Yes. Later, the minions realized that Sjepan was looking for a tree with white ash writing on it. Finally he found it, looked at it twice, and erased the words. ”

"And then?!"

Then the servant followed him, and he led the horse into the depths of the woods, and a man came out of the grass......

"What a person!"

"The minions don't know each other, and their faces are very unfamiliar." "The man, in his early forties, is short and fat, and has purple silk on his body. It looks like a big family housekeeper. ”

Brother Jiu was suddenly stunned.

In his early forties, he was short and fat, like a big family in charge......

Isn't this the one who poisoned him in the first place!

Brother Jiu's forehead was quietly oozing with cold sweat, and his palms were cold.

Why? Why did Sjepan meet this man? If they had known each other for a long time, how could that man have allowed Sjepan to drink that cup of tea by mistake? If they didn't know each other, why did Sjepan go to see him in private?

Shouldn't he be the first to tell himself?

Brother Jiu froze and asked, "What did they talk about?" ”

Bolt grinned: "Back to the master, the slave doesn't know ......"

"Didn't you hear?"

"I heard it, but the minions didn't understand." "What do they say...... It's a foreigner's word. ”

Brother Jiu can already be completely determined.

This person is from the research institute, and it is impossible for Sjepan to talk to the people of the Qing Dynasty in a foreign language.

"So, what did they say, and you didn't understand a word?"

Xuan'er thought for a long time before he stumbled and said, "The slave hears and hears what Stepan says...... Leak. I don't know what's missing. He spoke several times in a row, as if he was very angry, and he screamed quite loudly. He turned to leave, but the man grabbed him again and continued to mumble a few words, and Sjepan did not leave. ”

Brother Jiu stared at him, and after a while, he suddenly reacted.

Sjepan was saying no, that is, he was saying no several times in a row.

He knew that he should have sent a minion who knew English to follow him...... Thinking of this, Brother Jiu sighed, where to find a slave who understands English!

Brother Jiu nodded: "Okay, I know, you go down first." ”

The people in the research institute were very vigilant, and Brother Nine thought that the guy knew that he might be eavesdropped, so he only talked to Schipan in English, and now, he only knew that Sjiepan was in contact with the people in the research institute, but what they wanted to do, Brother Nine still didn't know anything.

But even if he only knew this, Brother Jiu still had the feeling of five thunderbolts.

He never expected that Sjepan would actually secretly establish contact with the research institute.

This disappointed him, very, very disappointed, so much so that Brother Jiu didn't even want to mention it to anyone - he should have informed Yinzhen of them quickly.

The familiar feeling of being banished to the wilderness at a loss once again surged into the heart of the Ninth Elder Brother.

What to do?

In the next few days, Brother Jiu seemed very silent, he shirked the fact that there were many things in the court, so he deliberately delayed the time to go home, often waiting until the lights were on, he returned home, and by that time, Sjepan had already slept.

And early in the morning, before the children's class began, he went out.

Several times, he couldn't help but want to tell Yinzhen about it, or tell Eighth Elder Brother Yecheng first. But every time, the words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back, and for some reason, he just couldn't say it.

What am I doing here? Brother Jiu suddenly thought that he was not willing to go to Sjepan to ask about the matter, nor did he ask someone to investigate the person in the research institute carefully, let alone inform Andre of the matter...... He didn't do anything, which is so unlike him!

He should have told everyone about it as soon as possible!

And the result? He just sat at the gate of the palace in a daze, watching people come and go, the eunuchs and guards looked at him worriedly and impatiently, everyone couldn't understand, why didn't this ninth elder brother go home and sit?

He can't go home, and of course, he can't sit here all the time, he can't go back to the past that he doesn't know anything about, and he can't face the cruel reality that is coming, so he can only be stuck here.

He has never been so dazed in his life.

That night, he came home dressed in starlight, but Sjepan didn't sleep and waited for him.

"There's something I want to ask you." Sjepan said.

Brother Jiu was surprised, using the word "ask", this is the first time for Sjiepan.

"In two days, it's Hongli's birthday, right?" Sjepan asked, "Yinyu, can you ...... Take me along? (To be continued.) )