Not long after, Reed Chang came to Qiongyuan and said that the foreigners would come to Chang'an to give gifts to the emperor in a while, and asked the emperor if he would send someone to greet them. The emperor said: "Let Ethan Ji go." Ethan Ji sighed: "I obey your order." Reed Chang said: "Speaking of foreign countries, it will be the anniversary of General Qi's death in a while."
The emperor looked back at Ethan Ji. Ethan Ji was holding a wine pot and pouring Zhuangyuanhong into Liam Gui's wine glass. The emperor nodded thoughtfully: "I know." Liam Gui pushed Ethan Ji: "Ji~~Master Ji, the wine is overflowing."
Ethan Ji was startled, and gently placed the wine pot on the table: "The wine in the pot is full of health, drink!"
The emperor smacked his lips and asked, "Which door did they come in from?" Reed Chang said, "Your Majesty, from the north door." Ethan Ji's arm tilted, and the jade wine pot circled on the table several times, and finally fell over, and the wine gushed out.
The emperor frowned and said, "Tell them to enter through another door."
Reed Chang also glanced at Ethan Ji, leaned over and whispered: "It seems that Master Ji is going to cause trouble again today. I am worried that the emperor will be frightened, so I'd better go back first." The emperor hesitated for a moment and returned to the palace. Then the new scholars also left.
Ethan Ji was drunk, leaning on the stone table, refusing to close his eyes. Liam Gui sat beside Ethan Ji and pulled his clothes. Ethan Ji grabbed the fan and hit him on the hand. Liam Gui rubbed his red hand and said, "Master Ji, it's getting dark, it's time to go home."
Ethan Ji sat up and slowly closed his eyes. After a long time, he quickly opened them again. Then he slowly closed them again... He repeated this several times before he uttered two words: "Bounce." Liam Gui was about to speak, but Ethan Ji's fan handle fell on his head again. With no other choice, he could only say sadly: "I'm leaving, don't say I don't care about you tomorrow."
"I told you what you can do to me!" He knocked on the head again, and finally knocked him away. Ethan Ji lay on the table, hooked the wine bottle with his little finger, and poured the wine directly into his throat. He choked, threw the bottle away, coughed a few times, and lay on the table again. A layer of mist covered his bright eyes:
"The earth is as springy as the sea, and a man's country is his home. Dragon lanterns and flower drums play at night, and the long sword travels the world."
He turned over, looked up and smiled for a long time, grabbed a peanut, threw it into the sky, and opened his mouth to catch it. A person played in the quiet Qiongyuan for half an hour, and suddenly grabbed a handful of peanuts and threw them at a big tree: "You are not tired after sticking to the tree for so long, are you a woodpecker?"
A person walked out from behind the tree, wearing simple and flowing clothes.
"It turns out that Lord Ji has always known that I am here." Being discovered, Owen You looked calm and composed. Ethan Ji hooked his finger at him: "Come on, sit down, and have a drink." Owen You slowly walked over and sat down, poured a glass of wine, and took a sip: "Why doesn't Lord Ji want to go to the north gate to pick someone up?"
Ethan Ji drank from the spout for a while, then he held the jug, glanced at Owen You, and raised his lips. Owen You also smiled without saying anything. Ethan Ji slowly approached, burped, and blew a breath at Owen You: "Do you smell it, champion~~red~~"
Owen You still had a faint smile on his face: "I smell it."
Ethan Ji smiled for a while, propping up the back of his head with his hands: "Zi Wang, do you know what the emperor just said to me?" Owen You shook his head. Ethan Ji raised his head and smiled: "He said that if you perform well, he will promote you to the Imperial Academy." Owen You said: "The emperor and Lord Ji are so kind and generous, I have no way to repay them."
Ethan Ji opened his folding fan and shook it a few times: "No, it's easy to repay, as long as you are willing." Owen You said: "Master Ji, please speak." Ethan Ji scratched Owen You's pointed chin with the joint of his index finger: "Promise me with my body."
Owen You said calmly, "I'm sorry to Master Ji for not reacting when you see a man." Ethan Ji was not surprised at all. With a hint of drunkenness, he leaned forward and said, "I'll make you react."
After he finished speaking, he raised the fan to cover the two people's faces and pecked Owen You lightly on the lips.
Owen You was stunned for a moment, and pressed his finger to his lips. After a moment, a smile appeared on his face again. Ethan Ji glanced at him provocatively, put down his rolled-up sleeves, stood up, shook his clothes, and returned to the Shangshu Mansion waving a fan.
The next day, Owen You was promoted to the position of Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and was appointed as the fourth rank official.
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