Grant's Fall from Grace and Rise to Power Chapter 10

Owen You invited several Mongolian envoys to dinner, and somehow he convinced them. Since it was a diplomatic matter, Ethan Ji's work was definitely involved. The emperor made him the Minister of Rites for two reasons. One was that he was well-spoken and people who had communicated with him once often remembered him vividly years later.

But this time Ethan Ji was out of his mind. He ate and drank all day, and didn't even look at the Mongolian envoy. Fortunately, Owen You's words were quite pleasing to the ear, otherwise those burly men would have suffered from the same disease as the emperor.

Sure enough, not long after, a eunuch called out loudly: "The emperor wants to see the Minister of Rites."

Ethan Ji had been drinking, and when he heard the duck voice, his eyelids fluttered and he jumped up at the banquet: "Tell the emperor that Ethan Ji will go to sleep with him immediately~~~~" Liam Gui's hand trembled, and the chopsticks fell on the table. The Mongolian envoy didn't understand what he said, and immediately went to ask the bachelor of the imperial study.

Owen You made a gesture, and the bachelor of reading immediately nodded in understanding, and said a lot of words to the Mongolian envoy. Owen You frowned slightly, glanced at the bachelor of reading quickly, paused, stood up and held Ethan Ji's hand: "Ethan Ji, go back and rest first." After saying that, he nodded to several envoys and helped Ethan Ji to the door.

These words and actions scared everyone present to drop their chopsticks.

Liam Gui had run out of chopsticks and could only twitch his face.

When he reached the door, he half-turned his body and let Ethan Ji lean on his shoulder. Everyone in the room straightened up and looked out. Ethan Ji fell on Owen You like a boneless chicken. The eunuch whispered: "The emperor only said to ask Lord Ji to evacuate, there is no need to look for him." Owen You sighed: "Go in and tell Lord Gui, I will send Lord Ji back and come back later."

Owen You took off their patched clothes, put them on backwards, and helped Ethan Ji rush to the Shangshu Mansion. Unexpectedly, Ethan Ji looked thin, but he was actually quite heavy. Along the way, the two of them were talked about a lot, so they had to bite the bullet and go on.

"Son of a B@st@ard." Ethan Ji suddenly blurted out this sentence when he walked near the Shangshu Mansion. His voice was quite loud, but fortunately there were not many people around. Owen You slowed down his pace, pursed his lips, and whispered: "Who is the son of a B@st@ard?"

Ethan Ji pushed him hard and said drunkenly: "It's you~~you B@st@ard." Owen You smiled lightly: "Why am I a B@st@ard?" Ethan Ji puffed up his chest, as if he wanted to vomit, and the strong smell of alcohol wafted out: "Because you said you would come back, but you didn't, so~~you are a B@st@ard!" Owen You said in a deep voice: "Who am I?"

Ethan Ji rolled his eyes, and finally closed them, staggering: "Dylan Qi, you little B@st@ard, you even forgot your own name, little B@st@ard!"

Owen You's body froze, he stopped, and pushed Ethan Ji against the wall. Ethan Ji's head tilted, he fell on his arms, and his body slid down. Owen You hurriedly caught him, only to find that he had fallen asleep, he moved his eyebrows, and smacked his lips.

Owen You stared at him for a long time and pushed him: "Master Ji, wake up, we are home." Ethan Ji frowned and turned his head away. Owen You turned his head and patted him twice: "Master Ji, Master Ji."

Ethan Ji had fallen into a deep sleep.

Owen You didn't call him again, but stared at his face with frowning eyebrows. After a long while, he carefully held his head. After hesitating for a while, he lowered his head and K!ssed him.

Ethan Ji still didn't respond.

Owen You's breathing began to quicken, and the hands holding Ethan Ji's waist trembled slightly. He gently opened his lips with his tongue, and shyly went deeper, but was interrupted by Ethan Ji's hum.

He suddenly pushed Ethan Ji away, shook his head quickly, and took a few deep breaths. After calming down, he helped Ethan Ji walk to the door of the Shangshu Mansion and knocked on the door a few times.

After sending Ethan Ji home, Owen You hurried back to receive the Mongolian envoy. When the people at the table saw him coming in, some swallowed their saliva, some coughed dryly, and no one reacted normally. Owen You smiled and sat down, and asked politely: "Where were you talking about?" No one answered.

After a while, Liam Gui said: "Let's talk about the treasure sent by the Mongolian king."

Owen You's smile deepened: "Oh? Are they the dozens of boxes they brought when they came?" Liam Gui said: "Well, they said they would show them to the emperor one by one tomorrow." Owen You nodded, turned to the tutor and said: "Tell them that the emperor is planning to let Princess Mulan marry the Mongolian king."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone at the table rolled their eyes.

Princess Mulan is the emperor's most beloved daughter. She has just turned sixteen and is stunningly beautiful, famous throughout the world.

After hearing this, the Mongolian envoys were so shocked that they nodded repeatedly and said a lot of things. The scholar said: "They said that when encountering such an important matter, we must first inform the Mongolian king." Owen You smiled and said: "You can send a messenger. The emperor and I are waiting for good news here."

After two or three hours, the Mongolian envoy left. Owen You sat there with a solemn expression, staring at one place without moving. Liam Gui glanced at him and asked tentatively: "Master You, are you thinking about the marriage?"

Owen You blinked and quickly raised his head: "Yes." At the end, he added: "I'm thinking about Princess Mulan's marriage."

Liam Gui picked up a piece of mutton and stuffed it into his mouth: "It was only later that I realized that Lord You really 'sacrificed his life for the country'." Owen You said: "What do you mean by sacrificing his life for the country?"

"I can't believe that even You Bangyan can't react. Lord Ji did something stupid again just now. If Lord You hadn't come out to confuse the public, the emperor's reputation would have been ruined." After saying that, he couldn't help but chuckle a few times. "Alas, I have followed Lord Ji for so many years, but I still haven't figured out his temper. But one thing is certain, as long as he has something to do with General Zhenwei, he will behave abnormally. Every time he scares me out of my wits, hehe."

Owen You nodded and fell into deep thought again. Liam Gui chewed the meat and murmured, "This mutton is quite tasty. The barbarian taste is also acceptable."

The next day, Ethan Ji unfortunately missed the morning court. Father Ji ran to his room angrily and pulled him off the bed: "I really want to throw you out! What kind of embarrassment did you make for me last night?!"

Before Ethan Ji could figure out what was going on, Grant Ji picked up a feather duster and beat him up.

It turned out that several shocking news were announced in the morning court. First, the emperor met with the Mongolian envoys and decided for the first time to marry the Mongolian king and Princess Mulan; second, the Minister of Rites Ethan Ji was demoted for the incident the day before and transferred to the cabinet as a bachelor, with a rank of second grade; third, the Hanlin Academy Bachelor Owen You was promoted for his great achievements and transferred to the cabinet as a university scholar, with a rank of first grade.