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Chapter 641, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping

After that, Yinzhen gradually distanced himself from the Eighth Prince. At first, the Eighth Prince was puzzled and thought that it might just be due to some misunderstanding between the two, and that it would be fine as long as it was explained.

However, to his surprise, even after some explanation, Yinzhen's attitude not only did not change, but rather became more distant.

Since he usually followed Ninth Brother, and now that Ninth Brother has distanced himself from Eighth Brother, Yinzhen, as Ninth Brother's good younger brother, would naturally follow suit without hesitation.

This meant that he could no longer visit the Eighth Prince's residence to play with Ruoxi as frequently as before, and Yinzhen couldn't help but feel regretful at the thought.

From then on, the once united and closely-knit Eighth Prince Party began to crumble and eventually disintegrated.

Time flies, and the annual Mid-Autumn Festival has quietly arrived.

As was customary, Lin Jiu, as the primary consort of the Ninth Prince, was required to accompany him to pay homage to the Emperor, Kangxi.

At the same time, the other princes and their primary and secondary wives also need to come to pay their respects.

In an instant, the huge palace was teeming with people, and the entire hall was packed with a dense crowd.

Looking at the spectacular scene before him, Lin Jiu couldn't help but sigh, "They're really prolific!"

It is worth noting that among all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi had the most sons and grandsons.

Perhaps it was precisely because Kangxi possessed the best offspring in the Qing Dynasty that his successors could not match him in either talent or number of offspring.

Lin Jiu's thoughts drifted away, and all sorts of strange ideas began to pop into her mind like wild horses, making her almost burst out laughing.

Fortunately, she kept her head down, and the crowded people in front of her blocked her view, so she didn't attract anyone's attention.

However, Ma'ertai Ruoxi was not as lucky as Lin Jiu.

Although she thought she had been very careful, under the watchful gaze of Emperor Kangxi, who sat at the head of the table, her looking around and glancing about was simply too conspicuous.

As expected, she was immediately called out by Emperor Kangxi and forced to step out of the crowd.

What happened next was even more unexpected—Ma'ertai Ruoxi actually recited a poem, "Qinyuanchun: Snow," on the spot to please the old man.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jiu couldn't help but sigh: The female lead is quite quick-witted! Look how she's managed to make the old man sitting above her beam with joy.

However, Lin Jiu soon realized that he might have praised her too soon.

That night, everyone was seated, and not long after they sat down, a hearty laugh was heard. It turned out that Emperor Kangxi was bestowing a marriage upon Yinzhen and Guoluo Mingyu.

These words struck Ma'ertai Ruoxi like a bolt from the blue, making her, who was already as pale as paper, look even more miserable and dejected, as if she had lost all her vitality.

Lin Jiu's lips twitched slightly: "..." If those who didn't know the inside story saw her like this, they would probably really think that Ma'ertai Ruoxi was deeply in love with the Tenth Prince and couldn't extricate herself!

Seeing this, Yinzhen revealed a disdainful and contemptuous smile, and said sarcastically, "Hmph, she really thinks she's a treasure! Just because she gets along well with the Tenth Brother, does she think she can become his wife? What a joke!"

Hearing this, Lin Jiu was speechless. She looked at Yin Tang with a helpless expression, as if she were looking at a "great genius".

She secretly thought to herself, "How could her man be so naive?" Ma'ertai Ruoxi had never thought about becoming the tenth brother's wife; she just wanted to "make friends."

It's not that Lin Jiu looks down on Yinzhen, it's just that Yinzhen, that elementary school kid, probably can't even meet the threshold of Ma'ertai Ruoxi's 'fishpond'!