Chapter 991 - 993: Unfilial Son (4)
Prefect Han’s mouth twitched twice, and before he could speak, he heard a few young masters at the neighboring table burst into loud laughter. A young master in a purple robe turned his head and said to Mu Zhongli, "Now, the court still lacks a Fourth Rank Official as the Libationer of the Imperial Academy. Can you drink? Oh, right, once the Emperor appoints the Prince, there will be a vacancy for a Royal Stable Master. Can you manage horses?"
After he finished, several guests at his table laughed even harder.
Mu Chongcai, a pig butcher who was as slow as a pig and eager for quick success, heard that the Libationer of the Imperial Academy was a Fourth Rank official—several ranks higher than any official he had seen in Yushu County—and his eyes turned red. He loudly said, "Young Master, I can drink! I can drink two catties of strong liquor and not be drunk. In all of Qingyun Town, if I claim to be the second best drinker, no one would dare claim to be the first!"
Mu Chongfu then leaned forward, pointing to his nose, and said, "Though I’m not good at drinking, I can wash horses. Before, I always washed our horse named General Black. Hey, every time I washed him, he was shining clean without a single stray hair....."
"Pop——"
"Hahaha..."
The young masters at the table laughed so hard they were bending over backward, and some even knocked over their wine cups...
Mu Zhongqing’s face turned red and burned hotly, feeling deeply embarrassed. He then regretted not listening to Cai Wei and had caused great trouble for Fei’er. With relatives like these, Fei’er was likely to be despised as well.
Magistrate Han laughed heartily in a good-natured way and helped extricate them from the awkward situation by saying, "Elder, you really have a sense of humor. Your grandson is just like you, hehe....."
At this moment, anyone perceptive or discerning enough would have sensed something was amiss seeing everyone laughing like this.