Chapter 413 Don't say that again next time

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yanli's voice came from the other end: "Second brother, what are you talking about? Yanli just copied slowly..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Chuji interrupted him abruptly: "Bullshit! What's slow? The candles were not extinguished all night long, and the paper was rolled up one by one. You said you copied slowly?!"

Relying on the fact that Xiao Chuji couldn't see it now, Xiao Yanli didn't hide his expression. He frowned and whispered in disgust: "Vulgar."

Then he said loudly: "Second brother may have misunderstood. Yanli is afraid of the dark and never puts out the candles before going to bed."

He closed his eyes after he finished speaking, and no matter how angrily Xiao Chuji scolded him on the other end, he didn't say a word in reply.

After a long time, Xiao Chuji was tired of scolding. He licked his lips which were a little dry due to lack of water and whispered: "It is meaningless to go on like this. The most important thing about copying Buddhist scriptures is the intention. As long as the intention is there, it doesn't matter how many volumes you copy, right, sixth brother?"

Xiao Yanli sneered. He knew what Xiao Chuji meant.

He wanted to bring it up first, but he didn't do what he wanted.

"Second brother is right, but how can you show your sincerity? You can't just talk about it. In a sense, the more you copy, who will accuse you of being insincere? But if you only copy one or two volumes, do you think anyone will say anything?"

Xiao Chuji choked.

"But to be honest, second brother's reaction was a bit too big," Xiao Yanli's words were like a hammer, flying through the prison door and hitting Xiao Chuji's ears: "Second brother became a monk, and after so many years, he still can't copy a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures?"

Xiao Chuji: "..."

He closed his eyes, and scenes flashed in his mind. As his emotions fluctuated, a trace of blood slowly flowed down the corner of his mouth.

Fortunately, he was the only one in the cell, and no one else saw this scene.

Xiao Chuji's eyes were filled with anger. He raised his hand and wiped the blood with his sleeve. He didn't care about Xiao Yanli's pretense: "You know what I want to say. From now on, I will only copy fifty-four volumes of the Buddhist scriptures at most."

Xiao Yanli said, "What do you think my second brother is going to say? Fifty-four volumes is fifty-four volumes, and so am I. After all, it's all good as long as you are sincere."

He agreed, and Xiao Chuji's expression eased a little. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Xiao Yanli called out a few times tentatively, but no one responded. When the prison guard came over and asked him to check, he found out that Xiao Chuji was asleep. He also closed his eyes and fell asleep.

…

In the other garden, after the people carrying the Buddhist scriptures left, Xing Maozhi did not leave, but sat on the small wooden chair next to the emperor's reclining chair.

"What else?"

Xing Maozhi said shyly, "Your Majesty, I wonder when the two princes will reflect on themselves?"

The emperor raised his lips slightly, but his tone was inaudible: "Why, are you here to plead for them?"

Xing Maozhi denied hurriedly, "I dare not, Your Majesty, but the two princes are in prison, and I am terrified!"

If he served well, the emperor would be dissatisfied, and if he did not serve well, he was afraid that the two of them would hate him after they got out.

No matter what he did, it would be a mistake. He was so anxious that he could only eat three bowls of rice!

The emperor thought for a moment and knew what he was worried about. He chuckled and said, "Don't worry. If they dare to cause trouble for you, tell me and I will not be soft-hearted."

Xing Maozhi forced a smile.

[It has begun. Sure enough, the capitalists' first thought is to make big plans. ]

[Does he want to hear this? ]

[Give me something practical! ]

Emperor: "..."

"Then I will send a thousand households to look after them..."

"Your Majesty," Jiang Zhiyu thought of something, her eyes sparkling, "The thousand households are busy enough. Let me go. I will take the pain for Lord Xing! How about three hundred taels of silver?"

Only three hundred taels of silver, considering her previous temper, was indeed a bargain.

However, the emperor looked at her suspiciously.

Didn't she always push it away before? Why are you in such a hurry to put it on yourself this time?

Aren't you afraid of offending the prince and making me unhappy?

After thinking about it, the emperor added calmly: Probably not afraid.

I have never felt the majesty that the emperor's identity brings to her.

He took a breath: "Okay, then you go and watch."

[Great! ]

[Gums are made from poison, and Xiao Chuji is a master of poison. I wonder if he will be poisoned by the guts. ]

[But speaking of it, if you use the poison of a venomous snake to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be poisoned to death? ]

[Similarly, if you use the poison of a venomous snake to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be deceived? ]

[We have to call Bai Yan to try it out. 】

Emperor: "..."

Well said, don't say it again next time.

Finally someone took over this hot potato, Xing Maozhi breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to stand up and say goodbye to the emperor, but heard a delicate female voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for helping me find my mother's relics."

Shang Anlan came over without knowing when, and next to her were a group of eunuchs who wanted to stop her but failed.

The emperor glanced at them and smiled gently: "No need to be polite, Prime Minister, is your health still good?"

Shang Anlan looked flattered and surprised: "My father is in very good health, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, do you know who I am?"

"Miss Shang is famous, and I have heard of her a little bit."

Shang Anlan was obviously more excited. She tried her best to suppress her excitement and reluctantly replied a few words. She couldn't wait to ask: "I heard that the emperor was ill. This is the elixir that a wandering doctor gave to my father. It is said that it can cure all diseases. If the emperor doesn't mind, you can try it."

She took out a bottle with a scent from her sleeve and handed it to her shyly. Fuping reached out first: "Miss, give it to me."

It can be seen that Shang Anlan's expression is somewhat reluctant, but seeing that the emperor didn't say anything, Shang Anlan could only hand the bottle to Fuping.

Fuping handed the medicine to Jiang Zhiyu, and Jiang Zhiyu pretended to sniff it a few times.

[How can there be a medicine that can cure all diseases? It's obvious that it was taken away. 】

[Isn't this just a very common pill for strengthening the body?]

While she was looking at the pill, Shang Anlan was also looking at her.

She was keen on building good relationships with everyone, no matter if they were sincere or not, everyone would talk to her for the sake of friendship.

As long as they started, Shang Anlan could chat with them.

But Jiang Zhiyu was an exception.

She would not communicate with him out of friendship, and no matter what he said, it seemed that she could not arouse her interest.

After trying several times, Shang Anlan gave up.

After all, making friends with this person would not help her future at all.

But who would have thought that she would catch the eye of the emperor?

If he had insisted a little more and made friends with her, I don't know how much she could help him now!

Shang Anlan sighed lightly.