Chapter 260: Just Think of It as a Waste of Time
"Then the emperor must quickly find a way to see if the others can be helped to get back on top." Pei Jing said nonchalantly.
Emperor Zhaowen's eyes flashed, "If I hand the burden over to you, you..."
Pei Jing was stunned for a moment, "Then why don't you give me a fiefdom and I'll take Xiao Cui there."
Emperor Zhaowen was so angry that he grabbed the teacup on the table and was about to smash it, but he held his hand back in the air and put it back on the table with a slam: "Asshole!"
Pei Jing's expression remained unchanged, and he even slowly straightened his cuffs. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I'm a lazy person and really not cut out for that."
Emperor Zhaowen pointed at him and tapped him a few times, "You...never mind, you can leave first."
Pei Jing turned around as he was told and walked out slowly.
Just as he reached the palace gate, Meng Yuande's voice came from behind him, "Your Highness, please stay. I will see you off."
Pei Jing didn't even turn his head, "No need, you stay here and guard the emperor."
Meng Yuande had a smile on his face that had remained the same for ten years, and he quickly followed. "Your Highness, what are you talking about? The Emperor has always had a liking for you and has specifically instructed me to take good care of you. It is my duty to escort you."
Having said that, Emperor Zhaowen was ill, and Meng Yuande did not dare to leave without his permission. He probably had something to say.
Pei Jing was too lazy to refuse and continued to walk out.
Meng Yuande followed closely beside him. When they reached the steps in front of the hall, perhaps because his mind was wandering, Pei Jing missed a step and stumbled forward.
Fortunately, Meng Yuande was quick-witted and quickly reached out to support Pei Jing's arm, "Your Highness, be careful!"
Meng Yuande waited until Pei Jing stood firmly before letting go and escorted him all the way to the second gate before returning to report to Emperor Zhaowen.
Emperor Zhaowen was still leaning on the couch. Seeing him come back, he raised his eyes and asked, "Is he gone?"
"Yes, I escorted His Majesty to the Second Gate." Meng Yuande bowed his head and replied, pausing before adding, "I just tried to probe His Majesty with some indirect words, and from what I could tell, His Majesty seems to be truly unwilling to get involved in these matters at court."
Emperor Zhaowen was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "I understand. You can go down too."
Meng Yuande stepped out and returned to his duty room. As soon as he sat down, a young eunuch came in with warm water and helped him wash his feet.
The young eunuch twisted his handkerchief and asked curiously, "Godfather, what do you think the emperor is thinking? Is he really planning to let the prince succeed him?"
Meng Yuande soaked his feet in warm water and said after hearing this, "You don't understand the emperor's mind."
"The truth in this world is often the opposite. The less interested one is in that position, the more the Emperor trusts and respects him. Why do you think that is?"
The young eunuch shook his head.
Meng Yuande continued, "Once someone has the intention to seize the throne, their heart is no longer pure. For that position, they've been forced to do things against their will countless times. What can't they do? Killing brothers and patricides has happened in every dynasty, right? Take the most recent example..."
He paused, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything else. He just waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, the young eunuch tactfully shut up.
When Pei Jing returned to the palace, he brought some candied haws to Jiang Fei, and then went straight into the study.
The study was quiet, with a few rays of slanting sunlight leaking in through the window lattice.
Pei Jing reached into his sleeve, took out an object, and played with it between his fingertips in the light.
Duan Jiu took a closer look and saw that the object was round, dark in color, and inconspicuous, like a pill.
"Your Majesty, this is..."
Pei Jing looked up at him, put the pill into the wooden box, and pushed it towards Duan Jiu, "This is the pill Emperor Zhaowen is taking."
His tone was flat and no emotion could be heard, but Duan Jiu's pupils shrank and he immediately understood. He took the wooden box with both hands, replied "yes", turned around and walked away quickly.
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"So, during these few days when I was away, you guys actually managed to secretly make such a big fuss?"
The system had just been launched and the plot had just been loaded, but unexpectedly, Jiang Fei took a big step and directly sent Wei Ciying to prison.
Jiang Fei picked up the pen and wrote, saying nonchalantly: "Didn't we agree to borrow it for three days? Why did you come back so late?"
"If he says three days, then it's three days?" The system sneered, "How can he have the final say?"
"Does that mean what you said counts?"
"Of course." The system said proudly.
Jiang Fei rolled her eyes, "Then why don't you come back in two days?"
The system choked, "Because I will have the final say in three days."
Jiang Fei was choked by the bandit's logic and was speechless for a long while before she said speechlessly, "Then why is the last one seven days?"
"He locked me up for three days, so I have to lock him up for four days to get my revenge?" the system said confidently.
Jiang Fei was speechless for a long while. "It's just that I fed you well for the first three days, and the main system was in a good mood, so everything went your way afterwards."
"Nonsense!" The system immediately exploded. "I'm catching up from behind, don't you understand? The first three days were just a stopgap measure. Letting him take advantage of me was nothing. In the last few days, I've been able to outperform him. That's real skill! A slight disadvantage at the beginning is nothing to be afraid of; the one who laughs last is the winner."
Jiang Fei actually wanted to see if the system was smiling at this moment, but from the tone of its voice, it seemed like it was on the verge of getting angry and embarrassed as if it had been hurt.
Jiang Fei deliberately dragged out her tone, "Oh? So, he took advantage of you first, and then you turned around and took revenge?"
"You!" the system said angrily, "That's called strategic retreat! Strategy! Do you understand what it means to avoid the enemy's attack?"
Jiang Fei was happy, thinking that it was a good thing that she worked hard to deal with such a system. It had no emotional value, no functions, and sometimes it was like a rooster with its feathers standing on end, pecking at everyone it saw.
If I hadn't had a sharp mind, I probably wouldn't be alive today.
The system's voice interrupted, "Hey, could you please not say bad things about me in front of me?"
Jiang Fei said calmly, "Speaking to someone's face is called honest advice, but speaking ill of them behind their back is bad behavior."
The system was momentarily unable to refute it, and snorted, "I have good news for you. After my unremitting efforts, I have already retrieved a functional permission from him."
Jiang Fei immediately became alert and started counting on her fingers.
"Before, I was short of over forty times to reach a hundred. Even if I give you ten times off for the New Year, that still leaves me with over thirty times. Five times seven is thirty-five, so doesn't that mean every day..."
"Shut up!" the system interrupted her angrily. "This time, I'm being given permission as an exception. Even if it's not a hundred times!"
"Oh." Jiang Fei said in a long tone, meaningfully: "It seems that you performed very well this time."
"you……"
"Tell me, what function is it? I don't think it's a flashlight function."
The system said proudly: "The favorability exchange function you have always wanted has been opened."
Jiang Fei was completely silent. She put down her pen, closed her eyes, supported her forehead and exhaled.
Stay calm, stay calm.
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