Chapter 561 Yuan Lang, the successor of the thatched cottage, pledges allegiance to Zhou Ruyuan!
Suddenly one day, the bright moon was in his arms and the sun was within reach. His life's dream had been realized in one fell swoop, and he was determined to hold on to it tightly. How could he have any other thoughts?
If he intends to disobey, that would be disloyal and disrespectful to her!
The memorial concerning Tianjin remained untouched on her desk until her morning court session.
Even so, Shen Lanxi remained wary.
Both Che Mingyuan and Wei Dongzhu had reasons for revealing the identity of the Seventh Brother; the former wanted to avenge his former lord.
The latter... could be due to hatred.
After all, he had just gone to the Northwest, and she had taken a concubine as her husband.
He should hate her.
...
"Why do you have time to summon me back today?" Ban Sicao received Shen Lanxi's message and immediately rushed back from the medical school.
Shen Lanxi: "I summoned you to have the Medical School take the lead in organizing a competition with Medicine King Valley for the purpose of academic exchange. Such competitions should be held every year from now on."
Ban Sicao twitched her lips, somewhat speechless, and said, "Our Ten Thousand Poisons Sect uses poison. For you to arrange for us to go to the medical school is already an act of betraying our master and ancestors."
Shen Lanxi: "What is the purpose of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect in using poison?"
This question stumped Ban Sicao.
He thought for a long time and finally came up with a suitable answer.
"Naturally, it's to take on missions and earn money."
Shen Lanxi: "Don't you teachers get a salary now?"
Ban Sicao: "Um..." It feels different, doesn't it? He scratched his head.
"You were asked to teach students how to identify poisonous plants and learn toxicology, not how to save lives. So how can you be accused of betraying your teacher and ancestors?"
That's not how it's explained, is it?
"We had just explained the pharmacology when the teachers at the Imperial Medical Academy started researching the detoxification. Where does that leave the reputation of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect?"
Shen Lanxi shut him down with a single sentence.
"Aren't you all learning from each other and helping each other succeed?"
That's true. Since their Ten Thousand Poisons Sect moved into the medical school, they have indeed become much more diligent in their research on toxicology. His father no longer goes out; he spends all his time at the medical school, competing with the old dean.
"It's clear that toxicology and pharmacology ultimately lead to the same conclusion. If one day your Ten Thousand Poisons Sect were to create a new poison and you were all drugged, the medical school could provide on-site treatment. Wouldn't that be convenient and quick?"
Bansicao: "..." Is that how you understand it?
"I can talk a dead person back to life, I'm not talking to you."
"I'll discuss the competition with the dean when I get back. As for whether Medicine King Valley will come, I can't guarantee it!"
Shen Lanxi: "Don't worry, I will issue an imperial decree. If they don't come, it means that Medicine King Valley has lost to the Medical Academy and to your Medicine King Valley."
Bansicao was overjoyed and lay on the floor laughing without a care in the world.
"I heard you've taken two people into your harem?"
Shen Lanxi: "Yes."
What do you see in them?
Shen Lanxi thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because they're quiet!"
Ban Sicao remained silent for a long time. After turning away, she quietly entered the inner palace.
He spent most of the day with Cheng Zheng and Sang Guo, who were engrossed in processing memorials. When he left, he was full of complaints and disgust.
"It's incredibly quiet!"
"Poison, even more poisonous than the poison of our Ten Thousand Poisons Sect!"
The last sentence is unclear, as it's unclear who it refers to.
...
"Spring Snow and Autumn Frost, you've been with me for so long. If you keep wasting your time, you'll become old maids," Shen Lanxi said, looking at the two who were running the palace servants around.
"Your Majesty, we have no desire to get married; we only wish to serve you by your side."
Shen Lanxi: "I'm just afraid you'll regret it when you're old."
"No, we won't regret it."
“What’s so good about men? We don’t want to get married and become servants to someone else’s family.”
Shen Lanxi sighed softly, "I shouldn't have entrusted the supervision of the concubine tax to you. I've terrified you all."
Spring dawn and autumn frost exchanged a smile.
"We're not scared, we just feel there's really no need for it. Everything is fine as it is now."
“We have also followed His Majesty’s example and adopted many goddaughters and godchildren in the army. We have no shortage of people to support us.”
“Even one’s own children are not necessarily reliable. We once saw a memorial sent by the Dali Temple. It described an old woman who was widowed when she was young and raised six children with great hardship. In the end, none of her children were willing to support her. His Majesty ordered the confiscation of the six children’s property and sentenced the six children to exile. The confiscated property was used to set up a nursing home to support the old woman.”
“We visited the old woman a few days ago. She’s living a much better life than she did with her children. She has plenty to eat and drink, and she has meat and vegetables every day. She’s even gained weight.”
"Marriage isn't that important to women. If we really want to get married, we can always find a husband to live with us. Anyway, we can't let our money go to someone else."
Shen Lanxi: "..."
"You've thought of everything very thoroughly."
"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Shen Lanxi began to reflect on whether she had been too careless lately.
She didn't have much time to reflect before news came from Tianjin.
"Yuan Lang, a descendant of the thatched cottage, has joined the service of Zhou Ruyuan!"
"The successor of the thatched cottage? Isn't that Jiang Wuyai?"
"I haven't heard anything about thatched cottage for so many years. I thought it had disappeared."
"I never expected that there would be a successor."
Although Caolu is not as famous as Guigu, it is also a place that produces extraordinary talents. In the early years, Caolu and Guigu were in opposition. However, Caolu gradually lost its fame to Guigu because it had no successors.
No wonder Seventh Brother was exposed; it wasn't a problem with the people around her, but rather that the true successor of the thatched cottage had appeared.
Only the true successor of the thatched cottage knew that the seventh brother was an imposter.
She had overlooked this point.
Soon, she received a letter from Guigu. Her master was also very concerned about the affairs of the descendants of the thatched cottage and even gave her an order.
She's not young anymore; I really don't know where she gets such a strong competitive spirit.
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"Your Majesty, we have Song Daoxi, a successor of Guiguzi, while Zhou Ruyuan has created a fake successor of the Caolu School. He imitates everything we do. If we don't suppress his arrogance, he'll think we're afraid of him!"
"Exactly! He learned from us how to run a newsletter, how to farm, how to make things, and how to run a training program. Now, he's even trying to become a 'thatched cottage successor'! He's shameless!"
"We must severely suppress the arrogance of the King of Sin!"
"Let the Imperial Advisor confront the successor of the Thatched Cottage, expose Zhou Ruyuan's conspiracy, and reveal the true face of the successor of the Thatched Cottage!"
Shen Lanxi clicked her tongue, her expression turning strange as she thought of the person locked in the library.
"Your Majesty, my daughter has chosen to go to Dongchuan. If Your Majesty sends the Imperial Advisor to Tianjin, the two of them can go together!" Liu Mingxin suggested.
Shen Lanxi was in a bit of a dilemma. She couldn't very well tell them that she had already sent Che Mingyuan over, could she?
The courtiers were focused on the face of the court, while her focus was on saving lives!
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