[You think you can just show this to anyone? Let me tell you a secret, I stole this access from the system.]
Fang Qing cast an admiring glance at the little yellow bean figure bouncing on the screen.
"I've noticed you're getting bolder and bolder. You're not even afraid of the system anymore, aren't you afraid it will destroy you?"
After all, it's just an artificially created idiot by the system.
[What a joke! I'm afraid of it? It can't even protect itself.]
The little soybean-shaped figure looked quite smug, and Fang Qing couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, enough joking. We have a way to destroy the relics of gods and Buddhas, but we need to let Zhao Shi'an find out about it by chance. You come up with a plan."
I've already found a solution for you, why are you making me do this too?
"Since you have supernatural powers, I believe you."
Little Bean disappeared, grumbling and cursing.
Fang Qing played with the map for a while longer before Zhao Shi'an came in.
Xiao Liu and the others roasted sweet potatoes. Zhao Shi'an tasted them and found them quite sweet, so he brought them over to Fang Qing.
When he entered the room, he saw Fang Qing resting her chin on her hand, looking at a book and smiling. She was so engrossed in her reading that she didn't even notice him approaching.
"What kind of storybook is this?"
Compared to the books Zhao Shi'an usually reads, Fang Qing mostly reads storybooks.
Fang Qing quickly snapped out of her daze and turned off the light screen.
"nothing."
Zhao Shi'an sat down opposite Fang Qing, peeled the sweet potato, and handed it to her.
"Have you found a way to destroy the Buddha's relics?" Fang Qing asked.
"I'm still having people inquire about it, but we need to speed things up. I'm afraid that after the New Year, the Emperor will order me to return to the capital, and then I'll probably have to hand over this relic of the gods and Buddhas."
Fang Qing slowly took a bite of sweet potato and asked casually, "What do you think about us reporting the situation to the prince truthfully?"
"Um?"
Fang Qing sat up a little straighter and said, "This is what I'm thinking. Why do you think the Emperor wants this relic of gods and Buddhas?"
Zhao Shi'an paused for a moment and also seriously considered Fang Qing's question.
"He doesn't want people to use this divine relic to shake his rule."
Fang Qing nodded.
“That’s right. He is already the ruler of a country, and he knows how hard it was for him to obtain this throne. So if there is anyone in this world who doesn’t want to go back to the past, then he must be one of them. If we directly tell the emperor that we want to destroy the relics of gods and Buddhas, he certainly won’t refuse.”
Zhao Shi'an's eyebrows twitched.
“That’s true. I’ll write to him now and explain all this.”
Fang Qing prepared writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone for him.
The letter was quickly delivered to the capital.
Fang Qing and the others spent the New Year at the mountain villa, and came down the mountain after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
The Wind and Rain Pavilion was also busy, while Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an were quite relaxed.
The weather is also warming up, and Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an have been planning a lake trip these past few days.
On this day, Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an planned to take a boat trip to Jinling. As soon as they boarded the boat, they ran into an acquaintance in the cabin.
It was Chen Pinming. She was with two assistants and was whispering something to them, seemingly about to go out to discuss business.
Someone on the boat recognized Zhao Shi'an and came over to greet him. It was at this moment that Pinming looked over.
She paused for a moment when she saw Fang Qing, then stood up and waited for the person who had greeted Zhao Shi'an to leave before stepping forward to bow.
"Greetings, County Princess; greetings, Lord Zhao."
"No need for such formalities."
Fang Qing's gaze fell on Pin Ming.
In less than half a month, Pinming looked much more haggard.
Pinming was no longer as lively as he had been in front of Fang Qing. After greeting Fang Qing, he left and even took two waiters to sit down in a more distant place.
"Is she angry with me because of the matter concerning the Prince Xian's concubine?"
"I guess he's too ashamed to face you."
"Huh?" Fang Qing asked, puzzled.
“I am aware of what is happening in the capital. The handling of the Prince Xian’s family has been accepted by the people in the capital. Chen Pinming couldn’t get any benefits from you, so she went to her brother. She has suffered so much over the years, and her three brothers feel guilty towards her. Her second brother then pleaded with the higher authorities on her behalf.”
Fang Qing seemed to have already anticipated the outcome.
"His brother's pleas did not change the outcome for that concubine of the virtuous prince; she was still exiled. However, those in the court who were watching the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review found out about this and made a big fuss about it, implicating the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. And Chen Pinming's brother's career will probably not be stable in the future."
Fang Qing's lips moved slightly.
"Is the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review alright?"
This is truly an undeserved disaster.
"It's nothing serious, but in the past two years, the Emperor has been purging officials in the court, and there are vacancies at the top. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review should have had the opportunity to be promoted, but now, I'm afraid he can only sit in this position until retirement."
It's such a pity.
Fang Qing glanced again at the direction where the tea was being enjoyed.
Zhao Shi'an knew Fang Qing was soft-hearted, so he squeezed her hand.
"No one forced them to do these things; it's just that fools did foolish things. I suppose this Miss Chen has realized the harm she has brought to her second brother and his father-in-law."
Fang Qing sighed softly and said nothing more.
After they arrived in Jinling, they never met again for tea. They were merely people who had walked together for a part of life's journey, and they were not destined to enjoy the scenery of life's future together.
Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an spent a day sightseeing here. They stayed overnight in Jinling, choosing the largest inn in Jinling.
The people accompanying me this time are Xiao Liu and Xiao Shiqi.
Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an went upstairs after dinner. They had just sat down when there was a knock on the door. Xiao Liu came in and gave Zhao Shi'an a letter.
"Master, this is a message from Yongzhou."
Zhao Shi'an was puzzled, and Xiao Liu continued, "It's news related to the relics."
Zhao Shi'an paused for a moment, then quickly opened the envelope.
Fang Qing also came over.
Upon reading the contents of the letter, Fang Qing almost immediately realized that this was the result of Xiao Dou's efforts.
Sure enough, the next moment Xiaodou appeared on the screen.
"Well, I went to great lengths to get this message to Zhao Shi'an."
Fang Qing ignored it.
Just as Xiaodou said, only the inextinguishable divine fire atop the sacred mountain in the Western Regions could destroy the Buddha's relics.
"The sacred mountain of the Western Regions? Where is that?"
"The news came from Yongzhou, why don't we go to Yongzhou first and take a look?" Fang Qing suggested.
Zhao Shi'an hesitated for a moment.
"There's still no news from the capital."
At the beginning of the year, they wrote to the emperor to have the relics destroyed, and by then they should have received a reply.
"You mean the Emperor isn't happy that we destroyed the items?"
Zhao Shi'an scoffed lightly.
"I underestimated this man's ambition. He's sitting in this supreme position now, so naturally he doesn't need to go back to the past. But what about later? When he gets old and can no longer hold onto that position, wouldn't he want to return to his prime?"
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