"Lord Lin, what is the meaning of this?"
Holding the booklet in his hand—enough to make any man's blood boil—Sun Jian suppressed the urge to try it out and asked Lin Jingsi.
Lin Jingsi showed no embarrassment whatsoever; on the contrary, he exuded an air of righteous indignation.
He cupped his hands in greeting and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, this booklet contains the very things you will be teaching His Highness the Crown Prince after his wedding."
"What!"
"How...how do I teach this?"
Sun Jian was somewhat speechless at that moment.
He simply couldn't picture what that scene looked like.
Surely you can't have the Crown Prince Li Gancheng and the Crown Princess Li Wugou all lying on the bed together reading this booklet, can you?
This is a bit too strange...
Unexpectedly, neither the Minister of Revenue, Mi Zhu, nor the Minister of Rites, Lin Jingsi, showed any embarrassment or even tried to avoid the situation.
The crown prince has no private affairs, so in their view there is nothing abnormal about this matter.
They were worried that His Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't be able to learn the skills and continue the royal lineage soon.
"Your Excellency may give it to His Highness the Crown Prince privately after the Crown Prince and Crown Princess's wedding!"
"Teach directly? Teach face-to-face?"
Sun Jian continued to press for answers with an incredulous expression.
"Yes, my lord, hand it over directly to the crown prince in person."
Lin Jingsi replied with a stern face.
In fact, Sun Jian did not know that the “teaching” he spoke of and the “interaction” Lin Jingsi spoke of were two different things.
The former, "teaching," refers to face-to-face demonstration, imparting experience, and teaching skills.
The latter "交" means to present or deliver.
However, this single word difference led to a world of difference between the image in Sun Jian's mind and Lin Jingsi's meaning.
"call……"
"That might be a bit difficult, wouldn't it?"
Sun Jian sighed, his face a complex expression.
And you want me to teach you directly? In person?
This request is somewhat excessive.
How embarrassing would that be?
The most crucial point is that Sun Jian and Crown Prince Li Chengqian were extremely familiar with each other.
You can send two people to a brothel together, but to have two people sit with the Crown Princess and be taught these things on the spot...
This is equivalent to being the emcee at your best friend's wedding in later generations, and then, during the wedding night festivities, having to give them instructions on... well, you know...
It's incredibly awkward.
"Hmm? May I ask what makes it difficult, my lord?"
Lin Jingsi became increasingly confused as he listened.
At this moment, his brows furrowed.
The two people were not on the same wavelength at all, so naturally they could not understand each other's meaning.
"Um... could someone else do this?"
After much deliberation, Sun Jian directly asked this question.
"No!"
Before Lin Jingsi, the Minister of Rites, could even speak, Mi Zhu, the Minister of Revenue, immediately gave a negative answer.
"My lord, this matter has already been decreed by imperial decree, and it absolutely cannot be changed or withdrawn. Being in charge of His Highness the Crown Prince's wedding is the highest honor one can ever attain in a lifetime."
"Your Excellency would never dare to refuse!"
Mi Zhu's words made Sun Jian's lips twitch involuntarily.
I just asked casually, I didn't expect Old Deng to react so strongly!
Fortunately, the seats were at least a little distance away, otherwise his spittle would have almost landed on my face.
"Oh well!"
Sun Jian shrugged helplessly.
Since things have come to this, I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
What else can we do?
Should we disobey the imperial decree, flee, or simply not do it at all?
It seems none of these options are suitable.
Sun Jian shook himself upon thinking of this, and suddenly remembered a sentence from his previous life.
If you have thick skin, there's nothing you can't do in this world.
If you're not embarrassed, then it's others who are embarrassed.
Thinking of this, Sun Jian gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and said directly to Lin Jingsi and Mi Zhu: "Lord Lin, Lord Mi, it is not impossible to teach the Crown Prince this matter, but... but someone will have to demonstrate it, right?"
"Or I could just find someone to work with!"
Sun Jian knew that if he was going to teach, he couldn't very well experiment on the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess in front of them.
You can't teach someone by just talking to thin air. Anyway, even if you want to teach this thing, you need someone to demonstrate it.
The only scene Sun Jian could imagine was finding a maid with a good figure and a pretty face to demonstrate for Li Gancheng and Li Wugou in person.
If there isn't even someone to set an example, then Sun Jian would rather defy the imperial decree than take on this task.
"A demonstration? Someone to cooperate with?"
Clearly, Lin Jingsi and Mi Zhu once again failed to understand the meaning behind Sun Jian's words.
Upon hearing this, the two of them exchanged a glance, their faces and expressions filled with questions.
They couldn't understand why such a simple matter required a demonstration from the Lord, or assistance from others.
What is being demonstrated?
All they could think of was demonstrating the etiquette of handing over the booklet in person. As for cooperation, in their eyes, it was simply a matter of finding an excuse to hand over the booklet later.
At that moment, their expressions were extremely complex.
Especially the old man Mi Zhu, he couldn't understand how the Lord could be so calm and composed in the face of a once-in-a-century natural disaster like the locust plague.
Are you already somewhat reluctant to hand over a small booklet by imperial decree?
Thinking of this, Mi Zhu steeled his heart. In order to ensure that their tasks and Sun Jian's tasks could proceed smoothly, he volunteered and said, "My lord, how about this? I am also one of the people in charge of His Highness the Crown Prince's wedding. When it comes to this part, I will cooperate with you, how about that?"
Mi Zhu thought there was no need for a demonstration; it was just a matter of handing it over, and the thing was given to him right there in front of everyone.
Little did he know that the moment he uttered those words, Sun Jian felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
At that moment, Sun Tian almost couldn't hold back his vomiting.
Everyone wants to slap this old man Deng away!
Sun Jian's lips twitched, his forehead was covered in black lines, and he looked at Mi Zhu, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Goodness, I didn't notice...
You old codger, you've been hiding this so well!
Damn it...
I really didn't expect that the dignified Minister of Revenue was actually a bastard!
The most crucial point is that this old man is so open-minded; he just said it so openly and legitimately in front of everyone.
Even if Sun Jian wanted to lose his temper, he would have to consider his pride.
Sun Jianqiang suppressed his urge to beat him up and quickly stopped him.
"No! I don't need you!"
"Don't bring up such things again in the future, or don't blame me for turning against you."
"How about this, you just find me a pretty maid."
"As for how to cooperate and how to demonstrate, I will talk to her about it."
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