"Master..." Pang Yi's heart suddenly ached, "Don't say that, the Queen Mother also has her own difficulties..."
"Yes. She did have her own difficulties," Zhong Mingwei said calmly, "On the one hand, she supported me all the way to the Eastern Palace with all the hardships. On the other hand, she also did not forget to leave a way out for the Xu family. She worked so hard. It's rare in the world."
Pang Yi's lips moved. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end. Zhong Mingwei was right. The Queen Mother never bet everything on Zhong Mingwei. While supporting Zhong Mingwei, she was also supporting that Consort Hui in Mount Wutai.
Now, Zhong Mingwei's body was crippled. He could no longer aspire to be the emperor. Hui Changzai suddenly became the most favored woman in the eyes of His Majesty. How calm and indifferent was the empress dowager?
"Master, if you are unhappy, I will burn these banknotes..." Pang Yi couldn't bear to see Zhong Mingwei's expression, so he grabbed the stack of banknotes.
"Why burn it?" Zhong Mingwei interrupted Pang Yi. He took the stack of banknotes from him and patted the banknotes. "If I accept this 10,000 taels of silver, I won't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life, and the Xu family will be relieved. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
"But..." Pang Yi stammered, not knowing what to say.
"It's okay, go take a shower and go to bed, you still have to travel tomorrow," Zhong Mingwei said to Pang Yi, pointing to the big bed opposite, "Don't sleep on the floor anymore, go to bed."
"Yes, I obey your command." Pang Yi did not refuse. He grew up with Zhong Mingwei, who had always treated him well. It was common for them to sleep in the same room when they were young. The first two days, Zhong Mingwei was in an abnormal mood, so he ignored Pang Yi and spent the night on the floor.
"When you come back from Yanshe, find someone to build a kang in the side room, and then you can move in," Zhong Mingwei said. When Ah Chou comes back, he will naturally not let Pang Yi live in this room. After a pause, Zhong Mingwei added, "It's cold now, I'm afraid no one will come to build a kang. When the time comes, you can buy a few more charcoal basins and put them in the room, or you can roll down the mountain and find a place to live by yourself."
"Yes, I will not stay here to bother you when my madam comes back. I will definitely get out of here as soon as possible." Pang Yi said with a smile. Zhong Mingwei was in a good mood today, and he rarely dared to tease Zhong Mingwei.
"Go away!" Zhong Mingwei was a little embarrassed, and he raised his hand and threw the empty coarse porcelain bowl towards Pang Yi's face.
“Bang!”
The next second, Pang Yi caught the bowl steadily and went out with a grin on his face.
…
The tenth day of the first lunar month in the thirty-third year of Jiasheng
early morning.
Ningguta prefectural government office.
Kong Wenjie sat on the kang with a dull and tired look on his face, hunched against the wall, yawning from time to time, and glaring at Kong Wenmin who was sleeping loudly beside him. Seeing him sleeping so soundly with snot bubbles coming out, Kong Wenjie could not help but clench his fist and point it at his brother's face.
"Hey, hey, hey! Get up! Get up!" Still reluctant to do it, Kong Wenjie changed his fist into a palm and patted Kong Wenmin's shoulder vigorously, "It's already this time, why don't you get up?"
"What..." Kong Wenmin muttered, frowning and turning over to the outside, "Stop making noise, I'll make you, a little scholar, drink to death, brothers, three stars shining, four happy fortunes, five top prizes, six smooth sailing..."
The corners of Kong Wenjie's mouth twitched suddenly: "..."
"How dare you say that he is drunk? Look at how drunk you are!" Kong Wenjie yelled as he pulled the blanket off Kong Wenmin and pulled the man up without saying anything. "I've never seen you act so shamelessly. Don't you know how much alcohol you can drink? And you insisted on getting him drunk, and what happened? The young scholar has nothing to worry about! Look at you! Aren't you ashamed!"
Kong Wenmin rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned, and scratched his messy hair: "Who is it? You're making a fuss so early in the morning. My head is about to explode because of you."
"I didn't make you angry on that end, you did it yourself!" Kong Wenjie couldn't help but yell at his brother, "Brother, if we can't drink, can we find another way to challenge others in the future? You can't even drink more than a weak scholar, if this gets out, do you think you'll be proud of yourself, or what?"
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