Chapter 288 Now that things have come to this, let’s eat first.
No one has ever been immune to death since ancient times.
——When Duke Wang accidentally turned around and met Emperor Mingze's cold gaze, he suddenly had such a feeling.
He suddenly became open-minded.
Now that things have come to this, let’s eat first.
Duke Wang scooped a bowl of the "Golden Wind and Jade Dew Soup" that the young man praised so highly and tasted it carefully.
The feelings you get will be slightly different depending on your mood.
The old soup that he found difficult to swallow just now, now gives him a different experience when he tastes it again.
The mixed up tastes of sweetness, bitterness, and spiciness in this "golden wind and jade dew soup" don't they reflect the long and miserable lives of these ordinary people?
Duke Wang looked out the open window at the land bathed in the warm afternoon sun, his heart filled with peace.
In life, if you can take life and death lightly, there will be nothing that you cannot overcome.
【Grandpa Wang suggested holding a funeral for Uncle Gu so as to collect gifts from the officials! 】
[The funeral needs to be held, but Grandpa Wang cannot arrange it. He can only wait for other uncles to speak up first, and then Grandpa Wang will come forward and make it happen reluctantly! ]
[In order to achieve this effect, Grandpa Wang laid the groundwork for more than half a month! ]
[Ahhh, ginger is still spicy with age! ! ]
The ministers froze for a moment, then turned around angrily: "!!!"
They remembered!
After Gu Ruizhou's "disaster", Duke Wang was extremely sad for a long time.
Not only would he be in a daze from time to time, he would also often look at the place where Gu Ruizhou used to stand in the court with a sad face.
They also said privately at the time that Duke Wang was so concerned about his friend's affairs that he truly valued friendship and loyalty!
Looking back now, they were really blind!!
Duke Wang: “…”
Duke Wang tasted the soup calmly.
These little things don't hurt or itch, and as long as the little guy is not interested in "that thing", he can still survive.
[At first, Uncle Gu firmly disagreed, but it was Grandpa Wang who persuaded him for a long time before he changed his mind~]
【And Grandpa Wang was afraid that such a large sum of money would disappear without a trace after being sent into the mansion, which would only arouse suspicion, so he divided the gift money into two parts. The money given by the treacherous officials was given to Uncle Gu as capital for his comeback, while the money from the upright uncles was kept in his own hands——】
[Wow——There is a way to make money! There is a way to make money wow!!]
Duke Wang: “Puff——”
“Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough—”
The fifty-year-old man was suddenly choked by the soup and started coughing violently.
The colleagues present finally found an opportunity to get close to Duke Wang, and they rushed over almost like a swarm of swarms!
"Mr. Wang, have a cup of tea to calm your nerves." He silently scooped a whole spoonful of "Golden Wind and Jade Dew" into the teacup.
"Hey, look at you, you're so careless. Don't be afraid, I'll pat you on the back!" He patted Duke Wang's back several times with great force!
Duke Wang coughed until his face turned red, but out of the deep "concern" of his colleagues, he still forced himself to endure the itchiness in his throat!
If he doesn't stop, he will be "cared" to death by these people! !
Suddenly, someone came close to his ear and spoke softly -
"Mr. Wang, what do you think of the term 'ill-gotten gains'?!"
You tell me!
What do you think about "ill-gotten gains"?
Duke Wang: “…”
Duke Wang's eyes were filled with tears.
He didn’t know about the “ill-gotten gains”, but at this moment, he suddenly had a profound experience of the “unbearable lightness of life”!
"Let Chengcheng take a look too. Let Chengcheng go in and take a look too!"
Duke Wang raised his head suddenly!
The anxious voice of the young fellow had never sounded so heavenly to him as it did today. He quickly pushed aside his colleagues who were surrounding him and picked up the young fellow who was blocked on the outside and kept jumping around trying to look inside.
Lord Wang burst into tears: "Thank you, Xiao Chengcheng, for your concern. Grandpa Wang is fine."
His little ancestor came at the perfect time!
After saying this, he looked eagerly at the little dumpling in his arms.
——But if you don’t clear my name, I might really be in trouble!
Jiang Yingcheng nodded with a confused expression, stretched out her hand with difficulty, patted her Grandpa Wang on the back twice, and said in a childish voice: "Grandpa Wang, be more careful next time~"
“Hmmmm!”
Lord Wang responded twice in a random manner, and then continued to look at the young man with expectant eyes.
Come on, tell them where he spent all the money! !
At the beginning, when he and Gu Ruizhou planned this matter, they never thought that this matter would one day be revealed to the world in this way.
After dividing the gift money, he watched fearfully for a long time.
After seeing that no one had pursued the matter for a long time, he carefully planned the use of the gift money.
——He targeted the youngest sons of those noble families, gave the gift money to his legitimate grandson, and asked him to be a money-giving boy, and to pay back the money one by one over several years in the same way as pocket money given by generous friends.
Fearing that the group of kids would be too particular about etiquette, he put in a lot of his own money to try to make it happen.
only……
If he said this out loud, it would show that he, as an adult, was too petty to argue with a child. But if this was said from the heart of the little guy, the situation would be different!
Jiang Yingcheng nestled in her Grandpa Wang's arms and actually started to read the relevant content.
[Well... but Grandpa Wang didn't take advantage of the uncles. He also asked Brother Bingxu to use the money on the children of the uncles. It can be regarded as taking from the people and giving back to the people! ! ]
Amount——
Everyone's angry expressions choked.
Although there was some element of joking in what they did just now, they still couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when the young man said that.
Did I misunderstand Lord Wang?!
Duke Wang burst into tears.
Duke Wang stood up again!
He raised his head and puffed out his chest, his smug eyes slowly swept over the slightly embarrassed faces, and hummed in a drawn-out tone.
Even if Lord Wang didn't have any private money, how could he be such a shameless person who cheated and took the gift money from his colleagues? !
he--
【Just hahahahahaha! 】
The young man shrugged his shoulders as if he had thought of something particularly funny, which made Lord Wang's heart skip a beat.
[Hahahahaha——Grandpa Wang couldn’t explain why he did this, he just told Brother Bingxu to share it with his little playmates, hahahahaha——]
[Then, then, brother Bingxu automatically included sister Zhixi in the scope of his playmates, and would give her some cookies and cakes whenever he had nothing to do, and would also buy her pretty hairpins... The remaining money would then flow into the equal distribution pool and be evenly distributed among those playmates, hahahahaha! ]
[How can this not be considered allocation based on demand? ! ]
Duke Wang: “…”
never mind.
What are we fighting for?
Just lie down.