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Little Jing Kong put on his clothes, pulled up his pants, jumped onto the bed, and continued to show off, "JiaoJiao carried me here!"
Xiao Liulang: Heh.
Little Jing Kong raised his chin and added, "JiaoJiao also brought me my clothes. So sweet!"
Xiao Liulang: Hehe.
Little Jing Kong got off the bed and began to look around for Gu Jiao, "Where's JiaoJiao?"
"She has gone to the medical hall." Xiao Liulang went along with him and said.
Little Jing Kong was disappointed, "Oh."
Unable to see JiaoJiao in the morning, his mood wasn’t so beautiful anymore.
He glanced at his bad brother-in-law and said, "I slept together with JiaoJiao! You didn't!"
Being able to show off made his mood beautiful again!
Xiao Liulang swore that if this little monk talked nonsense one more time, he would tell him the harsh and painful truth!
Fortunately, Little Jing Kong turned his head away from him and went to find someone else to share his nonsense to.
Because Gu Jiao wasn’t here, Xiao Liulang was the one who cooked their breakfast.
The whole family lost their appetite as soon as they saw the dark lump of unknown stuff in the bowl.
The elderly woman rarely got up early, and as a result... She was given this?!
Little Jing Kong's face wrinkled up. He wasn’t a picky eater, but he wasn’t someone to eat poison either!
"Why aren’t you all eating?" Xiao Liulang asked.
The corner of everyone's mouth twitched and they gave him a sideways look: Why aren’t we eating? Don’t you know the answer to that in your heart? Why don’t you take a bite and show us!
Xiao Liulang's heart also refused.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, the family still toughened their scalp and ate the unknown mess in the bowl. Other people's crafts only got better and better, Xiao Liulang’s, on the other hand, was getting worse and worse.
Gu Yan's eyes rolled back because of the terrible food: I have to take two additional medicines for the heart!
After an indescribable breakfast, the family had a short meeting without Xiao Liulang.
Little Jing Kong spat out his tongue madly, "Never let bad brother-in-law into the kitchen again! If I faint in class today, I must have been poisoned by his breakfast!"
Gu Yan, Gu Xiaoshun and the elderly woman nodded their heads and unanimously decided to blacklist Xiao Liulang from the kitchen. So long as they didn’t starve to death in this life, he would not be allowed to enter the kitchen again!
After missing Xue Ningxiang, the family began to miss Old Chief next. Even the elderly woman, whose mood always turned inexplicably bad whenever she saw Old Chief, thought that the old guy's cooking was at least reliable.
Old Chief was very busy these days, playing hide-and-seek with His Majesty.
He couldn't let His Majesty find his current real house at Bishui Alley. Hence, after moving out of that inn, he rented a small courtyard on the outskirts of the capital.
That courtyard had the sign of the guarantor and was registered in the yamen. It only took a day or two before His Majesty found it.
On the first day, Old Chief wasn’t there.
The next day, Old Chief was still not there.
On the third day, the fourth day... On the fifth day, the two eunuchs crouching nearby finally saw Old Chief’s figure.
One eunuch was responsible for holding Old Chief off while the other eunuch returned to the palace non-stop to report to His Majesty.
In this way, on an uneventful afternoon, His Majesty finally met Old Chief who had been away for three years.
He could see a lot more traces of vicissitudes in Old Chief’s face compared to three years ago.
Old Chief: Nonsense, I intentionally let myself be blown by the cold wind for half an hour on the way here, thus my messy hair and pale lips.
"Your Majesty!" Old Chief got off the carriage and bowed to His Majesty.
Seeing his current appearance, His Majesty couldn’t bear to see him salute him. He quickly supported him with both hands, saying, "Beloved official, quickly get up!"
Old Chief gave full play to his hall-of-fame-level acting skills, the rim of his eyes red and his tears glistening, "I'm no longer an official of the State of Zhao. To call me as such… is really an overwhelming favor!"
"It's windy outside. Beloved official needs to take good care of himself. Let us talk inside!" The truth was that His Majesty had personally waited for him here for a quarter of an hour, and his teeth were already chattering with cold!
The two people entered the house.
The house looked very humble, but it was maintained well by Liu Quan.
His Majesty thought it would be warmer after entering the house, but as it turned out, he thought too much. There was not even a charcoal basin in the house, so the temperature inside was almost the same as outside.
His Majesty shivered with cold. He truly felt that the Old Chief had a hard time these past years.
Old Chief's reaction was calm, as if he was used to this harsh living environment. He said gently, "Your Majesty hasn't drunk my tea for a long time. Liu Quan, boil a pot of water and bring it here."
"Yes!" Liu Quan went to the kitchen, boiled a pot of water and brought it over.
Old Chief personally made a pot of Longjing tea.
His Majesty was used to drinking the best-quality tea in the palace. Now, drinking this old tea, it was no different from drinking rancid water.
He couldn't help asking, "Beloved official, why are you living such a poor life?"
Even if Old Chief was an honest and non corrupt official, only taking salary from the court, it was unlikely for him to be so down and out like this.
Even an ordinary official could maintain a large residence. Old Chief's wife had died young and he didn't have a son. His salary should be enough for him to live a very wealthy life for a lifetime.
Old Chief: Isn’t it your mother who robs me of my wealth? Forget it, it’s not that you two are biologically related.
Speaking of His Majesty's background, it was actually a bit pitiful. His biological mother was just a little palace maid who got the favor of the former emperor and got pregnant by chance.
Within the harem of the State of Zhao, imperial concubines under the third grade were not qualified to raise an imperial heir. After His Majesty was born, he was sent to the palace of then Imperial Concubine Jing and was raised by her.
Old Chief smiled and said, "I think this kind of light meal is also nice. It makes people feel peaceful. After experiencing many years of ups and downs in the imperial court, finding such serenity is hard to come by."
His Majesty’s emotions were stirred upon hearing his words.
He was the emperor of a nation, from the court to the harem, had he ever lived a quiet day?
Just now, while he was waiting for the Old Chief in the cold wind, he had the least thoughts in his mind.
Sitting in such a house, he didn’t have to worry about the current political situation in court. Only this time did he truly feel he was away from work.
Suddenly, His Majesty felt that this house didn't seem so unbearable. He said, "Did beloved official return to the capital this time to see Old Feng?"
He also heard the news of Old Feng's death, and he truly felt it was a pity to see such an excellent person leave this world.
Old Chief nodded, "It's indeed to see Old Feng for the last time, but I also want to meet His Majesty."
His Majesty sighed, "Zhen has reopened the Imperial Academy, but the Imperial Academy without beloved official makes Zhen feel that something is missing."
Old Chief responded, "There are many talented people in the State of Zhao. Your Majesty will surely find the right person to take over the Imperial Academy."
Your Majesty let out a sigh again, "Alas, I'm afraid beloved official hasn't heard about the recent events in the Imperial Academy."
Old Chief looked clueless as he asked, "The Imperial Academy… Did something happen again?"
His Majesty recounted several preposterous deeds of Director Zheng to Old Chief, "Not only did he commit embezzlement and bribery, he also took advantage of his authority to arbitrarily change the grades of an Imperial Academy student. How dare Zhen hand over the Imperial Academy to such a person? Zhen really rather wants to kick him out of the Imperial Academy!"
References
1. — Emperor’s form of address for himself
Raz P.'s Thoughts
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