"My dear minister, please don't be polite." The Emperor Jianshi was gentle and extended his hand to help Sun Daoning. Sun Daoning bowed in thanks and then stood up slowly. Chen Guanlou also stood up. "You are Chen Guanlou. I have heard about your story. You are amazing. The Taifu can return safely because of your hard work." "It is all my humble servant's job." Chen Guanlou was not sure whether it was appropriate for him, a small official, to call himself a humble servant. The Ministry of Rites did not send someone to give him a crash course in etiquette training in advance. He could only follow the example of Sun Daoning. Whether it was in accordance with the rules or not, he could not control it! He glanced at Sun Daoning and saw that the corner of his eye twitched twice, and then returned to normal. It seemed that his imitation was not appropriate. Awkward! Anyway, he was not embarrassed, but others were embarrassed.
"The Grand Tutor is the backbone of the court, my right-hand man, and my elder and relative. I will reward you for bringing the Grand Tutor back safely. Chen Guanlou, just tell me what you want, and I will satisfy you." "I have only fulfilled my duty. I am very satisfied to be able to share your majesty's worries. I don't want anything." Chen Guanlou has read official history and unofficial history, and read various novels. He will definitely not say directly that he wants money, that is too vulgar. He must act like a loyal minister with no desires. He praised his acting skills. Emperor Jianshi was a little embarrassed for a while, and thought for a while, "It's hard for you to do your job so hard and share my worries. I heard that you don't want to leave the Tianlao, so let me reward you with gold, silver, and treasures, and give you beautiful wives." Gold, silver, and treasures are good. Beautiful wives? Can the women rewarded in the palace be taken? Of course not. Beautiful, but troublesome. "Your Majesty, I am willing to accept the gold and silver treasures, but I have no intention of marrying a wife or taking a concubine." "Oh? You are unwilling to marry a wife or taking a concubine, but it is related to the practice you are practicing. Why do I hear that you often visit brothels and are a frequent visitor to brothels?" Sun Daoning is a big mouth, and he tells everything. Chen Guanlou can only answer honestly: "Your Majesty, I just don't want to be bound by family. I want to play for a few more years." Emperor Jianshi was stunned at first, as if it was incredible, and then laughed: "Hahaha... Chen Guanlou, you are not young anymore, but you are still so restless... Never mind, I should help you. Since you don't want to marry a wife or take a concubine, I won't force you." "Thank you for your help, Your Majesty, I am very grateful." Chen Guanlou said immediately. Emperor Jianshi smiled and seemed to be in a good mood. "You and the other people in the Chen family are not similar in character and temperament except for your appearance." "Reporting to Your Majesty, I am a relative of the Marquis' Mansion."
"I see. I leave this to you, Lord Sun." "Farewell, Your Majesty." Emperor Jianshi came and left quickly. Chen Guanlou was not narcissistic, so of course he would not think that Emperor Jianshi came to the former Prince Zhong's Mansion secretly just to reward him. He didn't have such a big face, let alone such a big face. After seeing Emperor Jianshi off, make sure that there is no one around. Chen Guanlou turned back suddenly, "Lord Sun, can you explain it to me now?" "Things are just as you see." Sun Daoning's mouth was like a clam shell. "Lord Sun is such a joker. If you want to fool a fool, at least find a real fool. I am sane, and I really can't cooperate with your performance. And when will you pay me the money you owe me?" Sun Daoning coughed lightly, "Why do you have to say it so harshly? Leave here first, and when you get outside, I will explain it to you one by one." "I will believe you again." The two of them left the former Prince Zhong's Mansion, and they didn't see anyone along the way. It was as if the crowd that had poured in before was a magical dream. The carriage was driving on the streets of the capital, and Chen Guanlou still had an illusion of dream and fantasy. "Lord Sun, can you tell me now?" "You saw the Grand Tutor, did you find anything unusual?" Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly, "The Grand Tutor has gained some weight, but his condition seems to be more serious. When I first saw the Grand Tutor, although his mind was confused, he was not dull. On the way back to Beijing, I chatted with the Grand Tutor about family matters." "Did the Grand Tutor wake up on the way back to Beijing?" "Occasionally, he woke up once or twice, but the time was very short." "Did the Grand Tutor say anything?" "The Grand Tutor was very pleased to learn that His Majesty had ascended the throne. Nothing else. You can ask the eunuchs who returned to Beijing with us to find out whether this is true or not. They are responsible for taking care of the Grand Tutor and are more knowledgeable than me. Know the condition of the Taifu. " "I don't doubt your intention. "Sun Daoning said carefully, "Your Majesty doesn't doubt your intention either, otherwise His Majesty would not reward you. I asked you these questions to tell you that, as you saw, after the Taifu returned to Beijing, his condition took a sharp turn for the worse, and he was completely unrecognizable, even His Majesty couldn't recognize him. Before, the Taifu was actually recuperating at the Zhuang family, but he often had attacks, smashed things, hit people, and ran around. Once he almost ran into the palace. The imperial physician said that the environment of the Zhuang family might not be suitable for the Taifu to recuperate, so His Majesty decided to take the Taifu to the former Zhongwang Mansion for recuperation. Sure enough, the situation has improved. " Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly. Sun Daoning was deliberately explaining to him why Taifu Zhuang appeared in the former Zhongwang Mansion. Was he worried that he would doubt it? "What the adults said, the little one naturally believed it. " "The Taifu will not have much time. "Sun Daoning suddenly said again. Chen Guanlou was slightly surprised, "That's not true." "The joint diagnosis by the imperial doctors at the Imperial Medical Office will not go wrong. With symptoms similar to the Taifu's, it is rare to live beyond three to five years. Your Majesty feels uncomfortable because he just wants to know more about the Taifu, so today's arrangements are made ” Chen Guanlou didn’t believe it!
He didn't believe a word of it. It should be true that Taifu Zhuang's time is running out. However, the purpose of Emperor Jianshi's meeting with him was certainly not to learn more about the Taifu. "Sir, don't tease me." "You don't believe it?" Sun Daoning looked stunned. Chen Guanlou smiled and said nothing. He was not stupid. Although he couldn't guess the reason behind this, it was definitely not the reason Sun Daoning said before. "That's all, if you don't believe me, don't force it." "Sir, I haven't seen a penny of the reward you promised at the beginning." Chen Guanlou was too lazy to deal with the other party. He didn't care about the purpose of Emperor Jianshi, he really didn't care. He only cares about his own money, and expresses his attitude straightforwardly: officials and emperors can do whatever they want, and don't do other things. He only cares about money. Don't get involved in such big things. Sun Daoning looked at him deeply and said, "I promise you the reward, but I have to wait a little longer." "I can't wait any longer. The rice vat at home is empty, so I'm just waiting for the adults to fulfill their promise and buy rice for cooking." Chen Guanlou began to complain about his poverty. The corner of Sun Daoning's mouth twitched, "You really have money in your sights. There is a batch of furniture to be disposed of, why don't you take it first." "I don't want furniture, I want real estate, land, gold and silver jewelry, or antiques, calligraphy and paintings." "I don't know the goods. They are all high-quality mahogany furniture and are worth a lot of money." "Whether it's worth it or not varies from person to person. Sir, do you want to default on your debt?"