Chapter 1235 - 304: Fury (Part 5)

Chapter 1235: Chapter 304: Fury (Part 5)

"I don’t like the word fear."

"Alright, then let’s change it to... apprehension?"

"I don’t like this topic."

"Do you feel it’s dangerous to discuss this on the streets of the capital?"

"Sort of."

"Father treats you well."

"Hmm."

"But you still went to Li Tian City."

"Yes."

"The Emperor is like this, making you grateful yet making you fear him."

"Not appropriate."

"I know it’s not appropriate for you. It applies to others but not to you. You are more willing than any of us. What I admire most about you is that you seem to treat your life, your whole life, as a performance of village drama in the Yinlang Temple during festivals."

"That’s fitting."

"I can’t be as carefree as you."

"You still need to improve."

"Once you have children, you won’t be so carefree."

"Back to the problem of having kids again?"

"What do you want for lunch?"

"I haven’t digested breakfast yet."

"Then let’s go for tea. The teahouses in the capital are famous too."

"Not interested."

"Lately, the teahouses have been telling your stories."

"I’m thirsty now."

At the teahouse drinking tea,

they drank until noon.

When they got hungry and couldn’t suppress their hunger with sunflower seeds and peanuts, Lord Zheng and Ji Chengjue walked out.

"How was it?" Ji Chengjue asked.

"After hearing my own story, I feel full of strength."

In the storyteller’s tale, Lord Zheng was a Third Rank warrior, battling the eighteen champions of Chu State!

No one knows if Chu State even has eighteen champions, probably not even the princess herself;

of course,

Lord Zheng also didn’t know he was already a Third Rank pinnacle warrior.

After leaving the teahouse,

Lord Zheng felt his footsteps a bit unsteady,

having had a little too much chicken soup, it was about to overflow.

"What do you want for lunch, other than roast duck?"

"I still want roast duck."

"Quande Building’s roast duck isn’t good anymore."

"I never thought it was good."

"Alright."

For lunch, at Quande Building.

Ji Chengjue ordered a roast duck and a pot of wine.

The wine was shared between him and Zheng Fan, the roast duck was left for Master Zhang alone to eat.

They also bought a few dishes from the vendors in front of Quande Building.

"In Yanjing City, there is a rule, a shop that can make one signature dish would only make that one dish. Also, it doesn’t prohibit outside vendors from setting up stalls. If you want to add a dish, just call them to send it in, and the shop owner won’t chase them away.

After all, even this shop owner started from a vendor to afford this shop. Who knows, when their sons or grandsons take over, the eagle might become a chick again, having to go back to set up a stall. This is called giving others convenience, giving oneself convenience. If you can be seventy percent full, you should leave some for others to sip the soup."

"Why are you telling me this, to educate me that my dining etiquette is too ugly?" Lord Zheng asked.

"I’m a businessman. I’ve told you many times, as a businessman, it’s inevitable to like harmony and wealth. Sometimes, I feel that some of your actions are too much."

Lord Zheng shook his head and said, "I only seek my own happiness."

"Seeking your own happiness is also a kind of selfishness."

"Is selfishness bad?"

"It’s pretty good."

"Right? To live this life, to live joyfully is enough."

"Hehe, saying such things makes it seem like you’ve lived a whole life full of insights."

"Maybe."

"Sometimes, I’m also helpless. Actually, I’m more open-minded than Second Prince, and I don’t like to cut things off completely. While Second Prince is actually the narrow-minded one.

The reason Big Brother stands by me is because of this trait in me.

But the problem is,

now outsiders, especially the Royal Family’s nobles and the Ministry of Revenue and some local small families, think I’m a harsh official, while the Crown Prince is considered the benevolent one."

"The crow doesn’t know it’s black."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Different positions, different methods. If you were in the Crown Prince’s position, you would also become kind-hearted. Actually, I always think people are all the same;

If they can live comfortably, who wants to spend a lifetime with their face towards the earth and their back to the sky?

If they can have many wives and concubines, why not live freely and easily?

It’s just different positions, unable to choose freely.

People, are still the same people."

"True."

"So, you’re being pretentious."

"After all, you’ve been hanging around in front of me these few days, and got me influenced by you."

"Let’s have a drink."

"Sure."

With a glass of wine down,

Ji Chengjue, while pouring wine, said:

"My third brother came out from the pavilion on the lake."

"Is this afternoon’s plan to visit your third brother?"

"No need to rub salt into the wound, that’s too cruel."

"What are you saying? I helped him out too."

"Should I tell him to bring gifts to thank you tonight?"

"I am charitable and don’t like to leave my name."

"What are your plans for the afternoon?"

"You’re the tour guide."

"Tour guide? That’s fitting. The scenery in the rear garden is wonderful, filled with Jiangnan garden landscapes of Qian State."

"No matter how good the scenery, if it houses a tiger, there’s no mood to appreciate it."

"I heard Father punished her to stay home and copy scripture."

"His Majesty is wise. I think the Four Books and Five Classics and various ancient classics could do a few rounds. They’re great for improving one’s character."

"Shall we go horseback riding outside the city? I’ve been practicing quite a bit these two years."

"You can’t outrun me."

"Not necessarily."

"I’m riding on Pixiu."

"..." Ji Chengjue.