C213 Half of His Life in Prison
C213 Half of His Life in Prison
Then he let out a long sigh and said, "You do not have an official body. Even if Zhen's secret decree is with you, I am afraid that with your small body, you will not be able to withstand such a big matter of money, right? Leave it to Zhen. Zhen can be considered to share the burden with you."
Xiao Yun laughed and said, "This... I will not trouble Your Majesty."
"You!"
His Majesty was really angry when he saw that Xiao Yun was not willing to take on force or persuasion.
He slammed the table, turned around, and left.
But this time, he left the eunuch behind.
And before he left, he gave him a look.
It was obvious that he had some things that were hard to say, and had the eunuch mediate between them.
However, the eunuch was obviously unable to complete this arduous task.
He and Xiao Yun looked at each other for a long time.
Then he suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "His Majesty's trust in this old servant is no longer the same as before. A few days ago, he had glared at this old servant. This had never happened before. Thinking about it carefully, this old servant has indeed been taking care of too much recently... Sigh, in the following days, this old servant will be able to provide help to Young Master Xiao. It won't be too much, I hope that Young Master Xiao can take care of himself. You must be extra careful."
Xiao Yun frowned and said, "If you feel that there is danger, you can tell the old man. How old are you? It's time to take a rest."
"Rest? This old servant had nothing to rest for. He didn't need to sleep much every day. After death, I will naturally sleep in eternal sleep. This old servant has done many things in this life, following the rules. Not a single one of them was for him. Now, he was old. Finally, he had something he wanted to do. He wanted to use this broken body of his. He wanted to block the wind and rain for Young Master Xiao, even if it was just blocking a tiny bit of rain. That's good too."
Xiao Yun was stunned, unable to speak for a long time.
"Why are you treating me so well? It makes me feel like you have other plans."
Xiao Yun said with a bitter smile.
The eunuch sighed. "You brat, I don't know what you have experienced and why you are full of doubts about everything. But then again... "
He thought for a moment and said," Regarding the money, you should actually hand it over to His Majesty. His Majesty knows everything, but he doesn't have any concept of money. He doesn't know how much money you will amass after the exchange. This old servant has calculated that the amount of money is too much! If you want to keep it in your hands, I'm afraid that His Majesty will be afraid of you. And do something bad..."
Xiao Yun laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Today, let me put it this way. It's not that you can't pay the money, but you must have someone to manage it, right? Who knows how to use this thing? Let's not talk about other things, I'll let you know, this thing is very hard to get! If it's not done well, the harm it causes is even greater than the Xin coins from before! I'll tell you the truth, if His Majesty insists on taking over... Just let him take over, but there is only one thing... Before we send him out, we must send the Xiao family out safely. It would be best if it is a place like Sun Moon Country. Of course, please give us enough money. Let us live. "
" This... It can't be, right? Why is Young Master Xiao still angry? Is he going to betray the country? "
The eunuch did not know whether to laugh or cry. In fact, he was also shocked.
Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "I am not joking or threatening. I am telling the truth. If the gold bills are not handled properly, Great Qin will be in chaos! Previously, it was a natural and man-made disaster, and now it is the new dollar. The civilians were probably already complaining, and the border countries were probably all prepared to attack at any time, right? When that time came, there would be internal and external problems. How could there be a place to live? I don't have any loyalty, I just want to protect myself. The best way is to take advantage of the situation here and run somewhere else!"
At this point, Xiao Yun was obviously a little excited. "If it's anything else, I can tolerate it, even if something bad happens. I'm also willing to shoulder the responsibility with Great Qin Country, but if something happens to the gold bills... It's like we can clearly avoid this matter, but we have nothing to do with it. Then... Sorry, this young master will not accompany you! This young master cannot use his own life to pay for other people's stupidity!"
The corners of the eunuch's eyes twitched a few times. He smiled bitterly and said, "Daring to say that His Majesty is stupid, I'm afraid that there is only Young Master Xiao in this world."
"Only one, indeed. But what's wrong with that? "
"Then... not really."
The eunuch grinned, revealing a row of incomplete teeth.
Then he said, "Then Young Master Xiao, how do you think I should repay you when I return?"
"Just repeat what I said. This is the requirement."
"I understand."
The eunuch really left happily.
Xiao Yun returned to his bed and Shangguan Qing'er immediately went to make the bed.
As the saying goes, saying too much is sad. One needs to lie down for a while to make up for it.
Qing'er said with some worry, "I heard some quarreling outside. Did you have a bad time with His Majesty?"
"Yes."
"That... doesn't seem to be very good. That is His Majesty after all. "
"What are you afraid of?"
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "As long as we know His Majesty's attitude, everything else will be easy to handle."
"Attitude?"
"Yes, look at this Heavenly Prison. So many days have passed. The prison was gone, and more than half of the prison guards were gone. Has this place been filled up? I don't care what I do here, does anyone care? The imperial prison is an important place! The upper level is the imperial prison, the lower level is the prison. There are all kinds of ferocious fellows. If I go crazy and release them all, the Imperial Court will not be able to react in time. This is the attitude of His Majesty! "
Qing'er shook her head, obviously not understanding.
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "You will understand in the future. Your attitude will decide many things. You can also understand a lot of things from your attitude. You still need to practice this. Just tell you, you will not be able to learn it."
Qing'er pouted. She was obviously not too happy, but she did not ask any more questions.
Anyway, since her young master said it was fine, then it must be fine.
That night, no one knew what the eunuch told His Majesty. Similarly, no one knew what His Majesty was thinking.
With a decree, Xiao Yun was released from the imperial prison and ordered to rest at home. He was not allowed to go out as he pleased.
After that, there was no more.
This was the simplest imperial edict His Majesty had issued in all these years.
But no one ignored it.
Because... it was an imperial edict after all.
It was not a simple sentence.
After all, such a simple matter could be solved with a simple sentence.
Why did he use an imperial edict?
Why was it practically announced to the world?
For a moment, everyone had different opinions, and no one could understand.
Xiao Yun, however, understood very well.
He didn't say anything, nor did he tell anyone else.
When he returned home, he ignored the dense crowd behind him and looked into the distance. He only laughed loudly and said, "Does this count as half of my life in prison?"
Then, he strode into the courtyard, bringing the matter of being heartless to the extreme.
There were many people who were puzzled by this matter, but there were not many people who were overjoyed over it.
Wu Xi was one of them.
When he heard the news, he first pinched his ears hard, then opened his mouth, but there was no sound. He waved his hands and feet in the yard a few times.
It made the servants think that he had been hit by the wind, and they were scared out of their wits.
After all, he was old and could not withstand such a disturbance.
It was unknown whether it was because he had been nervous all this while and then suddenly relaxed, or because he had been jumping around like before. Wu Xi was sick.
It was not very serious. The doctor said that he had an occasional cold, and that he just needed to take a few doses of medicine.
He himself wasn't very worried.
However, the others were obviously more attentive than him!
All sorts of guests came in an endless stream, as if they had suddenly appeared. They rushed to his door and sent him all kinds of expensive medicine to replenish his body. There were also a few thirteen year old girls who were dragged here by force. They said they wanted to cheer Wu Xi up. After all, they were getting old. He needed a wife to serve him well.
Wu Xi did not want to be stunned, but since he was used to the cold and warm feeling of people, he naturally understood what was going on.
He would not reject anyone. No matter what the person who came gave him, he would take it well.
Of course, he would also write down a gift list and remember all the names in detail.
That night, the list arrived at Xiao Yun's desk. He lay there calmly, and there was a thick stack of gifts.