Quick Wear: Under the Skirt, All Beings Are Equal

Chapter 417: The Traitor: Bright Moon, Drinking Alone in the Autumn

Guo Xu's eyes almost popped out of his head in shock, and he looked at Tang Ran with horror.

Robbing the tombs of our ancestors is not only a heinous crime, it is also a crime that is condemned by both humans and gods and will be punished by lightning.

This kind of behavior would be criticized to death in any dynasty.

He stared at the young Tang Ran in front of him. The official uniform made it easy to overlook Tang Ran's age.

Now that I think about it, he was only nineteen years old.

What was I doing when I was nineteen?

He ate, drank, had fun, and engaged in cockfighting, and visited brothels with his cronies, while the man in front of him had secretly taken on the responsibility of carrying the entire country, bearing all the pressure and insults from the people, and shaved off the rotten flesh of Northern Qi bit by bit.

Guo Xu felt a tightness in his chest, so he picked up the teacup and wanted to take a sip to calm himself down, but when it reached his lips, he couldn't drink it anymore, so he had to put it back on the table.

He believed that he had the determination to save the people of the world from danger, but if he really asked himself to do these things.

He couldn't do it. He couldn't let himself be infamous for eternity, he couldn't let himself be criticized by writers, and he couldn't let himself be spitted at. He knew clearly what the consequences would be, but he still did it without any selfish motives.

In front of this man who was a few years younger than him, he felt ashamed. He felt that he was already uninhibited enough and didn't care about his reputation. He was different from those people who kept saying how unbecoming they were. However...

Guo Xu slowly lowered his eyes, his gaze vaguely falling on the bright sunlight outside. He wanted to persuade Tang Ran to think twice before acting, but he couldn't say it.

Northern Qi needs money now!

Since they robbed their ancestors’ tombs, they can’t rob my house anymore.

Tang Ran put the tomb-robbing issue on the agenda and even took a name called Huang (Mo) Jin Xiaowei. After hearing about this, the old emperor sent someone to invite him into the palace.

Leaning against the shaft of the cart, Tang Ran took out a book from the side and flipped through it casually.

A voice came from outside: "Sir, someone from the palace."

Then, Li Zhong's voice came to mind: "The person sitting inside is the Prime Minister."

A white and slender hand, very much like a woman's, gently lifted the curtain. The person leaning against the curtain inside had a clear and handsome face. Her white and tender fingers gently pressed the book on her knees, and she looked at the favorite person in front of His Majesty with an indifferent expression.

"Where are you going, sir?"

Li Zhong smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet the Prime Minister here. His Majesty saw that the weather is good today, so he invited you to the palace to play chess."

"It just so happens that I also want to go to the palace to pay my respects to His Majesty."

Tang Ran lowered the curtain and continued to read the book.

Li Zhong's carriage swayed behind his car. Listening to the noise outside, he felt that this year's midsummer was too unbearable. After a while, he felt sticky and uncomfortable all over.

He calculated the time it would take him to reach the palace, and prepared to close his eyes and take a short rest.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

Li Zhong opened his eyes in surprise and was about to ask what happened when he heard someone outside say, "Eunuch, the Prime Minister sent some fresh, chilled fruit because the weather is hot."

Li Zhong's eyes lit up and his smile deepened.

"Tell the Prime Minister for me that I will go and thank him in person after I get off the car."

He had just touched the plate when he felt a cool sensation spread through his hands, which was so comfortable that he wanted to hum a Kunqu opera.

Tang Ran has always been nice to the people below him, whether they are palace maids or eunuchs. As long as they don't do anything wrong, he always treats them as human beings.

In addition to the fact that the old Emperor Li valued Tang Ran, Li Zhong's respect for Tang Ran was mostly due to Tang Ran's personal charm. Whenever there was something, he was always willing to reveal more inside information.

Li Zhong also knew that he was benefiting from the old emperor today, otherwise, the masters in the palace might not be able to eat such chilled fruits. But he happened to meet the prime minister who was going to deliver fruits to the emperor, so he rewarded himself with a plate.

After arriving at the palace gate, Li Zhong thanked Tang Ran on the way, and then mentioned some recent rumors to Tang Ran.

The old emperor was sitting in a pavilion or waterside terrace. The palace servants were all far away from him. He looked much more energetic than the last time Tang Ran saw him.

"His Majesty is there. He said he doesn't want anyone to serve him. Prime Minister, you better go quickly."

Tang Ran responded, took the fruit she had brought from the servant, and walked towards the pavilion.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you and wish you the best of health!"

The old emperor was quietly watching the water falling in front of him. When he heard his voice, he turned around and waved at him with a smile, motioning him to sit next to him.

Tang Ran was not polite. He gently lifted his robe and sat down, saying, "I specially asked someone to send some fruits from southern Fujian. They are very beneficial to the body and are presented to Your Majesty."

The old emperor sighed softly, "You, you eagerly send in all the good stuff you have. This must have taken a lot of thought on your part."

"That's not important." Tang Ran originally wanted to ask the food eunuch to test the poison, but the emperor grabbed his hand and said unhappily, "I don't trust others, so how can I trust you?"

Tang Ran saw the old emperor put the fruit into his mouth very proudly. Just as he was about to say that this was against the rules, the old emperor glared at him and said, "Today we are not talking about the relationship between the emperor and his subjects. If you say one more word, I will let Xiao Jiu deal with you."

Tang Ran shut up immediately.

Apart from anything else, the Ninth Prince Li Qingmo is a complete chatterbox who likes to get to the bottom of everything. For those who play power games, this is simply torture and makes them collapse.

This is probably what is meant by sincerity being the ultimate weapon.

While the old emperor was eating the fruit, he did not forget to stuff a few into Tang Ran's mouth.

He ran here just to avoid the heat.

The palace servants brought water from the stone mountain to the pavilion, and it fell from the low eaves. The falling water hit the rocks nearby, like rolling up thousands of snowdrifts, which made the old emperor very happy.

If the imperial physician and Li Zhong had not refused to agree, he would have wanted to rest here at night and have someone move the dragon bed over.

Listening to the old emperor's complaints, Tang Ran smiled helplessly and said, "Li Zhong and the imperial physician are also concerned about your majesty's health. If anything happens to your majesty, they will not have enough heads to chop off even if they have nine heads."

The old emperor snorted and pretended to be angry and said, "You didn't speak up for me, scolded those stubborn servants, and complained that I was becoming more childish. When I go downstairs to see your father, I will definitely complain to you."

Tang Ran: "..."

The old emperor's ability to confuse right and wrong is truly extraordinary.

He did feel that the emperor was becoming more childish, but he didn't say it out loud.

The old emperor glared at him. Although he didn't say it, it showed on his face.

"I know I was wrong, Your Majesty, please forgive me this time."

The old emperor thought about it and realized that it was not the first time that he did not care.

Anyway, I have let this kid go so many times, it doesn't matter this time.

He happily started eating the fruit again, but at the same time he was wondering where Tang Ran got the ice in the middle of summer.

There is an ice storage in the palace, but because there is not much money in the palace, in addition to the masters of each palace using it in the summer, the fruits and vegetables in the imperial kitchen also need to be frozen quickly, so the stored ice is not enough.

The old emperor was also very thrifty. He was usually very frugal when using ice to dissipate heat. He had the spirit of "even if it means suffering himself, not letting his children suffer". He gave most of the ice to his children and the queen, and would run here when he couldn't stand the heat anymore.