Not long after Zhou Jie and the other three returned to the clinic, Chen Anan took them to the door to hand out flyers and welcome Zhao Bensan.
The few of them waited for a long time before Zhao Bensan's carriage slowly arrived.
"Divine Divination Heavenly Master Zhao Bensan, God bless you with a wondrous technique. You have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty in eradicating the evil bandits and captured the hero of the imperial court."
Zhao Bensan had just alighted from the carriage when he heard the eunuch announcing the decree. Feeling guilty, Zhao Bensan reached out to interrupt the eunuch's announcement and walked into the clinic.
When the eunuch saw this situation, he was stunned for a moment and said angrily,"You don't want this reward anymore, right?”
Hearing that there was a reward, Chen Anan nodded and said,""Yes, yes, yes! The Taoist Master must have been too tired from the practice. Let him rest first. However, the Celestial Master's cousin was here. Blood was thicker than water. Let him receive the reward on behalf of the Celestial Master!”As he spoke, he pushed Zhao Buzhu over.
The eunuch sized up Zhao Buzhu from head to toe and asked doubtfully,""You are the cousin of the Taoist Master?"
"Yes, I am." Zhao Buzhu nodded as he spoke. That expression was as wretched as it could be.
"Celestial Master is wise and mighty. Why do you look so wretched?”The eunuch immediately hit the nail on the head.
Zhao Buzhu did not mind. He only wanted to receive the reward.
The eunuch had no choice but to say,""Forget it! Here is a thousand taels of silver, you can accept it on behalf of the Taoist master!”As soon as he finished speaking, the young eunuchs on both sides stepped forward and opened the boxes in their hands. White silver neatly appeared in front of everyone.
Chen Anan and Zhao Buzhu seemed to have lost their souls when they saw the silver.
Zhou Jie sighed and winked at Zhu Yipin. Then, he led Zhao Buzhu into the clinic. Zhu Yipin knew that Chen Anan would not wake up in a short time. He shook his head and led Chen Anan into the clinic with Zhou Jie.
Chen Anan and Zhao Buzhu each held a box of silver and stared at it in intoxication.
Chen Anan picked up a silver ingot and said,""I've never seen so much silver in my life. It was as if he had used silver to make a bed and had a good sleep.”As she said that, Chen Anan seemed to have really seen the bed. She stared blankly at the front and laughed.
"Forget about making the bed, I'm even willing to sleep on it!”Obviously, Zhao Buzhu had the same thought as Chen Anan. His eyes never left the silver.
Zhou Jie was really defeated by the two of them. If money-grubber could be divided into realms, the two of them were definitely grandmasters.
Zhou Jie snatched the silver from their hands and said,"This silver belongs to Zhao Bensan.”
Chen Anan was unhappy that Zhou Jie had snatched the silver. She glared at him and said,""I know it's a Taoist master's. What's wrong with me touching it first? It's not against the law.”
Chen Anan stared at Zhou Jie with fire burning in her eyes. If someone who didn't know what was going on saw this, they would think that Zhou Jie had done something to Chen Anan. Zhou Jie couldn't resist Chen Anan's sharp gaze. He obediently put the silver on the table.
Chen Anan looked away and said,""When Master Zhao was in danger, I took him in. Why would Grandmaster care about something like this?”
Zhao Bensan did not say anything when he heard this. He continued to sit there with his eyes closed, as if nothing in the outside world could disturb him.
"Master, I won't hold it against you since you jumped ship to Gou Shangren. Although you're rich now, we haven't calculated the room and food expenses yet. Besides, since you were able to solve the case, our clinic has worked hard even if we don't have any credit. Shouldn't our clinic have a share of the 1,000 taels?”Chen Anan was so obsessed with money that she started to talk about it whenever she had the chance.
Zhao Bensan sat there calmly and said,""I won't accept this one thousand taels of silver.”
"No!" Chen Anan was overjoyed and said excitedly,""That's even better. Why don't you just give it to our Tianhe Medical Center as a venture capital? When we become bigger and stronger in the future, you will definitely be the first to receive dividends.”
"No, I can't! You shouldn't have taken this one thousand taels from the start.”Zhao Bensan interrupted Chen Anan's fantasy and slammed the table.""I want to donate it."
"What? Donate it?" Chen Anan and Zhao Buzhu were both frightened by Zhao Bensan's move. They hurried to persuade Zhao Bensan, hoping that he would change his mind.
Zhou Jie gave Zhao Ben three thumbs up and said,""Master is indeed a master. His spiritual realm is indeed higher than ordinary people.”
"Shut up, what are you trying to coax me for!" Chen Anan scolded Zhou Jie and turned to Zhao Bensan,""Master, are you really not going to reconsider?”
Zhao Bensan made up his mind and said firmly,"I've made up my mind. There's no point in saying anything more." With that, he placed his hands behind his back and walked out of the door without looking back.
"Master, it's fine if you want to donate. At least take on a few business deals in our clinic!”Chen Anan didn't give up. She hurried forward to stop Zhao Bensan.
At this moment, Liu Ruoxin walked into the door. Yang Yuxuan glanced at her and asked,""Where did you go? Why are you only back now?”
Liu Ruoxin rolled her eyes at Yang Yuxuan and said,""Do you think I wanted to? There was a group of people queuing at the door.”
"Master, you heard it. There are many people outside waiting for you to point them out. Do you really have the heart to watch them struggle bitterly outside, living a life worse than death? Who knows, someone might die on the streets tomorrow just because they didn't see you today.”Chen Anan grabbed Zhao Bensan's hand and cried, as if she wouldn't let him go until he agreed.
Chen Anan's cries shook the sky. Zhao Bensan was not persuaded by her, and Zhu Yipin could not take it anymore.
" Anan!" Yipin Zhu's shout shocked Chen Anan."The act is a little too much."
Zhao Bensan hadn't taken his eyes off Liu Ruoxin since she came in. Zhao Bensan recalled how he was taken away by Liu Ruoxin last night and how he was threatened and bribed by Wang Zhi. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He snorted coldly and turned to leave the hall.
However, this was not the end. During dinner, Xiao Tong suddenly came out and said that Zhao Bensan was going to cultivate in seclusion.
Chen Anan regarded Zhao Bensan as a cash cow. How could she let him go into Closed Door Meditation? Chen Anan put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up and shouted,""Who gave him permission to enter seclusion?!"
"How would I know? As a disciple, I'll do whatever Master says!"”
Hearing this, Chen Anan became even angrier and said angrily,""I'm so angry. How can there be such an irresponsible person like him? I'm still counting on him to generate income for our clinic! Now that I've even given out the flyers, he suddenly said that he wants to quit. What do you want me to do? This time, he would definitely be laughed to death by that Gou Shangren.”
"Anan, don't be angry." Zhao Buzhu quickly comforted Chen Anan and said,""I will go and persuade my cousin later. I believe that with me, his cousin, he will definitely change his mind.”
Zhou Jie wanted to laugh when he heard this. Zhao Buzhu was too conceited to make such a promise without knowing the situation.
As expected, Zhao Buzhu was rushed back without even seeing Zhao Bensan.
For several days, Zhao Bensan did not step out of his room. Xiao Lingyu was allowed to enter his room for three meals a day, and no one else was allowed to enter.
On this day, the eunuch from last time came to the medical hall again. He looked around the hall and asked,"Celestial Master Zhao, where is Divine Diviner Zhao?"
Zhao Buzhu thought that it was the same as last time, so he quickly went forward and said,"Isn't this the lord who rewarded us last time? Was he here to reward money or land? We are not outsiders, so I will accept the old rules for him.”As he spoke, his hands moved up and down the eunuch's body, searching for the so-called reward.
The eunuch looked at Zhao Buzhu coldly and said,""Are you looking for this?" As he spoke, he took the imperial edict from the eunuch beside him and handed it to Zhao Buzhu.
Zhao Buzhu took it happily. When he took a closer look, he was shocked and said with a trembling voice,"Saint, Saint, Imperial Edict!" As he spoke, he hurriedly handed the imperial edict back respectfully and knelt on the ground.
Everyone hurriedly knelt down. Only Zhou Jie did not want to kneel down, so he just squatted down. Zhou Jie thought that no one would notice, but Liu Ruoxin seemed to have noticed it and shot him a sharp look. Zhou Jie had no choice but to kneel down.
Zhou Jie thought to himself,'I'll kneel before the Emperor now. When I save his life in the future, I'll make him pay for it to relieve the hatred in my heart today.”
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the eunuch opened the imperial edict and read,""By the heavens, the emperor has decreed. Today, Zhao Bensan, the divine fortune-teller of Xuan Tianhe Medical Hall, entered the palace to discuss important matters with the courtiers and officials. Set off immediately without delay. I'm honored."
"I, Zhao Bensan, accept the decree."
Zhao Bensan took the imperial edict and brought the child into the carriage to the Imperial Palace.
Zhou Jie patted Zhu Yipin, signaling him to follow him. Not long after they arrived at the backyard, Liu Ruoxin and Yang Yuxuan also appeared.
"Since the matter has already reached the emperor, are you still going to pretend that you don't know anything?”Yang Yuxuan questioned Liu Ruoxin. In his opinion, Liu Ruoxin had something to do with the whole thing.
Liu Ruoxin was also puzzled. She didn't know what her foster father was planning. Now that Yang Yuxuan talked to her in such a tone, Liu Ruoxin was obviously dissatisfied. She said,"I really don't know anything."
Zhu Yipin and Yang Yuxuan looked at Liu Ruoxin with the word " doubt " written on their faces.
Zhou Jie looked at Liu Ruoxin's aggrieved face and felt a pain in his heart. He helped her,""It's useless for us to guess blindly here. Why don't we enter the palace and see what they want to do?”
"Enter the palace?" Yang Yuxuan snorted coldly. It was easy to say. Even if Liu Ruoxin and I are from the East and West Chambers, we can't enter the palace without the emperor's order, let alone you.”
Zhou Jie chuckled and looked at Yang Yuxuan.""You can't, but there's one person who can!”
Hearing this, Zhu Yipin and Liu Ruoxin also realized who Zhou Jie was talking about. They looked at Yang Yuxuan with smiles.
Yang Yuxuan was a spy after all. He had already made it so obvious. How could he not know who that person was? However, Yang Yuxuan couldn't help but feel a little awkward when he thought of begging her.
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