Wei Jingde's cries made many people's eyes turn red.
After a while, everyone calmed down.
"I'm sorry, Qin brat. I just lost my composure and spoke without thinking.”
Wei Jingde rubbed his head and sincerely apologized to Qin Yi.
"It's alright, Uncle Yuchi. What you did just now was human nature.”
"Besides, bad emotions will accumulate in the heart, so people have to learn to vent their bad emotions. Crying is also a way to vent, I can completely understand.”
Qin Yi could understand this situation, and he earnestly comforted Wei Jingde.
Qin Meiyu saw Qin Yi comforting Wei Jingde, which made him feel very gratified. This action showed that his little nephew was broad-minded.
Then, everyone explained to Qin Yi why they lost their composure when they heard the news.
This was because the Great Tang had been at war for many years, and many of its soldiers had not died on the battlefield. Instead, they had died in the casualty camps because their wounds had festered.
This was because the Great Tang had never had any effective medicine to treat infected wounds, so the injured could only endure on their own. Those who could survive, those who couldn't, only thirty percent of them could survive.
In the end, Second Emperor Li told Qin Yi earnestly.
"Little Shian, you don't know how important the alcohol you discovered is to the Tang army.”
"Every year, countless wounded soldiers die because of infection and suppuration. They didn't die from external enemies, but from a lack of medical care.”
"This is a great loss for our Great Tang.”
Qin Yi winked at Second Emperor Li. He felt that the topic was too heavy, so he decided to liven up the atmosphere.
Therefore, he deliberately shouted at Li Er to ease the atmosphere.
"Uncle Li, I understand the situation. You just want to continue being a bandit and rob me.”
"Horseshoes, salt, the Three Character Classic, potatoes, treating the Empress, and the time you brought a group of people to snatch the medicine. Oh, right, and also the money for Tang An and Fenghua to lead the way.”
"You didn't give me any money. You have to know that I'm poor. I'm so poor that I'm left with…hmm, forget it.”
"But how can you not even give me money to 'feed my family'?”
"I'm here to see that you've already reached the pinnacle of your skill. Since you want wine this time, I'll give it to you.”
"Poor me, I'm so young, living in the open and wandering in Chang 'an. I was bullied because of my small words. My life is really difficult.”
Qin Yi stood on the chair and put on an exaggerated performance. After the performance, he even covered his face with his sleeve and pretended to cry.
Everyone present watched Qin Yi's performance and laughed out loud.
Cheng Sanfu and Wei Jingde laughed as they slammed the table and gave Qin Yi a thumbs up.
Elder Fang, Elder Du, and Lord Zhangsun laughed until tears flowed out. They even looked at Second Emperor Li mockingly.
Li Qiankun, Li Antai, and Li Li lowered their heads and laughed secretly because they were talking about their father.
Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Chubi, and Zhangsun Chong were all curled up in their chairs, laughing so hard that some of them slid off their chairs and laughed until they fell to the ground.
Qin Meiyu smiled as she pointed at Qin Yi, but she did not say anything.
Second Emperor Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Actually, Second Emperor Li knew that Qin Yi saw that the topic was too heavy and everyone was in a bad mood, so he deliberately made everyone happy.
When everyone stopped laughing, Qin Meiyu slapped the back of Qin Yi's head and pretended to be unhappy as she reprimanded Qin Yi.
"You disrespectful brat, come down. What are you doing standing on the chair? Moreover, His Majesty is someone you can talk to. Hurry up and apologize to His Majesty.”
Qin Yi acknowledged Qin Meiyu and got down from his chair. He was about to apologize to the Emperor when he heard Second Emperor Li's voice.
"Alright, Uncle Bao, don't be calculative with Little Shian. Little Shian saw that we weren't in a good mood, so he wanted to liven up the atmosphere and make us happy.”
Second Emperor Li told Qin Meiyu not to argue with Qin Yi and waved Qin Yi over to his side.
Qin Yi complained to Second Emperor Li as he walked.
"Uncle Li, can't you remove that small word? I'm not considered young anymore."
"No, children should be obedient. We'll talk about it when you grow up in a few years.”
Second Emperor Li answered Qin Yi with a wicked tone.
Second Emperor Li watched as Qin Yi walked to his side and flicked Qin Yi's forehead before speaking mockingly.
"Brat, seeing that you've made everyone laugh, I won't argue with you this time, but there are some things we still need to settle.”
"First, you offered the horseshoe, and I gave you the title of Jingyang County.”
"Secondly, salt should have been in the hands of the imperial court. With the addition of the Three Character Classic, I promoted you by one grade and you became a man of Jingyang County.”
"Third, it was your honor that everyone snatched your medicine that day. Do you understand?”
"Fourth, Tang An and Fenghua's money for leading the way will be offset by your master's prank on the will.”
"Fifth, the potatoes have already been planted, but the harvest has not been seen yet, so we will not reward them for the time being.”
"As for the medicine money for the Guanyin maid, I really forgot to give it to you that day. How much do you want to charge to support a child like you and cover your little mouth, huh?”
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