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Pei Yi pretended to be out of the city for seven days as Xie Zhichan had said, but in fact he was just making a saunter. He returned to Prince Yan's mansion that night and stayed in Tingxue Residence without leaving the house.

Seven days later, Dan Feng brought the gallbladder of a freshly dissected snake, and Pei Yi asked him to leave the room.

Then he saw Xie Zhichan taking out a syringe from his sleeve. Pei Yi knew that this syringe was also taken out from Xie Zhichan's portable space. He had completely accepted this and was not surprised.

He watched Xie Zhichan use a syringe to extract some bile from the snake's gallbladder, then he took out a medicine bottle, sucked out the medicine in it with the syringe, and then pushed all the medicine in the syringe into the snake's gallbladder.

After that, he put the snake gallbladder back into the wooden box padded with soft silk and said to Pei Yi, "From what you said, the emperor is most likely ill. I added a potion that can boost the spirits into the snake gallbladder. No matter what disease a person has, they will feel much more energetic within a year after the injection of the potion. As long as the emperor feels that his health has improved significantly, it should be possible to fool him."

Pei Yi took the small wooden shrimp containing the snake gall and went into the palace.

Emperor Jingde did not expect that Pei Yi had indeed brought back snake gall. He immediately asked Eunuch Fu to bring up the snake gall. He could not wait to put it in his mouth and swallowed it.

He closed his eyes and waited for a moment. As expected, he felt much more energetic. He walked down from the throne happily, grabbed Pei Yi's shoulders and praised him, "I am so lucky to have you, Mr. Pei, protecting my kingdom."

Pei Yi felt very uncomfortable. The emperor's behavior just now was not like that of an emperor at all. It was as if he had gone insane.

He reminded the emperor, "Your Majesty, before I left Beijing, I told you that I was assassinated in the forest. I wonder if Your Majesty has made up his mind yet?"

Emperor Jingde restrained the smile on his face and said with some embarrassment: "You know that some people are related to the foundation of the country, and I cannot deal with them at will. I know that you have grievances in your heart, and I will naturally compensate you.

Eunuch Fu, draft the decree. For the meritorious service of presenting treasures to Prince Pei, an additional 100 households of fiefdom shall be granted.”

Pei Yi listened to everything with a calm expression, suppressed all the waves in his heart, and waited until the imperial edict was finished before leaving the palace.

After returning to Prince Yan's Mansion and entering Tingxue Residence, Xie Zhichan came up and asked, "What happened?"

Pei Yi took off his outer garment, walked to the ice basin and sat down, closed his eyes, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I have passed the test."

After a pause, he looked up at Xie Zhichan and said, "Ayuan, do you think such a king is worthy of the soldiers sacrificing their lives for him at the border?"

Xie Zhichan sat down next to Pei Yi and said, "If he is not worthy, does the prince want to rebel?"

Pei Yi shook his head and said, "The border is unstable, and the Turks are eyeing us covetously. If there is another storm in the Jin Dynasty, the foreign enemies will take advantage of the opportunity to invade, and the people will surely suffer. This is not my original intention to join the army."

Xie Zhichan said, "Since the prince is loyal to the country and the people, and does not want the country to be in turmoil or the dynasty to change, why worry about who will sit on the throne? It is better to do what you can and just have a clear conscience."

Pei Yi listened to Xie Zhichan's words, and the knot in his heart was instantly untied. He said, "I just hope that I am worrying too much. The emperor still has at least ten years. This time is enough for the harem to have a new prince, and it is also enough for the fourth prince to grow up. We are not completely without choices."

Xie Zhichan nodded and said, "Just focus on training the troops. I will earn more money in advance. It would be best if we can open up the waterway down the river, build our own fleet, and establish an intelligence network. Even if Kyoto becomes chaotic one day, we will be able to protect ourselves to the greatest extent possible."

Pei Yi was deeply moved when he heard that Xie Zhichan was planning for the future wholeheartedly and even took him under her wing. He couldn't help but want to be closer to her.

Xie Zhichan suddenly picked up a book at hand and handed it to Pei Yi, saying, "I recently checked the local chronicles of previous years and found that there is a major flood in the Jiangnan area every ten years. This year is exactly the tenth year. I am worried that there will be a disaster there. Floods have occurred in major grain-producing areas, and this year's grain prices will definitely fluctuate greatly."

Pei Yi thought about the scorching sun in Kyoto for days, and although he felt it was unlikely, he flipped through the contents of the book and saw that it was exactly as Xie Zhichan said, and he couldn't help but believe it.

He frowned and said, "Yousi often goes to Jiangnan now. When he comes back this time, it's a good opportunity to ask him about the situation there. If a natural disaster really happens, I don't know how many people will be displaced."

He pondered for a moment and asked Xie Zhichan, "Ayuan, how much cash do we have left?"

Xie Zhichan calculated and said, "In addition to the money to be paid for goods from various shops, I can take out about 300,000 taels of silver in cash. I will purchase some food, quilts and medicinal materials in advance. If a natural disaster really happens, I hope we can do our part."

Pei Yi hugged Xie Zhichan and said, "Ayuan, you are so nice."

Xie Zhichan said: "Individuals and this world are like a drop in the ocean. If the ocean cannot be calm, how can a drop of water not be tossed by the waves? It's not that I am so good, but I know that I also live among these people."

Pei Yi has been the prince of Yan since he was born. Whether it is killing enemies on the battlefield or serving the court, it is the will of his ancestors that he should inherit. However, he has many doubts in his heart. He always wonders whether it is worth it for him to guard the border for such a court.

After listening to Xie Zhichan's words, he felt inspired. No matter what the court was like, he and the people were one. If the northern border was in turmoil and the Jin Dynasty was invaded, he could not remain immune.

No matter what the circumstances are, people should do what they can for the world.

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In the afternoon of the second day, it suddenly rained heavily in Kyoto, which had been scorching hot for several days.

Xie Zhichan first went to the Xie Mansion early in the morning. Because he and Pei Yi fell off the cliff, Xie's mother was very worried at home.

Ever since Aunt Liu and Xie Zhining went to the family temple, Xie Wenchang was driven back to the Zhu family. Old Madam Xie had a rift with her son, and she simply stopped caring about the affairs of the mansion. Mother Xie became the real mistress of the Xie mansion. Duke Weiguo, who was also thinking about his own legitimate son, reconciled with Mother Xie and paid more attention to Xie Zhichan.

When she heard that the two had fallen off a cliff, Xie's mother almost fainted. The servants who had heard the news of the death from Prince Yan's Mansion were all preparing to go to Prince Yan's Mansion to pay their respects, but who knew that the Prince Yan's Mansion sent someone to deliver a letter that day, saying that the person had returned. Not only that, Pei Yi's health had also recovered.

That day, when the Duke of Wei saw Pei Yi standing in the court, he once again sincerely felt that the emperor had made a good choice in granting him this marriage.

The treatment Xie Zhichan received when he returned to the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion was naturally very different from the last time he returned.

Xie Zhichan took the pulse of Xie's mother and Duke Weiguo respectively, checked their physical conditions, and told them that they could stop taking the medicine after one month of recuperation. They could have sex again after one month of stopping the medicine. He told them not to be anxious, otherwise the effect of the medicine would not have worn off and their younger brother might become an idiot. He gave Duke Weiguo a full shot of prevention.

After receiving the promise, Duke Weiguo felt more at ease.

Only then did Xie Zhichan feel at ease to leave the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, and went to Qianyuan Pavilion's shop for a walk. Seeing that it was raining too heavily, he decided to go to the clothing shop to hide from the rain before leaving.

When I arrived at the door of the clothing shop, I saw Lu Xiuzhu's carriage parked in front of the shop.