The Emperor was kissed by the Regent and cried again

Ding Yuanji carefully took out a tael of silver from his arms and handed it to Shen Jingli, "Brother, I'll give it back to you. The rest... I'll make up for it when I make money someday."

"No, save it for buying candy."

"No, you must accept it." Ding Yuanji's tone did not allow for refusal, as if if he didn't accept the money, he would be furious in the next second.

"Okay...okay."

"How do you make money?"

"I'm just helping people... doing some odd jobs." Seeing that Ding Yuanji was covered in mud, Shen Jingli asked in confusion: "Has the village not returned to normal yet? Why is there still mud on your body?"

"Everyone is fine now, the houses have been repaired, and the village has been unsealed."

Following my brother's prescription, within a few days, everyone's health returned to normal, and now they can all go out to work in the fields.

"Brother, let me tell you something strange. There is gold in our village, which is used as the national treasury. I heard that most of it was used to relieve the flood of the Huai River."

Shen Jingli: "Well, that's great news. Where did the dirt on your body come from?"

"Um... yes..."

Seeing Ding Yuanji hesitating, Shen Jingli frowned. Could it be that someone was secretly manipulating the situation for personal gain?

"Xiaojuzi, tell me, what's going on?"

"I…"

"to be honest."

Ding Yuanji thought about it again and again, and finally told the truth, "The wharf was filling sand to build a road, and I went to the wharf to carry sand."

"Is this what you call odd jobs? How old are you?"

"I am already 13 years old and a man. I can take care of my godmother and pay back my brother's money."

"You don't have to pay it back. I gave it to you voluntarily. Don't ruin your body. You are still young and haven't grown up yet. If you do manual labor every day, you might not grow taller."

"It's out of the way."

Seeing Ding Yuanji being so stubborn, Shen Jingli couldn't bear it. "I just happen to have some poultry and vegetables to sell, and I'm in need of help. Do you want to help your brother?"

"I?"

"Yes, if you help me, the previous debt will be settled, but you need to get up early, which may be a bit hard. How about I give you one or two taels a month?"

One tael of silver a month? An adult man might not be able to earn that much at night. How could I be so worthy of such a high salary?

"My brother is giving me alms in various ways..."

"No, are you willing to help your brother?"

"…Of course I am willing to do so, but one or two is too much."

"Not much, not much. I'm always generous."

Mr. Qiu looked up and asked, "Then you'll pay for this meal of wontons?"

"No!" Shen Jingli threatened Master Qiu softly in his ear: "Do you believe me, I will tell you everything about your crying?"

Lord Qiu immediately changed his expression: "Yes, yes, Mr. Shen is famous for his generosity. This meal will be paid for by me."

Songzhu shook his head and agreed, "It is indeed unusually generous."

After Master Qiu had eaten his fill, he calmed down and left in a hurry. Shen Jingli asked Ding Yuanji, "Xiaojuzi, come to the moat tomorrow morning, and Songzhu will give you the things."

"Brother, but I have never sold poultry or vegetables."

"Just hawk your wares normally. It doesn't matter if no one buys. As for the price, Shochiku will tell you. It may be a bit hard, and you need to sell everything before you can close the stall."

"It's not hard. Just listen to your brother."

Ding Yuanji is very obedient, and Shen Jingli is very satisfied. This kind of employee is hardworking and makes people worry-free.

"Xiaojuzi, it's already very late. If you don't go home, your godmother will definitely be worried. Go back quickly."

Ding Yuanji: "Okay, brother, don't worry about the stall, I will definitely take good care of it."

"Here." Shen Jingli handed one tael of silver back to Ding Yuanji, "This?"

"Take it, think of it as an advance payment of your salary. You are so skinny, you need to gain some weight, or else the customers will think your boss is abusing you."

"Thank you, brother..." Ding Yuanji's eyes were red and tears were brewing.

"Stop crying, okay?"

Ding Yuanji sniffed and said, "Well, goodbye, brother."

After Ding Yuanji left, Shen Jingli wanted to return to the palace immediately. The Wild Scholar was suitable for watching while hiding in bed.

"Shochiku, return to the palace."

"Okay."

After washing up, Shen Jingli immediately got into bed, intending to read by lamplight at night. He wanted to stay up all night to be worthy of the fifty taels of silver.

Just after opening it, before he could read a single word clearly, the book was snatched away by a pair of slender hands. Following the gaze upwards, Shen Jingli saw a sad face.

Why is he here again!? !

"Why did Your Majesty come to my bedroom so late at night? Can't there be some boundaries between adults?"

Why are you staying up late at night to grab books?

Qin Yejue flipped through a few pages and his face darkened, "If I hadn't come, how would I have known that the emperor had such a hobby."

"You want to see it too?"

"..."

It's easy to cause an accidental discharge of a gun if you watch this thing together. No!

"Then I'll lend it to you after I finish reading it?"

"..."

"How about you take a look first and then give it back to me after you're done? Take a look quickly, is one hour enough?"

Qin Yejue remained silent. He held the book horizontally and exerted his strength. The book "Wild Scholar Bullies Men Every Night" turned into a pool of ashes in front of Shen Jingli's eyes.

Staring at the paper ashes on the ground, Shen Jingli could no longer hold back. He grabbed Qin Yejue's collar and shook him vigorously, crying as he shook, "Why did you destroy my book?"

"Woo woo woo, I spent a lot of money to buy it, and it turned to ashes before I even saw a hair. Compensate me."

"Life is hard enough, it's not easy to have some fun..."

"Not only do you not sleep at night, but you also come here to bully me, you pervert!"

Shen Jingli cried so sadly, and became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and shook her harder.

"Stop crying and let go." Qin Yejue's face turned pale.

"If you don't let me go, I'll have to pay, pay, pay, pay!"

Is it easy to find some fun in a boring life? Life is not satisfactory...

Shen Jingli cried even more sadly than the heartbroken Lord Qiu, and grabbed Qin Yejue's clothes and shook him hard.

It seemed as if he was determined to shake out all the grievances he had suffered recently.

Qin Yejue reached out and pressed the back of Shen Jingli's head, lowered his head and kissed her hard on the lips, threatening: "If you shake again, I will push you down on the bed and kiss you."

What a pervert, he's taking advantage of her again!

Why does this guy come over to kiss me when it's cold? He even wants to push me onto the bed and kiss me!

I'm so... convinced! I'm scared!

If you can't afford to offend, can you still afford to hide?

Shen Jingli gradually regained her senses. She was so excited because she was so angry just now.

Forget it, don't sacrifice your life for those fifty taels of silver. Just think it's your bad luck. Shen Jingli hid in his bed and cried...

I dare not cry too loudly...

Seeing that Shen Jingli was really sad, Qin Yejue's expression relaxed a little. Didn't he just destroy a book of decadence? Was it necessary to cry so aggrievedly?

"If you cry again, I won't compensate you."

Hearing that Qin Yejue was willing to compensate, Shen Jingli wiped away his tears, poked his head out, and said with red eyes: "I'm not crying anymore."

"You said you were willing to pay, don't regret it, this book..."

“…sixty taels.”

Qin Yejue damaged other people's property, so it's not too much to cheat him out of ten taels of silver. Just consider it as compensation for mental damage.

Although her eyes were still slightly moist, she insisted that she would not cry anymore.

Seeing this scene, Qin Yejue reflected on himself for a rare moment. Did he go too far just now?