"Sir, didn't you reject the Empress several times? Why are you …" Dai Yue helped Shi Sheng take off his court robes.
Shi Sheng took off his hat and smiled at Dai Yue. "If I want to relax in the future, I'll have to rely on them."
"Huh?" What was Sir talking about?
Shi Sheng handed the Empress a booklet and told her that he was in poor health and needed to rest. If there was anything urgent, the Empress could send someone to pass on a message to him.
To sum it up —
I won't go to court. Don't disturb me with small matters.
The Empress couldn't figure out what the Prime Minister wanted to do. She could only agree and let the seven people investigate.
However, the seven people didn't even get to see Shi Sheng's face.
"Dai Yue, how are those people?" Shi Sheng asked Dai Yue while eating porridge.
"I've sent people to keep an eye on them. There won't be any news."
Shi Sheng put down his bowl and wiped his mouth. "Let's go take a look."
Dai Yue: "!!!" Sir, don't take things too hard.
Ying Yue arranged for the seven people to live in a large courtyard. Their daily lives were similar to those of women in ancient times.
They ate, drank, and slept.
They were bored to death.
Dai Yue looked at Shi Sheng, who was standing in the dark. She suddenly couldn't figure out what her master was thinking.
"I think they're a little bored." Shi Sheng rubbed his chin and looked at them maliciously. "Give them something to do."
"Sir … what do you want them to do?" Ying Yue didn't know what to do if she didn't ask.
"All the servants in the Prime Minister's residence should be given a holiday."
Ying Yue: "…" It can't be what I think it is, right?
Shi Sheng's serious eyes told Ying Yue that it was exactly what she thought. "Tell them that whoever does a good job will have a chance to see me."
Ying Yue went to announce Shi Sheng's new policy in confusion.
The seven people's faces fell when they heard that they had to work to see the Shi Sheng.
They had been learning the four arts since they were young. They had never done any work before.
However, the conditions were still very tempting. If they could see the Prime Minister, it meant that they had a chance to catch the Prime Minister's eye.
As a result, the Prime Minister's residence was filled with a strange competition for favor.
Working was still too tiring for them. Some of them couldn't even last a day.
Over the next few days, more and more people gave up.
"My Lord, only one is still persevering …"
"Oh, it seems that this person is very loyal to the Empress."
The tasks that Ying Yue had given him over the past few days were already difficult enough, but he still didn't give up.
Dai Yue and Ying Yue glanced at each other. 'Madam, your method of distinguishing between people … is quite unique.'
"Sir, what are you trying to do?"
Ying Yue felt like she was being tortured to the point of insanity. She couldn't understand Master's actions at all.
And recently, His Excellency seemed to have become more …
Hmm, how should I put it?
There were clearly more emotions on his face than before, but when she looked at him, she felt that he was even more indifferent than before.
Shi Sheng rested his chin on his hand and looked into the darkness outside the window.
I don't want to do anything. I'm just bored and want to play with them.
The Empress wanted to give her men, but if she kept refusing, the Empress would continue to do so. It was just that she was too lazy to find an excuse, so she would refuse every single time.
Not everyone did everything with a purpose.
The human heart was just complicated.
Perhaps they were just doing it casually, but they just had to imagine a million words of gratitude and hatred.
Shi Sheng didn't explain to Ying Yue and Dai Yue that he was just playing with them. As a result, the two of them felt that their master was planning something big.
Not to mention the two of them, even the Empress was thinking the same thing.
"What has Jun Liyou been up to lately?" The Empress frowned as she looked at Jiang Zhi.
She hadn't liked this daughter of hers before, but the abilities she'd displayed recently made her think more highly of her.
To be able to endure for so many years, she was capable of great things.
Jiang Zhi remained silent. How would she know what she was up to?
The Empress sighed and changed the topic. "How are the preparations for the Heaven's Ritual coming along?"
"We're just missing the Daoist from Mt. Wanyuan." Jiang Zhi lowered her head, hiding the disdain on her face.
It was just a lie.
The ancient people were just superstitious.
"Make a trip personally. You must invite him respectfully," the Empress carefully instructed Jiang Zhi.
"Yes."
"You may return." The Empress waved her hand.
Jiang Zhi bowed to the Empress and left the palace.
She stood on the steps of the palace, the night wind blowing past her, causing goosebumps to rise all over her body.
She'd been here for almost half a year.
Time really flew by.
Jiang Zhi shook her head and returned to her own residence.
Before they even entered the estate, a figure pounced over and angrily grabbed Jiang Zhi's sleeve to complain. "Your Highness, you're finally back. You have to seek justice for me. Duan Qingyun broke my favorite magic cloud hairpin. You gave it to me, but I usually can't bear to wear it …"
"Your Highness, I didn't. He's wrongly accusing me." Duan Qingyun had appeared nearby at some point and defended himself.
Jiang Zhi rubbed her forehead in frustration. Why couldn't these two get along well?
In the end, she spent a lot of effort to appease them.
How was she supposed to appease them?
Imagine for yourself.
… …
While Jiang Zhi was busy preparing for the Heaven's Ritual, Shi Sheng was tormenting his male pets in the residence.
Dai Yue and Ying Yue felt sympathetic when they saw their miserable state.
As expected, His Excellency still didn't have any tender feelings for the fairer sex.
Who knew who would be able to catch His Excellency's eye in the future …
In the end, someone couldn't take it anymore and voluntarily asked to leave. How could Shi Sheng let that happen? If he left, there would be a second wave.
In Shi Sheng's words — —
You want to leave after entering the Jun Estate? Sure! Leave horizontally.
What was horizontally? You'd be dead!
The seven were thoroughly frightened. The rumors about the Prime Minister's tyrannical nature weren't baseless. How had they received this mission in the first place?
It was better to meet a lecherous person than a vicious one.
"Your Excellency, have you heard?" Ying Yue hurriedly entered the residence.
"What?" Shi Sheng held a brush and wrote crookedly.
For better or worse, she'd lived in ancient times for so many years, but her calligraphy was like a dog's crawl.
Ying Yue looked at the unknown characters and was puzzled. What kind of calligraphy was His Excellency practicing?
Shi Sheng's expression didn't change as he crumpled the paper into a ball and tossed it to the ground.
Ying Yue retracted her gaze. "A few days ago, didn't this subordinate say that Ning Wang went to Mount Wanyuan to invite Daoist Priest to preside over the Heaven's Ritual?"
"Hm?" Did the female lead take a liking to Daoist Priest?
"I don't know how Ning Wang offended Daoist Priest, but he didn't come. The Empress sent someone else, but he didn't come either. The Empress was very angry." Ying Yue quickly explained the situation.
Shi Sheng drew a tortoise on the rice paper.
Ying Yue: "…" His Excellency, are you even listening to me?
Also, what are you drawing?
His Excellency, what kind of strange calligraphy are you practicing? Why can't this subordinate understand it at all?
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