EBE Chapter 378 System Penalty
Chapter 378 System Penalty
"How do you know so much?" Zhou Chang suspected that the skinny monkey was talking nonsense. "You just went to Chaotian Temple once more, how come you suddenly know so many things?"
"Of course, Your Majesty didn't see what was going on at the time." The skinny monkey was even more proud. "I handed over the wooden sign, saying that I was treating the old Princess Pingning, and the Taoist priest asked which Princess Pingning it was. I thought it would be better to report the name of a famous one, so I reported the name of the first great lady, and Taoist priest Yun Huazi's expression changed."
"Why is it different?" Yuan Qi couldn't help but ask.
The thin monkey thought for a moment and said, "I can't say for sure. It's very complicated, just like the fried flower that just came out, twitching and twisting, then opening and changing color."
"Okay, you better continue talking." Zhou Chang finally got to know someone whose vocabulary was even poorer than his.
The thin monkey continued: "Your Highness, why do you think I came and went so quickly this time? It was because Taoist Yuan Huazi walked as fast as the wind, and on the way he asked me a few questions about the former queen, but unfortunately I didn't know any of them. But it shows that Yuan Huazi is very concerned."
Zhou Chang nodded, guessing that was indeed the case.
"What else?" Yuan Qi was still unsatisfied.
"And..." The skinny monkey tilted his head and thought, "This Taoist Master Yun Huazi must have known the late Grandmother. They are about the same age. Ah, now I remember that last year, the old Princess Pingning held a ninetieth birthday celebration for the late Grandmother at the Grandmother's mansion. And Taoist Master Yun Hezi said before that Taoist Master Yuan Huazi was eighty-seven years old, which means he is three years younger than the late Grandmother. Three years younger is not a big deal. Could it be that they were originally..."
"You are just guessing." Zhou Chang interrupted, not wanting the skinny monkey to continue guessing.
“No, Taoist Yun Huazi also asked me whether Princess Pingning was the eldest lady’s only daughter. I felt that there was something…” The skinny monkey couldn’t hold back his words and muttered at the end.
"Okay, is that all?" Zhou Chang didn't understand what he meant.
"No more." The skinny monkey also spread his hands.
"Then don't mention it again." Zhou Chang didn't want to cause any more trouble, and most importantly, he didn't want to cause any more trouble for Yuan Huazi.
However, what Shouhou guessed was most likely true.
Taoist Priest Yuan Huazi had vowed not to treat the rich and powerful, but he made a special trip to treat the daughter of the late master, and he did say that he wanted to settle a karmic relationship.
Previously, Duke Gu Yan and others of Xiguo had said that Yuan Huazi was very handsome in his past. Of course, he is still not bad looking now, except that he has no hair. But wearing a hat is not a flaw.
The eldest daughter was a princess, and the Xuan family of Nanpei was a prominent family. The two were of similar age and well-matched, so it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't have been something going on between them back then.
However, it is obvious that the two did not end up being together, and it is not known whether Taoist Master Yuan Huazi became a monk because of this.
If so, then wouldn’t it be Master Shuchen and Hu Wan’s predecessors?
and……
Zhou Chang was lost in thought, and thought of Yuan Qi and Wen Fei again, especially Wen Fei, who was just as handsome as Yun Huazi was back then, maybe even more handsome...
Somehow, as soon as I thought of Wen Qingyan’s stunning face, I felt uncomfortable in my heart.
Turning to look at Yuan Qi again, Yuan Qi was also lost in thought. I don't know if he was thinking of Wen Fei as well.
The carriage was shaking, and Zhou Chang couldn't help but feel upset. He bumped Yuan Qi with his shoulder and complained, "I say, isn't the gift you gave me today a bit too much? Such a big red coral in the shape of a Chinese character for longevity, and you have to hang so many gold beads and gold ingots on it. How much money does it cost? It's too ostentatious, and it's not good to be too ostentatious. And those golden banana leaves, they're so big, ah..."
"This is nothing, just a red coral with the word longevity on it. Although it is rare, it is not the only one in the world..." Yuan Qi came to his senses and said indifferently, "Besides, it is a birthday gift on behalf of Prince Yi's Mansion. I know that the prince always advocates frugality, so it is not good to be too extravagant, but also not too simple. That's why I chose this."
Judging from Yuan Qi's tone, such an expensive gift might still be a bit of a stretch for her.
Zhou Chang couldn't even speak, and could only shake his head repeatedly: "Too expensive, too expensive..."
"It's not expensive." Yuan Qi raised his eyebrows and found it funny. "Did Your Majesty not read the gift list carefully? If he had, he wouldn't be so heartbroken over a red coral."
Zhou Chang knew that the gift list Yuan Qi was talking about was her dowry list, which contained probably thousands of treasures.
Because of this, I feel even more uncomfortable.
Yuan Qi's dowry had never had anything to do with her.
Their marriage was fake, and Yuan Qi would eventually be returned to Wen Qingyan.
The second half of the journey was silent as the group returned to Prince Yi's Mansion.
In keeping with the good habit of finishing today's work today, Zhou Chang "took away" all the cups, plates, and bowls he brought out from the palace.
"Congratulations, the transaction was successful and the total commission was 70,000 taels." The voice of the viewpoint system informed.
"Things in the palace are still valuable. But my trip to Marquis Wu'an's Mansion today was not in vain. At least I brought back a few birthday gifts. But that was purely stealing..." Zhou Chang stared at the information displayed in front of him and was shocked by the word "stealing" himself.
[Level: Upper Nine-Three]
【Commission: -4,877,000 taels】
【Order: 66】
However, the number of orders has increased again, which shows that there are still some unsuccessful sales.
"Alas..." Zhou Chang sighed, and remembered that he still had a thousand copper coins to ask from Jiang Meng.
He grabbed a few handfuls of the thousand coins, put them into action with his hands, eyes and heart, and sent them back to the other plane.
This time, after waiting for several breaths, I didn't hear the viewpoint system report the income: "Hey, how much are these copper coins?"
The viewpoint system replied: "The commission income is 0. Because of the involvement in gambling, all the coins commemorating the old princess' th birthday were used as fines."
"What? Are you being unreasonable? That's not what you said before." Zhou Chang jumped up from the Luohan bed.
The viewpoint system has no emotions and an innocent voice: "This system is just a system. This system executes according to instructions."
"Asshole, asshole, asshole... If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't take a penny back, and you wouldn't be able to sell it to customers. Now that the things have been sold, but you don't give me any commission, it means you are taking advantage of both sides. It's so shameless. Yes, shameless..." Zhou Chang hated his poor vocabulary and couldn't think of more vicious curse words, but he had no other choice.
The viewpoint system pretends to be dead and makes no sound.
After riding for a long time, he was at a loss. In the end, regardless of whether the viewpoint system could hear him, he said ruthlessly: "Listen, I'm very unhappy now. I can't do anything about the 66 orders hanging in the system now. I will definitely not try to bring any more goods."
"If you don't sell the goods and don't pay off the 'loan', you won't be able to change your identity." The viewpoint system then "resurrected".
"Hmph, if I can't change it, then I can't change it. The worst that can happen is that I'll be Prince Yi for the rest of my life." Zhou Chang fell back and closed his eyes, pretending to be a dead man.