A night of silence.
The next day it was just getting dark.
After the hangover, Zhao Shou slowly opened his eyes.
He rubbed his dizzy head and slowly sat up from the bed.
He took a few deep breaths to suppress the dryness of his mouth after a hangover.
His eyes turned slowly and slightly in confusion.
After seeing the teapot and two porcelain bowls placed on the small table in the bedroom.
Zhao Shou slowly climbed up from the bed.
He walked to the small table, took off the lid of the pot, and started drinking directly.
The cold tea went down the throat and reached the heart, extinguishing the last trace of hot alcohol in the stomach.
"Huh~!"
Zhao Shou put down the teapot in his hand and exhaled heavily. A pot of cold tea fell into his stomach. He felt really comfortable.
Only then did Zhao Shou's eyes regain clarity.
The last memories of last night began to gradually come to mind.
Zhao Shou looked at the two porcelain bowls placed on the small table. One porcelain bowl was prepared by Xu Yi for drinking water.
Another empty porcelain bowl contained hangover soup last night.
Zhao Shou looked at the two porcelain bowls, and his heart suddenly felt warm.
Stepping towards the neatly folded clothes, he knew without thinking who took off his clothes for him last night.
"Sixth Master."
Zhao Shou hugged the neatly folded clothes and murmured with slightly moist eyes.
The next second.
Zhao Shou seemed to suddenly think of something.
Quickly unfolding the neatly folded clothes.
His palms instantly reached towards his sleeves, until he felt the texture of paper coming from the sleeves.
Zhao Shou couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I didn't lose it. Fortunately, I didn't lose it."
After saying this, Zhao Shou quickly put on his clothes and walked out of the room.
It was just getting dark at this time, and the door of the main house was still closed.
Zhao Shou glanced at the closed door of the main room, then walked towards the kitchen.
Light a fire, boil water, and cook with ease.
A quarter of an hour later.
Zhao Shou, who was busy in the kitchen, suddenly heard a creaking sound coming from the main room.
Mr. Liu woke up.
Zhao Shou glanced at the stove, then stood up and trotted out of the kitchen.
"It's still early, why don't you get some more sleep."
Before Zhao Shou could say hello, Xu Yi asked.
"Sleep well." Zhao Shou grinned and said, "By the way, it seems that I didn't report the situation to Master Six last night."
Zhao Shou knew what kind of character his sixth master was, so he didn't mention what happened to him after he was drunk last night.
But in my heart, what happened last night has already been deeply engraved in the deepest part of my heart.
Xu Yi walked to the small courtyard.
While slowly posing the starting positions of the eight Vajra Kung Fu, he asked: "What happened last night?"
Zhao Shou grinned and walked in front of Xu Yi.
He took out a thick stack of silver notes from his sleeve and said, "Five hundred and fifteen taels."
Xu Yi paused for a moment, then looked at the banknote in Zhao Shou's hand and asked, "Who gave it to you?"
Zhao Shou answered without hesitation: "There are no six houses except the prison house."
"The remaining five landlords each gave fifty taels of silver notes."
"Among the three classes and six rooms, the leader of the Zao Class was given 20 taels, and the leader of the Strong Class and the Fast Class were each given 30 taels."
"The rest was given by the officials, ranging from one tael to ten taels."
Xu Yi looked at the thick stack of silver notes in Zhao Shou's hand and said nothing for a long time.
"Sixth Master, what's wrong?" Seeing that Xu Yi remained silent for a long time, Zhao Shou couldn't help but feel anxious.
Follow Xu Yi's gaze and look at the banknote in his hand.
Zhao Shou asked anxiously: "Sixth Master, shouldn't we accept their money?"
"At first...I thought...that they sent the banknotes as bribes and as evidence of guilt."
Xu Yi sighed and spoke slowly: "It's evidence of guilt, but it's evidence of guilt on both sides. They paid bribes, and I accepted bribes."
"Ah!" Zhao Shou exclaimed, and the banknotes in his hand fell to the ground.
Zhao Shou ignored the banknotes and asked hurriedly: "What should I do? Master Liu, why don't I go and return the banknotes to them now?"
Xu Yi shook his head and said slowly: "It's too late."
"What should we do? What should we do?" Zhao Shou was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
suddenly.
Zhao Shou paused and said, "Otherwise I will surrender! Just say that I have to collect the money myself!"
Obviously, Zhao Shou was completely confused.
Xu Yi shook his head and said softly: "Do you think your Majesty will believe it, or the civil and military officials? Or the people of Chang'an City will believe it?"
Zhao Shou is Xu Yi's servant, and Zhao Shou's behavior represents Xu Yi's behavior to a certain extent.
"What should we do? What should we do?" Zhao Shou was so anxious that he wanted to cry without tears.
Xu Yi looked straight and scolded: "Why are you panicking? I usually teach you how."
Zhao Shou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then responded like a reflex: "Think twice beforehand, don't panic when something happens, and stay calm."
Xu Yi's face softened and he said, "Then look at how you look now. Do you look calm and calm when things happen to you?"
"Did you think twice before accepting these coins?"
Zhao Shou couldn't help but lower his head when he heard this and whispered: "I know I was wrong, Mr. Liu."
"But this will really hurt you." Zhao Shou raised his head and looked at Xu Yi, and two lines of tears could not help but flow from the corners of his eyes.
Even if he is captured and beheaded the next moment, he is not afraid. The only thing he is afraid of is that he will implicate Xu Yi.
Xu Yi took a step forward, patted Zhao Shou's shoulder gently and said softly: "Put those aside first, listen to my words, come on, take a deep breath."
"Breathe in."
"Exhale."
After doing this for more than ten times, Zhao Shou finally regained his composure.
Xu Yi looked at Zhao Shou and asked, "Let me ask you why those bookkeepers gave you silver."
Zhao Shou pondered for a moment and then replied: "I want to bribe Mr. Liu through me, leave evidence of the crimes of both parties, and tie Mr. Liu to the same boat as them."
Xu Yi nodded and asked, "Is there any other reason besides this?"
This time Zhao Shou was silent for much longer than last time.
After a while.
Zhao Shou scratched his head and replied: "If I didn't give the money to Mr. Liu, they could use this to threaten me, which is equivalent to grabbing my handle and making me have to obey their orders."
Xu Yi nodded and asked again: "Is there more?"
Zhao Shou's expression changed and he replied: "No, no, Master Six just said that as long as I accept the money, Master Six has accepted it to a certain extent."
"Yes." Zhao Shou scratched his head and continued: "But as Mr. Liu just said, this is evidence of the guilt of both parties. They shouldn't be so crazy that they can injure the enemy a thousand times and injure themselves eight hundred, right?"
Xu Yi did not answer Zhao Shou's question and continued to ask: "Is there any more?"
Zhao Shou thought for a long time and finally shook his head and replied in a low voice: "I can't think of anything."
Being able to think of so many things is enough to show that Zhao Shou himself is not stupid, but he just doesn't know enough about the sinister nature of the human heart.
