"How could you be so reckless? We agreed to send the glass bead to Putuo Temple for consecration. What if you offend the Buddha like this?"
For the ancients, the Buddha was inviolable, and one must act entirely according to the Buddha's will. The fact that Qin Feng could say such a thing proved that there must be no problem.
However, Shi Muyuan, a person from modern times, how could she believe in such things?
She pursed her lips slightly and first responded.
"I, of course, have taken into account what the masters said back then. You were too impulsive. Suddenly bringing back the glass bead. What if it disrupts the masters' plan for consecration?"
"I know my mistake. Please forgive me, Empress Dowager. I heard that the envoy has come. I thought the envoy must have come to see the glass bead, so I got a bit impatient."
The young emperor just found an opportunity to butt in. His little face wrinkled slightly, looking serious: "This time it was an unintentional mistake on your part. You mainly got confused for the sake of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. So I won't punish you. After this matter is over, I order you to send the thing back immediately."
"I obey Your Majesty's imperial edict."
Lan Xi listened to their words and felt a bit guilty in his heart: "It was I who was too impulsive and thus misunderstood. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Shi Muyuan and the young emperor exchanged a glance and continued to play along.
"Alas, I can understand your thoughts. But you were really too impulsive. I hope you will be more cautious in the future."
"I understand."
Since the matter of the glass bead had been resolved, Shi Muyuan and the others could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
They originally thought that Lan Xi would take the initiative to propose to leave, but the result was beyond everyone's expectation.
Lan Xi sighed: "I would like to stay and watch over the consecration of the glass bead. After all, it is such an important thing, and the king also hopes that I can watch over it."
His words were impeccable. Even if the two of them had better reasons, it wouldn't work.
It was Qin Feng beside them who noticed something was wrong and took the initiative to speak: "Although I am really touched by the envoy's patriotism, no matter what, if the envoy stays here for a long time, it may arouse dissatisfaction from others. By then, it will be difficult for Your Majesty to explain to other countries."
Lan Xi didn't take this matter to heart. Instead, his eyes were firm.
"No one can stop my patriotism."
After he said that, the three of them had absolutely no reason to refute.
Since he took the initiative to propose to stay in the palace to watch over the glass bead, Shi Muyuan had no choice but to ask Xiao Xiao to arrange for him to stay with Qin Feng. At least with someone they trusted watching over him, they could feel more at ease.
But just as the gathering was about to end, the man who had been silent all this time suddenly stood up.
"How about I personally escort the envoy there? After all, only in this way can Your Majesty feel at ease."
These words immediately made everyone turn around at the same time. Even the young emperor looked at him in disbelief. He had never been so proactive before.
Qin Feng twitched the corner of his mouth. He seemed to understand something and helped Cui Qizhou smooth things over.
"Yes. No matter what, currently I'm just a general from an enemy country who came to seek refuge. If I were to swagger into the place where the envoy is staying today, I'm afraid that there will be court officials submitting memorials to impeach me tomorrow."
His words made sense. Helplessly, the young emperor had no choice but to let Cui Qizhou personally escort the envoy there.
Qin Feng left tactfully, just leaving some space for the two of them.
Cui Qizhou and Lan Xi were walking on the road. His deep voice suddenly came: "This national teacher advises the envoy to give up some inappropriate thoughts. Otherwise, if you lose your life in the Great Liang in the end, it may be difficult to explain."
Lan Xi casually curled the corner of his lips and didn't take his words to heart.
"Don't worry, National Teacher. I still know what to do. However, the late emperor has been gone for so many years. The Empress Dowager has been alone, helping the emperor guard the Great Liang. I even think it's a bit inconsiderate."
"This matter has nothing to do with the envoy. The envoy should mind his own business."
"Hehe. Presumably during this period, if I go to see the Empress Dowager on the pretext of the consecration of the glass bead, the Empress Dowager won't refuse, right? Such a beautiful person must be kind-hearted."
He stopped walking, turned his head, and suddenly said such a sentence, which immediately made the man's face turn gloomy.
"Don't even think about something that doesn't belong to you. Greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. In the end, it can only lead to disaster."
After he said that, the man directly flicked his sleeve and was about to leave. Lan Xi suddenly spoke.
"Has the National Teacher forgotten that you were going to personally send me to my residence?"
Forced to stop, the man casually grabbed a maid beside him.
"Take him to Yixing Palace."
The maid was a bit panicked and quickly responded.
After the man left, Lan Xi resumed his usual carefree look and comforted the maid beside him.
"You don't need to be afraid. I'm an envoy just arrived from the Western Regions. I'm still a bit unfamiliar with the rules in the palace. If you don't mind, could you tell me about the rules in the palace? I'm afraid I might accidentally offend some master."
He was polite, which formed a contrast with Cui Qizhou's appearance just now. Immediately, the maid developed a good impression of him.
"Sure. Envoy, please follow me this way."
...
The angry man finally felt that there was something he couldn't figure out, so he directly went to Shoukang Palace. Of course, this time he climbed in through the window when there was no one around.
"Does the Empress Dowager always dress like this when going out to meet people?"
The fact that he climbed through her window in broad daylight had already made her break out in a cold sweat. Now, suddenly saying such a sentence, directly made the young Empress Dowager unable to react.
"Can't you come at night? Why is it different today? If others find out, I won't be able to explain myself even if I have ten mouths."
The man had a gloomy face. Looking at her chattering little mouth and thinking of Lan Xi's eyes always lingering on her today, he felt uncomfortable all over.
Suppressing the impulse in his heart, the man lifted his robe and sat down beside her.
"The Empress Dowager should not dress so solemnly when going out in the future. Otherwise, people who don't know might think that the Empress Dowager of the Great Liang, after the late emperor's passing for several years, is lonely and bored in Shoukang Palace."
Suddenly, for no reason, being given such a big label by this man, Shi Muyuan felt really aggrieved. But she couldn't refute a single word. She definitely couldn't argue with this man. She could only open her almond eyes wide.
"National Teacher, why don't you listen to what you're saying? You're putting such a big label on the current Empress Dowager. If it spreads, people who don't know might really think I've done something."
She originally thought that after hearing this, the man would be a bit more restrained. Unexpectedly, he calmly said a sentence.
"Who knows?"