CH 131

Zhao Zhi had bullied her for so long, if she did not take some silver before patting her butt and leaving, how could it work?

She had to think of a way to scam a little more of money. An amount so big that he would vomit blood out of anger whenever he would be reminded of it.

But Zhao Zhi was more cunning than a fox, wanting to scam money out of him was really too difficult.

Biying looked at her worried face, “What is miss concerned about?”

She shook her head, listlessly: “Nothing.”

Chapter 131

(47.4)

During the late seventh month, it was so hot during the day that people didn’t want to go out at all. The hot and burning sun shining in people’s faces was particularly blinding.

With the hot sun hanging overhead, one would soon be drenched in sweat even when walking in the shade with thin clothes.

Every day at dusk, Ming Zhu went to the backyard lake to take a walk, staring at the lotus flowers she had planted before.

Zhao Zhi was again not seen for days, and the people around her grew anxious. She was the only one not feeling anxious.

There were some words in Biying’s mind that she didn’t dare to say in front of her, the crown prince obviously did not attach as much importance to miss Ming Zhu as he did before, to put it plainly, he did not like her that much anymore.

Ming Zhu herself had also realized that Zhao Zhi was much colder to her than before. She thought about it, and came to the conclusion that men were mostly people who liked the new and loathed the old, the interest he had for her was probably wearing off with time.

No matter how beautiful a face one had, one would get tired of seeing it for too long.

Thinking about this matter, Ming Zhu could still smile lightly, as if she was an outsider.

The only consolation for Biying was that miss Ming Zhu could still chuckle in joy over her own matters every day and did not have much time to be sad over love.

In the past, she felt that it was not a good thing for miss Ming Zhu to be so indifferent, but now it seemed that not caring in her heart was also a good thing, at least she would not be sad.

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During this period of time, Zhao Zhi was just finishing the investigation of a fraud case. He was finally free for half a day. He planned to go back to his residence but halfway on the road he was asked out for tea by an acquaintance.

It was called going out to drink tea, but in fact, it was going to the teahouse to watch scholars discuss politics and debate using historical references.

Some people could quote the classics, making the debate reasonable and supported by arguments. Others seemed to simply be making a scene, using fallacious reasoning that were groundless and infuriating.

Zhao Zhi was not interested in listening to the debate. He hated people who talked too much, debating back and forth, only knowing how to work with their mouth.

But he could not brush off his friend’s good will, so he followed him to the tea house to listen to the debates.

On the second floor, all the rooms were separate private rooms. When Gu Wenxuan saw the crown prince, he was astonished, “Your Highness also came.”

Zhao Zhi indifferently said: “I’m just casually listening.”

Unfortunately, today’s debate in the tea house was between two people whose level was not very good. The two sides did not seem to be debating, and at the end, they were spitting on each other spiteful curses, they were an insult to decorum.

“The idea that diligence can make up for clumsiness is a joke, a person is born with a predetermined natural talent, if the brain is born stupid, and then no matter how much efforts is put into studying, it will all be a waste.”

“Your words are too extreme. I have average talent, but didn’t I also pass the examinations?”

“That is because where you come from, the way the examinations are set up is not good, the fact that you can pass the examinations is just pure luck. Besides, you can only remain a little scholar for the rest of your life.”

The other party was furious when he heard this, “You can say what you want, but don’t curse me!”

“It’s just telling the truth, how is that a curse!”

The two started to tear at each other.

“You’re smart? You’re so smart that you can’t even pass the examinations!”

“I’ll show you next year.”

“Ha, I’m laughing my a** off.”

The debate had become a farce, Zhao Zhi’s cold eyes on the second floor watched them making their unreasonable scene, while the corners of his mouth slightly twitched, one could not distinguish whether he was being sarcastic or not, “It’s really interesting.”

Everyone else in the room felt embarrassed to let the crown prince see this humiliating scene.

Gu Wenxuan suddenly asked, “What does Your Highness think, which is more important in studying, natural talent or diligence?”

Zhao Zhi said, “Natural talent.”

This idiot on the floor below was right in saying that if a person’s brain was stupid and had no talent in this area, it was useless to study for twenty-four hours a day without sleeping.

Just as he said these words, he smiled, suddenly remembering Ming Zhu.

She also didn’t have any natural talent, yet didn’t he also force her to study and practice writing every day?

Gu Wenxuan nodded: “That is indeed like so.”

Zhao Zhi didn’t bother to waste time to continue listening to the debates, once he got up, all the others also followed him out of the teahouse.

Coincidentally, Gu Shuyi had just come back from up the mountain when her carriage lost control and crashed into the stone lion in front of the teahouse, luckily both people and horses were unharmed.

When she jumped out of the carriage, she happened to see her brother the minute she raised her head. She smiled while running up to him, “Second brother!”

Seeing his little sister, a smile appeared on Gu Wenxuan’s cold face, “Where have you been to again?”

Gu Shuyi pursed her lips and smiled, “I went up to the mountain to pick some tea flowers.”

After saying that, she noticed the man standing beside her brother, her pair of innocent eyes suddenly widened, wasn’t this the man she had met once on the pleasure boat?