Chapter 1345: Only Fit for Poverty Alleviation and Disaster Relief

In the capital, for two big shots to avoid people and meet in private, the matter is not difficult to say, but it is not easy to say either.

In any case, the two of them definitely could not meet inside the city.

With many eyes and ears, who knows if there are secret agents of the Embroidered Uniform Guard around.

Thus, it was set outside the city.

Chen Guanlou pointed out a path for the two: Jade Spring Palace.

Yu Zhaoan came out of the Jixia Academy; before leaving the capital, it is very reasonable to take a trip to the Jixia Academy to scout for a few talents, right?

Chen Guanfu has lingering fears and runs to Jade Spring Palace to seek answers from Pure Yang Zhenren; that is also very normal, right?

At that time, Yu Zhaoan taking a stroll from Jixia Academy to the neighboring Jade Spring Palace is also very normal, right?

And so, these two met at Jade Spring Palace.

Chen Guanlou helped them provide cover, pulling Pure Yang Zhenren to chat about household affairs.

Pure Yang Zhenren was extremely worried; the Emperor's body was weak, and he strictly ordered Jade Spring Palace to provide pills for nourishing the body, must ensuring it could recover to the dragon-spirited and tiger-fierce state of the past.

"Medicine is three parts poison, and pills are also medicine. I can do what the Emperor requires, but the side effects are also unavoidable. Wanting both, I am almost worried to death."

"Why not tell the truth?" Chen Guanlou asked.

Pure Yang Zhenren shook his head repeatedly, "Do you think I haven't tested the waters? The Emperor will only conclude that Jade Spring Palace is incompetent. With the rise and fall of the sect at stake, I can only be cautious, sigh..."

He was worried!

So worried that his beard had turned white.

"Is it not okay if the curative effect is a little worse?" Chen Guanlou did not understand pills and asked casually.

Pure Yang Zhenren looked around and whispered: "The Emperor is an expert at popping pills. Once the pills enter his stomach, he knows exactly how effective they are; there is no fooling him. He demands the pills be highly effective but have no side effects. It is what is called doing the impossible. We have to work ourselves to the bone for a single word from the Emperor. The pill formulas have been changed again and again, but the effects are still not good. The patience in the palace is about to run out, and I don't know what to do."

Chen Guanlou could not help with this matter and could only offer empty comfort.

"If it really doesn't work, go find Minister Xie to trade favors and ask him to help."

"Minister Xie is busy with ten thousand things every day; how would he pay attention to such a small matter?"

"This is no small matter; this concerns the Emperor's physical safety. There is nothing more important than the Emperor's health. Minister Xie has everything he has today entirely because of the Emperor's trust. If the Emperor were to change to someone else, he would be nothing. Tell him, and he will definitely help you."

"Oh my, Prison Warden Chen, you must not talk nonsense. What do you mean by the Emperor changing to someone else? People scaring people can scare them to death. Don't say similar things in the future. As for Minister Xie, I will try my best to contact him; I hope that just as you said, it would be best if he comes forward to help."

After venting his worries, Pure Yang Zhenren's mood improved slightly.

Chen Guanlou asked him casually, "How is your 'good big son' doing now? I haven't been to the Ministry of Justice for a long time, and I don't know how his situation is."

"Don't mention it! How can a biological father compare to the importance of a foster father? Hmph!" Pure Yang Zhenren was extremely dissatisfied.

Chen Guanlou sneered, "In that case, your 'good big son' still has some conscience."

"Whose side are you on?" Pure Yang Zhenren was unhappy.

Chen Guanlou raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I am on the side of reason. You only sowed the seed; his biological mother gave birth to him, and his foster father raised him. It is only natural for him to show filial piety to his foster father. Don't tell me that since you didn't raise him for a single day, you still want to override his foster father? If your 'good big son' really did that, could you feel at ease? Wouldn't you feel cold-hearted? At any rate, your 'good big son' is someone who values emotion and righteousness; he knows clearly in his heart who is good to him."

"Am I not good to him?"

"You were good to him for a year. But his foster father raised him for twenty years. Anyone who hasn't lost their conscience knows how to choose between the two. Don't be petty; it's already not bad that he can acknowledge you and think of you when he is down and out."

"So it turns out I am only fit for poverty alleviation and disaster relief, and not fit to enjoy a son's filial piety."

Chen Guanlou almost rolled his eyes to the sky, "If I were you, I wouldn't be petty about this. Twenty years later, when the child in the Princess's belly grows up, I definitely wouldn't have the face to go to the door and demand filial piety. I am a person with a bottom line!"

"At any rate, I did contribute."

"Yes, yes, yes, you contributed. If you were like his foster father and contributed for twenty years, he would definitely show you filial piety and treat you like a foster father."

Chen Guanlou said half-heartedly.

Pure Yang Zhenren was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

That is his biological son!

Not showing filial piety to his biological father, but thinking about his foster father all day long and wanting to avenge his foster father's family—it is simply... hard to describe in a few words.

Chen Guanlou saw his unwilling appearance and offered comfort: "You have so many disciples and grand-disciples; in the end, you don't need a 'good big son' by your side at all. Just treat it as if you have no fate with offspring. You've lived like this for so many years anyway.

If your 'good big son' really served you hand and foot, hovered around you every day, and incidentally thought about the inheritance rights of Jade Spring Palace, you would then find him meddlesome again.

On one side is a disciple you've cultivated for decades, and on the other is your biological son; how would you choose? Without any surprises, starting from the big picture, you would probably choose the disciple.

In this way, your 'good big son' could say that you have no father-son affection for him, actually not letting him inherit Jade Spring Palace. It's all the same logic. Don't be so stubborn! You are a Daoist Priest who has attained the Dao; is it worth it to be jealous of his foster father?"

These words were all from the bottom of his heart, entirely based on conscience.

He hoped the other party could think it through.

A son is a debt collector; why bother thinking about it?

Look at him, how carefree he is.

After the Princess went back, he threw the person to the back of his mind, not even paying attention to when the other party would give birth, or whether it was a boy or a girl.

Pure Yang Zhenren pondered for a while, looking slightly dejected, "I truly have no fate with offspring."

"You have dedicated your whole life to the cause you love most, the sect you love most; what else do you have to regret? You cannot have both fish and bear's paw. Don't be too greedy as a person. So many warriors go into Qi deviation just because they have too many desires and are too greedy. You have to learn from me: muddle along, don't be greedy, and let everything take its natural course."

Pure Yang Zhenren nodded; this logic fit the teachings of the sect's ancestors. Do not force things; explained, it means letting things take their natural course.

"Do you know, my 'good big son' actually moved his foster father's whole family to the capital. A few days ago, when they didn't have enough money to spend, he had the nerve to come to me for money. You were really right."

Chen Guanlou laughed heartily upon hearing this, very happy to see Pure Yang Zhenren make a fool of himself.

"Someone raised a child for you for twenty years; it is only natural for you to give back some money. Don't be stingy. However, you can't let your 'good big son' make unreasonable demands. You have to grasp the degree yourself. By the way, have you met your 'good big son's' foster father? Have the old lovers from the past met?"

Chen Guanlou was not concerned; he was purely gossiping.

When old lovers meet, will they shed tears before speaking? Or will they despise the other party for being old and faded, unable to bear looking? He is really curious!

Pure Yang Zhenren looked slightly embarrassed and said angrily: "Don't mention his foster father. He has such a thick face, actually wanting to cling to me. Using the influence of Jade Spring Palace to stand up for him." ===== CHAPTER 1346 =====