The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 46 You want to open a Taoist temple in the palace!
After hearing Zhu Ju's complaints, Zhu Biao felt a little embarrassed.

"This...well, it was my brother who was reckless."

He stroked his beard and said with embarrassment,

"I thought you were going to attack the second brother of Yan Zhen, so I stopped you decisively."

"I didn't think about anything else at the time. I just didn't want you to go astray!"

"Uh... is this incense still usable?"

Zhu Biao looked at the three extinguished incense sticks on the ground, hurriedly picked them up, and wiped the dust off them with his sleeves.

It looks like... it can continue a little...

"What did you say?"

Zhu Ju glared and said unhappily,

"This incense has been stepped on. It would be disrespectful to use it to worship the gods!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao could only laugh awkwardly.

"Then let's order again. I'll burn incense and pray with you, okay?"

He reached out and took out six incense sticks from the incense barrel and said,
"To worship God is nothing but sincerity. I will sincerely repent with you. I believe that God will be merciful and will not only not blame us, but will bless us instead."

"Don't worry, nothing bad will happen to you!"

"Come, come, these three are yours, let's go together——"

As Zhu Biao spoke, he lit incense and bowed three times to the Zhenwu Emperor in the shrine.

He really looks like a devout believer.

"But it's not that easy to fool around!"

Zhu Ju also bowed three times to the statue, then raised his head towards Zhu Biao and said,
"Brother, you have to compensate me!"

Zhu Biao's eyelids drooped.

"I knew you were going to rip me off..."

He said helplessly,

"Okay, okay, what do you want?"

"As long as I can do it, I will satisfy you."

Sure enough, this kid is not so easy to deal with!
"Good! Big brother is straightforward!"

Zhu Ju was waiting for this sentence, so he gave a thumbs up and said with a smile,
"Then I won't be polite--"

"I want statues of the Three Pure Ones. Each one must be at least as tall as a person, and must be made of pure copper!"

"There are also the Six Imperial Lords! The Jade Emperor, the Eternal Emperor, the Gou Chen Emperor, the Purple Star Emperor, the Queen Mother Hou Tu, and the Great Lord of Rescue! These can be slightly smaller, but they must also be made of pure copper!"

"There are also Dou Mu Yuanjun and Jiu Tian Ying Yuan Lei Sheng Pu Hua Tian Zun..."

He spoke out words like beans pouring out of his mouth, one string after another, which made Zhu Biao feel dizzy!

"Etc., etc!"

Zhu Biao raised his hand hastily and said,
"There are so many statues of gods. Are you planning to open a Taoist temple in the palace?"

Zhu Ju smiled.

"My house arrest is over. I can go back to my place now!"

He said with a smug look on his face,
"Anyway, the west wing is quite big, I plan to clean it up and use it as a small Taoist temple!"

"Isn't it wonderful to turn the sutras, fast and pray every day, and practice the Dao of Alchemy?"

Zhu Biao: "???"

This kid actually wants to open a Taoist temple in the palace!

No, no, I'm going to faint...

"Too many, too many. Even the Taoist temples outside may not be able to accommodate so many gods..."

Zhu Biao shook his head repeatedly.
"How big do you think your Wu Wangfu is? You want a life-size statue, and it has to be made of bronze. Where can I get one? I can't get it. I really can't get it! Don't be too outrageous!"

A life-size bronze statue of a god must be made of high-quality material and look lifelike.

This price is not cheap!
Even if he had money, it would still be time-consuming and laborious to make it to order. Zhu Ju wanted so many at once, and even if he arranged for the best craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry to work day and night, it would probably take several months...

"I don't care, you have to compensate me anyway."

Zhu Ju spread his hands, looking as if he was relying on Zhu Biao.

"Hey..." Zhu Biao hesitated for a while before speaking.

"How about this! I can get you a statue of the Three Pure Ones, but it won't be that big."

"There is already a statue of Zhenwu Emperor here. You can worship these four first, and you can come up with the others later. When you have your own palace in the future, I will give you a complete set."

"Otherwise, if the King of Wu has such a small place and you offer so many gifts, I would find it too crowded if I were a god!"

Zhu Ju touched his chin.

"Brother, what you said does make some sense..."

He nodded and said,

"Well, then don't have to offer so many for now, just offer four first!"

"But big brother, you can't cheat. When I have a palace in the future, you have to give me a complete set! That's a lot!"

Zhu Biao nodded helplessly.

My little brother is such a rare gem!
"Yes, yes, yes!"

Zhu Ju clapped his hands in approval and said happily,

"It's a deal, thank you, big brother!"

"Come on, let's light the incense together."

Zhu Biao responded and, imitating Zhu Ju, inserted three incense sticks into the incense burner.

Afterwards, he pondered for a long time before speaking:

"By the way, your second brother was actually drunk just now, so he behaved so violently."

"I just scolded him severely, and he has come to his senses and repented, and his attitude is quite sincere."

"When the time comes, I'll find a time to have him come and apologize to you. We can't let this grudge go on forever. I know you're upset, so just give me some face this time and let this matter go, okay?"

Zhu Biao's tone was so earnest that it almost sounded like he was begging Zhu Ju for help.

Zhu Ju pursed his lips.

"If you continue like this, your parents will be disturbed... You will suffer a little this time, and I will compensate you in other ways in the future."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhu Biao pleaded again.

As the eldest brother, he mediates between all parties and is considered to have fulfilled his duties conscientiously.

"...Well, he threw a glass of wine on me, so I at least want him to kneel down and beg me."

Zhu Ju shrugged and said seriously,

"But since Big Brother has said so, even if he doesn't give you face, I, Zhu Ju, am not someone who doesn't know what's good for me."

"I have to give big brother face! Let's forget about this matter! I will tolerate him one more time!"

"As long as he is willing to come to my house to apologize and offer me a cup of tea, this matter will be over!"

When Zhu Biao heard this, he immediately looked relieved.

"Okay, okay... our little orange has to be sensible."

He patted Zhu Ju's shoulder gently, a smile appeared on his face, and said,

"Don't worry, I will definitely ask him to come to your house to apologize!"

"Come to think of it, he seems to be really frightened by your threats this time. I guess he won't be able to sleep tonight. Maybe I won't even need to look for him. He will come to apologize to you on his own. Hahaha..."

The two brothers walked out of the house arm in arm.

The two chatted and laughed, and their relationship seemed to be even closer than before.

While the two were chatting and laughing happily, in the second prince's room not far away, Zhu Chong was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the beams.

His body trembled from time to time.

"Cold, cold..."

Zhu Chong grabbed the quilt and wrapped himself tightly.

But his body still couldn't stop shivering!

"Bring a blanket, bring a blanket..."

"I'm cold... giggle... so cold..."

(End of this chapter)