"How truly reckless!" Now that the business between Huangfu Lin and Emperor Chujing had become common knowledge, Meng Yuanli could not help but mock the Emperor once again.
"Indeed. They don't even know their own limits. Instead of helping, they just keep making a mess of things," Mo Xueying added, criticizing Huangfu Lin.
The faces of Emperor Chujing and Huangfu Lin visibly flushed. It was true; they had failed to accomplish a single simple task, and now, to make matters worse, they were the laughingstock of everyone. They had only meant to move some items, but they had insisted on competing with one another. It was no real contest; they were simply gambling with their own health. As those in the courtyard chuckled at their expense, the two men found themselves unable to snap back. Instead, they retreated into the courtyard and feigned sleep—one sprawled on a recliner, the other slumped over a stone table.
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