"Does the sir say I have the appearance of a premature end?"
Shao Bowen was now completely insane, muttering to himself, not knowing what he was saying, while his right hand was constantly calculating something.
He naturally paid no attention to Han Mo's words.
The more he was like this, the more curious Han Mo felt.
Could it be that there truly was such a thing as metaphysics in this world?
"I lost!"
After a full quarter of an hour, Shao Bowen finally gave up in dejection.
"Since you lost, sir, I would like to ask you for a favor!"
Although Han Mo's shock was no less than his, Han Mo still took a deep breath and quickly calmed his mind.
"Whatever it is, just say it. As long as I can do it, I will not refuse!"
Although today's events had indeed hurt him greatly, Shao Bowen said earnestly.
"I would like to ask you to divine when it will be sunny."
Hearing Han Mo say this, Shao Bowen was stunned.
"This..."
"What is this? I know you promised to keep secrets for others, but that person should not have said that you cannot divine when it will be sunny for someone else?"
Although this was just a simple word game, after hearing Han Mo's words, Shao Bowen once again took out a few copper coins from his sleeve.
"You have half an hour left!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Upon hearing this, Han Mo immediately understood the old monks' plan.
Although Han Mo did not know the specific details of their transaction, based on the known details, Han Mo could already roughly deduce the situation at that time.
These people must have accidentally learned that Shao Bowen's predictions were very accurate, and then from his mouth learned about this heavy rain, which led to today's events.
"Who are the people here? Why did you come out so quickly? You should at least stay for a meal!"
"Enough talk, let's split up. You immediately take people back to find the Prince. You must reach Xuande Gate within fifteen minutes!"
"And you?"
"Don't worry about me, I have other things to do. We will rendezvous at Xuande Gate!"
Although Han Mo was now certain that the monks probably also knew the approximate time when the rain would stop.
But Han Mo was sure that these guys would definitely put on a show and never reveal the time when the sky would clear.
This would give Han Mo an opportunity.
Han Mo now wished that these monks and Taoists would fight each other, but he did not want them to decide the winner so quickly. Maintaining the current balance was the most advantageous situation for him.
"What exactly are you going to do?"
"Fifteen minutes, remember this, it's a matter of life and death!"
After Han Mo finished speaking, he didn't care about anything else. He took an oilcloth from the carriage, put it on, and turned to charge into the heavy rain.
"Let's go!"
Seeing Han Mo disregard the carriage, Zong Ying dared not delay any longer.
After unhooking the horse pulling the carriage, he didn't care about anything else. Under Xu Fengnian's strange gaze, he mounted his horse and wobbled towards the heavy rain...
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"How are things prepared on the Crown Prince's side?"
Listening to the sound of the rain outside, Zhao Ji asked casually.
"Replying to Your Majesty, the Crown Prince just sent someone to report that everything is ready and the ritual to stop the rain can begin immediately!"
Although Liang Shicheng himself could not determine the success rate of this matter, he had no other choice now. He could only brace himself and bet everything on the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, why don't we also go to Xuande Gate to watch the excitement?"
Although Liang Shicheng did not know when the rain would stop, he understood very well that the longer it was delayed, the greater the Crown Prince's chance of winning.
As soon as Liang Shicheng's words fell, a young eunuch suddenly ran in from outside and whispered a few words in his ear in a low voice.
"Did something happen?"
After the young eunuch left, Zhao Ji asked with a frown.
"His Highness Prince Xin is also on his way to Xuande Gate. He said..."
"Why is he here to join the fun? What did he say?"
"His Highness Prince Xin said that he just met an expert outside his manor, and that expert told him that this heavy rain will naturally stop at Shenshi two quarters, and there is no need for any rain-stopping rituals..."
"What?"
Zhao Ji's face immediately fell. Although he hadn't taken Lin Ling Su's words seriously today, hearing Liang Shicheng say this made him feel a little embarrassed.
After all, he was the one who had come up with the idea in the first place!
"The words of street charlatans should not be taken seriously! This child is still too young, why did he believe them?"
Although he was a little unhappy, Prince Xin Zhao Zhen was now the Pacification Commissioner of the six southeastern circuits. Even if he was unhappy, he could not show it directly.
"Actually, if what His Highness Prince Xin said is true..."
Liang Shicheng spoke while carefully considering the pros and cons.
He was really in a difficult situation regarding this matter.
If Lin Ling Su won, it would solidify the Crown Prince's charge of moral failing.
But if the Crown Prince won, the status of those monks in the Crown Prince's heart would greatly increase.
Although these people did not have much ambition and would not affect Liang Shicheng's position, what they did today made Liang Shicheng very disgusted.
Without his consent, and without even informing him beforehand, they directly brought the Crown Prince before the Emperor. This was something Liang Shicheng absolutely could not tolerate.
Moreover, Emperor Zhao Ji's superstition of Taoism was not a matter of one or two days. If the Crown Prince were to strip Lin Ling Su of his divine aura in public, could he still maintain his position as Crown Prince?
"What time is it now?"
Although Liang Shicheng had not finished speaking, Zhao Ji understood his meaning.
"It is now Zhengshi of Shenshi!"
"Since His Highness Prince Xin has also come, let's just go and watch the excitement. Pass down the order, tell the Crown Prince not to prepare anymore! Let's see if this rain will stop after this quarter of an hour!"
"Yes!"
At this point, even Liang Shicheng had to admit that what was originally a very simple matter had become complicated as soon as it involved the succession of the throne, even something as trivial as rain...